But before that... Was another big challenge..
THE NN FAM!!!!!!!

"Shivangiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!! Uth ja beta...
Aaj jaana hai tujhe Parth ke saath...", Shivangi's mother called out to her for probably the sixth time and she now finally woke up and sat in bed.

"Pata hi tha mujhe... Jaise hi main Parth ka naam loongi.. yeh ladki uthke baith jaayegi..", her mother said.

"Neende uda rakhi hain na usne..", Kunal came in to the room and remarked with a smirk.

Shivangi threw a pillow at his face, and both she and her mother remarked together...

"Chup kar Kunal!!!"

"Tera jiju hai... Aise nahi bolte..!", Shivangi's mother said.

Shivangi then quickly got ready and waited for Parth to come....

"Kaisa hai yeh ladka?!!! Kitna late karta hai...
12 ke 12:30 ho gaye hain..", shivangi's mother came from the kitchen and remarked as she saw her still waiting.

"Mummaaaaaaa!!!!!!! Hamesha se hi late lateef hai...", Shivangi groaned in despair.

At 1.30.... Shivangi finally called him up...

*Phone conversation*

S- Have you lost it????!!!!!!!
Parth I have been waiting for you for the last ONE AND A HALF HOURS..
Kya kar kya rahe ho tum????

P- arre aa raha hoon yaar...
Abhi aadhe ghante pehle to so ke utha hoon..
Bas chal raha hoon.

S- AB CHAL RAHE HO??!!!!!!!!
OH GOD!!!!!!!!
jaldi aao yaar Parth.

P- aa raha bas...
10 minute..
max!!!!

*Phone conversation ends*

In the next fifteen minutes... Parth had come...

"Hello!!!
Good afternoon!", He gave Shivangi a side hug and gently kissed her head.

"As always!!!!
LATE!!!", Shivangi punched in his stomach while they hugged.

"Sorry..", he made an apologetic face.

He then went and met Shivangi's mother.. who gave him a hug and then remarked sarcastically...

"Arre beta?!!
Tu itni jaldi kaise?!!
Do teen ghanta to aur late kar hi sakta tha..
Abhi to sirf do ghanta hi hua hai..."

"Aunty plan to vahi tha...
Par aapki beti....
Usne call kar diya...
Ab usko disappoint karke marna thodi hai mujhe..", he replied dramatically and Shivangi's mother slapped him gently on his cheek...

"Shudaai kahin ka...
Chal ja ab?!!?
Wait kar rahi hai kabse Shivangi..", she said and then both Shivangi and Parth left...

They were meeting the NN Fam today...
Which was Shivangi's school gang and comprised of her childhood friends.. Krishnam, Shorya and Sameeksha..
And out of them.. it was only Sameeksha, who knew about Parth and Shivangi.
Shivangi and Parth were on their way...
They weren't going to some cafe... But to Sameeksha's house.. to pick her up and then they would call up Krishnam and Shorya..

"Mujhe pata hi tha... Ki tu kabhi time pe AA HI NAHI SAKTA!!!!!!
ISILIYE!!!!!!
Isiliye maine Shorya aur Krishnam ko kuchh nahi bataya abhi...
Varna milne se pehle hi beizzati shuru ho jati...", Shivangi slapped her forehead as they drove to Sameeksha's house.

They reached sameeksha's house who was ready and was waiting..

"I should have guessed...
Ki aaj tu Parth ke sath aane wali hai...
To late to hogi hi..", she winked as she spoke to Shivangi and Shivangi giggled.

"Okayyyyy...
So Parth.. Sameeksha!
      Sameeksha.. Parth!", Shivangi quickly introduced them.

"Shitttt man!!!!
Main Sameeksha se pehle kyun nahi mila.. agar mil liya hota..
To uske sath.. tujhse milne aa raha hota Shivangi!!
She's so pretty..", Parth remarked as he hugged Sameeksha who blushed a little.

"Yaar Parth I know...
Isiliye maine tere paas Shivangi ko bhej diya...
Bohot achhi dost hoon na main?", Sameeksha joined in and remarked in a giggly tone.

"By the way this is not fair...
Tum dono mere ghar ke saamne khade ho.. aur baahar se hi jaa rahe ho..
Very bad!!", Sameeksha complained.

