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Here's part 9, hope ya'll enjoy reading! Do lmk how you guys like it :) 💜

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Ahaan and Ishqi reached the Singhania house within 25 minutes but they tried to delay it as much as possible, they did not want the time they were spending with each other to be over so soon. 

But all good things come to an end and so did the car drive, Ahaan drove into the street the Singhania's lived on and parked the car in their driveway. They saw Kartik's car already parked there and the Malhotra's driver too, sat by the guard in front of the gate. 

Ahaan was about to get out of the car but, "ek minute", Ishqi said- Ahaan turned to face her, "hmm". Ishqi took a small red box out of her bag, from in it she took out her wedding ring, nuptial chain and a little pack of vermillion. 

Ahaan stared at her as a huge smile graced his face, "kya?" Ishqi said. "Wife houn, yeh saab toh pehena hoga na!"- The box lay open in front of Ishqi but before she could reach for any of the items Ahaan did, he pulled out the nuptial chain and himself tied it around her neck, Ishqi's heart skipped a beat. He also applied vermillion on the middle part of her hair and slid the ring onto her finger, and all she did was stare at him lovingly, lost all power to protest. "perfect" Ahaan said to her before he got out of the car. 

And as a gentleman should, he opened the car door for Ishqi and forwarded his hand for her to grasp. She contemplated for a second but eventually did, after all she was here to claim all rights as his wife. "ready?" Ahaan murmured to her as they walked to the main door. 

Ishqi nodded, "lekin aapko kuch zyada excitement nahi horahi tamasha dekhne ke liye?", she raised her eyebrows. Ahaan shrugged, "Kaafi dinon se koi tamasha or as you would say, "siyyapa" hote hue nahi dekha na, buss issiliye" - Ishqi glared at him while he let out a stifled laugh. 

Ishqi: Aab isse pehle Dadi ji aur woh Tia aapko pachas(50) calls and messages aur karein, let's go! she said reminding Ahaan of all the times Dadi and Tia had called him in the past half and hour. A few minutes ago, in frustration of hearing Ahaan's phone go off with tens of messages from Tia, Ishqi rightfully grabbed his phone from the dashboard and started reading the messages out loud.

"Ahaan baby when will you come?"
"I miss you sooo muchh"
"Everyones here" 
"Humari engagement hojaigi soon!" 

"I love you"

"Aaj raat hum date pe jaige to celebrate, okay?"

"Waise tum ho kahan? Aur kis ke saath?" 

Ishqi had an ardent urge to reply back to the last message, "Apni patni ke saath hai, tumhe koi problem?" what was she mumbled to herself as Ahaan tired hard to press a chuckle in between his lips watching his wife's jealousy. But she did not reply, instead she put his phone on silent and back on the dashboard. 

Ahaan: Reply nahi kiya?

Ishqi: Read pe chod diya hai na, aur takleef hogi uss chipkali ko, she smirked to herself as she folded her arms over her chest and Ahaan's anticipation grew, he hadn't been able to tell Tia off face to face because of Dadi but now, today, his wife and him would do it together. 

Back to the present, the messages were enough to fuel the jealousy in Ishqi's heart, she tightened her hold on Ahaan's hand and they rang the doorbell. one ring. two rings. and nothing. "lagta hai saab aapki shaadi ki khushi ke maare behosh hogaye hai" Ishqi sarcastically said to Ahaan. 

Just as Ahaan was about to ring the bell for the third time the door swung open, "Sorry Sir, woh doorbell mein koi problem aa raha hai" the housekeeper apologized. "It's okay, baaki saab kahan hai?" Ahaan asked, "saab lounge mein baithe hue hai, m-"- 

Ahaan cut her off, "thank-you"- he pulled Ishqi a little closer to himself and both of them walked inside and towards the sitting room while the house-help closed the main door, confused as to who the lady with Ahaan was. 

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Ishqi and Ahaan stood outside the lounge, they peeked inside the room once to prepare themselves before they took a deep breath and went in. Tia was busy in her phone taking selfies but when she spotted Ahaan she ran towards him excitedly, "Ahaan baby, you're here!" she said as she was about to engulf Ahaan into a hug but he put his hand forward, signalling her to stop. 

