Atharva's POV

"Who are you?" She asked me

"And where am I?" She looked around the room.

"What? What are you saying butterfly"

I touched her again.

"Don't touch me" she warned me and crawled back.

"Firstly tell me, who are you?"

"I am...I am your husband, your kukkad"

"Husband? But I am not married. Where are my parents?"

All the color from my face drained and I was shocked beyond words.

"Wh..what are you say..saying" I was terrified to the core.

It was looking like my heart will come out of my chest anytime soon.

She looked at me pursed her lips and then burst into laughter.

Has she gone mad? I thought to myself.

"Oh..Oh God Atharva!"

She said in between her laughs.

I was looking at her all confused.

She paused for a while.

"Just look at you" she pointed her finger at my face.

I touched my face to find if there is anything there.

"It looks like you will cry anytime"

"Cry? I was about to get a heart attack"

I said and hugged her tightly. I moved my face to look at her.

"Don't do such prank again. I will di...."

She didn't let me complete the word and captured my lips in between hers.

Oh! How much I was dying to taste her lips again.

I took her face in my palms to deepen the kiss and devour each and every corner of her mouth.

After 5 minutes we pulled out but I was still not satisfied. I wanted more.

"Don't say such words again" she said while putting her fingers lightly on my lips.

"What would I do if you wake up after a month and ask me who I am?"

"What else can a normal person say? Haan. I was shocked by looking at the room. You have changed it completely"

She paused

"And just look at yourself. You are not looking like my kukkad. You are looking so tired and weak. And Why have you grown such a big beard? Do you want to become sadhu (saint)?"

"No, never. How could I become a saint when I have such a beautiful wife"

"Not so funny. I don't like your new look. I want my kukkad back"

"Aye aye biwiji. I will do it first in the morning" I said while putting my hand on my forehead like a soldier.

"I am hungry," she said

"Oh, I will bring something for you. Wait!?"

"But it is midnight who would cook the food?"

"No worries when your husband is there"

"Oh! So you will cook the food? The person who has never entered the kitchen in his whole life" she chuckled.

"Are you challenging me? Are you challenging THE ATHARVA SINGHANIA?"

"Hehe..yes"

"Just tell me what do you want to eat?" I asked her

"What about fried rice?"

"Right away ma'am"

She smiled and tried to stand on her feet.

"Where are you going?"

"I want to get fresh" she said

"Let me help you"

I took her in my arms and she put her head on my chest. She has lost at least 5 kgs. I made her stand in front of the mirror.

She looked at her face. She roamed her fingers on the scars and little tears appeared in her eyes. She looked up at me from the mirror. I know what is she thinking right now. I turned her around.

"Don't you even dare to overthink. You are still the most beautiful girl for me and I love you"

I kissed her scars.

"They will soon fade away"

I smiled and kissed her tears.

"Let me help you in taking bath," I said.

"NO! I am not a kid. You should leave"

"What if I say that I have given you a bath many a times when you were in a coma"

"What?" Her eyes became wide and she was shocked.

Now, this was my turn to tease her.

"What what? I am your husband and I have every right on your heart, your body, your soul. Isn't it?" I asked while stepping closer to her.

She was silent

"Say it, say it I have every right on you. You are just mine in every way"

"Yeah" she said

"Then shall we continue?" I said while grabbing the hem of her top.

"No! You...you just get out of the bathroom this instant! You are manipulating me" She ordered.

Oh! How much I missed this little feisty girl going around ordering me.

"Ok ok," I said while raising my hands up in surrendering style.

She truly has wrapped me around her little finger.

"I am going to prepare fried rice for you. You do your business and go back to the bed like a good girl" she nodded.

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Shreya's POV

I opened the shower letting the cold water hit my body and closed my eyes making my body relaxed under the shower. I rewind the scene that happened just now.

When I opened my eyes today it was all blurry and I saw a figure in front of me. I tried to look the face properly but the beard was hiding it and my eyes were still blurry. I got scared so the first words that left my mouth were "who are you?"

Then I looked around and found myself in a different place. It was all colorful, bright, and lively rather than dull, boring and scary one.

"Where am I?"

The last thing that I remembered was that I hit the car. Has someone kidnapped me?

"What are you saying butterfly?" He asked me while touching me.

Butterfly? Only Atharva calls me butterfly. I looked at him properly and found that he was none other than my own husband behind that beard cum forest.

