Randhir was left for office when Ragini came there.

"Now tell me everything about last night and don't hide anything." Ragini asked excitedly.

"Keya di sab kuch toh bata diya, aur main kyu kuch chhupayungi?" Sanyukta said shyly.

"I can't believe ke Randhir itna responsible ho geya hain, tumhari haar choti choti demand puri karne laga hain, aur phir uss bachche ke liye vi kitna concern tha wo. I'm so proud of him." Ragini smiled brightly when Sanyukta was numb. Ragini saw that.

"Sanyukta keya aabhi vi tum Randhir ko maaf nehi karogi? He is changed now, I can see it." Ragini said when Sanyukta look down.

"Di I want to tell you something." Sanyukta said when Ragini looked at her curiously.

"Di wo last night we, Randhir and me decided to give a chance to our relation and this marriage." Sanyukta said slowly and looked at Ragini who already looking at her.

"What are you saying Sanyukta?" Ragini hugged Sanyukta in excitement.

"Haan di, maine bahut socha aur yeh decision liya ke mujhe Randhir ko ek chance dena chahiye. Aapne liye nehi toh phir iss bachche ke liye hi sahi." Sanyukta said when Ragini broke the hug.

"I'm happy Sanyukta ke tumne yeh decision liya, aab sab kuch thik ho jayega." Ragini smiled brightly just then Renuka came there.

"Ragini tum bol rahi thi na ke Sanyukta ko naye kapde chahiye toh yeh mera card rakho aur shaam ko usse le kar shopping chale jana." Renuka gave her debit card to Ragini.

"Maa isski keya jarurat thi!" Sanyukta replied slowly.

"Kyu bahut badi ho geyi ho keya, mujhse paise lene mein sharam aah rahi hain?" Renuka said angrily. Sanyukta understand that she was angry because of last night's incident. So she smiled and nodded a no.

"Aabhi aapne room mein hi rahena, rest karo. Khabardar jo ek kadam vi niche rakha toh." Renuka said and left when Sanyukta smiled to saw the caring side of her.

"Wow shopping great. Sanyukta chalo plans banate hain ke keya keya karenge." Anjali said excitedly as Ragini announced about the shopping during the lunch.

"Bhabhi main keya bolti hu pehele shopping karenge phir movie dekhenge, uske baad dinner karke sab wapas aah jayenge. What say?" Ragini discussed the plan.

"Good, but koynsi movie?" Anjali asked thoughtfully.

"Jungal Book."

"Haan hume Mowgli dekhni hain." Rehan and Mishti cringed thus everyone laughed.

"Aare Arpita tum vi kuch suggest karo na!" Anjali said.

"No bhabhi aap log jaiye am not coming." Arpita denied.

"What but why? Tumhe toh shopping jana, ghumna phirna achchha lagta tha na then what happened?" Anjali asked curiously.

"Nothing bhabhi wo MBA ki entrance, I have to prepare for that." She gave an excuse.

"Bhabhi hum shopping kisi aur din chal sakte hain keya?" Sanyukta asked suddenly thus everyone looked at her.

"But Sanyukta tum toh kaal bol rahi thi na ke tumhare saare kapde tight ho gaye hain, fit nehi aah raha hain toh phir?" Ragini asked curiously.

"Haan di but utna vi emergency nehi hain, hum toh kaal vi jaa sakte hain na." Sanyukta replied slowly.

"Keya baat hain Sanyukta, tabiyat toh thik hain na, Karan ko call karu?" Ragini asked worriedly.

"No di am absolutely fine." Sanyukta assured them.

"Toh phir?" Anjali asked confusingly.

"Wo actually bhabhi Randhir ne kaha tha ke aaj wo jaldi ghar wapas aayega aur phir mujhe bahar leke jayega." Sanyukta said shyly when everyone's expressions was changed. All were happy expect Arpita who just burnt to heard this kind of news.

