The Best Match

The Love Hideout

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."

Shree's Perspective

"Keep your hands off, Abhimanyu!" I whispered, slapping his forearm that was crawling upon my waist proving his ebullient advances of spooning me as I patted the forehead of Aditya. Withdrawing his hand, he sighed and tossed on the other side, "You should confess it now, y'know! It is high time." He stated, ruminating.
Clapping my eyes once upon him, before dragging them back to the bunch of tiny tiny limbs beside me, I inquired, "What?"
He pulled me, beneath him and secured my waist with him arm, forcing me to lock my eyes with him, "Give me your full attention, when I am talking." He waded in, "You should admit that you're married to my family instead of me."
His scornful retort made me leave in stitches and I covered my mouth to muffle my chuckle, squeezing my eyes and pushed him aside to regain my previous posture.
"What? I am broaching up something serious. You can't laugh it off." He emphasized and I forced my finger upon his lip, "Be quiet. You're going to wake them up." I nodded my eyes at the kids beside us and he rolled his eyes.
"Why are you playing nanny? Have not we decided to go for dinner?" He murmured, against my finger and I touched his lashes, smiling, "I know but Vandana Di had an appointment and since jiju couldn't join her, Vidhi bhabhi had to accompany her. Rest, you know."
I tried to talk sense in him and he scoffed, "And you are the only person available under this roof to take care of these brats? I want my wife back, now."
"You hear yourself? You're sounding like a jackanapes." I tipped his nose with mine, "Relax! We're not late. It's just half past eight. We can still go out and you can have me tonight."
"I was going to. I wouldn't let you sleep tonight without loving you. It has been a week and you are always busy with these monsters." He nipped on my bottom lip, his hands travelling down and I caught them on the moment. "Don't call them monsters."
"Whatever!" He muttered, getting off me and pointed his finger at me, "You've just ten minutes, handover them to their mothers and get ready. I won't mind dragging you out with me in these clothes, though."
Throwing his command at me, he trolled away, not even waiting to hear my reply. I sighed at his jackass behavior, now. He had started stealing time for me from his busy schedule, I appreciated it but when he become possessive enough to lock me in a room with him, I groaned with frustration.
This was safe to say that this particular thought -his family was stealing me from him- had indwelt inside his pretty little head and it propelled him to prod me for attention, cuddling or even settling down in a separate condo.
It had been three months to our honeymoon but he was still stuck in that spell, always squeezing out time for his romantic activities. That was pretty cute but in this kind of situation, particularly, it was my bane.
'He is a soft touch, poor fellow. Try shaming him into kitchen, demand a dinner'. ESV suggested, quickly, 'Or perhaps, throw a fit about his leaky wallet'.
That reminds, I had confiscated all his credit cards for permanent use but still he gifted me totally inept goodies.
What use I probably have of a canvas and easel, when I don't draw?
ESV called me hesitantly on this, 'you might have had confessed of your childhood longing for paint'.
But I did mention that I was only seven and then I realized painting wasn't my thing.
Clearing off my head, I kissed Adiya's forehead, this cute baby just ticked some biological clock in me, I wanted to have a cute baby like him and the thought itself made me smile. A baby; purely Abhimanyu's and my flesh and blood; our life. It was one of those hundreds things I would give my life upon.
'Don't.' ESV interjected, 'No preplan on it. Diapers, Saggy breasts, permanently huge butt, a ginger idled body, nope'.
This was the particular topic, my husband shared views with my evil voice. Though, their reasons were still poles apart.
