Mall,

Prithvi - Preeta ji aap ye waali dress dekhiye...aap pe bahot achi lagegi!

Preeta looked at the dress and made an eww face in mind,

Preeta(mind) - Prithvi ji ko mere liye kabhi koi dhang ki dress nahi dikhti kya...kuch bhi utha ke de dete hai!par ab mana to nahi kr skti!

Preeta smiled fakely and nodded,

Preeta(mind) - ye bajarbattu kaha reh gaya...aaya kyu nahi ab tak!

Prithvi got a call and he excused himself,

Preeta was looking through the dresses when she felt a tap on her shoulder,

Preeta(rolled her eyes and turned) - aagye bajarbattu...(looked at the person and widened her eyes) tum!!

"Yes madam mai!"

Preeta - kahi mai sapna to nahi dekh rahi!

"(teasingly) aaye haaye tu ab bhi mere sapne dekhti hai!"

Preeta - shut up Rehaan!

Rehaan - what shut up!tujhe kya bharosha nahi ho raha ki The Great Rehaan Mathur tere saamne khara hai!

Preeta - nahi...nahi ho raha bharosha!(he frowned) tu Mumbai kab aaya?

They both started talking,meanwhile,

Karan came in the mall,

Karan - kaha hogi babydoll!ye dwb kaha lekar gaya hoga isse!ehhh...haa...bridal collection ke side dekhta hu!

He went towards the floor and smiled seeing Preeta,his smile soon faded seeing her talking to a person, of course he didn't know he was Rehaan,

He glared her cutely seeing her talking to someone else happily and went towards her,

Karan - babydoll!

Preeta and Rehaan looked at him,Preeta smiled while Rehaan was confused,

Preeta - finally Karan...aagye tum...itni der kyu?

Karan - wo bas coach ka call aagya tha...par tum to uss dwb ke saath aayi thi na...to ye kon....

Preeta - Karan ye hai..Rehaan....Rehaan Mathur!

Karan - kon Rehaan...(widened his eyes and shouts) Rehaan!

Both startled and looked at him,

Rehaan - dude mera naam itna bhi bura nahi hai...chilaane waali konsi baat thi?

Karan pulled Preeta and whispered,

Karan - ye tumhara ex boyfriend hai?

Preeta - haa...ye whi hai!kyu?

Karan glared her and then departed,

Rehaan - is everything okay guys?

Preeta - ya all okay!amm Rehaan ye Karan hai mera best friend!

Rehaan(forwarding his hand) - Hi Karan!

Karan frowned but then shook hand with him,

Karan(mind) - yahi to hona baaki tha meri zindagi me! pyaar ke realization ke ek din baad hi iska ex boyfriend tapak para!ye dwb kam tha kya jo ab isse bhi apni babydoll ko dur rakhna parega!huh!

Preeta(snapped her fingers) - Karan kaha kho gaye?

Karan - nahi kahi nahi!ye tumhara dwb kaha gaya?

Preeta - Prithvi ji...pata nahi!

Rehaan - tu kisi ke saath aayi hai Pree?

Karan(mind) - Pree?Pree kya hota hai? Ta khaa gaya kya ye jungli...Preeta naam hai uska Preeta smjha tu jungli insaan!huh!

Preeta - ha wo mai...apne fiance ke saath aayi hu!

Rehaan(shocked) - f..fiance?what the hell...tu shaadi kar rahi hai?

Karan(forced smile) - 2 din baad!

Rehaan - abe...mana mai tera ex boyfriend hu par bataya bhi nahi!

Preeta - naasik taraf kisi ko batane ka mauka hi nahi mila!but koi nahi tu aagya hai...to attend krke hi jaana shaadi!

Karan(murmurs) - jo shaadi mai hone hi nahi dunga usse attend krke kya karega ye!

Rehaan - did you say something?

Karan nodded in no with a forced smile,Prithvi came there,

Karan(mind) - issi ki to kami thi!(shouting in mind) koi mujhe meri babydoll ke saath akela choro please!

