HM : SIZZLERS...( she winked leaning a bit closer )

AS : ( stepping back ) PARANTU HUME TOH SIZZLERS BANANA NAHI AATA...

HM : NA ROMANCE AATA HAIN , NA ACTING AATI HAIN AUR NA HI KHANA BANANA AATA HAIN AAPKO..( shaking her head )

AS : ( frowned ) EK MINUTE , PHELI BAAT KI HUME AAPSE TOH BEHTAR , SWADISHT AUR JYADA KHANA BANANE AATA HAIN...DUSRI , HUME ACTING BHI AATI HAIN...

HM : HAAN HAAN DEKHI HAIN AAPKI OSCAR WINNING ACTING...AAP ACTING NAHI KARTE HAIN BALKI FHASANE KA KAAM KARTE HAIN...( huffed )

AS : KYUNKI HUM SAB YEH NATAK ZINDAGI MEIN PHELI BAAR HI KAR RAHE HAIN...

HM : ACCHA ? ( angrily ) AAPKE KEHNE KA MTLB HAIN KI HUM YEH SAB PYAAR KA NATAK KARNE MEIN EXPERT HAIN ? HUM BHI ZINDAGI MEIN PEHLI BAAR KAR RAHE HAIN WOH BHI AAPKE SAATH , AUR KOI HOTA TOH KARTE BHI NAHI...( she folded her hands )

AS : ACCHA ? ( he intentionally frowned and smiled ) HUM MEIN AISA KYA HAIN ?

SHE LOOKED AT HIM AND INSTANTLY AVERTED HER GAZE , HE RESTED HIS ARMS ON THE GRANITE SLAB AND RAISED HIS EYEBROWS SEEKING FOR AN ANSWER...

HM : ( she licked her lips in apprehension on of their proximity ) WOH...( suddenly the doorbell rang ) KOI AAYA HAIN DARWAZE PAR HUM ABHI DEKH DEKH KE AATE HAIN...

SHE STOOD UP AND ESCAPED... TAKING IN A DEEP BREATH SHE OPENED THE DOOR...

HM : ( she smiled which quickly changed to tension ) AAP ?

AS : ( coming out of the kitchen ) KAUN HAIN HASEENA JI ?

SS : MADDAM SIR ( titling her head ) AUR DSP SIR BHI HAIN...( smiling )

PS : SANTU ZARA CHIMTI TOH KAATO HUME...PATA NAHI KYU RAAT KO 9 BAJE HUME MADDAM SIR KE GHAR MEIN DSP SIR BHI NAZAR AA RAHE HAIN...( teasingly )

AS AND HM LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND SHRUGGED...

PS : PATA HAIN HUME NA ABHI EK GANA YAAD AA RAHA HAIN DSP SIR KO MADDAM SIR KE SAATH DEKH KAR...

CC : KAUNSA GANA PUSHPA JI ?

PS : chori chori jab nazarein mili
chori chori phir neendein udi
chori chori yeh dil ne kaha
chori mein bhi hai maza...

SS : ( confused ) LAGTA HAIN KOI PURANA PUSHPA JI KE ZAMANE KA GANA HOGA...

AS : DEKHIYE JAISA AAP SAB SOCH RAHE HAIN WESA KUCH BHI NAHI HAIN...( he walked up HM and confidently said making her sigh in relief )

SS : TOH KAISA HAIN PHIR SIRR ?

AS : JI , TOH BAAT AISI HAIN KI ( HM looked at him ) AAGE KA HASEENA JI BATAYENGI...( smiled )

HM : ( surprised ) ABHI TOH ITNE CONFIDENTLY CHAL KE AAYE WAHA SE JAISE KOI BAHUT BADIYA BAHANA HO AAPKE PAAS , AUR AB PURA BLAME HUM PAR DAAL RAHE HAIN ?

AS : AAP HI NE TOH ABHI KITCHEN MEIN KAHA THA KI HUM SAB GADBAD KAR DETE HAIN ISILIYE HUMNE KOI BAHANA NAHI SOCHA...AAP TOH WESE BHI YEH SAB HANDLE KAR LETI HAIN...