"Ahem ahem, toh phir Mr. and Mrs. Randhir Shekhawat is set for date once again." Ragini said teasingly thus Sanyukta's cheeks become red.

"Nehi di aaisa kuch vi nehi." Sanyukta said anyhow.

"Aare iss mein sharmane ki keya baat hain Sanyukta, tum dono husband-wife ho ghumo phiro enjoy karo, hume keya!" Anjali said teasingly.

"Dono bahar jaa rahe ho achchhi baat hain lekin time par wapas aah jana, aaj ki tarha subha suraj ke saath mat aana!" Renuka said thus Anjali and Ragini bursted out at laugh when Sanyukta lowered her lashes due to shyness.

"Toh phir Mowgli?" Mishti was dishearten.

"Don't worry beta hum tum Rehan aur badi mami sab chalenge na, kyu bhabhi?" Ragini asked teasingly.

"Haan haan kyu nehi, actually hum kisiki plan ko disturb nehi karna chahate toh hum aalag se plan banate hain." Anjali also replied teasingly.

"Haan hum kisi ki privacy mein interfere nehi karna chahate hain." They were constantly pulling Sanyukta's leg unaware of someone's burning heart.

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Sanyukta was laying on her bed as per as Renuka's strict orders she don't allowed to do any work. So she was trying to read some magazines but can't concentrate properly. She absentmindedly flopping the pages as her mind was lost in the present events. She was thinking about her and Randhir's relationship and the decision she take last night when Arpita came there.

"Hey Sanyukta." She smiled at her.

"Hi Arpita." Sanyukta also smiled.

"So what's up?" Arpita sat beside her.

"Nothing special tum bolo." Sanyukta replied back.

"Is everything okay between you two?" Arpita asked intentionally thus Sanyukta think something.

"Arpita I want to say you something." Sanyukta said slowly.

"Yeah say." Arpita said with curiosity.

"We....means me and Randhir decided to take a chance to our relation and this marriage." Sanyukta said slowly when Arpita felt a lightning on her dream world. Her dreams crushed badly and she looked at her with horrified eyes.

"What?" Arpita almost screamed thus Sanyukta looked at her confusingly.

"What, I mean suddenly! You both want divorce right, then suddenly what happened?" Arpita asked shockingly as the news was shocking for her.

"Yes Arpita I know I asked Randhir for divorce but I can't, I just can't give divorce to Randhir." Sanyukta said when Arpita looked at her shockingly.

"Maine bahut socha iss ware mein Arpita, aagar maine yeh divorce liya toh isska sidha aasar mere papa ki health par aayega, dono family ki reputation par aayega. Maine yeh shaadi toh mere papa ki reputation ko bachane ke liye hi kiya tha toh phir aaj main yeh divorce kaise le sakti hu jisse mere papa ki phirse badnaami ho!" Sanyukta wiped her tears which came out mentioning about her papa.

"And moreover am not alone now, an another life is growing inside me, my baby. Aagar main Randhir ko divorce de dungi toh phir iss bachche ka keya hoga?" Sanyukta said touching her belly.

"But Sanyukta in that case you can ask for the baby's custody." Arpita tried to convince her for divorce thing.

"No Arpita, Randhir won't be agree for this. And moreover he asked me for a chance cause he wants to live with us, both of us. And I think finally he was changed and regretting for his every deeds that's why am agreed to give him a chance." Sanyukta said when Arpita get numb. She just can't digest the whole truth which Sanyukta told her.

"Are you sure about your decision Sanyukta? I mean you can think again." Arpita said one last time thus Sanyukta smiled.

"No Arpita now am sure about my decision very much." She said thus Arpita forced a smile.

"Okay you take rest I have to leave now, bye." Arpita said getting up from the bed.

"Bye." Sanyukta smiled a little.

Arpita leave from there and came to her room. She sat down on the bed with a thud.

