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Sugandha's stomach was full after the delicious meal made by Tulasi. Rudra glanced at Sugandha from afar and winked at her.

Sugandha's demeanor immediately changed into coyness, and she averted her gaze.

Rudra cleared his throat, which made Sugandha look at him again. This time, he gestured for her to get into their room.

Sugandha shook her head immediately and started playing with her pallu.

Rudra was disappointed at her behavior; he stepped into his room by himself, leaving Sugandha in confusion.

"Sunoo, ek bar andhar aao, kaam hai kuch." Rudra yelled out of his room.

(Listen, can you come inside for a minute?)? I have some work.)

Sugandha's eyes widened at his words; he was really so smart. He made sure that his plans worked one way or the other. She just stood there in nervousness.

"Jao na, Rudra ji bula rahe hai." Tulasi nudged her shoulder.

(Go, Sugandha, Rudra is calling you.)

Sugandha gulped and hesitantly stepped into her room.

But when she did, she couldn't spot him anywhere, which made her brows raise and furrow in confusion.

Suddenly, she heard the door behind her getting shut.

She gulped hard, knowing very well who did it and what they were going to do.

"R…rudra ji, n..nahi… aaj nahi." She muttered in nervousness, refusing to face him.

(Rudra, n..no… not today.)

Rudra stepped closer to her and traced his pointy finger on her bare back, which sent a shiver down her spine.

She immediately turned to face him, and they were so close, too close to not let anything happen.

She was looking at him with her big doe eyes, and this was making Rudra melt.

"Aise maat dekho… Dil ko chub rahi hai yeh tumhari nashili ankhe. Mujhe abhi 70 saal tak zinda bhi toh rehna hai, mohtarma." He spoke those words with his manly and deep voice, this made Sugandha's heart race like a train.

(Don't look at me like that… Your sharp yet seductive eyes are stabbing my heart. I need to live 70 more years, my darling.)

Sugandha covered her face with both of her hands and fell into his arms in shyness. Rudra broke into a low chuckle and hugged her back tightly.

"Aaj hum 'wohh' kare?" Rudra asked, gripping her tight.

(Shall we do 'that' today?)

"Wohh? Wohh kya hai?" Sugandha questioned with a confused face.

(That? What's that?)

Rudra didn't know what to say. 'Was she that naive?' He thought.

"Boliye na" Sugandha nudged his shoulder continuously.

(Tell na)

"Tum… kulfi ke sath kya karti ho?" Rudra asked.

(What do you do with the kulfi?)

"Eat it?" She said.

"How?" he asked again.

"By… sucking it?" She said innocently.

Rudra broke into a slight smirk, bent to her ear level and whispered. "I want you to do the same to me."

Sugandha furrowed her brows. "Huhh? But ho—"

When she realized what he meant, she gasped hard and pushed him away.

"Cheee, yeh aap kaisi baatein kar rahe hai. Bas yehi khayal aate hai aapko har waqt." She said, looking away from him and covering her head with the saree.

(Ewww, what are you saying?? you always think about such stuff.)

"Can't a husband become a kulfi for his wife?" Rudra tried to step closer to her.

She immediately stepped back. "Tauba tauba, jaake ganga jal mai snan kariye aap. Pata nahi kaisi kaisi baatein kar rahe hai. Bas yahi khayalon mai rehte hai."

(Oh my lord, you need to go take a dip in the Ganga's river. What type of language are you using? Always thoughts like these?)

Rudra sighed in defeat. "Okay, let it be… I guess my wish will never be fulfilled again."

"It's because you have such weird fantasies. who would do it again and again?" She argued with a disgusted face.

"All of the couples do, but they won't tell you. I'm trying to teach you, but you're backing off. It's fine…. Forget it. Let's just go to sleep." Rudra spoke with a low tone and sat on the bed, ready to sleep.

Sugandha was puzzled with her own thoughts. She didn't know what to do. On one side, she wanted to give in and make her husband happy… But the other side didn't want to do it.

She bit her lower lip in confusion and hesitancy. She couldn't see her lovely husband going to bed with a moody and sad feeling.

She slowly sat at the edge of the bed and contemplated what to do.

After 10 minutes of swirling thoughts, she finally rested her hand on his strong arm.

"Ji… wake up." She murmured lowly.

Rudra pretended that he was in deep sleep and let out a groan. "What, Sugandha?"

"I… ummm… woh….i…." She couldn't even speak properly.

"Are you going to say something now or after a year? I'm literally trying to sleep, Sugandha." Rudra said in a fake annoyed way.

Sugandha traced some lazy patterns on Rudra's chest with an evident blush. "I…. I'll do it." She muttered lowly.

"Do what?" He asked, even after knowing what she was implying. He was trying so hard to hide his excitement. His thing was already twitching in anticipation.

She pouted and hit his chest. "Aapko pata nahi?"

(You don't know?)

"No, I don't." He spoke while shrugging his shoulders.

"W…wahi…woh… woh… kulfi ka kuch…wahi." She murmured; it was so low but audible enough for Rudra.

"What kulfi? I forgot." He spoke with a smirk, trying to make her say the dirty words.

