Shubman's pov:

I'd be lying if I said that I'm not scared. If I had to give a TBH, then I must say I'm shitting to have that chat regarding Shona to my mom.

I have started calling her that occasionallly...well because she is my family and I like to address her by her personal nickname.

So anyways, I don't have the guts to discuss it with my parents all by myself, that's why I will have di explaining the whole scenario to my parents.

It's almost 10 at night. We've all had dinner and now we're just chilling on the couch indoors as it is too hot to even go out at nightwalks in june.

I'm so nervous my hands are shaky and I can't stop my leg from bouncing up and down. You might wonder why is this happening.

Actually I love both the women to death, Aashna and my mom, but if anything goes wrong, then I won't be able to leave my mom for Aashna but I'll aslo be not able to live without her.
I can't have only one and be fully happy.

"Mummy, aapse hame kuchh baat karni he." Di's voice pulls me out of my horrid thoughts.

"Haan bol ki he?" Mom said, she was on her phone.

"Mummy aap phone neeche rakhogi kade?" Shahneel said.

"Esi ki gallan hai? Bol ne!" Dad said and mom kept down her phone and looked at us.

"Ok toh me kuchh zyada dikhava karke nhi bolungi, mummy, papa, ab shaadi ki age ho hi gyi he, toh kar hi leni chahiye, hena?" She said.

"Koi ladka pasand aa gya he tujhe, bata de jaldi, kon he, kya karta he? Punjabi he na? Kya naam he?" Dad said and looks shocked.

"Me apni baat nhi kar rhi hu, me toh Shubhi ki baat kar rhi hu!" She said and mom looked suspiciously at me.

"Ab isko kon pasand aa gyi?" Dad asked her.

"Papa, bataya toh he aapko, ek hi ladki he, Aashna,  bohot acchi he wo, aap log ek baar mil toh lo usse!" I said to dad.

"Mujhe ye gall samjh ni aa ri, esa kya he uss ladki me jo tujhse wo chhodi nhi jaa rhi?" Mom said.

"Mummy.....pyaar karta hu me usse, aur ham log....ham log 2 saal se date kar rhe he ab bhi aap itni against kyo ho uske?" I said.

"Mummy, saaf baat he, jab ham log Bali gaye the, tab wo bhi thi hamare saath." Di said and mom holds her head in her hands.

"Mujhe toh pehle hi pata tha ki kuchh gadbad he, par ne hi pagal thi jo tum logon par bharosa kar liya!" She said.

"Ek minute mummy, meri baat abhi khatam nhi hui he, puri baat sun lo pehle." She said, wait a second, is she gonna tell about the engagement?

"Shubman ne usey propose kar diya he, they are engaged, toh ab aapko usse milna hi padega!" Di said with a straight face and I  saw mom gasp and widen her eyes.

"HAYE RABBA, pata nhi konsa jaadu kar diya he mere heere se bete par jo usne bina kisi ko bataye, bina kisi se puchhe itna bada kadam utha liya??!?!" She shouted while crying a little.

"Oye kaka? Tu itna vadda ho gya, jo tune hame batana bhi jaruri ni samjha?" Dad also said.

"Mummy, papa agar me aapko batata toh aap mujhe esa kabhi nhi karne dete! Aur me yahi chahta hu, uska zindagi bhar ka saath!" I said.

Mom continued to cry while dad was comforting her.

"Mummy, aap kuchh nhi sochne se pehle usse mil lo ek baar, fir kuchh bolna, I'm sure wo aapko bohot pasand aayegi!" Di said and mom shakes her head.

"Ab aur kar bhi kya sakte he ham, pta nhi kya kya kar liya hoga abhi tak uske saath?" Mom said and I struggle to remain calm.

"Esa kya dikh gaya tujhe usme? Kya de diya usne tujhe? Apne maa pyo di gall ni maan ra he tu." Dad asked me.

