*Navya Pov*
“Hello Jiju!” I said when he lifted his phone.
“Navya?” he asked questioningly.
“What is it Jiju? Did you forget me completely?” I asked him frowning.
“Not at all Navvu! I am just busy.” He replied.
“I want to meet all of you. But Suhas is very busy with office work, so we are unable to meet you all.” I said sighing.
“It’s ok Navvu! We will meet when we can.” he said and then I heard a very familiar voice saying, “Rajeev! Your Aunt is looking for you.”
“Kavya!” Jiju mumbled, and his voice is very far away.
“Your Aunt? Isn’t she living in Mumbai? Oh my god! You guys are here to surprise me?” I asked excitedly.
“Er... Navvu…” He started saying, but didn’t finish.
“What is it, Jiju?” I asked him calmly.
“We are actually going to return with today night’s flight. Uncle was not feeling well so we came here today morning to visit him.” he replied after a few minutes.
“Oh! When is your flight?” I asked him little hurt that they didn’t want to visit me.
“At 9.” He replied.
“Then please at least come for dinner Jiju. I really want to see you guys. It’s been nearly two months.” I pleaded him and he finally accepted.
I messaged him with the address and started moving away from the balcony to prepare some dinner. When I turned around I saw Suhas coming up through the stairs.
He immediately turned left, which is the way to our room, but I cleared my throat making him look straight.
“You are here? I thought you would be in the room.” He said walking straight, which leads to our balcony.
The house is very different. After walking the stairs, we can directly enter the balcony if we take a few extra steps in a straight direction.
And if we go left, then we can go to our room. In the right is the guest room which is actually prepared for Aunty.
“Aunty called today.” I said when he stood in front of me before I can forget it.
He sighed and hugged me. I hugged him back understanding his pain. Aunty is talking to me every day, but she is not talking with him.
She always calls me when he is in office. When he calls her, she just doesn’t lift her phone. Her behavior is really confusing to us.
I asked her many times to talk to him, but she is not doing it at all. With me also she just calls and talks for a few minutes, and then she just hangs up.
Releasing me, he tried to kiss me, but I dodged teasing him and moved away. He frowned, but started coming towards me, and I ran.
“Come on Navya! Just one kiss.” He said running behind me, but I laughed.
“I need to cook dinner.” I said, reaching the dining hall.
“It is just 7. There is so much time.” he said when we both started playing around the dining table.
“Actually, I have very less time. Jiju and Di are going to be here in one hour.” I said and he immediately stopped in his tracks.
“What?” he asked me shocked.
“Oh! I forgot to tell you.” I replied and explained him about the phone call.
“Ok! I will just go and freshen up.” He said going towards the stairs, and I looked at his back in confusion.
I shrugged and started preparing the dinner for four of us. After setting the table, I walked into our room to get ready.
When I entered, I saw that he is standing near the window and gazing outside. I tiptoed near him and hugged him tightly from behind.
He held my hands in his and took them away from him. I frowned, but smiled when he turned around to look at me smiling.
I stood up on my toes and pressed my lips to his. He smiled and kissed me making me smile back.
After we both released each other, I looked at him and said, “I love you!”
He smiled at me, but didn’t say anything. I frowned and decided to ask him directly what is bugging me. I fidgeted with his shirt button and asked, “Don’t you love me?”
“I... I don’t know.” He replied and waited for my reaction.
I smiled and said, “Thanks for the honesty.”
He looked at me shocked and suddenly hugged me tightly. I smiled into his hug and hugged him back.
“I need to get ready.” I said and he finally released me.
After getting ready I started brushing my hair, and he hugged me from behind as usual like everyday. Returning from New York like he said he actually started our second honeymoon.
Every day is like a new day, and I don’t think anyone can be this much happy in their lives. We both can even just stay calmly in silence by just looking at each other.
We share all the good news and celebrate them. Two weeks back we got a call that Becks gave birth to a small baby girl. We both went to a restaurant and celebrated it.
He is the perfect husband I can ever know. I thought and smiled at the mirror from where he is looking back.
Then we heard the door bell, and he immediately got this hard expression. I frowned at him, but he just shook his head.
We both went downstairs and opened the door to see Di and Jiju standing there. But when they entered we both got shocked, and I mumbled “You are pregnant?”
Di nodded, placing her hand on the stomach and Jiju too nodded slowly. As for Suhas, he has a very blank expression.
Closing the door, I walked them towards the dining table as they immediately said they need to leave soon as they may miss their flight.
Suhas and I didn’t utter even a single word even after serving the food for them and even after started eating our food. There is complete silence, but I just awkwardly smiled at them as I am feeling a little hurt.
After dinner is over, I took away the plates and when I entered the dining hall, I saw that it is again in silence.
“Ok! Why didn’t you tell me until now? You guys didn’t have time to tell me even after entering sixth month?” I asked Di and Jiju.
“Uhmm… we are sorry Navvu. We actually don’t have any reason for not telling you at all.” Jiju replied guiltily.
