Dedicated to Sirinfathima.... thanks for the double dedication... sorry i am late in updating... you know i was caught up.

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"Oh my mata... Omkara... what is she saying?" exclaimed Pinky while the rest were still in the process of digesting the information.

Gauri left Omkara who was still staring at her in shock for a moment to bend and take Pinky's blessings.

"Mummy ji..." she started with a blush and Pinky's eyes widened further. "I am Gauri... me and Omkaraji.. we have been seeing each other for the last six months... my chacha chaachi didn't approve of our relation and tried to marry me off to an old man... Omkaraji helped me elope from there" she informed and Pinky looked at Omkara.

"No... Pinky maa..."

"It is okay Omkara ji... I have troubled you enough by asking you not to reveal our relationship to your people... there is no need to hide anymore" she spoke giving him a reassuring smile.

"O... what the fudge" yelled Rudra while Veer stayed silent giving Gauri an assessing gaze.

"Rudra... it is not" started Omkara

"Rudra bhaiyya...aap bahut handsome hai... Omkaraji... why didn't you mention it?"

"He is jealous of me Bhabhi... Itna bada dhoka dega... meine to socha hi nahi tha(he would betray us like this... I never expected of him) whatever happened to staying bachelors for life" he said glaring at him.

"Omkara... is this the truth?" asked Shakti.

"No Shakti papa... I met her today... I promise I never saw her before"

"Haaaw... what is this Omkaraji... I told you there is no need to lie... what is the use.... Did you see me for the first time today? what about all those days when you used to tell me how close you were to these people even though you were an orphan... what about all those nights when you used to say that you wait for the day when you can introduce me to them? Are they all lies...?" she said dramatically sniffing into her chunri.

She then turned to Shakti, took his blessings before she held his hands "Papa ji... ask him if I didn't elope with him from my marriage why will I dress up as a bride... If he didn't help me... why did he bring here to his house after fighting off five goons... for money?" she said and Omkara widened his eyes.

Oh God.. if they knew he didn't save her without her offering money.... Pinky is going to kill him for sure and Shakti would be disappointed in him.... this wicked girl... surely knew how to play the game he grimaced.

Pinky came to Gauri and hugged her "I have heard enough... Gauri beta... come inside... we will talk about this later.... You need to freshen up and change" she said and took her along with her giving a stink eye to Omkara.

"Omkara... if you were not comfortable with sharing such a personal matter, at least you should not deny it once you brought her here. What will she think of you?" said Shakti in a scolding tone and Omkara remained silent.

"Okay... you seem tired... go get ready and come... it is time for dinner" he said and patting his shoulder, left the younger men alone.

Once alone, Rudra clutched his heart and wailed dramatically... "You broke my heart O... Did you forget we promised each other that we wouldn't get into all these relationships and family drama... while I was thinking you to be a no strings attached kind of guy, you were in relationship with a beautiful girl. All those days you used to go away giving work as excuse you must have been happily romancing her.... Pachtaoge O.... mujhe dhoka dene ke liye tum zaroor pachtaoge... I too will get a day"

"Shut up Rudy" chorused Veer and Omkara.

"What is all this Om?" asked Veer and Omkara sighed.

"She is lying Veer... I promise I met her for the first time today... you know I went to Ghaziabad two days ago to gather information on that Vijay Bhallad. I came to know that he was getting married that day... I collected as much information I could get from there and set out to return to Bareilly today" Omkara said.

"Just when I exitedthe haveli, I noticed this girl jumping off the wall. Looking at her jewelry anddress, I guessed she might be the bride... eloping from her own wedding...it wasnot difficult to guess why... knowing that the groom is a mafia leader and also apervert, twice her age. Thinking she might have a plan of escape I did notinterfere" he explained

"It was on the train that she bumped into me and asked me for help... but I knew of Daksh Khurana and his involvement in trafficking ... luckily he did not come chasing after her...for he would have recognized me. I was thinking of a way to help her out when she offered money and I took it... making them believe I was no one but a mere commoner who was bribed" informed Omkara.

