Narrator's POV in Blue
Riddhima's POV in Green
Armaan's POV in Red
Almost the whole night both armaan and riddhima had been crying silently and soothing each other. They had fallen asleep in the early morning unknown to them. Riddhima slowly opened her eyes and looked at armaan unbelievably who was peacefully sleeping beside her. She suddenly wondered if everything that happened last night was one of her dreams again. Somewhere in her heart she still cannot believe this is all true. But his presence, his breath caressing her cheeks and his tight hold on her said its finally true and not her dream again. Countless nights she had slept imagining him to be there with her and had cried when he was not there when she woke up. From the moment she realized she is in love with him, she yearned to be in his arms. But they had never even touched each other apart from their hands while they exchanged books and the first and last time till now on the fateful night in the park when they had hugged and wiped each other's tears. She tried to control her tears but it poured out of her eyes. She didn't wanted to disturb armaan's sleep and tried to get out of his hold, but he was too strong for her. She kept her palm on her mouth and cried silently. Armaan who had woken up when she was trying to get out of his hold, hugged her close to his heart feeling her shaking and he knew she is crying. He opened his eyes and took her palm from her mouth and let her cry. Riddhima hugged him with all her might and cried her heart out in his arms where she belongs. He kept caressing her back mumbling assuring soothing words to her. He felt his heart shattering with her tears. He understood how difficult all this is for her. After half an hour, he felt her even breath and understood she had fallen asleep. He parted her a little and kissed away her tears and smiled feeling her shivering slightly even in her sleep with his touch. He kissed her forehead and hugged her again. He himself doesn't know when tears again began to come out of his closed eyes. After long minutes he felt her moving in his embrace. He realized she had woken up. "Good morning riddhu. Welcome this morning with a smile. This day is a new beginning to our life" he said kissing her forehead. She smiled wide and nodding at him wishing him morning.
Armaan's red eyes and his tear stained face clearly showed he was crying again. I felt guilty seeing him like that. "I thought i was the one who was crying every day and night armaan. But last night i realized your pain is not any less than mine. You were enduring more torture and pain than me. Several times i had thought you will be living with someone very special to you happily. As much as it hurt me and i felt terrible thinking I am not that person in your heart and life, i was more than happy thinking of your dimple smile which appears on your face and the shine in your eyes because of being with the one you truly love. I even tried to hate you so that i can move on. But i never was successful in it. I ended up hating myself but not you. Now i realize how much wrong i was. I am ashamed of myself. I.." i couldn't speak further looking into his eyes and looked away from him.
Riddhu was very disappointed and upset on herself for what she thought and did to forget me and move on. But it wasn't her fault. I made her look into my eyes. "You are not wrong in what you thought and did riddhu. I always cared for you. When you asked me "Can you protect me all your life?" I didn't answer you. I didn't stop you when you went out of the park and my life. I did it thinking of your future. But still, I should have talked to you. I shouldn't have let you go like that. It does hurt me to know you tried to hate me. But in your situation, what you did and thought trying to move on is absolutely right. To know that even though you were feeling terrible that you were not the person who is in my heart & life, still you were more than happy thinking I will be smiling from my heart being with that person to my whom my heart belongs, to know you end up hating yourself when you tried to hate me, shows how much you love me. I thought the same as you riddhu. To convince myself that you must have moved on from me, I told myself that you must have forgotten me. You might also be in a relationship or even married someone else till now. And knowing you all those months, being your friend, knowing you are an emotional girl who listens to her heart but not her mind, knowing I wasn't just your teen age crush, knowing that I am your First Love, knowing you fully as someone close to you, I shouldn't have told myself that you must have moved on from me even though it was an attempt to convince myself and accept the reality of life. If you are wrong, than I am much more than you. We both are right and also wrong at the same time in what we did and thought in our places. But its all over now. Don't think about all those dreadful memories and things again. We are together now and that is what matters to us. We have many things to do ahead. We should know and understand each other better. We have to get over the insecurities and fears in our heart, which we can do only by expressing our love to each other and by being together both emotionally and physically. We have to make our parents understand us and our love. We have to make them agree wholeheartedly for our marriage. Lets push the unpleasant memories behind us, forget it and move forward together holding hands to not leave it ever in our life" I said looking into her emerald green eyes with all my love for her. She kept staring at me with tearful eyes and hugged me with all her might. I hugged her back wrapping my arms around her. "One more thing riddhu, please stop hating yourself. Don't this to yourself. You are not at any fault and you must not hate yourself anymore. Okay?" I said and felt her nodding her head against my chest. "I Love You Armaan" she said drawing back from our hug a little and looking into my eyes. Those three heartfelt words from her mouth and much more unspoken words in her eyes made me feel the most loved, luckiest and blessed person. I kissed her forehead and softly pecked her lips mumbling "I Love You Too Riddhu" against her lips. She blushed red hugging me burying her face in my neck and I felt heaven in my arms and content.
