I CAN'T FUCKING BELIEVE I LITERALLY WROTE 40 FUCKING CHAPTERS, LIKE I JUST THOUGHT THAT I'D LOSE INTEREST BUT THAT NEVER HAPPENED, YES, MY INTEREST WAVERED BUT NEVER GOT LOST!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED! THIS IS NOT THE END, WE HAVE A LOT OF CHAPTERS AHEAD OF US TOO!

AND NOW, LET'S GET BACK TO GETTING MARRIED!!

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Aashna's pov:

"Do you think this is the one?" Shahneel di asked me as I stood at the pedestal in front of the mirror.

I stared at myself in the red lehenga which had a scarlet sheer dupatta.

"I love this.....what do you guys think?" I looked back to my circle of friends who I had brought with me to choose my wedding lehenga.

There was Shahneel di, Aarya, my cousin Swara, and even Jugnu, lol!

He had nothing to do so he came with us.

Or maybe Shubman sent him along to spy on us and report to him about the lehenga I chose!

Shahneel di had given him a deathly warning about keeping his mouth shut.

Even I made him swear that he won't say a word to Shubman.

I want it to be a surprise for him!

"God you look so 'IT' in this piece, definitely made for you! And I love how your waist looks in this!" Swara said to me.

I turned to the mirror.

"I think that's because it's heavy....so it's like pulling down my waist, that's why it looks so....crease-less." I said with a chuckle, not that I had much of a crease anyways....but just an invisible line kinda thingy.

"But like in all seriousness, how do you like it?" I asked my people.

"I can 100% imagine you getting married in that!" Aarya said.

"Can you?" I said with a smile.

"Mm hm" She said.

"This has the flare that you want, and it's design is great, and we all love the colour, and you like it too, but if you wanna see something else, then we will!" Shahneel di said to me.

"This is like 99% final...but what if we miss something prettier?" I said.

I tried on a few lehengas after that, but none of them had the vibe that the chosen one gave.

After about an hour, I wore the same lehenga again and came out.

"My heart is stuck at this guysss!" I said.

"I think we should finalize this one then?" Shahneel di said.

I turned towards the mirror and kept staring......and got emo.

After taking a deep breath, "Yes." I finally said and everyone cheered in the back.

Jugnu, who was on his phone, got jumpy wondering why they cheered.

He looked up to me, "Jugnu, how's this?" I twirled around.

"Is that your final lehenga?" He said.

"Yes......do you think Shubman will like it?" I asked him.

He smiled, "He'll go crazy!" He said.

"Now change and come out...because we need to buy more stuff too!" Shahneel di said in a rushed tone.

"Alright then you do the payment, I'll hand it for alteration!" I said walking towards the dressing room with the help of two people holding my 'heavier than myself' lehenga.

Ok fine, not THAT heavy but definitely around 15 kgs, hehe!

After changing and fixing my makeup, I came out and found them standing near the reception.

"Guys, chalein?" I said walking out.

"Uhm....ek baat bolun? Mujhe bhot bhuk lagi hai, can we eat something, please🥹?" Aarya asked us.

Abhi tak bacchi hi hai.

"Ok chalo, kucch kha lete hai." I said.

We went to a cafe and I just drank my coffee while working with my wedding planners and everyone else had something too.

"Accha di suno, Shubman ke liye kucch le chalein kya? Usne pata nhi ki kucch khaya bhi hoga ya nhi!" I said to her.

"I'll text him to get something! Don't worry!" She said.

"Ab chalein jwellery shopping?" She said keeping her phone down.

That was our cue to stand up and gather our things, "Arey aur bhi kahin jaana hai kya?" Jugnu said stuffing his mouth with is sandwich.

"Agar tujhe nhi jaana, toh auto pakad aur ghar nikal le!" Shahneel di said.

"Nhi nhi, Shubhi ne bola hai ki don't leave his woman alone!" He blurted.

