I feel a hand brush my hair lightly as soft lips plant a kiss on my forehead.

Randhir.....

I stir a little and slowly open my eyes. Randhir is gazing down at me as he has propped himself on one elbow, his chin resting on his palm. His hair is damp from the shower and he smells fresh with that musky scent of his. He is so good looking.

I smile at him suddenly feeling shy. One night, and my world has turned upside down. "Good morning" I say lazily and he gives me a breathtaking smile. Wow.

"Good afternoon, angel eyes" he says and I frown. Afternoon? Suddenly my eyes widen in shock when I look at the clock. 12.15!! I push the blanket aside and get up but Randhir pulls me down again.

"Baap re itni der soyi mai. Shit tumhare mom dad.."

"Nahi hai ghar pe" he completes the sentence. "Bass hum hai. Hum tum ek kamre me band ho.. aur koi ghar pe na aaye" he sings and I chuckle at the way he changed the lyrics.

He leans forward and starts kissing me along the jaw. I moan in pleasure. I just can't get enough of him. He suddenly gets up. Nooo..

"Kya hua" I ask wanting the feel of his lips on my skin again.

"Mera bass chale toh mai life time tumhe kiss karta rahu.." he says and I blush at his words. "But abhi naashta karna jaruri hai. Tumne kal raat dinner bhi nahi kiya isliye you felt faint" he scolds me lightly. My protective boyfriend.

"You have lost a lot of weight Sanyukta" he says seriously "I want you to gain all the weight you've lost". Romantic to serious in the matter of a few seconds. That's Randhir.

I sigh and nod. He gives me Vidushi's clothes to wear after the shower. I change into one of her pink top n black jeans. When I go to the kitchen Randhir is by the stove.

I take a moment to admire him. His hair falling on his eyes as always. His eyebrows knitted together in concentration. That grey t-shirt enhancing his drool worthy muscles. Perfect.

I walk towards the dining table and sit. Randhir turns and gives me a smile. He places two plates of his world famous omelet and my stomach growls when the smell hits my nose.

I start digging in and say "I missed your omelet recipe". He chuckles and replies "I missed your bhukkad way of eating it".

After eating I offer to make some coffee as Randhir calls his mom to tell her the news. She is out of town to meet her brother. As I am pouring the coffee in the mugs Randhir hugs me from behind burying his face in my hair and inhaling sharply.

I turn around and put my hands around his neck. We stand like that smiling at each other like love struck fools.

"Toh apan tera.. kya bolte vo? Haa... Prince charming hai?" He says after taking a sip and I literally choke hearing his words. I laugh loudly. This is our thing!

"Tu aur prince charming?? Subah se mai hi mili kya re teko fodne ko?" I reply smiling mischievously. His grin widens.

"Aisa kya? Lekin vo kal bachhe log toh bol rahe the tera prince charming apunich hai kar ke. Bachhe kya Bhagwan ka roop hote na.. jhut nahi bolte. Bicharo ne mishtake se apne madam ji ka shikret bakk diya" he says teasing me.

I am lost for words. He is my prince charming, the kids were right.

"Aur upar se kaise ghur reli thi merko pura time. Pata hai apan handsome hai bahot. Lekin sister and bachhe log ke saamne khullam khulla ghurna.. baap re baap!" He says smirking at me. Arrogant bastard and his big ego!

"Aisa kya? Car me toh meko aise aise chhu rela tha besharam insaan. Tab kya ha?" I say touching his arms and face like the way he did yesterday.

He suppresses his smile. "Kaise kaise?" he asks and I touch his face again brushing my fingers lightly. "Wapas wapas!" he says again.

I am about to do it again but then I realise his game.

"RANDHIR!" I slap his arm as he laughs. My favourite laugh in the whole world.

I keep hitting him but then it happens so fast in a blink of an eye. One moment I'm hitting him and he is laughing. And the next, both my hands are gripped by his and his lips are on mine. He kisses me hungrily, teasing my lips by nibbling them. And then just when I am about to respond to his kiss, he pulls away.

Noooooo.... Kiss me! This is the second time he left me hanging today. Urgh!

He looks at me and chuckles and pulls my cheeks. "Look at your face. Jaise kisi ne haath se gulaab jamun cheen liya" he says.

He starts walking towards the door. "You are so going to pay for this, you idiot" I growl at him, following him in the living room.

"Arre baby, door bell baji thi abhi. Sunni nahi?" He asks smirking again. I blush. I didn't even realise while he was kissing me.

Just as he is about to turn the door knob he turns and says, "All the best". I look at him confusingly. All the best for what?

The door opens and in comes a fuming girl directly towards me. My best friend. Vidushi!

She is wearing a black top and denim shorts. Her hair is now shoulder length enhancing her features. Like always, she looks stunning. Even with that deadly glare on her face.

"Tum! Bhaago!" are the first words that leave her mouth. Huh?

"Yes Vids, nice to see you too" I say smiling at her. "Don't you dare. I am going to slap you so hard. You better stay out of my touch" she warns me.

