With a bright and wide smile on their faces, Sameer and Naina entered the Haveli to find Pralay, Pranati, Munna, Pandit, Swati and Anjali gathered in the hall with worry written all over their faces.

The moment, Samaina entered relief washed over them and they stood up from their seats.

Pranati came forward and asked: Kahan the tum dono? Phone switched off tha aur tum dono ne Haveli ki gaadi bhi nahi li thi. Pata hai kitna pareshan hogaye the.

Ignoring Pranati, Sameer looked at Pralay, Munna and Pandit, and replied: Sorry main tum teeno ko bata nahi paaya. Subah hum dono Birla mandir gaye the. Bua dadi ne kaha tha ki humare yahan naye jode Laxmi Narayan mandir mein ek puja karte hai, isliye. Aur uske baad, maine socha ki kuch ghanto ke liye baaki sab kuch side mein rakhke, main aur Naina thoda time spend kare. Isliye phone off kar diya tha.

Munna: Thik hai Sameer, par aage kabhi agar tere dimaag mein aissa kuch aaye toh bata dena bhai. Kal hi Naina bhabhi ghum hogayi aur aaj tum dono ghum hogaye. Bechaini hogayi thi hume.

Sameer smiled at Munna and kept his arm around his shoulder and said: Tu kitna chinta karta hai Munni! Itna maat kar. Maana main tera pehla pyaar hun, par publicly maat dikha. Nahi toh humara raaz bahar aa jayega 😂😂

Munna shook his head and chuckled.

Pandit: Sameer, bhabhi ko leke kamre mein ja. Aaram karo tum dono, thak gaye hoge din bhar ghumke. Dinner par milte hai.

Sameer nodded and escorted Naina towards the room. Munna, Pandit and Pralay left too without a word spoken, leaving Swati, Anjali and Pranati in distress.

Anjali: Sameer kya humesha ke liye humse gussa rahega?

Swati: Pata nahi yaar. Sameer ka gussa hona justified hai, par yeh Munna, Pandit aur Pralay kyun naraz hai?

Pranati: Humne naraz karne wali kaam kiya hai, jaane anjaane sahi par galti huyi hai. Aur hume kuch bhi karke Sameer ke saath saath humare husband ko bhi manna hai.

Anjali: Woh toh sahi hai, par kare kya?? Kal raat se Pandit ne meri taraf dekha tak nahi hai. Subah hote hi Munna ke paas chala gaya tha.

Swati: Mera bhi kuch aissa hi haal tha. Raat ko Munna ne jhat se light off karli aur so gaya, aur subah bina bole chala gaya tha.

Pranati: Tumhare husband tumhare saath the toh. Pralay dusre kamre mein chala gaya tha. Maine uski shakal ab jaake dekhi.

With that being said, Pranati went away with a sullen face and Swanjali stood there looking at her retreating figure.

On the side, in Samaina's room, Sameer had just come out of the washroom after freshening up and Naina entered the washroom.

Sameer was brushing his hair when someone knocked on the door. He kept the brush and opened the door. Pranati was standing infront of him, fidgeting her dupatta and had nervousness written all over her face.

Sameer: Naina bathroom mein hai. Aane se usse bolta hun baat karne.

He was about to close the door when Pranati stopped him.

Pranati: Mujhe Naina se nahi tujhse baat karni hai.

Sameer: Par mujhe nahi karni hai.

Pranati: Janti hun. Par ek baar meri baat sun toh le.

Sameer: Mujhe kuch nahi suna hai Pranati. Tu mujhe unreasonable bol sakti hai, childish bhi bol sakti hai. Par mere decision badalne nahi wala. Thoda time toh mujhe akela chod de yaar!

Pranati: Thoda kya tu pura time akele reh le. Par meri baat sunne ke baad! Please Sameer! Apni Pranu ke liye itna toh kar hi sakta hai na tu.

Sameer sighed in defeat and walked in to inform Naina that he is going outside for sometime and not to panic if she comes out and doesn't find him.

Sameer: Chal.

Pranati was happy seeing Sameer give her a chance to speak. Both of them walked to the garden and sat on the grass.

Pranati: Mujhe pata hai tu itna react kyun kar raha hai. Mujhse behtar tujhe koun samjhega? Main janti hun ki meri laparwahi ke wajah se tu phirse 10 saal pehle ke jaisa toot jaata.

Sameer: Acchi baat hai ki tujhe pata hai. Lekin Pranati tujhse aissa kaise hogaya? Tu aisse kaise Naina ke upar nazar nahi rakhi? Swati aur Anjali ka samjh aata hai. Unhe Naina ke baare mein zyada pata nahi hai aur woh log Naina itne close bhi nahi hai. Par tu......

Pranati: Sameer, maine janbujhke nahi kiya. Actually mujhe andaza hi nahi tha ki Naina ghum sakti hai. Usne jab kaha ki usse woh suit ka kapda tujhe dikhana hai, main bahut khush ho gayi thi. Finally woh apne mann se teri pasand ka kuch lena chahti thi. Aur tujhe bulane ke liye jaana chahti thi. Isliye maine usse roka nahi. Aur maine dekha tha ki tu I mean woh aadmi zyada dur nahi khada tha. Uske baad mera dhyan baaki kapdo mein lag gaya.

Sameer: Tu zara sa bhi khayal nahi aaya ki Naina wapas kyun nahi aayi thode time baad? Hume tum teeno ko shopping ke liye chode adha ghanta toh hogaya hoga, aur uske baad hum aaye the. Aur kal tune kaha tha ki humare jaane ke 5 min baad Naina ne tum logon se kaha ki woh mujhe bulane ja rahi hai.
Tujhe ajeeb nahi laga jab woh 10 minute tak aayi hi nahi?

Pranati: Laga tha na. Maine dekha bhi uss taraf. But na Naina thi aur na hi woh aadmi. Mujhe laga Naina aur tu dusre line mein chale gaye shopping ke liye.

Sameer closed his eyes and sighed in annoyance. He couldn't believe that the Pranati who loves Naina like her own sister was so careless with her.

Pranati: Yeh tu bhi janta hai ki main Naina se kitna pyaar karti hun. Itna ki main apni nanand ke saath ke, apne 7 mahine ke rishte ko apne best friend ke saath 20 saal ke saal ke rishte, se bada manna tha. Main uski khushi ke liye tere dil ko todne ke liye taiyar thi.

Sameer: Mujhe tere pyaar par shaq nahi hai, main janta hun ki tu Naina se utna hi pyaar karti hai jitna baaki gharwale. Par galti toh huyi na tujhse. I am glad ki tune Naina ko mere taraf aane ke liye akela choda taki hum paas aa sake. Sahi kiya tune. Par akele chod diya, aur nazar nahi rakha, yeh toh sahi nahi hai na.

Pranati: Janti hun. And I am really sorry. Isse meri pehli aur akhri galti Naina ke case mein samjhke maaf kar de. Kal raat se Pralay ne bhi mujhse baat nahi ki.

Sameer: Tera dost Sameer tujhe maaf kar dega Pranati. Par Naina ka pati Sameer tujhe maaf nahi kar payega. Woh Sameer jisne tujhe toote dant ke saath dekha hua woh, tujhe maaf kar dega. Par woh Sameer jiska dil 10 saal pehle toota tha woh Sameer tujhe maaf nahi kar payega.

Ek pal mein! Pranati ek pal mein meri rangeen duniya mein wapas andhera cha jaata. Ek pal mein mujhse meri abhi abhi mili khushi, wapas chinh jaati. Woh ek pal, tere liye ek distraction tha par mere liye mera destruction hota Pranati.

With that being said, Sameer left. But he didn't go to his room. Rather he went out of the gate to have some alone time.

Here on the other hand, just after Naina exited the washroom, Pralay called her. He asked her to come to the terrace as he wants to have some alone time with his sister. So Naina texted Sameer that she is going to Pralay and will be back in sometime.

Naina went to terrace to find a picnic mat spread on the floor with Jim jam biscuits, orange juice, patties and bluetooth speaker. The environment was similar to that of their childhood. Whenever Pralay wanted to have siblings time, he would transform their terrace to a picnic spot.

Naina: Bhaiya?

Pralay was keeping the soft toys on the picnic mat when Naina called him. Naina's eyes pooled up seeing the similar dolls and teddies of her childhood that Pralay kept. This nostalgia hit her hard and tears rolled down her cheeks. Pralay stood up and wiped her tears. He pulled her closer and wrapped his arms around his little sister.

Pralay: Baccha, mera intention tujhe rulane ka nahi. Balki purani yaadein taaza karne ka tha. Lekin tu toh rone lagi. Gayi mehnat paani mein!

Naina quickly wiped her tears and looked at Pralay smilingly.

Naina: Nahi main ro nahi rahi ab. Dekhiye, main smile kar rahi hun.

Pralay: Hmmm

He held her face in between his palms and caressed her hair.

Pralay: Aisse hi humesha muskurati reh. Kabhi bhi aansuon ko aankhon mein aane maat dena.

Naina smiled at him, and looked at the arrangements. She found that Pralay had managed to get few of their childhood pictures and most of them were before Preeti was born.

Pralay: Inn kuch dino mein bahut kuch hogaya hai. Teri shaadi hogayi, tu ek naye aur anjaan ghar mein naye logon ke saath rehne gayi thi, hum yahan aagaye, yahan kuch acchi aur kuch dukhi karne wali baatein huyi. Inn sab mein tujhe aur mujhe time nahi mila baithkar thodi baatein karne ki.

