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Time passed it was Kaira's engagement today, both families were very happy and Kaira were on top of the world.
Naira was in her room being dolled up by her mother and cousins.

"Kitni pyaari lag rahi hai meri beti", said Akshara putting Kala teeka behind her ears.

"Sacchi bua, itni khubsurat lag rahi hai tu Naira", commented ananya

"Haan Naira aaj toh Karthik ki nazrien tujh se hategi hi nahi", said Gayu

"Iss mein naya kya hai, waise bhi Karthik ki nazrien kabhi bhi Naira se hati nahi", Rose teased

"Woh toh hai bhabhi", agreed Ananya and Gayu

The three continued to tease Naira making her blush.

"Acha bas karo meri beti ko taang karna", said Akshara

"Kyun Bua, mere aur Rose ke time iss ne humari kitni taang khichayi ki thi. Tab aap ne isse kuch nahi kaha", complained Ananya.

"Haan Mami this is so unfair", pouted Rose.

"Taaiji, Tauji apko bula rahe hai, unhe koyi cheez nahi mil rahi hai", Mishti announced entering the room.

"Kya baath hai mumma, shaddi ke itne saal baad bhi Aap ki bina papa ka koyi kaam nahi hota.", teased Naira

"Acha mein yaha sab ko rok rahi hun tumhari taang kheechne se Aur tum toh mujhe hi chidda rahi ho shaitan", Akshara spoke pulling Naira's ears.

"ow mumma chodo dard ho raha hai, engagement mein I won't look nice with a red ear", Naira said cutely making Akshara laugh and leave her ears.

The engagement commenced without any problems and Kaira were now engaged to one another. The rest of the guest left while the Maheshwaris, Goenkas and Aggarwals stayed back for the mahabhoj.

Karthik was standing in a corner, admiring the families while they chit chatted, being thankful that the families had such a good bond, when suddenly he felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist from the back. He smiled inwardly knowing that it could be.

"Kya kar rahi hi ho koyi dekh le ga", said Karthik like a girl scared that her family would see her romancing with her boyfriend.

"Koyi kuch bhi dekhe, mujhe usse kya. Mujhe toh tumhare saath romance karne se matlab hai", said Naira playing along.

After a while they both started laughing.

"I love you so much Naira", Karthik whispered into her ears followed by a soft kiss on her earlobe.

"I love you too Karthik", she answered back, pulling his shirt in her fist as he continued to place kisses on her neck.

"I am sorry, I am so sorry", a voice screamed distracting the couple, the turned to see Kirti there standing with her eyes covered by her hands.

"I am sorry for interrupting", Kirti said her eyes still closed and ran from their suppressing a laugh.

"Gosh Karthik couldn't you not get romantic here, where our whole family is, Kirti di is so going to tell everyone about this and they are going to pull our leg like there is no tomorrow", she said pushing Karthik away from her.

"As far as I remember it was you who said that you didn't care who saw and just wanted to romance with me", Karthik reminded  in a teasing way.

"mendak", she called him the way she did when she was irritated with him.

Karthik looked down placing a finger on his lips, indicating that he would remain silent now, he looked up at Naira's face with innocent puppy eyes that had a glint of naughtiness, Naira couldn't help but giggle a bit at his cute posture, but she decides to tease him a bit so she looks the other way. Karthik walks up to her and starts circling around her trying to apologize to her and Naira pretends to be angry. Since they are near the dining table area in Singhania Sadan which is situated on top of a couple stairs and they are right at corner behind the pillar. Karthik doesn't notice when she step extra back and ends up falling those two stair.

"Ow", Karthik slightly scream whispered holding his leg and Naira immediately rushed to him.

"Karthik am so sorry", she said running up to him.

"So your not angry then", Karthik said with a smirk

"You were acting to be injured. How horrible", Naira said and then slapped his arm

"Hey, as if you were really angry. You were the one who faked first", Karthik spoke rubbing his arm that Naira had hit.

"Well I didn't fake getting hurt and make you guilty about it. You know what it did to me when I saw you like that screaming holding your foot", she said angrily, this time with real anger.

"Am sorry, I didn't know you would get so worked up in a couple of seconds. I really didn't mean to make you feel guilty or anything", he apologized genuinely

"I may have over reacted am sorry. It is just that I can't see you hurt or in pain", she said

"Neither can I", he whispered as he took her into his arms.

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