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38. Clashes and Fights…

Armaan walks through the crowd to her, holding her elbow from behind he stopped her, "why are you going out?" he asked, she turned slightly, not looking at him, directly "Armaan – I will be back in a while feeling a bit suffocated…" pause, "too crowdie..!" she said, softly, "okay I will come along with you!" he smiled, "nahi – you stay, it is your brothers engagement party, and we both outside… acha nahi lagta – I will be back in a moment, till then you handle guest! Hmmm" she said, quickly detangle herself from him. "okay… be careful." Armaan kissed her forehead, and let her go… turning around he saw Rahul and Atul dancing with their loved ones, along with other couples – finally they were engaged, looking around the huge lounge – he notice everyone enjoying at their best and he gave every little credit to his sweet little bride – who had designed and decorated each and every nook just perfectly, smiling widely he joined few of his clients…

"Armaan beta!!" his Dadi called him, and Armaan nodded at her and excused himself from his guest and went to his Dadi. "Jee Dadi… kya hua ?" Armaan sat beside her on the couch, "Riddhima kahan hai Armaan?" Dadi asked about Riddhima's where about. "Dadi, Riddhima went outside for a while – she was feeling suffocated in the crowd naa!" Armaan said, smiling at his Dadi's concern. "bohat time hua hai Armaan! jao check her and bring her too me!" Dadi said, worriedly, "chodo na Dadi, I know her – she hates crowd, she will come once she gets better" Armaan tried to explain the aspects of his wife's nature, "par…" Dadi tried to protest when his eyes went on main entrance, "lo… here she comes! Didn't I tell you she will come once she feels better! Agae appki pyari!" Armaan said, kissing Dadi on her cheek, he waved at Riddhima and once she asked shaking her head upward, he ushered her to come towards him, then she nodded in an okay and began to walk towards him, her smile which she was passing on to him, started to change into a blank face then to a frown as she saw Dadi, Armaan frowned too and cocked his eye brows at her, she shook her head no and reached up to him, "kya hua? Meri dhulan ki smile kiss na chori kar di?" he asked cupping one side of her face and making her look at him, as he asked her, who stole the smile of his dhulan. "Nothing like that!" she smiled but her smiled didn't reached up to her eyes, he chuckled and bent down to her ear, soflty touching her cheek with his lips, and making her shiver, "mujha sa jhoot! Tch tch tch you will have to pay heavy for this white lie!" he whispered kissing her cheek. She lowered her eyes as redness formed over her face and she stepped back, Armaan grinned and Dadi coughed with fakeness!

"haan haan Dadi, pata hai you saw!!" Armaan rolled his eyes at his Dadi. "badmash! Bhaag yahan saa!" Dadi took her stick and tried to threaten him – he laughed, "Riddhima beta idhar aoo!" Dadi called Riddhima patting the place on couch beside herself, "Dadi vo mujha kaam hai…" Riddhima tried to make an excuse and run when Armaan held her wrist, "kaam baad mai, Dadi was really concern for you!" Armaan made her sit and smiled at her; she sighed and rolled the corner of her duppatta on her finger. "jee Dadi…" Riddhima said, looking down in her palm. Armaan sat in front of the two on floor, "Armaan tu ja!" Dadi pushed Armaan from his shoulder, telling him to go!

"Nahi… kyun? I am not going!!!" Armaan stubbornly held Riddhima's knee cap for support, she smiled at her husband and lowered her eyes when the young pile of group settled few feet away whistled at them. "Armaan… jao tum, dheko papa calling!" Riddhima said to Armaan, who turned and saw Billy waving at him, Armaan groaned and got up – "okay…" he kissed her cheek, "catch you later!" he said, making everyone howled and she blushed.

"Riddhima… beta, did you take it too heart… I am sorry – Armaan ki few Chachi's are rude… I hope you didn't take it seriously…" Dadi referred to some event occurred a while back, which other were unaware off – "it's okay! Dadi… let it go… I don't want to talk about it – ghar par shaadi chal rahi hai, we should not destroy the atmosphere aur app Armaan ko mat kehna kuch – he will create an unnecessary sense out of it!" Riddhima spoke looking down at her hands. "Meri pyari beti!" Dadi whispered and pulled her down by holding her face in her hands and placing a loving and a caring kiss on her forehead.

Riddhima walks around the hall, looking around and asking her guest if they needed anything, when she notices a girl crying in her mother's arm. Riddhima walks up to them, and asked the lady, "kya hua…? Do you need any help…?"

