Neil Laughed and then looked at sahil in the eye...

Neil: I like you to try...avni koi toy nahi hai jo chahe use udake le jayien.... she is her own person.. aur wo apne pyar ko chorke kahi nahi jayien gi ab.. u will have to return empty handed sahil..
( I will like you to try... avni isnt a toy that anyone can take her away... she is her own person... and she will never leave her love and go away now...u will have to return empty handed sahil)

Sahil: we will see.. it's my challenge 10 din ke andar she will  give u divorce and come with me... Dekho maine divorve papers bhi banwa lia hai..he said taking out the papers from his blazer pocket.
(We will see... it's my challenge that within  10 days she will give u divorce and come with me... see I have even got the divorce paper ready)

Neil: I appreciate your effort Sahil.. but feeling sad about your failed attempts... No one can snatch avni from me.. The challenge is on.. he said putting on his sun glasses and turned to leave while sahil watched him as he placed the papers back in his pocket.

Neil got into his car and left from the orphanage

At the police station all saluted neil as he walked in..he nodded his head at them as he walked to his cabin and sat down at his desk

Neil's mind was recalling how sahil actually showed his true face which nobody knew about.

Neil (to himself): never ever thought sahil was going to be like this... he didnt come to india just like that but he came to get avni.. all his good behaviour is fake which he is doing in front of everyone and he is so confident that he will take avni that he even got the divorce paper ready...but now his true colours r out in front of me and I need to think fast becuse if sahil can behave all nice under our nose then it wont be hard for him to snatch avni away without anyone even knowing....whatever u have to do neil it needs to be quick because sahil cant be trusted.

Vidyut walked in to the cabin looking at a file and glanced at neil for a sec and then looked back into the file

Vidyut: neil... we got the blood test results and our doubt was right about the suspect he is innocent so we should get our men to ask in that area and gather few more information about this family what say he said

Vidyut looked up from the file few sec later when he didnt get any response to see neil in a deep thought

Vidyut:what happened to him ? He thought to himself

He  called out Neil's  name few times but still no response...

Vidyut then walked near neil and tapped on his shoulder few times

Neil: what happened? he asked  to see vidyut standing next to him.

Vidyut: u tell me what has happened? I have been talking and called out your name but u wasnt responding.

Neil:I didnt realise... what was u saying?

Vidyut:first tell me what happened? u seemed to be in some thinking mode

Neil: arien  I was just thinking about random stuff anyways leave all that  and tell me what was u talking about

Vidyut felt somewhere neil wasnt telling him the exact reason but he didnt force him and showed neil the file

Vidyut:I was talking about the new case look at the reports he said

Neil read the reports to see that the blood was not matching that had they found at the crime scene means this person is surely trying to save someone he knows

Vidyut: exactly so we should get our men to work and see if they can find any lead in this whole thing

Neil:u r right call them up and tell them to start and inform us with solid information

Vidyut: yup. I'll tell dd to do that and also we should go to the crime scene again

Neil:let's go he said getting up.

Later on at the orphanage

Sahil:avni it's been long since we actually went out to eat let's go today pleasee just like how we use to go in London he said

Avni: maybe next time sahil plus neil will be coming to pick me up so no point

Sahil:come on avni u r acting like neil will stop u from going please chalo naaa... we hardly get to enjoy like all days due to work and all..let's go na please...

sahil kept pleading avni

Avni:ok but at least let me inform him...before sahil could stop avni she already dialled neil number however his phone was unreachable due to network issues.

Sahil:what happened? Didnt he answer?

Avni: nope. Seems unreachable

Sahil: tell the guard over here and if neil comes the guard will inform him

Avni:haan but it would have been better if I got to inform him myself

Sahil:now it's not your fault if he isnt answering... atleast the guard will tell him...besides u dont have to inform neil about every single thing u do...avni looked at sahil for a sec and then nodded

Avni and sahil left as they informed the guard to let Neil know she has gone out with sahil.

