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There was always an unmistakable pull towards her that I ignored in past. But no more I would do such mistakes in my life again.
I wouldn't let her go away me ever _ Neil

To tell you it's astounding would be understatement. It was so unlike me. When I said her if she will be my dream_ Neil

See I agree I was a standoffish, any girl would ever want to see me as her life partner. I know there is nothing close to romantic or lovable in me, that girls want to see in a boy they would love. I don't know how to say those romantic lines, quote those beautiful love poems, boys in love usually recite to impress their ladylove.
But still I would try.
That's a swear to myself. I promise, I'll try my best_ Neil

I'm not perfect. Nor even he. But he tried to be and I'm the most luckiest person on Earth alive_ Avni

It really doesn't matter to me now what he had done or how deep my pain was. The thing only important, he apologized, that's the thought would count._Avni

It's nothing exultant I have felt, instead the only thing spun in my mind was his those remorseful eyes.
And I turned out liking this man more, I had originally planned for._Avni

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Avni

Mom asked Neil to join dinner with us before he left for his hotel to bring along his luggage. He replied he was not feeling like famished and then immediately left.

Three of us had dinner. Arya didn't throw any tantrums tonight having his dinner as he usually does apart from those milk products because he was super happy knowing that, his Dadda is coming to stay with him tonight, as if his only dream came true, no one knows how long he was seeing it with his eyes opened.

Arya has sweet teeth like his Mum Ana had. Ana used to eat lots of sweets, many times I have seen her complaining not having enough stored in the freezer. Vidyut used to go to the market every weekend, buy those stuffs and fill the freezer before it gets empty. They were adorable, so much in love with each other, I have ever seen any couple like them before.

I used to adore them secretly.

I was doing the dishes in the kitchen, Mom and Arya was in the dining hall. As it says we shouldn't go to sleep just after having meal, it's unhealthy to our digestive system.
So they both gathered around the same place , were seated in the couch and had their eyes on the television screen. They were watching Discovery. Arya's favourite channel.

Having everything done in the kitchen I put off the lights and went upstairs. Mom asked me to join them on the couch but I need to go to my room, settle down some stuffs.

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I had taken out of my wardrobe some extra warm duvets and a thick rug.
I was settling them on the bed for him, as Neil would be here soon at anytime.

I felt someone's present at my door frame.
I paused doing the task I was into.

I gulped, warily whirled my head behind.
And I forgot to breath.

He was there standing at the door frame. As if asking me for permission to get inside his steps.

Slowly pulling my hands away the duvet I stood there for some few seconds searching for the words to say before he has spoken.

"May I!" His voice deep, voluminous at the same time decently gentle.

I turned to him, nodded yes, looked down on the floor.

Shit I'm feeling the same I used to feel for him when ever he used to around me during my college days.

From where the hell all these bullshit blushes, uneasiness have grabbed me back!!

I was about to pass over him but halted by his voice and presence few steps farther me.

"Avni" he called out with the same voice and my legs glued on the ground. My eyes slowly moved up and landed right into his dark orbs. I waited for him to persist.

"I need to say you something" His voice changed in nervousness. And my forehead squinted in response what he said. I felt my stomach churned, God knows what he's gonna be saying now.

He stepped decently closer, holding by my shoulder he brought me to the bed and next Neil did he led me sit gently on the edge of the bed mattress. I'm still on not into speaking mode.

He slipped his hands away my shoulder and sat straight down casted his eyes, his elbow rested on his upper thigh,fingers intertwined relaxing together.
And my heart started thumping inside, apprehending something unpleasant must be coming up next.

"I had got engaged to Rea a year back" he stated, his voice was as clear as water. And my heart skipped inside painfully. Did I hear it correct!

He licked his lips once, gulped inside his throat and persisted.

"Is that Reaa....!" My voice trembled. My heart clenched.

"Your best friend from uni" he clarified.

I didn't know what to react I sat still there. I was staring at him being deadpan.

He looked at me with his those intense gaze. And I waited staring at his face.

"We are family friends, our dads are business partners. Since we stepped into university our families started planning to mingle both of us" he stated. And I felt cheated inside. Rea never told me this before. If she was in love with him! If they both in a relationship.
If this was the scene then why Rea used to push me over him all the time!
I tried my best not to welled up my eyes with embarrassing tears in front of him. I felt my heart ripped apart inside. All those mournful flashes started appearing over my eyes again.
But Instantly, interrupted by Neil and my shoulder flinched, eyes fell right into his deeper ones. Melancholy wrapped me around all of a sudden.

