chapter 22

"Yes" I said to them but confused by saw their surprised face

"Then why don't you at last night party of them" Rohan inquiring

"I was...we just didn't public our relation" I said remembering our conversation about this

"Did you meet Naksh??" I asked them. I wanted to meet him tell him everything I didn't feel good.

They gave me a apologetic look and looked eachother. I became more anxious

"He asked about you everyday."

"Even he went to your house but it was locked"

"He is very tense after you go"

They tell me everything I'm in fault. Why I break his trust his heart why? I'm so bad...

I am at verge of crying when the door burst open and our eyes turned there. Naksh was there he heavily taking his breath eyes red messed hairs. His hand slip from door knob our eyes met. He is shocked looking at me with open mouth trying trying to say something but no words came out of our mouth.

I felt a hand on my shoulder there are my friends

"You talk we are outside" Palak said and they three went from there. We both looked at each other with guilty eyes. He take slow step to me trying to figure whole situation.

"Aarushi" He said but it's more like a whisper

"I'm sorry" I said that's the only words I can say to him. He looked at me for good minutes and asked

"How all this happen"? A lone tear escape from his eyes. Seeing this my emotions bridge collapse and I start to cry.

That's the most terrific question that I need to answer him. If it had some other  day or situation I told him half truth didn't told him about my family part but now I want to him  dislike me even if I had to told him my family part.

"Its an arrange marriage from his side.  And I have no other options besides to marry him because of my brother.........."

I told him all but not everything I hide how my bhaiya and bhabhi hit me and try to burn me. But I told him how Mr Rathore and all them care for me.

"Aarushi it's a clearly forced marriage.....how and why you live with him???" He asked in frustration running his hands through his hairs

"Naksh please listen to me" I said trying to control my tears

"Aarushi I waited for you.......doesn't we come together....please" he is pleading

I remembered my conversation with Mr Rathore this morning in car. He never let me go but did I want to go.....I don't know.....i hurt everyone near me

"Naksh please listen.......I know we like each other but it didn't written in our destiny to be together......we have different parts.....and we apart before we hurt each other more.....Naksh that feelings was pure but please we have to lock those feelings in a box and hide somewhere in our heart"

"But why us....."

"I even don't know"

We looked eachother say all our feelings through eyes. We don't want to hurt eachother yet we both feel guilty.

"Did your husband take care of you? If not then I definitely break his nose" he said making me chuckled

"Yes he take care for me alot. More than himself"

"Obviously he do...he get a gem without doing anything"

We both laughed on this. He always praised me no matter what.

My phone buzzed breaking the silence. I look at my phone screen

'Avinash'

"Is he is your so called husband" Naksh asked and I nodded in yes.

Naksh looked at it and rolling his eyes throughing his hands in air said

"This man didn't let me meet you"

I smile and wipe my tears and picked up his call

"Hello" I said

"Jaan....are you fine? Why didn't you reply my messages?.....did I come there?.....you need anything.....everything is fine right???" Mr Rathore asked continuously his question

"I'm fine...sorry I didn't saw your message"

"No jaan it's fine.....you talk to them I call you later....bye take care" he said and I hummed cut the call

I looked behind there Naksh stood hearing our talk. A smile appear on his face. I turned and said while looking into his eyes

"Naksh I'm sorry I know I hurt you.....but it's not in my hands to stop all this.....I'm at fault.....i can't able to ask your forgiveness but please Naksh promise me that you gave a chance to love.....you deserved to be loved by someone...and definitely she is the most incredible and amazing person in the world"

His eyes are yet gloomy but not like before.

"What if I said no? " He asked with a smile

"Please Naksh"

"I'll try....but I am not promise anything" he said.

We both talked for some minutes than we went out of classroom. Sam Palak and Rohan waiting for us in corridor. Then we all went to our classes and I met with my professors they all congratulates me thank God that they didn't ask about my husband name. Apart from Sneha and her minions everyone congratulate me she throw some comments with special remarks to me but I ignore her. My three best friends not happy with it and ready to reply her but I stop them. I don't want fight ignoring is solution for me.

When we all free from classes I went to library and issue some books. I remind myself to talk to di and jiju. I reply to their messages but not call them. It's not like I had fear of Mr Rathore but now I told everyone and somewhere it's all sort out.

We went to parking we all decided to go to lunch as I didn't gave them party after two days. As I also asked to Mr Rathore I don't know but I still fear from his words. Called its past trauma or anything it is what it is.

