Alia's P.O.V
Arjun always has weird plans. Like the time he wanted to drink an entire bottle of whiskey and count how long it would take to pass out. Or the time he wanted to dance and party all day. Arjun really is a party beast!

"Arjun? What is your plan!", I asked.

He smiled. "Well, you all know my famous great plans and-"

"You know why they're famous right?! Because they fail each time!", Parineeti said. She rolled her eyes and Shraddha laughed.

Arjun looked at her, being very annoyed, and rolled his eyes like Parineeti did.

Shraddha again silently laughed.

"Arjun, tell your plan! I haven't got all day!", Sidharth exclaimed.

"Day? It's almost night!", Shraddha said.

"Exactly, so Arjun! Tell us!", he responded.

Varun wiped away my tears, which I hadn't even noticed. I turned to face him and gave him a silent thank-you look. He returned a don't-mention-it look and he smiled. He pulled me back to him and I leaned into his side. I could almost see the tension leaving his body when my head touched his shoulder.

"So, my plan is genius!", Arjun began. "No one, had ever thought of this! We simply swap Alia with Shraddha! Everyone will think that Alia will marry Shraddha, but in reality Shraddha will marry Sid!" He clapped in his hands. Ain't it the best plan ever?

"Yeah genius. And during the ceremonies?", Parineeti asked sarcastically.

"Right... I didn't think of that.."

I noticed that Varun was being awfully quiet. He had not said anything during the entire conversation, while he usually can't shut up.

I tilted my head so I could look at him. He was looking at the wall and was completely ignoring me.

Shraddha sighed.

"I love him. But marriage? I'm not ready yet... I need time", she said

He looked hurt and faced the ground.

"So? Now what?!", Arjun asked confused. "What should I think of now?

"Why should you even think of the plan?", I hissed. "All your plans fail!"

"True", Sidharth replied. "But what else do we got? Who is going to think of a plan now?"

"Well, actually we have a few options. We could expose Karan. We could marry illegally. Or we could run away from our problems and never look back. Or we just cancel the entire marry plan. We're just in the first phases of our relationship", Shraddha said.

"I agree. But none of these options are really likely. They're extreme! We can't just run away from home and leave everything! We have a family here. A career. A life. We can't just abandon that. And imagine if we expose Karan! None of the producers would want to work with us! Out of fear that we might expose their deepest secret. And then we don't have a living anymore. Then you can go take a office job. From 9 till 6 behind a desk, typing random shit and being hella bored. No thank you!", Arjun said frustratedly.

Tensions were getting really high now. Of course Sidharth and me didn't want to get married so we had to think of something! But these solutions were useless.

Suddenly Varun got up. He pushed me away and left the room. He slammed the door shut with a lot of force.

Bang

"What's wrong with him?", Parineeti asked surprisingly. "He was fine just a minute ago!"

"I dunno. I guess I'll go ask. Please carry on with your plans. We need to use a proper plan", I said.

Varun's P.O.V
I sat down on my bed, facing the window. I couldn't take it anymore. I was really getting angry. I had no idea what to do, neither did my friends, and it sucked.
My best friend would be getting married in less than a few weeks and if I didn't think of something soon, I'd lose her. I was falling for her. Hard. I can't afford to lose her. Not now.

Just as I was about to sink into some more sulking, the door opened.

A pair of arms wrapped around my chest and Alia leaned her head against my back.

We sat down in silence, both of us exploring the thoughts in our head.

"Why are you ignoring me Vee", she asked me with a sweet and soft voice.

"It's not you Als. I just... you know... it sucks man. It sucks so badly that we don't have a plan yet. Before I know it you'll be with Sid and I'll be left alone.."

"Sidharth and I are never going to marry. I promise Vee. Would you please smile now? I'm sure we can work something out. We still have what, like two weeks, I guess. Two weeks is a heck of a long time. We can do so many things yaar! We can go shopping or go swimming or partying. Whatever makes you happy Varun. But I promise, that I won't marry Sidharth. I'll only marry the person I love. Would you please smile now", she babbled.

I chuckled at her behaviour. I faced her and she smiled sheepishly. "Alia..", I said. She looked straight into my eyes.

"Yes", she said while not turning her eyes away.

"I love you", I said nervously. I blushed and she smiled.

"I love you too Varun", she said not understanding why I was blushing.

"Not like that Alu. Like uhm... likeinthewayDeepikalovesRanveer", I said super fast.

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Like in the way Deepika loves Ranveer", I said nervously again.

It was quiet for a moment. She smiled and she gave me a hug. I hugged her back, being very nervous, and waiting for her answer.

"Alia, could you please say something? I need a reply to this."

"You have no idea how long I've been waiting to hear you say that", she whispered in my ear.

"So the feeling is mutual", I asked sheepishly

"Yes, it's mutual. I love you too", she said laughing.

I hugged her. "So, then I know I have not arranged an entire dinner with music and all, I kept it simple. I know you don't like all that stuff, but I'm still going to ask you. Alia Bhatt, will you be my girlfriend?"

She laughed. "Yes Varun. I'd love to be your girlfriend"

She hugged me and then she kissed me.

Parineeti's P.O.V
"I'm hungry man. Let's discuss this plan over food", I said.

"Yeah, good idea", Sid said.

Arjun and I walked to the kitchen and we took some bread. While we made a few sandwiches for everyone, he spoke.

"What do you think of the entire situation", he asked me.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, what are your views in the situation. How should we improve? Positive or negative?"

"Well, of course it's negative. It's an arranged marriage and both the groom as the bride are in love with someone else.", I replied.

"Sid is in love with Shraddha, but who's Alia in love with?", Arjun asked confused.

"Oh my genius, isn't it obvious? With Varun of course!"

"Hmm.. fair"

"Anyways, so an arranged marriage, groom and bride are both in love with someone else and plus they're exes. And it's a business wedding, so my point of view is very negative.",

We brought the sandwiches to the rest, when Alia and Varun came downstairs again.

"Mr. Romantic is back again", Alia laughed.

"Romantic na", I teased Alia.

"Alia Bhatt, I love you!", Varun said happily. He gave her a kiss on her cheek and she blushed.

"Is it official? Since when", Arjun exclaimed.

"Just a few minutes ago, I asked her to be my girlfriend. She said yes!", Varun said happily.

"Finally! My ship is sailing!", Arjun said while wiping away fake tears.

"Oh shut up Arjun!", I said while giving him a fake push.

He pushed me back and so did I. We were having fun, until Shraddha coughed.

"We should get to work, she said to us. We nodded and no sooner, we all joined her.

We were all thinking about a way when Arjun suddenly said "Why don't we just cancel the wedding?"

"Arjun, I love you! You're genius!", Alia said.

"You guys are always thinking so hard. It was actually very easy.", Arjun said.

"Well then, let's get on with it, shall we?", Sidharth said.

And so they all went to work.

Yes, I know... I'm really sorry.. I just couldn't think of anything to write about. I wrote this chapter like 3 times then deleted it again, so I hope you enjoyed that part!

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