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"Come on lets go out" armaan said coming out of the washroom. He saw her expressions changing to nervousness and he understood the reason. "How can I go in front of your friends? I mean I don't know what they are thinking about me now? And my clothes..how can I go in front of them wearing my night clothes?" she said hesitantly as he kneeled in front of her who was sitting on the bed. He took her hands in his. "Don't worry about it. You look cute. We don't need to be formal with them. Nikki will be in her night clothes too. No need to be nervous to face them riddhu. Nikki and abhi are our friends. They understand us. Plus, you know them already. They know the professional interior decorator riddhima gupta. They are very excited to meet their friend armaan's love riddhu now" he said looking into her eyes and kissed her hands seeing her nodding with a smile. He stood up with her and she took a deep breath as they went near the door. He kissed her forehead blinking his eyes at her.
Armaan and riddhima went out holding hands and saw abhi and nikki enjoying their hot coffee in the rainy morning. As armaan said, nikki was in her night clothes too same as her. Armaan led her towards them saying, "good morning guys" cheerfully. "Very Good Morning Friends" abhi and nikki said together smiling at them. Riddhima smiled at them and wished them back with the same words. Her nervousness which had lessened a lot with armaan's words now almost faded with the warm welcome. Armaan mouthed "thank you" to his friends sitting with his riddhu and they blinked their eyes at him and also glared at him for thanking them. Riddhima smiled seeing the silent interaction between the three best friends. "I drink green tea in morning" armaan whispered to riddhima and she nodded at him. She poured to cups of green tea for them both. "You drink green tea too in the morning?" he asked her surprised. "Yeah. From the past three years" she said giving him a cup of tea. "Happy now?" nikki asked them and they turned their face towards them. "How do we look?" armaan asked smiling wide. "Euphoric" abhi said winking at them. Riddhima looked down shyly. Armaan grinned from ear to ear. Nikki smiled seeing her friends' unlimited happiness and their glowing faces. Armaan gestured abhi to leave riddhima alone with nikki. Abhi understood why he is thinking so. Nikki would make the slight nervousness still lingering in riddhima vanish. "We will be back in few minutes" armaan said and stood up with abhi with their coffee and tea cups. Armaan gestured to nikki looking at riddhima and she nodded at him. Riddhima smiled at him blinking her eyes at him conveying to him she understood what he is doing.
Nikita smiled at her and they went to the kitchen taking the tray and cups. "May I call you ridz?" nikita asked her putting them in the sink and going out followed by riddhima. "Sure" she said smiling. "Okay ridz. Call me nikki or whatever you like. But not the formal Mrs.Sharma please" nikki said friendly. "Okay nikki. I won't call you Mrs.Sharma anymore" riddhima said smiling. "I have to tell you many things about your dearest armaan" nikita said leading her to the swing in the portico. Riddhima blushed with her words and sat on the swing with her. They began talking and the little bit of nervousness which was still lingering in riddhima vanished in a few minutes. Nearly forty five minutes later, armaan and abhi joined them. There wasn't even a tiny bit of change in abhi and nikki's behaviour towards riddhima in a negative way. If anything, they are more free with her than before and she felt more comfortable with them now. She felt she belonged there with them. After talking for some more time, the couples went to the rooms to get ready for the day.
