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Here part 2, hope ya'll enjoy reading, do lmk how you guys liked it :)

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As he pulled her with him, the right thing to do seemed to be to protest but she had the urge to remain quiet. They'd met after a whole thirty days, how could she yell at him the second they'd come in contact? Her heart wanted her to hug him but her mind greatly prohibited her from doing so. 

Ishqi just followed behind him as his hold on her wrist slowly changed into him slipping his hand in hers. Ishqi tried to calm her racing heart that had sped up just at his touch, the effect Ahaan had on her was crazy and now that she was single it was harder to ignore what he actually was to her.

"not fiancé ka best friend anymore! - friend ka bhai perhaps? Yah purani jaan pechan wala ek banda?"

Ahaan took her to his room and closed the door behind them, he took a deep breath, turned towards her and said, "Hi Ishqi, kaisi ho?" he awkwardly smiled- 

Ishqi: T- Th- Theek houn mein- aap kaise ho?

Ahaan: Fine..Maasi kaisi hai?

Ishqi: Woh theek hai but ek second...apne mujhse mera haal chaal pouchne ke liye yahan pe lai hai??

Ahaan: N-Nahi woh actually m-mujhe tumhari ek help chahiye thi...he confessed-

Ishqi: M-Meri help? Aapko, the great AVM ko meri help chahiye? although taken a back she sarcastically remarked-  

Ahaan hummed and Ishqi nodded her head a little, signalling him to go on- "Ek ladki hai..." he began and Ishqi raised her eyebrows while her eyes widened a bit, "Jiss ka naam Rhea hai aur jo aapki girlfriend hai?" she said a little enviously- 

Ahaan: Haan...Matlab nahi...uhh kind of- he fumbled

Ishqi: Matlab?? Kitne affair chala rakhe hai aapne AVM?? Matlab jitne naam utne chakkar! she remarked as she stood up- 

Ahaan: A-Affair?? No nooo!! Woh toh mujhe thodi si a-advice chahiye thi...

Ishqi: Pehle toh aap mujhe yeh bataiye ke aap aise atak atak ke kyun bol rahe hai??! Aur- 

Ahaan cut her off, "Please woh chodo aur meri baat sunno"

Ishqi: Accha boliye- 

Ahaan: Pehle baitho-

Ishqi: Nahi mein theek houn...aap boliye- 

"Please" he said and Ishqi sighed and sat down. She was trying her best to avoid meeting his gaze but was miserably failing in doing so. Ishqi didn't get why Ahaan was being the way he was. He was being unsettlingly soft and awkward with her. The things he was saying were weirding her out as well, she DID NOT need to know about his "ek ladki", who she thought was Rhea. 

Ahaan mustered up some courage and began speaking, "Ek ladki hai...and I really like her but humare beech ke dynamics ki wajah se saab bohot awkward hai...mujhe kya karna chahiye?" 

Ishqi's mouth hung open loosely, "Aap mere se relationship advice maang rahe hai?!" she asked in disbelief and a little coldly. 

Ahaan: N-Nahi matlab h-haan but tum woh chodo aur baatao- 

Ishqi: AVM? Aapki tabhiat toh theek hai na? she put her palm against his forehead, "Kaisi oot pataang baatein kar rahe hai!" 

Ahaan: Oo-oot pa- what?

Ishqi: Uffffff! Oot pataang matlab ajeeb - betuki baatein! Aapko ho kya gaya hai!

Ahaan: Accha, abhi please apni ajeeb language ko break dou and mere sawaal ka jawaab..please-

Ishqi: Mein aapko advice kyun doun! Aur woh bhi iss mamle mein! K-Kartik se maang lijiye ga, mein jaa rahi houn! 

Ahaan seized her by the wrist, pulling her against him, "Tum itni aggressive kyun ho! Puri baat toh sunn lo pehle!" 

Their proximity wasn't helping her make sensible decisions, instead of maintaining the distance from him that she'd promised herself she would, Ishqi was here, in his arms and lost all the power to protest. 

Finding her quiet for a moment Ahaan spoke, "Mujhe tumse kuch kehna hai...humare beech misunderstandings nahi chahata issiliye abhi ke abhi bolna hai aur saab kuch clear karna hai" 

"kahin yeh woh na bol dein jo sunn ke mein dimaag off hojai aur sterring wheel dil ke haathon mein chala jai" she mentally said- 

Ishqi cut him off, "Ek second!"

Ahaan: What happened?

Ishqi: M-Mujhe nahi sunna- she said as she escaped his hold- 

Ahaan: Kyun? he stepped closer to her-

Ishqi could see where this was going and she couldn't let him confess! Not when he was in a relationship with someone else and she was trying her best to move on. So she stepped back and diverted her gaze from his face. "AVM, mein jaanti houn ke aap kya kehne waale hai but please, woh unkahi hi rahe toh better hai"

Ahaan: Kyun? Tumein sunne ki himmat nahi hai? 

Ishqi: Aap mein bolne ki pata nahi kahan se aagayi hai! Dadi, Rhea, society, family..sanskars? Yeh saab sooche ge na toh woh himmat bhi wapis dhourh jaigi..! she stopped when her back hit the wall- 

Ahaan: Woh saab baad hi baatein hai..

Ishqi: Nahi, inn cheezon se deal kareinge toh phir hi aage barh paige..

