Aarti woke up only to see her Mother and Sister sitting next to her.

"Aarti, my child how are you now?" Rama cried...

Kirti helped her sit back against the bed headrest "Mom please stop crying now..."

"Ouch" Aarti winced because of the wounds on her body ...

"Aarti, careful" Kirti helped her sit straight.... "Do you need something?"

"Hmm...just water" Aarti said

"I will get"

Rama wiped her tears

Aarti touched her hand "Mom...please don't cry. I am fine"

Rama kissed her on the forehead "I was so scared when we got to know...all the way I prayed to God that nothing should happen to my Daughter..."

Kirti offered the glass of water.... "Here...and where are the painkillers?"

"In that drawer" Aarti said...

"I will make something to eat" Rama said and walked out

Kirti smiled at her.... "Mom was worried, so she came with us. Dad will come today with Mr Oberoi..."

Aarti at once looked at Kirti "who told Dad?"

"Aarti...we were calling everyone, so Dad checked with Mr Oberoi as well... and he was worried for you as well... anyways you're fine and they are coming to meet you today"

Aarti was little relieved as she was more concerned about Mr Oberoi's health... she glanced around but couldn't locate him anywhere...

"Are you looking for Veer?" Kirti smiled at her...

Aarti shyly looked away "no...I was just waiting for Mom...I am hungry"

Kirti mischievously smiled at her "are you sure? If you want I can call him. He's with Vikram in the garden"

Aarti nodded

Kirti walked away to call him and Aarti blushed a little... then her eyes fell on her dress and the buttons in the front... she vaguely thought about last night, how he changed her clothes. How he hold her from behind in the shower, how he unclasped the hooks of her bra and made her wore the night dress.... Aarti's heart hammered against her chest... so he saw her naked... she felt extremely shy.

She remembered her condition was so bad...there were wounds on her body that he cleaned and applied the ointment...she couldn't swallow the whole incident that took place...

Moreover the thoughts were disturbing her, she looked at her bruised hands and arm that almost looked red and black in one or two spots... she slowly lifted the blanket and saw her feet... that looked so bad...

Sadly she thought Veer will never like her, for the first time he saw her naked and that too with these wounds and bruises... she wanted to cry. He will not come near her now. She wanted to throw things away...

Angrily she closed her eyes...

"Aarti...how are you feeling now?" Vikram stood at the door

She opened her eyes but didn't look at him "better"

"Good... You must rest" He added...

Veer opened the drawers to take the ointment... "Did you apply this?"

Aarti was already upset "yes" she said without looking at him... she felt extremely embarrassed

"Are you sure. When?" he asked again

This time Aarti stared at him "I will ask Kirti"

Veer frowned at her "why did you lie before? This medicine will cure you faster. Do you understand?"

Aarti took the medicine "I am not a child...I also know" she said...

Veer frowned at her "fine, do what you want" and left from there...

Kirti brought a tray "here's your food"

"I don't want to eat" she scowled

"Aarti...are you out of your mind? You said you were hungry. Anyways you must eat something" Kirti tried to feed her

"Kirti... why do you all think I am a baby...just leave me" Aarti yelled.

Kirti kept the tray on the side and left "you are too much Aarti"

Aarti was still thinking about her condition last night and how Veer changed her clothes...the more she thought the more she wanted to hit herself...

Rama came with a glass of milk and saw the tray on the bed "Aarti...you haven't eaten anything....come on finish it"

"Mom, I am not hungry. Let me sleep" She said

Rama was adamant and made her eat the food and gave her the milk... "You will always by my little darling for me..." she said hugging her in her arms...

Aarti finally had tears in her eyes... "Mom...I want to come with you"

Rama smiled at her "of course you will...I have come to take you with me. Who will take care over here...?"

Aarti wiped her tears

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Aarti looked at the bedside for water but couldn't find it... she tried to get up "ouch"

She said...

Everyone was outside in the garden. She looked for her mobile to call Kirti when she saw him coming with the glass of water... "Here"

She looked at him and took the glass... he was about to leave "thanks"

He turned around "you don't have to say that"

Aarti had a nauseas feeling "Veer...can you take me to the washroom quickly" she said holding her head...

Instantaneously without asking anything he picked her up and rushed towards the washroom...

She vomited...

Rama heard the sounds from the kitchen... she hurriedly walked up to her

"Are you ok?" Veer passed her the towel

Aarti could hardly stand properly "no...I think..." she vomited again...

Rama looked at Veer who was holding her from behind... without saying anything she walked outside...

