Gari thora tez chalaiye" , Manyata told the driver. She wanted to reach the place before Uday to check the arrangements herself before he came and was in a hurry to get there as soon as possible. It was already 7:45 pm and she had only 15 more minutes left until Uday arrived. She reached her destination exactly 5 minutes later. Starwood Hotel, a grand chain of Hotels and Resorts with the most exquisite pool side gazebos. She chose the perfect place for the perfect man. As soon as the car came to a halt, Manyata stepped out and rushed towards the pool side.
What she saw before her left her jaw hanging open. She was stunned by the beauty of that place. It was exactly the way she had wanted it to be. Simple yet mesmerizing. The gazebo was beautifully decorated with candles all over the place, giving it a heavenly feeling. She had booked the entire pool side area because she wanted to spend her time with Uday privately, away from the eyes of others.
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The Manager of the Hotel came up to her.
"Rajkumari jee, I hope you liked our arrangements" , asked the Manager nervously.
"It's perfect. Thank you" , Manyata was still in a daze. The Manager smiled, glad to hear his work being appreciated and left the place to give the Princess a moment to take in her surroundings.
*****
Unnati decided to give Vijay a visit so she came by to the Devgadh Palace. She spotted Vijay wandering around the corridors of the Palace.
"Hi Vijay. What's up?" , chirped Unnati.
"The ceiling I guess?" , replied Vijay.
"Ha-ha. Bad joke. I meant to say why are you roaming around in the Palace all alone?" , asked Unnati.
"That's because both my Bhai's don't have time for me anymore. They ditched me and went out" , Vijay pretended to cry.
"Oh God Vijay you are such a drama queen" , giggled Unnati.
"Where is Jay though? I know where Manyata is, but yeh Jay kahan gayi?" , continued Unnati.
"Gayi hogi koi naya bakra dhoondne. Uday to mila nahin, ab koi aur he sahi" , mocked Vijay
"Vijay don't be so rude. Jay ab badal chuki hai. I think she deserves a chance to make amends"
"Yes she does. But I want her to do it in a proper way. Not by looking for a replacement for Uday"
"Acha yeh sab chorro, how are you?" , asked Unnati with a shy smile while holding his hand. Vijay who had not expected that was taken aback and started freaking out.
"Ahhh Un-n-nati, yeh tum kya-a-a ker rahi ho?" , asked a bewildered Vijay.
"Tumhara hath pakar rahi hoon. Aur kya?" , flirted Unnati.
"Tum sach main Uday ki he behan ho. Kahin tum main Katrina Kaif ka bhoot to nahin ghuss gaya na? Woh zara zara touch me touch me zara zara kiss me kiss me wala bhoot?" , asked Vijay looking scared and taking steps backwards.
"What?!?!" , Unnati was even more confused now. But being Uday's sister, she wasn't going to give up so easily. So she decided to tease him further because by now she had realized that Vijay was scared of being romantic and she decided to take advantage of that.
"Tum kehtay ho to main tumhari liye who wali Katrina Kaif bhi ban sakti hoon" , whispered Unnati running her index finger all the way from his temple, down to his chin.
"Bachao bachao humari izzat ki naiyya doobne se koi bachao" , Vijay screamed and ran away from there as fast as he could.
"Arrey Vijay ruko to sahi" , Unnati burst out laughing at his antics.
*****
Uday reached Starwood Hotel at sharp 8:00 pm and was glad to see that he made it on time. He looked dashing as always in a black suit with a white shirt with two buttons from the top left open, revealing his perfectly chiseled chest. He asked the receptionist for the reservation on Manyata's name and headed towards the pool side. On reaching there he was left wide-eyed at the beauty and serenity of that place and mentally praised Manyata on her selection and efforts. As he moved forwards, his eyes caught the sight of a girl wearing a short black dress with her back facing him.
"Lagta hai hum ghalat jagah per agaye hain" , thought Uday. He was about to turn around and leave without troubling the person for having intruded her privacy and ending up at the wrong place, but his eyes and feet froze when the girl turned around hearing the footsteps of someone. They stood there staring at each other for what could have been eternity until Uday slowly started getting back to his senses.
"M-m-anyata" , his voice was barely a whisper. He couldn't believe that the girl standing infront of him was his Princess, his Manyata. He slowly started making his way towards her, scanning her from top to bottom. He couldn't help but admire her beauty. The dress made her look slim and was hugging her skin in a way that made her curves look very appealing. The low and broad neck-line of the dress exposed her collar bone and revealed a bit of her cleavage in the most tempting way possible. Her legs which were exposed due to the short length of her dress looked sleek, and in Uday's words, sexy! Uday was glad to see that no one else was there to eye his Princess in that dress since only he had the right to look at her like that. He kept on admiring her mentally with every step that he took towards her and Manyata was burning with the intensity of his gaze on her. She started getting conscious of her appearance and began tugging at her dress from the bottom to make it look longer and hide her knees. Uday couldn't help but smile at her innocence.
