His Arranged Wife

Teasing

Rudra's pov...

It's been ten minutes since she went to the supermarket. I was having a look at the collection of books she has in her study. Most of the books were related to finance and mathematics, some were related to business and the rest were some literature. My eyes landed on a couple of fiction books which were kept untouched. The transparent cover was yet to be removed. 

" You really don't have time for romance." I smiled while touching a small photo frame of her's.  I was about to turn when the pen fell down.

" Who keeps the pen here?" I murmured and bowed down to lift the pen when a drawer catched my attention. It was in the lower drawer of the shelf and a piece of red cloth was stuck. I pulled the drawer to keep the cloth back inside when my eyes landed on some medicines. I took out various medicines but I could recognise only one.  Those sleeping pills in my hand made me think about the girl who keeps on smiling. 

" What else are you hiding from me, Shridha?" I questioned although she was not here with me.

Shridha's pov...

When I came back, I sent him to the bathroom to have a shower. He was insisting on having dinner first but I was determined too. I changed into comfortable clothes before heading towards the kitchen to prepare dinner for us.

Us?

Well, it may sound a little different but it is nice. I even found out that he has cleared my fridge for me. I am not at all a very neat person. Most of the time , I am very clumsy. I forgot to eat the chocolate after having half of it. I find it tiring to tidy the room. The only neat thing you can find with me is my wardrobe and clothes. So when I saw that he made the effort to clean the refrigerator for me , I was touched.

I was still smiling and chopping the veggies when my phone started ringing. It was a call from my sister,Vidhi

" Hello to you too, dear sister. Tell me how was your interview?" She asked and I smiled. It is always her who calls everyday to know about my day while I wait for her call.

" It was good. Everything went well, Vidhi." I said while continuing my work.

" Are you coming for Dimple's wedding? I asked mama ( mother ) and she said "you haven't confirmed it yet." 

" I want to come but I also have to work on my paper. " I replied.ll

" That's right. By the way, today I learned that the Kapoor family has some connections with the groom's family. So they might attend the wedding and who knows even your husband would also attend the wedding." She said and I suddenly felt embarrassed as the phone was on the speaker and Rudra came out while adjusting his shirt.

" From where did you get these men clothing?" He asked and now I was even more embarrassed because my dear sister heard his voice.

" Am I hallucinating? Is your husband there? Did I just hear his voice?" She inquired and my eyes were glued on Rudra who had an amusing expression.

" Yeah! Actually It was a surprise for me too. I was about to tell you." I said it, maybe I was trying to explain myself and Rudra was trying his best to control his laughter while I glared at him.

" Is it? Then I won't interrupt you guys. You may enjoy it. Good night Rudra" Se shouted from the other end and Rudra too came near and lowered himself at the level of the counter where the phone was kept on the speaker.

" Good night, Vidhi." He smirked at me before leaning against the nearby wall as he hung up.

" Vidhi loves to tease me so please don't mind." I said and he was smiling ear to ear while nodding his head.

"I know, wifey"  His eyes bored into mine as they were dilated and my heart stopped beating for a second. Before I could notice, my cheeks were tinted red and I bit my lower lip while averting my eyes. 

Why did he call me wifey? Oh god! Now it's so awkward.

" The dinner is ready. Please have a seat." I said while placing the servings on the table and he followed me out of the kitchen and sat on the chair. 

" You didn't answer me, Shridha," he said while  serving my plate.

" What was your question? My bad, I didn't pay attention to it." I said and was hoping not to turn the situation more awkward.

" From where did you get these clothes?" He asked, pointing at the blue shirt and white pants he was wearing.

" Oh that! They are my cousin's "

" Cousin's?"

" Actually my maternal aunt's son often visits me so last time when he visited he forgot to take back the clothes that were drying on the balcony so I kept it for him." I answered while taking a bite and his eyes were wide.

" He often visits you?" 

" Come on, you cannot turn on your jealous mode again. He visits Mysore for some work related purpose so he will stay here for a couple of days." I smiled at him but still he was jealous.

" I am not jealous. I was just asking." He said while taking the first bit from his plate.

" Wow! You cook delicious food." He said and I let out a soft laugh.

" How are you related to Dimple's groom?" I asked and he looked up at me.

" You mean Arnab. Actually he is the son of my father's friend so we are buddies too." He said while motioning with his hands and I smiled at the way he explained it.

" Why are you laughing?"

" I am not!"

" You are" 

" Okay. So are you attending the wedding?" 

" Ofcourse, he is my friend. I have to be there at his wedding otherwise he won't come to our wedding." He said and the food stuck in my throat making me cough. He passed the glass of water and I gulped it down slowly. 

" Calm down wifey." He said while teasing me and my eyes shot to his to find him smirking at me.

" You don't need to call me that. It is so awkward." I let the words out and he smiled at me.

" Since the moment I saw your picture, I was married to you mentally so I don't find it awkward to call you my wife. Because you are MY WIFE." He replied while emphasizing on the word MY WIFE.

" Is it? What if I won't agree to marry you then?" I asked and he was quiet for a moment before answering.

" I will make every effort to make you agree to marry me." The way he said it made my heart flip. What is he doing to me? Every moment with him makes my heart beat faster and my tongue twisted because it is hard for me to answer his flirtings.

What is Shridha hiding btw...?