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Benaam Rishta
Chapter 2
Mahek reached home safely with her family. Karuna ma and shaurya were leaving after dropping off Mohit and Nehal when kanta chachi howled behind them. Both stopped in their tracks and turned. "Ji chachi Kuch Kaam tha?" Asked shaurya. "Beta you haven't met Mahek yet...she's in her room go meet her." Shaurya walked towards her and took her hands in his and said. "I'll meet her but Not yet chachi,and it's a humble request please don't tell her anything about me,I'll tell her everything myself when the right time comes." Kanta chachi nodded her head. "Lekin aatey rahna shaurya." Requested chachi. "Ji of course." Bidding good byes shaurya and karuna ma left.

Next day after finishing work shaurya headed towards sharma house. Whole day Mahek was hovering in his mind. He just needed to see her somehow. Nehal met him at the door. "Hey Jiju...aww someone's smiling koi khaas baath hai Kya?" Asked Nehal mischievously. "Woh ...i mean i wanted to see Mahek...is she home?" Asked shaurya. "Give me my treat first then I'll tell you otherwise tata bye bye!" Shaurya shook his head in disbelief and took out chocolate bar from his pocket. "I brought this for Mahek par mujhey Kya pata tha pahle bhukard se mulakat hogi.." Shaurya pulled her legs. "Accha ji! Main bhukard Hun?? Jaao I won't tell you where she is!" Nehal pouted. "Accha baba you can have this I'll buy her another one." "Yay!" Nehal grabbed the chocolate bar from his hand. "I love you Jiju! You the best!" Nehal hugged him in excitement. Shaurya tousled her hair. "I know that,now will you please tell me where my love is?" "She went to the flower garden to spend some time alone...go Jiju! don't let this golden opportunity slip away from your hands." Said nehal with a wink. Shaurya rushed towards the flower gardens which nehal mentioned.

The air filled with sweet magnolia and rose, thick and dizzying, a scent so blatantly sensual that he felt it in his lungs, on his skin. He had reached the garden and his eyes were searching for her. The scent of roses lingered in the air, and as he breathed in. Then suddenly he saw her! She was standing amidst a rose bush trying to pluck some roses. "God she looks beautiful,bothered and confused." Thought Shaurya. By its own nature,his feet took him towards her. His heart had started to beat fiercely in its rib cage. He stopped inches from her back and was so close that she felt the heat from his body. So close that his fresh scent filled the air around her. She felt that familiar presence around her. Before she could turn,he reached out from behind her and plucked few roses for her. Mahek exhaled a deep breath and turned around to find a stranger standing right in front of her with roses in his hands. "Here you go." Shaurya gave her the flowers. "Th..Thank you!" She muttered. "Before you say I don't talk to strangers I will introduce myself." Extending his hand he said," I'm shaurya khanna." Maheks heartbeat rose frantically. She thought she heard that name somewhere. "I'm waiting..." reminded shaurya. His presence was making her hard to stand still on her feet. Her throat went dry on her and she swallowed to moisten it. This man in front of her was affecting her so badly. Slowly and Gently she gave her hand in his. "I'm Mahek sharma." Something happened as their hands touched. Electric shocks ran through their systems. She looked at their trembling hands,his huge hand was covering her tiny one. She tried to draw back but A force was pulling her towards him. "What is happening to me? Who is he?" She thought. Then their gaze met. "Who are you? Do you know me? Have we met before?" He didn't answer neither did he let her hand go. Time stilled and everything around them dissolved as they gazed deep in each other's eyes. Lost in the moment,they forgot their environment and surrounding. There was only him and her with their eyes locked. Their eyes held, and for a moment there was no time, no space, no world that judged them. There was just them.They stood like that for a long time drowning in each other eyes. Slight wind blew,blowing her hair strands on her face. Their trance broke at once. A half smile appeared on shaurya's lips as he leaned closer. It took everything in Mahek for her not to shrink away. For her to remain still as his warm breath slid across her heated skin. Goosebumps followed and she couldn't hide the shudder that rolled across her shoulders. Leaving her hand he tucked her hairs behind her ears and in the process his fingers brushed her flushed cheeks. Her knees gave up on her leaving her vulnerable and powerless. she wanted to stop him and run from there but she couldn't. A powerful force was holding her to him. She swallowed the lump in her throat, her eyes daring to travel up to his again. Their faces were inches apart,his hot scorching breath steamed her face. The roses fell from her hand when he cupped her cheeks. He stood there looking at her for a long while, simply staring at her beautiful face. "I missed you Mahek!" His heart cried but he didn't let the words come out. She was beginning to feel uncomfortable under such intense scrutiny. His killer gaze fell on her trembling lips. Her glossy lips has always been tempting to him. Mahek gulped,she tried to speak but the words have died on her. Then He lowered his mouth on hers,she squeezed her eyes shut and clutched his shirt. Shaurya brushed his lips across hers once, then twice, before settling them against her full lips. Time froze as he kissed her gently yet passionately. She was clutching his shirt for her dear life. Suddenly Mahek realized she had been kissed like this before. She pulled back! Both had tears in their eyes. Shaurya reached out to dry her tears but she ran from there. "Mahek stop! ...Mahek!" Shaurya held his head and sat on the bench with a thud. "What did I just do? Abh toh Mahek mere paas bhi nai aaygi." He let out a deep breath. "Nai aaya toh Kya huwa? I will go to her..woh bhi Ek baar nai baar baar jaaunga!"