Prithvi - Preeta ji ye gilli...I mean Karan yaha...aur ye kon hai?

Preeta - wo Prithvi ji Karan yaha aaya tha to mil gaya aur ye...ye Rehaan hai mera college friend!

Prithvi smiled fakely and greeted him and then made a irritated face,Rehaan looked at him suspiciously,

Prithvi - Preeta ji ab hume jaana hoga..wo mujhe office ka kaam hai jara!

Preeta was about to say,

Karan - to tu jaana...mai Preeta ko drop kardunga!jaa tu!

Prithvi - Preeta ji mere saath aayi thi to unhe drop karna bhi meri zimmedaari hai! chaliye Preeta ji!

Preeta - amm..Prithvi ji aap jaaiye...mujhe Karan drop kardega!

Karan raised his collars looking at Prithvi,he glared him but then smiled fakely at Preeta and nodded,he left from there,

Karan showed him a punch from back glaring him,Rehaan looked at Prithvi weirdly,

Preeta - tum dono baat karo mai bas do minute me aati hu!

Both nodded,she left,

Rehaan - Pree sure hai isse lekar?

Karan(looked at him) - don't tell me tujhe bhi ye pasand nahi aaya!

Rehaan - obviously nahi!kaha Pree...aur kaha ye bandar!

Karan - dwb hai ye...kamina...inn dono ki shaadi hone nahi dunga mai!

Rehaan - kyu?

Karan - kyuki ye bandar shi insaan nahi hai!shaadi nahi barbaadi hai ye!par ye dr dumbo smjhti hi nahi meri baat!

Rehaan - you mean you already have a plan?

Karan nodded smirkingly,

Rehaan - so whatever it is...I am so in! Pree ki zindagi barbaad nahi hone de skta!

Karan(frowned) - Preeta naam hai uska!Pree Pree karna band kar!

Rehaan nodded looking at him weirdly,Preeta came back,

Preeta - ha to fir.....

Rehaan - acha mai chlta hu...meri meeting hai!kal milte hai Pree!

Preeta nodded and hugged him, Karan glared her,

Karan(mind) - mujhe to aise ghari ghari hug nahi karti!jaise isse kar rahi hai!huh!

Rehaan left from there,Karan kept on glaring him,

Preeta - ab tum aise kyu khare ho!chalo thori shopping karlu mai!

Karan nodded,she moved forward he followed her smiling looking at her lostly,

Tujhpe meri hai dawedariyan
Tujhse hai dil ki sajhedariyan,

Preeta was showing him dresses, while he was just nodding smilingly looking at her,

She looked at him and saw him lost,she called him but he kept looking at her,she rolled her eyes and slapped him lightly,he looked at her being startled,

She raised her eyebrows,he nodded in rubbing the back of his head,she smiled shaking her head,

Sajhedariyan....

Both were at the food court,she was talking continuously moving her hands making actions,he was just admiring her face expressions,

He just wanted to kiss her on cheek saying her how cute she was looking,he chuckled at his own thoughts,

Tujhpe meri hai dawedariyan
Tujhse hai dil ki sajhedariyan

She was looking at the big earrings admiringly while he was admiring her,

Karan(keeping his hand on his cheek seeing her) - Tere bin saasein loon
To jee na sakun

She showed him the earrings trying them on her,he signed her perfect,and took one of them standing behind her,

Karan(making her wear the earrings) - Ab tu hi bata kya main karun
Kya karun, kya karun (back hugged her)

She snapped her fingers in front of him,he came back to senses and saw her still asking him about the earrings,he smiled shaking his head,

Girl I need you
Girl I need you

She hits his head and moved forward,he followed her smiling widely,her dupatta got stuck in his watch,she looked back with wide eyes,

He raised his hands up showing its safe,she chuckled and started removing her dupatta,while he was just staring her lostly,

Girl I need you

She looked at him and raised her eyebrows,he nodded in no smilingly,

She shook her head in disbelief,he chuckled,

Never leave you

After sometime both left,he dropped her home and went to LH.

