SS2 FF Full Update (Parts I - IV) - Page 36

Ajay and Neha finally sat down after half hour of photo session… They were slowly riding on the road of tiredness of the reception lights, aching mouths with constant smile and aching hands with constant hand shakes…. But as guests on their way to the platform were dwindling they did feel a little relaxed and happy…🥱

Casually talking with Ajay Neha let her eyes zoom the room when her eyes fell on the boys and girls group huddled in two tables talking eagerly… Surprised she called Ajay and indicating them asked…🤔

Neha: Ajay! Wahan dekho… Vo… Ye ladke aur ladkiyaan kya kar rahe hain? Koi problem to nahi naa?❓

Ajay: (Squinting) Nai… Problem nahi lag raha… Lekin… Kuch serious discussion chal raha hai… Shayad… (Smiling suddenly) Haan… Shayad honey moon ke plans honge! Ki kahan bhejhe hume… 😉

Neha rolled her eyes and hit him playfully on his arms…😃

Neha: Humare honey moon ke plans vo kyun banayenge?

Ajay: Come on Neha… Jaise is shaadi me humne kuch bhi plan kiya hai…. Sab kuch to unhone hi to kiya… (Neha smiled hearing this) Are I was happy ki tumhare gale me mangalsutra dalne aur maang me sindoor bharne to diya mujhe!😆

Neha: (Laughing😆) Ajay! Tum bhi naa… (Seeing Aadhya pass by) Aadhya! Idhar aao naa!

Aadhya: (Coming on to the platform) Kya hua Neha Di? Kuch chahiye aapko?

Neha: Nai… Kuch nahi chahiye… Lekin… Kuch janana hai…. (Indicating the huddled girls and boys) Vo sab is tarah kuch seriously discuss kar rahe hain… Koi problem hai kya? I mean tum pata laga sakti ho ki….

Aadhya: (Glancing towards them) Oh vo… Vo koi problem nahi… Lekin haan ek serious military planning chal rahi hai… Match making plan!😉

Ajay: (Puzzled) Kya?!!? Match making plan??!? Aisa…

Aadhya: Main un sab ko khaane ke liye bulane gayi thi… Lekin unhone mana kar diya…. Tab maine suna ki vo Aryan ji and Dipika Di ko saath laane ke baare me soch rahe hain! A very very serious discussion you see!

Neha: (Understanding) Oh! Aryan aur...

Ajay: (Thoughtfully) …Dipika! Lekin… Un dono ko…

Aadhya: Vo kuch Vishal ji keh rahe the ki agar vo dono paas aa jaaye to shayad baat karein… Baat karte hain… To shayad pyaar ko confess bhi kar dein… Something like that….

Ajay and Neha looked at each finally understanding fully what their friends were discussing about… They come close… They talk… They get a chance to explore their feelings… Both had also noticed that they had not even spoken a word to each other the whole evening… Not even had come within an arms distance… Not even during the group photograph!😕

They turned their attention to Aadhya as she absent mindedly said…🤔

Aadhya: Lekin mujhe ye nahi pata ki iskeliye itna kyun bhejha kharaab kar rahe hain? Itni to mushkil kaam nahi hai!

At this Neha and Ajay looked up at her confused as she continued…

Aadhya: (Casually) Haan… Paas hi to aana hai… Dance floor par easily unhe paas laa sakte hain!

Ajay: (Puzzled) Kaise?❓

Aadhya: Tch… Ajay ji… Humne humare seniors ke liye ek party rakhi thi… Farewell party… Usme humne ek dance event rakha… Change your partners…. Sab ladke ladki dance floor par honge…. Aur gaana bajega… Gaana change hone par partner ko bhi change karna hai… We had loads of fun… Koun kiske saath aa jaaye kisi ko pata nahi… But people did get a chance to dance with their dream partners too!

Ajay: (Brightening) Hey Aadhya! Ye idea to jhakaas hai… Sandhya ki behen hoke itna achca soch leti ho yaar!

Aadhya: (Grinning😃) Actually ye idea meri behen ka hi tha…. Farewell party ke waqt main co-ordinator thi… To maine ussse hi kuch hatke event organize karne ke liye idea poocha tha… To usne hi ye idea diya tha… Lekin surprisinginly aaj vo khud bhool gayi! (Remembering) Oh… Mom dhoondh rahi hongi… Main chalti hoon!

Saying Aadhya went off the platform as Neha and Ajay stared at each other in amazement….⭐️

Neha: That's an amazing plan!

Ajay: (Excited😛) Haan… Is tarah to… (Doubtfully😕) Lekin ye hum kaise decide kar sakte hain ki vo dono ek doosre ke paas aayenge hi…. Agar nahi aaye…

Neha: (Grinning) Tch Ajay… Yaheen to hum aayenge… 😉 Unhe paas laana hi humara kaam hoga! We just have to get them on to the dance floor… (Looking towards the girls and boys table) Un logon me se koi to is taraf…

Just then Sandhya looked her way and Neha frantically indicated her to come over….

At the platform….

Sandhya: Kya hua Neha? Kuch chahiye tha?

Ajay: Dono behenein ek hi sawaal kaise pooch leti ho?

Sandhya: (Confused) Kya?!?😕

Neha: Tch Ajay… Chup raho naa… Jaise ye ek suspence question hai…. Normal question hai… Koi bhi pooch sakta hai… Tum suno Sandhya…. Tum log Dipika aur Aryan ke baare me baat kar rahe the naa…

Sandhya: (Surprised) Haaan… Lekin…

Neha: (Interrupting) Ek plan hai suno….

Saying Neha explained all Aadhya had said……..

Sandhya: (Surprised😛) Meri behen ne kaha?!?! I mean…. (Grinning😃) Wow! Main ye kaise bhool gayi? Ye to zaroor kaam karega…

Ajay: (Interrupting) Bas ek problem... Dance floor pe unhe laa denge... Lekin ek doosre ke saath dance karne ke liye…. How….

Sandhya: (With a determined expression) Ajay… Agar ye bhi hum nahi kar sakte to hum kya cheez hain! Abhi aati hoon!

Excited Sandhya hurried down the stairs towards her group…. This was going to work… They had to get this working.... They will get this work!👍🏼

Vishal rubbed off his shoulder….

Vishal: Tch!

Again he felt something brush against his shoulder and again he brushed it off saying…

Vishal: Dikh nahi raha busy hain! Ouch!😵

Someone had sharply pinched on his arm…. Squealing he leapt up from his chair and turned around fast…. A small shriek of alarm left her as his hand shot out…. Caught off balance, she fell against him, and as his other arm came around her to save her from falling, her heart began to pound erratically….. Her breath caught in her throat, but, weakened by such close physical contact, she had to deny the fast beating of her heart…..😍

Such was his state too as they both shared eye contact as deep as when ever the looked into each other…. As his grip tightened around her she became aware of her surroundings…😳

Hastily she pushed him away and broke his hold….. Straightening she composed herself and retorted….

Sandhya: Kyun aankhein peeche hain kya? Dekh ke nahi uth sakte the?

Vishal: (Sharply😳) Meri aankhein aage hi hain… Peeche hote to pata chalta ki koi peeche se attack kar raha hai! Is tarah pinch kyun kiya? Ek minute ke liye chein ke saath baithne nahi de sakti?

Sandhya: Chein!?!?! (Mock confusion😕) Yahan Chein baitha hai? (Looking around) Lekin mujhe to yahan koi Chinese dikhayi nahi de raha? (Innocently😉) Ya phir kisi yahan kisi ne apna naam badal diya?

Everyone looked at her confused for a moment wondering what Sandhya was blabbering… Then seeing her cheeky smile, Purvi giggled and said….😆

Purvi: Chein!?!?! Oh… (Laughing out) Like in Chinese name… Chein!?!?! Oh… Sandhya…. Tum to… Kahan se kahan pahoonch gayi!

Understanding what Sandhya meant the others too laughed out…. But Vishal held a stern expression on his face while he glared at her….😃

Vishal: Very funny! Ye baat hamesha ghuma kyun deti ho? Kuch bhi kaho uska ulta seedha matlab nikaal deti ho…. Dimaag seedha kabhi kaam karta hi nahi!

