Khushi looked at his retreating back with distress.She felt drained out of energy.She can't see him broken or hurt like that it hurt her soul deeply. She dropped herself to the floor and cried her heart out by hugging her knees to her chest,her head bowed down on it.

She knew She had hurt him by accusing him of misusing the physical aspect of their relationship between them.She flinched remembering the blunt way she put it in words.Guilt gnawed at her heart for painting their relationship,what they share between them in a bad light,in the meanest and lowest way.She leaned her head back to the wall and closed her eyes.There is a strong attraction between them right from the very beginning.Her initial hatred for him was replaced by curiosity and fascination when she got to see the glimpse of the real Arnav behind the ASR mask.When he got extremely concerned about his sisters well Being,when he spoke with her about his deceased mother,when he said sorry to her for hurting her.Even before she knew it she developed feelings for him,though she could not really figure out what it was. Looking back at all their initial encounters she knew he was physically attracted to her from their first meeting itself.When they made love for the first time he told her so.All those unleashing of anger on her was because he was not able to resist her and that he desired her from the very first moment of their meeting.She was appaled at first,it felt strange to think on those lines when on the outside he was treating her like a menace.She felt uncomfortable because she didn't knew whether that attraction stemmed from the love towards her,otherwise she could not understand the emotion because for her it is all about love,feeling connected to the heart and soul of the other person.Neither he said anything about having feelings for her then, that is feelings from heart.
Ever since everything became normal between them they both craved and desired each other's presence intimately.While she was new to all these things Arnav leave no stone unturned to make sure she felt the exceptional aspect of what they share in the confines of their room.When they made love first,he was extremely gentle and considerate. He prepared her by explaining everything to her like a child.He made her feel special with his gentle touches and kisses.She was not at all responsive and comfortable at first,but he was very patient with her.She refuse to let him undress her first,then didn't allow him to kiss her,and swat away his hands and advances multiple times.But he never got angry and waited till she was ready for it.Since it was her first time,he reassured her multiple times and was extreme gentle.It was too slow and he seemed very concerned about her as if,if he was a little more fast he would break her.When the first bout of pain arise he was as much hurt as she was.He comfort her through his soothing kisses,touch and words.He was on the brink of tears along with her.He was moved emotionally.After that he treated her like a glass doll.Getting concerned for her even if she move a little in her sleep.The upcoming days he watched her with hawk eyes whenever they were together in home and he even took the next day off to take care of her much to her annoyance.That day he followed her like a lost puppy and didn't even let her work in the kitchen.She had had enough till afternoon and told him he is overdoing it and then asked him to get off her back.However,After that she found that he was discretely following her in the house.Something shifted between them after their first time,more so from his part.All the negative aspects and insecurities of from their past has taken a back seat and they were close to each other like never before, that their individual private space vanished and they become whole and one with each other.Each time they made love,it was special.She never initiated intimacy between them on her own however she knew he would not move forward if she was slightly uncomfortable or hesitant,which she wasn't at any time.She had denied him some times without any reason,She had asked him to stop in the middle too,all those times he was always considerate about her mood.However the problem doesn't lie there,the problem is that once he is close to her he knew how to get into her always.It is overwhelming and unsettling at the same time.She might have been wrong in belittling what they share by expressing it with wrong choice of words,however was it outright wrong?No.No matter how much they get close,at times she felt there is a part of him and his life where she doesn't have access to,where she is irrelevant.His behaviour towards her in the past coupled with the insecurities,his mistrust on her and the strained relations in the present would surface the moment something goes off from his side.The sound of the pendulum clock awoke her from her reverie.Startled,she looked at the clock. It is lunch time!Where is he?He should take his food on time.She sprang on to her feet from the floor hurriedly and ran out of the room adjusting her suit.On the way she spotted one kitchen staff arranging lunch on the table.She looked around to the empty living room,when the staff turned around and said to her.

"Ma'am lunch is ready.Sir asked us to serve when you will come down."

"Where is he ?Did he have lunch?"

"He is in the study .He said he didn't want lunch."

"Ok.You can go now."

Nodding at him she moved to the study.He was sitting in his desk typing away furiously in the laptop ,his face grim.He paused for a second sensing her presence at the door and then continued typing without looking up. She moved to him and stood beside the table.He neither looked up nor acknowledged her.

She hesitantly called out.
"Arnavji"

He looked up at her with his perfect impassive face.

"Yes?"

