"Ok I am exhausted and I can't move an inch now" Aryan said as he laid down on the couch.

"Hey what do you think you are doing?" I asked.

"Hmm...taking a break"

"Okay for the past two days we are stuck here looking for clues and all you ever do is take random breaks get up now"

"Ahh let me think..........no"

I went and kicked his leg.

"Get up, get up, get up" I shouted.

He finally sat up with a frown.

Anaya laughed in the bag round.

***

_Flashback_

"Get up, get up, get up"

I rubbed my eyes as I woke up.

"What....."

I asked sleepily. My head was resting on Aryan's chest so I had to look up to see him.

"You are horribly late for class"

"Well, I will just take a leave"

I said as I cuddled with him again.

"Hey.....don't do that, get up"

"Nooooooo"

"Great now you are missing class because of me" Aryan said.

"It's not like that Aryan it's normal to feel lazy sometimes" I said as I leaned in to kiss him.

"Ya I should get going then" Aryan said.

"Do you have to?" I asked.

"Well if I don't go........ it's not going to make much of a difference"

He said as he rolled me over and got on top of me, I laughed but that when my phone started ringing.

"Noooo"

He said and dug his nose into my neck. I laughed as I reached out for my phone which is placed on the nightstand it was Samir.

"Hello.......actually I am taking a leave today.......no no I am fine just a bit lazy........" I said.

Aryan started playing with my hair.

"When do we have to submit that.........well we got a week.......I can't do that......because it's.....weird......"

Aryan asked me what happened.

"I know I have been there before but now it's different..........we will talk about the project tomorrow bye"

I said as I hung up and kept my phone aside.

"So where were we?" I asked him as I kissed his neck.

"Wait.....what did Samir say?"

"Nothing yar, he just wanted to meet and complete the project"

"So why did you say no?"

"Because he wanted to meet at his place"

"You have never been there?"

"I have but now it's....different you know"

"Is it because we are married?"

"Ya I guess"

"Come on he is your friend you have a project to complete what's the big deal?"

"I don't know, you are actually okay with it?"

"You don't need my permission to go to your friends place"

"Well then, I will go, I really need to finish that project"

"Ok now where were we?"

"You were rubbing your stupid nose on my neck"

"Ya exactly"

He said as he continued to do that, I laughed.

***

"So ya I think that's almost done"

I said to Samir we were sitting on the sofa doing our project.

"So how is married life treating you?"

"Oh it's so great, Aryan is really cute, he takes good care of me, it's just perfect"

"OH" Samir said.

"Ya"

"So......suppose you didn't get married would you have been dating someone by now"

"I guess......I mean I wasn't against having a relationship"

"So what kind of guy would you have dated"

"Someone with whom I was comfortable talking about anything I want maybe someone like more of a friend...I guess"

Samir gently placed his hand over mine.

"Did you ever think that we had a shot?"

"Wha....."

He totally got me off guard before I could say anything he placed his lips on mine I felt him kissing me for a second before I pushed him away and slapped him across his face.

"What the FUCK do you think you are doing?"

I shouted as I got up off the sofa.

"I love you Rashmi"

"I am fucking married Samir"

"To someone you don't even love, your marriage is clearly a compromise Rashmi"

"I love him Samir, because he was there for me when no one else was, he took care of me he understood me gave me back my life"

"Rashmi listen"

Samir said as he stood and tried to hold me. I slapped his hands away.

"You had your chance Samir, you had your fucking chance with me and you blew it, don't show me your face again"

I said as I took my handbag and stormed out.

***

The next morning I was sitting on the terrace thinking about what had happened I didn't talk much to Aryan last night.

"Rashmi" I heard Aryan's voice.

I looked up at him.

"What happened you are not going today also?"

"No"

"What happened?"

"Just feeling a bit sick that's all"

He came and sat next to me, he placed his hands on my forehead checking for a fever. I felt tears form in my eyes.

"What happened?" He asked worried. I felt chocked up but I started talking I told him everything from me having a crush on Samir to the kiss.

"I am so Sorry, I should have pushed him away sooner, but I was just so lost....I am sorry......"

I broke down in his arms, I didn't know how long I cried that day but Aryan sat next to me the whole time holding me in his arms.

_Flashback ends_