Naina: Aap thik keh rahe hai Bhaiya. Pichle ek mahine se aap aur ghar mein sab bhag daud mein lage huye hai. Aur aapne bahut accha kiya yeh plan karke. Mujhe bahut accha laga.

Pralay chuckled and passed the glass filled with juice to her, and said: Chal issi baat pe juice pee.

Naina giggled and took a sip of the juice.

Pralay: Naina, tu....tu Sameer aur uske gharwalon ke saath khush hai na?

Naina: Bhaiya, gharwalon ke saath waqt hi kahan mila bitane ko? Ek din mein yahan aagaye. Par phone pe baatein hoti hai Dadaji aur Papaji ke saath roz. Aur kal Bua dadiji wapas aayi hai. Toh aaj subah unse bhi baat hogayi. Woh log bahut acche hai. Main wahan nahi hun phir bhi meri chinta lagi rehti hai unhe. I am sure main unke saath bahut khush rahungi. Aur sabko khush rakhungi bhi.

Pralay: Aur Sameer ke saath?

Naina blushed with the mention of Sameer. She wondered how would she answer this question. Sameer wasn't an ideal husband, he was more than an idea husband. He did something which no other man could have done. No man would effortlessly and with love clear baggage of past of his wife. No man would show an enormous amount of patience with his stubborn fiancee to get a proper conversation with her, and wait till she gets comfortable with him to have conversations without hesitation. No other man would restrain himself from claiming his rights on his wife, after the revelation of his love.
Sameer was indeed an exception. And she was very very happy with him and was glad that Sameer cleared her mind, and she decided to happily accept her marriage and new relations.

Pralay: Tujhe jawab deni ki jaroorat nahi hai. Tere chehre ki chamak aur dil ki muskaan ne mujhe mera jawab de diya.

Naina: Bhaiya, woh bahut acche hai. Koi kaise unke saath khush nahi reh sakta. Kisi ko bhi unse lagaav ho jayega.

Pralay: Haan, kal jis tarah se Sameer behave kar raha tha. Ussi se pata chal jata hai ki woh meri behen se kitna pyaar karta hai aur uski kitni chinta hai usse.

Naina nodded and took a bite of the patties.

Pralay: Naina, tu janti hai na ki mere liye tu aur Preeti sagi beheno se kam nahi ho. Toh ek bade bhai hone ke naate main tujhe kuch bolna chahta hun. Tu bura nahi manegi na??

Naina scrunched her brows in confusion as she has never seen Pralay being apprehensive about saying something to her. She kept the patties back on the plate and forwarded the other juice glass to Pralay. He gulped the glass and continued speaking after Naina nodded her head in approval.

Pralay: Naina, hum dono ne apni family ko khone ka dard nahi saha hai. Humare paas ek bahut pyaara aur sundar parivar hai. Humare ghar mein humare teen pitaon ka ashirvad hai, do maaon ka pyaar hai, Preeti ke zariye ek shaitan aur chulbuli behen ka ladakpan hai aur Pranati ke zariye humare ghar ko bandhe rakhne wali woh dhaaga milgayi. Humare hisse bahut se rishte hai. Par Sameer ke hisse mein kitne rishte hai? Bas do teen. Aisse mein uska itna aggressive reaction hona banta hai.
Maana Pranati teri zindagi mein sabse pehle aayi hai, tu uske saath comparatively zyada comfortable hai. Par shaadi ke baad ek insaan ke uska spouse sabse upar ho jaata hai. Pata hai kyun? Kyunki hum humari family ke saath life ke 20-25 saal rehte hai, par apne spouse ke saath 50-60 rehte hai. Hum uss ek insaan ko apna pura parivaar maan sakte hai, par apne pure parivaar mein ek life partner jaisa kisiko nahi pa sakte. Isiliye, aapka pati ya patni aapke liye sabse upar aur sabse zyada important hona chahiye. Parivaar aaj hai, toh kal nahi hai. Parivaar ke bina zindagi jeena zyada muskil nahi hai. Par ek life partner ke bina jeena bahut muskil hai.

Naina: Parivaar important nahi hai kya bhaiya?

Pralay: Hai. Lekin aapke life partner se zyada nahi. Ammm, aissa samjh le ki life partner exam ka main answer sheet hai. Aur parivaar supplementary sheets. Jo humesha aapke saath hai, par jab jaroorat pade tabhi unhe apne paas bulaya jaata hai. Dekh Naina, jab tak aapka parivaar sahi hai, aur unke wajah se aapka rishta aapke life partner ke saath kadwa nahi hota, tab tak sab sahi hai.
Par agar kabhi aapke parivaar ke kisi sadasya se galti ho jaati hai, toh unhe tokna ya unse naraz hona sahi hai. Ab mujhe hi dekh le. Maine humari family ko zyada importance di aur unhone Pranati se uska sapna, uska apne haathon se banaya boutique usse chinh liya. Agar uss din maine Pranati ka side liya hota toh aaj Pranati aur uska boutique saath hote. Waise hi Naina, Sameer ko pura haq hai Pranati aur Swati Anjali se naraz hone ka. Aur tujhe Sameer ka saath dena hai. Kyunki woh yeh sab tere liye kar raha hai. Tujhe pata hai, woh tere liye 8KM pedal chalkar Garh Ganesh Mandir gaya tha. Aur wahan ki 100 se zyada seediyan bhi chada. Jo insaan tujhse itna pyaar karta hai, tere liye kuch bhi kar sakta, tu uske saath nahi khadi ho sakti?

Naina: Ho sakti hun Bhaiya. Infact main unke saath hun. Humare iss conversation ke pehle se hi maine Sameer Ji ke saath khade rehne ka mann bana liya tha Bhaiya. Bas, aapke samjhane se main behtar samjh gayi.

Pralay: Tujhe pata hai, tere Papa Mummy ne Dada Dadi ke khilaaf jaake shaadi ki hai. Rama chachi alag biradari ki hai aur upar se shaadi se pehle pyaar hogaya unhe. Jab Dada Dadi ko pata laga toh unhone bahut se hathkande apnaye par kuch kaam nahi kiya. Bade chachaji aur Rama chachi ne shaadi kar li. Jab tak Dada Dadi the, tab tak Rakesh chachaji aur Rama chachi ko kisine nahi dekha tha. Tu 4 saal ki thi, jab tu aayi thi humare ghar. Wapas.
Soch, agar uss waqt chacha chachi saath nahi rehte, ek dusre ke liye khade nahi hote toh kya hota? Shayad dono ne alag alag shaadi kar li hoti. Par na woh khush hote aur na hi aapne parivaar ko khush rakh pate. Shayad nafrat karne lagte apne parivaar se. Samjhi meri baat?

Naina nodded her head positively.

Naina: Bhaiya, apne parivaar se ya apne apno se naraz hona sahi hai. Par Sameer ji gussa hai.

Pralay: Nahi Naina. Sameer naraz hi hai. Narazgi aur gusse ko ek bahut patli line alag karti hai. Lagte dono shabd ek hi hai. Par hai nahi. Bhav ek hai par usko dikhane ka tarika alag hai. Agar Sameer gussa hota toh Pranati ko tujhe soup dene nahi deta. Tum dono ab tak humare saath iss haveli mein nahi hote, ya toh Sameer tujhe leke kisi aur hotel shift ho jaata nahi toh hume kahin jaane ko keh chuka hota.
Narazgi mein duri zaroor hoti hai par woh physically hoti hai, mann ki duri nahi hoti.
Tu biwi hai uski, tujhe uske saare emotions samjhne honge. Kyunki uske paas ek tu hi hai, jisse woh bejhijhak sab kuch share kar sakta hai. Bina judgement ke.

Naina: Bhaiya, kya main unke liye ek acchi patni ban paungi? Maine itni si baat samjhne mein itna der kar diya. Itne der mein, Sameer ji ne khudko kitna akela mehsoos kiya hoga na. Main unke saath hoke bhi nahi thi Bhaiya!

Pralay wiped the tears resting on her waterline, and caressed her cheeks.

Pralay: Tu uske liye best biwi banke dikhayegi. I am sure. Aur Naina, tum dono ki shaadi ko bas ek hafta hua hai. Tune apni shaadi ko bas do teen din pehle, mauka dene ka socha. Logon ko na jaane kitne saal lag jaate hai, ek dusre ko samjhne ke liye. Ab jo tu ek life partner aur family ke beech kaise antar rakhna hai samjh gayi hai. Toh I am sure aage aissa nahi hone degi tu.
Ab ja! Apne Sameer ji paas ja! Unhe kas ke gaale laga. Aur bol ki Sameer Ji main aapke saath humesha hun.

Naina wiped her tears and stood up to leave, but halted her steps and looked at Pralay.

Naina: Bhaiya, aap Bhabhi ko maaf kar dena, please. Already unse unka best friend naraz hai. Aap bhi naraz rahenge toh woh kya karengi?

Pralay: Chinta maat kar Bhabhi ki chamchi. Main teri Bhabhi ko maaf karna ka plan already bana chuka hun. Ab bhagke jaa apne Sameer Ji ke paas!

Naina ran out after instructing him to keep her share of food aside and give it to her tomorrow. Pralay shook his head in disbelief seeing his 24 year old sister acting like a 4 year old girl.

When Naina came back, she found their room was empty. She thought that maybe Sameer and Pranati's conversation isn't over yet. And was about to enter the washroom to freshen up when she heard Pranati's voice alongwith Pralay's coming from the hall.

