At hospital, under Doctor's supervision, Naina slept peacefully whole night with medicines effects... she woke up next day feeling better than earlier... Bela was there to take care of her... being a working day Preeti didn't get time to come again and meet her personally but she ensures to call her twice and chatted with her for long time to keep her mood up...

Sameer also didn't turn back after last night... though he promised to get her discharge but later denied making her more restless... Bela informed that he instructed her to stay in hospital... he will personally come to pick her up by evening for discharge... he seems to be busy in dealing something very important...

Naina spent whole day with Bela, as she always like her company and feels more relaxed that she should not have to face him after knowing what all happened between them.... it seems normal for a married couple but are they really in a normal relation?

No... a mere thought of their separation in few months keep haunting her thoughts... she has no way to solve this issue... she wants this baby at all cost and Sameer will not accept it at any cost... so no chance of their togetherness... but time again the way Sameer is protecting her, saving her making it more confusing for her... she has no such feelings for Sameer, but cannot deny her appreciation for all his support and efforts...

Seeing Naina lost, Bela asked, "are you missing Sameer... mujhe pata hai aise waqt mein sirf koi apna hi aapko sambhal sakta hai... par shayad aaj voh busy hai... tum chinta mat karo, voh aa jaayega shaam tak... usase bhi nahin ruka ja raha hoga tumhare bina... usaki aankhon ki takleef dekhi thi maine jab tum behosh thi... ek pal bhi chen nahin tha usey... subah se kitni baar phone kar chuka hai Doctor ko..."

Naina leaving her pain aside, smiled, "aap ho na mere paas... aap bhi toh mera apno ki tarah khayal rakhte ho... jaise ek Maa apne bachche ka... jab aap paas hote ho toh kisi aur ki jarurat mehsoos hi nahin hoti..." she doesn't want her to show her pain of missing his presence as she knows the truth of their relation and accept it... even if he called Doctor several times but never bother to talk to her even once... why will he when he doesn't have any such feelings for her?

Bela caressed her head lovingly, "toh ek Maa ki baat bhi maano... ab tum akeli nahin ho beta... mujhe nahin pata ki baat kya hai par itna kah sakti hun ki tum bohot takleef mein ho... par sambhalo apne aap ko... iss bachche ke liye... shayad har problem ka solution na ho par iske liye tumhein jeena padega aur iski sehat ke liye khush bhi rehna padega..."

Naina understood her concern and advice and nodded her head, "aap theek kehti ho... mein aane wala waqt aur apni kismat badal nahin sakti par ab maine apne halaaton se samjhauta kar liya hai... mein apna dhyaan rakhungi... pakka..." she said with a sweet smile on her face...

Bela smiled on her assurance, "mujhe tumse yahi ummid hai... yaad rakhna Maa banana har ladki ki zindagi ka sabse khubsurat pal hota hai... ek nay zindagi ko apne andar mehsoos karne se bada such koi nahin... par iske saath yeh khushiyaan ek jimmedari bhi laati hai... mat bhulna ab har pal ek nayi zindagi tumhare saath jud gayi hai... tum kya khaaogi, kya karoge, kya sochogi sabka asar iss par padega..."

Naina nodded her head in understanding keeping her hand softly on her flat tummy, getting a feel of new life blossoming inside... Bela smiled caressing her head, "Naina, mein do mahine ke liye baahar ja rahi hoon... shayad phone par baat bhi na ho sake, par mujhe tumhari bohot yaad aayegi... kabhi apne aap ko akela mat samjhna... kal Sameer ko bhi maine yahi samjhaya tha aur aaj tumse bhi kah rahi hoon ki tum donon ko apne aap se upar iss bachche ko rakhna hai... iski zindagi tumhare haathon mein hai... dhyaan rakhna..."

Bela was still worried for them as they both doesn't have any elder who can take care of them and advise what has to be done during this phase... she tried her best to advise what good or not to Naina... after having her lunch together, Bela asked Naina to rested for some time...

After few hours, her sleep disturbed hearing some noises from outside... she sits back when Bela entered with Sameer and Pandit... they were discussing with Doctor who passed a soft smile seeing her all awake and better...

Doctor checked her pulse and assured she is fine but needs lots of care... Pandit left with doctor to complete the discharge formalities... Bela too left early as she was having some urgent work at NGO.... she assured to meet them after two months as she was going out of town in some remote area...

They were alone in ward with an awkward silence prevailed in the room... Naina was still embarrassed on all happening whereas Sameer was keen to talk to her but remain quiet seeing her so nervous...

He coughed his throat breaking the silence said in his usual tone, "change quickly... we have to leave now..." she nodded and realized she was still in hospital gown....

