Hello friends...

I'm back with the next update...

I'm very much sorry for being so late with this part...

This week was too much busy & hectic for me, so I didn't get much time to write.

I will try to post two updates in a week & if there is any change I would inform in advance as I always do...

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FATE TWISTED BY LOVE

CHAPTER 36

"Kya tum mere saath California chalogi???" Naina stared at her dashing husband. She never thought that he would ask her to accompany him abroad. She was still in shock rather than happy to hear it from Sameer.

Nanu watched the scene with amusement & hoped that Naina would agree for it. When Sameer got no reply from her, he tapped her shoulder lightly. "Naina... tum thik ho naa? Kuch bol kyun nahi rahi? Maine poocha ki tum mere saath Calfornia chalogi?"

Her husband's sweet voice broke her reverie & she blinked her eyes twice to bring herself back to reality. She smiled at Sameer & Nanu & replied, "Main aapke saath California aa toh sakti hun par fir Nanaji yahaan akele kaise rahenge? Wohh bhi poore paanch dinon ke liye?"

Sameer glanced at Nanu who was the only one who could make Naina agree for this. Nanu had already anticipated this & spoke to her calmly, "Naina... Tum meri chinta mat karo. Main toh pehle bhi kai baar akela raha hun. Sameer toh hamesha hi business deals ke liye abroad jaate hi rehta hai. Aur Ramdhari toh yahaan mere saath rahega hi."

"Tum Sameer ke saath jao warna yeh mahashay jaldi waapis nahi aayenge. Main jaanta hun ki mera ladla naati wahaan jaakar apne kaam mein itna busy ho jaayega ki apni sehat ka aur khaane peene ka bilkul bhi khayaal nahi rakhega. Tum uske saath hogi toh mujhe bhi tasalli rahegi ki mera Sameer sahi haathon mein hai."

Naina smiled, "Thik hai Nanaji... main Sameer ke saath jaaungi par aapko mujhse vaada karna hoga ki aap roz khaana aur davaai time se khayenge aur kahin baahar nahi jaayenge. Jo bhi kaam hoga wohh ghar se hi karenge. Kariye vaada..." She forwarded her palm towards him & Nanu blinked back his tears & placed his palm on hers, "Thik hai meri maa... main time se khaana aur davaai kha lunga aur koi kaam nahi karunga, bas ghar pe hi rahunga. Ab thik hai???"

Naina nodded with a smile & agreed to go to California with her husband. Sameer saw their bonding with misty eyes & prayed to the Almighty to always safeguard & protect this relation. He was very much happy that his wife would accompany him to California & he could spend some quality time with her.

Once they were done with their meal, Nanu & Sameer retired to their respective rooms. When Naina entered her room, she saw Sameer was busy doing something on his laptop. She freshened up quickly & started working on her laptop too.

After an hour or so, Sameer got up from his bed & walked towards her. Sitting beside her, he said, "Naina... maine kal ki flight bookings kar li hai. Hamari flight kal raat saadhe dus baje ki hai toh hume saat baje tak ghar se nikalna hoga. Koi direct flight nahi hai San Francisco ki, isliye flight Delhi se change karni hogi. Hum next day shaam ko San Francisco pohchenge."

"Abhi kaafi late ho gaya hai, toh hum kal packing kar lenge." Naina sat there in silence feeling a little nervous. Her husband had caught her nervousness too & kept his hand on her fidgeting ones, "Kya hua Naina? Tum nervous kyun ho rahi ho? Ummm... mere saath akele jaana hai isliye nervous ho rahi ho kya?"

Naina met his gaze, "Nahi Sameer... Aisi baat nahi hai... Wohh... wohh actually main aaj tak kabhi plane mein nahi baithi hun, isliye thoda nervous feel kar rahi hun aur kuch nahi..." Sameer should've known this. This never occurred to him.

Sameer took her hand between his palms & replied, "Main samajh sakta hun par har cheez hum kabhi na kabhi pehli baar karte toh hai na? Tum fikar mat karo, main hun naa tumhare saath. Main tumhe sambhaal lunga. Mujh pe bharosa kar sakti ho tum."

