*James Pov*

"So, Nakul and Maha are not divorced?" this question actually surprised me because that is just not the matter I explained to her.

"No! He hasn't even come to the court." I replied and she nodded with a blank expression.

I moved my hand to push her hair back and immediately felt her jaw tightened when I touched her cheek. So, she is actually angry, but hiding it or trying to control it.

"I can understand about that because he is the one who applied for an annulment and Maha asked Dad to do as per Nakul's wish." She mumbled to herself and then narrowed her eyes.

"Dad knows about all this!" she stated and I nodded to which she shook her head.

"What I don't understand is, how are we not divorced when I was the one who filed for this and I also asked my lawyer to go ahead with it?" she asked looking at me and suddenly my worry about her reaction turned into anger.

"Yeah! I saw how much you wanted to finish off this marriage." I said, snorting and moved away to sit at the other end but she continued to stare at me.

"Nakul already cancelled the annulment, but I was given a summons to come to the court and I did come there." I added when she didn't utter a word.

"And?" she asked, frowning.

"And I met with your Dad and lawyer. We realized Nakul was not there and called him. He just said there is no way in which there could an annulment between Maha and him. So, our case was called." I continued.

"And? This is not some story telling time, James. You can just say it off without pausing for dramatic effects." She scolded, making me move my hands and pull her to me.

She struggled, but I held her tightly until she settled with her glare. I nodded and laid both of us back on the bed realizing she will definitely kill me if given a chance after I tell her what happened.

"When I was asked am I sure that the marriage has no chance, I turned the tables. I said 'our marriage has every chance, but my wife never did anything to make it work. She even didn't fulfil the six month trial'." I explained and she stiffened.

"The judge asked your Dad to whom I already said I will not divorce you. And he accepted that you didn't finish the six month trial. So, now they gave you the summons back to not go against the judgement and try to work on the marriage." I added.

"I didn't receive anything." She finally whispered.

"I asked your Dad not to give you anything. He realized your happiness is with me and accepted." I said shrugging.

"Happiness? Happiness? Really? I didn't work on the marriage? Wow! Yeah, I mean, how can a pleading to continue our marriage, which got kicked off because of a mistake can be considered as that." She said and this time pushed me away with full force before moving towards the edge to leave.

"I am not saying that I gave all honest answers there, stupid." I said, holding her waist and pulled her back with force making her fall over me.

"I did everything to not get our marriage to end. I thought you didn't want to separate from me or am I wrong in all this, Swathi?" I asked, holding her hair and pulled it to make her look at me directly.

"And don't even think about annulment because we just consummated our marriage." I added when she continued to stare at me.

And then I realized it was the wrong thing to say because she immediately held my hair with her hand in a tight grip with a furious expression.

"I will not be forced into anything, James. Do you even know how it was to be married to you sometimes?" she asked looking at me.

"You suddenly leave the house and do those midnight jobs. Then for even a small reason or for no reason, you start sulking. I was ignored more times than talk to. You criticize if I try to do something which I never done, but was doing it for you. Do you know how hard it was to learn to cook when I don't have any interest in it? But I did it, dammit. And what was your reaction? You didn't even believe when I openly said I am going to cook and praised that Tina before me. What if I go and praise one of my boyfriends that they are more romantic than you?" she screamed at the end.

"Ex! Ex-boyfriends!" I pointed out and she groaned with frustration before removing her hold.

She was about to move away again, but I hold her to me with a tight hug, closing my eyes rewinding her words before pressing a kiss to her forehead to which she stilled.

"I am sorry! I know I acted like a very bad husband, but it was my first time, you see." I said and she immediately hit my shoulder making me chuckle.

"On the serious note, I would say I had too much in my hands along with guilt and anger of not being able to save my friend. And I made many mistakes in the chaos of that. I am taking the blame but the whole blame cannot be put on me though." I added and waited for her to say something.

After a few minutes, she finally lifted her head to stare at me. She frowned and nodded slightly before laying down back on me.

"It was like hell thinking I really got divorced. I thought, you will come near me and demand to cancel that annulment, but you got yourself settled with saying lies in the court." She mumbled and I smiled.