"Why it's always with me? You snatched my parents, maine kuch nehi kaha. But koi mere Ron ko mujhse chhinne ki kousish karega yeh main kabhi bardast nehi karungi. Main haar nehi manungi aur uss Sanyukta se toh kabhi nehi." She said furiously.

"Meri hi galti jo ki main Sanyukta ki brain wash mein laagi huyi thi, usse divorce ke liye convince kar rahi thi. But main toh yeh bhul geyi thi ke wo ek middle class ladki hain jisko aapni family reputation jyada peyari hain aur wo Ron ko kabhi divorce nehi degi. Actually I was wrong, mujhe Sanyukta ko nehi Ron ko convince karna chahiye tha divorce ke liye. But better late than never. Aab main janti hu ke mujhe exactly keya karna chahiye. Sanyukta ready to get lost from Ron's life forever babes." And she smirked devilishly.

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As the dawn disappeared Randhir came back to the Mansion. He slowly entered at their room and saw Sanyukta was sleeping peacefully. He don't make any noise and kept his laptop aside and dashed to the washroom after looking at her once. Sanyukta's sleep got disturbed by the noise of the water and she opened her eyes. She blinked her eyes when Randhir came out from the washroom wiping his face with a towel.

"Ohh you came back, sorry I was sleeping." Sanyukta said sat up on the bed.

"No it's okay." Randhir replied slowly.

"Main coffee lati hu." Sanyukta said and about to go when Randhir hold her hand.

"Please don't go, stay here." He said slowly not meeting his gaze.

"But Randhir coffee!" Sanyukta asked surprisingly.

"Nehi chahiye." Randhir replied when Sanyukta was surprised as she knows how much he like coffee. She looked at him.

"What happened Randhir, why you looking lost?" Sanyukta asked looking at his face but instead of giving her any answer Randhir laid on the bed placing his head on her lap. Sanyukta was astonished by his gesture but didn't stop him.

"Randhir what happened, naraz ho?" She asked confusingly.

"Nehi." Came his small reply.

"Toh phir udas ho?" Sanyukta asked when Randhir kept mum and hide his face in her lap and slowly hugged her by her waist.

Sanyukta understand that he must be upset for any reason she started caressing his hairs slowly and asked, "Papa ne data keya tumhe?"

"Nehi."

"Toh phir bhaiya ne kuch kaha?" She asked curiously.

"Nehi." He replied slowly when Sanyukta was confused.

"Toh phir udas kyu ho, kisi se jhagda huya hain keya?" Sanyukta asked confusingly when Randhir kept mum.

"Randhir please say something, aaise chup mat raho. Aagar kuch nehi bologe toh mujhe kaise pata chalega ke actually huya keya hain?" Sanyukta asked impatiently when Randhir still keep quiet.

"Randhir aaj subha tum hi mujhe bol rahe thay na ke hum ek dusre se kuch nehi chhupayenge, koi secret nehi rakhenge, toh aagar tum mujhse tumhari problem share nehi karoge toh keya matlab hain unn sab baton ka?" She sounds hurts when Randhir look up.

"Keya baat hain, will you please tell me Randhir?" Sanyukta asked looking straight in his eyes.

"Sanyukta tell me one thing aagar tumhari kisi friend ko suddenly financial help ki jarurat padi toh keya tum usse help nehi karogi? Suppose Kaustaki needs money toh keya tum uski help nehi karogi?" Randhir asked impatiently when Sanyukta looked at him confusingly as she didn't get anything.

"Keya bol rahe ho Randhir mujhe kuch samajh mein nehi aah raha hain?" Sanyukta asked confusingly.

"First you tell me tum aapne friend ki help karogi ke nehi?" He asked again thus she nodded positively.

"Haan kyu nehi, main aapni friend ki help nehi karungi toh aur koyn karega!" She replied slowly.

"Toh aagar main aapne friend ki help karna chahu toh phir uss mein kuch galat hain keya?" He asked holding her forearm.

