The Journey Of Love (#2)

23. Facts

I filled a glass of orange juice for her served her two paratha but she put back one in server.

I looked at her while raising my one eyebrow and gave her look 'It's not going to work.' and put the paratha again in her plate.

I think she is on diet that's why she is skipping her meal and lied to me about her food. But she is already thin. She doesn't need a diet. Today I make her eat breakfast in front of me and assigned duty to someone to take care of her food.

"Eat it quietly or I will feed you by my hands." I whispered in her ear and squeezed her thigh softly.

Her cheeks turned into crimson. She looked at me with shocked eyes and then everyone but no one is paying attention to us. She softly removed my hand from her thigh and started eating quietly. She looked at me with her red face and I grinned looking at her flushing face.

I love that I still affecting her the same way I affected her when I saw her first time in her home for our marriage purpose.

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Dad told me to wait for him so I  walked outside towards my car and Preeti is following me. She always see off me at gate and I just love her small caring gestures towards me.

"Siddharth.." I turned when she called for me.

"Your wallet.." she slowly walked to me and gave me my wallet. I took the wallet from her and keep it in my back pocket of my trousers pants. I looked at her and today something  is missing from her eyes. Today She is looking bit off than other days.

"Are you alright?" I asked while caressing her right cheek lovingly.

She gave me weak smile and nodded her head while putting her hand on mine. She is looking lost and her smile didn't reached her eyes like she is faking it for my sake.

"You know..you can't lie to me." I said while looking at her with concern.

"Yesterday was Abhi's birthday.  Shivani di face time with me and my whole family was present there. I got emotional and I could barely hold back my tears." Her eyes turn glossy. She turned and face her back to me so I can't see her tears.

She always took care of my small things. From my morning workout to till me sleep, she took care of everything. She covered the windows of our room with curtains so my sleep can't disturb, she put her pillow beside me so I could sleep peacefully thinking the pillow as of her, she always make sure that I have proper food in office, if I just sneezed she took care of me like a mother and sacrificed her sleep just to look after me so that I couldn't catch a cold then how I didn't realize her pain.

It's been more than six months of our marriage except phone calls and facetime she can't meet her family and the different continents sometimes make it difficult for her. How couldn't I realized she also missed her family. I can't let her go alone due to my selfish reasons. I want go with her but due the work burden I can't and the worst part is she never complained about it.

I hold her by her shoulders and slowly make her face to me. She keep her eyelids down and tears are streaming out from her eyes.

"Preeti...you come with me by leaving your whole family behind with the hope of that I will make you always happy. You said I know you more than yourself then why can't I see that you are missing your family." I whispered looking at her face.

"I know I was being a selfish not to let you go India alone because it's hard to spend even a single day without you but we will go to India tomorrow." I whispered while wiping her tears and lifted her chin slightly so I can see her beautiful eyes.

She slowly lifted her eyelids and looked into my eyes with her beautiful brown eyes.

"It's true I am missing my family but it is also the truth that this family is mine too and I can't go to India, by leaving my family just like that especially you. Dad and Nick need you at work and I know you also don't want to put all burden on them. Anyways after two month we all are going to India to attend Aarushi's (Preeti's cousin brother's wife) baby shower." She whispered while giving me a small smile.