Ahana's P.O.V

We have been walking for around 12 minutes now and finally I see the café. I smiled as we walked further. This place is so cute! It looked vintage with a wooden board with its name outside. We hadn't yet entered the café but I could see the inside of it through the big windows.

"Fields Fortune" I read the name out loud. That's a unique name to keep for a café. "Yep. Let's go in?" Rehaan asked. I nodded and he opened the door and when he did, this little cute bell rang.

The place wasn't really filled with people. Just a few, consisting of a couple, an old lady with an adorable small girl and this fat man sitting at the table near the window.

"How come there aren't many people?" I asked Rehaan. "Because this café isn't very popular. And their aim isn't just making profits. All the workers here, like their job and don't do it because they have to, they do it because they want to.

"Oh. For how long have you known this place?" I asked after we entered the café. Just as he was about to answer, a middle aged lady came rushing towards us and gave Rehaan a hug.

"Oh Rehaan! Where are you these days?!" she asked him whilst hugging him. "Oh and who is this?" She asked him, looking at me with a smile on her face.

"Uhm Leena, this is Ahana. Ahana, Leena." He introduced. I softly said a 'hi'. I was feeling kind of shy. Don't know why. "And she is your..?" Leena asked Rehaan teasingly. "She's my-" "I'm his friend." I interrupted him.

"Oh? Friend eh?" She said, nudging Rehaan. "Hi Ahana! Like Rehaan said, I'm Leena. Leena Elizabeth. This is my café." Oh. "Wow. Its beautiful" I told her honestly.

She smiled proudly. "Yea, it was built by my grandfather in his late twenties. I spent my whole childhood here. This was my dream to run this place."

"You're doing a very good job at it." I said. "You've got yourself a good one Rehaan. I approve. She's nice unlike the previous one you brought here."

I blushed at her compliment but at the same time couldn't help but feel a small sting while knowing that I wasn't the first girl he brought here. I need to find out more about his ex.

"How about you guys go have a seat at your regular table and I'll send a waiter." She said. We nodded at Rehaan guided me towards the table near the left window.

"So this your regular table eh?" I asked him. He smiled, it didn't reach his eyes though. "Yea. My table." He said. "You used to come here often?" I asked him. He nodded, "Yea. Ever since I was a kid."

I smiled at him. "I know you want to know more but it's a long story and its pretty boring." He said. "Didn't you tell my dad we'll be home max by 12?" I asked him. He nodded. I looked at my watch. 9:10. "How much time does it take from here to my house in car?" I asked him. "Thirty minutes." "Then we have the time for the story." I told him.

He smiled and shook his head, "When you really want to know something, you try your best to know it don't you?" "Yea I guess."

"You hungry?" he asked me. I widened my eyes and looked at him, "After eating all that food? No thanks. I'm full. Are you?" I asked him. He shook his head, "Nope!" "Then start the story without any ado please?" I requested. He smiled, "Okay ma'am! Biren's dad and my dad are best friends. Our dads hung out at this place many times and Leena was close to them too. They even got free breakfast! So our dads would bring us here whenever they would meet up.

Then later on things got busy. Both our dads' businesses were flourishing. So they never got the time to meet up. But we, Biren and I never stopped. We kept coming over and eventually this café and its workers became family.

So after many years, when I was high school, a new girl joined in. She came from California. She was instantly liked by us. She was beautifuI, smart and nice to everyone. She sat beside me in school and I helped her out in Biology and slowly we became friends. I got to know her more and our friendship developed into something more. We started dating. She was my first girlfriend. I loved her. We were the so called 'High school sweethearts'. I wanted to spend my life with her. We dated for three and a half years. She did her university in Mumbai while I did it in the UK. I decided that I was going to ask her to marry me. I even bought the ring because at that time I was so confident that she would say yes. Biren suddenly in the middle of first year of college started disliking her. I didn't understand why. So on my birthday, I decided to propose to her. My family hadn't approved and Biren didn't either but I didn't really care at that time. All I wanted was Natasha. So I booked my ticket and reached home on my birthday. Natasha had also come back from Mumbai because her holidays were going on.

As soon as I got down from the plane, I got into a taxi and gave him Natasha'a address. I couldn't wait any longer. I had to see her in front of me. I reached her place and I had the spare key so I unlocked the door and went in. What I definitely did not expect to see was my Natasha in somebody else's arms. A man's arms. Naked.

That sight broke me. She broke me. She apologized and said she was going to break up with me as soon as she met me because she fell in love with another man. The one she was sleeping with. I gave her my everything. My first kiss, my virginity and my love. I went against my parents and my best friend for her. For that woman who cheated on me. She cheated on me for more than one and half years and I had absolutely no clue about it.

Biren knew about this. He said he found out when he saw her kissing another guy in some club. He said he hadn't told me because she saw him there and begged him not to tell me and that she herself would. I was mad at him and didn't speak to him for three weeks. I was so broken.

That's when I decided that I would never get into all of this because eventually I would be the one getting hurt. Through counseling , work and partying I reformed. I stopped giving up on love and just decided to wait for it to come to me than run behind it and never find it.

My parents said they had found a girl for me. It was you. It is you. I was hesitant in the beginning but then when I saw you, I started hoping that you would be the one because I felt comfortable around you. I can be myself with you. Natasha always judged the way I was and now that I think about it, I could never be myself around her. It was just infatuation.So yea I never saw her again and I am glad I didn't and don't have to. So that's my story." He said.

 I felt bad for him. He's gone through a lot. He must have hurt so much when he found out she was cheating on him.

"In one way, I'm glad you found out. I have you to myself now and I don't plan on letting you go." I said. Don't know from where this confidence burst but I'm glad it did.

His eyes showed shock and he quickly recovered and smiled widely. "You like me?" he asked. "Didn't I already say that? Yes I do." I said. He held my hand and said, "Good. Cause I like you a lot and I'm not planning on letting you go either." I blushed.

"Would you guys like to have something? I'm sorry I didn't come earlier. Ms Elizabeth asked me not to interrupt you." The waiter said. I looked at Rehaan and laughed.

"We'll just have water. Thank you." Rehaan said. The waiter nodded and left. In about two minutes, he got our water. We finished our water and were about to leave when Leena called us.

"Rehaan, Ahana here. This is some pie I made in the evening. You guys can take it home." She said. I smiled and thanked her. "Oh and Ahana, Rehaan is a good boy. Treat him well. That goes to you too Rehaan. And don't forget to invite me next time boy." She said to Rehaan.

"Invite?" I asked him. "Yes invite! He didn't invite me to his twentieth birthday! He said he forgot. Like who on earth forgets to invite someone! That's right! No one! Well except for this boy! But this time I meant invite me to your wedding! Ahana if he doesn't remember, you will right dear?" she said.

Both, Rehaan and I were blushing. Oh god. This is kind of embarrassing . "Bye Leena." Rehaan said, groaning. He held my hand and rushed me outside.

"Oh! And don't forget to get your kids to my café!" she yelled. Like literally yelled. Rehaan groaned and I blushed as we got into the car.

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Author's Note

I know I'm late and I'm sorry. I had a lot in my head and didn't have time to update.

Sorry again.

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