Naina was looking outside the window whereas Sameer was driving carefully when Sameer got a call.

Sameer: Naina dekho na kiska call hai??

Naina: Ji ek min....

She picked up the phone from the compartment and saw the call was from Dadaji.

Naina: Sameer ji, Dadaji call kar rahe hai.

Sameer: Speaker par dal do...

Hello haan dadu boliye....

Jaiprakash: Kahan ho tum dono abhi??

Sameer: Raste mein hai Dadu...

Jaiprakash: Sameer beta, woh kya hai Main, Vivek aur Poonam Jaya ko chodke mere ek dost ke yahan jagran mein aaye hai. Aur abhi Ramdhari ne phone karke bataya ki Vishakha, Prabha aur Kamlesh unke kisi dost ke yahan party mein gaye hai. Toh ghar par koi nahi beta. Tere paas chhabi toh hai na??

Sameer: Na....Haan Dadu hai.

Naina was shocked to see Sameer lying to his Dadu, as it is clearly written over his face that doesn't have the key.

Jaiprakash: Thik hai beta. Kal subah milte hai, tere aur bahu ke jaane se pehle hum laut aayenge.
Shubh ratri beta.

Naina disconnected the call and stared Sameer as if he had grown horns. Sameer felt her gaze on him but didn't say anything and continued driving, he knew that there would be alot of questions in her mind which he has to answer and he would also. Now that she is his wife, she needs to know why the relations of Maheswari Family are broken. What Naina had understood till now was Sameer didn't like Vishakha and her brother and sister in law, but why?? She could see some resistivity from his side towards infact everyone but it was next to none when Jaiprakash, Jaya, Vivek and Poonam are infront of him. She wanted to know that how he was successful in hiding his feelings and emotions.

Naina was still in her reveries when she heard his voice. She turned around and saw that they are in Nariman Point. Now as it is night time, very less netizens were present there.

Sameer: Chalo, wahan baithke baat karte hai...

Naina nodded and both of them sat a little farther than the general crowd. Sameer looked at the crushing waves for sometime and then started with a deep breath.

Sameer: 10 saal ka tha main, jab ek din school mein peon ne kaha ki Papa aaye hai mujhe ghar lene. Main bahut khush hua tha kyunki mujhe school se half day ki chutti mili. Main maan hi maan mein kitna khush hogaya tha. Papa se pucha toh unhone kaha ki kuch puja hai, usse mujhe karna hai....
Jab ghar aaya toh.............

Sameer choked and a lump formed in his throat remembering that fateful day. His eyes got misty and some tears rolled down too. Calming himself and gaining courage, he continued.

Sameer: Aaya toh Mumma zameen par bejaan padi huyi hai. Na unki aankhein khuli aur na hi unhone mujhe kuch kaha, Na unke muh se "Sameer aagaya beta" sunne ko mila aur na hi "Mera raja beta ❤️. Tum nahi hota toh mera kya hota.". Ek dum sab tham sa gaya mere liye. Agarbatti, phool, chandan, matka, hawan kund yeh sab dekhke mera dil zor se dhadakne laga aur jis baat ka daar tha wohi hua. Meri Maa mar chuki thi aur mere haathon se unhe mukhaagni deni padi. Mere upar se Maa ka saya uth gaya Naina 😭😭😭

Naina: Par Sameer ji, mummyji toh thi na. Phir aapko Maa ka pyaar kyun khoya khoya lagaa??

Sameer: Woh hoke bhi na hone ke barabar thi Naina. Mumma ke jaane ke kuch 2-3 hafte hogaye the jab Papa ne aake kaha ki woh mere liye nayi Mumma lane wale hai. Jab maine pucha ki koun hai woh, toh unhone Vishakha Aunty ka naam liya tab main bahut khush hua tha. Darasal Mumma, Papa aur Vishakha college mein dost the. Mumma Papa ke shaadi hone ke baad Vishakha Aunty humare ghar bahut aati thi, infact unhone mere saath bhi bahut time spend kiya tha. Par jab woh shaadi karke aayi toh bilkul badli badli aayi. Kuch samay tak mujhse berukhi rakhne lagi toh mujhe laga ki shayad unhe thoda time chahiye adjust hone ke liye. Main unse utni hi pyaar se baat karta jitni pehle karta tha. Par.......

Naina kept her hand on his shoulder and asked: Par kya Sameerji??