HM : NEGOTIATION SPECIALIST HUM HAIN YA AAP ? BATA DIJIYE THODA SA CONFUSION HO RAHA HAIN HUME...( huffed )

PS : KYA KHUSUR - PHUSUR CHAL RAHI HAIN DONO KE BICH ?

HM : ( angrily glared at him ) WOH CHACHA JI KO ANUBHAV JI SE MILNE KA BAHUT MANN THA TOH HUMNE UNHE VIDEO CALL KIYA THA ISILIYE INHE GHAR BULA LIYA...

AS : YEH SATYA KEH RAHI HAIN...( tried supporting her )

PS : CHACHA JI KO MILNE KA MANN THA YA AAPKO MADDAM SIR ? ( smiled )

SS : HAAN KYUNKI VIDEO CALL TOH DSP SIR APNE GHAR SE BHI KAR SAKTE THE , AAP TEENO CONFERENCE MEIN...

AS : ( frowned and looked at HM ) BAAT TOH AAP SAHI KEH RAHI HAIN SS , PARANTU YEH HAMARE DIMAG MEIN KYU NAHI AAYA ? AUR AAPKE BHI HASEENA JI ?

HM : AAP HUME AKELE KYU FHASA RAHE HAIN ? ( looking at mpt ) KHAIR , AAP SAB YAHA ?

PS : WOH AAPKI AMMI NAHI THI GHAR PAR TOH HUMNE SOCHA AAP AKELI HONGI ISLIYE AA GAYE DINNER KARNE SAATH MEIN...

SS : PAR YAHA AAKE PATA CHALA KI HUMNE AAP DONO KA QUALITY TIME KHARAB KAR DIYA...( sadly )

AS : AISA KUCH NAHI HAIN SS , BALKI HASEENA JI BHI HUMSE YEHI KEH RAHI THI KI WOH BORE HO RAHI HAIN ISILYE HUM UNHE DINNER KE LIYE COMPANY DE...

PARANTU AB AAP SABLOG AA GAYE HAIN TOH INHE COMPANY MIL GAYI... ISILIYE AB HUM CHALTE HAIN...

HM : AREE PAR...( she instantly spoke up making everyone look at her with teasing eyes ) AAPKA PHONE ANDAR REH GAYA HAIN...

AS : HUM ABHI LEKAR AATE HAIN...( he moved towards the kitchen )

PS : JAIYE JAIYE MADDAM SIR AAP BHI KITCHEN MEIN JAIYE...( winked )

HM : HUME KAHI NAHI JANA PJ , LEKIN HUM BAS ABHI 2 MINUTE MEIN AAYE...( she rushed to the kitchen )

SHE MOVED INSIDE AND HELD HIS WRIST PULLING HIM BEHIND THE CUPBOARD...

AS : YEH KYA KAR RAHI HAIN AAP ?

HM : AAP WAPIS KYU JAA RAHE HAIN ? ( he looked at her ) AB JAB SABLOG AA HI GAYE HAIN TOH SAATH MEIN HI DINNER KARKE JAIYE NA...

AS : WAHI TOH HUM BHI KEH RAHE HAIN KI SABLOG WESE BHI YAHA UPASTHIT HAIN TOH HAMARI KYA AVASHYAKTA HAIN ?

HM : HAMARE KEHNE KA MTLB HAIN KI ITNI RAAT HO GAYI HAIN ALREADY...

AS EFFICIENTLY FLIPPED THEIR HAND'S POSITION HOLDING HER WRIST BEHIND HER BACK , HE PULLED HER CLOSER MAKING HER GASP...

AS : HUM SAMJH RAHE HAIN KI AAP HUME ROKNE KE LIYE ITNI UTSUK KYU HAIN HASEENA JI...( he said in his deep husky )

SHE LOOKED AT HIM , THE PROXIMITY AND HIS GRIP ON HER HAND...HER BREATH HITCHED FOR THE FIRST TIME BEING SO CLOSE TO HIM...SHE COULD FEEL THE UNKNOWN BLUSH RISING HER CHEEKS...

