Gauri was reading the newspaper. Om comes and sits beside her. Gauri steal glances at him and reads the paper

O: vo

Gauri lowers the paper.

G: BB didn't call, all is well, ab let me read the newspaper ok

Om raise his eyebrow. Gauri reads the paper. Om still looks at her. Gauri lowers the paper

G: ab kya hein

O: I wanted the business sheet of that paper

Gauri rolls her eyes and gives it.

G: itne saare papers hein, still you want to read from this paper, jhatadhari hippie

Om shook his head and reads it. Jhanvi comes to them..

G: arre auntyji why you woke so early. You could have slept some more na

J: toh breakfast?

G: your son hein na, good cook. Kabhi toh kaam Aaye

O: what do you mean by Kabhi

Gauri rolls her eyes. Jhanvi chuckles.

J: Om you said Tia right

Om frowns

O: what to say

Jhanvi hits her head.

J:, you forgot,pooja hein evening. I told right you should attend

O: Haan vo

J: koi vo yeh Nahi, I want you here at 6 pm. Samjha

Om sighs: yes mom

Gauri raise her eyebrow.

G: aunty ji you invited guests for the pooja?

J: only our family, Ishana and Daksh. Then you three

Om frowns

O: three?

J: Haan it's for peace na, so thought you shivay and that ACP

O: mom?

Jhanvi looks at Om. Om actions quiet

O: Bhavya hein

J: Haan,give her number na I will invite her

G:but auntyji hum teenon toh

J: don't say no for pooja,vaise bhi you are here right, toh why not. I won't take a no

Jhanvi goes. Gauri sighs. Om looks at her

O: why sighing, you love right Shankarji pooja and all.

G: Kuch Nahi you read the business news(ab extra job hein, if I go with jhatadhari then who will look after here, Ajay toh hein still, if BB comes back toh Acha hota)

O: we should go early today Haan , I should wind up before 6 na

G: I am always ready. You go get ready, take half an hour to make your hair

Om surprise: how you know

G:, I saw yesterday, drying your hair, combing it. Again drying, applying gel.

O: is there any punishment for ogling a man ?

Gauri frowns: umm ogling a man vo toh (realising mouth goes O)ek jhaap pe , you mean to say I am ogling you

O:, toh aur kya kahoon,if you watched me half an hour. Was that for security

G: vo toh hum

O: hum kya

G: was looking the secret of this shiny hair

O: Acha, you were saying this is wig na

G:vahi, looking when will you remove the wig

O: very funny. I caught you red handed , is Baar should I say Ishana,beware

G: zyada ho Raha hein Haan, I told na I was just looking at your hair. Kuch bhi huh, read your paper na.

O: aaj toh I will close the door and dress up

G: Haan humare baap, make me out of the home lock it and do the dressing.

Om Chuckles seeing her irritation. Gauri makes faces

Ishana goes in the garden for a walk and see Ajay writing something. Ishana goes to him.

Aj: pooja toh , pooja hall mein four corner four people. Two extra somewhere. Kitchen mein two, always have seen when everyone busy in pooja toh someone go and do something with the prasad then. No risk

Ishana smiles.

Aj:, then, each entrance mein two Nahi, not enough people for every entrance. Why this much entrance in this home Shankarji. Two is fine right. Front and back. Yahan toh 7 entrances. I have only 20 people. Eight gone 12 left aur 7 entrances.

Ajay scratch his head. Ajay takes the sketch of the home. Ishana too looks at it. Ajay prays and sighs

Aj:, if no way this is the way

Ishana frowns . Ajay does inky pinky ponky. Ishana raise his eyebrow. Ajay stops

Aj: ok Shankarji, entrance 4 and 6 one security each. Trusting you Haan, ab please don't make any intruder come through that door.

Ishana laughs. Ajay gets startled and looks at her. Ajay sighs

Aj: Dara Diya madam ji

I: sorry, seriously inky pinky ponky

Ajay gets embarrassed and close the papers.