We all widened our eyes, "What the fuck?" I said.

"I-I....I mean to say that...you know, it's dangerous and it's hot outside, so I'm just taking care of you girls, is it so bad I wanna take care of women!" He said trying to cover up.

"Isliye tu subah se bass Aashna ko hi paani offer kar rha hai and uske bags hi utha rha hai and uska in general khyaal bhi rakh rha hai, right?" Shahneel di said, "Kyuki shubhi ne kaha hai!"

"Nhi...esa nhi hai, wo toh bass isliye kyuki....." -  "Kyuki?"

I pulled out my phone to call Shubman.

"Hey baby, Bear ka food kahan rakha hai?" He said picking up.

"Uski chinta tum mat karo, it's already sorted...tum....you call jugnu back right now!" I said to him.

"I didn't send him!" He said.

"Call him back Shubman! I know you did!" I said.

"Jeez ok! But look at the plus point, he's taking care of you all right?" He said.

"No! He's only taking care of me and I don't want it!" I said.

"But what if you get dehydrated and what if you faint from the heat?" He said.

"Seriously Shubman? It's not that hot! It's springs! And I'm totally fine!" I said.

"You're on your period and he's just there for precaution since I was not allowed to come with you!" He said.

"Shubman!" I said sternly.

"Bhej do wapas." He said with a sigh.

"I'm sorry but...it's not right shub!" I said.

"Yeah ok, I get blamed for taking care of my wife!" He said and cut the call.

Come on!

"Jugnu bhaiya! Aap wapas chale jao! I just talked to Shubman." I said to the poor guy who looked so fed up from roaming and shopping all day.

He went back after dropping us to the jwellery store and we settled in there.

I got a matha patti and a decorative borla because I want rajasthani touch to my look.

And I bought earrings that were huge and a heavy necklace.

And I got the thing I was most excited for, my chooda!

It was basically red and golden with an embellished kadha in between and a few heavy bangles with hanging charms on the ends that chimed when shaken.

Then I got simple embellished rings and a nose ring that hurted me the moment I tried it on.

That's why I never pierced my nose 🥲.

Now only the anklets, the kaleere and the mangalsutra was left which had to be given by Shubman's family.

By the time we left the store, we were so tired that Aarya slept in the car itself and all of us were left yawning plus Jaipur is big!

We dropped Aarya and Swara to their places and headed to my place.

I stopped at a store and picked up some Chinese for the three of us because who will cook after such a shopping adventure?

Shahneel di and I entered the house to find the find the fire alarm on and smoke coming from the kitchen and Bear barking.

We rushed to the kitchen to see an agitated Shubman trying to remove the smoke off a hot pan which he had burnt and kept under the water so now there was smoke everywhere in the kitchen while a lady in a cooking video chattered in his phone.

We tried to laugh out but all we did is cough because of the somke.

I squinted my eyes and made my way to Shubman and pulled at his arm to drag him out of the kitchen.

He got out with me and I started the chimney and switched off the alarm and opened every window and fan in the house.

All three of us stopped coughing once the smoke cleared.

"Gosh! What were you doing Shubman?" I said to him.

"Trying to cook for you..." He said sheepishly.

Shahneel di and I exchanged glances an smiled.

"Aww meri pyaari si gudiya khaana bana rhi thi??" She said pulling his cheeks making me laugh hard.

"Mat kar maar dunga!" He warned her to make her laugh out too.

"Isne aaj tak khaana banana toh chhodo, khane mai help bhi nhi karwayi, aur aaj achanak khana banane chale hain!" She said.

"Chalo acchi baat hai ki ham Chinese le aaye di!" I said and moved to the kitchen.

I walked over to the sink to see the condition of it.

Black and smoky.

And my pan had gotten a crater in it he burnt it so bad!!

"Tum bana kya rahe the Shub?" I said holding up the pan to show it to the sibling duo.