I saw lakshya bhaiya with another car waiting for me there. He came forward and bow his head

"Mam car is ready"

Me and my friend shared a weird expression. I respect his work and him  but it's to much.

We said  bye to each other and I sat in car in back seat and he sat on driving seat. The car start it's get around 45 minutes to reach the Mansion

"Lakshya bhaiya" I said trying to not to shuttering. He looked at me from rear mirror. Another car of security follow us.

"Yes mam" he said attentively

I huffed and said

"Bhaiya can you please do not call me Mam. Please"

"No Mam you are my boss wife. You are our lady boss. Even you didn't call me bhaiya we work for you. We should  call you mam"

"Please"

"No mam. Please.  If sir know that I call you by your name he will...." he said and gulped in fear...poor soul. Why Mr Rathore is like this

"OK ok but please don't bow anytime you saw me ok. And I call you bhaiya and it's final" I said huffing. He saw me from rear mirror and nod. Good now I call di. I dialled her number and talked to them jiju also. I'm so happy today....

Avinash's pov

I'm not in a good mood. It's bad really bad like if anyone cross my path today I punched on his face without thinking. I'm in verge to kill anyone. I'm nervous Hella nervous my wife my jaan went to meet her that bloody crush and I'm here sulking. What if he convinced her and proposed her to marry him???

No no my jaan didn't go. But who was he? Why I didn't inquire about him. No no i know Aarushi's choice it's always awesome and if she like that boy it's mean he is nice. But I hear that name somewhere

Naksh singhania"

I am in office after dropping Aarushi to her college I come to office just to pissed off more. Everything irritate me today. Everything. I sat on my chair and drinking my third cup of coffee trying to reduce stree.

Yes today the Avinash Singh Rathore the Mafia king is nervous reason his wife.

I message her but no reply. Then I call her she picks up after three rings. I asked her panicking if she need me just her one word and I will be there. When I hear her reply her voice seems heavy like she cried yes she cried. But she tell that she's fine she met her friends after so many days and I know that she's a emotional person. After said her bye I call Lakshya to told him to pick her from college.

I thought about her crying voice my heart didn't let me sit there quietly.

My office door burst open and Krish came grinning like a fool.

"Not today Krish I'm not in a mood"

I said looking back at my laptop.

"Mood...I'm not bhabhi with whom you make mood" he said laughing sitting front of my chair. I gave him a cold look

"What about the consignment?" He asked me while busy on his phone

"Its shipped after two weeks" I said

I still thinking about that boy. Singhania....Krish is also Singhania....did he know him

"Krish...did you know about any Naksh  Singhania?" I asked him giving him my all attention.

He looked at me with side eye put back his phone on table and thoughts for some minutes.

"But why?" He asked

"Just tell me" why he trying to test my patience

"In my knowledge there are only one Naksh Sighania in this city...." he said and sit properly on chair "my cousin Naksh singhania...even you also meet him..don't you remember that chocolatie intelligent boy.."

He said and I remembered yes I met him like two three times when I went there. Krish and my family are friends and we gather on our birthdays or anniversary and there I met him. He is intelligent boy but more than he has a good clean character.

"But why you asked"? Krish asked me

"No its just he is Aarushi's senior so I asked you"

He nodded

"Did he had girlfriend or anything"?

"We don't know but we think he like someone" he said shrugging his shoulder.

We talked for some time but my sole attention on Aarushi... after taking to Krish one thing is clear that that boy has pure intentions but  What was her decision?

I engrossed completely myself in work. After office I went to warehouse to release my frustration we didn't yet find that fucker who send his men here to die. After completing my work there I went to Mansion. I didn't call her after she back from college.

I directly went into room TV is on balcony door opened curtains fly with wind. But my beautiful wife are not there. I look for her in every corner of room but no she's not here. But she came here only. Where are you jaan?

I went into kitchen garden my study but no she's no where to find. I become restless. Last I went to terrace I hear laughing voices from there.

I peaking there to saw Abhi, Abeer, Harshita and my cutie wife sat on couch there around table and she was laughing freely. She wear a light brown color kurta with matching plazzo. Her hairs are open which dancing with wind. Her eyes become small when she laugh and her dimple on left cheeks. I want to kiss her hard. She everytime  unknowingly choose us. And  I'm grateful to her for this.

I went there and sat silently near Aarushi. She stiffened in her place because I sat closely near her our shoulder touched a lightning spark ran through me. She turned her face to me. She smile and said

"Aap aa gaye"

I melted melted just by her voice.

