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"daddaa pho" Krish shouted in glee standing near the door showing him the ringing mobile
"tum dono maa bete ne pta nhn kya planning ki h mere khilaf" he chuckled
Riddhima moved away shyly, as Arman went near Krish
"apko pta hai apki timing beshhht hai" Arman winked at him to which Krish returned the favour by blinking one eyes
"Krishuuu" Riddhima winced seeing him trying to wink
Arman laughed and walked out of the room seeing the caller, leaving Krish in - teacher Riddhima's hands
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"Hi Rahul"...Arman answered the call
"Armaan...tu meri call kyu nhn pick kar rha tha???Ridhima thik toh hai na??? I didn't called again I thought it might disturb her" asked a worried Rahul
"Relax Rahul, she is not getting stressed...she is giving stress to me," complained Arman while remembering her actions
"What did you say??" Rahul frowned
"Nothing its just 2 din hogye hai uss incident ko, she has totally changed yar...I mean I don't know ...pagalo ki tarah active rehti hai...even when she is sleeping, if I get up from bed she asks "apko kuch chahiye??"" he imitated her line
Rahul narrowed his eyes hearing Arman's complain
"She has literally given holiday to all the servants...she cooks...she cleans the mess I create...as if she is a robot...I don't know kya hogya hai Riddhima ko...she doesn't complain for anything...jo main kehta hu wahi karti hai aur jo nahi kehta hu wo bhi karti hai" he spoke and rubbed his palm on forehead
"As if she is trying to please me...can you believe that.. wo thik hai toh na?? ..." pause... "I guess thodi si stressed hai whatever Anjali said she took all that on heart Rahul...I just hope ki wo Anjali ki kahi baate bhul jaye...pta nhn mujhe kyu aisa lag rha hai ki she is feeling guilty that somewhere i suffered due to her actions.." Arman spoke while pressing his forehead in tension
"Did she said anything?" Rahul questioned worriedly
"No, Yahi toh pareshani hai ki wo kuch kehti hi nhn...I told her to forget this incident and she said ok...just "ok" wo shikayat nhn karti Rahul khud ke liye toh kabhi nhn.." Arman praised her
"She is the best partner for you...wo bas tujhe khush rakhne ki koshish kar rhi h shayad...Muskan was right she feels something for you...tabhi toh she is feeling bad" said Rahul
"What???" whispered Arman in shock
"Now you stop being an idiot..." Rahul advised in irritation
"What you mean Rahul?? Are you trying to say I m a fool" asked Arman knowing his tricks
"I simply mean that tune Riddhima se toh kar li but rather then giving her a shelter, have you full filled any of your duties??? Have you ever asked her if she need something?? Or have you done anything to make her happy? Have you tried to make her feel special??" asked Rahul glaring in empty space
"Duty??" asked a confused Armaan
"Yes duty...tum dono kab tak Krish ke naam par ek dusre se jude rahoge? its time to move on Arman for both of you. how she will take you as her husband ? when you will keep on taking her just as mother of your son?? Treat her like a normal lady who have married you... ...ya puri zindagi tum dono ka Krish ke mom dad bane rehne ka irada hai??? Its high time yar, she is your wife, agar aaj tumhare bich duriya no hoti toh Anjali ki baato ka tum par ya tumhare rishte par koi asar nhn padta you know it too... " Rahul tried to knock some sense in his friend's head
Arman sat there in silence thinking over whatever Rahul said
"Take her out...tum dono kahi ghumne tak nhn gaye...I know wo time tumhare favour mei nhn tha but ab sab kuch thik hai...forget everything and everyone firstly plan something...take her out for dinner...for shopping...kahi bhi leja jaha tera dil kare..afterall she is a women who deserves to be happy "
"But what about mom and maya? If they tried to harm her again?" asked Arman worriedly
"aisa kuch nhn hoga..you will be with her to protect her, and we have already arranged security. As per police they have Maya and aunty's phone calls on recording to trace them. Now they have turned into enemies blaming each other for the kidnapping" Rahul informed him
"What?? Then why police is not arresting them?? We had received a call from maya in which she had accepted that they were behind Riddhima's kidnapping..then why police is not taking any action?" asked a shocked Arman
"Arman, I m following up with the police for this case I had called you earlier also but you didn't picked. anyway police is working on it and I wont let them ran away like this...soon they will be arrested" Rahul assured him
