Part 3-
~Strength grows in those moments you think you cant carry on, but you do~
Kanak looked over at Uma in the car, they had been parked for about ten minutes, yet he had made no effort to exit the car. "Uma, are you okay"
He looked over to her and nodded "Got to do this dont I" he laughed sadly
Kanak rested her hand upon his "No, you dont, not if you dont want to, you dont have to rush straight back into work and all that comes with it, your mother passed away, they will understand"
Uma shook his head "The people I work with arent like that, if I dont come back, if I dont attend this party I will lose a deal and my whole job will fail"
Kanak sighed "Okay, if thats what you want"
Uma got out of the car and Kanak followed suit
A tall woman stood turned away from them, as they stepped foot on the gravel the woman turned around
"Kanak " she squealed, hugging her
She stood back clearing her throat and nodded at Uma
"You look beautiful, its so good to see you" muttered Palomi
Aditya walked out and put an arm around Palomi's waist, "there's my beautiful wife"
He leaned down, kissing her cheek and she blushed
Kanak looked over at Uma, she couldnt help but hope that one day they would be just like that; happy and in love.
Uma looked in the building and excused himself
Palomi rolled her eyes and nudged Kanak
"Thats Meera Mitali"
"Whos that" Kanak asked, not missing how Meera leaned just that bit closer to Uma
"A business partner, she wants Uma"
"Palomi" Aditya admonished
"What, she needs to know, she needs to catch his eye if she wants this marriage to work"
Aditya huffed "Shes fine as she is"
Palomi nodded "Of course, shes great but she needs Uma to realise that and if he doesnt then I will" she went to grab her sandal then stopped
Laughing awkwardly she put her hands together in apology
"Dont worry I wont hurt my jeth ji"
Aditya shook his head and excused himself to speak to a client
"Kanak, he is your husband, if youre uncomfortable with what he is doing, youre fully within your rights to say so"
Kanak shrugged uncomfortably
"He doesn't really see me as a wife, he only brought me back because of saasuma"
Palomi scowled then shook her head "I have a plan, do you still sing"
"Sometimes but"
Palomi clapped her hands "Then, you must come to my academy, I bet you would do great, im looking for new musician's, anyway, we need you to find a purpose outside of Uma"
Kanak shook her head "I couldnt"
"Why not" Palomi asked, confused
"Because im not here for that"
"Then what are you here for, him"? "Because as you can clearly see he doesnt care for you right now"
Kanak huffed, stopping the waiter, she grabbed the glass on it and downed it making Palomi's eyes pop open
"Now thats what im talking about"
Passing the glass to Palomi she wandered over to Uma
"Excuse me, I need to get my husband back"
Aditya raised a brow at Palomi who shrugged
Kanak rested her hand on Uma's shoulder
He turned back slowly and excused himself
"Kanak, is everything"
She put a finger on his lips and his eyes widened
"Kanak, are you drunk"
Kanak tugged at his tie and pulled him to the middle of the dance floor
Uma looked down at Kanak's hand on his tie "What are you doing" he spoke, his teeth gritted
Kanak turned around and rested her back against his chest and wrapped his arms around her waist
"Dancing with you"
Uma went to pull away but Kanak turned to face him, wrapping her arms around his neck
Pouting "Sway with me" she whined
Uma heaved a heavy sigh, she was merely a distracting presence in his life, but he couldnt surpass how good it was to have her so close
He wasnt sure what he was doing when he dipped her, then brought her back up and span her around, swaying with her to the music
His fingers felt hot on her neck as he swiped her hair away and pressed a kiss to her shoulder making shivers run up and down her spine
Palomi whistled loudly and Aditya smiled at Uma and Kanak, happy his brother was finally getting close to Kanak
Uma stroked his fingers down her arms and held her hands
Lifting her up slowly he span them both around then put her down and turned her around, his voice husky as he whispered "Lets go home"
Kanak's cheeks flushed as she nodded
She peered over his shoulder and stuck her tounge out at Meera who glared back at her
Kanak sat in the car next to Uma, she winked at him and he chuckled
"Remind me to let you drink again"
Kanak blushed under his intense gaze and shook her head
Pinching her chin he made her look up "Still nervous" he asked and she nodded
"You werent nervous in there"
Kanak frowned when she recalled Meera
"I dont like Meera having her hands all over what is mine"
Uma tilted his head "What is yours"?
Kanak nodded "Yes, she had her hands all over you, like this"
In her drunken state, she leaned closer, rubbing her hands over his chest, then lifted her hand and rested it on his cheek
"Then she got really close, like this"
She leaned closer, until her face was directly infront of his
"Im yours, am I" Uma asked, he had no idea why he was going along with this, but the sense of belonging he felt with Kanak filled him with a strange sensation of comfort
She looked astonished "Of course, you are mine and I am yours"
Kanak pulled back and sighed loudly "But am I your one and only"
"What does that mean"
"Like am I the only one that is yours, or do you have other women"
Uma shook his head "Youre my one and only"
The smile that took over Kanak's face took Uma's breath away
Uma had to look away and start the car to regain some focus again
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