"Dadu aapse kuch puchna tha?"Bela said as she sat beside him on the living room couch post dinner.
"Ha puch na puttar kya baat h?"Dadu asked and Bela said.
"Mein 2 din ke liye Singhaniya Mansion chali jau??Monday ko wapas aa jaungi,woh Punjab se kuch shopping ki thi woh bhi de dungi unko"Bela said hoping he would agree,not that he has ever denied her for anything.
"Chali Jaa,puttar pr jaldi aa jaana,tere bina ab iss ghar mein mera mann nhi lagta h,aur yeh saare khote mujhe aur pareshan krte h"Dadu said and Bela smiled at him and nodded.
Mahir on the other hand pouted,she didn't told him about this at all,he can't deny her to go there but he would miss her,he was habitual of her presence now.Even though she was just going for 2 days,he would miss her.
"Tumne bataya kyu nhi tumhe Singhaniya Mansion jaana h?"Mahir asked and Bela gave him a weired look.
"Aapne hi toh bola tha mujhse pucho mat,jaana h toh chali jaana"Bela said as she thought he was angry because she didn't took his permission.
"Mera woh matlab nhi h Bela,mein bas yeh keh raha tha ki mujhe pata nhi tha iss baare mein,tum obviously jaa sakti ho.....wapas kab aaogi?"Mahir asked.
"2 din ke liye hi jaa rahi hu,Monday ko wapas aa jaungi"Bela said casually and he pouted but nodded his head at that,Bela saw his pout and thought if he was sad because she was going,but then she brushed the thought aside because it was just a matter of two days and he wouldn't even know she wasn't here.
"Mein tumhe drop kr dunga kal subah"Mahir said as they layed down on their bed.
"Uski koi zarurat nhi h, Shruti mujhe pick kr rahi h,woh bhi aa rahi h,hum girl's night out krne wale h"Bela said and Mahir sighed,she heard him sigh so she decided to ask him if he would miss her.
"Aap mujhe miss karnege kya??"She asked and he immediately brushed that away.
"Bilkul bhi nhi,2 din ki hi toh baat h, usmein kya miss krna"Mahir said and Bela nodded and smiled because she knew he would miss her.
She wrapped her arm around his torso and kissed his cheek,Mahir was shocked at her actions,this was the first time she had kissed him or initiated any romantic gesture towards him.He raised an eyebrow at her.
"Ab mujhe miss mat kijiyega"Bela said.
"Meine kaha mein tumhe Miss nhi krne wala, it's just for 2 days wese bhi"Mahir said trying to act cool.
"Yes right,pata laga aap mere room ke balcony se ander aa gaye,do not even think about it Mahirji,last time mein wese hi bht embarrassed ho gayi thi mom ke saamne aapki wajah se,aur Shruti ko pata lag gaya na iske baare mein toh woh toh sabko hi bata degi,so better h aap do din kuch na kare,mein 2 din mein aa hi jaungi wapas"Bela said and he nodded.
"Tumhe bhi apni mom ke saath hi Sona tha kya?"Mahir said.
"Mujhe pata nhi tha na aap aadhi raat ko wapas aa jayenge"Bela taunted him and he kept quiet.
"Good night,kal mujhe jaldi jaana h"Bela said and Mahir nodded.
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Sehgal House,
Evening,
"Toh raat ko kya khana h bhai??chef ko bata do woh bana dega wrna bahar se order kr lete h"Dadu said and everyone went into thinking,if Bela had been here she would have already started preparing dinner by now and they didn't had to worry about what to eat.
"Kuch bhi mangwa lo,kya farak padta h"Rudra said.
"Kuch bhi kya hota h Rudra bhaiya"Ishan said.
"Chicken tikka mangwate h,meine ek mast barbeque restuarant try kri thi,kya sahi banata h woh"Neil said and everyone agreed to having barbeque as they haven't had it since a long time.
"Ruko abhi order krta hu"Neil said and he turned his mobile on and began placing order.
"Arree yrrrr band h woh restaurant"Neil said and everyone sighed.
"Khota kahi ka,jab band tha restuarant toh bataya kyu?"Dadu taunted Neil and so did the rest of the males because he himself asked them to try barbeque and now was saying it won't be available.
"Yrr barbeque hi order krte h,mujhe ab wahi khane ki craving ho rahi h"Rudra said and everyone nodded.
Mahir whispered something to Shivaay and at first Shivaay gave him a are-you-serious look but then when he saw Mahir wasn't joking he mustered his courage and asked Andy.
