47| They're married

Started writing on 2nd January 2020.

Completed on 6th January 2020.

Word count : 4261 words

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- D I V Y A -

We were back from our three month long honeymoon and it was amazing!

While I was going to enter inside my cabin I saw a group of ladies of our department talking about something. I tried to walk to my room by escaping them, but failed. "Divya, you're back!" Maya shouted, standing between the group. Ofcourse, she's the leader of gossiping. But why does she need to shout? "When did you arrive?"

"Just yesterday."

"And why did you come to office this early? You could have taken a leave to rest." She asked.

"I know but I need to check my work too. I can't just leave my responsibilities."

"Okay, okay. Where did you go for your honeymoon?"

"Do I need to name all the places?" I asked and she nodded. "Okay. We went to Switzerland and then to Japan, and then to Bali and then to-"

"Wait! Did you go on honeymoon or a world tour?"

"Honeymoon."

"Okay, then tell me about all your destinations."

"Hmm. Switzerland, Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand, Maldives, Greece, Iceland, Mexico, France, Russia, Thailand and then back to India, traveling our country for two and a half weeks."

"Okay, relax. Did you really get time to travel these many countries? I mean for my honeymoon, we went to a single place. And in that also, we couldn't go for sight-seeing at all."

"We need to take out time for everything."

"Hmm..... Well, am I going to be auntie?"

"What?"

"Aren't you pregnant?"

"Why would I be pregnant? I mean, why do you think like that?"

"No, nothing. I've heard that children conceived during honeymoon are intelligent. So I thought that maybe, you could be pregnant." She said while sipping her orange juice.

"Seriously? You believe in these things?"

"No, you always plan things. So I thought-"

"Don't worry. My child will be intelligent, ofcourse and there's no doubt in it."

"So you've already planned it, right?" She teased.

"No."

"I know right. You're too fast forward. You've planned your first child."

"No, you're wrong."

"Maybe, you are pregnant but you don't want anyone to know."

"Maya!" I whined and stomped inside my cabin. Opening the file of all the sales and progress, I buried myself in work rather than gossiping around.

With a ping, a notification appeared on my screen about a meeting of our department, going to be held in twenty minutes. Closing all my files, I switched my PC off and walked out the main area to get some fresh air, but saw everyone bustling around.

"What's the matter?" I asked Maya.

"A sudden meeting. Maybe, a big problem for us."

"Why?"

"Nothing. We lost one of our deals."

"Which deal?"

"The one which was going to be signed with Australian company."

"Oh shit! Isn't there any other way?"

"I don't know. Maybe, that's what the meeting is about." She said and I nodded. I went to the restroom and after using toilet, I picked my phone and called Natasha. The ring went for sometime but she didn't pick my call.

Okay! Don't pick my call. I won't pick your call too.

Walking towards the conference room, I saw everyone tensed. "Is everything okay?"

"Hmm... Just handle your husband's anger. Hope nothing bad happens!"

"He's not an animal. He won't kill you."

"You haven't seen his angry side. I've seen that." Aman said and I rolled my eyes.

"Seriously?" I exclaimed and went to sit on my seat. But before I could go and sit there, my seat got occupied. All my colleagues interchanged their nameplates and scattered here and there, leaving the two chairs beside the head seat empty. "What are you all doing?"

"Do you think we really want to sit beside our angry boss?" They said and I nodded in disbelief. Sitting on the chair beside the head seat, I dragged my designation plate to my front and sighed when he entered.

It was the first time I saw him this angry. But he was looking ravishing at the same time.

My thoughts are all perverted!

Standing in front of his chair, he leaned forward while keeping his palms on the glass table, "May I know who was in charge with the Australian deal?"

Why were they saying that he's too scary? Ofcourse, I know how sweet he is!

"I." Aman said in a low voice.

"Amazing! I wasn't there for few days and this happened. What more could I expect from everyone?" He yelled and I caught my breath. Was this really Ayaan? Angry?

"Sir actually-" Aman was about to say something but Ayaan stopped him in between.

"What? Now that the loss of done, what more do you want to explain?"