"Yaar iske liye to I'll have to apologise.. because meri hi vajah se late ho gaya hai aaj..
To aaj nahi...
But I promise that I'll make up for it.. and will definitely come to your place..
Abhi ke liye... Chalein?!", He asked.

"Okay.. this time you're excused..
par agli baar nahi..", sameeksha said and they were about to sit in the car when Sameeksha stopped Shivangi..

"Kya?!!!!
Peechhe baith...
Main baithoongi aage...
Obviously!!", Sameeksha remarked.

"Kyun?!!!", Shivangi giggled.

"Tujhe Parth lifelong ke liye dilwaaya hai na...
To abhi mera baithna banta hai..", sameeksha explained.

"Tu ne dilwaaya hai Parth?!!!
Kaise???", Shivangi asked.

"Suna nahi Parth ne abhi kya kaha...
Jaan ke main nahi mili usse...
Taaki teri setting ho sake...
Tujhe to mujhe thank you kehna chahiye..", sameeksha said.

"Tu to mahaan hai Samii!!!!!
Par main tujhe thank you nahi bol sakti...
Kyunki dosti ka ek usool hai madam...
NO SORRY.. NO THANK YOU!", Shivangi gave a very filmy reply.

"Marr!!!", Sameeksha remarked and rolled her eyes.

"Achha guys chalo Sameeksha ke ghar hi chalte hain..", parth finally spoke.

"Arre kyun...
Der nahi ho rahi?!!", Shivangi asked.

"Lag nahi raha..", He said looking at the two girls who started giggling.

"Chal tu baith ja aage..", shivangi said and went to sit at the back.

"Haan wo to main baithoongi hi..", she smirked and sat in the front seat.. next to Parth.

On their way, Sameeksha called up Krishnam and put Shorya on a conference call.
She had informed them earlier that she wanted to meet the two and also had a surprise for them...

"Kahan milna hai yeh bataayegi??", Shorya screamed...
She had put them on speaker..

"Isiliye phone kiya hai na stupid?!!!", Sameeksha remarked.

"To bata de phir..", Krishnam said.

"Tum dono hi bol lo...

Bolne to do...
Gadhon....

Main aisa keh rahi hoon ki hum log Bon Adda mein milte hain...", She said.

"Haan theek hai....
Uss shivangi ko bhi bula le...
Humse to matlab hai nahi...
Delhi wali ho gayi hai...
Poori tarah se..", Shorya remarked.

"Yaar usko na aaj kahin jaana tha... Isliye..", and she couldn't complete when Krishnam said..

"Phir kisi aur din chalte hain.. jab woh bhi free ho.."

"Abbey chal na... Tu yeh soch Shivangi nahi aayegi.. to kitne paise bach jaayenge humare...
Itna khaati hai moti...", Shorya remarked.
Shivangi, on hearing this was about to start screaming but Sameeksha shushed her so as to not spoil the surprise.

But still, Sameeksha was forced to remove the call from speaker..
And that's because, Parth was guffawing... And was really enjoying the friendly taunts and insults..
As soon as he started laughing, Shivangi shot him a look which he saw through the mirror... And he shut up immediately.

"Shut up guys...
Shivangi ki besati hum uske saamne karte hain naa...
Uske bina karne mein kya maza hai..
But anyways...
Main chal di hoon...
Tum dono bhi pohoncho...", Sameeksha said and disconnected the call.

As soon as the call was disconnected, Parth and Sameeksha burst out laughing...

"Shit mahn!!!!!! Tere friends kitne cool hain Shivangi...
I'm gonna have a blast today!!!!", Parth remarked.

And Pat!!! Shivangi hit Parth on his head and his shades fell from his face.

"Kya kar rahi hai?!!?
shades gira diye tu ne??!!?", Sameeksha immediately picked up his shades from his lap and made him wear them.

"Tu chup kar do minute..", Shivangi exclaimed.

"Aur aap... Mr. Parth Samthaan.
Zyaada "BLAST " mat hoiye... Control mein rahiye...
Otherwise I will blast you!", Shivangi said and then silently, got back to checking twitter.

Both Parth and Sameeksha glanced at each other and giggled softly.
They reached the cafe... Which was rather pretty from both outside and inside..

