Chap 3

He entered to the living room of their house, wearing a red t-shirt and black track pants. Tarika is sitting on the sofa, bending slightly forward and putting her high heels on. Abhijeet walked towards her and composed himself near her,on the sofa. He took the newspaper which is placed on the tea table in front of him. Gradually he came into his reading mode and sank into the newspaper. Tarika, finishing her work, stood up and faced him. She noticed that he is really busy and disturbing a reading abhijeet is not so good. She went to the dining room and ensured that everything is well set. She has arranged breakfast for him, that too his favorite dishes. She came back and grabbed her hand bag which was placed on the sofa and moved against the front door.

When Tarika reached at the door, she suddenly remembered something and quickly rendered to him.

Here, Abhijeet with a serious face is reading an article in the newspaper. He is completely unaware of what's happening in his surroundings. The magnitude of his reading is that much! Tarika rushed to him , bent slightly and placed a quick but deep kiss on his left cheek which only lasted for 1 or 2 seconds. His deep black eyes widened and lips parted slightly by that sudden attack from her. For a few seconds , he was in a dilemma. His hands lose the grip on newspaper and it landed on the floor easily. After a moment, he blinked his eyes,came out from the shock and smiled sheepishly.

'Yeh ladki... '

'Abhi.. Don't skip the breakfast, Ok.. ?'

Tarika shouted while closing the door behind her. Abhijeet resumed his reading and after sometime, he went to dining to take his breakfast. Meanwhile,Tarika left for the forensic lab in her car.

Time is 9.15 now.

Tarika parked her car in the parking area of Cid bureau and stepped out grabbing her white handbag which was placed in the passenger seat. She moved inside the lift and pressed the button. After a few moments, the lift reached 4th floor. She walked towards the lab to find her boss and father figure, Dr. Salunke there.

'Good morning Salunke sir...'She wished him with a pleasant face.

'Morning tarika.. 'He wished her back. He was glad to see that beautiful smile on her face, which was absent for a month.

'Kya baat hai tarika, Aaj bohot khush lag rahi ho? 'The old doctor enquires with a smile on his face while reading the report.

Tarika was about to reply while placing her handbag on the table, but the beep sound from her mobile caught her attention. She took her mobile phone and unlocked it. It's a whatsapp message from her abhijeet.

She immediately opened the message and read it.

'Half day leave? '

'not possible abhi.. Aaj report submit karni hai. 'With a sad emoji

'Hm okay then, bye' His reply with a bye emoji.

She was typing something but her boss's call interrupted her and she was dragged into work.

10.00 am

Abhijeet is walking lazily in their living. "Stay home and take rest'' these are the things he hates always. For a workaholic cop like Senior inspector Abhijeet, duty is the first priority and he can't shut in his home even after a hectic mission. But he is helpless as his boss and best buddy will not allow him to join his duty for 2 days.

What to do.. What to do..

He stopped at once and moved to his room and (yes, this is his office room where all the work related stuffs are kept. Room is plain furnished, composed of a cupboard, table, chair adjacent to it and a shelf where numerous files are arranged. ) took some files from the shelf. Probably the old case files, he returned to the living and sat on sofa, opened the file and started checking it. This is how he spends his leisure time (this man is seriously workaholic!) .

Evening 5 pm.

Abhirika's home.

Abhijeet is now sleeping peacefully, his both legs crisscrossed and placed on the armrest of the sofa, his left hand holding the back of his head and right hand resting on his stomach. A heap of files are spread over the teatable near the sofa.

Front door of their house got opened by someone with a feeble cracking sound. Tarika entered their house with baby steps as the house was dipped in darkness. Pitch black everywhere..

She closed the door behind, took mobile phone from her handbag and turned the flashlight on. She slowly moved inside the living, calling her husband.

'Abhijeet... Kaha ho tum?.. '

She made her way to the switch board but stopped at the middle when her eyes caught the vision. She quietly moved against the sofa and the sight was extremely cute and adorable.

Abhijeet is sleeping on the sofa, like a cute little kid. Especially the calmness in his face which was covered by those silky hair strands made him look so adorable.

Her soft, red lips curved into a bent down and sat on her knees on the floor near him and touched her sensitive fingertips on his forehead. She removed the hair strands from his face and whispered.

'You look like a cute little kid abhii.. I love to watch you when you are sleeping.. '

'Oh really? 'He opened his left eye, his right eye remained closed like he is winking at her. His left brow raised, throwing a questioning glance at her.

He is awake!

Tarika shocked at the sudden reply, tried to remove her hand from his forehead but in vain. He caught her hand with his right hand which was resting on his belly.

One more chapter coming soon..

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