*Satvik Pov*

"I will ask her about this. Maybe she can contact this client." I mumbled, standing up holding the client profile which Jay brought.

He is thinking this can be a profitable client, but we need to change our work a little to get him as a client and I need to make sure he is before making any changes.

Or just see her once again properly and talk to her today. From past one week I am unable to see her properly with her busy and I can't just go and talk to her after knowing she will be moving on.

"But she already left." Jay said frowning.

"To her flat? I will go there." I said, moving towards the door, but he stopped me.

"No! These three days she is going out and I didn't see her returning to the flat at all. And she is quite busy with some other personal work I think." He commented.

What? I asked in my head, frowning, not understanding what is actually going on here. Why is she not staying here? Maybe she shifted to her parents house. With that thought I stop my thinking going anywhere else.

"She went on a date day before yesterday." Yash's words brought everything to a halt in my mind.

"Even yesterday! So, she must have gone to meet him today also." He added to which Jay punched his shoulder.

"There was no need to tell him that." Jay warned him and I stared at both of them.

"Go along with this." I said, handing over the client's profile and walked near my table to take the phone before walking out of the cabin ignoring their calls.

I drove the car as fast as I can, not able to calm myself and reached my home to escape from everything. I just want to stay in my room until I can control myself from rushing to the place she is meeting some person, wherever it is. I know I don't deserve to do that after hurting her so much.

Is he a good person? Did she like him? Is she going to love him? All the questions ran in my head, making me slam the door as hard as I can.

I walked into the house and heard my Mom coughing loud and entered the dining area making me frown and before I can open my mouth to let her know I came early, I heard her voice.

"I am really happy for you, Manvi." She said and I closed my eyes finally hearing her voice after one whole week.

"I am also happy for you. So, this guy is really nice?" Bhabhi asked and I stumbled back realizing what she is asking about.

"Yes! Bhai also approved of him and he encouraged me to go for it if I feel it in my heart." Anusha replied.

No! I wanted to shout and I nearly did, but in the end, I just took a deep breath controlling it.

"Bhai is thinking if everything goes well, then there could be a double wedding this month end on the same date when he is planning to get married. Everyone in my family approves him and I think that is the best, right?" she asked and I heard Bhabhi chuckling nervously.

"What about you? Do you approve of him?" Bhabhi asked and I wish she didn't because now I am scared of hearing her answer.

So, I just walked off towards the stairs and climbed two at a time before reaching my room in rage and started pushing away whatever came in my way and I saw a box which I lifted but immediately felt hands around my torso making me stop from throwing it.

"Don't!" she whispered and I know this is just some illusion.

"I packed it with lot of efforts, don't throw it." She whispered again and glanced at it to see that it is a small suitcase.

"You..." I whispered and put the suitcase down before turning around to see that she is really here.

I frowned at her not understanding what is she doing here when she is so ready to move on. I want to shake her asking how can she even think of being with another person when she is mine but I lost the right long back.

"You are getting married!" I stated and she nodded smiling.

"Then why are you hugging me?" I asked fisting my hands so that I will not move them to hug her.

"Because you are my friend, aren't you? And why are you so worried? Give this friend a hug." She replied, smiling and I did, but definitely not as a friend because I tightened my hands around her in a way to hold her to me completely.

"Who is the guy?" I asked and she hugged me back tightly.

"Someone! Do you want to meet him?" she asked and I shook my head.

"I may kill him and you will get angry at me again." I replied and she chuckled.

"You are happy for me, right?" she asked.

"I always want your happiness, but I am not happy about it. Don't you feel me trembling on the range of stopping you?" I asked back.

"Then why aren't you stopping me?" she asked, moving a little, but I didn't let her.

"Because I hurt you!" I replied and stepped back remembering everything.

She nodded and asked, "What did you actually do?"

I pointed out all the events before adding, "When you were hurt and on the verge of dying..."

She cut me off saying, "You didn't know about that."

Ignoring her words, I continued saying, "I blamed you for leaving the place where you were supposed to be and blamed you thinking my Mom got hurt because of such act from your side. I asked you to leave from that place and go into the house."

"You asked me to leave the house." She pointed out.

"No! I asked you to leave from that spot because my Dad was ready to bash you like I said before. That doesn't matter, I was supposed to rush near you seeing you safe and not hurt you like that. God! You were hurt and I talked so rubbish and that was not the first time. How bad... no how cruel I was!" and she suddenly slapped me hard making me stare at her in shock.

"How are you feeling now knowing that I am going to be someone else's?" she asked and I closed my eyes hearing those words.

"That's what is going to happen if you hurt me like this again and that slap is for your words that day." She added and I frowned opening my eyes.

