'Shhh" i place the thermometer under her tongue
She hums swaying her head a little until it beeps twice, I took it out and the temp was fine so no more medicine for her
"Normal" she says grinning
"Yes normal" I mumble
"What did you wanna talk about?" she asks
"Everything"
"Hehe you gotta get more specific than that" she giggles
"Last night, you told me about the punishments and lessons, I wanna know it all. All of it. Everything he did, or just all of your past"
"I don't wanna say anything here" she says playing with my coat
"Okay mhm I have one meeting in an hour and then we can head home but in the meantime how about I tell you mine" she nods
"I have been in one relationship and that was with alia, she is still a very good friend of mine because we ended things on a very mutual note"
"Then why did you break up with her?" She asks
"Well it was both of us who decided it was better we stayed friends but I would say it was because I just didn't have that feeling for her"
"What feeling?" She is one curious person
"Mhm so being with alia felt okay, but it felt like I was hanging our with a friend of mine instead of girlfriend"
"She is pretty?"
"Very pretty, you wanna see?" I ask
She nods humming
I grabbed my phone and showed her a picture of alia and I
"She is so pretty"
"She is indeed but her and I weren't meant to be"
"Did you kiss her?" She asks
"I did" I answer honestly
"Was it good?"
"Mhm sure"
"Sure? That doesn't sound like you are sure"
"I just don't remember it I guess, but I suppose at that time it probably was good, nothing too memorable but sure it was fine"
She shakes her head at me
"That is very bad Manik, what if she gets upset hearing you not remembering the kiss"
"She won't, she is engaged, happily"
"Oh, well then I guess you can describe it as fine" I chuckle hearing her
"How about you? When was your first kiss?" I ask her
"You won't laugh?"
"Nope"
"It was a dare in school, well college first year. It was bad, I puked all over the man" she says making me laugh
"Why?"
she gags a little making me laugh even louder
"His dare was to eat a banana seductively right before and oh my god" she gags
I felt bad for laughing but it was the funniest thing ever to see her gaging even at the mention of it because she hates bananas, the taste, the smell, all of it
"And then?" I ask
"He pecked my lips and I eww it was gross, I puked all over him then I never met him ever again becasue hello who wants to meet people who eat bananas"
"I eat them" I tell her
"Yeah but not around me, you always have them earlier in the morning if you do then you brush so I have no problem"
It is true, the third or forth day of our marriage I had gotten back from the gym in the outhouse and I was snacking on some banana and peanut butter coming into he house. When I tell you Nandini threw a pillow at me gagging, I mean I couldn't help but start laughing. From that day I stopped having them around her
"Did you want some snacks?" I ask
"What have you got mr malhotra?" She asks making me chuckle at the playfulness
"Mhm I have all your favourites in the drawer"
"Even the good chips that I have"
"Yes I do, how about you pick a snack and you can sit on the couch and watch a movie or something while I talk to clients"
"You will be going to your meeting"
"No, it's here, but you can lay down on the couch. That's no problem at all"
"No thats weird, mhm can I lay in the room?" She asks
"Of course you can! Nandini you own all of this with me, we co-own It silly girl so you never need to ask for permission" a smile forms on her face
"So I can heheh I can wrinkle your white shirts" she asks knowing I hate it
I hate wearing wrinkled shirts
"Mhm"
"you said I own it all"
"You can I suppose, only if you help me to iron it" she giggles throwing her head back
I love it so much when she giggles or laughs, I love how my whole life lights up with her one smile or her laugh
"Come on lets get your some snacks" I say picking her up and grabbing some snacks from the drawers
She grabs the chips and dried cranberries from me in her hands. I place her on the bed covering her with blankets. She lays down holding the remote.
"It will be an hour or so okay but if you need me come right out, don't worry about disturbing because you won't be" she nods gesturing me to lean down a little
"Yes" I ask leaning down
"Thank you Manik" she whispers pressing her lips to my cheeks
Her kisses are so soft and gentle, I love them
"All the best for your meeting"
"Thanks darling" I mumble kissing her head
It wasn't a all the best type of meeting, just some info needed from the clients sorta like updates but her wishing me and saying all the best was so sweet
I caress her hair for a few minutes until I really had to go, it was hard saying away from her, it's like I am used to her presence, her scent, her.
YOU ARE READING
His Burden
RomanceA little short story on arrange marriage of two individuals, one who was about to get married to someone else and the other was a guest at the wedding, but both of them end up getting married.
