Author POV
Evening, 7 pm
Nandini stood up from the couch when she heard the bell ringing, An grin makes it's way on her lips as she quickly trails her steps towards the door, and opened it
Her eyes glistened, when her sight fell on abhiraj who was standing there with an small smile, His small smile also upturns looking at her but the smile froze, When nandini hugs him suddenly
Embracing him in an tight hug, Nandini kept her head on his chest smiling widely "Kaisa Gaya aapka din?" She asked in between, looking upwards towards his face, That held shock but slowly the shock faded as he looked back at her face and the smile along with blush makes it's way on his face
Hugging her back while wrapping his arms around her figure, Abhiraj softly hugged her "Hamara toh achha Gaya, aap bataiye" He asked while looking at her, who again kept her head on his chest and stood still with the hug, Taking the warmth, Love and security from the contact
Placing an small peck on her hairs, Abhiraj stared at her closed eyes and pure smile, He felt butterflies in his stomach looking at her soothen features as they were in rest,
Pulling away nandini smiled while taking his bag and looked at his actions, while he slipped off from his shoes and they both made their way inside,
Where abhiraj sat on the couch and nandini followed him behind while twirling having his bag in her hands and smile on her face
"Lo beta Pani" Nisha kaki came in between and handed abhiraj an glass of water as nandini kept looking at him as she sat beside him, Keeping her chin on her palm
Abhiraj raised his eyebrows looking at her and asked "Kya hua nandini ji?"
"Kuch nahi, aapne pati ko nihar rahi hu me toh" She replied while smiling and coming closer, she brushed her fingers in his hairs, Untangling the tangled hairs
An chuckle left nisha's lips as she adores them for an moment and then walks away
An blush crept to Abhiraj's cheeks as he just admires her gestures, He felt something was with her today
Definitely
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9 pm
After serving everyone, Nandini sat beside abhiraj's chair on dining table and put two parathe in his plate, Devouring in the dinner, Everyone started to eat
While eating slowly, nandini's eyes didn't left the sight of abhiraj's face
Raising his eyebrows in amaze as he ate an morsel of food, He complimented looking at her "Achha bana hai"
Blushing to his compliment, nandini widely smiled at him , "Achha, ye lijiye fir" she said in excitement as she put two more parathe on his plate
Smiling to her softly, He again started to eat, Finally being close enough to finish, his eyebrows knitted as he caught nandini sliding one more paratha in his plate
Looking at her with raised eyebrows, Nandini just pointed towards the plate with her fore-finger with an grin "Kha lijiye"
Everyone looked at them in adoration with small smile, while kaamini furrowed her eyebrows and abhinav cleared his throat"Bhaiya, bhabhi ne itne pyaar se banaye hai aaj aapke liye, aapko paanch (5) parathe toh khanne hi chahiye" He said while looking at abhiraj in an obvious manner
Nodding his head at him, abhiraj started to eat the paratha again while abhinav winked at nandini in win, Giggling small nandini pushed her plate aside as she was done and looked at abhiraj continuously
Finally being done with the fifth paratha, Abhiraj saw nandini sliding another in his plate slowly "Ek aur" she said smiling widely catching everyone's eyes as aahana looked at abhiraj keenly now
He rarely eats so many paratha together
Holding onto his full stomach, abhiraj looked at her with pleading gaze "Dhanywaad nandini ji, per abh pait bhar gaya" he said trying to sound slightly apologetic looking at her smile
Whinning while looking at him, Nandini tore the paratha in half and kept one half on his plate and other half in her plate "Aadha toh kha lijiye" she said looking at him with hopeful eyes
Looking at the paratha with thick filling, abhiraj felt eating another bite out of his league but roaming his eyes towards people as aahana and abhinav looked at him with tease yet an competative gaze, Nodding slowly abhiraj put one morsel in his mouth as nandini smiled
"Achha laga?" She asked with her glistening eyes, Nodding his head as abhiraj quickly gulped down some water and took another morsel
Finally being done with the dinner, Abhiraj sighed deeply and put his one hand on his stomach, Closing his eyes as he rest his back on the chair's board, Abhiraj eye's slowly opened but widened when he found nandini putting another paratha while smiling
"Mein aur nahi kha sakta" Abhiraj said holding nandini's wrist as he looked at her in horror and knitted eyebrows
Everyone chuckled looking at them, while nandini also laughed looking at his scared face and he loosened his hold from her wrist
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Exiting the bathroom while making an bun from her hairs, Nandini gazed at the whole room to look for abhiraj, her eyebrows knitted when she couldn't find him "Ye kaha gaye"
"Nandini ji, balcony me aa jaiye" Her eyebrows soothened when she turned towards the direction of balcony and looked at him standing there while looking at her
