Sameer was firstly shocked.....no one ever had made these, since his mother left him......He had loved these, when his mother cooked it for him and fed him with her own hands.....and one incident, and everything crashed down to ashes.....Every time any of his cooks, dared to make aloo parathas, he had thrown it away in anger.....and was about to do the same...but one look at Naina's scared face..and his anger subsided.......And her care for him at a mere burn, was something he had never witnessed....except for Nanu and  Mundit, no one cared for him..he didn't even let them worry much about him....But Naina...though she cannot even take care of herself...but when it came to him...she was always very caring.........

After having the first bite, he felt as if his mom had made those...and then he didn't stop and continued eating one paratha after the other......he knew of all the curious gazes on him....but he didn't care about any of it...and he enjoyed his meal to the fullest...and after that he took two servings of the halwa as well......Once done, he looked at Naina who was watching him with stunned expressions......

Sameer: What?

She became embarrassed for looking at her husband like this, while he was enjoying his food....

Naina: Nii...vo...vo...hum....mtlb....

Sameer: (huskily)  Khana Bahot achha tha.....

He spoke near her ear and then held her hand and brought to his lips and kissed the back of her palms...and Naina blushed at this...Mundit's fake cough broke their reverie....

Mundit: Ahem Ahem......

Naina got up and ran to the kitchen...shying away and Sameer gave them tough angry glares......

Sameer: Apna muh nii band rakh skte tum dono.....

Munna: Dekh raa h Pandat......kaise apna bhai aaj humein muh band rakhne bol raa h...

Pandit: Haan chhenu.....bhai bhai naa raha....bhai paraya ho gaya....

Pandit said dramatically and Munna too joined him....Sameer slapped his forehead in annoyance.....And Mundit laughed hysterically......They all turned back, when they heard the most familiar voice.....

Man: Kya ho raa h yahan?

Samundit were first shocked, then smiled widely and ran towards the source of the voice...it was none other than Nanu.......

Samundit: Nanu....

They ran and hugged Nanu...and Nanu too hugged them back, smiling widely....

Nanu: Kaise hain mere sher?

Samundit : Ek dum theek...aur aap?

Nanu: Are bhale hi chaar chaar naati ho mere...fir b mai hamesha hi young rahunga....

They all moved towards the living room, and Nanu settled down on the sofa....just then hearing the noises outside, Naina came out along with a tray holding three cups...she stopped on her tracks, seeing Nanu with the boys...though Swati told her about Nanu just the previous day, but she didn't know how he would react seeing her here.....She didn't even know if he was aware about their marriage.....Seeing Naina, Nanu stood up...Sameer looked at Nanu...and boys too stood up....Though Sameer had told Nanu about seeing a girl and falling in love with her....but he didn't get a chance to tell him about the marriage.......

Nanu moved slowly towards Naina...he had a hint of tears in his eyes...but he masked it immediately and asked Sameer sternly....

Nanu: (sternly) Ye kon h Sameer?

Naina got scared....she was told that Nanu was a very jovial and loving person...may be he is angry at them...or may be specifically her......Sameer came ahead and stood besides Naina, with confidence....Naina looked at him, but he was looking at Nanu with neutral expressions.....

Sameer: Nanu..ye Naina h...meri wife aur...aur aapki bahu.......

Nanu was shocked and his voice turned louder and angrier....

Nanu: (angrily) Kya?

Samundit was confused seeing Nanu's anger..they thought that Nanu would never get angry and be the happiest...as Nanu had always wanted Sameer's happiness......and Mundit too came running and stood with Samaina.....

Mundit: Nanu....

Nanu stopped them from speaking further, by showing his palm.....And Mundit stood there with lowered heads.....Naina looked around.....Nanu was looking at them with strict expressions....Mundit were standing with stressed faces..while Sameer too had stern expressions....without thinking anything, Naina moved ahead and bent down to touch his feet....She stood in the bending position, until she felt a hand on her head...she got up and found Nanu looking at her lovingly..with a hint of tears in his eyes.....

Sameer: Nnnn...Nanu...aaa..aap?

Nanu: Are bhai actor bahot achha hu mai.....kaisi lagi meri acting?

Saying this Nanu laughed loudly and then held Naina's face....and blessed her.....

Nanu: Jeeti reh beta.....khoob khush reh....Bhagwaan tum dono ko khoob lmbi zindagi de...hamesha suhaagan raho....

