Aarti was done packing her stuff when suddenly yash came behind her. As aarti turned, she got scared. Yash making a puppy face pleaded her not to leave.
Yash: "Please aartiji, don't go anywhere"
Aarti: "Please yashji, don't stop me and let me go"
Yash: "How can you be so Zhamil? How can you leave your yashji and go? Please don't go.
Aarti getting angry: "what do I do? You have no time for me. You only have time for your meetings then?"
Yash: "If you cancel your trip, we can have our second honeymoon. I will specially take out time for you."
Aarti blushing on his remark and making a puppy face "Yashji, I am also in no mood to go. I also want to stay back for you and spend time with you. But what do we do now?"
Yash: "Lets do one thing. Lets make excuse that you are not feeling well"
Aarti: "Ohh definitely. So radha ma will also stay back to take care of me. Right?" Trying to be sarcastic.
Yash: "Oh sorry. I did not realize that. Umm. Lets say you have to open a bank account?"
Aarti: "Yeah definitely. Everyone is crazy here right. Everyone will understand that if you have said this then on the day of bank holiday, bank will be open"
Yash: "Then lets just say the truth that u cannot stay away from me"
Aarti: "Stop it yashji. You know well how vidhi bhabhi and pari will tease me. Just let me go, its just the case of one day. Please let me go."
As aarti was trying to leave, yash stopped her again and held her hands. He walked her to the wall and blocked her way. He continuously and romantically kept staring her. Aarti was also lost in his deep loved filled eyes. She just could not move from there. It appeared as if his eyes were holding her tight in that position. Both were lost in each other completely. Time stopped for both of them. The only thing they could see and remember was each other. Both wanted to get lost in each other's arms. Both were busy recalling the passion filled night they had spent the night before. Both felt that wasn't enough and wanted to have such moments again. Both wanted and needed each other.
Teri har adaa mohabbat is lagti hai,
Ek ek pal ki judai muddat si lagti hai,
Pehle nahi socha tha ab sochne lagi hun,
Zindagi ke har lamhon mein Teri zarurat si lagti hai,
Bas yahi iltaza hai rehna mere saath akhri saans tak meri dhadhkan mein...
Suddenly, a sound brought aarti back to reality. She found yash still lost in her eyes. In order to free herself from him, she called out for bauji so that his fear for SP will help her run away from him. And she did. She did run away leaving an upset yash behind. Yash still kept wondering to find a way out to stop his aartiji.
Yash did not realize that his aartiji again tip-toed behind him to say a final bye in the form of "I love you yashji".
Yash again wanted to stop her but she was too fast to run away from her again leaving behind an upset yash.
She went down and took crying aayu in her arms. As soon as aayu felt his mother's warmth, he calmed down and stopped crying as always. Aayu was and is always successful in recognizing his mother's touch and her warmth. Even when pratiek and paridhi had got him home from that orphanage as their son, aayu was the one who recognized his mother the very first time she took him in her arms.
As aarti held her aayu in her arms, she again felt so happy and relieved with the fact that her aayu was back to her safe and sound and this time forever. As she was busy cuddling with her bundle of joy, every other SM members came in the hall with their bags. They were all ready to leave for bhopal's wedding. Mostly, they were even more excited to visit Bhopal again.
Even yash came down to say a final goodbye to everyone. He hated the fact that he could not visit the wedding and had to stay back alone in Mumbai to work on the new project. But still he convinced himself.
As he stood besides aarti, he placed his hands on his aayu and kissed his forehead. Even yash wanted to spend some more time with his aayu after all he got him back safe from the evil hands of ishita after a month. He mostly wanted to spend some time with aarti as he could not give her his love and support when she needed him the most. Because of ishita's evil planning, he accused her carelessness as the reason of aayu kidnapping. He knew that he had hurt her the most but still she did not complain and stood by his side and took care of him using ansh, palak and payal as a source. He wanted to make up for that one month of his rude behavior by making every minute and second special for her.
