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Chapter 40:

When Naina and Pooja had arrived at Pooja's house, the first thing they had done was gone straight to Pooja's room where Naina told her everything that had happened. Pooja had comforted Naina as she cried, trying to reassure her that everything would turn out alright in the end.

"I just wish your parents had been as easy to convince as mine were." Pooja said regretfully, "I wish there was some way you could help me like I helped you."

"If they're acting like this now… then how are they going to act once they know we love each other?" Naina asked sadly, not really wanting to know what the answer will be.

"Whatever happens Naina, you've got Rajveer Sir with you. You two are made for each other, don't let go of that." Pooja told her, and Naina nodded.

The next few days were filled with frantic preparations, although the engagement was to be held in Kanpur, there was still a lot that the bride's side had to do. Ali's family had sent an outfit for Pooja which she went absolutely crazy with joy over. However Pooja insisted that Naina needed a new outfit too, so the girls took the afternoon off to go shopping, finally buying Naina a beautiful choli lengha outfit as well. One day before the engagement they all set off for Kanpur, wanting to arrive a day early so that they could recover before the event.

When they arrived at the hotel they were reunited with Neelu amongst much hugging, the three girls were going to be sharing a room both that night and the next before they all headed home.

"The boys have gone to check on Ali and see if there's anything he needs them to do." Neelu informed them, "It's good you've arrived while they're gone, now we can all have a good proper gossip!"

Pooja laughed, "Why don't you start first, Neelu? What's really going on with you and Alekh and when should we expect your engagment?"

Neelu shrugged, not looking bothered about it at all, "Alekh and I are enjoying our lives, we're not ready to get engaged yet." She became more serious then, obviously considering the future, "But I am going to miss him once he leaves for his duty, we might be apart for months…"

Pooja and Naina gave her sympathetic looks, "We're all in the same position, Neelu." Pooja told her, "All of us will have only long distance connections with our Ranjhas for awhile."

"And now, Naina," Neelu said turning to her, "What's this about you and Major Rajveer I hear?"

Naina attempted to look innocent, "I have no idea what you're talking about," she teased Neelu, unable to hide a small smile.

"Oh come on, I was there that night at Major Rajveer's promotion party when Huda made that comment!"

"Hasn't Alekh told you anything?" Naina asked her.

"No, he said that it was your business and I'd have to ask you myself if I wanted to know." Neelu shrugged, "Before now there's never been an opportunity."

"Well alright then," Naina told her, and began to tell the story of how her and Raj had ended up together, of course leaving out some of the more private moments. Pooja occasionally added comments to what Naina was saying in order to give Neelu a fuller picture of what happened.

"Wow, that really is romantic." Neelu said when the story was finished, "You have a very filmy love story."

"I just wish that it was a bit less filmy," Naina said, still feeling quite upset about her parents' rejection of Raj, "I could do with a bit less melodrama in my life."

It was evening by then and Huda, Yudi and Alekh soon arrived back from Ali's, joining the rest of them for dinner. Most of Pooja's family's guests would be arriving the next morning so they were able to have some time by themselves, although nobody could ignore the fact that Pooja was beginning to look more and more nervous by the minute.

They all decided to go to be early, the girls had to get up early the next morning for Pooja's and their own preparations and the boys would be heading back to Ali's to support their friend and help in last minute tasks.

"I just can't believe it's all really finally happening…" Pooja whispered as they were going to sleep, "We overcame so many obstacles to get to this point…"

The next morning was a bright and sunny day, which was a relief to everybody. The engagement was going to be held in the evening, starting at 5pm, by the time the girls had woken up, bathed and dressed, the boys were already gone to Ali's. They took their time over breakfast, trying to convince Pooja, who was even more nervous than before, to eat just a little bit more.

They spent the rest of their morning quietly at the hotel, trying to distract Pooja by talking with her and playing card games. Naina was also getting more and more excited, not only for her friend's engagement but also because she would be seeing Raj again that night. If being apart for four days had been this hard, then what would being apart for months be like? Finally after lunch it was time for the girls to leave for the beauty parlour for their hair and makeup, from their they would be going straight to the hall where the engagement was to be held.

