AR FF ~Undercover Honeymoon~ Updt part10 - pg40 - Page 17

Part 8

Riddhima was standing on the beach with shoes in her hand and her feet in the water. The weather was warm and a slight breeze was lightly caressing her face. Armaan quietly came to stand next to her and both stared out at the water. The soft sounds of waves could be heard; giving a calming effect to their puzzled minds.

A: 'Tum theek ho? (Are you ok?) he finally said.

R: 'Hanh, main theek ho' (Yes, I'm ok) she said softly.

They continued to stand there while enjoying the beautiful view.

R: 'Ek baat batao...tum ne aage badh ke mujhe kiss kyon nahi kya tha? Tum toh bilkul statue ban gaye the' (Tell me one thing...why didn't you move forward to kiss me? You just stood there like a statue) she finally said.

A: 'Baat yeh ke mujhe darr tha ke tum mere pe harassment ka case na kar deti' (The thing is I was afraid that you would put charges on me for harassment) he said with a chuckle.

R: 'Armaan! Seriously!' she said hitting him on his arm.

A: 'No, main bilkul serious hon. Agar tum mere pe case kar deti toh mujhe ladkiyan patane mein problem ho jati. Phir toh koi bhi ladki meri taraf nah dekhti' (No, I'm completely serious. Imagine if you had put charges on me than I couldn't woo girls anymore. They wouldn't even give me a second glance) he said pouting but his eyes were filled with mischievousness.

R: 'Armaan, tum kabhi nahi sudhroge!' (Armaan, you will never change) she said shaking her head.

A: 'Aur main sudharna bhi nahi chahta. Humare sirf fake shadi hui hai isliye mujhe koi badalne ki koi zorurat nahi' (And I don't want to change. As our marriage is fake I don't need to change) he said with a big grin.

R: 'Oh, really?' she said folding her arms.

A: 'Yes, really!' he said mimicking Riddhima.

R: 'Armaan...tum mera mazaak udha rahe ho?' (Armaan...are you making fun of me?) she said squinting her eyes.

A: 'Main?! Nahi! Bilkul nahi!' (Me?! No! Absolutely not!) he said pretending to feign innocence.

R: 'Armaan!!!'

A: 'No I'm not' he said but he could barely keep it together.

R: 'ARMAAAN!!!'

A: 'Bwahahahaha!!!!!'

R: 'Shut up! Varna...' (Shut up! Or else...) she said threatening him.

A: 'Varna kya? Tum mere pe kuch phaeko gi? Yahan toh kuch bhi nahi hai' (Or what? You will throw something at me? But there is nothing to throw here) he said feeling very clever.

R: *quickly looks around; then sees something* 'Acha, nahi hai?' (Oh really, there is nothing?) she said with a devilish smile.

Dropping her shoes she bent down and with a swift movement she picked up some sand in her hand. She stared at Armaan with a wicked expression on her face. Armaan mouthed a silent ah-oh before covering his hair with his hands as he didn't want anything to happen to his thick shiny gorgeous hair. Riddhima took a step forward and Armaan a step back. Then almost like a lioness Riddhima sprung forward and tossed the sand. Armaan ran for his life as Riddhima chased him. They continued for a while with the cat and mouse chase. There were some hits and misses from Riddhima but she kept going until she tossed the sand with so much force she fell forward right in the water. Armaan noticed that no sand was being thrown at him so he carefully turned around to see. What he saw made him laugh out loud. Riddhima had fell face down and was now trying to get up. Sitting up in the water she looked like a drenched cat. Laughingly Armaan approached Riddhima. Coming closer he saw how her dress was glued to her skin and had almost become transparent because of the water.

A: 'Ummm...Riddhima? Tumhe pata ke ladkyian wet t-shirt contest mein safeed rang ke kapde kyon pehenti hai?' (Ummm...Riddhima? Do you know why girls wear white in wet t-shirt contests?) he asked with no emotions written on his face.

R: 'Kya?! Yeh kya tum bakwaas kare rahe ho? Mere se yeh nahi pucha ke mujhe madat chah ye...balke ulte seedhe sawal kare rahe ho! (What?! What nonsense are you talking about? You didn't even ask if I needed any help or not...instead you are asking me some pointless questions?!) she said angrily.

A: 'Riddhima, maine tumse isliye nahi pucha kyonke ek baar pehle bhi tumne meri madat lene se inkar kardiya hai. Main dubara nahi puchne wala. Aur waise bhi maine pehle ek sawal kya tha...pehly tum jawab do. Toh bataon? Ladkyian kyon aise kapde pehent ti hai? (Riddhima, I've already asked to help you once before but you didn't accept it back then. So I'm not asking again. Btw I asked you a question first...you answer it first. So why do girls wear that?) he asked sincerely.

R: 'Mujhe kya pata? Maine aisi cheezon ki kabhi parvah hi nahi ki' (What do I know? I have never ever bothered about these things) she said frustrated.

A: 'Lekin thoda sa socho. Apna scientific dimag ka istemal karo' (Then do some thinking. Use your scientific brain for that) he said teasing Riddhima a little.

R: *growls lightly*

A: 'Hanh, hanh! Jaldi so socho aur jaldi se batao' (Yes, yes. Think quickly and give me an answer) he said stressing her.

