Hey guys! Finally back with your favourite story. I just realized I last updated this in February and I was so surprised that my favourite story to update, and I couldn't do it till now. So here, I bring two chapters together!
Enjoy reading!
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Author's POV
Taarey were in their room doing their stuff, Rey sitting on the bed with his laptop and Taani was standing in front of the mirror putting body lotion on her body, though her concentration completely somewhere else. When she couldn't control anymore, she called out,
"Reyansh!"
She heard him hum in response, and asked again,
"Reyansh, suniye na!"
He replied with his eyes on his laptop screen still,
"Ji meri jaan, sun raha hun, bolo!"
She put the bottle down and came towards him, sitting on the little space left beside him on the bed, and said,
"Kahan sun rahe hain? Aapka sara dhyaan laptop pe hai."
Saying that she pouted, he just smiled typing something and replied,
"Jaana meri eyes yahan hai, but mera pura dhyaan tumpe hai, sab sun raha hun. Tell me what you were saying?"
She smiled hearing him, scooted closer holding his arm and resting her head on his shoulder she spoke,
"Did you notice Sanskar today?"
Rey immediately halted doing anything hearing her, his mind racing back to his lost brother when everyone was having a quality time. Taani knew she had his full attention when he shut the flap of his system and kept it aside, taking her in his arms,
"Hnn, he looked lost."
Taani nodded, "Mene kabhi Sanskar ko itna shaant nahi dekha, jabse main aayi hu, he is the one who is the life of the house. Aaj vo shaant tha to pata nahi, family quality time mein kuch kami si lagi, haina?"
Rey smiled hearing her, he knew she was observant but he didn't realise he noticed so much about the family and got to know them so well in such a short period. Sighing he agreed with her,
"Yeah, he never once joked or spoke a word. I know my bachha, agar kabhi kuch sad hota bhi hai na, he always try to hide it behind his cheerful self. He always try to make us laugh in any situation, or agar aaj vo hi khud aise hai to pakka kuch bahot badi baat hogi."
Taani straightened up, and said,
"Aap usse baat kariye na? He needs you right now."
Rey looked at her sceptically, thinking upon it before nodding,
"Main usse baat karta hu."
Taani's face lit up and she said eagerly,
"Haan jaiye, baat kariye."
He looked at her bewildered,
"Abhi?"
Saying that he looked at the clock which showed 11pm, Taani too looked at it and said,
"Haan abhi, or nahi to kya jab Sanskar thik ho jayega...."
Saying that she got up and pulled him with his arm, "Jaiye!"
Rey tried saying,
"Taani, abhi itni raat ko, kal karlunga na."
He tried hard resisting but one look at her puppy face and he gave up,
"Achha baba jaata hun."
She cheered and started pushing him out of the room keeping her hand on his back while he just sighed walking slowly. He went out while Taani smiled going towards the bed and lying down waiting for him to come back.
Rey cam towards Sanskar's room only to see the door open and his brother missing. Frowning, he looked inside once before moving away and checking the gardens and the cousin's sitting areas only to find him sitting beside the pool with his legs dipped in the water. Rey read the blank expression on Sanskar's face as he was gazing the bluish hues of the pool completely oblivious to his surroundings.
Sighing and shaking his head, he went to the kitchen and brought something before tip-toeing towards his brother and forwarding it,
"Beer?"
Sanskar, initially shocked at the sudden disturbance, looked at Rey and the drink in his hand before taking it. Rey smiled sitting beside him the same way, folding his sweats till his knees and looking at Sanskar who was sitting lost rotating the beer bottle.
Rey forwarded his own for a cheers,
"Cheers?"
Sanskar looked at him and clincked his bottle against his saying,
"Thanks!"
Rey chuckled, "So now, we brothers are going to thank each other. Great!"
Sanskar smiled not missing the accusation and sarcastic tone. The duo sat in silence, Sanskar waited for Rey to begin but frowned when his brother made no signs of speaking anytime soon. He was actually waiting to be asked what happened and thought Rey came to talk to him. he looked at Rey confused and puzzled, brows furrowed making Rey almost chuckle as he asked,
"What? What are you looking at?"
Sanskar asked him still amused, "Aap kuch puchoge nahi?"
Rey smirked, asking, "Puchna tha kya kuch? Chal tu kehta hai to puch leta ho......."
Sanskar whined immediately, "Bhaiii yrrrr!"
Rey chuckled seeing his brother whining and sanskar too grinned, laughing softly at their antics, forgetting his grief for a few minutes in Rey's company. Rey tapped his back assuringly and asked,
"Chal bata kya hua?"
Sanskar sighed and as if a trigger was pressed, he started speaking out, "Mujhse bahot badi galti ho gayi hai. I broke someone's heart. And now, I am afraid I have lost her."
Rey smiled knowingly as he spoke just one word, "Taara!"