"haan ji, do you have milk at home?" the lady asked, "jee hai, give me the baby I will make her have some milk – app enjoy karo!" Riddhima moved forward and took the 1 year old baby in her hand, "ok… thanks a lot" the lady said, smiling at Riddhima, while she nodded and walk away to kitchen jumping baby up and down, to cheer her up. Holding on to the baby with one arm and support of her waist – she collects the milk packet from fridge and pour some of it in a small cup, and said sweet nothings to baby, with a babyish voice…

"Truth won't hide beta… if you are trying to prove anything by holding anyone else child then you are wrong!" a lady walks in the kitchen with another women,

"Simi Chachi… ? app – why are you saying like this… this is a kid of one of Armaan's client – I am just being a nice host!" Riddhima said sadly to Armaan's Chachi, who chuckled at Riddhima's explanation, "beta I know everything – as I said before and I am saying this again, you should tell us…" sighing, "I will be clear with you – beta, did you get yourself checked? Kya… tum… mera matlab kya tum maa bann skati hou ?" another Chachi spoke, asking her can she be a mother or does she has some internal problem.

"Simran chachi!!" Riddhima's eyes got watered, tears began to fill her eyes space, as she handled the baby with an arm around her and made her drink milk with small sips… seeing such atmosphere, the small girl let a cry, Riddhima picks the girl from counter and first she sat on a chair, and handled the baby nicely in her lap and then she held the small cup in her other free hand and tilted close to girls mouth, to make her drink it!

"beta – why are you destroying Armaan's life – if you are not able to give him a baby!! He must be having a dream of having a child too! It had been a year to your marriage! If not now then when!!" Simi Chachi spoke,

"Armaan… himself don't want a child now!!" Riddhima whispered with a tear prickled down her cheek, "oh please beta, everyman keep on saying that they don't want child first few years – but that is not what they really want and seriously none medicine works! Mostly it will not work, every women gets pregnant even if they take medicine… the baby do produce it self - and if you not getting pregnant then you have some faults !! get yourself checked!" Simran Chachi spoke, coldly in end.

"Simraan!!" Naina walked in seeing her too sister-in-law, towering over her innocent daughter-in-law. "Naina Bhabhi…" Simi tried to speak, "how dare you talk to her like that?" Naina said, interrupting Simi. "yea right, when Kashish married my son, and when they did not had a kid for 1 in a half year, didn't you questioned her ? Didn't you taunt her of not having a child? Didn't you ask her about why wasn't she getting pregnant aur aaj jab I asked your daughter-in-law, tou you showing such attitude wahh Bhabhi!" Simi retorted back,

"Kashish was older like 26, when she got married – Riddhima is just 20!" Naina said with a lower voice as somewhere deep down she knew in past the way she had criticize Kashish about not having child was absolutely wrong but her ego was coming in between.

"je Nahi Bhabhi, jab I married your brother-in-law(devar, I guess lol), Naina Bhabhi ,tou I was only 18 and at that time too you kept on nagging me about this topic ? When was the age limit at my time? Due to you I got a baby in my hand why I was only 19!! If you do than it is right and if we do than it is wrong! Wahh very nice Naina Bhabhi" Simi Chachi spoke, with a slight tear,

"kya ho raha hai yahan!" Dadi walked in with the help of her stick, as she had notice her three Daughter-in-law's (Naina, Simi and Simran) walking in the kitchen after Riddhima. "Don't tell me, you all started the same fight over Riddhima's child! What is wrong with you simi! Leave the poor child alone! Why are you creating a scene in the middle of the function!!!" Dadi scolded her second eldest daughter-in-law, "jao your husband is calling you!!" Dadi added to Simi, "ji maa…" Simi replied, meekly and walk away, "tum bhi jao Simran!" Dadi said the smallest bahu(daughter-in-law) to go too, "Naina…billy was searching for you, can you go and see what he wants!" Dadi told her eldest daughter-in-law, Naina nodded and walk away…. "Riddhima…. Beta…" Dadi kept a hand over her head, while Riddhima just look down at the baby in her hands, as she feed her milk. "Beta I am sorry for whatever my they said!"

"Nahi Dadi it is okay… app chalo… you should not walk so much then your knee will start paining," Riddhima got up and held the baby properly with the baby face on Riddhima's shoulder, and her arm circled securely around the baby, while with other hand she supported Dadi, out of the kitchen, Reaching out – she heard a song start playing, with a sudden base – she looks up too see Armaan standing in the middle of lounge with his hand one ruffling over his head, in a mai hoon film, shahruk style Lol, with a permanent grin on his face, she sighed and smiled back at him, he told her to come through nudging his face, she slightly shook her head in no and gave the sleeping baby back to the lady, who thanked Riddhima,

Riddhima helped Dadi settled down, and then turned to see Armaan making some with couple of boys while lisping the song,

She smiled at him, forgetting all the miserable moment she had faced couple of moments back, as she saw him walking up to her and held his hand out for her, she looks down at his hand and then at him, he blinked his eyes with a huge smile plastered on his lips. She smiled back and kept her hand in his, not breaking the eye contact – he pulled her across the center of lounge. And then reaching at a center spot, he pulled her hand in a jerk, that dropped her hand land on his shoulder while he held her waist sides with his hands, she lowered her eyes as her body brushed his that produced blush all over her face, he kissed her cheek, while she closed her eyes tightly and held on to him closely, soon RM and AA joined too and some random couples matching Armaan and Riddhima's footsteps.

