We got down on the next station and reported GRP about the lost baby. They were coming to see to it and by the time they came we waited resting on one of the bench. I tilted my head back calming myself while Dhruv held the baby ...yes.. he brought me advil after that he volunteered or actually ordered me to hand him the baby, take deep breaths and stop wailing like a baby myself because one was enough for us. Surprisingly, he was gentle and with strange calmness, he held the baby against his shoulder patting his small back.

Turning to him,"why are you so confusing?" I asked whispering aware the baby fell asleep again and it was the cutest sight.

He glanced at me with narrowed eyes can't believe this guy this arrogant selfish guy just sobered a crying baby and also made him sleep!

Let me check pigs weren't flying.

"I reckon that's a rhetorical question"

"No, it isn't, you are so rude, so infuriating and then you show kindness which is shocking I don't get you? I meant I get you you have to maintain your tough boy act but I can't help it and see it as a useless facade when you are not really a bad guy-

he put a finger on my lips muting and taking me by surprise me.

"You gonna wake it up by your senseless chattering" he hissed.

I glared at him, "it is, he"

"What?"

"He! He is a person not a thing"

"I don't know its name"

"*His name and I don't know too"

"I think I know, it's trouble" he glanced at me mocking.

"Or meanie" I glanced at him too copying him.

"Or Boring"

"Arrogant?" I smiled sarcastically suggesting.

"Masochist"he said

"Annoying"

"Silly"he said.

"Nagger" so we were basically calling out each other by giving the baby bad names. Unfair for the innocent baby.

My eyes widened, the baby woke I gazed at him with astonishment when he yawned ..soo

"Cute" Dhruv said, his eyes on me.

I looked back at him..

He drew his eyes away quickly scowling, " can't you be quiet? see you woke him"

"But he isn't crying!" I told almost shouted in glee.

"Yes, it isn't ..do you want to hold him?" He asked when I continued watching the tiny and so precious thing moving, quietly seizing the big world with his small doe eyes.

"Umm...I don't know he would cry!?"

"It won't if you don't hold him rigidly like a bomb or something -

"But what if he cries again!"

"Then there's definitely something wrong with you" He said sarcastically, rolling his eyes.

"What do you mean? Just because now you can hold a baby without making it cry you consider yourself a champion or something superior than everyone?"

"I don't need to hold a baby to prove I am superior than everyone"

"So generous" I commented half heartedly staring at the baby the little fellow was unaware of the two hard heads fighting above him.

I was jealous, how comfortably he was in Dhruv's arm.

I pouted.

"Ms. Newton hold him, already" Dhruv placed him carefully in my lap, I stifled my squeal, he guided my arms and put it around the baby's small head and the other underneath his lower back. I stayed still like a board, when he didn't cry I glanced at Dhruv excitedly. He gazed back at me excited too. I don't know why?

Carefully, I beckoned Dhruv towards me he shifted with no protest right in front of my face.

"Take out my mobile.. it is in bag" I said urgently in a low voice.

"Huh?" He blinked, unfocused.

"What are you staring at me, I want you to take a picture of me from my phone, I never held a baby this cute for God's sake Dhruv he has green eyes!" I clasped my mouth fearing, I scared the baby.
Who moved his tiny fisted hands on my face, he was really in a playful mood right now.

Dbruv complied grumbling all the line... he was no servant so I should stop giving him orders all the time, while taking out my mobile and held it up.

I tensed like a deer caught in the headlights, I was camera conscious.

"You have to smile or at least not look like you are held under gunpoint"

I glared at him.

He clicked the photo, "can be used to scare people in the future"

"Hey"

He pursed his lips into a tight line, "if you are taking a photo make it a good one if not good then at least somewhere near average-

"I don't know how to!"

"First relax-

"I don't know how to!"

"Look at trouble"

I shot him a look

"At the baby" he corrected, rolling his eyes

I did and the baby was looking up at the lights.

"Now tickle his tummy gently" he instructed

"What are you? A pedestrian?"

"My family is big I have quite a number of younger cousins. I never told anyone, I have tad bit of interest in photography so yes had these kinda sessions before,"he told surprising me, he was actually talking about him. "Now do what I said"

I did, cautiously what he told, the baby giggled my lips instantly turned up giving him back a real cheerful smile.

"Miracle, I saw you smiling for real for the first time, it ain't that bad don't know why you don't do it often ,"he commented. I didn't know was he being sarcastic or genuine?

"Your turn now, you know what... you come here since I am not giving him away to you this soon" I said, calling him.

"Are you confident about that?" He mocked

"Just come here already.." I rolled my eyes.

He came from behind narrowing his eyes at the camera.
"see, now who was preaching me"I pointed.

He formed a bored look which could only suit him.

"You are doing all wrong! First lean more come close" I said, he hesitantly bent his head angling by my side still out of the camera range. I sighed done with it, and pulled him by his chain dangling around his neck towards me his cheek brushed against mine. I bit my lip suppressing a smile on seeing his cheeks turning pink, he glared at me noticing it on the screen and with a don't underestimate me look he drew more than that was required he turned his head his lips almost kissing my red hot cheek.