She took her clothes prepared by Bela before leaving and went inside the washroom to change... she looked at the marks in mirror which turned light with the ointment she applied, at her neck... her face reddened with the mere thought how Sameer teased her last day explaining what all had happened between them... though she has no memories of their moment but has no courage left to even discuss anymore with Sameer...

After changing she stepped out from bathroom adjusting her dupatta on her one shoulder... Sameer stared her coming close to him... he wants to talk with her, but she didn't even lift her eyes once... he suddenly pulled her dupatta from her shoulder...

Naina shocked on his reaction when he quickly wrapped it properly on her neck from back and covered it around her completely...

Naina paused for a moment on his reaction, then realize he didn't want anyone to see the marks on her neck... she looks more embarrassed for not thinking of it before and covered herself properly...

Pandit came back informing all formalities completed and they left ... Naina too followed them out of the ward silently... they both were sitting together but none has initiated any discussion later... both were lost in their own world but thinking about each other...

Reaching home, Naina straight went to her room whereas Sameer left for study to stay alone for some time... she came back after taking a long hot shower to keep herself relaxed and calm... coming out finding room still empty, she quickly went to her bed and laid down as doesn't want to face him anymore...

Sameer came back seeing her sleeping on her bed... he smiled widely on seeing her attempts to avoid him, feeling shy... he rolled his wheelchair close to her bed with a naughty smile on his face... he knew that she was pretending to be asleep... she squeezed her eyes to keep it shut when heard him, "get up... I know you are awake..."

Naina lifted the quilt instantly and sat back like an obedient kid... she was looking down when saw him giving her medicines... she hit slightly on her forehead for being so careless when he said, "are you a kid... can't you take care of yourself properly..." he scolds her in a soft tone... seeing her so nervous he curled his lips instinctively... getting nervous, she took all the tablets together and gulped it in one go making herself chocked badly...

Sameer rubbed her back rigorously to make her calm, scolds, "what the hell are you doing... are you really crazy..." she looked at him with teary eyes mumbled, "sorry..."

She coughed again when he handed her a glass of water... seeing her in tears his heart pricked... he wiped her tears from other hand and caressed her back saying softly, "it's okay... just relax..."

Once her breathes becomes normal he makes her laid down and covered with quilt properly... he turned to go when heard her soft voice, "thank you..."

He smiled replying, "sleep well... you need rest..." saying this he rolled out his wheelchair and left...

Naina awake early morning as per her routine feeling fresh and much better than earlier... she stood to go for using washroom when saw him sleeping on his bed peacefully... slowly she went close to him and looked at his handsome and charming face... she pulled his quilt up and cover him properly seeing him feeling slightly cold in the room at early hours... she stayed there seeing him so closely when a soft smile crept on her face...

Since last day she didn't get courage to look towards him straight... somehow a sudden gush of calmness enveloped her thinking, "sote huye kitne pyaare lagte hai... lagta hi nahin ki vahi sadu, khadus, gusse wale hai jo kisi ki nahin sunate... man karta hai ki bas dekhti hi rahun... pata nahin kab yeh saath chhut jaaye.... kab aap se dur ho jaaun... I know ki hamara saath sirf kuchh dinon ka hai par aaj tak mere liye kisi ne itna nahin kiya... kabhi mere liye nahin socha... par aapne kiya... wajah koi bhi ho...

Kya Bela aunty sahi kehti hai... aapko meri chinta thi... mere liye bechain the... pichhli baar bhi aapne mera kitna khayaal rakha tha aur iss baar toh...." she feels her cheeks heated with a sheer assumed of what all ensued between them... though she was wholly unconscious and doesn't have any memories but still it's her first time when someone has touched her like this... and this someone is not a stranger for her... not anymore...

"kya yeh ek naye safar ki shuruaat hai... kya bhagwan ne mujhe ek aur mauka diya hai iss rishtey ko nibhane ka... agar aisa hai toh mein aapko narazagi ka koi mauka nahin dungi... poore dil se koshish karungi... pichhli baar chaah kar bhi apna sach nahin bata paayi thi par ab aisi koi galti nahin hogi... hamare beech koi raaz nahin honge... har kadam par aapka saath dungi... pata nahin yeh sahi hai ya galat par mein jaanti hun aap chaahe kitni bhi berukhi se pesh aao... par shayad kahin na kahin dil ke kisi kone mein mere liye jagah jaroor hai... aapki madad ko ehsaan ka naam nahin dungi kyunki usase parayepan ka ehsaas hota hai...