"Sir, we're extremely sorry for it."

"Yes, as if your sorry could make it right!" He shouted and closed his eyes, "Meeting dismissed. Everyone can go back and continue their work." And such a tensed situation it was, everyone left the room in a second leaving us alone. I saw him sitting on his chair while holding his head in his palms.

"It's alright." I kept my hand on his thigh and said.

"Shut up."

What the hell?

Here I'm motivating him. And he wants to shout!

"Why are you shouting? It's not my fault. I was there with you."

"I'm sorry. I just don't know what to do."

"Try to understand. It's not that we lost this world. It's just a deal, deals would come and go. But it doesn't mean that you'll stress upon it like this. It's gone."

"But Divya-"

"Don't you remember our main principle? We should give our best to our work without thinking about the profit and losses. There's no need to regret over what's gone. There are many new chances in our way." I said and he hummed, "And it's not that we lost anything. We didn't even invest in that deal. So don't cry over it."

"I'm not crying." He said while shooting daggers at me.

"Oh. I know it very well."

"Divya!"

"Okay. Sorry. I'll get going. I have some work." I said and stood up to leave. Pushing my chair back, I walked out but was pulled back, only to be caged between the table and ofcourse Ayaan. "What-" I was saying but was pulled back by his sudden kiss. Picking me up between our kiss, he placed me on the table and stood between my legs. Holding my hands behind my back, he pulled my upper lip and sucked it.

Totally aggressive!

"This feels amazing." He said after pulling back.

"What?"

"Being with you. I could keep my cool easily when I'm with you."

"I'm glad to hear that."

"Hmm..." He hummed and resumed our kiss. But this time, a little slower. Seriously? This man is really a tease! Pulling him close to me by his head, I wrapped my legs around his torso and bit his lower lip, shoving my tongue inside his mouth.

Ring... Ring...

Wow! That was the only thing left!

"Who the hell is this?"

"It's my phone." I said.

"Leave it. You can check it afterwards." He said and tried to continue with his work but I kept my hand on his mouth.

"It maybe something important. Let me check." I said and he rolled his eyes. He nodded and kissed my neck. "Ayaan, don't." I glared and he shrugged his shoulders. Picking my phone from the table, I checked the caller ID.

Natasha!

I called her back and the ring went busy.

One thing I can't understand is, why do you have to call someone continuously without waiting for a second? Maybe the person on the other is calling you back.

Leave it!

I left calling her and at last attended her call.

"Hello. You called me earlier. I wasn't able to pick it up. I was in the flight."

"Hmm... Can't I call you?"

"Ofcourse you can. Tell me, what happened?"

"Nothing. It's been a long time talking to you. How are you?" I asked. He traced my neck with his fingers which made a tickling sensation there, causing me to chuckle.

"Are you alright? Is there someone else with you?"

"No. I'm alone." I said and he grazed his lips on my neck. Pushing him back, I glared at him while he paid no heed and continued his work.

"Really? Switch your camera on. I want to see you."

"Wait!"

"I told you, you were not alone. It must be your husband." She said after switching her camera.

"No, I'm alone. I'm switching my video on." I said and pushed him back forcefully. He looked at me with shock and I mouthed please. Nodding, he picked his phone from the table and went out. Switching my video on, I waved at her, "See, I told you. I'm alone here."

"I see. People in your company easily get the permission to sit over a huge glass table." She said. I jumped off the table and she laughed. While glaring at her, I saw a ring in her finger.

"Natasha, you're wearing a ring." I said and her expressions changed immediately.

"I... There's nothing big in wearing rings."

"It's in your ring finger. Now don't tell me that it's for one of your shows."

"I..."

"Explain. I'm your bestfriend and I should be the one knowing about it first."

"I can't tell it over phone."

"We're meeting in evening. I'll text you the address."

"Okay." She said before cutting the call.

What was that?

Why was she wearing a ring? And that too in her ring finger!

Why didn't she inform anyone about it?

I went back to my cabin and indulged in my work till the evening. While leaving to meet Natasha, I messaged Ayaan about coming late at home.