Shahneel di cracked up seeing the condition of the pan in my hand.

"Does it even matter?" He said quietly.

"Shubman come on! It's okay! At least you tried!" I said.

"I destroyed your pan!" He said.

"Baby I'll get a new one, don't worry!" I said and kept it aside to throw it later on.

I unpacked the food and put it out in plates.

Then I met Shubman halfway while carrying those plates and he took them from my hand and settled them on the table.

I quickly changed my clothes and freshened up to eat with them.

"Kal dobara jaana hai yaar di!" I said to her.

"Agar baaki functions ke liye kapde chahiye toh jaana padega babe!" She said making me sigh.

"Did you get your wedding lehenga?" Shubman asked me.

"Mm hm!" I said.

"You did?!"

"Yes!" I said happily.

"Wow! Can I see it?" He asked me.

"Never before the wedding itself!" I answered.

He frowned cutely and gave me puppy eyes, "Pretty please!" He said.

"Shubman.....NO!" I said and continued eating.

"Tu hi bta de di!" He said to Shahneel di who ignored and kept eating.

"Kitne gande ho tum dono, katti!" He said and ate himself.

"Zyada interfere mat karo! Shaadi mai aa jana sherwani pehen ke, baaki ka kaam ham sambhal lenge! Tum abhi apne IPL par dhyaan do, ek hafte mai ahmedabad jaana hai tumhe!" I said.

"Haan haan!" He said bitterly.

"Di, aap please iske outfits mere se matching ke karwa dena!" I said to her.

"Haan ofc!" She said.
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"I'm fed up of this!" I said coming out of the changing room.

"Just one more day, then the important shopping is done honey!" Di said.

So today, we are out to buy clothes for all the other events.

Soon, we decided clothes for me and again went to the jwellery store to buy matching jwellery.

And also we got like so many pairs of shoes for me.

After another day's work, all my outfits for all the functions were sorted.

My dad was working on the venues and my mom, Shubman's mom and my aunts were working on the menu.

I still have to figure out the decorations with Shahneel di.

The wedding cards will be delivered by the end of this week, we'll have to send those too.

It's such a hassle to get married.

At this point I'm just thinking of dumping everything and get married in a court.

And what about the rehearsals and the instructions? The sangeet dance rehearsals?
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The remaining week, we did the other work like food tasting and picking out flowers and centre pieces, fixing the themes and colour codes of each event, fixing almost....everything that was needed.

And after 3 weeks, all that work is sorted with the planners, now all I have to do is sit back and relax and get ready to attend my wedding.

So me and my girls are out for the much needed salon and spa trip that every bride deserves.

I got so many things done I can't number them out. But after getting out, I feel very fresh and energetic.

We have decided to go to a lot of places with beaches for our honeymoon so I need to pick out some swimwear.

By the time we get out, it's already 8 p.m. so we entered a store and I decided to find my things myself.

I look through the aisles to find the appropriate items but give up after a while, I need help so I decide to look for the girls.

"Aashu! Come here I found something!" I heard Swara's voice and followed it as I can't see past the tall aisles.

I spotted her holding a lingerie set with very less cloth and very much mesh.

"And why the hell are you holding this up?" I asked her.

"Yeh bhi koi pucchne wali baat hai? Bro, you'll need them!" She said.

"And for potentially what? Can you elaborate?" I asked her.

"Don't make me elaborate please! But in overview, you will be having a lot of se-"  "Aahhhh" I let out a short scream to make her stop.

"See? That's why I wasn't elaborating." She said.

"Ek kaam karte hai, let's keep this down and seach for some swimwear, ok?" I said to her.

"Don't you dare keep that down!" I heard Aarya's voice from behind and turned with a sigh.

"And what if I do?" I asked her.

She turned her lips into a frown and made a funny crying face for a mere second and got back to normal.

Yeh dono ladkiyan pagal hai!

