Month End Friday and the pay off day had finally arrived. Both were happy as they got a message on their phones about the salary credit. Sana had earned salary in her hometown earlier however it was the first salary for Sidharth.

Sidharth: Sana, give me your bank details.

Sana gave him her net banking login and password on a piece of paper. Sidharth looked at her in surprise.

Sidharth: Duffer, I want to transfer money to your account and I asked for IFSC code and account number. Why are you giving me this login and password? It's your personal account.

Sana: What's personal between us? What's mine is yours and what's yours is mine!

Sidharth: Okay baba, just destroy this and give me the details I asked.

Sana gives him the details and he transfers money to her.

Sana: Why did you transfer such big amount?

Sidharth: Maama (Ramnath) spent it on our furniture. Remember? He insisted that I take it and when I was denying he said it's a marriage gift for you so I am returning it to you.

Sana thought for a while and agreed.

Sidharth: Will go out for dinner date tonight. I want to celebrate my first salary with you.

Sana nods with a big smile. Her cab arrives and she leaves for office and he goes to his office by bus.
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In the evening, Sidharth returns home and finds Sana getting ready for their dinner date.

Sana: Oh! You are here! Go get ready quickly!

Sidharth sat on the bed looking at her doing her make up. She looked at him and raised her eyebrows.

Sidharth: Why are you getting so much dressed up? I can't take you out like this. Imagine all eyes gawking and drooling over you. My whole time will go in looking at who is eyeing on you than admiring your beauty. You want me to be a soldier guarding his queen or a husband?

Sana: Huh? I got ready for your eyes. I don't care about others. No matter how many eyes are on me, the one I want is only yours. So just adhere to the order of your queen! Go get ready! I will book a cab.

Sidharth: Hmm.. before that may I kiss my queen? (He went on his one knee like a soldier)

Sana: (Looks down and smiles) Denied! I don't want to be late on my first date.

Sidharth: (frowns) There is no value for the request of soldier. I am better off being a husband.

He gets up on his feet and pulls her into kiss.

Sidharth: You are looking so so...

Sana: Red!!

Sidharth: Huh??

Sana: That's the way you compliment me. Remember you said I look Yellow when I wore a yellow saree on our 10th farewell. Today I am wearing red and I have stopped expecting nice compliment from you.

Sidharth: Shut up!! That time I was hiding my feeling from my friend but now I don't want to hide anything from my wife. You are the most beautiful woman in my life. I love you in all shades and in possible every way. You are looking stunningly gorgeous in this red saree. Infact I am getting an urge to devour the beauty at home by cancelling our outdoor plan.

Sana: Don't do that. I took so much effort in getting ready. Please get ready!

He gets ready quickly. They walk through their ground floor parking.

Sana: Hey Siddu look, somebody has bought a new car but they are using our parking space.

Sidharth: It's okay Sana, we don't have a car atleast it's of someone's use.

Sana: Asaa kasaa chaalel? {How is it ok?} It's our parking. Wait a minute. (She picks out a pen and paper from her handbag) I will write a note for them.

Sidharth: Sana, leave it! We are getting late. Whenever we have our own car will ask them to move.

Sana: No Siddu, later on they will say, we've been parking here for long time and may not move it.

Sidharth: You won't listen right, okay do it.

She scribbles on the paper and passes it to him.

Sana: Go tuck it to the wiper.

Sidharth: Me? No ways! You wrote it, you tuck it.

Sana: I am wearing a saree, I can't bend so easily over the car. Go!!

Sidharth: Bappa! This lady is taking nice advantage of my love and innocence.

Sana: Innocence? (Laughing) Okay, enough of joking, go keep the paper, we are getting late.

Sidharth shakes his head in disbelief and approaches the car. He looks into the paper to read what she has written.

Congratulations on your new car Siddu! Love you!! - Sana.

He stops and turns to look at her, she was biting her finger and smiling at him. She goes close to him.

Sidharth: Sana!! Is this our car? (Shocked)

Sana nods in agreement.

Sidharth: When and how did you buy this?

Sana: The money you gave me in the morning plus a little bit of my salary and easy loan. I took half day from my office today, consulted Amol bhaiyya about the best car in our budget and I bought it for you.

Sidharth: But that was your money.

Sana: I will also be travelling with you Siddu. It's our car! If you don't consider that money as yours than fine. It's my car and you are appointed as my driver!

Sidharth: (laughs) Driver who doesn't know how to drive!

Sana: (Shocked) What? But you ride a bike.

Sidharth: I just have 2 wheeler license baby. I never drove 4 wheeler.

Sana: Okay, no worries. I will teach you.

Sidharth: (shocked) What? You know to drive?

Sana: Yes, I learnt to drive baba's car last year. I have a license as well. I got the pooja done as well in the afternoon. So let's go on our date on this beauty.