"Papa, at least aap toh esi baatein mat karo!" Di said.

"Oye mene dekhi he uski photo instagram par, ye chhote chhote kapde pehen ke photo daal rakhi he, suit ya saari me to bas kuchh 4 5 photo hongi, gaon me sab kya bolenge? Bade busurg kya sochenge!" Mom said with a sour face.

"Mummy wo sab kuchh pehenti he, jagah dekh kar, ab gaon me skirt thodi na pehenegi, itni akal usme bhi he!" Di said.

"Pta nhi kya hi hoga, rabb jaane?" Mom pretended to pray.

"Mummy mene usey milne bulaya he agle hafte, please acche se mil lena usse!" I said to her.

"Haan haan, ab hamari permission ke bina itna sab ho hi chuka he to milna to padega hi." Mom said.

"Ab teri khushi ke liye ye bhi kar lenge!" She added and I smiled and hugged her on the couch.

"Thank you so much mummyyyy!!!" I said playfully and kissed her cheek.

I just hope everything goes well.

Later that night

"You did what!?!" Aashna shouted from the other side.

"I fixed a meeting of you and my mo-"

"Well I heard but...Shubman, she hates me!" She said.

"She doesn't hate you Shona! She loves what I love and I love you!" I said to her.

"Uh...I'm so nervous...." she said dragging her words.

"Baccha, don't be nervous, sab theek se hoga, DO NOT WORRY, ab rest karlo, you must be tired."  I said and we hung up saying ilys and gns.

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Currently, I'm driving to the hotel that Aashna is staying in. She landed in Chandigarh in the evening. And right now, I'm going to fetch her for meeting ny parents.

I'm a bit nervous, but I feel so bad for her, she must be so nervous herself.

I knock on her door and I heard little barks coming from her room, of Bear, I knew he was excited to meet his dad! But his dad is more excited to meet his mom, sorry not sorry.

The door opened and I see Aashna standing there in all her golden glory. She smiled as she saw me and I felt stars rotating around my head on the mere sight of her.

She is clad in a pale blue anarkali suit. A small sparkle bindi adorned her forehead and there are a few blue bangles on her wrist with a silver one at the ends. She had medium sized silver jhumkas on. And even got matching blue nails. But the thing that completed her look was the rose gold diamond ring on her left hand and the necklace with our initials. The symbols of our love.

I felt something lightweighted step on my shoes. Or rather someone, Bear got excited and started to sniff and bark and jump at me.

"Bear...baby! No! He's daddy!" Aashna said to him and I chuckled and picked him up only for him to lick my face and sniff my body.

Aashna laughed vibrantly and stepped aside and I went inside with Bear in my arms.

"Alright!! If you are done licking my face, can I meet your mumma who's looking exceptionally beautuful today?" I said and I saw Aashna roll her eyes and blush at my enquiry.

I put him down and moved towards Aashna who was standing with the table supporting her back. I placed my hands on the edge on either side of her.

She placed her hands on my chest.

"What was that 'exceptionally beautiful', huh?!" She said trying to sound strict.

"Well ma'am, it meant that you are looking like a meal to me....and if I  could, I would devour you right now."
I whispered under my breath.

"Alright, I just need to take my dupatta and we're good to go!" She smiled and blushed hard ignoring my comment and pushing at my chest so I back off and wait for her while playing with Bear.

"Daddy missed you so much!" I said and picked him up. I put on his leash on Aashna's order and walk out of the room into the hallway with him in my arms.

Aashna emerged a moment later with her purse, locking her door and managing her dupatta....oh god I could get used to this sight.

(Her look, only, not the face and features)

"Let's go, I just can't get a hold of this thing!" She said while dangling her dupatta over her shoulder which kept on sliding. I really appreciate her efforts for this meeting. I swear if my mom still doesn't like her...

She walked in front if me and I quickly covered the distance and held her hand and pulled her to face me.