Nodding her head, nandini walked towards him and saw him turning again as he kept his hands in the railing looking at the sky, Nandini also smiled and shifting closer towards his side, she also stood like him keeping her hands on the railing
Glancing at her for once, abhiraj chuckled while wrapping his one arm around her waist, he pulled her closer to his side, Looking at him with an blush, nandini looked away when she saw an small smirk on his lips
"Kaisa Raha aapka din?" He asked looking at the sky again, The small soft breeze flowing as nandini's eyes admired him
His soft hairs waving in the air as eyes narrowed a little from the waves of cold wind, It was getting cold day by day and it might rain soon
Looking at her forward, she saw an blue sky with stars twinkling as an embroidered diamonds in an blue velvet cloth, waning gibbous moon brightening in the sky falling his moonlight as an blessing on the love beings watching them
It is going to be an full moon in two days and Nandini has something to give abhiraj
Something special
"Achha Gaya, aap bataiye" she replied looking at him with an smile, Nodding his head abhiraj also hummed in response as an good day,
Thinking for some moments, Nandini thought of take an initiative of valuable talks today "Hame apne parivaar ke baare me bataiye" she asked out of no where as abhiraj knitted his eyebrows in confusion
Understanding his expressions, nandini said "Ham itna jaante nahi hai aapke parivaar ke sadasyo ko, Hame bataiye unke baare me" she said clearing his doubts and also in obvious manner
"Itna kuch achha nahi hai" He replied with an slow tone, Nandini's wide smile slowly faded as she looked at him looking at the sky with an dropped smile
Keeping her palm on back of his hand, she looked at him concern "Kyu?" She asked
Thinking for some moment, he glanced at her face and smiled a little "Hamare chacha hai nahi aur fufa ji se baat nahi hoti, Bua ji hai toh vo har waqt bas faltu ladai per hi dhyan deti rehti hai, Koi kisise dhang ke rishte bana kar hi nahi rehta" He said as he looked at her while saying each word, An sadness visible in his voice as he looked into nandini's eyes that carried confusion yet concern for him
Locking her hands with him, she further asked "Fufa ji?"
Nodding his head, abhiraj looked at sky again and sighing, he continued "Hamare dada ji ne pachas (50) saal pehle ek vypar shuru kiya tha, toh hamare papa aur bua bachpan se hi kaafi Ameer zindagi jeete aaye hai, Jaise-jaise dono bade hue aur bua ji ke liye ladka dhoodhna shuru Kara, toh hamare dada ji ko fufa ji pasand aaye the, Fufa ji bhot achhe insaan hai bas jyada paise nhi kamate
Shaddi ke baad, Fufa ji bhot Prem karte the bua ji ko, per Ameer zindagi aur paiso me andhi, bua ji hamesha unse ladti thi aur unhe bura mehsoos karati thi unke aarthik istithi ko lekar aur sirf bua ji ke liye, fufa ji din me sirf do (2) ghante so kar pure din kaam karte the, Per dheere dheere bua ji ke taane itne bhad gaye ki nah chahte hue bhi fufa ji ne bua ji se baat karna, unke ass pass rehna band kar diya
Abh vo ek hi chhatt ke neeche reh kar, itne dur rehte hai, Aur bua ji abh bhi nahi manti, Unhe mummy se aur abhinav se dikkat hai aur vo har waqt unhe taane deti rehti hai, Papa kabhi bhi un dono me se kisika sath nhi dete aur abhinav aur mummy kabhi ulta jawab dene se rukte nahi, Hame dar lagta hai ki kabhi koi ladai nah ho jaye aur jaise fufa ji aur bua ji ka parivaar Tut rakha hai, hamare Ghar me bhi daarar nah aa jaye"
Abhiraj said as his voice became saddened with each word, He doesn't want his family to fall apart,
Staring at him with her mouth close and tension on her face, Nandini hummed in response
"Bua ji ko ese nahi karna chahiye, Ek sukhi parivaar se bhad kar kya ho sakta hai, Dhan toh aane jaane wali vastu hai, Aaj hai kal nahi rahegi, Parivaar hi toh ek aisa rishta hai jo hamesha aap ke sath rahega aap ke liye aur aapka hath thamega har ek udav-chadav per, Dhan dolat ko kabhi bhi rishto ke beech nahi laana chahiye
Dhan dolat aa jati hai, ek baar tutte hue rishte kabhi vapas nahi aate, aur aate bhi hai toh ek esi daarar ke sath jo kabhi nahi bhar paati " Her each word sounded enough logical to abhiraj, as he nodded his head at her
"Ye baat bua ji ko kon samjaye nandini, Ham nahi chahte ki unki vajah se hamara parivaar tutte" He said feeling guilty for using kaamini as an reason his family can fall apart but meant it somewhere
Nandini nodded her head at him as she again asked "Per bua ji abhinav aur maa ko itna na-pasand kyu karti hai?" She asked knitting her eyebrows in confusion
Looking into her eyes, abhiraj chuckled slightly while replying "Maa-papa ki shaddi pyaar se hui thi aur bua ji badi bhen hai toh vo nahi chahti thi ye shaddi ho,toh shayad isliye vo maa ko na pasand karti hai
Aur rahi baat abhinav ki toh, Mere dada ji aapna vypar abhinav ke naam Kara kar gaye the kyuki unhe abhinav se jyada aas thi vypar ko lekar, Per abhinav ne aage aakar photography chhuna nah ki vypaar aur bua ji ko ye baat achhi nahi lagti
Unhe lagta hai ki abhinav bewakoof hai ki vo itne kamai wala kaam chor kar bas tasveere kheechta hai" He chuckled as he looked at nandini who raised her eyebrows in amusement
