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"Agar vo vapas agayi tho?" Meera said while resting her head on Prem's chest.

("What if she comes back?")

It had been nothing but a few hours since Abhi's dead ex decided to show up. The whole family was shaken by the incident but Abhi stayed strong for his wife.

"Then I'll shoo her away," he said kissing her forehead while typing something into his laptop.

"Ahaaa, bade aye shoo her away." She mocked his response rolling her eyes.

("Ohhh, as if")

"Are you doubting my ability to do so?" His deep voice whispered near her ear.

"Nahi tho," she chuckled nervously knowing that he's capable of doing anything.

("Not at all")

"I'll cook something for everyone," she said ready to leave when Prem suddenly grabbed her hand.

"Don't, we'll order tonight." He pulled her close to him while still focusing on his laptop.

"No, I'll make something. Accha nahi lagega," she frowned at the thought of ordering food from outside when so much happened just this afternoon.

("It's not nice")

"And why so?" He sighed closing his laptop and turning towards his wife.

"I don't know, aise hi," she shook her head as a 'no'.

("Just like that")

"The world won't drown if you don't cook for a day. You're human not a robot. Just order something for everyone."

He looked at her straight into her eyes making a red hue creep up her cheeks.

"Aise na dekhen," she said while looking away.

("Don't look at me like that")

"Ji kaise na dekhen?" He teased her and chuckled at her blushing state.

("Look at you like what?")

"Like you're gonna, I don't know," she looked down blushing hard.

"And if I don't stop looking?" He lifted her chin up, making her look at him.

"Chodiye na. Someone will come." She tried to remove her hand from his grip but all her energy went waste.

("Leave me")

"Let them come. What will they do? Complain?" He made her sit on his lap as she slightly shrieked at his sudden actions.

"Hayeee mere virgin ankhein!" They heard a loud voice from behind them making Meera jump out of prem's warm embrace.

(My goddd, my virgin eyes!")

It was none other than Rahul.

"What's your problem? Why do you always have to come between me and my wife?" Prem said, clearly annoyed by his presence.

"Mein sirf hall mein TV dekhne aya tha. Mujhe kya pata ki apne living room ko bedroom bana liya." Rahul gave his older brother a disgusted look.

("I just came to the hall to watch some TV. How would I know that you turned the living room into your bedroom?")

"That's why I told maa and pa we'd build separate rooms." Prem mumbled under his breath while getting up from the couch, leaving Rahul and Meera alone.

"Aur kya bhabhi? Mein chachu kab banunga?" He smirked and teased her making her smack his head.

("What's up, bhabhi? When will you make me a chachu?")

"I'm older than you! Sharam karle, nalayak." She said and hit his forehead this time.

("Have some shame, stupid")

"Baccho ki baat karne mein kya sharam?" He mumbled as Meera left the hall to go sit with Prem.

("Why do you need shame to talk about kids?")

Just when he was about to go, the main door opened revealing his wife entering.

"Aye haye, my Jharna is here," he said while giving her a bear hug.

"Kya hua? Why are you so happy?" She looked at him suspiciously.

("What happened?")

"What? I can't even hug my wife now? Why does everyone have a problem with me today?" He whined while kissing his wife's neck.

"Rahul, koi dekh lega," she said while trying to push him away.

("Someone will see us")

He looked detached himself from her and looked down at her.

"So what? Dekhne do. What will they do? Complain?" He said and was about to continue but he heard his bhabhi's voice in the background.

(" Let them see")

"Like brother like brother," she let out a sigh.

"Wo bhabhi mein-"

("Bhabhi I actually")

"Rehne de, besharam." She rolled her eyes leaving the hall once again while Jharna hid her face in his chest.

("Let it be, shameless")

"Buddhu," Jharna whispered.

("Fool")

"Tumhara buddhu," he grinned while hugging her again.

("Your fool")

Thank you all for waiting for the update so patiently. Couldn't be more grateful! I have been having a hard time in uni so I couldn't update as much as I wanted to.

I'll be free from next week and will post updates regularly.

Please stay tuned!

-Your Soniya<3