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Thanks to all for voting and commenting on the previous story. Woh Humsafar (Posted on 12-Jan-2022)

I am going to be busy for the next 2-3 months, so I won't be able to post anything. so, I thought I'll post this small random musing before I took the break.

Vasundhara opens the door happily and sees Gauri at the door.

"Finally you are home." Vasundhara say happily. "I've been expecting you since evening."

"They stopped the train for some work for 5 hours." Gauri says tiredly. "I'm hungry Ma."

"Go take a shower and come." Vasundhara tells.

"I'll have food first and shower."

"You've been in an overnight train. go shower." Vasundhara says in disgust.

"Fine!" Gauri mutters and walks off to her room.

*******

"Ma, give me foo..." Gauri shouts as she came out of her bedroom and stops in shock seeing Omkara at the dining table.

Irritated, she walks to the table knowing he had purposefully sat on the chair that was hers. She always sat there and ate as it had the perfect view to the TV on one side and the other side, she could see out the window. It was her seat, she only sat there for her meals and everyone knew that she gets irked if someone sat there. And she knew he was doing it purposefully.

She stops and glares at him while he continued to eat without looking up at her.

"Here, Gauri." Vasundhara says as she offered her a plate. "You sit here and eat."

Glaring at her mother, Gauri sits down opposite to Omkara. she extends her hand to take the rice. Just before she took the spoon, Omkara grabs the spoon and serves for himself. Gauri glares at him knowing he did it purposefully to get a reaction out of her.

After he took his fill, Gauri grabs the spoon and serves for herself. Then glaring at her plate, she starts eating her food. She notices her mother sit on the chair next to hers and start talking to Omkara.

Gauri ignores them even though she could hear their conversation. From his voice, she could make out that he was smiling and that pissed her off the most.

"Gauri, when are you going?" Vasundhara asks her.

"Where?" Gauri asks her frowning.

"To Richa's house tomorrow. Are you going in the morning or only in the evening for the engagement?"

"Morning." Gauri replies as she stood up and walked off carrying her empty plate.

"I think she is tired after her long journey." She hears her mother telling Omkara. "She is cranky because of that."

Then she hears Omkara's cheeky reply. "I didn't think she needed a reason to be cranky."

Then she hears both of them laughing. Furious, she marches out of her house.

"Where are you going?" Vasundhara calls out.

"For a walk!"

***********

Gauri was fuming as she walked around her house. few minutes later, feeling as if someone was following her, she curiously stops and turns back to check.

She sees Omkara walking a few feet behind her, his concentration on his mobile as he tapped away. furious that he was following her, she furiously turns around and walks back to her house.

"You are back?" Vasundhara asks her seeing her walk back in.

"Yes!" Gauri replies as she furiously marches into her bedroom.

"What is wrong with her?" Vasundhara asks a loud in wonder.

Hearing that, Omkara smiles at her without saying anything and just walks off to the bedroom.

Gauri comes out of the washroom and finds Omkara sleeping on her side of the bed. Furious, she stomps her foot. But she refused to raise up to the bait and walks to the other side of the bed, giving her back to him, she tries to sleep.

*********

"Ma, I'm leaving." Gauri calls out as she left the house.

"Will you be home for lunch?" Vasundhara asks as she hurried out of the kitchen.

"Don't know!" Gauri replies and leaves.

Vasundhara curiously looks at Omkara and he hadn't taken his eyes off the TV. She walks to him. "Om?"

"Yes, Ma?" Omkara curiously looks up at her.

"Is everything alright?" Vasundhara asks him in concern.

"Yeah." Omkara replies with a smile.

"Gauri first said she isn't coming for the engagement and then she called up saying she was coming alone. Then you came right after she reached. And you two aren't talking to each other." Vasundhara points out worriedly. "Is everything alright between you two?"

Omkara stands up and lovingly smiling at her, he tells her, "Gauri and I can handle our marriage. you don't worry about it."

Vasundhara nods realizing that Omkara didn't want her to interfere.

"I got some work, Ma. I'll be in the room." Omkara tells her and walks to the bedroom.

*********

Gauri was getting restless as it was way past lunch time and she knew Omkara would wait for her, without having his lunch.

"Gauri, have your lunch. Everyone finished their lunch." Richa's mother tells her.

"No, aunty. Om is home. I'll have from home." Gauri tells her.

