mehbeer ishaan ss part 16 page 12 - Page 8

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Hi guys...part 14 here...no idea when this ss will end😆 ...its dragged out...this ss has been mostly from Meher's pov ...so this one has Abeer speaking his heart out...hope u like it

CHAPTER 14

It was almost midnight when Meher got out of the car. She thanked Sattu sir and Nishi Maam for dropping her home. Abeer had left the party in anger. She had covered up for him citing that Ishaan was leavng for his camp the next day and wanted to get some last minute stuff and hence Abeer had left. Sattu sir offered to drop her home.

She walked towards their room trembling. She was scared. SHE HAD SLAPPED ABEER. That too when he hadnt done anything wrong. He wasnt going to let her off the hook easily. What haf she done?? She had always been proud of her own ability to judge people. Today she had made a huge mistake. She had not given him a chance to explain.No.She had accused him of infedility. Only God knew what he would go. Preparing herself to face his wrath she opened the door to their room.

He was there by the cupboard. He didnt shout or even look at her as entered the room. He continued with whatever he was doing. This wasnt what she expected. It scared her more. When Abeer Malhotra didnt do what she expected he usually did much worse than she expected. She walked in and closed the door behind her. She didnt know how and what to say. She looked at him expectantly.

Then she saw what he was doing. He was pulling out a bag. He placed it on the bed and walked back towards the cupboard. It was then thatshe noticed another bag already packed on the bed. So he was gonna leave?? He was going to run away as he had before?? No she wouldnt let him go. She didnt want to lose him again.

She had misunderstood again, she realized as he took the clothes from the cupboard. Those were not his. He was not leaving. She was gonna be thrown out by her husband.

"Abeer what are you doing?? You cant throw me out" she asked trembling and crying.

He turned towards her. His looked so hurt. She hadnt seen him this broken even he had learned about Ishaan. His face was ecpressionless, there was a coldness in his eyes. Yet his eyes spoke volumes of pain. He looked worn out. This was so unlike him.

"I am not gonna throw you out. You will leave on your own. You are free Meher. I am releasing you from this forced relationship. I wont take Ishaan from you. You can leave and take him with you" he said looking at her coldly.

"I am not going anywhere. I am your wife Abeer. " she replied.

"Please dont do this to me Meher. You dont wanna be free from this marriage...ok...but i want to be. I dont wanna be your husband. I cant do this anymore. I cant live like this. I never thought I would say this again...but I dont wanna live with you..hamecalag ho jaana chahiye...I want a divorce" Abeer said folding his hands.

"Wow...great. You want DIVORCE. I am not a toy. You might have forced me to marry you but I knew what I was doing. It was OUR decision. So how can you make this decision by yourself" she retorted angrily.

"And have you ever considered asking me before making decisions?? Have you ever thought about the pain you put me through?? I have made a lot of mistakes. I ruined our marriage. But do I not deseve a single chance to get back my love??" He asked.
He continued " I cant do this. I cant pretend to ignore the woman I love. I cant pretend to be her son's father only when I am her husband as well. You are strong Meher. I am not"

" I am sorry Abeer...please try to understand..." she pleaded.

He cut her in.

"No Meher. Today you will have to understand me...realize how much pain I have gone through. Iade a huge mistake 8 years back because of my insecurity. I made u suffer. But i suffered as much. You told me how much you suffered. Tonight you will have to hear me out" he said commanding.

She didnt stop him.

"I loved you Meher. A lot. I wanted to be with you always. So when you left after college I wanted younback. To keep you with me forever I decided to marry you. I didnt see the responsibilities that came with it. My life had always been smoith till then. I got what I wanted. No ome refused me anything. I was the only child in the family. Dad, Ma and Tayiji spoiled me. If at all Dad ever said no to anything Ma or Tayiji got it for me. I wanted you and to get you I married you. I thought fulfiling responsibilities was easy. I wanted to kkeep you happy. But I also wanted you to make me happy. And you did. We were so happy.And then that job. I got insecure. All my life I was everyone's first priority. I was hurt to see you giving much more importance to the job. We were staring a new life and I barely saw you anymore. I didnt know Dad was playing us . I couldnt stand him praising you and making me feel like a disappointment. At first my love made me overlook all this. But then that day the fight about money and I remebered Tayiji's wirds to me that morning that I had to get used to all this. My ego made me do the rest. I distanced myself from you"

He went on.