She gulped and then said hesitantly.

"It is lunch time.Come down and have lunch."

He looked up at her.His eyes changed colours and it betrayed the impassiveness displayed on his face.The naked pain in his eyes felt like a physical blow to her.

"You have it.I am not hungry."

He said fixing his eyes back to the laptop.

She clutched the duppata tightly in her hand drawing strength and said.

"Arnav ji..I want to talk with you."

He paused for a moment then stopped.He looked up at her and said.
"Now what more is there to say?"

His voice sharp and on an edge.
She ignored the taunt and said.

"I am sorry for saying that about...What we share...I didn't mean that..I never felt like that and it is special for me to.."

The bang on the table stopped her words and she jumped back a little startled .He stood up hastily with such a force that the chair he was sitting went flying back.He advanced on her and stood right in front of her too close.

"Then.why .the. hell .you .said .that?"

He breathed his eyes spitting fire,his face bend to her face level.
She looked up,her intent not wavering and said.

"I said that in anger.I didn't mean that.Maaf kar dijiye.."

He closed his eyes and turned around and gripped the table tightly to control his temper.He raised his hand to bang on it again with a curse on his lips,when khushi enclosed his arm from behind.

"Don't direct the anger for me on your hand."

She said clutching his arm tightly.

"Leave my hand"

She removed her hand stepping aside.

He turned around to face her.

"I want to know what made you said that?You know how it make me feel when You said that?I feel like someone using you for my needs
He stressed on the word needs nd paused nd whiper yelled
Like a ..like a bloody rapist..."

She gasped and moved closer to him and placed her palm on his mouth preventing him from saying anything further.

He closed his eyes and ran his fingers through his Hair in exasperation.
She removed her palm tears threatening to fall from her eyes.

"I told you no I didn't mean that."

She said,anger rising in her at his indifference and insensitivity to consider her feelings.

"Then what the hell you mean by that??"

He yelled.

"I meant that if you failed to acknowledge me as your wife,no not even that,someone important in your life and then make me feel special with your love in our bed room,you only tell me what I should infer from all this?"

She yelled back her face flushed red with anger.

"Khushi you can't generalise everything with this issue of Nani's birthday party .It was a mistake damn it!"

He advanced on her not leaving any space for breathing
"And what the Hell you meant by I didn't acknowledge you??How can you even say that ?
You didn't feel my...love for you??"

"You think I...only want sex from you ..then i would have fu.."
he stopped his body trembling with anger then whisper yelled bending to her face .
"I never had sex with you..it was always love making for me."

His eyes turning darker every moment,jaws tightened and nostrils flared.

"We both can't resist each other in close proximity and I may have initiated intimacy between us all the time but I never went forward if I didn't got your consent.Right?"

Khushi can't breathe,he is literally breathing on her face his body leaning heavily on her even though he is not touching her physically.
She moved back to get some space,Arnav instantly move closer in that intimidating manner and said

"Answer me..HA YA NA "
his voice booming across the walls.

Khushi had had enough she pushed him back forcefully .

"Even now you are not getting it why I was upset with you.You just caught on to that one sentence of mine and turned everything on me.You does this always."

He moved closer to her again and stood at a distance without touching her and as if she didn't said anything repeated his question in that contained angry voice.

"Ha ya Na?"

Khushi looked at him in disbelief,his stance showing clearly he is consumed by anger completely.

She looked at him straight in the eye

"It is not about that.."

Before she could complete the sentence he shoot out his arm across and then pulled her to him by her waist.She went crashing to his body with the force he pulled.He looked down at her sharply,his face touching hers.

"Then what the hell it was about?Surely it was at the back of your mind,otherwise you wouldn't say that when you are angry."

Her face took a calculative look.

"So that means all those degrading and disgusting things you used to tell to me in anger ,that was there in the back of your mind ,you meant It??"

Arnav looked taken aback at the sudden turn the conversation took,the question registered as hurt in his eyes and face.
His arms dropped from her back he cupped her face in his hands with urgency his actions showing acute vulnerability.

"You don't love me any more?Are you...Are you going to leave me?Do You ha..hate me now??Please don't.."

It was khushi's turn to get shocked she hurriedly cut him by cupping his face in her hands.

"Arnav ji what are you saying??stop it.When did I say I don't love you now?"

Tears welling up in her eyes.

He removed her hands from his face and stepped closer again cupping her face.