30 mins later neil finally reached to the orphanage...he got out of the car and as he was about to enter inside the guard stopped him

Guard: sir avni ma'am isnt here

Neil:, what do u mean by she isnt here? he asked  frowning

Guard:woh sir she told me to let u know that she is going out with sahil sir and will reach home directly

Neil: did she tell u where she went ?

Guard: no sir she said she is going with sahil sir and both of them left.

Neil nodded and got in the car.. he was annoyed

Neil:avni knew I was coming to pick her up and so did that sahil yet he took her...

Suddenly neil got a notification that he had recieved a call from avni an 1 hour ago.

Neil: avni had called ? ..as he tried to call her back the phone was going straight on to voice mail as it was switched off...neil threw his phone on the seat beside him and pushed his hair back.

40 mins later neil reached home and hoped that avni was home

Neil:bebe

Bebe: haan Tillu she said walking to him

Neil: where is avni ? Has she returned?

Bebe:no Tillu she probably must be at the orphanage still or maybe on the way...chal u go and freshen up

Neil nodded and bebe went to the kitchen...once reaching to his room neil took his phone out and tried to call avni again but again her phone was going onto voice mail frustrating him even more....he sat down on the bed when something popped up in his mind

Neil:could sahil have taken avni to the metha mansion ? Maybe he must have...neil call and see maybe she might be there

As he dialled metha mansion number few rings later neela answered the house phone

Neela:hello ?

Neil: hey neela maa neil here

Neela: hi neil how did u remeber us today she asked teasingly

Neil:woh neela maa actually I wanted to know if avni and sahil have come there?

Neela: no neil they haven't come here but what happened y r u asking?

Neil: no nothing neela maa I thought avni might be coming to the metha mansion  today...anyway I'll speak to u later mom is calling

Neela:ok beta..bye

Neil: bye he said and ended the call

Neil got up and started walking back and forth with one hand on the hip and the other  pushing his hair back thinking as to where sahil and avni must have gone..due to her phone also been switched off he kicks the bed leg in anger bearing the pain on his feet

Shweta: neil what's taking u so long? she said as she entered her room to see he was still in the same clothes...what is this tillu u still haven't freshened up yet?

Neil: sorry mom had to make a call

Shweta : no more calls tillu and go and freshen up as dinner will be served.

Neil: mom u all eat I will wait till avni comes.

Shweta:Tillu avni had called me before she had left the orphanage saying she will be going out and not to wait for dinner she said

Neil:but when I asked bebe she said she doesnt know where avni was

Shweta: that's becuase I forgot to tell bebe and prakash ji now stop your enquiry and chalo freshen up we r waiting downstairs. Neil was frustrated but nodded his head

At the dining table.

Once neil came down dinner was been served to everyone. While bebe prakash and shweta were talking neil was lost thinking about avni and sahil while playing with his food as he clearly was not interested in eating.

Neil: where must have sahil and avni gone... could sahil have taken avni from us??? No no...i dont think so otherwise he wouldnt have allowed avni to call mom...avni yaar jaha bhi ho jaldi ajao
( avni...wherever u yaar come quick) he said in his mind

After dinner while the elders sat down for a bit to have dessert neil excused himself on the pretext of a call when suddenly he heard a familiar voice of someone laughing and he exactly knew who it belonged to..he turned around to see avni walking in while laughing about something but along with her was sahil

Prakash: arien sahil beta come he said while sahil took his blessings and then moved to shweta and bebe taking their blessings too... as he got up he saw Neil stand on the stairs and gave one victory smile as he raised his eyebrows gesturing towards avni trying to tell that he made his move while neil rolled his hand into a tight fist and clenched his jaws

Neil ignored sahil and walked towards avni.

Neil: avni where did u go ?

Avni: neil I went for dinner with sahil  as he was insisting alot that we didnt go out the way we did in london. She said with a casual smile. 