By the time they were finished, all three of them looked extremely beautiful, but Pooja was looking extra gorgeous due to the glow of happiness. Naina found herself wondering whether Raj had arrived at the hall yet or not, since he had told her he would be going straight there when he arrived.

**

Raj already had arrived at the party, and he was already in trouble.

"You can't wear that to Ali and Pooja's engagement," Huda told him, looking him up and down. Raj had turned up in jeans, a dress shirt and a leather jacket.

"I know I should be dressed more formally, Huda, but I just didn't have time to get anything on my way from Delhi." Raj replied.

"Well Sir, no problem!" Yudi told him, "Actually Naina had guessed that would happen and already gave us instructions on what to do!"

"Naina guessed… what instructions?" Raj asked curiously, "And, uh, is she here yet?"

Smirking at each other about his attempt at asking about Naina casually, Alekh was the one to reply. "No Sir, she'll be coming with Pooja. Until then, you should get changed. If Naina sees you like this then you'll be in trouble."

Allowing the boys to lead him to a room to change, Raj couldn't help wondering what type of outfit Naina had gotten for him, and what she would be wearing. Whatever it was, he knew that she would look absolutely gorgeous. There was no chance of her looking anything but that.

Tonight was their last night together before he left for his new duty and she went back to her parents' house for the rest of her holidays.

He intended to make the absolute most of it.

oh wowwwwwwwwwww!!
andrea i cant wait for the next update ....

read the last 2 parts....really hurt at wt mr ahluwalia said....i seriously hope that things get better b/w them.. 😭

my raj is too much worried abt their relation...plz dnt seprate them.... 😊

well i m desperate to see wt naina has brought fr raj n wt raj is upto tonight.... 😉

nice updates.... 👏 ..i simply loe ur fic....
cont soon 😊

heyu too good

cant wait for the next update

Awesome part... it was soooo cute wat happened at the end wid the way he was dressed loll!!!! really cute!!!!

He'll make the most of the party while I make the most of having such a wonderful fic only a website away!! =P Can't wait for RN!!!

hey awesome part yaar..cant wait to read more... 😃 😃 😃

Chapter 41:

Finally with only half an hour left until the beginning of the engagement, Pooja was ready, and the three girls could leave. Pooja's parents had sent a car for them, which they climbed into excitedly, although Pooja had started to look rather pale.

"Don't worry, Pooja." Naina told her, patting her on the back, "Everything is going to go well and you're looking absolutely gorgeous."

Pooja took a deep breath and nodded, then smiled brightly at the other two girls. The drive to the hall only took fifteen minutes, and Pooja's parents were waiting outside to meet them. As the three girls walked into the hall, everybody assembled turned to stare at them. As she walked Pooja to where Ali stood waiting, Naina searched the hall restlessly, looking for the face that she had been waiting to see for four days. She was disappointed when she didn't spot him immediately, but thought that he either must be on his way or in a different part of the hall.

Ali and Pooja had had eyes only for each other ever since she had entered the hall, and as she came and stood next to him, she smiled shyly. Ali was absolutely speechless, unable to believe how beautiful she was looking.

"See Pooja, you've put him straight onto silent mode." Naina had whispered to her, making Pooja giggle.

As soon as Pooja was seated beside Ali, Neelu walked over to join Alekh, and Naina continued to search the hall for Raj. Leaning over to speak to Yudi she asked him, "Yudi, where's Raj? Has he arrived yet?"

"Yes he arrived about five minutes before you did, and just as you ordered we sent him to get changed." Yudi whispered back to her.

Naina grinned, Raj had sent her an outfit for the graduation ball, this time it had been her turn.

She was just about to reply to him when Yudi pointed to the stairs where Raj was hurrying down, clearly worried about being late. Moving away from the happy couple, Naina made her way to in front of the stairs, waiting for him to notice her. The moment that Raj looked up and spotted Naina, he missed one of the steps, slipping part of the way down and only managing to save himself on the hand rail.