Sandhya: Hmpf…. Mera dimaag kitna seedha hai ye tumhe abhi pata chal jayega... (Looking at the guys) Tum log bhi Aryan aur Dipika ke baare me hi baat kar rahe the naa?

Vishal: (Sternly😳) To?!? Tumhe issse kya? Waise humare brain storming me storm banke aa gayi…. Kuch faida hua?

Sandhya: (Folding her arms across her chest) Ho sakta hai… Agar plan sunane ko taiyaar ho to!

Vishal: Hum kyun sune tumhara plan? Koi zaroorat nahi hai! We can think for ourselves!

Sandhya: Suit yourself… Think karte karte…. Kaheen subah naa ho jaye? Mera kya jaata hai… Dost tumhari hai… Cousin tumhara hai… Main kyun sochoon unke baare me? Tum, tumhari dost aur tumhara cousin... Main chali!😡

Saying Sandhya turned around to go, but Haseena stopped her and said to Vishal....

Haseena: Sir… Sun to lijiye… Sandhya ka idea bahut achcha hai… Hum jitna bhi sochein, ab isse behter mujhe nahi lagta hum soch payenge!

Shotgun: Vishal… Sun lete hain naa…. Abhi time bhi bahut kam hai!

Vishal looked at the others nodding eagerly and agreed….

Vishal: Theek hai… Theek hai… Kya plan hai?

Sandhya turned around triumphantly…. Then thinking she hip sided him and taking his seat looked up at him and said…😉

Sandhya: (Clearing her throat) Hrrmm… Actually mera gala sookh raha hai... Mujhe kuch peene ke liye chahiye! (To Vishal) Kuch laa do naa Chilgose!

Vishal: Tu… 😡

Boxer tugged at his arm and shook his head… Taking a deep breath Vishal looked around and saw no waiter carrying juice…. Frustrated he himself walked over to the juice stall and got two cans of juice… 😃

Seeing him go Sandhya smiled as Cynthia whispered in her ears….

Cynthia: Mouke ka achcha faida utha rahi ho!

Sandhya: (Still looking at him said softly) Kya karein? Is tarah ke aadmi se pyaar karne se mouke baaz hona pad raha hai!

Then realizing what she had said she looked around hastily at Cynthia who just smiled back…. 😉

Coming back he plonked the juices on the table in front of Sandhya and said….

Vishal: Your juice madam… Ab bologe bhi ki… 😡

Sandhya: (Taking a swig from the can) Of course…. Itna kiya mere liye… To utna to kar sakti hoon! To suno!

Saying Sandhya explained her plan to the whole group… Hearing it smiles formed on all their faces as they knew with confidence this plan would work!😛

Sandhya: So?

Vishal: (Grinning😃) Brilliant!

Sandhya: (Smiling) Of course!

Vishal: (Sternly) Idea… Tum nahi!

Sandhya: What? 😲 Idea brilliant hai to use sochne waala hi brilliant hai naa!?

Vishal: Not exactly…. Kabhi kabhi fluke me bhi bulb jal jaata hai!

Sandhya: (Stunned) How mean!😡

Vishal: (In a not so interested tone) Thank you! Ab ye kaam kar jaaye!

"Kya kaam kar jaaye?"

Hearing the voice the whole group turned around and saw Dipika standing there….😲

Dipika: Main bhi dekh rahi hoon… Kab se tum log kuch saath saath baatein kar rahe ho…. Kuch problem hai!

Everyone started to stammer some excuse….

"Nai…"

"Problem kuch nahi!"

"Bas…. Kaam…"

"Watch…. Kaam kar…."

"Plan…"

"Dance…"

"No…"

Vishal: (Raising his voice) Nai kuch nahi… Bas ki the evening is coming to an end… Isliye kuch closing event ke baare me soch rahe the!You know... Something enjoyable!

Dipika: (Smiling) Oh! To kuch socha?😊

Vishal: Er…. Haan… Bas vo… (As if remembering) Dipika… Maine to tumhare saath dance hi nahi kiya naa… Chalo… Dance karte hain!

Dipika: (Puzzled) Kya?!?! Lekin…..

Dipika looked around at the others who eagerly agreed with him as Vishal dragged Dipika to the dance floor…

Dipika: (As Vishal took hold of her hands) Lekin Vishal tum kuch closing event ke baare me baat kar rahe the? Kuch idea mila!

Vishal: Tch... Tum mere saath dance karo naa.... Vo sab humare team dekh lenge!

Dipika just smiled her response as Vishal started to chatter about nothing in particular!

Zubin: Thank God suni nahi!

Sandhya: Ab tum sab suno… 😃

Saying Sandhya explained what everyone had to do… How they had to be around Dipika and Aryan and make sure they came closer to each other changing partners!😉 ⭐️

The music stopped playing and the DJ announced……

DJ: Hey everybody…. Kya khayal hai??????? 😛 Meri best friend ki shaadi ki party hai yaar…. Khushi ka maahoul hai… Aap sabne aakar ise aur khaas banaya…. Thank you very much..... 👏Aaj raat ki akhri event……. Let's dance a game. …. (At this there were confused cheers from the crowd👏) Meaning… Dancing hogi… Lekin usual dancing nahi…. Ek game ke saath dance ho jaye to kaisa lagega??? (Again there were cheers from the crowd👏) To phir theek hai… Game hai… Pehle sab apne liye ek partner choose karenge… Phir main gaana bajaoonga… Aap apne respective partners' ke saath dance karna… Phir gaana change hoga… Tab partners' bhi badalenge… Right? Dyaan rakhiyega…. Ek song ke khatam hone par ek partner doosre ko swing karega… First change boys' karenge… Aur vo jiske saath bhi pair up hota hai uske saath dance karna hoga…. And yes…. Main to bhool hi gaya.…. Songs random honge… Kabhi romantic… Kabhi disco… Kabhi rap, jazz… Anything… Dance for everything with your partners changed everytime… Right?????? So let's begin the show… We request the wedding couple to also join the floor!🥳

All the people got their pairs and came onto the dance floor….. Even though Ajay and Neha came on to the dance floor, they were separated…. Neha led by Boxer and Ajay with a sulking face had to join in with Cynthia…….😛

Sandhya approached Aryan standing with Mr. Agarwal and asked him….

Sandhya: Aryan….

Aryan: (Surprised) Ji!

Sandhya: Mere saath dance karenge?

Aryan: (Stunned) JI!?!?

He looked at her and at Mr. Agarwal in turns shocked that Sandhya had asked him for a dance.… Err….. He never expected this… Instead of answering he frantically looked around dance floor… Someone to help him… But instead he saw everyone already with a partner…. He saw coming Boxer come on to the dance floor with Neha… When Boxer saw Aryan looking at him, he indicated him to come on too…. 😲

Seeing Aryan hesitating Mr. Agarwal said….

Mr. Agarwal: (Smiling a little) Aryan itna kyun hesitate kar rahe ho? Meri beti thodi bahut naach leti hai! 😃

Aryan: (Shaking his head) Aap bhi uncle… Aapki beti kis tarah naachti hai ye to humne dekha hai… Isliye hi to….

Sandhya: (Innocently) Aap bilkul phikar mat kijiye Aryan ji…. Dance floor pe main aapki bahut achchi dekh bhaal karoongi… Ab chaliye bhi… It is getting late… Please! Dance karenge naa? 😉

After much hesitation…..

Aryan: (Smiling) Ji theek hai…. 😳

Sandhya smiled and Aryan taking Sandhya's hand came onto the dance floor…. Instantly involuntarily Aryan eyes searched for Dipika…. Dipika was already on the dance with Vishal… Aryan looked at them and immediately turned away… He chided himself... This was just a dance! Just a dance?!?!?

