LOVE FOOLS
sweet past
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Third person's POV:
Next week after the trip.
At last after few minutes of struggling Bella managed to catch the kid and picked her up in her arms.
"I caught you. Now be a good girl and have your food" said Bella and started walking towards the dining table after switching off the TV.
"No" whined Lizzy shaking her head and wriggling to get out of her arms.
Bella tried to hold her hands but she pushed her hands away and tried to come out of her arms, which made Bella to stumble on her feet and about to fell down but was securely wrapped around by strong arms.
She instantly looked up and saw Jacob securely placing his hands around her waist preventing her from falling. She looked at him to see his face and found him looking at her with a blank expression.
She wanted to stay in his arms for more time but tried to come out of his arms as he might have touched her to save her from falling
He would immediately push her away if she stays like that for few more minutes. When she tried to pull back he securely made her stand on her feet and wrapped his hand around her shoulder and with another hand he took Lizzy into his arms.
"Why are you troubling my wife?" asked Jacob kissing Lizzy's cheek.
Bella's jaw dropped to the ground hearing his words.
My wife these two words rang in her mind continuously, she almost forgot to breathe hearing him address her as his wife.
"Your wife trwoubling me" complained Lizzy pouting.
"What happened?" asked Jacob casually turning to Bella as if everything is normal between them.
Bella closed her mouth and pinched herself to make sure that this is not a dream and he is asking her something.
"She is not eating food." answered Bella recovering from her shock.
" Why are you not eating?" asked Jacob
"It is yuck" said Lizzy making faces.
"But that is healthy baby, eat the breakfast now and then I will give you the chocolates which I bought for you from Sweden."
"Chocolates for me " asked Lizzy excitedly.
"Yeah, now be a good girl and have your breakfast. Don't trouble your aunt"
"Okay" agreed Lizzy then turning towards Bella she told to feed the food but Bella stood like statute staring at Jacob.
"I will hold her like this and you feed" said Jacob looking at Bella to which she nodded and started feeding Lizzy.
While feeding Lizzy, only one question was ringing in her mind:
What has happened to Jacob suddenly?
Jacob held Lizzy in his arms; Bella continued feeding her listening to Jacob and Lizzy's talk.
While feeding her, she often glanced at him and found him giving his undivided attention to his princess niece .
When Bella was about to feed the last morsel, she noticed Sam and his mother watching them standing at the entrance of the living room.
"They both will make an amazing parents, isn't it ?" asks Sam smiling at Jacob and Bella.
His mother nodded at him and smiled at Bella who stood there blankly unable to understand how to react.
Bella looked at Jacob and found him watching them with an awkward smile on his lips. Luckily Lizzy's voice diverted everyone's attention.
" I finished eating. Now my chocolates?" asks Lizzy forwarding her tiny hand in front of him.
"Good girl, come let's get your chocolates." saying that he kissed her cheek soundly and took her to his bedroom.
Bella's POV:
After helping Emily in cleaning the dining table, we both came to living room and sat along with Sam and Mom. Jacob also came carrying a cover along with Lizzy in his arms, who was busy inspecting chocolate box which is in her left hand while in her other hand she has a chocolate bar.
"Mama, see so many chocolates for me" says Lizzy excitedly showing the chocolate box and jumped into her mother's arms as soon as they came near us.
"That's all for today. You can't eat anymore." warns Rachel pointing to the one bar which Lizzy is holding in her hand, making her pout.
"Please Mama" pleaded Lizzy holding her chin making puppy face.
"Okay" agreed Rachel and handed her another big chocolate bar making her squeal. Then, she went near the TV and sat on sofa watching cartoons while eating her chocolates.
"You shouldn't have revealed this box to her Jacob. She won't sleep until she finishes this. " says Emily waving the chocolate box.
"Let her eat, by the way I just gave her the smallest chocolate box among the ones I bought for her. Remaining are in this cover." says Jacob smiling sheepishly and handed her the cover with few more chocolate boxes after taking out few gifts from it.
'This box is small?' asks Rachel and looked at him with fake anger to which he scratched his neck grinning.
"You two brothers are enough to spoil my daughter." muttered Rachel taking a deep breathe making everyone laugh as every time Sam and Jacob pampers Lizzy the most.
"Mom, here this is for you" says Jacob handing her a gift box and then he distributed to Sam and his wife.
