chapter 16

We all stand before a wooden door for about five minutes. I looked at three of their faces helpless, curious and something I can't decipher.

"Why are we standing here"? I asked Abhi bhaiya and he huffed making me confused. I almost saw whole Mansion and this is the last part according to them.

"Bhabhi this is the lion's den" harshita told me with fear.

Who lives here? Some ghost...

"Bhabhi this is prohibited area no one dare to went in." Abhi bhaiya told me

"But why?"I asked as a curious me didn't let sit in side.

Abeer dramatically stand near door and waving with his hands.

"Bhabhi are you ready to know what is this. Who lives here?"

"Dramatic ass" Abhi bhaiya mutter.

Abeer looked at him offended but than gave him a air kiss and countinue with his drama. I giggle to saw them.

"Sooooooo......this room belongs to......" Abeer said with circled his hands in air and just then the door opened and his finger poking in none other than my husband Avinash Singh Rathore' nose.

"Avi bhaiya......" Abeer whispered in fear. We all shocked to saw him. Abeer freez in his place. Our mouth open like saucers in shocked what he do now?

"Abeer what the fuck"? He shout rubbing his nose.

I laughed looking his irritated face. He angrily rubbed his nose.

"Bhabhi bacho" Abeer cry in fear and hide behind me.

I laugh looking at them.

Avinash's pov

She looks angelic when she laugh. I promised myself to glued this laugh on her face. Her doe eyes making small when she giggle. She wears red saree red suits her. Every color suits her she looks fabulous in everything.

My anger vanished to hear her giggle. I rubbed my nose and put my expressionless expresssion focusing on three idiots.

"What are you all doing here"? I asked them.

"Vo bhaiya we gave a tour of mansion to bhabhi" harshita said controlling her laugh.

Abeer still hiding behind my wife. He held her shoulder and looking at me from behind. I gave him a death glare. How dare he held her shoulder even I didn't hug her

"Abeer come out"

"Sorry bhai.....bhabhi Bacha lo" Dramatic him

"Vo bhai only your study is left so that's why we are standing here" Abhi told me.

"Abeer...."

"Bhabhi....."

And she looked at me nervously. She looked behind from her shoulder to Abeer and then me. Ok I understood.

"OK you all go I gave her tour of my study. Go" I told them and Abeer jumped in victory.

"Whaa bhai without talking a single work you understand her. Great bhai what a lovelycouple" Abeer said teasingly. I gave him a glare and he turned to go with Abhi and harshu but turned in midway and said

"Bhai complete your tour fastly mom waiting for us okk"

I gave two steps to him and he ran with others laughing. I turned to saw her she laughing seeing us. This is the first time I'm grateful to Abeer because of his banter she laugh today from past days.

I opened my study door for her and she quietly came in with timid steps.  Yet She didnt comfortable with me.

My study had a wooden floor a black couch with a coffee table, my desk with chair in middle and two other chairs front of it. It had two big franch windows both side just behind my desk. There are book shelf either side of room. Actually in first it not but before wedding I renovate it and make this shelfs and filled it with every book genre. I saw her that day in mall at book store her eyes shines when she looked at books. I hope I am that books but not

So  I'm here for review. She looked around her eyes sparkle with happiness to saw books.

She went near a book shelf and looking at some books but not touching them. I kind of hurt.

"You like reading" I asked her and she nodded in yes and divert her attention to me.

"You can come here anytime its all yours. Passcode is your date of birth and month" I said her leaning against desk crossing my arms.

She looked shocked at me. She kind to try to read my mind after hearing this moreover she knows what effect she hold on me

"But no one allow here" She said in her sweet voice.

"Because they are not my wife you are. And it's your right on everything that belongs to me and on even me" I told her facts.

She more surprised and started to fidgeting with her fingers. She looks so cute I want to kiss her red cheeks. She turned to book shelf and took a book.

"Can I borrow this?" She asked me blinking her big eyes. Argh I'm kind of flat on my own wife.

"Aarushi you didn't need my permission for this. This is all yours take it to our bedroom or read here or anywhere you like. Ok" I said her taking steps towards her. She stiffened in her place. She clutches the book more near her chest. We are two steps away. I took her cold shaking hand in mine

She looked with wide eyes to me. She try to took back her hands but I held her hand firmly. Her touch jolt a shock in me. She had strong effect on me. My heart beat turn faster she probably hear it.

I took out her phone from my pants pockets and put it on her palm.