"Acha Rahul can you do me a favor" asked a hesitant Arman
"Anytime Arman, don't try to act as Mr. Formal" teased Rahul
"Please ask the lawyer to be ready with the bail papers for mom, I can't do this to her" said Arman looking down
"But Arman she was at fault too..she tried to kill Riddhima" argued Rahul
"I know Rahul, but I m her son, along with Riddhima's husband.. and as a son it's my duty to be with her in her hard time. Dad is not here so its my responsibility, She did a mistake and deserves a chance to rectify it. Maya must have tricked her into kidnapping Riddhima. Mom will never put her reputation on stack..i know her she by RightOfferApp"> wants money
I will give her that..i m not telling you to put the whole blame on Maya I m just saying that try to save mom ask the lawyers to be ready with the papers" Arman explained his point
"Sorry..i can understand Arman how difficult is this situation, specially for you. it wont be difficult coz aunty never called you it was always Maya who threatened and accepted the crime. Don't worry you spend time with your family I will handle the rest" Rahul assured him again
"Thank you so much Rahul" Arman interrupted him
"Now stop thanking me and start working...husband banna koi asan kaam nhn hai, ask me..." joked Rahul and after saying good byes, disconnected the call
"Arman ye lijiye.." Arman looked up hearing her voice and looked at the juice glass in her head
"pta nhn ye sab mere dimag mei pehle kyu nhn aya..."thought Arman and smiled wickedly at her "bas kuch din aur fir tum jaan jaogi ki pehli bar maine tumhe kab khoya tha Mrs Riddhima Arman Mallik...just wait and watch" he smirked already thinking of several places to take her and Krish for holidays
"kya hua??" she asked seeing his smirk
"hua ye ki yeh juice tum pio" saying he placed the glass near her lips and didn't let her remove it
"mmhhh" Riddhima tried to remove his hand
"jaldi pio Riddhima hume bahut sara kaam karna hai" he encouraged her whereas she looked at him with wide eyes to shocked to react
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"Riddhima" she got up from the bed, startled by his voice
"mujhe kuch nhn chahiye filhal" he answered before she could speak, seeing her ready to ask the same question
"Actually mujhe kuch kaam se thode dino ke liye bahar jana hoga" said Arman and waited for her reaction
She stood still unable to comprehend whether she felt sad or bad...she felt the nervousness creeping again, the sudden feeling of emptiness, her heart squeezed at the thought..silently asking her to stop him..but why - she had no answer
"kaha kho gai" he asked, seeing her lost
Hearing his voice she came back to the world and asked "K..kitne din ke liye?" Sadness clearly visible in her voice
"8-10 din ke liye..it depends hoskta hai jyada din lage" he refrained himself from laughing out loud seeing the frown on her face deepening
"oh" came a small reply from her
"kyu kuch problem hai??" he tested her, she shook her head in no. he sighed seeing her still so reserve around him
"ok..so can you help me with the packing" he asked, she simply nodded seeing him so excited for his trip and walked upto the cupboard
"ha ye bhi de do" "ha..wo bhi rakh do" "oh yes that white t-shirt" arre main black jeans toh bhul hi gya" Ridhima felt like hitting him for getting so excited..here she was feeling the tears in her eyes on the other hand Arman paced in the room like a mad tiger pouncing on every single cloth
She didn't know why but she felt irritation building up inside her. Hearing his loud and cheerful voice for the packing
He smiled seeing her trying to control her anger, he knew she might want to hit him or throw him out of the window but this was important for the next step..he tried his best to wait for the moment specially for seeing the look on her face
She pouted seeing him so happy "doesn't he feel bad for leaving me...I mean Krish behind?" she questioned to herself but shuttered realizing her heart wants him to feel bad for leaving her behind
"Main aisa kyu soch rhi hu? Agar Arman ko kahi jana hai toh jaye..wo khush hai toh kya fark padta hai mere sath hai ya nhi?kyu mera dil kar rha hai Arman ko rokne ka?" forgetting about the pile of clothes in her hand she stared at the empty spot in cupboard lost in her thoughts
For Arman he might have been in love with his wife (maya), though he had cleared to her that there relation was anything but hardly normal. However, for her she realized she never got the time to think about her feelings or love. Though, she never regretted as she got Krish.
