Aditya & Zoya were back at their home in Delhi. The Manali trip had not gone as he expected. A week had passed since they returned. And yet nothing had changed between them. They were back to where they had started from. The trip which was supposed to take their relationship in forward direction. And now he doesn't know if he still has her friendship.

Aditya never told Zoya about the two-week long honeymoon he had planned afterwards Manali. He stared at the couple tickets he was holding since 2 hours. He had wanted to take Zoya to Singapore, show his wife the Aviation Academy where he found his first love flying and give her the tour of the place he had graduated from as a proud Pilot. He had made all arrangements & bookings in advance. He even had their Visas ready for Europe travel. Everything was sorted until he messed up.

He was not very proud of his memories of that last day in the cold yet beautiful mountains of Manali. Sure he was sad, upset, and somewhat angry even. But that didn't give him any right to shout at his wife like he did. He almost lost his temper when she came to talk to him after she had seen him leaving unhappy.

He was irritated with that boy Ayaan who was clinging to his wife during the whole trip which was supposed to be exclusively for them since they were newly married. After their wedding, it was their first time together outside the home. That time was specially meant for them to be with each other. He didn't want to compromise on that. Yet he had to!

Aditya had no issues having her friends around them. But Zoya going again and again to them without acknowledging his presence even for a moment was something that hurted him most. Yes, he was craving for her attention! Because he wanted to comfort her. But she was running away from him the entire time making him feel alone and lonely. And so he was equally mad at her too because he wanted Zoya to spend her whole time with him only and share her heart.

Now that they're back and he still has an entire week from his 15 days Honeymoon Leaves left, he had decided to spend some quality time at home with his family as his mother had wished since he hadn't taken a break after his Wedding due to his sudden Promotion for which he had to join his duty immediately after his Wedding. So he just sat at home, doing nothing and just waiting for his wife to return from Work as she joined her Office right from the next day they'd returned.

"Bhai", Arjun knocked on the door.

Aditya quickly hid the Tickets inside the drawer and closed it.

"Aa jaa"

He turned his head & responded to which Arjun made his entry in the room.

"Kya baat h Chotey, aaj kal tu door knock krne laga h. Pehle to yun hi andar aa jaya karta tha"

Aditya musingly asked to which Arjun smirked.

"Bhai, ab aapki Shaadishuda h. Aur mujhe apni Bhabhi se maar khane ka koi shauq nahi h. Aap dono to bhool jate ho ki door lock krna hota h. Issliye mujhe door knock kr k aana padta h. Jb last time bina door knock kare aa gaya tha .. tb aap aur Zoya bhabhi"

Aditya very well understood what his naughty lil' brother was hinting at while Arjun tried hard to control his laughter as he knew what his big brother was thinking. That day both him & Zoya were left embarrassed when Arjun had walked on them kissing. Now he was embarrassed all over again.

"Bhai, m sirf yeh kehne aaya tha ki Maa aapko bula rahi h. Chaliye", after enjoying his brother's situation Arjun finally told him.

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Waseem was pacing in his Office from here to there. To say that he was just tensed would be an understatement. Not only he hadn't slept a wink since last 10 days, but on more than one occassion he even had forgotten to eat as well. News of Sahir's escape from the Asylum hadn't gone down well with him. Threatening Dr. Ojha over the phone wasn't enough for his patience, so he had deployed his resources in search of Sahir. Dead or alive, he wanted Sahir!

"Zinda ya murda, hume farq nahi padta. Hume woh chahiye! Usska bahar khule rehna hamare liye khatra h. Aur jo khatra hamari Beti ko chot pahunche ki taaqat rakhe, usse hum Jahanum pahunchne ki taaqat rakhte h"

He was talking to his man, handing him Sahir's photograph. "Tumhe jante ho tumhe kya krna h. Agar zinda mile to zinda bachna nahi chahiye. Isski zindagi hamari Beti ki zindagi ko tabaah kr degi. Aur hamare rehte yeh hargis nahi ho skta"

"Waseem sahab, bahut ehsaan h aapke hum pr. Aapka hukum to sar-aakhon pr h. Ab aapko yeh chehra tb hi dikhega jb aapke dushman ki laash aapke saamne hogi", the instructions were very clear to the Assassin as he put a Red Cross on Sahir's photograph.

