Falling in love

Chapter 18

New Year's Eve was very special for not only for DevPoo but also for both the families and soon came their first Anniversary and ofcourse the Dixit family has arranged  for a big party.
Midnight::
Pooja fell asleep as she was tired, she's been busy last 6 months with her dad's new hotel and also with the party and everything next day, she has been on her feet. Dev didn't mind her sleeping infact he was happy because he wanted to surprise her. He arranged a cake a bottle of champagne some cute balloons and flowers in the balcony and to his luck it started snowing. It looked beautiful everything looked like a dream land everything turned white only the flowers had colors. And the fairy lights looked like stars coming out of the cloud.
When the clock struck 12 Dev went to bed he rubbed his cold finger on her cheek and she just moved a little. Dev smiled looking at Pooja as she was looking so beautiful in that little light that came from the balcony. He went close to her face and rubbed his cheek on hers
P:: mmmmm Dev!!! Let me sleep bubu, we have so much to do tomorrow
But ofcourse Dev wasn't going to let her sleep now it's their first anniversary. He started kissing her and she kissed him back
P:: Dev!!!! What's happening don't you have to sleep? Let me sleep Jaanu I promise I'll let you do whatever in the morning please!!!
D:: Pooja!!! You remember you got your period on the wedding night?
P:: (covering her face with blanket) don't remind me that.... good night jaan
D: poooojaaaaaa!!! Listen to me please!! I need some help!
P:: (with her eyes closed) Devvv! What happened? What do you need now?
D:: I'm not able to sleep, I'm not feeling good
Pooja jumped out obviously because she might be a strong girl but she gets scared whenever she finds out Dev is not well, she haven't forgotten when Dev fell from the stairs as he was not well.
P:: Dev what's wrong tell me? Are you feeling weak? Or fever? Cold? Low blood pressure?
D:: sweetheart don't panic I'm just feeling very suffocated not able to breathe
P:: what? Do you have asthma or wheezing?
D:: no I don't have asthma.
P:: then Dev what's wrong what happened? Please don't scare me. U know I get scared when u get sick.
D:: can you please sit with me in the balcony for few minutes? I'll get some fresh air I'll feel better
P:: Dev it's cold outside and u just said you can't breathe, I don't think that's a good idea. Come here come to mommy, I'll put you to sleep
D:: noooo!! I need fresh air. Please come with me I'm feeling so weird
P:: what's wrong babu? Tell me jaan.. Ok let me get a jacket
D:: don't worry I got your jacket already
The moment Pooja opens the curtain she sees her balcony is decorated with lights and flowers she is surprised to see all this.
P:: Devvvvvv!! Oh my god!!! What's all this??
D:: happy anniversary peanut!!! (Mmmmuuuuaaahhh)
P:: happy anniversary to you too my love...
D:: so do you like it?
P:: I love it!! It's beautiful and how lucky are we to have snow to make everything look so beautiful. Thank you so much bubu...
D:: not yet!! I got something else for you
P:: what?
Dev takes out a beautiful diamond set it had necklace, earrings and a bracelet which matched her outfit that she was going to wear for the party.
P:: wow this is beautiful... Dev when did you do all this? I thought you said you can't plan surprises but you really surprised me
D:: I'm learning from the best, come come let's cut the cake.
They cut the cake and feed each other take some selfies then they watched the snowfall for sometime. Dev stick his hand out to get some snow and he threw it on Pooja.
P:: Dev!! What you doing?? Really you are such a kid!!
D:: Hey I'm not a kid I'm just preparing to be a dad so when we have our kids we can throw snow at you and have snow ball fights.
P::seriously so you and the kids will be one team and I will be alone?
Dev touches Pooja's cheeks with his cold hand and runs it all the way to her neck
D:: why would you be alone? I'll be there with you all the time. (He said it very softly)
P:: I thought you said you and the kids will be one team
D:: we need to be a team to make babies first. Right?