Sanskar looked at him shocked as rey passed him a 'I knew it' look before sighing,
"I won't even ask how you know it."
Rey chuckled, "Chal tu utna gadha nahi hai jitna socha tha, mujhe laga tujhe kabhi samajh hi nahi aayega what my doll feels for you...............and what you feel for her. Bol kya hua?"
Sanskar sighed and narrated what happened besides the 'kissing' part knowing how possessive Rey is about Taara, and he would dig his grave even after being his brother. Rey was listening patiently to everything Sanskar was saying, letting him empty his heart of all the misery he knew his brother needed this at the moment, more than any advice.
Sanskar's shoulder slumped after he was finished telling him the story as he concluded,
"And now she thinks mene usse I love you isliye bola coz usne mujhe apni feelings ke bare mein bataya. And I don't actually feel for her. now, how do I tell her main sachhi usse pyaar karta hu? The way she gets me, understands me, no one does........."
Rey raised a brow at him, giving a 'really' look to which Sanskar gulped saying, "Besides you all of course."
Rey nodded and Sanskar breathed a sigh of relief and then continuing, "I know I can never get anyone more perfect than Taara. I love spending time with her, in fact when we aren't together I ache for spending more time with her. I love to see how she gels up with everyone in the family. I loved seeing her bonding with Taani bhabhi and all others. When I see her with everyone, I can't help her but wish she becomes a part of this family for always, a part of my life always. I hate to see her hurt, jese abhi. You know, one day she just casually said she likes someone and she didn't say who, I got so sad and depressed just with the thought of her with someone else. I thought as if I lost something really precious. I love her! I now know I love her a lot. But usse kese batau? Kese yakeen dilau?"
Rey kept a hand on his shoulder, squeezing it knowing it was his cue to speak, and said,
"If you want her to believe in your love, to be the only man in her life then make her believe that she is the ONLY one in your life too."
Sanskar looked at him, waiting for him to continue,
"Sanskar, you are with Vishakha, that too since last two years. And you want Taara to believe that you love her? Think from her point of view, would you have believed in her love is she was currenly dating someone and then all of a sudden proposes to you."
Sanskar shook his head, Rey nodded, "Exactly! She must be feeling its your infatuation, after all, leaving the girl you are in a relationship, you suddenly tell her that you love her when you.............sorry to say but never even noticed all this time."
Sanskar looked down guiltily,
"You understand what I am saying?" Rey asked him and Sanskar nodded, before asking, "But what should I do now?"
Rey just caressed his head saying, "Give Taara a reason to believe that she is the only girl in your life....For that you know what to do." Rey looked at him pointedly making the wheels in Sanskar's head turn and then Rey continued, "And then give her time, slowly and steadily make her believe in your love. Not with your words, but through your actions. Care for her, pamper her, give the love she was missing for so long. She'll come around once her insecurities are gone. She is just in her sheel, thinking that ypou cannot love her coz you won't fall for a girl like her. make her believe in herself and that she is perfect for you and you want no one else. Okay?"
Sanskar smiled and nodded as Rey then ruffled his hair making him whine, "Bhaiiiiiiiii!"
Rey chuckled saying, "And aise udaas mat raha kar. Kuch bhi ho, hum sab hai na sath, we'll handle everything together. Bas never lose this smile and your positivity. Family lifeless lagti hai jab tu or Naina aise hote ho, or ye mere ni Taani ke words hain."
Sanskar looked at Rey amused, "Bhabhi ne bhi notice kiya?"
Rey answered chuckling, "Yep, and mujhe literally room se dhakka maarke nikala tere se baat karne ke liye. Why do you think your amazing brother is sitting here with you with a beer and listening to your sob story, when he has a beautiful wife waiting for him?"
Sanskar gave him a mock hurt look, saying dramatically,
"Dekh liya aapka pyaar, bhabhi ko hi fikar hai meri, aap to baat karne aate hi nahi agar vo nahi bolti."
Rey bit back his smile seeing his monkey brother getting in his role before saying,
"Han han bhabhi ka chamcha! Chal, jaake so ja, kal se you have to start a new for both you and Taara."
Sanskar grinned nodding, the duo finished their beers before standing and coming inside and going towards their room. before Rey could move towards his, sanskar stopped him,
"Bhai!"
Rey hummed looking at him, sanskar smiled and rushed to hug him, embracing him tightly. Rey was taken aback but then grinned and hugged him back caressing his head whne he heard a small,
"I love you bhai!"
Rey muttered, "I love you too!"
And then kissed his head softly making Sanskar grin. The duo broke the hug, before going inside Sanskar shouted,
"And tell bhabhi I love her a lot toooooo!"
Rey gave him a mock angry look,
"Bhaag yahan se."
Sanskar rushed inside before Rey could have hit him leaving the latter behind laughing. Rey finally entered his room saying,
"Lo bhai, ho gayi tumhare dewar se baat, ab khush?"
