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Seeing Pandit went out leaving them alone, Naina shifts slightly sitting close to him holding his hand in hers... she keeps checking on his fever but relaxed that it was at least not increasing any more... but not getting reduced too... seems medicine starts working on him...

During mid night, she felt a slight movement from him... he opened his eyes hazily when shocked to see her sitting there... he was expecting Pandit to be near him as he strictly warned him to not let Naina come into his room...

Sameer pulled his hand from hers suddenly, "tum... tum yahaan iss waqt... baahar jaao yahaan se..." he said a bit rudely seeing her sitting so close to him...

Naina knowing his concern for her, asked politely keeping her hand on his forehead, "how are you feeling now... can I get something for you..."

Sameer hold her wrist to pull away her hand from his forehead, "tumne suna nahin maine kya kaha... get out from here..." he shouts loudly on her as doesn't want her to catch infection from him...

But she was more adamant today to be with him at any cost... knowing he will not allow her to stay with him, she looked at him sternly, "har baar chilla kar kahi baat sahi nahin hoti... aapko jitna chillana hai chilla lijiye, mein kahin nain jaaungi... samjhe aap..." she too replied back in high tone making him stunned... his eyes got wide seeing her shouting back on him...

Is he dreaming, or she is in real?

Suddenly he starts coughing badly... she rubbed his chest with her soft palms to relieve him ... she lifts his head slightly holding from back to let him take some water... soon he calms down, but his gaze was still fixed on her face... he was still in daze...

Wiping his mouth slightly from towel she stood to go out.... but turned back giving a strict look, "mein abhi aayi vaapas... aur jyaada chillane se khaansi aayegi toh please apna munh bandh rakhiyega... khabardaar jo ek baar aur awaaz nikali toh... har baat chup chap sun leti hoon iska matlab yeh nahin ki kuchh bhi bolte rahenge..." she said in a warning tone pointing her finger towards him...

She turned to go out mumbling in anger more, "haal dekho kya bana rakha hai apna ek hi din mein, par majaal hai thoda kam bol le... kisi ki nahin sunana bas aur gussa toh jaise har waqt naak par rakha rehta hai... mein koi parayi hoon jo kah diya chali jaao... huh..." it was enough loud in silent room, clearly audible to him...

She left out from room, leaving him in daze... no it was not his dream... she was scolding him... really?

Pandit came inside seeing her going out... Sameer was still in shock watching her going out when Pandit jerked him slightly, "hey, what happen... tabiyat kaisi hai ab..." he asked again seeing no response from him, "vaise tujhe bhi daant padi kya...?"

Sameer nodded his head, "bohot jor se..." he said cutely making a cute pout...

Pandit giggled making him shocked, "mujhe bhi padi... aaj pata chala yeh Naina... Naina Devi bhi ban sakti hai... bach kar rehna bhai... badi khatarnaak hai yeh toh... dikhne mein hi sirf halki phulki si hai par daant kya kas kar lagati hai... bachpan ki yaad dila di jab Pooja didi se dande padte the... lagta hai saari behane aisi hi hoti hai... pyaari aur khatarnaak... jitna pyaar utani hi daant...." he said adoringly, feeling blessed to get a loving and caring sister...

Sameer glared him throwing daggers, "bakwaas mat kar... behen hogi teri, meri toh biwi hai... lagta hai tere bhi dimaag mein bukhaar chad gaya hai, kuchh bhi bolta hai..." 

He scolds getting more irritated on him, "aur maine kaha tha na ki usko mujhse dur rakhna.. I am in flu... she can easily catch it... ek kaam hota nahin aur baatein karwa lo... idiot..."

Pandit said making pity face, "sab log bas mujhe hi daant lo... bhai jab teri nahin chal rahi toh tujhe lagta hai meri suni hogi usane... ganimat samajh teri haaltat dekh kar usne meri dande se pitaayi nahin ki... aaj bach gaya varna teri dosti ke chakkar mein shaheed ho jaata mein... bada aaya..."

He said to tease him more, "vaise mein bata raha hoon aaj ke baad agar phir kabhi aisi naubat aayi toh mein toh party badal lunga... after all strong candidate ka saath dene mein hi faayda hai na... ab tere chillane ke din toh gaye... finally Naina devi ne iss sher ki sawari kar hi li.." he laughed making him more frustrated...

