Next morning, Kavin woke up from a deep sleep due to the sound of an alarm. He wriggled his arm free and slapped at his bedside table, searching for the clock, he shut it off as he found it there. Suddenly his gaze fell on Purvi who was still sleeping peacefully hugging him close. Unknowingly a smile crept over his lips after seeing her, but his smile faded within a couple of seconds when he noticed that she was getting disturbed by the sunlight entering inside the room through the window. He looked at her and then at the window of the room. He tried to get up from the bed to pull the curtains but he couldn't as she had hugged him tightly. He slowly removed her arm from his waist and got down from the bed. He pulled the curtains of the room and smiled looking at her as now she was sleeping peacefully. After a while he went to get freshen up.

After sometime Purvi woke up too as she heard the alarm in her cell phone. She shut it off and realised where she was. She looked across the bed and then at a wall clock of the room.

"Kavinji itni subah subah kahan chale gaye"...She murmured to herself, looking at the wall clock which showed 7 AM.

Suddenly she heard opening sound of the bathroom door.

"Aap itni subah subah naha bhi chuke hain!"...She asked Kavin in surprise as she saw him clad only in a plain white t-shirt and a dark blue towel.

"Haan...Mujhe itni subah subah hi nahane ki aadat hai...Waise good morning"...Kavin said to her with a warm smile, drying his hairs with another towel while standing in front of a mirror.

"Good morning"...Purvi greeted back with a warm smile.

"Achchha jaaiye aap bhi jaldi se naha lijiye"...Kavin said to her, combing his half wet hairs.

"Nahana...Itni subah subah..."...Purvi murmured to herself and sighed.

She got down from the bed and went to get freshen up before glancing at Kavin. Actually she had the habit of waking up late and taking bath in the noon. And as she was the youngest among her siblings and cousins, she was loved and pampered by all the family members, and so she expected the same from Kavin and his family. Kavin was also trying his best to make her comfortable with him.

"What's this?"...Kavin whispered to himself in confusion when he noticed something on the right side of his neck.

He blushed deeply when he realised that it was Purvi's lipstick mark - last night Purvi's lips accidentally alighted on his neck when she was sleeping while hugging him close. Suddenly his cell phone rang, he glanced at the caller ID and smiled.

"Jee maa boliye?"...He said after picking up the call.

"Kaise ho Kavin?...Purvi kaisi hai?"...His mother asked from the other side.

"Hum dono achchhe hain maa"...Kavin replied with a warm smile, looking at his and Purvi's marriage photograph.

"Beta agar tumhara kaam zaroori nahin hota to main tumhe aur Purvi ko kabhi akele Mumbai nahin jaane deti"...His mother said sadly from the other side.

"Maa...Family ke saath saath kaam bhi bahut zaroori hai, agar kaam nahin hoga to family kaise chalegi...Aur aap udaas mat hoiye, main aur Purvi bahut jald Kolkata aayenge"...Kavin said to her softly.

"Theek hai beta...Lekin abhi nayi nayi shaadi hui hai tumhari, kaam ke chakkar mein kahin Purvi ko mat bhool jaana"...His mother said to him softly.

Kavin glanced at Purvi in their marriage photograph listening to her.

"Beta wo apna sab kuchh chhodkar tumhare saath aayi hai wo bhi sirf tumhare liye...Uske liye abhi sab kuchh naya hai...Naye log, naya rishta, naya ghar, naya shehar, naya mahaul...Use ye sab apnane mein thoda sa waqt lag sakta hai...Tum use kabhi bhi akelapan mehsoos mat hone dena...Jab bhi use tumhari zaroorat ho tab tum uske saath rehna...Use hamesha khush rakhne ki koshish karna"...His mother added further.

"Jee maa"...Kavin uttered softly with a gentle smile.

"Achchha Purvi kahan hai?...Meri baat karao us se"...His mother said to him.

Kavin: Maa wo naha rahi hain...Aap...

"Achchha...Chalo koi baat nahin, main baad mein baat kar loongi us se...Abhi rakhti hoon, khayal rakhna"...His mother said after interrupting him.

"Jee maa...Pranam!"...Kavin uttered with a soft smile.

"Khush raho!"...His mother blessed him with a warm smile and hung up.

Kavin smiled and kept his cell phone on the dressing table. He wore his jeans and blazer and then went outside the room with his cell phone.

Meanwhile Purvi came out of the bathroom after taking bath. She looked around the room.

"Kavinji ab kahan chale gaye?"...She murmured to herself, drying her hairs with a towel.

In the mean time she received a call. She kept her towel aside and glanced at the caller ID.

"Hi would be mother!"...She exclaimed in delight after picking up the call.

