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We finally fell asleep in each other’s arms, and only woke up when my mother called to check on us the next morning.
“Are you ready, beta?” she asked.
I stared at the phone groggily.
“What time is it, Ma?” I asked with a huge yawn.
“Are you both still sleeping? Hey Bhagwan! His family is on their way to Gulab Mahal right now. Did you forget about the puja in Jadhwal?”
Fuck! I’d forgotten all about the rituals that awaited me in Veer’s ancestral home.
“I’ll get ready as soon as I can,” I yelped, as I jumped out of bed and raced to the bathroom.
When I came out, I was half-dressed, but my big lump of a husband was still snoring loudly.
“Veer, wake up!” I screeched, as a car pulled up outside the house. “Your mother is here!”
He sat up with a jerk and looked around owlishly.
“Sorry, Ma,” he began and scowled when he saw it was only me.
“That was mean!” he declared grumpily.
“I’m serious. She’s just pulled up outside. She’ll be here in a minute. Please don’t give her another reason to hate me,” I begged, pulling the sheets off him. “And look! The others are driving up as well.”
“Fine! Let’s have a quick shower together,” he said, walking to the bathroom naked, with his erection leading the way. “It’ll save us some time.”
“Nice try, Laajwanti! But I’m almost ready,” I replied, admiring the view until he slammed the bathroom door shut in protest.
“Your mangalsutra is here,” he called out from the bathroom.
“Eep! Give it to me right now,” I ordered.
His mother would be furious if she saw me without it.
“It’ll cost you, princess,” he said, leaning against the doorway with a towel wrapped around his waist.
He dangled my mangalsutra from his fingers and I tried to snatch it from him. The bastard held it out of reach and leaned forward for a kiss.
I melted into his arms and kissed him back passionately. When he stepped away, my mangalsutra was around my neck, right where it belonged. We were both breathing hard and Veer looked like he was about to drag me into the bathroom and make sweet love to me in the shower.
I skipped out of reach just as he lunged and his towel came loose in the tussle. The imperious knock on the door took us by surprise. Veer grabbed the towel and disappeared into the bathroom, while I hastily threw on the long blouse of my poshak. I grabbed the dupatta and draped one end over my head before I opened the door.
Veer’s mother raked me from head to toe with a single disapproving glance.
“Hmph,” she said. “Is Ranveer ready?”
“Not yet, but he’ll be out soon,” I replied, stepping out into the hallway and shutting the door behind me.
I wanted to make it clear to her that she wasn’t allowed in our bedroom room without my permission. Especially when she had no business in there.
She pursed her lips and led me downstairs to where the rest of our families were waiting.
Ma shot me a searching glance and whatever she saw made her smile happily.
“We need to leave soon because there’s a mahurat for the griha-pravesh,” fussed Veer’s mother.
“It’ll take us twenty minutes by air, Ma,” drawled Veer as he ran lightly down the stairs. “Dheer has arranged for his jet to take us there.”
