"Mujhe pata h,aapko kon nhi janta,aapki shadi ke toh bht saare charche sune h meine"Anika rambled excitedly as she finally got to meet Bela.
"Kisse??"Bela asked confusedly.
"Arre Shi.....mera matlab h media se,do business families ke baccho ki shadi hogi toh media toh baatein karengi hi na?"Anika said instantly covering up her mistake,Bela just gave her an awkward smile.
"Please have a seat,would you like to have something??tea?coffee??juice??"Bela said trying to be a nice hostess.
"Nhi nhi nhi,kaam pr I am very professional "Anika said sitting on the couch,Bela nodded at her then.
"Lekin aap itna insist kr rahi h toh,mein chai zarur peeungi,kya h na mujhe coffee se michmichi ho jaati h"Anika said and Bela was stunned for a moment,this girl just loved to talk she thought,and what is she even saying.
Bela shook her head and asked the househelp to get them some tea with snacks.
"Okay so,party kis Khushi mein h??"Anika asked.
"Mere brother in law ne ek deal crack ki h uske liye party h,aur aaj sham ko hi h,toh aap kr payengi na??mein nhi chahti party mein koi bhi Kami ho"Bela said as she thought the girl would just talk the whole time and the party would be long forgotten.
"Arre aap chinta mat kijiye,mein hu na??aap bas mujhe bataiye ki aapko menu, decoration kesa chahiye and I will get it arranged,meri team aur mein dono hi bht faadu h"Anika said enthusiastically and Bela just nodded at it.
"Bhabhi mein office jaa raha hu,aapko agar party se related koi bhi kaam ho toh Khanna ko bata dijiyega woh kr le......
Shivaay stopped speaking once his eyes landed on the person sitting on the couch beside his bhabhi,he was too shocked to speak anything,what was she doing here in his house???talking to his bhabhi???did she said anything to her????what do he do now????
Anika gave a smirk to Shivaay,Bela on the other hand was confused on why he stopped mid sentence.
"Aap jaiye Shivaay bhaiya,mein kr lungi sab"Bela then said and Shivaay came out of his thoughts and just nodded at her.
"Mein Zara ek file lekr aata hu"Shivaay said and left to his room.
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"Yeh color combination kesa rahega decoration ke liye??"Anika asked Bela and Bela looked at it,though she was an artist and she had an artistic view,she didn't knew what would suit a business party as she never planned one,so she turned to Shivaay who sat beside her on the couch doing some work stating he doesn't feels well so would work from home,Bela found it a bit weired about shivaay staying home but she didn't commented on it.
"Shivaay bhaiya yeh kesa rahega??"Bela said showing him the color combination, before Shivaay could say his opinion Anika said.
"Inko pasand nhi aayega,mein keh rahi hu na"Anika said and instantly regretted it,Bela gave her a confused look.
"Mera matlab h ki as a business man ke point of view se yeh sahi nhi rahega so inko pasand na aaye??phir bhi aap dekh lijiye kya pasand aata h aapko"Anika said covering up.
"Mujhe nhi pata bhabhi,aap dekh lijiye kya sahi rahega"Shivaay then said to Bela and she sighed.
Finally Bela managed to select the decorations and then even decided a menu,Shivaay had already sent the guest list to Khanna who had sent the invitation already,so now nothing else was left except everything to go according to their planning.
"Dad ka call aaya tha Shivaay bhaiya woh aapko office bula rahe h"Bela said what Andy asked her to say to him.
"Aap bol dijiye unhe ki meri tabiyat thodi thik nhi h okay??"Shivaay said and Bela widened her eyes.
"Mein dad se jhooth kese bolu shivaay bhaiya??woh mujhe yuu pakad lenge,aap hi baat kijiye"Bela said.
"Bhabhi plzzzzzz,aap Ishan ke liye bade papa se baat kr sakti h mere liye nhi??? Aur mujhe sacchi headache sa lag raha h"Shivaay then used his emotional blackmail and he smirked when Bela sighed.
