Gauri and Omkara composes themselves realizing their proximity.
" I'll set the dining table." Gauri told and the. She left to dining room.
Getting little irritated Omkara  answered his phone

" Kya hei?"

" O, why this snappy tone to me? I'm Rudy your dearest handsome friend." Rudy told him confused at the tone Omkara was using at him.

" I can read your name on my display. Tell me why did you call me?"  Om asked him.

" O.. I just called like that . After coming back from Germany you are ignoring me. Hey Bhagvaan, why did you do this to me? I was your dearest and bestest friend O. " Rudy started complaining.

" Cut the drama Rudy. I was cooking and was going to have my lunch." Om told him to stop his drama .

" O .. actually I was planning to pay a visit to your house today." Rudy was telling Omkara

" no not today. Come tomorrow." Om didn't let him finish. Before that he interrupted him because he had a chatter box with him whose company made him feel lively and whom he would love to spend his time with.

" Arey at least let me speak. Why is it that you don't want me to come today?" Rudy asked out of curiosity.

" kyomki Dadi, Mom and papa khar par nahi hein." Om stated.

" I am coming to visit you. Not your family." Rudy told him.

" But it's not right Duffer. When you come you have to meet my family too. They consider you as their son and you can't visit them? It's very rude Rudy. I didn't expect this from you." Omkara started doing all kind of nonsense talks.

What has happened to O? When did he change to such dramebaaz. Something is not right. He is hiding something. I want to know it. But how? Idea! I will ask Shivay. He will help me.

"Okay O. I will come and meet you tomorrow. Enjoy your lunch."  With that Rudra disconnected the call .

Omkara kept his phone on the kitchen slab and turned to find Gauri setting the table folding the cloth napkins neatly in cone shape . She payed her all concentration on the task biting her lips at times.
Feeling the gaze on her she turns to find Omkara staring at her. She raised her eyebrows asking him why was he staring at her.

Omkara advances towards her while Gauri took step behind until she was stopped by the chair and she sat on the chair which was pulled out slightly . Omkara raised his hands which caused Gauri to close her eyes tightly anticipating something with her breathing rises heavily and lightly shivering.

Omkara took the thread from the cloth napkin that was in her hair while she was arranging the table. Gauri sighs in relief realizing that it was not what she was thinking.

" Gauri What happened? Why were you shivering?" Omkara smirks and asks her. Although he knew what she thought he decided to tease her .

" Th.... thaaatttt ..." she started fumbling thinking what to say. If she reveals him what she thought surely he will tease her .

" What that this?  What happened?"

" Omkaraji I am hungry come we will have lunch. " she tried to distract him.

" Okay." Smilingly he agreed.

They had their lunch happily while chit chatting and occasionally Omkara stealing glances at her.
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Meanwhile at Shivay's house.

Shivay was sitting with Anika and were having their chat. ( Shivay and Anika are married. She is also a doctor.)

Anika was cleaning the table after their lunch while Shivay was keep on talking to her. Without his knowledge he poured water from the glass to floor
Suddenly Anika slipped stepping on water and fell on Shivay's lap. Shivay held her waist out of reflux . They share an intense eye lock . Shivay came close to her face alternating his gaze from her eyes and lips and when he about to close the final gap his phone rang making them come of the trance.

Duffer calling

" My bad luck. Everyone is asking why there is no good news yet? How will the good news come? Every time when we are in good mood this Duffer comes to create dhakal . O has kept correct name for him Duffer. " Shivay spoke irritatingly .

" Why do you have a problem with me Rudy? " Shivay asked him.

" What happened Shivay? Why do you always take this time to me? What did I do? After Anika bhabhi came to your life whenever I call you , you take this tone to me. It was only O who talked happily with me. Now he has also changed." Rudy complained.

" it's because you always call at wrong time. Ek minute Om also started snapping at you ? That means he has got someone? But he didn't say anything about it." Shivay said

" I called O to tell that I will visit him . He immediately told not to come today. When I asked him why he told it's because his family is not there ."

" kuch tho gadbad hei." Shivay started thinking.

" Rudy we will have some work in the evening. Get ready." Shivay told Rudy.

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Gauri and Omkara decided to watch a movie .
After the movie they headed to kitchen to prepare tea and snack.
Gauri as promised prepared the tea and snacks.

She poured  the tea into the tea cup and served it to Omkara. He lightly touched her fingers which caused shivers down her spine and in an impulse she withdrew her hand.

" Sorry " Omkara mumbled and started sipping his tea.

" Its Okay . You didn't do it knowingly ." Gauri told while tucking her hair behind her ears.

" mm yummy pakoras Gauri. Not bad." Omkara praised her while munching the pakoras.

" Thank you. I told you na? My friends love my cooking." Gauri was happy that Omkara loved her cooking.

" Take more " Gauri pushed the tray containing pakoras towards Om.

" If you continue feed me this I will finish the entire plate." Omkara told her.

" eat eat." She persuaded him.

" I will get addicted and you will not make snacks for me every day na?" He asked her.

She thought for sometime and told him
" I will make snacks for you and bring it here."

" Ha ha. You will have college . Then you can't do that for me right."

" Marry a girl and ask her to cook snacks for you daily."

She chuckled and told him.

Omkara was about to tell her something and then the calling bell rang.

Tring trong........

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End of chapter 3