Aarti could see the longing in yash's eyes. She could read yash's eyes. She knew what he was thinking and she wanted him to stop accusing himself for that. She also wished if she could stay back and spend some time with yash, so that she could help him get rid of his guilt which he had been carrying since the day the truth of ishita was revealed. But she could not say no to the family and especially the kids who were so excited to visit their hometown Bhopal again.
As SM members were rushing with their luggage, the noise brought yash and aarti back from their thoughts. Vidhi came to her and said "What are you waiting for aarti? Lets go. We are getting late"
Aarti: "Coming bhabhi"
As aarti was about to pick her luggage, yash volunteered. He said "I cannot come with you and our kids to bhopal. Atleast i can drop you off till the car?"
Aarti nodded and they left. Before leaving the house, she asked chagan and bhawri to take care of the house properly, especially her yashji.
Yash placed aarti's luggage in the trunk. As aarti was about to sit in the car, he went to her and whispered "I will miss you"
Aarti smiled and said "I will miss you too".
On the way, aarti was lost in her thoughts while other sm members were laughing and giggling. They all were very excited to visit Bhopal again. Radha observed aarti and figured out that she was worried for yash. Even yash wasn't happy sending his wife and his kids away from him. And even she could see that aarti was not at all happy leaving her yashji behind. Now how could a mother see both of her children in pain? She saw aayu and came out with an excuse so that aarti would have to stay back.
As they reached the airpot, Radhama said: "Aarti beta, if you don't mind, can I say something?"
Aarti: "Ofcourse ma, you don't have to ask me. Please tell me ma"
Radha: "Beta, I don't think you should come to Bhopal with us"
Everyone was shocked. Aarti was a bit happy but then she was shocked also. SP asked "What happened radha? Why are you asking aarti not to come with us?"
Radha: "Ji, I was thinking about aayu. He is so small right now. I m not sure if that's a good idea to take such a small child for the wedding. And that too till Bhopal. What if he fell sick? I just feel aayu should be home at this point of time"
SP: "Hmm, I agree with you radha. Aarti bahu, you should just go home. I know you are very excited to visit Bhopal and meet shobha ji and dubey ji again. But I also feel aayu should stay back"
Hearing this palak, payal and ansh were sad as they were also very excited to visit Bhopal. SP saw them and bend down to them and said "why are you sad?"
Ansh: "We wont be going to Bhopal?"
SP: "Who said you are not going? You are coming with us. Only mumma and aayu are not coming"
Kids started jumping with joy. Aarti was about to say something when vidhi stopped her and asked her to not to worry about the kids and that she will take care of them. Aarti nodded and kissed ansh, palak payal and bid them good bye. She asked them to be good with everyone and not to do any mischief.
Before leaving Radhama said: "Take care of My Son and My Grandson. I am leaving you with their responsibility" giving her a little hint of why she did that. Aarti blushed and smiled.
Finally all SM members left for the wedding leaving aarti and aayu behind. Aarti was about to sit in the car and suddenly something strike to her.
Aarti looking towards aayu: "Aayu, lets plan a surprise for your papa. He will be so happy right?"
Aayu smiled seeing her mumma smile and as if he understood everything his mumma said. Aarti was aware of her yashji's schedule. She knew he would be out today the whole day for the new project. She called home to check whether yash had already left for work. Chagan had attended the call and and said "Yes bhabhiji, he left."
Aarti smiled thinking about her yashji's reaction for tonight surprise which she had instantly planned for him. "Tonight is also going to be very special yashji. I m coming for you. I m not going anywhere for you."
She reached her farm house which ultimately was a new SM for them. Chagan and Bhawri were shocked to see aarti and aayu back. They helped her with the luggage and asked her the reason of not going. She told them. Chagan and bhawri felt bad for aarti as they knew she was really excited to go to Bhopal. They were unaware that aarti was happy with the fact that she did not have to go and that she could spend time with her yashji. She asked bhawri to help her make arrangements for dinner and also asked chagan to not to inform her yashji before he was home as she wanted to surprise him. Chagan and bhawri obliged to her wish and decided to help her. As bhawri helped aarti with the arrangements, chagan looked after aayu.
