Chapter 43: Chapter 43

"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us."

The sunrise came again as if it had missed the sky and wanted nothing more than to warm up those blues to a radiant gold.

Jaisalmer was looking like the golden beauty with the shades of yellow over its horizon in the morning, with the sand glittering like golden glitters fallen from the sky. Jaisalmer - the very town which belonged to Dhruv and his ancestors.

Today was the same day on which the newly-married couple would leave for their respective honeymoon destinations. Also, it was the time for the relatives to leave for their respective houses as well, as the wedding was finally done.

"Dad, but why this new plan for us?" Dhruv was shocked would be an understatement when his father had called him, early in the morning to give him the biggest surprise of his life.

"Yes son, we had decided for it, after discussing it for a long time, you see, your marriage took place in a hurry because of all the drama which took place because of that one picture in the newspaper. You and Ayushi couldn't even go for a honeymoon because you both were not even acquainted with each other, forget about the honeymoon, which would've been just a formality back then."

"But now, I guess, you both need to enjoy that period of your life, otherwise life wouldn't give you another chance, your children will grow then more responsibilities will come on your shoulder, so please go, son with Ayushi and enjoy your time," it was Pratibha who explained deliberately to her son who hadn't a clue about this sudden plan of their honeymoon.

"Maa, you guys are making me shy by all these talks," Dhruv spoke his heart out and his parents just smiled at him.

"Son, there's nothing to be shy about. We had gone for our honeymoon. Ayushi is a woman, she would've dreamt about a happy life, son, a memorable honeymoon, so, why not avail this chance. And tell me, don't you want to go? Tell me?" Dhiraj spoke this time after keeping his hand on his son's shoulder. It was a mature man's talk now.

"But what about Aranya and Agastya? We cannot take them to a place like the Maldives?" Dhruv expressed his anxiety at which the couple smiled at him.

"Your mother, grandmother and me, are planning for a trip to Rishikesh, the kids will accompany us there as some of my other friends are also joining with their families, which will also have children, so I think it's not an issue," Dhiraj smiled encouragingly at his son.

"But they will miss us and it'll look so selfish of me, Dad," Dhruv was being a responsible father now, who didn't want to leave his children on anybody else.

"They love us, son, don't forget that more than with you two, they spend their time with us. And talking about being selfish, then it's a completely wrong perspective son, it's not being selfish. You both had already suffered a lot of separation, fights, but now, it's time to enjoy each other company for a while, being a woman, I know that even Ayushi would've some dreams about her husband, so don't deny it, son," Pratibha explained slowly, convincing her son for the honeymoon.

"Okay, I am ready but you have to convince Ayushi as well," Dhruv smiled a little and his parents knew no bound of their happiness.

"Leave that on us, we'll convince her," Dhiraj winked at his wife while Dhruv's mouth was opened, looking at his father's playfulness.

****

"So wifey, excited for our honeymoon?" Dhruv asked his wife after their private jet finally took off.

"What?" Ayushi looked at him like he had grown two heads.

"Why are you giving me this look as if you're not aware of anything?" currently they were sitting on the plush sofa, facing each other.

"Because I'm seriously not aware of anything," she replied in a duh-tone, looking at his face for an answer.

"So, Dad and Mom tricked you for this honeymoon of ours," he sighed smilingly, closing his eyes while she was busy shooting daggers at him.

"And you didn't even care for once to tell me about this," she expelled out in a fake angry tone.

"I left all this on them, that's why I couldn't tell you," he explained.

"So, we are finally going on our honeymoon. And I thought that they are sending us to Bhopal because of your important work!" Ayushi was smiling now, thanking her in-laws in her mind.

"Yes wifey, we are going for our honeymoon," he took her in his arms and kissed her forehead.

"But what about our babies?" she had asked him in a perplexed tone.

"Don't worry, Maa and Dad promised to keep them safe and sound, convincing me with their super-skills," Dhruv explained deliberately.

"Still, Dhruv. How can we enjoy our honeymoon when our kids are far away from us," she got up from his chest and looked at him with worry surfacing her face.

"Will our babies enjoy the place as exotic as the Maldives, seeing naked men and women walking on the beaches, tell me?" Ayushi couldn't believe what he just said now.

"We are going to the Maldives?" she asked again for assurance because the Maldives is the most famous place for you already know what!

"Yes, wifey," he winked at her.

"Only you, me, and our small baby," he replied while taking her in his arms, again.

"Maa and Papa selected this place for us?" Ayushi was still too surprised to believe that her in-laws were so open-minded about all this.

"Yes baby, yes and don't be too shocked, they had gone to the Maldives for their honeymoon," Dhruv chuckled lightly while his wife looked at him with her mouth open.

"Close your mouth baby, it looks quite sexy," his naughty remark brought her out from her reverie and she smacked his arm.

"Shut up!" she smiled shyly, kissing him lightly on his chest.

"So, happy now?" he asked her while massaging her tummy softly, with his hands.

