chapter 49

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Two month later.

"Neil, I was thinking that it has been a while, why don't we have a get-together, everyone will be together, we will have a good time." These are Avni's words to Neil, who is currently sitting in the room doing some work on his laptop.

" If you have thought about it, then it is a good idea." Neil says praising her idea to which she smiles.

" Okay, then I will call everyone this evening itself." She says to which Neil looks at her

" Hmm, So are you calling your "laadla" too?" Neil asks her to which Avni looks at him.

Well in the last 2 months seeing Avni's growing extra love for Reyansh Where, when Reyansh himself expressed his wish to call her Maa and Avni gave him permission to do so without objecting,

So since then Neil has named Reyansh as Avni's "Laadla" and whenever Reyansh's topic comes up, Neil taunts Avni by saying the same thing.

" Obviously, I cannot forget to invite him, now he is our special guest in every gathering." Avni says while giving him a teasing smile, to which Neil makes a face at which Avni just smile seeing his reaction.

Well, Avni knows that Neil is no longer angry with Reyansh like he was when he found out that he is his daughter's boyfriend, Neil's heart is melting for Reyansh now, because obviously Reyansh is his daughter's choice, his daughter is happy with him and he doesn't want anything else except his daughter's happiness.

Yes, in the initial few days he ( Neil ) pretended to accept Reyansh but now he really has no problem with Reyansh, he has accepted Reyansh wholeheartedly because at the end of the day, he knows that Reyansh is not a bad guy, his goodness is not hidden from him as he has seen him since his childhood and somewhere he is the only guy whom he can trust with his daughter with his eyes closed.

He remembers very well how his daughter used to be upset a few months back and how she would not share her things with anyone but now when he thinks about his daughter's behavior, some things become clear to him that perhaps his daughter was struggling with all these feelings at that time where she was neither able to stay with Reyansh nor without him.

Well, no matter how much Neil denies it, he knows that all this is normal with increasing age because at one time, he himself was at this stage of age where you feel like being with the person you love all the time.

But at the same time, her father's heart and the love he has for his daughter, did not want his daughter to get involved in all these things and get separated from him and also the thought whether the person with whom she will live in the future will be able to take care of her or not, due to these thoughts, he did not want his daughter to get involved in all these things and apart from these reasons, there was no other reason for him to refuse Reyansh.

But as Avni had explained to him that he is no one else but Reyansh, with whom his daughter's future is, so he is slowly accepting things, that too when these days he is seeing his daughter happier than before.

These days, he sees a different glow of happiness on his daughter's face which she is getting by living with Reyansh, so now he has no worries.

He now convinces his father heart with the thought that his daughter is not going anywhere for a few years and even if they decides to get married, that won't happen for a few years, so his daughter is with him for now and isn't going anywhere away from him so he's happy.

But where Neil's thinking is turning into this positive thinking but due to some reason, he remains strict with Reyansh and Reyansh is still scared of his strictness.

He comes khanna house everyday to pick up Aaira for college and drop her back, but he goes back from outside the house itself, rarely, he comes inside the house sometimes on Avni's insistence, where he gets scared upon facing Neil after seeing his strictness.

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In the Mehra house.

Raj and Simran are in their room when Aarav comes there.

" Papa, I want to talk to you about something." He says standing in front of Raj who is sitting on the couch.

" Tell me." Raj says while making him sit on the couch with him and keeping his hand on his shoulder.

" Papa, when will you make me join the office?" Aarav asks his father to which Raj looks at him

And there, both Simran and Raj get a little confused by what their son says because he has just completed his graduation, he still has to get his MBA degree but before that he has expressed his desire to join the office.

And on this word of Aarav, before Raj could say anything, Aarav continues

" I mean when will you start my training." Raj smiles slightly at this word of Aarav

" When your studies are over, first concentrate on your studies, all this is a later thing." Raj tells him

" No, I don't want to continue my studies further, I want to work, doing MBA is a waste of time when ultimately I have to join your office." Raj is a little shocked by this decision but is even more shocked when he hears Aarav's next words

" But yes that is a different matter, If you don't want me to be a part of your business then I will complete my degree and look for work and job somewhere else." Aarav says and Raj Simran get shocked at his words, why is he talking like he will not make him a part of his business.

Everything he owns belongs to his sons.

" Aarav, what happened? Why are you saying such things...why wouldn't I want you to take my work forward ?" Raj asks her to which Aarav looks at him

" But yes, at the same time I am just saying that first complete your degree, you have your whole life to work." Raj tries of make him understand this things.

" No, I'm already 2 years behind because I started school late, and I don't want to fall behind further by taking another 2 years to complete my degree." Aarav says at which Raj sees him

" Now the time has come for me not to sit idle at home, I just want to become a successful person like you as soon as possible." On hearing this from Aarav, Raj Sighs, how did this obsession of becoming successful suddenly take over him?

But after giving some thought to his words, Raj too takes a middle decision where he completes his studies and also fulfils his desire to work.

" Well ok, it will be as you wish, you can join the office whenever you want but at the same time you will have to complete your degree also." Aarav looks at his father in confusion at these words.

" In the free time you get between studies, you will come to the office and learn the work." Raj tells him his decision

" But...

" No if and but, Listen to me. On one hand you complete your degree but at the same time I will teach you whatever you need to learn, you will join the office.

And in this way, by the time you complete your degree, you will also learn all the office work, you will experience two things at one time, learn to use your time properly, okay ?" Raj explains it to him and without arguing much with his father, he agrees with his decision.

" And yes, don't think too much about things, there is a right time for everything, live the present time to the fullest, don't put pressure on yourself to become a successful person, We all love you the way you are." Raj tells him

Well, Raj doesn't know exactly where his son's sudden desire to be successful has come from but at the same time, he knows that at the age he is, it is natural to have such thoughts, so in this situation, all he has to do is tell his son and make him realize that they love him the way he is, no matter what the situation is.