"You are not like me,I say and did a lot of things in my anger to you which I didn't meant.It was all misplaced emotions,I couldn't process the intense emotions I felt for you back then.Not that it justifies anything,But don't give up on me,I can't do without you."

Khushi can't take his broken self,the vulnerability in his face piercing a sword on her soul.

They both gazed at each other and as if in a trance moved simultaneously into a fierce hug.The intensity of their love for each other surpassing every other emotions that were holding them back.Arnav lifted khushi off the ground slightly and hugged her pulling her to his body.Khushi clutched his shirt in her fist tightly and cried like a child.They stayed in the tight embrace for a while with Aranv first trying to console her nd then as her cries reduced eventually some sort of restlessness took over him he lifted her slightly by her waist where his one hand was plastering her to his body practically crushing her to him .Khushi was not processing anything she just closed her eyes and buried her face in his neck leaving him to do whatever he wants.The trance was broken by the continuous ring of his cell phone.After few rings khushi's brain registered it and she lifted het face and looked at him but he wasn't paying attention totally lost.She called out.
"Arnavji it is ringing from quite some times now. Pick it up."

He looked at her as if she doesn't said anything in a searching gaze.Khushi started to wriggle out when he didn't make any move to put her down.Arnav seems to realise it then and put her down on her feet slowly and kept looking at her with unsure eyes.Khushi shifted on her feet feeling uneasy and said "I will serve lunch, attend the call and come down it rang quite a few times before "and walked out.

She checked and rechecked all the served dishes and looked up every now and then impatiently to see whether he is coming down or not.The ringing of her phone alerted her out of her occupied state.The caller Id shows her sister's name.Sighing she attend the call and try to sound chirpy and her usual crazy self.

"Jiji! I was just thinking about you.Packing all done? did u guys started?Why you didn't call me till now?"

She finished in a whining tone.

"Ha Khushi we are on the way to the airport will be reaching there around 11 PM. Ab khush??"

"Teek hai be careful I Wil be there to receive you nd jiju"

"Ok I can't wait to see you khushi I feel like time is not at all moving."

Khushi smiled

"Me too jiji bas thodi der or then we will be together..' she heard his footsteps and turned around to find him close to the dining table.

She moves towards the table muttering "ok jiji safe journe ni bhiy ab me rakhthi hu" and cut the call.

He sat down quietly and open his dishes as khushi came and sat opposite to him.They both started having the food quietly.Both are avoiding looking at each other directly and stealing glances at each other.

Aranv cleared his throat and asked "You are coming with me to Goa ?He paused looking at her and continued .."your tickets are confirmed Aman just notified me"

Khushi looked up at him to find him dropping his focussed gaze back to his plate casually and continued eating.

She squirmed in her chair and said.

"Hmm woh jiji and jiju will be arriving tonight I promised her I would be there at the airport to receive her."

She finished in a low voice and saw that her answer didn't made any impact on him or he acted so.

He shrugged casually and said

"Oh yeah Akash told me, it slipped my mind .Yep you should be there to receive them.They would be reaching close to midnight right?"

Khushi nodded.

Uncomfortable silence stretched between them for a few moments. Khushi kept looking at him nd He completely avoided her gaze and concentrated on his food.She could not stand the closed up vibe of him which seldom comes out lately.He is always transparent to her infact his emotions always opens around her only.She huffed mentally nd was delighted internally when he started speaking.

"The new deal with Desai's company in Agra has some unexpected issues.My presence is required..then paused and added "it wasn't planned that is why I didn't tell you befor.."
She cut in stopping him in middle

"It's ok.Work is important.Aap Jake aayiye.Everything will be alright."

He nodded without looking at her and she shuffled her feet on the floor feeling odd.Both of them conscious to not to make a mistake fearing they will hurt the other unintentionally again.

They finished the lunch silently in between some mundane monosyllable exchanges.After the lunch Arnav dropped her back to the cafeteria before heading to AR to finish off the pending procedures before leaving to Agra.The ride has the same vibe of their newly found artificial normalcy after their heated exchange .It was unsettling but both of them don't know what else to do,for it felt like a stand still,an uncalled still not completely unexpected intermission.

Khushi busied herself in work straight away as soon as she reached the cafe.She avoided her father's skeptical gaze and somehow convinced them everything is ok.Payal's impending arrival helped her to distract her parents.Soon buaji joined them as they planned to prepare sweets and some other dishes for Payal in the cafeteria.The gloom was lifted off her heart and she was back to the charged up crazy Khushi self.

