It had been almost 1 year of Sairat's marriage. Virat had been successful in eliminating sir from his name taken by his wife. Both loved each other but feared to confess. Sai has still the deal in her mind and Virat feared if he will confess he will lose Sai. Both are much comfortable with each other. Patralekha stopped coming into their room after continuous bezzati by Sai and Virat especially Virat. It was Sunday. Kaku, ninad, omi, sonali, pakhi, ashiwini and karishma were sitting in the hall. It was time for lunch.

The doorbell rang. Karishma went to open the door and was surprised to see Samrat on the door.

"Samrat Dada" Karishma exclaimed.

Everyone present in the hall was surprised. But deep inside pakhi was shocked seeing Samrat back. She was not able to decide what feeling she was having inside her heart. She was happy that Samrat was back but feared what is going to happen next. Everyone did emotionally welcome him. He was made to sit on the sofa.

"Ashwini jara mansi ko ye khuskhabri dena ki humara beta samrat ghar wapas aa gya hai" Bhavani dictated to Ashiwini with tears in her eyes. She left to bring mansi.

"Kaha chala gya tha tu samrat, pata hai kitni fikar ho rhi thi hum sabko tumhari" Bhavani said emotionally. 

"Badi mami ab mai aa gya hua na bas, sab theek ho jayega" He said while looking at patralekha.

"Waise baki sab gharwale kaha hai?" Samrat asked.

"Kaun mohit are wo toh apne natak mandli ke sath gya hua hai, teri wo shivani masi apne wo naye ashiq se milne gyi hogi aur Virat... virat pata nhi kaha hai wo subah toh ghar par hi tha aaj uski chutti thi" Bhavani answered.

"Mujhe pata hai kaku Virat dada kaha hai?" Karishma said.

"Kaha?" Bhawani asked.

"Wo wo maine Virat dada ko bhabhi ke sath bahar jate dekha tha" Karishma answered. Bhawani grew angry.

"Aaj chutti ke din bhi gharwalo ke sath nhi bita sakta chal diya us jungli mulgi ke sath ghumne" Bhavani said.

"Jungli mulgi kaun?" Samrat asked getting eager that whom Karishma was referring bhabhi cuz Patralekha is standing there

"Are tere shiva ki wife, patni, baiko" Sonali answered. "Aajkal toh wo apni biwi ka hi zoru ka gulaam banke ghumta rehta hai"

"Virat ki shadi ho gyi? Kisse?"  Samrat asked but no answer were given as mansi came and was surprised to see samrat, hugged him and started crying emotionally.

"Samrat beta tu aa gya." Mansi cried.

"Ho aai. Kaisi ho aap?" Samrat took her ashirwad.

"Kaisi hogi teri aai jab use tere MIA hone ki khabar paai. Tere bina mai khus reh sakti hu. Ek tu hi toh hai mera, aise koi karta hai apni aai ke sath." Mansi cried in his arms caressing his face.

"Sorry aai, ab aa gya hu na" Samrat tried to pacify her.

"Acha ye sab chodo, Samrat tujhe bhook lagi hogi na chal tu khana kha le chalke" Ashwini said.

"Haa Ashiwini mami aapke hath ka khana bahut miss kiya maine" Samrat said and everyone bursted into laughter.

They proceeded towards dining area. Samrat was made to sit on the chair and everyone surrounded him. Soon Virat and Sai entered the house.

"Kaku Virat dada aa gye" Karishma said and bhavani turned towards the main door in rage. They were about to take first step on stairs when they heard bhavani.

"Aa gye tum dono ghum kar. Kaha gye the dono" Bhavani said while coming to hall area.

"Kaku hum log ghumne nhi gye the. Sai ki tabiyat kharab thi toh doctor ke pass gye the, aate waqt thoda late ho gya." Virat explained to kaku and then looked at Sai who passed him a small smile.

"Tabiyat kharab thi lekin ye toh ekdam tandurust lag rhi h" Kaku said.

"Kaku aap kyun Virat ke piche padi ho aap mujhse boliye kuch kaam tha kya" Sai said.

"Tujhse mujhe koi kaam ho bhi nhi sakta. Bura toh mujhe is baat ka lag rha hai ki tere chakkar me Virat ko is pariwar ki kuch padi hi nhi hai" Bhavani said faking emotional drama.

"Kya hua kaku aap mujhe saaf saaf bataingi?" Virat asked.

"Tujhe iske ilawa kuch dikhta hai ki tujhe kuch pata chalega ki kaun aaya hai aur kaun gya hai" Bhavani said in anger.

"Kaun aaya hai kaku?" Virat asked then saw all the family members near dining table. He looked at Sai. Sai held his hand. He took her hand in his and walked towards dining table. First he was not able to see the face but when he approached there and when the women gave him some space, he saw his brother, his jeeva. He left Sai's hand and hugged him. Samrat's hand automatically hugged him but when he saw patralekha he remembered all the things he heard that night. They broke the hug.