Mahek reached sharma house and went straight to her room. She fell on her bed and cried. "Kaun hai woh mera?" She asked between her tears. "Sabkuch!" Blurted out nehal. "What?" Mahek got up from the bed. Nehal bit her tongue. " I mean Sab aapko bula rahe hai Di..it's dinner time." Mahek sighed. "Nehal,who's shaurya khanna?" Nehal knew this was coming. "He's a family friend Di,have you met him?" Mahek walked to the window. "I met him first time today but I feel I know him from ages and whatever happened today between us I didn't feel bad at all and I don't know why...mujhey bura lagna chahiye tha he's a stranger par nai laga yaar..." Tears pooled in her eyes as she looked at the moonlight outside the window. "Kaun ho Tum shaurya khanna? Kya Rishta hai humara?" Tears made its way down her cheeks. Nehal twirled her around and wiped her tears. "To find that out you have to get well first ok? Now let's go eat." Mahek ate quietly at the dinner table. "Jiju ne shayad aag lagadi hai." Mohit whispered in Nehal's ears. Both laughed. "Kya khusar phusar ho rahi hai?" Chachi interrupted. "Nothing ma,we were talking about Mahek di's interview which is in two days." Kanta nodded and looked at Mahek who was playing with her food lost in her thoughts. "Mahek beta are you ok? Tabiyat theek hai na?" Mahek stood up. "Ji chachi I'm ok bass bhook nai hai...excuse me." She left towards her room. "I'm sure she met shaurya today." Said chachi with a smile. "Wah ma! You can read her like an open book!" Said mohit. "Arey ma Hun main!" Kanta said with a smile.

In khanna house,awara entered shaurya's room with his black coffee. He found him engrossed in deep thought as he was staring at the photo in his hand. "Sir,agar Bhaabi ki yaad aa rahi hai toh jaao usse mil aao." Shaurya looked at awara. "Good idea!" Awara stood there and smiled. "Raat bhar yahi khare hoke daanth dikhata rahega ya fir jaake Kuch Kaam bhi karega?" Shaurya rebuked him. "Sorry sir.." Poor awara sprint from there. Something came up in his mind. He grabbed the shirt which he was wearing that day in the garden and his car keys and came out of the house. In her room Mahek was going through her stuffs when her eyes fell on a black blazer hanging in her closet. "Looks like a mans blazer but what it's doing in my closet?" Thought Mahek. She was removing it from there when that familiar cologne hit her nostrils. She sniffed some more to make sure it is what she was thinking. When that salty,manly scent reached her nostrils again she knew whom that blazer belonged to. Her breath became raspy and her chest started to rise and fall,sweat broke on her forehead. "Yeh nai ho sakta! Shaurya ka blazer mere closet mein kiyu?" Kaun hai woh mera? Why can't I remember???" She threw the blazer on the bed and started sobbing.