I was flabbergasted and pressed the button quickly taking our selfie. I stayed still when he didn't move an inch away.

"Umm... Dhruv. we took the photo.." I remindedz blushing.

"Really? You don't look so well though something happened? Did it cause a big affect on you? rendered you speechless? Why is your face so red you caught a fever?"

I hit his shoulder, "shut up!"

My phone rang suddenly I looked at it thanking it saved me from his jabbing. It was from the officers probably asking where were we? I was embarrassed.. darn we were having a photosession with a supposed to be a kidnapped baby.

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I was a little sad when the baby got back to his respected parents, it was indeed a kidnapped baby the police were after the woman who told me to hold him for her. She gave him up when she knew she was being chased. I was glad more though, now that he was finally safe and sound with his parents.

Dhruv, made a call from my phone to his friend and who picked us up and drove to home.

I got out of the car when it stopped at the apartment. I have to get my things before going back to my real home. It was an impending deed which I have to do it eventually, no matter how much I wanted to stall it for later on My mother wasn't an angry mom, she was adamant, pushing me to be better regardless of my mistakes. I don't know what was worse..

Dhruv joined me out too. I turned and asked what I wanted to ask the very morning when I found myself sleeping near him.

"Dhruv-

"Ms.Newton".

We both started at the same time then glared at each other because we both wanted to be the first one to say.

"I'll say first-

"Like I will allow that"

I huffed irritatedly he copied me and said,"look

I looked at him from up to down, "nothing that surprising.."

Taste of your own medicine jerk!

He shook his head at my childishness, "that was so immature ugh- why am I still here to suffer? " He was just hiding his smile, "alright what I want to say is" seriousness crossed over his face, "that we are on the same side, Ms. Newton we; Faisal, you and I, we all want Sahil to pay for what he did. He betrayed us all in the end and I won't tell you all about it right now because it is not the right place, now you tell me what you were going to say?"

"Wait wait ...?" I stepped back in shock, he can't just discard it away after dropping it on me this suddenly, "you-

"Don't say anything, he is coming" Dhruv alerted.

I was too stunned to pay attention to who was coming.

"But you are saying- "

He hugged me quickly drawing me to him to muffle my voice in his shoulder when approaching footsteps sound was heard coming to my way and then they stopped at a sudden halt.

"Ah you don't need to be shy about it Ms. Newton you were drunk I can't blame you for kissing me by using that excuse, I get you" Dhruv patted my shoulder stiffly.

What did he say?

My eyes widened I tried to get away to look at him. Was he serious? He chose this time to drop all surprise bombs on me.

He didn't let go of me, rather quietly answered in my hair, "you kissed me thinking I was Sahil"

Oh

He sounded irked and sullen about it.

"You are not lying?"

"I am very straightforward Ms. Newton you kissed me, however it was for a mere second but it did happen. And, I don't want it to happen again"

"So full of yourself? I won't do that again in my full conscious-" I muttered blushing with embarrassment, still in his half awkward embrace, he was so tall that I felt short reaching to only his chest .

How can I kiss him? Not wondering of it because he was tall.

I was aware he was attractive, he could make any girl I mean majority of the girls population sworn for him he had this effortless charm by being himself still, in my case I don't feel or think of him in a different way. He was my enemy.

So how could I kiss him?

How can I think he was Sahil?

They are different

Sahil is different

I am not drinking again.

"You better not" he second that, not realising I said it aloud.

"I am sorry" I apologized I was sorry I kissed him.

I was sorry I kissed my enemy again.

Hesitantly, I lifted my arms and reached up and patted on his back "You are not that bad person" I told, now realising and seeing that he had a bad attitude but he wasn't a bad person he didn't refrain away from helping once whenever I landed myself into some or other trouble though complained and nagged me a lot about it still at the end of the day he didn't leave me to face them alone unless it was Sahil himself, the real prolonged trouble in my life.

"You said, I am heartless" Dhruv told.

"Oh, God..." I buried my face in his shoulder abashed, "who knew I would turn into a bitch when drunk?"

"Tell me about it"

"I am sorry again, you aren't heartless" I said honestly. They are humans they made mistake and they would be made to acknowledge them, of course. I don't know if I could forgive them ever for their past mistakes, for their past selves. But if I did in the future, I'll forgive him first, out of all, I knew this much.

"How do you know about me?" I asked

"That you were Selena? We all knew from the beginning waiting for you to finally admit-

"Wait what??"

"Nope that wasn't the case, I saw your pic with Aarav it was in your sketchbook you left it on the dining table"

"So, you do snoop around my things?"

"Only if it's yours" he muttered.

We separated abruptly when something breaking sound surprised us.

I swirled around to see Sahil staring at us with an unreadable expression. He was a mess, his hair unkempt eyes tired, black and emotionless.