♡Roshni's POV♡

He strokes my hair as I lay beside him on our bed. His arm around my shoulder to keep me close to him. While my head on his chest and an arm around his waist.

Jay and Durga left after seeing the movie and having pizza for dinner just as they planned to spent the evening with us. We didn't allow the outsiders visit to affect our friends' planning.

Though we finally destroyed the pendrive. It has no value in our life. Gaurav has enough reasons to not cry over the past.

And his biggest reason is me.

"For a second, I thought I lost you."

I lift my head to face him and whisper, "Why?"

He shrugs and shakes his head in no, but his eyes reflect his emotions. There is insecurity and fear to lose me. I never realised untill now how much I and this marriage means to him.

Though we are a second chance in each other's life and trying to adjust into this new stage. Losing or hurting the other is something none of our hearts can tolerate. We don't just have love, there is a calmness and contentment, which we crave more. The feeling to rely without the fear to be hurt, not because we know what pain is, it is because we care for each other.

I shift closer to cup his cheek and he closes his eyes. He presses a kiss to my palm and opens his eyes before leaning to kiss my forehead.

"You were fearing to lose me. And here, I am somewhere happy because her visit made me realise that I cannot let you go. Even if you had not come running from office, I was planning to kick her out. I wouldn't have let you go away from me. Never."

He smiles and I caress his stubble jaw before whispering, "If you are protective towards me then I am possessive towards you. I cannot allow anyone to take you away from me. Not even as a friend, I wish to lose you. I want everything, every bond between us to remain alive and not be overlapped by any new feelings. I crave for my friend and relying pillar as much as I crave for my husband. I may sound selfish, but I need you to always stay with me for the rest of my life, never leave me for any reason even if I make mistakes."

"In that case, I am honoured for being more selfish."

"And I wholeheartedly accept your selfishness."

He chuckles at my words before turning us, so I lay on my back and leans towards my lips.

"Can I?"

I nod and soon his lips press against mine, sealing the new promises with a kiss.

#

"Are you kidding me?"

"Seriously Rosh?"

"Well that was expected."

These are my three musketeers Jerry, Candy and Navu's reaction after I shared about me and Gaurav moving towards our love life. Navu and Candy seem happy, not even so surprised, but Jerry. She is about to have a panic attack.

Now I regret not sending him to office. When he suggested to share the news with the girls as Jay and Durga know, I asked him to stay with me. But now I am worried what will Jerry do with him.

Jerry glares at Navu and asks, "What expected, Grandma? He promised to never do anything inappropriate with her. And now they suddenly have feelings for each other. Do you know where it will lead to?"

He whispers against my ear, "Don't tell her that we have kissed. She will kill me."

I giggle silently at his fearful face, while Candy turns peacemaker, "For heaven's sake stop overreacting, Jinal. We all knew somewhere it was bound to happen. It was a matter of time because they hardly acted like roommates. Healing each other's old wounds, working for their comfort and happiness, fulfilling the pending wishes. Anyone in their right mind could see it coming."

Well, it seems like they had an assumption.

Navu adds, "And it was expected anytime now since they were practically glued to each other at the pub."

I lower my gaze, feeling my cheeks heat up and probably turning pink on her comment. It is so embarrassing to be caught by your friends when you don't even realise the level of closeness.

"But girls-"

"Jinal, we wanted her to settle again in true sense then what's the problem now? Gaurav is perfect for her."

Jerry glares at him before murmuring, "He is perfect and that's the problem. He will snatch her away from us."

Awwww my Jerry Perry is jealous of him.

He promises, "I won't Jinal."

"You better not, otherwise I won't hesitate to change her status from married to widowed. And you even better take care of MY girl. I will not tolerate her sadness and will use my weapons on you before even asking the reason for your deeds. Am I clear?"

"Crystal clear."

Jerry faces me with a smile and nods in approval, making me rush to her for a hug.

Their approval and wishes matters to me the most, and I am so glad to have them.

I am so happy.

# # #

I cannot contain my excitement to see him after four days.

It's been two months to Tanushree and Pratham's final goodbye from our life. And getting best wishes from our friends for our relation.

We have grown closer in the past months, yet haven't consummated our relation. Infact, we didn't even say "I love you" to each other. There is no hurry, we are taking our sweet time in exploring this new stage of our life.

However, I was asked to attend a function at Punjab with his parents and siblings. Unfortunately he couldn't join us because of his work commitment and I missed him in all these days. We were both busy, so couldn't even talk or chat much. His parents wanted me to mingle with the relatives, which I happily did. These are my relatives as well.

