chapter 20

" So can I call this our first official date?" Advaita asks Ansh to which he looks at her

Right now both of them are in a fancy restaurant, in a corner where there is dim light, their table is set with beautiful and scented candles which give out a very romantic vibe.

And this dinner was planned for him by Advaita.

Ansh is in a white shirt given by her which he paired with formal black pants and a black blazer and for her happiness, he has tied the watch given by her on his wrist, seeing which a smile came on Advaita's face.

So, Advaita too got ready in a red bodycon dress given by him to her for the night and now that they both have finished their dinner, so on her request both of them are sitting there enjoying some last moments together as tomorrow morning she will go back and in the middle of their conversation, Advaita asks him if she should consider this dinner as their first date ?

" You didn't answer ? Should I consider this our date?" She asks him who's sitting opposite her.

There is a dim light of candles between them which is enhancing the beauty of their faces.

" You brought me here, you planned everything so you can call this dinner whatever you want." He says

And there, she shakes her head slightly in disbelief at his reply, why doesn't this man give a clear answer ? If he had said yes at once, she would have understood, but no, he has a habit of giving roundabout answers and she has started to understand him that much.

He wants to say yes, but won't reveal it.

" Okay, then I will cherish this day and this moment in my memories for the rest of my life because today is not only your birthday but today is also our first date." She says with a happy smile

And there Ansh is unable to understand the girl whom he did not like and to hurt her, he ignored her calls and messages for 6 months, then why is he happy today after meeting her, seeing the happiness on her face, why is his heart feeling happy ?

Well, he doesn't want to think too much about these things and somewhere he wants to go back on his words, he had said that he will never accept her, but today he doesn't know, but his heart is telling him to give their relationship a chance, he should give her a chance and whatever destiny has written for him, whatever way destiny has brought him together with her, he should accept it.

But there, seeing her happy smile, he still cannot find the answer to his question that doesn't she have even the slightest complaint about what he did to her, how come she is so normal with him as if he has not done anything wrong to her.

Why isn't she complaining?

" I'm sorry." Ansh's thoughts suddenly interrupts when he hears her saying sorry, on which he looks at her in confusion, he should say sorry to her, then why she ?

" Today I want to apologize to you for every mistake of mine because of which you did not like me...I know the way I entered into a relationship with you was wrong, but what could I do, I did not have the time at that time, believe me if I had the time, I would never have forced myself into this relationship with you in any wrong way, but...

She is not able to speak further when he hears all these words and silences her.

And if this thing is taken in another way, then maybe she was not really wrong....If she really had the time she would have tried and convinced Ansh in a better way but in the situation in which she met Ansh and the way he was repeatedly refusing her and her love, she was not able to understand anything further and at one point she had even given up, she had decided to end her life without Ansh if Aarav had not helped her at the right time.

" You don't need to explain, what happened is the past now, so it's useless to talk about it...Now it is true that we are tied in a bond and if you believe me I have accepted what was destined for me." Advaita gets suprised hearing his words, did she hear right, he has accept their relationship

" Maybe a lifelong headache was written in my fate, so let me accept it." Ansh mischievously adds to which she pouts, where she was happy that he accepted their relationship, but at the same time, she pouts when he calls her a headache again, this guy is really bad.

" By the way, it is your birthday, but you gave me the gift by accepting our relationship." She speaks while looking at him emotionally on which Ansh is unable to say anything further when he realizes that he might have said too much in the flow, he's not used to expressing himself like this.

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Later both of them leave the restaurant and as Ansh is here for two years so he has his own car but coincidentally his car had gone for servicing yesterday only, so since morning both of them have been using cabs to go everywhere.

At this time also Ansh is about to book a cab but Advaita stops him saying that they should take a walk for a while, and the reason behind her saying this is that with this excuse she will get to spend some more time with him, otherwise after going home, both of them will go to sleep.

Both of them are walking on an empty road, there is a distance of 1-2 inches between them and Advaita so wants to hold his hand while walking but so that he does not feel it too much, she suppresses her desire and walks with him without holding his hand.

Even in conversation, she is unable to understand which topic she should bring up and take the initiative, because this man will remain silent until she speaks.

While Ansh keeps walking looking ahead but Advaita's eyes are on his face and the result of this is that suddenly something comes under Advaita's foot, due to which not only her foot gets sprained but her heel also breaks due to which she stumbles but before she touches the ground, Ansh catches her in his arms, saving her from falling.

She sees him staring at her with a disbelief look

" If you walk looking at other people's faces instead of the road, this is what will happen." He says because it was obvious that she was staring at him while walking and this was not hidden from him but he was not saying anything to her, but now when she falls, he makes her realize her foolishness.

