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Ketki

"Here your chamomile tea" Rudra handed me the cup, I took it and he settled down beside me. I sipped on the tea though my insomnia has been better since our marriage but now im used to drinking this every night.

I finished the tea and handed him the cup, he kept the cup aside. He held my hand and caressed my knuckles. "Are you okay?" I nodded, Yeah I was still sad but with him, by my side, I would be fine.

"Tomorrow I'll drop you at Samarth's house, spend some time with him okay?" I smiled. I haven't met Dada for days now. We both are busy. He is busy at work and I'm busy with the bakery.

I nodded, "rudra I love you you know that right?" He smiled a wide smile that was only for me.

"I know love, I know it very well" Rudra leaned in and kissed my lips, he pulled me close holding my nape.

"I love you too," he said in between the kisses. He tilted my head deepening the kiss. Butterflies erupted in my stomach. I tried to match his pace but failed.

I moaned as he bit my lower lip, he shoved his tongue in exploring every inch in my mouth. I needed to breathe but also I didn't want him to pull back.

Fuck this drives me crazy soo crazy. He pulled back and we both were trying to calm our breaths. He kissed my jaw down to my neck. He knew my soft spot. He bites it and sucks it to soothe the bite.

Our clothes were undone and scattered on the floor. A sharp inhale, then his lips crushed against mine. Desperate. Claiming. He tasted like warmth and sin, and I opened up to him without hesitation, gasping when he deepened the kiss, when he pulled me flush against his body, letting me feel just how much he wanted this—wanted me.

My world was always dark, but in this moment, he was my light. And I wanted to drown in him.

***

I felt his warm palm on my cheek, I blinked and opened my eyes.

"Good morning lovely" He pecked my nose gaining a giggle from me.

"Good morning cheesecake" He smiled at his nickname, I sat up as I saw the breakfast tray on the coffee table.

"Hubby if you keep pampering me like this ill be spoilt" I joked,

"Love just I'll spoil you as much as you want chashni go freshen up we'll have breakfast" I smiled and got down the bed, I freshened up and did my morning routine. I walked back into the room.

Rudra was waiting for me on the balcony that's our usual breakfast spot. I settled down in front of him. I rubbed my palms together seeing the delicious breakfast in front of me.

The waffles that he makes are the best, I took a bite and oh god it was the best. He is improving day by day. "Not bad Mr Chauhan"

He smiled, "I am glad Mrs Chauhan that you liked it... hard work early morning was worth it"

I continued eating after blowing him a kiss, he kept his hand on his chest acting like he's gonna faint.

"Finish up your breakfast then I'll drop you at Samarth's house and remember to take Simba with you he misses Simba"

I raised an eyebrow, "are dating my Dada behind my back?"

He started coughing, I couldn't help but smile seeing Rudra's reaction.

"Chashni don't like this I am a one-woman man" Rudra put his three fingers as if swearing to god.

I smiled finished my breakfast and went to shower, after showering rudra dropped me at Dada's house and he went to work.

I rang the bell, and soon the door was opened by Lata Didi, I smiled wide kept Simba on the floor who ran inside and I hugged her,

"Didi, how are you?" she smiled and pulled back letting me walk in.

"I am perfectly fine as you see. How are you?" I nodded with a smile and sat on the couch.

"Where is dada?" I asked looking around,

"He went to the gym, he'll come in half an hour" Didi handed me a glass of water.

I nodded, "Didi I miss your spicy misal pav" I pouted, I haven't had spicy food for ages.

Because Rudra can't handle spicy food. I'm afraid if I eat he'll eat it too. I don't want him to be in pain.

She smiled more mischievously. But I shrugged it off, "We'll have it for dinner now I'll make puran poli is that okay?"

My face lit up, puran poli. I love it. Didi went into the kitchen to prepare puran poli and i went to my room.

It is just like how I left it, after being married I did visit my house but not much. I touched my and Aai's photo frames.

We both were smiling wide teasing Dada and Baba clicked our pictures. This is my favorite picture of us.

I held my clover pendant and kissed it. I never took off this chain because it was my mother's.

My desk was full of cute stationery i loved collecting stuff though I barely used anything but I loved collecting them.

My gaze fell on a diary, I used to write diaries in my college days after becoming blind I stopped I didn't find any point in writing them because I knew without my eyes I couldn't write anything else except suicide notes.

I picked up the diary to read reminiscing about my old days, when I heard a knock on the door.

"Sunshine" my face lit up as I saw Dada standing at the door. I kept the diary aside and walked towards him.

"How are you? You don't eat properly, right? I'm sure you don't eat proper meals due to the office" I started scolding him with a break.

He held my shoulder "Sunshine calm down breathe in and breathe out" I just glared at my dada.

"I am perfectly fine and I eat my meals on time" he pinched my nose, and we both settled down on the bed.

"How are you? Is rudra treating you well?" I squinted my eyes looking at him.

