Gauri was staring into space with a tear stained face when her dadi maa entered the room. Dadi maa sat on the bed and placed her hand on her shoulder. Gauri turned around and hid her face in dadi maa's lap and cried her heart out while she kept petting her hair. After sometime when gauri wasn't calming down, dadi maa spoke

Dm: Bachcha shaant ho jaa. Why are you crying? You love him right? You wanted to marry him and when he himself is asking you to get married to him, why did you reject him?

G: yes I love him dadi. I wanted to marry him but I'm afraid dadi maa what if he breaks my heart again. I won't be able to bear it.

DM: that guy is really pure at heart but he has one bad quality

G(curiously):what is it?

DM: usko cheezen thodi der se samajh mein aati hain. I guess he is a crack piece. (gauri smiles) he is a really good person gauri don't let him go. You know today he was telling me about his past. If it was someone else they would have hid it but he didn't. Aise log duniya mein bohot kam hote hain.

G: aap ne sahi kaha dadi maa. He's one in a million. And a crack piece too.

DM: toh phir yeh kyun kaha ke tum yeh shaadi nahi karna chahti?

G: i was hurt with his rejection.

DM: usko ek mauka do gauri. Talk it out. Sought out your differences. You'll be really happy with him.

G:I'll talk to him tomorrow.

"good" dadi maa says and starts walking out but stops midway and turns around "maaf kardo use....par itni asani se nahi" gauri nods her head with a smile knowing well what her dadi maa meant.

Gauri always thought men were selfish, blinded by lust and harsh. But the oberoi brothers have changed her perspective. Especially the middle one. She thought of the time she had asked him about marriage. It was way before they found out about Omaira.

"what are your thoughts on marriage" she had asked him one day only to receive a shocked look in response "i mean, you have been married" his glare became sharp " ok that hadn't ended properly but you'll get married again when you find out about Omaira, right?" he nodded in negative leaving her shocked. "what do you mean by that? Are you not going to get married again?" he again nodded in negative "but you have a whole life to live. How would you spend it alone? And moreover when we find Omaira, she'll be just about 4 to 5 years old. How will she live without a mother?" she asked in shock. "just because I can't live alone or just cause my daughter needs a mother, I can't ruin someone's life. Even if I get married, I know I won't be able to love that person. Cause after whatever I have gone through,it's very difficult for me to love someone. And without love, a marriage is incomplete" He said sowing a seed of love through his words in her heart. " what if you fall in love with someone? Will you get married then?" she asked. "if I fall in love.... Yes. But only if" he had said. And she had fell for his selflessness. She'll give him another chance. She'll talk to him tomorrow.

Om along with jhanvi and ira reach oberoi mansion and om paces towards his room ignoring the questions thrown at him. Ira follows him, followed by Shivaay . Om was about to close the door but stops seeing ira. He goes towards his cupboard in an attempt to hide his tears. Ira follows behind.

I: aap ro rahe ho?

O(pretending to smile): no Ira. Why should I cry?

I: please omi, you and I both know that you can't lie. How many times do I tell you not to lie to me.

Listening to ira calling him omi, om knew that it was not his daughter Omaira but his friend ira talking to him. He goes down on his knees to match her height and hugs her as his tears start flowing down.

O: I really love her ira. Main uske bina jee nahi paunga. I'll die.

I(eyes welling up): nahi omi aap aisa nahi bol sakte. Aap mujhe phir se chod kar nahi jaa sakte. Main Ms. Bakbak se baat karungi. Woh meri mama banegi. Aap mujhe chhod ke na jao.

Om realizes what he had said in his turmoil. He wipes Ira's unshed tears and says

O:main tumhe chod kar kabhi nahi jaunga. Promise.

I: pakka vaada

O: sachcha vaada. Abhi aap aapne dadi ke paas jao aur change kar lo. Go

Ira hugs om, kisses him on both his cheeks, actions him not to cry and leaves the room. Once ira was out om broke down again and this time he felt a hand on his shoulder. He didn't need to turn around to know who it was. He knew it was Shivaay, the only person along with rudra who was with him in all the ups and downs of life.

"she rejected me, Shivaay" he told still not looking at him. Shivaay too knelt down beside him and asked "tell me what happened there" om narrated what happened and by the end of it he had fresh set of tears streaming down his eyes. Shivaay hugged him tight and comforted him.

O:now I know how it feels to be rejected. She would have felt the same right? I shouldn't have rejected her. I should have confessed my love when she did. Now she's gone and I'm left alone. Again.

S(wiping his tears) : om it's not true. She's not gone, she hasn't rejected you. You gave her time to think right? She'll be back.

O: i wish she comes back.

Precap: "thanks for breaking my heart. Again"

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