Armaan slowly traced her cheek with his nose and twirled her out ward and then bring her back delicately….

He clutched her waist tightly and pulled her closer making her look at him – she saw him staring down at her with immense love which was visible in his eyes and she could read it….

Their trance was broken when the Music came to a halt and the crowd was banging the palm together and bring out a voice of huge applaud for the couple, Riddhima parts away, looking down she tuck a strand behind her ear and walk away to Dadi and settled beside her, shyly…

While Armaan shamelessly stood in center and made a bow and said, "thank you ladies and Gentle – I hope you like it!" Armaan said, Riddhima looks up at glare at him, while he just laugh and walk up to her, settling on her other side as one side Dadi sat, "oye Jaan! What happen ?" Armaan nudged her with his elbow…

"Whom… what happen… to whom Armaan?" she stammered looking up in his eyes, "tumhe… what happen to you…? I did saw some tears in my jaan's eyes before we started dancing…" he spoke circling his arm around her shoulder and looking straight in her eyes and she stared back at him, "kucch… bhi tou nahi Armaan! tum bhi na… you must have mistaken, why would I cry! Pagal!" she said looking straight at guest when she felt him pulling her closer to him which made her turn and look at him, her heart throbbed as she wanted to sob and tell him, what bad they said to her…. But she knew it would do nothing but create a disaster! She leaned slightly on his shoulder and whispered, "jhoot… 2^nd time jhoot bola missy!" Armaan whispered, with a teasing voice.

She chuckled and whispered, "I am just tired Armaan… please tang na karo!" he smiled and gave her his shoulder to relax, but when he saw her almost drifting – he nudged her, "oyee… you can't sleep in middle of function now can you! Dumb girl!" Armaan said, "tchhh kyuuun?" she replied, with irritation in her voice, "I am really tired, I have been working from 5 in the morning!" she replied, "I am working along with you" replied back, enjoying that irritating look on her face, "tou mai kya karun!" she replied, hitting his thigh in anger through her fisted hand.

"haan sahiii ! sarra gussa mujha par ! hai na!" Arrmaan replied, kissing her cheek, "haan!!!" she replied, smiling cutely. "Armaan beta…. Dhek billy calling you!" Dadi interrupted them as she saw Billy waving at them, "jii Dadi… I am going!" Armaan said, while Riddhima held his hand, stopping him from going, Armaan passed a confused look to her, "I don't want you to go…" Riddhima whispered, as her cheek turned crimson, "meri pyari jaan…. Bas kuch hours then in room you can hold me as much as you want!" Armaan whispered, she left his hand at once and turned to Dadi– and started to listen to Dadi who was talking to some of her own age friends…

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Riddhima stood beside Armaan at door and said good bye to everyone, smilingly, though she was really tired and want to just hit the bed but the length of guest seem to be unstoppable. "just a few…" Armaan whispered, teasingly, "please Armaan, stop nagging me!" she replied, frowning, "whaaat…" he said, in a low voice, "baby in a while we be in our room… just you and me… and" he whispered only to be interrupted by her, "and nothing – we will just sleep – so please shut up Armaan, if you repeat this again, I will never ever talk to youuu" she said, in a low voice but with a really pissed off face, now she was annoyed from last one hour he is teasing her over the subject that she said, 'I don't want you to go…' a while a back…

"aree par tum he na tou kaha k…" he stopped as he saw her glaring at him, "please Armaan… bohat hua!" she whispered, meekly, she was tired broken – going through a trauma – and over top she was trying to handle his behavior but now it was turning to be exhaustion… and she couldn't handle, a tear seeped out her eye, "oyeee… I am sorry yrr, don't cry… Riddhimmaa!" he said, quickly hugging her, "okay sorry… I won't do it again! I promise, okay don't cry warna people will think your husband beats you up!" Armaan said, joking, only to get a hard punch from her, "Shut up!" she parts away. "my husband can never beat me.." she said, challengingly, weeping away her tear,

"ahan – challenging me as in doubting my power?" Armaan asked, "no… I trust you this much that you would never hurt me!" She said looking at him, he smiled and clutched her hand in his; he turned, then shook hand with the final guest and said nice greetings….

