"He broke up with me, 7 months ago."

"WHAT?" I yelled, taking everyone's attention. I cleared my throat and dragged him to the corner.

"How did that happen? Why didn't you tell me?"

"I'm sorry, I wanted to tell you, but you were already fighting with so many things." He whispered slowly and right now I want nothing but to hug this bulky yet a childlike man. And I did, I hugged his torso and caressed his back slowly.

I can feel his arms hugging my back as he put his chin on my head.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't be there for you." I know who he is sensitive about his emotions. His family is already not talking with him, just because he is gay. I could blame there orthodoxic thoughts.

It was his first relation, and I'm sad that they broke up.

"You don't have to, I understand. And I'm also sorry I was not there at your wedding. I should have been there for you." His voice cracked in the end. My heart felt heavy, now I don't want another crying session. I know he is blaming himself hard.

I detached myself from his body.

"You know, I'm happy now." I smiled. I don't know how I'm looking right now, smiling with tears. But that could be my least concern.

"Omkar, loves me a lot." My throat felt clogged. It's hard for me to control my emotions.

He cupped my cheeks and made me look at him.

"What about you, do you love him?"

Do I love him?

"I don't know."

Suddenly he pulled me in his embrace and clutched my body tightly.

"You are the strongest woman I know. So brave, so kind just having a heart like a wow." He chuckled and I slapped his arms lightly.

This guy does know where to use memes.

"Am I interrupting something?" a voice made our neck snap towards its direction. There Omkar stood leaning toward the threshold of door.

His jaw clenched and his eyes glanced hardly at Shaurya. I smiled at him, but he frowned. Taking big steps, he stood in front of me.

"You are crying." He stated. His face immediately snapped toward Shaurya who guilty looks at him.

"Man, I didn't do anything." He surrendered.

Omkar again looked at me again and cupped my cheeks with his one hand. I want his another hand to hold me also but that's practically not possible for now, as his shoulder is still not recovered.

"I was telling him what made me happy."

He suddenly chuckled.

"What thing is it, which made you so happy that you are crying?" he kissed my forehead and looked directly into my eyes.

"You." My mouth uttered before I can process anything.

His hands stilled as he looked at me in disbelieve. His eyes held nothing but purity, he looks like a child who heard that we would eat ice-cream after constants rejections.

But someone has to ruin our moment, no? Shaurya cleared his throat loudly and I instantly glared at him. How dare he?

"I think, everyone is waiting outside." He chuckled nervously. And I remembered that I had a surprise party going on.

I pushed Omkar a little and gestured Shaurya to go out.

"W-we should go out now." I whispered, too afraid to look into his eyes right now. I heard him sigh as he leaned toward my neck a little, goosebumps spread over my neck.

"We are not done yet."

I went out with Omkar trailing me from behind. Dhavani who was eating and scrolling on her phone glanced at our side. She put her phone aside and came toward us.

She awkwardly glanced at Omkar and me simultaneously. I blinked my eye to reassure her to speak.

"I hope you guys sorted everything?"

"Yeah, thank you for dragging him here." I know Shaurya wouldn't have come to me, willingly after I know he was in self-blame era.

"No mention." She smiled. You know these girlfriends are best, they can know everything you say, without elaborating much. Just some eye talk and we know if other party is in need, happy, sad or baffled. You know, girl math.

"You have not even tasted the cake, Shaurya made for you." And my stomach dropped, suddenly my appetite lost.

"Don't worry, it's good." She passed me a tight lipped smiled. She is up to something. She grabbed my wrist and pulled me toward the table where everything is almost disappeared.

"Cut the cake." She urged with a squeal. My birthday is tomorrow guys. But anyways I did cut the cake.

I pulled the first slice from the cake and my hand automatically went toward Omkar's mouth who was standing beside me. A subtle smile played on his lips.

He took a small bit and grabbed my wrist. Forwarding my hand to my mouth, he said-

"Open your mouth." And like I was hypnotized; I did what he said. I bit on the cake while drowning into his eyes. Tonight, I saw what a happy eye looks like. His eyes, his happiness. And for a moment I forgot where we were standing, what we are doing. It's just me and him.

My trance was broken when I heard loud hooting and cheers. I distanced myself a little, after I felt baffled on my thoughts and actions.

"How's the cake? How's the cake?" Shaurya jumped like a monkey. Taste? How was the taste? I forgot the taste, I literally forgot. Did I even taste it?

I racked my mouth with my tongue to find any clue about the cake. And I found some remaining sweetness of butterscotch in the top of my mouth.

"I-it's good." I looked everywhere but him. What the fuck just happened? What's going on? It never happened before.

After eating and dancing a bit Dhavani dragged a weeping Shaurya out and Siddharth and his cousin politely excused themselves. Now, it's just me, Omkar, and this mess.

My head throbbed as I saw my living room like a garbage can. What had they done to my house? I controlled my urge to drag everyone by their hairs and made them clean my house. I sighed and first grabbed the tray of cake which still some reminisce.

But before I could move forward Omkar held my wrist.

"Leave, you are not supposing to do this."