Plus, his parents took me to an old temple, where every member of their family visits at least once in their lifetime. There, for the first time, I prayed for us. As much superstitious as it sounds, I was happy when the priest gave me a small pot of vermilion powder as a blessing to my marital status.

I am seriously turning crazy. But this crazy is good.

Now I am returning home, Sourav and Mahek offered to drop me, denying Gaurav to come at the Airport. I held the urge to ask the cab driver to speed up because I didn't want them to tease me. But I am so excited to meet him.

I hug him as soon as I enter our home and he twirl us around, making me giggle. Landing ti my feet, he kisses my forehead and hugs me once again.

"I missed you so much."

"I missed you too, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty" I can never be tired of listening to it.

I feel soft fur near my feet before Romeo decides to climb on my back like I am a tree. I chuckle when he meow in desperation to be held by me. I break the hug and move my hand back to pull him at my front. I cradle him like a baby and walk towards the couch, while Gaurav drags my luggage inside.

Romeo sucks my palm for comfort and purrs in delight, while I stroke his fur. He sucks on mine or Gaurav's palm whenever he misses any of us. The vet suggested to allow him as he never uses his teeth. It actually helps him to calm his nervousness and assure himself that he is loved by us.

Gaurav comes to sit beside me and wraps his arm around my shoulder, only to pull back when Romeo growls at him. He frowns and tries again, but this time Romeo hisses and uses his paw to keep his hands away.

"Excuse me. I missed her too."

Romeo growls at him and goes back to sucking on my palm. He glares at the animal and leans to kiss my forehead. But Romeo growls again and I giggle on Gaurav's annoyed look.

"Don't laugh. He is turning possessive towards you and I am suddenly redeveloping my hatred towards cats."

"Gaurav, once he is satisfied to have me back home, he will be normal. He just missed me so acting possessive. Nothing else."

He glares at Romeo and I plead with my eyes, so he sighs and nods in understanding.

I lean back on the couch and stare at him with a smile, making him raise his eyebrows at me.

"I missed you too much. I was almost regretting to go there."

He chuckles at my words and states, "I missed you more because not only was I alone here but I had an encounter with someone, the hate the most."

"Who?"

"Danish."

I straighten up much to Romeo's displeasure and he nods reassuringly before walking towards our bedroom. He returns with an envelope and his phone.

He opens it and shows the photographs of me with Danish, during our relation. My heart skips a beat, fearing to see disappointment in Gaurav's eyes, but I lift my gaze to only find love. That love, which is most precious to me and I never want to lose it.

"These photographs came in the courier day before yesterday with a letter that he wants to meet me."

"You?" I face him with a frown, "Why does he want to meet you? And did you meet him?"

Instead of answering, he clicks on his phone screen a few times and I hear a recording.

Gaurav asks, "Tell me. Why did you send the photographs and wanted to meet me?"

Danish replies, "I want to enlighten you on Roshni's character. She isn't as innocent as she shows and neither loyal. Trust me, she will betray you one day and leave you for someone better. She left me because I wasn't rich enough. She is selfish and acts as per her needs. She promised to marry me, but ditched two years back. I got to know recently that she had affairs even when she was dating me. I am sure, she must be seeing someone behind your back."

"And?"

"And? I am giving you an important piece of information and you are not even worried to be betrayed."

"First you tell me, when did I ask you for this so-called piece of information?"

There was silence for a minute and I notice Gaurav smirking and probably remembering the encounter. Danish must have panicked on not getting the expected reaction.

Danish stutters, "Well...I mean...I was...I was trying to-"

"And if she had affairs then why did you send me her photographs with you? Show me the evidences of her affairs to believe you."

"I...I actually-"

"And even if Roshni had affairs when she was dating you then it only shows your inability to fulfil her wishes. You failed to satisfy her and provide her with what she deserves. So, don't compare yourself with me because I love her enough that she doesn't has to seek love, care and affection from outside."

"But-"

"Lastly, Roshni is a self-employed independent woman. She doesn't need others money to survive. She can survive on her own without relying on anyone or even her husband. So, stop uttering crap about MY WIFE."

"Listen Gaurav-"

"First you tell me something Danish, if she has done so much and left you for better, then why are you still having her photographs? Why are you so obsessed with her to keep poking in our peaceful life?"

"I am-"

"STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM US. I am warning you for the last time and don't think that I will call police or go legal on you. I will take the matter in my own hands and won't hesitate to break any law. Don't test my patience Danish, Roshni is both my strength and weakness. I can stay wrapped around her finger to live under her mercy and I can even wrap my fingers around that person's neck, who tries to take her away from me. So, I hope this is our final goodbye or else...."