"Bade papa hum ghar pr hi barbeque kr lete h na?"Shivaay said and Andy just stared at him.
"Haa dad,plzz na krte h,aap toh kisi bhi restaurant se better hi banaoge,plzz dad krte h na,mujhe wese bhi bahar ka zyada nhi pasand aapko toh pata h"Kunj said as he tried to convince Andy for the same.
Soon one by one everyone tried to convince him and Andy finally agreed, it's been a long time they haven't done barbeque and also Bela wasn't here or else she would have done everything, moreover he had quite fond memories from their barbeque nights.
He agreed on just one condition that everyone is going to help in one way or the other except for Dadu who was allowed to just sit and enjoy.
"Mein salad cut kr dunga,bhabhi ki roz mein hi help krta hu salad cut krne mein,mujhe acche se aata bhi h"Ishan said enthusiastically.
"Mein barbeque krne mein help kr dunga"Shivaay said as he also knew cooking,Neil also said the same.
"Mein barbeque griller waghera set kr dunga"Mahir said along with Rudra and Kunj.
Finally,once everyone had decided what they had to do,they all made their way towards the garden and Mahir,Kunj and Rudra helped to set the griller and other stuff.
Once their work began dadu started filming as everyone worked,when asked why he was filming it he said he doesn't knows when will be the next time they a will cook together so it is a memory,to which the other males rolled their eyes at his dramatic antics.
"Bhabhi ko video call kare????"Ishan asked all of a sudden and Mahir immediately agreed.
"Jal bhun ke raakh ho jaygi teri bhabhi"Mahir said.
Dadu immediately made a video call to Bela.
Singhaniya Mansion,
Living Room,
"Ghar mein sab thik h na puttar?"Bela's dadu asked and Bela nodded.
"Weekend hi tha,Mahir ko bhi le aati tu"Bela's dadi said as they all sat in the evening.
"Dadi mein aur Shruti girl's night out krne aaye h yaha,woh kya karnege yaha aake wese bhi??wahi thik h woh"Bela said and her dadi sighed.
Before anyone could ask her anything further or she could say anything her phone rang and she took it to see who the caller was.
"Mahir ke dadu ka h???but woh VC kyu kr rahe h?"Zoya asked as she peeped into her phone.
"Woh normal calls nhi krte,VC hi krte h seedha"Bela said as she accepted the call,and as soon as she accepted the call,all of the Sehgal brother's yelled together"bhabhi!!!??".
"Kya ho gaya h aap sabko?"Bela asked as she chuckled at their enthusiasm.
"Bhabhi,hum barbeque kr rahe h,woh bhi garden mein,that too dad is doing it"Kunj said excitedly and Bela made a shocked face.
"Kitni acchi smell aa rahi h bhabhi aapko bata bhi nhi sakta,shitt aapne miss kr diya"Neil said to tease her and everyone agreed with it.
"Tum log kitne bure ho,mein nhi hu tab kr rahe ho"Bela said a bit sadly.
"Kyu,tum hi toh gayi thi girl's night out ke liye Shruti ke saath,hum bhi boy's night out kr rahe h phir"Mahir said and Bela glared at his words,she knows he just wants to annoy her and he is doing a good job.
"Aap bht bure h"Bela said to Mahir and he chuckled with the rest of other's.
"Dadu aap bhi??mein toh aapki side bhi leti hu"Bela said as Mahir's dadu also chuckled with the rest of the brother's.
"Mein kya kr sakta hu ab ismein,rehna toh mujhe inke saath hi h"Dadu said.
"Koi nhi tum naraz kyu hoti ho,tumhe mein pics bhejunga saare bas,dekh lena"Mahir said and Bela sighed.
"Accha rakhiye ab"Bela said.
"Haa,mein bhi wahi bolne wala tha,kya h na hume barbeque bhi enjoy krna h,tumse baat krne ka time nhi h"Mahir said and Bela cut the call as she buffed in anger.
"Dekha aapke laadle jamai ko???woh sab mere bina barbeque enjoy kr rahe h dadi!!!!"Bela said as she whined.
"Hayee toh kya ho gaya ismein,thik h na,hum bhi toh accha khana hi khane wale h dinner mein"Dadi said.
"Tu yaha h toh kon kr raha h yeh barbeque???"Shruti asked.
"Dad"Bela said.
"Haye tere sasur ko cooking aati h??"Bela's dadi asked.