"Wow!!!!! This is such a pretty place..", Parth exclaimed as he got in.

"Haan..", Shivangi and Sameeksha remarked with the same expression as Parth.

"Ek second...
Tum dono mein se koi bhi yahan nahi aaya hai?!!!
I mean kaise... Itni pyaari jagah... Aur tum yahan nahi aaye..", Parth was shocked.

"Iska to nahi pata...
Main tera wait kar rahi thi..
Jab tu Amritsar aaye kabhi..
to hum saath mein yahan aayen..", Sameeksha remarked dramatically, looking at Parth.

"Ek kaam karo...
Tum dono hi baith lo..
main ghar chali jaati hoon..", shivangi remarked and Parth held her hand and twirled her towards himself, making her body collide with his.

"Tu apni friends se jealous ho jaati hai..
Matlab hadd ho gayi..", he whispered in her ear, his warm breath making her feel ticklish.

"Chhodo Parth..", she said but he wasn't ready.

"GUYS MAIN HOON YAHAN!!!!!
Abhi kahin Shorya Krishnam aa gaye...
To tum dono to gaye..", Sameeksha remarked and they immediately stood separately.

Just next moment, Shorya called Sameeksha and informed that they were almost reaching.
Parth was sent away in the beginning...
And both Shivangi and Sameeksha.. sat down.

"TU???!!!!!", Krishnam and Shorya remarked in surprise on seeing Shivangi alomg with Sameeksha.

"Tere paise kharch karvaane aayi hoon...", Shivangi remarked and then the four friends sat down.

"Tujhe to kahin jaana tha naa?!!!!", Krishnam asked.

"Kar diya maine apna plan cancel...
Tum logon ke liye...
Thank you bol...", Shivangi said and giggled.

"To jaa vapas...
Humne thodi bulaaya hai tujhe..", Shorya said and Shivangi rolled her eyes.

After ordering their food, Shivangi took a deep breath and remarked..

"Guys!!!! Mujhe kuch bataana hai tum log ko.."

"bol!", Krishnam said.

"Woh main...
Actually main..", she shut up...
She just couldn't understand how to say..

"Kya?!!! Itna kya soch rahi hai...
Tu kya Parth ke saath relationship mein aa gayi kya?!!", Shorya remarked jokingly.

"Actually haan..", sameeksha replied for her because she had almost choked.

"Sun...
Tujhe hum hi mile hain?!!!
Befcoof banaane ke liye??", Krishnam said as both he and Shorya laughed as if the girls had cracked some joke.

"Guys I am serious.. main sach mein.. parth ke saath relationship mein hoon..", Shivangi tried to explain.

"Sun kya ho gaya hai tujhe..
Kuch milaaya hua tha kya tere paani mein?
Bakwaas baat kar rahi hai", Shorya asked and held Shivangi's glass and started sniffing.

Shivangi was about to say the same thing again when Parth came and stood behind Shivangi..

"Guys hum sach mein relationship mein hain..", Parth said and both the boys stared unblinkingly.

"Yeh sach mein Parth Samthaan hai ya yeh kisi body double ko le aayi hai humein pareshan karne ke liye...", Shorya whispered to Krishnam.
But his whispers were loud enough for Parth to hear them..

"Nahi main sach mein Parth hoon.. identity proof dikhaaoon?!!", He smirked and they shut up.
After about five-ten minutes.. when the environment had lightened..
Krishnam asked Shivangi..

"Sun tujhe sharam nahi aayi...
Tu do saal se relationship mein hai.. aur tu ne humein bataaya bhi nahi.."

"Yaar main bataane wali thi.. par!", Shivangi couldn't say anything.. she didn't have a reason.

"Par tujhe laga hi nahi ki hum itne important hain..", Shorya remarked dramatically.

"Exactly!!!! Guys main kabse isse bol raha tha..
Ki yaar at least *NN FAM* ko to bata de..
Woh log Teri family se bhi badhkar hain...
Par isne kabhi bataaya hi nahi...
Arre maine tak apne friends ko bata diya iske baare mein..
Par yeh?!!", Parth remarked.

"Hawww!!!!! Jhootha.....

Guys iski baat pe dhyan mat do...
Yeh pagal hai...", Shivangi said.