Naina smiled amidst tears...it felt as if her grand mother was blessing her.....She bobbed her head..and Nanu took her in hug....After a few moments, he turned towards the boys and then to lighten the atmosphere.....he held Sameer's ear.....

Sameer: Aaaa...Nanu...lg rii h mujhe.....chhodo naa Nanu....

Though they all knew he's just acting....As nothing can cause pain to Sameer Maheshwari...except that someone hurts his family.......

Nanu: Tujhe to pitayi padni chahiye...bataya kyu nii?

Sameer: Abb...vo sb bahot jldi Mei hua...isiliye....aapko sb bataunga...abhi to chhod do......

Naina: Nnn..Na..Nana ji....please....

She said pleading, even she didn't know why, but she couldn't see Sameer bearing any pain.....even though he was the one who had kidnapped her, and intentionally or unintentionally given her a lot of pain...but since the time she discovered that her mother and grand-mother were aware of this, she had somewhat forgiven him...and in all these days, his care for her softened her heart........

Mundit were happy to see the improvement in their relationship...whereas Sameer didn't know how to react...first getting his clothes ready for the day....then his favorite food...and then asking Nanu to not punish him...what was she up to.....Has she accepted her fate? Or did she too started to like him? No this can't be possible...or was it? Or what if she's planning something else...to run away from him....No..he won't let her do that...he'll treat her like a queen, if she lives with him peacefully...and if she would try to run away from him..he would destroy her..and also himself......His reverie was broken by Nanu's words.....

Nanu: Chal accha tu kehti h to chhod deta hu.......

Nanu left Sameer's ear and then extended his hand towards Sameer...

Nanu: Ab bhao mt kha....aa jaa tu b gale lg jaa yrr....

Sameer too came ahead and hugged his Nanu.....

Nanu: Yrr...pata hi nii chala ki tu kb itna bada ho gaya......Mai aaj bahot khush hu...kaash Rohan b yahan hota......

Munna: Koi baat nii Nanu.....bahot jld humara Rohan b yahan hoga..... 

Nanu: Haan...Haan........

They all settled down, and Naina got tea and coffee for all....Nanu had halwa with it, and gave Naina a necklace.....

Nanu: Beta ye Sameer ki maa ka haar h...teri pehli rasoi ka shagun....rakh le....

Naina: Lekin Nana jii...hum kaise....mtlb......

Nanu: Beta uska ashirwaad smjh k rakh le......ye humara pushtaini haar h.....Sameer ki Nani ko meri maa ne diya tha.....aur usne Vishakha ko.....aur ab ye tera h.....ho ske to apni bahu yaa beti ko dena.....hein?

Naina blushed at the mention of having a child.....while Sameer looked at Nanu all shocked...and Mundit sniggered.........Not to tease the couple anymore....Nanu said getting up...

Nanu:  Achha chalo bhai mai thoda rest kr lu...lmbi flight thi...thak gaya hu....Abhi kuchh din yahin rukta hu....

Sameer: Kyu Nanu fir kahan jana h aapko?

Nanu: Vo much kaam tha...kuchh khaas nii....bas aise hi.....

Sameer: Hmm....

Nanu: Chalo mai jata hu room Mei apne......

Saying this Nanu stood up and went to his room....Mundit too left for office.....and asked Sameer to stay back...even Sameer too wanted a few answers from Naina....hence he agreed and moved towards his room.....Naina too followed him......As and when she entered the room, she found him sitting on the couch with his laptop....even though he was working on the laptop, all his concentration was on each and every move of her....and she was aware of it......She stood in front of him and started fidgeting with the end of her pallu.......He looked at her from the corner of his eyes...and when she didn't say anything, he kept the laptop aside....And sat in front of her with stern expressions, and all her courage again collapsed.......after a good ten minutes, which went totally in silence.....

She gestured him to come close with her hands...He stood and came to stand in front of her......But he didn't move his gaze from her face even for a second.....He came and stood in front of her, with his hands folded at his chest.....

Naina: Thoda jhukiye naa.......

Naina asked him to bend down a little...their height difference was not letting her see what she wanted to...She barely reached his chest....and hence she had to ask him to bend down....He bent a little in front of her.....She touched his face with shivering hands, and turned his face a little.....after checking, what she wanted to from a long time...her face relaxed.....Sameer again got back to his normal standing position...and asked her raising his eyebrows, as to what she's up to? And she spoke nervously...looking down.....