"No babies. I don't want to share you; I am tolerating my family that is a big thing itself. Had it been in my hands, I would've claimed you exclusively for me." He'd said that once, kissing me, and I had happily like a love struck Buffon, awed on it but then I got to know his another story, he was not very fascinated to kids.
Making a family should be our decision and he bore the same rights to strike a comment on it as I did. Steeling myself to not be nagging about it, I dropped the topic over that course of time.
Caressing Rachna's head, I slipped off the bed and strode inside the bathroom with my clothes, it would take me ten minutes to get ready and meanwhile, Di would be back, I presumed. With very calculative moves, I stepped out, cautiously hiding from Abhimanyu's glinting orbs, with a no sign board for doing a face plant on the bed with him. He would look at me in sari and his hormones would push me to get wild with me. He'd stated it, I am just quoting.
"You ready?" He asked, coming inside and by then, I was done with my touch up. Honestly, I had no heart to wake up two little angels on my bed but the person before me seemed so restive to get me in alone, that the wife in me pushed to kiss him right then and forget the surroundings.
"Are they back?" I questioned, carrying Aditya's sleeping form in the process and mimed him to pick Rachna, Vandana di's daughter up.
"Not yet! Mom said, she will take care of kids until their mothers arrive." He replied, tucking Rachna to his heart and I nodded, following his suit as he went out.
Vandana Di was expecting again and Badi ma had invited her over to spend her gestation to parturition period in our home itself. With her daughters, Rachna and Pakhi, along with Aditya, Chauhan Mansion was booming with life and giggles.
Except one person was delighted with it, of course it had to be Abhimanyu. Since Vidhi bhabhi assisted Vandana Di and mom and Badi ma handled the household chores, I was the only one who managed with kids and it irked him, he said he's being bereaved of me and I was keeping him romantically deprived.
"Hey... "I came out of my reverie as he shook my head, wiggling his eyebrows and I shook my head, "I will put them to bed."
"Mom, we're going and will be late. So don't worry." Abhimanyu informed to mom and meanwhile, I put the kids to bed, unintentionally knocking the glass down on the floor and Rachna woke up from the noise.
"Oh shit!" Murmuring, I immediately lapped to her side and patted her head until she stopped squirming and relaxed completely.
"Aunt..." Pakhi mewed, behind me seeking my attention as I approached Abhimanyu. I halted and whipped my head to see her running to me, I dropped to my knees and hugged her, crooning, "What happened my baby?"
"Are you going to pizza hut?" She innocently asked, poking my cheek and I shook my head, "No. Your uncle and I are going to...um...clinic. He is hurt a little." I lied, not knowing what to tell that naive soul.
She might have had clung to us and that would be the last thing, Abhimanyu would want. She immediately ran to Abhimanyu's side, "Where are you injured, uncle?"
I awed at my lovely niece. She was just five years old but no one would that she was too smart and matured in such a little age.
ESV jibed, 'Of course, I clearly remember that you used to pee on your bed at that age'.
Argghhhh!!!!
"No. I am not injured but I have to see the doctor. You want something." He cooed, kneeling down and she shook her head, smiling "My mom is getting baby brother for me. I don't want anything."
Abhimanyu ruffled her hair, kissing her cheek and got up, "Good, then go inside to your grandma and don't trouble her, okay. If you behave obediently, I will bring pizza for you."
"I love you uncle!" She hugged his legs and I scooped her up in my arms, kissing her cheeks, "You don't love aunt?"
"I love you aunt." She hugged me with all her might and I kissed her hair.
"Shree, let's go!" Abhimanyu waved his hand at me and I, casting a final glance, on my cherry cheek (I call Pakhi cherry cheek because her cheeks are naturally red as cherries) scouted out.