Mein toh poori tarah se aapki ho chuki hun par kya aap mujhe kabhi apna sakoge... shayad haan... varna koi kisi paraye ke liye itna sab nahin karta... jo rishta nafarat se shuru hua tha shayad ek naye mod ke liye mud chuka hai... aapki nafarar kabhi galat nahin thi par mein bhi majboor thi apne halaaton se... mauka mila toh ek din jaroor bataungi aapko... shayad aap samajh paao... par tab tak ke liye aapka itna saath hi mere liye kaafi hai..."

Seeing him stirring in sleep, she quickly left and rushed to washroom when Sameer opened his eyes with a soft smile knowing how long she was staring him continuously standing so close to him... he touched the quilt which she just covered on him and smiled, "is she cares me... really... par saamne hota hun toh najare chura leti hai aur aaj itne kareeb khadi mujhe dekh rahi thi... not a bad start of the day..." he grinned widely...

Naina came out and without making any noise went to mandir... she quickly lit the diya and came back to her room seeing him all awake, looking at his mobile... their gaze met and glued to each other... since after their conversation in hospital, this is first time they were face to face... with lots of unsaid words, mixed emotions... both wants to speak out but didn't utter... before they take any move, their moment disturbed by Pandit, entered their room after a slight knock on the door...

Naina quickly went out in balcony to hide her blushed red cheeks, shiny eyes, controlling her intense emotions whereas Sameer was throwing daggers on him... poor Pandit was standing there scratching his head in confusion... has he came at wrong time... again...

Naina came back in room after some time, seeing Pandit leaving out... he looked at her blushed face and finally decided to talk with her... he doesn't want any embarrassment between them any more... he decided to take their relation to next step and needed to talk with her... he moved towards her slowly when stopped suddenly hearing a loud voice coming from outside...

Vishakha shouts entering their room, "what the hell is this Sameer... can you please explain it now..." she said throwing a newspaper towards him.... 

Karthik too entered their room following her with a worried look... he tried to stop her knowing Sameer's anger, but she was totally out of control now... not ready to listen anyone...

Sameer giving a cold look to her turned his eyes other side without paying any heed... Naina was stunned seeing Vishakha shouting on him and his cold reaction surprises her more, but she remained quiet as not aware of this chaos...

She takes a step ahead to pick the newspaper from floor, but Sameer hold her hand to stop... he doesn't want her to get into this discussion to trouble her more... she is physically and mentally exhausted and should be stressed relief as much as possible...

Karthik tried to calm Vishakha but she was fuming in anger shouts again, "I am asking you something... are you even listening to me... what are you thinking about yourself..."

Sameer turned his gaze towards her sitting calmly, "how did I know what you want to know... I can't read faces... at least not yours... not interested..." he smirked slightly to irritate her more...

Vishakha shouts losing her temper on him, "don't try to make me fool... I heard about Rocky's accident... are you after this..."

Naina suddenly chocked badly when Sameer rubbed her back offering her water from side table... he turned his face giving deadly glare to Vishakha saying, "why are you so much concern about him... and how did his accident related to me... it was a road accident, and he was over drugged... haven't you read the complete news... don't you know he was a drug addict..."

Vishakha shouts back, "don't try to fool us... how can your bodyguard was with Rocky and injured badly in accident... even he died in this accident on the stop and Rocky is still critical.... god knows if he will survive or not... chances are very less..."

Sameer replied casually, "how would I know about my guard's whereabout... he already left us few days back only... if you want, you can check the records... it's his personal choice if he joined that drug addict Rocky and ended up in this accident... reports said that Rocky was driving rashly after taking a heavy dosage of drugs and met with this accident... isn't he knew that its dangerous to drive after consuming drugs..."

Karthik asked coolly, "look Sameer, I know there is some tension between you too, but we all are from business families... yun kisi ko personally hurt karna business ethics nahin hai... hope you understand... it can affect us also..."

Before Sameer replied, Naina interrupt, "but Rocky is a bad person... he never respects anyone and go to any extent to harm anyone for his own benefits... he has no ethics and values in his life..."

Sameer glared her to quiet, but she said firmly keeping her hand on his shoulder, "sorry, par mujhe bolna padega... mein aur chup nahin rah sakti..." after hearing all tricks used by Rocky to harm Sameer, she has to support Sameer in front of his family... she will not allow him to take blame on himself when he was not at all at fault... whereas Sameer doesn't want to get into this mess at all...

Naina turned to Vishakha, "Rahi Sahiba, Rocky ne business deal cancel hone ka badla lene ke liye mujhe kidnap kiya tha... isase pehle bhi usne party mein mere saath badatamiji karne ki koshish ki thi... kya voh sahi tha... kya yeh sab business ethics hai.. yahaan tak ki usne toh mujhe drugs dekar maarne ki koshish bhi ki..."