"Oh okay. he'll come for the engagement, right?"

"Of course, Aunty." Gauri tells her with a smile then turning to Richa, she hugs her and tells her, "I'll go home now and I'll come when it is time for you to get ready."

"Okay. Bring jeeju with you."

"He won't have company here. He'll come at the time of the function." Gauri tells her and leaves.

*********

Starving, Omkara was pacing in the living room as he kept looking out the window to see Gauri when she comes. Hearing the gate open, he looks out, and seeing Gauri, he runs to the dining table, sitting on Gauri's chair and starts eating.

Gauri stops in shock seeing Omkara eating. She scowls at the back of his head.

"You started eating?" Vasundhara asks in shock seeing Omkara eating. "I told you to tell me when you were hungry then I would reheat the food for you. couldn't you wait two minutes?"

Omkara closes his eyes in embarrassment for Vasundhara outing him to Gauri while Gauri smirks and walks to the table.

"Ma, please heat my food." Gauri tells her.

"Didn't you eat from there?"

"They had biriyani. Evening I will have to eat heavy food, so I thought for lunch I'll have something light." Gauri tells her as she served for herself and handed her plate to her mother to reheat in the microwave.

"Om, give your food too, I'll heat it." Vasundhara tells him.

"It's okay, Ma. This is fine." Omkara replies, not wanting Gauri to gloat.

Gauri smirks as she walked to the TV room and switched on the TV. She surfs the channel and finds a loud TV serial, she increases the volume and puts that channel, because daily soaps always irritated Omkara.

Omkara turns his face away from the TV the moment he heard the wacko mother-in-law started screaming. He wanted to take his plate and go to the bedroom but knew if he did that then Gauri will win. Taking a deep breath, he started stuffing down his food.

Vasundhara comes back with Gauri's plate and sees Gauri sitting in the living room.

"Gauri, sit at the table." Vasundhara tells her.

"No, Ma. I want to watch TV, give it here." Gauri replies.

While Gauri happily sat and watched the TV, Omkara hurriedly finished his food and escaped to the bedroom.

The moment Omkara left, Gauri changed the horrible serial and put songs.

"Gauri..." Vasundhara walks to her and sits down next to her in concern. "What is happening?"

"What do you mean?" Gauri asks knowing full well what her mother was asking.

"You and Omkara are not talking to each other." Vasundhara tells her worriedly.

"You are just assuming things." Gauri replies.

"I am not dumb. I even asked Om." Vasundhara tells her offended.

Gauri turns to her mother frowning in displeasure. "You asked him?"

Seeing her pissed, Vasundhara quickly says, "He didn't tell me anything."

"Of course, he won't." Gauri defends her husband. "But why did you have to put him in an awkward position and ask him that?"

"He put me in an awkward position with his reply." Vasundhara mutters as she looked away.

"What did he say?" Gauri asks curiously.

"To mind my own business in a sweet way." Vasundhara pouts.

"Then why aren't you doing that?" Gauri asks her.

"Because I am concerned." Vasundhara tells her in worry.

"You don't have to be. Om and I don't need a third person to tell us how to be with each other." Gauri tells her.

**********

Later, Gauri walks to the bedroom to get ready for the function. After her shower, she comes out in her towel and starts walking around the room.

Seeing that, Omkara started getting nervous. It's been a few days since they last... and he knew for sure that Gauri was doing this to unnerve him. when it became a little too much for him to handle, he quickly gets up and leaves the room.

The moment he left the room, Gauri chuckles and walks to his suitcase and opens it to see what clothes he had brought. Seeing that it was all casuals and suits, she sighs in irritation. She walks to his cupboard to check if he had left behind any of his clothes during his previous visits and finds an ethnic party wear. She quickly puts it on the bed and goes to get ready.

Ready, Gauri walks out of the bedroom and finds Omkara and Vasundhara sitting side by side as they watched TV.

"Ma, I'm leaving. The function is at 7." Gauri tells her so that Omkara can hear.

Vasundhara frowns hearing that. "I told you I'm not coming. what will I do at your friend's function?"

Omkara smirks while Gauri glared at her mother for opening her mouth.

"I forgot." Gauri mutters. "How am I looking?"

Omkara slyly looks at Gauri.

"Nice, but tie your hair." Vasundhara tells her.