"Purvi!...I miss you so much!...Kaisi hai tu?...Kavin kaisa hai?"...Someone asked desperately from the other side.

"Main achchhi hoon di...Aur Kavinji to bahut achchhe hain"...Purvi replied dreamily.

"Oh ho!...Kavinji!"...Nishi uttered teasingly, stressing the word 'ji'.

Purvi blushed as she heard her.

"Aap bataiye aap kaisi hain, jiju kaise hain, mammy-daddy kaise hain?...Aur haan meri Nishika kaisi hai?"...She asked in a single breath, diverting the topic.

"Sab achchhe hain...Magar tu ek baat bata abhi tak bachcha is duniya mein aaya nahin, aur tune pehle hi bol diya ki wo ladki hai, aur to aur uska naam bhi soch liya...Nishika?"...Nishi asked her laughing fondly.

"Haan bilkul!...Haq hai mera, aakhir maasi jo hoon uski...Aur aap dekhna wo meri Nishika hi hogi"...Purvi said to her like a kid.

"Achchha!...Phir to mujhe bhi meri Purvika chahiye"...Nishi said to her smiling fondly.

"Purvika?"...Purvi murmured in confusion.

"Haan!...Teri aur tere Kavinji ki beti"...Nishi said teasingly.

"Diii!"...Purvi uttered all embarassed.

And within a fraction of seconds she hung up blushing deep red.

Nishi: Are Purvi...Sun to...

She laughed as she realised that Purvi had cut the call.

"Ye di bhi na mujhse jamkar badla le rahi hain, kyunki unki shaadi ke waqt maine unko chheda tha"...Purvi murmured to herself, pouting her lips sulkily.

"Purvi...Tayyar ho gayi aap?"...Kavin asked as he entered inside the bedroom to call her for breakfast.

He looked at Purvi and lowered his gaze immediately. Purvi looked at him and then at herself. She realised the cause of his shyness - she was clad only in one towel around her body. She picked up her peach coloured saree immediately that was lying over the bed and covered herself with it.

"Aap...Aap kapde pehan lijiye...Main dining room mein aapka intezaar kar raha hoon"...Kavin said to her before leaving the bedroom and shutting its door.

Purvi gasped and covered her face with her right palm in shyness. After a while she composed herself and dressed up quickly in her saree. Then she applied vermilion over her upper forehead and put her nuptial chain around her neck. After getting fully ready she went down in the dining room where Kavin was waiting for her.

"Kavinji"...She uttered surprisingly as she saw Kavin setting the dining table.

Kavin turned towards her. And as soon as he looked at her he found himself lost in her beauty as she was looking simply beautiful in her plain peach coloured saree.

"Aapko breakfast banane ki kya zaroorat thi...Main bana deti na"...Purvi said, moving a step ahead towards him.

"Koi baat nahin Purvi...Aap banaye ya main ek hi baat hai"...Kavin said softly with a charming smile.

Purvi lowered her gaze and smiled shyly as she heard him. 

"Baithiye"...Kavin uttered politely, pulling out a chair for her.

Purvi smiled warmly and sat on the chair. Kavin also sat on his chair after serving her food.

"Maaji ne mujhe bilkul sahi bataya tha, aap bahut achchha khaana banate hain"...Purvi said softly after eating a morsel of food.

"Achchha!...Aur kya kya bataya tha maa ne aapko mere baare mein?"...Kavin asked innocently after meeting her gaze.

Purvi: Maaji ne mujhe aapki sabhi pasand aur naapasand ki cheezon ke baare mein bataya tha...Aur...

"Maa ne apne aap bataya tha ya aapne unse puchha tha?"...Kavin asked innocently after interrupting her.

Purvi lowered her gaze and smiled shyly while he looked at her and smiled playfully. After a while they both continued eating their breakfasts without saying anything further.

"Achchha Purvi main chalta hoon, aaj office mein ek bahut important meeting hai"...Kavin said to Purvi, taking his bag and moving towards the main door.

"Kavinji!"...Purvi called out from behind.

"Hmmm?"...Kavin asked after turning back and looking at her.

"Aap ghar kab tak aayenge?"...Purvi asked him shyly, fidgeting with the core of her saree.

"Shaam tak aa jaaunga"...Kavin replied with a soft smile.

And then he turned around to walk outside the house but stopped after thinking of something. He turned back and looked at Purvi for the second time.

"Purvi...Kya aaj raat aap mere saath dinner par chalengi?"...He asked her softly with a pleasant smile.

Purvi looked at him and then lowered her gaze with a shy smile.

"Aap tayyar rahiyega...Aaj raat hum dono dinner par chalenge"...Kavin said to her softly as he got his answer.

He glanced at her before sitting inside his car. Purvi waved him lightly with a shy smile as he drove off from there for his office.

To be continued...