"Hello dad....hanji woh yahi h.....apne kamre mein h...unhe thoda headache ho raha tha isliye khana khake rest krenge....ji mein bol dungi...okay...okay"Bela spoke to Andy and then Shivaay smiled at her while she sighed.
She then went to prepare some lunch while Anika went towards the garden to supervise her team regarding the decorations.
Bela then decided to ask Shivaay what to make for lunch as he rarely eats his lunch at home so thought to make something he likes.
"Lunch mein kya banau Shivaay bhaiya??"Bela asked coming into the living room where Shivaay was sitting working on his laptop.
"Butter chicken"Shivaay said instantly,he is in love with the butter chicken Bela prepares,which she mostly makes only on weekends.
Bela gave him a smile and left saying she would prepare it then.
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"Rudra,Kunj,Ishan haath pair dhokar jaldi aa jao,lunch ready hi h,aur Kunj aate huye dadu ko bula Lana plzz"Bela said from the dining table as she just finished setting the table.
Immediately Rudra,Kunj and Ishan came to the dining table dadu following behind,Shivaay was already seated on the chair waiting for Bela to serve the lunch.
"Arre aap ghar pr kya kr rahe ho Aaj??"Kunj asked Shivaay when he saw him.
"Aaj mein ghar se kaam kr raha hu"Shivaay said while Bela served him the butter chicken with soft fulkas covered in Desi ghee.
"Wow!!!butter chicken!!!!!you are the best bhabhi"Kunj said as he looked at the butter chicken.
"Bhabhi aapko kese pata mujhe butter chicken khane ki craving ho rahi thi???Aap kitna pyaar krti h mujhse!!"Rudra said shedding fake tears and Bela laughed at his drama.
"Shivaay bhaiya ki farmaiysh pr bana h yeh Rudy,Sorry"Bela said teasing him and Rudra pouted.
"Mera dil rakhne ke liye hi keh dete ki mere liye banaya h,kya yrr aap bhi bhabhi"Rudra said.
"Jab tere liye nhi bana toh kyu bolegi woh Aisa"Dadu said joining their banters.
"Bhabhi aap bhi Beth jaiye khane wrna Rudy bhaiya sab kha jayenge"Ishan said and Bela nodded but then said.
"Dadu,uss event manager ko bhi bula lu hamare saath lunch krne??woh bichari subah se kaam kr rahi h aaj ki party ke liye"Bela said looking at dadu for his approval,what if he doesn't likes outsiders dining with them??
"Nhi"Shivaay said immediately and Bela gave him a are you serious look.
"Mera matlab h bhabhi woh abhi duty pr h,khana kese kha sakti h hamare saath???"Shivaay said.
"Pr usse bhi toh bhook lagi hogi na Shivaay bhaiya??aapko problem h kya agar woh hamare saath khana khayegi toh??"Bela asked him softly and Shivaay sighed,he knew how kind hearted Bela is,and so he doesn't wants to hurt her sentiments at all,but he can't let Anika dine with his family too.
"Iss khote ko chod,ja puttar tu bula la usse bhi,subah se kaam kr rahi h woh bhi"Dadu said and Bela gave him a bright smile and immediately left to get Anika.
"Aap ander aa jaiye lunch time ho chuka h,lunch kr lijiye hamare saath"Bela said as soon as she spotted Anika in the garden.
Anika turned and saw Bela standing there and felt too good when she invited her to have lunch with them,she really was too kind hearted,Anika thought.
"Nhi nhi it's okay,aap log carry on kijiye,mein yeh sab dekh leti hu"Anika said pointing towards the decorations.
"Yeh baadmein kr lijiyega,ek baar lunch kr lijiye party mein bht time h abhi bhi"Bela insisted but Anika again denied stating it wouldn't look good professionally.
"Dekhiye sirf mein nhi,dadu bhi aapko bula rahe h lunch ke liye,agar aap nhi aayi toh unko bhi bht bura lagega"Bela said using dadu and Anika sighed.
"Aap mujhe lunch krwake hi manenegi na??"Anika asked chuckling and Bela nodded smiling at her.
