a month later:

om: gauri, wake up.

a sleepy gauri turned to one right very annoyed with om.

gauri: no. let me sleep.

om: now don't behave like a child please.

gauri: let me sleep na.

om: you are impossible gauri!

gauri murmuring: that I am.

om: fine, if you are going to stay asleep all day long then I will go house hunting alone.

gauri shot up from the bed, annoyed and scared.

gauri: you and house hunting?? the worst combination in the world. I remember when you were in barielly, you stayed in a very very very small house.

om: and now that you are awake, you can decide which home we live in. happy?

gauri: happy.

she carefully got up and went to the washroom.

half an hour later:

an annoyed om was still waiting for his darling wife to hurry up as his darling wife was taking forever.

om: gauri! how much longer will you take?

gauri from the washroom: coming jatadhari hippy!

om: look gauri, do not call me names and just come out. besides you are taking forever.

gauri came out eventually drying her hair with a white towel, still quite annoyed at her jatadhari for ruining her sleep. even though om got annoyed at gauri for taking too long to change, he was memorized when he saw his chiraya coming out with her skin all fair and wearing a simple pink salwar kameez:

om: wow gauri, you look beautiful.

gauri: don't talk to me.

om: arre lekin kyu?

gauri: you ruined my sleep, that's why don't talk to me.

om: gauri, sorry.

gauri walks away angrily.

om: the more she stays angry, the more effect it has on my child.

he goes into the living room where gauri was waiting.

om: did you eat anything?

gauri stayed silent.

om: do you want anything?

gauri again stayed silent.

om: ok. then let's go.

gauri opens the door and leaves silently with om scared.

later on that day:

om: how is this house gauri?

gauri: I don't like it.

om in mind: at least she finally said something. (talking) I agree with you. should we look at another house?

gauri: yes.

om kept his arm around her but gauri jerked his arm away which meant she was mad at him for ruining her sleep.

they looked at another house.

om: is this house perfect or not?

gauri: perfect? no no this house is the opposite of perfect. hey bhagwan, all of these houses are horrible!

om: are you done complaining?

gauri: maybe.

om: so you don't want to look at any more houses?

gauri: no. omkaraji, I wanted to say this for a while. you know the flat we live in? I love that flat a lot. maybe it may not be in the perfect condition but we can make it perfect, maybe not perfect for the world but perfect for us.

om cupped her face with her hands and said: you know something gauri, even I love that flat a lot. maybe it might not be much but it has a lot of memories which I made with you and our unborn child.

they rubbed their noses together as their eyes closed and then om kissed her forehead.

back at the flat:

om: now you are going to sit down like a good girl and let me work on everything.

he said this to gauri who was wearing his white shirt which was way too big for her and she was sitting on the bed with her legs crossed. gauri gave a sad pout and big puppy eyes but om took his sunglasses out and wore them.

gauri: why are you wearing your sunglasses?

om: because both me and you know that I easily get convinced by your puppy eyes that is why if I wear sunglasses, I won't be able to get convinced by your sad face.

gauri: omkaraji, I want to help design the house. please, please, please, please!!!!

om: gauri, just stay quiet and stop doing my head in!

gauri started to talk to herself in a very cute voice: no one ever lets me do anything. everyone is forever telling me what to do.

om rolled his eyes and got some cans of paint out. as he lifted a brush and allowed the brush touch the wall, gauri stood up carefully and got a paintbrush. om turned only to be shocked. gauri took his sunglasses off and said very sweetly: first of all, the sunglasses are my thing and second of all I really want to help. if you let me help then I will not see salman khan for a month!

om: really? no salman khan?

gauri: on second thoughts, I won't see any varon Dhawan for a month.

om: salman khan and then you can help.

gauri to herself: wow gauri, you are really stupid.(to om) fine. no salman khan for a month but promise me you won't extend.

om: ok jaan. but be careful, ok?

gauri nods happily and starts painting with om.

soon they were finished with the entire house. at this time, gauri was covered in paint whereas om was still clean.

gauri: how come you are not covered in paint?

om: because unlike some people, I have experience with paint.

gauri: stop bragging.

om: sorry. it is just the truth.

just then he was splashed with red paint. he saw gauri with a mischievous glint in her eyes and she was laughing her head off. in her left hand, she was holding the empty paint can.

gauri: you have experience with paint?

om: gauri, today you are dead.

gauri dropped the paint can and started to run. om chased after her and after a while, he caught her in his arms. he swift her hair to one side and started to adorn her neck with kisses. as he did this, gauri tried to get out of his grip leading to both ending up falling with gauri on top of om. luckily gauri landed on her back.

om: gauri, are you ok?

gauri: yes omkaraji, I am fine.

om: and princess, are you fine?

gauri: you already asked if I was fine.

om: not you pagli. the one in your stomach.

gauri: very funny!

om smiles lightly. he turned gauri facing towards him and adorned her cheeks with red paint. then he slowly allowed their lips to meet......

the next day:

gauri woke up to find a clean house yet a beautifully designed house. she noticed that she was no longer wearing the messy white shirt or should I say colourful shirt and instead was wearing one of om's jumpers which reached up to her knees. she entered the living room to find om on the sofa drinking tea. there was another cup of tea which was waiting for her.

gauri: good morning jatadhari hippy.

she said this as she sat next to om and snuggled with him.

om: good morning chiraya.

gauri: now this house is home sweet home.

om: not yet.

gauri: matlab?

om kept his cup down and then showed gauri a wooden plate with 'rikara' engraved on it in a beautiful cursive writing. he made her stand up and they went to the front of their door and together they kept it on their door.

om: now it is home sweet home.

precap: leap of 6 months

so what will happen in these six months?

anyway did you guys miss this book?

I sure did.

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