"Nehi toh, iss mein galat keya hain! Ek dost dusre dost ka help nehi karega toh koyn karega?" Sanyukta replied.

"Then why don't she understand that I only wants to help her or not do any charity!" Randhir almost screamed when Sanyukta was surprised by his behaviour.

"Wo kyu nehi samajhti ke nahi main uske samne aapne paiso ka numaish kar raha hu aur nahi uska mazak uda raha hu, I just want to help her genuinely." Randhir let out his frustration when Sanyukta looked at him confusingly.

"Wo koyn Randhir?" She asked curiously.

"Roja aur koyn?" Randhir said irritatingly when Sanyukta looked at him surprisingly.

"Peter ko Singapore bhejna hain but they don't have sufficient money, so I told granny that I'll help them as Peter is just like my brother but Roja didn't get agree." Randhir sighed.

"But why, wo raazi kyu nehi huyi? It's a very sensitive matter, it's a life and death situation!" Sanyukta asked curiously.

"Wohi toh but uss idiot ko koyn samjhaye! Maine kitna kaha let me help them but no usne baat aapne ego pe le li. Kaha ke aapna ghar bech kar wo Peter ko Singapore bhejegi. I mean keya mujhe itna vi haq nehi ke main aapne friend ko help karu? I swear I don't want to show off my money or status. I just want to help them genuinely." Randhir gulped hard when his eyes became moist.

"Randhir give me your phone." Sanyukta said suddenly.

"Haan?" Randhir looked at her confusingly as she said that.

"I said give me your phone." She said again.

"Phone but why?" He asked confusingly.

"I want to talk with her." Sanyukta replied.

"With whom?" Randhir don't get her.

"With Roja, I want to talk to her right now." Sanyukta said firmly thus Randhir's face lit up.

"Tum baat karogi, good. Maybe you can convince her." Randhir said excitedly and take out his phone and dialled a number.

"Yeh lo ring ho raha hain, achchhe se baat karna haan, maine thoda rudely behave kiya lekin tum pyar se baat karna haan, shayed samajh jay." Randhir said happily and grabbed a glass of water but what he heard next he can't even imagine that in his worst nightmare.

"What the hell do you think about yourself Miss D'Souza?" As soon as Roja picked up the phone Sanyukta just bursted out over the phone. Randhir who was about to drink the water just chocked it.

"Samajhti keya ho tum aapne aap ko haan! Waha tumhara chhota bhai serious condition mein hain aur yeha tum aapna ego dikha rahi ho! That child need immediate medical attention and you are busy to showing your so called self respect! Listen you don't want charity, that's good. Even my husband is not believe in charity also. He just want to help you genuinely but if you don't need his care then do one thing, take it as credit. Don't worry I'll take back each and every penny from you. But if something happens with Peter for your ego then I'll not spear you in future. I'll sue you in court Miss D'Souza and don't take it lightly cause I am damn serious and nobody will stop me not even your friend." Sanyukta said furiously and cut the call when Randhir just stared at her shockingly. He was hell shocked after listening her.

"What are you doing Sanyukta, you ruined everything!" Randhir asked shockingly.

"Laatho ke bhoot baton se nehi mante aur mujhe tumhari tarha drama karna nehi aata." She said furiously.

"Lekin aab toh wo mera help kabhi nehi legi, aab keya hoga!" Randhir said worriedly just when his phone buzzed with Roja's number.

"Roja, now what to do?" He became panicked.

"Ladkiyo ki tarha keya darr rahe ho be a man." Sanyukta said angrily when Randhir take the phone after chanting some prays under his breath.

"Hello?" He was talking with Roja when Sanyukta just watching him. Randhir's expressions were changed when Sanyukta examine him keenly.

"What happened, don't she get agree for your help? Now I won't leave her. Itna ego!" Sanyukta said sternly when Randhir just jumped on his feet.

