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Recap: Ragini was awarded as the best businesswoman. Laksh has no shelter.

"What is so difficult to understand in a No! If a woman says no, she mean it!"

An angry man stood up and looked at them. Abhay turns to him. "Who the hell are you to say what I should understand and what not?"

"Me?" He widen his eyes.

"You don't know who I am?"
He comes closer to Ragini, who was still struggling to free herself from the grip of Abhay.

"Hmm don't you want to make my introduction? Well it's okay I will do it by myself. I guess this much right I should have left!"

She looks at him, there wasn't bitterness or hate, it was a simple smile with hope.

Laksh removed the hand of Abhay from Ragini's wrist. He took her hand in his looking at it carefully. He saw the hand mark, the pain made him boil in anger. He kisses her hand, he kisses her forehead.

"There was a time, when she was wearing the vermillion and nuptial chain of my name. Being her 'fiancé' you should know about her ex-husband. Lakshya Maheshwari!"

Ragini felt a shiver running down her spine. She placed her hands on his chest, unknown about the result.

Laksh looked at her, but soon he turns to Abhay. "I guess you are not her fiancé or even a friend, cause I'm someone not to forget, right?"

Ragini widen her eyes. She starts to hit him and he fumes.

"Wah you can hit me, but not him. He is the real culprit, I just come to help! By the way congratulation!"
He claps for her and her anger vanished.
"Hold this!" She gave him the award. "I'm coming!" She left from there to the washroom.

Laksh was looking at the nameplate of the award, he placed his thumb on it to cover the surname. "You know there was a time, Ragini Lakshya Maheshwari, but not anymore!"

Ragini heard it, it was already difficult for her to handle his possessive behaviour, then the kisses. She rushed into the restroom. Her hands were on the basin, she closed her eyes and the teardrops were flowing down. Ragini sniffs, she opens her eyes to see herself weak. If you don't wanted to see the surname Gadodia then why we separated?

She took a paper towel, she carefully wipes her tears away and tried to cover it with her make up.

Ragini comes out, her steps were to hear through her heels. She stood in front of Abhay.
"How dare you to touch me! I have told you many times, I'm not interested in a jerk like you. You idiot, stupid, useless fellow. A moron good for nothing, who only thinks about himself. You Mo... DONKEY!"

Laksh forms a smile. "Yes, donkey! The monkey title is already mine!"

Ragini turns. "Laksh! Just keep quiet!"

Laksh nods. "Oh go, before the lion awakes!"

Laksh warns Abhay, who felt embarrassed. He left from there and Laksh gave her the award back.

"Thank you...?" She turns, but Laksh hold her wrist. He twirls her around and made her collided with his chest. He bend down on her nose. "Reddish!" He kisses her nose, both were looking into the eyes of the other. But his mobile phone become a disturbance.

Laksh smiles lightly. "Have to pick it up!" He Excuses himself and went to attend the call.

Ragini closed her eyes...

Laksh please don't do this, don't make me weak. I have learnt to live without you. It might look easy, but it was the hardest time in my life. You had become my life.

Laksh was on the phone. His tensed face turns into a smile. "Really, that is great. I will be there don't worry!" He ended the call with a big smile. He sat on the bar chair and ordered a drink.

Ragini thought he might come back to her for a talk, but he got busy in his drinks. Ragini felt bad while Laksh was drinking his pain down. Oh Ragini why? Why I have to be here? I knew you would win, but I can't see you around me, departed from me. I can't see you with another man. Abhay!

His trance got broken, when he saw the award. "One tequila!" Ragini sat next to him, she ordered for herself.

Laksh looked at her.
"Ragini you want to drink?" He asked, as she never drunk before in the past.

Ragini smiles. "It's time to enjoy. I won the award I want to celebrate!"

Laksh nods. "True, it's not a daily win, it comes once in a year!"

Ragini hits him playfully. "Yes, you got it! Two shots!" She ordered and both started to drink.

"Laksh, where do you have to go?"

Laksh looked at his empty glass. "Uhm means?"

Ragini took a deep breath. "It looks like you are in search. What are you looking for?"

Laksh nods. "Oh haan I found it, first because of you I didn't got it, but now I have it!"

Ragini frowns. "What you mean because of me? I haven't done anything to you!"

She hiccups as the tequila was effecting her. Laksh shook his head. "Oh it's okay! You won't understand it!"

Ragini felt bad. "You are always like this, not sharing your problem with me!"

Both were drunk. "Oh really, says the one who cried at the restroom, because a random guy come and harassed her!"

Ragini turns away. "No! That is not true!"

She stood up with difficulty, to walk was a big challenge for her, but she managed. "Where do you have to go now?" She asked him. He stood up from the chair and hold her hand. "The address is zce street!" Both laugh, both were drunk. "Same address Laksh!" Both were staggering to the cloakroom.

The receptionist looked at them. "Ticket?"

Laksh blinks with his eyes, he smirks. "Open your purse!" But there was no need to tell her, she already had to tickets in her hand. Laksh got his bag and Ragini her coat.

Laksh places her coat on her shoulders. His bag was in his hand, he hold her with the other hand on her waist. "Smart Laksh! But I knew it, see me smart too!"

Laksh smiles. "Haan"

They come out of the glasshouse a limousine stopped in front of them. "Laksh come I will drop you!"

Laksh nods. "Great!" She was about to sit in the car. "Ouch!" She rubs her forehead. "Oh no!" Laksh pulls her close. He blows air on her 'wound' and gave her another shiver.

"Okay now?"

She nods and he helped her to sit in the limousine. They reached the building complex.

Laksh was the one, who held his hand to support her. Ragini was carrying his bag and the award. He was carrying her. She had closed her eyes, resting her head on his chest.

"Ragini?"

Ragini pouts. "What?"

"Key!"

Ragini opens her purse, she opens the door.

"Floor?"

Ragini smiles. "Fifth!"

Laksh smiles and carries her the stairs up not using the lift.

They stood in front of her apartment door. Ragini had difficulties to put the key into the slit. Laksh hold her from back, he helped her to open the door. She went in and turns to him. "Where do you have to go?"

Laksh looked at his back. "The manager? He told me to meet him here!" He was scratching his nape.

Ragini looked behind him. "Can't see him!"

Laksh nods. "Right!"

Ragini turns to her back. "There is my bedroom!" She point on the door, while Laksh sneaks in. "Oh, nice!" Ragini nods. "Wanna Se the view?" Laksh smirks. "Haan!"

He closed the door behind him, Ragini bites on her tongue. "Come!"

She shows on the window, but both were looking into each other. "Bed? You know it's soft!"

Laksh pulls her close. "Cold too!"

Ragini nods. "Yeah, heat it up...!"

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