HOLA AMIGOS! Here is the last and final part of this TS, I hope you guys like it! :D
Chapter 3 - Confession
Sumo's eyes grow wide as Shravan steps into the living room of the
Tiwari Villa, everyone else in the room freezes and looks at the tall frantic
man in the room. He's in a pair of sweat pants and a shirt, and he stands at
the door nervously running his hand through his hair. Sumo's family looks
between Shravan and Sumo as if they are anticipating something big to happen
while the guests are flabbergasted by how tall
he is.
"Shravan beta, what are you doing here?" Mami asks trying to diffuse the
situation, but everyone in the room notices that Shravan and Suman's gazes are
locked onto each other, as if they are talking using their eyes. It is almost
comic how the grandmother of the suitor seems to bob her head between the two
of them, she lets out a sigh and shakes her head picking up another ladoo, knowing that there is something
going on between the two of them.
Shravan is taken aback, he didn't expect people to be there already. His
plan of action was simple, he was planning to burst into her room like she did
into his and tell her he loved her. But the plan just went down the drain, he didn't
anticipate standing in front of a large audience that left him dumbfounded and
he especially didn't think that Sumo would be sitting amidst them in a cream
anarkali suit, with her hair in soft waves framing her face, the way she looked
right then was the second thing that flabbergasted him.
Sumo is also taken aback because she didn't expect him to come but the fact that he was here made her heart
feel like it was trying to beat its way out of her chest. They didn't say
anything, but she could tell that he needed to talk to her about what she had
said, he looked nervous. He could
tell that she was curious and wanted to talk, so he takes a deep breath before striding
across the room and grabbing her by the hand, he pulls her up so she is
standing.
"Excuse me." He mumbles before turning around and leading her out of the
room and up the stairs towards the terrace leaving behind a room full of people
in shock, they were all trying to figure out what was happening.
"Shravan, what are you doing?" Sumo finally asks as he races up the
stairs pulling her behind him like they're running a marathon.
"I need to talk to you." He answers as they reach the top of the stairs.
He takes quick steps across the terrace and makes her sit on the daybed and
pulls a stool so he's sitting right in front of her. Just like that night a few
months ago. For a second he just stares at her and wonders how he didn't notice
the sinking feeling in his stomach or the hammering in his heart as abnormal
when he was around her.
"About?" She prompts when he doesn't say anything, but she knows what
this is about. She can see it in his eyes, they seem content, like he's figured
things out. She knows him well enough
to see what's coming. But the feelings that overtake her body are still new to
her, her stomach clenches in anticipation and the way he's staring at her right
then makes her heart hammer away.
"About us." He whispers leaning into her so their foreheads rest against
each other, his eyes close as she surrounds his senses, he can hear her
breathing, he can smell her perfume and he can feel something flowing in
between them, like a quiet hum of electricity, it calms him down. She closes her eyes and breathes
him in, and waits for him to collect himself and speak. "I am an idiot." He
finally says as his eyes open and meet hers.
"I knew that." She says back with a smile as his hands intertwine with
hers. He laughs and runs his thumb along the back of her hand as he holds them,
the touch in itself tells her everything she needs to know. It's like another
line between them disappears as a result of two innocent actions, the way he
places his forehead against hers and the way their hands are intertwined, it's
different this time around, because they're not using their hands to pull the
other somewhere.
He moves away a bit, so their foreheads are no longer touching, but they
are still so close to each other that they can feel the other breathe. "I love
you Sumo." He says looking her right in the eye, he sounds so sure of it, so
confident. Sumo feels light all of a
sudden, like all the frustration and worries of her life just melt away and
leave her behind.
"Took you long enough to figure out." She says, if her hands weren't
otherwise pleasantly occupied she would have hit him, but she is happy with the
ways their fingers are intertwined together and doesn't have the heart to move
them. He can see the happiness in her eyes and he knows that this is right.
"I know." He admits with a laugh. "Hence, the I am an idiot comment."
"What's wrong with us Shravan?" She laughs, but her smile turns down a
bit as she remembers the lengths they had to go through to get here. "I thought that I would have to
marry one of those idiots."
"So you admit they were idiots?" He asks with a laugh.
"You're an idiot too apparently, but
you're the idiot I love." She shrugs, the words seem so right leaving her mouth, like she's been saying them her whole
life, there is no hesitation, no thinking, they just leave her mouth as quickly
as her name does when someone asks.
"You could have told me before, you know." He says, still playing with
her hands, their eyes are still locked and their voices are quiet. It's like
they're in their own little bubble on the terrace, the sun is setting and there
is a pink hue in the sky, to an outsider they looked like the couple that stood
on the screen before the words and they
lived happily ever after appeared on the screen.