Sameer: Par uss din jab main school se aaya toh ghar par taala laga hua tha. Dadu aur Papa business ke kisi kaam se bahar gaye huye the, aur ghar par taala dekhke main humari neighbor Heena Aunty ke ghar chala gaya tha. Wahan par mujhe pata chala ki Vishakha Aunty aur unke bhai bhabhi apne ghar gaye hai 3 hafton ke liye. Unhone mere baare mein socha tak nahi! Maine Papa ko call karke sab bol diya, mera rona sunke woh 2 din baad aagaye dadu ke saath. Do din main Heena Aunty ke ghar par akela tha, kyunki woh job karti thi aur unse thodi expect kar sakte ho ki woh kisi aur ke bacche ko sambhale....Naina uss din maine yeh jaana ki Vishakha Aunty kabhi bhi meri Maa banna nahi chahti thi aur na hi kabhi banegi. Jis ne auraat ek 10 saal ke bin Maa ke bacche ko akele kisi anjaan ke ghar chodne ke baad bhi pachtava mehsus na kare, woh kya Maa banegi. 18 saal se maine Mumma ko itna miss kiya hai jitna koi soch bhi nahi sakta. Har din har pal maine unko itna miss kiya hai ki ain bata nahi sakta.

Naina: Sameer ji aapne itne saal apne andar yeh sab kaise andar rakha hai?? Apne Dadaji aur Papaji se kuch share kyun nahi kiya?

Sameer: Kya kehta Naina? Unhe sab pata hai, Vishakha Aunty toh ek biwi aur bahu ka farz bhi nahi nibhayi hai. Kitni baar maine Papa ko Mumma ke photo se baat karte suna hai, Dadu ko apne liye khana banate dekha hai. Vishakha Aunty aur unke bhai bhabhi sirf khana banwake khate the, Ramdhari kaka se saare kaam karwate the. Aur jab kaka kisi kaam se gaon jate the toh bahar chale jate the khana khane aur Dadu Papa ko apne liye banana padta tha....

Sameer wiped the tears which rolled down his cheeks and took a deep breath. He continued seeing the crashing waves and the city lights.

Sameer: Pata hai Naina, main tumse kabhi kabhar jalta hun....

Naina: Huh? Mujhse kyun jalan hoti hai aapko??

Sameer: Kyunki tumhare paas itna bada aur pyaar karne wala parivar hai....Maa ki tarah pyaar aur khayal rakhne wali Taiji aur Chachiji hai, zaroorat ka khayal rakhne wale Papa hai, tarafdari karne wale Tauji aur Chachaji hai, Preeti jaisi pyaari aur thodi shaitan behen hai, Pralay jaisa samjhdar bhai hai aur Pranati hai jo tumhari dost hai, mere paas toh koi nahi tha. Papa aur Dadu ko apna dukh batake main unhe aur pareshaan nahi karna chahta tha iss liye.....
Naina itne saare log aur rishte hote huye tumne kyun apne aap ko bandh kar rakha hai?

Naina was astonished to know that Sameer knows that she has distanced herself from everyone. She didn't meet her eyes with him and looked here and there avoiding eye contact with him.

Sameer: Bolo na Naina...Tum kyun Chachiji Taiji ko apni Maa aur Tauji Chachaji ko apne Papa jaise nahi dekhti??? Woh log tumse itna pyaar karte hai, tumhari itni fikr karte hai, Naina tumhe unke pyaar ki kadr karna chahiye. Dekho tumhari Maa ke maut ke peeche tumhara koi haath nahi hai, haan apni Maa apni Maa hoti hai par dekho mujhe hi dekho lo meri ek maa hai par woh mujhe Maa pyaar nahi deti par tumhari Maa na hote huye bhi unhone woh pyaar diya tumhe. Naina kabhi kabhar cheeze humare haath main nahi hoti, par iska matlab yeh nahi hai ki jo humare haath mein usse haathon se chutne de....
Aur yeh main tumhare dost aur pati dono ke haq se keh raha hun....

Naina looked at him, his eyes still had some innocence left, he still needed love from which he was deprived off till now. He himself have been in so much pain till now, and here he was trying to make her realise that she has to decrease the distance between her and her family members.

Naina: Sameer ji, pehle main aissi nahi thi. Bachpan se Taiji aur Chachiji ko maine apni Maa maana hai, aur Tauji Chachaji ki main ladli rahi hun. Par ek din 10th standard mein mujhe Maa ke medical reports mile aur usse mujhe pata laga ki Maa ko cancer mere paida hone ke kuch hi waqt pehle hua tha, aur 14 saal tak unhone mujhse yeh baat chupai aur.....
Aur ek din mujhe chodke chali gayi. Maa pregnancy ke wajah se aur weak hogi thi jis wajah se unki tabiyat thik nahi ho saki, woh chahti toh mujhe paida na karke apni jaan bacha leti par unhone aissa nahi kiya....

Sameer: Naina, janti ho yeh jo Maa hoti hai na woh bahut selfless hoti hai. Unke maan mein humesha apne bacche hi rehte hai. Kabhi bhi apne ko aagai nahi rakhte. Tumhari Maa bhi aisse hi thi, woh tumse bahut pyaar karti thi isliye hi toh unhone tumhe janam diya aur I'm sure jate jate unki yeh hi iccha hogi tum unke hisse ki zindagi jiyo. Apne saare sapne pure karo aur unhi ki tarah apne rishte bhi nibhayo.....