"Ji, bilkul kyu nhi aana tha" I said to tease her

"No no......I bring dinner for you" She panicked and try to stand but I held her wrist and make her sit back

"Later..." I said and held her hand. I looked at my three siblings they are fighting. They didn't even realize that I'm here and they  fight like cat and dog

"Why are you three fighting?" I asked in high voice tightly held Aarushi hand.

They stopped fighting and nodded to each other. They three looked at me with a smirk and share a look at each other. Something is fishy

"Bhai we all are playing truth and dare and you also play with us" Abhi said but  I'm not interested in their stupid game

"No I'm not....you all play"

"Please bhai please" harshu said but I know her antics. Aarushi also looked at me I didn't look at her better know that I melt easily.

"No princess I'm tired I will watch you ok" I said trying to pacify

"OK fine" Abeer said with a huff and put the bottle on table putting snacks aside.

I put my hand on her shoulder taking her in my arms. She didn't oppose as her whole focus on bottle. Abeer spin the bottle and it's stop on Harshita.

She sadly looked to us crossing her hands

"Truth or dare" Abhi asked her

"Truth" She said after thinking

"Tell us about that boy whom you go  with  Cafe yesterday" Abeer asked with confident tone

"Boy" I and abhi both shout on same time and looked at Harshita

"Princess who was he?" Abhi asked

"Tell us why he went with you in cafe. Didn't he talk to you at college...who's son is he?' I asked her continuously. She's our princess she's so fragile for this cruel world and we protect her at any cost.

"Bhai he is no one..he  just in my class and I help him with his assignments so he give me a treat that's it." She said giving us relief.

"But he held your hand" Abeer again said now it's limit

I put my elbow on my thights and looked at her she's spill in seconds I know.

"We are not a thing ok. I'm single very much single. He is just a friend" She said irritatingly

"We don't like your guy friend told him take help from someone else" I said and Abhi nodded Abeer gave us thumbs up. She looked at us angrily.

I sat back in my position put my hand on my wife shoulder leaning her. Aarushi looked at me and gave me 'not so good look'

But I can't help.  I'm over protective.

Again bottle spins and this time stop at Abeer. Harshita gave him a mischievous look

"Truth or dare"

"Dare" Abeer said standing his color

"Call your crush and said her that you didn't enjoy your lunch date with her and even that you didn't like her" Harshita said grinning in victory

"How do you that he went  on a lunch date?" Aarushi asked her

"He thought only he had eyes. I saw him with his crush in same cafe" Harshu told her shrugging her shoulder

"Did you both go to college or cafe" Abhi asked them but they didn't reply, busy on glaring each other

"Just do it Abeer" I said

"No bhai you didn't know how hard I try to ask her for a lunch date.....bhabhi see" Abeer complaining like a kid

"Abeer its a game just do it then in morning you said sorry to her easy" Aarushi said convincing him and he picked his phone dial a number crossing his finger chanting please don't pick please don't pick

We all control our laugh he is in hard situation...

"Hello" a girl voice came from other side

"Hy.....Vo I want to say.......I didn'tlikelunchdateandididntlikeyou" Abeer said in one breath and cut the call saying good night. We all looked at each other then burst into laughter. Abeer there glaring at us.

"OK ok next turn" Abeer said trying to control us and spin the bottle again it's stop on Aarushi. She sat crossing her legs on couch. She is so excited and happy for this

"Truth or dare"

"Hmmm..truth"

"When did you get your first proposal and who"? Abeer asked surely he try to get on my nerves and he successful

My whole attention turned to her. Why today everyone trying to snatched her from me. What now proposal why everyone after my wife? We all eagerly waiting for her answer.

She thought for some minutes and then said

"When I was in eighth standard"

"Whattttt" we all say in unison

"Biwi you are a child back then...how?" I asked surprised

"Obviously she's  a child back then but who...did you accept it?" Abhi asked taking interest.

"No I reject him...actually he was my classmate cousin so one day he saw me and send proposal with his cousin and I reject it" Aarushi said more casually. "but when he didn't accept my rejection so I went to his house with my friends and tie rakhi infront of his family...easy"

I'm angry how a bastard put his dirty eyes on my wife. I want to kill that boy did I find him? Yes

My jaw clenched and anger build up then I feel her soft hands on my hands. I looked at her she sense my anger and trying to calm me down. And she succedd.

