Tangled Ties

The Saree Dilema

Siya looked at him in shock "What did you just say?"

Avyansh looked anywhere but her. "Jo kehna tha wo humne keh diya aur hum baat repeat nhi karte." He scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment.

(I said what I had to and I don't repeat.)

She bursted out laughing as he was looking too cute with that flustered face of his. He too had a small smile on his face seeing her laugh like this.

"It's ok." She said smiling and moved towards the couch with a blanket and pillow making him frown.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

"Sone ja rahi hun, aur kya." She said chuckling.

(Getting ready for bed.)

"To wahan kyun?"

(But why there?)

"Phir aur kahan soun, zameen par?" She raised her eyebrows.

(Then where should I sleep, on the floor?)

"Nhi.....aap hamare sath so sakti hain." He said without thinking while her eyes widened.

(No on the bed.)

He looked at her reaction and realized his mistake. "I mean the bed is large enough to adjust the both of us. I promise I would stay in my limits."

She nodded with a small smile and moved towards the bed. He soon joined her and switched of the light.

"Good night." She whispered while he hummed in response.

Though their back was facing each other but they still slept with a smile on their face.

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Avyansh woke up as the sun shone brightly through the window. His face scrunched up at the intensity of light as he tried to clear his vision.

But as he did, his breath got stuck in his throat.

There she was, his wife, back facing him with her backless blouse, the pallu of her saree lying on the floor as she tried to make her pletes through the YouTube tutorial.

"Mumma yaaaar.......ye nahiiiii ho raha hai. Lagta hai Aru ke room me jana hin padega." Saying this she gathered her saree and was about to make her way outside when something clicked on Avyansh's mind.

'Wait! Is she going in the hallway without wearing anything and just carrying this long piece of cloth to cover her?

No way in the hell!! '

"Siya!!" He stopped her as she jumped at the sudden voice.

She took a breath of relief realizing it was just Avyansh before turning around and replying to him. "Oh my god! You scared me." She placed her palm on her chest.

"I scared you? You scared me. Why are you going out like this?" He asked stepping out of the bed.

"I d-dont know how to w-ear a s-saree." She said nervously.

He tried to process the information before asking "But you wore it daily?"

"Actually Aryaa helps me."

There was a long pause on his side before he asked about the YouTube video.

"The lady in the video is useless. Kuch Kam ki nahi hai. 20 min se ek hin jagah atki hun."

He thought for a while before saying,  "let me help you."

"What! No way." She gasped.

"Then do you have another option? Because no way in the hell you are going out like that."
He declared in a dangerous tone, his possessiveness kicking in. "Listen to me. I am your husband not a fucking stranger."