"Priya, I must tell you I was literally surprised seeing you in that party dress. I was not aware that you wear such party wear." Ram asked slipping himself inside the duvet beside Priya, who is resting her back on the headrest.

"What do you mean by that? Am I not supposed to wear that kind of dress?" Priya asked bringing her brows together.

"No not like that but yeah would appreciate if you wear such clothes only when I am around. You were looking breathtakingly beautiful." Ram said grinning.

"Thank you for the complement but why should I not wear such kind of clothes when you are not around me?" Priya asked puzzled.

"You are mine and I would not hesitate to kill the person who ogle at my wife." Ram said earning a frown from her.

"Don't you ogle at other ladies?" Priya asked keeping Ram in a fix.

"I don't do it now, I am married to the most beautiful woman on the earth. My complete focus is on you my lady!" A broad smile is dancing on his lips. Priya couldn't help but smile, she finds his smile contagious.

"By the way I didn't expect that you are a party person." Ram said arching his one brow.

"Though I was not a regular party-goer, I used to go to parties with my friends once in a while back in college days. Over the time, I was very much occupied with my work and responsibilities so couldn't make it so often. That day Keerti has gifted me dress as a marriage gift so I had to wear that for her." Priya said holding his gaze and analyzing his facial expressions.

Ram nod his head in understanding.

"Since I got to know that you are comfortable with parties, we can plan to go to some nice pubs next time." Ram said smiling at her.

Priya remained silent and responded with a warm smile.

"Tomorrow is the last day of your training, right? When should we return back to our home?" Ram asked.

"The training should get over by afternoon and our flights are scheduled for next day morning." Priya said.

Priya cuts him before he could say anything. "We can start after lunch, I will inform my colleague to manage others."

"Okay great then." Ram said with a happy face.

"How are we going back? I mean by flight or by car?" Priya asked.

"I prefer long drive with you over flight journey." Ram winked making her shake her head in disbelief.

Priya's phone buzzed with an incoming call.

"Maa is calling me, I will take this call and come back." Priya said to him walking outside the door and closing it behind. Ram simply nodded.

"Hello Maa, how are you?" Priya asked as soon as she answered the call.

"Hello Priya, I am fine. How are you?" Shipra asked in return.

"I am fine too." Priya replied.

"Where are you?" Shipra asked.

"I told you that I have come to Pune for my training." Priya said biting her lower lip expecting some nice scolding from her mother.

"How many times I have to tell you Priya? You don't give value to my words. Why do you have to work anywhere else when you can work along with your husband? You don't need to work also, you are a Kapoor now." Shipra sounded very much annoyed.

"Maa, what is your problem? How will you manage monthly expenses if I don't work?" Priya is clearly pissed off.

"Don't worry about us, we will manage. You just take care of your married life. Be nice to your husband, don't make him sad." Shipra scolded her.

"Maa!" Priya trailed off realizing there is no point in arguing with her mother.

"I am warning you Priya, it won't be good if Mr Ram gets pissed off with your behavior. Don't fight with him all the time. This time you have crossed your limits by coming to the training without his knowledge." Shipra becomes angry.

"Maa hold on, you don't need to worry about Mr Kapoor. He is with me now so don't overthink much on this topic." Priya said keeping an end to her scolding.

"Oh is it? Why are you talking to me now? Go and spend sometime with Mr Ram." Shipra said smiling shyly.

Priya widen her eyes in shock finding the quick change in her mother's mood.

"I am telling you one more time, think over joining the KI. Are you getting me?" Shipra told.

"Ok sure Maa. Good night." Priya said before hanging up the call.

Priya comes back to the room and lock it behind.

"Is everything alright? Why did your mother called in the night?" Ram asked with concern.

"Nothing to worry, just a casual call." Priya said slipping into the duvet.

"Okay good night." Ram said.

"Good night." Priya said lying on her back staring blankly at the ceiling. Ram slips into deep slumber in no time.

After couple of hours, sweat beads and creases forms on his forehead. "Maaa please don't leave me." He mumbled under his irregular breath. He searches for Priya hovering his hand on the other side of the bed with closed eyes. He jerks out of his sleep when he couldn't find Priya by his side. He feels restless and open his eyes to search for Priya in the room.