When he finally reached her, he stopped merely an inch away from her. Manyata had frozen in her footsteps. She was nervous about what he would say or do and kept on looking at the floor beneath her. Uday moved his hands all the way from her shoulders, down to her arms taking his own sweet time to feel the softness of her skin. Manyata shuddered at his touch and her heart beats increased. He made his way to her hands that were still tugging her dress and moved them away from there, bringing them closer towards his face. He kissed her palms, and then the back of both her hands, and then he kissed each of her finger tips. Manyata who was blushing uncontrollably closed her eyes to enjoy the feel of his lips on her hands.
"You look beautiful" , said Uday in the most sensual way causing Manyata to shiver.
"T-th-thanks" , stammered Manyata.
"Ab jaldi se humari Maharani ban ker hamaray Mahal main ajao. Roz roz itna hot dikhogi to hamari niyat bigad jaye gi na, aur ab to sach main humse control nahin kiya ja raha" , smirked Uday.
"Pagal" ,replied Manyata with a shy smile and playfully hit his chest. When she finally got her voice back, she held Uday's hand and took him to the table where they would have dinner. She called out for the waiter and he brought the food.
"Pizza?" , smiled Uday.
"Yes. Remember when we became really good friends and I was on a strike, living in that tent outside the Palace because of my stupid obsession to find Akash? You brought a pizza for me. So I thought we should revive some old memories" , chirped Manyata.
"Not bad Princess. Tumhe to sab yaad hai" , replied Uday happily.
"Haan nahin toh" , said a delighted Manyata.
*****
Jay had just entered the restro bar at Starwood Hotel. The flickers blinded her vision for a while and it made it hard for her to find AD amidst all the crazy crowd. She started making her way towards the far end of the bar, scanning the crowd, looking for AD. Just then she felt someone hold her arm and yank her backwards. She lost her balance and landed straight in AD's arms. A huge smile plastered her face.
"Hum tumhe he dhoond rahay thay" , said Jaynandini.
"Aur hum yahan hain. Tumharay qareeb" , flirted Abhay to which Jay just blushed.
"Come I'll get you a drink" , offered AD and Jay followed. They reached the bar and AD ordered drinks for both of them. While handing over the drink to Jay, Abhay's hand lost balance and the drink spilled on Jay's dress.
"I am so sorry Jay. Somebody pushed me from the back and I lost balance. I am really sorry" , Abhay apologized.
"It's okay AD. It wasn't your fault" , replied Jay trying to rub off the drink on her dress.
"No it was my fault. I am really sorry. Come with me. I have a room in this hotel. You can wash the stains there. Come" , offered Abhay. Jay hesitated at first, but looking at her condition, she gave in and accepted the offer.
*****
"Are we just going to eat the whole time?" , asked Uday
"Why? Do you have to go somewhere?" , questioned Manyata
"Yes. In your arms" , whispered Uday, leaning closer from across the table.
"Hawww" , replied Manyata shocked. Uday smirked and went back to eating his pizza. When they were done, the waiter cleared their table and brought ice cream for dessert.
"Aur yeh uss din ko yaad kernay kay liye, jab tum mujhe hamari pehli date per blackmail ker kay lay kay gaye thay" , giggled Manyata. Uday recalled that day and both of them burst into laughter thinking how much things have changed now. They finished their ice cream by feeding each other and once they were done, Uday got up from his chair and went to Manyata. He took his hand in hers and headed towards the pool. He took of his shoes and sat at the edge of the pool with his feet immersed in the water. He gestured Manyata to join him and she too removed her stilettos and sat beside him, dipping her feet in the cold water. Uday then broke the silence.
"I hope you remember you have to pay a penalty" , smirked Uday. Manyata gulped and couldn't bring herself to face Uday, but she could feel him staring at her. Uday then removed even the little distance between them and slid to sit closer to her. From under the water, he moved his feet towards the direction of where Manyata's feet were and slightly touched them with his. Sensing the changing emotions in Manyata, Uday continued with his move, this time softly rubbing his foot on hers. Manyata was going through a feeling of pure bliss. She made herself more comfortable and rested her head on Uday's shoulder, and he instantly wrapped one of his arms around her giving her the space to get cozy and she snuggled in his embrace. They sat like that for a while after which Manyata started shying away. She got up and was about to head back to the gazebo when Uday suddenly pulled her back and turned her around to face him.