She turned to face me with a gasp and placed her hands on my chest in shock.

"Kya kar rhe ho-" I cut her off by giving a kiss to her lips sweetly. However, her dupatta was fanned over Bear who was in my arms between us and he struggled to get it off with his little paws.

We were however lost in the ecstasy of our kiss that her hand on my collar loosened and slid to my chest.

"Mmhh." She moaned a little into the kiss and we pulled away breathing heavily into the hot ambience.

"Yeh karna bhul gya tha me room me, so I was making uo to you." I breathed out and she nodded.

But her smile faltered for a split second.

"Tell me about it." I asked her and she understood what I was asking about.

She took a deep breath before talking.

"I'm just....nervous.." She said stepping away and wiping her sweaty hands at her dupatta.

I slunged my free hand over her shoulder and we kept walking.

"Don't be nervous Shonu, everything will be alright!" I assured her.

We stepped into the car and I began driving. Aashna extended her hand ti my lap and took hold of Bear in her own lap.

She searched for something in her bag and pulled out a white wierd looking thing.

"Yeh kya he?" I asked her.

"Ek minute! Please don't tell me that you don't know what an unused diaper looks like?" She said in shock and scoffed with her mouth opened in surprise at the lack of my response.

"I...well mujhe kya zaroorat pd gyi diaper ki jo mujhe pata hoga?" I defended myself.

I mean of course I have never changed diapers. But why does she have it? She shakes her head in disbelief.

"May I ask why do you have it?" I asked her.

"I'm a dog mom, I have all these things, and I don't want him peeing all over your parents' house." She said and made Bear wear it. Ok she's thoughtful. He looks cute to be honest.

Soon we reach my house and I park my car in the garage. I turn off my car and we sit in silence for a moment.

I see Aashna's leg bounce up and down and she agaun wipes sweat off her hands.

She takes out a perfume and spray it on her neck. And then fixes her lipstick in the side view mirror.

I reached out and held her hand and planted a kiss to her knuckles.

"Calm down, sab sahi hoga, she's gonna love you, I mean you are adorable, you know that, please smile for me?" I begged her for the 1000th time that night.

She nodded and I quickly got out and jogged to her side and opened the door for her. I take Bear from her arms and help her step out of the car by holding her hand.

Third person's pov:

Shubman and Aashna walked to the main door together and rang the bell.

Shubman sensed her tension and entwined her fingers tightly with his own.

The door opens to reveal Shahneel standing with a huge smile on her face and she squealed and hugged Aashna who returned the gesture with the same enthusiasm.

"Ohhh, my little nephew..." And she took a confused Bear from Shubman to her own arms and planted several kisses to his face.

Shubman again intertwined their hands and waited a minute for his parents to come through.

They both got seated on the couch of the living room and shubman made sure to not leave her hand that Aashna must not feel alone for even a moment, this was a strange place for her of course.

Soon enough, Keart and Lakhwinder, Shubman's parents came into view and Aashna got up at once and wiggled her hand out if Shubman's grasp earning a sharp look from Keart.

Aashna joined her hands and said wished them both namaste.

And bent down to touch their feet to earn blessing from Lakhwinder but not even a hand to her head from Keart who had a slight persistant forced smile on her face.

"Iss sab ki koi zaroorat nhi he, izzat toh baaki cheezon se ki jaati he." She said making Aashna and shubman exchange glances for a second.

"Beth jao, khade kyu ho tum dono?" Keart said and they both sat down beside each other.

Aashna shifted a bit away from Shubman to avoid any kind of body contact with him in order to avoid judgements from his mom.

A small talk began by his dad by asking Aashna that how did she come her and where she was staying.

Shahneel di brought a glass of water for Aashna while carrying Bear.

"Arey di iski kya zaroorat thi, aap please koi formality mat karo!" Aashna said and Shahneel sat down sticking to Aashna and put her hand over her shoulder earning another look from Keart.

