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"tum kyu mehendi lagwa rahi ho??Mahir asked as he sat beside Bela who was getting mehendi applied on her palms.
"Mahirji,aap kyu faltu questions krte h jab dekho tab?"Bela replied back and Mahir chuckled a lil.
"Aise hi tumhe pareshan krne mein maza aata h"Mahir said and Bela rolled her eyes at that.
"Zara paani pilaye na"Bela asked and Mahir nodded and took a glass of water and helped her drink it as her hands were full of heena.
"Yeh sahi h tum ladkiyon ka,mehendi lagwa lo aur phir apne apne patiyon se seva karwao"Mahir said keeping the glass back.
"Ohh plzz,yeh aapki duty h krna because yeh mehendi bhi hum aapke liye hi lagayi h"Bela said.
"Kuch bhi"Mahir said.
"Arre,pati ke naam ki hi mehendi lagati h patni ko,aapka naam likha h mere haathon pr"Bela said pointing towards the mehendi.
"Really??tumne Mera naam likha h apne haathon pr??mehendi se??aisa bhi kuch hota h kya??ya tum aise hi apne Mann se bol rahi ho?"Mahir asked and Bela gave him an unbelievable look.
"Mahirji don't tell me aapko nhi pata tha ki mehendi ki rasam mein dulhe ka naam likhna hota h?"Bela asked hoping he would say he knew about it.
"Nhi mujhe nhi pata tha aisa kuch hota h"Mahir said and Bela sighed.
"Hamari shadi hui h Mahirji phir bhi aapko nhi pata"She argued back.
"Arre nhi bataya mujhe kisine"Mahir said.
"Aapne toh apna naam dhunda bhi nhi tha mere haathon mein,faltu mein meine likhwa diya tha"Bela said as she remembered Mahir didn't found his name on her palms.
"Yrr toh tumhe batana tha na ki aisa kuch krna tha,mujhe thodi pata h inn sab cheezon ke baare mein"Mahir said.
"Rasam ke baad bhi aapne nhi dhunda"Bela went on blaming him.
"Arre toh batana tha na"Mahir said.
"Mahirji,hamari nayi nayi shadi hui thi tab,mein khud se kese bolu naam dhundne,pati khud se hi dhundta h"Bela said.
"God,tumhari sharam ki wajah se yeh rasam nhi ho paayi hamari shadi mein"Mahir said.
"Sab ladko ko pata hota h aisi rasam hoti h,aap hi alag piece h ek"Bela said.
"Arre toh gussa kyu krti ho,ab dhund deta hu,lao haath"Mahir said trying to take her palm in his.
"Rehne dijiye,jab dhundna tha tab toh dhunda nhi,ab dhund rahe h,wese bhi hamari shadi nhi h jayiye yaha se"Bela said scolding him.
"Okay okay,jaa raha hu,gussa toh mat Karo mujhpr"Mahir said and Bela ignored him.
"Arre waah puttar rang toh Teri mehendi ka bada khilkr aaya h,mera Mahir bht pyaar krta h tujhse matlab"Mahir's Nani said as she saw Bela's mehendi was dark.
"Kuch bhi Nani yeh kesa logic hua??"Rudra said as they all were having their meals.
"Chup,aisa sacchi hota h"Nani said.
"Nani kya aap faltu cheezon or believe krti h,mehendi acchi quality ki hogi isliye accha rang aaya h"Kunj said and Mahir agreed with it and Bela gave him a look.
"Ha na,agar mehendi dark nhi hoti toh matlab pati pyaar nhi krta kya?"Mahir asked.
"Chup Karo tum toh saare khote hi rahoge,yeh cheez sach mein hoti h,Manna h toh mano wrna dafa ho jao saare"Nani said and left.
"Aap kyu Aisa bol rahe h Nani ko??aisa sacchi mein bolte h Mahirji ki mehendi ka color dark hota h toh pati pyaar krta h, scientifically illogic hoga but thik h na??manne mein kya jaata h"Bela said looking at Mahir.
"Arre mein mazak kr raha tha Bela,I know aisi bht saari cheezon mein log mante h,but I don't believe in such stuff"Mahir said and Bela sighed and left.
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Post Mehendi only Haldi was scheduled,so everyone was hurriedly getting ready for Haldi after the ladies had washed their Mehendi's.
"Yeh kese band hota h yrr??"Mahir said trying to button up his kurta which was a bit difficult.
"Bela isko band karo na yrr??kesa kurta layi ho tum,button hi nhi lag raha h"Mahir said still trying to button up his kurta,Bela left her make up aside and went upto him to help him or he will keep whining about it.
"Aapko button band krna nhi aata iska matlab yeh nhi ki Kurte mein problem h"Bela said as she easily buttoned up his kurta,while Mahir just kept looking at her.