" Huh, I was walking looking at my man and no one else." Her words instantly bring a slight blush to his face when she calls him her man

But then, without saying anything further, he makes her stand upright but she is unable to do so as she feels pain in her heel and she stumbles upon which Ansh makes her sit on a sitting place on the side of the road and then he himself also sits with her, he then examines her leg and finds that it is sprained.

" Wait, I'll book a cab, we'll go to the hospital." He says, taking out his phone

" No, doctors make small things into big things." She says but when she sees him glaring at her, she releases that she spoke ill of another doctor in front of another doctor.

" No, I mean it is a small injury, I will take rest and it will be fine...if we go to the hospital they will bandage it." She says further to which he sighs

" Okay, I'll bandage your leg at home." Her mouth hangs open at his words, She can save herself from the hospital doctor, but how can she save herself from the home doctor now?

And after this Ansh books a cab so that both of them can go home and as it takes some time for the cab to arrive, both of them are sitting there but suddenly Ansh smiles after seeing her broken heel

" You must be using footwear from your own company, right?" His sudden question makes Advaita look at him

" Yes, why ?" She asks him

" The quality of your footwear is very good, they broke down so quickly..." he taunts her, to which she glares at him

" I only design, I don't make it with my own hands. And for your information, let me tell you that our quality is also number one but still it happens sometimes which is not a big deal." On this explanation, Ansh just gives her an "oooooohhh" look to which she rolls her eyes

" Ok tell me one more thing, you are already so tall then why do you wear heels? If you had not worn heels you would not have been hurt." Advaita glared at him even on this question.

" If I don't wear heels, I would not be able to match your overly tall height." This time she also gives him a rude reply to which he just smiles.

Here she is in pain and this man is questioning all this.

And both of them are not able to say anything further when their cab arrives and her leg is in so much pain that she is not even able to get up and sit in the cab, so seeing her in such pain, Ansh, having no other option, lifts her in his arms upon which she gets another surprise seeing his concern but Ansh, without giving any reaction, picks her up in his arms and makes her sit inside the cab and the cab heads towards his apartment.

Soon, both of them reach home and after paying the cab driver, Ansh brings Advaita back inside the apartment in his arms, both of them come near the lift but here both of them have to wait as the lift takes time to come down.

But Advaita remains in his arms, with her hand encircled around his neck, she is staring at him.

Meanwhile, Ansh is waiting for the lift, ignoring her gaze on him.

" Do you know how intoxicating your eyes are..." Suddenly Advaita breaks the silence between them and saying this, upon which he looks at her who is staring at him after saying this.

But he does not say anything on her this statement.

" Why is the lift not coming?" He grumbles in frustration because it is not easy for him to carry her like this, her staring at him all the time makes him feel something which he never feel.

" By the way, which lip balm do you use?" On this question, he looks at her again and gives her a weird look.

What kind of question is this.

" No, I mean your lips are so pink, even more than girls. My lips are not that pink." She goes on to praise him, to which he sighs.

" And where is it written that only girls can have pink lips, if a guy has them then he must be applying something." She smiles at his answer

" Oh, so that means your lips are naturally pink...?" she adds to which he barely manages to compose himself, Why is she behaving like this with him. Her talking about his eyes, lips etc. is making him feel little shy.

And then Ansh gets some relief when the lift arrives and by using it, both of them reach their floor in no time, where Advaita opens the door as Ansh's hands are busy holding her in his arms.

Ansh comes inside and brings her straight into the room and makes her sit on the bed.

And then Ansh applies pain reliever ointment on her feet and massages them a little while sitting in front of her while she is staring at him silently, She really can't believe this is all true, he is doing so much for her but then her staring session gets interrupted when Ansh puts a crepe bandage on her leg and asks her to rest

" If you want to change then do it, otherwise if you are comfortable in these clothes then sleep like this." He tells her

And after saying this he gets up from the bed and is about to go to keep the first aid box aside, but his steps stop when he feels her grip on his wrist, he turns towards her

" I know you had trouble sleeping on the couch last night, and trust me I'm not going to take advantage of you, so please come and sleep on the bed." She says, which shocks him.

" But...

" But what...? Anyway, we are engaged, there is nothing wrong in this, right?" she says further.

" Maybe there is nothing wrong in this but still I will manage, it is just a matter of one night...and now you sleep." He says

" Look, I am seriously telling you to sleep on the bed or else I will go to a hotel right now." His eyes widen at her words.

" I am serious." Seeing him not responding she speaks again and is about to get off the bed but Ansh stops her.

