To feel safe around someone's energy is a different kind of intimacy.

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Yawning, Ishaan tried stretching his arms but was surprised by feeling a hand over his stomach and a leg on his thigh. Surprisingly, he looked down to come across his newly wedded wife sleeping with a slight open mouth hugging him. A smile came over his lips and his eyes raked over her figure who was looking tiny infront of muscular body. 

Smiling, he looked at the clock which showed 12 noon and sighed. 

Pulling himself away from her, he kept a pillow at his place and looked at her face, who frowned for a few seconds and then snuggled into the pillow. He looked at her neck and sighed. Due to all the jewelleries and everything,there were rashes over there. 

Freshening up, he changed into a pair of brown shirt and grey jeans and then heard a knock on the door. 

He immediately rushed towards the door not wanting to wake her up. Opening it, he found his bua(father's sister) and chachi(uncle's wife) with a big silver plate which had bridal saree and other jewelleries. 

"Good morning Ishaan. Aanvi woke up?" His bua asked, raising her eyebrows. He nodded in yes, wishing her back. Thankfully, the bed was not visible from the door. He knew the nature of his chachi and she would have surely taunted Aanvi over this, so he lied. 

"Ask her to get ready in this. She also has to prepare a sweet and then it's her muh dikhai." Madhuri,his bua said with a smile while he frowned looking at the heavy jewelleries. 

"Isn't it too much Bua? She already had rashes from all those heavy jewellery. Can't she wear something light?" He asked only to get a negative answer in return from his chachi. 

"We too got married and had, wore them.Don't make ans issue out of it now." Forcing the plate in his hand, Prachi left along with her sister-in-law. 

Sighing, he went towards his sleeping beauty who was now snuggling into the comforter. 

Caressing her hair a little, he called her out. She yawned, stretching her hands and opened her eyes lazily at him. She looked around mentally adjusting to the new environment and looked back at him. 

"Good morning." He wished her, making her smile as she nodded at him. 

"Bua came. She told you to wear these things and you also have to prepare sweets." Giving her an apologetic look, he said. 

She looked at the pointed things and her eyes widened in seconds as her hands traced her neck.

"Ishaan, I won't be able to carry these jewellery. My skin is sensitive and I am already suffering the aftermath." She said with a sigh sitting on the bed in indian style, her eyes holding worry. 

"Then don't. I will handle it." He said and got up on his feet going towards the other side of the room. After a minute, he came back with a plain georgette saree and designer blouse. 

"I purchased some saree for you." He said grinning at her, making her smile. Her eyes immediately moved to the blouse. It was absolutely beautiful. Though the saree was plain and simple upon wearing, it will surely give a classy and modern look. It was totally her type. 

Ishaan looked at the saree and smiled. He purchased a few sarees because he knew his mother and chachi,they must have gone to the most expensive showroom and would have purchased heavy clothes. He hated controlling his chachi is.Knowing Aanvi, he also knew that she would never wear those heavy sarees on a daily basis and for the first few days, it was necessary in Raichand family to wear Saree for the new bride. Just for his family, he won't let Aanvi sacrifice her comfort.

"Change into this saree. Prepare some sweets and your muh dikhai will be after 5,so when ladies start arriving then wear that saree. You will find more such saree on your side of the cupboard." He said looking at her. She looked at him, her eyes holding uncertainty as she stood up. 

"Trust me, I will alway be beside you." He said gently pressing her hands making her nod as she took the saree. 

He looked at her retreating figure and sat on the bed with a sigh. Right at that moment, he hated how he was feeling. He didn't want Aanvi to feel uncomfortable but knowing his father and chachi, there was still uncertainty in his mind. His dysfunctional family was something Aanvi was still unknown too though she knew bits about it. 

"Should I shift back to my apartment after all the rituals are over?" Thought clouded his vision. 

He had made a private apartment on the top floor of his firm where he lived for almost 1 and half years thanks to his father and settled in Raichand Mansion a year back. 

He just wished that Aanvi wouldn't be treated unfairly, just because her husband didn't choose to move ahead with family business. 

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"Where are you lost?" Coming out of the washroom, she asked her husband who had his eyes on a file. 

"Office work." He said looking at her who was rubbing her hair with the white towel and then his eyes fell on her golden waist making him gulo. She looked beautiful in that full sleeve saree and the smile she was wearing added to her beauty. 

"Ishaan, I sent a blue travelling bag. Where is it?" Aanvi asked,looking around. 

"It had sandals and shoes?" He asked, raising his eyebrows, making her nod. 

"Go and check the last wardrobe in the closet, it is filled with your sandals and heels. Like you have too many of them." He said making a face, making her giggle slightly. 

"I am a huge sucker of footwear, earrings and watches." She informed him rushing back into the closet making him chuckle at the drama queen in front of him.

Later, she came out fully ready. Her hairs were flowing freely in a side partition while circular diamond earrings were shining on her ears. She was looking really nice but a frown came on his forehead looking at her head. 

Holding her hand, he went back into the closet and made her wear the vermilion as realisation struck her. 

"I forgot about it." She said, clicking her tongue which made him smile. 

"It's new. I understand." Tucking a strand of hair behind her ears, he said and leaned forward making her close her eyes in reflex as his lips touched her forehead.That similar warmth spread around her as she smiled and opened her eyes coming across his smiling face. 

"Let's go." He said,forwarding his hand towards her who nodded,taking hold of it.

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