Naina's nervousness flew away hearing his words. "Mujhe aap par bharosa hai Sameer, isliye toh aapke saath abroad jaane ke liye taiyaar hun. Yeh mera pehla foreign trip hoga Sameer, isliye jitni khushi ho rahi hai na, usse jyada darr bhi lag raha hai."

The trust that Naina had shown on him, melted his heart & he took her in a warm hug. He kissed her forehead softly, "Tumhe darne ki bilkul zarurat nahi hai Naina... Main rahunga na tumhare saath. Chalo ab so jao... hume kal jaldi bhi uthna hai."

"Goodnight, Sameer...", she whispered in his arms while he replied with a cheek kiss, "Goodnight Naina..." That night both of them couldn't sleep as one was happy while the other one was way too excited for this first foreign trip.

The next morning, both of them got up well before their alarms could go off & were ready for the day. Naina helped Sameer in his packing & then packed her bag too. Keeping all the western outfits in her bag & the necessary apparels, her packing was done.

Sameer went to office for few hours to do some final checking for his presentation. Munna & Pandit too added their feedback & Sameer made the necessary changes. It was evening when he returned home with all the files that he would require for the meeting in San Francisco.

Anjali & Preeti along with Kabir had come to meet Naina after she informed them about their trip to San Francisco. They had enjoyed their favourite lunch together with Nanu. When Sameer came back, he saw all of them seated in the living room.

Though he was irritated with Kabir's presence to be precise, he didn't show it on his face. Keeping a neutral face, he greeted everyone & went to freshen up. Naina followed behind him to their room & was surprised to see that he was packing his files in his luggage bag.

"Sameer... aap rehne dijiye, main kar dungi. Aap fresh ho jaaiye." Hearing her voice, he turned, "Maine files rakh di hai Naina aur main jab tak fresh hokar aata hun, tab tak tum please mere liye coffee banaa dogi?"

She nodded & left downstairs to make his favourite coffee. By the time Sameer joined them in the living room, Munna & Pandit too had arrived. Everyone relished the snacks & beverages & left towards their homes after bidding the couple a happy journey.

Naina had blushed recalling how Anjali had teased her saying that this was their mini honeymoon. They were far away from reality though. The couple had never indulged in any kind of intimacy except for their hot passionate kisses, even after six months of their marital life.

Naina & Sameer rechecked everything once again before leaving for the airport. They had a light dinner of just dal-rice before leaving towards the airport after taking Nanu's blessings. They reached the airport in the next half an hour. They went through the initial check-in & waited for the announcement of their flight.

Naina took in the interiors of the airport & looked around everything keenly. Sameer saw her wife watching her surroundings with a lot of interest. But he knew that she was still a little nervous about all this.

They still had some time before they could board their flight. He asked, "Ummm... Tum kuch logi??? I mean... coffee... Tumhari banaayi hui coffee ke saamne jyaada acchi nahi hogi, par abhi ke liye chalaana padega."

Naina smiled, "Thik hai." Sameer walked towards a café & ordered two coffees for them. After ten minutes, he was back & handed a cup of hot steaming coffee to his wife. Though Naina didn't like that coffee at all but she kept the smile on her face intact all the while.

They boarded the flight after the announcement was made. Sameer kept her close as he knew she was too nervous & excited at the same time. For him, this was all normal but after watching his wife observing everything around her so minutely, he too started enjoying the view which was all regular for him.

As Naina entered the plane, she was awestruck. She wanted to scream in excitement after watching the indoors of the plane for the very first time. Controlling her enthusiasm, she walked ahead.

When the airhostess greeted her, Naina stood there dumbfounded watching her. She had seen airhostesses in many movies, but right now, when she was standing in front of one, she couldn't look away.

Naina scanned her from head to toe. Sameer who was standing behind her, tapped on her shoulder & whispered, "Naina... mooh band karlo warna makkhi andar chali jaayegi." Naina came back to reality & turned to look at her husband who was trying to control his laughter.

Coming back to her senses, she greeted the airhostess with a genuine smile & walked ahead. Sameer entered right behind her & clashed with her. Before she could lose her balance & fall down, Sameer caught hold of his wife's hand & pulled her straight in his arms.

When Naina entered the seating area, she was again lost watching the seating arrangements in the plane which looked quite different from whatever she had seen in the movies. She had stopped to watch them & suddenly Sameer had clashed with her from behind. Before Sameer could say anything to his wife, another airhostess guided them to their seats while Naina kept eyeing the way she was carrying herself & talking to others.