When I reached the cafe, I saw her already sitting on our seat. "So, can you now tell me everything about this ring?"

"I...."

"Tell me dammit."

"I'm married!" She said. What in this world happened.

"What the hell?" I shouted and she lookedd at me, "I mean marriage is not a game. When did you marry, where and to whom?"

"Few days back in States, during my training."

"You didn't answer the main thing. Whom did you marry?"

"Dhruv."

"Which Dhruv?" I asked and she looked at me with shock. "You mean my brother?" I asked and she nodded. "I can't understand anything. Can you explain?"

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- N A T A S H A -

The moment I asked Divya to switch her video on was my biggest mistake. She saw my ring and I decided to keep mum.

In the evening when we met, she enquired me about the ring in my ring finger. I could do nothing but tell her everything about what had happened.

I resumed my training in February and by coincidence, Dhruv was also there for his work. We started meeting each other in our free time.

"Natasha!" Dhruv shouted my name when I was coming out after changing my dress from training.

"Hmm..."

"Actually I..." He wanted to say something and I knew what he meant. This has been his common dialogue from past fifteen days.

"Dinner?"

"Yes. Would you like to accompany me?"

"Sure." I agreed. One thing I couldn't understand was, he had proposed me to be his girlfriend but was still asking for my permission. Great!

Reaching the restaurant we ordered our dinner and continued our talks, in which he was ofcourse more closed. Why couldn't he talk openly?

"You're done?" He asked and I hummed. "Let's go out then."

"Where are we going?"

"You'll know it, very soon." He said and I nodded. Reaching in front of a park, he stopped the car and suddenly pecked my cheeks.

This was our first kiss after the one in Divya's wedding!

When I looked at him, he avoided my gaze and we walked out. Sitting on different swings, he said, "You know, when I stayed here for work last year, I used to come to this park everynight."

"Why?"

"I don't know. Maybe a fascination. It's peaceful."

As the time flew by, we started dating and he talked to me more frequently. I don't know why, but everytime I met him I felt butterflies in my stomach. Although he was by now my boyfriend, he still blushed after kissing.

"Pudding?" He asked and I nodded in negative. "Icecream?" Again no. "Cake?" I again nodded in negative. "Then which sweet do you want to eat?"

"Dark chocolate." I said. He nodded and bought a big basket of chocolates. "Why did you bring these many chocolates? How will I eat all of them?"

"I thought that-"

"Leave it. I'll eat them afterwards." I said and he smiled while sitting beside me. Tearing the wrapper, I bit the chocolate and he looked at me weirdly. "You want to eat it?" I asked and he nodded in negative.

As I bit another bite, he brought his face near mine and snatched my bite with his teeth.

What was that?

I turned to him and he averted his eyes from me while his ears showed the extent to which he was blushing. "What did you do?" I asked and he smiled awkwardly while looking at his front. "Are you feeling shy?"

"No..."

"You're blushing." I said and we broke into laugh. "Dhruv!"

"Hmm..."

"Why do you like me?"

"Why are you asking this?"

"Just want to know. Tell me."

"I like you because you're not like others. You're special, you're different."

"What does that mean?"

"It means that you're not too clingy like others. You know what to do and when. I know that you liked me from the time you were admitted in hospital and wanted to pursue me." He said and I wasn't shocked.

When we hid in the equipment room, he clearly told me that he didn't liked me, which meant that he knew my mind from the starting.

"Then, as time passed by, you hitting on me became my common lifestyle."

"I wasn't hitting on you."

"Okay. You weren't hitting on me. You were pursuing me. Fine?" He asked and I nodded.

"Wait! You told that me hitting on you became your lifestyle? This means that when other girls were hitting on you, they too became your lifestyle?"

"It's not like that. There's a difference. I never liked them but I like you."

"You like me?"

"Hmm..." He hummed and I smiled while leaning my head on his shoulder.

Then one day, he opened up to me about his past and fears.

"Natasha! Can you pass me the soup?" He asked and I nodded while giving him the bowl. We were having dinner in his hotel room.