"It was with me i forget to give you. And also I save my number in it you can call me if you need anything ok" I half lie to her about her phone before she asked something about how I get this.

She looked at me questioning. I understand my previous act is so much opposite of what I do now. I himself warn her to not to talk anyone but it's because of a misunderstanding.

She took it and take her hand back it's not feeling good. Her small hands fit perfectly in my rough hands. Her coldness and my warmth mixed with perfectly with eachother.

She averted her gaze and starting to roam there. She looked carefully at each thing. And I carefully read her expression. She like it. She went near desk and her hand delicately roam around the desk. Suddenly her expression change into disgusted she scrunched her nose seeing in one direction I follow her gaze and its my liquor collection.

Did she dislike alcohol?

She looked at me and then liquor now I understand. Ok so my wife didn't like it.

"Its my collection you can take it?" I told her playfully.

She looked at me with her big eyes and saying while scrunched her nose

"I don't drink"

She said and looking down. God she is so cute

"I know come on everyone waiting for us for breakfast" i said and went to door

"You can put this book here and took after breakfast when you free" I said her and she put that book on table. I opened door and gestured her to go. We both went in dining area.

Everyone expect mom there waiting for us. We wished eachother morning, dadu and dad asking her about her health and she answer in her sweet voice. Abeer started to tease us but one glare from me and he shut his mouth.

Aarushi asked something to Harshita and then she walked to kitchen. I saw her going she looks tense but when she came some minutes later she looked relaxed and she smile at us not to me.

She sat besides me and we serve ourself and start breakfast. I served poha and paratha in her plate. She looked at poha playing spoon in it but didn't eat it and start eating paratha. Did she didn't like me serving her or she didn't like poha?

Aarushi's pov

Did it's all real? I mean that my husband Avinash Singh Rathore told me his study passcode another surprise

When Abhi bhaiya and Harshita told me that no one allow there to go then I thought he probably didn't want anyone to invading in his personal space. But he shows me this study room and I'm agree with Abeer it's a lion's den but beautiful. It's interior its designing everything shout Avinash. It's small sandalwood with the fresh smell of papers books. I love it. It have so many books and when he says looking deep into my eyes that it's all mine because I'm his wife i have rights on him. I felt to belongingness first time. His deep brown eyes shows how deep he want to belongs to me. And eyes never lie.

I averted my gaze because his words and promises in his eyes match to core. When he held my hand a current pass threw in me. I told before his touch is different. I can't decipher how but it's different. He gave me my phone. Does he really want me to talk to anyone or for it just for show. I took it at least I can know now what happened these days beside to changing my life.

He had a liquor collection who on this earth had it. Ok if you have who showed it on their study. It's a place to study not for party. Argh old rich people thing. I looked at it and then at him I thought he understand what I mean thats why he told me to go downstairs. Well who  I'm in his life to told him anything? Even he didn't say me sorry for that night. Atleast tinni minni apology but no.

We went downstairs and dadu and papa asked about my health. Maa was not there I asked Harshita about her. And she told me that Maa is in kitchen.

"Badi Maa is in kitchen Bhabhi" She told me and start bickering with Abeer.

I went to kitchen workers bowed to me and wished me morning. It's kind of odd to me I gave them little smile and wished back.

Maa is in kitchen giving instructions to some workers. I went near her waiting to complete her work. When she done she turned to me and hug me

"Good morning beta" She wished me and break hug. Her warm hug feel like my mother.

"Good morning maa" I said and nervousness grip me I start fidgeting with my saree.

"Vo Maa I'm sorry for last night. I sleep till late and didn't make dinner I promise I never repeat this please sorry"

I said to her hoping to forgive me.

She looked at me in confusion and then gave me a smile. She patted my cheeks and said

"Beta you are daughter in law of this house but for us you are our daughter and I'm not angry for last night even no one. We are happy because you feel comfortable enough here. And about dinner for your information you are ban from kitchen for an entire month"

"But my maa" I asked her shockingly

"Because of your dear husband. Ask him the reason" Saying this maa and me went to dining area. I am confused about his behavior did I ask him? But what if he get angry?

I sat beside him and he served poha and paratha in my plate. I playing with poha looking for a particular thing and I got it. Peanuts I'm allergic to it so before I ate poha or any dish I thought which contain peanuts I avoided. I ate paratha and I feel his gaze on  me. Did I do something wrong? Why we always look at me?

"Badi Maa you know Bhabhi is a fabulous dancer" harshita told them excitedly like a kid.

