PART 10
M-You want to get in trouble with a group of overzealous admirers?
G-No...but...nobody admires me...
M-And nobody has to start doing that today
He replies her clearly in a no non-sense tone.
G-But...it's nice
M-You want to swim in your skirt?
He strikes the last dialogue
G-[pouts] No !..ok..you pick naa
Maan nods as if it's the only option. He walks over and picks up a simple dark blue one piece swimsuit; no fancy straps and strip attached and a decent neckline
G-no...I would look fat !
M-[he raises his eyebrow]And you wouldn't have in a bikini?
He countered shoving the suit towards her. He is irritated with all the banter, why can't she just accept what he is saying like always
M-Change there !
[He says pointing to the changing area]
G-ok...I will also show you other ones also
M-No ! Take this or no swimming
He says putting his foot down
He pays for her costume and also buys a nice matching lightly transy kind of blue green sarong she can tie around her waist.
G-Tum sunte nahi naa meri baat...aur tumne kya liya...dekho naa kitna achcha hai wo..[.a girl was weraing priyanka chopra style dostana wala bikini]...gold color
He just wishes for extended patience and hands her the sarong
M-Wear it if you want
And goes to get changed himself. Initially he was wearing jeans and tees now he bought a shirt and 3/4ths
Geet compliments the girl in the gold bikini.
G-Nice bikini ! [she smiles]
gal-Oh thanks !...you'll also look good in a bikini..You have a good figure
G-Husband...he doesn't allow
gal-oh! Well... husbands can get jealous and control... its normal
G-you are with your husband too?
Gal-No I am not married... I don't think I would ever marry... I like life like this...I can have as many friends as I want if I get lonely... change them if I don't like them after a while..
G-oh...
In the meanwhile, Maan comes back. He had shown his objection over decency over the length and breadth of garments. When Geet looked at him, she sincerely felt that what he was wearing was definitely outrageous and should be banned for vulgarity. How can any man look so good?
He was only wearing a low waist 3/4ths, giving a little peak of his black swimming trunks... but what stopped her breath and turned every girl's head was what he wore above or didn't wear above. It made no sense, when so many model like males were strutting around bare chested, why was he getting all attention with a simple light white khaki shirt casually wore with front open. At least one answer Geet got; all the strength which she felt he kept tightly leashed, actually existed from the looks of his washboard lean abs. no gym can give you those hard earned muscles. Geet was sweating at the thought of him stripping off for going into the sea... or maybe it was the hot sun. She wasn't sure. He looked hot enough to give the sun some good competetion.
The girl next to Geet whispers to her, when he is still at a distance
Gal-Wow what a hunk! Maybe I'll make him my next boyfriend. What do u think?
G-He is my husband
Geet declares a bit authoritively.
The girl looks at her in wonder, up and down and back at Maan and smiles..
Gal-Honey ! I would even wear a burkha if I get him...
She says with a seductive smile in Maan's direction and waits to introduce herself.
He comes
M- You ready?
He asks Geet, completely ignoring the girl
G-Yes
M-Let's go.
He says when the girl interrupts.
Gal-Hey, I am Kiara... your wife's friend
Geet leans slightly towards him...marking him as her property
Maan looks at her once. He knows her type very well
M-She needs to make better friends then
He takes Geet by her elbow and pulls her away. Just sight of women of that type brings a tinge of uneasiness in him...despite all his disciplines he can't help feeling that
M-Don't ever talk to girls like that again or I will leave you.
G-ok...aise hi baat kar rahi thi
M-Kaise bhi nahi. You don't ever cross me on this. Never !
He has a bit of that crazy dangerous look back in his eyes... a barely there feeling ... but since Geet knows him well enough she can see it
G-Pakka !...so can we hit the water?
M-Not yet
He takes her to another shop where they buy towels and stuff, "cream" pops out of his mouth.
G-Sunscreen lotion !
He knows how sensitive women are about their skin and well in his days he was sometimes also treated as an errand boy so he knows enough about their needs and preferences.
He nods and pays for everything. Then finds them a place to put all their stuff and then says-
M-Water now.
G-[happily] Let's race !
He looks at her dumbly for a moment. Is she for real? But Geet has already run off...and since he did not trust her gold metals... as his brain told him. He ran after her, easily leveling with her but not over taking her
SPLASH!!
Both of them hit the water.
Maan shakes hair out of his eyes and glances at Geet who had jumped like a pro.
He doesn't have professional technique... but his own method...quirky but effective and fast... smoother too..He had self educated himself for every phase of life.
Maan swims languorously .. relaxing in the cool water and keeping an eye out on Geet and other men
Geet on the other hand, is sooo happy there... giggling all the while... she is splashing happily.
Maan is relaxed too... he is thinking that beach wasn't such a bad idea.. at least the swimming wasn't.
She takes a dip inside. She wants to look under.
He sees her going inside and waits a calculated 10 seconds for her too surface
But she doesn't come up the surface in the time span so he dives in after her... his underwater is verrryyy good
He swims to where she was. He sees her; she is trying to go behind a fish
Maan just observes her... letting her do what she wants... following her at a distance as she swims further
Geet achanak se upar aa jaati hai and breathes out frantically.
Maan too swims up to surface...but hardly out of breath...
Geet looks at him
G-Hey you !!!!!!
M-What?
G-Nothing [she looks down and smiles at her victory she is just trying her hand on authority, like him]
M-Huh?
G- What huh? [She imitates him]
Maan raises his brows at her cheekiness then goes underwater to hide his smile coming up right behind her
M- I don't call attention and not speak
He says close to her ear from behind
G-oh !
She jumps a bit
G-Yahan shark hain kya?
M-No. No jelly fish either
He says swimming back to get comfortable amount of personal space
G-Main pata hai kya kar rahi thi .I was trying to see kab tak andar saans rok sakti hoon main.
M-Following a yellow color fish.
He corrects her
G-Haan that too. [her face flushed a bit knowing that he noticed her amateur behavior]. By the way, my count was 20 seconds. I wanna make it 5 min.
M-5 min is not humanly possible
G-Reallly? Why?
M-Why don't you try and see?
G-Ok...
M-Being a gold medalist you should at least have a 40 sec control...to make it 1 and half minute will keep you out of lot of trouble...3 minutes is plenty to take care of anyone you want easily
Maan says lost in his world...not really thinking..
While some young boys were eying Geet from some distance.
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