HM : KYA...KYA SAMJH RAHE HAIN AAP ? ( she fumbled as her heartbeats increase )

AS : ( leaving her hand and moving back ) YEHI KI HUM GHAR CHALE GAYE TOH KHANA KAUN BANAYEGA ? ISILIYE ROK RAHI HAIN HUME AAP KYUNKI AAPKO TOH KUCH BANANA AATA NAHI HAIN...

HM : ( she breathed out ) AAP PYAAR KE MAMLE MEIN ITNE BHOLE AUR JADBUDDHI KAISE HO SAKTE HAIN ?

AS : HUM GHAR JA RAHE HAIN KAAFI LATE HO CHUKA HAIN...( turning around )

HM : KITNE NAKHRE KARTE HAIN AAP ? JAB KEH RAHE HAIN KI RUK JAIYE SABKO ACCHA LAGEGA TAB BHI...

AS : HAMARA MANN NAHI HAIN AUR WESE BHI HUME KAAFI KARYA HAIN HQ KA TOH HUM JA RAHE HAIN...

HM : NAYI NAVELI BAHU KE BHI NA AAPSE KAM NAKHRE HOTE HAIN ANUBHAV JI...CHUP CHAP JAIYE AAP GHAR...( clenched her fists )

AS : HAAN TOH JA HI RAHE HAIN...( gulped )

HE MOVED TOWARDS THE DOOR TO FIND SS AND PS STANDING THERE...

SS : KITNA ROMANTIC MOMENT THA PUSHPA JI ALMIRAH KE PICHE ? ( smiling )

PS : PAR DEKHO NA AB KAISE EK DUSRE SE LADAI KAR RAHE HAIN DONO...( cutely )

AS : ( rolled his eyes ) JAGAH ?

SS : YEH ? ( looking around ) KITCHEN HAIN SIR...

AS : JAGAH DIJIYE THODI SI HUME BAHAR JANA HAIN...( folded his hands )

SS : OHH , ( they quickly stood aside and he walked out )

PS : KHADI KYA HAIN MADDAM SIR JAIYE ROKIYE DSP SIR KO...

HM : JANA HAIN TOH JAAYE , HUM NAHI ROKNE WALE INHE...( huffed ) CHALIYE AAPLOG DINING ROOM MEIN...

IN HALL ROOM :

KS : AMA ANU BHAIYA KAAHE CHALE GAYE GHAR ?

SS : COUPLE FIGHTS...( everyone glared at her )

HM : ( she went towards the door and opened it found him walking back to his car ) GOODNIGHT !

HE TURNED TO LOOK AT HER AND ONLY SMILED IN RESPONSE...

HM : MUH MEIN DAHI JAM GAYI HOGI JO SUBHRATRI TAK NAHI BOLA GAYA...

SS : IMPULSIVE GIRLFRIEND...( mumbled )

HM : KUCH KAHA AAPNE SS ? ( she vigorously shook her head )

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NEXT MORNING :

AS : ( on bluetooth ) AAP SAB TAIYAR HAIN ? JO BHI CHIZE HUMNE KAHI THI WOH SAB RAKH LIJIYE AUR KS AAP PURA PLAN MPT KO BATA DIJIYE...

KS : JI SIR SAB ARRANGEMENT KAR DIYE HAIN AAP CHINTA MAT KIJIYE...BAS MADDAM SIR KO PICK-UP KARNE JA RAHE HAIN AAP BHI WAHI PAHUCH JAIYE...

AS : THIK HAIN , JAI HIND...

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HM STOOD OUTSIDE HER GATE FOR MPT MEMBERS WHEN AMMI CAME...

AM : ( keeping her hand HM's shoulder ) TENSION MAT LE SAB THIK HI HOGA... MAHIPAL JI ANUBHAV KO JARUR PASAND KARLENGE...

SHE SMILED AND HUGGED AMMI...

AS : AA... HASEENA JI GAADI AAGAYI HAIN , CHALE ?

HM : ( separating herself ) JI , CHALIYE...

AM : TU JA , MUJHE APNE HONE WALE DAMAD JI SE KUCH SECRET BAAT KARNI HAIN...( smiled )

THEY LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND HM NODDED...