"Tum bht khoobsurat lag rahi ho"Mahir said staring at her,hearing her compliment Bela's hands halted at it's work and she looked up to him and saw him already staring at her.
She immediately looked down,while Mahir chuckled at her antics and pulled her close to him by her waist,to which she gasped.
"Kya kr rahe h Mahirji??hume late ho jayenga"Bela said trying to get away from him,the touch of his palm on her bare waist was too sensual for her,she couldn't help but blush at the proximity.
"Itna sharmaogi na Mrs.Sehgal toh tamatar hi ban jaogi"Mahir whispered in her ear and she could feel his breath on her nape.
"Aa..aap kya kr...ra...rahe h?"She asked not looking at him.
"Meri kurti ke button band krne ke liye thank you bol raha hu"He said still whispering in her ear,she clutched his shoulder tightly as he was so close to her.
"Thank you,Mrs Sehgal"He whispered huskily in her ear and then kissed her left cheek and left her.
Bela was trying to comprehend what just happened,her husband has just became more bold now a days,he had kissed her twice in 2 days now,she touched her cheek where he kissed her,him calling her Mrs.Sehgal was still ringing in her ears,it felt good at the same time quite intimate when he called her Mrs.Sehgal,she couldn't explain the feeling when he kissed her and called her that,it was all too much for her to handle,she could still feel the butterflies in her stomach.
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As soon as the elders were done applying the haldi and it was the youngesters turn the whole ceremony turned into a haldi fight,not even a single person was left without haldi being applied on their faces,Mahir and his cousins had literally even thrown haldi water on their beloved sister i,e the soon to be bride.
"Kyu beta meri haldi pr bht hasse the na tum log yeh lo"Mahir said taking out all his revenge on each one of them by applying haldi on them.
The war soon ended after almost an hour and everyone was told to take a bath first and then quickly come have the dinner.
Mahir entered his room and saw Bela taking out her other clothes,what surprised him was that she didn't had haldi on her,not even a speck of it.
"Tumpr haldi nhi lagayi kisine??"He asked her and she turned around and saw him with haldi over his face and kurta.
"Nhi,mujhe pata tha aisa hoga isliye ,mein jaldi se haldi lagakr waha se chali gayi,haldi nikalna phir bht mushkil ho jaata h na isliye"She said really proud of her smartness and went to get changed.
Mahir shook his head at her antics.
"Chalo,bahar saare bethe h Masti maar rahe h,hum dono hi yaha h"He said once even he was bathed and changed,Bela nodded and both made their way out were the other youngesters sat.
"Aao aao Saale saheb aap hi ka intezaar tha,aaiye aaiye bhabhi aap bhi aaiye"Samar, Mahir's cousin sister Pooja's husband said and Behir made their way towards them sat down with them.
"Toh kya ho raha h??"Mahir asked.
"Samar jiju predict kr rahe h ki kiske kitne bacche hote h"Manya said laughing.
"Hum saath saath h na scene kr raha h kya Samar?"Mahir asked and Samar smiled at him,Pooja was younger then Mahir so Mahir called her husband by his name instead of calling him jiju.
"Usmein toh fake tha,mein sacchi bata sakta hu aapko kitne bacche honge"He said and Mahir laughed at her.
"Yeh tum logo ko pagal bana raha h bas"Mahir said.
"Arre Bhai kyu maza kharab kr rahe ho"Manya said.
"Haa,jiju aap bataiye mujhe kitne bacche honge"Aarti said and moved ahead.
"Shadi toh kr le pehele tu"Mahir said and Aarti ignored him.
"Ummm......3"Samar said and Aarti laughed with the others.
This way Samar kept guessing how many kids the ladies who were present there shall have by looking at their palms,some agreed to it while other denied stating they don't want these many kids.
"Bela bhabhi ab aapki baari"Manya said and Bela really wanted to just run away then get the number of her future kids predicted,but she couldn't be rude and a mood spoiler.
"Ha ha,hume bhi toh pata chale kitne baar chachu banne wale h"Kunj said and Bela's cheeks were turning red.
"Ummmmm,do,aapke do bacche honge bhabhi,ek ladka,ek ladki"Samar said and Bela took her hand back and didn't said anything.
"Thank god lakdi bola tune,wrna dad toh meri band baja dete,he and dadu wants a grand daughter so bad"Mahir said and everyone agreed to it because they knew the Shegal family didn't had any female born for 4 generations now.
"Yeh fraud h,inko kese pata aapko ladka hoga ya ladki, obvious baat h bhai,aajkal log 2-3 se zayada bacche krte nhi h,simple guess h aur kuch nhi"Rudra said and Samar glared at him.
"Agar Mahir bhai aapko ladka aur ladki nhi hui na toh naam badal dena mera"Samar said.
"Tu koi jyotshi h kya?"Mahir teased him.