"Jeeva tu aa gya, Sai dekho mera jeeva wapas aa gya, Aai jeeva aa gya" Virat said emptionally to which Sai smiled in between the tears.

"Sai! ye kaun hai" Samrat said pointing towards Sai.

"Jeeva ye meri baiko Sai, aur Sai tum toh jeeva ko jaanti hi hu"

"Haa Virat jaanti hu. Aapko pata hai Samrat dada... Oh sorry kya mai aapko dada bula sakti hu?" Sai asked samrat to which he nodded in Yes.

"Toh Samrat dada mai ye keh rhi thi ki aapko Virat bahut miss karte the jab bhi aapko yaad karte the toh ek smile si aa jati thi unke chehre par aur aapko pata hai ek bhi din aisa nhi hota tha ki wo aapko yaad nhi karte the aur...." Sai started her rant.

"Sai sai bada abhi abhi aaya hai na samrat use thoda aaram karne do aur tumhari bhi toh tabyat kharab thi. Aao sab log lunch kar lo" Ashvini said.

"Ho aai"

Samrat was lost in his thoughts. He was thinking of Virat and Pakhi. He knew they loved each other than why did he marry Sai. Wasn't he playing with Sai's life too? Of course, they played with his life and made it a mockery for them. He was not angry about the thing that they loved each other. He was angry that why his brother didn't trust him enough to tell him they both loved each other, he would have easily backed off. He didn't love Patralekha more than Virat. He would have forgiven him for the betrayal he did with him, but he was betraying Sai too. That innocent girl looked so young, chirpy, and pure soul. She is not even of his age. If the family pressurized this marriage, he should have said no. But no he played with 2 lives. No, not only Virat Patralekha too was not innocent.

He wanted to talk to Sai and Virat and Patralekha too about the betrayal. He gathered so much courage to come back here and confront them. But seeing Sai's innocence, he was hesitant. What will happen to this girl if she came to know about them? And he can't talk in front of the entire family. He wanted to talk to them alone.

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Virat was sitting on the bed, disturbed. He was tensed as if his brother knows about him and Pakhi. Pakhi once said that she thinks he knew about us. What would he be thinking of him? All the ghastly thoughts were coming into his mind. His behavior at the dining table was bothering him. He knew that now in his life there is no place for Pakhi after what she did with his Sai. 'If he thinks that I still love Pakhi, then?' he thought. He does not love Pakhi, He loves his Sai, but what if he will not understand him?

All these thoughts were making him more nervous. Sai saw all this. She came near him and placed her hand on his shoulder. He turned towards her. He just put his head on her lap. She started caressing his hair with her hand. He took her other hand in his both hands. He looked somewhat relaxed now.

"Kya hua Virat?" Sai asked him trying to understand her husband's misery.

"Sai mujhe dar hai kahi Samrat ko mere aur pakhi ke baare me toh pata nhi chal gya? Jis tarah se wo mujhse baat kar rha tha mujhe toh lag rha tha ki use pata chal gya hai. Agar wo mujhse gussa ho gya toh? Mai uski narazgi nhi seh paunga Sai" Virat answered all his fears. Sai knew everything about Virat and Pakhi. Virat told her everything. So she understands him.

"Virat aap faaltu me chinta karte hai. Aagar dada gussa hote toh wo aapse baat karte na?"

"Hmm" Now he was too relaxed in her arms. He feels peace only in her arms. They both drifted into sleep in that position only. Sai's head on the headboard of the bed and Virat's head on Sai's lap and his body on the bed vertically. Her hand in his hands. Samrat who came into their room to talk to Virat saw them sleeping in each other's arm left from there.

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It was evening. Samrat was sitting in balcony. Sai saw him and came towards him.

"Are Samrat dada aap yaha kya kar rhe hai" Sai asked chirpily.

"Kuch nhi bas hawa kha rha tha"

"Acha"

"Sai tumse ek baat puchu?"

"Haa puchiye na"

"Tumhari shadi kab hui thi?"

"1 saal pehle, yahi apki shadi ke koi 2 hafte baad."

"Tumhe meri shadi ke baare me kisne bataya?"

"Virat ne! Jab apki shadi me woh nagpur aaye the tab se pata tha"

"Tum dono shadi ke pehle se ek dusre se jante the?"

"Haa!" Sai said shrugging her shoulder as 'it is obvious' expression.

"Tumse jaise badi mami aur baki bade baat karte hai ajeeb nhi lagta"

"Nhi! kyunki ab toh aadat si pad gyi hai"

"Woh log aise kyun baat karte hai tumse?"