P:: ok I'm going to sleep now I don't want puffy eyes and dark circle on my Anniversary party
D:: poojaaaaa!!! Noway you can't go to sleep this early. You gotta help me make a new team
P:: shut up!!
D:: not fair you didn't even say thank you to me properly (making a sad face)
P:: oh I'm sorry!!! Thank you so much Dev!!!
D:: is that how you say thank you to your husband (Dev pulls her close to him and wraps his arms around her)
D:: come I'll teach you how to say thank you properly to your husband
P:: really Dev!! This Bollywood hero type things don't suit you
D:: but you definitely suit me and I'm not allergic to you. Even though sometimes you give me hives but I love them.
P:: what? Dev where you getting all these dialogues?
D:: when I have the whole movie in front of me then how can I have shortage of dialogues?
Pooja bursted our laughing listening to Dev, she loves it when Dev behaves like this, he has no idea about Bollywood but when he tries it most of the times turns out very funny, cheezy and over the top.
P:: Dev omg that was funny.
D:: Pooja!!!!
P:: Dev it's already so late let's get some sleep.
D:: okay fine let's go to sleep (he just walks inside)
Pooja comes running after him
P:: Dev what's wrong
D:: nothing!! Just going to sleep it's late.
P:: Dev!!!
D:: what? Ain't we getting late to sleep now?
Dev is upset now and he just takes off his clothes and slips under the blanket facing the wall. Pooja realized that she made him upset Dev really wanted to make this night special and she just ruined it. She walked towards Dev's side but Dev closed his eyes. Pooja sat next to him running her fingers through his hair
P:: Dev!!! Dev!!! Bubu!!! How can you sleep in two seconds? Okay you remember our wedding night? Remember what happened that night?
D:: nothing happened that night
P:: what? Remember I got my period on the wedding night?
D:: yes I remember that you were so sorry and now you don't have your period but still don't want to come close to me.
P::(she laughed) Dev stop being cute..
D:: no I'm not being cute... (he rolled his eyes) it's just that I got a boner and my wife doesn't have time for me. Okay?!! So goodnight!!
P:: Bubu!!! Look at me please
D:: no I won't
P:: okay don't look (as she slides her hand inside the blanket touching her husband) just listen to me
(She already had him the moment she started touching him but he just didn't want to give up so fast so he still continued being upset)
P:: remember when I got my period I was so sad
D:: Yea and today you are not sad (aah aahh... Dev's breath was getting uneven)
P:: are you okay bubu? (Just lil extra exaggerated concern)
D:: Yea I'm fine why wha...at c.. can be wro.. wrronng?
P:: no I just thought may be you are feeling cold or something?
By now Dev is closing his eyes and trying to breathe normally but naughty Pooja wasn't going to leave it there.
She went under the blanket doing her "Job" making her man breathless, by now she was having fun seeing Dev trying to control which was not working at all, atlast he grabbed her by her hair as she worked on him and he had no control on his hormones anymore
D:: Pooja you little devil, stop torturing me now
Pooja jumped and sat on him she started rocking on him making him more desperate
P:: I know we missed our first night but I can't miss our first anniversary (she smirked)
She took of her T-shirt flashing his pacifiers to him and after that there's no stopping Dev... after enjoying their missed first night Dev fell asleep satisfied with their Suhag Raat. His head was on her chest and arms wrapped around her waist he slept like a baby, Pooja ran her fingers through his hair and started analyzing everything Dev said. She has been taking the baby making very seriously, anything that Dev said she took them seriously or sometimes she just changed the meaning in her head. When Dev said he wants to make a team or he needs to help to make babies Pooja didn't take it as a joke, she over analyzed everything and felt Dev really wants a baby and may be that's why he keeps talking about babies. Pooja still didn't come out of the baby making part.
Next day the big party went really well and as a gift Dev has given her a good size hickey right before the party which she didn't notice till she reached the venue which was a hit topic to talk about.
