R: I...I
Taking a deep breath she said,
R: its a yes!
Iam ready to marry you
As these words left her mouth vansh face glowed up with happiness. Unable to contain his excitement and happiness vansh took riddhima into a bone crushing hug.
Initially startled, nonetheless she hugged him back gently.
Seeing his boss and bhabhi, angre quickly went out to get the wedding preparation started.
Breaking the hug, riddhima nervously said,
R: main nhi janti ke yeh decision meri life mein kya naya mor lae ga bus itna janti hoon ke kal raat apki kahi gaye har ek baat naa jane kyun sachi lagi.
Aj se phele mere dil mein apke liye sirf or sirf nafrat the, woh bhi sirf iss liye kyunke kabir ne mere dil or dimag mein zeher bhar diya tha apke khilaf. Main nhi janti ke uss ki kon se baat sach the or kon se baat jhoot lekin ab main apko uss ki batae hue baton ke basis par judge nhi kroon ge.
Kal mujhe samajh aya ke ap har kisi ko shaq ki nazar se kyun dekhte hain, kisi par asani se yakeen kyun nhi karte kyunke agar ap esa na krein toh log apka istamal krne mein dair nhi lagate, jesa kabir ne mere sath kiya.
Umeed karti hoon ge yeh naye shuruwat ham dono ke liye bhetar sabit ho mr rai singhania
V: mr rai singhania nhi, vansh, sirf vansh.
R: hmm
V: riddhima ek request kroon?
R: kya?
V: kya aj shaadi ke function mein tumhare chehre par ek khoobsurat se muskurahat dekhne ka mauka mile ga mujhe.
Riddhima looked him in the eyes and said,
R: main janti hoon ke peechle sare functions mein mene dil se participate nhi kiya kyunke uss waqt mere liye yeh ek zabardasti ki shadi ke ilawa or kuch nhi tha lekin aj mene khud ap ka proposal accept kiya hai, baki larkiyon ki tarha mene bhi iss din ke liye bhot se khwab sajae hain, or mein un khawabon ko poora karna chahti hoon.
Vansh smiled listening her.
R: we should get ready
Vansh nodded and both went to their respective rooms to get ready for their big day.
Dressed in a black shrewani, vansh stood in the hall looking at the last minute arrangements.
Just then kabir came and stood behind him and mockingly said,
K: tch tch tch, kya faida itni arrangements karne ka, dulhan toh neeche ane wali hai nhi.
V: tumhare liye yahi bhetar hoga ke tum apne kaam se kaam rakho, half bro
K: aj na tum ne mujhe jitne taane marne hain na mar lo, main bura nhi manaon ga, jante ho kyun, kyunke aj tumhari shadi cancel hone wali hai na.
Its going to be too much fun.
Wese ek baat toh hai vansh, peechli baar riddhima ne tum se shaadi kar li the, lekin woh sab uss ne mere kehne par kiya tha. Lekin iss baar no chance.
Tumhe yaad hai vansh mene tum se kaha tha ke tumhari zindagi mein kisi aurat ka pyar nhi likha, na apni maa ka na ragini ka or na he riddhima ka.
Agar mein riddhima ko tum se shadi karne ke liye blackmail na karta na toh woh tum se kabhi shadi na karti. Lekin iss baar, iss baar usse kon convince kare ga shadi ke liye, let me guess, koi nhi.
V: kabir, mujhe kisi ki help ki zroorat nhi hai riddhima ko convince karne ke liye. Meri mohabat or meri sachai kafi hai.
K: sachai, vansh yeh sachai jese lafz na tumhare muh se ache nhi lagte.
Before vansh could give him a fitting reply, angre came there and smiled.
Seeing angre smile vansh asked him
V: kya hua angre, ese smile kyun kar rhe ho
But instead of answering angre indicated him to turn around and see towards the staircase
As vansh turned, he felt his breath hitched, there she stood, his sweetheart, all glamed up for their wedding.
A beautiful smile adoring her face making her thousand folds more beautiful

Vansh felt his heart skip several beats seeing her all ready to be his again.
Seeing vansh lost, kabir also turned and was shocked to see riddhima standing all ready in bridal attire.