" And to me you are a piece of my heart no matter how you are, always remember this before thinking anything." From the other side, Simran sits next to Aarav, cups his face and kisses his forehead while speaking to him upon which Aarav's eyes suddenly become slightly moist but instead of showing his feelings, he swallows it.

" Raj, even if Aarav joins the office, don't make my son do too much work." Simran warns Raj

" Now your son himself has expressed his desire to work. I will get him to do so much work that the urge to work will go away." Not being afraid of her warning, he gives her this reply, to which Simran glares at him.

Later

" What happened to him suddenly?" After Aarav leaves the room, Simran questions Raj seeing his unusual behavior.

" At the age he is, this thought is common when he sees people of his age being successful." He says

" Maybe this could be the reason but he doesn't seem to be his true self, he seems off." Simran tells him

" Hmm, But right now he won't even share it, you know, unless he feels like it. Let's see if he gets better in a few days, otherwise we'll talk to him about this." Raj says, to which Simran agrees to give some space to their son.

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" Where is my payment, Ma'am?" These are Reyansh's words to Aaira.

It is around 3 in the afternoon, at this time both of them are standing outside the Khanna house, Reyansh has come to drop her home after college but now when Aaira is going inside the house, he, as usual, asks for his payment for picking her up and dropping her off from the house and that payment is nothing but a kiss.

" And what if I don't want to pay, at least give me a free ride for one day, I am your daily passenger." She says teasingly.

There is an arm's length distance between them at the moment, as usual, he is sitting on his bike and she is standing in front of him.

" No, I don't know this bargaining, nothing comes for free these days, you will have to pay or else....

" or else what?

" Or else nothing, if you don't pay today then you will have to pay double tomorrow, meaning two kisses instead of one and the numbers will keep increasing like this until you make your payment." He says

And there she suddenly starts blushing at his words on the thought of kissing him.

Well for now they only kiss on the cheeks, sometimes on hands too but she somehow controls her ticklish sensation when he kiss her, but she did not know that it would be so difficult for her to kiss him. The kind of girl she is, she never thought she would ever feel shy to kiss him, she bites him easily but can't able kiss him.

Every single time, she feels butterflies in her stomach when she brushes her lips against his cheek and so dose he.

Every time she kisses his cheek it gives him a different feeling, a soothing feeling which he wants to feel again and again and that is why he demands it from her again and again.

He still remembers the feeling of that day when she kissed him for the first time on the cheek 2 months ago, that feeling was so new for him that from that time on, he kept blushing with happiness all the time. Even that day, his mother caught him and seeing his flushed cheeks, asked him why he was blushing so much ?

Now he could not tell her that her future daughter-in-law kissed him for the first time and this blushing was the result of that.

" What are you waiting for, come on do it." he says in his flirtatious tone, making her to bite her inner lips.

" Don't bite your lips like that Moonlight, the rainy season is still far away and your doing this is intensifying my desire to touch that softness." He says while looking at her with desireful eyes which instantly makes her stop biting her lip and makes her face turn red.

" Go home, you are going crazy standing here." Without thinking of anything, she says these words to him after composing herself, at which he chuckled slightly.

" You trouble me a lot, this is the situation now, what will happen in the future?" He tells her when she is making him crave for a kiss on the cheek.

" Well, you have chosen this trouble, so now you will have to bear it in the future too." She says smirking

" I will happily bear it." He says giving her a flying kiss making her smile coyly.

" Ok, now go. See you in the evening." She says to which he looks at her and takes a deep breath at her words.

Well he is not sure whether he will come here in the evening or not because obviously he is planning not to come here in the evening, because in the evening, he will have to face not only Neil in this house but also the men of her entire family who don't like him as her boyfriend, especially Ansh.

And then, there, Aaira gives him a quick hug and before he can hold her, she slips out of his arms and runs inside the house, making him smile with her antics.

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" Mom, main nahi jaaunga, please." Reyansh speaks to his mother.

It is 7 in the evening and Priyal and Vishal are ready to go to the Khanna house but when Priyal comes to check on Reyansh and finds him not ready, she holds her head when he says that he won't go with them that too when Avni had told her to bring Reyansh along.

" Ab ye na jaane waale nakhre kyon dikhaa rahe ho ?" Priyal questions him to which Reyansh looks at her confused

" Har roj tum wahaan jaate ho, aaj bhi gye.

par abhi jab main bol rahi hu chalo to nakhre dikha rahe ho ?" She taunts him because obviously he goes there everyday to pick up and drop Aaira.

" Aur Agar tumhe yaad nahi to yaad dila doon, abhi tum us ghar ke damaad bane nahi ho, toh ye nakhrebaaz damaado wali harkate karna band karo." Priyal says further

" Mom, main koi nakhre nahi dikha raha, bas mera man nahi hai jaane ka." Reyansh says.

" Beta ise nakhre dikhaana hi kehte hai." priyal says on which Reyansh sees her

" Aur Nahi tum kya chahte ho ? wahaan se koi aaye, tumhe manaaye?" Priyal says on which Reyansh sees her

" Par beta tumhe ye maalum hona chahiye ki jitna pyar tumhare hone wale Sasur ji tumse karte hai, unse toh tum ye umeed bhi mat karna ki wo yehaan aakar tumhe mnaayenge ye kehkar ki "damaad ji ghar aaiye." she adds at which Reyansh pouts, When did he say that he wants someone to come and convince him.

He just wants to avoid the angry looks of the men in that house, that's why he doesn't want to go.

" And look stop all this now and get ready and meet me outside in 10 minutes." Priyal says and then walks out of there at which he sighs.

To be continued......