"Woh to unko pata hi hai...
Tere saath hoon...
To pagal hi hua main...", Parth winked and gave a high five to Krishnam, shorya and Sameeksha.

"Yeh to hai...
Pata nahi kaise jhelta hai tu ise...", Krishnam remarked.

"Yaar abhi tak to jaise- taise chala liya..
Par ab to engagement bhi fix ho gayi hai... Matlab ab permanently jhelna padega ise..
Actually isliye bhi main tum log se milne aaya hoon..
Tips do...
Ki kaise handle kiya iss PAGAL ko tum logon ne..", Parth remarked with a sad face.

"Tough hai...
Problems aayengi...
Darr bhi lagega...
Par don't worry...
DARR KE AAGE JEET HAI!!!!!", Shorya made a fist and remarked.

"Thank you brother!!!!", Parth said and shook hands with him.

"Aur agar kabhi lage..
Ki mota saandh pagal ho jaaye...
Just give us a call!!!
Hum kar lenge handle..", Krishnam added.

"Actually.. uski zaroorat nahi padegi..
Parth tu bas uske saamne khaana rakh diyo...
Aape theek ho jaayegi..", Sameeksha remarked and all of them giggled.

They were talking... Actually pulling Shivangi's leg..
When Somebody tapped on Shivangi's shoulder...
She turned around to see Armaan.. another school friend...
And Shivangi's earlier crush..
Shivangi got up to meet him...
And he hugged her.

Parth who was sitting next to Shivangi and where Armaan was standing, got up with a glass of water in his hands and threw the water on Armaan's shirt *by mistake*...

"Oh I am so sorry...", He remarked with a fake apology.

"Oh!!!! Abhi sookh jaayega... ", Shivangi remarked dramatically and brushed off the water from his shirt.

Parth couldn't handle this..
He gently pressed the palm of her hand that was under the table and when she looked at him.. he gestured to her to send him away...
But Shivangi was enjoying his jealous expressions..

"Armaan... Isse mil..
Yeh mera friend hai.. Parth!", Shivangi introduced Parth to Armaan as a friend.

"Tu ek word miss kar gayi Shivangi..
Main tera BOYfriend hoon... BOYFRIEND!!!

Hi Armaan..", Parth remarked as he grabbed Shivangi by her waist...
His this action being very clearly visible.

"Hi..", Armaan said and shook hands.
Armaan then met the rest of them and then went to another table...

"Tu jealous bhi hota hai?!!", Shivangi asked him.

"Ji nahi...
Jealous nahi tha..
Bas aise hi..", parth spoke and then drank water.

"Theek theek..", shivangi remarked and then everyone burst out laughing.

After lunch, they all dispersed... To their respective homes.. promising to stay in touch.. that is, with Parth.

Shivangi and her family were travelling to Mumbai in two days... To help her settle in a flat that they had purchased long back but was empty...
It was close to where Parth lived... And so Shivangi's parents didn't worry about her safety and security.
Also, they had planned to meet Parth's family in Mumbai... Or Pune.. to discuss the engagement.

Two days passed in a jiffy.. and they were all in Mumbai..
Parth's family had driven to Mumbai from Pune..
Had met Shivangi's family and they had gelled quite well.
After a lot of debates and discussions it was decided, that the engagement would take place in Goa...
Shivangi's mother, maasi, mami and mamu were travelling back to Amritsar to do all the arrangements, get the necessary things and also get along with them, the other family members and friends who would be attending the Engagement ceremony.
The engagement was happening in ten days.. and withing these ten days.. Parth and Shivangi had to give a joint interview... Their first public appearance..
This interview would bring out to the world... That he was dating SHIVANGI...
And that he would eventually get married to her...

A/N: Wow!!!!
Whattt an AMAZINGGGGGGGGG time right?!!
These friends can be called Real friends.. friends who pull your leg.. who gang up against you.. who make fun of you!!
But still love you the most!!!!

And... And... And...
Finally the train is on the right track..
Parth and Shivangi are about to start there journey very soon..
So the families are on their side..
The engagement preparations are going on..
And Interviews and media interactions are being planned as well..
It's all going to super fun...
Hope you guys are ready..
Thank you.. and keep showering the love..
Loads of love,
Happy reading:)