I took a spoon of soup and placed it inside my mouth. I was hot as hell and it burnt my tongue. I shouted as a result and he passed a glass of water towards me.

"You're alright?"

"I'm fine."

"Are there any rashes on your tongue?" He asked and I tried to sense to state of my tongue.

"No. It's alright? And I'm not going to eat anymore."

"Okay. Even I'm full. Let's rest for now." He said. Keeping the plates and bowls aside, he dragged me to the bed and made me sit there. "Don't move. I'm coming in a minute." He left to the bathroom and came out after few minutes.

"Are you done?" I asked and he hummed. He sat beside me on the bed and lied back on the bedrest.

"I want to tell you something."

"Hmm..."

"About my past."

"There's no need for that. I mean, if you don't feel like telling it, then it's okay."

"I want to. Please..."

"Hmm."

"I am adopted." He said. I know this. "I don't know who my birth parents are, but for me mumma and dad are my parents. They showed me what a family is. Dad was there with me when I went to school for the first time. Whenever I was angry, mumma made my favourite gajar-ka-halwa. I have a younger sister who always supported me. What more would I want?"

I passed him a glass of water and he drank a sip before keeping the glass on the side-table.

"I want you to know my past before we take a step ahead in our relationship. I am not my parents real child and-"

"Dhruv. I've never loved you because you're Divya's brother or Gupta family's elder son. I love you for who you really are. I love that Dhruv who's shy but understanding at the same time." I said and he smiled.

"I want you to know about something else too." He said and I nodded. "When I was in college, I liked a girl and that was my biggest mistake. I never reciprocated my feelings to her. It was her who took a step ahead and proposed me. I thought that she was the one right for me. I did everything I could for that relationship but she started staying aloof from me. Until that day...." His voice broke saying the last line. I held his hand tightly in mine to give him support but I myself wasn't able stop my eyes from watering.

I have never had breakup. But still I could feel that!

"One day, I saw her kissing a guy in the way to our dormitory. For once, I thought if I was at fault in our relationship. When I confronted her, she told me that it was never a genuine one for her. She just wanted to be in a casual relationship. I don't even know why this happened to me. I was always loyal but she broke my trust."

"It's her loss. She lost a gem." I said and hugged him tightly. Although he was the one who should cry, I was a sobbing mess by now.

"You know, I learnt something from this. I came to know that she was never my love but just an infatuation. I never loved her. And maybe that is the reason why I don't remember any of her memories but yours." He said and I pulled back from the hug.

"What did you say?"

"I love you. Just don't ever leave me alone. I won't be able to live." He said and I pulled him into a hug.

"I won't. I won't ever leave you. I promise." I said and kissed him.

"Let's sleep. It's already late."

"Hmm..." I hummed and slept beside him while keeping my head over his heart.

And the days passed happily and peacefully while going on dates after work, until one day which came out to be very surprising.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked being blind folded.

"Just a wait of few minutes. You'll know." He said while walking with me. While walking my for eternity we finally stopped and he opened my blindfold, "We've reached. Count upto ten and open your eyes. Don't cheat."

"One." I said when he left my hand.

"Two."

"Three."

"Four."

"Five."

"Six."

"Seven."

"Eight."

"Nine."

"Ten." I said the last count and slowly opened my eyes, only to see myself standing alone in huge hall surrounded by darkness. "Dhruv. Are you there?" I said but got no answer.

I walked a little forward and tripped on the first step. As soon as I fell down, all the lights came back and I saw the ceiling filled with balloons. I saw Dhruv standing on the way while smiling but he frowned when he was me sitting on the floor.

Why did I fall at this moment?

Fuck the timing!

"You're alright?" He asked while helping me to get up and I nodded. I looked around and saw a crowd standing around in the room. Maybe his colleagues.

Did everyone see me falling down?

"Why are we here?" I asked and he hesitated.

"I seriously don't know how to do this, but I'll try my best." He whispered. Suddenly, he bent down on one of his knees and pulled a ring out of his pocket.

What was happening?

Was he proposing me?

