Mere Saathi- AN FIC(DMG) part 21 pg 28

                                   Mere Saathi

He reached over and grasped her hands behind her back. She stared back at him stunned that he was actually causing goose bumps to form all over her lanky body. He took her phone out of her hands and brought her hands to the front and leaned down to kiss her hands. She was ready to swoon.  But she realized they were in a parking lot. Anyone could come at anytime. She tried to pry his grip from hers.

It was then that Nikita began to awaken from her slumber. She felt a pressure on her shoulder and an arm around her waist. She froze, trying to think who it could be. She swerved rather quickly and knocked right into his face. He winced and groaned as she removed her hair from his face. She lay there staring right at Abhimanyu Modi. Why had she been sleeping in his arms?

He opened his eyes and smiled slightly for a mere minute  before realizing Nikita was really there in close promixity to him.

" Tum yahaan kari ho?" ( What are you doing here?") ,he inquired.

 She sat up in the bed and stared at him upset.

"Mujhe kya pata tha.  I didn't know you would turn that joke I played on you into reality!," she stammered.

 Abhi also sat up.

" I didn't  do anything!  I would never force you for anything Nikita. I would never  deceive you, matter what you or anyone else thinks," he declared.

Suddenly he looked at her more carefully.

" What is that in you parting. It doesn't look like blood," he stated.

She looked at him puzzled. She got up and went to look in the mirror.

Abhi came up behind her.

" Hum ne shaadi karli?," she exclaimed.

 Her maang was filled with sindoor and the dresser had a mangasutra  hanging on the side.

Abhimanyu smiled to himself and leaned against her shoulder. His dream had come true. Nikki was only his forever. He snapped out of his reverie when she punched him slightly.

"Yaad karo hum ne shaadi kab aur kaise karli!," she demanded.

He frowned that was  the question.

How come they neither of them could remember?

Part Four

They headed off to Sanjeevani to meet the other doctors.

  Armaan and Riddhima ended up  bumping into them as they entered. Armaan gave them a stern look. Both Abhi and Nikki exchanged glances. They both knew Armaan was against their marriage. He would not be happy with them for some time.

" Tum Armaan aur Riddhima se baath karlo. Main tum se baad mein milta hoon," he whispered.

She nodded. She looked up at Armaan and Riddima. Armaan released his grip on the corner of his lab coat and took Nikita aside.

"Kya tum khush ho?," he inquired.

Riddhima lingered in case Armaan got really angry.

Nikki took a deep breath.

" Tum khush nahin ho. However I am  going to give this marriage a try Armaan. Tumare paas Riddhima hai aur tumari doosre dost, lekin mere paas toh sirf Abhi hoga iss waqt," she stated firmly.

 Riddhima put a hand on his shoulder to  calm him down.

 Armaan tried to control his anger and disappointment.

"All right fine then. But if anything goes wrong you'll have to get over it yourself!," he snapped before walking away.

 Riddhima gave Nikki a sympathetic glance before rushing after him.

 Nikita tried to control the tears in her eyes. She had been there for them and now they could not see that she really wanted them to be a part of her happiness. She wiped her tears and went to meet the others.

Muskaan, Rahul, Atul and Anjaali made her laugh with their usual antics. Suddenly they heard an announcement that they needed to all report to the conference hall immediately.

" I think you should be there first Nikii as  now you are  the wife of one of the adminstrators here,"  Anjali teased.

"Haan woh  toh hai. Now if we need any favors we can at least request Nikki to help us out," Muskaan chimed in.

The guys merely rolled their eyes and started on their way there.

" Atul I don't know how long Armaan will be heated over all this. We have to keep netural otherwise things could become complicated," Rahul stated.

Atul looked thoughtful.

" At work we should remain professional about this issue. Nikki is our friend too, We have to see what is best for her as well. I don't really admire Dr. Modi but he's  our boss and Nikki's pati."

When everyone gathered in the conference hall, Dr. Keerti and Dr. Shubanker were there. They wanted to wish everyone good bye before leaving on their honeymoon. They did not want to leave when there were riot victims to care for but Abhimanyu assured them that all the patients would be  taken care of and provided with treatment.

Everyone had a long shift that day. It was after eleven pm when everyone dragged their feet towards their cars and headed home.

 As Nikki climbed into bed that night, Abhi looked at her and said," I know you must be upset about waiting to go away for our honeymoon but we are needed here until Dr. Shubanker and Dr. Keerti return."

She looked at him with a slight smile.

" I don't think we are ready for our real honeymoon besides there are so many people needing our help right now. We can celebrate being newlyweds  later. I would like to go away when they come back.  Just some time away from here will be nice," she muttered as she leaned against his shoulder.

Abhi smiled. He didn't know Nikki could be so comprising. But he knew she was upset that Armaan wasn't happy for them. She missed her best friend and wanted everyone to be happy and things to be better.

They soon fell asleep.