Naina: Sameer ji, rishte nibhane ke liye ek insaan ke maan mein uske prati astha bhi honi chahiye. Jo mere maan nahi rahi jabse mujhe yeh baat pata chali. Isliye hi main shaadi nahi.......

Naina looked at Sameer and gulped what she wanted to say. Sameer smiled and replied: Nahi karna chahti thi, yahi na. Main janta hun Naina ki tum shaadi nahi karna chahti thi. Mujhe humari engagement wale din Papaji ne batayi. Jab tum mujhse kuch khas baat nahi kar rahi thi aur meri taraf dekha tak nahi tab maine Papaji se pucha ki tum yeh shaadi karna chahti ho ya nahi karna chahti. Tab unhone kaha ki tum rishton ke mamle mein thoda insecure ho, aur bas kuch samay dena hai tumhe jisse ki tum iss rishte ko samjh sako aur apne hisaab se usmein dhal sako. Naina main janta hun ek anchahe rishte mein rehna kya hai, isliye maine socha hai ki hum ek dusre ko pehle jaan le pehchan le phir agar tumhe sahi lage toh hi......

Naina: Toh hi kya Sameer ji???

Sameer: Toh hi iss shaadi mein bandhe rahe nahi toh mujhe koi problem nahi hai tumhe iss bandhan se azaad karne mein.....😥😔

Naina was shocked to hear this, she hadn't imagined to hear this from him in her wildest dreams. He was ready to end it for good if she isn't comfortable with their relationship or if she doesn't want to stay married to him.

Sameer: Naina, maine Papa ko apni dusri shaadi mein na khush dekha hai aur Mumma ki yaad mein tadapte dekha hai. Isliye main bhi nahi chahta tha iss sabse guzarna. Isliye maine Poonam bhabhi Maa ke alawa kisi ladki ko apne zindagi mein aane nahi diya....

Naina: Toh phir aapne haan kyun kaha shaadi ke liye???

Sameer chuckled and said: Wahin aa raha tha. Jab Dadu ne ek din aake kaha ki unhone mere liye ladki dekhi hai toh main shock hogaya tha. Mujhe samjh nahi aa raha tha ki kya karun aur kya na karun. Isliye main uss din office se late ghar aaya, jab room mein gaya toh side table pe ek envelope tha aur usmein tumhari photo thi.... Naina tumhe dekhte hi jaise maano meri dhadkan tez hogayi aur mujhe tumse pehli nazar mein pya...

This time Sameer stopped in between. Yes, he was in love with Naina and that too first sight love ❤️❤️. But he didn't express it as initially he was afraid that maybe their alliance won't be fixed and later his conversation with Rakesh stopped him....
Naina has always been an attentive listener and tried to understand the emotions, since the past 1 hour she had heard Sameer's side and spoke her's too. When she heard him stopping abruptly in pya she widened her eyes and her cheeks tinted pink.

Still gaining some courage, she dared to ask him: Pyaar hogaya????

Sameer looked at her and nodded, and deciding to reveal his feelings he spoke further.

Sameer: Tumhe dekhne ke baad aur humari sagaai hone ke baad mujhe jeene ki aur muskurane ki ek nayi wajah mil gayi Naina. Jab sagaai wale din tumhari chupi mili toh main daar gaya ki kahin tumhara saath na chut jaye....Par ab jab tum mere saath ho toh sab accha lag raha hai. Naina, kya tum ek mauka dogi kya humare rishte ko?? Mujhe pati na sahi par ek dost toh manogi na?

Naina: Sameer ji.....
Main...main....mujhe nahi pata....

Sameer: It's ok Naina. Tum samay lo jitna chahiye, aur haan mere pyaar ke wajah se apne aap par koi zor maat dalna. Agar tumhare maan mein mere liye koi feeling na aaye toh bhi koi baat nahi aur agar tum iss rishte se azaad hona chaho toh mujhe bata dena. Main...main tumhe divorce de dunga.

Sameer looked away and shed some tears. Just thinking about her leaving was very hard.

Naina: Sameerji! Main aapko kahin chod kar nahi jaungi. Aapne mujhe mere gharwalon ke tarah jaane ke liye prerit kiya hai, aur jo pyaar maine unhe 8 saal mein nahi diya woh aapne 6 mahino mein de diya hai.
Main aapko pasand karti hun Sameer ji aur mujhe waqt sirf iss naye rishte mein dhalne ke liye chahiye aur aapse pyaar karne ke liye chahiye. Aap apne maan se yeh nikal dijiye ki main aapko chodke kahin jaane wali hun 😊😊....