He locks his phone screen and states, "He was so scared of me to even open his mouth."

He chuckles at the memory and I place the now sleeping Romeo on the couch. I stand to walk towards our bedroom, only to be pulled back by him. His eyes fill with concern to find tears in mine and wraps his arm around my shoulder.

"Why are you crying?"

"Why are you not ashamed of me?"

"Why should I be ashamed of you?"

"These photographs and his-"

"Nonsense, yes I am ashamed of him actually. He doesn't even qualify to be called as a human. His mentality is so low, you need to dig deep into the land to search and his heart pumps black blood. But I would give him one plus point for making you walk out otherwise I would have remained lonely."

I lift my gaze to face him and whisper, "I am sorry."

"What are you sorry? It isn't your fault.

"But you have to tolerate this because of me, you ha-"

His lips press against mine to silent me and his hand dive into my hair. He takes a handful of my hair and pulls enough to lift my face to deepen the kiss. I moan into the kiss and close my eyes, felling overwhelmed with this new feelings. This is the first time when he is being rough and demanding with me.

His other hand encircle around my waist to pull me on his lap. I straddle him and feel his hand stroking my back. My top rises in the process, exposing my waist and his fingers brush against mine. I moan again as his lips travel to my neck, dropping kisses on it's way.

I seem to lose myself in this moment, he is controlling me and I am accepting the raw passion without any hesitation. Even though he was always gentle and caring towards me, his roughness didn't scare me.

But the sound of the notification ringtone from his phone stops him. He pulls away, only to press his forehead against mine and face me breathlessly. We don't utter a word and I feel him pulling my top back in place to cover my waist.

"Freshen up. I will heat up the dinner in the meantime."

I nod before slowly standing on my feet and turning around to walk towards our bedroom.

#

"Why don't you allow me to talk with your parents for their behaviour? They knew you were away for a family function. What was the need to scold you for just a mail? Can't Ruchi draft a simple mail?"

I wink at him and blow a kiss to tease him before going back to drafting the mail. This discussion has no meaning, at the end I need to surrender, so it's better to not waste time on it.

"Roshni, I am serious."

I sigh and minimize the window in the laptop. I face my husband, who is sitting across of the dining table and convincing me post dinner to have a word with my family.

"What will you tell my parents? That talk politely, understand my perspective and don't scold before knowing the reality? You know what they will say, we never asked her to go for a family function. And if she did then she should learn to manage and finish the assigned work before going. If she was working in a corporate office, will she get these benefits of delaying work for personal reasons?"

"But you are their daughter and-"

"So you want us to keep pampering her and see how she fails in her professional commitments due to leniency? For personal life, should we compromise the professional life?"

"Roshni, stop giving excuses like your father."

I giggle at his frustrated look before teasing him further, "When my parents will give you these excuses, you have to stay determined to convince him, right?"

I smile sadly when he still seem concerned and I explain, "You know I tried so many times, Gaurav. Not everything you work for or wish is achieved. You have to let go of certain dreams because at the end they only hurt you. I am tired of this, let it be as it is and ignore them. I know you care for me, but you will only fail here. Believe me, I have lived 25 years with them."

He nods in understanding before going towards the window. I continue my work and mail the draft to Ruchi. Papa messages me that he is satisfied with the work and I shut the laptop.

Getting to my feet, I move to stand behind him. I wrap my arms around his waist before resting my face against his back.

"Don't be disheartened. I have lost expecting from them long back and why should I expect now when I have you to do everything for me."

"I am worried for you, so don't use the magic of your word on me, Your Majesty. It won't work."

I smirk before moving my hand seductively on his chest, while whispering, "How about the magic of my touch?"

"Roshni, stop."

But I don't and press my front to his back before tiptoeing to kiss the back of his neck. His hands come to hold mine, however they make zero efforts to stop them from exploring. My lips make way towards his ear, dropping feather kisses on their way and he leans back to help with the height difference.

I smirk again and move my hands to his shoulders. I clench his t-shirt in my fists and pull him downwards with force, taking him off guard. He falls on his back, bewildered with the sudden change of events and I laugh at his priceless expression.

"Awww. My poor Lord Husband. Did you hurt you back?"

"Roshni!"

I yelp as he stands to his feet with determined look and I run towards our bedroom. I turn to close and lock the door, but he pushes the door wide open. I turn to run towards the bed to stand on it and take a pillow for defence.