"Yeh kiska kutta he?" Keart said finally acknowledging the presence of Bear.

Aashna clenched her teeth supressing the desire to give a nice talk to everyone who called her Bear kutta, he's not even a fully grown dog yet and he has a fucking name.

"Mummy, yeh hamara Bear he." Shubman said and Shahneelleft Bear on the floor.

He found his way to Shubman who bent down to play with him.

"'Hamara' matlab?" Keart asked Shubman.

"Matlab Aashna aur mera!" Shubman picked him up to his lap and he started to snuggle in there.

Bear starts to bite Shubman's palm dur to his teething and seemingly, Shubman was enjoying it as he pushed his hand into hus mouth and giggled.

"Haye rabba, dur rakh haath apna, kahin kaat gaya toh?" Keart said deliberately.

"Bear baby, dadda ko pareshan mat karo, come hear!" Aashna scolded him.

"Nahin, Bear ki mumma, Bear ko apne daddy ke saath khelne de do!" Shubman moves away from her.

She made a face and smiled at them.

"Yeh kya mummy daddy laga rakha he? Tum log kabse mummy daddy ban gye?" Lakhwinder said.

"Arey papa aaj kal saath me doggy palna ek relationship goal ban gya he, ab ye log date kar rhe he toh mummy papa bhi toh yahi huye na iske?" Shahneel explained to her dad.

"Aur wese bhi thode din me toh sachme bhi bacche ho jayenge hamare, toh fir kya problem he?" Shubman said impulsively making Aashna cough and go red in the face.

"Yeh sab to baad ki baat he, abhi khaane ka time ho gya he, khaana khane chalein?" Keart said feeling grossed out from the thought of them getting married. And with that she stood up.

"Me help karwa deti hu aapki, chaliye." Aashna stood up as well and Keart smiled and nodded at her.

Both the women took to the kitchen and Aashna felt a little insecure about being alone with her.

She tied her dupatta to her side over her shoulder and washed her hands before entering the kitchen.

Keart kept her busy with the chores.

Roti dekh lo, wo pass kar do, isko garm kardo, ye ese nahin, wese nhi, ese hoga, wese hoga.

Aashna was feeling a bit low working with her because everything she did felt wrong according to Keart. By the time everything was set on the table, Aashna felt overwhelmed and excused herself to the bathroom.

As soon as she entered the bathroom, the billion dollar smile that she had faltered and she closed her eyes to take a deep breath. She looked at her reflection in the mirror and all she could see was how under confident she looked. This was not her, where was her ambition gone?

She knew she needed to stop getting nervous and anxietic in order to impress Keart who had been nothing but overly judgemental towards her.

There was no hint of affection in her eyes or her voice when she was instructing Aashna to do things in the kitchen. Infact of being so close to Shubman, she felt like a distant stranger among the prople closest to him.

But she had to do this, to get through for Shubman, for their life, she had to survive. So Aashna blinked away the stray tears from her eyes and put on a smile at her face again and went out of the bathroom after fixing herself.

She sat down on the dining table with a smile and served everyone dinner. At the end she served Shubman and then served herself.

After eating 2 chapatis, she was done. So she simply waited for others to finish.

"Arey bas itna hi? Aur le lo!" Keart said to everyone's surprise.

"Ji nhi aunty, me itna hi khati hu hamesha, thank you though." Aashna said in her most polite tone. Smiling that she asked her about food.

"Tumhari umar me toh ham log ese hi kitni rotiiyan kha jate the, dekho toh kitni patli ho tum, thoda khaya piya karo nhi toh bimar padh jaogi." Keart said and Aashna smiled and nodded.

After finishing the food and the desert, Keart insisted that she wanted to talk to Aashna in private, and with that, they both walked into a room and locked the door behind them.

Outside, Shubman was sweating out of anxiousness. He wes scared, not if Aashna but of what his mom would ask and say to her.

