The Man She Loved

Chapter Twenty Seven

"Now Mumma and baby will go for a walk, a long long long walk" Pranitha rubbed her nose against Ritosh's naked tummy making the little boy laugh, and with how happy they both seemed Agastya held himself back from telling anything to her, he watched her tieing her hair on top of her chest before making her way inside the bathroom to change out from the saree she wore last night, once she was dressed in something comfortable she picked Ritosh up in her arms and went to garden to have some fresh air.

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Arjun opened the curtains of the window to look at the view in garden, he was so emotionally tired from yesterday and physically tired from the travelling he has done, He was about to close the curtain back and go back to bed once again when he saw Pranitha making her way out in garden with little baby in her arms and what Aashi and Karan has told him he knew the baby in her arm is Prachi's and Agastya's baby, he pulled the stool placed at front of dressing table to window and sat there watching her.

Pranitha first made her way to her tree she has seen Arjun last night, she stood there for a while with Ritosh and talked to him in child like voice, the baby boy jumped up and down in her arms showing his morning energy, then she went to the bench they both were sitting last night, Arjun couldn't help but smile a when he saw her tracing the space beside her and looking out in space lost deep in her head.

Ritosh held Pranitha's hair in his small fist and pulled her face close to his mouth before he attacked completely on her mouth and wetted her whole face by his saliva taking Pranitha's all attention, Pranitha chuckled and tried to free her hairs only for them to be more harshly pulled by the baby who was hell bent on wetting all of her face.

"Ritosh, No" Pranitha tried to sound stern to the baby to make him stop pulling her hair but her voice came out soft like velvet, Ritosh on his own will left Pranitha's hair and started to point at the grass and trying to jump down from the chair, Pranitha herself sat down on the grass and left Ritosh to play on it, the baby twisted and turned on his place, pulled the grass out and tried to thrust it into his mouth but before he could take it into his mouth everytime Pranitha held his hand took grass from him and threw it away, and soon it became a game between Pranitha and Ritosh making them both giggle together in joy.

"Arjun, What are you doing here?" The hissing voice from behind pulled him away from the beautiful view at front of him, his love for Pranitha deepened little more seeing her with a child, she looked so natural and happy with Ritosh in her arms.

"Looking at the view in garden Mumma" he purposely gave her wrong answer, he was no fool to.not know what his mother is asking from him and what did she meant by 'what are you doing here'

"You so know what I meant Arjun? What are you trying to do? Insult me? Take revenge on me by telling everyone how bad of person I am?" Tears pooled in Shraddha's eyes seeing how everyone in her own family is going against her, she felt hurt by how her children were acting from a week and three days.

"You do know very well Mumma Why I am here, Everyone knows I am here for my bunny" He straightly replied to his mother and looked into her eyes.

"She is married and now is mother of Ritosh for god sake, Are you this selfish to ruin a family just to proof your point your love" Shraddha whisper yelled on Arjun who once again place his attention to now lying woman in garden with a baby on her chest, a small smile curved at edge of his lips.

"I am selfish mother, I am no god when it comes to my love for her, My love isn't that big to have a heart to let her go, I love her and I don't care what I need to do to keep her to make her mine like she is, and if it's ruining a family I am okay with it as well but it's a family she is forcibly made a part of not willingly" Arjun's eyes took in every single moment of her finger and hand, his heart ached when he saw her looking lost and staring the tree where she has seen him last night.

"Have you lost it Arjun?, Can you not just think about yourself and think about others as well, Agastya needs Pranitha" Shraddha exclaimed throwing her hands up in air and getting more and more frustrated with how stubborn her son is being "For God sake, She is a married woman and you will be her second husband" She emphasized the word second husband thinking that will make Arjun think otherwise.

"If she can be Agastya's second wife then why I cannot be her second husband Mumma? asked Arjun and Shraddha has nothing to say now, she kept looking at her son with disappointment written all over her face.

"You are not marrying her, No way she will divorce Agastya" Shraddha said with finality, daring her son to argue with her.

"No one can stop me from doing it, Not even her Mumma, Today or Tomorrow She will be mine and mine only".

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Pranitha returned back into their room and was confused when she found Agastya sitting on same spot looking outside of window, her first thought was to leave him with his thought and carry her work but she couldn't find herself doing it, she made her way to him and sat down on her knees at front of him with Ritosh in her arms.

"Agastya, What's wrong? Is it about our yesterday's conversation?" She asked looking up at him, she was taken back when he placed his cold hand on her cheeks and look straight into her eyes with tears clouding his view of her.

"I am sorry for everything Pari, I only want to see you happy, I don't care if it's with someone else and not me" Pranitha was more confused now she opened her mouth to ask him the question burning in her head but before she could he leaned down placing a kiss on her forehead "I cannot thank you enough for whatever you have done for me and my son" the term 'my son' was used purposely by Agastya, not to play the emotional card but to give her a clue about what is to come next "I have talked to the lawyer, we don't need divorce because our marriage is annulled, We got married before my divorce with Prachi could finalise and that makes our marriage illegal and void".

"Is It about Yesterday Agastya?" Pranitha couldn't stop the hurt from slipping into her voice "I am not something to play with Agastya, You cannot marry me whenever you want, You cannot say our marriage is illegal and void whenever you want, If I don't reciprocate something you cannot cast me aside like a fly in milk, I am a human, a human with feelings emotions, You cannot do this or say this Agastya" She screamed startling Ritosh who started to cry, Pranitha hesitated for a minute but then placed Ritosh in his crib and get back to stand at front of Agastya.

"I said we cannot be same doesn't mean I can cast aside Ritosh, he is a baby Agastya, How can you be so selfish, How can you always think about yourself" Agastya didn't reply to anything she said, he just looked outside, selfish, he was everything but selfish, it was his selflessness which bought him to this condition, it was his selflessness when he decided to keep his mouth close to make moving on easy for Pranitha, it was his selflessness today which is forcing him to let her go and be happy if that happiness belongs with someone not him.

"Agastya I am asking something to you" Pranitha screamed forcing him to look at her "I am not giving up on Ritosh, he is my child" She said looking deep into his eyes.

"Will you ever love me?" He knew the answer very well but still asked, Pranitha didn't say anything for a minute.

"It's not easy Agastya, I will t..." before she could complete he cutted her off

"All I want is that heart of yours Pari like it used to be, but If that's not mine and belongs to someone else what I will do with you"he asked and no protest came from Pranitha this time, she was so shocked and touched to say anything.

"Agastya" falling down on her knees she wrapped him in one of tightest hug and they both cried holding each other.

"Arjun is here" He whispered in her ear when her tears stopped falling down, her mouth parted open in shock, pulling away from hug she look at him with wide eyes not really believing his words.

"Sometimes we are too late to ammend things".