"We never came along with each other, we were way much extremely two different person in all means. We never felt that connection being together for six months.That two people feels getting along. It's never been a single bit of affection either, apart from that our simple friendship" I didn't realize when Neil took my hands in his pair of warm ones and entirely turned his body facing me.

"We have huge differences, the way we see our lives. we just called it off within six months of been engaged. It was our mutual decision not to be together anymore. And trust me, I'm the happiest that I did it" our eyes met and I saw him smiling without any regret.

I gently loosened my hands away his hold and his perplexed eyes dropped at my hesitant hands and his knitted gaze came back at me again. My heart squeezed looking at his state. I can't just keep staring at his that uncertain face, because I knew he is telling nothing but the truth.

Because I know him. He was never the man who would play with anyone's heart. Not me.
If he could have, he would have long back during our university days.
Boys hardly miss the chances with a girl when they know, she is already head over heels for them. Isn't that true!

But Neil Khanna is different from all of them, he never tried anything as such. Rather, he preferred to follow all possible ways to give me his cold shoulder, instead.
"May be he never found you close to that class or status atleast to flirt with!" my mind mocked.

"He was never been those flirty, cocky types" my heart instantly spatted, shut my mind up.

That's why I never stopped loving this man, that's all I can say.

"Avni don't leave it like this, please say something" I stood up and heard him implored. He held my hand once again before he got off the bed, stood behind me.

I rose my eyes straight at him.

"I trust you" I beamed and I saw his eyes glistened with happiness. And what he did next. He pulled me into his embrace and I almost chocked my breath.

God this man. He should stop touching me at every interval.

And I'm getting back into feeling those tingling sensation all over my body again.

Hell. Damn.

"You know what, she is the person I had first talked about you!" He grinned, holding my shoulder, he parted a bit.. Neil searched into my eyes but not much longer he remained away me. He again hugged me and put his chin on the top of my forehead. He is so tall, I can't see his face instead my cheek sideways pressed on his chest.

"That day I got to know what my heart want. And whom" he murmured sweetly, his deep heavy breath fell on my forehead. And I felt butterfly started doing happy dances inside my heart and down there in my stomach.

"Mom, Dadda" we hard Arya dashed inside my room. Startled, I pushed Neil away me, we broke the embrace. And his grin widened looking at Arya barreling towards us.

"What are you doing here... didn't you go to your room yet!" I asked Arya bending my head to his face.

He looked both of us with his ever joyous smile on his lips and then replied to my sentences immediately.

"I'm sleeping with Dadda in your room tonight" he said and held Neil's hand tightly as he is stating something not requesting and in that he wants Neil to support him.

"Your Dadda won't be comfortable Arya, if you share the bed with him" I said in a soft requesting tone praying inwardly Arya stop this trouble soon.

"Don't tell me you are also planning the same" he grumbled and I gasped louder and shrieked "Arya!!"
I felt my heart jumped with those heavy thumping and hit my ear drums.
I have no courage to look at Neil standing just few steps away beside me.As I can see through my peripheral vision how amused his face looked staring at my condition.

"What happened Avni why are you shouting at Aryan" Mom raised her voice from downstairs asking me the reason of my sudden squeal. Just think how abashedly pathetic my condition was then.

This always happen whenever I get mad at Arya. Mom stays mad at me much longer than me at Arya. Typical granny my mom is.

"Nothing Mamma...we are just chatting" I replied back her louder, glared at Arya chewing my words . And then immediately I heard Mamma replied the word okay faintly.

"Relax I was just kidding" Arya gave me an amused dimpled smile along with a gaze not bothering my glare at him.

"You don't need to worry Avni. It's absolutely fine with me, if Me and Arya would share the bed tonight" saying this Neil broke our Arya Mom little eye to eye moment. When my eyes averted to Neil away Arya I saw him smiled briefly and then blinked his eyes once assuring me.

"Yeyyyyy I love you Dadda....I'll just bring my pillows" hearing Neil's words Arya squealed and next, giggling he sprinted to the direction to his own room.

"Wait, don't run baby" I yelped after Arya. Being mortified giving Neil a short tentative glance I hastened my steps, followed Arya to his room leaving Neil.

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