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"bhaiya..."
rudra entered shivaay's room and waited for his brother's attention.
"you cant take her out tonight..." said shivaay.
"but why...?? dont you like her...??" rudra asked, unable to understand the reason for shivaay's disapproval.
"I like her rudra but -"
"but what bhaiya...?? please understand bhaiya... I love saumya... even more than how much I love protein shake... I cant survive without them..."
"and what about those cheat days of yours...?? you realise you cant cheat on her.. no Casanova ways now... are you ready for this commitment...?? you cant treat her like the girls you used to hang out with Rudra... you cant fool around and break it up with her as and when you like... she is not a random girl.. she is special to daadi and to all of us now... I want you to know you cant just use and then throw her away... because this time the damage will be irreversible... you will end up ruining relations between two families..."
"you think I'm fooling around..." whispered Rudra.
"what I mean is... you can be infatuated rudra... you know you might be in love with the idea of her..." shivaay added.
"Im not infatuated to her... I'm in love bhaiya... I love her.. what I want with saumya is something I have never wanted with anyone else.. I want her for life and beyond that; if its even possible... and before you think anything else... No... No Im not obsessed with her... sumo makes me think straight... her mere presence in my life keeps me going.. Its like Im the body and she is my mind... I cannot function without her.. she knocks sense into me... she makes me feel complete... and Im never going to cheat on her.. I can never think of putting my relationship with saumya on stake... I might have married her in druken state but I have accepted her with all my heart..." replied Rudra; pouring his heart out.
"Im proud of you Rudy... I wasn't sure of this because anything going wrong would affect our family and reputation.. moreover daadi would have been hurt if you guys didnt work out... but now that you are sure... Im happy.. you can now take your wife out for dinner and its on me..." said shivaay handing over his credit card to rudra.
"thank you bhaiya..."
"ohh god... it does sound weird guys... rudra needs permission from you shivaay; for taking his own wife out for dinner... and tell me Mr. Dumbell Oberoi how does it feel...?? Married man huh..." Om said as he entered the room.
"it is actually wierd yaar... who knew this dumbell would be married before us.. embarrasing yaar... i need to prepone my wedding..." said shivaay.
"main Anika di se puuchh kar aun...?? kyunki kya hai na woh lady baba ki awaaz sunn sunn kaar maine kaan pakk gye hain..." rudra winked and teased shivaay.
"shut up rudra..." Om pinched rudra.
"i have some calls to make..." shivaay excused and left the room.
"when will he accept it..??" said Om.
"shadi wale din... kitna mja ayega na O.."
"you know what rudra..."
"what..??" ruudra asked with a grin on his face.
"shut up rudra..."
the two brothers laughed their heart out and hugged each other out of happiness.
saumya was nervously pacing left and right in her room and thinking why would have shivaay shown disapproval. wasnt she good enough for rudra or for the oberoi family, she asked herself. she stood in front of the mirror and looked at her image. for the first time ever she saw a girl who wasnt sure of her individuality any longer, the one who feered her in laws might not like her or ccept her the way she is. her complexities suddenly reached another level and tears rolled down her cheeks. looking at how weak she looked, her fingers rose to her cheek and she wiped those tears.
"why are you scared...??"
saumya looked at the owner of that voice and nodded her head in a no.
"who said Im scared... Im good..."
rudra came forward and stood beside saumya and then made her look at the mirror.
"we have one great wall of shivaay in our home... we dont need another one called 'great wall of sumo' ek ghar mein do great walls nahi reh sakti..."
saumya couldnt help but smile at the silly thing rudra said and looked at their image. rudra kept his hands on saumya's shoulders and leaned into her; his eyes locked with hers through the mirror.
"you dont have to be tough on yourself all the time sumo..." he whispered.
saumya immediately turned around and threw herself in rudra's strong arms. For the first time ever somebody said that to her and it melted her heart in a way she couldnt explain. it felt that she wasnt alone anymore and there was someone who would take care of her, someone who will stood by her, whatever be the circumstances.
"when I lost my dad... I.. I was a kid... yes I had aayi and bhai.. but you know.. that feeling of someone having your back.. well i never felt that after that day... losing dad broke me and slowly I became like this... never letting any one know that Im broke or Im scared... i learned how to be tough... Aayi saw it but never said anything about me never letting my guards down... and bhai... bhai was way too busy in making sure we had a comfortable life.. I miss him today..."
rudra's grip around saumya tightened as he listened to her and let her cry in his arms. he was happy that saumya was letting him in and she trusted him enough to share it with him. she was his and he had every right to know about her and her life.
"Im there for you sumo... i have got your back baby... you dont have to bottle up things inside your heart any longer... you can let it out and you know where you can find me..."
saumya broke the hug and looked at rudra with admiration and love.
"how did I get so lucky...??" saumya asked.
"I dont know... thank your stars sumo.. you really got lucky..." rudra grinned.
"enough of self praising now..." saumya folded her arms against her chest and continued "but you know what I still cant believe you did confess it in front of all... like that.."
"I had to... how can Rehaan think he can get married to you...?? Idiot.. these people I swear... no self respect... last time shivaay bhaiya ne bahar nikal diya tha inko aur iss baar fir aa gaye... aur woh bhi meri biwi ke liye rishta leke..."
saumya couldnt resist herself from pulling rudra's cheek for he looked so cute blabbering like whose favourite toy almost got snatched away from him. favourite toy..?? was she just a thing for him..?? something that he owns...
"rudra... are you sure about us...?? I mean.. Im not just something you want to own... right...??" saumya voiced out her fear.
rudra was no longer smiling now and looked at saumya in a way that scared her. her question triggered several emotions in rudra and it made him wonder how could she think so low of him... how..??
"you doubt me and my feelings... fair enough... I always mocked you.. feared you might destroy my image in college... I always gave you a reason for not trusting me.. greattt... its coming back to me.."
"rudra... rudra I"
"thanks Saumya... thanks for not trusting me and proving that I'm nothing but shallow... I mocked you for your weight and in return you are mocking my love... I must have hurted you bad... but your doubt is killing me... shivaay bhaiya doubted that I might not love you the way I think and now you think the same... you all think that i just want to own you.. or for that matter sleep with you... disgusting yaar... You dont understand me saumya... do you..??" rudra said with tears pooled in his eyes.
"rudra you are not getting it... in fact you are getting it wrong... I Love You... I really do and I understand you as well... I was just scared... scared of losing you and what we have.. I dont doubt your love... Im just insecure I guess... Im extremely sorry... I never mean to hurt you Rudra... never..." saumya told rudra; looking into his eyes and making sure he sees her sincerity.
"promise me that we will work out sumo... we will never doubt each other... we will be one hell of a couple... our married life wouldnt suck like some couples'... promise that we will always love each other no matter what..." rudra said, taking saumya's hands in his.
"I promise... I promise..."
"Now please hug me..."
saumya smiled and hugged rudra, while he wrapped his arms around her like a protective caccoon. she was his. Only His.
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