"Ya I agree......mom you have to saw it whole auditorium burstling with claping sound...even she got a prize" Abeer said prasing me. They both exaggerated it. Palak and Samaira force me to dance on stage.

"Its so good. We didn't know our daughter is so talented" dadu said with a smile and praised me. I'm happy after di jiju and my friends they praise me without any jealousy hint.

"Oo God how I forget about it" we all ate in silence but maa voice startle us.

"Mom you startle me" Abeer said fake crying but maa ignore him. Their both similar in nature. Dramatic funny and cute.

"What happen Radhika?" Papa asked him.

Maa looked at me and said

"There is a fun ritual which is pending after breakfast we do it"

"No, their is no ritual going to happen" none other than my husband Avinash jump in conversation after the silence just saying this.

"I didn't ask me.....moreover you want to saw Abeer and Abhi cry faces" Maa said completely dare to talk look and then mischievously looking at them.

"Meee mee" Everyone shout excitedly. And about ritual I know this. Because I myself did part of this when bhai got married.

After dinner we all sit in another living area. It had a big l shaped couch and two single couch, TV, a table with two chairs in corner and a glass door which open in garden.

We all settled there. On my right side my husband is sit and on my left side Harshita. Papa and dadu sat in single couch and maa Abhi bhaiya and Abeer sat on other side of couch.

"What are you doing here? Doesn't you have important meeting?" Papa asked my husband and he shrugged off saying I will manage.

"Bhai now a days Doesn't you got more distracted" Harshita tease him and he shrugged off.

"So let's start.....so in this ritual dever sits on bhabhi's lap and then she twisted their ear until it's get red. And after that they got gifts from bhabhi" Maa discribe them. Abhi bhaiya and Abeer looked at me with pleading eyes gulping in fear.

"Its getting so much fun" harshita chirped

"No a big no.....look at there weight mom no" Avinash disagree with that but one glare from her and he start sulking like a child. I smile seeing their bond.

"Its not like they put their whole wait it's for some minutes but best part I'm eager to seeing their red ears" dadu said teasingly

First Abhishek bhaiya come and slightly sat on my lap and I twisted his ear slightly but then I twisted his ear with some force and he crying in pain. His ear turned red. I free his ear and he stood up rubbing his ear.

"Intresting" Avinash said

Everyone clapping smiling cheer for me.

I took out my chain to giving him.

"No bhabhi, please I don't want..please" he said refusing that.

"Please bhaiya" I insisted him but he refuse it saying

"You gave us gift as to live here we are happy in that"

I'm amused and happy to hear this. I didn't regret by my yesterday decision.

Then Abeer came and with a pleading face and bow his head to me saying

"Bhabhi please thoda aaram se meri to girlfriend bhi nhi h"

Everyone chuckled on his antics. He like Abhi bhaiya sat in my lap. And twisted his ear with little force but then a other hand cover my hand and twisted his ear forcefully. He winced in pain and get up.

I look at my other side Avinash looking at his pained face. I looked at him with a what are you did' expression

"We are equal in everything" he said giving me innocent puppy look. Such a

....

I looked at Abeer he cried in pain. His ear turned red it must be hurting I know.

But everyone satisfied my this looking at him. Oo poor Abeer

When he done rubbing his ear I gave him the same chain. First he refuse it but I insisted him.

"OK i take it. But you have to make me wear this" He said and sat on his knees in front of me.

I make him wear that chain and he touch my feet and looked at Avinash him with narrow eyes.

"Bhai you didn't do right with me. I will take revenge" he Complaining stomping his foot and sat back.

I took out my bracelet and held Harshita's hand and made her wear it.

"Bhabhi what are you doing?" She said pulling her hand back. But I held again and made her proper wear it.

"You are equal to them for me. My cute little sister in law" I said pinching her cheeks. I saw her moist eyes. She hugged me tight.

From the first day they all respect me my decision. They care for me. They make me trust them fully without putting excess efforts. They deserve care and equal love from me.

After that Avinash, papa and abhi bhaiya went to office. I spent my whole day with Maa Abeer and harshita. They all are fun loving they cracked silly jokes share with me their funny incidents making me laugh hard.

It's late evening I'm sitting here in his room balcony reading that book which I took from his study. They all look untouched. I knew by its fragrance new paper had its unique fragrance. The view from here it's so relaxing. It calm my mind it's so greenery around me. I look at table my phone. I didn't check it after he gave me.

I'm still afraid what I'm tell my friends. They must be tense, they might go to my house to ask about me and even possible they might file a missing complaint of me. Everything possible in their case.

