MRMRW Season 4 - A new begining - Page 6

Originally posted by: sgc68

No Radha walked out on him.

Originally posted by: sgc68

No Radha walked out on him.  And believe me the gentlest of men become very protective of their children especially when they are in fear.

Originally posted by: sgc68

Originally posted by: sgc68

So let me kill him off

Chapter 10

LD wakes up.  The lightning and thunder had stopped but it was still raining heavily.    Varun stirs awake.  "Papa?  You came."  "Yes Beta, I came."  "I missed you."  "I missed you too.  Do you want your milk?"  "Yes please."  "Come.  We will make coffee for Mummy also." There was no power.  LD checks his phone and there is no signal.

Varun drinks his milk at the kitchen table.  "Papa, did you see my presentation yesterday?"  "Yes I did, Beta, from the front row."  "Papa will you stay with us now?"  "I am staying next door.  This house is small, so I am using the next house."  "Please stay here.  Use my bed.  I'll sleep on the couch."  "Beta, you need to sleep properly and we need to talk to Mummy." "Mummy won't mind.  She cries every night.  She thinks I don't know but I have seen her.   Don't you love us anymore?"  "More than my life.  But Beta, right now, I need you to keep an eye on your sister and brothers.  I have to go out and see how safe we are."  "Will you come back?"  "I will.  Promise."

LD goes out and does a quick survey of the situation.  The power lines are cut so even generators turning on was not going to help.  Since they had both come home late, their cars had been parked close to the house.  While they hadn't been damaged, the trees that had fallen had blocked the access road and so the vehicles could not be taken out.  They were virtually cut off until signals were restored.  A couple of huge trees were leaning and groaning precariously and the rain - it was a steadfast downpour.  Somebody up there had forgotten to turn the tap off.

He goes back to the house.  Varun is seated on the window seat looking out to see if Papa was coming back. LD enters the hall.  Radha is still asleep.  She must be exhausted.  And she was positioned quite awkwardly on the couch.  She was going to get a kink in her neck.  Radha was going to hate him for this but he needed to do what he needed to do.  "Varun, I am taking Mummy back to her room.  Bring the pillows please."  "Okay Papa." 

LD lifts Radha up and carries her to the other bedroom.  After Varun places the pillows, he sets Radha on the bed and draws the duvet over her.  She weighed almost nothing.  She had lost a lot of weight!

He gently brushes the hair from her face and could he...?  What would she do?  Maximum, slap him?  He has been slapped by her before, on their wedding day.  He was going to risk it.  He drops a soft kiss on her lips.   Radha tosses.  LD straightens up and leaves the room.

In the hall Charu is wide awake and the twins are stirring.  "Charu, Papa has come and he is going to stay with us."  Charu is hesitant.  The man seems familiar but...  LD's heart breaks.  His daughter did not know him.  Then Charu breaks into a big smile.  "Papa!" and holds out her hands.  LD kneels down and hugs her and kisses her. "Papa, I'm hungry."

LD lifts her up and takes her to their room.  "Brush quickly and then Papa will give you some milk."  The twins wake up and look around them.  They are cool customers.  Nothing hassles them as long as they are together.  They see LD and beam.  "Uncle!  Play ball?"  "Not today babies.  It's raining outside."  "Viv, Sid this is not Uncle'.  This is our Papa."  "Papa?"  "Yes.  Like all the other kids have Papas.  This is our Papa." "Papa, play ball?" asks Viv hopefully.

LD's heart twists.  The first time Viv is asking him as Papa' and not as Uncle'.  "Baby it is not safe to go out.  But we will brush and have breakfast first.  Then Papa will clear the furniture and we can play ball inside."  A few minutes later, the scene in the kitchen is picture perfect.  The kids are seated around the table eating bread and jam sandwiches.  "What is going on here?"  "Mummy, see Papa has come and he has made breakfast."  "And Papa and us going to play ball."  "Papa and we are going to play ball," corrects Radha automatically. 

"Papa carried you to your room and put you to bed.  And he kissed you goodnight so that you would sleep well."  "Oh no," groans LD.  Sweet, exuberant Varun.  Now he's had it!

Originally posted by: sgc68