Kaira OS

Mea Semper

After coming back to Udaipur, the divorce, my health our re-marriage, family everything for once had settled down. A close call with death had me and him clinging onto each other. We always were touchy mushy couple, but just seeing life end up close was so harsh that we unsaid physical assurance had increased.

Finally the home had settled down enough, finally we were all into the normal lifestyle that involved work and home and family, for once my biggest headache was what's for dinner tonight, and not how would be my next breath.

Kartik was overtly cautious until a very long time, my carelessness towards the medicines and routine only made him even more maniacal. His protective, nurturing care and that of family had paved the path of completely normal recovery. And no one was more delighted by the news than him.

Thinking of him I wondered, where was he yet? It has been around 6pm and no sign of his return, everyday he turns up at 5.30 reminding me of doses to be taken before dinner, what kept him today?

"Whom are you looking for?" He asked catching hold of my shoulders from behind, successfully startling me.

"No one in particular, was just wondering if you are slacking over your duties of keeping track of my medicines." I taunted.

"About that." His face fell and I wondered what happened

"What happened Kartik? I was only teasing." I replied a bit concerned, he didn't get worked up that easily, wonder what's up.

"I won't be giving you your medicines everyday from Today." He replied.

"What? Why?" I questioned and figured it would be a joke.

"I am going to Mumbai, Jaan, there was a problem at the college and I have to go and sort it out." He said and I knew that he was serious. Though he would not consider to take me with him as well came as a shocker.

"So I won't be taking the medicines in your absence" I folded my hands and huffed. I wasn't about to be left alone, for any reason professional or otherwise. If I had to black mail my way then so be it.

"Fine don't take the medicines then, anyways the doctor said you can stop most of them starting today." He said

"How can you be so careless suddenly? Everyday you bother me this tablet that kadha, what..." I stopped mid way seeing the shimmer in his eyes, and paused to rewind what he had said when it registered.

I was free of medicines, not all but most of them anyways. I just ran into him suddenly, and he promptly fell down on the bed unprepared by the sudden assault.

"No more medicines?" I asked again.

"Mostly" he replied. Watching me amused by my actions.

I wanted to say a few things, I wanted to jump and shout, I wanted to celebrate and so I kissed him and after a momentary surprise he replied too. What began as a soft unintended passably platonic kiss, changed when his hands slipped over my waist, and he pulled me closer deepening the kiss, his other hand in my tresses. My hands around his neck, trying to pull him closer than possible. It was then he broke the kiss, and kissed my forehead, "I love you Jaan, we are alright, you don't have to take those medicines anymore. And what is remaining would probably remain for lifetime"

I made a face at that, not liking the prospective of having medicines for whole life, but shouldn't be too bad right, this man beside me was still going to make each day very beautiful.

"Only if you give them to me each day" I replied. And he kissed my forehead again, when I recalled about Mumbai, "You said you were going to go to Mumbai?"