Epilogue

6 months later

Meera was getting ready in her wardrobe when she felt a pair of hands sneaking around her waist. She looked in the mirror only to find her husband in nothing but a towel.

She turned back and her eyes stuck to his body. She took a deep breath seeing those water droplets falling from his chest to his abs and she sucked a deep breath.

"You can touch it if you want," Aashrit said with a smirk making Meera come out of her delusion.

Meera looked up only to see a smirk on his face and slapped him on his shoulder "Get ready Mr. Handsome or else we will be late." she said

He pulled her to him as her hands landed on his chest "Can we skip it?" He said as his hands went inside her bathrobe.

Meera held his hand and moved back turning towards the mirror "You might miss this. But not me. It's a very important event for my husband." She said lining her eyes with kohl.

"But...." He tried to say but was shushed by his wife.

"No Aashrit ji. If you are going to behave like this then I'll leave and go to Revati di's room to get ready." She said folding her hands in front of her chest.

Aashrit heaved a deep breath and said "It's fine".

Aashrit took out a black suit pants matching his wife's black saree she will be wearing. He wore his shirt and pants while looking at his wife from time to time doing her makeup with utmost attention. He smirked when he caught her looking at him through the mirror.

"Love you can sit here and see me getting ready." He said wearing his coat.

Meera smiled   "I'd love to only if we were not getting late." She said winking at him.

Aashrit was shocked on hearing her and put his hand on his heart falling back a little "You'll be death of me bulbul."

Meera turned back and walked towards him. She tightened his tie a little and looked at him "I'll not be your death jaana, I'll be your life. I will become the reason for you to live your life happily." She said.

"Oh bulbul, you and your these heart-wrenching lines." He said kissing her forehead.

"Now Mr. Handsome, why don't you leave and let me get ready." She said raising her brows at him.

He holds her waist pulling her on himself "Or I help you get ready." He said lightly pecking her nose.

Her eyes went wide and giggled hearing him "Leave" she ordered.

"But......" He tried to say but she pushed him out.

"Not today jaana, I don't want to get late." She said pushing him out and locking the door.

Soon, she got ready in her black colored saree and went out only to see her husband shouting at someone on call. She looked at him in a well-fitted black suit matching her saree, his hair tied up in a perfect bun and his wide shoulder flexing.

She went behind him and put her hand on his shoulder making him look back at her "Chalein." She asked.

Aashrit cut the call on seeing his wife looking 'Patakha' in a black colored organza saree with a black blouse, her hair was in a bun and her backless blouse was visible to him in the mirror behind. Her smokey eyes and red lips accentuated her beauty more than anything.

He held her from her waist and kissed her lips "How much I want to smudge this lipstick of yours." He said breathing near her lips.

" And how much I want to mess up this hair of yours and see you without this shirt with my hands all over you with my nails making a scratch over your well-sculpted chest and my lipstick staining all over your face while my hand rested on your thigh very very near to your.........." She said and stopped as he put his palm over her lips.

"Are we skipping this party?" He asked with a fastened breath.

Meera shook her head in no.

"Then please don't say such words because I can't manage to take a cold shower right now." He requested making Meera giggle and kiss him on his neck.

"Shall we leave?" She asked.

"Only because you are saying." He replied.

AT PARTY

Aashrit got the BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD and everyone congratulated him while Meera stayed by his side the whole evening.

"Congratulations jaana." She said to him and he looked at her with a smile.

On his one smile, many camera flashes towards them and he put his hand on her cheek.

"You can congratulate in a better way." He said winking at her.

A red hue spread on her neck to cheek hearing him and she giggled "Obviously. I will." She said looking at him.

"How I wish to leave this party." Aashrit groaned.

"Should we?" Meera said with raised brows and an excited face.

"Shall we?" Aashrit said with a smile, excited to leave with her.

And before they could move, a loud squeaky voice was heard making both of them turn.

"Aashrit I missed you," Gunjan said and hugged him as he lightly patted her back.

Meera's face fell on seeing her.

"I missed you so much Aashrit." She said holding his hand while Aashrit just nodded.