"Everything was not a lie, you actually left one day before the deadline." I pointed out.

"I couldn't stay anymore when I saw the boxes and you asking me to pack..." I cut her off shaking my head.

"So that we can move here." I finished it and she nodded.

"I will not back down again if you did anything like before to hurt me." She warned and I chuckled.

"You also hurt me, darling. Anyway, I don't expect from both of us to do everything perfect and we may make more mess of ourselves, but let's do it together." I said to which she chuckled and lifted her head.

"Now, I need to go home. So, if you leave me, I can get ready and leave." She said and I frowned at her.

"You are not going anywhere." I said to which she narrowed her eyes.

"This is our home and we are going to live here." I added to which she shook her head.

"Just because we are actually not divorced doesn't mean everything is fine. We need to work out everything before rushing into something again. I will meet you tomorrow and we will talk and all." She said in a normal tone but I frowned more.

"I said no, Swathi. Enough of this separation." I stated and she tried to push herself away.

"James!" she mumbled a warning, but I turned her to hug her from behind.

"Just close your eyes and sleep." I whispered, pressing a kiss to her head and closed my eyes.

"Fine! Tomorrow I am leaving." Saying that she drifted off into sleep while I smirked before following her suit.

"What the hell!" I waved them off hearing the scream from the room and walked to the cabin before opening the door.

"Good morning!" I greeted her but she is looking around with confusion.

"I am in a plane and I am wearing just a robe." She mumbled and then turned to look at me.

"Yes! It's okay, no one saw you." I waved off her concern.

"Why am I in a plane?" she asked staring at me.

"We are going on our honeymoon." This reply made her throw a pillow at me.

"Is this how a person goes for honeymoon, stupid? You kidnapped me!" she screamed and I flinched, but walked to her clearing my throat.

"You do something spontaneous like me and I will accept it." I offered and she pulled me forward holding my shirt.

"How about throwing you out of this plane for spontaneity?" she asked and I chuckled before leaning down to give her a peck.

I moved back, but again leaned down to kiss her again, which she tried to dodge but finally gave in. In the end, we both stayed on the bed for the rest of our journey.

"This is Nakul's jet?" she asked and I nodded, closing my eyes holding her.

"Where are we going?" she asked and I realized she suddenly wish to play twenty questions with me.

"My Homeplace!" I replied and she nodded caressing my hand which is placed on her midriff.

"What about my work?" "How many days we have to stay there?" "Does my parents know?" "Why didn't you just asked me?" "Why are you trying to control me?"

"Swathi! I love you and now I want you to close your eyes and sleep." Saying that I started dozing off.

"What about my clothes?" and that question made me wish she can work on her spontaneity and throw me out of this plane for my sanity.

*Maheshwari Pov*

"I need to go home." I said when he finally opened his eyes but frowned hearing my words.

"We both have to go to work. Just freshen up here and we will leave together." He mumbled before closing his eyes again and placed his head on my shoulder.

"But..." I started which he cut off placing a kiss on my jaw, making me shiver.

"We need to go to another place before reaching the office. So, it is better if we go together and sleep for some more time." He said and I finally sighed before deciding to sleep again feeling tired with so many thoughts.

Next time I woke up, I was alone on the bed and immediately sat up and looked around to see I didn't dream anything. I am actually lying on our bed or maybe I should say his bed.

"You are awake? Good! Go and get ready. I already prepared some breakfast for us." His word reached me and I glanced towards the door to see him already ready.

"Okay!" I mumbled after which he left and I got ready but looking at everything to see that nothing changed at all.

The space where I out my clothes is still there and my things in the washroom are not moved at all. What is happening in my life?

I shook my head and walked out of the room wearing another Saree I left here before reaching the dining area to see him waiting for me.

We both had the breakfast in silence before I stood up taking my plate along with his to wash, but he took them back and washed them himself.

"Why did you shift to the penthouse?" I asked him frowning.

"Didn't want to be here alone, but it is going to change." His reply made me stagger back but I didn't comment.

However, when we both sat in the back seat of the car, I glanced at him and asked, "Is this all to have a closure?"

"Yes!" he replied and I took a deep breath.