"Where are you at this time, Priya?" Ram said to himself looking at his watch. An unknown fear crept in his mind when he couldn't find Priya in the washroom or in the corridor. Ram calls her on phone but becomes frustrated when he finds her mobile in the room itself. He confirms that her things are in the room itself so she must be somewhere around here only.

He searches everywhere for her and becomes worried by each passing second when negative thoughts hover into his mind. "Where is she? Did anyone try to harm her? I can't let that happen." He pulls his hair by fist in frustration.

On the other hand, Priya is walking in the lawn inhaling the fresh air.

"Shall I join KI or not? Maa is pestering me a lot these days and I don't see any major issues joining there. Do I really need to join?" Priya talks to herself.

After few minutes he comes to the lawn searching for her, Ram sighed in relief when he finds Priya in the garden area.

"Are you crazy? Where is your phone, can't you keep it with you? What are you doing here at this hour? I was scared when I couldn't find you in the room." Ram fired at her as soon as he walk towards her.

"Relax relax Mr Kapoor. I was not getting sleep so I have come here to get some fresh air." Priya said seeing his restlessness.

"You could have informed me." Ram half yelled at her.

"I don't want to disturb your sleep." Priya said locking her eyes with his. He calms down a little.

"Why did you wake up suddenly? You don't usually wake up in between your sleep." Priya asked sensing something unusual in his body language.

"I was having a bad dream so..." Ram said looking away from her.

"Is everything fine with you?" She asked when he steal glances from her.

"Yeah, as long as you are with me, everything is fine. Don't disappear like this next time." Ram asked coming back to his usual self.

"Where will I disappear? I know you will hunt me down wherever I hide in this world." Priya chuckled walking by his side.

"That's true and good that you understand that by now. Not bad Mrs Kapoor." Ram grins.

"Yes, I understood as soon as you gate crashed and landed here." Priya rolls her eyes at him while he giggles

"Common, let's go to the room. I am sleepy and you have training to attend tomorrow." He said.

"Ok let's go." Priya smiled walking along with him.

Priya turn to face him with mouth wide open when she finds him entwining his hand with hers.

"Chalooo! I don't want us to roam in the lawn like ghosts in the middle of the night." Ram said pulling her hand.

"What if anybody sees us like this?" Priya asking pointing at their hands.

"Everybody must be sleeping or having fun unlike us." Ram said laughing at her uneasiness.

Ram didn't let go off her hand till they reach their room and she didn't protest this time.

They take their sides on the bed comfortably pulling the sheet over them.

"Don't disappear like this again. I do get bad dreams when I don't sleep holding you close to me." Ram said with a puppy face snuggling close to her wrapping his hand around her tummy.

She look at him in wonder. How can someone be like so tender at heart and on other hand so dominating and possessive? She didn't say anything but stare at his face after he close his eyes.

"Keerti, listen na, I am going back to Mumbai in sometime." Priya pulled Keerti towards her during the lunch time.

"Why? What happened? We are supposed to go in the next morning, right?" Keerti asked with a worry face.

"Nothing happened Keerti. It is just that my husband has come to take me back so..." Priya said fidgeting with her saree pallu.

"Oye hoye Priya. Are you by any chance blushing?" Keerti said looking at her flushed state.

"No." Priya strongly denied releasing the hem of the pallu.

"Now I understand that the bug bite is nothing but a love bite from your husband, haa?" Keerti said in a teasing tone.

Priya's face fluster in embarrassment making her close her eyes instantly.

"Stop teasing me!" Priya raise her hand while trying to hide her face after getting caught.

"You look so cute when you blush Priya." Keerti said giggling.

"I am not blushing, okay?" Priya managed to say in fake anger.

"Look at yourself in the mirror once." Keerti said laughing.

"Stop embarrassing me! Okay listen, can you please manage others if they look for me? Tell them that I have some personal commitments so I had to leave early." Priya asked.

"Okay don't worry about that. I will manage, you guys enjoy your time. By the way, are you not going to introduce me to your husband?" Keerti asked with a pout.

"Aah! Sorry dear, he is in hurry today so I will definitely introduce you both next time." Priya managed to convince her.

"Okay no issues. Go and have fun!" Keerti winked at her with naughty expression. Priya glared at her once and both hugged each other dearly before Priya leave to her room.

"Where is my Kurtha Priya?" Ram asked while packing his bag after finishing lunch along with Priya.