***
"You said dinner." I asked rather state looking at the arrangement before me; it had nothing to do with a dinner. It was more like our first date. Except this time, he really had nothing for dinner. He didn't buy anything while coming and I had already checked the backseat.
"No. It is dinner." He pressed, caging me in a hug and nibbling my earlobe, "It is my dinner. You are going to make it for me because you have made me wait so much."
Blushing, I turned around and glided my arms around his neck, "I am sorry. I was so busy with everyone that I didn't realize that I was keeping you at bay. I am sorry." I whispered, biting my lip and it didn't take ten seconds for him to kiss me deep, pressing me to his front.
I genuinely was sorry. Week after our honeymoon, my mom persuaded him to let me stay with him and my inadvertent stay prolonged to two weeks, then when I came back, Vandana Di and her kids got me occupied. I literally neglected my husband.
"You don't need to." He cupped my face, his smile reaching his eyes, twinkling that beautiful pair of nut brown orbs, "I missed you, though. I missed our own sweet time." He mumbled and hoisted me up in his arms, before trudging to the mattress and gently settling me on it.
I sat squat as he rested his head on my lap, gazing at me. I grinned, ear to ear and crouched to kiss his nose, "Are you going to keep me starving?"
He pushed a hand behind my head and elevated his head to kiss me; it was all and all a new experience. I giggled and pulled back when he reduced to play with my hair, "Your food will arrive in an hour, don't worry, I won't keep my wife starved." The naughtiness glinted in his eyes, "After all, how would you feed me if you're not fed properly?"
"Tch...Abhi..." I feigned annoyance and he laughed heartily before sitting up, "You want to take a dive?" He said, referring the lake and I shook my head, "Nope. I am hungry where food is?"
"Wait!" He shoved out his cell phone and dialed someone's number, "Yeah. Send them up."
It took less than five minutes when I saw three people dragging the cart to us and stop near our car. It was almost in blink as they set up the portable dining table for us and serve our dinner.
"That's all. You guys can leave." Abhimanyu commanded pulling chair for me. I observed as they gave a nod before escorting off and then I let my olfactory sense devour the dishes placed before me.
"You liked it?" He asked clasping my hand, as he sat next to me and I eyed him in disbelief, "You will give me heart attack one day. I can't assimilate it. I mean you would just come out of nowhere and surprise me this." I gestured at the arrangement, "I am so overwhelmed Abhimanyu. Sometimes I feel I can't give you anything in comparison what you do for me. I can't....even...plan a surprise because you won't give me...time for it...and that's your fault but I still....feel...as if...it is all....um."
He gulped down my words by pressing his lips down on me. Hard and Dominant. Swiftly shifting me on his lap, he unpinned my sari and his deft fingers playing with my hair.
"You talk a lot and I kind of love making you shut up like this." He said breathlessly, tracing my lip with his thumb, before swooping down on them again.
"Thank you, Abhimanyu. I love you." I confessed, hugging him and he caressed my hair, "Not more than me."
A pregnant silence enveloped us as we ate and he helped me in clearing the mess. His advances told me about his intentions but I was too afraid to make love in open, what with a fear that anyone might see us but the thrill was intact in it.
Vigilante and alert, I succumbed to his wish still unsure about it. I mean there could be anyone waiting to rob us, or something that could cause us harm but my reasons were falling on deaf ear. So, finally I allowed myself to get loose and flowed in the stream, let him had me the best way he knew, let him feel me, let me adorn me with his possession, let him make me feel love. He covered our sweat cling body and tucked me to his chest, draping an arm around my waist.
"See. No one saw. I practically grew up in this place; I know each nook and every cranny of it." He boosted and I scoffed, "We might be lucky. You can't take it for granted and I am not ever going to allow this madness again."
"As you say, I couldn't wait because in our home, in our bedroom those little birdies have intruded our privacy."
"You are jealous of five years kids? Grow up Abhimanyu." I rolled my eyes, "In years we'll have our own kids and you need to-"
"I'm not going to share you." He retorted and I looked up at him, "Get over with it as soon as possible."
"Let's not discuss it. I have something more important than this." He came over me and hid his face in the crook of my neck, "I am going Udaipur tomorrow. I want you to come with me and I know you can't. So, let's make this night memorable."
"How many days?" I asked, not letting my disappointment club it and he smiled sadly, "Two weeks."
"I'll wait." I pecked his forehead and he showed me how much he craved for me.