Naina: Bhabhi yahin hai. Toh Sameer Ji kahan gaye? Shayad bahar lawn mein hai. Jaake dekhti hun unhe.

Grabbing her shawl alongwith a jacket for Sameer she walked out of her room, towards the lawn. But there also she didn't find Sameer. So she decided to call him. But he wasn't picking up call. Naina panicked and rushed inside.

Naina: Pranati bhabhi! Bhaiya! Munna bhaiya! Pandit bhaiya!

Hearing her voice, everyone came out of their respective rooms to find a distressed Naina.

Pranati: Kya hogaya Naina? Tujhe pasina kyun aa raha hai? Aur tu ghabrayi huyi kyun hai?

Naina: Bhabhi, aapko pata hai kya Sameer Ji kahan hai?

Pranati: Kahan hai matlab? Woh ab tak lauta nahi hai?

Naina: Nahi Bhabhi. Aapke saath baat ke liye nikalne ke baad se woh aaye nahi hai. Aur na hi mera phone utha rahe hai.

Munna: Bhabhi, chinta maat kijiye. Main lagata hun usse. Ek minute.

He was about to dial Sameer, when Sameer himself called back to Naina. She immediately picked it and scolded him.

Naina: Hello! Ji aap kahan hai? Aapko pata hai main kitna ghabra gayi thi.

Sameer: Naina, woh.....main thodi der akele mein kuch time spend karna chahta tha khudke saath. Toh walk pe aagaya. Walk karte karte thodi dur aagaya hun. Tum chinta maat karo. Main wapas aa raha hun. Dinner khalo. Ya main kuch leke aaun?

Naina: Nahi! Mujhe kuch nahi chahiye. Aap bas jaldi se mere paas aa jayiye. Mujhe aur kuch nahi chahiye.

Sameer giggled and replied: Aa raha hun meri jaan. Sabar rakho. Ab lag raha hai ki tumhe saath le aana chahiye tha.

Naina: Agli baar aissa hi karna. Aap nahi jante aapko yahan Haveli mein na dekhkar mujhe kaisa laga.

Sameer: Samjh raha hun. Tum bas 10 minute ruko. Naina ke paas uske Sameer ji dode dode aa rahe hai.

Naina nodded her head silently to realise that he can't see her nod. So she replied an okay, and cut the call.

Pandit: Bhabhi, jab tak Sameer aa nahi jaata hum yahin hai. Aapke paas.

Naina: Nahi Pandit bhaiya, aap jayiye. Dinner karke so jayiye. Thak gaye honge. Inse baat hogayi hai na, unhone kaha ki 10 minute mein aa rahe hai toh ab mujhe koi chinta nahi hai. Aap aaram se jayiye. Goodnight.

Unwillingly everyone had to leave, because Naina insisted all to carry on with whatever they were doing before she called as she knew, a rough patch was going on for every couple. Including her and Sameer.

Naina was sitting on the couch of their room and was waiting for her husband, when she heard footsteps and his musky scent touched her. She immediately stood up and ran to the door. Sameer was shocked as well as overwhelmed seeing her sense him around. He smiled at her and his smiled turned wider when Naina engulfed him into a strong and tight hug. And was showering kisses on his temple and shoulder.

Naina: Sameer ji, please aisse gayab maat hoyega aage se. Meri jaan atak gayi thi. Gaale se paani nahi utar raha tha. Mujhe batake jaana jahan jaana ho. Infact mujhe saath le jayiyega aage se.

Sameer smiled seeing her care, and wounded his arm around his wife, and planted a kiss on top of her head.

Sameer: I am sorry pareshan karne ke liye. But woh.....

Naina unhugged him but didn't remove her arms from around him. He was still in her arms, and she placed her finger on his lips.

Naina: Sshhh! Mujhe pata hai. Bhabhi se aapki baat sahi se nahi gayi hogi. Aapko thoda waqt akele mein chahiye tha. Koi baat nahi. Justify karne ki koi jaroorat nahi hai. Maana biwi hun, lekin jailer nahi hun. Bas aap jab bhi aisse mind clear ke liye akele rehna chahte hai, mujhe bata dijiyega. Main pareshan nahi hungi.

Sameer held his ears and apologised. Naina smiled at her cute husband, and removed his hands from ears.

Naina: Aap fresh hoke aayiye. Main khana laati hun.

Sameer: Thik hai Biwi ji.

Naina lightly smacked his arm, and came out of his embrace. Sameer didn't like the loss of her warmth, so he again wounded his arms around her and nuzzled his head in the crook of her neck. Naina smiled and hugged him back. His light stubble was poking her soft spot, and it sent chills through her spine, but it wasn't uncomfortable for her.

Sameer: I love you Naina.

Naina rubbed his back and replied: I like you too Sameer Ji.

Sameer tightened his hold on her, and nuzzled more into the crook of her neck. Naina fisted his shirt now, as his warm breathes were hitting her nape and this was churning her stomach and made her mind hazy.

Sameer (Huskily): Aaj pata chala kyun log kehte hai ki 'Biwi ko kaskar gale laga lene se saari chinta aur pareshaani dur ho jaati hai'. Tumhari baahon mein aake jo sukoon mil raha hai mujhe, woh shayad kahin aur milega mujhe. Naina, humesha mere paas rehna. Mere saath rehna. Kabhi bhi mujhse dur maat jaana.

Naina moved her hand to his hair, and weaved her fingers across them.

Naina: Aapko chodke kahan jaungi? Mere paas kahin aur jaane ki jagah kahan hai? Aap jahan rahenge, main wahin rahungi.

Sameer unhugged her and held her face in his palm. He looked straight into her eyes and saw adoration and respect in them. He inched towards her and planted a soft and long kiss on her forehead. Naina reciprocated it with a smile and she planted a small kiss on his cheeks over his light stubble.

Naina: Ab mujhe jaane dijiye. Main aapko bhookhe pet sone nahi de sakti. Bahut

Sameer: Aur main tumhe bhookhe pet sone nahi dunga. Mujhe pata hai tumne dinner nahi kiya hoga. Toh apna plate bhi laga lena. Hum dono hall mein kha lenge.

Naina: Ji

Here, on the other hand in Mumbai, the day wasn't as stressful as Naina's for Preeti. She was about to get the biggest shock of her life today. Her day started off like any other normal day, a cute banter with her mum and aunt. She had just kept her phone down after a refreshing and pleasing conversation with Sameer, when her mum barged into her room and frowned immediately.

Bela: Hey bhagwaan Preeti! Yeh kamre ka kya haal bana rakha hai tune?

Preeti: Mummy! Aaj itna bhi ganda nahi kiya hai maine room. Toh thoda kam react kar lo.

Bela: Itna bhi nahi ka kya matlab? Ek baar gaur se apne kamre ko dekh Preeti! Aissa lag raha hai ki toofan guzar ke gaya hai. Tera bed bed jaisa nahi lag raha. Kapdo ka dher khada ho rakha hai. Cupboard pura khali kar li kya? Aur yeh!

Bela walked towards the study table, and found Lays and Haldiram Aloo Bhujia empty wrappers scattered on it along with many white scribbled sheets and lots of pens.

Bela continued with the same frown: Yeh study table hai tera? Tujhe kitni baar kaha hai Preeti, aisse bikhre table par Maa Saraswati kabhi nahi aati. Tabhi pichle do semester se tere number kam aa rahe hai.

Her gaze fell on the dressing table where bangles, earrings, lipsticks, nail paints, hair clips and rubber bands were lying here and there, everywhere. And two nail paint bottles were open, and the beautiful light pink and mint green color nail paint was dripping out, and a small puddle was formed near the foot of the dressing table.

Bela: Hey bhagwaan! Iss nail polish ka daag ab asaani se nahi jayega. Kya kar rahi hai tu Preeti!

Bela was giving an earful to Preeti for a messy room, when Beena walked in to see the bickering of the mother-daughter duo.

Beena: Bela! Kisse samjhne lagi hai. Gaur se dekh. Yeh Preeti hai. Wohi Preeti jiski exam copy mein handwriting itni sundar hoti thi ki teacher 5 mark minus kar dete hai. Aur roz roz behas karne se kya fayda jab room ko tujhe aur mujhe milkar saaf karna hota hai.

Bela: Fayda hai Bhabhi, hum nahi sikhayenge toh kaun sikhayega? Kal ko agar sab kuch sahi raha toh Purvi aur Ruhaan isse Rohan ki dulhan banake le jayenge. Maana saas nahi hogi wahan, lekin sasural toh hoga na woh iska. Abhi se sikhegi tab hi toh hoga.

Preeti: Mummy aap chinta maat karo, main saaf kar lungi. Mera mood bahut accha hai, Jijaji se acche se baat huyi hai. Toh aap aur dant ke mera mood kharab maat karo.

Beena: Teri Sameer se baat huyi? Kaise hai woh log? Sab kushal mangal hai na? Kya baat huyi teri?

Preeti: Sab thik hai wahan. Jiji so rahi thi jab meri baat huyi thi aur shayad Jijaji so rahe the. Maine unhe internship ke silsile mein phone kiya tha. Kal bataya tha na ki Sawant sir keh rahe the ki main GBC ka contract period khatam hone ke baad kisi acche firm mein intern ban jaun. Toh issi silsile mein 3-4 companies mein maine application daala hai toh socha Jijaji ke company mein bhi apply karun. Toh isiliye unhe call kiya tha. Procedure janne ke liye.