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Riddhima called her parents and talked to them. After ending the call, "I should go to office armaan. As you know, papa has gone out of city with mama. Even though I am not in administration of the office, I must go and check once. I have a meeting to attend, after that I have to finalise designs with clients and then an important presentation. I will wrap up my work as soon as possible and will take rest of the day off" she said looking at him. Armaan stared at her like he was seeing for the first time. She is a responsible young working girl now. He understood her and felt proud of her. "Sure riddhu. You go and finish your work. I will talk to my p.a and know what is happening back in office and finish the works till you come back" he said smiling at her and she nodded at him and stood up to get ready to go home. She took her clothes, handbag and phone. She took her blazer to wear. Armaan came and took it from her. He took his jacket which was on the couch and forwarded it to her. She took it from him smiling wide and wore it above her night shirt and pulled up the zipper. The jacket was little oversize for her. He hugged her lovingly kissing her nose. They were upset knowing they have to be without one another for the next few hours. They are two responsible adults and they know they should finish their work first. So they had no other choice. They stood hugging for few moments and parted. "See you in few hours" she said kissing his cheeks. He kissed her forehead and her cheeks saying "Bye jaan". She blushed hearing him and turned mumbling "bye". He chuckled knowing her disappointment. He stopped her by holding her wrist from behind. She turned and looked at him questioningly. He left her wrist moving close to her and held her by her waist making her shiver. "I cannot let go my jaan disappointed" he whispered against her lips and captured her lips a in a passionate kiss. She was stunned to react with his sudden kiss and stood frozen for few seconds. Then she kissed him back with the same love as him. She parted from him after few minutes and looked down blushing. He led her out kissing her forehead holding her hand. Going out they saw abhi and nikki are already in the porch. She told them she is going home and will come back in few hours finishing her work in office. She opened the driver seat door of her car and sat in. She bid bye to her armaan and new friends and drove out of the gate.
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Riddhima went home and got ready happily. The smile never left her lips. Within those couple of hours she was in home, armaan had called her many times. She called rahul and told armaan had come back for her. Rahul was so happy for his friend. He said he is on his way from airport to home and he will meet them both soon. She went to office and greeted everyone with a bright smile like never before. Everyone was surprised seeing the very professional riddhima gupta, who just greets everyone with just a courteous smile everyday being so cheerful and smiling so much today. She went to her cabin and began her work humming some song. She met the who was in responsibility of the office in her father's absence and requested him a for a half-day off today and the whole next day, which he granted her immediately. She thanked him and attended the meeting and finalised designs with clients. In the guest house, armaan called his p.a through video call and first of all he apologised to her for disturbing her after office hours. Then after exchanging pleasantries, she told him what is happening there. His p.a annie was shocked with his enthusiasm and the smile on his face. She had not seen him smiling like this almost the four years she is working with him. "When can I meet the girl who made you smile from your heart Mr.Mallik?" she asked him as they finished the work. "Very soon" he said with wide smile. "I am waiting to meet her" she said eagerly. "Don't worry about office works here Mr.Mallik. David and I will take care of everything here. When you come back, please bring Mrs.Mallik with you" she said smiling. "Thank you annie. Sure. Mrs.Riddhima Armaan Mallik will come with me. Tell david to call me in the morning" he said thinking something. They ended the call and armaan smiled more getting up to surprise his riddhu.
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The day seemed to pass in a jiffy with the work but every second armaan riddhima missed each other a lot and craved to be in each other's arms. Soon it was nearly three o' clock. Riddhima felt armaan's presence there suddenly. She heard someone knocking the door and told the person to come in. She was pleasantly surprised seeing armaan entering her cabin with a bright smile. She stood up and walked towards him to hug him but stopped seeing abhi and nikki behind him. He smirked seeing her staring him in her favourite white shirt and blue jeans. She blushed pink and he lightly hugged her and parted knowing she will not comfortable with it in front of their friends. "We came to pick up you for lunch if you are done with your work" he said as she greeted their friends hugging them. "I am done. Give me ten minutes. I will wrap up everything to leave" she said and he nodded at her. Abhi and nikki went to the other side of the cabin. Armaan stared at riddhima as she saved her design slides, documents and shut down her laptop. She closed the files and arranged them properly in her table drawer locking it. He admired her in her formals. Her hair was in a ponytail with a few strands caressing her cheeks. He so wanted to see her dressed casually and her hair open. He grinned seeing her getting affected by his presence and is trying her best to concentrate on what she was doing. "Lets go" she said nodding at him and he stood up. Armaan and abhi went out first and riddhima and nikki followed them. Riddhima saw her female colleagues ogling at armaan and felt an unpleasant feeling in her. She not at all liked the looks they were giving him. Armaan saw the male employees of his riddhu's father eyeing her and fisted his palm in anger. As soon as they entered the elevator to go down they held each other's hands possessively. Riddhima left her car in the office parking lot checking it and locking it properly again. Abhi said he will drive and nikki sat with him in the passenger seat in armaan's car. Armaan and riddhima sat in the back seat. They looked at each other quietly and saw the yearning to be in each other's arms in their eyes. But their friends being in the same car stopped them. They sat holding hands talking to their friends and reached the restaurant. "We will join you in five minutes" armaan said as abhi parked the car and got out along with nikki. They nodded at him and walked inside.