Naina was on cloud nine when she was pointed to sit at the window seat. Sameer sat beside her & watched her silently. He was loving the way his wife was enjoying till now. He knew it was just some more time & then her panic was going to be on another level.

Naina met his gaze & asked, "Sameer... maine toh filmon mein dekha hai ki teen-teen seats hoti hai, par yahaan toh bas do-do seats hi hai aur wohh bhi bohot badi hai. Toh jo movies mein dikhaate hai, kya wohh galat hai?"

Taking her hand in his, he replied, "Jo tumne movies mein dekha wohh galat toh nahi tha Naina. Jahaan teen-teen seats hoti hai na, wohh economy class hai aur hum jahaan baithe hai, wohh business class hai. Yahaan ki seats bohot comfortable hoti hai aur hume yahaan complimentary drinks aur accha accha khaana bhi milega."

Naina asked hesitantly, "Iska matlab business class ki tickets bhi mehengi hi hongi na compared to economy class?" Sameer nodded but didn't let her ask the next question as he knew she would ask about the actual price difference too.

She was about to ask again but the airhostess appeared & asked them to buckle up their seat belts. After few minutes, there was an announcement too that the flight was ready to take off & everyone was requested to put on their seat belts. Sameer conveniently buckled up his seat belt & turned to his wife to help.

But he was amused & surprised to see that Naina had already buckled up & was holding the arm rest in nervousness. He knew that his wife was nervous & would start panicking the moment the plane would start moving.

"Naina...", he called out softly. He saw her opening her eyes slowly & when he met her eyes, he saw her orbs misting instantly. "Sameer... Mujhe... mujhe... darr lag raha hai... main... main pehli baar aise plane mein baithi hun."

Sameer kept his hand over hers & rubbed it softly. "Maine kahaa tha naa ki main hun tumhare saath, tumhe darne ki koi zarurat nahi hai Naina. I'm here with you." Naina was lost in his soft deep brown eyes.

Sameer knew that the plane had started moving & he had to keep Naina busy. "Waise Naina... tumhe dekhkar toh nahi lag raha ki tum pehli baar plane mein baithi ho. Dekho kaise bina meri help ke tumne seat belt band kar liya. Mujhe lagaa shaayad mujhe hi band karna padega par tum toh fast nikli..."

Sameer moved & placed his hand on top of her hand on her stomach. Naina shivered with the touch & continued holding his burning gaze. Sameer's eyes dropped to her lips once & again met hers.

The slow rubbing of his fingers on her hand was creating a lot of havoc in her system & his burning gaze wasn't helping much. Sameer wanted to close the distance & kiss her senseless till she forgot all about her fear, but he knew that he couldn't just do it here in the presence of the other co-passengers & the crew.

He continued rubbing her hand & looked into her eyes deeply as if he wanted to let her know of his desires. After few minutes, Sameer glanced towards the window & smiled. His mission accomplished.

Sameer leaned a little & whispered, "Window se baahar dekho, nazaara bohot accha hai." The sweet love bubble was gone & she turned her gaze to look outside. She sat there stunned watching the beauty of the sky & the land below. She peeped down to watch her city which looked so small from above & was shining like a sky itself due to the lights.

The smile was back on her face & she turned with a squeal towards her husband, "Sameer... Dekhiye... Sab kitna chota chota dikh raha hai. Main... main baadlon ke beech mein hun, aasmaan main hun. Mujhe yakeen hi nahi ho raha hai Sameer... I still can't believe it. Aapne mujhe distract kiya taaki mera darr kamm ho jaaye? Aapne yeh sab mere liye kiya? Aap... aap..."

Before she could say more, Sameer kept his palm over her mouth, silencing her totally. He was satisfied seeing her smile & excitement back. "Ssshhh... Ab kuch mat bolo, just enjoy your first trip." Before he could say more, there was an announcement that they could unbuckle their seat belts. As easy it seemed to buckle it up before, Naina now couldn't even open it at all.

Sameer saw his wife trying to open the seat belt but wasn't much successful. He enjoyed her irritation towards the seat belt & tried to control his laughter. Naina cursed some more & then looked at her handsome husband.