Sidharth: Wow!! I must say I've got a sexy driver.

Sana: Yes boss!

He gives her a hug for the beautiful surprise. They both remove the huge ribbon around the new car and Sana takes on the steering wheel to drive to a restaurant.

The whole way Sidharth kept admiring his wife driving the car with such carefulness and consciousness.
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Sidharth: So what are we eating today?

Sana: Hmm.. let's order for each other. Let me see how much you are aware of my choices.

Sidharth: You may be confused about what you like but I am not. I know your choice better than you. You think about what would be my choice.

Sana: Is that a challenge?

Sidharth: Yes!

Sana gets up.

Sidharth: Where are you going?

Sana: I am going to sit on the other table and order for you so that you know what you get later. You order for me here and then when the waiter gets it will come back on this table.

Sidharth: okay!

Sana shifts to the other table leaving a gap of two tables. They both go through the menu and place order. While they waited for the order to arrive on their respective tables. A young man approaches Sana and stands behind her chair and holds the backrest of it and bends down near her ear and speaks.

"Would you mind if I join you beautiful lady? You're single and I'm single. Let's give company to each other!"

Sana was shocked. Before she could turn back and answer, Sidharth was already near to him holding his collar.

Sidharth: What did you say to her?

The young man looks at him in shock.

"Hey Mr. what's your problem?"

Sana looked at the young man and stood up and held Sidharth's hand to free his grip on him.

Sana: Siddu, stop it. He is my friend from office. His name is Suraj.

Sidharth leaves him and they excahnge a raging stare.

Sana: Suraj, meet my husband Mr. Sidharth Bhosle.

Suraj: Oh!! I didn't know he was your husband. You were sitting alone here, so I thought I will surprise you and join you.

Sana: It's okay! I am sorry for what just happened here. We were just trying to surprise each other by ordering food of other's choice. Hence I sat here. What are you upto?

Suraj: I came here to buy shares. Obviously, I am here to eat. Do you mind if I join you?

Sidharth frowns looking at Sana. Sana nods yes even though she didn't wanted him to join.

The food arrive at their table. They both had ordered a correct choice of food for each other. Sana looks at him but Sidharth had his head down and gobbled the food silently. Sana knew he wasn't happy because of Suraj spoiling their date.

She removes her sandals and touches Sidharth's ankles with her feet under the table. There is a sudden jolt by Sidharth as it was unexpected.

Suraj: What happened Sidharth?

Sidharth: Huh? Nothing. (Nods)

He stares at Sana who winks at him but Sidharth ignores her and looks down at his plate.

Sana again touches his ankle and moves up to his calf muscle. Sidharth was very annoyed hence he doesn't react even a bit.

Suraj was blabbering but these two just nodded to his talk and gave very minimal replies. Sana's attention was totally on pacifying Sidharth.

Sana excuses herself to go to restroom after she was done with main course and ordering the dessert. She comes back and occupies the seat on Sidharth's right instead of the opposite seat where she was sitting earlier. She puts her hand on his lap and he moves it but she wasn't ready to give up trying. She places it back on his lap and slowly moves up. He kept calm and controlled his hormones. She kept on moving her hands. He stares at her and she gives him a pleading and sorry gesture but he ignores.

The dinner was done and Suraj insists to pay the bill but then none agree, hence decide going dutch.

When they start leaving Suraj asks where do they live and later asks them if he can get a lift.

Sana: Suraj, don't feel bad but we were on date and we plan to spend sometime alone at the beach before we go back home.

Suraj: Oh! I'm extremely sorry. I didn't realize I was third wheeling.

Sidharth: Not at all Suraj. I am having a headache, I think we should go home now. Will drop you on our way.

Sana frowns and looks at Sidharth but Sidharth doesn't look at her. Next they were driving home in silence. Suraj gets down while thanking them and apologizing for spoiling their date.

After driving for 5 minutes, Sana pulls the car to the side at an isolated area.

Sana: Siddu, What happened? Why are you spoiling the date.

Sidharth: Excuse me? I spoiled the date? Which date are we talking about?

Sana: Siddu, you held his collar and later he self invited to join. I didn't wanted him to join us but since we already insulted him, I had no courage to insult him again by disagreeing to his request.

Sidharth: You seem to be very concerned for him. I haven't said anything to you. Let's go home now.

Sana: No, I won't drive. I am on my date. And I am not concerned about him, it was just being courteous for our rudeness.

Sidharth: Sana please let's go home!

Sana: No means no!

Sidharth: Alright, then let's keep sitting in the car itself, cause I am not moving out anywhere.

Sana unfastens her seatbelt and smooches him. He tries to push her away but she applies all her energy to continue the kiss until he gives up and participates in the kissing.

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To be continued..❤️❤️