Armaan hugged riddhima tightly and she responded to him with equal ardour. "I missed you so much armaan" she whispered to him. "I missed you too riddhu..a lot" he said kissing her shoulder. She gasped feeling him do that and parted from him looking down blushing. "You are not the teenage riddhima anymore. You really had grown up as a responsible young girl. I am very proud of you" armaan said raising her chin, looking into her emerald eyes and saw the happiness reflecting in them with his words. He hugged her whispering "I Love you riddhu". She wrapped her arms around him whispering "I Love you Too Ammu". "Ammu?" he questioned still hugging her. "Ammu is the name I gave you" she said to him drawing back and smiling at him. "Well, I like it" he said kissing her forehead. "But the name is our little secret. Others must not know it" she said and he nodded. "Lets go. Our friends will be waiting for us" he said drawing back from their hug. She nodded at him kissing his dimple and he pecked her lips making her smile shyly. Riddhima's phone rang and she answered the call with a wide smile. "Hi rahul" "Hi riddhima. Where are you? You are not in office? I hear vehicle horns" "I came out for lunch with armaan. We are in the sea-side restaurant" "You are on a lunch date with him?" rahul said teasing his friend. "Not date pagal. Its just lunch. Abhi and nikki are also here with us" "Ask him does he mind if I join you four? I am near the restaurant where you are now. I want to meet the man who rules my friend's heart" rahul asked her. Smiling shyly hearing her friend's words, she looked at armaan. He nodded at her smiling as he was sitting close to her and heard what rahul spoke on the other side. "Sure rahul" "Okay. See you with your love in ten minutes. Bye" rahul said and cut the call. "Rahul said he will be here in ten minutes" "Good. Lets go" armaan said and stepped out of the car. He held out his hand for her. She stepped out smiling holding his hand and they walked inside not leaving their hands.
Armaan and riddhima joined abhi and nikki in the outer side sea-view part of the restaurant. The pleasant rainy cool breeze was so soothing. Armaan smiled seeing riddhima's wide smile enjoying the weather. As they placed the food orders, armaan and riddhima both were surprised with each other's food choices. There were some changes in them. As the four friends sat talking, riddhima smiled wide and stood up leaving armaan's hands seeing rahul. She hugged rahul very happy to see him. He hugged her back as much happy as her. The smile in her face surprised him. He had not seen her smiling like this..her smile sparkling in her green eyes. His heart gushed with happiness for his best friend. They parted after a minute. "I can see my best friend is Very Elated" he said winking playfully at her. She blushed pink and looked at armaan. He smiled at her but she knew that instant it is not the smile from his heart. She saw something unreadable in his eyes. "Armaan, this is Rahul Garewal. My best friend. And rahul.." rahul interrupted her and said, "Mr.Armaan Mallik. The man who rules your heart..the Love of Your Life" rahul said forwarding his hand to armaan. Armaan hugged him surprising rahul. "Finally I got the chance to meet you. When riddhima told about you to me few days back, I was very shocked to know she is hiding her love and pain from everyone for eight long years. And today when she said you have come back for her after all these years, I have never heard her voice so lively or i have never seen her smiling like now. I am Very Happy for you both" rahul said sincerely parting from him. "I am happy riddhu has a true friend in her life" armaan said smiling at rahul and they sat. Riddhima introduced abhi and nikki to her friend and the five of them sat talking. As rahul talked about his and riddhima's friendship, how much they know each other and are close to each other, she felt armaan's hold on her hand tightening. She felt possessiveness in his hold. She understood what is in his heart & mind and what he is feeling. She wanted to talk to him about it. But it was not the right place. She will have to wait till they are alone. Rahul's phone rang. "Excuse me. I will be back in a minute" he excused himself and went aside seeing the caller name. He came back and said, "I have to go. I have an important work". "Eat your lunch and go rahul" riddhima said to him. "No riddhima. I must go. I will eat my lunch. Don't worry. Bye. Always be happy and smile like this" he said hugging her. "I will rahul" she said smiling at him. He left bidding bye to his three new friends.