On not having any answer he looked at the bed only to sigh in admiration. There she was sleeping peacefully clutching a pillow close to her heart and almost on his side of the bed. Locking the door and switching of the lights he got inside the duvet too, lying beside her.
Seeing the tendrils coming on her face disturbing her, he removed them caressing her cheeks, looking at the sleeping beauty who was looking so cute while sleeping. Taking the pillow clutched by her, which made her frown, he immediately pulled her closer embracing her. her frown disappeared as she took in the familiar warmth and slept hugging him tightly making him smile widely. Kissing her forehead he muttered before closing his eyes,
"Thanks for loving my family as much as me!"
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It was around 5 in the morning when Rey felt Taani squirming in his hold and changing positions continuously. He frowned, his sleep getting disturbed, as he opened his eyes only to see her sleeping with her brows furrowed and her hands on her belly. Seeing her like that his sleep flew away, as he looked at the time. He raised to wake her up, a sight catching his eyes, and he sighed in realization of the small accident.
He looked at her who was looking in pain, and then at the small patch of blood on the bedsheet there. He knew she would be hell embarrassed about this as well as in misery of the sudden cycle. But he knew he has to wake her up so that she can look after it.
Moving closer to her, he shook her softly, cooing,
"Taani! Bachhe wake up..." when she didn't, he patted her head and cheeks softly, "Taani, jaan wake up."
Taani moaned softly rubbing her eyes before opening them and looking at him a little tiredly and second uncomfortably. He smiled softly telling her,
"Bachha, get up. You got your periods, see."
She took a few seconds to understand what he meant, before her eyes widened in realisation. She got up with a jerk startling him, she cursed herself and her periods for surprising her like this feeling the wetness in between her legs.
Rey smiled, raising his hand and caressing her head softly he said,
"You okay? You have your pads or whatever you use? Or you want something?"
She mumbled in a low tone, if not for the silence of the night he could have never heard it,
"No, I have them. I'll just come."
He nodded, giving her time and too got up. Taani hurriedly shuffled out of the bed wincing in pain, Rey rushed to her hearing her soft cry,
"Hey, slowly, relax bachha. Koi jaldi nahi hai."
Taani was still looking down, hell embarrassed, before her eyes fell on the ruined bedsheet. Rey followed her gaze and sighed knowing she is gonna panic any moment, and true to that,
"Oh my god, bedsheet bhi........Rey, I am so sorry. Main abhi ye clean karti hu, just gimme a minute."
She was so overwhelmed in the morning, her eyes tearing as she saw the bed's state and also the pain in her lower abdomen. Rey sighed holding her arms and rubbing them stopping her from panicking,
"Shushh! Bas, no need for that. I'll change the sheets, you go and take care of yourself."
"But......"
She tried saying when he cupped her face in his big hands and said cooing softly,
"Bachha, mene bola na, I'll take care of this. Tum jao, go clean yourself. They're just sheets. Wash ho jayenge. Not a big deal. Now go!"
She nodded sniffing softly and rushed to the washroom to take care of the business while he removed the stained sheets and dumping them in the laundry away from Taani's eyes knowing she would be overwhelmed again if she sees it. Then draped the new ones, before looking at the door to see if she was here yet. Then thinking something, he went to the kitchen and came back some stuff.
Till then even Taani was there, after changing her clothes. He smiled at her and she gave a small one back hesitatingly. Rey just shook his head at her, before pulling her towards the bed and making her sit there taking the support of the bed post and kissing her forehead.
"You okay? Pain hai?"
He asked caressing her cheeks, she nodded softly fumbling with her fingers, when he said,
"Hn, see I brought chocolates and hot water bag for you. Or garam paani mein ginger or honey bhi. Drink this, fayda dega. Or chocolates in case mam craves chocolates in her periods."
Taani smiled at his care, when he handed her the cup of hot water, drinking it slowly she sighed in relief feeling warm water caressing the insides of her lower abdomen and asked,
"Aapko kisne bataya ye achha hota hai?"
He smiled opening a chocolate wrapped,
"Mum gives this to Naina when she has her cycles. Lo, have this and then take some sleep."
Saying that he fed her the chocolate too sharing it when she fed him. after she was done, he passed her the hot water bag and helped her lay down by keeping it on her stomach. He covered her with the duvet kissing her forehad at last. She called softly,
"Aap bhi aaiye na please. Abhi to subah mein time hai."
He looked at the clock to see its 6, and decided to just lay for sometime till she sleeps again. Getting inside with her, he pulled her closer and she readily went in his arms, feeling vulnerable at the moment. She let him massage her lower back while keeping the hot water bag near her stomach. He occasionally kissed her forehead and soon she, despite the pain, again went to sleep making him gaze at her with all the love he had for her.
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