"Please buy this, please!" She said with puppy eyes.

"Can you guys move on, this is so embarrassing!" I said.

"Uh huh! You know what will be embarrassing? You having foreplay in full coverage underwear!" Aarya said.

I rolled my eyes, "She is right! Don't roll your eyes at us, we're trying to help you!" Swara said.

"Why are you even helping me?" I asked her.

"So we can get a nephew soon!!!!" She said excitedly.

"I think we should leave guys..." I said.

"I think we should buy this and leave!" Aarya said.

I think I'll have to negotiate, "Ok fine, will you both decide to exit if I buy this?" I said and they nodded.

I snatched it from her hands and walked towards the billing counter queue.

Just as my turn came and I kept the lingerie down on the counter, very much embarrassed so, a pile of so many more lingeries dropped on top of that.

I turned around to see the smiling girly faces. "You know what? I...I'm walking out of here." I said and tried to leave but they stopped me with force.

"Pay for your shit Mrs. Gill!" Swara said. "I can't believe you! They're gonna get wasted I swear!" I said and paid for almost.......30 lingerie sets?!

"Let's see what you say after getting married, abhi toh bohot muh chal rha hai tera!" She said and the three of us got out of the store after me getting very judgemental looks from the cashier aunty and all the other cashiers at the store.

We were having dinner at my parent's house so I rang the bell and noticed that I still had that bag full of sexual stuff with me, "I think I should keep it back in the ca-" The door opened.

"Aao bacchon andar aa jao!" Dad said and I clutched the bag's opening and walked inside with a right sided smile.

"Kya hai isme Shona?" Mom came out and asked.

I hid the bag behind me, "Nothing! Kuch nhi ese hi kucch shaadi se related saaman, hehe!" I fake laughed.

Mom narrowed her eyebrows, "Dikha na kya hai! Mai bhi toh dekhun kya layi hai tu!" She said extending her hand.

"Arey mumma please mujhe bohot bhuk lagi hai, aur wese bhi aap dekh kar kya karogi?" I said touching my forehead dramatically.

"Chalo theek hai, abhi thodi der mai tere shubman ki family bhi aa rahe hai, unke saath mil kar dinner karenge! Aur bua bhi aa rhi hai teri." She told me.

Since the wedding will begin only in 10 days, everyone has arrived in jaipur.

Pure khandan ko dinner par kon invite karta hai?

"Ok, mai aapki help karwa deti hu, table set karne mai." I said.

I kept the bag securely folding it's opening so it doesn't show if someone peeps.

I was setting the table and as I got done with it, I gave moti and bear their food. I'm happy to see that both my dogs have bonded well.

Moti was always the jealous type and she just viewed other dogs with disgust but seeing her making a new friend warms me up.

Female dogs aur unke nakhre! Huff*

Soon everyone arrived and we started to have dinner.

After dinner, the table cleared and it was time for dessert. Everyone sat and chatted even after they finished their dessert.

From the corner of my eye, I saw Bear and Moti chasing each other and playing.

I smiled seeing my fur babies and looked back at the conversation until I heard a paper bag being tore.

Is it.....

I looked back and widened my eyes to see that they both had torn the lingerie bag and all my lingerie pieces scattered across the floor.

It was no of no use to run and pick them up because everyone had already seen them.

I buried my face in my hands and felt the kind of shame that I've never ever felt before.

Esa mere saath hi kyu hota hai!

Ab sab kya sochenge? Ki mai slut hu?

Oh God!

"Oh, toh yeh tha us bag mai...." I heard mom's voice.

Shahneel di elbowed me, "ahem ahem!" She coughed.

Shit, Shubman ke mummy papa bhi toh yahan par hai!! Woh kya sochenge?!

Ki unki bahu itni besharm hai?!

Swara and Aarya got up and picked up every piece and stuffed it into another bag quickly.

I got up without looking at anyone and went to let out my frustration inside in some other room.