Before Sameer replied to him, Naina came back carrying a tray... Pandit quickly stood and left outside leaving them alone again hiding his laughter... he can't afford to stay there anymore seeing her in so much anger today and Sameer's pity face... he wants Sameer and Naina to spend some time with each other... he just hoped that both of them would soon realize what they meant to each other and confess their feelings soon...

Keeping the tray on side table, Naina support him holding his shoulder to make him sit back... though he was reluctant, but she was adamant today...

Naina glaring him, "mujhe koi behes nahin karni... please yeh pee lijiye... aapke cough mein relief milega aur bukhaar bhi jaldi utar jayega..." she said in a polite tone with firm voice...

Seeing her so concerned for him he sits back taking her support as feeling extremely weak... she took the bowl in her hand and filled the spoon to let him drink... taking first sip he shouts, "yeh kya hai zeher jaisa... maarogi kya... yeh kaun sa tarika hai badla lene ka..." he said making weird and irritated face...

She said suppressing her laugh, "zeher nahin, isey kada kehte hai... gharelu ilaaj hai sardi khaansi ka... dekhiyega aapki dawai se jyaada jaldi asar karega yeh... iss mausam mein bohot fayda karta hai yeh..."

She took the spoon again close to his mouth, but he denied, "mein nahin piyunga... I can afford to remain sick for few more days rather than having this gharelu ilaaz..." he turned his face to other side making a grumpy face like a stubborn kid...

Seeing him behaving like a small kid she smiled inwardly and said with a pleading tone, "please ek baar pee lijiye... shayad aap bimaar rehna afford kar sakte ho lekin mein aapko bimaar dekhna afford nahin kar sakti... so please, it's a request..." she brings his face back to her side keeping her soft hand on his cheek...

Her sudden feathery touch on his rough cheek, make him forget all his surroundings... how could he deny on her such a cute request which flatter him knowing that how much she is concerned for him...

Sameer kept staring at her without blinking his eyes... she was sitting so close to her that they can even listen their heartbeats in silent room... in usual during flu, people avoid coming into close contact but her face was devoid of any kind of uneasiness, any discomfort... why she is so concerned for him when he always keep shouting on her, insulting her... its ages since his mother left him, no one was there to take care of him like this... except one person... but now...

His trance broke seeing her wide smile, "dekha saara pee bhi liya aur pata bhi nahin chala... itna naatak toh bachche bhi nahin karte jitna aap..."

He realized he had already finished the sour liquid without throwing more tantrums... all credit goes to her... her serene, beautiful face which makes him forget all bitter taste... he thought smilingly, "isn't it cheating... itni pyaari si shakal saamne hogi toh insaan kada kya zeher bhi pee jayega... Mrs. Cheater Maheshwari..."

She wiped his face with wet towel when he holds her hand, "please stay away from me... it's not good for you... I really don't want you to suffer for me...." he said with a genuine concern for her as Doctor told him about her weakness and low immunity... above all she is pregnant...

Naina looked straight into his eyes, "jab aapko hospital jaane se darr lagta hai toh aap kyun mere liye saari raat hospital mein ruke the... apne darr se lade the... chhod aate na mujhe akele hospital mein rehne ke liye... vahaan Doctor aur staff tha na meri care karne ke liye..." she replied in a flow of rage...

He got stunned that how come she knew about his fear... of course, a well deserving punch to his bestie... but later...

He lowered his eyes having no answer when she asked further, "aur kya jarurat thi subah baarish mein baahaar aane ki jab pata hai ki bemausam ki baarish mein tabiyat kharaab ho jaati hai... bachche hai kya aap jo apna khayal nahin rakh sakte... aur ab baatien karwa lo... kuchh nahin sunana mujhe bas..." today she was really in a bad mood and keep scolding him, not giving any chance to explain even...

Another deserving punch... pet mein khaane ke alawa kuchh nahin pachta iske...

Her question caught Sameer off guard... she keeps mumbling getting angry on his careless attitude towards his health... he always takes care of her and never forget to give her medicine, even when she herself forget to take many times... how could she leave him alone in this condition... but she was more hurt thinking that he desperately kept himself away from her... though they don't have a normal relation but at least she deserves to be with him in this condition... but he didn't consider her even for this also... she felt miffed...

Seeing her so restless and non-stop blabbering, Sameer looked straight into her eyes, "please... don't take me wrong... I have flu and it can catch you easily... it's not good for you... I was just concerned for you... aur mujhe hamesha se aadat hai akele khud ho sambhalne ki..."

