Chapter 7

An arm was wrapped around my waist. My legs were entangled between another pair of legs. My head was lying on top of someone's chest as it moved with the person breathing in and out. I was married. I was finally married. Omg! I then decided to open my eyes and adjusted a little to look at the sleeping beauty in front of me or rather partially underneath me. My bangles tinkled as my hands made their way to his soft, black hair. I had to make breakfast but his hair was softer. He shifted a little and tightened his arm.

My fingers played around with his hair and massaged his head. My eyes travelled from his soft lips to his cheeks, his nose and finally resting on his eyes. I gasped when I realised that his eyes were already open as he stared at me. His eyes held amusement.

"If this is the way I'll get to wake up then my days would be 1000 times better", he said in his deep morning voice and I almost swooned. I quickly tried to get away from him and scurry towards the bathroom but he was quick enough because on a reflex his hand shot to my wrist and he pulled me in top of him before switching our positions so he was on top of me straddling my waist. He held my hands above my head and leaned forward as I squirmed. Too close? I said too close! Mission abort!

"You're adorable and cute", he said goofily before placing a kiss on my pulse that rested on my neck. I shivered as he did so.

"I-I h-have to get ready as I h-have to make b-breakfast", I stuttered a little. He smirked knowing that he had an affect on me. He let me go and I immediately rushed towards the bathroom.

I was gonna wear a saree today, because it's my first day as a daughter-in-law in the Malhotra mansion.

I sat by the mirror and combed my hair as he took a shower. I was putting my stud earrings when I heard the bathroom door open and close before I heard the closet door open. I mean no way in hell am I gonna wear heavy earrings. I opened the sindoor box to put sindoor.

I was about to put it on my slightly parted hair when his hand grabbed mine.

"What are you doing?", He asked.

"Well, Mister I-dont-see-anything I'm putting sindoor", I said. He rolled his eyes and took a pinch of sindoor from the box and put in on my slightly parted hair while smiling affectionately.

"I was about to do the same thing ", I whined a little.

"If your husband is here, you don't need to put the sindoor when he can do it for you", his words brought a smile on my face but that immediately turned into a frown when a negative thought hit me.

"What if... What if some day you're not there over here to do so, what if one day something happens and you can never put sindoor in my hair", I said. I know I'll cry if someday, something happens and he isn't there to do so. His lips formed in a tight lipped smile as he looked down at me.

"That day won't come, I'll always be there and if I'm not there maybe I'll be in a business trip but in the end I will always come back to you", he said. His words lightening my mood. I glanced at the clock and smiled when I realised it was only 6:30 in the morning. I quickly bid him a goodbye before making my way toward the kitchen and start cooking. Luckily, mom had set two maids for me to help me but I denied all the help they were trying to give and just told them to sit down and tell me where all the ingredients of the stuff I was making were.

As the first day in my in-laws' place, I had to make something sweet for them. So I decided to make kheer(rice pudding) and some sweet vermicelli for them.

By the time everyone was ready and coming in the dining room, the room was filled with the aroma of kheer. Natasha came running and giggling as she wrapped her arms around me.

"Good morning auntie", she said in her baby voice.

"Good morning, Natasha", I said as I twirled her around. Soon after that everybody was settled on the dining table and the maids started serving. Sonia was one months pregnant, I found out and Roshan was the most protective about her. Not even letting her pick her own vessels up.

I was also told to sit down so I sat across Arjun, and in between Sonia and Natasha. Dad took one bite and his eyes went wide and he looked at mom. Mom took one bite and her eyes went wide too. Shit! What the hell did I do? Did I put salt instead of sugar? I messed up my first day!

"Tanu, come over here please", mom called with a smile on her face. I'm so dead. Arjun was smiling too. I hesitantly got up from my seat and walked over to mom. She reached over to take my trembling hands in hers and kissed them.

"This is the world's best kheer", she said and I visibly sighed in relief.

"Yes bhabi, you are amazing", Roshan said. (Bhabi is the sister-in-law. Like your brother's wife will be your bhabi)

"T-Thank you", I stuttered a little and went back to my seat and started eating. All the while I could feel his stare on me.

After I finished eating I helped the maids take the plates inside the kitchen and put it in the wash basin. While one washed the vessels, the other did the laundry, I cleaned all the mess I had created while cooking. I am a slow poke when I do household chores so the maid was already done with washing the vessels and she went out to do the other work.

Cold hands made their way from my back to my stomach and I squealed as I turned around only to me met with my husband. I tried to swat his hands away.

"I didn't know my wife could cook such an amazing kheer", he said with a genuine smile. He reached over for my hands and just like his mother kissed them. But the only difference was, he kissed them once, twice, thrice and then I had enough so I yanked my hands out of his hold.

"Can't you see I'm doing some work here, don't you have to go for work", I asked him.

"Well, if you have forgotten I'm here on a holidays so no work and you better finish your work fast cause I have to drop you to your house. Pag phera remember", he said before leaving the kitchen and going to our room, I guess.

The Pag Phera is one such ritual where the bride comes back home for the first time after her wedding, to ensure the best future of her parents. Later, the groom comes to pick her up after two-three days.

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