Waseem was furious as hell. His tongue didn't even hesitated for once while handing out the instructions for Sahir's assassination. And he has a reason for it. He looked at the glass door of his cabin and gestured the person standing outside to come inside the room.

"Kya kuch aur bhi h jo aap batana chahti h?"

Waseem asked the person who was scared to death standing in front of him.

"Sir, main jitna janti thi mene sb bata dia h. Isse zyada mujhe kuch nahi pata, please trust me", the girl was frightened for her life.

After studying her for a minute, Waseem spoke "Theek h, Mona. Filhal k liye aap jaa skti h. Agar aapko Sahir k baare me kuch bhi pata chale, to aap seedhe hamare paas aaengi"

Mona had proved to be an Asset for Waseem at the very last minute. When an old dirty work of hers had showed up on the Audit Charts in the Accounts books, she needed someone to help. That's when Waseem stepped in. It was a fair & square deal for him because only Mona had the information he needed. To save her career, she traded Zoya's personal secrets with Zoya's own father.

"Believe me, I'm on your side", Mona knew that her loyalty to Zoya couldn't have saved her from going to jail, but Waseem's deal would. So she played smart by revealing everything she knew about Sahir-Zoya to Waseem.

Waseem was now all alone in the room with his anger which was boiling inside him. He wanted to burn those hands that touched his daughter. He wanted to turn that man to mere ashes who took his young daughter's innocence & purity.

HOW DID HE EVEN DARE?

"SAHIR AZEEM CHAUDHARY", he screamed.

"Waseem Siddiqui ki Beti ki izzat pr haath daalne ki ek hi sazaa h - MAUT!"

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"MAA, aapne bulaya"

Aditya came running down the stairs with Arjun following him only to get surprised by his entire family standing there in red attire as if they had just returned from a Wedding.

"Maa, Paa, Zoya .. aap dono iss waqt?", he was surprised to see her the most. Didn't she have an important Client Call today? He had heard her talking to Shawn this morning.

"Zoya .. tum yahan kya kr rahi ho? Tumhe to ..", well he hadn't expected her to be home at early afternoon and holding Pooja Thali in her hands. Zoya didn't say anything and looked at Anjana.

"Kya hua Adi, kya dekh raha h? Zoya ko Office se jaldi mene bulaya h. Tum dono ki Shaadi ke baad pooja rakhwayi thi mene. Ussi ka prashad dene aaj Panditji ne bulaya tha. Hum teeno bas Mandir se hi aa rahe h. Tere liye prashad dia h"

Folding his hands into cup's shape, he received the prashad of laddoo from his mother. But his eyes were still on her.

"Maa, aap mujhe bula lete. Main waise bhi bore hi ho raha tha yahan. Zoya ko Office se .."

Cutting him between his mother spoke, "Zoya ghar ki bahu h Adi, usske prashad aur sindoor grahan kiye bina yeh pooja adhuri rehti"

Aditya gave a good boy nod to his mother while fondly eating his favorite Doodh ke Ladoo.

"Ab tu Zoya ko yeh sindoor laga aur iss kalash se usse jal pila kr usska vrat tod de"

Vrat? He looked at Zoya with a shocked face. His wife had fasted for him whole day without even telling him? He immediately felt the guilt for he was munching on food sitting idle at his home while she didn't even drink drop of water since morning.

"I'm sorry Maa .. mujhe pata nahi tha"

"Pr mene to kl raat hi saari vidhi Zoya ko bata di thi", Anjana looked at Zoya who simply looked down. But Aditya knew his wife hadn't told him purposely.

"Maa, shayad Zoya ne bataya tha mujhe. Mene hi sahi se nahi suna", he didn't want his mother to know the issues between them.

Aditya softly held Zoya's arm and took away the Pooja Thali from her hand and made her sat on the couch comfortably first. He took the thick pinch of sindoor and applied it on her forehead. He did so 3 times until it screams from her aura that she belongs to him. Anjana was watching the two of them fondly, really proud of her son. Then he fed her the water from the small glass.

"Tum theek ho?", taking her palm in his hand he asked Zoya to which she softly nodded.