She narrowed her eyes at him and got up. "Forget about it then…. I forgot as well."

Rudra's eyes widen as he watches her exiting the room with an upset face. He tried to hurry and hold her wrist, but she was already gone.

"Ahhhh, I'm an idiot!" He continued to curse himself and rubbed his forehead in frustration.

Sugandha's pov

I'm so upset at Rudra ji. I was melted by his lonely figure and offered to give in. But he…. He decided to tease me. It's my fault for being this weak for him.

I sat next to Tulasi and Nalini. Raghu was chatting with the women, and I joined in. Maa ji seemed to be entertained by his behavior, even though she didn't like him much for obvious reasons.

"Didi, why did you take so much time? We were having so much fun." Raghu said.

Everyone looked at me after his dialogue. I gulped; I didn't know what to say.

"She was pressing my legs, doing some valuable job, unlike you… who's just wasting his time." I heard Rudra ji speaking behind me.

Raghu made an angry face and looked away from him. I was controlling my giggle so hard.

Rudra ji sat next to his mother, ahead of me. They were sitting on the bed, and we all young women were sitting down, while Raghu was standing and entertaining us.

I was trying not to look at Rudra ji, but he was staring at me so intensely, it was becoming difficult to avoid it.

Raghu started rumbling some nonsense, which I couldn't even concentrate on. Rudra Ji's stares pierced my whole being.

"Didi, why don't you sing for us?" Raghu said.

"W…what? No…no. Not now, my voice is not good." I said while setting my veil.

"Come on, Didi, sing. Your voice is always ready to go." My brother is going to be the death of me for sure.

"He's right, you should sing." Rudra ji spoke out.

Everyone joined in, and I couldn't escape now. I took a deep inhale and started singing….

As I was singing, I glanced at Rudra Ji. He seemed to be…. In a trance. He was just looking at me with a blank expression without blinking. Which was so intimidating.

I sang my heart out; I felt at ease all of a sudden. Forgetting about every sad thing.

Singing makes me feel a little better about myself. I feel like God didn't abandon me by giving me the worst life ever and the darkest skin color ever. He also gifted me a beautiful voice and an even more handsome husband.

(These are Sugandha's thoughts. Do not feel insecure about yourself, ladies. Dark-skinned girlies are the baddies, the most beautiful creations of God. Remember that, PERIOD.)

After my song came to an end, I opened my eyes. Everyone looked at me with a smile and clapped, except for Maa Ji.

Rudra ji's face held a big smile, and he seemed…. Proud? Or am I wrong?

After an hour or so of ignoring Rudra Ji… I finally looked at him. He was looking at me with a baby face and mouthed "Maaf kariye na".

(Forgive me)

He was looking so cute, and my heart started melting immediately.

No! Nooooo! I can't fall for his charm again.

But….. he is looking so adorable with an apologetic face.

I took glances at him every 5 minutes or so, and he was still making sorry faces. He was behind his mother, so she couldn't make out anything.

I looked at others; they weren't paying much attention to our childish behavior.

"Tulasi, can you come inside? I have some work." I heard Bhaiya's voice from his room.

Are these brothers the same? Literally the same dialogue to get what they want.

I glanced at Tulasi, and her face was sparkling. I smiled to myself.

No matter what…. All the wives melt for their husbands one way or the other.

Everyone was dispersing to their rooms to go to sleep, and soon, I, Rudra Ji, Raghu, and Nalini were standing there.

"Didi, can I sleep in your room?" Raghu asked.

"Umm sur—-" Before I could even speak, Rudra Ji cut me off.

"No way! You sleep here, in the living room." Rudra ji said.

"But…. I don't want to sleep here. The cows make a lot of noise." Raghu argued.

"I don't care, kid. Suit yourself." Rudra ji said with his arms folded.

Raghu was looking at me with his doe eyes to make me convince Rudra ji. But I'm not even talking to him, how can I?

"It's okay, bhaiya… He'll sleep in my room." Nalini said.

"Yeah, Best." Rudra ji spoke after an annoying huff.

"No need, he can sleep in my room with me. There's no need for any young man to sleep next to Nalini. It doesn't matter if he's younger than her." We heard Maa Ji speaking.

I was not happy to hear her words, but… I know where she's coming from. Every woman's parents are like this. Which is saddening….

Raghu wanted to argue, but he knew better than to mess with Maa Ji. He walked into her room with an upset face; I felt so bad for him.

Nalini also left for her room, and Rudra ji grabbed my wrist and dragged me into our room.

He locked the door behind us and faced me.

"I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have teased you." He said while cupping my face.

"I won't force you to do anything. It's my fault for asking such absurd stuff so straightforwardly." His tone felt guilty, and I felt sad for making him apologize like this.

"It's okay…." I said.

He immediately broke into a soft smile and caressed my cheek.

"Forget about everything that I asked for, and let's go to sleep while hugging each other." He said.

"Why….? L… let's do it. I'm okay to do it." I muttered while looking into his eyes. I don't know what came over me, but I couldn't just forget about his wish and go to sleep. I want to be a good wife and satisfy his needs like every wife does… as he mentioned.

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Ig, The next chapter is going to be a spicy one.....

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