The DJ started playing the song….. The first itself being a "Om Shanti Om(Rainbow Mix)"… The crowd cheered and started moving their hands and legs to the music…. Dipika hesitated at first… But then caught in the frenzy danced along with everybody… Vishal saw to it that she danced…. Moved along with her…. And inconspicuously m oved her towards the center of the crowd….. Even Aryan started enjoying the dance and music, even though he didn't crazy dance like the other… But still…. He was dancing after a longggggggggg time and he was enjoying it a lot….

Just as the song got over the boys turned around to seek the nearest female partner…. Now Aryan was paired with Neha… Boxer and Dipika…. Purvi and Ajay….. Vishal and Aadhya… Shotgun and luckily Cynthia……. Sandhya and Rahul, ajay's friend… Now the group was near the center….. 😛

In fact around the center, where they had to pair somebody! 😃

The DJ's next number was a salsa number…. Each pair caught the other pair's hands and maintaining a distance started to hip swing… Man there was all dashings and foot stampings going on…. But no body scolded anyone… Because it was celebration time…. 🥳

Just before the song could get over Neha glanced at the DJ…. The DJ nodded and Neha noticed that she and Boxer were next to each other at a diagonal angle…. 😉

But Dipika and Aryan hardly noticed who their next pair was… In fact it was actually di fficult to notice with all the shaking hands and heads….. So they had to be content with just enjoying the evening…. For the moment forgetting all their thoughts, inhibitions and hesitations!

The DJ gave a curt nod towards Neha and the music paused… Immediately the boys gave their female partners a swing who turned around once and stood before another person….

Aryan had just swung Neha around forward when Boxer swung Dipika at a diagonal angle which placed her directly in front of Aryan… The DJ changed the song…. ❤️

Aryan all smiles looked at Neha to see who she would pair up with and Dipika was looking down to watch her step… What with all the saree and dancing…. 😆

Just as Dipika came in front of Aryan she stumbled a little, losing her balance and Aryan involuntarily caught her arm to steady the lady in front of him…..

Aryan: Hey careful…. 😊

Then only did he look down to see who his next partner was…… 😲

Dipika: Thank you! 😊

And she looked up to see who she was going to dance with… 😲

Both looked at each other shocked, stunned and immediately left their hands and took a step back….. They kept gazing at each other, a step apart… One feet distance apart! 😳

The whole world seemed to rotate around them as they stood shocked still looking at each other…. The evening flashed by them where their hesitations had kept them away from each other! ☺️

Now suddenly finding themselves in front of the very person whom… Whom??? Whom what??! As the question swirled in both their minds, they knew at the moment they had no answer for it… At the moment they didn't have the answer…. 😕

And so they kept looking at each other! Just looking! 😍

After few seconds both became aware that the other pairs had started to dance, a little away, in their own world…. They had to too….

She had not even taken a step turned back when she stopped…. Shock wave hit her body like the waves hit the shore….. Her heart beat fast and furious as his fingers curved gently against her wrist…. She felt breathless like never before…. She was literally finding it tough to keep herself calm…….. This touch was making her dizzy more because she had already been swimming in the torment of feelings through out the evening….. And now he….. Oh…. The cords of her neck throbbed… She closed her eyes to compose herself…. But couldn't…. She could easily have pulled herself out of his hold and… And…. No…. Who was she kidding!?!?? She never could easily do that…. Never…. She couldn't do that… Because she knew this would hurt him more than it would her…. And it was not as if she didn't want it…. It was just that her mind was dominating her heart like the whole evening…. But now….. Her mind failed… Failed miserably to her heart…. Her heart smiled as she realized that this failure was in fact sweet! 😳

The evening….The night…. Does whatever it wants… And it was doing just that…. What it wants! ⭐️

When he saw her directly in front of him he quiet didn't know whether he was ready to face her…. But when she had turned away it was as if he would lose her that moment, if he didn't stop her… And he did…. And once he did stop her and she stopped a smile automatically curved up his lips…. 😊

He slightly pulled her…. She felt his small tug and taking a deep breath turned around in the spot and looked at him…. And with that his Universe turned to him…. Few feet distance between he looked at her…

Was it magic!?!?? Or was it coincidence!?!?? Or faith!?!??

The song felt like made for the moment…. No… It didn't feel like…. It really was for the moment….. As he looked at her flushed face, softly lowered head and shying eyes his heart skipped a beat… What was he going to do?!? He had never seen this sort of beauty in her…. How much he wanted to protect her…. To protect her from the whole world… Safe, sound and happy…..

She closed her eyes as the distance between them disappeared…. ☺️

Eyes closed she enjoyed the way his fingers curved around her palm…. She was surprised at how gentle those fingers were…. A police officer's fingers and hands used to breaking bones of criminals, was so soft and gentle gainst her female hold…. Eyes closed she just felt him… Just wanted to feel his touch!

He had never even imagined such closeness in any near future… And somehow… Magically she was with him… So close… So… So… He was lost for words in those deep eyes conveying love and love only…….😳 He closed his eyes for a moment to capture that moment and opened them again immediately…… It was bliss… Those eyes… Face…. Lips…. His eyes set only on her….😍

Who danced what they noticed not…. What steps they danced they didn't know…. Did it really care at the moment????!? All they knew was both of them were with each other….. In each other's arms…. Time stood still for them as they felt hearts' ease in each other's arms!❤️

The steps they put in were known only to the eternal love they possessed for each other…. Simple to others, but complex for their love!

They were engrossed in their holds towards each other that they didn't notice that the lights were dimmed… No other pair was dancing in the center with them…….. It was only him and her…..😳

Few other pairs were dancing a little far away from the center….. Lover birds in their own world…….. But nothing made sense to them at the moment!

Neha, Ajay, Boxer, Haseena, Shotgun, Cynthia, Zubin, Purvi, Vishal and Sandhya stood together smiling, feeling romantic themselved as they watched their plan successfully getting executed…. 😛

Neha looked at Ajay who held her hand reassuringly smiling excited…. Boxer hugged Haseena…. Shotgun, Cynthia, Purvi and Zubin hands clasped were all smiles!

Watching the most beautiful pair on earth perform an exclusive dance was like a dream come true….

Vishal standing next to Sandhya looked at her sideways as she watched him and her, s smile formed on her face…. She felt a thunder cross her heart when Vishal wrapped his hand around her plam… In the dim light she looked down at his hold and up at him….😳

Vishal: Thank you! Thank you very much!

She gazed at him with a surprise happy smile that his hand was at least wrapped around hers…. She smiled her response nodding lightly…. And before her nod could complete his hand gave her hand a squeeze and left hers…. Still looking up at him she closed her eyes to compose herself… Because his squeeze on her hand had actually squeezed her heart…… And when she opened her eyes he was not in front of her… She looked around and saw him no where… Now where had he disappeared to…. Taking a deep breath to control the rapid beating of her heart she turned her attention back to the dance couple!😕

He rotated her around her arms and brought her back to him…. This time both his hands around her and her arms around his neck…… Faces closer than before… ☺️

Was it reality or a dream? That they were so near to each other…. So close to each other where they could feel each other's body heat….

What? How? Nothing was required to answer for the actions that escaped them!

His right hand lifted to smooth her cheeks cupping her face in his hand… Surprised she looked up at him and saw all that she wanted to see… Conveying all that she wanted him to convey… Spilling out all the love their hearts could no longer hold….Months of pain and yearning flew out of their hearts….

A smile formed on her face as she felt the warmth of his hand around the curve of her neck…. She placed her right hand on his and squeezed it light and affectionate…. Tilting her head to rest on his hand, eyes closed automatically!❤️

It was as if this was the moment he was waiting for…. Some reassurance from her… Some indication from her…. He didn't like her closed eyes…. Slowly he bent down and softly and tenderly kissed both of those beautiful closed pearls!

Mildly stunned her eyes flew open against his lips as he raised his eyes to look at her…

Smiling he moved away from her holding both her hands….. Rotating her around her pulled her back, arms crossed…. Lightly ever so she bent backwards a little as he too bent forward supporting her….

In that flash… That moment he knew what he had to do….

With a swinging arc he pulled her back up and embraced her…. His hands wrapped around her giving all the assurance he could… To tell her without words how much he loved her….🤗

She had her head on his shoulders and with an expression of disbelief on her face…. It was…. It…. She was short of words…. Closing her eyes to save this moment she slowly wrapped her hands around him, never ever wanting to leave him….