"Get down, Roshni."

I throw away the pillow dramatically, "Haww! You are ordering me? To Your Majesty? I sentence you to sleep in the guest room for a month."

He raises his eyebrows and repeats, "One month?

I nod with a smirk and he agrees after a shrug, "Alright. Seems like my wife has lost interest in me and I shouldn't force her for anything. So, good night."

What! Good night?

He is going without a word of argument?

I jump on his back, the moment he takes a step towards the door and he stumble before falling back on the bed with me. He turns around to face me and my arms remain secured around his neck in a firm grip.

How dare he go away from me?

"Why did you stop me? I have a punishment to be-"

"Stop teasing me."

He raises his eyebrows and asks, "Who started?"

I pinch his shoulder and whisper with a pout, "I hate you."

"No, you don't."

"Yes, I do."

"Let's test the theory."

I frown at his words, only for his lips to land on mine and he hovers over me, while grabbing my hands to pin on the bed. His soft lips passionately move against mine, forcing me to surrender under their spell. The moment I respond, he deepens the kiss and laces our fingers.

This wasn't our usual kiss, soft and caring. I can sense the demand in his actions, which is making me insane and greedy.

Parting, he whispers breathlessly, "You don't hate me."

We continue staring at each other and suddenly I develop a strong feeling. The effect of our earlier moment in the living room hasn't died yet. The way he grabbed and kissed me, left my heart craving for more. I needed more than a few kisses, I needed him to make love to me.

"You still have to test if I love you."

"Roshni."

"What?"

He doesn't say a word and his right hand leaves mine to travel from the length of my arm till my waist. His eyes observing me and my expressions as he lifts my top to expose my bare skin. His cold fingers touch my hot skin and my breath quickens. He slides his lower body to my side for giving him better access to touch me. I clench his other hand laced with mine when his finger circles around my belly button. He lowers himself without breaking the eye contact with me and his hot breaths falling on my belly.

"Are you sure?"

I nod and leans to drop soft kisses on my belly. His stubble caressing my skin had my back arc with the wave of pleasure coursing through my body. He moves back up and goes to turn off the lights, but I place my hand over his to stop him.

"Should I stop?"

I shake my head in negative and whisper, "I trust you."

He cups my face, smiling at the reason of my sudden confession and leans to kiss me. His fingers still caressing my exposed skin and I release my other hand to pull off his t-shirt. His lips explore my neck and hands start removing my top.

His lips continued to explore my newly exposed skin as his hands discarded the rest of our clothes. We flipped our position, his naked body exciting me to touch and kiss his abs. The way our body pressed, it increased the level of passion and craved for even more. His eyes were observing me for any sign of discomfort and I kissed away his doubts each time. Soon, he was confident that I am completely ready for this step and there is no looking back.

His touch and kisses left me breathless and craving for more. He was no longer gentle with me as the passion took over and moans of pleasure escaped from my mouth. It encouraged him to claim me and consummate our love. My nails digging into his back excited him and he left the first hickey on my neck.

For a moment, I was scared of waking up Romeo with my loud moans, but his passionate kisses didn't let me think of anything expect us. I was drowning in his unconditional love and had no will to surface. I was only craving for more and he was happy to satisfy my demands.

#

I kiss his forehead as he sleeps peacefully by resting his head on my chest. I caress his arm on my waist as a single sheet covers our tangled and naked body. My arms embracing him in a tight grip, not willing to let him go.

He slept an hour back at around 3 am, but I was wide awake. I failed not only to sleep, but also to keep the smile off my face. I am happy, content and loved. Loved by the man, who understood me, patiently healed me and cherished me as a precious prized possession.

It seems like we were fated to meet. All the problems in our respective lives were fated. I was fated to become arrogant and cold eight months back when I saw him.

My roadside philosopher.

I smile at the memory of our first meeting, how he calmed and consoled me without knowing a thing of my past life. Then in the second meeting, he proposed me with an arrangement. That arrangement, which was supposed to make us only roommates. But we became friends, listener, healer and now lover.

Two broken souls, who had given up on love and relationship. We wrote our own beautiful love story without even realising and today, we somewhere confessed our love for each other through gestures. Not for a minute, it felt lust, it was love, only love.

We experienced painful heart breaks and many failures. I may never be able to gain my family's love, but I have his family, who treats me like their own. His non-biological parents, who treats us like kids and stay by our side through thick and thin as strong pillars. My three musketeers, who love and care for us, wishing to see us happy each day.

So at the end we are happy because we won the Game of Fate.

☆The End☆

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