"She must be special then for you to get through all this to have a fresh start with her." I mumbled and he immediately pulled me towards him.

"She is!" he whispered, pressing a kiss to my cheek making me frown.

But before I can say anything, the car stopped and I looked out to see we are before a house. We both got out of the car and he walked to the door while I followed him not looking anywhere else feeling confused.

"Can I meet her?" I heard him asking and I frowned to look at an old lady he is talking to.

"Of course! She is waiting for you." She said, nodding and I frowned more.

"Nakul? Thank god, you are here." I heard another voice when we entered a room and I saw a woman sitting behind a desk.

"She is Maheshwari!" he said pulling me to his side with a smile.

"And she is Neha!" he mumbled pointing out at the woman and I stiffened which he immediately realized but gave me a squeeze on the shoulder before pulling me to sit on the chair before the desk while he sat beside me.

"I am glad that you brought her." She said and turned towards me with a smile, saying, "I have been waiting to meet you after hearing so much about you."

"Why? Why do you want to meet your boyfriend's Ex-wife?" I blurted out shocking myself and her eyes widened.

"Boyfriend? He is not my boyfriend." She said frowning.

"Fiancee?" I asked and felt sick in my stomach.

"Shh! Don't go that extent." He whispered from my side leaning over me.

"I think it is better if we go into the matter first. I am his psychologist and nothing else, Mrs. Singh." She said smiling and I felt so good hearing her words for two reasons immediately.

One is because he didn't move on and the second is because she called me with that name which is not mine anymore. But then frowned, realizing what she said.

"Why?" I asked him frowning.

"I had the problem of these nightmares and everything from the time of the accident but what my old doctor did was to compress them following my Dad's wish as there was a case looming around us." He started explaining staring back at me.

"However, with everything that happened recently they started again and the guilt started making me have this feeling that I don't deserve to live. Then I met her after which she started doing sessions during which I am trying to get better and come out of these thoughts." He added in a rush while giving an embarrassed look.

I turned back to stare at his doctor to see her having an understanding look. I stared at her for a few seconds before finally asking one question that is plaguing me along with many others.

"Did you tell him that he is getting better and to meet his Ex-wife?" I asked to which she frowned.

"Yes! Two weeks back, but he didn't think he was getting better and didn't accept my advice." She replied and I nodded.

"Like I said, don't go ahead too much in your thinking, Maheshwari." He said, holding my hand but I didn't hold it back.

"And I asked him to meet his wife, but not ex-wife." She added not hearing his words.

"He didn't tell you that we are divorced?" I asked her frowning.

"We are not!" his words made me look at him with confusion.

"We will talk later." He mumbled and glanced at the doctor.

"Like I said before, I can see that everything is fine. However, if you feel you need more help, then you can come anytime you want to." She said and he nodded before standing up which I followed suit.

"You just need to show some patience." She added looking at me.

Patience? I am pro at showing that, but right now I am not feeling an inch to do any such thing. But I gave her a nod and we both walked out before getting into the car.

I stayed silent even when he tried to talk looking outside at the passing cars and rushed out of it the moment it stopped before reaching the elevator.

He was unable to catch up with me and I reached my cabin before throwing my bag on the chair with the anger I was trying to push down.

Before I can lock the connecting door like my cabin, it was pushed open and he walked in silently before closing it behind me.

"I will to your schedule, Mr. Singh." I said walking towards my table.

"Tell me what is going in your head." He pleaded.

"How are we not divorced?" I asked with my back to him.

"I cancelled the papers the very next day when they were filed." He replied and I felt the surprise in between the anger.

"Why?" I asked, still not turning around.

"How could I let you go when I got you even though there were so many misunderstandings? I couldn't let a chance be there for us to get separated." He explained hugging me from behind.

"Leave me!" I mumbled, trying to push his hands away but he turned me around.

"Why are you that angry about that?" he asked frowning.

"You wanted to fight for us when you didn't know me much, but did based on the attraction you had for me. But you didn't fight for us when we actually love each other. Why?" I asked and he frowned more.

"Every single day, it hurt too much to be with you, but not share a word. To lie beside you, but not even hold your hand. Do you know how it was? But it didn't hurt much thinking you are just angry thinking I betrayed you, but that is not the case, right?" I asked and he shook his head.