The song ended…. A momentous silence hung around and inside them…. After a while the silence became so depressing that even Aryan and Dipika felt it….😔

They would have been in that state for eternity had the lights not come back on…

They came back to their senses and realizing their position and state were stunned…. Both of them left each other to hear applauses around them…. Knowing not what had happened they looked around puzzled and back at each other…. 😕

He saw mixed emotions in her eyes…. Fear, shyness, bliss, worry…. Not knowing what to do she turned around and hurried up the stairs…😒

He just saw her disappear on the stairs when someone tapped his shoulder…. He turned around a little confused…. 😕

Mrs. Malhotra: Aryan! Yahan kya kar rahe ho? Is tarah yahan kyun khade ho?❓

Aryan looked at his Maasi Maa and around him a little surprised…. Puzzled…. What had happened??!?! What happened??!?!? It felt like a dream to him.... Was it reality? Did it really happen? Or..... He sensed dejectedly, just a dream?!?!?🤔

Dipika ran upstairs to the terrace of the house which faced the vast Arabian Sea….

She ran to the edge only to realize that it was the end and there was no where she could run to now….. Gripping the edges of the terrace walls she tried to calm herself…. Breathing heavily… Trying to calm her wavering mind…. Trembling body….😕

Many voices… Voices of the past…. Near past…. Far past…. Very very far past… Rang in her ears!!!!!!!!!!

"Dipika I think you are falling for Aryan… You are in love with him!"😳

Dipika had said in hospital beside Aryan's unconscious form "I love you!"❤️

The way Aryan had fought for the goons just for hurting her….😳

The lovely relationship he and Srishti had shared….

Aryan had never said anything much to her… In fact he hadn't said anything to her!

But… She knew….. His touch… His feel… His gaze…. Everything said it for him…… ☺️

His concerned voice had asked "Agar chot lag jaati to!?"😳

"Kab tak aise chup baithogi? You need to tell him!"😳

"Sri ki koi pappa nahi hai!"😭

Her promising Sri "Aryan would be her pappa!"😊

And long long back a woman's pleading voice "Dipika…. Please… Please… Ab ye bachchi tumhari amaanat… (Kissing the just born baby) Ye… Mere…. (Taking a deep breath) Mere pyaar ki nishani hai…. Iske pappa aur main ek doosre se bahut pyaar karte the…. (Wincing in pain) We have no one in our life… Is bachchi ke saath hi humari zindagi me bahaar aane waali thi… Lekin shayad…. Shayad humari kismat me iski khushi nahi hai… (Handing the baby to Dipika) Ise akela mat chodo Dipika… Please… Anaaat aashram me pleeease mat…."

The voice ended there… Because the lady to whom the voice belonged was no more!

All voices reverberating inside her mind! She closed her eyes to find out answers for all those questions squeezing her sanity!

Was this really the moment? ❓ ❓ ❓ The anticipated…. The expected time??!!?❓ ❓ ❓ ❓

The salty wind blew her hair back, along with her saree pallu… But she didn't care… She didn't care anything more about her….

This moment…. This very moment she had been waiting for days…. Which had blossomed into months….. But when it did happen…. She…. She was not sure?!?!?!?!?!? ❓ Why?!? ❓ Why?!? ❓ How could it be so???❓ ❓ ❓

As if waiting to be answered a little voice in her mind gave her the answer….

Insecurity…. The reason which had kept her away from him…. The doubt whether he genuinely wanted her in his life or was he just falling for his feelings…. Mere attraction?!!? ❓

But this could be no more the reason she knew… Because she had seen pure love in his eyes…. His care for her…. Nothing was false…. He genuinely needed her and she him….❤️

But now the fear which had erupted in her was not because of any of the previous reasons…. It was something else…. Something more serious… The fight within her till date was to make sure Aryan was stable about what he wanted in life…. And she thought only as a woman… As a lover….😳

But somehow, his touch today… Which clearly expressed what he wanted had aroused the mother in her… Practicality screamed from her mind….. She had to tell him…. She had to discuss it with him before he could express his feelings or she could…. Before anything more could happen between them!😕

Her eyes flew open as she caught her breath that instant… Everything fell calm suddenly… As if somewhere the television or radio had been switched off suddenly…. All the voices in her mind died…. Only the sound of the external waves crashing against the silent beach and light music from downstairs was heard….. But very very far far away! 😳

She could sense him… He was there… Behind her…. Walking towards her…. She closed her eyes again, taking long breaths to calm herself….😔

He was just about to touch her when she raised her hands stopping him….

Aryan stopped a little puzzled wondering what had happened…🤔

Down when he had crossed all the limits and boundaries he had set…. He knew that instant that Dipika was what he needed…. He genuinely needed her in his life… He was not falling prey to any infatuations or feelings… All along he had loved her, just never had the courage to tell her that… Never had the courage to accept her in his life… But now he was crystal clear of what he wanted in his life….😳

All his past memories were not washed away…. It never can…. Was still a memory in his mind…. Somewhere… But he looked into the reality as well…. And this was all made possible only by her…. Just because of her…. Without her, he knew he would still be living in his past… Why in fact, he might have been dead…. But this was not gratitude he was showing… No… He definitely loved her… More than he had loved anyone in his life…. And this was the truth!⭐️

He knew this sudden bold step in front of her must have come as a shock for her… She must be finding it difficult to imagine that this was really happening between them…. He understood her…. So when he had come up he was clear what he wanted…. What he was going to do…. What he was going to say….❤️

But somehow the last he saw in her eyes was something which he had never seen before…. And now he wanted to know what it was… Without answers he was not going any where…. Neither was she…. He had decided!

Aryan: Di…

Dipika: (Interrupting without looking back at him) Aryan…. Before you say something… Anything…. I want to talk….

Aryan could feel sternness in her voice…. An unimaginable fear or rather…. Something else… He couldn't place it…. But he was certain of one thing…. It definitely was not love….😕

Dipika: (Looking up at the starry sky) Jab pehli baar Special Squad aayi thi…. I was just Dipika Gosh…. Acting head…. Daughter to Mrs. Gosh… Mother of Srishti Gosh…. Special Squad ko stream line karne hi aayi thi… I wasn't supposed to be there forever…. (Slight pause) Lekin… (Slowly walking along the parapet wall, trailing her fingers along its edge, still not looking at him, but a smile had formed on her lips) Kab aap logon me ghul mil gayi kuch pata hi nahi chala… (There was smile in her voice too😊) I really wanted to stay here forever…. And my wish was fulfilled… Main wapas aayi… Tab tumhare prathi koi bhi feelings nahi thi… But gradually working here…. (Hesitating) I never knew when it happened… It just…. (After a pause, her voice softening😳) Happened… Lekin… (Upset😒) Tum apne life ke tragedy se bahar aana hi nahi chahathe the… (Smiling again) But that too happened…. Gradually… Slowly….☺️

Aryan stood where he was, listening to his love's heart…. He had never heard her talk so emotionally about anything before…. So this was strange to him… But he had known all along, since when he had decided to tell her about his love…. That she would definitely be talking to him about things, which they had never discussed before…. To be more truthful, he liked her talking like this openly to him…. Some secrets which he knew was buried deep down her heart were about to come out….

He listened patiently….

Dipika: (Continuing) And I was happy…. But… There were so many mis-understandings between us…. Some from your side…. Some from my side… Some which situations made up….. Ab lagta hai sab dooriyaan khatam ho gayi hai… Untold…. Everything seems to have solved between us on their own….. Lekin… (Laughing a little😆) Kitne lekin hain naa humare beech Aryan…. There were only buts and ifs in our lives…. But…

She laughed again and this time Aryan too smiled… He knew she was bringing in the heavier subject…. And before that she wanted to lighten the moment, so that it doesn't seem as heavy as it might be….😊

Dipika: Anyways…. (After a long pause) Ab bhi ek baat hai jiske baare me maine pehle kabhi baat nahi ki hai…

She had reached the end of the parapet wall and stood there talking… She talked and talked as if she had been waiting for this moment to pour her heart out to him… She had always wanted to tell him everything, keeping no secrets between them…. But somehow the time, situation, their relation had never allowed it….