If her father would have been alive, she might have been married to someone and settled down but having Krish in life, she never felt the need to settle down with someone who might have not loved Krish as his son. She felt confused over her feelings for Arman. Why her heart beats rapidly around him, or why she feels scared for him, why she couldn't see him in pain, why she don't want him to go. Why suddenly all these feelings are trying to grip her
"Riddhima" still occupied with several questions, she swiftly turned hearing his voice
"JI??" she asked "did I said that all loud??" she wondered nervously
"Can we finish this fast?? I have to leave as soon as possible. Formalities will also take some time" he said taking the clothes from hand he placed them near the beg
"Sorry" she mumbled feeling dejected by his reply
Arman frowned but controlled the urge of telling her his plan,
"tum chalogi na airport?" he asked as she placed all his clothes in his bag in order;
"main?" she looked at him in shock
"ha tum aur kon? Krish aur tum I want you both on airport to wish me luck and goodbye, after all it's a very big deal for me" he gushed happily
"ji" she replied and tried to smile seeing him looking at her with hope
She looked down and stared at the clothes, which looked like he is going for a month rather than week. He made her pack nearly everything available in the wardrobe..
"Itna kafi hai Arman??" she asked gritting her teeth, he looked at her with raised brows amused by her sudden reaction...
"huh?? Ha bilkul thank u so much..i mean yeah thanks" he chuckled and hurriedly walked out of the room
Riddhima sat on the bed seeing him almost running out of the room
"mujhse koi galti hogai hai kya?? Par main toh unka pura dhyan rakhne ki koshish kar rhi hu, fir Arman pareshan kyu lag rhe hai?? mujhe toh pta bhi nhn ki main kya karu kaise Arman ki khushi ka khyal rakhu..kash maa ya papa hote, mujhe btate ki main kaise apni zimedari ko ache se puri karu" she wondered loudly with sadness
Arman felt very bad hearing her words, rather then walking away he had hide himself near the door to see her but found her mumbling how she is not able to keep him happy..unaware of his love for her and how happy he is by just being beside her
"bas kuch dair aur Ridhima..fir tumhare chehre par kabhi mayusi nhn aane duga..i promise" he whispered to himself and stepped back
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He continued working on his laptop avoiding her gaze..which held many questions..she seemed more sad and worried seeing his behaviour, she didn't even had the dinner properly. He sighed and looked up at her from the couch as she continued staring at the ceiling with a sleeping Krish beside her
"Riddhima so jao its not good for your health. Meri flight kal morning ki hai" he whispered reminding her that she is still not fully recovered from the injury
Seeing him avoiding her she nodded stiffly and turned her back towards him, she sighed and let the tears roll down from her eyes, letting him work peacefully. Whereas Arman waited for to sleep
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"check" whispered Arman and smiled seeing his to-do list almost on the verge of finishing
"doctor permission for Riddhima"
"Krish and her clothes"
"her passport"
"Her ticket"
"yes" he whispered in enthusiasm seeing the list completely checked
"now lets just keep your fingers crossed Arman" he reminded himself with a chuckle and ran towards bed for a short nap
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"Everything will be fine Riddhima" he smiled at her as she played with Krish's little fingers
"Agar Krish ki tabiyat khrab hogai toh?" she looked at him with hope and waited impatiently as the driver continued driving towards the airport
Arman turned and stared at her face in disbelief as she gave another lame excuse..
"Cant this lady just accept that she don't want him to go alone" he wondered
"abhi toh btaya na Ridhima you can call Rahul, he will be there I have already given the instructions to him" she sighed in defeat and nodded at his reply
"Agar Rahul ji ki tabiyat bhi khrab hogai toh?" she asked again he noticed how her eyes shinned with triumph
"Toh Mr. Verma hai security head..maine unhe bhi instructions de di hai..jab bhi tumhe jarurt hogi wo ajayge" he explained calmly
"arre par aap toh nhn hoge na" she thought in irritation and looked away..Arman chuckled
He picked Krish from her lap and asked her "toh tum nhn chahti ki main jau?"
