Lovely morning , Syahi was getting ready for the office , a light blue anarkali frock suit with a pair of flat bellies and hairs in a loose back clip , simple and sober indeed . 

She grabbed a sandwich  that was  made by her house  helper and hurried off to her car , she was a little late than usual , of course she had to be late  , she was busy getting ready , reasons that her heart knew , her  usual beauty was enhanced , there was a constant blush seen . 

"Tiffny , please transfer the file  ", Syahi was engrossed  in some new case , lawyers ain't really free , there's always something or the other happening in the city you see ."yes  your highness ", Tiffny playfully commented . "We ain't in any official field Tiffny , we are at our cabin , just call me by my name , I've told you so many times , you know I only have you , my family , my friend ", Syahi had that warm smile on her lips , she adored Tiffny was an understatement . 

Tiffny was her first friend , they had been friends since their college , Tiffny was a little elder than Syahi , she was 21 by age . Like her elder sister , like a best friend , like a family , she had always  been with Syahi , when Syahi was looking for a apartment , or when she was finding a firm for job , or when she was sick , or even when she founded that she was in love with Aarush.

"Okay okay my lady ", Tiffny held Syahi by her palms like a prince and twirled her , both girls giggled , "So, all these dressing for my brother in law right ", Tiffny was too loud for this joke , "ssshhhhhhhh !, someone might listen girl , keep your voice low, you know I haven't even confessed yet , and even if I would have confessed , you know I don't like to publicize things so easily ", Syahi literally made Tiffny put finger on her lips , to make her shut . 

"I know , but you have to be quick , or he might find someone else , then don't come crying to your love guru ", Tiffny flexed her status of her being Syahi's love guru , since just 2 days back . 

Syahi's poker face told her , the joke didn't work well . 

" I know Tiffny but I'm too nervous for this ", Syahi's face said that more than her words  , "Oh my god , Syahi you are really drifting to pale even while talking about confession , what the hell you will  do when you will really be confessing ", ......"black out maybe", Syahi had her both hands on her head and head dug in her files on the table , "don't be like this you idiot , you have to do this , or tell me I'll pass your message to Aarush", Tiffny was almost going to get out of cabin to do what she said , "NOooooooooo", Syahi was quick in grabbing her hands and pulling her back in the cabin , " you won't  do any thing , I will do it , I will do it ", ....."yeah , looking at you tells me already when you will be doing this , maybe when he will get married to some other girl , or maybe when he will be playing with his grandchildren ?!!", Tiffny said with a done face . 

"Tiffny !! don't ! I have already told you not to make such jokes , never say he won't be with me, he will have to be with  me, I love him, I cannot see if h..... ", she had tears in her eyes , that childhood possessiveness flowed out of no where , she thought she buried this trait deep down in her depths , but guess it was always there. 

"Okay Okay ! I won't , calm down bestie  , he will be yours , you will be his , I know it , and I know he likes you too", Tiffny was quick to console her friend . "Do you think so ?", Tiffny's words  made Syahi's head pop up , "think dude , if he didn't like you he wouldn't have made you meet his mother , and the types of questions her mother was asking , says that she also know about her son  "  , simple as it was , but our Syahi was too .....for understanding this by herself , that's why she needed Tiffny , the love guru. 

"Right , you're right damn it , oh my God , why I didn't thought of this ",  she was better now , but the excitement made her jump and giggle , both the friends , hand in hand were jumping in their cabin , Tiffny was delighted to see her innocent best friend , she knew Syahi showed to the world that she was hard but the child in her was still alive , the soft girl in her was still alive , that urge to be happy was still alive , it never died , and her foolish friend thought  it died long back ago . Looking at this butterfly girl , laughing and giggling in her cabin ,could anybody tell that she was the one who smiled the least in the  world maybe  , that she was the one who never watched any romantic movie , she was the  girl who didn't wanted to be alive few years back . 

"Aah ! oh ! I ............", the next moment Syahi was in the arms of the man she was in love with , without him knowing . She was lost , lost in his greyish blue eyes that shined , " your eyes ".......both said together  , oops ! .....making her stand properly Aarush began with "your eyes are beautiful ", ....loved it !......."your eyes are beautiful too , they shine", who would tell you lady , that shine was because of you, Aarush admitted . 