Naina: Vo hum...hum...aaaa..aapka...kkk..kaan....kaan..dekh re the....

Sameer: (sternly) Kyu?

Naina: Vo...vooo....Nana...jii...ne......to...to...hum...humein...laga..shayad...laal....laal....ho...gaya hoga......

She spoke softly and Sameer was astonished, would be an understatement.....How come she has started to care about him so much? No..she did care, even when he married her forcefully......He pulled her to himself with a jerk....and she looked at him with wide eyes......He came deadly close to her face....and spoke in a rough voice....

Sameer: Why do you care so much? Is it really your care or are you planning to run away from me? Tell me...and don't dare to lie...mujhe jhooth se sbse zada nafrat h.....So speak up.....achanak se meri itni fikar? Kya chal raa h tumhaare dimaag mei?

Naina shivered at his tone, but he was doubting her for no reason...and she cannot tolerate it....She wriggled in his arms, but he tightened his hold and looked at her coldly.....

Naina: (angrily) Hum koi bhaagne ki planning nii krre hain.....Haan jaante hain ki aapne humse zabardasti shaadi ki h.....You didn't even care about my opinion...lekin hamaari maa ne hamesha yahi sikhaya h.....ki shaadi sbse pavitra rishta hota h...Aur hum aapki tarah nii h...logon ki feelings ki....unki marzi ki care krte hain......aur chahe rishta zabardasti hi kyu naa juda ho......Hum ise nibhayenge...haan I take time to open up to people......but that doesn't mean that I'm a liar or a cheater.......smjhe aap Mr Maheshwari......

He was taken aback for a second, whereas Naina was shivering with anger.....and tears were continuously flowing out from her eyes........Without wasting a second, he took the possession of her lips...and started kissing her.....this kiss held all the urgency.....Naina tried to move away from him...but his hold was too strong for her....she couldn't free herself.....And he felt her melting down....she held his shirt tightly in her fists ......He left her only when he felt her need to breathe.....He touched his forehead with hers.....both stood panting heavily.....

Sameer: Maine apni life Mei Bahot dhokhe khaaye hain....itne ki jinki wjah se maine apna sb kuchh kho dia.....apna parivaar b...isiliye kisi p Jldi bharosa nii krta.....Tumhe dheere dheere sb smjh aa jayega.........

She was not in a condition to understand what he meant...but may be there's a huge reason behind this behavior of his.....He brought her closer and kissing her forehead hugged her........and she too leaned on to him....as her legs have turned into jelly, and were not capable enough to support her frame.....

On the other hand, after Nanu left for his room, and once he was assured that nobody is near, he took out his phone and dialed a number.....the person on the other end, answered in two rings....

Nanu: Hello....

Person: Hello..sb theek h naa?

Nanu: Hmm..ab tk to sb waise hi chal raa h jaisa hum chahte the.....

Person: Hmm....bs kuchh din ka intezaar h....

Nanu: Hmm...un logon ko saza to mil k hi rahegi.....jinhone itni zindagiyaan barbaad kr di......

Person: Haan.....bahot jld vo sb gunehgaar apni saza kaat re honge......

Nanu: Hmm..ab mai rakhta hu...nii to kisi ko shak ho jayega....

Person: Unhe pata to nii chala ki in sb k peechhe hum logon ka haath h....

Nanu: Nii...Munna Pandit aur Preeti ko lgta h ki unhone Naina ko agwa krwaya h....hum par kisi ko shak nii hua.....unhe abhi b yagi lgta h ki mujhe unhone hi sb bataya h......

Person: Theek h.....baad Mei baat krte hain...

Nanu: Haan....

Saying this Nanu disconnected the call...and sighed in relief....He sat there thinking what all happened so many years ago....the betrayal of the royal family had ruined his entire family...his daughter and son-in law died......Sameer lost his entire childhood....and Rohan...he's staying away from his entire family.......

Nanu: (in mind) bas kuchh din aur.....uske baad un sbko apne kiye ki saza milegi....mera Sameer unhe saza dega......saare puraane hisaab ab chukta honge...Raja Sahab......Bas kuchh pal ki khushiyaan bachi hain aapki...jee lijiye unhe.......

Saying this Nanu angrily remembered Brijraj's face........and then after some time he went to freshen up.......