"Kyunki mai ek perfect bahu nhi hu na. Mai college jati hu jo ki kaku ko pasand nhi hai isliye"

"Tum college jati ho? kya padh rahi ho?"

"Mai doctor banna chahti hu. Mere aaba ka sapna tha mujhe doctor banana"

"Badi mami se tumse kuch jyada nhi rude baat karti hai? kyunki college toh sirf ek wajah ho nhi sakti"

"Haa wo isliye kyunki mai na thodi muhfat hu jo man me aata hai bol deti hu aur unhe thodi na meri jaisi bahu chahiye thi. Jangli mulgi! Wo toh ek perfect shahnukuli khandan ki bahu chahti thi ab virat mujhe shadi karke le aaye toh unhe bura toh lagega hi. Aapko pata hai jab mai shadi karke is ghar me aai toh mujhe kisi ne welcome nhi kiya tha sirf aai, shivani bua aur virat hi mere side the aur koi nhi tha" she said making an pout.

"Toh matlab tumhari shadi gharwalo ne nhi karwayi?"

"Nhi! Humari shadi ke baare me toh kisi ko pata hi nhi tha koi tha hi nhi humari shadi me. Ab agar Virat achanak se mujh jaisi jungli ladki ko shadi karke bahu banake le aayenge toh itni jaldi toh koi nhi accept karega aur...." she heard Ashiwini calling her.

"Dada mai aapse baad me baat karti hu aai bula rhi hai" and she left from there.

Samrat was too confused now and thought to himself 'Toh kya indono ne love marriage ki. Par virat toh Patralekha se pyar karta hai, phir usne sai se shadi kyun ki. Dekhkar toh dono ek happy married couple ki tarah hi lagte hai. Kahi Virat Sai ko bhi andhere me toh nhi rakha hai? Kahi wo Sai ka istemal toh nhi kar rha hai? Agar kar rha hota toh Sai ko yu doctor thodi na banne deta. Virat itna neeche kabhi nhi gir sakta. Mujhe kuch samajh nhi aa rha hai. Mujhe Virat se baat karni hogi. Seedhe seedhe.'

He went to virat's room. Virat was folding the cloths and was arranging them in the cupboard. 

"Virat" Samrat called him. Virat looked at him and then said.

"Are jeeva aao na baitho" he welcome samrat in his room.

"Mujhe tumse kuch baat karni hai"

"Mai tyaar hu"

"huh?"

"Tum mere aur pakhi ke baare me baat karne aaye ho na"

"Tumhe kaise pata?"

"Kyunki tum jitna jaane ke liye nhi tadap rhe ho usse jyada mai batane ke liye tadap rha hu"

Virat told how he met pakhi. How they felt attraction between them. He told him everything how he left from there how he misplaced her number.

"Par Samrat mai use sirf do din ke liye janta tha aur tujhe bachpan se, mai uske liye tujhe koi dukh nhi pahucha sakta tha, aur jaise jaise time bita mujhe pata chala ki wo pyaar nhi sirf infactuation tha. Pyaar kya hota hai ye mujhe sai se milne ke baad pata chala" He said lost in his thought.

"Itna pyaar karte hi tum Sai se?"

"Haa bahut pyaar karta hu mai apni sai se par wo mujhe bhav hi nhi deti sirf kitabon me ghusi rehti hai" He said cutely.

"Pyaar toh wo bhi tujhse bahut karti hai uski aankhon me dikhta hai sab."

"Ye sab chod ab tu aa gya hai sab sahi ho jayega"

"mtlb?"

"Are yaar ab tu aa gya hai toh please pakhi ko sambhal ke rakh, jab dekho tab aa jati hai humare kamre me jasoosi karne" Both started laughing at this.

"Tu gussa toh nhi h na mujhse" Virat asked.

"Nhi bilkul nhi. ab tujhse baat karli hai na toh dil thoda halka ho gya ab bas pakhi se baat karlu phir dekhna hai kya decision lena hai" Samrat said.

Sai entered in room with clothes in her hand which she brought from terrace.

"Are samrat dada!" then she moved towards virat and handled him the clothes 

"Virat mai ye kapde chat par se le aayi hu aap press karke rakh diziyega. Mai chalti hu aap dono baate kiziye" Samrat chuckled at this but as soon as sai left the room he broke into laughter.

"Kya hai has kyun raha hai?" Virat asked irritated and tossed the clothes on bed.

"Sonali mami na sahi hi kehti thi tu na zoru ka gulam ho gya hai. Jo virat apne cupboard bhi shi se nhi rakhta tha wo aaj apni biwi aur apne dono ke kapde press karke fold karke raha hai" He laughed.

"Hahaha" He laughed sarcastically. "Chinta mat kar tu bhi yhi sab karne wala hai"

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