"Haan, of course, I could have told you right after you preached about
moving on right?" She snaps.
"I was confused." He almost whines.
"Apparently, you know how many times I cried over your obliviousness.
How can you not know that you love someone?" She asks quietly looking down at
her lap, her voice sounds sad. He sighs and lets go of her hands and takes her
face between his hands lightly, forcing her to look at him. Her eyes meet his
and he hates the hint of sadness he sees in them.
"I've loved you for so many years Sumo, it's a part of me, I made myself
believe that you were nothing more than my best friend because it was easier
that way, I didn't realize that I was lying to myself until you forced me to
think about it. We tend to notice things that are new, things that change, so
when you fall in love with someone you realize it, but when you've been in love
with someone for so long, you don't see it unless you want to, and you know I
had my reasons for not wanting to see." His words make her eyes tear up and the
soothing circles he's rubbing into her cheek with his thumb make her heart
flutter. But there are things she needs to say today so she composes herself
before speaking.
"I was just as oblivious to your feelings all those years ago, Shravan.
I broke your heart, badly, it wasn't just your best friend that left you but
the girl you loved...I can't even begin to imagine how hard that must have been
for you Shravan." She is crying now and he tries to tell her to stop but she
shakes her head. "Let me talk please, I was - such an idiot. I am so so sorry for everything I did and said, I was a
horrible friend to you, I left you when you needed me the most, I regret it so
much. I stalked you for years on Facebook, waiting for you to come back so I
could apologize, I almost sent you a message and a friend request so many times
but I stopped myself because I feared rejection. I was always so self-absorbed,
I didn't even think of what I had put you through. I can't believe you forgave
me for all of that and I didn't ever properly apologize to you." She is full
out crying by this point and his heart hurts because she is right, she did hurt
him a lot.
"You did hurt me a lot Sumo, but you were right, it was a mistake that a
sixteen-year-old girl made. That's not my
Sumo." He says wiping away her tears. "The Sumo I know is the one that
stands by my side through everything like she has since I've come back, the one
that goes to so much trouble for my happiness-. Sumo, you've made my life a
hundred times better, I haven't felt as happy as I feel now in a long time, and
it's because of you. We've both
changed as people Sumo, I am not going to hold onto that one bad memory because
it doesn't get rid of all the good ones."
She smiles back at him and wonders how she got lucky enough to have him
in her life and to be here with him.
"I love you." She says again, because she can't stop saying it now, and the
smile that grows on his face when she says the three words makes it all the
better.
"I love you too." He smiles back at her before pushing her hair behind
her right ear with his fingers. His other hand is still holding her face, his
thumb caressing the soft skin of her cheeks. He looks at her, and lets himself
think freely for the first time in a long time, he thinks she is absolutely
beautiful - something he admitted to himself even when he believed that they
were just friends. But now he let himself think about the thoughts he always
tried to shut down, like the feel of her skin under his fingers, her big brown
eyes and how they seemed to suck him in, the way her cheeks flushed, and her vibrant
smile - it was the most gorgeous thing he had ever seen. He loved how her cute
little nose scrunched up when she was angry with him and how his eyes seemed to
stray on her plump lips for too long when she was this close.
"See something you like?" She teases with a smile trying to calm herself
down, her cheeks flush due to his intense stare. He has looked at her like this
before, and it never failed to fluster her, but he never acted like this
before.
"You are beautiful." He whispers back, his fingers still caressing her
cheek, there is an awe in his voice
that makes her feel like she is the most beautiful woman in the world.
She looks at him as his eyes seem to wander around her face like he's
seeing her for the first time. She doesn't miss how his eyes seem to linger on
her lips. There is a look about him that she recognizes, it is the same look he
had on his face when he cornered her against the cupboard, and the same look he
had when he leaned into remind her of their meeting on this same terrace in her
kitchen. There is something about the way his Adam's apple bobs when he gulps and
how his eyes seem to be hooded all of a sudden that excites her. She is sure
that there is something wrong with her heart because it is literally racing in
her chest, she can hear the loud pulse in her ears.
Their eyes meet and he asks her a silent question, and she blinks once
with a smile on her face. With his hands still cupping her face, he moves
closer, a whisper of her name leaves his lips and her eyes close in
anticipation. But he doesn't kiss her lips like she was anticipating, he makes
a trail of kisses from the corner of her lips up to her ears and then back down
again before moving the other side. He pulls away and she feels him place a
kiss on her nose, and then her forehead before his kisses pepper down her face,
his lips are soft against her skin yet she feels like he is leaving a burning
trail in his wake, and the way his stubble rubs against her soft skin makes her
tremble.
