I smile at her pulling her nose and leave to my bedroom to have bath.
A few days later....

I miss my little girl so much. Unable to bear the solitude I went to her room in order to smell her scent. On the night stand beside the bed lays a sweet photo frame of hers. She was smiling to the camera making a face with her tongue twisting out and muddy hands projected wide on either side of her head. I smile to myself reminiscing the pretty incident.

Flashback

I walk inside the living room returning home from the office when I hear chortles of my little girl from the garden. I walk to the backyard behind the kitchen curious on what she was doing and find her planting small saplings along the coast of our garden with our gardener Robert. My little girl was squealing in happiness showing Robert one of the seedlings in her muddy hands.

I went to the garden picking her up in my arms. Holding her face in between my fingers and thumb I kiss her plump cheeks and smile at her adoringly. I put her little hands under the tap in the sink and clean them dry with a hand towel to take her to the bedroom. I prepare her bath tub with soap bubbles to have a warm bath and leave to my room for a change.

The picture reminds me of how much she has grown over the years. She is quite tall now and reaches almost to my shoulders. Those little hands.... I grin running my fingers on her little palms in the photo. My little girl looked so pretty in her pink floral frock though she was covered with mud everywhere. She is always my little cutesy balloon. I laugh like a fool reminded of the sweet memory and immediately call my pilot to keep the aircraft ready for tomorrow morning. Enough waiting that I had. Tomorrow I am going to visit my little girl.

Will I be able to handle a girl much younger to my age as my wife? Is our marriage going to be successful? Will she be able to accept the changes in life this marriage is going to make? My relationship with her is going to change completely. Will she be able to accept me in my new way of loving her? There are so many questions clogging my mind. But for the moment I close my eyes. Tomorrow I am going to see my little girl. The beautiful thought brings a smile on my face and I fall into a deep slumber.
Chapter 21

Adaah

"Hi, are you ready Rhea?" I asked my 'would be' sister-in-law and my best friend too excited to leave to the pub. Ajit's mom is out of station. She went to visit her sister as she was sick. So we are on a free ticket 24/7. The house as usual turned upside down because of our super fine neatness skills with clothes spread here and there and books sprawled everywhere starting from the living room sofa to the closet in the bedroom. Though I and Rhea are grown up now, we become the same naughty muddle when joined together. I look around the house and think of Ajit. He would be furious once he steps his foot into this house. Both of us will be lined up by the next moment with a lecture on tidying art and orderliness for the next half an hour. I shake my head with smile thinking about his boiling face. I miss my big man so much.

We underwent a lot of shopping and I bought the sexiest wear for today's pub program. For a change I want to go all rough. I would never get a chance to put on something sexy around Ajit. I told Rhea about my crazy love for Ajit and she was too excited to hear about the breaking news. "I am lucky that my sister-in-law is my best friend." She squeaks in excitement hugging me simultaneously. Ajit's mom was equally happy in giving me a heartfelt embrace. She immediately went to her room and returned within a few minutes placing a rectangular box in my hand. I opened it and my jaw dropped looking at the most elegant ruby cum diamond necklace in my hands. The matching studs and a bracelet complemented its beauty. "This is for my daughter-in-law which had been a mark of our family legacy since a long time." She mentioned to me in joy. My eyes drizzled in happiness and I hugged my mom-in-law tight. All these years I have spent the life of an orphan without my parents. But now I feel I am complete with the world's best mom and sister.

After my huge confession Rhea had her own share of surprise to offer. She held up her hand to me to show her ring. "I and Anand are now together." She shrieked in excitement. Both of us congratulated each other blithefully and went on a full mode shopping.

Present...

"How do I look in this dress?" I posed seductively in front of Rhea. It was mid thigh lacy pink dress. I put on a matching bracelet and gold sandals to give it a modish look. She examined me from top to bottom and a slow cum sure smile crossed her face. She hugged me tight and screeched in joy "you look awesome." And both of us ride to one of the pubs her fiancée owns.

Ajit

I came to my parent's home with a lot of excitement in anticipation of seeing my little girl after days of longing. I wanted to give her a surprise so I did not inform her of my arrival. But the house was empty for my utter dismay. My mother called me two days back and informed me of her visit to Aunt Priya's house. But I wonder what happened to Adaah and my sister, Rhea.