Beena: Oh accha. Toh kya kaha unhone?

Preeti: Kaha ki woh mujhe forward kar denge saare details.

Bela: Bas tu mann lagake padhai kar aur internships pure kar, tujhe apne Jiji aur Bhaiya jaisa career banana hai. Chahe unki tarah high score maat kar. Par career sahi se banana!

Beena: Haan, aur agar tujhe koi aur course karna hai. Ya kuch aur padhai karni hai toh batana hume. Hum tere Tauji aur Papa se baat kar lenge. Pranati se uska boutique chudwa liya, humari bacchi hume bolti kuch nahi par uske mann mein aata hoga na ki humne uske saath galat kiya. Ab uska mann nahi hai boutique rejoin karne ka, par phir bhi. Humne humare over protectiveness mein aake bacchi ka career kharab kar liya.

Preeti looked at her sad Taiji, and didn't like it. Beena was always smiling and with her humour made everyone else smile. But after Rama's death, she was always behind each member of the family, checking on them time to time and making sure everyone are fine. But that it didn't take away her humour from her. Preeti hugged her Taiji and kissed her cheeks.

Preeti: Nahi Taiji. Aapne Bhabhi ka career kharab nahi kiya hai. Woh ab bhi designs banake bhejti hai na. Abhi bhi woh fashion designer hai. Haan full time ke jagah freelancing hai. Koi baat nahi. Chaliye smile kijiye aur mere liye mere favourite breakfast banane jayiye. Main Mummy ki room saaf karne mein help karke, nahane jaungi. College jaana hai.

Aur haan, main bhul gayi thi. Aaj shayad mujhe raat ho jayegi aane mein. Abhi college ja rahi hun. Conclave ki taiyari ke liye, uske baad GBC ki ek office party hai. Toh wahan jaana hai. Upar se Rohan ki Bhabhi ne bhi bulaya hai. Unse milne bhi jaana hai.

Bela: Arre baap re! Itna saara kaam hai tujhe aaj. Aur itna ghumna bhi hai tujhe. Tu ek kaam kar, aaj Pralay ki car le ja. Scooty mein maat ja. Main Rakesh bhaisahab se kehkar Ghanshyam ko bula leti hun. Woh tujhe pickup drop kar lega.

Preeti: Mummy jaroorat nahi hai. College se main Rohan ke saath uski bhabhi se milne chali jaungi. Aur woh mujhe office party ke venue mein chod dega. Infact usse bhi jaana hai party mein. Phir bhi aap chaho toh car bhej sakti ho. Mere scooty ka petrol bach jayega!

Beena: Bela, Rakesh ko bolke bula lo Ghanshyam ko.

Bela nodded and left the room to tell Rakesh about calling the driver, whereas Beena stayed back to help Preeti sort everything.

Preeti: Taiji, main aapko ek baat puchu?

Beena: Puch kya puchna hai.

Preeti: Rama Taiji aur Mummy mein se aapki favorite koun hai? Diplomatic answer maat dena aap.

Beena chuckled and replied: Nahi, diplomatic answer nahi dungi. Aur answer simple hai, Rama. Aissa nahi hai ki teri Mummy mujhe pasand nahi hai. Pasand hai. Bahut pasand hai. Bas Rama aur Rakesh, mere aur tere Tauji ke dil ke bahut karib hai. Bahut kuch dekha hai unhone, zindagi ne bahut injustice kiya hai Rakesh ke saath. Humari shaadi aur Rakesh ki shaadi lagbhag ek hi time par huyi thi. Meri shaadi ke kariban che mahine baad, Rakesh ghar aake bolne laga ki usse ek ladki pasand hai, Rama aur usse ussi ladki se shaadi karni hai. Main aur teri Tauji bahut khush the. Par....

Preeti: Par kya Taiji?

Beena: Rama alag biradri ki thi. Tere dadaji dadiji biradri aur jatpat mein maane wale log the. Toh unhe jab pata chala, toh unhone maana kiya. Kitne hathkande apnaye unhone, taaki Rakesh Rama ko bhul jaaye. Par Rakesh nahi maana. Aur ek din, bhag gaya woh Rama ke saath aur shaadi karli. Hume phone karke bataya usne aur kaha ki hum Amma Bauji ko bata de. Amma Bauji gussa hogaye aur kaha ki unke jeete jee, Rakesh aur Rama unhe apni shakal na dikhaye.

Preeti: Phir?

Beena: Phir kya? Rakesh Rama ko leke Nagpur chala gaya. Wahan unke college ke dost ke saath usne Agrawal Industries shuru ki. Aur che saal baad teri Jiji paida hogayi. Aur yahan humari shaadi ke do saal baad tera Bhaiya.

Preeti: Aap sab kabhi nahi mile Tauji Taiji se?

Beena: Milte the na. Main, tere Tauji aur Papa jaate the saal 2-3 baar Nagpur. Phir jab Naina hone wali thi, tab main Rama ke paas 2-4 mahine ruki thi. Jab Amma Bauji guzar gaye, tab hum Rakesh aur Rama ko bula laye apne paas. Unke bina woh 10 saal bahut mushkil the.
Mujhe yaad hai, ek saal baad jab teri Mummy shaadi karke aayi, toh bahut insecure feel karti thi. Main 24 ghante Rama ke saath rehti thi isliye.

Preeti: Taiji, main kabhi batati nahi. Par main Mummy se thoda zyada aapko pyaar karti hun. Aap humesha mujhe Mummy Papa ke dant se bachate ho. Bachpan se leke aaj tak, jo zid Papa Mummy puri nahi karte, woh aap aur dono Tauji karte ho. I love you Taiji ❤️

Beena smiled at her and kissed her forehead before replying: I love you too meri bacchi ❤️
Chal ab jaldi se taiyar ho ja. Main jaake tere liye nashta banati hun.

Preeti had just stepped out of the car, and had finished giving instructions to the driver and turned towards the gate, when she felt a pair of arms around her waist pulling them backwards. The familiar touch and fragrance got smile on her face, she knew it was her love, Rohan and she turned around in his embrace.

Preeti: Good morning ❤️

Rohan kissed her nose and replied: Good morning Jaan ❤️

Preeti: Tum itni jaldi kaise aa gaye? Usually mere aane ke baad aate ho.

Rohan: Ab kya kare, jab se humare ghar walon ko humare ishq dari ke baare mein pata chala hai, mere paon ghar mein tikte nahi hai. Mere dil ke saath dimaag aur sharir tumhare saath paas rehna chahta hai. Toh isliye!

Preeti gave a light slap on his arm and replied: Itni cheesy line! Subah Bhabhi ne cheese pasta de diya kya khane ko?

Rohan: Nahi meri jaan, tumhe dekhkar cheesy lines apne aap nikal aate hai.

Preeti: Haha very funny. Chalo, conclave discussion karna hai uske baad tumhare saath bhi jaana hai.

Rohan: Waise aaj tum apni scooty mein nahi aayi?

Preeti: Nahi, meri pyaari mataon aur pitaon ne mujhe scooty mein aane nahi diya. Kaha ki aaj itna ghumna hai toh car leke jaun. Toh bas, driver dada ko pakda aur aagayi.

Rohan: Tum kitni lucky ho yaar, tumhare paas itni badi aur loving family hai. Mere paas bas Dada aur Bhabhi hai.

Preeti's heart broke seeing Rohan's sad face, she cupped his face and gave peck on his lips.

Preeti: Meri family bhi toh tumhari family hai. Ek kaam karo, kal ghar aa jao. Lunch ke liye. Sunday hai toh sab ghar honge. Aur sabko accha lagega agar tum aaoge toh.

Rohan: Are you sure? I mean Preeti hum bas 20 21 saal ke hai. Aisse tumhare ghar aana jaana karna sahi nahi hoga.

Preeti: Kounsa tumhe Jamai Pujan ke liye bula rahi hun. Bas family ke saath time spend karne bula rahi hun. Aur mere dost aate hai ghar waise tum aa jaana. Kisi ko problem nahi hoga.

Rohan: Okay! Tum keh rahi ho toh maan leta hun. Accha, Bhabhi ne tumhare liye kuch bheja hai. Infact woh tumhari Jiji aur Jijaji se mili bhi hai.

Preeti: Accha? Kaise?

Rohan: Woh jis din hum tumhare ghar aaye, uske baad wale din Dada aur Bhabhi har saal ki tarah Jaipur gaye the. Bhabhi ka ancestral haveli hai wahan, toh uska maintenance dekhne. Ussi Haveli mein Jiji aur Jijaji tumhare stay kiye hai.
Bhabhi bata rahi thi ki dono bahut pyaare lagte hai saath mein. Ek dum Siya Ram.

Preeti: Hmm, mujhe bhi dono ki jodi bahut khubsurat lagti hai. Aur Jijaji Jiji se bahut pyaar karte hai. And I know, Jiji bhi unse utna hi pyaar karegi.

Rohan: I hope ki, hum dono ki jodi unn dono ki jodi ki tarah pyaari aur khubsurat lage.

Preeti: Aissa zaroor hoga. Tum dekhna.

Rohan: Abhi ke liye andar chale? Wahan ka sab kuch dekhna hai. Nahi toh Awasthi Sir bahut dantenge. Aur Himanshu bhaiya aur baaki log ka alag rona hoga.

Preeti: I know right! Maine soch liya hai. This is the last activity I am getting involved in.