Bela served Anika her lunch even when Anika denied a lot of times and then sat down to have her own lunch.
"Hii mein Ishan"Ishan said introducing himself to Anika and she smiled back at him.
"Hii, myself Anika"Anika said looking at everyone who introduced themselves.
"My god,yeh kitna khidkitod h!!!!!!!!!!"Anika moaned as she tasted the butter chicken.
"Khidkitod??"Kunj asked.
"Ha khidkitod,arre iska matlab hota h ek dam awesome,the best,meine life mein kabhi itna tasty butter chicken nhi khaya h,sacchi aap bht tasty khana banati h"Anika said praising Bela who just smiled in return.
"Aakhir biwi kiski h"came a voice and Ishan,Anika and Kunj turned around and saw Mahir standing their,Bela also looked at him in confusion,what was he doing at home during lunch hours.
"Tu kese ghar aa gaya aaj lunch time pr???shivaay bhi ghar hi tha aaj,ab tu bhi aa gaya,dono bhai chutti maar rahe ho kya Aaj kaam se??"Dadu asked Mahir who walked towards them and sat beside Bela on his usual place.
"Arre hua kya,aaj meri surgery jo thi woh cancel ho gayi kyuki patient ko bhukhar ho gaya,toh ab usse operate nhi kr sakte,and meri Jo bhi appointments thi woh subah hi ho gayi,toh baaki din free tha toh socha aap logo ke saath hi lunch kr lu,kyu khana nhi bacha kya mere liye??"Mahir asked the last part looking at Bela who sat beside him and she shook her head and started serving him the lunch even though he denied stating he would himself take it.
"Aww how sweet"Anika said and Bela's cheeks turned a bit red while Mahir on the other hand looked at her in confusion as he had never seen her.
"Tumhari friend h kya??"Mahir asked her once they all again resumed eating.
"Nhi,yeh aaj ki party ki event manager h,meine lunch krne bula liya,bichari subah se kaam kr rahi thi isliye"Bela said and Mahir nodded because he knows how kind hearted his wife is.
"Shadi ko teri 3 mahine ho huye h,aur tu h ki Mahir sirf kaam kaam hi krta rehta h,thoda kabhi Bela ko bahar lekr jaa,kabhi dinner waghera Kara usse,usse bhi toh thoda kaam se break mile"Dadu said and Mahir nodded because that was true,since attending Rehyan's engagement the two has not got any time to go out alone and that was 2 months ago.
Bela didn't said anything and just had her lunch in silence,it became awkward for her whenever anyone would give them advices about marital life.
Anika on the other hand kept praising Bela for her culinary skills.
"Yeh toh kuch bhi nhi h,meri bhabhi Chinese toh kya banati h,aur kheer toh next level hi hoti h,aur aloo ke parathe toh aap khate hi reh jaoge,aur chicken biryani toh mind blowing hi hota h aur.....
Ishan was rambling about all the dishes Bela prepared which he loved.
"Bas bas,bhabhi sab kuch hi tasty banati h ab saari cheezon ka naam lega kya??"Kunj said and Ishan nodded at that too.
"Ohho tawa pulao kis Khushi mein???aaj sab Shivaay bhaiya ka fav kyu????"Rudra asked when he saw tawa pulao in a bowl instead of plain rice.
"Ha shivaay bhaiya ka fav kyu???aap fried rice bhi bana sakte the bhabhi"Ishan said.
"Kyuki woh hamesha office mein hi rehte h,aaj ek din unhone off liya h toh atleast aaj toh woh apna favourite khana garam garam kha sakte h na"Bela said and Shivaay gave her a smile and she returned it back.
"Accha aur mein jo ghar aaya Aaj hospital se uska??mera toh favourite nhi banaya tumne"Mahir whispered and Bela narrowed her eyes at him and said.
"Aapne mujhe bola thodi tha aap ghar aane wale h lunch ke liye,mujhe pata hota toh aapki pasand ka bhi bana deti,agli baar se batakar aaiyega,wrna mein apne hisab se hi khana banaungi"Bela whispered back to him and he just nodded.