Finally she turned around and looking at him straight in the eyes said….

Dipika: Sri!

This took Aryan by surprise as he hadn't expected this… Not Sri… Sri!?!? ❓ How was she any reason of hindrance between them? Oh… Might be she thought he wouldn't accept her… But in fact Sri was the one who made him come closer to Dipika… Before he even knew it, he had considered her as a daughter…. He had never given the thought whether she would really become his… But that was never the problem… Till Sri was there he felt he had to be with her and he was there with her, till she left for Pune!😳

Aryan: Sri!?!? Dipika…. Sri…

Dipika: (Walking back towards him slowly) Haan Aryan…. Sri… Maine tumse kabhi bhi uske baare me zyada baat nahi ki…. (Smiling a little😊) Naa hi tumne kuch poocha… Because I know you understood that if I wanted to say I would say it… And now I want to! Before we can… (Pausing her smile fading a blush taking its place) Er… (Hesitating) I mean….

She was not sure what word to put after that…. "Propose?!!??", "For a relation", "Confess"…. Now she couldn't say that so!!!!!!!!😳

Aryan: (Understood, smiling) I know… Aage bolo!

Aryan nodded a little and started walking towards her looking only at her….

Dipika looked at him for awhile and seeing the smile on his face knew he genuinely understood…. She smiled in response and knew she had to go on…. Else she would have looked on and on at him wanting no interruptions between them!

Dipika: (Taking a deep breath) Aryan… Sri meri apni beti nahi hai!

This made Aryan stop walking towards her and seeing it Dipika too stood her ground… She didn't know how he was taking this news… Nor how she has to react to any of his actions!

There was silence around them…. Except the sound of the waves…. Down music was playing but was heard very faint….

Aryan was little taken aback by this sudden revelation but he was not stunned or shocked… Because… Somehow…. All along he felt he knew it…. That Sri might not be Dipika's own daughter…. He waited for her to continue but saw that she was waiting for his response…. He started walking towards her again….😊

Seeing this Dipika felt relieved a little as she stood her place and continued…

Dipika: Tumne poocha hai naa Aryan ki maine abhi tak shaadi kyun nahi ki? Uska bhi karan Sri hai… Cheh saal pehle... Pune me rehethi thi… With mom… Settled there after coming down from London…. Mumbai aayi thi Special Squad me apni final interview dene…. I got selected…. (Excitement on her face and in her voice😛) The most awarded day of my life…Bahut khush thi main Aryan….. Aur wapas Pune drive karke jaa rahi thi…. Just about few kilometers from Pune ek accident hua tha… A car had smashed into a tree… Maine jaake dekha to usme ek aadmi aur aurat the… Un dono ko maine hi hospital me admit karaya…. (She turned sidways to look up at the twinkling starry sky) Hospital se pata chala ki vo aadmi pehle ki mar chukka tha…. His heart had smashed against the steering wheel… But the lady…. She was fighting for her life….

Aryan hearing a sob covered the remaining few steps hurriedly and reached her… It was as if she was fighting to get the words out…. Slowly Aryan placed her hand on hers on the parapet wall and squeezed them, to give his reassurance…. Dipika closed her eyes to compose herself placing her other hand on his…. The warmth of his hand gave her the strength to continue…. She continued….😳

Dipika: (Her voice weak with emotion) Vo aurat pregnant thi Aryan… Eight months… She was badly hurt… Doctors ne kaha ki uske bachne ke chances bahut kum the…. Raat bhar vo zindagi ke liye ladti rahi, bachche ke saath… Aur subah….. (Smiling a little) Subah ek nanhi pari ko janam di usne… Usne mujhe, jisne use hospital me admit kiya use bulaya… And when she saw me, she was surprised and relieved….

At this Aryan looked at her wondering why that lady should be surprised and relieved on seeing Dipika…. What did that mean!?!? Did that lady know her!??! ❓

Dipika: (Was saying) Aur apni bachchi ko mujhe diya…. Aur kaha ki main uska dyaan rakhoon… That I don't leave her orphaned… And she….

As she paused, he felt her tremble and he tightened his grip on her hand further and shortened the distance between them…. He understood….. Dipika closed her eyes feeling his closeness and composing herself….

She turned to face him and said helpless…😕

Dipika: Main kya karti Aryan? I… I never knew…. It was all so sudden… Aisa kuch maine expect hi nahi kiya tha…. Doctors ne kaha ki bachchi pre-matured hai isliye kuch din incubator me rakhna padega… Jab tak bachchi hospital me thi maine hi uski treatment ki…. Kuch dinon ke baad she was pronounced fit and was discharged…. Hospital me to unhe pata nahi tha ki bachchi ka kya karein… They did suggest an orphanage to which the hospital was connected… But…. But I couldn't do that! Isliye ek raat ke liye main use ghar le aayi…. But her mother's words rang in my ear…. Mujhe… Mujhe kuch samajh me hi nahi aa raha tha…. I took care of her… I felt so… So…. (Smiling said excitedly😛) You know Aryan… She was so little… (Holding her hands in a tiny cradle gesture) Aur pata hai…. Jis raat mere saath thi… Vo royi bhi nahi… Hansi… Kheli…. Raat bhar soyi bhi nahi…. Bas khelti rahi khelti rahi… Aur main aur mom bhi uske saath khelte rahe…. (Laughing😆) Aur morning she slept! Made us be awake all night and slpept at the time when we couldn't! Can you just imagine that! So sweet…. Aur dood…. She drank sooo much! For her little tummy!

Aryan smiled seeing Dipika excitedly telling him about an infant Sri… That too when she was not even a mother…. Oh! How well he knew…. What babies can do to you!!!!!!! Memories of infant Pallavi flooded his mind…. The moment he had known he was going to become a father; he was on cloud nine…. Happiest moment of his life….. And Niharika, he had never seen her so happy before!

A child is not only the symbol of love between two people… But also happiness to the whole family and surrounding…. Has it been like when a kid is playing anyone around has not smiled!?!??

He dragged himself out of his own thoughts sensing Dipika in front of him… Now was not the time to dwell on his own feeling when he had his love expressing hers…. 😳

Aryan looked at Dipika as she became upset again and continued what had happened….😔

Dipika: (Her smile fading) It was morning……. Myself and mom were confused as to what to do…. We couldn't just leave the baby nor keep her… If we decided to keep her, what were we to keep her as…. Her whole future depended on the decision we would take that moment… And me…. I was just taking the first step in my life…

As Aryan looked at her wondering why Dipika must have been confused about keeping a baby… If she can't handle the baby, she could have given her to the orphanage… But maybe the night's attachment had made her closer to the baby and she couldn't part from the infant? 🤔

As if sensing his confusion Dipika said…

Dipika: Soch rahe hoge ki us bachchi ko lekar main kyun itni confused thi? Aryan vo bachchi… (Pausing to gather her words) Ek taraf se meri beti hi hai… (As Aryan looked at her stunned) Us bachchi ki maa Apo*na, meri cousin thi… Mere maasi ki beti!

Hearing this Aryan looked at her stunned not knowing how to react…. Her sister's daughter!?!?!? So that was why that lady was surprised and relived to see Dipika in ths hospital and the reason she had entrusted Sri to Dipika….😲

Dipika: (Looking out at the vast ocean again) Apo*na's parents died in a plane crash years ago.. When she was still in school… Mom aur dad chahathe ki Apo*na humare saath rahe… Lekin Apo*na ke chaacha ne uski zimmedaari li… Isliye hum kuch nahi kar sake… But she was happy at her chaachu's place… We didn't have much direct contacts with her… Because we were in London at that time…. Only over phone…. Ek aad baar phone pe mom baat karti thi… That day when I admitted her in the hospital I was stunned…. I tried contacting her chaachu but heard a very different line of story from them… Seems when Apo*na was in college she fell in love with a guy… When both their families knew about it, as usual they opposed… Status, cast been the reasons… (Sigh😔) Apo*na and that guy left home and were living in Pune when this accident happened!