"Dhruv, I cannot believe that we're going for our honeymoon and that too after almost three and half years of our marriage," she whispered against his chest, finally relaxing in his arms.

"Sir, would you like to order something?" Before Dhruv could have replied to Ayushi, an air hostess was already there with her service, without knocking, disturbing their private moment.

Ayushi immediately moved away from his arms, while staring at the air hostess with a little distaste.

"A black coffee, please," Dhruv replied while not liking the way she was gawking at him which Ayushi too had noticed.

"And a cold coffee for me, and please send some other staff, who has some manners and etiquettes," Ayushi seethed in anger, noticing how the air hostess was ogling over her husband. The air hostess immediately got what Ayushi actually wanted to convey and ran away from there.

Dhruv chuckled at his wife's actions and she looked at him in anger.

"Don't laugh at me, otherwise you won't like the repercussions," she had replied, pointing her eyes at him which made him laugh more.

"Offo, my jealous wifey, I'm only yours," Dhruv whistled and tried to get near her but she was still angry at him, might be her pregnancy hormones taking a toll on her.

"Wear that yellow t-shirt, you look too handsome for your good in navy blue," now this was a new side of Ayushi which Dhruv had never seen. He looked at her dumbfounded.

"What?" he had replied in shock, all his playfulness gone.

"Wow, when a man gets possessive for his wife, that's called cute and sweet but when a woman gets possessive about her husband then just a 'what', how ridiculous," Ayushi was now sitting with her hands folded, tears started coming out from her eyes. This was just the trailer of her pregnancy hormones at the peak of her two months of pregnancy.

"Baby, please, don't cry, I'll change into something else," Dhruv immediately got on his knees in front of her, while wiping her tears which pierced his heart.

"No, it's okay, it's just that I'm not able to control my emotions, it's okay, no need to change," she replied while making him sit near her.

"Thank god," he whispered lightly and relaxed in her arms.

"You packed the medicines, right? Which the doctor had prescribed in the afternoon?" he asked her after a moment of silence at which she just nodded her head.

"Good girl," he mumbled and kissed her cheeks. Finally, they reached the Maldives after four long hours of their flight.

****

"I cannot believe it, you all are here," after Dhruv and Ayushi had finally checked in, in the resort, while they were going towards their allotted room, they saw Makshik near the lounge area. It was Dhruv's day full of surprises as well as for Ayushi.

"And even I cannot believe it, buddy, by the way, who planned for this?" Makshik asked no one in particular after giving a bro-hug to him.

Yes, they were finally at the Maldives in a resort and the first person whom Dhruv and Ayushi saw was Makshik who was talking with someone on phone.

"Dad planned for this," Ayushi replied while looking around the resort which was quite intriguing and exquisite.

"You won't believe but Arjun is here as well and currently they are busy playing cards in my room," Makshik gave another surprise to them and Ayushi and Dhruv looked at each other in amazement.

"Wow, so many surprises in one single day," Ayushi had replied happily.

"Our Dad surely is a master-planner," Dhruv chuckled along with others.

"Which room number?" Makshik asked them while taking their luggage in his hands, showing his gentleman-ness.

"Room no. 306, third floor," Dhruv replied while they continued their walk.

"Wow, we are in 304 and Arjun in 310, that means we all are on the same floor, well, it will be a mind-blowing honeymoon for us all," Makshik commented and they all chuckled.

Finally, they all met for dinner at night where they enjoyed so much, their all insecurities of being in a foreign country long gone. And ultimately, it was decided that the next morning they would go for sight-seeing.

****

"Dhruv, I'm wearing this and it's final, Maa has selected this swimsuit for me and I'm going to wear it," it was the next morning and Ayushi and Dhruv was busy fighting over a sexy, maroon swimwear which Ayushi was trying to wear but Dhruv was against it.

"No Aayuuu, it's too revealing. I don't want vulture eyes on you. You are my wife, I don't want any dirty eye on your way," he had replied nonchalantly, not leaving a chance to convince her.

"No, it's not revealing, and if not this, then tell me, what should I wear on a beach? This sari? Tell me?" she glared at him while throwing a Sari at his face which he couldn't catch in time.

He pulled out the sari from his face and huffed in annoyance.

"Okay, go wear whatever you want, I am not coming. Bye. I am going to sleep," Dhruv immediately got away from her towards the other room in anger.

"Yes, yes. Why would you come! I'm going alone, bye," she too had replied in anger.

"Possessive freak," she mumbled to herself and got ready in her maroon swimwear over which she had worn a baby blue sundress with big goggles covering her beautiful eyes.

In the hallway, she met Payal and Alka who too had worn similar dresses over their swimwear which they shared, secretly, while chuckling a little.

"Bhaiya is not going to come?" Payal had asked her.

"No, he said he doesn't want to accompany me because of this dress of mine which he hates, so that's why I'm here alone," Ayushi mimicked his voice and they all laughed at her antics.