In just a few minutes after rahul went, a lady who was coming there stopped seeing the two couples. Nikki and abhi recognised her when she came towards their table. The girl gestured them to keep quiet and suddenly closed armaan's eyes from behind startling him and also riddhima. In an instant, riddhima stood up angrily. She softly yet angrily took the lady's palms off armaan's eyes. He was puzzled what is happening. He turned to the side to see riddhima fuming in anger and shooting daggers at someone with her fiery eyes. He stood up and turned to see who closed his eyes and made his riddhu so angry. His eyes widened seeing sheena, his ex-girlfriend standing there. Sheena looked at armaan and threw her arms around him hugging him tight. Riddhima's understood it is not just a friendly hug. Her eyes moistened seeing armaan hugging her back and she looked up trying to control her tears from spilling out. Abhi and nikki stared at them upset thinking what is going to happen. Sheena was armaan's girlfriend back in college on his second year of MBA. They broke up in few months. Armaan parted from the hug in few seconds uncomfortably and moved behind leaving distance between him and sheena. He took riddhima's hand in his and squeezed it tenderly. She smiled at him but he knew it wasn't from her heart. He understood what she is feeling. "Where did you go ammy? After our break-up we still were friends in uni. But after it ended you were not in contact with me at all. And after you, abhi and nikki were also not in contact. Where did you guys go? Do you even have any idea how much I missed you" she said in an extra sweet tone which irked them, but more than the other three, riddhima. Even though riddhima knew armaan had a girlfriend and broke up with her before they became friends, she didn't expect she will come back now again when they are finally together. Armaan and her friends looked at her assuring and she smiled at them which they knew was not real. "Wont you guys invite me to join you? Okay. I will invite myself and join you" sheena said and pulled a chair from the near table placing it beside armaan. Armaan sat with riddhima holding her hand. Sheena called the waiter and placed her order. "Armaan started his own business after college sheena. As he became successful in it, he moved to Los Angeles. Me and abhi also moved with him and we got married there. We three are now settled there" nikki answered sheena's questions seeing armaan's discomfort. "Okay. Very good. Congratulations to you and abhi on your marriage" she said shaking her hands with abhi and nikki and turned towards armaan. "And congrats to you too ammy on becoming a successful businessman" she said taking armaan's other hand which was on the table and shaking it. Armaan withdrew his hand saying thank you. But sheena kept her hand above his much to his uneasiness. She looked at riddhima with scrutinizing eyes making riddhima more uncomfortable and angry. Riddhima freed her hand from armaan's saying "Excuse me. I will be back in few minutes" standing up from her chair. She walked towards to the ladies room without looking at anyone.
Sheena smirked at riddhima's back. Armaan looked at nikki and mouthed "go with her" to his friend. She stood up excusing herself and followed riddhima. "Who is that girl with you?" sheena asked sweetly. "My fiancee" armaan said looking at her face and saw it turning pale. "But I didn't see any ring in her finger?" "I am committed to riddhima from my heart and soul. She is my soul mate" he said smiling brightly. Sheena looked at him shocked. "Sheena, I told you back in college itself when we broke up mutually. We cannot be together. I am not the one for you. I Love Riddhima. She is my life. Not you, not anyone else can hold a place in my heart and life. I hope you will understand what I am saying" armaan said politely. Sheena sat not saying anything lost in her thoughts.