"Aap yunhi haste rahenge yaa yeh seat belt kholne mein help bhi karenge?" Sameer raised an eyebrow, "Mujhe lagaa tumhe aata hoga, jaise tumne pehle seat belt ko band kar diya tha, waise hi tumhe isse kholna bhi aata hoga, isliye main sirf dekh raha tha."

Naina glared at her husband who then helped her in unbuckling her seat belt. She replied a little embarrassed, "Wohhh... wohhh... maine yeh YouTube par dekha tha, isliye pataa tha kaise band karna hai aur ab mujhse khul nahi raha."

The moment it was taken care off, Naina hugged her husband & whispered, "Thank you..." As she was about to move back, Sameer tightened his hold & whispered, "Thanks aise nahi bolte... Bataaun kaise bolte hai???"

Sameer loosened his grip & leaned towards her lips, but before he could do anything, they heard someone clearing her throat behind them. They left each other instantly to see the hot airhostess standing near his seat.

"Would you like to eat anything Sir???", the airhostess asked Sameer showing her beautiful charming smile & ignored Naina altogether. Sameer was used to this, so he didn't even glance at her once. Instead, he asked his wife, "Naina... kuch khaaogi???" Naina continued looking at the air hostess who didn't like the way Sameer ignored her & was asking the girl sitting next to him for her preferences.

"Ummm... mujhe sandwich chalega." Sameer turned to the airhostess & replied, "Two sandwiches & two bottles of water for us please." The air hostess again smiled widely at him & replied, "Sure sir... will be back with your order soon."

As Sameer turned to his wife, Naina saw the airhostess glaring at her. Naina saw the way she was walking with a bounce in each of her steps. Naina didn't like the way this airhostess was behaving with her. Naina eyed her own attire, she had worn blue denims which she had paired with a red full sleeves top.

No doubt that the airhostess looked much much better than her. Naina thought, "Dikhne mein toh ekdum heroine jaisi hai, par harkatein toh ekdum villain jaisi hai. Kaise ghoor rahi thi mujhe, jaise abhi ke abhi khaa jaayegi. Agar agli baar isne mere malai ke katore ki taraf dekha bhi na toh main iski aankhen noch lungi."

Naina didn't realize that her husband was still watching her intently & she continued cursing the other woman. "Ho gaya tumhara???", she heard Sameer's voice & she met his curious gaze, "I mean ho gaya tumhara usse dekhkar toh zara meri taraf bhi thoda dhyaan de do."

Naina bit her lower lip as she was almost caught red-handed. Though Sameer was close to her thoughts but he didn't know what his sweet lovely wife was doing in her thoughts to the other girl. She was ready to poke the airhostess's eyes who was ogling at her dashing husband & was even trying to flirt.

Within five minutes, the airhostess was back with their sandwiches & water. She handed over the trays to them & asked in a seductive way, "Anything else Sir?" Without meeting her gaze, Sameer replied, "Nothing for now..."

The air hostess lingered for some more time & spoke, "Sir... My name is Kavya Tripathy. If you need anything, then you can call me. I will be around." Before Sameer could reply, Naina spoke, "Thank you, Miss Kavya. I don't think we would need anything more for now. So, you can leave. I'm sure you have to look after the other co-passengers too."

Sameer smiled at his wife & got busy relishing the tasteless sandwich. The airhostess glared at Naina yet again & Naina gave her a winning smile. After two hours, their plane landed at Delhi. Even this time, Sameer kept her busy with her NGO talks & she didn't even realize when the plane landed.

They had to wait at the Delhi airport for three more hours for another flight to San Francisco. Sameer & Naina enjoyed the three hours window shopping at the airport. They even had some coffee which tasted much better than the previous one she had at the Ahmedabad airport.

On the flight to San Francisco, Naina asked, "Sameer... Aapki meeting kab hai???" He was feeling a bit sleepy, "Meeting parso hai Naina... Hum kal shaam saadhe che baje tak San Francisco pohonch jaayenge. Maine already hamari hotel bookings bhi kar li hai." He turned to face her.

Naina could see that her husband was struggling to keep his eyes open. She was happy that there was no airhostess here who was flaunting her assets in front of her husband openly. "Ab tum bhi thoda so jao aur mujhe bhi sone do. Bohot neend aa rahi hai Naina..."