Smiling at his reaction, Naina walked over to meet him as he hurried down the rest of the steps. Raj quickly looked around to see whether anybody was watching them, and then grabbing Naina's hand, pulled her around the corner and outside onto the terrace. Luckily it was deserted, as most of the people were inside wishing Ali and Pooja and exclaiming about what a lovely pair they both made.

Pushing Naina gently against the wall, Raj raised one hand to lean on it, gazing deeply into her eyes.

"Have I ever told you that you're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen?" he asked her.

Naina pretended to think about it for a moment, "Well, actually you have." She replied mischievously.

Raj's expression turned to one of surprise, "What? When? I don't remember telling you."

"It was when you came back after proving Navin innocent." Naina said, "You were delirious and I was trying to help you into bed when you told me."

"Oh," Raj couldn't remember it at all, "Well it doesn't hurt me to tell you again now does it? Naina, you're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." He looked her up and down with a gaze that made Naina blush, spreading heat through her body.

"Well you haven't seen Pooja yet, she's also looking quite beautiful tonight." Naina joked with him.

Raj gave Naina a look that said he clearly didn't think it was very funny. "If I knew you looked this good in choli lengha then I wouldn't have bought you a sari for the graduation ball…" he told her, his gaze coming on rest on her bare waist which made Naina blush even more.

"You're not looking too bad yourself." She told him, grabbing the ends of his dupatta to pull him closer to her.

"Thanks," Raj replied, "How did you know I wouldn't have turned up in anything formal?"

"Lucky guess." Naina told him with a shrug, "I figured it was time that I bought you a gift as well."

"Well I think I love your gift… almost as much as I love you." Raj told her, leaning down further to kiss her when suddenly.

-cough- -cough-

Somebody in the background was clearing their throat loudly, and Raj turned away from Naina to look at the doorway with a very annoyed expression on his face.

"Uh, really sorry guys." Yudi told them very self consciously, "But I thought you'd like to know that Brigadier Chandook has arrived."

"BC???" Raj exclaimed in shock, "What's he doing here?"

"Well Sir, I would take a guess that he's come to attend Ali and Pooja's engagement." Yudi told Raj, before vanishing quickly to go and find Shalini, realising that it probably wasn't a good idea to stick around any longer.

They had already known that Suriji and Lolitaji wouldn't be turning up, as Suriji was going to Bengal to ask Lolita's parents for her hand in marriage. They had both sent their best wishes for the engagement and promised to be there for the wedding. However they hadn't known whether BC would actually turn up or not.

Raj cursed while Naina wasn't sure whether she should feel annoyed or amused. "So I guess this means that we'll both have to go solo for awhile at the engagement tonight?" she asked him.

"Well, unless you want BC figuring out that we were actually seeing each other while you were at KMA." Raj tells her,

"No way," Naina replied, "He could still decide to court martial you, or tell my parents…"

They parted reluctantly, and Raj allowed Naina to go back inside first, waiting for a few minutes before reentering the hall so that they wouldn't be too obvious. When he arrived back inside, he saw that Naina was already sitting with Pooja and Ali, talking to them both.

"There you are, Major Rajveer!" he heard BC's booming voice from behind him.

"Sir, it's so good to see you here tonight!" Raj told him, secretly wishing that something had stopped BC from turning up.

"Yes, I thought I should turn up to wish them well. I won't be able to stay for long though."

'Thank God', Raj thought, 'Then I'll be able to rejoin Naina'. Instead he said, "That's a shame, Sir, so shall we go and say congratulations to the happy couple?"

"Of course, Major! By the way, where's your date?"

"Uh, date, Sir?" Raj felt like he was still one of BC's cadets, getting in trouble for some prank. "I don't have a date tonight, Sir. You know how our job is… never any time to meet girls."

"You've said that rightly, Major." BC laughed, and relieved, Raj followed him over to where Ali and Pooja were. Naina was still sitting with them, as were Yudi and Dr Shalini. Alekh and Neelu had gone to check on the food arrangements and Huda had left to chase a particularly pretty party guest. Together, Yudi, Shalini and Naina had managed to relax Ali and Pooja by joking with them, and now the two of them were looking much less nervous and as if they were enjoying their engagement a lot more.