" Okay, but now you take rest, I am coming after changing." He says making her happy and then seeing her stubborn behaviour, he shakes his head in disbelief and he cannot even believe himself as to why he is agreeing to her.

Later he comes after changing into a t-shirt and trousers and lies down on the other side of the bed leaving a good space and Advaita sees him

" Good night." Without bothering him further with any of her actions she simply wishes him this to which he looks at her

"Good night." he says

And then both of them do not know when they fall asleep due to tiredness.

Next morning, the alarm clock rings and as Ansh opens his eyes he is shocked to find Advaita very close to him

With one hand on his stomach and her head on his arm instead of the pillow, Advaita sleeps peacefully, And just like that pillow was in her arms yesterday morning, today he is in her arms and seeing it, some different feelings start arising inside him.

He turns a little and now both of them are facing each other, the only difference is that his eyes are open and hers are closed.

And again, like yesterday, Ansh gets lost in her beauty again, his hand again moves towards her face and straightens her scattered hair.

The quilt slides down a little from her shoulders which makes his eyes go to her exposed shoulders as she is still wearing the same red dress as last night.

He has never been this close to any girl and right now he doesn't feel like moving away from her, He is unable to understand what is happening to him, why does he not want to leave her?

He is staring at her, with his hand lightly on her hair, when suddenly Advaita opens her eyes and even after seeing her open eyes today, Ansh does not go away from her nor removes his hand from her and Advaita sees all this

Ansh's hand slides from her hair to her face and stops at her cheekbone, causing a shiver down her spine.

Advaita continues to look at him as Ansh's thumb lightly brushes her cheekbone, making Advaita take a deep breath. Unknowingly they move closer to each other, their bodies pressed against each other where her hand is on his chest.

Advaita can feel the gentle touch of Ansh's fingers on every inch of her face, and then she feels his finger under her chin, which he lifts up and brings her closer to himself.

And it does not matter how bold she acts in front of him, but him doing all this makes her feel countless butterflies fluttering inside her stomach.

Her breathing quickens and she closes her eyes as he holds her chin, bringing her face closer to his.

She feels his breath fanning on her lips and her grip tightens on her T-shirt, which he can feel.

And right there, both of them suddenly feel a shiver running down their spine when their lips lightly touch each other

But before anything happens between them, Ansh realizes all this and comes to his senses and realizes what he was about to do

He immediately opens his eyes and looks at her and immediately moves away from her face, leaving her he gets up and sits on the bed, breathing heavily.

Whereas it takes Advaita a few seconds to digest that he is no longer close to her, She opens her eyes and sees him sitting on the bed with his back facing her.

She also realizes what was going to happen between them and she understands his state of mind now. This probably wasn't easy for him, yes there was nothing wrong in this but maybe it was too early.

" Ansh... After some thought, she takes his name in an attempt to reduce the awkwardness between them.

" You will miss your flight again, get up, get ready." Saying this, he gets up from the bed and walks straight out of the room, upon which she looks at him.

Later she gets ready, her leg pain is also cured, Ansh also gets ready after she gets ready because he had decided to drop her at the airport.

He also prepares breakfast for her which she eats but there is no conversation between them as Ansh keeps avoiding her gaze after what he did.

He never behaves like this then how did he lose his senses today, why is he losing his senses as soon as he gets close to her...Getting so close to her without her permission is making him feel guilty, which is why he is avoiding eye contact with her.

And Advaita is also unable to understand how to remove this awkwardness that has come between them...he is not even talking to her now

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Later, the two are standing at the airport...and Advaita, unable to hold herself back any longer, breaks the silence between them

" I hope you will answer my calls and messages from now on?" She asks him, to which he looks at her

" You will answer, right?" She asks again seeing him silent and now as she is leaving, his throat gets choked, words are not coming out of his mouth.

" Will you answer my calls?" She asks again to which he shakes his head No to which she smiles.

Because even though she spent less time with him but she now understands the meaning of his gestures, he wants to say yes, but the thing is, he won't express his feelings.

And she does nothing further but hugs him and Ansh also reciprocates her hug holding her.

" Take care of yourself." She says these words to him after breaking the hug and before he can say anything, she does something that shocks and surprised him

" I love you." Saying this She stands on her toes and gives him a gentle kiss on the cheek, surprising him.

And then giving him a smile she turns her steps to go inside the airport.

And Ansh stands there silently and tries to recover from what she did, she really kissed him ?

And there, reaching the gate, before going inside, Advaita turns towards him again with a smile and waves her hand towards him saying bye which he sees her with different kind of emotion.

To be continued.......

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