"And then when I came back home Tayiji told me you were ill and you are probably pregnant. I was socked. I never thought about kids and along with that Tayiji's words. She might have meant good but she scared me. She told me that I would have to take care of you and our kid. I wouldnt be able to pursue my dreams. She said it was good thing you did to make me responsible. I started blaming you. I couldnt bear to give up my dreams my music. So I gave up on us. I left you. That was the biggest mistake of my life. But j realised that. I came back. After I left at first I felt ok. I was away from all the problems. But very soon I started missing you. In a few days I realized I was incomplete without you. I still had to figure out what to do. It took time. But i made a decision to come back to you and be a good husband and father. But you were gone. Tayiji told me ypu were very angry and left. I got more angry. Once more my ego was triggered. Then those divorce papers and alimony notice from you...I wanted to end it. But just before the divorce I realized what it meant...you would leave me forever. I couldnt let that happen. So I came to meet you. That night you werent convinced but I didnt give up. I got drunk so that you would drop me home. And then you stayed. I thought you were mine again. But when I woke up all that was left was a note. I didnt know about your decision not to take alimony. So I decided you chose money. I hated you. But can you blame only me for it Meher. Did you bother to tell me you said no to the alimony. You couldve just stayed there till I woke up. You just left. What was I supposef to think??"

Meher looked at him. He looked so much broken. She couldnt bear it

"Then 8 years later you just walked back into my life. The divorce was as difficult for me as it was for you. I lost YOU. I was broken. I thought you left me for money...you left because I wasnt successful...I decided to show you I was not useless. I concentrated on my career. My success made my life easier. The whole world saw the happy and successful Abeer
..but only I knew that my life was hell. The whole day I would put on a smile for the worldto see...a mask of happiness...I tried ro make the best of my life...but it was barely life without you...every night coming back to this room so full of your memories would suffocate me...I resorted to drinking. I started roaming around without a goal. 8 years. Every minute I fought the urge to come to you n fight...but I stopped myself. I was getting used to all this pain when you walked back into my life. YOU bacame the centre of my life again. First it was hatred then love. I never realized I was falling for you again until that night of your accident. The fear of losing you to death showed me how important you are to me. You are the reason for my existence. I wanted you back. "


"All that drama to get you back...and then Akshat came. He told me to my face that he wouldnt let you come back to me. I decided to fight for my love. And then you made that master move that broke me. Ishaan. It changed everything. I saw both of us in Ishu
I decided to let go of you because you seemed contented with Akshat. I knew you didnt love him but maybe you actually wanted a stable life. I started treating you as just Ishu's mom. We were a broken family but atleast we were a family. And then you decided to take that away. You were taking him from me again. Did it ever occur to you that I have as much right on Ishu as you have?? You didnt evem bother to let me know. When I finally got him you wanyed to take him back. So I had to force younand I still regret doing that to you. Even then I didnt want to make you my wife. But you turned all sweet and I thought you were my Meher again. Again my mistake. That girl is gone. You can never trust me. I saw you with Akshat sonmany times but I never thought such things. Thats the diffeeence between us. That difference will never let us be Mehbeer again.I made mistakes but its OUR mistakes that broke us this time "

"I am done with pretensions. We will drop of Ishaan in the morning. Then you go back to your mom's and when Ishu is back we will tell him and figure out some custody arrangement."

With that he left the room.

Meher fell to the floor. A similar scene from 8 years ago played in her mind. Then it had been his impulsiveness today her thoughtlessness. But she wasnt Abeer. She wouldnt let her marriage break tge second time. She couldnt lose him again
She couldnt seperate a father from his son. No.

She was Meher Abeer Malhotra. She was as stubborn as he was. He had earned his chance to explain. Now it was her turn.

Tomorrow Meher and Abeer would drop off Ishaan but a week later Mehbeer would bring their son home.

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Hope you people dont kill me for this boringly long update...plz bear witg me

Abeer's anger and vulnerability beautifully shown !really excited of what meher will do in the next 7 days to win the love of her husband 😊

Hi guys...my exams coming up in jan...quite busy...so here comes chap 15...there will be one more part and then an epilogue.
Thanks for reading.