"Abhi agar abhinav ji vypar nahi sambhalenge toh kon sambhalega ?" She asked tilting her head towards him
"Abhi papa sambhal rahe hai aur aage jakar Abhinav ke bachhe" He replied casually while shrugging his shoulders
Nandini looked at him with an small smile "Bhot ameer ho aap toh"
Abhiraj broke into an small laugh listening to her, He expected to get some sweet comfort from her but this was better
"Jaroor" He replied while looking at her, who smiled again and hugged him tightly
"Itni chinta nahi karte, sab sahi rahega, Ham hai aapke sath" She replied while embracing him in her touch, Looking upward she saw an soft smile of abhiraj's lips as he nodded his head and while cupping her cheeks, He placed an passionate kiss on her forehead
"Ek baat kahe abhiraj ji?" Nandini said as she looked at him with hesitation, Earning an nod from him, she continued "Abhinav ji toh bachhe se pyaare hai unke ulte jawab itne bhi kharab nahi hote honge?" She asked sounding slightly stupid
As abhiraj chuckled and looked at her with an small smirk "Bhot samajdaar aur aatang insaan hai voh, aap dheere dheere Jaan jaiyengi" He smiled while looking at her who just stared at him confusingly but nodded her head
"Aur bataiye?" She asked as she again stood on her place, keeping her hands on the railing, Abhiraj smiled and looked at her
The strands of her hairs waving backwards as the soft wind brushed towards her face, Her face glistening with the blue moonlight as divined on her face, Eyelashes brimmering with shine and lips formed in an pout as the rays glossed on her lips
His lips unknowingly curved up as he admired the mesmerising beauty of his wife, who continuously looked at the sky's moon as he made his way behind her and snaking his arms around her waist, He kept his chin on HIS MOON
Smiling feeling him around her figure, nandini rested her back on his chest, Holding on her frame softly, Abhiraj hummed an soft tune, The deep soft voice of his ringing in nandini's ear as she closed her eyes in soothness as she felt her heartbeats calm
"Aapko agar kabhi hamare liye gaana gana hoga toh aap konsa gaana pasand karenge?" She asked with an small smile
Abhiraj smiled as he looked at her face and asked back "Pehle aap bataiye?"
"Ham?" Nandini asked as she opened her eyes to look at him, Tilting her head towards his face, she saw his eyes admiring her already, The warm breath of his fanning of her lips as her face stared at him, The closeness of their faces that held just few inches to be distant, Nandini felt her heartbeats facing, Her eyes trailing from his eyes to his nose feeling timid from the intense penetrating gaze of his
Falling the sight of hers on his nose bump, an small smile forms on her lips looking at the adorable bump on his nose bridge, Looking back into his eyes, Nandini forced herself little upwards and left an quick peck of his nose bump
Taken aback from her actions, Abhiraj widened his eyes a little that soon softened when he heard her giggling, Looking away nandini smiled to herself and replied "Jaise aap hame dekhte hai, Aapki nighahon se hame uss geet ki yaad aati hai
Ghum hai kisike pyaar me
Dil subah sham~
Nandini said, tease visible in her voice as she broke into an laughter, Clapping her hands as if she cracked the funniest joke, she tilted her head to look at him, who also smiled watching her
Blushing to her sense of music, He again kept his chin on her shoulder, "Aap janti hai ki ham aapse Prem karte hai, nahi?" He asked, The softness and soothness of his voice sending an shiver down her spine, As nandini felt her cheeks hot when she heard him
Biting her lower lip in nervousness, Nandini smiled hesitately with her heartbeats racing up "ji haan, jante toh hai hum" she replied, Voice so low to even reach her ears, as abhiraj smiled listening to her
Looking at her face, that stared at the ground in shyness, His eyes fell on the small mole on her cheek, Coming closer slowly while his hands pulling her closer softly, Abhiraj placed an feathering soft kiss on her mole
Pulling away, he looked at her face which grew red, Smiling to see his impact on her, he looked at her face for any objections but not getting any, He again placed his lips on the mole for few seconds
Pulling her closer, while her eyes closed at the contact, Nandini again opens her eyelids when she felt him pulling away as he chuckled softly and again kept his chin on her shoulder
"Aapke sundarta per sabse sunder gehna ye chand ki chandini hai nandini ji"
"Chehra hai ya Chand khila hai
Zulf ghaneri sham hai kya
Madhu jaisi aankhon wali
Yeh toh bata Tera naam hai kya~"
His deep calm voice fell in her ears, as an wide smile appears of nandini's face
Nudging her elbow on his stomach behind her, she blushed while pointing out "Saagar jaisi aankhon wali hota hai Abhiraj ji"
Abhiraj chuckled listening to her and coming closer to her ear, he whispered in slow voice "Per hamare Chand ki aankhein toh madhu jaisi hai"
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Madhu = honey guyssss, Love youu alll <3
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