Samragyi Draupadi to Priya Panchali

24. Cherishing Affections

Arjun's POV:-

The sunny sunshine shines the straws of the cottage and enlightening the kitchen where Panchali is busy in cooking the foods and preparation for tomorrow. She is trying to prepare each and everything which our son's love.

"Panchali-", I enters the cottage. Today we were set out for food as we have to do a lot of preparations, especially for our sons. But, after finding something, I come back to Panchali to show her.
"Panchali", I call her again.
"Wait Arya, I am coming", her melodious voice touches my ears.

I can't resist myself anymore to meet her. I jump into the cottage and grab her shoulder.
"Woo", I scream near her ear. And usual, my naughty ideas gives her shiver and the plates and pots in her hands fall down, the water from pots spread all over the floor.
"Arya-", she make her eyes large and give an angry look.
"Sorry, sorry", I try to apologise.
"What sorry Arya?", Her eyes becoming more larger.

"I love your big, black eyes", I speak in flirting tone.
"Move-", she scolds me.
"No", I too try to be more flirty, "I want to look you more".
"No need. Let me do my work", She utter in a scolding voice.
"I am not your little Som or Karma to whom you will scold anytime", I too utter by making a puppy face.
"Ssh", she put her finger on my lips for a sudden and then return back to her work.
I too not going to leave her easily. I follow her and stand just behind her. I wrap my arm around her waist from back.
"Uff, Again what?", She says without looking at me.
I rest my chin on her shoulder, inhale her fragrance.
"Nothing", I whisper near her ear.
A secret smile curves on her lips. She dominate that smile and resume her work.

"I have something for you", I utter.
She turns her head and looks at me, "What honey?", Her excitement grows.
"Yes honey", I wink.
"Tell me", her eyes pop with excitation, "what you have brought for me?"
"It's honey", I reply and close her eyes with one of my palm.
"Honey!!"
"Yaa", I says, "Open your lips"
Just like an obedient girl, she open her lips and I gently touch my honey filled fingers into her mouth.
"Yum", She licks it, just like a little kid.
"Wait wait dear, I have brought a lot", I tease her, "please rescue my palm".
"Then give me the full pot of honey", she demands and I too like an lovable husband hand over the full container of honey.
"Aww so sweet", she giggles while taking the pot of honey.
"You look like little kid while licking", I comments.
"Yaa, like Karma. Isn't it?"
I nod my head in affirmation. Yes, though he looks like replica of mine, still both mother and son shows a stark similarly in their behaviour.
"You know Arya, why so?", She ask with a naughty smile.
"I don't", I reply.
"Because Karma's father fed his mother a lot of sweets while bearing him".
"So silly", I hug and tickles her gently.
We both giggles.

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The dining hall of Indraprastha is echoing with giggles. All the members are sitting around the table. We all are either eating or serving each other. Abhi is playing with his food and Subhadra is scolding him.
Yaudheya is like good boy, sitting in the lap of Devika bhabhishree silently eating. And our naughty Prati is running around the table and we are busy in holding him, sometime Jyesth, sometime Nakul or sometime me, bhrata Bhim and Sahadev encouraging him in troubling us.

After a lot of race and silly mother-son fight, finally Panchali hold her hand.
"Come, no more trouble"
"Mm- mata"
"What Mata?", Panchali starts scolding him, "Just like a good boy, sit here and eat"
Prati makes a puppy face and look at Panchali. He puff his lips and hold the veil of his mother with his fist.
"What?"
"Mata-", he utter in his teary cute voice. It's his way of throwing tantrums.
We starts laughing as we know this.