CHAPTER 15

The next morning Meher was in a hurry. She was checking Ishaan's tgings and telling him a 1000 different things. Abeer couldnt help laughing. Mothers were so alike, no matter what they were like otherwise. His mom still did this when he left for some trip. Only difference was that Meher hadnt cried.

"Are you guys done?? Ishu you are going TODAY na??" He asked grinning from the dining table.

"What are you laughing at??" His mom asked.

"I was watching your cool and calm bahu fussing" he replied.

"Its because you sons are so irresponsible. Your moms have to do everythng for you. But Ishu is better than you" his mom replied.

"Wah...you are saying that my son is better than me...thats because his mom is Lady Hitler unlike mine"Abeer said looking at Meher.

Meher and Ishu sat down for breakfast. Meher smiled faintly at Abeer. He turned away.

"By the way Ma, Meher was missing mummyji and buaji. So why cant she go to them until Ishu returns??"Abeer asked.

Meher was shocked. He was actually throwing her out!! No way.

"No Ma. I am not going anywhere. I will go meet Ma one day. Not today."she told Ma looking at Abeer. He stared at her.

" ok...you should get going now...Ishu I am gonna miss you" Ma replied.

"Ma come with us to drop him." Abeer said.

Ma agreed. Soon they dropped off Ishaan. Abeer was sad to watch Ishu go. Meher on the other hand was crying.

"Mumma dont cry...its not even a week. Today is Sunday and I will be back on Saturday mornng. Last time I was gone for 2 months na??" Ishaan saif hugging his mom."And you cried so much more"

Soon Ishaan left. Abeer dropped Meher and Ma and went to the studio for his recording. All throgh the way she could not talk to Abeer. She didnt want Ma to worry. He had probably brought her along just to avoid a conversation with her.

"Meher did you guys fight again" Ma asked as they entered the house.

Meher smiled at how well she knew them both.

"Haan Ma...I messed up and he is angry "she said sadly.

"Meher I know you are worried...but you know him...he doesnt stay angry for a long time...he loves you a lot" Ma advised her and added"And I am always around to help you"

They hugged and then Meher left for her room. She was preoccupied with Abeer's words last night. From her first day at office when Abeer had accused her for leaving him for the alimony, she had felt that he had been manipulated , probably by his father. But last night he had mentioned Tayiji so many times. The thought of the woman sent a shiver down her spine. She had never liked Tayiji. Even before meeting Madhvi Ma she had felt a warmth for her, their very first meeting she had felt a close bond forming, she was always as comfortable with Madhvi Ma as with her mom. Sometimes she felt it difficult to accept that she was related to her just because of Abeer. On the other hand her very first meeting with Tayiji had unnerved her. Whenever the woman was around her instincts were triggered. While Tayiji was never openly hostile to her she had always felt uneasy. She had always thought it was because Tayiji was a strict daily soap kind of saas unilke the extremely sweet Ma. She had tried to please her as she realized she meant a lot to Abeer and his family. Tayiji had seemed happy too. She had been shocked when her attitude totally cganged as Abeer left home. She knew how much Kuber Malhotra loved his son. Hence his anger towards her when Abeer had left because of her. But Tayiji had taunted her every minute.Despite being a woman she hadnt shown any sympathy. But now she realized there was more. Ahe had manipulated Abeer even without him realizing it. The straightforward Abeer had fallen into he ingenius trap.wow. She wad still a part of the family. Meher was scared at the thought of her coming back into their lives. But there was time to worry about that. She was in US with some sister of hers. She would see to Tayiji when shecwas back.

At the moment Abeer was her priority. She had to talk to him. But he was avoiding her. No way. He couldnt avoid her forever. She had six days and this was day 1.

Day 1

Meher wished she had gone to office. Atleast she would have seen him around. It was Sunday. All he had to do was to see to the edited version of his episode it was a matter of an hour. He hadnt come home yet. There was no use waiting around like this. She had things to do. A bit of shopping was pending. She had to do it.

It was around 6 pm when she came back home. Abeer wasnt home yet. She offered to cook dinner. He was there at the table for dinner. After dinner she followed him to their room. Where would he run now?

