Brewing the essence of love

Chapter 42

Koyal's POV

Peace, a word that had felt utterly foreign to me until yesterday. My life seemed destined to sink into the abyss of my insecurities and flaws, leaving me with the belief that no one would ever desire or love me. Oh lord how wrong I was. My husband is an absolute gem. I am aware that he initially didn't want to marry me, but dadaji pulled some tricks and tactics that essentially compelled him into marring me. I had anticipated he might be unkind or indifferent towards me, but how mistaken I was!

Vardhaan not only is kind and good towards me but also helped me achieve my dream. In these 3 and half years of marriage and of the very few times of our conversations I have never heard him raise his voice and speak to anyone. He is respectful towards everyone, but with me is not only respectful but also very thoughtful.

Yesterday when I shared my fears and insecurities with him, he handled me so well. I will now improve my ways of maintaining relationships. I will now be more expressive about my actual feelings with everyone. I will do this, for myself, for my brother, for my parents, and most importantly for my husband. I will be a better person.

Feeling motivated I woke up only to find my husband out of the house. Today when I did not see him when I woke up I was not at all worried, my heart was not restless as other days. After yesterday's talk, I know one thing for sure, he is not leaving me. This thought just made my day just happier and brighter.

I took a nice bath and got ready. Today Icouldn't help but notice how remarkably light I felt. It was a sensation Ihadn't experienced in the past three years – a feeling of weightlessness and aburdensome load lifted from my shoulders. Finally my stars have aligned. Thisis the dream life the 13, 16 and 19 year old dreamt of. A nice career,understanding life partner, and my brother by my side.

I wore a nice yellow suit, wore my vermillion and today for the first time maybe I was too happy wearing it. I wore my nuptial chain, bangles, toe ring and bindi. Today I was dressed as a married women, not because bebe would not be happy if I didn't or that Chachi, would be upset, but because I wanted to dress up for him.

I went to the kitchen, to cook, but I was damn hungry. Lets see if we have something in the fridge. As I looked in the fridge there was bread, and yesterday's vegetable curry. Well its not a great combo but good enough to fill my tummy, so I heated the curry and diped the bread in it and took a bite and I immediately spit it out.

Ewe, that was not food, it was disaster, the salt was too much, and there was only cumin besides salt whose taste was there. I wonder how he ate it yesterday. Aah, let me make his favorite breakfast to compensate for yesterday's terrible food. Si I made us Aloo partha, with lassi and aam ka achar [mango pickle]. By the time I was finished with my cooking Vardhaan came back.

And he looked....so.... breathe taking. I could see his muscular physique from the jacket that was sticking into his body. His hair was a little messed up, but perfect. He is a really good looking man. "Do you usually stare at me like this, or is something special today?" I looked at him, startled by his question. Shit! He noticed me. "If you will look at him like that then defiantly he will notice you fool." My inner self told me. "I guess today is really something special that you are not answering me, not even blinking." He said again walking towards the kitchen. I so lost in looking at him, I did not even realize when he came to the kitchen.

"What is it Koyal?" He asked coming dangerously close to me. Blood rushed all over my face, with embracement and shyness. His closeness was making my hormones jump. "I...I was not looking at you. Nothing is special today." I managed to tell him. Listening to my response he came even more closer to me, he was so close that his exhaled carbon dioxide was coming on my neck and he was becoming a hindrance in the intake of my oxygen.

"Really, then what were you looking with so much concentration Koyal" He asked me again. God his closeness is making me insane. " I..I was thinking that.." "that" "that I um you, you are getting late for your office." He chuckled hearing me, "I don't mind getting late, I mean come on I with god's greatness don't have to mark my attendance, so I can be late. Koyal" He said, still too close to me. I felt butterflies do a full long jump and summersault in my stomach every time he took my name. Was my name always this beautiful or him saying it is making it so beautiful.

"You don't I do, go get ready." I managed to say. "Well okay than," He said and he came closer to me, almost like hovering me, and turned off the exhaust which I didn't even realize was on till now. I was pinned against him and the kitchen slab. He was about move but then suddenly he bent down a little more and came closer to my ears and whispered, "By the way you are looking way too beautiful today Mrs. Chopra."

He left saying that but I was in a shock. Was he always so flirtareious or something happened? It took me some good minutes to calm myself. Then I slowly took the plate and started setting his plate. When I was done plating our breakfast, he was also back. Taking my breath and clam again, with his neat look.

He was wearing a black suit, with white shirt under, face well shaved, hair neatly combed. Oh man how much did I want to play with his hair! What's with him looking so good today?

"You know Koyal" He said, and my attention was him. I gave him a questioning look, I was about to ask know what but he continued, "Blinking is so important to maintain our eye health and visual comfort. It helps to keep eye's surface well-lubricated, clean, and protected, contributing to optimal vision."

"I know that, Vardhaan. I an eye specialist if you forgot." I said him, "Really!" He exclaimed, resting his one elbow on the table and his face on the palm of that same hand looking in my eyes. "What do you mean?" I asked again, "Oh no I just thought that my Mrs. Eye specialist forgot the importance of blinking since she has not blinked even once since I have come." He teased me. Holy canoli he caught me staring at him once again in a span of less than a hour.

"I was not looking at you" I said in a defensive tone and he chuckled and replied with "I never said you were Mrs. Specialist." God I am just way too embarrassed right now. "Ok ok have your breakfast." He gave a really beautiful smile and looked at his breakfast and then said joyously "Wow it's all my favorite Koyal." I know Vardhaan I know I thought in my mind and then listened to his childhood memory with a smile.

"You know why I made this today?" I asked him. "Aa no, why?" He asked. "Because I think since a few days I was not cooking quiet properly. I mean I was so stressed I did not notice then but today when I tased yesterday's curry I did." I answered him to which he exclaimed "You think? Oh! I am so sure you were not, cause I was the one eating them. Trust me your food could compete with my mess's food." And I shot him glare. I was about to say something, but nothing came in my mind as a reply.

"Okay bye" He said coming close to me, putting my hair strand back, and then he stood there a while, as if contemplating something, then he patted my head and said a bye again.

He was about to go away when I said, "Vardhaan", he stopped and then I completed my sentence, "Sham ko jaldi aaiyega" "Kyu" He asked surprised. "Asise hi, aapke biwi ha hukum hai." I said and I felt good saying this to him. Asking him something with my right. After listening to me he looked so happy, his face beamed with joy as he said, " Jo hokum mere aka." And he left.

[He was about to go away when I said, "Vardhaan" he stopped and then I completed my sentence,"Come home early this evening" "Why" He asked surprised. "Well let's say its your wife's order." I said and I felt good saying this to him. Asking him something with my right. After listening to me he looked so happy, his face beamed with joy as he said, "As you wish my lord." And he left.]

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Firstly I am so sorry for not updating for so long, but I had this really exam going on so I did not have enough time, to write. But now that it is over I promise I will try to update regularly. 

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