Aryan looked at her concerned and knew how it must have been…. To see your relations suffer and you standing helpless…. Oh… How well he knew!

He saw a tear drop down from her cheeks and immediately not thinking even once wiped it… Surprised Dipika looked at him and his hand in turns… She smiled a little and taking a deep breath said…😳

Dipika: Mujhe aur mom ko pata nahi tha ki kya karein… Apo*na had no one… And that guy, we didn't have any details about him too…. Their car was badly damaged and any identification in it was lost too… After much pondering mom suggested I leave Sri in an orphanage… I didn't like the idea…. I… I couldn't just let go off her… She was so very little Aryan…. And her mother's words rang in my ears…. Telling to take of her baby…. But practically thinking I had to admit Sri in an orphanage…. Maine socha Sri ke pappa ke koi relatives honge… Isliye maine police station se Sri ke parents ki photographs li aur paper me advertisement di…. Ek poora maheena guzara… No news…. (Smiling😊) During that one month I regularly went to the orphanage to visit that tiny angel…. And I had become so attached to her…. After one month when no relatives of Sri came… I decided to adopt her…. It was not a decision taken in haste.... I had very well weighed the pros and cons of this decision.... Because it was going to change two lives... Maa to pehle naa hi karti rahi… She said that I had my whole life ahead…. But I had said to her that even before meeting Sri I had decided my life would be first my profession…. Uske baad hi sab…. Mom knows that my decisions are never wrong… I convinced her… She obliged…. The best day of my life Aryan…. (In excitement catching his hands😛) Main orphanage gayi aur Sri ko adopt karne ke baare me baat ki… They were hesitant… Because I was single… Not married…. Lekin mere kaam aur background dekhke unhone maan li…. And she became my daughter…. (Smiling dreamily😍) My daughter! Uska naam maine Srishti rakha…. Because at that moment when I took her home I knew she was going to be my life… My world… My universe…. (Chuckling😆) But moms are moms…. Mere maa banane ke baad mujhe ye pata chala… My mom wanted me to get married…. Pehle se hi main shaadi me itni interested thi hi nahi…. Didn't feel anyone would fit my bill…😉

At this she paused a little and only then realized she was holding Aryan's hand… Lowering her gaze she tried slipping them out of his grip… But he held on firm…. She again glanced at him surpised who was now smiling back at her cheekily…. Turning her head away she smiled a little and continued, his hands wrapped around hers… 😃

Conscious of his hold over her hands she continued….😳

Dipika: (Softly, slowly) Mom ke kehene par do teen ladkon se milne ke liye maine maana…. I told them strictly Sri would be with me after marriage…. And as I guessed, no one was interested in that… (Casually) Obviously… Aaj ke zamane me bhi ek divorced woman ya widow ko shaadi karne ke liye hesitations hain… Is there anything to tell about a single woman with a child! Not married! Yahan to Sri meri apni beti bhi nahi thi… Isliye kisi ko ye arrangement pasand nahi aayi… Why take up unnecessary responsibility? (Shaking her head😒) Achcha hi tha…. Maa ne bhi thode dinon, in fact kuch varshon tak try ki… But when everyone started to raise the condition that I leave Sri she got angry herself…. Because she is also as broad minded as I am…. Finally that was it… ⭐️ My life was my profession, my mom and my Sri…. (Without any hesitation or pause) Until…. (Paused) 😳

The pause... And now.... This time there was no need to explicitly tell what was to come after that "until"… He understood…. "Until" she saw him… Knew him…. Understood him… (Smile😳) Loved him…. He knew he had fitted her "bill" as she had said…❤️

Now he knew the hesitation she had felt… When he had first met Sri he was surprised, in fact shocked to know Dipika had a daughter… And now he also knew why she hadn't even talked about Sri before in office…. This was a sensitive issue which was not so easy to share with anyone, unless and until you are very close… So close as?!?!? He smiled again… As he was with her now….☺️

Dipika was still looking the other way trying her level best to remove her hands from his grip, but he was strong… And his touch always made her weak making him double strong….

Finally her hand slid out from his grip…. Noticing the sudden change she was stunned for a moment… But she didn't have the courage to turn around…. 😳

At last… Finally she had poured her heart out to him… All these burdens in her mind, in her heart which she had wanted to share with him long ago… A guilt which she felt that she was hiding something from him now lifted from her…. She felt relieved….😊

Just as that realization swept in she felt Aryan grasp her shoulders… She shuddered…. He turned her around slowly… She looked down trying her level best not to pass out… Aryan gripped her shoulder tighter and made her look up at him… She looked up but closed her eyes immediately, a smile forming at the corners of her mouth…..☺️

He smiled seeing the blush on her face… Cupping her face in his hand he moved closer to her and kissed her forehead….. Her eyes flew open as she looked at him surprised…. ☺️ 😲 ☺️

Automatically her eyes welled with tears…. She was in a state where everything was a blur…. An imagination maybe…. Was it? It must be…. No… It wasn't!🤪

Next softly…. Very tenderly he took both her hands in his and clasping them firm, very firm and determined giving his full re assurance, through his hold he said….⭐️

Aryan: (With full reassurance in his voice too) Ab se… Tum aur Sri meri zimmedaari!

Only then did Dipika realize she had been holding her breath for so long…. She blinked once.... Twice... Thrice.... Whatever she might have expected, she didn't expect these words! He was always different and surprised her everytime!!!!!!! 😳

Slowly she opened her eyes to look up at him who was looking at her calm, composed, full of love and affection showing in his eyes…. He knew what he had done and she knew what she had expected!

How long they stood that way they knew not…. But they stood so, looking at each other… Understanding each other…. Knowing exactly what the other felt at the moment… Not even a blink of an eye….😍

Finally who made the first move both of them knew not again… They hugged… Tight, gripping as if they would lose each other if they let go even for a millisecond… Air would also have been suffocated if tried to pass in between them!😃

Aryan wrapped his hands protectively around her giving all the assurance he could from this gesture…. She returned back his hug showing him that she was re assured that he was always there for her!😳

They stood thus… Eyes closed... Each of them in each other's arms… Under the starry sky… The moon washing them down with its silver light…. The soft, cool breeze blowing in and around them sending shivers down their spines and making them come even closer…. Closer…. Closer…. And closer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😃

☺️

Aryan was in world nine having her all to himself…. So close…. So near…. That he could feel her heart beat… 😳 He felt as if he had won the world… Of course he had won the world… The world of love…. Eyes closed, a soft smile on his face he wrapped his hands more around her, closing any unknown gap between them...❤️

After a long long long while a gust of wind blew which made Dipika cozily adjust herself into his arms, smiling a little feeling the warmth of his body… But suddenly her eyes widened in shock…. She looked about and found herself wedged his arms!!! Fully realizing her position in Aryan's arms… She was…. Oh!!!!!!!! 😲

He felt her stiffen and his grasp loosened in wonderment…. Slowly but stunned she pulled herself out of his grip looking at him shocked, surprised… Happy…. But not able to believe she had hugged him so… So like that… Ssshhh!!!!!!!!! ☺️

Her heart was definitely going to jump out at the rate it raced as she looked at him…. No she couldn't look at him….. She lowered her eye guilelessly taking few tentative steps backwards… 😳

When she parted away from him he looked at her stunned trying to understand whether anything had gone wrong…. But seeing the look on her face and the way her eyes lowered he knew what it was… Weeeeellllllllllllllll… It was not any more issues which had made her do that… But the woman in her had made her do that…. And he definitely knew how to tackle that!!!!!!!!!! 😉

Blushing as she took few steps backward he just looked on at her a different smile or rather a teasing grin on his face….😉 😃

Haiiiiiiiiiiiii… 😍 She looked even more beautiful in that saree with pink face… Yes… Pink… He could clearly see it… Her face was in between full red and pink… Those rosy cheeks going even rosier with the cool breeze blowing in from the vast sea…. ☺️

She stopped moving backwards to sneak up a peak at him….. Looking at him she had the trouble of her life to stop smiling, blushing…. There was something in the air, around them that was literally pushing and pulling her towards him…. An unseen force…. 😳

Shaking herself out of it or more wanting to shake herself out of that feeling she turned around sharply…. What was going to happen now?!?!? Oh… Her mind and heart blocked out her thinking…. Blood rushing in her ears made every sound whooshy….🤪

How long she stood thus she didn't know… But what she knew was she had temporarily gone deaf and dumb with her heart beating high and fast…. Because of which even though deep down she sensed him near her she couldn't react….☺️

She gripped both her hands together tight, upto her heart trying to give comfort to herself, to stop her trembling…. This feeling was killing her…. It was something she was experiencing for the first time ever in her life….. ❤️ And she wasn't sure she would be able to handle it…. As the rate of shaking increased she wondered why it was so? And a moment later the answer when she realized why she was so much trembling, physically she knew the answer for that… 😲 ☺️ 😲

When Aryan traced his fingers along her bare hands upto her bare arms to her bare shoulder….. She closed her eyes enjoying the tickling sensation of his hands smoothing up along her arms… Oh…. What was happening to her?!??!