Aj: vo bas

Ishana chuckles and sits beside him. Ajay sighs

Aj: ab what can I do

Ishana giggles. The security brings him tea

Se: sir tea

Ajay looks at Ishana.

Aj: you want

Ishana nods no

I: I had black coffee

Ajay looks at the tea and glares

Aj: ek jhaap pe

Ishana startles and move back

Aj: Have you ever seen me having this green tea. I want ginger tea with more milk and sugar. Who made this

Security: Sir vo ginger was not there

Aj: toh ask me na

Ajay gives him a key.

Aj: jaldi leke aao.

Security goes. Ishana looks at him.

I: are you ok ?

Aj: Haan haan I am fine

I: more milk and sugar not good for health

Aj: I only have one tea a day, ab that should be of my taste na, I am fit and fine

I: what is that key

Aj: my suitcase key

I: you gave him that?

Aj: Haan that has ginger powder maa gave he will take it

I:, if he take anything else toh

Aj: kya madamji, security hein, will I keep someone not trust worthy

I: logic

Ajay sighs and looks at the paper.

Aj: Shankarji help me solve this logic

I: can't you tell jhanvi aunty to postpone it

Aj:, we don't say no for pooja. Abshagun hein.

I: jhanvi aunty thought of inviting Shivay , Gauri and ACP too

Ajay looks at her surprised

Aj:, really?

I: Haan kya hua

Aj: Shivay will be there

I: I think so

Ajay snaps.

Aj: you gave me the solution. Thanks

Ishana surprised:me?

Aj: ab shivay will be on the pooja hall then I can remove the extra two security from there na, tab,correct hein

Ajay grins and writes something on the paper and close it

Aj: ho gaya

Ishana smiles: good, be happy always that suits you

Ajay smiles.

Aj: vaise why are you here

I: I was just taking a walk in the garden. Saw you toh came

Aj: achaa, I thought you will be doing extra work out today as ate a lot yesterday

I: I was lazy.

Ishana pouts.

Aj: it happens some day, normal hein

I: if maa was here she would make me run extra , figure maintenance na

Ishana sighs leaning on the bench.

I:, sometimes I feel fed up , this diet ,shooting and all.

Aj: I also feel fed up sometime

I: tab what you do

Ajay takes the KitKat and show her

Aj:take a break have a KitKat,

Ishana frowns: kya

Aj: you only told right in that ad, it's a good technique

I:, seriously?

Aj:, Haan , you haven't tried?

Ishana nods no. Ajay gives her the chocolate.

Aj: chocolate helps to change the mood. Try it

Ajay smiles

Aj:, I need to go, have a nice day

Ajay goes smiling. Ishana looks at the chocolate and him walking and chuckles

....................

Shivay comes after meeting Bhavya. Gauri goes to him..

G: BB

Shi: Haan

G: why Takurain called

Shi: vo the mission we were to go. She gave to some other guys so to discuss the details

G:Kaunsi

Shi: sultan vaale

G:but it's risky na

Shi: they said they will manage, you didn't go with Om

Gauri rolls her eyes.

G:, he didn't finish combing his hair.

Gauri sees a coffee mug in his hand

G: yeh kya

Shi: vo I didn't take that from Takurain's cabin toh aaj le Aaye

O: Gauri chalein

G: Haan(looks at Shivay) just keep an eye on kitchen ok, there is a pooja in the evening so

Shi: ohh ok. I will see

Gauri goes. Shivay goes to kitchen through back door. Jhanvi was in the kitchen confused to make prasad sweet

J:,1:1 or 2:1?always confusion

Jhanvi sighs and goes to take the mobile

Shi: it's 1:1:1 ma'am

Jhanvi looks at Shivay. Shivay smiles.

Shi: soojhi Ka halwa right, Sab equal amount hein

Jhanvi smiles and nods.

J: of course, you are the new master chef here toh it will be right

Shivay chuckles and looks around

Shi: no servants

Jhanvi nods no.