"Which one?" Priya asked as if she has no clue about what he is asking.

"Really? Shall I remind you that you wore my Kurtha? I couldn't find that in the room or washroom, where did you keep it?" Ram asking looking for it here and there in the room.

"Why do you want that? Don't you have plenty of clothes in your wardrobe?" Priya asked biting her lower lip.

"I need to preserve it. That one is special to me especially after you wore it." Ram said holding her by shoulders while making an eye contact with her.

"Don't you think you are too much?" Priya gasp at his answer.

"Yes, I know but can't help it. Tell me where it is?" Ram asked her again.

"I am not giving that back to you." Priya said shrugging off his grip on her.

"Why?" Ram asked with puzzled face.

"You can't wear that after I wore it. So stop asking me for that, forget about it." Priya said firmly. Her statement makes him laugh out loudly.

"Are we not getting late? Shall we leave now?" Priya asked diverting the topic.

"Are you done with your packing?" He asked.

"Yes!" She replied.

"Yeah, let's go." Ram said entwining his hand with her. He feel so happy when Priya didn't oppose him.

Both of them leave the place and reach the parking area.

"Where is the driver?" Priya asked when Ram is siting in the driving seat.

"I am not an idiot to keep driver when going for a long drive with my wifey." Ram said chuckling while Priya shake her head.

"Shall we go?" Ram asked her after both of them buckle their seat belts.

"Yes" Priya replied and Ram zoomed the car out of the premises.

This training period surely help them to talk normally and Priya is now bit comfortable with Ram than before and get used to his nature.

The drive was not at all quiet as Ram being Ram pull her leg every now and then.

"Is this your new phone?" Priya asked suddenly when she notice his mobile on the dashboard.

"I am impressed that you notice my things." Ram said looking at her once and focusing on the driving.

"Very funny! Tell me did you change it?" Priya asked again.

"Yes, the previous one has broken so I have taken a new one." Ram said.

"Oh that is the reason..." Priya trailed off when she gets a call from Neha.

"One second, Neha is calling me." Priya said looking at her mobile screen.

"Put her on the speaker. I will also speak to her." Ram said and she obeyed.

"Hi Neha, how are you?" Priya said keeping her on the speaker.

"Priya, what is wrong with you guys?" Neha sounded impatient.

"What are you trying to say?" Priya looks at Ram who shrug off his shoulder as he has no clue about what Neha is referring.

"Ram is not in Mumbai and we are not sure where he is? Is everything sorted between you guys or not? We are bit worried about him, he didn't inform anything to Vikram as well." Neha sound worried.

"Neha relax. Nothing to worry." Priya try to relax Neha.

"I can't relax until unless I know where my fatty is?" Neha quivered.

Ram couldn't help smiling when he hear how much Neha worry about him. Priya finds their bond very special and there is something very pure about their friendship that is the one of the major reason she got gelled up with Neha and Vikram instantly.

"Daarling! Relax, I am with Priya only. We both are heading back to home." Ram finally speak to Neha.

"Fatty, are you okay? We were so worried about you. What the hell was wrong with your phone? We tried to reach you but it was not reachable." Neha comes in her usual self and starts firing her questions.

"Arey yaar! I am fine. It is just that my phone was broken so couldn't take your call." Ram said in apologetic tone.

"I am happy that you both are together and hope that everything is fine between you guys." Neha said smiling.

"Yes" Ram replied looking at Priya.

"Okay both of you take care and come back soon." Neha said before hanging up.

"You were saying something before the call." Ram asked Priya.

"Yeah, like Neha, I also called you couple of times and couldn't reach you." Priya said turning her face to him.

"Oh shit, you called me?" Ram looks surprised and curse himself under breathe for breaking his phone into pieces when he didn't receive her call.

"Yes." Priya said looking at the door.

"I am being an idiot thought that you are ignoring me. I was literally very much angry with you for that. I am sorry." Ram said tightening his lips in disappointment.

"That is the reason you gate crashed my training, right?" Priya ask him in wonder.

"Yes!" Ram said shutting his eyes for a second.

"You are so childish." Priya shake her head in disbelief.

"I don't mind being childish for you." Ram said. Instantly his lips curved upward flashing his trademark smile while Priya gasp at him.

Raya reached KM around the evening.