"Oh hey ...... What was your name? Sorry, I don't remember your name." Gunjan said with a sorry face.

"Meera Aashrit Singh Yaduvanshi." Aashrit replied and looked at Gunjan with furrowed brows "You didn't have a bad memory if I remember it correctly." He said with squinted brows.

Gunjan laughed in nervousness "Yeah I was just kidding." She said raising her hand for a high five.

"Such a bad joke it was," Aashrit said shrugging his shoulders.

A silence prevailed among them when Gunjan spoke again.

"Meera why don't you leave us alone for some moment, I need to talk about something important to Aashrit." She said in a sweet voice.

Meera felt insulted by her request and turned to leave in anger but was held back by Aashrit "She is my wife, Gunjan. There is nothing hidden from her. And can you stop behaving like this with my wife?" He said irritated.

"You are being sensitive Aashrit," Gunjan said with a fake laugh.

"If it comes to my wife then I am sensitive." He said dismissing her advances.

Aashrit turned to Meera "Let's leave Bulbul. Someone's hunger for attention has spoiled my mood." He said taking her hand and moving out of the venue leaving Gunjan to stand there in humiliation.

They both settled in their car and Aashrit turned to Meera "Were you really leaving because she asked you to?" He asked shockingly.

"Ummm....... I thought she was important."

"No one. And I mean no one is more important than you. Keep that in mind." He said putting his head on the headrest.

"How would I know?? Last time at a party you didn't say anything to her advances so I might have made some fake scenarios in my mind." She said shrugging her shoulders.

Aashrit looked at her shocked "Because I was stupid at that time and was trying to deny my feelings for you." He said turning her towards him "But I am no more stupid."

" She told me that you had a crush on her."

"The hell. You were my first crush, first love, first kiss, first hug, first everything. So don't believe the bullshit others feed you." He said getting offended.

Meera's lips widened in a smile and she held his face in her palms and kissed him. Their lips molded as their tongues fought with each other.

"You made me soo happy jaana. Let's go home and let me do the rest." She said winking at him and he put his feet on the accelerator.

They crossed some distance while Meera was looking at the side view of her husband's handsome face thanking God for everything. Suddenly, Aashrit put a brake on the car as Meera fell forward but stopped by Aashrit's hand. She looked forward and saw their and the guard's car had only a little distance.

Aashrit looked at Meera and checked her for any injury "Are you fine, baby?" He asked while Meera nodded shocked at the turn of events.

Before they could understand something, Aashrit's phone rang and it was Adwait. Aashrit attended the call.

"What?" Aashrit shouted on attending the call making Meera's heart race.

Before she could understand something, Aashrit cut the call and opened his side of the door.

Before getting out, he looked at Meera "Stay in there. I am coming." He said locking the car and running towards the first car.

Meera's heart was beating at a fast pace with the unknown events. She was suddenly feeling a loss of breath. Her hand went to the car door but before she could open the door, she saw Aashrit running back to the car with a girl in his arms covered in blood.

A guard opened the back door of the car and Aashrit settled the girl inside. Aashrit shouted at the guards to hurry up for the hospital.

Meera looked at the backseat to see a girl with bruises all over her body, her face covered with hair and her lower body fully engulfed in blood as blood was flowing from her legs to feet.

Her eyes shifted to Aashrit as he settled on the driver's seat.

"Call Abhishek." He said to Meera with a heavy breath.

"Who is she?" Meera could just utter clutching her heart.

"Baby later, right now please call Abhi." He said fumbling with his phone and asking his secretary to arrange the best doctor in India.

Meera called Abhishek but didn't know what to say and Aashrit snatched the phone from her hand.

"Abhi, City Hospital right now. Shreya is with me." He said and gave the phone to Meera as he put his feet on the accelerator racing the car at a speed of 100km/hr.

"Aashrit, I am scared please tell me." She said clutching her Mangalsutra tightly.

Aashrit looked at the distressed face of Meera " Abhi's ex girlfriend." He said and a silence engulfed between them before the girl at the back mumbled.

"My child."

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