Ahana's P.O.V

"So what are you going to wear for tomorrow?" Nidhi asked me. I sighed. "I don't know. Ugh! Why do I have no clothes at all!" I said, frustrated.

"You do. But they aren't good enough for dates." She said nonchalantly. "Gee thanks best friend." I replied.

She went towards my cupboard and opened it. Around ten minutes later she laid down a few clothes on my bed.

"These are decent. You should try each of them and I'll tell you which one you should wear tomorrow." Nidhi ordered.

I nodded and took this skirt and top and changed into it. It looked pretty good.

"Not bad. Try the next one." She said. I nodded and took the lace dress from her hands. My cousin had gifted me the dress on my twenty first birthday.

"You look hot. Next one." She said. I sighed and took the outfit from her and changed into it.

It was a palazzo and a top. "Nice! Try the last one." The last one was a denim shirt dress. It went below my knees.

"I like this one too! Gosh!" she said dramatically. "So now what?" I asked.

"You decide." She replied. "Okay so the dress, the lace one should be worn for formal events. This is just a casual date so I'm not going to wear that. I don't want to wear the denim one either. The palazzo is too plain so no. I guess I'll have to stick to the top and skirt. It isn't too much and it isn't too simple either." I said.

"I agree. I will be doing your hair." She said. "Who else is even there?" I asked sassily. She rolled her eyes and smacked my head lightly.

"No need to be sassy." She said. "Okay jeez. No need to get violent." I said, rubbing my head.

"So is he picking you up?" she asked, lying down on my bed. "Yea. That's what he said." I said, lying down next to her. "You really like him, don't you?" she asked with a smile.

I could feel a smile creep on to my face. "Yea I guess. I mean I think so." I said. "You think so? Ahana, even an idiot can see how much you like him. It's so obvious!" she said.

It is? "No, it's not." I said. She narrowed her eyes at me and said, "Ahana. Who do you think you're kidding? You like him. A lot. And he likes you a lot too." She said.

I blushed when she said that Rehaan liked me. "How do you know he likes me?"

"Do you not look at the way he looks at you? Or the way his face lights up when he sees you? He looks so carefree around you Ahana. And honestly, if he didn't like you, he wouldn't be proposing all your dates. He's genuinely interested in you. I don't see what he saw in you though." She added the last part cheekily. I hit her.

"I'm kidding! Jeez. But seriously Ahana, I think you guys are meant to be." she said.

I couldn't help but blush when she said all of that. "I like him. I really do." I admitted.

"Do you see yourself with him in the future?" she asked. Do I? Of course I do. I nodded. "Do you think you love him Ahana?" she asked. I looked at her face. She was serious.

I sighed. "I don't know. I know that I have strong feelings for him but I'm not sure if it's love." I stated.

"Wait, I have this magazine which has this quiz. It's called 'Are you in love? Or is it just infatuation?' Let's try it!" she said excitedly and got down from the bed towards her bag.

I rolled my eyes. "Those are stupid Nidhi." "C'mon! No harm in trying. Also, it isn't like we have anything better to do." She said. She sat next to me with the magazine.

"Okay so I'm going to ask you questions and you answer truthfully. Okay?" she asked. "Do I have much of a choice?" I asked.

"Nah." I rolled my eyes.

"Okay so first question, do you smile when you hear his name? Wait, I know this answer. Yes. Next question, Does your heart beat faster when he's close to you?"

"Do I get to answer that?" I asked. "Mhmm"

"Yes, it does. When he's close, yes." I answered truthfully. "How close have you guys been?" she asked cheekily. I blushed. "Shut up." She laughed. "Didn't mama tell you not to do the hanky panky before marriage?" she teased. I groaned. "Nidhi! We didn't do anything!" I exclaimed. "You sure?" she asked cheekily.

"You know what? I'm going to go to sleep." I said while adjusting my pillow.

"Okay okay I'm sorry! Don't be a sour puss." She said tugging at my pillow. I sighed, "Let's get this over with."

"Okay so third question, "Do you worry when he doesn't text back immediately?" she asked. "Uh no?" I lied.

"Ahana. You need to be honest." She said with a stop-kidding- with-me look. "What? I am being honest!" I said.