In the evening Nanu was sitting in the living room along with Samaina and enjoying his evening tea, just then Munna came with Swati...followed by Pandit, along with a girl...Naina became very happy seeing Preeti there..and was about to get up, but sat back, remembering her warning...... Sameer didn't know who the girl was......He stood up abruptly.....

Sameer: Pandit...tujhe pata h naa...ki yahan andar kisi ko b lana mana h....

Pandit: Haan bhai...meri baat to sun le pehle....

 Sameer: Kya sunu haan?

Nanu: Sameer use bolne to de....

Munna: Haan bhai....sun to le apna ponga kya bolna chahta h....

Sameer: Bol....

Pandit: Bhai ye Preeti h..Preeti aggrawal.....meri...meri gf...aur teri aur is chhenu ki bhabhi......mai isse pyaar krta hu...aur shaadi krna chahta hu......

Sameer: (shocked) Kya?

Munna: Haan bhai...apne ponga ko pyaar ho gaya h....

Sameer: Lekin..tu..kb..aur aise kaise?

Pandit: Mujhe pata h ki tu kya soch raa h...mai Preeti ko bahot time se jaanta hu.....hum ek baar accidentally mile the..jb Preeti meri car k saamne aa gyi thi....uske baad hum dost bane...fir mujhe isse pyaar ho gaya.......Aur mai tujhe batana chahta tha...lekin.....aur uske baad bhabhi ko dhoondhna...teri shaadi...aur Bahot kuchh ho gaya....to aaj maine socha, ki Nanu b aa gye..to ise tum sbse milwa du......

Sameer: Tune mujhse itni badi baat chhupayi?

Sameer was hurt in a way...he didn't have many people in his life...and if they hid anything from him..he really felt bad....He never showed his disappointment to anyone......Before he could say anything, He felt a pair of hands slip within his palms...and he turned and found Naina's hand in his.......

Naina could understand what Sameer must be feeling......she had been through the same pain, when she got to know about Preedit...but for her the shock and pain was bigger, as at the time of her revelation, it included her sister's betrayal....and also her evil plans of killing Naina.....hence she wanted to give some support to Sameer......All smiled at the couple....who was falling in love..even unknown to them..or may be just her......as Sameer was already madly in love with her.....

He looked at her and found her eyes misty.....her face reflected pure innocence.....He calmed down seeing her face.....he never trusted anyone....he was already having a hard time trusting Naina...even though he loved her immensely...still at some point of time or the other...his mind warned him.....And he knew nothing about Preeti..what if she's cheating on Pandit......no he can't let Pandit suffer....he had always tried to keep his brothers away from all the pain.....His  reverie was broken by Preeti's voice...

Preeti: I know...tum...I mean aap kisi p Jldi trust nii krte....lekin isme Pandit ki glti nii h....actually maine abhi kuchh time pehle hi iska proposal accept kia h.....Aur uske baad mauka hi nii mila.....Isne bataya mujhe ki kaise aap Swati ko chhoti bhn ki tarah rakhte hain...mera b is duniya mei koi nii h...kya mujhe b ek bade bhai ka pyaar aur saya mil skta h? Please......

Sameer saw her eyes shedding tears.....and he could see the truth in them...there was no harm in giving her a chance..and if she would be wrong, he would not waste a second before killing her.....he reluctantly nodded and placed his another hand on her head...and Pandit came running and hugged.....

Pandit: Thanks yrr bhai....

Sameer: Hmm...

Munna too came and joined the hug....they knew that Sameer had not trusted Preeti completely....but still at least she can now come to meet Naina......And they were relieved for the moment.....Swati hugged Preeti....and Naina too was going in her direction, but Sameer tightened his hold on her hand, which she held earlier.......And Naina couldn't do anything.....she so badly wanted to hug Preeti...but couldn't afford Sameer's anger........Mundit saw her fallen face..and came up with an idea......They pulled out of the hug.....

Munna: Sameer zara office mei chal...kuchh kaam h.....

Sameer: Baad mei.....

He didn't wanted to leave Naina alone and that too with Preeti...though Nanu and Swati were also there...but he could never trust anyone with her safety...and what would Nanu and Swati be able to do......even they might face some danger.....though his guards too were everywhere..still.....he wanted to be here.......

Pandit: Sameer baat zaroori h......

Munna: (seriously) Haan...un logon k baare mei kuchh information mili h.....

Naina looked at them curiously as to whom are they talking about....and Sameer found her curious gaze on him...and nodded....