K: how is this possible? How did riddhima agree to marry vansh when i clearly manipulated her that vansh was marrying her to take revenge from her for spying on him.
Is it possible that riddhima is faking her memory loss and is now marrying vansh to take revenge for the humiliation she faced because of him, or did vansh really managed to convince her for marriage?
Kabir came out of his thoughts hearing vansh voice,
V: i told you kabir, my love and truth is enough to win over your manipulation.
Saying so vansh walked up to riddhima and offered her his hand.
Gently placing her hand in his, riddhima walked up to the mandap with him.
Once they were seated, the priest started the wedding vows.
Everyone had a happy smile on their face except for kabir who was seething in anger seeing vansh happy.
He hated it. He wanted vansh to suffer but here he was smiling like an idiot because he got to marry his love even after she suffered memory loss and only remembered hating him.
But no, this happiness wont last long. He will make riddhima hate vansh to such an extent that vansh would be broken beyond repair.
The priest asked vansh and riddhima to stand up for the wedding rounds.
As they stood up, riddhima felt a little dizzy because of lack of food. Due to the nervousness of marrying vansh she had skipped her morning meal.
Seeing her condition vansh immediately came forward and held her by her shoulder and asked angre to bring juice for her.
Once angre brought the juice, vansh made her drink the whole glass.
Riddhima looked at him in awe, she never thought that he would be such a gentleman who would care for her soo much.
Once she was done drinking, vansh picked her up in his arms.
R: vansh, what are you doing? Put me down.
V: riddhima, ek pati ka farz hota hai ke woh apni patni ka khayal rakhe, usse har takleef se bachae, main bus wohi kar rha hoon. Ham phere ese he lein ge kyunke main tumhe zara se bhi takleef mein nhi dekh sakta.
Saying so vansh asked the priest to continue the wedding vows whereas he took the wedding rounds with riddhima in his arms.
Once done, both got seated again,
Taking a pinch of sindoor, vansh lifted her mang tikka and filled her hairline reminiscing their 1st marriage
While doing soo a little sindoor fell on her nose.
Vansh gently cleaned it with his finger and whispered in her ear,
V: dadi kehti hain ke jab sindoor naak par gire toh pati bhot pyaar karta hai.
Riddhima cheeks burned red due to shyness.
Picking up her mangalsutra which she had placed in his hands along with her engagement ring before leaving, vansh made her wear it, making her his wife once again.
Both stood up and took blessings from the elders.
As the wedding finished , dadi led them to the living area where as big bowl of milk was placed.
Making them sit there dadi said,
D: riddhima and vansh , this is a post marriage ritual, both of you have to find a ring from this milk bowl and whoever will win, will rule over the other.
Both placed their hands in the bowl and started searching.
Ishani and sia cheered for riddhima whereas angre and aryan for vansh.
Vansh got hold of the ring but he gently placed it in her hand (their hands still in the bowl)
Riddhima gave him a questioning look but just winked at her
V: i give up
Riddhima takes out the ring and shows to everyone.
I/S: yaaay! Bhabhi won. Vansh bhai now she will rule over you
V: she already rules over my heart and soul
I/S: awww, how romantic
Kabir rolled his eyes seeing them.
A few days ago they were torturing riddhima and wanted her out of the house and now they have made a 360 degree flip. Wow, typical rai singhanias
Sia and ishani took riddhima to her room and made her sit on the bed.
I: all the best
Riddhima looked at her nervously, the feeling of being a married women started sinking in and the fact that she was married to vansh made her shiver.
Its their wedding night, will he give her space and time to adjust to this marriage or will he force her by using his husband rights?
Sensing riddhima nervousness sia said,
S: bhabhi, tension mat lo, agar vansh bhai apko hurt krne ki koshish krein na toh mujhe batana mein unhe choron ge nhi.
Riddhima smiled seeing sia care for her.
Sia and ishani went out to see vansh coming towards his room, both stood infront of the door.
V: what?
I: money
V: why?