"Why?..." asked Rudra cluelessly.

"Rudy... think... Had I shown my fighting skills then, they would have dug behind by back to get to know me more. The purpose of my visit and my cover would have been blown alerting Vijay...in case they contacted him for money for passing that information... I didn't want to take that risk"

Rudra blew out a low whistle of appreciation at his god brother "I always knew you were smart O" he said smiling and Omkara glared at him.

"Now don't look at me that way... I am innocent... how am I supposed to know all of this story when a beautiful woman comes and claims that you two were in a relationship and that you helped her elope. Anyone could melt if she asked for help... I am not a cop like you two" he said defensively making Omkara's glare more prominent while Veer chuckled at his brother.

"Rudy... you are adding to his anger... just shut up will you?" said Veer and Rudra nodded zipping his mouth.

"Om... I got your story but why is she playing all this drama then..."

"God knows why... I mean... looking at that innocent and cute face I never thought she would pull such a trick on me.. You know your mom and dad didn't want us to work on this particular case saying Vijay bhallad is bad news... I kept calm not wanting to tell them the news now... I also did not want Gauri to reveal that I helped her for money... I wouldn't have an explanation then" he said making Rudra mutely turn his head towards Veer to see if he caught the important point. Veer also looked at his brother and smiled.

He then turned to Omkara and with a raised eyebrow "Oh... innocent and cute... I see" he stressed while Rudra wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.

Omkara looked caught for a second but later avoiding their eyes, he cleared his throat and said "I...uh...I mean... I am barely stating the facts here... not that I find her attractive"

"Sure... sure... whatever makes you sleep at night" said Veer and Rudra laughed silently.

"Did Anika call you? Any new orders?" asked Omkara trying to divert the topic.

"No... you have to call her with the information on Bhallad" said Veer.

"So till when is this drama going to continue?" asked Rudra and Omkara smirked.

"Until she lets out the truth herself... she dared tried to put Omkara, inspector of police in soup... she will have to face the consequences of it" he said with a determined grin making the other two laugh.

"We can't wait to watch it then" said Rudra and they hi fived each other.

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Omkara was hell bent on teaching the beautiful minx a lesson while Gauri avoided the confrontation sticking to Pinky as much as possible.

It was rather adventurous of her to pull such an act but she felt no regrets. The only reason she lied was to not get a look of pity from these people... she was not ready to reveal her story and so she told them a twisted story adding her bit of masala into it. Also, she was having her share of revenge in making Omkara squirm... after all he too should know what it feels to be helpless.... Just like when she begged him for help and he turned his face away claiming to be 'practical'.

She might not be the best assessor of a person's character but since Omkara said that he was an orphan and yet when Pinky and her family came to her with a concerned look asking him directly as to who she was, she understood they might be important to him as he was to them... when he called them maa and papa with utmost respect, she knew they wouldn't approve of him taking money from her in return of his favor.... Grabbing her chance, she threw a stone in the darkness which correctly hit the target... much to his chagrin.

It was a matter of few days until she decided which college she should apply for her higher studies... then she would reveal the truth, apologize leave the place. It was not as if she was coning anyone here. She can come clean to Omkara a bit later...because obviously he will be fuming at her if she went to him now.

Since the time Pinky knew Omkara liked her, she had been showered with immense love... the love for which she had been craving for since she was a child. May be it was time for her to turn selfish for a while and live all those lovely moments she had been dreaming of since forever.

Dinner had been silent affair except for the occasional chit chat between the family members.

"Gauri... eat... you don't need to feel shy" said Pinky as she served her another paratha.

"Yeah... absolutely... after all you are going to be Omkara's wife soon" said Rudra and she looked at him with widened eyes.

"What... you did elope with him right? Don't you love him?" asked Veer with a snide grin.

Gauri looked at Pinky and Shakti who smiled at her "Aree... paagal... don't you see...she is shy... let her eat now... we can discuss everything tomorrow" she said.