Shahneel di came in and sat beside me.

"Koi nhi ab ki? Ab toh ho gya! Chal ab bahar chal." She said.

"Di yaar aap jao yahan se..." I said.

"Areyyyy, chal bro! Sex sab karte hai, par koi bolta nhi hai, unko bhi pta hai shaadi ke baad kya hota hai, sab adults hai yahan par!" She said holding my hand and pulling me up.

I got up for her, "No di! Mai nhi jaa sakti bahar, wahan par papa hai, aapke papa hai, even your mom, I feel too embarrassed!" I said.

"The men have gone out for a walk, so now it's just us!" She said somewhat relieving my embarrassment.

I got up and went out of the room with her, "Ab mujhe samajh aaya tu kyu nhi dikha rhi thi!" Mom said as I settled into a chair.

"Please!" I said.

"Arey toh tu itna embarras kyu ho rhi hai, bhai hai toh hai! Sabke paas hoti hai lingerie!" Bua said to me.

"Wese choice toh acchi thi!" Mom said.

Swara and Aarya chimed in, "Hamari choice thi!!" They said.

"Ab inhe thoda use bhi kar lena!" Mom said.

I looked at her in confusion, "Kya matlab?" I asked her.

"Matlab ye hai ki.....ladkon ko toh kucch pta nhi rehta family planning le baare mai, toh ye wife ki duty hoti hai ki jaldi se family start karne ke baare mai soche, toh tu samajh ja ki mai kya keh rahi hu." She said.

"Haan behenji yeh baat toh bilkul sahi kahi aapne, accha hua aapne hi start kar di, warna hamein toh kaka kucch kehne hi nhi deta!" She said.

"Mummy aap esi baatein karogi toh shubhi toh irritate hoga hi!" Shahneel di said.

"Yeh koi irritate hone wali baat nhi hai, agar bade kuchh samjha rahe hai toh sunn lena chahiye, aur galat toh hamne kucch kaha nhi hai!" She said.

"Haan sahi kaha aapne, shaadi ke baad bacche jaldi jo jayein toh sahi rehta hai!" My mom said.

"Haan, hamari shahneel toh ek saal ke andar ho gayi thi, fir 2 saal baad kaka bhi ho gya!" Mummy said.

"Mera bhi yahi case hai behenji, yeh bhi jaldi ho gayi thi, aajkal toh 4-4 saal tak bacche nhi karte!" Mom said.

"Ab pta nhi yeh log kya karenge? Ham toh sirf keh sakte hain, karna toh inko hi hai." Mummy said.

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Kahan fas gyi mai?

I looked at shahneel di to help me out, "Accha ab faltu baatein band karo, kaam ki baat kar lete hai, pehle shaadi toh hone do, becharon ko pehle hi pareshaan karne lag gaye!" She said and diverted the topic to something else.

Bhala ho inka!

After a long drive back home, I fell into bed closing my eyes and relaxing.

Shaadi se pehle itna pareshan kar rhe hai toh shaadi ke baad toh baccha karlo ke alawa kucch sunne ko hi nhi milega....

With a sigh, I got up and changed my clothes and did my night routine and settled into bed.

Tomorrow is Shubman's match, GT vs LSG, then Shubman will no longer continue with the IPL, the other players will make up time for our wedding too.

Ishan said he will miss the any matches if they tamper with our wedding and get back to them ASAP.

So almost everyone will be able to attend the wedding atleast and all the functions that they can.

I close my eyes and try to sleep.

Tomorrow, I have to go to the dance rehearsals and then I have to see that how the decorations will be done.

Then the wedding will start and there will be no aaram.

Then we'll leave for our honeymoon and I'll be finally able to relax.

Relax? Really? You think you'll be able to relax on your honeymoon?

After making him wait for 3 years?

And forget about him, will you be able to resist it?

Just shut the fuck up already, my mind speaks too much.

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