This Ayushi was so different, so different from the Ayushi of old times who was so weak, broken. This Ayushi didn't fear her husband anymore, who was strong, independent, jovial, funny, and brave, unlike her old self.

Arjun and Makshik too arrived after gaining much of the needed information from the locals, while also arranging for a jeep for their travel. They too had asked about Dhruv's whereabouts to Ayushi but she gave them the same reply at which they just chuckled at their possessive best friend.

"Let's go then," they had finally left for the Maafushi beach, which was famous for scuba-diving and couples like them.

Although Ayushi's heart pained a bit for leaving her husband like that he was being too controlling today, she didn't like his behaviour, she huffed and concluded inside her head.

Finally, they arrived at their destination, where a lot of couples and bachelors could be seen in their swimwear on the beach.

"I think we need to go to the washroom ASAP because we are the odd ones out with so much of clothes," Payal giggled while looking at those ladies who were taking the sunbath near the beach, in their swimwear.

"Yeah, but check the washroom before you change," Makshik came near her and whispered while hugging her. Others just looked here and there, giggling awkwardly.

"Let's go, we too need to put this off," Arjun and Makshik too got away towards the men's washroom to take out their t-shirts and quarters.

"Wow Bhabhi, this swimsuit is making you look so ravishing, no doubt Bhaiya got possessive seeing you in this," Payal and Alka were already in their swimsuits and currently Ayushi was busy in showing off her curves to them.

She had worn a maroon swimwear over which a swiss Dot kimono covered her body which reached till her ankles. Of course, her assets were fully covered but still was a little uncomfortable in this dress as she was wearing it for the first time.

"I don't know but I'm feeling a little uncomfortable now," she had spoken her heart out and Payal and Alka just sighed at her.

"No, Di, it's perfectly fine. Don't worry, you are looking gorgeous and don't be uncomfortable, you're properly covered from where you should be," they had a women's talk and finally were out, on the beach where Arjun and Makshik were waiting for them since so long.

"Let's go inside the water, I want to try scuba diving," the couples eventually were in the waters while Ayushi remained near the beach as she wasn't in a mood to play with the water. They convinced her but still didn't comply. She just wanted to have a soothing sunbath under the open sky, near the waves.

"Hello beautiful," an American man's voice caught her attention after a while and she immediately got up from the beach chair and looked at the unknown man with a little fear.

No doubt he looked handsome with his well-sculpted, six-packs abs body but she wasn't interested in him.

"Yeah?" she had asked him in a little anger, trying to sound strong in front of this ultra-strong man.

"I am William, and you?" he asked her in a polite tone.

"Ayushi," she replied in an uncertain tone.

"Well, will you mind for a walk?" he had asked her so softly that she hadn't a heart to decline his offer. But she was sceptical about this.

There was nothing wrong in just a walk but would her morals be wrong if she did that? She questioned herself and the man just looked at her with hope in his eyes. She was dwindling within herself.

And then she got the green signal to go on. From the corner of her eyes, she saw her husband, Dhruv who too was sitting on a beach chair while busy gawking at her. And then she got an idea. An idea to make him jealous.

"Sure," she replied and they both started walking on the beaches with a decent gap between them.

And there Dhruv was busy glaring at the man who was flirting with his wife. His face held hurt, jealousy, and possessiveness. He just wanted to kick that man, only he knew how he was controlling himself to not kill that American man.

But their walk couldn't last long as Dhruv, our hero had finally arrived. Ayushi just smirked when she saw him.

"Hey wifey, I think you got a new company," he didn't even give her a chance to speak and put his lips on her, kissing her hungrily in front of that American man. His kiss showed how jealous he was of that man who was walking with his beautiful wife for so long.

"Dhruv, her husband," he finally left her and introduced himself to William, the American man. They shook hands but Dhruv had intentionally held his hand strongly, so as to punish him for what he had done. Taking Dhruv Rajput's wife for a walk? That too on a beach? That was not liked by Dhruv, not even a bit.

William immediately got away from them and finally ran away towards a destination, unknown.

"So, my dear wife wanted to make me jealous, right?" he asked her after checking her out in the sexy wear which she had worn for the first time. Ayushi just looked at him, with a smirk on her face.

"Yes hubby," she smiled with victory on her face.

"I didn't know my wife would punish me, like this," he husked near her ears and surprised her again with his passionate kiss.

"By the way, you're looking so ravishing in this dress and you know what I want to do now?" he asked her in a seductive tone. She shook her head, not knowing his intentions.

"Lock you in a room and love you like never before," before she could comprehend what he meant, she was already on his back, moving towards the jeep from which he had arrived. Her giggles were enough for making his mood delightful from his earlier sulking mood.

"I love you, so much," he had whispered in her ears while she had slept in his arms, after their multi-round of lovemaking.

Love is a promise,

it's a long journey with sweet and sour memories,

it'll make you jealous sometimes,

sometimes possessive,

sometimes obsessive.

But it's priceless,

& true love is of course selfless!

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