"I know, you haven't planned any of that. And even if you had done, I wouldn't have minded it much. Did you see me treating Sweety badly when she confessed to having a plan to ruin me?" he asked back and I shook my head this time.

"Then why?" I asked him in a whisper.

"I couldn't look at you knowing I killed your Dad. How can I?" he asked back and I brushed my tears away.

"It was not your fault." I whispered, but he shook his head.

"I know! If you had said it a few months back, I wouldn't have heard it, but now I know." He mumbled and I nodded back.

"I will bring the schedule to your cabin." I said, holding the folder in my hand and walked away passing him to open the connecting door.

"Why?" he asked, walking near to me.

"I wish you trusted me to hold your hand when you were going through something difficult and I would have sat beside you during every session of yours. I am happy that you are fine now, but that's it. We will file again for divorce soon." I replied, not looking at his face.

"You are not serious!" he whispered in a shocked tone.

"Maybe you are just attracted to me like that day and maybe if you were with a person you truly loved, you would have been able to take support from her." I said knowing well I am being unfair.

Hearing those words, he walked into his cabin and I closed the door before leaning to the glass separation and closed my eyes feeling the tears rolling down.

However, in the next minute I was pressed to that glass with a force and I opened my eyes blinking to see his face.

"Attraction? Do you think it was an attraction for me that day? No! I was attracted to you when I saw you jumping outside Ms. Manjula's office after the interview. But I fell for you little by little after each meeting after that day. You call my love as some attraction?" he asked with fury on his face.

"And what are you saying? I didn't fight for you? Why do you think I went to that doctor in the first place? Because of some nightmares? But I had them for so many years that I am used to them." He added.

"Why?" I asked him in cracking voice.

"Because I wanted to be deserving of you. Because I wanted to give you an amazing life which would have been not possible if I had not done any of that. Before you left, I was coming up with the terms that I need help but after you did, I immediately took it. I was fighting for us and maybe not from the beginning, but I did fight. I thought it would be better if you stay away, which would make me more determine to get well soon." He replied and I moved my hands, which were shaking to hold his face but he dodged them making me drop them.

"It was like passing through needles to stay away from you." I whispered.

"Do you know how it was for me? I couldn't stay in that house anymore without you and then I couldn't sleep at night. But I was able to sleep in the afternoon knowing well you are just a door away. I didn't accept her words that I am fine, but when I heard you were going to that date, it killed me. How could you think of being with another person? I decided to come to your parents house and drag you to ours the next day, but you already reached near me. I realized no matter what I can't let you go again and realized we never dated. So, I started with that, but now just so you know, we are staying together even though if we have to lock ourselves in this cabin." Saying that he turned the key to the connecting door before staring at me.

"I just wanted you and nothing else." I said covering my eyes feeling the sobs breaking out.

"You will have it compulsorily. Let's go to our home, Maheshwari." He whispered and I removed my hand before holding his face with my both hands.

"Yes!" I whispered and he immediately pressed his lips to mine and kissed me with the passion like this is the end.

"I want to take a leave for today." I whispered on his lips.

"You are the boss!" he whispered back and we both left the office before reaching our home.

"You really saw me that day when I screamed and jumped outside the cabin?" I asked him the moment we walked into our room.

"Yes!" he replied, closing the door.

"You know I was your assistant that day near the mall." I stated and he nodded.

"You knew about it when we were married too." I added and gasped when he started removing my saree while trailing his lips over my neck.

"I am crazy about you from the start." He whispered and I pulled him for another kiss before stumbling on the bed.

"What if we didn't get married and I started working for you?" I asked and he grinned.

"I already had a plan what to do when you start working for me after the mall incident." He replied.

"What was the plan?" I asked him frowning.

"To seduce you!" he replied shrugging and I laughed at his words.

"No chance! When you didn't do it with me as your wife, why would you when I was a secretary." I mumbled and he mumbled back, 'I will show you.' And seduced me.

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so finally the update is here... okay next is just epilogue guys... i have exams coming up to add more chapters... but after exams if i dont start any new one, will try to add bonus chapters... try is the key word...

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