The Only String Attached

11

She was playing with my buttons and pulling my beard.

"Mahira don't pull my beard my baby", I said setting my beard.

"I guess she don't like your beard", Bela said looking at me chuckling.

"Yess I guess", I said and suddenly Mahira throwed up her stomach contents on me and she started crying.

Bela took her immediately and took her inside to clean up. I was sitting there drenched on my baby's vomit.

I was going to move from there but Bela stopped me.

"Mahir please don't move", she said in swift motion.

"You just wait here I will come in a while", saying so whe went inside her room and cleaned Mahira.

"Bela I'm waiting", I said .

"I'm coming Mahir. Just hold on a second", she said.

She came after a while and I was standing there with that drenched shirt.

"Remove your shirt Mahir", she said.

I was looking at her hesitantly.

"Come on Mahir remove your shirt, or else the shirt will get stained", she said.

God she and her OCD.

I removed my shirt and stood their half naked. She came with water and a sponge to clean me up.

"Are you going to clean me up now"? I asked  and she nodded hesitantly.

BELA

I hesitantly started cleaning Mahir's torso with the wet sponge. I could feel his muscles relaxing at my touch. I was trying to complete the task as soon as possible.

"Did Mahira sleep? Is she alright?" he asked.

"Yaa..she....she slept", I said going back of him to clean.

"It's fine Bela..I..I will take a shower", he said and nodded.

I cleaned the lobby as I cannot withstand dirt in front of me. Yes I have OCD. Mahir came out looking fresh and his body smell is still same. Just intoxicating. I was trying my best to avoid that topic again.

"I think we both should sleep together", he said and I snapped my head in his direction.

"I mean...we both should look after Mahira today. She will be needing us", he said.

Man! This man is gives me heart attacks with his words sometimes.

"Yaa..you are right", I said and we had our dinner in silence.

We heeded back to my room and laid Mahira in between us. Mahir  was observing my each and every actions.

"What is it Mahir"? I asked feeling annoyed.

Your love staring at you give butterflies. But too much staring makes you annoyed.

"We din't complete talking Bela", he said.

"It's not the right time Mahir. Not now. First let Mahira get stable", I said and he was smiling.

"You are a great mother Bela", he said.

Just a few months ago he was not ready to accept me as Mahira's mother and now he is complimenting me. He is changing. I can sense it from past few days.

"Good night Mahir", I said and he too told me and started to doze off.

Sleep is far away from me. Mahir got to know about my love for him. No doubt it's Yuvi and Vyom. But he din't get mad at me after knowing about my love. Maybe he din't knew how to react. I know there is no use of telling him about my love to him now.