****

Arnav didn't had time to ponder over Khushi either but he was incapable of keeping what happened earlier in the farm house out of his mind and that made him edgy and difficult to deal with at work.Aman,as usual bear the brunt of it and sensing his mood he relieved him as early as possible from the work and requested him to go home citing the reason of his flight at night.As he was being driven back home he can feel the unsettling vibe inside him changing to irritation which paved way to borderline anger.Anger which he cant explain stemmed from exactly what,Anger at himself for everything that is going wrong because of him .
He leaned his head back to the seat and closed his eyes.All the memories came rushing back to his mind and flashed before his eyes like a black and white picture.

All the conflicts life thrown at him since his childhood.The unfortunate night where his mother's chotte aged thousand years,The night where shadi ka ghar turned into maut ka ghar.The night where he lost his mother, The night his fifteen year old self saw his father as a person ,and the perception that his loving father is a farce.The night he and Anjali became orphans.The night he felt the insane urge to protect the only person left as his own, his sister. The events followed ,the cruel planning done by his father's family to get rid of them,to get hold on their ancestral property belonged to the siblings. The humiliation from his uncle and his father's family as they were thrown into street act as a catalyst to his wounds.From there he was fighting back relentlessly not for once pausing for anything.He created walls around him ,pulled back and locked in the chotte,the Arnav in the inner most layers of his being and made himself ASR the ruthless arrogant business man as the world come to know him later.Life was on his own terms and he strived and accomplished everything he put his hands on.That was untill khushi happened.She just entered into his life like a whirlwind by falling right into his arms and from that moment he was unsettled.It took a great deal of time to for him to accept the fact that he had fallen.hard.He tried to fight it but even then he couldn't keep himself away from her..like a moth to flame he was drawn to her,and he may never accept but he enjoyed all their initial trysts nd fights too and the not so natural progression to what it is today,because he is sure otherwise he isn't worthy of her.He won't get her like a normal man could get his love for neither he is a normal man nor what he feels for her is normal kind of love.Just like that she brought life back to him and for the first time he started to wish for something for himself,for his heart, for his being..he got her inspite of everything that he did wrong but.....her sunny smile and hazel eyes flashed before his closed eyes and his heart ached with a pain that numbed his entire body.He opened his eyes vigorously to find that the car reached shanthivan.He got down ,HP opened door for him ,he walked straight into his room thankful that no one is there in the living room.On the way he dialled her but it went unanswered,he dialled again to find the call going to voice mail.He throw away the phone into the bed in frustration.Inhaling deeply to supress the unsettling anger he hastily removed his vest coat nd stride out to the pool side to get some fresh air.But nothing helped ,everything reminded him of her.He closed his eyes standing beside his plants swaying in the slight breeze in the garden.

"...you never forget to have your way with me,as and when you please..what should I make out of all this?You need me only for your physical needs??"

Her words came to his mind like a fogged memory uttered from the other side of horizon,he turned around like wind shaking with anger, helplessness and bend down and banged his fist strongly on the table uncaring about the glass of water kept on it.His hand cut right into the broken pieces of glass wetting it with drops of blood.He again raised his hand completely occupied by the restlessness to bang again only to pause his hand hearing the frantic cry of his sister.

"Chotte"

He paused and turned around to come face to face with the shocked face of his sister .He turned around hastily fisting his bloodied hand.Anjali appaled and panicked rushed to him, took his hand forcefully in hers nd flinched seeing the blood nd the glass pieces smeared in his palm.

"What is wrong with you chotte ye kya kar rhe ho tum?Have you gone mad?"

She half cried and half shouted at him her eyes filling with tears seeing him so lost and defeated.He took away his hand forcefully and turned his back to her uttering.

*It's nothing i am ok di" in an exasperated voice running his hand through his hair.

"Yeah right "Retorted Anjali angrily, she took him by hand forcefully and dragged him to the room carefully stepping around the glass pieces. She made him to sit on the bed and brought the first aid box and removed the glass pieces carefully all the while wincing.He let her do it sitting there like a statue not a muscle twitching on his face as she removed the glass , applied antiseptics and dressed the wound carefully.

As soon as she was done he got up ready to move out of the room to just avoid her questions.She hold his other hand from behind halting him.

"Chotte idhar ayiye hamare pass baitiye kuch der ."

