Author’s pov

The Singhania family reached the temple in an hour. All stood outside the temple. Everyone was waiting for Advay and Adrisha to come as well as Rishi and Rohan.

They reached the temple five minutes later. Mahima said “Advay, you bring prasad with Adrisha. We go inside and prepare for the pooja.”

They both nodded and went to bring Prasad not before Advay giving the annoyed look to Rishi, who was giving him the teasing smile with wiggling brows.

The Singhania’s went inside the mandir. Adrisha bought all the things for Pooja being followed by Advay. They both went inside the temple.

Reema told them that this Pooja was for their happy married life. Advay and Adrisha sat in front of the Havan Kund. Rest of the family sat behind them. Pandit ji started the Pooja while chanting the holy mantras. After one and half hours, the Pooja ended.

Everyone stood up, Advay and Adrisha did the last rituals of the Pooja. Then Pandit ji asked them to touch everyone's feet and take blessings. They touched Pandit Ji's feet and then all the elders of the family. Then pandit ji told Adrisha to touch Advay's feet and seek blessings.

Everyone knew it's a ritual but someone was feeling uneasy by the thought of this. Yeah, none other than our Advay.

Adrisha bent over and touched his feet. She stood up, smiled looking at him. She looked at her right towards her family. But then what just happened shocked everyone. She looked down and widened her eyes.

Adrisha's pov~

I looked down and saw him touching my feet. He stood up straight, looked at me and smiled.

He looked towards the family who had a shocked expression on what they just saw. “When the wife receives blessings from her husband–he pauses a little, looks back at me and then continued “pati ko bhi toh patni ka aashirwad lena chahiye.”

(Husband should also seek blessings from his wife.)

At that moment, tears welled up in my eyes. I didn't know how I should react. I was so stunned to speak anything. I was just staring at him, while he was doing the same. Our trance git broken when the entire family applauded, while Rishi, Anika and Rohan cheered for us.

He wiped away my tears and said “itni si baat par kaun rota hai, Biwi.” I didn't know how I should reply to this. But what he had just done meant alot to me. The respect he just gave me that too in front of everyone was beyond anything for me.

we took blessings from pandit ji and all the elders. After that we distributed the sweets to everyone or anyone outside the temple.

After some time, when all the rituals were done. We left the temple. It was afternoon, so everyone thought to have lunch outside. Everyone stopped at a dhaba. But my husband obviously refused because according to him the food at the dhaba was unhygienic.

“bhaiya, ab yahan aapka hygienic restaurant ka khaana Kahan se laaye.” Rishi said, being more than a little pissed but does it even bother my husband. Of Course No.

(Bhaiya, from where did we get the food from your hygienic restaurant here?)

“bhabi, apne addu ko samjhao yaar” Rishi said in front of everyone. I choked on my breath on what he just said. Rishi widened his eyes as he realised what he just said. Everyone looked at me and I looked at him who was looking at Rishi or should I say glaring at him.

“Everyone, let's go and eat.” He said no order to all of us and went inside the dhaba. While everyone followed him side eyeing me and suppressing their laugh. I went inside and sat beside him. We all sat on the big family table.

Everyone was trying hard not to laugh in front of him. That would make him more grumpy which he already is. While I was just sitting there like a dumb kid, who didn't know how I should react? I was just stealing glances at him and He was just staring at the menu card.

5 min later, nobody spoke a single word, just a little teasing smile which was given to us. But then finally everyone laughed when he sighed and said “You can laugh, guys.” and finally the whole family burst into laughter that caught the attention of all the people sitting over there.

Rishi fell down from his chair and laughed while holding his stomach. I also laughed a little looking at all of them and that grumpy face of my husband, while Advay just rolled his eyes. But I was also scared of his reaction after reaching home. He's gonna shout at me or slap me. Wtf am I even thinking how can he slap me when he just touched my feet in front of everyone just hours ago. My husband is truly a gentleman.

(Ain't I said my husband the third time, so he's my husband. It's a fact 😼)

Seeing his expression everyone just controlled themselves and decided to order the food. Everyone had their food while talking about here and there. Dadu and dadi said that they donated money to the orphanage which was beside the temple. The lunch went by with some teasing, laughs and him glaring at me from time to time.

But I really enjoyed our little family time. After lunch everyone got up to leave. Everyone sat in their cars. While me and him were alone in our car this time.

Our car was at last, the ride was silent. He was just looking ahead to the road. I wanted to start a conversation but didn't know how to.

After a minute or two I decided to break the silence. “umm, addu–not with that name again Biwi.” I tried to speak but he interrupted in the middle. He sounded pissed more as if he's so done with me which he already was. But still I decided to get on his nerves.

He looked pissed. But I thought to tease him more. “Addu” I said. He sighed and gave me a look like not this time. I got a little tense because of his expression. Don't know how he would react. ‘Stupid Adrisha why you did that’ my inner self said to me.

I thought he might shout at me or leave me alone here in the middle of the road. Why the heck I always thought about these things at the wrong time. Perks of being a reader. But his cold expression soon changed into his infamous smirk.

He smirked and said “Let us reach home Biwi sahiba, and you'll be screaming that name the whole night.” he said and derived his focus back on driving. My jaw dropped on what he just said. I thought about how this day is gonna end up. I was in my thoughts when my mind decided to get on his nerves a little more.

I smirked and said “Then drive fast , I want to scream that name all night.” He stopped the car with a jolt, looked at me with wide eyes.

I acted to be innocent and traced my finger on his face. His breath got fastened by my touch. I stopped my finger at the bottom of his chin and Raised his chin up. He looked directly into my eyes. I moved a Little forward. Our faces were just some inches apart.

Breath fanning on each other's face. Looking at each other's eyes as if we meant the whole world to each other. I remembered the moment that happened today when he touched my feet. That moment was one of the best moments in my life. And now this moment was not any less than that. Every moment that I had spent with him till now was the best.

“What happened Mr. Singhania? Are you too stunned to speak ?” I asked.

Advay's pov~

She said that with that teasing smile. I would be lying if I say that her smile and that little tease was not doing anything to me. It was fucking driving me insane. Since the morning that red saree draped around her body was my weakness and now that little teasing of her didn't help either. My wife really got some guts to say that directly without any hesitation. This girl's confidence always makes me stunned. That's what makes her different from every or any other girl.

That point of time I was on the verge of losing my calm. I just wanted to pull her on my lap and kiss the hell out of her, until she went breathless, until she begged me to leave her. Until we end up claiming each other's soul.

I shrugged off my dirty thoughts. We were still that close. It was damn hard to control myself at that time. The allure of her scent and the temptation of her crimson lips tested the blinds of my self control, prompting a silent struggle for dominance between passion and prudence. I leaned forward, grabbed her face gently and my lips touched her—