Shiva had just fallen asleep when his phone rang. He woke up with a start and looked at his phone. It was his chipkali calling him. He cut the call and went back to sleep. She called again, and he cut the call again. Why was she annoying him so much? This girl was nothing but headache and ever since he had married her, all he got was serious headache. When she called for the third time, Shiva was about to switch off his phone, but he got a message from her. It was a voice note. He played it. Raavi was crying and calling out his name. Shiva was horror-struck. Was she okay? Shiva immediately called her back.

"Raavi kya hua?" Shiva asked.

Raavi sobbed for sometime. "Shiva, tu please mere paas aa jaa. Meri tabiyat bohot.... Tu please please aa."

"Main abhi aata hu."

Shiva didn't care that it was almost midnight. Fear gripped his heart and he quickly got up and left for her house. She needed him. He rode at the speed of the wind. He had to be with his chipkali. As soon as he got down, he went around the back and climbed the pipe leading upto her window. He peeked inside to find her on bed. Shiva gently pushed open the windows and climbed into her room.

"Raavi, tu thik hai?" Shiva went to the bed. She was facing the other side so he couldn't see her.

Raavi immediately got up and hugged him tightly. Shiva pulled her closer to his body and wrapped his arms around her protectively. With one hand, he cupped her cheek and made her look at him. He looked at her from top to bottom to check if she was fine. She seemed good enough.

"Teri tabiyat thik hai?" Shiva asked suspiciously.

"Tu aa gaya na toh main bilkul thik hu." Raavi giggled.

Shiva rolled his eyes. So she'd been playing with him. He had been a fool to believe her obvious lie. Shiva got up but Raavi pulled him down on the bed with her. He fell down on the bed and she lied on top of him. She traced his jawline with her finger. Shiva held her hand to stop. She pouted.

"Kya Shiva? Shaadi ko ek hafta hua hai bas aur tu abhi se itna unromantic!"

Shiva pushed her aside and got up but she cling onto him, hugging him from behind. She got up and straddled him. Putting her arms around his neck, she kissed his cheek. Shiva loved having her this way. He almost forgot about everything that happened between them these past few days and held her by her waist.

"Shiva sorry!" Raavi said. "Main na sachhi ek number ki gadheri hu. Itna gussa aa raha hai khud pe ki kya batau."

"Bohot kuch ho gaya hai humare beech. Sab kuch pehle jaise normal nahi ho sakta ab Raavi." Shiva said.

"Pehle jaisa nahi karna Shiva. Ab toh naye sire se start hoga. Tu pati, aur main teri patni."

Shiva's heart fluttered when he heard her call him her husband. He saw a strand of hair on her face, so he gently tucked it behind her ear and that's when he saw the little dot of vermilion on her forehead. Shiva's heart skipped a beat. She had applied vermilion on her hairline for him. Raavi's hand clutched his vest and she kissed him. Shiva was once again stunned at her action. She captured his lips with hers and tugged at his lower lips.

"I love you Shiva."

Shiva couldn't bear it any longer. He flipped their position and laid her on the bed. She was wearing a flimsy night suit which had ridden up giving him a peek of her milky white skin. Shiva lifted her shirt a little higher and brushed her stomach with the back of his hand. Raavi closed her eyes, welcoming this feeling. He ran his other hand down her thigh. Shiva kissed her neck slowly driving her crazy with desire. She took off his shirt and threw it on the floor. Shiva continue exploring her neck with his tongue. She pulled him up with her and slid off his vest and threw it away. Her hands explored his body and she kissed his chest.

"Raavi ruk jaa." Shiva pulled her away.

"Ab kya hua? Main tujhse pyaar karti hu Shiva. Main puri ki puri teri hu. Dev sirf mere jeth hai."

"Tune wapas apna mann badal liya toh main marr jaunga."

"Aisa mat bol please. Main sachhi tujhse bohot pyaar karti hu." Raavi said. "Mujhe pata hai mujhse galti ho gayi par mujhe ek chance de de. Please Shiva."

Shiva looked at Raavi. She was going through the same pain as him. He could see it in her eyes. Still he wasn't in the right mind frame to take this decision. He pulled her in for a hug. These last few days had been an emotional roller coaster for him. Now he needed time. Not only that, he had lost his faith when it came to her. Shiva loved Raavi, but he wasn't ready to accept her yet.

"Raavi, abhi nahi hoga mujhse. Tune humesha Dev ke liye mujhe reject kiya hai. Abhi accept kar bhi rahi hai toh yeh compromise lag raha hai."

"Tu kaunsa mujhe bachpan se pyaar karta tha?" Raavi asked. "Tujhe bhi abhi realise hua na? Mujhe thoda aur time laga. Ab jab ho chuka hai toh mujhe apne se dur mat kar."

"Mujhe bhi tujhe dur nahi karna. Bas... pata nahi kyu..."

Shiva saw the desperation in her eyes and he didn't know why but he was still feeling rejected. He wanted to say yes to her, but his heart didn't agree. Perhaps it was the fear that she would return to Dev once again.

"Thik hai Shiva. Tujhe bharosa nahi hai na mujhpe? Par main tera bharosa jeetke hi maanungi. Bas ek kaam karna. Tujhe mujhse itna bhi pyaar ho na toh kal mere karwachauth ka vrat todna apne haathon se."

Shiva didn't reply to that. He wore his clothes and left. There was one part of him that was happy that Raavi was going to fast for him, but another part of him was still scared.