 "please sit ", Syahi couldn't let him go so quick , "ahm ahm ! ", Aarush's voice made her turn  look around , her duppatta (a part of dress), stuck in his watch , beautiful , the scene looked lovely  , she hurriedly tried to take it off , God damn , my hands are literally shivering , she scolded herself , but that involuntary shaking , how do she tell her whole self was shaking , being so close to him wasn't that easy as the way she imagined in her thoughts. 

Aarush took her duppatta  in his hands from her's , trying to help , their faces was this close , he couldn't lift his hands more up because if he would do her duppatta might slip off her front and he knew no Indian girl likes her duppatta to be slipped off that too in front of a man , so he had to bend to her level , their breathe were felt to each other . 

"Thank you !",that was timid ,  syahi couldn't meet his eyes , he was too intimidating . Gathering up the courage when she looked at him for a frenzy , weren't his eyes greyish blue then why did they looked black for the moment but they still shined , and those lips curved up in an undefined smile, guess this is how men look like in love . 

The conversation went on and on , nobody noticed Tiffny leaving . 

"You look good in ethnic  ", Aarush complemented , "just good? not pretty ?", oh that slipped !, .........did he laugh ? , oh my god , he was laughing , Syahi was too in his laugh , that sounded like angel bells to her , sounded like a melody , her favourite melody, she didn't realize she was smiling so hard , she was happy was an understatement . Her making him laugh was more than enough for her , she felt like wining the world . 

"uh ! uh ! , yes yes , you want to listen pretty ? okay my mistake , I admit , Syahi you look beautiful in ethnic ", the last phrase was serious indeed . 

"thank you ", she was shyly smiling , she knew she has embarrassed herself but it was worth it . 

suddenly Aarush took Syahi's hand in his and "Syahi ! would you like to come  at dinner at my house , mom was asking if you're free ?", oh , how could she tell him,  her soul was already at his home just her body was roaming here , an infinite times yes , my love , Syahi stated in her head . 

"yes , sure , I'll come ", she smiled and assured . "Okay then done , we'll be waiting for you ", man, what's with that hand caresses thing , she felt she might die right at the moment with no regrets . 

The depth of love Syahi had for Aarush was ethereal , neither expressable nor measurable. She was confirmed , she couldn't think a life without him . She was in love , damn Syahi , you are in love , twirling and smiling , she was shouting this in her cabin , suddenly she put her hand on her stomach , the giddy butterflies in her stomach were too loud , louder  than her words . 

"It was amazing aunty , it had been many years since I had hand made food , I'm glad I met Aarush or I wouldn't have been able to eat this ", Syahi was too delighted of the food that she was having , pure Indian taste home made food , she loved it . "

"Oh my daughter , it's all yours ", Anuradha was happy to see , she was delighted with the compliment , the lady loved cooking . "I'm glad too, that Aarush met you or how would i have met my daughter ", ........daughter ?! when did Syahi last heard this word for herself was when her parents ........it felt good , very good actually . 

"Syahi beta are you crying ?!, oh my God did i say something wrong ?, I'm sorry daughter", Anuradha had notice Syahi's tears filled eyes , pearls threatening to fall . 

"aah.......no aunty , everything's fine , i just ....I just remembered my parents , my mother used to call me Syahi , my daughter . And you said the same aunty , i just remembered them .", 

Anuradha didn't waste a minute before pulling Syahi in her embrace , Aarush was a witness of this all , he saw how the two ladies had each other , just the second meeting and them already being the real daughter , he knew he liked it , he loved it . 

"All the love to your daughter , what about your son  mom?",....."come ", Anuradha took Aarush too in her embrace . 

They both were hugging Anuradha , they could see each other over her back , Aarush gently wiped her tears . That touch ..... it made Syahi whimper a little . 

Anuradha was a lady of ethics but not conservative , she was a working women in her early age but due to some problems , she had to leave it , the issue was her husband was a drunkard , coming home late , abusing her and not taking care of her and Aarush , it was really hard for her , but she survived against all the odds . She was nice .