Soon came February Valentines Day morning Pooja is all excited to do her pregnancy test as she thought she is pregnant but unfortunately again it was negative and she was upset on Valentine's Day.
Now Things are getting out of hand and Dev was loosing patience. He was annoyed with Pooja's behavior, she has been behaving pretty annoying, she started doing all kinds of herbal treatment and asking Dev to follow some routine and drink weird vegetables juice. Dev was trying everything that made Pooja happy he didn't want to burst her bubble but she went over board. Lately she has been stressing about everything and she became a control freak trying to control their sex life and schedule, their food habits and everything Dev was trying everything as he wanted to see her happy but everytime she didn't get positive result she was crying, she was cranky, Pooja was not being Pooja anymore this was some crazy woman who cried seeing pregnant woman who got jealous of every single pregnant woman, who blamed the entire universe just because she wasn't getting pregnant. She didn't realize she was harming her relationship with Dev and as she was stressing so much her hormones were on a roller coaster ride because stress is the worst thing when you are planning to extend your family.
March 22nd early morning
Dev woke up to some crying and howling he jumped out of bed and ran towards the bathroom and he saw Pooja crying holding the pregnancy test stick. Obviously Dev knew what happened once again. He tried to console her and tell her it's okay no big deal.
P:: ofcourse it's no big deal for you, because it's not you who's not getting pregnant, it's not you who is having hormonal issues
D:: Pooja what's wrong with you? How can you say that? You think I'm not suffering, I'm not going through anything?
P:: no you are not. It's easy for you to say it's okay and then say let's make babies
D:: excuse me? It's easy for me? And when did I pressurize you that I need a kid right away?
P:: you might not have said it but I can understand
D:: what do you understand? Do you really understand what I want? Have you realized what you have become. You have become a control freak you have become obsessed about the idea of having a baby. Nothing else matters.
I can't make love to my wife when I want I can't eat what I want, I have to eat sleep drink whatever you want, I did everything just to make you happy, I thought only if that makes everything easy for you but you just didn't think what I'm going through or what I want.
Pooja it's up to you to decide what is important? Is it important for you to just have a baby or is it important that our relationship stays strong and both of us enjoy the journey and accept whatever comes our way.
P:: why you care what I want?
D:: are you serious? Did you just say that?
Dev was furious he just walked away and after some time he went to work when he came back he didn't talk to Pooja. He just ignored everything as usual when he is stressed he doesn't eat and he went to sleep without having dinner that made Pooja feel very guilty. She realized that she was very rude to him and not only that she has been doing all crazy things and Dev never said no to anything and still she questioned him. Next day she brought his favorite breakfast to the room, he didn't want to create another scene so just ate little bit of it and left. When he came back in the dinner table
D:: tomorrow I'm going to California for two days
Dadi:: then why don't you take Pooja with you
D:: no dadi she has her work and plus it's only two days and I have quite a few meetings so I won't be able to give her time so no point of her going there
Dev didn't even finish her dinner and left and Pooja didn't want Dev to get sick again. She cursed herself for fighting with him for no reason. He has been supporting her and taking all her stress and never complained and she fought with him told him he didn't care. She felt guilty that she didn't care about his likes dislikes or his needs. Next morning Dev left for California.
He was still being responsible enough to text her and let her know that he reached but he wasn't answering her calls. That night Pooja cried a lot thinking she messed up and she needs to fix it, also 26th March is Dev's 29th birthday she really didn't want to ruin his day. So she planned a surprise party with the family coz she knew he is angry with her so he wouldn't want to do anything with her but ofcourse he won't show anything in front of the family and this way she can say sorry.
Dev's Birthday Midnight
Pooja made video call and Dev answered she wished him and told him she was missing him and he said thank you and will be back in the evening. He didn't talk much and hung up. Dev did not stop talking to her but he is not even talking like Dev and this is bothering Pooja she knows she made a blunder. On the other hand Dev was not happy behaving like this he didn't want to be mean with her he hates being angry with her but he really wanted her to come out of this obsession because this was only making things difficult for them in the relationship.