"Kirti" she shouted

"Yes Mom" Kirti got up from the chair...

"Aarti is pregnant" Rama shouted

"But Mom...did she tell you?" Kirti asked

Mr Oberoi and Manmohan got off from the car "what?"

Mr Oberoi was happy "I will become a grandfather..."

Rama looked at both men happily hugging each other "oh no"

Rama never thought Aarti would do such a thing...she thought of reminding her that this was her contract marriage...

Veer picked her up and took her to the room...

"I think my stomach got upset..." she said softly...

He covered her with the blanket "you'll be fine...it happens sometimes"

Soon they heard everyone happily coming inside... "Aarti" Mr Oberoi said

Veer looked at them "why the hell are you all so happy?"

Mr Oberoi patted on his hair "we know what you're hiding"

"What?" Veer glowered at his Dad...

Aarti curiously looked at their happy faces...

"That I will become Grandfather soon..." Mr Oberoi hugged Veer...

Veer was now irritated "please Dad... who told you? Did I tell you? Or did Aarti told you?"

He furiously looked at everyone... "Ridiculous" he said and walked outside...

Rama took a sigh of relief... "That's ok...Aarti, you were vomiting so I thought..."

Aarti snarled at her mother "so you thought I am pregnant...for God sake mom... at least don't spread something that you don't know"

Rama apologized to everyone "it was a mistake...Mr Oberoi...Manmohan...I just thought and didn't check with the kids..."

Mr Oberoi smiled "that's all right...if not today, someday I will become a Grandfather...right Aarti?"

Aarti had to smile even though she knew it's not so easy...

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It was late night

Veer looked at his laptop without a battery... "What the hell"

He walked to Aarti who was reading a book lying on the bed "Aarti, did you see my laptop battery?"

Aarti elicited she hide it under the mattress when Aakash tried to steal those documents... "Oh yes...I hide it under the mattress that day"

Veer halted "that day?"

"Yes...this terrorist came in Sheetal's wedding...his name was Aakash but later I heard his men saying his Raqeeb" Aarti said

Veer walked out thinking how did this terrorist reached the wedding... that means someone was following Aarti or someone informed the terrorists about the wedding.

Veer picked up the battery under the mattress and walked up to Aarti...

"Did he talk to you in the wedding?" Veer asked

Aarti closed the book and looked at him "yes Veer...he did. In fact I also felt someone touching my back two times..."

"How did he knew this address?" Veer asked

Aarti tried to think "I don't know, I never gave any address to anyone...I will check with mom. She was talking to him extra sweetly..."

Veer closed his fist in anger "call your mom..."

After sometime...

"No Aarti...I didn't give any address... I did talk to him that time. But after that I didn't saw him anywhere" Rama said clearly.

Veer was now doubtful "well, then there is someone who knew you will attend the wedding and who also knew the address of my quarters"

Rama couldn't understand what was going on "he said he was software something"

"Engineer mom" Aarti added

"Yes yes... he looked very nice. But who knew he was a terrorist. Thank God he didn't attack in the wedding." Rama said then walked out of the room

Veer thought something "I have to get this fish out of water...."

Aarti watched Veer who sauntered from one end of the room to another ...

"He said he was Sameer's cousin's friend" Aarti said... making Veer gaze at her...

His looks were making her crazy and embarrassed at the same time. The way he gazes at her makes her lose all control and out of blue she wants to embrace him in her arms...this feeling was so bad and the moment she recalls that kiss, her hands go ice cold and her body gets so warm.

But last night he saw her naked and she was kind of comatose. She wanted to ask him but then she stopped.... She thought she must clear the things.

"Veer..."

"Hmm" he said checking something on the laptop

"Can I ask something" she said softly

"Yes...shoot" he said

"Shoot?" she repeated

He looked at her "I mean say"

Aarti relaxed a little "yesterday when you changed...umm...my clothes...you saw me naked..."

Veer immediately stared at her...

She stopped in between looking at his glares...

"What do you mean by that?" He said

Aarti didn't knew how to put it in front of him "nothing...leave it" she was about to cover herself with the blanket

"No, tell me." He insisted

She watched him with all deep frowns waiting for her to complete the sentence "I mean when you saw me naked, how you felt...I mean..."

"Felt?" he yelled "you were injured for god sake Aarti...I obviously felt bad" he said firmly

Aarti didn't knew how to explain him...he was going on a different track. She wanted to ask him about her body, her looks and here he was only talking about wounds and injuries... "Good night Veer..." she covered herself with the blanket...

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