Ruhana opened the door and found Sachin on the door. His arm and forehead were bruised. She pulled him in and made him sit on the couch.

"Kaise hua ye sab? " she asked.

"Chota sa accident hua tha. " he replied.

"chota sa accident! Haalat dekhi hai apni. Itna khoon nikal raha hai aur keh rahe hai chota sa accident hua hai. " she scolded him.

"lagti rehti hai. Itna pareshan mat ho. " he replied calmly.

She glared at him and brought out the first aid kit. He looked at her...

"ye sab kya kar rahi ho? Muhurat nikla ja raha hai. " he said.

"shut up! Chup karke baitho. Shadi ho jayegi lekin tumhe kuch ho gaya toh? Apna na sahi mera hi soch lete. "she said while cleaning his wounds.

She bandaged the wounds. Her eyes were teary as well when she heard his sighs as she was cleaning the wounds.

After she was done, he lifted her face and wiped her tears.

"Tumhe chinta karne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Jab tak tum ho na,kuch nahi hoga mujhe. " he said.

She smiled lightly and rested her head on his shoulder. Meanwhile, Mrinal broke the moment, and asked them to move towards the mandap. The auspicious moment was passing by. He held her hand and led her to the. mandap. Some ceremony was going on and both Ruhana and Sachin were doing as they were told. Soonish it was time for pheras. Her mother did the gathbandhan and they stood up for the pheras. He held her hand before beginning to take the rounds of the Holy fire. She smiled at this act of his and the instinct of protectiveness he had for her. They were done with the pheras, and then he tied the wedding chain in her neck and filled vermillion in her hairs. The people surrounding them blessed them. Neerav and Mrinal too. After dinner, the guests started leaving. Mrinal asked Neerav and sachin to wait while Ruhana took Sachin into a room.

"Ye kiska room hai? " he asked.

Ruhana opened the room... "Mere papa ka study cum office. " she said as she entered in.

On one side of the wall, there was picture of her father.

She touched the picture as if taking his blessings.

"Agar wo yahan hote na, toh bahut khush hote. Jaante ho kyun? " she asked.

He looked at her keenly. She held both his hands...

"Papa kehte they ki apni beti ke liye main aisa ladka dhundhunga jiski surat aur seerat saaf ho. Wo jo meri beti ko mujhse zyada khush rakhe. Aur jaante ho sachin, tum bilkul waise ho. Agar papa hote toh bahut khush hote. " she said, tears brimming in her eyes.

"Wo aaj bhi khush hain. Dekho kitne taare timtima rahe hain. Tumhare papa ka ashirwad hai hamare sath. " he said.

She smiled and he pulled her in his warm embrace.

The moment was broken by Mrinal's voice. He held her hand...

"Let's go home! " he said.

She smiled, glanced at her father's picture for one more time, closed the door and moved out. She saw her mother standing with an aarti thaal and she did their aarti, blessed them and it was time for final bidaai. Ruhana hugged her mother. A while later they left for home.

Sachin's home

Ruhana was in his room. It was simple yet neat. One wall of the room was occupied with pictures. She was admiring the pictures when he hugged her.

"Kya dekh rahi ho? " he said placing his chin on her shoulder.

"Tumhari pictures. Bahut cute they tum bachpan mein. " she said.

"aur ab? " he asked.

"Bahut laaparwah ho gaye ho tum. " she said slightly tapping his cheek.

"Ab ye tumhe kaise pata? " he asked.

She looked at him.... "Yeh chot dekh rahe ho? Inse pata chalta hai aap kitne laaparwah hai Major sahab! " she said.

Sachin smiled..

"Ab tum ho na meri parwah karne ke liye. Main kyun karu! " he asked shrugging his shoulders.

She smiled... "Main sab kuch karungi toh tum kya karoge? " she asked.

He pulled her closer and pecked her head....

"Tumse mohabbat! " he said.

She blushed and hid her face in his chest. He hugged her and he whispered in her ears....

"Aaj ki raat shikve toh na karo. " he said.

She glanced at him surprisingly. He smiled and cupped her face...

Aaj ki rat nahi shikave

Shikayat ke liye

She turned to the other side but he pulled her closer that she dashed on his chest. He kissed on her nape, she shivered with his touch.

Aaj har lamha har ek

Pal hai muhabbat ke liye

Reshami sej hai mehki

Huyi tanhayi hai

She turned to him and he lifted her in his arms and moved towards the bed. He laid her carefully on the bed and pecked on her forehead...

Aaj ki rat murado ki

Barat aayi hai.. aaj ki rat

He caressed her face, she flinched with his touch. He kissed on her head and nose, moving to her lips, but she turned her face to the other side. He pecked a soft kiss on her neck.

Har gunah aaj mukaddas

Hai farishto ki tarah

She glanced at him while he smiled as he removed her heavy neckpiece,kissing on her neck and jawline, giving a rise to her heartbeat.

Kanpate hatho ko mil

Jane do rishto ki tarah

She rested her forehead on his, closing her eyes, he slowly caressed her lips and entangled his lips with her. The soft, loving kiss turned into a passionate one.

Aaj milane me naa ulajhan

Hai naa rusavayi hai

Aaj ki rat murado

Ki barat aayi hai aaj ki rat

They broke the kiss and he rolled around, holding her on his top. Her hairs were falling on his face. He settled a swirl of hair behind her ears. They shared an eyelock, it seemed that they were lost in each other.

Apni julfe mere shane

Pe bikhar jane do

She kissed on his face, her hands unbuttoning his shirt and she kissed on his chest. She looked up at him and laid over him. He again sealed her lips. She smiled with this act of his. He rolled over, removing her dress, he gave her another glance, she clutched the bedsheet for she knew what was coming on next.

Iss hasin rat ko kuchh

Aur nikhar jane do

He laid over her kissing on her face, jawline and lips. She moaned with pleasure. Her eyes were closed. He rubbed his erection against her core. She opened her eyes to look at him. He placed a kiss on her head and pushed himself inside her. A moan escaped her mouth, her breathes went uneven.

Subah ne aaj naa aane

Ki kasam khayi hai

He lowered her pace and kissed on her lips to calm her down. She looked on at him and he increased his pace, she closed her eyes to feel him.

Aaj ki rat murado ki

Barat aayi hai aaj ki rat.

After reaching the climax, he slept beside her holding her in his arms. She glanced at him, admiring him and pecked his forehead. She too drifted into sleep, hiding herself in his embrace,cherishing the moments she just earned.

To be continued.