"Congratulations," BC announced in his typical booming voice, "I hope that your lives together will always be happy."

"Thank you, Sir. We're very honoured that you came to our engagement." Ali told him while Pooja nodded, and together they bent down to touch BC's feet while he blessed them.

"Lieutenant Singh and Lieutenant Sahni, it's good to see you both again so soon after graduation." BC told them, "And you too of course, Dr Singhal."

"It's a pleasure to see you as well, Sir." Naina replied, "We're glad you could make it."

BC walked away then to talk to Ali's father and Raj walked forward to congratulate Ali and Pooja.

"But definitely no touching my feet!" he joked with them, "You two look wonderful tonight. I know you're going to be happy together."

"Come and sit with us for awhile, Sir." Pooja invited him, indicating the seat next to Naina. Raj gladly sat down, happy not only to be able to sit next to Naina but also to be able to spend some more time with his favourite cadets on this special occasion.

They started chatting about the party arrangements and where they were all hoping to be deployed to. Pooja and Naina already knew where they were going of course, it was only the boys who hadn't received news yet. Raj informed them all then that he was about to be posted to Ladakh for awhile, something that he had already told Naina when he had found out.

"Well hopefully some of us will be posted with you, Sir." Yudi told him.

"I would like that too," Raj replied, "We'll just have to wait and see what headquarters decides for you all. With your good marks, you all shouldn't have any problem getting good postings."

Alekh and Neelu came back then, reporting that everything was fine with the catering arrangements and greeting Raj. They were all still getting used to being less formal with him now that he wasn't their teacher.

Ending his conversation with Ali's father, BC turned to see Raj sitting with his former cadets, talking and laughing. He reflected that Captain, now Major, Rajveer had always been a different type of army officer, willing to be more of a friend and a mentor to cadets than others would be.

Suddenly Brigadier Chandook saw Naina Singh Ahluwalia exchange a glance with Major Rajveer, smiles spreading over both of their faces as they looked at each other. It was then that BC noticed that both of their outfits were in similar colours and that they were sitting rather close to each other. He began to wonder whether…

But seeing the happiness on both of their faces, BC decided that he didn't want to know. If he didn't know then he didn't have to report anything. Resolutely, he turned away and found some other guests to speak to.

Soon it was time for the actual ceremony and the applause and whistles, especially from their friends, was almost deafening as Ali and Pooja slipped the rings onto each others' fingers before hugging each other. They fed each other sweets before turning to feed their friends too. Raj had never seen either Ali or Pooja as happy as they both were today. While outsiders would see them as almost complete opposites, he knew that they complimented each other perfectly.

Naina and Neelu had just walked to the drinks table to fetch some soft drink when they overheard a conversation between two girls standing there.

"Have you seen the guy in the kurta pajama outfit with the blue dupatta? The one who was sitting with Pooja and Ali before. He's soooooo cute, maybe Pooja could get us an introduction."

Naina wasn't sure whether she should feel jealous or proud that other girls had been checking out her boyfriend. Luckily before she could decide, Neelu stepped in.

"Sorry girls, but he's taken." She informed them with a grin, "And unless you want to challenge a Lieutenant in the Indian Army for him, you'd better back off." She said, indicating Naina with a hand.

The girls both looked very embarrassed and hurried away, while Naina and Neelu exchanged high fives.

They made their way back to where the others were, holding two drinks each. As Neelu handed a drink to Alekh and Naina handed one to Raj, Huda looked offended.

"Oy, where's ours?" he asked, referring to himself and Yudi.

"Huda, how many hands do you think we have?" Neelu asked him, "Go and get your own drink, or go and find yourself a girl to get it for you."

Yudi laughed at the expression on Huda's face. "Come on Huda, let's go grab our own drinks. Shalini, would you like one too?"

"That would be wonderful Yudi."