"I won't let you escape today" , Uday said in a husky voice which was barely a whisper, but audible enough for Manyata's ears. He started coming towards her still holding one of her hands and with the index finger of his free hand, he raised her chin to make her look at him. Manyata hesitantly looked up and lost herself in those deep brown oceans of his eyes. He was gazing at her with a new found intensity and passion which did not go unnoticed by Manyata. She closed her eyes and without further ado, Uday leaned in, but only brushed his lips against hers. A chill ran down Manyata's spine and Uday could sense her lips getting eager for his. He decided to tease her further and lingered his lips on hers. Manyata's lips began to quiver and Uday could sense her eagerness increasing. A smile formed on his lips and Manyata could feel it too. He finally engulfed her lips in hers and kissed her with all his love wanting to savor that moment for eternity. It started out as a slow and tender kiss, but within moments it turned into a kiss of deep and pure passion. Manyata leant into him, closing the remaining distance between them completely and stood on her tip toes to deepen the kiss in hopes that her need for this matched his. She edged her hands to cup his neck from the back, letting her fingers wander in his smooth hair as they continued kissing. Uday too was kissing her deeply and hugging her close. He placed his hands on her lower back and pressed her closer to him and let his hands wander there for a while rubbing his palm on her back. His fingers travelled on her back brushing her exposed skin every now and then in search for it's destination. He finally found it and started slowly undoing the zipper of her dress. She clutched his shirt tightly waiting nervously for the moment as her heart skipped a beat.
*****
Jay and AD entered his suite.
"The bathroom's that way" , gestured Abhay.
"Okay thanks" , smiled Jay and went to the bathroom to dry her clothes. She came out moments later to find the room deserted.
"Yeh Abhay kahan chala gaya?" , wondered Jay. Just then two hands slid from either side of her waist, hugging her from the back and rested on her stomach.
"Looking for me?" , asked Abhay with a flirty smile. Jay turned around and the moment she did, AD started kissing her neck. Jay was surprised at this sudden action and was too shocked to process her current situation. But she couldn't stop him. She didn't know if she wanted to and let him continue. AD kept on hungrily kissing her neck and his hands had reached down to her thighs in attempt of pulling her dress upwards. Realization dawned on Jay and she pushed him back. AD did not seem too happy with that and tried hard to hide his anger on the sudden rejection.
"What are you doing?" , Jay asked with a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Kissing you ofcourse" , answered AD with an isn't-it-obvious look on his face. Jay was surprised at his confidence and for some odd reason, couldn't suppress her smile. AD took that as a signal of approval and once again dived in to kiss her but Jay moved back.
"Stop!" , she said.
"Now what?" , asked AD in an irritated tone.
"Nothing. Maybe some other time. I am getting late" , replied Jay shyly. She went up to him, gave a peck on his cheek and blushed. She wished him a good night and left the place.
*****
Uday parted his lips from her and bent down to kiss her neck with his hands still undoing the zip of her dress which was now half way open. He placed soft kisses all over her collar bone and then proceeded towards her shoulder. Manyata's grip was getting tighter on his shirt, pulling him in closer. She tilted her head sideways to give him more room to kiss her freely. Uday moved one of his hands upwards and slid down her sleeve which was already hanging lose due to the open zip to reveal her bare shoulder. He continued kissing her there for a while and then slowly turned her around. Her bare back was now facing him and he took his own sweet time to scan it from every angle and ran his fingers up and down on the exposed areas causing electrical currents to pass through her body. He carried on with that action, but this time, he traced just one line on her back. It was her scar. The very first thing that had given him a clue that she was his lost Princess. He leaned in and gave a peck on the scar that till now binds them together. He couldn't help but think back to the day when he had accidentally hurt her with his sword, but he was glad that the very same scar was the thing that led him to her real identity.
"I am so sorry for hurting you that day" , whispered Uday, still tracing the line of her scar. Manyata who was too lost in the moment suddenly snapped out of it on hearing Uday's voice. She was confused at his statement and thought of asking him about it.
"What are you talking about Uday?" , questioned Manyata, with her back still facing him.
"I hurt you with my sword when we were kids. That's where this scar came from. And that's how I first found out that you were my Princess" , replied Uday with his fingers continuing to travel on the line of her scar. He turned her around to face him, brought her sleeves back to their original position and hugged her with all his might and simultaneously closed the zip of her dress. Manyata felt at peace in his arms. Being in love with Uday was the best thing that ever happened to her.
"I love you" , she whispered in his ear.
"And I will always love you" , replied Uday with immense sincerity and Manyata knew that he meant it.
*****
Jay was happily walking in the lobby of the hotel, heading outside towards her car. The thoughts of AD hovering her mind while she recalled the events that occurred just moments ago, when she accidentally bumped into someone.
"Tum?" , they both said at the same time.
Precap: Rajpurothi jee was lost deep in thoughts as he was reading the kundalis lying before him. As soon as he came to a conclusion, he spoke up.
"Aaj se theek ek maheenay baad, Yuvraaj Udayveer or Yuvraani Manyata ki shaadi ka bahut shubh muhrat nikla hai"
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