PART I 

Avni was sitting in front of her dresser, getting ready for the day. She was doing everything mechanically, her mind elsewhere.  Her mind was fixed on the last night's events. And a pink blush spread all through her body.

Last night was everything. It was perfect. Neil had been so gentle with her. They had fit perfectly. Made for each other. A small smile lined her lips.

 She picked up her mangalsootra and as she was about to hook it on her neck, her eyes fell on two angry red marks; one on the base of her neck and other at the dip between her neck and her shoulder. She got up from the stool with a start. And thought to herself ' oh god! Neil! I am going to kill you! If bebe and mummyji had seen this, they would've laughed at me no end. As it is these days they don't spare even a single chance to tease me. So much so for being gentle. You careless careless man'.

Unbeknownst to the things going on in his wife's head, Neil woke up with a big smile. Blissful. Yes that is what he felt as soon as he woke up. And the reason for his bliss was sitting in front of him, getting ready. He was watching her intently, when suddenly she got up from the stool and turned to face him. He gave her his sweetest smile and was about to wish her his 'good morning,wifey' when his eyes met a glaring pair. Angry at him. She stomped to the cupboard,  took out a few clothes and closed the bathroom door with a bang!

The loud thud made neil come out of the initial shock and he wondered what had happened?  Did she regret whatever had happened last night between them. Had he been too pushy? But she was so responsive to his every touch. And frankly looked ecstatic . No. He had to talk to her. He immediately woke up from the bed and knocked on the bathroom door.  

"avni, avni, kya hua hai? Darwaza kholo"

"avni! Suno to! Kya baat ha..."

suddenly the door opened. And avni said to him "Neil , how could you be so careless! How could you do this ?"

Neil thought to himself~careless? Hadn't he used protection last night? He definitely had. What does she mean. Didn't she want whatever had transpired between them.

He gave her a dumb look , held her shoulder and spoke to her, "dekho avni, kal jo bhi hua,  kya... Mera matlab hai wo...umm...Kya tum wo nahi. Mere liye kal raat perfect thi. Kya tum aesa nahi sochti?"  his inner termoil was evident in his eyes and that gnawed at avni's heart strings.

Avni shook her head and stopped him from wandering at an altogether different track . " nahi neil, woh baat nai hai , kal raat mere liye bhi perfect thi!" 

this statement made neil smile at her. 

 "par aaj subeh ,aaj subeh nai hai." she angrily said.

neil gave her a confused look.

she twisted her sari's pallu and showed him the two hickeys on her skin and said " dekho kya kiya tumne kal raat! ab mujhe poora hafta kapde soch soch k pehena padega!"

neil looked at her flabbergasted and then at the love bites, little too proudly. " oh! bas ye ! I kind of love it." he smirked and went out of the bathroom laughing .

this irked her further. she thought to herself, 'Neil khanna, you will pay for this.' 

she quickly changed into a turtle neck suit and left the bathroom. with a plan forming in her mind, she went back to her dresser ,applied her lipstick and sindoor and went for preparing a breakfast while neil got ready for work .

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breakfast was pretty uneventful . with regular sweet nok jhok of bebe and shweta, prakash praising avni for another yummy breakfast ( she was learning how to cook properly under the able guidance of bebe) and neil stealing glances at his wife. 

after the meal neil wished a good bye to bebe and his mother and walked out. as he was getting inside his car, he heard a voice

" kuch bhool to nahi rahe naa aap ,acp sahab!" 

he turned and found himself in front of his wife. 

she raised her hands and placed her arms on his shoulder interlocking her fingers at the base of his head. he pulled her closer by the waist and said" gussa thanda ho gaya tumhara? waise, kya bhool raha tha me?"

she nodded and gave a feather light peck on his lips and kissed the angle of his jaw. and replied" ye. shaam ko jaldi aana!"

neil smiled at his wife's antics nodded. and sat in his car and drove off with a permanent smile.

but there were two things our supper cop tillu didn't know...

1) there were two fiery red lipstick marks on his face

2) in the next 10 minutes he was going to be the laughing stock at his office.

REVENGE IS NOT BEST SERVED COLD. IT IS BEST SERVED SWEET!!

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