Ahaan: Accha? Phir tum hi baata do, Kaise deal karun inn feelings se?! he caged her between the wall- 

Ishqi looked directly into his eyes, something that she'd been avoiding the moment they'd met again, "F-Feelings?" she asked baffled, not expecting him to be so blunt about it. 

Ahaan seemed more confident than ever, "Haan feelings!" he firmly replied as the distance in between them decreased. 

Ishqi: A-Aa-Aap y-yeh- she fumbled- 

Ahaan: Tum hi toh kehti thi na ke jo dil mein ho usse confess kardena chahiye...he paused to see the expression on her face soften as a memory flashed her mind. "Mein tumse bhale hi nahi mila iss ek mahine mein but meine tumhe dekha hai..old age home mein, panipuri stall ke paas-"

Ishqi cut him off, "Ek second! Aap mujhe stalk kar rahe the?!"

Ahaan immediately become defensive, "a stalker" was not the image he was hoping to paint of himself in front of Ishqi- "Nahi! W-Woh toh woh panipuri wala stall bank ke samne hai aur old age home mein tumse milne aya tha but you were busy...and himmat nahi hui"

A smile graced Ishqi's face at his confession, "so mujhe aap dikh nahi rahe the...balke aap waqai mein wahan the!" Ishqi mumbled loud enough for Ahaan to hear cuz it wasn't like they were too far from each other anyways. 

Ahaan: Tumhe laaga ke mein tumhe dikh raha houn? he asked with a grin on his face- 

Ishqi: Zahir si baat hai! Kon imagine kar sakta hai ke aap aisi jaagai aaige! Mein yehi samajhoun gi na! 

Ahaan: Kuch aur nahi samajhi? 

Ishqi: K-Kya? N-Nahi..she lied- 

Ahaan: Kabhi kabhi jo dil mein ho woh bol dena chahiye...

Ishqi: Aapne bola?

Ahaan: Tum sunna chahti ho?

Ishqi: Aap bolege?

Ahaan: Haan! 

Ishqi: Lekin- she was cut off by Ahaan pressing his finger against her lips- 

Ahaan: No more if's and but's- Aab mein wohi boluga jo mein kehna chahata houn..bohot time se- 

Ishqi froze, she saw the determination mixed with a hint of nervousness in his eyes- Ishqi knew he would not let her leave before she heard what he wanted to say. A part of her did want to hear him out so she faintly nodded and saw a tinge of relief in his eyes. 

Ahaan: Initially we began on the wrong foot- 

"No hi-fi English!" she reminded him to which he chuckled and began again. "Humari shuruwat gusse aur larhai se hui thi, hum ek dusre se humesha chirte rehte the- You were the only girl jisse mein kuch bhi keh sakta tha, dil khol ke larh sakta tha...You slowly became special for me Ishqi, very special. Mere dil mein tumhare liye feelings aagayi...aur mein unhe rok nahi paya, I honestly didn't really try! But tumhari shaadi mere best friend se horahi thi and mein committed tha so to save both of us from the heartbreak mein humesha denial mein rehta tha...it was mostly for show."

Ahaan: Tum ek dum unfiltered ho, original and unique and I love that about you...Duniya mein aise log bohot kam hote hai..Tum humesha apne aap se pehle dusro ke baare mein soochti ho, humesha cheezon ka positive side dekhti ho...Tumhara dil bohot saaf hai...Maybe yeh saab hi tha jis ne mujhe tumhari taraf attract kiya..."

Ishqi, although overwhelmed by Ahaan's confession, interfered, "Lekin AVM, attraction aur pyaar mein bohot farak hota hai.."

Ahaan: I know but jo mein tumhare liye feel karta houn, that's way beyond attraction...Maana ke pyaar abhi ek bohot barha label hoga but still mein tumse kehna chahata houn that I like you Ishqi...I really really like you.

Ishqi smiled, "Propose kar rahe hai?" 

Ahaan: Keh sakte hain...but depends ke tum haan bolo gi yah na? he gave her a lopsided smirk- 

Ishqi: Soocho gi...she purposely teased him while giggling- 

Ahaan closed the gap between them, he held her by the waist and eyed her luscious pink lips. Ishqi was loosing herself to him, her arms automatically encircled around his nape. "May I?" Ahaan asked and she closed her eyes giving her answer while he removed one of his hands from around her waist and cupped her face with it gently. 

Ahaan's phone started to ring but he ignored it, today was not going to be a kiss miss, Ahaan smirked and closed his eyes as well, their lips were a mere 2 centimetres away from each other's when Rhea barged into the room.

Ishqi and Ahaan turned around and their eyes widened as soon as they caught sight of her. Ishqi immediately let go of him while he stood there like a statue, neither was he leaving her waist nor was he saying anything for he knew if he released her from his hold he'd loose her.

Rhea advanced towards them angrily while Ishqi tried to move out of Ahaan's hold but he was too strong for her. Kartik and Sonu entered the room behind Rhea, breathing heavily- "oh boy, stuff was about to go down!" 

//To Be Continued//

(Published: 21st December, 2021)

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That's all for today guys!! Hope ya'll enjoyed it! ♡ { Word Count: 1771 } Next part will be updated soon! 💖 Do let me know how it was! 💕

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- Vera 🌸