"As if you don't know anything..." he laughed,

"Sunshine we mostly talk about business but honestly tell me everything's good?"

I sighed and laid on his lap, "dada"

"Yes sunshine" he runs his hand through my hair.

"I can never get pregnant..." his hands froze for a millisecond then he again continued running his hands through my hair.

"Are you okay?" I nodded,

"I mean I'm not fully okay with this fact but rudra said we'll consult the doctor if not we can always adopt" Dada gave me a small smile.

"You have grown up" he pinched my cheeks and I sat up at the smell of puran poli.

Lata didi walked into the room with two puran poli, "Here and also call rudra"

I took the plate from her with a pout, "didi you love him more right?"

Didi pulled my ears, "ji bilkul javai ahe tho amcha"

("Of Course, he is our son-in-law")

"Okay okay, didi stop pulling my ear" She let go of my ear and I picked up my phone to call rudra.

Within a ring, he picked up my call.

"Yes Jaana" I blushed whenever he called me by all these nicknames,

"Rudra come home Lata didi is calling" I stuffed a bite of Puran poli in my mouth, puran poli is love true love not more than rudra but it is love.

"Okay biwi I'm coming, love you" I glance around the room, dada was busy stuffing Puran Poli while Lata Didi had already left the room.

"I love you too" I whispered enough for him to hear. I quickly hung up the call and ate puran poli.

***

An hour passed by but rudra didn't arrive must have been busy in a meeting he'd come later, Dada went to attend a call related to work so I was all by myself in the room. My gze fell on the diary I kept on my desk.

I picked it up and opened it,

I smiled and cringed at the first page where I wrote,

'Do not open the chamber of secrets'

I was a huge Potterhead back then, usually, people love books then the movies, i was the opposite first I watched the movies I loved them and then I read all the books.

I flipped the pages until I reached the pages where I wrote about Hardik. I got to know the truth about how that man blackmailed Hardik to break my heart. To be honest I have forgiven him he chose to save his father instead of me i don't blame him anyone will choose their family over anyone.

I smiled and flipped to another page,

'My bucket list'

I completely forgot about this bucket list, I was a teenager back then I had all these wishes I thought Hardik would fulfill for me but life isn't what we decide life is about what it decides for us and we just need to follow it willing or unwilling we can't fight life.

I heard a knock at the door, I quickly closed the diary and smiled as I saw rudra standing leaning to the door frame with his arms crossed, his sleeves rolled up revealing his veiny arms.

I gulped and looked away fanning myself even after a year of marriage this man never fails to raise my heartbeat.

"When did you come?" I asked after calming myself down,

"Just now" he replies and walks towards me wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me close to him.

He tucked the hair strand behind my ear and brushed his lips against my ears before whispering "Chashni what are you hiding?"

I bite my lips, as he sucks my earlobe, I am sure he saw me reading my diary and also closing it abruptly, I am never gonna show him my diary that's childish.

"Nothing rudra come to let go" I slightly pushed him away, but he didn't say anything he tucked his hands in his pocket

"I'll freshen up Chashni" I knew he'd send me out and go through my diary there's no way I'll let him. So I waited until he disappeared in the bathroom. Once I made sure he went to freshen up I walked out of the room.

I went into the kitchen, I saw Lata Didi cutting onions. I stood beside her, "want me to help?"

She shook her head, "Just go sit with your husband in the dining"

I walked out of the kitchen and saw rudra already settled on his seat with Simba playing on his lap, in front of Dada was sitting still busy on his call.

"Baby come on have your food" I gave Simba his food, and he ran away from Rudra's lap to eat his food.

Didi served us food, I licked my lips and finally, I was gonna eat Spicy misal after days. My gaze went to rudra who was served the same misal.

"Didi he can't eat spicy food" Lata Didi smiled and kept the glass of skimmed milk in front of him.

"He wants to eat it so let him, milk will numb down the spiciness so don't worry I won't kill your husband"

I looked at him he gave me an assuring nod, I sighed "Okay but stop as soon as you feel spicy okay"

"किती उपदेश देतेस तू" Dada spoke, (How much do you preach?)

"Let him enjoy" I huffed and took a bite of misal, my face lit up at the spicy taste. But it didn't taste like how Lata Didi made it. The taste is different.

"Didi have you added something different it's perfect but it doesn't taste like you make" she smiled gaining a frown from me.

"That's because I didn't make it rudra made it for you" My eyes widened and I looked at him who was already looking at me in anticipation.

"Do you like it chashni?" I nodded my head, "like? I love it when did you learn?"

Rudra let out a breath he was holding for a while.

"Yesterday I asked Lata Didi to teach me and today I made it under her guidance" Butterflies started dancing in my stomach, he learned it for me specifically for me.

This man why is she like this? Why does he love me so much that he would do anything for me? I just wanna thank Gannu Ji for sending him into my life for making my life more than perfect for making me more than happy.