"huh?" she looked at him in confusion but then his words registered in her brain, she blushed realizing she said that loud
"wo main..nhn..ha.." she tried to explain but then wondered, when this isn't making sense to her how she would explain all these unexpected feelings to Arman
"kuch nhn" she mumbled and looked away
Her heartbeat increased as the driver stopped the car in parking lot...He picked her hand and whispered "Riddhima just relax ok??"
Her eyes moistened seeing him dropping her hand and stepping out of the car with Krish
Her heart encouraged her to stop him whereas her brain did not let her move
"Riddhima I m getting late" her head snapped towards her left hearing his voice, she sat there like a rock as Arman opened the door for her
"Come" he offered his hand while holding Krish with other hand
"Come Mumma" Krish clapped happily and giggled as people smiled towards him
She slowly placed her hand in his hand and came out of the car, but didn't dare to look up with tear filled eyes, her disappointment didn't let her pull her hand out of his hand. She walked beside him and with each step incautiously clutched his hand tightly
Her breath almost stopped as they reached near the security area for final check and she realized its time to say goodbye
He stopped and turned towards her, "Look at me Ridhima" he placed his palm on her cheek and whispered to her, She shook her head in no
"Please Ridhima" he slightly rubbed his knuckles on her cheek..but her eyes remained fixed on the floor
"pieshh Lidhima" copied Krish and placed his on her other cheek
Arman laughed and removed his hand
"Ridhima hum yahi tak sath aa sakte the..aage mujhe akele jana hoga" she froze on her place hearing his words
Her eyes snapped towards his face, "Ok bye" he stepped ahead to hug her, she waited seeing his arms raised to hug her but her shoulders slumped in defeat when she noticed he stopped abruptly and stepped back
"So..ok then..bye" he smiled sadly at her and dropping a kiss on Krish's forehead, forwarded him towards her
She noticed his smile didn't reach to his eyes this time..but before she could say anything he turned and pulled out the passport and ticked from his jacket..
"dadaa.." his feet stopped, hearing Krish cry for him
He turned and looked at Riddhima, who clutching a crying Krish in her arms; she herself seemed on the verge of crying
"Ye main kya kar rha hu?? Kabhi na rulane ka vada karne ke baad bhi rula rha hu" he wondered and without wasting another second ran back towards them
"Dadaa kishu b sath" Krish wailed throwing arms in air
"Krishu ruko" Ridhima tried to pull him back, "It's ok Ridhima" said Arman with a chuckle and took him from her
"My superhero abhi dada ko thoda sa kaam hai..wo hojaye..fir dada kabhi apke bina kahi ni jayge..i promise" Arman wiped his tears and kissed him again
"plomish" asked Krish, with hiccup
"plomish" winked Arman and laughed as soon Krish copied him
Ridhima quickly wiped her tears and smiled at him; "chalo ab aap mama pash jao.." said Arman and handed Krish to Ridhima, who gulped, knowing he wont come back this time
Seeing him ready to walk away yet again, she hesitantly whispered to him
"Please mat jao Arman",
"What??" she stumbled backwards hearing his unexpected loud voice
"so..sorry" she quickly mumbled, "God" he mumbled and swiftly pulled her towards himself by holding her waist
She stared at his with wide eyes due to his action and their close proximity, "itni dair lga di Riddhima" he whispered, tightening his hold around her waist
"Kya" started Riddhima, but he placed a finger on her lips motioning her to be silent
Krish remained silent in her arms, almost sandwiched between them, looking at both of them in confusion
"I can't wait anymore, I don't have patience like you..i literally died while waiting for you to say those 3 words Mat jao Armaan'" he chuckled at her baffled expressions
"Toh ghar chale??" she asked shyly dropping her eyes to ground, he smirked
"wo toh possible nhn hai Riddhima" he quickly wiped the smirk from his face and made glommy face as she looked up at him with sadness
"Par kyu?? Abhi toh aaapne kaha ki aap mere rokne ka hi intzar kar rhe the?" she looked away with sadness
"Kyuki abhi kuch baki hai" he said, turning her face towards him
"Pyar baki hai Ridhima...main nhn chahta ki tum Krish ki wajah se mere sath raho..Krish hmare milne ki wajah hai hmare Rishte ka adhar hai...lekin main chahta hu tum apni marzi se, apni khushi se iss rishte mei raho..i don't want you with me due to some compromises...I want your happiness...I want to give everything which you deserve...everything that you missed... ...I know you cherish the fact that you have Krish. But we both knows how many things you sacrificed for having him in your life "
She stared at him with teary eyes, too shocked to react after hearing him..her heart swelled with pride realizing how lucky she is to get him in her life..