"Aap dad ke haath ka khana khayengi na toh ungliya chat ti reh jayengi,mujhe jab bukhar hua tha na toh unhone daal chawal banaye the mere liye,aur dadi kitni tasty daal thi na woh,mein toh khaakr shock hi ho gayi ekdam"Bela said as she remembered the daal Andy had cooked when she was sick.
"Aww how sweet of him"Zoya said and Bela smiled at that,even Bela was touched with that.
Bela's mother then taunted her father.
"Dekha,jo log business krte h na woh cooking bhi kr sakte h Raj"Bela's mother taunted her dad and Bela,Ritik and Zoya chuckled at that,her dad didn't said anything as usual and ignored that comment.
"But ab dekho na mere bina barbeque kr rahe h"Bela again whined to her dadi.
"Hayee toh aana hi nhi tha na tujhe?"Dadi said.
"Mujhe thodi pata tha mere peeche yeh log itne maze karenge,yeh zarur Mahirji ka hi idea hoga,mujhe chidane ke liye unhone bola hoga mere Bina hi krte h"Bela said.
"Yaa phir tu yaha h aur unhe kuch sujh nhi raha hoga krne ke liye isliye bhi aisa kr rahe honge woh"Shruti said and Bela sighed.
"But meine toh miss kr diya na??ab dekhna itne pics bhejenge na Mahirji"Bela said and huffed in anger,she really wanted to be a part of it, anyways dinner with Sehgal's is always happening then dinner with Singhaniya's.
Post having her dinner,Bela took her phone because a lot of notifications came on it,she opened her insta and saw that everyone of the Sehgal's, including dad and chachu had mentioned her and posted a story of their barbeque night,with a caption "Missed you Bela" .
She again sighed sadly as she saw their stories.
"Arre yeh dekh guitar vitar bajaya jaa raha h,bhai sahi maze kr rahe h yeh log tere bina"Zoya said as she saw Mahir's dadu's story,he was live and currently showing Mahir who was playing guitar while the rest cheered for him.
Bela also saw that and smiled because she loved the way he looked more handsome with a guitar,she loved to stare at him when he sang,the last time he sang was on their farm trip,she just loves his singing.
"Kitna accha gaate h jiju yrrr!!!!!inko kisi singing reality show mein try krna chahiye"Shruti said and Bela rolled her eyes at that.
"Bas,zyada bhi tariff mat kr,ek baar yeh chane ke jhad pr chadd jaye na toh inko utarna bht mushkil ho jaata h"Bela said.
"Hayee tu toh jab dekho tab mere Mahir ki beizzati hi krti rehti h"Bela's dadi said.
"Mera Mahir???"Bela gasped and her dadi ignored her.
"Hum aisa kyu nhi krte kabhi mom??"Zoya said as she scrolled through the Sehgal's stories.
"Kyuki aap logo ke paas time hi nhi h yeh sab krne ka"Bela said without thinking and then kept quiet when everyone stared at her.
"Yeh ladki toh jabse shadi hui h tabse apne sasural walo ke gungaan hi gaye jaa rahi h,ab isko woh humse better lagne lage h"Bela's chachi taunted her.
"Agar woh better h toh unhe better hi bolungi na,wese bhi iss ghar mein kisi ke paas baat krna ka time kaha hota h ek dusre se,baat krte h barbeque night krne ki, usmein bhi business ki hi baatein karenge aap sab aur saari cooking as usual servants hi karenge,toh kya family time enjoy karenge aap?"Bela gave it back to her and her chachi gapsed at her retort.
"Kaichi jaisi zaban ho gayi h iss ladki ki,tevar hi badal gaye h iske toh"Bela's chachi again taunted.
"Aap hi bolti thi na itna chup mat reh,kabhi toh kuch bola kr,lo ab aapse baat kr rahi hu toh bhi aapko problem h"Bela again gave it back to her and her chachi now angrily glared at her.
Bela's dadi was so happy to see the confidence that Bela had developed,if she were the same Bela before marriage she would have not said anything,but after marriage their has been quite serious changes in her i,e she has become less shy,less hesitant and has gained some confidence,and no doubt this is all because of her in laws who treat her so well she can't stop talking about them even for a min.
"Sahi toh keh rahi h yeh,kaha time h tum mein se kisi ke paas ek dusre se baat krneka bhi,aur last time tune kab cook kiya tha Ragini batana Zara??"Bela's dadi asked and her chachi kept quiet.
Again Bela's phone rang and again it was a video call from Mahir's dadu, Bela's face curved into a bright smile instantly and she accepted the call and sat their only to talk to them.
