The way I used to live novel Chapter 36

Daksha's POV:-

It had been ten days since we got married. Those days, Arjun and I came close to one another. He was always so protective and caring towards me. My days passed with his usual teasing.

We both resumed our professional lives. Since today was the weekend, we both were at the house only.

Ammu went out to hang out with her friends. Attayya went to meet Sudha Aunty and my Mom. So, we both were alone at the house.

Arjun was studying his upcoming case. So, I was feeling bored. I went to the kitchen to pass my time by cooking something

I decided to make an apple pie and took out all the necessary ingredients. I prepared the dough for the crust and sliced the apples.

I prepared the sauce and took the rolling pin to roll out the bottom crust. After that, I took out the pie plate and arranged the crust on it.

I filled it with the apple and sauce mixture, and covered it with the dough strips in a woven lattice pattern over the top. After brushing the egg mixture over it, I kept it in the oven to let it bake.

Meanwhile, Arjun too came searching for me. After seeing me, he stood behind me and wound his arms around my waist while resting his head on my shoulder.

"What are you making?" he asked me.

"You will know it soon," I replied to him with a smile and leaned more into him. He too smiled in return.

"Wanna grab some coffee?" I asked him after a while to which he shook his head in denial.

Seeing the timer alarm go off, I came out of his embrace and went to take the pie out. After checking that the pie was baked perfectly, I let out a satisfactory laugh and placed it on a plate.

Again, I sensed his presence behind me. He looked at the pie for some time and asked me.

"Is it an American Pie.?" he asked with a teasing smile. I glared at him and smacked him hard.

"Geez! What's with you?" He asked me while rubbing the spot where I gave him a smack.

"What American Pie? Can't you think of another thing?" I asked him while scrunching my nose in disgust.

"Hahaha..what to do! That movie stirred quite a lot of commotion at that time," he told me after giving me an awkward smile.

"Gross," I spat at him and cut the pie into pieces with a pizza cutter. Seeing this, he stretched his hand to grab the pie but I slapped it away.

"You can't eat it right away. Let it cool down," I told him to which he rolled his eyes and stormed into the living room like a sulking child.

"This guy really got a sweet tooth," I thought in my mind and laughed at his antics.

After preparing hot chocolate for both of us, I served the pie on the plate and took it to him. He was lounging on the couch lazily while flipping through the newspaper.

I put that plate on the teapoy and stretched my hand in front of him to give the hot chocolate. He took it with a scoff.

While sipping on to it, he looked at the plate and turned his face to the other side as if he wouldn't eat it even if I begged him to have it.

Noticing him throw a tantrum, I sat beside him and placed the plate on my lap. I only brought two pieces of the pie. So without giving him a glance, I gobbled them up in front of him.

Seeing this, he turned his attention to me and looked at me with a frown.

"You ate it all? Where is my share?" he asked in an accusatory tone.

"I thought you didn't want it," I told him coolly while sipping my hot chocolate.

"When did I say that? Bring it to me," he whined.

"Didn't you? Then my bad! I thought you did and had your share too. So, the remaining part is for Attayya, Ammu, and Malathi ma. You can have it the next time," I told him smugly.

"What a petty woman!" He grimaced at me and went upstairs to our room.

I smiled and leisurely completed my hot chocolate. After that, I went into the kitchen. Upon serving the pies on another plate, I took it to our room.

Arjun was talking to someone over his phone while roaming around the room. When he saw me, he huffed in my direction and stood at the window.

I sighed at his behavior and placed the plate on the desk which was near the bed. After that, I took my phone and laid on the bed while scrolling through it.

After finishing his call, Arjun came to the bedside and eyed the plate. Seeing it, he smiled gleefully. After taking the pie into his hands, he gave me an 'I know it' look.

He had them in delight while occasionally praising my cooking skills.

"God! Daksha! I loved them a lot. They are so delicious." He gave me a full-blown smile and laid beside me.

I smiled at him and kept my phone aside. Suddenly, he pulled me to him and hugged me tightly. I snuggled more into him and closed my eyes while enjoying the moment.

"Let's go somewhere?" he asked me out of where.

"Really?"

"Yeah. The location is completely up to you. It is so boring here. Even the drama queen isn't at home. So?" He looked at me, waiting for my answer.