After opening their gifts, everyone thanked him. I watched all these silently not understanding how to react as I knew that he wouldn't have bought any gift for me as he was under the impression that we were divorced.
'Why would he? After all what you have done to him, still you are expecting a gift from him?' my conscience mocked at me.
"Jacob, where is Bella's gift?" asks Rachel confusedly when he remained silent after distributing the gifts to them.
"He might have given it yesterday itself, right Bella?" asks Mom smiling at me.
"Oh, what did he gift you?" asks Emily nudging me with her shoulder.
"That...I.." I stammered not knowing what to tell them.
"She already asked what she wanted before me going to Sweden, Rachel" replied Jacob staring at me.
"Is it? That's nice; did you get it for her?"
"No Rachel, she will receive it soon; may be within few months. She should have got it long back but due to some problems she didn't received it yet." says Jacob letting out a humorless laugh.
I immediately understood the hidden meaning; he is talking about divorce which I asked him few months back.
'I don't want that gift anymore, Jacob' I badly wanted to scream to this whole world especially him but kept quiet .
"Did you ask for a baby?" whispers Emily in my ear.
"What?" I whisper screamed at her; everyone looked at me weirdly for my behaviour but I covered it up with my smile.
"Why did you ask that?"
"Just now Jacob told that you asked something and he couldn't give it before leaving. He also said that you will receive it in few months, by joining these I thought you asked for a baby." replied Rachel awkwardly.
"No Emily it was... something else." I managed to let that words come out of my mouth.
"Oh sorry, then tell us what you asked?" asks Emily excitedly, loud enough for everyone to hear.
"That...That..."
"You all will know it soon." replied Jacob instead of me and went away without even glancing at me.
"I have to go to work "saying this I got up to pack my things.
While going to office I thought ,
Once there was a time where without me asking for anything he used to get me everything but now he is not at all considering me as a part of this family. I have fallen from the person who once ruled his heart to the person whom he now despised most in his life.
Flashback:
It was during the initial days of our marriage.
I was so nervous about mingling with Jacob's family as everyone is new to me and I just talked to them very rarely unlike Jacob who was in touch with me after our engagement.
It was third day of my stay in Jacob's house. Emily, Rachel were very friendly with me and started telling me about everyone's likes and dislikes.
I never paid much attention to her talks as I was busy thinking on how to avoid Jacob as he kept on trying to get me alone since I came to this house.
"Bella, where are you lost? I have been talking to you but you were just gazing somewhere? Dreaming about your husband, huh? "asks Rachel raising her eyebrows.
"Nothing like that Rachel, I'm just thinking about something else" I told her stammering.
"Missing parents?" asks Rachel touching my hands.
I nodded at her to which she squeezed my palm and told "Don't worry you will soon forget them and begin to love this family."
When I looked at her confusedly, she smiled and murmured something like 'you will know soon.'
When we continued chatting about my family and her family, Sam came there and stood in front of us grinning.
"Sam, you came back. I thought it will take some more time for you to return as your friend called you to office urgently..."
"I too thought the same, but guess why he called me" asks Sam smirking.
"Why?" asks Emily smiling seeing his smirk.
He pulled her into his arms and hugged her.
"What happened?" asks Rachel surprised with his sudden hug.
"The suggestion which I proposed got selected and our company profits increases by 5%" says Sam happily.
"Wow, congratulations. You worked so hard for months, you totally deserve this" says Emily hugging him back.
"Thank you. In this happy moment I bought something for you" told Sam pulling back from the hug.
I stood there awkwardly seeing them hugging in front of me. I contemplated whether to go from there or not.
At last I took a step forward to give them privacy but was stopped by Sam's words.
"I'm sorry Bella, I got excited a bit." says Sam scratching his neck.
"No problem. Congrats ..." I congratulated him and stopped not knowing how to address him.
"Thanks and you can call me Bhai" says Sam smiling at me to which I nodded.
"I will come later" I told them and was about to go.
"No, you stay Bella. I'm going to tell this to Mom and Jacob." says Sam then turning to Emily he bought his right hand forward which was hidden till now..
She excitedly opened it and found a simple and beautiful anklet inside the box.
"Did you like it?" asks Sam curiously.
"I loved it. Thank you so much" Emily told smiling happily.