Rohan and Preeti walked inside hand in hand. They had an exhausting day at college, discussing over organization of the conclave with their teachers and seniors.

Around 1:30 Preeti and Rohan got free from the college conclave work, and decided to have lunch somewhere nearby before heading to Rohan's home.

Rohan: Main Bhabhi ko bata deta hun ki hum lunch ke baad aane wale hai. Bahut excited hai woh tumse milne ke liye.

Preeti: Main bhi bahut excited hun unse milne ke liye.

Rohan: Hello boudi! Main lunch bahar karne wala hun

Purvi: Kyun?

Rohan: College ki meeting just khatam huyi. Toh main soch raha tha ki lunch karke Preeti ke saath aata hun ghar.

Purvi: Arrey! Yeh kya baat huyi. Tum dono lunch bahar kyun karoge? Ghar aao. Yahan lunch karo.

Rohan: Boudi, ghar bahut dur hai. Aur bhookh bhi lagi hai. Aap kab khana banaoge aur kab hum khayenge. Isliye bol raha hun ki hum bahar se khake aa rahe hai. Aap bas apna lunch khatam karlo. Preeti ke aane ke baad aap uske peeche lagi rahogi, aur apne baare mein bhul jaogi.

Purvi: Chup! Main kuch nahi sunne wali. Tu Preeti ko leke aa raha hai abhi, issi waqt. Bike leke gaya hai na. Shortcut pakadke aa. Aur chinta maat kar. Maine extra khana banake rakha hai.

Rohan sighed in defeat and replied: Thik hai Boudi. Main Preeti ko leke aa raha hun.

Preeti was continuously smiling hearing Rohan's conversation with his Boudi, it sounded like her conversation with Bela and Beena.

Preeti: Tum keh rahe the na ki tumhare paas Maa nahi hai. Tumhari Boudi toh tumhari Maa hai. Maine dekha abhi, kaise tumhe ghar aane ke liye bol rahi thi.

Rohan: Maa hi hai woh meri. Main akela na par jaun isliye Dada aur Boudi ne apna baccha nahi kiya. Shaadi ko 9 saal hogaye hai unke, aur baccha nahi hai unka. Humare family get together mein Boudi ko bahut kuch sunna padta hai. Lekin unhone kabhi react nahi kiya hai. Maine ek baar pucha tha ki aap kyun react nahi karte. Pata hai unhone kya kaha?

Preeti shook her head in denial. Rohan chuckled and looked at his lock screen wallpaper which was a picture of him, Ruhaan and Purvi smiling widely at the camera person clad up in light green outfits which was on the occasion of one of their cousin's mehendi ceremony.

Rohan: Boudi ne kaha ki "Main isliye react nahi karti kyunki woh log jhooth bolte hai. Woh bolte hai na ki mera koi bacha nahi hai. Jabki mera 19 saal ka jawaan beta hai. Toh kya hua maine usse janam nahi diya. Pal pos kar bada toh kiya hai na." Boudi meri Yashoda Maa hai. Unhone kabhi bhi mujhe yeh ehsaas nahi dilaya ki woh mere bade bhai ki biwi hai. Pehle din se woh meri Maa banke aayi thi. Unhone ek 12 saal ke ladke ko sambhala jab woh apni adolescence phase mein just enter kiya tha.

Mere liye Boudi Dada se zyada pyaari aur important hai. Mujhe agar kabhi kaha gaya ki Dada aur Boudi mein se chunu toh main khushi khushi Boudi ko chununga kyunki woh meri Maa aur Bhabhi dono hai.

Preeti wiped the lone tear formed in his eyes with her dupatta and gave a tight hug and forehead kiss to him.

Preeti: Chalo ab. Mujhe Boudi ke haath ka tasty khana khaana hai. Bahut tarif sunni hai maine tumse unke haath ke khane ki.

Preeti and Rohan left on his bike, after informing Ghanshyam to go home as she is going with Rohan and will also come home with him. She texted the same to her parents and Taujis and Taiji.

After 20 minutes, Preeti was standing infront of a two floored medium sized bungalow with a wide lawn and huge garage. The bungalow was white with metal gates and window panels. The door and windows had translucent glass. Rohan rang the bell that was when Preeti's eye fell on the nameplate which had Roy Choudhry's written on it with golden font.

The door opened and Purvi stood infront of them with a smile on her face and an aarti ki thaal in her hand. She wore a peach pink silk saree with golden thread work on the borders and mirror work on the body. She wore light make-up and in name of jewellery she had her mangalasutra, red bangles, a gold bangle and earrings.

Preeti: Boudi yeh.....

Purvi: Pehli baar tum yahan aa rahi ho. Toh aarti utarna zaroori hai. Isliye chup chap apni jagah par khade raho aur jo ho raha hai usse hone do.

Preeti nodded her head quietly and let Purvi do her aarti. With a wide grin Purvi handed the thaal to the maid beside her, and engulfed Preeti into a tight hug. Rohan got little bit possessive and wounded his arms around his two favorite ladies.

Purvi: Chalo Preeti andar aao.

Preeti stepped into the house and found herself in a huge living room. The stairs to the upper floor was infront of her, and to its right was the open kitchen and it's left was sliding glass door to the backyard mostly. To her right was the couch set along with two bean bags and the centre table. And behind her was a huge LED wall mounted TV. And beside the TV was the shelves with showpieces and few picture frames. And to her left was the dining area with a fridge and a wooden cupboard with bottles of expensive alcohol. Behind the staircase was a door which apparently was the entrance to the servant residence area.

Purvi: Preeti, aao na baithke baatein karte hai. Tab tak khana table par lag jayega.

Preeti nodded and followed Purvi, who sat on the couch and dragged Preeti alongwith her. Whereas Rohan sat on one of the beanbag.

Purvi: Preeti, ghar kaisa laga?

Preeti: Bahut khubsurat hai Bhabhi. Sach mein! Aapne bahut acche se sajaya hai ghar ko.

Purvi: Kahan kuch sajaya hai. Mujhe yeh sab ka zyada idea nahi hai. Humare yahan jo jhadu poccha karne aati hai, usne idea mujhe. Woh ek aur ghar mein kaam karti hai. Yahin paas mein "Janki Niketan", unke wahan ka decor dekhke usne mujhe suggest kiya aissa sajane ko.

Preeti (to herself) : Janki Niketan? Yeh toh Jija ke ghar ka naam hai.
(To Purvi) Bhabhi, aapki house help ne yeh kaha hai kya ki uss ghar mein kitne log rehte hai?

Purvi confusedly nodded her head: Infact main unke ghar gayi bhi hun. Wahan kul aath log rehte hai. Abhi abhi Uncle ke bete ki shaadi huyi hai. Main kabhi unke bete aur bahu se mili nahi hun.

Preeti smiled and said: Aap mil chuki hai unse. Woh bhi ek nahi teen baar.

Purvi scrunched her brows and asked: Kya matlab?

Preeti: Janki Niketan meri Jiji ka I mean Naina jiji ka sasural hai. Janki unki dadi saas ka naam hai. Aap jinse baat karti hai woh shayad Vivek Uncle hai.

Purvi: Haan Vivek Uncle hi hai. Hey bhagwan! Itne dino se main tumhari behen ke sasural walon se mil rahi thi aur mujhe bata hi nahi tha.

Preeti: Mujhe abhi yaad aaya. Wohi main aate waqt soch rahi thi. Jiji ka sasural yahan se zyada dur nahi hai.

Purvi: Hmm accha hai. Tumhari shaadi ho jaane ke baad tum apni Jiji se aaram se mil sakti ho.

Preeti blushed and looked at her kurta design which was more interesting for her at the moment. Purvi cleared her throat and asked her to come to the dinning table to have lunch, and swept the awkwardness in the atmosphere.
After having a delightful lunch, Purvi took Preeti to the backyard to show her garden.

Preeti: Bhabhi, Rohan humesha aapke baare mein baat karta hai, ki kaise aapne usse sambhala hai aur apne bete jaisa pyaar diya hai.

Purvi: Mera beta hi toh hai woh. Jab main pehli baar Rohan se mili thi shaadi se pehle, mujhe tabhi se Rohan se lagaav hogaya. Kaise koi uske jaise cute bacche se pyaar na kare. Phir maine Ruhaan se kehke jaldi unse shaadi karli. Kyunki Rohan adolescence mein jaane wala tha. Aur iss stage mein ek bacche ko Maa ki bahut zaroorat hoti hai. Toh aagayi main, aur Preeti zaroori thodi hai ki ek Maa tab hi ho sakte ho jab uss bacche ko aapne janam diya ho.

Preeti: Sahi kaha aapne Bhabhi.

Purvi: Preeti, tum mujhe Bhabhi nahi Boudi bulao na jaise Rohan bulata hai. Kuch saal ya mahino mein tum yahan aaogi humare saath rehne, toh tab tumhe Boudi bulana hoga. Isliye abhi se practice shuru kar lo.

Preeti blushed and said: Boudi!

Purvi: Hmm, ab huyi na baat! Mujhe bahut accha lagta hai jab Rohan mujhe Boudi bulata hai. Aur ab se tum bulane lagogi. Bhabhi shabd bahut overrated hogaya hai, aissa nahi hai ki mujhe Bhabhi sunna pasand nahi hai. Ruhaan aur Rohan ke dost mujhe Bhabhi hi bulate hai. Par mera aur Rohan ka, aur mera tumhara rishta normal bhabhi devar aur jethani devrani jaisa thodi hai. Mere liye Rohan mera beta hai toh tum meri beti huyi na.