Reaching the ladies room, riddhima sighed in relief seeing no one was there. She let the tears flow out of her eyes but wiped it as she heard the sound of a pair of heels on the tiled floor. "Ridz..are you okay?" nikki asked her patting her shoulder from behind. She turned to look at her. "I am fine Nikki" she said smiling a little. "I can understand what you are going through ridz. Don't take what sheena is doing to your heart. Armaan loves you. Only you.." she said and was interrupted by riddhima. "I know he loves me nikki. I trust him more than anything. But I can't help the insecure feeling arousing in me. I..i..i cannot see him with another girl..and she is his ex-girlfriend..i cannot tolerate it. I very well know about her eight years back. Armaan had told me about her when we were friends. He also told me he and sheena weren't serious about each other and they broke up mutually. Seeing her now makes me feel uncomfortable. The way she was glaring at me when I took off her hands from armaan's eyes, her actions, her extra sweet voice, her words and the way she looks at armaan clearly says she is hoping for a chance with him. I should talk to armaan about it. Everything will be okay once I talk out to him" she said her heart to nikki and she hugged her. "You are right. Everything will be fine once you talk out to him. Come lets go. Armaan must be waiting for you" she said parting and riddhima nodded at her.
Armaan sighed in relief seeing riddhima coming towards him with a better smile now even though it still wasn't from her heart. Nikki smiled assuringly at him. Riddhima sat beside armaan taking his hand in hers and smiled at sheena who gave a fake smile to her. The food orders came and they ate with just minimum talks. As they finished the dessert and stood up to leave, sheena looked at armaan with something strange in her eyes which armaan couldn't understand. But riddhima understood it and tightened her hold on his hand. Armaan looked at her and left her hand. He wrapped his arm around her waist smiling at her and making her cheeks colour pink. "Bye sheena" armaan said to her. "Bye armaan. See you very soon" sheena said and went out with a last look at the four of them.
Abhi and nikki wanted to give armaan and riddhima some privacy in the house. So they said some reason and told armaan riddhima to go to the guest house and they will come later. They understood what their friends are doing. Abhi and nikki went in another car calling for one. In armaan's car, the whole ride back to the house was a quiet one with armaan riddhima both lost in their own thoughts. The rain which had stopped for the past couple of hours began to pour again hardly. As they reached, riddhima got out of the car quietly and went inside. Armaan stepped out of the car to stop her but she almost ran inside before he could. He stood drenching in the rain. He hit the wall beside him with his fists angry on himself. "What are you doing armaan? Are you crazy? You know there isn't any reason for you to feel anywhere near insecure. Riddhu Loves you..Only you. You know that very well. Then why are you are feeling like this? You are being Utterly Ridiculous. She understood what is in your mind and heart when rahul was there. She is hurt now. Make her understand what you feel and apologise to her. And plus sheena. Why did she come now? Riddhu was so upset and angry when she came. She was controlling her tears. She must be feeling insecure seeing your ex-girlfriend suddenly. Same as you she cannot see you with anyone else. She must be feeling miserable now. You should talk to her immediately" he thought to himself. He realized he cannot let this bring any negativity between them and affect their relationship. He should talk to her ASAP. He was lost in his thoughts for long minutes. He hurried to the room where she is now. He saw the door was open and went in. He saw her standing near door of the adjoined terrace and went to her his heart beating rapidly. She felt his presence but did not turn or look at him. The awkwardness between them pricked their hearts. They both didn't know how to start the topic and sort it out. Not being able to take it anymore, she turned to look at him. At the exact moment he hugged her tight and felt her stiffening against him. She suddenly freed her of the hug and rushed inside. He was shocked and stood rooted to the spot. Thousands of thoughts clouded his mind. He came out of his thoughts feeling her cold palm holding his wrist and pulling him. She led him to the couch there in the room and gestured him to sit on it. He looked at her confused and sat. She began drying his wet hairs with a towel lovingly making him smile. "You went to take towel for me?" he asked her as she combed his hair with her soft slender fingers to check if his hairs are now dry or not. "Yes" she answered him and continued, "Now go and change your wet clothes. We will talk after that". "Riddhu.." "Please.." she said and he stood up from the couch nodding. He went to his room and quickly changed his clothes.