As his hands traced to the nape of her neck she knew she wouldn't be able to take it anymore without reacting to it… She lightly pushed away from him and without looking at him, turned around, side stepped him and walked away…. Walked behind him, her back to him….😳

Aryan smiled seeing her go and stood in his position still smiling, thinking about the tingle sensation he had felt when he had smoothed his hand along hers…. Even though her face was away from his he could clearly see the blush, bright red reaching her ear lobe….. Her skin… So soft…. Like a baby's…. ❤️

When she had moved away from him before he waited… Waited for her to gather herself… He could clearly see her body tremble which he knew was nothing to do with the chillness of the sea air…. And when she had stopped to gather herself he knew he could no longer allow that distance to prevail between them…..

Now…. He turned around slowly, that soft cheeky smile still fixed on his face as he watched her walk along the parapet wall trailing her fingers along its edges…. He clearly remembered that minutes back in the same place she had done the same thing…. But there were loads of differences between then and now…. Then she was depressed… 😕 Waiting to pour out her burdens to him…. But now…. His smile broadened further thinking about the reason why she was walking that way now!!!😳

Smiling and blushing Dipika walked away from him…. Now she could very well clearly sense him looking at her…. But she was helpless…. She very well knew if she was near him she would definitely pass out…. Her weak knees would betray her…..😳

As she trailed her fingers along the edges of the parapet wall she felt her fingers brush against something soft…. She stopped and looked sideways on the wall to see what the soft thing was…. Surprised and smiling she trailed her fingers along Aryan's coat lying on the parapet wall….. 😳

She then gathered all her courage and finally managed to look at him looking back at her with a strange loveable smile on her face…. She kept looking at him and he returned her gaze the same way she wanted to… How much she longed to run back into his arms but…. Oh…. She couldn't do that………☺️

He looked on at her as she smoothed her hands over his coat and he could literally feel her touch…. When she looked at him that instant he knew he was a goner…. Hell had it! What were those eyes??!? Magnet? Which were dragging him?!? Fire? Which were burning him?!? Or something worser than that!??!?!? He had trouble standing there not going over to her with so much drag in those powerful black eyes…. He had never tasted alcohol in his entire life, but he knew that the dizy drugged feeling from alcohol was not going to be anywhere near to what those eyes were doing to him!🤪

How long they kept looking at each other like that, they had no idea….. But both their eyes suddenly glanced down towards the side of the wall and back at each other as music floated from downstairs…. Soft and clear……😳 😍

--MUSIC--

Gazing at each other their legs automatically drew them towards each other…. A soft, small smile lit on both their faces…. Their hands numb besides them….. There was no urgency in their steps…. But their hearts could no longer hold the distance between them… And the music was making them…. Or so to say…. Going to make them do things which they had never done before….. Nor had the moment to dream before….😉

With few inches between them they stood gazing at each other…. Drinking in the love which was pouring out clear and pure from each other…❤️

--MALE--

Mere Haath Mein Tera Haath Ho

Saari Jannatein Mere Saath Ho

Their hands smoothed against the parapet wall and reached each other…. As their fingers touched…. And then their hands entwined fully with the others, a shiver went down her spine as she felt his other hand smooth up her arm to her neck…. She felt the warmth of his hand on her cheek and she closed her eyes automatically tilting her head over his hand….☺️

As he felt her cozy in his palm he felt his heart go wild…. That smooth…. That touch…. What not can a woman do to a man?!?!? And to be truthful, such a love and passion he had never felt or seen before….

--MALE--

Mere Haath Mein Tera Haath Ho

Saari Jannatein Mere Saath Ho

As the distance between them closed where she could smell his strong perfume her eyes fluttered open directly to look up into those dark whisky eyes…. Startled she took a step back but he was ready for her and supported her back drawing her closer to him…. His grip tightening on her hand on the parapet wall…. 😳

She blushed smiling her heart going crazy with his hand sliding down to her waist, pulling her even more closer, when actually there was no more closer….. Since they were already so close to each other…. She felt him tighten his grip around her waist and she lost it…. Lost it all…. ☺️ She went weak with emotion and badly needed to compose herself…. She rested her head on his shoulder breathing deeply, trying to swallow the hard building emotion inside her…😳

--MALE--

Tu Jo Paas Ho Phir Kya Yeh Jahaan

Tere Pyar Mein Ho Jaaun Fanaa

He smiled a little surprised seeing her rest her head on his shoulder…. This moment so much he wanted to cherish for his lifetime…. Softly he grazed his hand behind her back and reached the nape of her neck massaging lightly…. 😳

She couldn't believe the sensation flooding her as she gripped his hand tightly….. She and he felt a shiver curl down her spine when his tumbs stirred the fine hair at the ape of her neck………

Sensing her grip around his hand on the parapet wall he looked at their entwined hands and smiled more…. Was this really happening?!!?? Him and her…. Like that?!?? Like this?!?!? Together?!?!?😲 😍

He wanted it to be true…. So true…. And for his confirmation, his sensation he took her hands from the parapet wall and softly, so tenderly placed a kiss on her hands…. ☺️

Lightly smiling, her head still resting on his shoulder she turned her head to look at his lips brush her hands….. Nothing more what he did surprised her…. Because she knew there was more to come its way…. She also knew her smile was no way going to stop in the very near future! And she hoped it wouldn't too!😉

--FEMALE--

Mere Haath Mein Tera Haath Ho

Saari Jannatein Mere Saath Ho

She looked up from his shoulder and up at him ever so lovingly that he felt his heart skip a beat…. Taking a step back she took both his hand in her and kept looking at him….

Smiling and blushing she turned around immediately to move away from him… How much more could she stand there looking at him when he did things to her without much doing it physically…. She turned but didn't walk away, because her legs and heart didn't give the permission…. He was still inches away from her, behind her…😳

--FEMALE--

Tu Jo Paas Ho Phir Kya Yeh Jahaan

Tere Pyar Mein Ho Jaaun Fanaa

She closed her eyes as ecstasy flooded her when he wrapped his hands around her waist from behind…. She placed her hands on his, tilting her neck slightly as he nuzzled closer tingling her neck….

Enjoying his touch… The warmth of his body…. She leant back resting her head on his shoulder…. He gripped her hand tight for her effect as he whispered a kiss on her neck….