Yash on the other side was busy working on his new project in blue diamond hotel. He was busy giving presentations and attending clients. He wanted to make his project look the best and better than his clients expected. He was working really hard and enthusiastically on his project. But he was also missing his aartiji. The fact that no one will be home to have dinner with him pinched him. He had always loved the fact that his aartiji waited for him to have dinner and spend some quality time with him even if it was too late. Even after telling her for like 100 times, she would always wait for him. A small smile came on his face recalling her stubbornness. Well, he could never win in front of his JKR wife. The fact was he loved losing in front of her. He loved adoring the smile when he use to lose in front of her. He missed her. He missed her badly. But then he decided to forget it and focus on his project.
After presenting his final report, his clients were very impressed with him. They could see his hardwork and dedication. And they decided to give him a new project and invest in his business. Yash was super happy. He did not believe he would get such a good response from them. He decided to immediately call aarti and inform her about this. But as he was about to call, he saw that his battery almost dead. He decided to rush and call her right after he reaches home. He just could not stop himself from sharing this wonderful news with the love of his life.
He drove as fast as possible to reach home. As aarti instructed, watchman of their house immediately signaled chagan about yash's return. As car reached the parking lot, aarti who was getting for the special night felt a sudden happiness in her. She knew he was back from his work.
Chagan ran inside to inform aarti. As chagan was about to say, aarti said "He is here. Right?"
Chagan replied: "Yes bhabhiji, he is here"
Aarti: "OK chagan bhaiya, everything should happen as we planned. Am I clear?"
Chagan: "Yes bhabhiji, don't worry at all".
Everything was ready. Even aarti was ready. She was wearing a red and white colored anakarli which yash had got for her and asked her to wear it on a special day. This was no less than a special day for her and also for him.
Yash parked his car and did not even bother to check whether car is in the right position. He just rushed inside and tried to call aarti using the home telephone. Aarti was well aware of the fact that yash would always call her after he is done with his work. So she purposely switched off her phone so that yash could not reach her. She wanted to play with her yashji. A dejected yash decided to cancel the call as he came to know that his aartiji's phone is switched off.
He talk to himself: "Is aartiji that busy with the wedding that she even did not bother to check that her cell phone is switched off? Isnt she missing me?" With this he started proceeding towards his room with a sad face. As he walking, he suddenly heard a voice of a baby giggle. He thought he might be hallucinating. Maybe he was missing aayu very much. So he was just hearing his voice. After some time he again heard a voice of a baby cry. He first tried to ignore it as he again felt he was just hallucinating the cry. But when it continued for some time, he felt it wasn't a dream. He walked in the direction of the cry and found aayu crying in his cradle.
He just could not believe it. His aayu, his bundle of joy in front of him. But how? He just rushed to the cradle, took him in his arms and kissed him all over his face and hugged him tightly. He felt so good seeing aayu by his side. Aarti was hiding and seeing this moment. She also had tears of happiness in her eyes. She knew yash would be so happy seeing aayu. This moment of happiness was indefinable for him and also for her.
Yash started wondering what aayu was doing here and most importantly how aayu was here. According to him, aayu and aartiji left with the family for the wedding. He was in confusion.
Yash: "How is aayu here? Does that mean aartiji is also here?"
He started looking here and there and he found a note in aayu's cradle.
The note: "Catch me if you can, my superman"
Reading the note yash had a smile on his face. He looked towards his son and said "So young man, this is you and your mother's plan huh?"
Aayu smiled again. Yash kissed him and said "Ok young man, lets find your mumma"
Yash first decided to look in the kitchen. He did not find her there. He looked in every room of the house. He still did not find her. He last entered their own room. She still wasn't there. He did not find her in their room too. He found another note stating : "Don't give up so soon my superman. Try harder"
Yash was getting impatient to see his aartiji. He looked towards aayu and saw that he was already sleeping in the comfort of his arms. Yash decided to leave aayu in their room so that he wont be disturbed anymore. He carefully placed him on the bed placed two pillows on his sides, kissed his forehead and left to look for aarti.