Without turning he spoke
"Di i have to do..

Anjali cut in pleadingnly

"Please chotte.."

He sighed then moved back nd sat down again on the bed.

She looked at him for a moment ,he was looking ahead his eyes blood shot and jawline set into hard lines.As she looked on she felt awashed with pure love for her baby brother.

She raised her hands cupped his chin
Lovingly and turned his face to her.

She looked at his hair and then moved them away from his forehead.

"Ye Baalo ka kya haal bana rakha hai when you take bath apna sare hair products or gel lagake set karo vapus"

She tried to lighten the air knowing very well he won't open up on his own.He turned around fully to her looked at her for a moment and bend himself down and slowly kept his head on her lap.

She smiled down at him,holding him around his shoulder and running her hand through his hair with other hand.

He kept his hand across his eyes concealing them from her,but she saw unshed tears which pierced her heart.

"Chotte kya hua tujhe ?Sab teek hai na with you?Tell me what's troubling you aise nhi dekh sakthi tujhe .."

"Di do i deserve love ?"

Anjali didn't quite get what he is asking ,she looked at him sceptically and about to answer him when he cut her again and said
"you believe in love when I didn't and used to tell me all those beautiful things about love,but you didn't tell me how much it hurts..."

Anjali kept quiet giving him space to vent out what is in his heart.

"But that wasn't your fault,how you will know that your brother doesn't deserve it,had you knew it you might have warned your god to not to grant that love to me ever."
He finished with a painful laughing sound.

"Chotte "

She said his name.

"If anyone i know deserves true love in this world then that is you ."

He laughed again a hollow voiceless laugh and straightened up from her lap nd sat looking straight,his eyes devoid of emotions.

She kept her hands on his shoulder in a comforting gesture.
"kya hua chotte batao tho.."

He bend down placing his elbows on his knees nd rubbed his face with his hands and straightended up.

"Nothing Di ,don't worry, l just got preoccupied with something..besides you know work is so hecting now at AR."

He said getting up.

She knows he is lying ,if she was the old Anjali she wouldn't have rest till she knows the reason,and wouldn't have let it go without sorting whatever that is going on in his love life.But now she just don't felt like doing so because she believed it is not going to help him anyway.

He turned away to the wardrobe taking out his change of cloth.

"I have flight to catch di,let me fresh up and get ready."

"Ok chotte get ready i will drop you off in the Airport...since Akash and payal is also coming tonight everyone will be busy with that."

She hinted indirectly at Khushi .

"No di why you want to travel at night unnecessarily?Mohan is there na you are tired too pls take rest.I will manage."

"No.nope i won't take no for an answer,Am coming because I want to and i am Not tired.We are taking mohan with us so I wouldn't be travelling back alone too."

She said pouting childishly.

Arnav shrugged smilingly.

"Ok di if you insist."

.."And one more thing chotte" she moved closer to him and looked straight into his eyes.

"Promise me no matter whatever goes wrong,no matter how much restless or angry you get you will never harm yourself like this again."

"Di it wasn't intentional.."
He paused when she looked at him with raised eyebrows angrily

He sighed looking down and said.

"I am sorry di..I promise this will never happen again"

Tears filled in her eyes ss he stood there like a child caught in doing mischief,her chotte.

She took his hands in hers and said.

"You are all i got tujhe kuch bhi hua tho jee nhi paungi.."

He moved closer and said trying to reassure him.

"Di l said am sorry maaf karo please..or me kha jaunga apko chodke i will always be with you..you will never get rid of your troublesome brother."

He said looking smilingly at her trying to cheer her up.

She tried to smile through tears placing her hands on his cheek lovingly.

"Ok you get ready i will send refreshments with HP and sent someone to clean the poolside."

Anjali said moving out of the room.

*****

Khushi looked satisfied at the sweets and special dinner prepared for payal with supervision of her mother and buaji.She sat down with tea in the living room beside her father talking a mile to a minute.

Her mother entered with her mobile "Khushi your phone was ringing check who it is."
She thought wearily Arnav ji might have called i didn't check mobile since evening.She took it and quickly check the mobile to find missed calls from him.She dialled him back but it went unanswered.She rose to her feet gingerly keeping down the tea down.Everything came running back to her mind,their arugument and his impending flight at night.Its almost time she have to reach home before he departs.Hey devimaiya how I can forget it ?