HM : KIJIYE AAPLOG APNI SECRET BAATEIN HUM JAATE HAIN , PAR JYADA DER MAT KIJIYEGA...

HM WALKED AWAY...

AS : KYA HUA AMMI ? KOI PARESHANI HAIN KYA ? ( worried )

AM : NAHI , ( held his hand ) MAIN TOH BAS TUJHE THANKYOU KEHNA CHAHTI HU...JABSE TUM HASEENA KE ZINDAGI MEIN AAYE HO MUJHE MERI PYAARI BACCHI WAPIS MIL GAYI HAIN...( he smiled confusedly ) JO KHUSH REHTI HAIN , ZIDD KARTI HAIN AUR APNE BAARE MEIN BHI SOCHTI HAIN...( caressing his cheek )

AS : ISME DHANYAWAD KEHNE KI KOI AVASHYAKTA NAHI HAIN AMMI... HASEENA JI HAMARE KARAN KHUSH HAIN ISSE ACCHI BAAT HAMARE LIYE AUR KYA HO SAKTI HAIN...( hugged her )

HM : HO GAYI AAP DONO KI BAAT ? ( looking at her watch ) HAMARE GHAR PAHUCHNA HAIN YA NAHI ?

AS TOUCHED AMMI'S FEET AND BOTH OF THEM LEFT...

HM LOOKED AT HIM , HE WAS LOST IN SOME THOUGHTS...

HM : AAP THIK HAIN ?

AS : ( coming out of his trance ) JI , JI HUM THIK HAIN... HASEENA JI EK SAWAL PUCHNA THA AAPSE... HUME JAWAB MAIN SACCH SUNNA HAIN...

HM : JI PUCHIYE NA...( frowned )

HE STOPPED AND STOOD FACING HER , THERE WAS A DEEP SILENCE FOR FEW SECONDS UNTIL HE SPOKE..

AS : AAP HUMSE PREM TOH NAHI KARTI NA HASEENA JI ? ( his voice was slow clearly depicting his appetency to hear a " No " )

SHE WAS TAKEN ABACK AT THE SUDDEN QUESTION , SHE GAZED DOWN...

HM :  YEH SAB KISNE KAHA AAPSE ? AISA KUCH BHI NAHI HAIN , HUM AAPSE PYAAR NAHI KARTE SIR...( she slightly chuckled to lighten the mood )

AS : HUM ACHAMBHIT HAIN KI AAPKO " NAHI " KEHNE MEIN ITNA SAMAY LAG GAYA HASEENA JI...

HM : AAP KYU FALTU MEIN APNA DIMAG LAGA RAHE WOH BHI INN SAB BAATON MEIN ? AMMI TOH KUCH BHI KEHTI HAIN , PAR MISSION KA SACCH TOH HUM DONO JAANTE HAIN NA SIR ?

AS : ( nodded agreeing to her ) AAP SAHI KEH RAHI HAIN , HUM BHI BEWAJAH TENSION LE RAHE THE...( smiled )

HM : EK MINUTE ? AGAR HUME AAPSE PYAAR HO BHI JATA TOH ISME TENSION LENE WALI KAUNSI BAAT HAIN ? ( frowned )

AS : HUM MEIN AAPKO JEEVAN BHAR JHELNE KI SHAKTIYAN NAHI HAIN...( feigned smile )

HM : ANUBHAV JI , MAJAK MAT KIJIYE HUM SERIOUS HAIN...

AS : HUM BHI SERIOUS HAIN HASEENA JI...( he looked at her bubbled face )

HM : PLEASE...

AS : KUCH LOGO KO PYAAR KARNE KI ANUMATI NAHI HOTI HASEENA JI...( he sadly smiled ) BAHUT KUCH HAIN JO AAP NAHI JAANTI HAIN...( she looked up ) AAP KISI BAHUT BEHTAR KO DESERVE KARTI HAIN...

SHE WAS ABOUT TO SPEAK WHEN CC CAME...

CC : CHALIYE MADDAM SIR AUR DSP SIR , BAHUT LATE HO RAHA HAIN...

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