***Part 13***
Sunday afternoon, a week later.
"Virat, let me go, I need to study. I have an exam tomorrow." Manvi complained.
It has been a week since Virat came back from his camp. He couldn't keep his hands of her. Manvi didn't complain in the beginning but he was getting crazier day by day. She pushed him away and grabbed the book he took away from her.
He snatched the book back, threw it away and pulled her back into his arms kissing her neck intensely. "Manvi, I will help you with studying later. You are going to ace your exam, don't worry about that. Do you know your lips taste like sugar." He pushed her on the bed and started kissing her lips and simultaneously moved his hands, undressing her. "Right now, just focus on making your husband happy." He said smiling, moving down and kissed her softly around her belly button.
He smiled looking up at Manvi. She closed her eyes and was making sweet little moaning noises. He loved to watch her when she surrendered to him helplessly, when she had no control over herself. The sherni had a weakness afterall, him, he could freeze her whenever he wanted and she would throw all her weapons away. He pulled her long skirt away and started moving his hands up her soft legs to her perfect thighs sensuously causing a small earthquake inside her. To his utter dismay, the next minute, he heard the door bell ring.
"Arghhh.." he looked up annoyed.
Manvi opened her eyes and sat up in a quick jerk and started gathering her clothes.
"Manvi.." he pulled her back with a complaining look.
"Viraaat, someones at the door." She freed herself from him and continued getting dressed hurriedly. She was red in her face.
"Are you kidding me?..yaar..Rahul hoga, he will go away, come back right now..." he threw a fit and tried to pull her back again but she walked away throwing his shirt at him angrily. He looked at her like a small kid whose candy had been taken away.
"Virat, kuch toh sharam karo.." she went out of their bedroom to open the door, glaring at him.
He looked at his empty arms and banged his head on the mattress "This Rahul is going to die in my hands today.." he buttoned his shirt and walked out irritated.
However, he was pleasantly surprised to see the people in his living room. His mom, bhai and bhabhi taking turns and hugging Manvi.
"Mom???" he ran and hugged her. "Wow, What a surprise?" he looked at his bhai and Bhabi.
"Haan yaar, actually Ma zid kar rahi thi. I keep telling her that we speak with you and Manvi everyday and you guys are doing fine but she wanted to see for herself. So we decided to surprise you." Viren smiled looking at his mother fondly stroking Virat's hair.
"kaisa hai tu? Bohot yaad aati hai tum dono ki." She said looking and her son and daughter-in-law, her eyes filling up. Virat and Manvi looked at each other feeling guilty. Manvi came and hugged Ma from behind with tears and Virat from the front.
Vanshika ma understood the guilt in their eyes and said "Nahi beta, don't feel bad, I understand your decision but I just wanted to see for myself how you were doing. Honestly, even I felt like you guys needed to get some time to understand each other and Manvi would have had other priorities if she stayed with all of us. I understand beta. And you guys keep calling me all the time." Vanshika ma consoled them both making them feel all the more terrible.
They had come to tell them about the godhbarai function for Jeevika. Although Viren and Jeevika had been married for more than ten years, they did not have any kids and they had gone through great lengths, getting medical help and performed every kind of pooja there was. Finally their prayers were heard and Jeevika was seven months pregnant now.
"Manvi, you have to take care of everything on that day, I want my sister with me. Tum ko class bhi nahi hoga, we had planned it on a weekend so that it will not interfere with your schedule" Jeevika told Manvi, smiling, while looking at her husband. Manvi felt terribly guilty again. They had to work around her schedule now.
"Ofcourse di.." she went and hugged her di getting very emotional.
Virat felt Manvi's tears pricking his heart. What was he doing? He had separated the inseparable sisters from each other and his mom was being strong but the fact was that she was more close to him than his bhai. In everything that happened in the last few months, he had forgotten his responsibility towards her. How could he have been so selfish?
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They all spend the whole day together. Manvi insisted on making them stay and was running around happily take care of them. They caught up with everything happening at home, Virat's camp, their studies, laughing, gossiping and enjoying the day peacefully. Manvi cooked a big feast. Rahul and Priya joined them briefly sharing their stories about Virat and Manvi.
Vanshika ma and Jeevika were chatting with Manvi in the kitchen while she was putting away the dishes after dinner. They watched her proudly, at how much Manvi had learnt, she was taking care of the kitchen, she had cutely decorated the house with family pictures everywhere. Everything was just perfect. They couldn't believe that Virat, the person who whined about the smallest of the small inconveniences was so happily adjusting with her in such a small place.
"Mannu, I am so happy seeing you like this, kitni badi hogayi hai tu. Ghar ko bhi sambal rahi hai, Virat ko bhi and in sab ke saath padayi bhi kar rahi hai. I cannot tell you how proud I am." Jeevika said, watching her sister in awe.
"Nahi Di, main kya Virat ko sambhalungi, he is the one taking care of me.." she shared about all the things he does for her animatedly. In her excitement, she accidently hurt her finger while cutting some fruits for Jeevika.
"Mannu!!!!!!!!!!!" Jeevika and Vanshika screamed together as they saw blood oozing off her finger.
Before they could act, Virat came running "Manvi!!!..." He cupped her face and asked her anxiously "Manvi, are you ok? kya huva??" and then he saw the blood and freaked out, he grabbed her hand and put it under cold water and even when that was not helping, he squeezed it tightly and put it in his mouth as Manvi looked at her sister and Ma embarrassed.
"Virat..I am fine, it's a small cut." she said gently pulling her hand away.
"Manvi, how many times do I have to tell you to be careful while cutting." He scolded her in a very serious tone. He washed it again and put a cloth around it tenderly.
He made her sit in a chair and warned her "Sit still. Don't move. Let me go get an antibiotic cream." He walked past his brother who was watching everything standing at the kitchen entrance exchanging looks and smiles with his mom and wife.
Virat couldn't see any of their expressions then. He was worried sick about Manvi even though it was such a small cut. They felt a strange peace in their hearts seeing Virat like this.
Vanshika Ma kneeled in front of Manvi and kissed her forehead "Manvi, beta, when you both got married, I was worried if Virat would accept the relationship and treat you with the love and respect you deserve. The only reason I forced him to marry you was that I knew only a girl like you could change my stubborn and madly ambitious son. You proved me so right beta. I cannot tell you how happy I am." She said with tears in her eyes. They were tears of joy. Manvi hugged her tightly and looked at his sister who was also in tears.
"Why are we all crying? Di, you are the one pregnant right, please control your hormones, they are infectious or something." Manvi said wiping her tears, trying to lighten the situation. She knew perfectly well what Ma was talking about and it made her remember the night Virat confessed that he loved her and needed her. That was the happiest moment of her life. She remembered all the times before, when she wondered if he would ever love her like she does. It wasn't all a joyful ride till here.
"Why are you all crying? Is Manvi ok?" Virat came in anxiously with some cream and dressing.
"Mere bhai, itna pyaaar? Itna concern..Manvi? what did you do to my brother??" Viren asked playfully as Manvi blushed embarrassed at Virat's behavior.
"Mere devarji ko toh Mannu ke siva aur koi dikta hi nahi!!" Jeevika teased him laughing and wiping her tears as Virat shook his head unable to understand their comments. He plastered Manvi's finger carefully as they all looked happily at the adorable couple in love.
