Suddenly a guy comes to our table.

"Um excuse me. Will you be my partner please" he asks Tanya and forwards his hand.

He is tall and handsome and is wearing a grey blazer on a white plain t shirt. I look at Tanya and she shyly places her hand in his.

"See you later guys" she says and walks away.

Kya baat hai Tanya!

"Sanyukta tum meri partner and Parth tum iss chudail ke partner bann jaao if you want" says Randhir casually, sipping his drink.

Manners Randhir?

"Um.. Vidushi is it okay?" Parth asks, scratching his head shyly.

Vidushi blinks a couple of times and nods, avoiding his gaze.

They both are so cute.

I look at Randhir and give him a stern look.

"Kya?" he asks.

"'Sanyukta tum meri partner'. Ye kya tha? When did I agree?" I ask him.

"Thik hai. Kisi random ladke ke saath naach lo" he says getting annoyed and leaves the table.

What? Why is he getting annoyed?

"Bann jaao na uski partner. What's the big deal?" says Parth.

Ha what's the big deal? At least I know Randhir. It's better than any other stranger guy being my partner.

"Hm okay" I say and look around to find him.

I decide to leave Vidushi and Parth on the table on their own and go find Randhir. He is standing with some guy with a drink in his hand. How much more is he gonna drink.

I stand beside him and that guy leaves. Randhir doesn't say anything. Seconds pass. Still doesn't speak. I take his glass.

"What now?" he asks.

Finally.

"Itna peeyoge toh naagin dance karne lagoge. Bass ho gaya ab. Mai jeetna chahti hu isliye tumhe hosh me rakhna padega" I say.

There! I told him that he is my partner without telling him.

He smirks. "Thik hai, thik hai, bann jaaunga tumhara partner. Itna pyaar se manaaogi toh life partner bhi bann jau" he says teasing me.

Of course.

I roll my eyes.

"Shut up! Vo toh koi aur naachna nahi chaahegi cartoon ke saath toh mai tum pe ehsaan kar ke partner bann rahi hu." This time I smirk.

Before he can reply the host starts speaking.

"Ok guys. I hope all of you are with your partner. I want the finalist over here in the front of everyone. The music will start in 5 minutes." announces the host.

Randhir offers his hand. Finally! Like a gentleman. I give him my hand with a small smile.

The moment our fingers brush against each other I get a tingling sensation on my fingers and it spreads through my whole body. His hand is warm and my hand fits in his perfectly.

Gosh... what's with all these feelings?

It's nothing.. Nothing. I just drank too much.

He holds my hand lightly but the grip is firm and takes me forward through the crowd. He doesn't push anyone but kindly asks them to make way. Wow! Sometimes he is just so different.

We stand in the front. "Ready guys? Now pull your partner closer and get lost in the music" says the DJ.

The lights go dim and soft music fills the hall. I know this song.

Raabta.

Randhir takes my hand and I place my hand on his shoulder. His hand slides to my bare back which sends sweet tingles down my spine. He pulls me closer and I gasp.

We slowly start to move.

Kehte hai khuda ne iss jahaan me sabhi ke liye,
kisi na kisi ko hai banaya har kisi ke liye..
Tera milna hai uss rab ka ishaara,
maano mujhko banaya tere jaise hi kisi ke liye..

Arijit Singh is my favourite singer and I love all his songs. But this one is just something else.

Randhir is looking into my eyes. I am doing the same. He really is very handsome. Yes he is. No wonder so many girls want his attention.

I observe his profile again the way I did when I first saw him. Beautiful beautiful really beautiful chocolate coloured deep eyes. Straight nose. Messy hair which makes him look cute and sexy at the same time.

And oh those lips. Even girls don't have such perfect lips. They must be soft.. if only I could touch them..

Randhir.. He is so many people in one body. But the one I am dancing with right now is the best..

Keep a check on your emotions Sanyukta, I remind myself. It's Randhir, your roommate.

Just roommate.

I break the contact and look down. The song changes. Moh moh ke dhaage starts playing. Oh I love this song.

"So you like this song ha?" asks Randhir when a smile grows on my face and I look up at him again. I smile and nod. He smiles too.

"Tum bahot khoobsurat lag rahi ho Sanyukta" he says in a husky wise. Did he just call me beautiful? No, khoobsurat​. Nobody has ever called me that. I shyly look down.

Tu hoga zara pagal tune mujhko hai chunaa.. Kaise tune ankaha, tune ankaha sab suna..
Tu din sa hai, mai raat, aana dono mill jaaye shaamo ki tarah...

These lyrics get me every time.

Tum bhi bahot achhe dikh rahe ho.

Randhir stills and I look at him in confusion. Then I realise that I said it out loud. Man, this alcohol is making me lose my senses. After a moment he smiles.

He places my other hand on his shoulder and puts a loose tendril of my hair behind my ear slowly caressing my earlobe. I inhale deeply at his touch and he suddenly pulls me towards him with both his hands on my lower back.

We are close.. like really close.. nose-touching close. I can literally smell his musky smell as his minty breath caresses my face. I hope I don't turn into a puddle with our proximity.

If it would be any other guy I would really feel uncomfortable but I don't with Randhir. Now I'm really glad that we are partners. I feel so much at ease with him. No awkwardness.

Maybe it's because even though we are roommates he didn't ever try to do something wrong. Never made me uncomfortable. Yes he makes fun and all that stuff but that's just his nature.

He knows the difference between making light fun of others and making others uncomfortable. He is a good guy. Mastikhor but good.

I smile at him again and he gives me a confused expression.

"I know that you like me a lot and I seriously​ like you too. But now you've got to stop looking at me with heart eyes or else I'll just go up on stage and announce that we are in a relationship" he says grinning at me cheekily.

"There you are! Mujhe toh doubt hone laga tha ke tum Randhir ho ke nahi. Ab shaanti mili" I smile and roll my eyes at the same time.

The lights suddenly get back to normal as the song ends. I take a step back realising that we were almost hugging each other.

"Okay guys now more of the dance and less of the romance please" says the DJ and everyone laughs.

Shit I just forgot that there are hundreds of other people in the hall. Now that the lights are switched on I come back to planet earth. Phew!

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Sandhir slow dancing.. what can be better than that right?