Suddenly the window flung open and shaurya jumped in almost giving Mahek a heart attack! She opened her mouth to scream but a huge hand covered her mouth and gently pushed her in the wall. Mahek struggled to break free but couldn't. "Shhh...Ek awaaz nai! Promise me you won't make any noise warna I'll stand like this whole night." He threatened her. Not knowing what to do,Mahek just nodded her head. Shaurya released her mouth but pinned her both hands on the wall over her head. "What you doing? Haath choro mera! And how dare you come in my room?" Snapped Mahek. Shaurya just smiled. Mahek fumed with anger and stepped on his foot. "Ouch! Payr hai ki Kya hai yaar!" He winced in pain. "If you don't leave then I'll hit you...maarungi main!" Mahek warned him. "I'm not going ..maaro na!" He kept walking towards her and Mahek kept stepping back. "Dekho main police ko bulaungi!" Shaurya laughed. "Han toh bulao na!" Maheks back slammed on the wall and within seconds,Shaurya was caging her between his arms. Their faces were inches apart. His minty breath was driving her crazy. "Are you following me?" She asked somehow. "Nahi toh." He chuckled. "Then why did you come here?" Her heart was beating in her throat and shaurya could hear it. "I came to see you Mahek." In the dim light,their eyes met. He was lost in her eyes as the two pulled together like magnets. Shaurya forgot to breath,he forgot how to talk,he forgot why he was there even. She waited, clearly hoping he would speak, hoping he would ask something,But he just stared at her politely. He wanted to crush her body against his, to feel her heat, her heart. He wanted to bruise her mouth with his kisses and close his hands tight around her arms. He'd come so damn close to losing her, and he couldn't stand the thought of ever letting her go. "Shaurya..." her voice was gentle but brittle. "Why do I feel we have a past?" Shaurya came out of his trance hearing her voice. He moved away from her as tears welled in his eyes. "Tum sawaal bahut puchti ho Mahek." Mahek twirled him around. "Please shaurya tell me humara Rishta Kya hai? Why do I feel we are connected some way or the other?" Cried Mahek. Shaurya's heart ached,he wanted to tell her everything but that was not the right time. "You'll find out yourself when you get better." He forced a smile. "That means we do have a past..right?" Shaurya cut her off. " "This is another reason why I came here!" He threw a shirt on her. Mahek grabbed it before it landed on her face. "You broke the buttons on my shirt so fix it and give it to me tomorrow,it became my favourite shirt since yesterday." Mahek frowned. "When did I break the buttons?" Shaurya gave her a mischievous smile. "Remember the flower garden? The way you were clutching my shirt when I was..." Heat warmed her cheeks and she lowered her gaze. Shaurya laughed. "I'll fix it Abh Tum jaao." Embarrassed,she grabbed her sewing kit and sat on the bed. Shaurya also sat on the bed beside her. "I told you I'll fix it,you go!" Shaurya produced a chocolate bar from his pocket and gave it to her. "How can I go without giving you this..I know you haven't eaten." Mahek looked at him with so many questions in her eyes. "Why you doing this Shaurya?" He didn't answer. "I want my shirt tomorrow and eat that chocolate I'll see you later." He left towards the window then came back. "Now what?" Asked Mahek. Sitting beside her His thumb stroked her jawbone as he leaned closer and planted a kiss on her warm cheeks. A shiver ran down her spine at the touch of his lips on her skin. With a smile playing on his lips he left from there. Mahek realized she was holding her breath. Exhaling hard she ran to the window to see him but he was gone. "Mahek,whatever it is you have to find it yourself ."Her inner being told her. "I'm wondering if we had a past toh kaysa raha hoga?" Contemplating,she finished the chocolate bar and fell on her bed. "Saurya khanna sach Kya hai I'll find out myself!"

Precap:- Mahek at the bus stop,shaurya drives by and stops to offer her ride. Mahek refuses. Lots of love and romance on the way with cute nok jhok and cute encounters. Stay tuned guys. Please hit the like button and leave your valuable comments. Happy reading and love to all.
Cheers,
Sanjh

Sanju4Rajeev2017-02-24 17:57:35