Unfortunately her stupid phone rang just then. It was Sattu Sir talking about an important meeting. After 25 minutesshe enterd the room to find him sleeping.

"Abeer"she called. No response.

"Ok...I will let you sleep now...tomorrow you have to talk" she thought to herself.

Abeer smiled into his pillow " Not so fast Baby" he whispered.

DAY 2

Meher woke up the next morning to see him sleeping still. There was no use waitinf for him up. She had a meeting to attend. But tyere was something else she could do.

Abeer woke up to a scene from another happy era. Meher was not around. But she had left notes all around. He read through them. She had left his juice, his clothes and things all ready for him. He smiled.
"Not so easy baby...kitna sathaaya mujhe...ab meri baari hai"he thought. He showered and tried to open his cupboard. It was locked.

At that moment his mom came in and said "Abeer Meher called. She accidently took your cupboard keys to office. Fortunately she had already kept your things ready. She just told me to tell you sorry"

"Good move baby...but not that easy" he thought.

Meher was waiting for Abeer at the office. Was he gonna sit at home because he didnt wanna wear clothes she picked out for him? He had a recording today. He couldnt miss it.

She heard a knock on the door. He walked in and smiled at Sattu Sir who was waiting for him as well.

"Sorry sir...late ho gaya...My wife...our intelligent CEO accidently brought my keys to office. So I had to get new clothes. Appendix took a long time to buy clothes. Thats why I am late"he said.

Sattu sir laughed while Meher's heart sank. He was so angry that he had waited for new clothes and he hadnt even worn a watch. She controlled her emotions with much difficulty.

All through the day she was too busy. As sge was preparing to go home in the evening Abeer came to her.

"You have to come with me. We are going somewhere." He said quietly.

She followed him happily. He made her sit in the car.So there was hope she thought.

All her hopes were shattered when she realized where they were going. Her house.He was gonna leave her there. She gad followed him like a dumb child lured by a chocolate.

Her mother was surprised and overjoyed to see them.

"Meher I missed you and Ishu so much. Abeer tumhare bina toh bore ho gayi" she said.

"Mummyji I missed you too. "Abeer replied.

"Does didi disturb you a lot jiju?"Tunnu asked.

"Haan...kya karoon? Hitler hai...how did you tolerate her yaar" Abeef asked.

Her mom and Tunnu laughed. As usual the three of them were a team. Bua came out hearing the commotion. She was about to turn around after a smile at them when Abeet went in and hugged her.

"Pata hai bua...sabse zyaada aapko miss kiya...itna to Meher ko bhi miss nahi ki hogi" he said.

A shocked Bua smiled a him and left the room confused.

As they were having snacks Abeer said "Ma Meher is gonna stay here. She was missing you people. So i am leaving her here."

Meher looked at him aghast. When she had refused to be thrown out he had pesonally brought her here. But she wasnt gonna leave him that soon.

"Abeer why dont you stay as well? I mean we could stay here tonight. Mom and Papa are going fir a party tonight. So you will be alone. Stay " she said.

"No. I mean I dont have clothes and all" Abeer said. He had not expected this.

"Dont worry Abeer. I have some clothes of yours here. You left them here and Meher kept it" Ma said.

It was settled. Meher smiled happily. She was helping her mom to ckean up after dinner. Her mother was very happy abd even Bua was talking to her. After that she went up looking for Abeer. He abd Tunnu were gonna listen to some new music. She went into Tunn's room to find them sleeping. She tried to wake him up. But her mom stopped her. Her day 2 was gone.

DAY 3

The next morning they left after breakfast. At the office again Abeer was never alone with her. When she suggested going out for lunch Abeer forced Sattu Sir and his wife to join them. None of her pkans were working. She was beginning to lose hope when they went home that evening.

When they arrived home a flustered Ma told them that Papa's bp had gone up and he was taking rest. She was angey because therecwas some deal to be signed in Shimla the next day and hecwanted to go in spite of the doctor's warning. Abeer oromised to talj to him while she consoled ma.

"Father, son grandson all are ziddi. By the way Abeer still angry" she asked.

"Hmm...I need to talk to him...aur woh ignore maar raha hai" she said.