Curious, Gauri immediately looks at Omkara at the same time, Omkara says. "no."

"What?" Vasundhara asks curiously.

"I accidently deleted a message." Omkara replies as he waved his phone.

"Oh." Vasundhara replies confused and looks at Gauri.

Gauri who was about to tie up her hair, lets it loose. "I'm going." Gauri declares and leaves.

Vasundhara turns back to watch Gauri leave then she turns to Omkara and curiously asks him, "Was she asking me or you?"

Omkara chuckles hearing her question.

"Why are you two being so stubborn? Can't you just talk to each other?"

Cheekily grinning, he asks her, "You got nicely from her, right?"

"You heard?" Vasundhara asks shocked.

Chuckling Omkara says. "Yes."

"What did you two fight about?" Vasundhara asks him feeling so lost.

Omkara smiles at her and asks, "What all are there in this world for us to talk about?"

Vasundhara sighs giving up. Let them sort it out amongst themselves.

*********

Omkara walks into the venue and scans the area for Gauri.

"Omkara, right?"

Omkara curiously turns around and sees a middle aged lady. "Yes."

"I'm Richa's mother." The lady introduces herself.

"Oh, hello aunty." Omkara says politely.

Omkara exchange pleasantries with her for a minute. "Aunty, where is Gauri?"

"She is with Richa. You sit, the function is about to start. Gauri will come with Richa."

"Okay, aunty." Omkara politely smiles at her and walks to take his place amongst other guests.

Omkara looks around feeling bored out of his wits for having no one to talk to. He could see the groom and his friends chatting, he wasn't the outgoing type like Gauri to talk to strangers. And Gauri wasn't around for him to entertain himself by watching her. fed up, he takes his mobile and googles.

*********

Gauri kept checking her mobile to see if Omkara had reached. She knew he wouldn't call her but still she kept checking whatsapp. She curiously checks his status and finds his new status.

Seeing his status, Gauri chuckles.

"Richa, Om is here. I'll just go check on him and come." Gauri tells her and hurries out.

Gauri walks to the hall and quickly scans around and finds Omkara sitting with his phone as he flipped through it bored. She smiles seeing him wear the clothes that she had set out for him.

She walks to where he was sitting and sits on a chair that was two chairs away from his. She sighs loudly.

Hearing her, Omkara turns to look at her side and seeing her he looks away smiling, no longer bored.

*********

Omkara sat back and watched Gauri dancing with her friends after the ring exchange. Seeing Gauri happy always made him happy. Every time she smiled, it brought peace to him. he smiles seeing her joking with her friends. She turns to look at him and this time, he didn't look away. he just watches her. she also didn't look away as she danced with her friends.

After the function was over, Gauri goes and stops next to Omkara. and Omkara realized that she was ready to leave. Without saying anything, he stood up. They quickly say their goodbyes and start walking home as it was just 5 minutes' walk.

As they walked out, and the loud sound started fading, Gauri turns to look at Omkara and he looked at her at the same time, seeing the other looking at them, they both chuckle softly.

They walk into the bedroom and quickly closes the door. they turn to each other and laughing softly they hug each other. Omkara pulls her closer to him and takes her lips in his as he kissed her hungrily.

Gauri kisses him back in equal vigor and tells him against his lips, "I'm still angry with you."

"And I still haven't forgiven you." Omkara also replies.

Gauri stops with a frown as she glared at him. "You forgive me?"

Omkara glares at her.

"Oh my God! Omkara!" Gauri says in exasperation.

"How typical, Gauri?" Omkara says mockingly.

"It was you who made a big issue out of nothing!" Gauri tells him in anger.

"Oh yeah? What about you leaving home without telling me?" Omkara asks her back.

"You pissed me off!"

"I pissed you off?" Omkara asks her offended.

"You don't trust me!" Gauri tells him angrily.

"If I didn't trust you then I wouldn't come running behind you like this!" Omkara points out to her.

"Yeah right!" Gauri scoffs. "You reached after me!"

"Shivaay had taken the Chopper!" Omkara tells her in exasperation.

"Then how did you get here?" Gauri asks confused.

"I drove."

"Where is your car?"

"It broke down. You don't know with how much difficulty I reached here."

"How did you reach here?" Gauri asks in concern.

"I took a cab." Omkara says softly.

"That is difficult for you?"