J: dar hein beta ab toh, if he/she is a spy then, kal toh I didn't think about it. Thank God Gauri intervened saying  about cooking competition

Shivay looks down

Shi: we are sorry ma'am, because of us

J: don't be, infact I am grateful to you both, you saved my daughter's life, Gauri my son's, they two are my world. Now protecting us.

Shi:, it's our duty

J:, toh what my son did is also a duty as a citizen na, logic

Shivay smiles and nods. Jhanvi takes a cup and measure the ingredients.

Shi: you need any help ma'am

J:stop calling me ma'am , you also call me aunty

Shi: but yahan

J: ab only we both na

Shi: ji auntyji

Jhanvi keeps the pan on the stove and goes to pour ghee and goes to put dry fruits

Shi:, aunty you didn't roast the Suji

Jhanvi hits her head

J: I forgot, Acha hua you reminded

Shi: Sab teek ho Jayega aunty, relax and make it

Shivay gives her the Suji. Jhanvi roast it.

J:, you know to make everything Haan

Shi: not everything aunty,who knows to make everything, I try. But I know Suji ka halwa very well, my brother's favourite so

J: ohhh so you learnt, good. Acha hein, you have interest in cooking. Did maa teach you

Shivay nods little emotional unnoticed by Jhanvi. Jhanvi puts the ghee

Shi: I will help you

J: no it's ok

Shi: it's ok

Shivay stirs the halwa. Jhanvi was talking to him relaxed smiling. Anika comes to the kitchen and see Shivay and Jhanvi in a conversation smiling.

A: maa

J: hmmm?

Jhanvi gets a call

J: one minute

jhanvi goes taking the call. Anika goes to take the dry fruits kept. Shivay wide eye moves it.

A: what

Shi: it's for prasad so

Anika bites her tongue. Shivay smiles stirring

A: Suji ka halwa ?

Shivay looks Anika making faces. Jhanvi comes back

J: stop making faces Ani

A:kya maa, Suji Ka halwa

J: toh kya to make jalebi for prasad?

A: we would have ordered right some other sweet

Jhanvi glares. Anika sighs

A: I know, prasad home made

J: good, vaise order se Yaad Aaya,

A: kya

J: I want the account details of the pooja

Anika wide eye: now?

J:kyun

A: Rudy is not here?

J: toh?I gave you that responsibility right to handle the expense

A: I have the bills and all

J: toh go tell me the total amount. Go

Anika whines and goes. Jhanvi shook her head. Shivay says smiling

Shi: halwa is ready

Jhanvi cares his head:  thank you beta

Shi: anytime auntyji, I am just a call away. I will take your leave now

Jhanvi nods smiling. Shivay walks to the dining hall and see Anika scratching her head whining.

A: 4567? Cant he put a  round figure for easy calculation.

Anika looks at Shivay. Shivay smiles and walks to her. Anika expects him to help her. Shivay passes her and walks. Anika pouts and mutters

A:why am I even expecting his help. Farak Nahi padta insaan

J: I am coming Ani, if you still didn't finish the calculation, tumhara Khair Nahi bacha, you are 25 now still calculation problem then

Anika whines and bites her nails

A: raita pheil Gaya

Anika takes the paper and tries to calculate hurriedly and whines counting in hand. Shivay goes to her and stand beside her and leans down to look the paper. Anika looks lost and he was standing close to her calculating. Shivay write the amount and looks at Anika giving the pen and looks lost at her proximity. Shivay gets a call. He keeps the pen there and goes. Anika shook her head.

J: Ani

A: I am coming

Anika goes with the paper

A: your account

J: good

Jhanvi was cleaning the kitchen

A: you were so nice to kanji aankhvala

J: he is also so nice

A: I haven't seen you so close with Daksh

J: had he ever spend time with me like this, he comes for you, talk to you, goes with you. He doesn't even ask me how are you. Shivay ko Dekho, without me saying he understood I am nervous, stood with me helping.

Anika looks thinking.

A: toh Daksh should also do all this?,

J:, there are things in life which we do willingly not by other's saying ok.