Rohan: Boudi! Already Preeti Maa ke mamle mein lucky hai, do do maa hai iski. With two loving sister and sister in-law, jo isse Maa se kam pyaar nahi karti. Ab aap bhi iski Maa bangayi. Main outnumber hogaya.

Rohan pouted and sat next to Purvi. Purvi chuckled and ruffled his hair.

Preeti: Tum kahan outnumber huye? Meri agar ek Maa badhi toh tumhe chaar Maa milgayi na. Hum equal huye na Buddhu!

Purvi: Haan! Aur Rohan tu 21 saal ka hogaya hai. Kuch mahino mein shaadi ho jayegi, ab toh yeh mature ho ja. Apne Dada ko dekh, unhe kabhi teri tarah sulk karte dekha hai?

Rohan: Dada ki baat hi maat karo aap! Bachpan se boring hai woh. Pata nahi aap unhe kaise pasand karti ho. Humesha kaam karte hai, kabhi bhi mere aur aapke saath time spend nahi karte.

Purvi held Rohan's face in her palms and replied: Beta, tere Dada din raat mehnaat karte hai tabhi toh tujhe acchi education de paaye. Aur tujhe itni acchi life de rahe hai. Tu ek baar settle ho ja, phir tere Dada ko main bolungi tujhe sab sar dard de de. Hum toh humare bhatije bhatiji ke saath khelenge. Kyun Preeti?

It took sometime for Preeti to understand the hidden tease in Purvi's statement. And when she realised, she blushed like tomato and couldn't meet her gaze with Rohan especially as he had his intense gaze on her.

Rohan: Boudi, aapne apne multivitamins le liye hai na? Akshar aap bhul jaate ho.

Purvi: Haan le liya tha. Tu meri chinta maat kar. Tune apne office party ke liye kapde nikal liye hai na? Woh iron toh huye hai na?

Rohan: Haan Boudi! Aaj subah hi Dada ne apne kapdo ke saath mere kapde bhi press kar diye.

Purvi: Acchi baat hai. Preeti, tum kya pehnogi?

Preeti: Yehi jo pehna hai woh hi pehnke jaungi. Bas thoda make-up thik kar lungi then I am good to go.

Purvi: Arrey aisse kaise yeh hi pehnke jaogi!? Tumhari pehli office party hai. Apne seniors milogi unke clients se milogi. Accha impression dalna hai na. Ek kaam karo. Mere saath chalo. Tum meri saree mein se ek pehen lena.

Preeti: Nahi Boudi, main aapki saree kaise?

Purvi: Kyun nahi pehen sakti? Boudi hun na main tumhari. Tum mujhse mere kapde le sakti ho. Meri jagah agar Pranati ji ya Naina ji hoti, toh unke kapde leti na tum? Unmein aur mujhmein kya fark hai? Itna hi na ki main Rohan ki Bhabhi hun. Par main tumhari bhi toh kuch lagti hun. Isliye main kuch nahi sunungi. Chalo mere saath tum!

Purvi held Preeti's hand and took her towards her room. They climbed the hall stairs, and entered the first floor which had two rooms to the left and two rooms to right, with another stair at the end of each side lobby to the top floor or terrace supposedly.

Purvi: Left ka second room mera aur Ruhaan ka hai, aur right ka first room Rohan ka hai. Humare room ka side wala room guest room hai aur Rohan ke room ka side wala room game room hai. Upar terrace aur Ruhaan ka study room hai. Humare side wale seedhi se jaane se study room girega aur Rohan ke side wale seedhi se terrace.

The alley had their family pictures hung with a oval low height table place at alternate postions with flower vase and porcelain vase on them. Purvi held her shoulder, and motioned her to come inside her room. Purvi and Ruhaan's room was not too big or too small. It was medium sized you can say. A king size engineering wood bed against the front wall with two matching side tables having beige and brown table lamp and a photoframe of Ruhaan and Purvi. To the left of the bed was a window opening to the main gate and the lawn, infront of which was small couch set and coffee table. To the right was the door to bathroom and dresser table along with a huge wardrobe covering the whole wall on her rightside. The room's decor was beige and shades of brown. The wall against which the bed was kept had a decorative antique design wall light and handmade painting of the Roy Choudhary family.

Purvi: Jab 2 saal pehle, main, Ruhaan aur Rohan Jaipur gaye the estate ke kaam se, tab wahan humare staff ne hume insist kiya aissi painting banwane ko. Toh humne banwa li. Painting bahut acchi bani isliye yahan lagwa di. Infact neeche staircase ke peeche humara photo wall hai wahan hum teeno ki, humare parents ki aur baaki occassions ki pictures hai.

Preeti: Ghar bahut zyada sundar hai Boudi. Sach mein!

Purvi: Ghar toh humesha sundar hi hota hai Preeti. Chahe humari tarah do manzila ho ya tumhare ghar ki tarah 5 bedroom ka single floor aur terrace ghar ho. Ek ghar ko usmein rakhi cheezein nahi, usmein rehne wale log sundar banate hai. Tumhe apna ghar sabse pyaara isliye lagta hai na kyunki wahan tumhare dil ke karibi log rehte hai aur yeh ghar isliye sundar lagta hai kyunki yahan Rohan rehta hai.

Preeti: Aur aap bhi rehti ho.

Purvi smiled and walked to her wardrobe and brought few sarees which will look good on Preeti. Pink, lavender, blue, violet, green, beige, orange, burgandy, maroon, mauve, black, white, peach, sky blue and many such colored sarees were spread on Purvi's bed but wasn't able to decide which color saree will look amazing on Preeti. Finally her eye's fell on a silver packet in the middle shelf of her wardrobe and she got it out. Inside the packet was cement grey sequinned saree with half sleeve of silk material. And immediately she knew that this saree is the one that she was searching for.

Purvi: Preeti jao! Iss saree ko pehnke aao.

Preeti: Par Boudi, yeh toh nayi lag rahi hai. Main aapse pehle aapki saree kaise pehnu?

Purvi: Nayi kahan hai? Purani hi hai. Woh dry clean karne di thi. Isliye iss packet mein thi. Tum phataphat fresh hoke petticoat aur blouse pehenke aa jao. Main tumhe saree drape karne mein help kar dungi. Aur tumhare baal aur make-up bhi kar lungi. Jao jaldi! 5 baje nikalna hai na tum dono ko. 1 ghanta lagenge na tumhe Juhu se Malad jaane mein.

Preeti nodded her head and went inside the washroom to freshen up and took the blouse and underskirt alongwith her.

Purvi stood infront of mirror and smiled happily seeing Preeti accepting her saree.

Purvi (to herself): Aaj Preeti ke liye saree select karte waqt aissa lag raha tha jaise main khudke liye saree select kar rahi hun. Kitne saal hogaye hai mujhe aissi excited hoke ready hone mein. Ruhaan kahin bahar leke nahi jaate aaj kal. Aur roz ghar par taiyar hoke baithne ka koi fayeda nazar nahi aa raha hai. Woh tab bhi mere karib nahi aa rahe. Pata nahi kab mujhe mere purane Ruhaan wapas milenge jo ek second ke liye mujhse dur nahi rehte the. Humesha mujhse chipak ke rehte the. Bolne par bhi nahi dur jaate the. Aur ab bina bole kitne dur chale gaye hai. Par main unhe wapas apne paas laake rahungi. Ek baar Rohan ki padhai aur shaadi ho jaaye. Phir Ruhaan thode free honge aur hum wapas pehle ki tarah saath rahenge.

Since the time Roy Choudhry family shifted to Mumbai, Ruhaan became distant to Purvi. Their dinner dates, movie dates and long drives got cut short initially and slowly there no outing of just the two of them. When Ruhaan used to take her out, Purvi would be happy all day and finish her work quickly and take her own sweet time to get dressed up for him. When they outings stopped, Purvi started getting little more dressed up at home. She would sleep in the afternoon so that she won't feel fatigue at night when Ruhaan comes, and they would get intimate. But since few years, there intimacy also got reduced. They would kiss each other in the morning and before sleeping, touch each other also but will not go too far.

This distance between them irked Purvi, and she started seducing him as well. But it didn't work. And Purvi gave up. She let the things go with the flow and bought the excuse that Ruhaan made for their no outing and occasional intimacy, which was he wants to take the company to a secure and better level so that Rohan can easily takeover. And he is working his ass off in doing so.

The click of the washroom door got Purvi out of her thoughts, and Purvi got busy in dolling up Preeti. She made a mental note to make Preeti's and Rohan's relationship much more stronger than her and Ruhaan's relationship. She didn't want Rohan's work to come in between him and Preeti. As she couldn't think of Preeti in her shoes. Crying all day, missing her husband and his lost love and touch. She wanted Preeti to enjoy her marital life to the fullest and till her last breath.

Purvi draped the sequined saree around Preeti and then made her sit on the chair. She curled Preeti's hair at ends to give it a bouncy look. She took few hair from the top of her head and braid them, and clipped it, making a small puffed braid hairstyle. She did her light makeup with silver and black eye shadow and kohled her eyes. She painted her lips with lighter shade of red lipstick and brushed some blush on her cheeks. She gave her sparkling american diamond earrings and ring to wear along with silver bangles and now Preeti was ready to rock the party. As well as Rohan's world 😉

Purvi: Hmm, mujhe jaake Rohan ko bolna padega ki woh kahin baith jaaye. Uski girlfriend uske hosh udane jo aa rahi hai.

