***Part 17***
It was late at night and Virat got home very tired. He walked into the room and collapsed on the bed. Manvi walked in and looked at him feeling sorry. But, she had to tell him about what she had been upto else it will be too late.
Her brain suddenly lit up and her eyes sparkled with a brilliant idea. She went back and came with a cup of coffee. She placed it on the table and sat beside Virat massaging his head affectionately. Virat smiled without opening his eyes and slid into her lap. "Hi sweetheart" he whispered.
"I got you coffee." She said.
He smiled again "kya baat hai, bada pyaar araha hai apne pati par aaj?"
"Pyaar toh hameesha hota hai, bas tum hote nahi ho ghar par." She complained.
"Accha?" he kissed her hand.
"Aur nahi toh kya. Tumhari pyaaari biwi kuch bhi kar sakti hai tume khush karne ke liye."
"kuch bhi????"
"kuch bhi...you just have to snap your fingers." she showed snapping her fingers.
Virat got up and looked at her with raised eyebrows. Manvi smiled extra-sweetly and gave him coffee. He took a sip looking at her, trying to read her mind."oook. Abhi yeh natak bandh karo aur bolo kya chahiye? makkan kyu laga rahi ho?"
"makkan laga rahi hu?"
Virat folded his hands and looked at her with a straight face, waiting for her to spill it out.
" Viraaat, woh..."
"Virat woh kya?
"Maine ma ko bol diya hai ki tum unke saath shaadi par ja rahe ho. She was so happy, so happy, you will not believe the excitement in her face. Please Virat, take a leave for two days. For me, for mom, please. Tum chaho, toh main bhi chalungi saath main."
His mom had asked him earlier in the day if he could accompany her for the marriage of her niece. The daughter of her only sister who is settled in Goa.
"Manvi, did you even ask me before telling mom. I had already told her on the phone that I am busy all week, why did you have to interfere? Go to mom right now and tell her that it is not possible." He got up angrily.
"Virat, but mom never asks for anything. How can you do this to her the one time she asks you something."
"Manvi, please, I had a long day. I do not want to talk about this now."
"But, you need to plan everything and have to start tomorrow if you want to make it to the wedding."
"I am not going Manvi. I know about my responsibilities very well. I have already made arrangements for her to go. I have told Ma that I am busy and she should go with someone else. She is fine with it, why are you getting so hyper?"
"Because Ma has cancelled her trip."
"What? But why? Someone else can go with her. One of our busy chachis can go for godsakes."
"That's not the point. Ma wanted to go with her family, to visit her sister's family after such a long time. It's a family reunion Virat. Jiju and Di cannot go, they are almost nearing the delivery date. That's the only reason she asked you and you refuse to even look at your schedule."
"Arrrgh. Who told you I did not look at my schedule. Manvi, I have a packed week ahead. Dr. Bakshi is coming from Delhi to give a lecture in the city. I am supposed to host him. I have my calendar filled with surgeries that I am scrubbing in, and so many post-ops to follow-up on." "Manvi, mom didn't even give me a fair warning. The wedding is day after and she told me today morning."