Naina saw Sameer reclining his seat & then helped her with the same. Sameer pressed the button above him & the air hostess appeared. He asked her for a blanket & she was back with it in two minutes. Sameer put the blanket on his wife as he knew that she won't be able to bear the air conditioning throughout the night & then he switched the lights off.

Naina pulled the blanket over her & slept after few minutes. After few hours, she opened her eyes & saw Sameer shivering a little. She wanted to call the air hostess, but she thought of not disturbing her & shifted close to her husband.

Pushing the arm rest out of her way, she put half of the blanket over him. Naina watched Sameer's shivering stopping after a while & she exhaled deeply. After that, she too didn't know when she fell asleep.

When there were some noises around, Naina got up with a jerk, only to find herself wrapped around Sameer's strong arm. She tried to wake him up, "Sameer... Sameer... Uthiye... dekhiye susbah ho gayi hai..."

Sameer opened his eyes slowly & met her blushing gaze. He realized that he had pressed her to himself. Sameer asked, "Main... tum... aise... kaise???" Naina flushed under his gaze & tried to move away, only to land on his chest again.

"Good morning, Naina...", his husky voice sent shiver down her body & she replied softly, "Good morning, Sameer..." As she tried to move away. He asked again, "Pehle batao, hum... aise... saath mein kaise soye?"

"Wohhh... der raat meri neend toot gayi aur maine dekha ki aap... aap thand se kaanp rahe the. Isliye maine yeh blanket share kiya aapke saath. Fir pataa nahi, meri aankh kab lag gayi aur main bhi so gayi." Sameer was amused with her reply & asked further, "Tum airhostess ko bulaa sakti thi naa? Toh usse kyun nahi bulaaya? Waise iss flight ki koi bhi airhostess mujhse flirt nahi kar rahi thi..."

Naina flushed yet again & replied, "Wohh... main unhe disturb nahi karna chahti thi, isliye maine hi apna blanket aap par daal diya." Sameer wanted to tease her more but he knew that they weren't alone in the flight.

Sameer loved the warmth that he was wrapped in. He didn't understand if the warmth was because of the blanket or his wife. He reluctantly loosened his hold & Naina was out of his arms in a second.

He moved away the blanket & got up. He brought back their seats in the sitting position & asked his wife, "Main fresh hone jaa raha hun... Ummmmm... Tum bhi chalo, tumhe bhi fresh hona hoga na?"

She too walked behind him to the rest room. "Tum jao pehle, fir main jaata hun." Though Naina wanted to protest, but her urgency was quite evident as she rushed inside the rest room, leaving her chuckling husband behind.

After they freshened up, the airhostess returned with a tray of beverages & breakfast for everyone. Once they were done with their meal, they watched some comedy movies back-to-back on the small plasma tv.

Naina was very much happy with her first trip in the plane & now she was looking forward to reach San Francisco. Their flight landed at around half past six. This time though Naina wasn't as much nervous as before. Infact she was peeping outside the window to see the glimpse of the plane landing on the ground.

Sameer was content watching his wife happy & excited for her first foreign trip. For him, all this was regular as he had travelled a lot but watching the excitement of his wife, he was happy to bring her here.

Though he had come for a business meeting here which was scheduled for only two days, he had decided to take Naina for sightseeing. If he would've come alone, he wouldn't have stayed for long. He had deliberately extended his stay so that he could spend some quality time with his lovely wife.

As they collected their luggage & walked towards the exit, Sameer saw someone holding a board with his name written on it. He immediately approached him & then they settled in the car which was send for them by the hotel management.

As the car drove towards the hotel, Naina took in the view of the new city. She had never ever dared to even dream about all this. This was almost like a magic. She turned to look at her husband who was busy going through the messages & mails on his mobile.

Within few minutes, the car entered the huge 'Hotel Hyatt'. Naina widened her eyes at the view in front of her. She stuttered, "Hum... hum... yahaan rehnewaale hai???" Sameer wrapped his arm around her waist & whispered, "Hum agle paanch dinon ke liye yahin rehne waale hai sweetheart..."

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Abhi toh trip ki shuruwaat hai, aage aage dekho hota hai kya...😜

Will try to update the next part soon...

Till then take care & stay safe...

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With Lots of Love,

Daksha...❤