--MALE--

Mere Haath Mein Tera Haath Ho

Saari Jannatein Mere Saath Ho

Softly he turned her around to look at her clearly…. She opened her eyes as he feathery smoothed her cheeks……

That moment looking at him she felt light…. Happy…. Loved…. Sensational…. She felt she could like to dance her heart off…. She had never danced with someone so special before….. Even though she had learnt dance and liked that form of art she never had any chance or infact any need to do so…. Not much…. But now…. Suddenly the World in itself seemed to change…. Seemed to erupt into beautiful colors she had never seen before…. And it was bringing in a musical feeling which made her heart dance…. And her heart transported that feeling to her feet….😳

--CHORUS--

Smiling she pushed him off lightly and ran a few feet away from him her pallu fluttering behind her…. Stopping a little distance away she composed herself catching her breath, her hands idle beside her, but her fingers lightly tapping to the music…☺️

--MUSIC--

The environment…. The moon…. The stars…. The music…. The sea…. The breeze…. Him… Her…. Everything….. How many times had he seen, heard all these in his life…. Hundreds?!? Thousands??!?! But today it was magical…. A feeling par beyond describing words…….😍

The moment he had said…. Or she had said…. No…. Both hadn't said anything…. But everything had happened automatically…. It was as if they didn't have anything to tell between them…. Everything was understood…. And the only gesture they needed was a reassurance… Which both had got… And at that moment, the World had become theirs!!!!!!!!!!!!❤️

He slowly walked towards her not able to contain the distance between them any more…

Just as he reached her she turned around her eyes glistening….

--FEMALE--

Tere Dil Mein Meri Saanson Ko Panah Mil Jaaye

Tere Ishq Mein Meri Jaan Fanaa Ho Jaaye

She slid a hand across his cheek softly looking at him to convey how much she loved him…. And his love meant the whole world for her…😭 ❤️

She had barely touched him and the jolt to his system felt like a thunderbolt…. Smiling he brushed the back of her hands with his fingertips and kissed her palm… 😳

She smiled knowing that what she had conveyed had reached him….😳

--MALE--

Jitne Paas Hain Khushbu Saans Ke

Jitne Paas Hothon Ke Sargam

Holding her hand above her he rotated her around…. This definitely surprised her…. But was the sensation any different from what she felt that moment…. Their feelings running prarallel to each other……. Because he also felt very light and floating where he wanted to really have a dance with her…😊

After three rounds he stopped and held on to her hand…. Their free hands idle by their side…. Catching hands as they gazed at each other they walked around…. 😍

--MALE--

Jaise Saath Hain Karvat Yaad Ke

Jaise Saath Baahon Ke Sangam

With a light pull he pulled her back to him… Rotating in his arms she reached him… They touched their foreheads lightly smiling….😳

Her hands reached behind his hair to grip them tightly as the light touch turned into a crushing hug which both reciprocated from their sides…. Never wanting to leave or willingly to leave each other….🤗

--FEMALE--

Jitne Paas Paas Khwaabon Ke Nazar

Utni Paas Tu Rehna Hamsafar

She parted from him but still in his hold, smiling but eyes closed…. He moved his palm over her eyes and when it had passed over her eyes he was looking those into those deep dark pools of eyes, with a yearning so great which took his breath away…. Lightly he reached up and flicked her ear ring…. Smiling and blushing red she hid face in his chest gripping his shirt tight….☺️

--FEMALE--

Tu Jo Paas Ho Phir Kya Yeh Jahaan

Tere Pyar Mein Ho Jaaun Fanaa

What more can a woman want?!?? A respectable position in a respectable profession….. Awesome friend….. Well wishers…. A loveable daughter….. A wonderful person…. As a lover…. A to-be-fiance…. A to-be-____…… Her heart beat widly when she realized what word would fill that blank….. "Husband"…. Oh…. She was… Definitely was the luckiest woman in the whole Universe…….😛

--MALE--

Mere Haath Mein Tera Haath Ho

Saari Jannatein Mere Saath Ho

He buried his face in her hair softly smelling it…. Hmm…. Dizzying…. Never before in his whole life had he felt so much over whelmingly happy…. When he had started his life in the profession he was for it and it only…. But when happiness had come his way in the form of marriage he had, with a dutiful respect accepted it…. He was one of those wonderfully gifted person to have got a loving wife and a sweet little daughter… A wholesome family…. But when fate took its turn he had thought he was again at square one….. His life for his work and country…. He had never even given a thought to a life after that…..😕

Maybe he did….. Once before…. But yet again it had slipped away from his hands…..

But now…. As he felt the grip of her hand in his hair and the clutch on his shirt he came back to reality….. He had after all not lost his life anywhere…. It was right there…. Right here in his arms…. He kissed her hair his hands around her tight and secure….🤗

She parted to look up at him and was surprised to see his eyes glistening…. The smile immediately wiped from her face as she looked at him stunned and worrying….😳

--MALE--

Rone De Aaj Hamko Do

Aankhen Sujaane De

Baahon Mein Lene De

Aur Khud Ko Bheeg Jaane De

Hain Jo Seene Mein Qaid Dariya

Woh Choot Jaayega

Hain Itna Dard

Ke Tera Daaman Bheeg Jaayega

Before she could open her mouth to ask what had happened he smiled shaking his head…. Taking both her hands in his he went down on his knees, kissed her hands and looked up at her warmly…. 😳

She took his face in his hands shaking her head lightly smiling mildly…. She understood…. She very well could feel what he was feeling…. After all when his heart was with her, will not a heart know what it was paining for? She was going to be there for him as long as they were there in this world…. No one was going anywhere…. No where….😊

Cupping his face in her hands, she bent down and kissed his forehead affectionately with all the reassurance she could give him from her side…. She was not here to leave him…. If he had taken hers and Sri's responsibility, then she was here to make sure he fulfilled his promise to her….⭐️

Wrapping his hands around her waist he hugged her resting his head on her middle…. Her hands wrapped themselves protectively around his head…. And her assurance was like a mother soothing a scared kid who had awakened from a bad dream…. It was all he needed! 😳

--FEMALE--

Jitne Paas Paas Dhadkan Ke Hain Raaz

Jitne Paas Bundon Ke Baadal

Parting he stood up as she moved around him… Hugging him from the back she laid her head on his strong back, her hands sliding up his front…. His hand on hers protecting, they lightly swayed to the music….❤️ 👍🏼

--FEMALE--

Jaise sahaq Sa Chanda Ke Hain Raat

Jitne Paas Nainon Ke Kaajal

Pulling her from behind him he brushed her hair away from her ear lightly kissed her earlobe…. Dizzy and over whelmed with his love she bent back, her hand hooked behind his neck for support.…😉

Smiling he bent forward hugging her, whispering a kiss on her neck!☺️

--MALE--

Jitne Paas Paas Saagar Ke Lehar

Utne Paas Tu Rehna Hamsafar

She straightened caressing his face…. Before he could make a move, blushing she moved away from him turning around savouring his touch…. His kiss!!!!

Ever so slowly he walked up to her…. His fingers reached up and removed the barrets from her hair while his other hands fiddled with hers…. It was no secret that no man liked a woman's hair tied when they were together…. So close…. So private…. Softly blowing hair mesmerized them even more heavily than the strongest love potion could!☺️

--MALE--

Tu Jo Paas Ho Phir Kya Yeh Jahaan

Tere Pyar Mein Ho Jaaun Fanaa

As he one by one, slowly removed the barrets from her hair her face split with emotions she had tough to control…. In truth…. Which she couldn't control……. Shivering from head to toe!

When all the barrets were removed and her hair freely blew around, catching her chin he turned her face to look at him and softly kissed her bare shoulders…. She shuddered!☺️

--FEMALE--

Mere Haath Mein Tera Haath Ho

Saari Jannatein Mere Saath Ho

Opening her eyes, she stretched her left hand and looked at him… Smiling he placed his left hand on hers….

Smiling with all passion in the world she placed her right hand on his and squeezed lightly…. Returning her smile with all the sincerity he could he placed his right hand on his…. 😍

--MALE--

Adhoori Saans Thi

Dhadkan Adhoori Thi

Adhooren Ham

Magar Ab Chaand Poora Hain Falak Pe

Aur Ab Poore Hain Ham

Coming forward he stood directly in front of her hands curled in his as they gazed at each other….. At each other only!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😍

Promising…. Taking the oath from their hearts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤️

Both knew…. Both understood… Both their holds told each other what their hearts wanted to do…. They were full…. As a man… As a woman… As lovers…. As human beings…. They were together…. Forever…. And ever….. And ever…. And there was nothing in this World which could separate them….. Nothing…. Nothing at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ⭐️ 👏 ⭐️