"Trust me meine sahi predict Kiya h"Samar said trying to convince them.
"Jab hoga tab pata chal jayega"Mahir said and Bela blushed at that,the thought of having a child never crossed her mind,but she knew she wanted more than one,she didn't wanted her child to feel lonely,plus the idea of having a girl and a boy was pleasing,it would be good,she could team up with her son while her daughter could be a daddy's princess..........She shook her head at all these thoughts,there was time for all these.
"Hamare baccho ke baare mein soch rahi ho?"Mahir whispered to her and she gave him a shocked look and blushed.
"Tumhe kitne chahiye Bela?"He again asked to tease her and she shook her head at him and got up stating she needs to use the restroom to get away from him.
Mahir chuckled at her actions,the thought of having his own kids was too beautiful.He wanted a daughter who should be a carbon copy of his wife,he would love to spoil her and protect her at all costs,destiny will say what happens in future.
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Post dinner,
Bela was preparing the bed to sleep while Mahir stood on the other side using his phone as usual letting her do all the work.As soon as she was done Mahir sat down on his side of the bed still busy on his phone,Bela sighed and shook her head at him.
She sat on her side of the bed then and was staring at her palm,thinking if it was really true,that if the heena is dark your husband loves you,she doesn't knows what Mahir feels for her but she is sure there is definitely something that he feels,they might not say it but they do have a chemistry and it is for sure that she also has some feelings for him.
She was in those thoughts when Mahir saw her staring at her own palms,he kept his mobile aside and moved a lil closer to her.
"Bela,dekho,mein tumse kitna pyaar krta hu yeh koi mehendi decide nhi kr sakti mera yeh kehna h sirf,tumhe manna h toh mano ispr,I won't judge you,mein sirf itna keh raha hu ki inn cheezon se you can't judge someone's love"Mahir said as he thought she was still thinking about what he had said earlier today.
"Mein woh nhi soch rahi thi"Bela said and Mahir then gave her a confused look.
"Toh kya soch rahi thi?"He asked.
"Kuch nhi....aur rahi baat myths ki toh aise bht saare myths hote h wedding mein and log maante h inmein"Bela said looking at him.
"Ab aur kya kya myths hote h yrr?"Mahir asked and she sighed.
"Maang bharte huye agar sindoor ladki ke chehre pr girr jaata h,uska matlab bhi husband bht pyaar krta h,aisa bolte h"Bela said and Mahir just shook his head at that.
"Accha haath Lao tumhara,mein naam dhund leta hu"Mahir said taking her palm in his hand.
"Ab dhundkr kya fyda aapko shadi mein dhundna tha"Bela taunted him and he ignored it and kept looking for his name.
"Nhi milega aapko"Bela said.
"Tum chup toh raho,dhundne do"He said and kept looking.
Even after sometime when he couldn't find it he looked at her.
"Fingers pr h dhyan se dekhiye"She said giving him a hint.
Mahir again looked keenly at her fingers and then finally found it on her ring finger of her left hand.
"Ab ring finger pr isliye likhwaya h kyuki yeh heart se judti h,h na??"Mahir asked and Bela nodded and he shook his head at that.
"Aap ki tarah hrr koi itna scientifically nhi sochta h okay?"Bela said and Mahir nodded.
"Bela,ek baat batao tum itni hopelessly romantic ho,mein itna practical hu,phir tumne haa kese kr di shadi ke liye??I am not complaining okay, it's just that tumhe day one se pata h ki I am not that lovey dovey kind of person and you like such stuff toh haa kyuki boli,aur agar boli bhi toh don't you think I can never match your expectations?"Mahir asked genuinely curious this time,the two were poles apart that was true,but Mahir really didn't understood what she expected him to do because as such she has never demanded anything from him.
"Jis rishte mein expectations hoti h na usmein khush nhi reh paate"Bela said.
"Oh come on,tumhe itna deep jaane ki zarurat nhi h,aaj kal hrr relationship mein people expect things from each other,tumne bhi toh kabhi expect Kiya hoga ki mein ek certain tareeke se behave karu?ya kuch chhezein karu jo tumhe pasand h?"Mahir asked and Bela really thought about what she expected from him.
She expected him to respect her, respect her family,be caring,kind which he was.But also at times she expected to just listen to her,but at the same times she expected him to understand certain things without her speaking them out.She expected him to at times make her feel special by certain gestures.
"Aapko kabhi kabhi mere liye kuch special krna chahiye jo mein expect na karu aapse,you should surprise me, schedule follow krna is good but same schedule se life boring ho jaati h Mahirji,aapka profession aisa h na ki hume kuch plan krne se pehle 10 baar sochna padta h,since our wedding this is only our 2nd time leaving Mumbai in 4 months,aap mein koi problem nhi h,but it's just that at times aap bht thick skulled ban jaate h,you don't understand the simplest things at times wrna aapko difficult chhezein yu samajh aa jaati h,gestures matter krte h Mahirji,sab kuch mein bol dungi aur phir aap karenge toh kya fyda uss cheez ka??mere kuch Bina bole aap karenge toh woh mere dil ko chuyega na"She said explaining her point carefully and Mahir understood what she meant with it.
