I woke up with a feeling of warmness, Megha was sleeping peacefully with her head on my chest and her hands wrapped around my waist. Her checks had tear stains even now, she looked very pale and fragile. I slowly withdrew myself from her hold, without disturbing her sleep, and walked to the kitchen.
"UNCLE", Sahana screamed.
As I turned the little creature jumped on me. I missed her a lot, it is been more than a week since I saw her in this house. She was staying with her grandparents. I kissed her cheeks while she giggled cutely.
"How are you my cutie pie?", I asked her
"Superb uncle", she said
I took her to the kitchen, made her sit on the slab, and started to prepare some orange juice. Mathew joined me in the kitchen and we both started to prepare breakfast after waking up our wives and giving them their juices.
"Daddy where is mommy?", Sahana asked
"She is in the room. Wanna go?", he asked and Sahana nodded enthusiastically. He took her to his room while I was cooking.
A pair of soft hands held my waist as finished cooking. I turn around with a smile as I know it would be my wife hugging me. She looked up at my face while her hands were exploring my back. She looked much better than yesterday. Her eyes were fresh, her hair tied into a bun, and her after-shower scent made my hormones active. I kissed her forehead and buried my face in the crook of her neck. She giggled when I sniffed her scent.
"Good morning", I murmured still not ready to let her go of my hold.
"Good morning. Leave me I am hungry", she said
"5 minutes"
"No Krish", she said trying to pull away from me
"Just 5 more minutes", I said and held her tightly.
After a few minutes, I let go of her. She fills her plate with food and then moved to the dining table but not before giving me a couple of punches.
I was sitting next to Megha, while Catherine and Mathew were seated opposite to us and Sahana was sitting on her mother's lap.
We ate our food while listening to Sahana's talks. She was telling us about her experience with her grandparents. Then I dropped her to school after buying her some chocolates. I bought some for Megha also because for a while she is been eating chocolates a lot and if I don't get it for her each time I go out, she will screw the hell out of me. I gave her the chocolate after coming home and she gave me a small peck. I will buy her this every hour if this is the reward I get and also it is better than getting little scoldings and beatings for denying her.
Megha's mobile started ringing as Sahana left for school, Megha picked up the call and turned on the loudspeaker.
"Am I speaking to Dr. Megha Malhotra?", the speaker asked
"Yes you are" Megha replied
"I am Shrey"
"Shrey?"
"The inspector you met yesterday"
"Yes sir I remember you"
"So I know you aren't the guilty here"
"So you asked her not to leave Bangalore and visit your station whenever called just for fun huh?", I asked
"I had to do that because she is the suspect here. I trust her because I have seen her trying her level best each time to save a life, I am a regular patient in her hospital. I can't help you guys directly because of the police things but I will try my best to prove your innocence. Please call me if you want any help"
"Okay thank you", I said and hung up the call
"That was impolite Krish", Megha said
"Hmm", I hummed I was least interested to interact with the man who knows that my wife is innocent but still calls her the prime suspect.
"Don't give me that attitude Krish. He was trying to help us"
"Then he could do it directly instead of this hide and seek game...." the doorbell interrupted me.
I opened the door, there was a handsome, well-built boy standing in front of me. He would mostly be in his early twenties.
"Can I meet Megha madam?", he asked
"Who are you?" Megha asked standing behind me
"I am Akash, Rohit's boyfriend"
"Come in", she said
We were sitting in the living room. Mathew was very annoyed with Akash because Catherine complimented him for his handsome looks.
"Why are you here?", Mathew asked annoyingly
"Jones keep quiet don't raise your voice to him. He is so handsome.", she said mockingly
"I am your husband"
"That doesn't mean that I shouldn't compliment other boys"
"Guys shut up...", it was Megha this time yelling.
"Tell me Akash, how can I help you?", Megha asked Akash after giving an earful to Mathew and Catherine.
"Was Rohit seriously killed or was it because of his health condition" Akash spoke with his eyes fixed on the floor and fidgeting his fingers.
"He was killed",
"Who killed him? The whole police team and Rohit's parents are telling me that Dr. Megha is the suspect and that there is a high possibility of you being the murderer. But I know that it won't be you. He always kept talking about you to me. He loved you so much. He was such a lovely boy." Akash said with his voice cracking and tears escaped from his eyes.
"Calm down Akash. We will find out who killed your boyfriend", Megha said. She sat next to him and started to pat his back. That only made him cry more. She pulled him into a hug and as his sobbing increased. I was jealous even in such a situation.
"He is gay. Rohit has told me about him", she said to me as she caught me staring at the crying boy in her embrace.
"How will we find that creep?", Akash asked moving away from Megha and willing his nose.
"We might need your help", Mathew said
"How can I help you?"
"From how long are you and Rohit dating?"
"Around 5 years I guess"
"That is pretty long"
"I know"
"So how did you both meet?"
"We met in the school I was his senior"
"Would you mind to share us your story?"
"No not at all", he said
"So why don't you start from the day you met?"
"It was my first day....", he started.