Gauri gave a side glance to Omkara who was wordlessly having his dinner not bothering to look at her. She sighed and had her food calmly after that before retiring to a room Pinky showed her.

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Gauri changed into her brand new comfy t shirt-pajamas she brought with her which she was supposed to use in the city had her plan of eloping with her boyfriend been successful. She settled on the bed and covered herself with the duvet. She looked at the white colored fan above her which rotated freely circulating the air and making the room cool.

Freedom... a word which she didn't knew the meaning of till then, finally made an entrance into her life. She grinned happily thinking that she won't be woken up rudely the next morning at four with a bucket of cold water to start her day's work... she won't have to listen to anymore curses... she can study to her hearts content... she can life her life on her own terms. She closed her eyes with a smile on her face and turned to her side to get a good night sleep after months.

Few minutes later, Gauri heard the sound of clothes shuffling. She blamed the wind and tried to sleep. Not long after she felt the mattress dip and she frowned in her sleep. It was when a hand snaked around her waist that her heartbeat thudded and her eyes opened... alas she couldn't scream because the intruder closed her mouth shut with a hand.

"Shhh... it is me... your Omkara baby" said a husky voice in her ear and she widened her eyes struggling out of the hold.

She heard him chuckle and ask "I will leave you if you promise not to scream"

She vigorously nodded her head and he loosened the hold making her shift and face him. However, when she tried to get away from him to create distance he stopped her and pulled her closer. When she struggled again trying to get away, he held her tight to the bed hovering over her making her panic.

"What... did you forget all those nights when we used to sleep in each other's arms Gauri?" he asked her smiling and her heart dropped.

"I... Omkara ji... vo..." she stuttered.

"Hmmm" he said tracing a finger over her cheek making her gulp.

She caught hold of his hand and stopped its action. "Omkaraji... aap.. please... leave me...I am sorry..." she said and he smiled again.

"For what Gauri... whatever you are apologizing for, you are forgiven darling... how can I ever stay angry at you" he drawled lazily.

"Omkaraji... what are you saying....we"

"It is you who said that we love each other right... did you forget it so soon? You should be suffering from short term memory loss" he diagnosed.

"Haa.. but I was just joking... I mean.. I didn't want them to give my the looks of pity... I was to talk to you about it tomorrow"

"What rubbish are you talking Gauri.. we are lovers... we are two bodies one soul wanting to marry each other, have beautiful babies just like you and live happily ever after" he said grinning and she looked at him as if he lost his mind.

"What are you saying Omkaraji... hum..."

"Shhhh... you talk a lot baby..." he said stopping her putting a finger on her lips and she was rendered speechless. A jolt of excitement passed through her at the mere contact and her poor heart cried for the extra work it was made to do. Oh God... this man is dangerous for her heart.

What has possessed him?

"Now be a good girl and give me a kiss.. I have been waiting to taste these lips since morning" he said and she gasped pushing him away.

"What... not in the mood?"

"Omkaraji... please... stop this... what is all this?"

"You started it Gauri... let me teach you the fundamental rule of the game then... every action has equal and opposite reaction" he said with a smirk and she gaped.

He then got up from the bed making her breath in a lungful of oxygen.

"Don't think I will leave you easily...This is just a trailer... picture abhi baaki hai... darling... Gauri 1- Omkara 1" he said with a wink and left the room through the window.

Gauri continued to look at the window for a few minutes before she got up and hurriedly locked it shut.

Huuhhh... so much for having a good night sleep.... She riled him up enough and started what appeared to be a dangerous game... she face palmed herself.

"Hey Shankarji... what have I gotten myself into"

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Hola... there you go the second shot... sorry for the delay.

I think this story might have more than four shots... do you mind?

The next short will be updated tomorrow if time permits.

Thank you all for those wonderful wishes... I feel loved... thank you so much.

Till the next update.. signing off... yours Soujanya.