"Oh...then do what he does. Try Abeer's way with Abeer" Ma said.

At that moment Abeer came in asking his mom to come with him to papa. They all tried to convince him not to go. But he wouldnt budge.

"The deal is important. I have to meet the client before leaves for London. And the next day we sign the deal. " he said.

"What if Abeer goes? You said all discussion is over. So he can meet the client and get the deal done." Meher suggested.

"No. I cant go. I dont even know anything about business. No way." Abeer said.

"Then take Meher along. She knows these things better." Ma suggested.

"Yes Abeer. Meher has experience. Take here" Papa said.

Meher looked at Ma smiling. She had suggested this gor her.

"Ab kaise bhaagoge Abeer...we are gonna be together all alone"she thought and winked at Ma
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CHAPTER 16

DAY 4

It was a busy day for Meher. They were going to Shimla that evening. It was a 2 day trip. They would be back by Saturday morning and Ishaan would be home by that evening. She was missing Ishu badly. There was a lot to be done before leaving. She had to sign a gew documents, arrange for things to be done by the time she was back and Sattu Sir was already panicking. She was tge busy tge whole morning. Abeer on the other hand was free. He had gone out with Sasha that morning.They were supposed to meet at the airport.

Meher reached the airport on time and Abeer joined her. Meher as per Ma's advice had already started thinking of how to get Abeer's attention. Ma was right. She had to use his methods now.

As they were waiting to board Meher asked "Abeer arent you scared of flying?".

"No " he replied.

"But you are claustrophobic na? A plane is also a closed box basically like an elevator or ATM."she reasoned.

"Not exactly. In a plane emergency exits and parachutes are there and we are not gonna be airborne forever
Atleast we will land. Someone might help us. But in a lift thats not working if doors cannot be opened you will be locked forever. If no one knows you are inside then you will die without air and rot in there" he said seriously.

Usually she would have laughed at him for considering a closed lift dangerous than a crashing plane. But thatvwas the last thing she could do right now.

" I am scared of flights" she lied.

"Why??" He asked .

"I fear that the during take off the pilot may lose control and we go tio fast, or qhile we are airborne the engines might stop working or" she replied.

He didnt let her complete. The expression on his face was so cute. She couldnt help laughing. He was shocked and that rarely hapoened.

"That will do. Why did you come then? Havent you travelled by flights before?"he asked.

"I came to help you. I have taken flights a few times. But then I always had my family or Akshat with me"she said. She could see him flinch at Akshat's name. Her baby was jealous. Good.

"Dont worry. Nothing will happen" he said.

Soon they boarded and were seated. Abeer was sitting by the window and Meher sat next to him. As tge flight take off was announced Meher grabbed Abeer's hand. He didnt stop her. She put her arm through his and rested her head on his shoulder with her eues closed. As the flight was about to take off she inched closer to him and felt him hold her hand. Her plan was working.Soon they wrre airborne. She relaxed a bit but kept holding his hand. It felt good. Ma was right. Dramebaazi was importamt in dealing with her hubby. She was actually a bit scared of flights but she could take care of herself but she liked being pampered by him.

She closed her eyes and kept her head on his shoulder drifting off to sleep.He looked at her sleeping soundly. He adjusted her head to a more comfortable position and kissed her on the forehead. She really was working hard. Lying that she was scared. No. It was difficult to beleive specially when she mentioned that Kabootar.She was working hard but she had to work harder.

Meher woke up just as the plane was about to land. He was still holding her hand. Soon they landed, claimed their luggage and were on their way to hotel. The climate was ideal at the hill station.Soon they were at the hotel- one of the best in the city.

"Mr and Mrs Abeer Malhotra" she heard Abeer tell someone. It was the first time he had said this after the marriage. It gave her a strange sense of belonging.

Soon they were at their suite. Meher was dead tired. She had no energy to talk write now and noticed Abeer was tired too. After changing and talking to Ishu they both got into bed.

DAY 5

Meher woke up to a lovely morning. She was standing in the balcony. She rubbed her hands to keep herself warm and sneezed. She felt a sudden movement. It was Abeer. He had covered her with a shawl. He stood by her.

"Get ready Meher. We have to meet Mr.Khanna."he said.