"Ok so now there is special dance performance of our beautiful Bhabhi. Sorry sorry our three Bhabhi and bhai's wife....clapping" Abeer announced standing on table

"No no please" she said

"Please please...." Abeer, harshu and Abhi said sitting on ground near her legs giving her their best innocent face. Fakers

But it's good I also want to saw her dance. She looked at them and said yes.

She get up and stand in front of us. Her chunni is kept near me she forget here,  I think she didn't like to wear it. Abeer put a song   'chaka chak' and she start dancing. I'm not kidding she is a fabulous dancer her expression steps everything is on point. She swiftly move her waist. She even do some expression to saw me I feel heat crept near my neck and ear. She's been my death

When sing came to end those three monkeys went near her clapping and whistling dance near her. I went them in big two strides and pulled her towards me by looping her chunni on her waist. Our front crashed and our eyes met. We are lost in each other eyes I can hear there teasing and hooting. Her neck and cheeks turned dark shade of red. Before they tease her more I picked her in my arms and went to our room. She shrieks and closed her eyes tight. She feel like feather she sholud eat more.

"Bhai not fare yaar" I heard Abhi whinging

"Good night" I said and went from there.

She start to wriggle in my arms. She opened her eyes and glaring at me.

Hmm dare enough..

"Put me down Mr Rathore..." She said still wriggling

"Biwi stop we both fall from stairs if you didn't stop" I said and she looked her side and put her hands on my neck. Her face near my neck her breathing become faster. My sanity try to loose and hold her tight near me trying to compose my self.

I might take lift to go but that two minute ride didn't gave me this satisfaction.

"Why you took me like that? We are playing"? She complained

I put her down at the door of our room and put her chunni on my neck. She looked at me with a pout.

Control Avinash...

I want to kiss her pout badly...

I took a step forward caging her between me and door. She looked at me in fear. I hate that fear in her eyes

"Because if we didn't came from there they tease you more...do you want that" I said touching the tip of her nose. She looked down shyly making me chuckled

"But what they think...like you bring me from there" She said playing with her fingers.

"They are adult they are free to thought anything" I said near her face. She turned her face to opposite side I looked at her pink cheeks

I take a step backward and she looked here and there.

"Hmmm,,, I bring dinner" She said and turned to go but stop and looked at me and then saw her chunni. She forward her hand front of me and pointing to her chunni.

"I think you will again forget this somewhere so it's better you go without it" I said and opened our bedroom door and went inside.

I hear her sighing she went downstairs. I  take a shower and changed in white tshirt with Grey sweatpants. I came back in room saw her on floor front of TV. There are two plates on table beside her. I went and sit beside her she gave me one plate and took other.

"You didn't had your dinner"? I asked her

"No...Vo I ate some snacks in late in evening so" She said and started to eat.

I took a bite and my gaze shift to her. She sense it and slightly turned her face to other side.

"Jaan"

No reply

"Moon"

No reply

"Mrs Aarushi Avinash Singh Rathore"

She turned her face to me and gave me her best smile. I folded her legs and facing her.

"Aarushi I told you before to not to work in kitchen..then why"?

"I am getting bore and I wanted to cook"

"But you already cooked breakfast for us"

"Please "

"I don't want  you get tired"

"Doesn't food is tasty?"

"Its so much tasty but you get tired so you didn't cook dinner for us"

"Please.....please...five days in a week"

"Three"

"Four"

"Two and that's final otherwise I replaced cook and asked for another team and banned you from cooking"

"No no two is final" She said and we start eating. Really she's best cook but I don't want her exhausted by this. She's not responsibility for me. Earlier I saw her badly tired  from her schedule  college, work study and upon all of that her bastard brother.

If I want I didn't let her pick a single spoon but if I try that she didn't even talk to me.

"So how's your metting with your friends?" I asked her and her hands stop in mid. Did something bad happened? Or that boy do something wrong?

"No everything is fine...they are happy and....they wanted a party"

"OK then I told my secretary to book seats for you in our restaurant.....hmm did you meet that boy?"? I finally asked to her

"Yes" She looked at me and said "he understand my situation so everything sort out"

I nodded and gave her a satisfying smile

"Vo my friends wants.....they want to meet you....but it's ok I told them that you are busy....it's ok" She said and start eating fast

I chuckled seeing her. She looking so adorable.

"When you are going"?

"After two days"

"You want me to meet them?"

