Pari was about to turn 27 in a week and people around her were more than excited to see her getting old. Irony was that Pari didn't feel so special about it. Sonu decided to host a party to celebrate Pari's birthday and Pari didn't have an option to say no to her best friend. But on the previous day of her birthday Ian dragged her home with him. Her boss definitely had his ways to convince her and he usually didn't appreciate no for an answer. Bundled up in blankets they both watched a movie in his cinema room after the delicious dinner prepared by Ian. One of the things Pari really admired about Ian was his cooking skills. He's just a magician in the kitchen and everything he cooks could be on a 5 star restaurant menu. She really felt blessed to be able to enjoy it every now and then. Pari was too lazy to walk up to his room after the movie, so Ian offered the service of picking her up and tucking her in bed. Then he slid next to her and hugged her but neither of them were sleepi
George drove Pari to Ian's place and she went in to look for the man of the house. Ian was in his study with his laptop and reading glasses, indeed a distracting visual for her.He was already the epitome of sexiness and his glasses were her new found weakness. She went ahead and sat on his working table taking her own sweet time to enjoy the visual treat. "Do I look so tempting that you can't take your eyes off Ms. Pari Deshmukh? " He spoke with his husky tone and her insides were stirring up. "How do you manage to lure me every single day? Shouldn't you be labelled as dangerous? " She continued staring at him. "Oh am I dangerous now? " His gaze was on her, making her flustered some more. "To my senses and body.. Definitely yes, " She giggled. In the blink of an eye she was in his lap and he was caressing her cheeks lovingly, longingly. "You smell heavenly. Looks like you're too excited for tonight that you went out to get ready " "It's called self love my dear. I did get ready
Pari's phone started ringing and she excused to pick it up. It was her father's call."Happy Birthday Pari beta. We are missing you. " His words alone brought tears to her eyes. "Thank you Papa. I miss you both too" Pari held back her tears and replied ."How's my daughter doing? Celebrating your birthday well? " Ajay asked her. "Yeah Papa. This is the best birthday in my life but I wish you both were with me too.. " Back in India, the only time Pari couldn't celebrate her birthday with her family was when she was in IIMS, other than that it's always been with her parents. Her mother would drag her to the temple and perform all kinds of rituals to bribe god to bless her daughter. They would go on a family outing and buy whatever Pari wanted. Later in the evening, her mother would literally prepare a feast with all her favourite dishes.Pari missed them a lot on her special day, but recently because of the arguments she couldn't even talk to them normally. Every phone call would end
It was finally the day of departure for Pari. So she asked George to drop her off at the airport as she didn't want an anxious Ian around her when she boarded."Call me at least 10 times per day" Ian began his lecture session before her departure. "Ian, 10 times is ridiculous. We'll have our own things to do. I'll call you three times a day. One video call when I get a chance. Incase of any emergency, we can always communicate through messages''"Just 3, make it 5 please" Ian was literally begging her. "4 at the max. No more discussions""OK. Fine. But you need to stay safe. Don't fall sick, don't get hurt and no crying because of anything ""Ian… I'm going home, not to some warfield. Calm down. I'll be fine. Just promise me that you'll take care of yourself. Don't be lazy at work. Don't drink too much. Don't be harsh on yourself. Is that clear?""Yes mam. As long as you're fine, I'll be fine ""George must be downstairs. I need to leave in time to catch my flight" She hugged him.
The Deshmukh family left for their ancestral house in Amboli, a day prior to the celebration and started preparing for it. The age old house was decorated for the celebration. While men got busy with political discussions, ladies got busy with kitchen work and kids were busy with games.Though the thought of festivity was a happy one for Pari, being around the people who constantly taunted her was dreadful. So she decided to avoid them at any cost. She somehow managed one day by keeping herself busy with one or other work. She roamed around the neighbourhood and talked to her playmates during her summer vacation. Amboli village was always her favourite place when her grandparents were still alive. Though all her cousins ignored her when they came to their grandparents place, Pari was always her Aaji's favourite kid. Her Aaji would buy her toys, sweet treats or accessories whenever Pari was upset. Even Pari loved accompanying her Aaji to the temple or their wheat field. But after her
Pari was in LCY airport after a 12 hour journey and George picked her up and dropped her to Ian's place. Ian was happy to see his Pari and hugged the life out of her once he met her at his door. He could feel his sanity back in his mind when he held her in his arms. "Thank God you're here, I was about to lose my shit" He murmured while planting a chaste kiss on her forehead. "Thank God I'm here, I was about to lose myself " were her words. He was baffled with her words but decided not to probe since she could be having jet lag. "It's already lunch time baby, what do you want to have? I'll cook for you" He soon went back to his excited puppy mode trying to cheer her up. "I had my food on my way Ian. I badly need some sleep, can I sleep for a while please " "Come.. " He took her to his room and asked her to rest. But when she insisted him to stay he happily cuddled her to sleep. Both of them were finally sound asleep in each other's warmth. It was as if they were each other's missi
Waking up next to Ian wasn't a new thing for Pari, but today it felt different. She was next to her man, a man who claims to be hers in every sense. Her insecurities found complete assurance in his embrace, her emptiness was long gone with his presence. 'Maybe this is how it feels like to be loved', she thought. After detaching herself from his firm grip, she went to freshen up. The stupid smile he gave her on the previous night along with the toe curling love bites were still on her. She felt loved, special and beautiful again. After enjoying her sweet time in shower, she prepared their brunch. She had managed to finish waffles and started working on aloo parathas when she felt him snacking his arms around her waist and pressing his chin on her shoulder. "What's my girl doing early this morning? " His husky morning voice was her real time weakness. "It's not morning anymore Ian.. It's actually noon, look at the time. " She pointed at the digital clock on the wall. "Doesn't ma
Since Ian stayed once in a while at her place, some of his clothes were already in her wardrobe, so it was easy for him to get ready quickly. He picked his white tee shirt and wore jeans and black blazers. Definitely that wasn't a coincidental matching, it was an intentional move by the lover boy. "Ian... ""Yes mam""Do I really look ok? Should I change into something else? And the hair? Shall I just put it in a ponytail or maybe a bun? " Pari was still trying to make things perfect. Her perfect assistant brain didn't want to miss out any tiny details. After being with Ian for a long time, she has developed a natural instinct to search for better options till she gets the best solution for the problem. "You just look perfect, there's no need to change anything about you" He caressed her hair and kissed her forehead. Ian decided to drive Pari's Audi, as she was yet to get her licence. True to her words, Pari paid some part of the instalment to him and he called her impossibly inde