Armaan went back to her room and saw her staring out at the rain through the glass door leading to the terrace sitting in the bed. "I thought you were angry and upset on me" he said in a low voice not looking at her and sitting beside her. She took his hand in hers. "I am not angry or upset on you armaan. Why would I be?" "I know that you understood what was in my heart and mind when you hugged rahul and what I was feeling when he was talking about your friendship" he said looking at her and she nodded saying "I know". "I promise riddhu. I don't doubt you or anything. Its..its I am feeling somewhere near insecure. I cannot help it riddhu. Being away from you all these years, yearning for you, loving you and..and..i am sorry riddhu. I cannot see you in someone else's arms. I feel terrible to know someone knows you more than me. I know I am being foolish and silly..i am being ridiculous. This feeling will go away soon. I promise I will come out of this. I just need sometime. I am sorry for hurting you. I didn't mean to. Will you please forgive me? And sheena, I didn't expect at all she will come suddenly. I told you years ago. I broke up with her. I do not have any feelings for her or any girl before you. There were attractions. But not love. You are My First and True love. I Love You riddhu. Only you. I.." before he could continue he felt her soft lips on his. He was stunned for a moment. In a few seconds he kissed her back possessively and with all his love for her pouring out his insecurities. She kissed him back with all her love assuring him and calming him. She felt overjoyed and very emotional when he said she is his First and True Love. He pulled her to his lap and kissed her harder. She opened her eyes in surprise and her heart beat sped up feeling his one hand roaming on her back and other clutching her petite waist in a possessive and passionate hold. She moaned as he licked her lips asking for entrance to her mouth. She closed her eyes smiling against his lips and opened her mouth for him. His tongue explored her mouth dominating her and pressing their body to each other passionately. She gasped feeling unknown sensations in her and kissed him back entangling her fingers in his hair on the back of his neck, dazed by his possessive passionate love. After nearly five-six minutes he felt her need for oxygen and ended the kiss softly caressing her tongue with his, pecking her now swollen lips. She moaned and hugged him breathing deeply. He caressed her back soothing her.
As he felt her breathing normally now, he drew back to look at her. She lowered her lids seeing him smirking looking at her red cheeks. She closed her eyes for a moment to push her shyness away and opened them to look into his blue-grey eyes. "I understand what you are feeling armaan. I didn't think if you were doubting me. I know you can never do that. I am much more insecure than you armaan. I can understand your heart and mind. The battle which you must have fought with yourself. All these years, I was a complete mess. My mind and heart pulled me in millions of thoughts both positively and negatively. I felt the same feeling as you when sheena hugged you, held your hand tightly and tried to get close to you. This insecurity will fade away as we keep showering our love on each other. You don't need to say sorry to me. Please don't say that word. You are not being ridiculous. If you are being silly, than I am being the same too. Any person in our place must have gone through the same" she said cupping his face in her palms and looking deep into his eyes. He smiled wide seeing her so understanding and being mature. "I don't think if someone else was in your place they would have understood me and the whole issue like you do. You surprise me. Thank you" he said emotionally kissing her forehead.
Riddhima realized she is sitting on his lap and tried to get up. But armaan held her shaking his head in "no". She smiled at him shyly nodding. "The two words "thank you" and "sorry" should not exist between us anymore. I hate the words between us" she said pouting cutely making him smile more. "Okay. I promise the two words won't exist between us" he said pecking her pouted lips making her blush more. "But how do we say or express the two words to each other when there is a need of it" he asked her. "Just look into each other's eyes and we will know" she said looking into his eyes. "Yea. That's true. But I have a suggestion. If I want to thank you, I will kiss your forehead twice saying I love you and the same goes to you. If I want to say sorry, I will kiss your cheeks twice and the same goes with you. Okay?" he asked her as she nodded at him smiling shyly looking down in her lap. "I behaved so immaturely in the restaurant and.." she said and kissed his cheeks twice conveying to him she is sorry for her behaviour. "I understand you. You don't need to apologise. It wasn't immature behaviour. In fact, you handled yourself well" he said raising her chin to look at him and wiping the tear that rolled on her cheek. He kissed her forehead whispering "I Love You Riddhu" against her skin. She smiled more and he pecked her lips mumbling "with all my heart and soul". He looked into her eyes as she smiled wide hearing him and she closed her eyes shyly. He smiled and pressed his lips on hers kissing her. She responded to him kissing him deeply hugging him by his neck. "I Love You Too Armaan" she said against his lips poking her finger on his dimples making them deepen as they parted for oxygen. They spent the rest of the evening talking, getting to know each other's changes in their likes and dislikes in general things, talking about books, anything and everything, along with some romancing. The next day riddhima's parents will be back home. From then begins the fight for their love with their parents which they hopefully will succeed.
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