"I won't say I fell in love with you the first time I met you. It would be wrong as it would not be love but just infatuation. When I met you for the first time, we had our first kiss. Although it was unintended but it was memorable. Then you became my patient and grew more close to me. I don't know when you became a part of my life but I couldn't forget you." He said.

Wait a minute!

It was not only me but him too!

"When you left for your training, I couldn't help but remember you. Seeing you with a man in a bar, I don't know why but I felt jealous and I took you to my home. When mumma called you her to-be daughter-in-law, how I wished it to be real. But then, you started to ignore me. On the night of your cousin's wedding, when I saw you drinking, I kissed you and I could never regret that. After the kiss we had on the day of Divya's haldi, you ran away and I wasn't able to see you for two days."

I wasn't dreaming right?

Hope it's real.

"You know, I had some work here but always delayed it because I wanted to spend time with you. But when I came to know that you were leaving for your training, I too booked my tickets and came here." He said.

So he came here following me!

"Spending my days with you, I can finally say that this attraction grew into love."

Someone pinch me.

This shouldn't be a dream!

"I'm in love with you Natasha Mehta. Our tale started with the fracturing of your ring finger. Will you give me this finger of yours to hold my ring?" He said and everyone in the hall hooted.

Is this for real?

If it's not then it's to better wake up!

"Natasha?"

"Huh?"

"Will you do the honor of marrying me?"

"Yes. Yes Yes. Yes. Yes." I shook my head vigorously. Even if it was a dream, I didn't want to leave this chance! He pulled me into a hug and crushed me under his embrace. "This is not a dream, right?"

"Ofcourse not." He chuckled.

"We definitely want a kiss!" Everyone shouted and I looked at him. He pressed his lips on my forehead and everyone clapped.

And I don't know what happened and how but situations became like that, and we signed the marriage papers in hurry due to everyone's pressure.

After signing our marriage papers, we stayed there for three more days to complete our work and finally returned back to our country.

"................And now you know what happened."

"Are you idiot or what? You didn't even inform anyone about this matter! When were you going to tell us about your marriage?"

"I... We were going to tell this very soon."

"Soon? It's been five days of your marriage. And this is already late. How do you think the parents will react?"

"Divya, listen-"

"No, wait a minute." She said while pulling her phone from her purse. "Hello mumma, we're coming there for dinner." I heard her talking to her mother, and now mine too. "Don't miss chhole bhature. I'll eat that. Okay, bye."

Really!

It's such a tense moment and what she's thinking about is Chhole bhature?

"Let's go." She said before messaging her husband about the dinner. Driving through the way, we reached there and went inside where I saw Dhruv's parents and Ayaan sitting in the hall.

"You're finally here? Let's go to eat." Her mother said, "Natasha beta, you're here too! Don't leave without having dinner."

Washing our hands, we sat around the dining table and Divya asked, "Mumma, where is Dhruv?"

"He's on the way. He had to go straightway to one of his surgeries. I've told him so many times to take rest but he won't listen to me." Auntie said. We started eating and just after few minutes I heard some whispers. Turning to my side I saw Ayaan and Divya talking with each other.

"Listen to me." She said to me in the lowest voice possible.

"Why should I when my wife prioritised other things before her husband?" He said to her while eating. Seriously? They fight over these types of matter?

"Shh... Finish your food first." Auntie said to them and they nodded. "Dhruv is back." She said and I turned back to see him. He looked at me and smiled.

"I'm coming in a minute." He said while unbuttoning his coat and left to freshen up. After a minute he came back and sat opposite to me.

"Mumma, dad, Dhruv needs to tell you something." Divya said and Dhruv looked at her.

"Yes?" They said.

He sighed and nodded. "Mumma, papa. I know I should've told this to you earlier but the situations weren't in favour. I wanted to disclose this face to face with you."

"What do you want to tell us?"

"I... I'm married." He said and auntie looked at him with shock.

"What did you say?" She asked while getting up from her chair.

"I'm married."

"What?" She shouted angrily and lost her consciousness while holding her head tightly.

"Mumma!" Dhruv shouted.

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