"Bhabhi aapka fav devar mein hu thik h na?yeh mat bhuliye "Ishan said getting a bit jealous.
"Oh hello bhabhi ne kabhi bola nhi h ki tu unka fav h samjha"Rudra said teasing him and Ishan easily grilled up and their banter began.
"Tum mein se koi mera fav nhi h,Neil mera favourite h"Bela said to end their banter.
"Accha woh yaha h nhi toh uska hi naam le rahi h tu bhi"Dadu said and Bela smiled cheekily.
"Inko tu ignore kr beta,yeh khote aise hi jhagdte rehte h pure din"Dadu said looking at Anika who was just a silent suspector.
"Nhi,nhi bhaiyo mein toh yeh hota hi rehta h,mein aur mera bhai toh isse bhi gande tarah se jhagdte rehte h"Anika said.
Then Anika began talking and just continued talking,Rudra and Ishan talked with her while the rest of them just listened to their conversation.
This girl surely loves to talk,Bela thought.
Shivaay didn't even glanced at Anika because he didn't wanted his over smart brothers to assume anything which might be problematic for him later on.So he silently enjoyed his delicious lunch which Bela prepared with so much thoughtfulness,his bhabhi really is the best.
"Maze h beta tere toh,bina kuch kiye bhi favourite khana khane mil raha h tujhe"Mahir said and Shivaay rolled his eyes at him.
"For your kind information bhabhi sabka favourite banati rehti h,aaj mera ban gaya toh kya?aur wese bhi mein hamesha bhabhi ki side leta hu unless you jo unko hamesha pareshan hi krta rehta h"Shivaay said and Bela nodded her head in agreement.
"Tum kya ha mein ha Mila rahi ho uske,mein kya tumhari side nhi leta kya kabhi??"Mahir asked and Bela gave him a dirty look and said.
"Aap meri side toh kabhi nhi lete h ha Mahirji,mera mazak aap hi udate h iss pure Ghar mein,baaki sab mujhse kitne sweet h,sirf aap mujhe dad ke saamne embarraass krte h aur aap hi mujhe chedte h okay"Bela said and the brothers hooted for her while Mahir just shrugged his shoulders.
"Yrr mein bas mazak krta hu tumhare saath Bela"Mahir said and Bela ignored him.
"Oyee tujhe toh uska mazak uda bhi nhi sakta kyuki itni talented h meri Bela,khud ko dekh Zara aur usse dekh,kaha tu aur kaha woh,yeh toh accha h isne haa kardi shadi ke liye wrna kya pata kon krta tujhse shadi "Dadu said and Bela laughed hearing that with the others.
"Haa aap khali apni laadli bahu ki side lete raho jab dekho tab,meri toh koi value hi nhi h yaha,kam se kam dusro ke saamne izzat rakh lo meri"Mahir said pointing to Anika while Dadu ignored him and he sighed.
Post lunch everyone went to their respective rooms to have a nap after such a soulful food.Mahir was already in the room laying on the bed into his pyajama's,it's rare that he gets to chill during work days.
Bela entered the room with a chocolate in her hand which she was eating.
"Tumhe bhi lagta h mujhe tumhe dinners pr leke jaana chahiye??"Mahir asked her as she sat on the other side of the bed still eating the chocolate.
"Hrr hafte nhi,but mahine mein ek baar toh hum bahar Jaa hi sakte h just to chill and relax"Bela immediately said and then regretted it while Mahir chuckled at her.
"Okay then,abse hum bhi monthly dates pr Jaya karenge bas"Mahir said.
"Aapko yeh krne ki zarurat nhi h sirf isliye kyuki dadu ne bola h toh"Bela said,she didn't wanted him to do something he wasn't comfortable with,she knew he wasn't a hopeless romantic like her,so all these things were new for him.