“Mom and Dad too know about this, right?” I asked them my next doubt.
They both nodded, making me hold the table to stop myself from crying. I got used to be ok for not getting told about the house problems and many things. But this is the best news, and they didn’t tell me.
“We are really sorry, Navya.” They both said and I finally nodded at them after a few minutes, and Suhas looked at me frowning.
“How are you, Navvu?” Jiju asked smiling.
“I am happy!” I replied, grinning, then I heard Suhas coughing.
“Are you ok? What happened?” I asked him worriedly.
“Nothing!” he replied harshly, making me look at him in shock.
This is the first time he talked to me like this. What happened to him? I thought and continued to look at him.
“Suhas! Shall we have some small talk?” Jiju asked him, and Suhas nodded.
They both got up and walked towards his office room. I looked at Di to see that she is already looking at them. We both smiled after she turned towards me.
“Is he treating you well Navya?” Di asked.
“He is Di! He is treating me just like Jiju treats you.” I replied confidently.
She sighed, making me look at her in confusion. I held her hand and asked, “Is everything ok Di?”
“Nothing is ok Navya! Your Jiju is not spending much time with me. Yeah, he takes care of me and my health. But he is not the same anymore.” She replied sniffing.
It must be the hormones! I thought and said, “I am sure he doesn’t know that he is doing that Di. Just talk to him and then everything will be fine.”
“You are right!” she said, getting up.
“Where are you going?” I asked her confused.
“I will tell him this and will come back. You just wait here.” she replied and walked towards the office room.
What if she gets into a quarrel with him? I thought and rushed towards the room when the door is mildly closed.
Then I stopped in my tracks when I heard the words from the person I love saying, “Of course, my revenge is still on and I didn’t forget to take revenge on Navya’s so-called family."
I gasped and held the door knob tightly in my hand so that I will not fall down because of the words I heard, which are making the ground underneath me shake.
What is he talking about?
*Suhas Pov*
After I and Rajeev went inside the office room, I placed the scowl face which I have been hiding, for the moment, they entered our home.
I don’t want any one of them near her. I want to do anything to make them stay away from her. They helped me in this by themselves staying away from her, and I don’t need to do anything at all.
“So she is saying that she is happy, but what we see is your harsh speaking. What is actually true?” he asked after a few minutes.
I stopped myself from snorting because he actually bought the act which I want to show them. But I really felt guilty for speaking harshly with her. I will do something to make up for her for that behavior from mine.
“Suhas! Are you even listening?” Rajeev asked snapping his fingers in front of me.
“What is your problem? You met her right. Now just get lost.” I snapped at him.
He took a deep breath and asked, “You forgot your revenge plan like I asked you right?”
I rolled my eyes and shook my head. I didn’t forget it, and it is continuing mainly in their company. They are working as my employees now and also my act of not treating Navya well is on track. These are my revenges, even though these are small for them, but I will think of something else later.
“Your revenge is still on?” he asked, glaring at me.
“Of course, my revenge is still on, and I didn’t forget to take revenge on Navya’s so-called family." I replied challenging him.
“You disgust me! I thought you would not disrespect Navya after getting to know her, but you are still doing it.” he spat at me.
“What do you mean?” I asked him frowning.
“I am talking about your revenge of thinking Navya as Kavya and living with her like that forever.” He replied shocking me.
“You know that?” This was actually my question, but I didn’t ask him.
We both turned to see Kavya standing there with folded hands. Looks like she is here for the past few minutes.
“Yeah! I heard what he told you on reception day as I was standing at the door.” he replied blankly.
“So this is the reason why you are not talking to me properly?” She asked walking towards her.
“What are you talking about? I am talking with you completely normal.” He replied.
I rolled my eyes at their drama and turned to look at the wall in front of me. My anger on them increased much more after knowing that they didn’t even inform Navya about the pregnancy. Who does that?
“How can I be completely normal when I know that some other person is staying with a girl so that he can think of her as another girl who is none other than my wife?” Rajeev shouted, and I silenced him so that Navya will not hear all this.
There is so much distance from here to the kitchen, so I am more than sure that she will not hear it.
“We will talk about it later.” Kavya said and turned towards me glaring.
“And you! You are such a sick man, Suhas. You live with her everyday thinking her as me? I know you love me, but you can’t do that to my Sister. It’s been two months, and you are still doing it?” She asked shaking her head.
Why do they remember only half of it? I told them that there is another half of my revenge plan right? Then why do they keep on reminding me about the thing which I am trying to forget.
And loving Kavya? Yeah, right! As if that’s what I am feeling. I don’t even think I like Kavya anymore, but I know I like Navya my wife.
I decided to tell them, but again thought why I should even tell them anything. When they can’t even inform Navya, that they are going to be parents.
“I need not to give you any explanations!” I replied coldly and turned away.
Then we heard the door hitting the wall. We all turned to see the door completely opened and pressed to the wall.
But that didn’t make us all stun in our moments. The sight of Navya kneeling down with her hand still on the knob of the opened door is the one with made three of us whisper “Navya!”