It was around 4 o'clock when dev woke up in the morning. It took few minutes for him to realize that he also for more than 12hrs skipping his dinner. He literally needed that long sleep to look fresh and feel relaxed.
The girl next him was too close to him. Her half body was on top of him.
The more he tried to get out of her hold she gripped him more tightly. Like a small kid hugging her mom or like a teen girl hugging her teddy she was hugging him tight. "What are you doing?" His voice was  loud enough to break her sleep.  "I'm sorry. I... well" sonakshi felt awkward looking at killing the position she was sleeping. She moved away from him but his masculine scent reached her brain. That was the only thing pulling her close to him.

That scent reminded of anurag to her. From the day he left her alone she used to buy that scent and spray it around her. Sonakshi felt his presence each time she inhaled that scent.

"What are you thinking" dev questioned sonakshi as she was looking at the fall ceiling above her. "Actually I'm sorry. I did not want to sleep with you but as you were sick I thought to help you. That's it" sonakshi spoke in a low tone. She wasn't a girl who will always apologize but she changed herself completely after anurag's disappearance. "I don't need you to help me sleep. I'm not a kid and definetly I can take care of myself" dev said to sonakshi and with full power he walked out of the room. She felt it really hard to understand about him. When she can't understand about her ownself from where is she going to understand about him?
Sonakshi closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Calming down herself she moved inside the washroom.

The moment sonakshi came out from the washroom after a cold bath in the early morning she felt like freezing she moved inside the kitchen and found a hot coffee on the dinning table. "Is it for me" sonakshi asked dev, who was busy working in his laptop. "Yes, I went to prepare  coffee for myself so just made it even for you" dev replied sonakshi and she poured the hot coffee from the flask to the cup near her. "Thanks" she replied to him with a smile. "The bed is big enough but why do you cling to me" he questioned her stretching his leg in the couch. " That's what I said right last night you were shivering so only" she cut her words. "Ofcouse I know you won't come near me as you didn't marry me by your choice. Now, don't even show any sympathy for me even if I die" he said straight on her face and moved back to his room and closed the door.
Sonakshi knocked the door and said "I'm sorry about yesterday. As you cared for me I also had some concern for you. From hence forth I won't cross your way" sonakshi said and walked away from the house and reached the green garden but sadly she spotted her car. She started her vehicle and decided to reah early to the hospital. Sonakshi  regretted for not even taking kuhu's phone number.  Sonakshi reached the hospital in 5mins and went  straight to the third floor. As sonakshi  passed by kuhu's cabin she looked at her lying on the desk. "Kuhu shall I come in" sonakshi asked kuhu with a knock on her door. "Yes please" kuhu replied and offered sonakshi a place to sit. "What dear full romance with husband ah?" Kuhu asked sonakshi with a teasing smile and sonakshi replied "ask me anything but not about him".

"If I don't ask you about him. I feel my day is incomplete ya" kuhu said
"My day is worst when someone ask about our closeness" sonakshi yelled. "It will take time to get together with him sonakshi give your marriage a chance" kuhu lent against her chair. "You can understand but today morning my mother in law was in directly asking whether we consummated" sonakshi whispered, she felt as if breaking her phone. How can his mom think like that just because both of them did not pick their phones. "Old generation ya. Chill up" kuhu convenienced sonakshi and their chat continued. "How early to hospital?" Sonakshi asked. "Obviously, emergency case gurl"kuhu replied.

"What special for today?" sonakshi
Opened her eyes wide and questioned kuhu. "We are having a party tonight. It has been 5yrs since this hospital started to service with various specialists so today we are celebrating it" kuhu said with lots of enthusiasm. "Okay let's get back soon" Sonakshi took leave from kuhu and went to her cabin. She was extremely sweet and kind to her patience that's why even after changing her hospital people stood in line to consult her.

Dev on the other hand reached late to hospital. He felt better inhaling the ethyl alcohol smell. His desk was clean and beat like how he expected it do be. Arranging his laptop and other important things he relaxed himself. One by one the patience entered inside his room and he started feel exhausted with their various questions. Even though dev was getting furious he maintained a smile in his lips. Each time he sat on that chair as DR.Dev Dixit he literally felt learning medicine was much better than practicing it. That never meant he was hating job but infact it was his desire to be a doctor and treat many sick people. "Your child reports are with child specialist after she confirms that your child is okay I will perform the surgery" dev said casually ordering them to meet Dr.kuhu. The case he felt bad dealing with was always block in child's heart.  Dev always felt he was not suitable for going friendly with children. The last time he performed a heart surgery for a small 12 year old child he completely lost his patience In the operation theatre but lucky enough kuhu controlled the child and dev was able to diagnose better. That incident always threatened him to treat children.

Finally he switched on his phone to just notice 10 missed calls from his mom since last night. He quickly dialled her ordering the receptionist to make few patience wait. "Maa I got little busy last night" Dev said his mom the moment she picked up his call. "Haan I spoke to sonakshi just wanted to check k whether guy both were doing fine" his mom replied him. "Nothing important know? I will call you later Maa patience are waiting for me" dev said ending his call with his mom. Dev looled to the door to find his next patient but it was kunal who entered his cabin. " Dev I need your help. My mom asked me to go out with a girl for lunch whom she prefers to be my wife" kunal said to dev, he gave a blank look and asked kunal to sit in the chair. "You love kuhu right? Did you tell it to your mom?" Dev questioned kunal and he nodded his head in a no. "Tell them and get over it. Now please let me treat my patience" dev yelled at kunal. " I thought you will help me to break this proposal. It's okay you do your work" kunal said and stood up to leave from dev's cabin. "Coming for the party tonight?" Kunal questioned dev before leaving his cabin. "Planning to come" dev replied kunal and he left from dev's cabin.