As yash left from his room, chagan and bhawri entered his room to look after aayu. Aarti had already instructed them to take care of him and if he starts crying or they find anything wrong with their aayu, they should immediately inform yash and aarti without any hesitation.
As yash was looking here and there, his attention fell on the backyard garden. He saw that the garden was beautifully decorated. It had a small table with a candle and a beautifully decorated small tent. He knew where she was. Finally he found her. And now he just could not wait to see her. He rushed towards the garden and again looked here and there.
Finally he heard her voice: "Finally, you found me. But not so soon". And aarti immediately tied a cloth around his eyes and asked him to catch her.
Yash was first shocked but he also loved the hide and seek game his aartiji was playing with him. He tried to catch aarti while locating the noise her bangles and her anklets made but aarti every time was successful in escaping.
As the time was passing, yash's desperation to see aarti, touch her and make love with her kept increasing. Both kept running and enjoying the moment. Aarti's laugh was like a nightingale tune for him. Both kept enjoying this moment and finally yash was successful in getting hold of her by holding her dupatta.
Aarti smiled and blushed as she knew now she had no other way to run away from him. The fact was she loved that finally she will close to him.
He slowly opened the cloth aarti tied over his eyes only to see his beautiful life happily looking towards him. He kept staring at her loving as if he was trying to memorize every look and curve of her body. For him, she was the most beautiful woman in this world. She was looking extra-ordinarily beautiful in that anarkali. For him he beauty of anarkali increased because aarti wore it. He slowly walked towards her. With every step of his, aarti started breathing heavily.
He kept proceeding towards her by holding her dupatta. Finally, he was very close to her. His forehead was almost touching hers. He took his one hand and wrapped it around her waist and lovingly stared at her. He used his other hand to softly tickle her cheeks. The tickling seasation on her cheeks made Aarti loose herself.
Yash whispered in her ears: "So, you did not go?"
Aarti: "I just couldnot go"
Yash: "Why?"
Aarti: "How could I have gone leaving my life behind? I just couldnot stay away from you"
Yash: "Do you know how much was I missing you?"
Aarti: "I know. Even I was missing you very much. Even more then you were missing me"
Yash smirked and said: "So, you came back for me?"
Aarti: "Yes for you"
Yash smiled at her honest confession and was about to kiss her when she stopped him by putting her hand on his lips. Yash was confused when aarti signaled her towards the dinner table she had decorated for him to have special dinner date before their special night.
Yash understood what aarti meant. He slowly unwrapped his hands from her waist and forwarded the same hand towards her. She happily gave her hands in his and both walked towards the dinner table.
Yash first made aarti sit comfortably sit on her chair and then he sat on her other chair in front of her. Aarti looked even more beautiful in the candle light. He was in no mood to have dinner. He was just lost in the beauty of her wife. Even aarti was doing the same thing. Observing and lovingly staring her handsome husband. The only thing she ever wanted was to see him smile.
Both started having dinner. They both were happily feeding eachother and enjoying this blissful moment.
Now it was time for some dessert. Aarti opened the container of the cake which she has specially baked for yash. Yash saw the cake and was confused as the cake said "Congratulations". He was confused. He knew he still hadn't shared that good news with her. So how in the world she knew about it. He looked towards her with confusion.
Seeing him giving those questionable looks she said "I know everything. I m your wife" Smiling serenely.
Yash cut the cake and lovingly fed her. She also lovingly fed him back the same piece of cake.
Both were again lost in each other. Words were getting less in sharing each other feelings. Their eyes and their mind started talking to each other.
"--The unspoken conversation"
(in this part, yash and aarti are not talking to eachother. Their eyes are)
Yash: "How do you know me so well?"
Aarti: "Because I love you"
Yash: "Even I love you madly, crazily. But"
Aarti: "But what?"
Yash: "You love me and you understand me so well and most importantly trust me so much. I love you too. But whenever the time comes, I always misunderstand you"
Aarti: "No yashiji. You don't have to think that way. It was just the wrong situation and wrong time"
Yash: "No aartiji, however wrong time and situation were, I had no right to accuse you as the reason behind aayu's kidnapping. You were so hurt and in pain. You needed me as much as I needed you. But my ego"
Aarti: "Yashji, please don't do this to yourself. You were not at fault and neither was i. It was ishita who got the opportunity to take advantage of that situation."
