Chapter 50: Chapter 50
Naina's POV
We bought the veg cutlet from the nearby shop and went to her house and rang the doorbell.
After few seconds Mom opened the door and there was a surprise in her eyes which was followed by a smile as soon as she saw us.
"Happy Birthday Mom,” we both wished her together.
"Thank you,” she said as we both went inside and locked the door.
"I thought you forgot my birthday,” she said to Ranveer as he hugged her.
"How can I forget your birthday?" he mumbled in her hug.
After that she hugged me and whispered a small 'Thank you.'
"Mom we had bought a cutlet for you,” he said and went to the kitchen and bought some plates and put the cutlet in the plate and we sat to have it.
"Thank you. You know how much I like cutlet,” she said as she took a bite.
"And that's why Ranveer prepared cutlet for you,” I said and he looked at me and nodded his head in a no.
“Why did you tell her?” he whispered in my ear.
"What? Really?" Mom asked.
"I had prepared it but I had put too much salt in it,” he said.
"But I want it Ranveer. For the first time you prepared something and that's why I want to have it,” she said and he looked at me angrily but I smiled.
"Okay Mom,” he said and went to bring it from the car.
"Thank you Naina for making me happy,” she said.
"He thinks you don't know anything and that's why he asked me to join you and I came here as it will make you happy on your special day,” I said and she kissed my cheek.
He bought the tiffin and gave it to me and gave me an angry glare and I just grinned.
"Wow! It looks delicious,” Mom said as she took a bite.
"It's delicious.” Mom said after having a bite.
“Yes it has too much salt in it but the effort is important,” Mom said as she took another bite and I also took one.
"Naina you don’t have to eat it,” he said as I took a bite.
"I want to eat it,” I said.
I mean, how could we not eat it?
He made something for the first time.
I asked him to buy cutlet from the shop to make him feel good but I knew Mom will eat what he had made.
I wanted him to show that even if we had two options we will always choose him.
If he had not bought the cutlet from shop, he would have thought, we are having it because we have no other option.
We will always choose you Ranveer,
Even if we have millions of options.
"Both of you are crazy. Anyways I will not eat that salty thing, I will eat what we had bought from the shop,” he said and started eating it.
"Mom, Naina has planned something today,” he said and told our plan and Mom looked at Naina.
"You are the best daughter I could ever have. Thank you for everything,” Mom said and I just smiled.
"How can you both eat that?" he asked as we finished the cutlet.
"Because we love you,” Mom and me at the same time and then both of them were looking at me shockingly and after a second I realized what I said.
"I mean...I will go and wash my hand,” I said and went in the kitchen.
Shit !
Are you mad Naina?
Why can't you hold your feelings when he is near you ?
You are not together.
You are divorced.
You should keep it in mind Naina.
I washed my hand, drank a glass of water and went in the hall and sat on the sofa.
"So Mom get ready, we will leave for the organization in a bit,” he said and Mom went to get ready.
He surprised me by sitting next to me.
"Thank you for eating the cutlet,” he said.
"I really wanted to have it because you put an effort to do it,” I said and he smiled.
"Mom was so happy,” he said and I nodded in a yes.
We were both feeling awkward and maybe, to break that he puts on the television and was scrolling through the channels and then stopped at one channel.
"This is your favorite actor, right?" he asked and I saw that my favorite serial was going on.
I loved this serial but had not seen it since our divorce.
"Yes! When did they get married? Look after marriage he is looking more handsome,” I said excitedly as my eyes were glued on the screen.
They hate each other but then why they are married?
I should start watching this.
He looks so handsome when he is angry.
"I don’t know why you like this guy,” he mumbled under his breathe making me look at him.
"I don’t know what you see in him,” he mumbled under his breathe but I heard it.
He is very jealous.
I mean very, very jealous.
The first time I knew about this at the party and the second time I saw it when I was fangirling over this actor.
I am very dedicated if I like something.
So dedicated that I will talk about the serial and that actor for days and months and with everyone.
So one day when he came back from office, I started fangirling over him and firstly he was amused and just laughed it off.
Then after few days I made him sit next to me and made him watch that show and I was going crazy as he was dancing with her in an office function.
And at that time when he saw my craziness he mumbled something under his breathe and from that day whenever I used to watch this serial he will glare at the television screen, mumble something that I could not hear but few times I heard him saying,
'I don’t know what's so handsome about him.'
'I don’t know what she sees in him.'
And then leave the place.
And after that I saw his jealousy at the saree shop.
"Let's go,” Mom's voice cut me out of my thoughts.
"Mom you are looking beautiful,” we both said at the same time.
"Thank you. Ranveer gifted me this saree few years back but I never got a chance to wear it, until now." Mom told me.
Mom was taking her purse but Ranveer held her hand.
"You don’t have to take purse today, it's my treat,” he said making Mom smile.
Mom locked the door and we went towards his car.
"Mom you seat in the passengers seat, beside Ranveer. I will sit at backseat,” I said to Mom and Ranveer looked at me and smiled.
He came to our side and opened the door for both of us and we sat inside and he went and sat on driver's side.
He started the car and I saw that he was looking at me through the rear-view mirror.
The whole ride he looked at me through the rear view mirror and every time our eyes met my heart used to skip a bit.
Why are you doing this Ranveer?
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