Anika nods

Evening

Om and Gauri comes to Oberoi Mansion. Om goes to Jhanvi

O: right time

J: go change your dress and come

Gauri and Om walks upstairs. Gauri tired

O: tired?

Gauri nods yawning.

O: go take a bath, you will feel fresh

G: hmmm

Om turns to go

G: will Ishana's father be here for pooja?

Om rubs his eyebrow

O: I hope so

Gauri sighs

G: ok

Gauri shows zipping her mouth . Om chuckles

G: iss Baar where is the treat?

O: wherever you say

Om smiles. Gauri too smiles and goes. Jhanvi calls Bhavya

B: hello

J: did you left from the office?

B: vo mein bas

J: I knew it, you wait, I have qsend someone to pick you

B:Nahi aunty I will

J: no, I don't believe you, you will skip. Atleast for half an hour you can come na

Bhavya looks at the watch

B: ok I will come ,bas ek minute

J: vo toh tell the one waiting for you

B: huh?

Someone knocks on the door.

B: come in

Rudy comes opening the door. Bhavya surprised. Rudy sighs

Ru: chalein

B:you came to pick me

Ru: Mera bhoot hein

Bhavya smiles. Rudy shook his head

Ru:kya kya Karna pad Raha hein keeping stone on heart

Bhavya looks down

B:vo aunty insisted I was not interested

Ru: same here, ab chalo, Varna she will scold I made late

B: haan

Bhavya takes her bag and follows Rudy. Rudy gets in the driver seat.

B:I should sit in front

Ru:this is my car, I am not your driver

Bhavya sits in front and puts the seat belt . Rudy drives. He gets a call. Rudy press the answer button in the car.

Ru:, Haan Somu.

Bhavya raise her eyebrow hearing Somu

So: kya Somu. Call kyun Nahi kya duffer

Ru: busy hoon

So:, kyun .

Ru: pooja at home

So: kaun pooja,

Rudy rolls his eyes

Ru: ladki Nahi meri maa, jhanvi aunty arranged a pooja

So: ohh aise kaho na

Rudy smiles.

So: Kahan ho tum

Ru: driving to home

Rudy looks at Bhavya. Bhavya too

So: ok. I will call you at night baby.

Bhavya raise her eyebrow: (baby?)

Rudy smiles

Ru:ok sweetie

Bhavya looks at him surprised.

Ru: bye

Rudy does flying kiss. Rudy cuts the call.

B: girl girl friend?

Rudy looks at her. Bhavya looks at him anxious

Ru: you felt she is a boy hearing the sound?

Bhavya frowns: kya

Ru: girl hein na

B: Nahi I meant, you called sweetie and all toh

Ru: toh?

B: love lover?

Rudy looks at her for a moment and concentrate on driving

Bhavya looks little sad

B: yes hein na, isliye you are silent

Ru: why you feel I am so interested to share my personal life with you

B: I I know you don't want to share

Ru: then why asking such questions

B: bas aise hi

Ru: Haan Tumhe toh  sab, bas aise hi hein, bas aise hi, joined the firm I worked, aise hi came close, aur ek din aise hi told , nothing between us and went.

Bhavya looks down emotional.

B: I am sorry

Ru: I told you, that word won't change anything, chup chap beito. Let me drive peacefully

Bhavya hiccups. Rudy looks at her. Bhavya close her mouth.

B:, sorry

Rudy rolls his eyes and gives her water. Bhavya drinks water still hiccup doesn't stop. Bhavya tries to hold breath and still the hiccup doesn't stop. Rudy sighs and stops the car suddenly

Ru:Get Out

Bhavya shocked :kya , I am sorry vo hiccup , I was trying to control vo

Rudy smirks

Ru: you are welcome

B: huh?

Rudy chuckles

Ru: tum bhi na, always I shock you to stop the hiccup still you always fall for it.

B: Haan hiccup went

Bhavya smiles.

Ru:, Rudy's remedy is weird but 100% efficient ok , remember that day how I tried to kiss and

Rudy looks at her smiling and realise. Bhavya was lost looking at him. Rudy stops smiling and takes the car.