Sameer: Hmm...chalo....

He turned towards Naina and caressed her face....

Sameer: Abhi aata hu....(to Swati) Dhyaan rakhna.....

Swati: Don't worry.....

Sameer just hummed and left from there...followed by Mundit...They turned and gave a thumbs up to Naina......and she understood that it was all their plan to give her some time with Preeti....but little did she know, that there was actually something, and it was all related to her family.......

As soon as Sameer entered the elevator and the door closed, she ran and hugged Preeti.......both of them shed a few tears.......finally at least one problem was solved...and even if she won't be allowed to talk to Preeti much....her presence would give Naina some strength and who knows that with time, even Sameer wold accept her.....Nanu tried to cheer up their mood......

Nanu: Are ab...chalo..bahar baithte hain.....garden mei...mausam b achha h.....

That's when Naina realized that Nanu was also there...she turned towards him all scared..thinking that Nanu might tell Sameer everything....but Nanu's words gave her some solace....

Nanu: Are chinta mt kr...Sameer kisi p jldi bharosa nii krta..aur tere saath saath mujhe b Preeti p bharosa h ki ye achhi ldki h.....tum teeno apni dosti poori imaandaari se nibhana....theek h?

The girls nodded happily..

Nanu: Hahahaha good...beta dosti ka rishta bahot mazboot hota h...ise poore dil se nibhana chahiye....ye hi bs ek aisa rishta hota h jo hum khud chunte hain.....baaki sb jaise bhai behen..maa baap...sb humein janm k saath hi milte hain.....aur humsafar bhagwaan banata h....bs dost hum khud chun skte hain......hein? To chalo ab muskura do........

The girls smiled and hugged Nanu.....

Girls: Thank you Nanu/ Nana jii....

Nanu: Haan haan...achha Naina beta.....tere haath ki ek cup chai aur ho jaaye? Hum log tb tk bahar baithte hain......

Naina: Jii...abhi laayi Nana jii.....

Nanu smiled at her  and moved to the garden along with Swati and Preeti and Naina went to the kitchen.......He kept Naina busy intentionally as he wanted to speak with Swapree in private......

Swapree and Nanu settled down on the chairs in the garden.....

Nanu: Beta...ye tum logon ne theek kia...jo Preeti ko Sameer k saamne b ghar le aaye.....

Preeti: Aur kya krte Nana jii? Mai Naina ko akele nii chhod skti..ye jaante huye ki uski jaan khatre mei h....

Swati: Haan Nanu....lekin...

Nanu: Lekin kya beta?

Swati: Nanu..mujhe Naina k liye baht bura lgta h...vo bechaari kuchh b nii jaanti....usse hum sb sach chhupa re hain...Sameer ka to smjh b aata h....lekin Naina? Vo bechaari to hamaari har baat maan rii h...kitna bharosa krti h vo humpe....aur hum?

Nanu: Mai smjhta hu beta..lekin kya batayein? Aur kahan se shuru karein? Itne kuchh uljha hua h.....Poora sach to tum sb b nii jaante bachchon......

He saw Preeti was crying by now.....Nanu patted her head lovingly.....

Nanu: Beta...mai smjh skta hu ki tumpe kya beet rii hogi.....

Preeti: Nana jii...mujhe poora sach nii pata lekin jis din se pata chala h ki...Mai Naina ki sagi behen hu Sunaina nii..mai ek second b chain se baith nii paayi...usse jhooth bolne ka guilt mujhe khaaye jaa raa h.......

Saying this Preeti held her head between her palms and started crying....and Nanu and Swati kept caressing her head and shoulders respectively to calm her down.....They turned back with a jerk...hearing the sound of broken glasses.......And found Naina standing there...all shocked.....and tears brimming in her eyes.....

Hey everyone..so here's the next part...to jhatka laga? Hahahaha I know none of you have thought about it or may be u did...But in the previous part, no one guessed it right...the hint was in the line, where Preeti was about to call Komal as maa, but changed it to aunty....so what do you think would have happened? How did Sunaina land up in Preeti's place...and what's the entire truth?  And also Superb_Giggles u wrote the entire story😂😂 in the comments...but I'm sorry that wasn't the hint.....and this thing I thought would've been clear in first few chapters only...but still good try...so I hope now its clear...and also I hope it's not getting boring..do let me know if that's the case......I'll put the story on hold...or give slow updates......

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