"No need to thank me. When I was busy with this project. You took care of everything and didn't nag me saying that I'm not spending time with you." says Sam and caressing her cheeks . "You both continue" saying that he left us alone.
Emily caressed the anklets with a smile on her face.
"They are so beautiful" I told her smiling.
She nodded and said "if you like them so much you can wear this." Offering them to me.
"No." I politely declined her offer.
"Okay but you are going to buy this. I will ask Sam where he bought this anklet."
"Sure, I will ask papa to get it for me" I told her smiling.
"Why papa? You are married now Bella, Jacob's bank balance is all yours. Ask your husband whatever you want and he has to get it for you." says Rachel coming and joining our talks ,winking at me.
I gave a forced smile and nodded at her.
"I heard something about my bank balance" Jacob's voice made me look at the door step startled.
Rachel smiled and was about to tell him but I signalled her not to tell him anything.
Shaking her head, she left the room saying that she has to talk Paul.
I looked at Jacob and found him staring at me without blinking his eyes. I felt uncomfortable with his gaze and moved towards the door but was stopped by him.
"Where do you think you are going?" asks Jacob caging me in his arms.
"Kitchen..."
"That can wait what were you discussing with Rachel before I entered this room." asks Jacob lifting his hand towards my face.
"Nothing" I told him turning my head to the other side , trying to avoid his gaze.
"Nothing" he repeated taking my right hand into his.
When I was about to remove his hold but he held it in a tight grip and kissed my palm while staring into my eyes with adoration .
"So you won't tell me?" asks Jacob breaking the eye contact .
I shook my head and stood there not meeting his gaze. Emily called me from outside the room saying that my mobile is ringing, saving me from the situation..
"Emily... Is... calling... me" I told him stammering.
He took a deep breath and stared at me for few seconds.
"Shall I go?" I asked him nervously. Sighing he ran his fingers in his hairs and moved aside.
"Please" says Jacob unhappily extending his hand towards the door, showing me the path.
Next day I was in kitchen helping Rachel, though she didn't let me do any work .
Suddenly, Jacob came to kitchen and beckoned me to come to him. Rachel was cooking something and didn't notice him as her back was facing him.
From the corner of my eyes, I saw Jacob shaking his head when I didn't go near him .
He came towards us."Rachel I need to talk to Bella for a minute. Do you mind if I take her?"
"Not at all, she is all yours" said Rachel smiling at him.
"Come" saying that Jacob took my hand and led us to bedroom.
When we were alone in our room, he made me sit on the bed and was about to sit on his knee in front of me.
Scared of his behavior, I immediately stood up on my feet.
"I told you to sit not to stand." says Jacob pulling my wrist making me sit on the bed again. He then took out a box from his pocket; placing his hands on my lap he opened it.
I was surprised to see a pair of anklets similar to Emily's but there was slight difference in the design .
It was even more beautiful than hers. He held them in his palm and looked at me smiling.
"Did you like it?"
"They are beautiful." I replied but immediately frowned not knowing how he got to know about these anklets.
"But how do you know?" I asked him confusedly.
"I heard you and Rachel talking yesterday" he told me smiling sheepishly. He looked so cute with that smile on his face. Involuntarily, I smiled at him and traced my fingers on the anklets which he is holding in his hands.
"I'm happy that I you liked this gift.."
"But I can't accept this."
"Why? After our marriage, this is my first gift and you are denying it. Are they not good? Is it because they are different design?"
"No no..." I looked here and there not knowing what to answer him. I knew that he is my husband but how can I accept his gifts when I'm not ready to accept him as my husband
"You are being formal, dear. I'm your husband . You have every right to demand what you want and get it from me. Understood?" he told me sternly.
Having no other option I just nodded at him. He smiled widely and before I could react he held my right foot and placed it on his knee.
When I tried to move, he hushed me and then placed the anklet around my ankle and hooked it .
He gently caressed the anklet and then placed a feather kiss on them making me curl my toe with shyness.
"They look beautiful on you." says Jacob looking at my feet and then my face for few seconds.
I smiled and looked down quietly
End of Flashback
I remembered the incident that has happened between us during the initial days of our marriage while I waited for my computer to start in the office.
How the situations has changed! At that time he gifted me what I liked even before me asking him but now he didn't even bother to buy me anything!
And whose fault is that? my sub-conscious questioned me.