Chapter-33
His Symphony
~ 1year later ~
I dip my little finger in the milk testing the temperature of milk, making sure it's not too hot nor too cold.
'Perfect."
I say and immediately put the milk in the bottle. He will get fuzzy if he didn't get it on time.
"Miss let me help you."
I hear the maid ask and she progresses towards me.
"No, you make breakfast. Your master has to leave early today for a meeting. He would be down in just few minutes. You prepare his breakfast quickly."
I say, grab the bottle and move around the counter to make my way up to his room.
I immediately walk up the stairs, looking at my watch simultaneously seeing that only a few moments are left till he wakes up. I hasten my pace. As I touch the doorknob a shrill cry echoes in the air indicating that he is up.
"Shit."
I curse and turn the door knob, immediately moving in.
There he is, lying in his cot with toys scattered all around him. He is not even crying just yelling at this point because he knows that mumma will handle his tantrums no matter what.
I get close and pick him up. Settling him on my hip, I started humming a bit. It works everytime. Just by hearing my voice, he opens his big green eyes and looks at him. Instantly the scorn look on his face his replaced by a pleased look.
As he now claps his hands while giggling.
"You liar."
I say teasingly while rubbing my nose on his and laughing.
I sit down on the adjacent bed. Adjusting him I lay him down in my lap and put the milk bottle in his mouth. He immediately latches onto it and quenches his hunger.
"You hungry monster, you don't even wait a second. As it hits 9 you just want your bottle. Hmm"
I say while lightly brushing his hair back. He without a care in the world drinks his milk holding the bottle in his hands while looking up at me with those innocent big eyes.
I start lightly bouncing my leg making him relax fully.
"He is up?"
I look up and see him standing at the door.
With over 6ft of height, dark brown hair, green eyes, bulky shoulders and a monstrous physique, it was difficult to believe that this man was a complete softie when it comes to his family.
I smile and say
"Don't you know your son, always punctual like dada. Isn't he, my nikaloi?"
I coo him.
He simles back seeing me.
"He maybe punctual like me but he is stubborn like you."
He says moving in and sits beside me.
"Aren't you, nikaloi?"
He says with thick russain accent.
"Aren't you getting late mister? You were blabbering about this meeting for about week. What happened now?"
I ask him.
"I am busy for other people not my family, милÑй ( darling )."
He says charmingly while gently tapping my forehead with his knuckle.
"Ugh, stop being a charmer now and go. I don't want people to say that Mr Ivanov again got late because of me."
I say while nudging him.
A deep laugh escapes his lips and he says
"People are not that brave to comment about you that too in Xavier Ivanov's presence."
"I know, Xavier Ivanov but now you are disrupting our mother son time."
I say teasing him while pulling nikaloi closer.
As if getting what we are conversing, nikaloi grabs my shirt and shift in my arms closer to me.
"Aww, I feel excluded. My own family is kicking me out."
He also plays along.
"And here I thought blood is thicker than water. My own son betrayed me."
He fake cries.
I snicker seeing his antics.
Seeing me laugh, he looks up at me with a wide grin.
"You look beautiful."
He says making my laughing stop.
I feel his hand coming closer to my face but I instantly pull my face back.
Seeing my reaction he also pulls his hand back. A wave of awkwardness is in the air. I look at him looking down at nikaloi.
All trace of happiness gone from his face now. Instead their rest a stoic face.
Silence fills up the room as my actions now create a suffocating awkwardness.
"Sorry, Xavier Iii just don't know why...
I stop mid sentence not knowing what to say.
"He smiles up at me warmly and says
милÑй, never apologize for setting boundaries and on being uncomfortable when someone intruders your personal space. It's not something to be ashamed of."
(Darling)
My heart warms up on hearing his kind words.
"You know you are the one of the most gentle man, I have ever met."
I say with compassion.
"Your are too kind, my nightingale. But now I should get going otherwise I would be late."
He says, pecks nikaloi's head and moves towards the door.
As he reaches the door he turns back and says
"Take care, милÑй(darling)."
I nod and he walks out. I look at nakloi to see he also has completed his bottle. I take the bottle out out his hands, putting it aside. I get up and put nikaloi over my shoulder and pat his back gently to make him burp.
I start to walk around the room while humming a tune. The song has been stuck in my mind for long. So me and nikaloi enjoy our favourite time, the song session. Where our inner turmoil is ended by singing our mind.
Ehsaan tera hoga mujhpar
You'll do a great favour on me
Dil chahta hai woh kehne do
If you allow me to say what my heart desires
Mujhe tumse mohabbat ho gayi hai
I've fallen in love with you
Mujhe palkon ki chaanv mein rehne doLet me dwell in the shadows of your eyelashes
Ehsaan tera hoga mujhpar
You'll do a great favour on me
Dil chahta hai woh kehne do
If you allow me to say what my heart desires
Mujhe tumse mohabbat ho gayi hai
I've fallen in love with you
Mujhe palkon ki chaanv mein rehne do
Let me dwell in the shadows of your eyelashes
Ehsaan tera hoga mujhpar
You'll do a great favour on me
Tumne mujhko hasna sikhaya
You taught me how to smile
Tumne mujhko hasna sikhaya
You taught me how to smile
Rone kahoge ro lenge ab
I'll cry if you ask me to cry
Rone kahoge ro lenge ab
I'll cry if you ask me to cry
Aansun ka hamare gham na karo
Don't worry about my tears
Woh behte hai toh behne do
Let them fall if they're falling
Mujhe tumse mohabbat ho gayi hai
I've fallen in love with you
Mujhe palkon ki chaanv mein rehne do
Let me dwell in the shadows of your eyelashes
Ehsaan tera hoga mujhpar
You'll do a great favour on me
Chahe bana do, chahe mita do
Whether you make me or destroy me
Chahe bana do, chahe mita do
Whether you make me or destroy me
Mar bhi gaye toh denge duayein
I'll give you blessings even if I die
Mar bhi gaye toh denge duayein
I'll give you blessings even if I die
Ud udke kahegi khaak sanam
Beloved, my ashes will fly and say that
Yeh dard-e-mohabbat sehne do
Let me bear the pain of being in love
Mujhe tumse mohabbat ho gayi hai
I've fallen in love with you
Mujhe palkon ki chaanv mein rehne do
Let me dwell in the shadows of your eyelashes
Ehsaan tera hoga mujhpar
You'll do a great favour on me
Dil chahta hai woh kehne do
If you allow me to say what my heart desires
Mujhe tumse mohabbat ho gayi hai
I've fallen in love with you
Mujhe palkon ki chaanv mein rehne do
Let me dwell in the shadows of your eyelashes
Ehsaan tera hoga mujhpar
You'll do a great favour on me
The memories of a certain man weighs heavily in my mind as the words I sing were a yearning call to him. But I know that his and mine story is over for good. So I clear my hazed mind and see nikaloi.
He is fast asleep. Seeing that I gently put him back in his cot while I get ready to leave for hospital.