Heya friends! Are you ready for this chapter? Let's enjoy the ride together! The countdown for the marriage has just started!!

Priya's POV

I was so happy with myself that I raised my (imaginary) shirt collar and patted my back. The decorations were done exactly as I had planned.

The aunties had made the food and it was decided that everything, from the wedding to the dinner  would be held on the terrace.

But I had one thing to be worried about.

"Kabir, the decorations look very beautiful but I am worried. If I shall switch on the lights of this open terrace, the attention of the public as well as the media would be attracted. What to do then?" I told him.

"Shit! I didn't think about it!" He said.

He called Neet (my brother), Manan, Nishchay Sneha, Aarav and Shobha but asked us to stay mum and act normal. We didn't want our elders to get tensed.

"Let's hold the wedding tomorrow morning. That way we won't need the lights and while the media would be trying to get inside that hotel, we would quickly get  them wedded before the media realise what's going on." Said  Neet.

But then Kabir looked at my sad face. Because everything was ready. The food and the decorations. Preparing the whole food tomorrow would mean doing the hard work again.

" It's Okay we would ask our parents have the occasion without food. I will give a dinner party later." Said Manan, supporting Neet.

"But the essence of the whole decorations was the lighting. And the terrace. And the food ." I Said.

Sometimes I feel that Nishchay is more close to Kuhu than I am to her. That's because he cannot hide anything from her. He immediately called her and told her everything. Now to be frank, I didn't want to involve Kuhu in that matter otherwise she would be worried.

"Okay I am keeping the phone on the speaker." Said Nishchay.

"Listen guys," boomed the voice from the phone.

"Let's have the dinner at the scheduled time. We can have the wedding after the midnight. Around 2-3 o clock. That way even if the media would come to know, it would be too late for them."

"You are a genius" Shobha Exclaimed.

Neet got up and said that he needed to meet Kuhu.

Manan just smiled. "Okay then, let's keep it that way. I am going to talk to our parents and others" said Manan while he got up. I had a feeling that he was going somewhere else too.

"Okay I will go and check how Kuhu is doing." Said Sneha.

"Wait Sneha. You stay here." I Said. And Sneha just suppressed a giggle. Kuhu must be busy with a visitor.

Kuhu's POV

"You looking so beautiful" Said my mother with tears in her eyes.

"She still looks like a  female monkey" joked Neet, my younger brother.

"Laugh as much as you want! You would start missing me from the day 2" I told him.

"I won't miss you except the moment of a mini second when  I would get your room"

Neet got leave from him collage. He was studying abroad and came to India as soon as I told him that I and Manan were planning to get married.  He took the charge of bringing the materials required by everyone. Be it fruits, vegetables (for the dinner), flour, lighting and decoration items, balloons, the Panditji (Person who is supposed to conduct the rituals of the marriage as per the Hindu traditions) he ensured that he would get them via his friends so no one would be doubtful.

"Shhhh Manan" Said my father making him quiet. I could feel him being happy for me. But he was already imagining his life without me.

"Papa the best part about marrying Manan is that my in laws place is in the same city as our home. I can come to meet you atleast once in a day."  I assured him.

"Don't worry papa. I would eventually get tired of her and send her to your place atleast every alternative month." Said Manan while entering the room.

We all broke into laughter and Manan requested my parents that he wanted to talk to me in private so everyone went out while we both stood.

"Thank you." He said.

"For what?" I was curious.

"For devising the beautiful plan of marrying after the midnight. Else I would have to wait for another day." He said.

"It wouldn't have made much difference. Getting married at mid night and early morning is just a matter of few hours." I shrugged.

"For me, living every minute without you in the same roof is like an hour. So I am glad you saved some time." He smiled and kissed my forehead. I noticed that he had changed into his wedding attire.

He was looking superbly gorgeous. The saffron coloured sherwani and navy blue turban gave him a Royal look.

"Why are you in so much of hurry to get married?" I asked him, even though I almost knew why.

He suddenly stood behind my book and took me in front of the mirror. Then he kissed the nape of my neck while his hands played with my waist.

I closed my eyes only to be shocked when he gently nibbled my ear. A soft moan escaped from my lips.

"Sometimes you need to lose the control of yourself and experience the magic." He whispered.

"You look very good experienced in this department." I whispered back.

"Which department?" He smiled naughtily.

"THIS department" I tried to stress without blushing.

"I don't get you." He said with his expressions blank again.

"Come on, you know it" I said. He is such a cheat.

"I am sorry I don't know. You need to explain it to me in depth" his wicked grin was back.

"Say it baby" he directly whispered into my ears, his hot breath touching my neck and giving me goosebumps.

I closed my eyes and blushed.

We both had an eye contact via mirror and his eyes showed an intense passion.

Suddenly he turned around.

"Where are you going?" I asked him as soon as he left me and advanced towards the door of the room. At least he should have finished whatever the delicious thing he had started doing to me a few minutes back.

"Just wanted to give you an idea why I am in so much of hurry of getting married. For more you might have to wait for tonight." He winked and went away. That cheat! He always made me anticipate for more.

I sighed. And called Priya.

"It's the time for dinner. I would prefer that you stay in your room and I would have someone send you the food. Don't come out. Have your food, remove your jewellery and go to sleep. I would have to wake you up at late night and then the whole rituals would go on and on for the whole night. It would be better if you take some rest." She said.

My brother came with a plate of food and we ate while we talked. Then my mum came and made me remove my makeup and jewellary. I wore my comfy pyjamas and went to sleep.

Priya's POV

"The dinner is delicious aunty!" I complimented Manan's mother and she just smiled. I am glad that my friend has got such a wonderful lady as her mother in law.

"Hey Priya, join us!" Shouted Nishchay will Kabir gestured me to join the circle. The gang had sat in a circle and we all were just talking.

"So what to do after the dinner is over?" Asked Aarav.

"We have called three maids of mine to wash the dishes and clean up. So we all can either go to sleep in one of the rooms and wake up at midnight. And the get ready again. Panditji has given the time of 3 o clock so will commence everything around 2:30ish."

Everyone agreed with my plan. As soon as dinner was over, the gang chose to put some mats and sleep on the terrace itself. I supervised the cleaning and the maids went after the cleaning was over. The elders had chosen a few rooms to sleep. Neet and Angad as well as his wife had gone out to book a hotel room for Kuhu and Manan's first night.

I had instructed everyone to get up at 1:30ish and get ready by 2 o clock so that everything would be set by 3 o clock.

I went to the terrace to see if everyone had a sleeping. The girls had taken a spot to sleep whereas boys slept in the opposite direction. But Kabir was missing. I was wondering where he was suddenly I got startled by a "Hi!" from my back.

"You scared me!" I held a hand on my heart.

"Sorry" He chuckled.

"Your pranks resembled to those of the kiddos." I accused him.

"Speaking of kiddos, please do not tell anything to Kuhu about what I had told you about me being guilty and stuff please" He almost begged.

"Ya don't worry. Am great at keeping secrets." I Said.

"By the way, what about my offer?" He asked.

"Which offer?" I Said.

"The tea one?" He said. Okay I thought he was joking with the tea thing when he had first said it.

"Sorry dear. I am not your type. It would be better if you go for someone else" I gently put his down. Dating the my bestie's ex love would be super awkward and I didn't want to chart into unknown territories.