She collected her things and called out to her father asking him to drop her to shanthivan.She informed them in single breath Arnav is leaving for Agra and that she has to be there before he starts.She was pacing up and down the room while her father got ready looking frantic.She didn't said anything to her mother and aunts question about her restlessness and they brush it off as her usual crazy behaviour.

Shashi dropped her to Shanthivan,bidding bye to her father hastily she run off to RM.She was running in through the main door spotting Nani she slowed down,greeted her and then walk fastly up to their room.She barged into the room to find him coming out of the bathroom wearing pants and vest.He looked at her for a moment and then said moving to the wardrobe.

"When did you came i tried your phone but it wasn't..."

She cut in moving towards him
"Ha vo i misplaced it sorry.."
Buttoning up the shirt he said.

"Am leaving right away ,Did you had something ?"

"Yes.Apne ?"

'Ha i had snacks just now."

"Dinner karke ja rhi hai ya..?"

"No ,will have in the flight don't worry. "

He replied combing his hair.

She noticed the dressing on his hand.

"Ye kya hai apke hath me?what happened?"
She asked hand shot out to examine his.

He turn around suddenly putting his hand down casually and said.

"Dust allergy, today I was checking some old stuff in office so got some rashes on hand due to allergy.On doctor's advice i had just put some antiallergic ointment and for better safety just dressed it."

He moved towards the bed and called out HP and asked him to keep stuffs in his suv.Khushi stood there ,wanting to say so much but nothing come out of her.She shifted on her feet looking here and there ,feeling anxious.After his kidnapping incident she always feel scared whenever he goes out of state for work which he knew and rarely does nowadays unless it is unavoidable.Moreover the unresolved and brushed under the carpet argument they had today also made her restless.

He put on his watch ,he is wearing a branded brown coloured shirt ,without vest and coat he looks younger.

Arnav turned around to see Khushi standing in the same position ,eyes downcast without looking at him.

Something passed in his eyes,he sighed.

"Khushi"

She looked up tears brimming at the back of her eyes.

"Come here"

He said holding out his hand.

She moved slowly to him and as she neared him,she hugged him fiercely placing her face in the crook of his neck.

He hold her in his arms running his hands through her hairs in a comforting manner.He looked up in helplessness when he felt her tears.She hugged him even tighter containing her cries inside and battling the tears.

He broke the hug after a while a little forcefully moving her out of his arms when she didn't move.

He cupped her face ,her nose and cheeks red eyes brimming with tears,lips quivering.
He placed his lips on her forehead and then kissed her red nose ,and cheeks one by one.

He wants to kiss her senseless controlling the urge he moved back and said ,
"Don't cry i won't be able to go seeing you like this.."

She smiled reassuring him.

"Am not crying,please take care of yourself ,don't skip food call me whenever you are free."

He nodded and said.

"Relax it is just two day trip i will be here before Nani's birthday party."

He took her hand in his and moved out.Coming down he went to Nani's room to say bye to her.Khushi went out to the porch checking his stuff kept by Hp in the Suv.As she got down she come face to face with Anjali who was coming down after getting ready to see off Arnav.On spotting her Anjali stopped in her track and fixed her with a stare.Usually they never look into each other's eyes and Anjali would always move out of her way whenever they cross paths.Khushi was taken aback but didn't show it on her face and stared back at her trying to understand what is going on.Suddenly they both heared Arnav's approaching footsteps and Anjali moved past her and get inside the Suv and took up the wheel.

Arnav came close to her side hugged her and kissed her on her temple.

"Bye take care.Don't forget to take Mohan with you to the Airport when you are going to receive Akash and Payal."

"Vo Arnavji babuji is coming with me and he arranged for a car already."

"But why it is necessary even if he is coming with you ,we have plenty of vehicles here Khushi ."

He said irritation evident in his voice.

"He planned to take them directly to Lakshmi nagar first on the way back so..."

He looked away and said moving to the Suv.

"Okay,so you are staying the night there?"

His voice impassive.

No we will be coming here after they "meet Amma and Buaji,here also all are waiting to see them na."

"Then i dont get why it is needed to arrange a vehicle from outside "

He said opening the door,then paused and turned to her and said.

"Don't misplace your phone when I am free I will call."

He said that casually but she caught on to the seriousness from his eyes.

She nodded and said

"Take care."

With a final look he turned away and sat down.She looked on till the Suv moved out of shantivan premise and knew that he is also looking at her through the mirror till she moved out of sight.