"Hayee puttar tu udaas kyu hoti h,tu wapas aaja phir ek aur baar karenge barbeque night tere saath"Mahir's dadu said as all the Sehgal's brother's teased her for missing it out.
"Ha bhabhi aur aap hongi toh aur bhi maza aayega"Ishan said positively.
"Taaki tumhare Bhai mera mazak uda sake phir h na?"She asked and everyone nodded and chuckled at that.
"Bhabhi aapko toh pata h mein aapse kitna pyaar krta hu?meine in logo ko kitna samjhaya ki bhabhi ke bina nhi krte h,but yeh log kaha sunte h meri"Neil said making an innocent face.
"Haa mujhe pata h tumne kitna try Kiya hoga inko manane ka,agar itna hi miss Kiya mujhe toh tumhare toh gale ke neeche khana utarna bhi nhi chahiye tha"Bela teased him in return to which he laughed and so did she.
"Aaya bada miss krne wala,tumne hi sabse zyada enjoy Kiya hoga,mein kya tumhe jaanti nhi"Bela said and Neil laughed at that.
"Kuch bhi bolo pr Mahir bhai ne aapko bht miss Kiya"Kunj said to tease Bela.
"Rehne hi do,woh toh bada guitar vitar Baja rahe the,aur woh toh khush hi h ki mein yaha aa gayi,unko Shanti milegi do din ke liye"Bela taunted Mahir who heard it through the phone and then said.
"Aur nhi toh kya,mein bhi yahi keh raha tha inn sab ko,dekho dad ne mere liye panner tikka banaya h,mein toh mast usse hi enjoy kr raha hu,tum aaram se aana koi jaldi nhi h take your time"Mahir said teasing her and she glared at him while he chuckled at her.
"Iss khote ko chod tu puttar meine tujhe sacchi bht miss Kiya h"Mahir's dadu said and Bela smiled at him.
"Koi miss wiss nhi kiya h inhone,mast bethke yeh bhi khaa rahe the,dekho pet aur bahar aa gaya h inka"Neil said showing dadu's stomach.
"Bahar nhi aaya h,ab inki delivery date nasdik aa gayi h,thode din mein nanha Sehgal ghar aane wala h"Mahir said and everyone laughed including Bela.
"Khota kahi ka,meine chapate Marni h tere nalayak kahi ka"Mahir's dadu said which obviously Mahir ignored.
"Accha jao na tum karo apni girl's night enjoy aur humne bhi enjoy krne do"Mahir said and Bela rolled her eyes at him.
Soon the call ended and she still had a smile on her face as she talked to them all.
The Singhaniya's saw the bond which Bela now shared with her in law's,she doesn't even talks this freely with her own brother's but the way she banters with her brother in law's shows how close they have grown.She stays quite here in Singhaniya Mansion only talking to her grandparents and if asked she would reply,but the way she talks about her in laws and the way she talks to them shows how free she is with them.
Her parents were happy that their daughter found a good family who treated her so well and she was atleast coming out of her shell.
Ritik felt a lil prick in his heart when he saw the way she was teasing her brother in law's because she is very formal with him,hardly they talk and even if they do it is only for a min or 2.He knows he is not as close to her as Adi jiju is,he also know they don't share a close bond like every other siblings share,he wishes he could mend their relationship a little.
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"Ab mujhe kyu call Kiya h aapne,kijiye apna boy's night enjoy"Bela taunted him as Mahir called her at night.
"Arre woh sab sone chale gaye toh socha tumse hi timepass kr lu"Mahir said teasing her.
"Mere paas time nhi h aapse baat krneka,Zoya di aur Shruti wait kr rahe h mera"Bela said.
"Kya krne wali ho tum teeno?"Mahir asked.
"Kuch nhi,aise hi games khelengi,baatein karnegi,ice cream khayenge"Bela said and Mahir nodded.
He then kept on talking to her and Bela also kept on talking to him completely forgetting that shruti and Zoya are waiting for her,Zoya and Shruti also didn't disturbed her then because they knew she was newly married and they wanted her to fall in love with her husband as soon as possible.
Once the call ended, she turned inside the room and saw both Zoya and Shruti fast asleep,she checked the time and saw she had been talking to Mahir for almost 2 hours,she herself got shocked,but then she is used to talking to him at night post their dinner because that was the time both were free from all their chores and were the more relaxed and so they would share all their day's happening with each other.
She also joined them on the bed and let sleep take over her.