Sweet Tidings

Chapter 13

"Husband and wife relationships are like the relationship of Tom and Jerry. Though they are teasing and fighting, but can't live without each other." – Unknown

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu

Everyone has different faces which they show to everyone. But we show our true faces only to the person we love the most and trust in. This what Pragya had been feeling the whole ride with Abhishek. She didn't want to call him Abhi, as most people call him. She didn't know why she felt like that but she wanted to call him something special and those over the top cheesy names didn't suit with her.

On the other hand Abhi felt conscious of Pragya's secret glances at him when he also was trying to steal glances of her. He felt nervous whether Pragya will be impressed by his arrangements. He felt he was on his first date. He had made everything possible in a very short period of time. Pragya was the only person he envisioned when he about his future. He was thinking of leaving her when he felt she brought hitherto unknown feelings in him, but he realized since the day she literally fell in his arms, he can't help but think of her only. He didn't feel bad when Tanu rejected his marriage proposal or when he broke up with her, but the mere thought of Pragya away from him gives him creeps. " So, Pragya I know we decided to give a chance to our marriage but I can't call you by your name, I don't like it. Matlab I like your name, but I don't feel like calling you by that name. So anyhow I have decided to call you Fuggy from now on."

"Yoou, you are calling me balloon!! From which angle do I look fat to you? You yourself are a balloon!" " Arey, mein fat nahi, fit hoon. Chahiye to touch karke dekh lo?" He suggests while quirking his eyes at her, enjoying teasing her. "Chup! Ek dum Chup! Aur kuch nahi chalta apke gutter mind mein?" making a face at him.

"Jab tum mere paas ho tho aur kya chal sakta hain mere dimag mein." They enjoyed bantering with each other. Soon they reached the restaurant  but Pragya didn't realized it yet and kept on lecturing him. Abhi had enough and he took the only way she would stop her bakbak.

He kissed her so passionately, for a moment Pragya was stunned but recovered and she also responded to him. Realizing if he didn't stop now, he won't be able to control what will happen next instead of the date they came for.

He reluctantly pulled away from her but didn't leave her face and kept caressing her cheeks. " If you don't stop now, I will take you back home and this time I won't stop." Pragya also blushed seeing her behavior and the way Abhi can't stay away from her. She adjusted her dress and Abhi got down from the car and helped Pragya also out of her seat.

They both had finished their dinner, and were onto their dessert. Both had seen the reporters already come and go but it didn't affect them. They were being their usual selves, enjoying teasing each other and feeding the other when they got angry. Abhi had even bit Pragya's finger once only to see her blushing profusely. Now the reporters had left and both of them let  out a breath that the news will now be contained.

" So Abhishek, I know we decided to give this marriage a chance, but I don't think it will work out. You only took notice of me and proposed we give this a chance when you were only physically attracted to me."

" Who said I'm only physically attracted to you and what gave you the idea that I want this marriage to work only for that reason?" Abhi asked taking a scoop from Pragya's chocolate ice cream.

" What are you talking about? What else reason is there for you? You don't love me nor do you have any compulsions to stay in this married."

" Fuggy who told you I don't love you. I love you." Saying so he pecked at the corner of her lips and licked the ice-cream there.

Pragya blushes seeing his behavior but tried to maintain a straight face in front of the man who provoked unknown feelings in her. But her insecurities doesn't let her accept that any man can ever love her.

" Are you sure you love me? Because I'm not beautiful or rich or ambitious like Tanu, nor do we have ever shared something common between us. Even if you love me, why me? There are plenty of more fishes out in the sea for you."

Hearing her rant Abhi understood even though the woman he loved shows herself confident, she has her own insecurities which isn't allowing her to accept the love he saw on her eyes for him. He takes her hand in his pulls her from her chair and onto his lap.

"What are you doing? Leave me people will see us?"  "A-ha! So you don't have a problem with this but only people seeing us. Anyway this is a private part of the restaurant and no one will come here unless we call them now. "

"Why are you denying my love for you, when I clearly see it in your eyes? "  "What love are you talking about? I don't love you or anyone else."

"Okay let's play a game and see if you love anyone or not. Okay. But you have to be completely honest with me. "

Pragya nods and Abhi asks her to close her eyes. "So let's start. Who do you see when you close your eyes think only with your heart. Assume you are in a dark place and no one else is there and suddenly you see light at a corner and run towards it. You see a person there standing with his back towards you. You run and hug him. He turns and gives you your favorite flowers, red roses." 

"How do you know my favorite flowers?"

"Chup! You broke my flow. Acha kahan tha main? Okay, you take the flowers and smell it. He is now leaning towards you and kisses you on the lips gently and says in a husky voice "I Love You." You also say I love you too and open your eyes. Kaun dikhai de raha hai?"

Pragya imagining everything Abhi says blushes seeing the man in her dreams. But to tease Abhi, she opens her eyes and says "Shabir Ahluwalia."

Hearing her Abhi is stunned and get sad and was about to set Pragya in her own chair when he notices the small smile on her face and a naughty glint in her eyes. He realizes she is playing with him and decides to tease her in return.

"Okay, so you love Shabir Aalowala. Okay then you shouldn't react to what I'm about to do."

Saying so he tightens his holds on her waist and brushes his cheeks with her sensually and squeezes her stomach while his other hand is on her other cheek. Pragya let's out a whimper and squirms in his lap. "Who do you love Fuggy?" "I love you." She says automatically without thinking and he captures her lips in his. Both enjoy this kiss than the previous ones with the knowledge that they love each other.