The Only String Attached 2

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"Mahira is so tired today,sleep baby",Mahir was rocking her to sleep.

She hugged him and was slowly drifting to sleep.I sat beside Mahir and kept my hand on his bicep.

MAHIR

I stopped rocking Mahira when Bela kept her hand on my bicep,I gulped and looked at Bela.

This look on her face,I know it.The comforting she needs from me.

"Ughm..dadda..",Mahira groaned.

I snapped out and patted her back again,
"I'm here..go to sleep Mahira",I rubbed her back looking at Bela.

Bela smiled looking at me,a small smile.She rubbed my bicep and I sighed at her touch.

"I..I will make Mahira sleep in her room and come",I said and Bela nodded.

She kissed Mahira's head and I got up,walking towards Mahira's new room.

My heart leaped into my mouth just now!

I made Mahira sleep in her crib and a kept a blanket over her,until her neck,she was sleeping peacefully,
"Mumma wants to talk to me Mahira",I whispered looking at her.

I kissed her forehead and smiled,
"Good night baby,I love you",I said and switched on the baby monitor.

I closed her door and went back to balcony.I want to talk to Bela so badly,take her in my arm's and comfort her.

She was standing showing her back to me,her hair flying in all directions.I smiled looking at her back and stepped forward.

I tried my luck and kept her hairs aside,and now she was aware of me behind her.Her ragged breathes were telling me.

I sneaked my arm's around her waist and she relaxed leaning onto me.She kept her hands on my hands,which were on her stomach,
"You wanted to talk",I whispered in her ear's.

"Just stay like this Mahir",she said resting  her head on my chest.

I closed my eye's and gave a small peck on her cheek.She had a smile on her face,eye's closed.

I made her turn towards me and held her chin,
"Bela..look at me",I said helding her jaw.

She still smiled,eye's closed.A smile automatically crept on my face.

I fell for this beautiful smile of her's.

"Baby..look at me",I said and she opened her eye's.

Being called BABY has a positive effect on female brain,causing instant emotional stress relief.

"I am not Mahira",she said and I smiled.

"I know,but you are Bela.My Bela",I said cupping her face.

She was blinking back her tears,I held her hands and walked towards the swing,
"Come",I said.

I sat on the swing,she was going to sit beside me but I pulled her on my lap and she gasped,
"Mahir..",she gasped.

"Comfortable?"I asked and she looked away,blushing.

"Yes..comfortable",she said looking at me now.

I smiled and made her sit properly on me,she circled her arms around my neck,resting her head on my chest.

"I..I wanted to be like this..from so long",she said doodling on my chest.

"I know,and I'm sorry I wasn't there for you",I said kissing her head.

"I went through a lot Mahir..alot",she said and I felt a pang in my heart.

"I know Bela..I know",I said rubbing her back.