Naina tried to hide her smile, noticing that they'd begun to call each other by their first names with no 'ma'am' or 'cadet' coming in between.

Noticing the smile, Raj winked at her, knowing what Naina was thinking. He was just glad it looked like Shalini was taking the advice he had given her on the day of the graduation ball.

Brigadier Chandook came up to them all then, and everybody stood to attention, unable to break all habits.

"Relax everybody," he told them, "I'm sorry to be leaving so early but I've got a lot of work in the morning. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your evening." They all said farewell to him and then watched as he left.

As soon as he was gone, Raj sighed with relief while Shalini looked at him amused.

"Come on Naina, let's go dance." He told her, and taking her hand, led her onto the slowly filling dance floor.

The rest of the friends considered the couple who were now happily dancing together, lost in each others eyes. As soon as Naina had graduated from KMA there had been a noticeable change in the way they behaved with each other, both were now far more affectionate in front of other people and far more relaxed.

It wasn't long until the rest of their friends joined them on the dance floor, and Naina was happy to see Yudi and Dr Shalini dancing together, although they didn't get that close to each other. Neelu and Alekh of course danced together, and Huda had so many partners that he seemed to be with a different girl every time she saw him.

Even Ali and Pooja were eventually persuaded to get up and dance, although they did so slowly because of the heaviness of Pooja's outfit.

Raj would've been happy to sway with Naina in his arms all night long, but they eventually had to stop dancing as Naina felt that her feet were about to fall off. While they stood together, watching the rest of their friends still enjoying themselves, an official photographer for the event came and took their picture. Raj quickly paid him and made him write down the address that it should be sent to, of his new posting in Ladakh. Naina then paid him even more and gave him Pooja's address to send it to, knowing exactly how her parents would react if such a photo turned up at home.

"At least that way I'll have something to remember tonight by," he told Naina, "Although I'm worried that if I had a photo of you on my desk, I might be too distracted to do any work."

"At least I've got a lot of photos of you," Naina told him, "Pooja at least learnt how to use a camera from Major Nair, I swear she never stopped taking photos throughout our last year at KMA."

"Ask her to send some to me, the more photos I have of you, the better." Raj said, and then holding Naina's hand carefully between both of his, he whispered "Come outside with me."

"People will notice," Naina whispered back, "They'll wonder where we're going."

"Let them." Raj told her, "We're not doing anything wrong."

Naina nodded her agreement and then allowed him to lead her outside to the terrace, which was still completely deserted. Raj led Naina to a bench outside before sitting down beside her, holding both of her hands in his.

"I've got something to give you." He told her, and pulled a small jewellery box out of his pocket. Opening it, Naina saw a beautiful ring with sapphires in the shape of a flower. She stared at Raj, knowing that it would've been expensive. "Raj, this is…"

"I know it's not much. I would've liked to get you a diamond ring, but I thought this was a little less obvious." He told her, "I thought of you when I saw it."

Taking the ring out of the box, he slipped it gently onto her finger, as Naina stared at it, amazed at the way it fit perfectly on her finger, and how beautiful it looked there.

"It's beautiful but you didn't need to buy me it…" she told him, taking his hands in hers again, "Whether I wear your ring or not, I'm only yours."

"I know." Raj told her, happy about her reaction to the present, "But I still wanted you to have it, it's a promise, a promise about our future together."

Unable to help herself, Naina leaned forward to kiss him, cupping his cheek with one hand. Raj deepened the kiss, pulling Naina forward until she was so close to him, she was practically sitting in his lap. She combed her fingers through his hair, as Raj's kisses became even more fervent and eager, his hands holding her bare waist tightly, her dupatta slipped from her shoulder, falling into her lap. Naina didn't even notice, she was so absorbed in him, as Raj began to kiss her newly exposed neck, her shoulder, her…

They were disturbed by a gasp and both looked up to see a shocked engagement guest hurrying back inside. Naina wanted to call after the girl that they hadn't been doing anything, even though it was perfectly obvious exactly what they had been doing.

