Priya Ram Ficlet: Were You Ever Mine?

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Priya Ram Ficlet: Were You Ever Mine? 

F*ck! He loves her... He loves her more than he has ever loved someone. 

The thought makes his thumb brush against the back of his neck, where the blue lines sit, the calm waves of the ocean, just like her, Priya. His Priya, his best friend. 

She turns and looks at him as if she had heard his thoughts, a smile on her lips. Vayu holds her hand and tells her something to which she nods. She excuses herself and walks down the stage, her eyes still focused on his blue-green eyes. Ram forces a smile on his face and looks at her as she walks to him. 

"What are you doing here? I need a picture with my best friend. Come on," she says and holds his hand, but he pulls back. He can't. He can't do this. He can't pretend. 

He is happy for her, and God knows that he would do anything just so that the smile remains on her face. But seeing the diamond glitter against her finger, the diamond that Vayu had bought for her, the diamond that was a reminder that she was in love with someone else, that she was someone else's fiance, gnaws at his heart. 

"I need to make a call."

"Ram," Priya pouts, and Ram sighs. He holds her hand, his thumb brushing against the ocean waves tattooed on her wrist, and she beams. 

She drags him to the stage, and he smiles at the camera as she wraps her arms around him and rests her head on his shoulder. She is almost his height and has to bend a little, but she doesn't mind it. When the flash goes off, Ram places a small kiss on her forehead, and she looks at him, her big eyes filled with happiness and love. Vayu comes from wherever he had gone to, and the happy couple clicks a picture with Ram, both standing on either side of Ram, Priya hugging him, and Vayu just smiling at the camera. 

"Are you happy now?" He rolls his eyes for a dramatic effect, but she sees through him, he is tired, and she knows it, so she simply nods and lets him go. 

"Very," She smiles and turns to Sara, complaining about her necklace hook hurting her. 

Ram contemplates leaving, but he knows that he wants to stay with Priya. However, he decides to check on the catering. But before that, he has one more thing to do. Ram hugs Vayu and whispers in his ear, "If you ever hurt her, I'll kill you, "

Vayu breaks the hug and smiles. "If I ever hurt her, I'll allow you to kill me, " he says and nods. He loves her, and Ram can see it in his eyes. It's almost as if the same love that Ram has for Priya is reflecting backat him. He nods at Vayu and shakes his hand. 

Ram gets off the stage. His hand goes back to the tattoo. 

"Why are we getting waves?" Ram had asked. 

"Because they are calm as you. Or ocean waves can be scary, like me." Priya had replied. 

Ram keeps staring at Priya as she hooks her arms around her fellow professor and fiancé, who she had dated for two years and then had proposed to.

Ram was the first to know when she decided that Vayu was the man, even before Vayu himself. He was the one to help her choose the ring. He was the one who had helped her with the engagement arrangement. 

He is the one who wants to run away from the engagement venue and spare his heart the pain of witnessing the engagement of the woman he loves to someone else but has to be around because he loves Priya. 

And Priya needs him. He is her best friend. 

So he stays, and he watches her be happy. He lets his heart bleed and cry.