Naina all lost in his words uttered, "par abhi toh mein hoon na aapke saath..." their eyes reflect the pain of loneliness, craving for someone close into their life... with whom they can share their pains, sorrow...

Seeing him so quiet and still not well, Naina shifted a bit and said, "aap aaraam kijiye... itni der raat jaagna aapke liye theek nahin... you should rest properly..." avoiding his gaze on her face, she helped him to laid down back... covering with duvet, she sits close to his bed pulling a chair... hearing her aching voice, Samer didn't even stop her anymore to help him...

He suddenly felt missing of her warmth... since the time, he has opened his eyes, she was sitting so close to him, checking on his fever, feeding by her own hands, showing her anger... but now she was again sitting at far, maintaining distance... he frowned inwardly but remain silent as might be he was expecting too much from her... he himself doesn't want her to come close to him then why this sudden proximity affecting him so much...

Deeply in his thoughts his eyes soon get heavy and drift into sleep... Naina still remain seated close to him... seeing him in deep sleep, she came back and sits close to his head and checked on his fever... it was slightly warmer than earlier... she checked the prescription lying on table and realize its few hours left to give next doze... but he was restless and sweating badly...

She brings the cold water and start keeping wet hanky on his forehead... with little effort he seems relaxed and slept back... she didn't move back this time and sits there only... on his bed... holding his hand in her one hand and caressing his hairs with other... even in deep sleep his grip on her hand was firm, leaving a smile on her face... whole night went like this...

Early morning, he opened his eyes seeing her sitting next to him in same position... much more uncomfortable than expected without even taking any back rest... he realized their hands entwined with each other tightly, her eyes glued on him only... suddenly a gush of guilt across his heart to keep her awake  whole night for him but somehow, feels contented too...

Seeing his intense gaze on her, she shifted a bit away feeling shy... a soothing silence prevailed in the room, but no one initiate effort to utter a word... both lost in each other... whole night she was waiting for him to open his eyes, to see him all fine... and he was craving to see her close to him when he awakes... sometimes unsaid wishes fulfilled...

Pandit came inside after a soft knock on the door but not aware that no one was even bothered and realized his presence around.... they remain seated in same position... he smirked seeing them like this when suddenly seeing him standing close to them, they came back from their la la land...

Naina stood back with a jerk, stumbled but still saved as her hand was still on his grip... he shouts instantly getting worried for her, "careful..."

But this time she didn't mind him shouting on her as its showing even in his own bad condition, he was concerned for her... a relief...

Removing her hand from his grip she said slowly, "I will come back..." she left avoiding their gaze on her blushed cheeks...

She came back to her room and went to washroom with a fresh set of clothes... seeing herself in mirror that she hadn't slept from last two nights but still her face was glowing... shining like a blossom flower... her cheeks were tinted with red color... what's this... she was blushing... she covered her face with her soft tiny palms and smiled, "is it love...?"

she merely stared at herself for a while before she lifted her hand to touch her cheeks turned red thinking, "kya sach mein yahi pyaar hota hai... par hum donon kaise... aur kab... jo movies mein dikhate hai ki pyaar kab hota hai pata hi nahin chalta, kya mere saath bhi aisa hi hua hai... shayad isiliye mujhse unka dard unki takleef nahin dekhi gayi... unki aankh mein aansu dekh kar mera dil ro pada tha... kal tak jiski baatein teer ki tarah chubh rahi thi aaj uske sirf paas hone ka ehsaas dil mein ek ajeeb si khushi de raha hai... par kya Sameerji ko bhi mujhse... kya unko bhi yeh ehsaas..."

She hit on her head playfully with a smile, "Naina apne dil aur dimaag ko thoda control kar... Preeti ke saath rah rah kar na dimaag mein sab ulta pulta hi aayega na... voh vahaan bimaar hai aur tujhe yahaan pyaar mohabbat ki padi hai... yeh ladki na ek din mujhe paagal kar degi... lagta hai isase pehle mujhe mere dimaag ka ilaaz na karwana pade... Mr Maheshwari aur mere beech pyaar... sun kar bhi alien jaisi feeling aati hai..." she laughed on her own thoughts that how can be possible to have such feeling develop when their relation is extremely complicated to handle... when nothing is normal between them...

Leaving all her thoughts aside, she quickly took a shower to relax her nerves... no doubt her mind was equipped with lots of emotions making her more confused, but her body was extremely tired after spending two sleepless nights... but this time his care is more important than her own...