He needed to express his feelings,his emotions rather then vocalising it,now when he looks back he can say Bela was very good at expressing her feelings rather then vocalising them,her gestures showed she was caring,kind, understanding towards him,she never has for once vocalised her feelings but he as well as his family knew they mattered for her a great deal,she has also expressed her gratitude towards them.But the problem with Mahir was he was very good with words so he never had focused on gestures and actions,though he had been caring, respectful as well as thought ful towards her,he also had been vocal about it.He knew she felt something for him just by her gestures,he doesn't needs to prode her to be vocal about it if he feels that bond,so everything doesn't needs to be spoken to understand, people can be expressive by gestures and actions as well.
"Wese aapki Nani bht khush thi Samar bhaiya ki baat sunkar"Bela said out of nowhere and Mahir gave her a confused look.
"Arre Rudra aur Kunj ne unhe bata diya,woh haldi ke baad jab hum sab bethe the tab ki baat"Bela said not mentioning babies at all in her words.
"Ohh woh baccho wali baat?"He asked as he remembered and Bela nodded.
"Obviously khush hongi,she was behind my back since I was 25 to get me married and give her great grandkids"Mahir said chuckling and Bela chuckled with him too.
"I can feel you,meri dadi toh pata nhi kabse mere baccho ki aas lagaye bethi h"Bela said.
"Dadu bhi and dad kuch bolte nhi h but I know he is also dying to become a grandfather and he only wants a grand daughter this time"Mahir said.
"Kya h aapki family mein aisa ki 4 generations se beti nhi h aapki family mein"She curiously asked as she turned to face him.
"Pata nhi,but ab nhi ho rahi toh nhi ho rahi na,aur tumne dekh hi liya beti ke liye try kr krke 6 ladke paida ho gaye family mein"Mahir said and Bela chuckled at that.
"Kya pata 7th time beti ho jaati?"Bela said just to tease him and he immediately said.
"Nhi baba nhi,6 hi bht h,thank god mom dad aur chachu chachi ne aur try nhi Kiya,kyu faltu population badhani?mere hisab se toh hum do hamare do hi thik h,zyada jhanjhat nhi chahiye "Mahir said.
"Wahi na,sochiye jab baakiyon ki shadi ho jayegi,aur unke bhi bacche ho jayenge toh Ghar mein kitne saare log ho jayenge?"Bela said as she imagined that and Mahir shuddered at the thought because he could just imagine babies crying while calling their mothers.
"Itni bhayanak cheezein mat bolo mujhe"Mahir said and Bela laughed at his expressions.
"Wese jese sab dad ko pareshan krte h na,bade papa bolkr,aapko bhi sab aise hi pareshan karnege bade papa,bade papa bolkr"Bela teased him more and Mahir gave her an annoyed look.
"Tum jo badi maa ban jaogi woh??mujhse zyada toh tum pareshan ho jaogi"Mahir said.
"Mein pareshan nhi hone wali,mujhe toh wese bhi bacche pasand h"Bela said.
"Haldi,mehendi aur Sangeet teeno hi functions mein aapke side ki saari ladies ne mujhe sirf yeh pucha h ki beta khush khabri kab dogi"Bela said as she pouted and Mahir laughed at that.
"Oh come on Bela you know relatives aise hi hote h,agli baar koi puche toh bol dena agar mein baccha karu toh dhayn aap rakhegi kya?"Mahir said and Bela also laughed with him.
"Yeh toh never ending question hota h ,Ansh jab tak paide nhi hua tha toh sab Zoya di se bhi yahi pochte the,aur ab Ansh ho gaya h toh yeh puchte h ki dusra baccha Kab karengi woh,kitne nosy log hote h"Bela said and Mahir agreed with her.
"Woh toh h,so better h ek kaan se sun lo aur dusre kaan se nikal do"Mahir said and Bela too nodded.
"Wese Bela,tumne bataya nhi tumhe kitne bacche chahiye?"Mahir asked and Bela without thinking answered.
"2,ek ladka aur ek ladki,better h na,Bhai behen ki jodi bhi ban jayegi,aur baaki gharwale bhi khush ho jayenge "Bela said.
"Accha matlab tum maanti ho Samar ki baaton pr"He asked and Bela got concious of what she said.
"Ab so jaiye,kal shadi h,wese hi bht bhaag dodh hone wali h,aur mere pair dukh rahe h bht,chal chal kr pure din"Bela said as she covered herself in the blanket and switched off the lights while Mahir chuckled at his shy wife.