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Riddhima instructed servants and avoided Naina, on the other hand, Naina was upset and felt guilty that today what Riddhima faced was somewhere her mistake in past. Sighing, Riddhima wished everyone a good night and went away to her room, "you know something that you are hiding – it is really not good, you should tell me, if something happened…" Armaan confronted her in the room while he took off his clothes and she took off her jewelry and accessories, "if I say… I don't want to talk about it… will you let the topic go?" Riddhima said, picking up a pajama suit – she went away in washroom, Armaan frowned, and sat on the bed,

"We promise to share everything with each other!" he shouted from room, when she came out wearing her night suit with a washed face, "for God sake Armaan!! I will tell you once I am ready to share it! You have to stop repeating it!" sighing, "I am sorry… I got angry!" she apologized, but Armaan walk away to washroom and closed the door hard. She pressed her lips together, tightly and went to the bed; lowering herself she closed her eyes and fell into sleep within a couple of seconds…

Armaan walks out of the washroom to notice her sleeping, he sighed and got in to bed, 'fine – I won't ask her, she does not want to share her thoughts problems then why should I worry! Good night Riddhima Malik!' Armaan thought and turned his back at her, and switch the lamp off,

Riddhima frowned in her sleep, and slightly opened her eyes due to movement in bed, "Armaan, why did you close the lamp!" she asked, frowning, "on your own side lamp! I hate light while I sleep!" he replied, coldly. Her lips curled downward with sadness, "my side lamp's bulb got fused!" she whispered, "then go somewhere else, stop talking to me!" Armaan said, pulling the blanket over his head. She sighed and turned her back at him and closed her eyes, tightly, thinking that the rooms light were on! 'Great that was the last thing I wanted…. A fight with Armaan!' she thought.

Next day

Armaan was really angry that his day has started with a bad thing, "why can't you have a check of my car!!! How can you forget to notice a tire punctured!!!" Armaan scolded the driver, who stood with a head hand down? Armaan angrily walked in the house, and remember his fight with Riddhima which they had in the early morning,

Flash back:

"Why do you touch my things if you forget where you had kept them?" Armaan said, almost yelling at Riddhima at 7 in the morning, "keep your voice down! I am not your servant – I have other things too look up too! I have my own studies, I have to look up to chores and a husband who is acting like a retarded baby in the early morning!" she retorted angrily back while having a medicine for a headache.

"whaat? You called me retarded baby! You pig!" Armaan replied, glaring at her, "how dare you Mr. Armaan Malik, you scoundrel get out of my room! Nowww!" she threw a pillow at him but he duck down and laughed at her, like a manic but his laughter ended when she threw another pillow and that hit directly on his face.

"huh! Serve you better!" she told and marched out of the room, banging the door hard, "bitch!!" he shouted, she opened the door and shouted "DOGGG!" and closed the door on him again,

Getting down for breakfast and asking for breakfast would totally damage his self respect, but damn his stomach groaned with hunger, "I want breakfast!" he told Riddhima, "huh! Go and tell some of your servant to do it! I am not one of them!" she replied, though everyday she made his breakfast but today she was not going to do it!

"Fine!! I won't eat then!" Armaan played his last tramp, "great! You just saved the food" Riddhima replied and went outside the home, "I don't need you to drive me to university I will go on my own!" she replied angrily and walk out of the house, leaving an angry behind back, he drank a glass of juice and went out of the house to see only one car at parking and that too had a punctured tire.

Flash back ends

Roaming around in lounge he heard a view yells in his parents room, he frowned and stepped in the room without knock to see his two chachi fighting with his mom, "kya ho raha hai ? Why are you all fighting? Is everything okay mom?" Armaan went in frowning…

"Armaan beta – this is elders matter, please leave!" Simi spoke, coldly. "Par Chachi why are you two fighting with my mom… mom tell me!" Armaan hugged his mother side way and asked her, "tum jao… we will resolve it…" Naina said softly, "Sure mom?" Armaan asked, unsure of leaving his mom behind…

"haan beta go…" Naina replied, "okay… please I request to resolve it – because shaadi k ghar hai – it does not look good to see you all fighting!" Armaan said and stepped out closing the door behind.

The day had been pathetic for everyone for certain different reasons. And the Malik family had lot of pathetic moments from the early morning to the current evening. 'God knows what will happen now' thought Armaan and Riddhima while they were on their way too home through different cars. Both didn't like the fact that they were fighting for no reason from last night…. And mentally blame one another for the fight.

'If Riddhima could have shared her problem last night – the fight would have never started!' Armaan thought,

'if Armaan had given me some space – and let me calm down on my own rather than nagging me at night and then nagging and fighting with in morning, than the fight would have never started' Riddhima thought.