In the evening when Dev came back the family surprised him ofcourse everyone praised Pooja for arranging such nice party where the family had so much fun. Pooja was very sorry and Dev was dying to hug her he wanted to be with her but somehow he still kept himself away, he really wanted her to understand and give up on the idea about having a baby right away and just concentrate on being happy.
After the party ended Dev and Pooja back in their room. Before Pooja could start a conversation Dev went to get a shower and change, so Pooja also got changed and she was waiting for him to come out. When he came out he didn't throw his towel rather just wore his clothes without being naked which was not normal and Pooja was heart broken, she felt bad she knew she hurt him a lot and it's not normal for Dev to be like this and atlast Pooja thought of breaking the silence.
P:: Dev! Can we talk?
D:: something serious?
P:: Dev you've not been talking to me, I don't think anything else can be more serious than this.
D:: who said I'm not talking to you? I'm answering your questions.
P:: yes you are answering my questions but you are not having a normal conversation with me
D:: normal conversation? What's that? Is it something about some new procedures how to get pregnant?
Pooja came close to Dev as he was sitting in the couch surfing the TV he wasn't looking at Pooja and now she is on the verge of tearing up, she didn't want to cry and emotionally blackmail him instead she really wanted to tell him that she is sorry.
P:: Dev please listen to me
D:: Yea go ahead I am listening to you (he said without looking at her)
Pooja sat on her knees in front of him almost between his legs getting his attention now she took the remote and turned of the TV , Dev could see she is tearing up her eyes we're getting red but she still didn't cry instead she wrapped her arms around his waist and put her head on his lap, Dev's heart sank seeing her like this he felt bad for hurting her and not talking to her properly.
P:: Dev I'm sorry and I really mean it. I know I was being an idiot I just couldn't think right. Bubu there's nothing more important than you. I want to be happy with you and I want you to be happy I don't want you to be forced for anything. I'm sorry Dev I've been such bit**
D:: sssshhhh! Stop cursing yourself.
He pulled her up and made her sit on his lap wiping her tears.
D:: Pooja I never want to see you like this, you know I hate seeing you cry, this hurts the most when you cry.
P:: I'm sorry Dev
D:: stop saying sorry, it's my birthday today and you are crying you didn't even wish me properly
P:: Dev I'm sorry I didn't mean to ruin things for you
D:: again? Am I going to get any gift or anything special? And look at you on my birthday you are wearing this T-shirt and shorts not even a sexy lingerie. So nothing special for me is this how you say sorry to your husband
This made Pooja smile
P:: so you were expecting sexy lingerie?
D:: ofcourse
Pooja took of her T-shirt stunning Dev a little she took off her shorts and straddled on to Dev's lap. Before Dev could process that his wife who was crying few seconds back suddenly became a wild lioness and she wished him Happy Birthday in very special way.
Later that night ::
P:: Dev I've been very mean to you last few months right?
D:: no Pooja ... it's not your fault it happens, but promise me something
P:: what?
D/: from now on you will be my Pooja and not the control freak obsessed woman
P:: I promise
D:: sweetheart you gotta understand this that both of us are healthy and we both got our check ups done there's nothing wrong with us and we are still young. The doctor kept telling you that you need to stop stressing stop over thinking
P:: I know baby, I didn't realize what I was doing I wasn't thinking right and I'm sorry
D:: and why do you want to push your baby away... once we have babies then they won't share these beautiful boobies with me (Dev back to being his horny self)
And the next morning was a new day but the old Dev and Pooja ....

Hi Guys!! Sorry for late update have been busy and lazy both. Just letting you guys know this story will end after two chapters. But pls do follow Ajeeb Dastaan as I just started that one. This story will also have a proper ending. Pls keep voting and commenting
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