She went in to get ready. An hour later Abeer came out of the washroom to find Meher standing in front of the mirror. She was wearing a dark blue suite and her hair was wet. She struggled with the dori of the top.

"Abeer can u help me" she asked.

So it was another trick, he thought. Anyway he went to her and took the dori in his hands and tied it touching her shoulder in the process. She shivered for a second.When she turned he was gone.

"Get ready fast. "He said.

"You take longer" she replied.

They were supposed to meet Mr. Khanna over breakfast. It was an informal meeting
They would then visit him tomorrow to sign the deal at his office. They reached the meeting place. The meeting went well. After that they were free for the day.

"Heard they have horseriding somewhere nearby. I am going. Coming? "He asked.

"So he was running away again. Okay. How long can he? " she thought.

"Yes. I wanna try too she replied.

They reached the place. Soon the rider brought a horse.

"You first Meher "Abeer said.

"No way. We go together. I haven't done this before and I am scared. " she said.

He got on the horse with her. It felt good to be so close with his arms protecting her. The rest of the ride she barely noticed. She couldn't imagine losing this. Abeer too was enjoying all this.

The rest of the day was to be spent sightseeing. They went to some places nearby Meher making sure to click pics to show Ishu.

By nightfall they were back in their room aafter dinner. After changing Meher came out to find him watching a film. He was still avoiding her. Well she wasn't gonna let him.

"What are you watching? I am gonna watch it too. "She said.

"Its not your type. Anyway you never liked films. You used to watch them just for me. "He asked.

"I am watching it for you even now " she replied.

He grinned. Something was wrong. 10 minutes into the film she understood what he meant by not her type
IT WAS A HORROR FILM. She was scared of any kind of supernatural stuff and he knew that. But she wasn't gonna give up. She watched it somehow. But somewhere in between she drifted off to sleep.

Someone was following her and she was running. But the stalker was still approachin . She ran as fast as her legs could take her. It was dark and someone grabbed her. It was the stalker. His face was deformed and blood oozed out from his lips. He was gonna feed on her. Abeer she shrieked. The stalker was closing in on her. She continued screaming Abeer 's name. Then the creature bared its teeth at her. She screamed loudly. The next thing she knew she was looking at Abeer. It had been a nightmare thanks to the film she had watched. She was crying and he was holding her.

"I'm here. Calm down. It was just a nightmare. "he said . He gave her a glass of water. Then he sat with her consoling her. She was still crying. He made here lie on his lap. Sometime later they bottom went to sleep. He was in a sitting position while she slept on his lap.

The next morning she was standing in the balcony when he came to her.

"How do you feel now? " he asked.

"I'm alright " she said.

" I am sorry. I shouldn't have made you watch that film " he said.

"No. You didn't make me watch it. I did it for you. I wanted to talk to you. "She replied.

"And you thought watching that will help "he asked sarcastically."I have been watching you Meher. All this - staying in my home, accompanying me on this trip, lying that you ar scared of flights, watching a movie for me- how is all that gonna help?? None of this will make me give you a chance to explain. So stop all these and..."

She didn't let him complete. "Abeer I still have today left. If I can't convince you by tonight I will do what you want. Till then I am not giving up." She said. Then she started getting ready for the meeting.

The meeting went well and the deal was sealed. At lunch Mr khanna invited them to his party which was being held that night at the very hotel they were staying in. After some persuasion they gave in.

They reached the room in the evening after buying clothes for the party. As they were leaving for the party Meher got a call from the channel and she asked Abeer to go ahead and she would join him after completing her work.

After completing her work Meher continued getting ready. She was looking gorgeous. She was wearing a red ankle length dress with black sashes. She had let down her hair. She looked simple but elegant. But she was worried. The last time she had attended a party with him it had resulted in a disaster. She had no idea what to do. He wasn't giving her a chance and she had no time left. After the party they would come back and he would find another way to avoid her. She had told him that she wasn't giving up but she didn't have any hope now. SHE WAS GONNA LOSE HIM AGAIN.