She turned to see Sameer saying confidently, "aur mujhe vishwas hai ki Rocky ke saath jo bhi hua, usey apne kiye gunaahon ki saza mili hai... he got what he deserves... iske liye kisi ko bhi jimmedaar thahrana galat hoga... he was a drug addict, so accident is quite normal... at least we all should trust each other and support as a family..."

Karthik suddenly asked getting worried for her, "are you fine... usaki himmat kaise huyi yeh sab karne ki... tumne bataya kyun nahin... itna sab ho gaya aur ghar mein kisi ko kuchh pata hi nahin... after all we are family..." he turned his gaze to Sameer asking reason for hiding such a serious matter from family...

Sameer gets annoyed seeing him getting so much concerned for his wife... it doesn't go well with his system but hearing Naina, he cools down...

Naina said looking at Sameer with a grateful look in her eyes, "no... I am fine... he saved me... until he is with me nothing will happen to me..." she added after a pause, "Rocky was even trying to harm him also, but we both got saved.... it's good to not keep any relation even professionally with such kind of person... regarding business aspect, we already discussed about collaboration with Shah Industries in our last board meeting... so there is no harm to our Company's interest also... correct?"

Karthik agreed supporting her, "yaa... I think she is right... I too heard that Rocky was involved in some illegal activities also... might be whatever has happened is for good... I am sure Sameer must have taken this decision after giving a complete thought..." he said looking at Sameer as whatever be their relation are at personal level, he always admired his business acumen... somehow he also seems satisfied seeing his concern and care for Naina...

Sameer turned his gaze towards Naina and praised her rationally to handle the matter so calmly as Vishakha is merely concerned about her profits not for the family... so it was quite easy to make her accept it showing the profitable side of new business venture...

Its first time in family who take stand for him and he obliged it... but still he wants her to keep safe and away from this chaos... she is too innocent to understand their motives and handle conspiracies... even Doctor also advised him to keep her away from any tensions... but again she is so adamant and stubborn to invite troubles for herself...

Seeing Karthik supporting Sameer and Naina, Vishakha fumed in anger and left, followed by Karthik...

Naina took her clothes to get ready for office when heard him, "who asked you to talk in between my family matters... didn't I warned you earlier to not interfere..." his tone was sharp and filled in anger again...

Naina shivered and turned back to him, "par yeh sab meri wajah se toh..."

Sameer shouts coming close to her, "shut up... don't you start thinking so high about yourself now days... you really think I did all this to Rocky because of you... didn't I make myself very clear to you that you are not supposed to interfere in my family matters..."

Giving a deathly glare he spoke, "or you want sympathy from my family, to gain their attention... or can say from my brother by saying all this..."

Naina shocked listening his harsh word... earlier also he accused her but this time... she was in impression that their relation is improving but again... no she was again wrong and misinterpretate his help and his concern for her...

"next time, don't dare to interrupt me and speak in my family matter... did you get that..." he said with a sharp tone making her feel guilty and shocked...

He turned to go out but stopped hearing her, "why did you save me..." her voice was low, but he can feel the pain...

Sameer stunned on her asking reason to save her... he thinks, "isn't it obvious for her that why I saved her... why she wants to listen from me..."

Somehow her sudden attempt to hear from him confused him on his own words... how could he say that he cares about her, just after such a heated argument... it's not the right time to confess his feelings to her... he left without giving a glance to her... again without replying her....

Naina stood rooted there thinking, "iska matlab jo bhi hua... mein jo bhi soch rahi thi... sab galat tha... achchha hua aapne meri jhuthi ummid bhi tod di... how could I forget that we are in legal contract and you have to keep me safe to avoid any legal dispute... also it was all your ways to deal in business and I am just your assistant... so in both the ways, I am nothing for you.... thank you so much Mr Maheshwari... mujhe mere jhuthe sapno ki duniya se baahar laane ke liye... mujhe meri jagah vaapas dikhane ke liye... mujhe ehsaas dilane ke liye ki hum kabhi saath nahin ho sakte... aaj ek baar phir mujhe apni zindagi se baahar karne ke liye... aapki kahi huyi yeh baatein aur aapka ehsaan kabhi nahin bhulungi... zindagi bhar nahin..." she said with a sardonic smile on her face...

She understood as Sameer has never consider her a part of his family so no point, he accepts her interference in their personal or business matters... whatever he did was just to save his own name and family... she will always remain an outsider... for him...

Next update very soon... enjoy 😊