The house was empty when you got home. Nischay  & Kavya bai were nowhere to be seen, so you put down your bag, made yourself a cup of tea, & sat on the terrace watching the swaying leaves blown by the wind. 

"Hey, you're home unusually early today." Nischay suddenly appeared behind you. 

"Oh, you're here. Yeah, I don't feel energetic today to update video games, so here I am." You shrugged.  

"So that's what you've been doing every day after work? Updating games?" 

"Yes." You faintly smiled while looking at the cup of tea in your hand. 

"Is something wrong?" He leaned forward & asked. 

"Hm? I- I made a mistake that caused my good friend to be angry with me, so.. yeah.." Both of you stayed silent for a few minutes, enjoying the breeze caressing your skin. 

"Let's go." Nischay rose from his seat & said all of sudden.

"Where?" Bewildered, you asked.

"Just follow me." He smiled.

"Park?" 

"Yeah, I used to come here whenever I was sad, so I thought maybe you'd cheer up a little if I brought you here." He sheepishly explained. 

"Thank you very much Nischay." You were touched by his unexpected thoughtfulness. 

"Well, I've been wanting to come here as well, it's been a while." He said as he rubbed his nose, his ears reddened. 

"Alright then, so what should we do then?" You clasped your hand with a smooth smile

"Ummm..." He took a look over the whole park.

"Should we start walking?" You said 

"Ok then let's start walking."

After a while, you both sat on a bench.

"Wel,l y/n can I ask you something?"

"Yes why not"

"How to treat a someone if that person barks on you every time without any reason," he asked you in a soft voice while looking down

"Ummm... depend on, who is that person is," you said

"What if that person is your husband?" a drop of tear fell from his eyes

You stayed quiet and didn't say a single word. He hold your hand and looked into your eyes.

"I am sorry, I didn't want to treat you like this. I know, I have hurt you in different ways. So all I can say is you are sorry." He said with eyes full of tears

"Please don't cry, I understand you- and I didn't feel anything of your mean words before." you wiped his tears with a smiling face. 

"I am sorry," he said and hugged you tightly. 

All the people nearby started looking at both of you. And just to avoid that awkward moment you said " Shall we go to that ice cream stole?" Both of you enjoyed it a lot and now the sun was also about to set.

"Shall we go home now?" He asked as he offered you his hand. 

"Yes sure." You said while hesitantly taking his hand.  

He firmly held your hand in his until you reached his car & he opened the door for you. None of you said anything during the ride home. You actually wished that this day wouldn't end, because it was just so incredibly beautiful & you didn't know whether Nischay would act as nicely towards you tomorrow. 

"Well, good night then." Nischay said as both of you got into the house. 

"Nischay, thank you again for today. I really had fun." You gratefully said. 

"I had fun too. Have a good rest now, see you tomorrow." He was back to being the cool Nischay. 

Then he left the place. You watched him until his back disappeared behind the closed door. "Huhhh... what a day." You heaved a deep sigh & went back to your room.

Next day

Nischay's POV
"Kavya bai, your cooking really has improved. I like it." He said as he put a spoonful of soup into his mouth. 

"Mrs y/n asked me not to tell you this but I think I should. Actually, she's the one who's been cooking the meals for you." Kavya bai whispered into his ears. 

"Oh, really? Why would she do that?" He feigned nonchalance but he was smiling inside. 

"I'm not sure. Maybe you can ask her yourself?" She smiled knowingly before going back to the kitchen. 

"Morning." Your voice caught his attention. 

"Ehmm.. Morning." He cleared his throat & replied. You dressed up in your casual jeans & shirt as always, but you looked different in his eyes. Somehow, much more attractive. 

"Aren't you eating breakfast?" His question stopped you in your track. 

"Nah, I'll just eat this on my way. I have to go now, otherwise I'll miss the bus." You smiled at him as you threw the apple in your hand in the air & caught it again. 

"Wait! I'll drive you to work, so please join me." He didn't know what got into him, the words escaped from his mouth just like that. 

You stared at him, mouth gaping in disbelief. 

Shit, she must think that I'm being weird. " - I just think it's not healthy if you don't eat breakfast properly, so.. yeah.. haha.. Well, if you don't want to, it's o-" He stuttered awkwardly, ears beginning to redden.

"Alright." You pulled the chair across from him & sat down, "I'll eat with you" His heart skipped a bit looking at you tucking a strand of hair behind your ear & smiling at him. What the hell's wrong with me? Heat began to creep from his neck to his face, but seeing you acting like nothing was unusual, he tried hard suppress his feelings.
Keep your cool Nischay! She's just Y/n, the girl you despises.

Y/n's POV
 Glancing at Nischay who was driving beside you, you couldn't help but smile. These days, he'd changed so much from the cruel & mean Nischay that you had known. Maybe it was because he started to let his guard down towards you. 

"Thanks for the ride Nischay. I'll see you later." You waved at him once you'd closed the car door. 

"You're welcome. See you later." He nodded at you & drove away. 

You watched his car disappeared in the traffic with a huge smile on your face, but then it was instantly erased from your face when you turned around. Mithilesh was standing a few meters away from you with an expressionless face & hands in his pockets. 

"Mithilesh. Morning." You greeted him hesitantly. Without saying a word, he turned on his heels & walked away. 

"Huhh.. he's still angry. I'll prolly feel the same if I were him. This is gonna be a long day." You sighed & dragged your feet to the building

A week went on. As expected, Mithilesh didn't talk to you at all at work. He even went as far as finding a new group of friends to eat lunch with to avoid you. Work had become so much less exciting ever since. Honestly, you missed his company because you genuinely liked him as a friend, but you understood that you were in the wrong so you just accepted his cold treatment. Fortunately, Nischay had warmed up to you so all the hardships you faced at work were almost instantly undone once you got home & met Nischay. Both of you began to eat dinner together on the same table. Sometimes, he even stayed longer after dinner just to talk to you & ask about your day. Although your conversations mostly circled around trivial topics, you felt like you'd made huge progress. At least, he didn't seem to hate you anymore. Weekend had finally arrived again & you had mustered a plan to repay Nischay for the trip to park.

But how ?