I: to go inside your room, otherwise you can spend the entire night in guest room
V: so now i have to pay you to meet my wife
I: yup
V: fine
Saying so vansh handled her his credit card
V: and what do u want sia
S: a promise
That you will not hurt riddhima like before and will take care of her like a glass doll.
Vansh smiled seeing his sister's love for riddhima
Gently kissing her on the forehead he said
V: I promise
I have once almost lost her, now i wont do anything that would drift her apart from me.
Both sia and ishani went to their room whereas vansh took a deep breath and entered his room to see his beautiful bride sitting on the edge of the bed playing nervously with her fingers.
Vansh closed the door behind him and locked it.
Seeing him locking the door riddhima stood up from the bed.
Vansh wanted to laugh soo hard seeing her stand up cutely.
Well he could have some fun of his own.
Plastering a smirk on his face vansh started moving towards her, once he stood infront of her, be bended a little towering her little figure, riddhima half laid on the bed and nervously clenched his sherwani sleeves.
Nervously she spoke in a single breath
R: mujhe yeh sab nhi ata, i know mera boyfriend tha but we were never physical. Iam new to all this.
Vansh smiled seeing her innocence.
Picking up the pillow from behind her he said in a naughty manner
V: kya bol rhe ho riddhima, yeh sab nhi ata and all, main toh pillow utha raha tha.
Riddhima opened her eyes to see him standing infront of her with a pillow in his hand
V: tum kya samjhi?
Embarrassed she said,
R: kuch nhi
Holding her hands vansh said,
V: riddhima i know you need time to adjust to this marriage. Iam not a monster who would himself on you.
Your consent matters.
Iam ready to give you as much time as you want but
R: but?
V: i should have some privileges too right?
R: privileges?
Coming close, vansh gently kissed her forhead making her feel warm and safe under his touch
V: like these.
Riddhima passed him a gentle smile and went infront of the mirror to take off her jewellery
From the mirror she saw reflection of vansh who wad staring at her with love.
Riddhima tried to open the hook of her necklace but was not able to, seems like it was stuck in her dress zip
Seeing her struggling vansh came forward and said
V: may i?
Riddhima stared at him for a minute and then nodded
Vansh gently got hold of her blouse zip and unzipped it freeing the hook of her necklace.
Gently tugging at the hook of her necklace he took it off. He soo wanted to mark his territory on her neck but controlled because he has promised to give her time to adjust.
Likewise, he carefully took off her ear rings and other accessories
While vansh was trying hard to keep control, on the other hand riddhima's breathing became erratic sensing him soo close to her, her heart itching for more.
Once all the jewellery was taken off vansh buried his face in her hair trying to control his uneven breaths.
V: you should change your dress
Riddhima took her clothes from the cupboard and went inside the restroom.
She saw in the mirror to see a completely new riddhima adored with marital signs
She had not dared to look in the mirror when vansh was helping her fearing that her heart would compel her to demand for more.
Stripping out of her heavy lehnga she wore a comfy off shoulder long gown which reached till her ankle. As the gown was long enough she didn't wear any trousers underneath it.

By the time she came out, vansh has already changed into his nighy wear and was sitting on the sofa.
Vansh gulped seeing her, although the gown was a simple one but the fact that riddhima was wearing it was making it look soo gorgeous
Riddhima lied down on the right side of the bed, covering herself with a duvet she started staring at the ceiling.
The fact that vansh took the couch respecting her personal space was making her heart swell with respect for him.
How could she think soo wrong about him just because kabir said that he was a bad man, well kabir himself turned out to be the worst man to grace this planet.
Seeing her lost vansh called out for her,
V: riddhima, thorough gentleman you see
And this seems to do the trick as riddhima burst out into laughter.
Vansh smiled and lied down on the couch closing his eyes.
Once he was sure that riddhima has fallen asleep, he opened his eyes and stared at her serene form sleeping peacefully.
Yes he had promised to give her space but he had the right to atleast gawk at her.
Vansh didn't realise when sleep took over while watching his sweetheart.

So what do u guys think,
Did riddhima agree for marriage by considering vansh's confession as genuine
Or she is doing drama of memory loss for revenge
Also, now what would kabir do to create rift in riansh relationship?