Preeti: Boudi! Aap bhi na.

Preeti blushed and followed Purvi out of the room. Rohan was waiting for Preeti in the living room. He wore black shirt with grey trousers and had Daniel Wellington watch on his left wrist. He had set his hair backward with gel and had his sunglasses in his breast pocket, and was busy doing nothing on his phone.

The clattering of heels drew his attention towards the staircase, and his eyes widened. The phone fell off his hands and his throat dried. Preeti was looking ravishing in that sequined saree. Rohan's eyes scanned her from top to bottom and couldn't believe that the most beautiful girl in the room after his Boudi, is the girl who loves me. And whom he loves the most (obviously after his Boudi). Same condition was of Preeti. She had her gaze fixed on Rohan cuz today he didn't have his usual boyish look, today he looked like a young man. Dressed in formals, with his hair pulled back with gel and his trimmed jawline.

Purvi giggled softly seeing Preeti and Rohan mesmerised in each other and coughed fakely to draw their attentions. Coming out of their daze, and seeing Purvi smirking at them, both of their cheeks heated up and got red.

Purvi: Tum dono yahin ruko. Main abhi aayi.

After Purvi left, Rohan pulled Preeti towards him and wounded his arm around her waist. Preeti gasped in shock and looked at him in shock. Rohan gave a smile to her and traced her cheekbones with the back of his fingers and planted a kiss on her temple.

Rohan: Pata hai tum kaisi dikh rahi ho?

Preeti: Kaisi?

Rohan: Bomb! Atom bomb. Jo aisse saj dhaj ke bas mere saamne phatne aayi hai. Tu bahut zyada hot aur s...se...sundar lag rahi ho.

Preeti blushed hearing his compliment and lowered her face. She played with buttons of his shirt and didn't look at him. Rohan curled his finger under her chin and raised her face.

He made a cute face and said: Suno na, chalo abhi shaadi kar lete hai na. Dekho tum kuch mahino mein 21 ki ho jaogi aur humara graduation bhi khatam ho jayega tab tak. Koi kuch nahi kahega shaadi hone se. Main ab aur wait nahi kar sakta. Abhi tum jo seedhi se utar ke aayi na Boudi ke saath, aissa lag raha tha ki meri wife aa rahi hai. Preeti, baat karo na apne ghar pe.

Preeti chuckled and replied: Thoda sabr rakhiye Mr. Roy Choudhary. Sabr ka phal mitha hota hai. Graduation hone ke baad, tum apne business mein acche se settle ho jaana. Phir karenge hum shaadi. Tab tak milte rahenge na hum. Aur ab jab humari families ko pata hai humare baare mein, toh milne mein problem bhi nahi hoga.

Rohan: Nahi, isse accha hota ki hum dono Pune mein rehte. Tumse dur jaane ka darr nahi rehta. Kahan mera flat Churchgate mein aur kaha tumhara ghar Andheri mein. Dedh ghanta lagega jaane mein.

Preeti: Toh tum yahan permanently shift ho jao na. Toh bas 30 minute lagega pahunchne mein.

Rohan: Woh toh hunga hi. Ek baar college khatam ho jaaye. Main yahan wapas rehne lagunga.

Purvi walked in with a polybag in her hand. She forwarded the bag to Preeti.

Purvi: Ismein kuch samaan hai tumhare liye tumhari Boudi aur Jiji ke taraf se. Woh Jaipur mein Naina ji se mili thi tab unhone yeh mujhe diya tha tumhe dene. Waise kaha toh tha ki Rohan ke haathon se dun tumhe, par maine khud hi de diya.

Preeti: Boudi par.....

Purvi: Uh huh! Main kuch nahi sunne wali. Apni Jiji ka gift accept karogi lekin mera nahi. Main naraz ho jaungi nahi toh!

Preeti: Nahi nahi, naraz maat hoyiye. Main le rahi hun.

Purvi: Good girl! Accha ab tum dono jao. Enjoy karna. Pictures click karna aur mujhe dikhana Rohan. Aur Preeti ko sahi se ghar drop kar lena. Preeti, ghar par sabko mera namaste kehna.

Preeti: Aap aayiye na kabhi ghar.

Purvi: Haan zaroor. Tumhare Dada ka abhi ek important project chal raha hai, isliye aaj tumse milne nahi aa paaye. Unka khatam ho jaaye kaam, phir hum aayenge. And I guess tab tak tumhare bhaiya bhabhi aur jiji jijaji bhi aa gaye honge. Toh ek get together ho jayega.

Preeti: Thik hai Boudi. Apna khayaal rakhiyega. Hum chalte hai.

Exactly at 6:15, Rohan and Preeti reached Novotel, Juhu. Rohan parked the car infront of the entrance and the valet took it from there. They were asked to wait in the lobby till the time the valet gets back with the car key.

Rohan: Main Varun ko phone karke puch leta hun ki sab aagaye hai ki nahi.

Preeti nodded and looked around the lobby, and observed the decor and ambience. Within five minutes, the valet came and handed them the keys. And both of them walked towards the convention hall where the office party was getting held.

Preeti: Rohan, apni company toh ek small scale company hai aur jis tarah ka stipend aa raha tha, lag nahi raha tha ki yeh log itne ameer honge. Novotel mein office party!

Rohan: I know, but sunne mein aaya hai ki ek client ne yeh party sponser ki hai. Tum toh janti ho na Tandon sir ko, jaan. Woh kitne bade kanjoos hai. 8000 per month kehkar 4000 dete the.

Preeti: Haan, khair. Ab party enjoy karte hai. Woh dekho Jaiswal Sir wahan hai. Unse milke aate hai.

Preeti and Rohan mingled with their colleagues, seniors, and few clients. A local band was performing as well, and the clients along with their spouse were dancing to the soft tunes too. Preeti was standing infront of the drinks counter, waiting for the staff to hand her a glass of water when she noticed two men looking at her with lust. Their gaze was stuck on her chest and waist. So, she wounded the saree around her waist and held her pallu in her hand. She immediately went to Rohan after having the glass of water.

Rohan pulled Preeti to the dance floor when the band played a romantic number. Both of them were lost in each others' eyes and were cocooned in each other's arms when Rohan's phone rang. He picked it up and along with Preeti walked to a quiter place.

Rohan: Hello....Haan......Kya?.......Kab hua?........Tum abhi bata rahe ho?!......Dada ko call kiya?......Accha....Okay okay......Haan tum khayaal rakho main abhi aaya.......Haan.....Accha mujhe photo bhej do.....Main aaya tab tak jaana nahi wahan se.

Preeti: Kya hua Rohan?

Rohan: Preeti woh Boudi seedhi se gir gayi. Unhe subah se bukhar tha aur weakness thi. Chakkar khake 5 seedhi skip karke gir gayi hai. Doctor ne abhi dressing ki hai. Mujhe jaana hoga Preeti.

Preeti: Main bhi saath chalti hun tumhare.

Rohan: Nahi nahi Preeti, tum yahin par ruko. Tumhare liye yeh party bahut zaroori hai. Jaiswal sir na kaha tha na ki woh ek do HR heads se tumhe introduce karenege. Tumhare liye tumhara capability showcase karna important hai jaan. Mujhe corporate job nahi karna, main apne Dada ka business takeover karunga. Main inn sabse phir kabhi mil sakunga. Lekin tum nahi mil paogi. Aur agar tum party chodke aaogi toh Boudi ko bura lagega. Main ghar jaake tumhe updates de dunga. Aur if possible apne driver ko bula lo. Main shayad na aa paun tumhe drop karne.

Preeti: Sure sure. Tum jao aur Boudi ka khayaal rakhna. Main kal aati hun unse milne.

Rohan nodded and left after giving her a tight hug, and kisses on her forehead, shoulder, cheeks and lips. Preeti waited in the lobby till his car was invisible. She knew that Ghanshyam kaka won't be able to come, so she decided to go home via cab after meeting the HR heads. She went to the hall, and to her good luck Jaiswal sir introduced her to the concerned people quickly. After the meeting, she went to Tandon sir and told him that she is leaving as it was going to be 8:00 and it would take maximum 45 minutes to reach home. She being a college student, can't stay longer. Tandon sir smiled at her and let her go.

Preeti decided to use the washroom before leaving as she didn't know how long it would take for a cab to be available and her to reach home. Luckily her extra bag was in Rohan's car or else she had to carry her clothes, Naina and Purvi's gift to home along with carrying her saree properly. She had finished using the washroom and had just stepped out of the washroom area, when she saw those two men, who were staring her lustfully standing facing their back to her. She couldn't go right towards the exit, so she decided to go left towards the rooms. To her dismay, the clatter of her hell alerted those two scoundrel and they followed her. Seeing them following, Preeti ran and entered the first unlocked room to her sight, before they could spot her.

She was thankful to God that the room was empty. She waited for five minutes and peeped out of the eyehole to make sure that those scoundrels weren't there. But saw those two scoundrels trying to open the front room. So she immediately hid inside the cupboard and locked it. The cupboard and the room seemed unused to her. She took a sigh of relief.

Preeti (to herself): Mujhe nahi lagta main yahan se jaldi nikal paungi. Ek kaam karti hun, ghar par message kar deti hun ki mujhe late ho jayega thoda aur Rohan drop kar raha hai. Rohan ka naam sunne se kuch bolenge nahi ghar par. 8:45 ko yahan se nikal jaungi. Waise bhi iss room mein koi guest hai nahi shayad.