He was looking so scared. So I thought why not to tease him a little. But it didn't live long as I was not able to hold my laughter by looking at his face. His lips were pouted and there were little tears in his eyes. It was looking like he will cry anytime. He was looking so cute and frightened at the same time. He has become weak.

He hugged me tightly and then I realized that I crossed the limit by doing this. He is literally scared. His heartbeats are drumming so fast.

I kissed him and he kissed me back like he is hungry from so many births.

From the word hungry I realized that I was hungry too and on my command, he is down in the kitchen preparing food for me.

Sometimes I wonder, how I became so lucky to have him? He has done so much for me. He tries to give me all the happiness. And I am giving him problems and only problems. He takes care of my wishes and my opinions. The person who never listens to anyone listens to me and follows my every command. He can even stand on one foot if I say so. But I will never ask him to do that. I am not that bad.

I heard a sound of utensil when I came out of the bathroom. I hope he is not doing any blunder in the kitchen.

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Atharva's POV

I went down to the kitchen. But the problem is that I don't know how to cook.

Hmm...online videos kb kaam aaengi...

I took my mobile and opened the online video and followed the instructions. It was very difficult for me to find the ingredients. The only thing that helped me was the name chits. All the spices were looking the same. I was hell confused between coriander and garam masala. They both are of the same color. The lady in the video said to add the salt according to taste.

What does she mean by salt according to taste?

I zoomed the video and added the exact amount of salt that she added. I fried them for some time added extra chilies because she loves spicy food and the dish was ready.

I inhaled and the smell in itself was so tempting. I took the plate and ran towards the room. I can't wait to make my butterfly eat this. I was so excited.

When I entered the room. She was sitting on the bed in changed clothes and was looking all fresh. She smiled looking at me.

I put the plate in front of her and bend a little putting one hand on my stomach. She giggled at my action. She folded her legs in Indian style and put the pillow on her lap.

She took a spoon full of rice and put it in her mouth. She paused for a second and closed her eyes.

"What happened? Is it not good?" I asked

"Just shut up and let me enjoy it," she said and started to eat like she is hungry for ages.

What surprised me was that she didn't ask me to eat, not even a bite. When she has the habit of sharing everything except chocolates. She gives only 1/4th part of a piece of chocolate. But I don't complain.

But I was happy that she was eating with her hands. I was just looking at her. How much I waited for this moment. For my butterfly to get back in action. This was the best thing for me.

She ate the rice leaving 2 spoons of it on the plate.

"I am full," she said and took the plate at the back.

"Give the plate to me I will put it in the sink"

"No, will put it tomorrow"

I knitted my eyebrow and stood up. I took the plate and ate the rice.

I was not able to eat even one spoon and started coughing madly. She offered me water.

"How could you eat this. It has too much salt. Why didn't you stopped?" I asked her

"You kukkad. Stop picking out faults in everything. The dish was prepared by my husband and that was delicious"

"Your husband," I said

"Yes, my husband" she repeated with proud.

I bent down and kissed her neck.

"What...what are you doing"

"Taking my right as your husband" I said while settling myself in front of her and removing the pillow from her lap.

I moved down to her collarbone. She started to laugh.

"Eww Atharva stop! Your beard is so ticklish and it stings" she said controlling her laugh.

I removed my face from her neck.

"Seriously?" I asked

She nodded her head up and down fastly.

I took her knee and pulled her to my side which made her fall back on the bed.

I again put my face in the crook of her neck and moved my face on the soft skin of her neck to make her feel the beard.

"Oh God! Atharva please stop! You are torturing me" she said between her giggles.

She was trying to push me. She is so ticklish.

"Yes, this is your punishment for not talking to me for so many days," I said and continued my work.

"Please st..stop! I will not do that again. I need to bre....breath"

I stopped and she inhaled oxygen. I put my forehead on her forehead and turned her to make her sleep on my front. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her close even if it is possible.

I just want to stay like this forever. Far away from all the stress with my butterfly in my arms.

She moved a little and her thighs fell on my groin. She looked up with wide eyes and gulped. Maybe she felt it how much I want her right now.

I kissed her forehead.

"But I haven't done anything," she said innocently.

"There is no need for you to do anything. Your presence is enough"

"But"

"Don't worry I will not do anything until you are perfectly fine and you have to recover soon for me because it is very hard for me to control myself around you, biwiji"

"I will do it for you, husbandji"

I kissed her forehead and closed my eyes switching the lights off and forgetting every stress in the embrace of my light, the love of my life!

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