But what I told to Naksh... he waiting for me....he told me he waited for me and he said all that with hope and trust....and what I'm doing here......coping with a sudden marriage.....how I face him.....how I told him everything does he trust me enough .....and Avinash my husband he said I have rights on him we are equal but did I trust him fully to share this with him.....there is not possibility to hide this thing from him......what if he get to know after sometime no no I can't he had gun and anger issue what if he harm Naksh....no that's the last thing I want....

Battling from my inner self I switched on my phone. I had hundreds of messages and missed calls. Mostly from my friends and from di and jiju from the day I got to know about this marriage proposal by priya bhabhi.

"Darling where are you"?

"Are you fine?"

"How's your fever?"

"What the hell you didn't pick our calls"?

"Should I come to pick you"?

"Please reply us. We are tensed"

"Are you in some problem"?

"We come.....we should come"

"Why don't you come to college"?

"Are you alive. If not then told us we are also coming with you"

"Babyyy pick the damn phone"

"Aarushi where are you?"

"Pick your phone"

Hahaa my friends are hilarious they left their mind when we talk to each other. No sense make everything sense.

But all on this that one text message making my smile vanish

It's from Naksh from yesterday

"Its going to a week where are you? Please pick my phone call please. And if you not then I'm going to file a missing complaint of you"

My everyone eager to saw me missing self. For God sake I'm alive here not missing. But seriously I'm deappeared from their lifes like a sand.

I switched off my phone and put it on table and stand near railing. Cool evening breeze soothing my nerves.  I need to tackle everything with calmness. But my college...

Next two days spending in a blur. I read my novels which I take from his study no our study. Like every night he came late from his office had his dinner in room itself and then sleep on couch. We share some greetings like he asked me about my medicine and gave me tablets with a glass of milk which I hate. I acting to sleep ignoring it. And due to effect of medicines I got  a sleep. He sleep uncomfortablely on couch I feel bad for him. Its his room and he sleep on couch it's not a good thing. I make a decision to told him to sleep on bed and I took couch. All the time his companion is his gun which he kept on table.

Apart from that we share glances of eachother. He is handsome no doubt. His brown eyes, long eye lashes, his sharp jawline, light beard,  well built physique  his muscles not that bulky type but he is fit and I think he had good six pack abs. Shit what I thought.....

He take care of me alot. Still I didn't ask him about the reason of why he banned me from working in kitchen. Doesn't he like my cooked food.

Moreover about his family no no our family I remember he told me yesterday that its " our family " that they all are filthy rich like Richie rich type billionaire.And my husband Avinash is on top of young handsome billionaire bachelor. He deserves better then me. His family deserves better not me with trust issue past trauma. They deserve someone who keep them happy some happy soul which I'm not.

Every morning I took my coffee with maa in garden we talk alot she's a cheerful lady. Then papa and dadu join us we share some discussion not from business but like we take our review on some topics. At night after dinner we all sat in living room and dadu share how he start this business how he met dadu and after her he didn't love anyone and took decision to become a single father for papa. Such a heartfelt love story. Dadi is so lucky to have him. Even papa and maa had a love marriage. Maa still blush when they talk about it. Cute lovey dovey couple...

Right now I'm in garden sitting on couch looking at sky. It mixed with orange yellow and sky blue shade it's time for sunset. I love sunset so much I don't remember how many years ago I enjoy it.

Avinash's pov

These two days we take a little steps. We talk or moreover I talk or ask about her health about give her medicine and glass of milk. Which she hate I know because whenever I gave her glass of milk she ignored it and acted like she is asleep but she's not. Even though after that sometimes when she thought I asleep she took and novel and start reading. She sleep late ok I'm also sleep late but whenever I'm home I try to sleep early.

Why I still gave her milk because I want she speak herself about her likes and dislikes to me. Her a glance is enough for me to understand what she thought but I want that she vocal her thoughts to me

Now she is little comfortable but not so much so I sleep on couch. She hesitate alot about things to touch. I told her it's our family and our house she do whatever she want. But i think I have to gave her little bit more assurance and I have to say her sorry for my past act.

Today I'm early no no I'm not free from my schedule I came home to pick some confidential file of my Mafia work. It's about a consignment of arms to France.

I have meeting with then at my warehouse this night.

I went to direct in my study at home pick my file from locker and went to our room thought to saw her. I miss her alot. Her sweet berry fragrance drive me crazy.

But she was not there where is She? I check bathroom closet balcony every corner of our room but she is not there.

"Where are you jaan"?

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