Naina knew she was blushing, and Raj looked almost as embarrassed as she felt. "Thank god it wasn't anybody we knew," she said, "I just hope they're not too close to either Ali or Pooja's families."

"We weren't doing anything wrong." Raj told her, even though she could clearly make out a blush on his face in the dark. "It might have been the wrong place though…"

"I think we should go back inside," Naina told him, "If we're lucky, then maybe that girl didn't see our faces."

Feeling slightly paranoid, instead of coming back in the door from the terrace, they circled the building and came in the front door instead. Quite a few of the party guests had left by now, and Naina noticed in relief that the girl who had disturbed them was nowhere in sight. They walked back to the rest of their friends, holding hands. Everybody was now sitting around the couch that had been set up for Ali and Pooja.

While the friends smirked at each other, nobody made any comment about the fact that Raj's hair seemed to have been ruffled out of its original neat style or that Naina's makeup seemed to be slightly smudged. When they eventually spotted it, none of them commented on the ring on Naina's finger either. While Naina might be their friend, until four days ago, Raj had still been their teacher and they weren't quite prepared to start teasing him yet.

"So what's the plan now that the party is nearly over?" Yudi asked.

"I suppose we all go back to our hotel and sleep, bro." Neelu replied, "It's been a long day."

"No way!" Huda replied, "This is going to be our last night together as a group, we're all going back to the hotel, and that includes you Ali, and we're going to stay awake until dawn."

Everybody cheered at this, and as soon as the last of the guests had left, Ali asked his parents for permission to join them at the hotel which was quickly given. They all took Raj's jeep, which he had driven in from Delhi, and were soon back at the hotel in the girls' room, which was a bit nicer and more spacious than the boys'.

Others might have found it strange that newly graduated cadets could be so comfortable around their ex-teachers, but they had been so used to confiding in Raj and Dr Shalini ever since they arrived at KMA that it seemed natural to include them in all the plans. Especially because of Raj's status as Naina's boyfriend and Shalini's status as… well, whatever it was that was between her and Yudi. Rather than sitting on the beds they sat around on the floor, leaning on pillows they had taken from all of their rooms. Naina leaned against Raj instead, enjoying the feeling of his warm and sturdy chest behind her back.

Raj was happy that they would all have one final night together, but he was also slightly disappointed that it meant he wouldn't have any time more time alone with Naina that night. He became positively distracted as soon as she began to unpin her hair from the style it was in, letting down tress after tress. It was probably best that they weren't going to be left alone, otherwise he would break the promises he had made to himself…

The rest of the evening was passed telling stories, joking and singing. Raj and Shalini even told them stories from their own academy days, most of the cadets were amazed to find out how much mischief Raj and Navin had gotten up to. Naina had heard most of these stories already but enjoyed listening to them again, hearing the happiness in Raj's voice as he remembered his best friend.

Finally around 3am everybody was too exhausted to keep their eyes open any more and they decided that they'd better all go to sleep.

All of them would be leaving at different times in the morning. Naina's bus left at 9am, Huda and Alekh's left at 12. Neelu and Yudi would be driving themselves back to Ambala along with Shalini so they could leave whenever they wished. Pooja and her family were going to be staying back in Kanpur with Ali's family, so neither of them needed to worry about getting up early.

It was decided that it would be better for everybody to say goodbye right then rather than trying to find each other again in the morning. They all hugged each other tearfully, even Huda became emotional. Alekh hugged Naina especially hard, knowing that he was going to miss her friendship and guidance wherever it was that he ended up. He was going to spending the last half of the holidays with Yudi and Neelu, so his goodbye with them was less emotional.

When Naina looked at Raj questioningly, he only reached out a hand to touch her face. "I'll see you in the morning." He told her, and she looked surprised. "I'll take you to the bus station and then drive back to Delhi." He explained, "My flight to Ladakh leaves in the evening from there."

Naina nodded, relieved that they wouldn't officially be parting for at least a few more hours.