Hearing Ahaan's name, the rest of the family members turned around only to receive a shock, beside Ahaan stood Ishqi. Two of them felt relief while Dadi was stunned to the core, "yeh ladki aithe ki kar rahi hai" she murmured to herself as she slapped her palm across her face. 

"Bhabhi!" Kartik exclaimed as he ran towards the the duo and pulled Ishqi into a hug, Ishqi hugged him back while Ahaan smiled at their bond. Chachi too joined Kartik and hugged Ishqi while she touched her feet. "Ishqi puttar? Kaisi hai tu? Aur yahan kaise?" she asked. 

Ishqi: Mein theek houn chachi ji, aur mein yahan kaise na aati...Dadi ji mere pati ki shaadi aaj fix kar rahi hai, mujhe toh yahan hona hi tha na...she eyed Dadi who nervously swallowed. 

Kartik and Chachi tried to hide the huge grin that had appeared on their faces, they were against Tia-Ahaan's alliance from the very starting but with Dadi's constant pressure on Ahaan and her having Ishqi's signatures on the divorce papers they were afraid the weren't going to be able to do anything to stop the marriage from happening but now that Ishqi was here to fight against it, they felt relieved. 

Tia: One second! What "pati" is she talking about? she questioned Ahaan- 

Kartik: She's talking about her pati, aka bhaiyya....itna bhi samaj mein nahi aya kya?

Tia: What? But Dadi toh said that Ahaan and usski wife ka divorce hogaya hai! she looked towards Dadi who had diverted her gaze and was sitting on the sofa anxiously, seeing Ishqi and Ahaan together, she had bigger problems to worry about than Tia. 

Ishqi: Hogaya tha na, she lied- Ahaan looked at her confused but the mischievous smirk on her face said it all, "yes lekin humne phir shaadi karli" Ahaan revealed. 

Ishqi: Hmm! Aaj subah hi kar ke aa rahe hai, yeh dekho, she said flaunting her mangalsutra and pointing towards the line of vermilion on her middle part. 

Tia's Mom: Yeh kya tamasha lagah rakha hai! Ahaan! Tumhari shaadi toh Tia se tay horahi hai na! Yoh phir tumne iss ladki se shaadi kaise karli!? 

Ahaan: Arrey auntie! Tia se abhi meri shaadi tay hui toh nahi hai na, aur meri aur Ishqi ki shaadi toh dou saal pehle hi hogayi thi! Divorce toh ek kahani thi...hum dono dou saal pehle bhi husband-wife the aur aaj bhi hai! 

Tia: But Ahaannnn, I love you soooo much, she said dramatically as she wrapped her arms around Ahaan's nape. 

Ishqi pulled Ahaan towards herself, "Oye! AVM mere pati hai, aur tum mere pati se mere samne hi flirt kar rahi ho! Sharam hai ke nahi!" 

Tia, enraged, went up to Dadi demanding answers, "Dadi! YEH KYA HORAHA HAI! AAPNE PROMISE KIYA THA KE AAP MERI AUR AHAAN KI SHAADI KARWAIGI! TOH AAB YEH LADKI KAHAN SE AAGAYI HAI?!"

Dadi remained mum, she knew if she started accusing and fighting with Ishqi at the Singhania's house than the reputation of their family would be tainted severely and she could not afford anymore of that so she thought it would be best to leave the house asap and go back to the Malhotra mansion. 

Dadi stood up and without answering anyone she exited the house, sat in the car and instructed the driver to drive her home, Ritu Chachi followed behind her.  

Tia glared at IshqAan enviously, this is not how she'd planned the evening to be like, she marched towards Ishqi angrily. 

//To Be Continued//

"She was not the jealous type but what was hers was hers. End of story" ✨

(Published: Jan 14th, 2022)

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That's all for today guys!! Hope ya'll enjoyed it! { Word Count: 1500 } ♡ Next part'll be updated soon! 💖 Do let me know how it was! 💕

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- Vera 🌸