Inside the room, Keart and Aashna sat facing each other.

"Accha to faltu ki baatein na karke, kaam ki baat par aate he, me jo puchhungi uska jawab de dena ek baar me, samjhi?" Keart said.

"Kitne ka package he tumhara?"

"Ji, 30 LPA." Aashna told her.

"Hmmm....tabhi mere bete ke peeche padhi huyi ho..." Keart muttered under her breath but Aashna kept quite.

"Periods time se aate he?" She asked making Aashna wonder why would she ask that? But she decided to answer.

"Ji nhi, par mere doctor ne bola he ki ek baar hormones active ho jayenge to sab theek ho jayega......shaadi ke baad..." Aashna trailed off.

"Accha theek he......virgin ho?" Keart asked.

"I'm sorry?" Aashna asked again not believing her ears.

"Are you a virgin?" She said again.

"Dekhiye, ye bohot personal information he, me aapko ye....." Aashna decided against it.

"Pata hi tha ye to, jo chhote chhote kapde pehen ne wali ladki kesi hogi?" Keart said and a feminist storm stirred inside Aashna.

"Excuse me, aapko ye lagta he ki-"

"Haan mujhe yahi lagta he...isliye hi to bta nhi paa rhi ho tum..." Keart said.

"Aunty ji, esa kuchh nhi he...yeh information bohot private he, isliye me aapko ye nhi bta sakti. I'm sorry."

"Accha theek he...ye batao...Shubman hi kyu, koi aur kyu nhi?" Keart asked.

"Because I love Shubman." Aashna sinply said.

"Shubman ya fir uska paisa aur status?" Keart accused.

"Aunty me bhala kyu uske paiso se pyaar karungi, wo to ek accommodation he jo Shubman ke saath milti he, mujhe uske paison se koi matlab nhi he."

"Toh fir chhod kyo nhi deti usey?" Keart said.

"Me nhi chhod sakti Shubman ko, we love each other." Aashna said feeling low.

"Sab pta he tumhari hesi ladkiyon ke baare me, pehle koi ameer ladka fasao, fir usko sex ka lalach do, aur fir saara paisa le kar usey chhod do. Yahi karti ho na tum?" Keart said mych to Aashna's dismay.

"Aunty me aapse respectfully baat kar rhi hu, aap please is conversation ko kahan le kr jaa rhi he?" Aashna said and twisted her brows.

"Sab pta he tujh jesi ladkiyon ke baare me, mere bhole se bete ko bhi ese hi fasaya he tune!" Keart pointed a finger towards her.

"Bol, kitne paise chahiye tujhe, par mere bete ko baksh de!" Keart joined her hands in front of Aashna.

Aashna was just too shocked to be experiencing this for the first time that she didn't know what to say.

"Aunty mujhe paise nhi, Shubman ke saath ek life chahiye!" Aashna said.

"Sahi toh he, saari zindagi aish karne ko mil rhi he toh thode se paise ka kya hi karogi tum?" Keart laughed in irony.

"Aunty please...aap....." Aashna felt an emotional wave crashing through her.

"Ab chup chap bahar chalo aur khabardaar agar kisi ko bataya ki yahan kya baat hui he, to soch lena!" Keart said standing up

Aashna stood up and followed keart out of the room.

She found Shubman and Shahneel standing there. Seeing Aashna, Shubman smiled widely and hugged her. Aashna hugged him back with shaky hands and a heavy heart.

"Everything good?" He asked her.

"Hmmm..." Aashna merely nodded.
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And it was time to go back to her hotel, collect her things and head back to Agra.

"Me cab order karwa leti hu, just a minute!" Aashna said and pulled out her phone only for Shubman to snatch it away and close the uber app.

"What the hell, me chhod ke aaunga na?" He said pissed off.

"Shub, bohot raat ho chuki he, it's not safe!" Aashna said to get him off.