She came out from her room and quickly make a short trip to kitchen... she prepares light food for Sameer with herbal tea and another round of kada... laughing inwardly, "phir se manana padega... Ziddi Maheshwari ko... par pehle baar aise bachchon ki tarah munh phulate dekha hai... kitne cute lag rahe the Mr Sadu..."

She came out from kitchen holding a big tray in her hand when saw Kamya entering... she seems coming back from her morning work-out...

Kamya stops her, "Naina, tu kal kahaan thi... na tu mili na Sameer dikha shaam ko ek baar bhi... infact tum log dinner par bhi nahin aaye, maine kitna intzaar kiya... phir se kahin date par gaye the kya... aur tera mobile bhi bandh hai abhi tak..."

Naina realized that her mobile is still with Sameer and she even least bother to asked it back... well, who cares... except few people around there is no one who will call her...

She replied hurriedly, "voh kal se Sameerji ki tabiyat theek nahin hai toh... I was just with him only..."

Saying this she quickly moved towards elevator when Kamya followed to stop her again, "haan toh mujhe bula leti... hum mil kar dhyaan rakh lete na... tu ne bataya kyun nahin mujhe... aur tu koi Doctor hai kya jo ilaaz karegi... mujhe bata deti toh city ke sabse best Doctor ko bula leti mein... how could you be so careless about him?" her tone was harsh and bit more dominating...

Naina stunned on her reaction but keeping her tone low replied calmly, "Kamya, till the day I am here with him, he doesn't need anyone else... mein biwi hun unki so it's my responsibility to look after him... not yours... you don't worry about him, I will take care..." saying this she pressed the button to close the door of elevator and left, leaving her outside... she doesn't feel like even to get into further argument with her any more... she already made her very clear to not to interfere in there relation...

Kamya stunned on her reaction and got more frustrated on how could Naina consider her as an outsider when she is deeply in love with Sameer... no, she will not allow this... knowing Naina's caring nature, she has no doubt that she will not leave any stone unturned on taking good care of him... what if Sameer starts liking her or develop some strong feeling seeing her soft nature... what if their alone moments get them close to each other...

Naina entered in room seeing Sameer sitting on his wheelchair close to window, talking with Pandit... he was looking fresh and much better than yesterday... the moment she entered their eyes met giving a soft smile on their faces unconsciously...

She placed the tray on side table and handed him cup filled with kada... he frowned making face when she herself took the spoon and forcedly make him drink... without waiting for his reaction anymore...

Pandit chuckled seeing his pity face... he left room leaving them alone saying, "ab aaya na unt pahaad ke neeche... lage raho, mein toh chala..."

Finishing kada Naina feed him light breakfast prepared by herself... he doesn't want to eat anything but seeing her strict face he finished off everything whatever she wished... eating from her hand, even the simple light food was giving the best taste ever he had... no doubts his condition was much better than as he himself was expected...

She checked the prescription and gave him medicine... they both followed each other without saying anything but their heart speaks...

Naina went out to keep the used tray when coming back into room in few minutes, she gets annoyed seeing him working on his laptop... she snatched the laptop from his hands, "aaj aap bimaar hai aur sick leave toh CEO ko bhi milti hai na..." she was even more surprised seeing him working in this condition but how could she allow him to compromise his health...

He looked at her shockingly as till date no one has dare to act like this with him... but she can... and she is doing... only she...

She stammered getting nervous on his firm gaze without saying a word, "voh... Preeti ne bataya... haan, I mean HR policy hai na... so I thought it must be applicable for CEO also..."

She said with a pleading tone, "please aap rest kar lijiye... kaam ek din ruk sakta hai na...it's a request..."

How can he deny such a cute request... her cute pleading face makes him smiled but he upholds the same expressionless face and rolled his wheelchair towards the bed... she helped him to be on bed and covered him with duvet to take rest... his eyes remain fixed on her face till his eyelids gets heavy and he drifted back into sleep...

She remains seated their whole time, seeing him sleeping without even blinking her eyes... confused on her own reaction... why she is behaving like a typical wife... demanding, adamant, stubborn... she was never like this... she never put her wishes in front of anyone till date, not even in front of her own parents... but with him, she is changing... first time...

And top of that his behavior making her more confused... he was always rude with her and no one has dare to spoke in front of him... but since last night, he is quiet, following whatever she is saying, allowing her to do as per her wish... no shouts, no fight... strange... 

Hope you like.... Next part will update tomorrow... 

Good night & sweet dreams 🧡