"You wouldn't" I say but her glare doesn't soften. Then she comes running towards me and I squeal and run in the kitchen, going towards the dining table.

"You bitch! Kaha gayi thi tum? Aise kaise chali gayi? Dimaag kahi bech ke kha gayi thi kya" she shouts at me standing at the other side of the table.

"I am sorry. Please mujhe maaf kar do" I say. She starts moving towards her right and I do the same so that she doesn't catch me.

"Don't make that puppy dog face. Kaisi best friend ho tum? Bloody hell I missed you!" She scolds me and my eyes fill with tears and I stop. "I missed you too" I whisper, stopping and she does the same.

We stare at each other for a moment and burst out laughing.

We both run towards each other and I give her a tight hug. "I am sorry" I whisper in her ear and she replies, "Bhai told me everything. It's fine".

We both pull away after a few tears and see that Randhir and Parth are eating popcorn, leaning on the door.

"Ho bhi gaya itne jaldi?" Parth asks with his mouth full of popcorn.

"Tumhe maar khaani hai toh continue karti hu" Vidushi says giving him a fake smile.

"Yaar isse rakh lo tumhaare ghar hi. Mai nahi jhel sakta isse aur" Parth says complaining.

"Nahi nahi. Hum log 20 saal jhel liye. No return policy thi. We won't take her back. Tu hi sambhal le ab. Warn kiya tha tujhe mat iss pagal se pyaar kar but sunaa nahi tu. Ro ab zindagi bhar" Randhir says raising his hands in surrender.

"Such dogs" Vidushi mutters under her breath.

"Chhutkara chahiye tumhe?" Vidushi pouts folding her hands and turning away from Parth.

Parth hugs her from behind kissing her cheek. "Dogi chhutkara?" he asks smiling at her adoringly.

"Nahi!" Vidushi states stubbornly and gives him a swift kiss. These two will forever be my favourite jodi!

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At around 7, Parth and Vidushi leave. We talked so much about anything and everything. It was after so long that I was laughing so hard.. reminded of college times.

I and Randhir are lying on his couch snuggling. With him here beside me, it feels like home. It's like the last one year never happened. I am back with him so much in love, I was never out of love with him. I never moved on, I never will be able to. I'll never separate from him again.

"Randhir?"

"Hmm?"

"I am sorry. I know maine bahot badi galti kar di aise tumhare life se bina bataye ja ke. Mujhe hamesha tumhari yaad aati thi. Har roz, har raat mera mann hota tha ke mai tumhe call karu ya tumse milu. Par mai darr gayi thi. Aur darr ke bhaag gayi. Tum hamesha kehte rahe ke baate share kiya karo. I should have told you. Please mujhe maaf kar do" I say burying my face in his chest.

He gets up taking me with him so that now I am straddling him. He brushes my hair away from my face and lifts my chin so that I am looking in his eyes.

"Sanyukta tumne jo bhi kiya majburi me kiya and mere liye kiya. Bahot taklif jheli tumne akele. Mujhe, apne dosto ko, ghar ko, sab kuch chhod ke chali gayi mere achhe future ke liye. I've always loved you for your strength. Tum bahot strong ho. Aaj jo bhi mai bann paaya hu tumhare wajah se hu bass. So in a way thik hi hai jo bhi hua. But agar tum wapas gayi na I'll find you and kidnap you and never let you go this time" he says.

"Thank you. But I'll never leave now. Mai puri life iss galti ke liye tumhe manaati rahungi. I can't imagine a life without you" I promise him.

"Kaise? Tum Pune me aur mai Mumbai. Mushkil hai ye toh bahot" Randhir says.

Shit! I totally forgot about this. I don't wanna leave Pune. I love my job and my kids. I get up and rub my head. What now?

"Waise I forgot to tell you. There is this big project I am working on. India ka sabse bada orphanage kholne wala hu mai where thousands of kids will be able to stay and learn. I'll be managing it full time. It will be like a hostel, bass ek achhe se school se link karna baaki hai. I guess tumhara school sahi rahega?" he says as a smile starts stretching on my face.

"Toh I guess ab mujhe Pune shift hona padega, hai na? Done kar de Pune? What say?" He asks grinning widely standing up and opening his arms for me.

"I say, you are the best! I love you so much!" I run into his arms as he lifts me and I put my legs around his waist. He twirls and I laugh happily in his arms. He starts walking towards the bedroom and throws me on the bed as I giggle.

He looms over me as his lips come crashing down on me for a passionate kiss. A promising kiss.

The kiss holds a future for us. Our future together. I know there is one. We have come a long way and there is still a long way to go. And there is no doubt that I want to spend it with him.

My Randhir.

There will be good and bad times. Pyaar aur jhagda toh chalta rahega but I am sure that we hold a bright future ahead.

Because this time we will never let go.

Never ever.

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The end.

A long author's note coming up. And after that there will be Sandhir ki shaadi as an epilogue. Stay tuned for my note.. bahot kuch kehna hai.