From his school days kunal very well knew about dev. They both used to get angry on each other for silly things but that never used to last long. Even here when dev spoke rude to kunal he didn't feel bad at all because kunal complete knew about the mask dev was wearing.

Kunal silently went to canteen and sat. He just had an hour to think what to do. Within an hour he should meet a girl whom his mom choosed for him and he was clueless thinking what will happen if she likes him. As he was  indulged in his deep thoughts kuhu and sonakshi came took their seats next to him.

Kunal noticed sonakshi and kuhu. Kuhu understood about kunal being restless. She questioned him about his issue as even sonakshi was there he didn't know how to say but decided to tell everything accepting sonakshi also as one among them. "Are guy trying to leave me" kuhu questioned kunal with fake anger in her face. She knew he wasn't going to leave her but just wanted to pull his legs. Their conversations made sonakshi relive her last moments with anurag in her thoughts. "Try telling her that you love kuhu when you meet her today" sonakshi said to kunal and he replied "THAT girl's family is related to my aunty I'm scared to mess up" his words made sonakshi rethink "If you don't mind I can help you in this" sonakshi said which really made kunal feel alive. "Please I will always be thankfuk to you" kunal spoke and sonakshi ordered kunal to take even kuhu and her along with him to the restaurant. Accepting to sonakshi, kunal took kuhu  and sonakshi with him to meet the girl whom his mom ordered him to have a talk with.
Sonakshi and kuhu took a Conner seat in the restaurant from where they see and hear the conversation between kunal and the other girl but they can't see them. Kuhu felt as an CID officer and cracked weird joke with sonakshi who was really being serious. "It's always better ti marry a girl or boy whom we love. I wish our society understand this" sonakshi said to kuhu for which kuhu just nodded her head.

The girl arrived in a modern way exposing her thighs and stomach. She looked so sexy in the attire she wore making every guy on the restaurant drop his mouth. "Did she think she was coming to a fashion show" sonakshi questioned and kuhu just remained silent thinking how will kunal react to her.

"Hi kunal. I'm akriti I hope you might me knowing me as miss Delhi and the modest model" she introduced herself and kunal requested her to take a seat. "I'm not interested in modelling and stuff. I'm basically traditional. So it's just patience and me. That's my world" kunal said and noticed sonakshi's text asking him to first met akriti talk. Kunal casually ordered two Apple shakes for them and asked akriti to talk to him.

"Apart from your basic bio-data I don't know anything about you. I came  here ti meet you as they instructed in my home" akriti said and kunal nodded in yes "same goes here I still don't know much about you" kunal replied waiting for her to continue.
"You seem to be a cool guy so if at all we are okay with  this I have a few conditions before our marriage" Akriti sounded really polite and kunal too agreed for her to continue as instructed by sonakshi. Akriti made herself like a open mind girl and started with her conditions. "I don't like to cook and I can never learn too. I think your family must have thought I'm too traditional but that's only till  the matrimony profile. I don't think I can adjust with your family. More over I dated many guys and it's always better if you don't check on my phone. That's it" akriti made sure with her conditions. Kunal didn't like her anymore when he had his precious girl running behind him always no matter what. That moment  kuhu looked like an angel for him. He understood how sweet she was and how mature she is.

"Sonakshi did you also throw these  type of condition to your husband" kuhu questioned sonakshi."no infact I never met him even once before our marriage. I didn't want to meet him and even he didn't want to meet me just by looking at each other's picture we decided to marry as his mom arranged our wedding" sonakshi replied she texted kunal few words but he did not look at his phone.

"It's okay you can buy and eat. I don't mind cooking for myself alone. I don't mind you being modern. I literally don't care about how much boyfriends you have. Even you need not care about my girlfriends. More over I won't check your phone nor on you because you aren't my type of girl. Pay the amount for yiur one Apple juice and get lost from my eyes." Kunal casually said akriti but her face turned red in anger. She walked out of the restaurant and kunal checked his phone to just find out what sonakshi had texted him and he spoke to her was just the same.

Hugging kuhu tightly kunal promised her to never leave her alone. Sonakshi admired this lovely couple.

"Kunal I don't know to cook too but I will learn it for you. I will dress decent as I know your possesive on me and won't let any other guys stare at me nor I wish other guys to stare at me. I will only let you flirt with me and I'm always okay with you using my phone as even now you thought my phone as yours and using it." Before kuhu could complete  her words kunal took her lips in his. Kuhu moaned as his lips touched hers.   Breaking the kiss she spoke "if your okay with my condition let's Marry right away in a register office. Sonakshi and dev will be witness for our marriage"her words made kunal fall in love with her more. Kunal wished for all her words to come true. "I love you so much" kunal said breaking their tight hug. "I pray that no evil force should separate you both" sonakshi blessed them both in a friendly way as kunal and kuhu thanked her.

Three of them decided to go home and take rest as they didn't have any work in the hospital. Before leaving the restaurant kuhu confirmed with sonakshi whether she's coming for the party and sonakshi nodded her head in yes.

"Why don't you bring your husband along with you"?" Kuhu asked and sonakshi's face turned blank. "No, I really want to be away from him" sonakshi replied. "How will I run my job of all the couple don't get together?" Kunal gave a sarcastic look. "Not all love stories are successful but not all love stories alone make you successful in your job too. Have patience" sonakshi said and took few minutes for him to understand her words. He wished a happy life for sonakshi within his heart. Silently they three of them started to share a beautiful bond.

With lots of excitement to meet in the party they took leave from each other.
Waving a bye with smile to kunal and kuhu, sonakshi started her car.

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