Despite the lack of sleep, she woke the next morning at 7am, bathed and got ready. She woke up Pooja and Neelu and hugged them goodbye. She would be seeing Pooja in a month anyway in Delhi and Neelu had told them that she was thinking of transferring to a college in Delhi to be with them now that Yudi and Alekh would no longer be in Ambala.

Naina had just stepped into the corridor with her bag when Raj appeared around the corner, obviously coming to find her.

They had breakfast together, both trying to forget the fact that it was the last time they would see each other for months. When they had finished, he drove her to the bus station, this time in silence as they each contemplated what their future would bring. Naina already had her ticket so the only thing left to do was wait, and so they sat down at a table to drink some chai and wait for Naina's bus to be called.

It was only when the boarding call for her bus was issued that Naina's face crumpled, and she struggled not to cry. Raj quickly took her in his arms, hugging her fiercely and making soothing noises.

"It's only temporary, Naina." He told her, "Just concentrate on your studies and the time will pass quickly. We'll write to each other, and call too. And I'll definitely come to visit you when I have leave."

"I almost forgot in the excitement of the engagement," Naina told him, "I have a mobile now. Pooja gave it to me as a graduation present." She quickly told him the number, and Raj keyed it into his own mobile right away, before checking that the number she had for him was correct.

"I'll miss you so much." He told her, hugging her one last time before she got on the bus, "I'll be counting the days until I can see you again."

"Just stay safe for me." Naina told him, "Anytime there's any type of attack up there try and let me know that you're okay."

Raj promised her that he would, before crushing her to him one more time. He buried his face in her neck, trying to memorise the feel of her, the smell of her. This was all he would have to remember her by until he saw her again.

When Naina got onto the bus she kept gazing out the window until Raj was out of sight, neither of them lowering their hand until they could no longer see the other.

For the next month she would be with her family, and have to avoid them finding out anything about what was between her and Raj. Taking her ring off, she hung it on the chain around her neck before putting it under her kurti. It would lie there next to her heart, reminding her of the man who had given it to her.

**

That's it for today guys, a mega long one of over 4000 words! And here's the ring Raj bought for her:
http://www.jewelsforme.com/item-main.asp?ItemNumber=1962R- 14&Gemtype=09&Metal=W&ItemMonth=&Ad=&CU=

And the outfits:

Pooja
http://www.bargello.com/detailed_view.asp?image=http://www .bargello.com/images/products/women/898-l.jpg

Ali
http://www.reddbridal.com/reddbridal/collections/menswear/ white-silk-sherwani.shtml

Naina
http://www.utsavsarees.com/pages/sarees-large.asp?icode=LV A114&ct=Designer%20Lehenga&st=&isS=True&isC= True&abp=11

Raj
http://www.diwansaheb.com/glpcat/clnt_prd_ep.pl?pcid=72&am p;cloc=13957_10032631_10032635&iid=10148762

Neelu
http://www.utsavsarees.com/pages/sarees-large.asp?icode=SS K510&ct=Contemporary%20Sarees&st=&isS=True&i sC=True&abp=52

Alekh
http://www.diwansaheb.com/glpcat/clnt_prd_ep.pl?pcid=72&am p;cloc=13957_10032631_10032633&iid=10010143

Shalini
http://www.utsavsarees.com/pages/saree-large.asp?icode=SLS SK116&ct=Designer%20Sarees&st=&isS=True&isC= True&abp=13

Yudi
http://www.diwansaheb.com/glpcat/clnt_prd_ep.pl?pcid=72&am p;cloc=13957_10032631_10032633&iid=10010146

Huda
http://www.diwansaheb.com/glpcat/clnt_prd_ep.pl?pcid=72&am p;cloc=13957_10032631_13949&iid=10030253

Awesome part.. it was really sweet!!!! lked da part wid BC loll... rajs expressions were priceless!

awesome part....and long one too.... 😊 😊

well me sad....as raj-naina are gonna part now 😭 ...but happy that u must b having something in ur store so that they can meet agn... 😳 ....but this time dont interrupt with any gasping guest... 😉 😉 ...or BC 😉 😆 ...

let them njoy their time.... 😆 😆 ...