I too want a love story - KarEena

2(9). Mending Bonds

"Can I?" Haseena asked Karishma who was about to feed Arshad

Karishma looked at Arshad who was delighted to be fed by his Ammi, a pang of insecurity rose ablaze inside her but she nodded and passed the plate to Haseena

"Cielo, do you mind if I fed you, your first bite?" Haseena smiled at him

Karishma glanced at Haseena, 'did she really still understand me?' she thought as Haseena fed Arshad his first morsel and passed the plate back to Karishma

"You will always have the first right Karishma, on him and on me" Haseena smiled and took the first morsel from her plate and held it near Karishma

Karishma stared at her straight-faced, the amount of turmoil raging inside her is escalating with every action of Haseena, her mind and heart fighting against each other. Taking a deep sigh, she was about to turn her head when Arshad spoke

"Mumma, have it, Ammi is waiting!"

Karishma silently ate it without looking at Haseena and concentrated on feeding Arshad, Pushpa Ji smiled with tears seeing them.

"Humne Noorie aur baki sab ko dinner pe bulaya" Pushpa Ji announced

"Arey Wah! Bohot maza ayega, just like old times" Haseena smiled

"Pushpee, Chiku bi ayega?" Arshad asked looking at Karishma and Pushpa Ji

"Haa, ap abhi chup chap kalo aur sojav" Karishma fed him another morsel

"But Mumma, I want to play with Ammi" he pouted

"Wo to hum evening mei kelenge, aur sab ayenge to sab ke sat aur bi bohot masti karenge. Ab ap jaise Mumma bolegi waise karenge, okay?" Haseena spoke

"Okay, par Mumma hume ice cream chahiye! Only then I'll sleep" he announced adamantly.

"Bilkul apne Ammi pe gaye ap!" Karishma rolled her eyes

"Yeah" Arshad and Haseena hi-fied

"Mumma please," both Arshad and Haseena said in unison, giving their puppy eyes.

Pushpa Ji burst into laughter, "I was right when I said you would have to deal with two children after Arshad's birth"

Karishma glared at her and saw the two most precious people of her life pouting, "tch... okay," Karishma shook her head.

"Yeah" Arshad and Haseena kissed her cheeks, Karishma looked at them wide-eyed, mostly importantly the warmth of Haseena's lips lingering on her cheek woke up the deeply buried emotions, and her heart skipped a beat.

"You guys... are still eating," she fumbled a little, "and haven't washed your mouth" she chided controlling her fumble.

"Oh sorry, sorry!" Haseena took a tissue and cleaned her cheeks holding her face gently, a move which proved deadly for Karishma, she was sure she'd be on the ground if she was not sitting right now, her legs shivered with the intimacy

While Haseena who is very well aware of everything acted innocent, she doesn't want to make it a big deal and scare away Karishma but touching Karishma again, kissing those soft cheeks which now turned redder than an apple is a sight she would love to have before her forever. She moved back hoping she could do this longer but she didn't want to irritate Karishma and lose all the opportunities for these little moments in the future due to her greed.

Karishma was visibly disappointed at the loss of contact, but she was quick to recover, "you'll have only one, both of you" she announced

"But" Arshad tried to complain