Sahil came and stood near avni

Sahil:come on avni not dinner call it our date he said to which avni smacked him on the arm playfully while the family chukled except Neil....

Neil saw how sahil was looking at him proudly as if he has achieved something big while he looked at sahil sternly

Bebe: acha u all talk we oldies will go now

Shweta:bebe how can u call us oldies she said dramatically

Bebe:oh madam madonna chal ab yaha se she said while prakash gestured shweta to make a move

Neil: avni...u knew i was going to pick u up then y didnt u wait? Avni was able to see that something was bothering neil due to the way he was speaking

avni: neil as i  mentioned sahil was insisting so much so i couldnt deny and i even tried to call u but your phone was unreachable

Neil:I know avni I saw your missed call after and when i tried to call u your phone was switched off

avni: haan actually sahil took my phone to switch it off so that nobody disturbs she said with a smile while neil looked at sahil who was standing behind avni smirking at him

Neil:that's fine no worries... ek kaam karo tum change karlo
(Do one thing, go and get changed )

Avni:yaaa just excuse me for a sec she said looking at the boys and went up

Once she had gone neil walked towards sahil

Neil:  what r u trying to do to sahil

sahil : I'm spending time with my friend opps sorry the girl who I love he said smirking

Neil: she is not the love of your life only your friend as that is what she considers u as ... I love her and she loves me I know she still does so its best if u get it in your head and stop saying u took my wife on a date

Sahil: as I said I dont consider this a marriage and what happened neil, me taking avni on a date made u sad? Hurt? Man I didnt expect u to give up like this he said smirking

Neil: I will never give up on avni sahil do whatever u want but I will be determined to have her beside me and none of your evil tricks will work

Sahil:thank god because I dont like challenging weak people and also your anger is clearly visible which clearly shows how much  frustrated u r that I took avni but dont worry I wont press on your wounded heart he said while neil felt like punching him on the face

Avni who was walking down the stairs stopped hearing the word wounded

Avni: wounded she said?

Sahil and neil looked towards the stairs to see avni standing there and saw her walk down coming towards them

Avni: Whose wounded?.. who got hurt??

Sahil and neil stand straight and look at each other and then at avni and then sahil started to laugh a little bit

Sahil: Dekho na avni neil ko sayad chot lagi hai ...Kisine bohaut jor se dhakka dia hai.. pata nahi kaun aise krta hai..
(Look na avni neil probably is wounded..someone must have pushed him really badly..dont know who would do such things)...Neil raised his eyebrows looking at sahil annoyingly

Avni looked concernly at neil and went near him

Avni: r u ok neil ? Kisne dhakka dia
(Who pushed u )

Neil controlled his anger and smiled warmly at avni

Neil: kuch nahi avni...I am alright...mujhe kuch nahi hua...sahil zyada tension le raha hai
(Nothing avni...I am alright ... nothing has happened to me.. sahil is just been too tensed)

Neil then placed his hand on avni's shoulder and grabs her closer and looked at sahil while avni went still for a sec as this hold was totally different and she was able to feel it

Neil: mai apne and apne se jurien har insaan ka khayal rakhna janta hu
(I know  how to take care of myself and the people that r connected to me )  he said giving sahil  a smile

Sahil smile faltered seen how neil was holding avni but soon he smirked back

Sahil: If that's the case then we will  see

Avni was confused and looked back at both the boys

Avni:  what's happening? I'm not understanding anything

Sahil: Kuch nahi.. chalo bohaut raat ho gayi hai.. i will see u tomorrow.. goodnight.
(Nothing ...its very late now ..I will see u tomorrow goodnight )

Sahil nodded at neil and started to leave...avneil turned around and watched sahil walk out of the main door.

As sahil left avni turned towards neil while neil was still holding on to her very closely...

Avni:neil u alright? .

Neil: Yes i am.. mujhe kya hoga??
(What will happen to me?)

Avni :nahi wo... Nothing...
(No ac...nothing?)

Neil:  Its quiet late now...lets sleep he said turning to walk up

Avni:neil....