R: *thinks* 'Kyonke safeed kapde transparent ho jate hai, isliye?' (Because white clothes becomes transparent, that's why?) she finally said.

A: 'Bingo!!!'

R: 'So?'

A: 'Tumne kis rang ke kapde pehne hue hai? (So what colour is your dress that you are wearing today?) he asked raising one eyebrow.

Riddhima looked down and a big 'oh sh*t!' left her mouth. She hurriedly covered her chest with her arms feeling absolutely mortified. She quickly got up and scurried around for her shoes while trying to cover herself the best she could. Riddhima found her shoes and picked them up in her left hand. Angrily she moved towards Armaan to get the key card to their room. Riddhima hadn't brought any handbag so she had unwillingly given the key to him. Now she wanted it back and she made an 'I will kill you if you don't give me the key card immediately' face. Armaan gave it to her without putting up a fight. The key and shoes in one hand and the other hand slightly covering her chest she ran to the hotel. Upon arriving to their room she rushed to the bathroom to put on some dry clothes. Armaan on the other hand was taking his time getting back as he wanted to give Riddhima some space. He may act like a jerk most of the time around Riddhima but seeing her looking so vulnerable he did not want to kick someone who was already lying down. By the time he arrived Riddhima had changed into dry clothes and was drying her hair with a towel. Armaan quietly took out the laptop they had brought for work purposes and transferred all the information from camera to the laptop. He made a file where all the pictures, videos and comment of the potential suspect would be.

Silently Riddhima looked at Armaan from afar while he was working away on the laptop. She had expected him to tease her mercilessly after coming back; instead he hadn't said a word. This is the second time he had surprised her today. First was when he hadn't taken the first step to kiss her and now when he hadn't teased her. Maybe...she quickly shook her head trying to get rid of any ridiculous thoughts coming to her mind. Armaan was Armaan and that's that she tried to convince herself but a seed of doubt had been planted in her head. Without making a sound she walked over to sit next to Armaan on the sofa. She saw how he worked and he wasn't too bad in fact he was a lot better then she thought. Riddhima made an input or two but let him work in peace. Armaan had expected Riddhima to completely take over the work he was doing but surprisingly she didn't and for the first time they were sitting together...working...without bickering. They finished their work and for a few moments no one said a word.

A: 'Toh ab kya?' (So know what?) he said breaking the silence.

R: 'Ab hum kal ki planning karenge. Waise toh main sab plan kar liya hai lekin tumse bhi puch na chahye akhir hum ek team' (Now we should plan for tomorrow. Actually I have already planned everything but I thought I should be asking you too as we are afterall a team) she said looking down.

A: 'Wah! Tumhe mera khayaal aa gaya? Thank God!' (Wow! You are finally taking me in your consideration? Thank God!) he said teasing Riddhima.

R: 'Armaan please!

A: 'Ok ok!

R: 'Toh tumhara kya idea hai kal ke liye? (So do you have any ideas for tomorrow) she asked looking at him.

A: 'Well...err...no...lekin mujhe thoda soch ne do' (Well...err...no...but let me think) he said grabbing the laptop.

He searched through the information over all the activities but no matter how hard he thought he could not come up with a plan. With a sigh he gave up.

A: 'I give up! Mujhe kuch samaj nahi aa raha' (I give up! I can't seem to think of anything) he said putting back the laptop.

R: 'Toh phir mera plan suno ge?' (Then do you want to hear my plan?) she said with a smile but did not gloat.

A: 'Suna do' (Do tell)

Riddhima told her ideas for the coming days and he had to yet again admit to himself that her plan was good. He always knew she was clever and organised but never to what extend and now he had seen it with his own eyes. No wonder she was a good detective. They both agreed on the plan and Armaan went over to call Shubhanker about the latest developments while Riddhima went to the bathroom. Getting out she walked to the bed carefully taking a pillow and a blanket as it was her turn to sleep on the sofa. Before lying down she sniffed the sofa. Armaan looked at her strangely.

A: 'Yeh kya kar rahi ho?' (What are you doing) he asked perplexed.

R: 'Woh hai na ke mardo ko thodi gas ki problem hoti hai. Main soong rahi thi ke koi badbo toh nahi aa rahi? (Well men usually have some problems with gas. I was only smelling to see if there was any bad odour left) she said putting down the pillow and blanket.

A: 'Better out than in' he said with a small grin.

R: 'Ewww...' she said disgusted.

Riddhima carefully lied down while Armaan went and changed. She moved around and tried to find a comfortable position except she couldn't find one. Armaan came back wearing only boxers and immediately jumped on the bed face down. He stretched his body a little and pulled a blanket over him. Resting his head on the pillow with hands under it he let out a deep sigh. Riddhima was getting mad at herself for always behaving like an Amazon warrior. She could let down her guards every now and then. Riddhima looked at the bed with great yearning and silently cursed.

A: 'Kuch kaha?' (Did you say something?) he asked with eyes closed.

R: 'Nahi...kuch nahi' (No...nothing) she said grumpy.

A: 'Then goodnight!' he said sighing deeply again.

R: 'Goodnight' she said unhappily.

To be continued...