"Now, are you ready to marry me?" she asked and I stared at her feeling completely confused.

"I have to propose even the second time?" she asked frowning.

"That person... what are you saying?" I asked holding my thoughts.

"That person is you, Satvik." She replied smiling.

"But... Jay and Yash were saying..." I trailed off and she immediately flushed.

"That is my stupidity! I want to be with you with my everything but the past is too much to forget. All these questions were there in my head, what if after getting back together all the things will happen again? I thought it was a simple idea to make you think I was actually out with someone else so that you know the fear of losing me and will never hurt me, but now I know how foolish that was." She said groaning and shook her head while I sat on the bed in shock.

"I am sorry! I know, I know I acted like a fool with such plan. You can slap me also." She added, kneeling before me and showed her cheek.

I stared at her remembering her words saying she was scared what if the same things happen and whatever today I felt, will I ever overlook her? I would have never overlook her after losing her for sure, but she didn't know that, right? So, what if she planned this, she was scared and I put that scare in her head.

"What about your parents?" I asked, still not showing any reaction.

"They love you and I was sulking for three days after you left. So, Bhai pulled me aside and asked did I want to live like this whole life without you and I know the answer immediately. So, I planned everything. I started meeting your family from these three days and we came to an understanding. And your Mom was on the plan too, but after seeing your reaction, I realized how stupid I was being. You love me and that should have been my reason to return to you, right?" she asked shaking her head and looked away.

I moved my hands to hold her face and turned her to make her look at me saying, "But not after the things I did. I can understand, Sha. Do not beat yourself over it because none of it matters when I know you want to be with me."

"I love you, Satvik. And I will make it up to you for today events." She promised.

"Let's both of us make it up for each other for everything." I suggested and she nodded with tears spilling from her eyes.

"Don't cry! I will never let you feel scared that you are not important for me because you are and I will never let you think anything other than that." I promised.

"Me too! Now, will you kiss me?" she asked making me chuckle and I pulled her up before kissing her, but before I can drop both of us over the bed she stopped me.

"Actually, after realizing my stupidity sitting in the dining area, I realized, we both need to work on our relationship more so that the incidents where we hurt each other will not happen. I am thinking, why don't we stay in our flat for a few days before we include your family in it. Let's work on our relation before trying to work on as a whole family?" she suggested.

"Okay! I will talk to Mom." I said smiling.

"I already did and she accepted." She said smiling back.

"How?" I asked her chuckling.

"Like I said we came to an understanding." She replied, shrugging and I pulled her into my arms hugging her.

I stared at her while she is talking to Bhabhi and Mom walked near to me smiling, which I returned feeling happy that she is fine with everything.

"I never expected you will accept for us stay away from the house. You were fine with me staying at her parents house but not happy. Now, I can see you are happy too." I commented.

"I would have been fine with her idea and not happy completely knowing well your happiness is with her. But I saw how hurt she was when we all saw your reaction for her words and she was so restless to reach you immediately. I realized then that even your parents caused you pain, but it will pain her too much to cause it for you. So, why wouldn't I be happy if you both are trying to be happy together?" she asked and I stared at her speechless.

"However, try to return soon and this time I will welcome both of you with open arms. This break will also give me time to accept completely with no inch of gap that there is an important person in your life but still you are my son." She added making me chuckle.

"I will return only when she is ready. I will not ask her or pressure her." I mumbled and she nodded accepting it.

"So, what are we going to do to work on our relation?" I asked when she unlocked the door of the flat and I pushed her suitcase along with my bag inside.

"We will just be ourselves and not hide if we feel anything the person says feels wrong or even hurts. We will try to control our temper and our words. But mainly we will try to make sure our love is more important than any ego or anything else." She replied and I bent a little before lifting her up in my arms.

"But sometimes I may end up hurting you..." she cut me off saying, " Even I may do that but that's life. We will build ourselves in a way that such things will not crumble our relation."

"Whatever you say." I whispered before kissing her and she kissed me back smiling.

"Will you marry me?" I asked over her lips and she immediately gave a nod before moving her hands around my neck.

When we got separated I cursed at the odds that caused for such thing to happen along with myself but now, I am glad that the odds of us getting together had won. And I will do everything to not get separated from her and I know she will do the same.

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after typing half of this chapter, i felt no... i shouldnt let her hurt him like this but then i thought if them loving each other was really enough then they should have got together long back because none of them stopped loving the other... her fear is the one that was blocking it because of which it is reasonable of her to take some step as this but then her love couldnt see him in pain and she is regretting it.... so, i kind of went along with this... maybe these both are just crazy people in their own way who knows... however, i still have my doubts about this but i am moving forward...

just one epilogue left and then it's done...

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