"Yes yes yes, she got agree Sanyukta. Wo maan geyi hain, thank you very very much." And he hugged her and kissed on her cheek due to excitement when Sanyukta's eyes became widened due to his gesture.

"Thank you very much Sanyukta, you are a darling." He said after kissing her one cheek.

"You are a sweetheart." He said and kissed her other cheek.

"You are simply superb." He kissed on her forehead.

Sanyukta just stunned by his actions and looked at him shockingly when Randhir looked at her also. Soon reality hit him and he came back to his senses.

"Wo....wo Sanyukta wo....am sorry, actually wo excitement mein kuch pata hi nehi chala." Randhir was stammered badly when Sanyukta lowered her lashes due to shyness.

"Sanyukta please naraz mat hona, maine jaan bujh kar kuch nehi kiya, I swear." He pinched his throat when Sanyukta get up from the bed and about to go when Randhir hold her hand.

"Kaha jaa rahi ho tum?" He became panicked now as he thought he lost his last chance too for his stupidity but when Sanyukta opened her mouth to say something Randhir become shocked.

"Main coffee aur snacks lati hu, you must be hungry." She said not meeting their gaze and left the room leaving a shocking Randhir behind.

He was  surprised as Sanyukta didn't say anything about his wild actions, he became stunned.

"Keya yeh tufan ki aane se pehele ki khamoshi hain!" He murmured under his breath.

"Ohh god why I did that! Randhir tujhe itna uchhalne ki keya jarurat thi aab muh ke bal gira na?" He cursed himself.

"Kahi mujhe raat ko couch par toh nehi bhej degi sone ke liye? No no no, I have to do something to make her understand." He became restless and run behind Sanyukta.

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Sanyukta came out from their room, her cheeks become red like tomato and lips curved into a faint smile. She pressed her lips and went to the kitchen and started preparing a cup of coffee for Randhir by own.

"Bhabhi aaj keya holi hain?" Ragini asked suddenly thus Anjali become confused.

"No, that was 3 months before, are you forget?" Anjali replied surprisingly.

"Toh phir kisike cheeks bina rang ke itna laal laal kyu hain?" Ragini winked at Anjali gesturing at Sanyukta thus she smirked.

"Haan Ragini main vi wohi soch rahi thi ke baat keya hain, yeh bina koi reason ke smily kyu dikh rahi hain kisi ki lips par?" Anjali smirked at Sanyukta thus her cheeks flushed and she pressed her lips in a thin line. Just then Randhir came down chanting some prays under his breath.

"Keya chahiye?" Anjali raised her brows at Randhir thus he became tensed.

"Umm....wo kuch nehi pani." He said and served a glass of water for own.

"Pani ke liye tujhe niche aane ki keya jarurat hain, jab ghar mein itne saare log hain?" Ragini played with her brows.

"Nehi wo maine socha ke niche hall mein aake coffee pee leta hu, aap sabke saath time vi spend kar lunga." Randhir patted his back mentally after giving them an excuse.

"Ohh ho, toh janab ko aapne family ke saath time spend karna hain?" Ragini raised her brows.

"Haan di, time hi nehi milta aajkaal iss busy schedule ki wajase. Aaj thoda jaldi aah geya office se toh socha aap sabke saath spend karu." He said confidently when Anjali and Ragini looked at each other and smiled.

"Waise Randhir tum jiske saath time spend karna chahate ho wo toh yeha nehi hain." Anjali smirked at him when he became confused.

"Keya matlab bhabhi, aap sab toh yehi pe ho?" He stammered again.

"Haan hum sab toh yehi par hain but tum jiske saath time spend karna chahate ho wo toh off season holi khel kar tumhare liye coffee bana rahi hain." Ragini said teasingly and bursted out at laugh along with Anjali when Randhir made a poker face. Just then Sanyukta came with a cup of coffee and some cookies. Their eyes met for a moment which tore down by Sanyukta next.