She narrowed her eyes at me. "Fine! I do! Happy?" I said. "Very"

"Okay next question. Can you be yourself around him?"
"Yea."

"When you kiss him, do you feel giddy and nice inside?" she asked with a smirk.

"I wouldn't know."I said, half sad and half embarrassed. "Wait what?!" she exclaimed with a look of disbelief on her face. I shrugged.

"You guys haven't kissed yet?" she asked again. "No okay? Stop rubbing it in my face!" I said. She didn't speak for a while. She suddenly burst out laughing. "Why are you laughing?" I asked her, irritated.

"You-your face!"she said. She was laughing too much. I frowned. I don't find anything funny.

"Okay sorry." She said after laughing continuously. "The thing is you look so frustrated. It's funny."she said, giggling again.

I groaned. "I am not frustrated."

"Sure!" she said. "Aw, poor Ahana didn't get any kisses? No worries. Once you and Rehaan get married, you'll get way more than just plain old kisses." She continued.

"Ugh! Nidhi!!" I exclaimed. I could feel my face heating up. Just the thought of kissing Rehaan makes me feel all giddy and this girl is talking about that.

I'm pretty sure the rate at which my face is getting hot is abnormal. Nidhi laughed even more after looking at my face.

"Stop.Laughing." I said while hiding my face in my pillow. Nidhi eventually stopped laughing after a minute. "Okay I'm done. You can stop hiding your face now." She said.

I groaned. I needed to wash my face in order for it to calm down. I just couldn't get the thought of him and me together doing that out of my mind.

I got up to go wash my face. I heard Nidhi giggle again. "What?" I said rudely.

"Your face! It's like a freaking blushing tomato. Its extra extra red." She said in between giggles.

I threw my pillow at her and went to the bathroom. Wow. I did look like a blushing tomato. My face, ears and neck was red. My hair looked messy in its bun. And my eyes have that gleam to it.

All of this because of him.

"Do you want to continue with the quiz?" I heard Nidhi ask. "No!" I said in between washing my face.

I could hear her laugh. My phone beeped. Before I could go and get it, Nidhi beat me to it.

"Ooh lover boy has texted." She said with a smirk. "Nidhi. Give the phone to me." I said sternly.

"He says, 'Can't wait to see you tomorrow. I'll pick you up at eleven. Dress casual. Good night! :*' Aww he sent you a kissy face!" she said.

I smiled and took the phone from her hands. I saw the text and my smile widened. I texted him back, 'Okay. I can't wait either. Good Night. =)'

"Oh c'mon! A smiley face? Really? Give him something more Ahana! The poor guy is trying!" Nidhi exclaimed, peeping into my phone over my shoulder.

"Its bad manners to peep into someone else's phone!" I said. "Yea but you aren't someone. You're my best friend. I need to help you." She said dramatically.

"Like seriously, you like the guy. He's trying to impress you. He's making adorable efforts. Show him you like him too. Make such cute efforts too." She said like some guru.

Okay. Now that I think about it. Maybe she's right. He is making a lot of effort. I should do something too.

"Okay since this is done. Listen to me once. Next date, you're going to plan. Yes? Yes. Good. I'll help you." She said.

Actually that's a pretty darn good idea. That way, I can show him that I appreciate what he's doing and that I like him too.

"Okay. I guess I should do that." I said. She gave me a big smile. "Okay now I'm tired. I'm going to go sleep." She said, cuddling her stuffed dolphin toy. I had gifted that to her on her 8th birthday.

Wait. What did she mean by, 'Since this is done'? I heard my phone beep. I picked it up to see Rehaan had sent me another message.

Oh wait, I didn't send my message, did I?
I opened it and it said, '2 kissy faces and a heart? That's a first. I love it though. Gn. <3'

Uh what?

I opened my 'sent messages' just to see that I in fact did send a message to Rehaan. But it wasn't completely what I had typed. It said, 'Okay. I can't wait either. Good Night. :* :* <3'

NIDHI!!

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Author's Note

Hey guys I'm sorry I'm late. Again. I am down with the flu. And it's horrible. For those of you who care, I'm doing better thanks.

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