"Bela,ek baat hamesha yaad rakhna ki mein unn logo mein se nhi hu jo sirf kisi ke kehne pr kuch krte ho,mein wahi krta hu jo mera dil kehta h krne ke liye,and yes I might not be that romantic and all,but I would love to spend some quality time with you,and he is right,hamari nayi nayi shadi h,we should explore together,kyuki bht saalon baad mujhe tumse yeh taane nhi sunne ki mein tumhe kabhi kahi lekr nhi Gaya"Mahir said and Bela chuckled at the last part and he too laughed.
"Tum kitni chocolates kha leti ho din mein??"Mahir asked her then pointing out to the chocolate she was having and Bela frowned.
"Jaata kaha h tumhara??itna meetha khati ho phir bhi itni patli ho"Mahir said a bit jealous of her metabolism.
"Mere genes hi aise h mein kya karu??mere dad bhi fit h,mom bhi,dadu,Ritik bhai,Zoya di it runs in the family"Bela said.
"Ha tumhare ghar mein sab fit h mostly "Mahir said.
"Wese aap chahe toh mujhe Roz ek chocolate laakr de sakte h,mujhe dinner pr le jaane ke alawa"Bela said teasingly and Mahir laughed at her.
"Tumhe toh pura chocolate factory bhi de Diya toh bhi kam lagega tumhe,itni lalchi ho tum chocolate ke mamle mein"Mahir said and Bela pouted.
"Accha aapko ek baat batati hu,mere dadu ne na mujhe bachpan mein promise Kiya tha ki woh mere liye chocolate factory khareedenge but unhone Aaj Tak usse pura nhi kiya pata h"Bela said still hearing for that and Mahir laughed uncontrollably on her,his wife was very weired.
"Tum kese kr leti ho yeh??kabhi itni matured and kabhi itni childish??"Mahir asked her after laughing.
"Depend krta h na,jab koi aisa saath ho jo expect krta h aap mature behave Karo toh mature behave krna padta h,pr there are people on whom you trust a lot and can be your carzy childish self with them,sharing things which you don't share with everyone "Bela said and Mahir was touched hearing it,she was showing him his childish self means she trusted him alot and could rely on him to be the matured one when she became childish.
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"Mein thik lag rahi hu??"Bela asked him and he got away from his thoughts and stared at her.
Bela wore a black body hugging dress that reached a lil below her knees which had a boat neck giving a full view of her neck and collarbones,she looked beautiful with no jewellery except her mangalsutra and wedding ring and a simple platinum bracelet which her father in law had gifted on her birthday before her marriage,she finally found the occasion to wear it,she kept her long waist length, straight hair open and finished her look with a subtle makeup with some lipstick, eyeliner and foundation.
Mahir just couldn't remove his eyes from her petite waist,which looked amazing in that dress,she sure was petite but had just the curves at the right places,Mahir thought.
"Boliye na kesi lag rahi hu??"Bela asked,she didn't wanted to be over or under dressed for the party.
"Perfect"Mahir said and Bela gave him a smile.
"Chaliye neeche chalte h,guests aana shuru ho hi jayenge"Bela said wearing her footwears.
"Chodo party ko,chalo hum dono date pr jaate h,dadu ne kaha tha na tumhe bahar le jau kabhi?"Mahir whispered in her ear holding her waist as she was about to leave.
"Kya kr rahe h aap??hum late ho jayenge party ke liye Mahirji,aur dadu ne aaj kaha h matlab Aaj jaana zaruri nhi h"Bela whispered as she wasn't able to speak much because of their closeness.
"Chalo date pr chalte h"Mahir again whispered in her ear,Bela gave him a confused look.
"Dad ne bola h hume yaha hona hi padega"Bela said trying to get away from him but he just held her more firmly close to him.
"Fine,party mein ek appearance de dete h and then we can leave"Mahir again said huskily looking into her eyes and Bela's breath hitched hearing his voice,he had an effect over her which she herself didn't knew about.
Before she could say anything again,they heard Neil's voice calling them down and Bela immediately freed herself from his hold and went out of the room asking him to join soon and Mahir just smiled like a teenage boy in love.
This girl would be the end of her some day,he thought.