Next Day,

It was Preeta and Prithvi's mehendi,

Preeta's mehendi function was held in Kumkum bhagya hall,

Luthras reached there,Karan was looking here and there to find Preeta,

Shristi - di room me ready ho rahi hai!

He startled and looked back,

Karan - aise daraya mat kar!Sammy kaha hai?

Sameer(coming from back) - yahi hu Bhai!

Karan - aur wo...(making faces) Rehaan?

Shrismeer giggles silently seeing his face,

Shristi - wo di se milne gaya hai!unke room me!

Karan - acha...(realized what she said) whattt! mujhe hi iss dumbo ko sbse dur rakhna hoga!hadd hai!!(ran towards Preeta's room)

He reached her room and saw her talking with Rehaan,he barged inside,both looked at him,

Preeta(sarcastically) - aisa ho hi kaise skta hai ki The Karan Luthra ji kahi jaaye aur pagalo jaisa behave na kare! heart attack dene ka iraade leke aaye the bajarbattu?

Karan(rolls his eyes) - Preeta Arora kitni bakwaas krti ho tum!

Preeta - ek bajarbattu naamak insaan hai!uska hi asar hai!

Karan - ha-ha-ha....achi baat hai!(to Rehaan) chal mere saath baat krni hai!

Preeta - tumhe usse kya baat karni hai!

Karan - maine uske liye ladki dhundhi hai!whi dikhaani hai!le jaau isse?

Preeta(making faces) - sarcastic answer dene ki jarurat nahi thi!jaao!

Karan - chale?

Rehaan - mujhe laga tum dono aapas me pehle lad lo..fir chlte!

Karan - chal na ave...nahi actually tu neeche Shristi Sammy ke pass ja...mujhe iss dumbo se kuch baat karni hai!(Preeta glared him)

Rehaan nodded and left,Karan stared her,

Preeta - what?

Karan - back out kar rahi ho ya nahi?

Preeta(frowns) - yaar firse!please Karan!

Karan(sighs) - fine!leave it!chalo tumhe neeche lekar chlta hu!aaj The Karan Luthra tumhe accompany karega!

Preeta smiled and nodded,

He held her hand and started taking her downstairs,

Karan(mind) - ye shaadi to mai hone nahi dunga!tum apne bajarbattu ki hi dulhan banogi babydoll!bas ek baar tumhe realize hojaaye!lekin usse pehle iss dadhi waale bakre ka kissa khatam karna hoga!

Preeta sat on couch,girls started applying mehendi on her hand,

Rakhi - badi sohni lag rahi hai Preeta puttar...kisi ki nazar na lage!

Preeta smiled,

Girl - kiska naam likhna hai!

Preeta was about to say but Shristi called her,she looked at her,Karan sneakingly gave a chit to the mehendi girl,

Girl saw the chit and nodded at Karan,she wrote K in Preeta's mehendi which went unnoticed by her,

Karan looked at Shristi,she signed him thumbs up,he smiled widely,

Shrismeer Rehaan and Karan met at side,

Sameer - Karan bhai aap apne plan ko lekar sure to hona?

Karan - iska alawa aur koi raasta bhi nahi hai!kal jo hoga usse babydoll thodi hurt to hogi...par uski zindagi to barbaad nahi hogi at least!

Rehaan - even I think Karan is right!yahi ek raasta hai Pree ko uss bandar se bachane ka!

Karan(glaring him) - PREETA....PREETA....P R E E T A!(spelling her name)

Rehaan - okay fine fine Preeta...but mai usse Pree bulaau usme problem kya hai?

Karan(glaring) - hai..bas hai!(left from there)

Rehaan - isse kya hua?

Shristi - pyaar!

Sameer - mohobat!

Shristi - ishq!

Rehaan - Love?

Shrismeer nodded,

Rehaan - Preeta se?

They again nodded,

Rehaan - that's why he is always glaring me! jealous!

They again nodded giggling!

Rehaan - Pree...nahi sorry Preeta is lucky! Karan schme usse bahot pyaar karta hai!

Shrismeer - wo to hai!

Trio smiled.

To be continued.