Sameer: Toh phir thik hai...Accha ek baat batao, school ya college mein tumhara koi ex-boyfriend tha ya boyfriend hai??

Naina: Huh!?? Aissa kyun puch rahe hai aap??

Sameer: Woh mujhe pata chal jayega na ki kahin mera competitor toh nahi hai. Aur agar hoga toh main uski woh saari qualities jaana chahunga jisse tum uske pyaar mein padi. Bhai dusman ke strength ka pata rakhna chahiye na....

Sameer wanted the situation to get lighter as since they had sat here all they had was gloomy talks and nothing else.

Naina: Nahi mera koi boyfriend nahi tha, aur aap tension free rahiye aap hi pehle ladke jo mujhse pyaar karte hai....

Sameer: Hmm toh tumhara dil jitna aur apne liye pyaar jagana easy hoga 😁😁

Naina smiled and looked at the noisy yet peaceful waves clashing with the rocks. The city lights filled the void of the stars in the dark night.

Sameer: Ammm Naina, falooda khane chale?? Juhu?

Naina: Sameer ji abhi!??

Sameer: Haan aur sirf 40 min hi lagenge. Jyada traffic bhi nahi hoga abhi. Chalo na! Waise bhi abhi bahut raat tak hume bahar rehna hai. Toh kyun na mazze kare???

Naina: Ammm, thik hai. Par main falooda se pehle pani puri khaungi! Manzoor hai??

Sameer: Manzoor hai!

Sameer and Naina went inside their car and drove to Juhu chowpatty for having Sameer's falooda and Naina's pani puri 😋😋😋😋😋. Reaching there Naina ate 3 plates of tikhi, khatti and khatta meetha pani puri and offered a plate of meethi pani puri to Sameer. After having pani puri, they left to have falooda, Naina had ice cream falooda whereas Sameer had rose falooda.

Sameer: Hmm toh Your Highness, ab kahan chale?

Naina: Beach pe baithe thodi der??

Sameer: Kyun nahi 😊😊

Naina removed her footwear and held it in her hand, and was about to sit on the sand when saw Sameer sitting on his shoes over the sand (Main aur mere husband beach par aisse hi baithte hai sand par 😅). Naina followed him and sat on her footwear.

Naina: Sameer ji, ek aur sawal puchu? Chalega??

Sameer: Naina tum jitne chahiye utne sawal pucho. Koi rok nahi hai....

Naina: Devang bhaiya.....kya woh sacchi mein bahar hai ya...

Sameer: 10 saal pehle woh bhabhi ko chodke chale gaye the. Woh bhi pregnant halat mein!

Naina frowned listening to him and covered her mouth with her palms.

Naina: Kya!??? Par kyun!???

Sameer: Bhaiya aur Bhabhi college se ek dusre ko jaante hai. Bhabhi mujhse kariban 10 saal badi hai, jab ghar aayi toh mujhse bahut pyaar karti thi. Phir achanak ek din bhaiya kahin chale gaye, unke gham mein Bhabhi khana pina chod di aur bahut jyada tension aur stress ke wajah se miscarriage hogaya unka 😔😔😔. Kamlesh uncle aur Prabha aunty bhabhi ko bahut pareshaan karte hai aur woh chup chap sab seh leti hai....
Naina, aaj mujhse ek pakka wala vaada karo...tum ghar par jo kuch ho kisne bhi kiya ho, mujhe bataogi...kabhi bhi kuch nahi chupana. Promise?

Naina: Promise Sameer ji 😊

Sameer: 11:30 hogaye hai, chalo ghar chalte hai. Mere khayal se Aunty aagayi hongi. Hume phir kal nikalna bhi hai...

Naina: Aap ab bhi nahi batenge ki hum kahan ja rahe hai??

Sameer: Uhhu! Nahi Naina, aur sirf kuch ghanton ki baat hai phir toh tumhe pata lag jayega ki hum kahan ja rahe hai, kaise ja rahe hai aur kiske saath ja rahe. Ab sabr rakho aur chalte hai...

Naina: Kiske saath ka matlab?? Koi aur bhi aane wala hai??

Sameer: Nahi nahi, mera matlab tha ki koun fellow passengers honge....

Naina nodded and they headed back home. And as expected, Vishakha and Prabha Kamlesh had returned back. Samaina quietly went upstairs and changed themselves. Naina packed her bags with help of Sameer and then they slept peacefully after letting everything out of their systems. Naina was happy that she obeyed to Pranati and tried to apply it and here they were quite closer than before. Sameer too had some similar thoughts and thanked God for bringing Naina one step closer towards him.

Hey guys! Here's the next update.

Enjoy! See you in the next update ❤️😁

With love ❤️
Kiara