He meant to peck her lips lightly but her closed eyes and content smile made
him want to elongate the moment. He loves the way she reacts to him, he can
feel her heart hammering just as fast as his, she is breathing just as hard as
him and she occasionally trembles when he touches a particularly sensitive
area. Her hands somehow find their way
to his shirt, and she fists the material between her hands, like she's trying
to pull him closer. It's like they're strangers again, this is all new between
them, and it excites him.
"Shravan, please." She
whispers pleadingly looking up at him, her eyes open and meet his. Both of them
are done waiting, he slowly moves in closer to her but stops just a mere
centimeter away and she closes the distance between them and reaches up. Their
lips finally meet, and they both freeze for a millisecond before their lips
start moving against the other's, slowly yet surely, like they've done this
before. She lets out a little gasp as he takes her bottom lip between his lips
and sucks on it. Her hands move from his shirt and into his hair at the back of
his head. His hands are still holding her face, gently, like one wrong move
could break her.
They don't feel the
stereotypical fireworks that everyone talks about, but rather a sense of
comfort and peace, like coming home after a long day. Yet at the same time, it feels
new. She didn't think that his lips
would be so soft or that her whole body would be on fire, she didn't think that
her knees would want to give out from under her, if she was standing she
probably would have fallen. He didn't think that kissing her would feel like it
did, it was like every nerve in his body was hyperaware. He loves how her
fingers lightly pull on the hair at the back of his neck, he loves the little
sounds she makes and the way they seem to just fit. It feels like his body melts into hers, he feels drugged by
the taste and feel of her and he forgets his own name for a second.
They pull away gasping for air, their eyes meet the others and a smile
makes it way onto both of their faces. With swollen lips and wide eyes, they sit
on the same terrace that holds a special place in their heart, perfectly
content.
"More of that, definitely." He whispers, she rolls her eyes with a
smile.
They just sit there smiling at each other until they hear calls of their
names from downstairs, reality comes crashing back down on the both of them and
they realize that there are people downstairs probably wondering where they
are. Sumo's eyes grow wide as she shoots up and manages to hit Shravan's nose
in the process making him let out a yelp of pain.
"I am sorry!" She says as he holds his nose and shakes his head. She
wipes away the faint pink lipstick marks around his lip with her fingers and
pats his hair down, it's a struggle with how tall he is but she manages it
before fixing her own hair and wiping her lips with her chunni. They don't seem to realize how at ease with each other they
are all of a sudden, there were no lines all of a sudden, she doesn't think
twice before going through with her actions, but she would have hesitated
touching his face like she did a few days ago.
"So what are we telling everyone?" She asks sheepishly, she can already
anticipate Mami's taunts. But he's worth it and so much more.
"Well, something along the line of I
love Sumo and I'll marry her, so you
don't need to look for anymore guys please."
He says and her heart seems to jump in her chest and she tries to hold back the
smile on her face.
"I thought you didn't want to get married?" She asks pleasantly
surprised at his sentence.
"Things change, and lets face it no one in this world except me would be
able to live with you." He says with that boyish smile she adores.
"Are you proposing to me?" She teases.
"Are you saying yes?"
"Not if this is your idea of a proposal. I want a proper one."
"Oh, you'll know when I propose." He says walking towards the stairs,
her heart thumps in her chest. She thinks how this is all so easy all of a sudden, they went from
best friends to lovers to talking about getting married in the span of an hour
and it didn't feel weird or rushed at all. Maybe because they had known each
other for such a long time, maybe because it wasn't as new as it seemed, the
feelings were always there, as were the actions, but it was now just in the
open and disinhibited.
"Lets go?" He says when he notices that she's not following him, she nods
and follows him down the stairs, ready to face the music.
There is no sign of the guests
when they get downstairs, they don't know if they should be happy about this or
sad. Everyone looks at the expectedly, and they don't look so happy.
"What is the meaning of this?" Nana ji asks, anger evident in his voice.
Shravan sighs and walks over to Nana ji before sitting on his knees by
his chair so he's looking up at him. "Nana ji, I-uh it took me a while to
realize why I didn't approve of any of those guys for Suman, and it has caused
all of you a lot of trouble, I am so sorry for that." He looks around at all
the confused faces in the room before turning back to Nana ji and taking a deep
breath before the words leave his mouth. "I love Suman, I feel like an idiot
for not seeing it sooner, but she's it
for me Nana ji. And I want to marry her one day, if you're okay with it."