She didn't know that she had dozed off waiting for the right time to come, until her slumber broke due to the sound of glass breaking. She immediately checked the time and saw it was just 8:15. She was about to exit the cupboard to check if the scoundrels were gone or not, when she saw a couple kissing each other wildly against the wall towards the left of the wardrobe.

Preeti (to herself): Oh God, ab iss cupboard ke andar baithe baithe mujhe ek couple ka private moment dekhna padega. Nikal jaun kya yahan se? Nahi nahi Preeti! Kahin tujhe police mein daal diya toh? Main risk nahi le sakti. Inka 1-2 ghante mein toh ho jayega na. Main tabhi nikal jaungi. Haan, yeh hi sahi rahega. Tab tak ke liye Preeti aankhein bandh kar le. Kyunki kaan toh bandh nahi kar sakti na.

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A peppy song was played in low volume, and the couple faced each other and began dancing to it. The fast paced music increased the adrenaline rush, the guy watched the girl's hair flipping and hip swaying. After a while she placed her palms on his shoulder and threw her head back, moving excitedly to the tune. He held her hips, and pulled her closer. She gasped as she crashed into him. They smiled widely at each other and continued dancing. At a point, she pressed her body against him and he groaned. She smirked and begin to grind her body against him. With her soft body rubbing against him, he felt aroused. He grabbed her hips tighter and pulled her closer as much possible, and she wrapped her arms around his neck and they continued grooving.

He softly pushed her on the bed, and she unbuckled her heels as he eagerly removed his jacket. She twisted her body little and looked at him.

"I can't believe we are doing it", with the accent Preeti could understand that she was a foreigner.

"Don't you wanna do it sweetheart?", the guy asked. She looked seductively at him and pulled him to her. She placed her palm on his thigh and said "Who said I don't want to".

With that being said, he extended his hand and grabbed the back of her head and pulled her for a kiss after rolling on his back. She gripped his shoulders, and moaned into the kiss as he squeezed her waist. She left his face and moved her hand over his button line. She tugged on his shirt and he stopped kissing her and sat up.

She watched him unbuttoning his shirt and throwing it away. She eyed him hungrily and was sooned kissed by him fiercely. He left her lips and began kissing her throat and trailed his kisses towards her cleavage. She threw her head back and held the waistband of his trousers. He groaned as she tugged it down. He held his hand and stood up to remove them. As he removed his pants, she hurriedly undressed herself. He bit her collarbone and she moaned as he licked it sensuously. She held his back and felt terribly aroused as she felt his erection poke her thigh.

They parted and she held his shoulder. She pushed him on the bed and sat next to him. He threw his head back and closed his eyes as she moved her palms sensuously along the length of his manhood. He shivered feeling her mouth on his intimate part, he fisted the bedsheet tightly as she pleasured him.

"Monica!", He held the back of her head and fisted her hair, he pulled her off him. She looked breathlessly at him. He stared at her before turning them around. She watched him part her legs and then she raised her legs placing her feet firmly on bed. She looked at her before moving down.

"Ruhaan", she moaned as he kissed her inner thigh and moved up.

And this was the time when Preeti opened her eyes. She first thought that she might have heard the wrong name. So she didn't look at the making out couple.

Monica arched her back as she felt his tongue over her wet core.

"God, Ruhaann!", She moaned as he pleasured her with his mouth.

This time Preeti had to look them when she heard Ruhaan's name again. Dreading to see a familar face, she looked at the making out couple. Monica moved her hand and grabbed the back of his head with both her hands and pressed his mouth to her intimate part. After sometime, he moved a finger inside her. She winced and fisted the bedsheet. Few slow strokes later, he inserted another finger and she moaned louder.

"Please faster!", she pleaded and he obeyed and pushed his fingers deeper and faster.

"Ahhh......Ruhaannn!", she moaned in pleasure. She shuddered as she orgasmed. He moved his finger out of her throbbing core and looked at her. She had her eyes closed and her breathing was heavy. He moved up and searched for his pants, that's when Preeti saw Ruhaan's face and she got shocked. She pressed her mouth with her hands to muffle her voice. A lone tear slipped from eyes seeing Ruhaan naked infront of her with another girl.

She didn't want to see further and turned her head other side. But she knew what was happening with the voices.

When Monice moaned "Ahh Ruhaan, this feels amazing", Preeti knew that Ruhaan has thrusted his manhood into her core. With each groan and moan, Preeti knew that they weren't having s*x, they were f***ing each other. After few minutes, there were no voices, she looked at them and found him laying on top of her with his manhood still inside her and sucking her swells with her squeezing his buttocks.

Preeti squeezed her eyes shut and tapped on her screen. She found it was 9:30, and had a message from her mother. She immediately responded her that, there is heavy traffic jam and it looks like it will take her an hour or so to come home. She also mentioned that she is with Rohan and she needn't worry. With that being done, she immediately gave a missed call to Rohan and texted him to come quickly to take her home.

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When she heard that both of them are going to continue their passion in the shower, and after hearing the click of the bathroom door, Preeti came out of the wardrobe. Her eyes fell on the condition of the room, scattered clothes, crumbled bedsheet, messy room, Preeti felt to puke. And she immediately unlocked the room and ran out. She stopped running after she was out of the building in the entrance garden. She sat there and all she could think was what she saw in the room. And then the smiling face of Purvi came into her eyes.

Preeti: Boudi iss sabko kaise handle karegi? Woh toot jayegi! Hey bhagwaan. Boudi kitna pyaar karti hai uss neech Ruhaan se. Aur woh! Woh uss foreigner ke saath! Chi.....

She was still in her thoughts, when she felt a hand on her shoulders. She looked up to see a concerned Rohan looking at her with loving eyes. She immediately hugged him and tried to assure herself that she finally in the peaceful arms of Rohan, whom she loves the most. But immediately Ruhaan's disgusting act came infront of her eyes and she separated herself from Rohan.

Rohan: Jaan tum yahan ab tak kya kar rahi thi? Aur yeh kya haal banaya hai apna tumne? Paseena kyun ho rakhi ho?

Preeti: Rohan, main tumse kuch puchungi. Mujhe uska sach sach jawab chahiye. Bolo! Doge?

Rohan: Pehle tum yeh bolo ki tum aisse halat mein kaise?

Preeti: Nahi pehle tum mere sawaal ka jawab do.

Rohan: Accha baba thik hai. Tum pehle yahan baitho.

He made her sit on the bench and prompted her to ask the question.

Preeti: Tum sach mein mujhse pyaar karte ho na? Jhooth toh nahi bol rahe na? Aur tumhara mere alwa kisi aur ke saath chakkar toh nahi chal raha na?

Rohan: Yeh kaisi baatein kar rahi ho! Tum meri jaan ho! Main tumse sabse zyada pyaar karta hun. Aur tum ho toh mujhe kisi aur ki kya zaroorat?

Preeti: Tum sach mein abhi ghar hi gaye the na? Ya bahana maar ke kisi se milne gaye the? Rohan! Khao meri sar ki kasam aur apni Boudi ki kasam aur ek baar phir mere sawaal ka jawab do.

Rohan kept his palm on her head and with other palm he held his phone with the picture of Purvi, and replied: Main apni zindagi dono most important ladies ki kasam khake kehta hun ki Preeti Agrawal! Main tumse zaroorat se zyada pyaar karta hun. Main tumhare aur Boudi ke alawa kisi aur auraat se pyaar nahi karta. Aur Boudi se ek Maa jaisa pyaar karta hun. Aur abhi main ghar hi gaya tha. Ruko tumhe Boudi ke sar ke pictures dikhata hun jo maine tumhe bhejne ke liye click kiye the.

Preeti saw the picture of Purvi with a white thick bandage on her head, and she was wearing the same saree as the afternoon. The timestamp was of today and showed 8:15 which meant that Rohan was telling the truth. She hugged him tightly and let few tear roll down her cheeks.

Rohan: Preeti! Babu ro kyun rahi ho? Kya hua? Batao mujhe, dekho mera jee baitha ja raha hai.

Preeti unhugged him and told her half story. Which was till her hiding in the closet and didn't reveal what she saw. As she couldn't reveal it to Rohan so bluntly. And she didn't have the courage to go back to that room as well. But that it didn't mean that she won't tell Rohan aur Purvi about it.

Rohan: Hey bhagwaan! Tumne mujhe party mein hi kyun nahi bola? Khair chodo. Raat bahut hogayi hai, chalo main tumhe ghar chod deta hun. Sab pareshaan ho rahe honge. Abhi traffic kam hogaya hoga.

Preeti nodded and they left for her house. In the car, Preeti didn't leave Rohan's hand. Thinking it to be her fear of those two scoundrel, he did't remove his hand. Parking his car infront, he removed his hoodie and gave it to her.

Rohan: Isse apne baaki samaan ke saath le jao. Main tumhare saath ghar nahi aa sakta par, tumhe akele chod bhi nahi sakta na. Isliye isse raat mein pakadke so jaana. Kal subah hote hi main aaunga tumse milne, hmm?

Preeti: Okay, par jaldi aana Rohan. Main ghar pe kisiko nahi bata sakti na ki kya hua hai.

Rohan: Haan baba, 9 baje pahunch jaunga. Ok?

He kissed her forehead and cheeks, and wished her Goodnight. But Preeti hugged him tightly before leaving and gave herself an assurance that she will meet Rohan once again tomorrow morning. Rohan couldn't do anything except of feeling helpless seeing Preeti in that condition.