"Coffee." She almost whispered and kept the tray on the table when he just nodded positively. Sanyukta is about to go when Anjali stopped her.

"Aare Sanyukta ruko tum kaha jaa rahi ho, Randhir toh tumhare saath time spend karna chahate hain aur tum hi jaa rahi ho!" Anjali said teasingly when Sanyukta looked at Randhir nervously then looked at her.

"Ohh please bhabhi maine aaisa kab kaha? Maine bola tha family, that means aap sab na ke special koi!" Randhir said irritatingly.

"Ohh that means Sanyukta is the special one." Ragini said teasingly.

"Haan tabhi toh yeh office se jaldi jaldi wapas aah geya Sanyukta ko date par le jane ke liye." Anjali said mockingly thus Sanyukta died in embarrassment when Randhir won't dare to look at her once.

"Kisne kaha aapse, kaam jaldi khatam ho geya iss liye wapas aah geya aur hum kisi date par nehi jaa rahe hain." Randhir tried to sounds confident.

"Achchha but Sanyukta ne toh kuch aur hi kaha tha ke tum usse bahar leke jane wale ho and she ditched us for that." Anjali made a puppy face.

"Excuses me." Sanyukta said slowly and went to the room not able to tolerate their continuous teasing when Randhir just sighed looking at her retraining figure.

"Di, bhabhi aap dono na marwayoge mujhe kisi din! Mujhe nehi karna koi time spend aap logo ke saath." Randhir said annoyingly and get up.

"Haan haan as if hum kuch nehi samajhte, Sanyukta chali geyi hain room mein toh aab tujhe vi jana hain!" Ragini winked at him.

"God you are impossible di!" Randhir said annoyingly and left from there when Ragini and Anjali chuckled hard. Randhir is climbing up when he met Arpita at the stairs.

"Ron I have to talk to you now." She said holding his hand.

"Not now Arpi, am busy, please later." He said hurriedly.

"Sorry Arpita but Randhir aabhi tumhe time nehi de payega cause you are not special. In fact no one is special expect one. And Randhir want to spend his time with that special one. Kyu hain na Randhir!" Anjali said teasingly when Randhir sighed helplessly and left from there. Anjali and Ragini gave a hi-fi to each other when Arpita just stomped her feet.

Randhir came to their room and saw Sanyukta was stood in front of the window and looking at the sky. He cleared his throat thus she turned around.

"Umm....wo I'm sorry for that but I didn't do that intentionally, bass excitement mein ho geya, tum please mujhe galat mat samjho and gussa mat ho. I can't effort to loos you Sanyukta." He pleaded when she looked at him.

"It's okay Randhir, I can understand." She assured him when he looked at her surprisingly.

"You are okay with that, I mean tum kahi mujhe raat ko couch par toh nehi bhej dogi na sone ke liye?" He asked curiously when she controlled her smile.

"Nehi." She replied thus he take a relief of sigh.

"But aagar aagli baar aaisa kuch kiya na toh main guest room mein shift ho jayungi Randhir and I mean it." She showed him own finger thus he widened his eyes.

"No no no please, I won't do it again but please don't do this to me. Whole day I was dying for your one look, kaam se kam raat ko toh itna tasalli hoti hain ke tum mere saath ho, mere pass ho. That's enough for me." His words hold the affection towards her which Sanyukta can feel also. She looked at him with amazement when Randhir said.

"But Sanyukta keya mujhe ek permission mill sakti hain tumhe hug karne ki?" Randhir asked when Sanyukta rolled her eyes.

"Keya?" She asked surprisingly.

"Look tab tumne mujhe almost mini heart attack de diya tha. I thought I lost you issi liye toh tumhare piche piche bhaga tha. One hug one friendly hug, please." He pleaded when she lowered her lashes but nodded positively next.

"Okay." Came her whisper when Randhir smiled and pulled her in a hug next.

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