"Finally its time Ridhima where you have to forget everything and need to live a life like any normal girl..just enjoy..and I will make sure that when we return, you would be the one saying the actual 3 words to me, without any drama from my side...3 words which will define our relationship and us" saying he wiped the tears from her face which were flowing continuously, she closed her eyes as his fingers slightly brushed against her skin
"We...???" she asked in daze and opened her eyes
"Yes we...now let's go Mrs. Malik.." he whispered and kissed on her forehead, She shuddered feeling his lips on her skin. Arman chuckled and removed his other hand from her waist. ...
He took Krish from her arms, "Come on" he stretched his hand while holding Krish with other hand, as soon she placed her hand he dragged her towards the entrance gate of airport for security check
"Par Arman hum ja kaha rhe hai?? Aur hum aise kaise ja skte hai" he laughed hearing her nonstop questions
"Enjoy Ridhima..Enjoy" he reminded her and pulled her beside himself
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"Hello Mr & Mrs. Malik, this way please" the guard signalled towards left, "How much time we have?" Armaan asked the guard
"20 min Sir" the guard smiled at Krish who was trying to pull the pen out of Arman's pocket. Arman nodded and looked at Riddhima, who was frowning in confusion
She opened her mouth to ask again but stopped as he declared "Normal people call it surprise Riddhima..so don't even try..i wont tell you". Finally, she decided to let it go and followed him quietly. He excused the guard as they took the stairs for the plane.
Before she could stop herself an audible gasp left her lips..she stared at the luxurious inside view of plane. He let her enter first, just to see her reaction.. She looked at him with wide eyes and panicked "Arman ye sab? Yeh toh private plane hai na??"
Armaan smirked and nodded, "iss ke liye toh bahut paisa lga hoga na? iski kya jrurt thi Arman? Main sach mei bahut khush thi ghar par Krish aur Aap ke alawa mujhe aur kuch nhn chahiye" she continued panicking
"Riddhima look here" he made her look at himself, "Relax, its nothing" he tried to assure her but "nothing?? App isse nothing bol rhe hai??" she exclaimed and motioned towards the interior which screamed one word to her "expense".
"meri khushi ke Arman ji ne ye sab kia?? Itna mehenga hoga ye plane" she wondered in stress, "Riddhima" his stern voice pulled her out of her thoughts, "come" he didn't let her say anything and made her sit on the seat. "hold him" he handed Krish to her and removed his jacket
The airhostess walked towards him and smiled. Passing his jacket to her, he picked Krish from Riddhima who was engaged in glaring at the airhostess.
"aapne apni jacket usse kyu di??" asked Riddhima and looked at him with narrowed eyes
Arman who had just took the seat near her, stopped and looked at her
"I guess she will put it in the wardrobe" he shrugged. Much to Riddhima's annoyance the airhostess returned with another grin on her face
"Hello Sir, Hello Mam, and hello young men" the airhostess smiled at Krish, who was already grinning at her
"Its our pleasure to have you here..my Name is Tina Malhotra . I would like to inform you this plane has 15 comfortable lie-flat seats, 4 each side with a table in center" Riddhima glared at her again "After the seats on right side is a open and on left is open kitchen counter. After on right hand is a bedroom and on left hand side is the restroom. we have 200 movies on demand" the airhostess continued the detailed information whereas Riddhima looked half passed out. Whereas amused Arman stared at her face.
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