Yash: "But aartiji"
Aarti: "No ifs and no buts yashji. If you really love me and want to see me happy, you will have to forget everything that has happened in the past. I just want to see you happy and our family happy"
Yash: "How do u do this aartiji? Why do you love me so much? Why don't you complain? Why? You always support me and love me unconditionally. "
Aarti: "I support you because I respect you the way you did. I support you because I respect the way you have supported me throughout journey of PV. I have always loved the way you had acknowledged me. You saved my no our ansh. You stood by me when our family was against me."
Yash: "Whatever I did, was only FOR YOU"
Aarti: "Yes yashji, only FOR YOU"
Both were holding each other's hand tightly. Slowly and slowly their desperation was overpowering their emotional conversation and their feelings. Both stood up from their chair and were standing very close to each other. Yash was waiting to kiss his aartiji but was waiting for her to open up. Here aarti was so lost in her yashji that she was finding it difficult even to breathe. Still she managed to open her mouth which gave yash his signal.
He slowly approached her lips and kissed her softly. Their kiss became intense. Yash started caressing her back while she was holding him tightly as her lifeline. This moment was so heavenly for them. By now they both were in their own different world made of love and romance. After some time they broke their kiss. Aarti was blushing and turned tomato red. He made her look into his eyes by holding her face through her chin. Seeing the love and desperation in his eyes aarti could not help but hug him. Both were hugging each other tightly and were lost in each others embrace and fragrance. After some time both broke their hug.
Yash again kissed her lips and this time with more passion and she responded with equal fervor. He then started kissing her on her neck. Yash then picked her up in his arms and took her in the beautifully decorated tent. Yash carefully placed her on their bed and they made love which was filled with love, passion, emotions and desperation.
Finally, they retired for the night sleeping peacefully in each other's arms. Holding her tightly yash called aarti to check whether she was actually sleeping. Aarti was almost awake and she replied umm
Yash: "How did you come to know about the deal?"
Aarti: "Yashji, I had called your secretary to check whether you left from the hotel and this when I heard about this news and I was so happy about this. I thought this should be celebrated."
Yash: "Thank you aartiji. Thank you for this beautiful surpride. But can you promise me one thing aartiji?"
Aarti: "What yashji?"
Yash: "Say yes or no"
Aarti: "Yes yashji"
Yash: "That you will always complain and shout on me if I unnecessarily shout on you or misunderstand you. Promise me you will never stay quiet"
Aarti smiled at his innocence and replied "Before promising this to you, I want a small promise from you"
Yash: "What aartiji?"
Aarti: "That you will keep loving and supporting me the way you do"
Yash: "Ofcourse I will. You don't have to say that. I will always be there FOR YOU. Common now give me your promise"
Aarti: "Here is my promise FOR YOU" giving her hand in his.
Yash: "I love you"
Aarti: "I love you too"
Both kissed eachother again and retired for the night.
Next morning yash was getting ready for his work. Aarti was taking care of aayu. Both yash and aarti played for a bit with aayu and yash decided to leave. Before leaving, yash kissed aarti's forehead and aayu's forehead
Aarti stopped him to give his lunchbox to him and urged him to come back home soon.
Upon asking the reason, aarti replied "I and aayu will be alone and so."
Before aarti could finish, yash interrupted and said "Oh I understood. Aartiji, don't worry. I will come back home soon and we will have our third honeymoon"
Chagan and bhawri laughed on his remark as they heard it. Aarti was shocked and blushed and showed him her big eyes.
Aarti: "Naughty. You will always think in one direction. This is not what I meant"
Yash: "Really, but I can read your eyes and they are saying the exact same thing I said right now"
Aarti blushed and shouted with fake anger and said "You"
Yash: "Well, i do have a special night planned "For you".
Yash rushed out smirking leaving a blushing aarti behind who was thinking what might have yashji planned For her tonight.
~~~~The End~~~~
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