"I waited for an hour for the cab!" Omkara tells her offended.

"I was stuck in a train that wasn't moving for 5 hours!" Gauri reminds him.

"You could have not run off. you could have taken a flight but no, you had to immediately get away from me to teach me a lesson."

"Clearly you didn't learn any lesson." Gauri points.

Omkara scowls at her. Gauri scowls right back at him.

"You can't let anyone sit in your chair. You don't like even me sitting on your chair. You've to sleep on your side of the bed. You can be selfish and possessive, and I can't?" Omkara asks her.

"Oh my God, you are comparing that to this?" Gauri asks shocked.

"Yes." Omkara stubbornly replies.

"Oh God, Om... you've never been in a relation so it might be impossible for you to imagine being friends with one's ex. But Arjun and I am able to be friends."

"You didn't see the way he was drooling after you."

"Only you are able to see that."

"Yes, because you are too trusting." Omkara mutters.

Gauri sighs fed up. "Fine!" Gauri says giving up. "If you've issues with Arjun then I'll not see him again or talk to him."

Omkara frowns hearing that and says giving up. "Now, you're making me feel horrible."

"What do you want me to do?" Gauri asks him.

"I don't want you to end your friendship because of me. I don't want to be that kind of a husband." Omkara tells her guiltily.

'Then?"

"Just don't defend him or fight with me when I tell you these things. just hear me out. Don't fight." Omkara tells her a little helplessly.

Gauri couldn't help smile seeing him be so cute. "Okay."

"I trust you, Gauri." Omkara tells her. "It is just that when it comes to that Arjun, I become a typical husband. I can't help it. I try but I just can't."

"Awww." Gauri pulls his cheek lovingly.

"I was feeling shit when I was telling all that about him and then you just started fighting with me, damn your PMS." Omkara mutters.

Gauri chuckles and hugs him. "I'm sorry, I didn't give you a chance to vent and I'm sorry I left home in anger."

"Next time I won't come behind you like this." Omkara warns her.

Gauri suspiciously frowns at him.

Looking up Omkara mutters, "You know, I'll come behind you."

Gauri chuckles and hugs him. "Oh my baby."

"I'm sorry, love." Omkara tells her as he hugged her.

*******

"Om... Om..." Gauri shakes Omkara to wake him up.

"What?" Omkara asks sleepily as he opened his eyes.

"You said I was having PMS."

"Yeah, so?" Omkara asks her as he turned to sleep. "You always bite my head off when you've periods."

"What is the date today?" Gauri asks him.

"I don't know... 10th... 11th?"

"My periods are on the 8th." Gauri tells him sitting up.

"Yeah I know, you were screaming your head off defending that Arjun." Omkara mutters.

"I haven't got my periods, Om." Gauri tells him.

Omkara turns to her and frowns. "And still you were screaming like a shrew?"

"You, asshole!"

"I think you got your periods, Gauri." Omkara declares as he turned to sleep.

"Om! Listen."

Omkara turns to her.

"What if I am pregnant?" Gauri asks him.

Omkara frowns hearing that. "We just started trying. Will it happen so fast?"

"I don't know." Gauri tells him as her heart started beating fast.

Omkara smiles thinking of the possibility. He leans up and kisses her.

"Don't get too excited." Gauri tells him worriedly. "What if I am not?"

"Then we will keep trying." Omkara tells her smiling.

Gauri smiles hearing that.

"You sleep. tomorrow we will see a doctor." Omkara tells her as he lovingly made her lie back.

Gauri settles on the bed. Omkara lovingly kisses her forehead.

"I love you."

Gauri smiles realizing that Omkara was already starting to get excited about the baby. "I love you, my grumpy baby."

Omkara chuckles hearing that. Omkara lies back and Gauri settles on his chest.

"Oh my God!" Gauri whispers.

"What?" Omkara asks worriedly in concern.

"If I am pregnant then Ma won't let me travel saying the first trimester I would need full rest." Gauri tells him worriedly.

"What?" Omkara frowns hearing that. "I can't stay without you."

"But you've work, so you will have to go if Ma forces me to stay here." Gauri tells him sadly.

Omkara glares at her in irritation. "Keep running off from home!"

Gauri furiously glares at him. "You never learn!"

"Me? I didn't run away from home."

"Get lost!" Gauri says furiously as she turned around giving her back to him.

*** The End ***

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