"Anjana, mera beta bilkul mujh pr gaya h. Kitna khayal rakhta h apni Biwi ka. Kitni fikar h usse Zoya ki", taking the credit all for himself Harsh said to Anjana.

Pinched by her husband stealing her share of credit as well, Anjana pinched him for real on his arm, "Adi aapke akele ka beta nahi h, Harsh. Kabhi apni Biwi ko bhi thoda credit de dia kare"

"Darling jo mera h, woh tumhara hi to h", Harsh said making Anjana blush & embarrassed at the same time in front of her kids.

"Cheeku, tu Zoya ko apne kamre me le jaa aur ise khana khila de. Subah se kuch nahi khaya h. Main plate laga k laati hu", said Anjana already turning towards the kitchen.

"Rukiye Maa, Zoya k liye khana main lagaunga", he got up and went inside the kitchen while his entire family stood stunned because they have never seen Aditya serving a plate for anyone in 25 years.

While someone sitting there was just touched by this gesture.

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Aditya made sure she had eaten her entire plate since he was feeding Zoya himself.

"Zoya?"

Hoping to make a small talk with her, he started the conversation. Though he was still skeptical about whether she had forgiven him or was she still angry.

"Jii?", she looked up to him. Zoya was focusing on her food the whole time he was feeding her trying to avoid him.

Her beautiful ocean blue eyes were still enough to make him nervous. But he didn't wanna miss this little chance he had. He wanna make up to her for the past.

"Kuch kaha aapne?"

She was confused whether he had actually said something because she was in her own world.

"Kuch suna tumne?"

Before she could've interpreted what he meant, Aditya held her hand and placed it on his heart.

"I know tum bahut naraaz ho. I am sorry"

Zoya was shocked to see the tears in his eyes.

"I'm so sorry for whatever I said to you that day. I didn't mean to hurt you. Please"

He really was! She could see his apology in his eyes. Then suddenly she remembered what her mother-in-law had told her about her husband.

"Mera Adi Dil ka bahut saaf h Zoya. Woh sapne me bhi kisi ka dil nhi dukha skta"

"Maafi to hume maangni chahiye, Aditya. Aapka gussa jayaz tha. Humne jo aapke saath kia woh alag tha. Humne bhi aapna dil dukhaya h. I am sorry too"

Zoya knew she was equally at fault. His anger as her husband was justified. And that she had to ask for her own fair share of apologies too. Aditya hadn't said anything wrong that day. She knew she was unfair to him all the time.

"Matlab tum mujhse naraaz nahi ho?" he cutely asked.

"Hum aap se kabhi naraaz nahi ho skte, Aditya", she said shaking her head.

Aditya kissed her hands and then her forehead multiple times.

"Hume ek baat aur kehni h aapse"

"Kaho?"

"Aap par aansu bilkul suit nhi krte", she smiled wiping his tears.

"Aur tum hanste hue bahut achchi lagti ho", said Aditya with an even wider smile.

"Zoya, mujhse dosti karogi ..?"

"Jiii?"

She was drinking water when all of a sudden he asked that question.

"Jii haan or Jii nahi?", he had a sweet smile on repeating her answer with another question.

Zoya got up and folded her hands and started walking around their room. While her husband curiously followed her.

"Zoya batao naa"

"Hmmmm"

Zoya pointed a finger on her chin while taking the strolls in the room.

"What hmmmm? Jawab do naa, Zoya"

"Sochenge"

"Matlab tumhara jawaab haan h?", he asked sheepishly smiling.

"Humne aisa to nahi kaha", she said making an innocent face while trying to control her laugh.

"Tum mujhe naa keh rahi ho?", he asked making even a cuter puppy sad face.

"Tauba, humne aisa bhi nhi kaha", she was fully enjoying his leg pulling.

Aditya knew what she was doing. He catch her arm and pulled her to him.

"To fir keh do naa ki meri dost banna chahti ho", he said looking directly in her eyes making her breath stop for a second.

"Kaha naa .. soch ke bataenge"

Zoya laughed and ran out of the room shutting the door before Aditya could get to her again.

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Really sorry to have made you all wait for so long. I had to keep up with life so hard ;)

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