The room is eerily silent, no one says a word and Sumo can feel her
stomach sinking as Nana ji stares at Shravan and then he looks up at her. "And
do you love him?" He asks her and she nods immediately, confidently.
Nana ji nods then and gets up off the chair, Shravan gets up off the
floor with him. "I guess we can stop looking for suitors for Suman then." He
says to his kids before turning to Shravan and Sumo. "I am not happy about the
fact that you lied to me." He says to Sumo.
"It's not her fault-" Shravan pipes up but then quietens as Nana Ji
glares at him.
"But I understand that something has recently changed between the two of
you. And I know that you two will be happy together, and as long as you are
happy Suman, I am happy." He says looking at his granddaughter. She smiles at him and nods, thankful that he understands
and approves. "I should have seen this coming, I am getting old." He murmurs before he leaves the room.
Mami doesn't know if she should be happy or not, she technically got
what she wanted. Since Sumo and Shravan would get married she could push for
Preeti's marriage as well. But at the same time she was shocked at how things
had turned out. "A+ acting Sumo, for a minute I believed that I was wrongly
accusing you two, but I guess I was right." She says before walking out of the
room, Shravan moves to correct her misconceptions but Sumo grabs his hand and
shakes her head. That is a conversation for another time.
The rest of the family is ecstatic for Sumo and let her know that before
retiring to their own rooms. Preeti is the most excited of the bunch, she has already
fired off multiple texts to Pushkar about how Shravan had declared his love for
Sumo and how Nana Ji had approved. And she was already planning her outfits for
the wedding.
"I should go." Shravan says to Sumo as they are left standing alone in
the living room, the words leave his mouth but he doesn't move, he doesn't want
to go. She nods at him, acknowledging his words but doesn't make a move either.
"I'll see you tomorrow?" She asks and he nods. If it was up to them he
wouldn't be leaving her anytime soon but their families wouldn't approve of it.
He knew that they were waiting for him to leave.
Sumo sighs and they slowly walk towards the door. "So what are the
chances that someone already told my family?"
"I wouldn't be surprised if Mami already called them." Sumo answers with
a sheepish look. "Is that a problem?" She asks.
"No, I just wanted to tell everyone my own way."
"And that is?"
"More or less of what I said to Nana Ji, I am not the type to beat
around the bush."
"I noticed, you could have elaborated a bit, been a little more poetic."
She teases.
"So I should go back to Nana ji and tell him every single thing I love
about you?"
"Possibly."
"It'd take days."
"Is the list that long?"
"I know almost everything about you Miss Suman Tiwari, there is a lot to
go through." He answers with a smile.
"You went from oblivious to smooth really
quick." She laughs.
"I am a talented person."
"Shut up Shravan."
"Make me." He teases smirking at her, and she rolls her eyes and hits
him in the arm, knowing exactly what he means.
"Go home."
"Really?"
"You have to don't you? To declare your undying love for me in front of
the family."
"You should come with."
"Ha, no!"
"I told your family, so you should tell mine."
"Nu-uh mister, I would have told my family if you didn't get you head
out of your ass sooner."
"Hey! You could have told me too you know, why is it all my fault?"
"I've been dropping hints for months Shravan!"
"Well they weren't good hints then."
"They were very good hints,
you're just blind."
"Well you love me anyways." He
retorts making her smile.
"Apparently." She says coming to a stop by his car.
"What are the chances that someone is watching us right this moment?"
"Pretty high. Why?"
"Because I really want to kiss
you again." He says causing her to blush.
He laughs and places a kiss on her forehead before sitting in the car
and rolling down his window. "I don't want to go." He admits.
"I know." She says with a sigh. "Call me."
He nods before starting his car and giving her a last wave before
disappearing out of sight. Sumo sighs and wraps her arms around herself, there
is a content smile on her face as she walks back into her room. She notices
that her phone is ringing when she steps into the room and his name is flashing
on the screen.
"Didn't anyone tell you that it's bad manners to read someone else's
letter?" He says as soon as she picks up.
X-X-X-X-X
The end! This was a lot of fun to right, I initially had a hard time writing something that wasn't a future fic in the show since the CVs are doing such a great job and I didn't really feel the need to change anything. But this story seemed to have changed that, so expect more cuteness? I am currently working on an OS and I have another idea that I haven't been able to forget so keep an eye out for that too.
As for PMs, I have resorted to just sending PMs to people to comment on my most recent writing because my friend list is confusing as most of the people are from the QH forum. So if you want a PM for future works just leave me a comment and you'll get one!
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