Neil stepped back and turned around and looked at avni

Neil:yeah

Avni started fidgeting and then spoke

Avni: wo sahil ne achanak se plan bana lia and force karne laga that hum phle ki tarha dinner nahi krte... utna time nhi detien jasien london mai time spend kartien the.... though we r working together but we both r busy with kids n administrations toh time nahi milta.. I am sorry i couldnt inform you about the dinner and u had to come all the way to orphanage to pick me.. It was unplanned..
(Actually sahil just like that planned to go got dinner and started to force that we dont go for dinner like before... we don't give each other the time like we did in London...though we r working together but we both r busy with kids n administrations  so dont get time... I am sorry i couldnt inform you about the dinner and u had to come all the way to orphanage to pick me.. It was unplanned.)

Avni was actually  fidgeting, nervous and confused as to why she is  giving all this explanation to neil but she felt something is bothering him...she was able to tell or maybe it was her imagination but she felt his eyes looking sad but didnt know y.

She actually wanted to say something but was feeling nervous because this wasnt   like old times when they were best buddies... and now neil is getting really hard for her to read now a days

Avni stood there awkwardly and neil slowly moved towards her and stood in front of her

He looked at avni fidgeting with her hands and slowly held those hands and squeezed it lightly making avni look at him

Neil gave avni a light smile

Neil: it's ok u dont need to be sorry for anything avni....Sahil is your friend.. u can go to dinner/lunch anything you want.. there is nothing to be sorry about.. i was just a little worried for you.. because   your phone was off.. Don't do that to me.. promise me, you will never switch off your phone no matter what

Avni eyes widened at Neil saying that she was able to tell by his word that he wasnt a little worried but very worried

Neil took her hands and clasped it with his and started walking towards the veranda...

once reaching to the veranda avni moved forward and placed both of her hands on to the railing ...Neil moved behind avni and placed his both hands on both sides with avni back was facing towards him.

Avni held her breath when  neil inhaled the sweet scent of her hair and on top of that him standing this close

Neil:I am no more a college guy or only your best frnd avni.. i am a cop now.. i have a lot of enemies.. they all r very dangerous.. i get threats everyday.. while i dont care much about myself but my family??...I cant evn think anything bad happening to them due to my job.. I know mom,dad, bebe.. all support me and r with me but that doesn't lessen my worries about them.. and now, you are my family too.. You always have been.. but now, you are my wife and that's put you on the top if someone want to take revenge on me. Being a wife of an police officer has its risk.. Your safety and well being is my first priority.. I will protect you my whole life.. But when i called u and didnt get through you..., avni you don't know what kinds of thoughts come to my mind.. so you have to be a little responsible because  of me.. and  never ever switch off your phone no matter who told you.....Please promise me.. you will do that for me..

Avni was listening to all this carefully she felt Neil push himself closer to her .. avni's heart started to beat loudly with the closeness and with neil's confession about how much he was worried for her.. avni moved  in his arms and was now facing him.. her face was very close to his..she took a deep breath..

Avni: i never thought  that way.. I can't tell you not to worry about us..bcoz that would be a lie.. you will worry no matter what.. i would do that too.. but I promise, we wont do anything to increase it... I promise you, i will never switch off my phone no matter what..

Neil placed his hands on her waist and  pulled her closer.. he hugged her and held her in his arms.. and after few mins avni placed her hands around him too .. for her it was a little insecurely  but then she relaxed  when neil kissed her hair.. they both closed their eyes and felt each others warmth

Both didn't know how much time had passed.. both drown in this peaceful moment.. It felt serene.. It felt home

Ok ok no lecture please I know all would be glaring at me for taking so much time but kya karien we couldn't just write any update like that becusse when me and suki suk work then we work as a team and make sure to write both of our scenes down and make sure it matches so todha time lagien ga na

Anyways hope u all love this happy really waiting for the comments and votes so keep them coming

Lots of love
S&S