Wiping her tears she went down for the party. Soon her eyes found him.he looked so handsome in that red jacket. He smiled anonymous her as he saw her. But then shifted his attention the no his companions. A group of girls were standing around him drooling over him. He was clicking pics with them while she stood there all alone. No way. She took the glass from the waiter without bothering to even look. As she gulped it down she felt a bitterness. Alcohol. She usually settled for wine and on rare occasions celebratory champagne or beer. But this was strong.

"What was this "she asked the waiter showing him the empty glass.

"Whiskey Maam" he said.

It made her feel light. Maybe it would make her feel better. She was emotionally drained out.

"Give me more" she said. She hardly knew how much she had drunk. A little later there she was feeling so dizzy. Her vision was hazy. What had she done?? No. She had to leave. She had barely walked two steps when she stumbled. She was gonna fall headlong when a pair of arms caught her. Her husband was holding her.

" what did you drink? " he asked. He had seen her walk to the counter and thought she was getting soft drinks or wine. He had been talking to his fans and the next time he looked she was sitting there looking here and there muttering something. He had come towards her to taunt her when she had fallen into his arms.

"Oh baby you're so handsome. Prince charming. I love you " she said.

She was drunk and heavily drunk. He had to take her away.

"Let's leave" he said.

"No. Dance with me."she said placing his hands on her waist and wrapping her arms around his neck .

"No. We can dance in our room. Come " he said.

"Okay " she muttered.

She had no idea how they reached the room. Her feet was touching the floor one second and the very next moment she was flying. He made her sit. As he got up she held his hand.

"Don't go. I wanna talk "she begged.

"Later..." he said.

"No now. You are gonna listen to me Mr. Abeer Malhotra. " she said.

"Are you crazy? "He asked.

"Yes. I am crazy in love. I got drunk coz of you. I love you and I can't afford to lose you. Get that? " you listen to me tonight " she said putting her hand on his mouth. He made her sit.

" I am sorry for everything. You told me what you are going through but what about me. I deserve a chance. We both made mistakes. Then why are you doing this to me?? Yes . It was wrong not telling you about Ishu. But I was scared. You said you didn't want kids. What was I supposed to tell you. I was scared you will leave me again and I would have to bear all those taunts from your Tayiji and Papa again. I didnt want you to break me again. So I didnt tell you. And about leaving you the morning od the divorce. The same reason. You were drunk and you wanted me back. But once everything was back to normal you would do what you did before. Play with me and throw me out like junk. I didnt want that. I hoped you wouldnt sign those divorce papers next day but you did. I was so brojen." She cried a lot.He was sitting there still.

"Then after all that, after marrying me again you made me regret my decision of leaving you and not telling you about Ishaan. Finally i gave in to my heart's desire. That night I was gonna tell you that I still love you when I saw you with her. You told me at the time of the marriage that you consider me only Ishu's mother. So when I saw you with her I got insecure. I rthought you will leave me like my father left us. I couldnt bear it and slapped you. And now because of my insecurity I lost you." She choked at the end.

"Meher" he said pulling her up with him and looking into her eyes."You will never lose me. I am forever yours. I am sorry for hurying you. I never wanted it to go this far. I.just wanted to see to what extent you will go to get me back. I am so sorry"he said. There were tears in his eyes too.

She looked at him in shock. Was it the drink or did he actually say that? He wasnt gonna leave her. She gaped at him in shock. Maybe this was sympathy or a way to get her to sleep.

'But you said..." she was saying when he put a finger on her lips.

"I am not angry. I was that night. Once I got it all out I realized that it wasnt entirely your mistake. I didnt let you know how i feel. So the misunderstanding was natural. But then I thought you needed a lesson just lije the one I got when you got engaged to that idiot. I was gonna finish it this morning but you were so bent on continuing till tonight. So I waited." He said chuckling.

"So you are not leaving me?" She asked.

"No way. I just got you back and this time I am not letting you go" hevsaid.

She hugged him tightly and he reciprocated. Then he pulled away and held her by the waist close to him. She leaned in to kiss him but tgen everything blacked out. Stupid drink. But that was ok. There was so much time to be spent together. So much to be enjoyed. So much time to be loved. There was forever.

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Hope you like it...my exams coming up this week...so now I will update on 25th...there is an epilogue which may be more than a part...had to finish off this one a bit abruptly due to lack of time

Happy New Year...wish u a great year ahead.