She nodded in yes and said

"Its OK if you busy I told them they will be fine"

"No I will come"

I said and  I served her more food from my plate she looked annoyed to me but I made her eat whole food. After completing dinner  I put plates back to kitchen when I came I saw her making bed. The pillow wall I wanted to put my whole bullets on them . I hate them. How will i not she sleep hugging that pillow and I sleep near her but didn't cuddle with her. I badly wanted to cuddle with her. These filthy pillows,  tomorrow I will throw all pillow outside and even burn all pillows  which are in Mansion. Then I saw how she make this bastard wall.

"Why are you glaring at pillow"? She asked I didn't realize that I glare at them. But they deserve it.

"Nothing" I said and make my way to bed. I lay on my side of bed and she start reading her novel.

"Sleep it's late and you have college in morning" I said and turned my whole attention to her.

"I'm not sleepy" She said like always not looking at me. Her hairs now in a braid. Why she tie them? But she looks beautiful

"You always said you are not sleepy"

"Because I not"

"You should sleep and I switched off lights"

"No no please for some minutes promise after that I sleep" She said in afraid voice. Why she is afraid? What's the harm in sleeping on time?

She looked at me pleading and I nodded wait for her to  sleep. I waited till late for her to sleep I became sleepy. She turned off my side of lights let me sleep. Around four in morning I sense her shifting and hugging pillow tightly she sleep.

I will know every reason why she didn't sleep? Is she feel uncomfortable near me? I asked her about it but she said no then why she didn't close her eyes. Possibly sometime is there which fear her.

And I will know that at any cost.......

Because earlier she's something to me and now she is everything to me.

I caresses her cheeks with my fingers she stirr in her sleep. I kissed her forehead before going to my gym.

Aarushi's pov

Last night we had fun. Abhi bhaiya and Harshita call me and told me to come at terrace we talked tease laugh dance even play truth are dare. I told them my safest truth or I said they asked me my safest truth. When Mr Rathore sat beside me I feel that tinny butterflies again I try badly to not to look at him like always. And when I dance it makes me more happy after so many days I danced and I enjoyed so much. And and and when the great Mr Rathore pick me in his arms those butterflies turned into whole zoo and run in my whole body.

But I'm heavy how he easily descending those stairs. He might feel tired. When I look down to staris i afraid and close my eyes taking my face near his neck. He feel warm like closely good warm. That feeling was not possible to describe. It's the first time someone pick me in his arms and that too my husband. I wanted to stay longer there like forever

Like every morning when I woke up I'm alone in bed. Mr Rathore might be in gym. I did my morning routine and take shower. Today I pick a  anarkali suit with long sleeves. I wear it with my silver earrings and my permanent chudda with breaclet and my mangalsutra.

(Her outfit)

Last evening maa came in my room and asked me if she saw my closet and I show her my whole closet. Her expression change when she saw western dresses. I already feel that they prefer saree as I'm her daughter in law but what she said that totally change my thoughts.

"Why you didn't wear these beautiful dresses? You are our daughter and it's not only words but you are. You wear what you want. And I know these sarees are uncomfortable you should try these dresses you look cute on that" She said and patted my cheeks kissed my forehead.

I am feel blessed to get these as my in laws. Even whenever i talk to di and jiju I told them how here all care for me. They are happy to hear all this.

I lost in my thoughts and didn't realize when Mr Rathore came and stood after me. He look all sweaty his vest sticked to his chest. His veiny arms his biceps are in view and its a view. He look handsome. He is handsome in every look even last night in blue shirt with folded sleeves and messed hairs. His strong collagen is so good.

Did I drooling over him?

Our eyes met through mirror. He look at me continuously his eyes tell everything besides creepiness.  He admire me.

"Good morning" I said and breaking our eyes contact. I feel his fingers play with my long open hairs. He twirled them with his fingers

"Good morning moon.. you look beautiful" he said and kiss my hairs

I tucked my hairs behind my ear shyly. Surley my cheeks turned pink now.

I turned to go but he held my wrist and pull me to him and caged between him and mirror. I put my hands on his shoulder for balance. He always did this.

"Mr Rathore I need to go" I said huffing why he always did this didn't he talk to me normally

"You know?" He asked looking deep in my eyes

"What" I asked it barely came as a whisper

"I didn't get wait for night to admire moon i have my moon" he said slowly near my ears in slow voice. His deep voice send shiver to me. He looked into my eyes we are close. I didn't let slip my hands from his shoulder if it does i don't know what happen

"That's cheezy"

"But you blush" he said grinning. His smile is so beautiful.

"I need to go" I said again hope he let me go

"OK but on one condition"....

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