"And it's safe for you to go alone? Baby, ye Chandigarh he, it's not safe for you! Aur mujhe to aadat he raat bhar ghumne ki, no further discussions, let's go!" Shubman said putting a full stop to the convo.

Keart, Lakhwinder and Shahneel waved her goodbye and a genuine smile was evident on Lakhwinder's face.

"Fir aana beta, accha?" He said and smiled.

"Bye hun, see ya! Call me when u land ok?" Shahneel said and hugged Aashna and Aashna felt like it was the last time she was ever hugging her, because after the encounter with her mother......

Shahneel passed a sleeping Bear to Aashna and Shubman opened the car door for her and helped her get in.

They started driving. There was darkness inside the car. Aashna rested her head against the window and one glance at Shubman and all she could think about was their future together, was it even there?

She always loved to watch Shubman drive from the passanger seat, the way he was always so concentrated yet distracted by her chit chats.

A light crease between his brows. Muscular veiny hands on the steering, focused, and the way he made sure Aashna was wearing her seatbelt. She always hated to wear one but Shubman was adamant on the seatbelt issue.

The way he would ask if she was alright, comfortable at every sharp turn or sudden brake or jolt. The way they would hold hands over the console, or shout the lyrics to a bollywood song. Or simply just talk about random things.

It was beautiful but today there was a different emotion in the car. Aashna took in Shubman with her eyes silently because that may be the last time she would see him driving with her.

She always wondered if this is what it would look like in the future, she and him, always on the driving and the passanger seat.

Tears filled Aashna's eyes and she looked out of the window to hide them. But Shubman saw in the side view and held her hand.

"Kya hua?" He said seriously.

Aashna looked at him with tear filled eyes and shook her head. Shubman pulled over at the side and took her face in his hands.

"Now what happened? Is everything ok?" He asked with a look of concern on his face.

"Yeah....I'll just...miss you!" Aashna said and hugged him tightly.

Shubman wrapped his arms around her and let her cry a bit on him.

"I know it's hard but...hey! Bas thode din aur...right?" He said.

Aashna nodded but she knew Shubman did not understand the way in which she was saying that.

She'll miss him after they break up.
She'll miss him in her lonely nights.
She'll miss him when they'll both get married to different people.
She'll miss him when he'll post pictures of his honeymoon and children.
She'll miss him all her life.
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When they reached the airport in the middle of the night, it was almost vacant with only a few people.

"Accha, call me when you land, please?" Shubman said and pecked her lips.

"I will, call me tomorrow?" She said.

"I will, don't you worry, ab toh sabke saamne bhi baat kar sakta hu, yay!" Aashna laughed at this behaviour.

She leaned up on her tip toes and waited for Shubman to lean down and kiss her.

Shubman did that and soon they hot busy in a passionate kiss. Aashna kissed Shubman with a lot of passion and need. Shubman returned himself the same.

They pulled apart when they heard the announcement.

Aashna boarded the plane and tried to relax in her seat.

Her mind went back to Keart judging her character and brought tears to her eyes. Keart is never gonna accept her, she hates her.

Who had Aashna turned into? If someone had said that much to her 2 years ago, she would slap the person and say something back to them but today... she remained silent. All for Shubman.

What is love if it cost you your self-esteem. Will Shubman believe her if she told him, would it look like snitching?

Keart could prove to be dangerous. Shubman will surely come to know about this incident, but what would she tell her? Keart could lie, she can make up things to shame Aashna.

And Aashna could do nothing to prove herself, to establish the truth, Shubman will believe his mom over her anyday, she can do nothing to stop them from ruining things. To change the inevitable.

But little did she know that a little digital input device called camera of a phone set up hidden by Shahneel in the room they were talking could secure their future.

AUTHOR'SRANT : hey guysss....here's all the drama and more waiting further!!!!

I know Keart ji is not like that but this is only a story and a fictional personality so please don't report this story.

I love you guys, stay with me till the end, vote and comment❤