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Karan comes back home and looks at the papers which rishabh signed...he smriks looking at it and anvi comes there and sees him....

Anvi- hey are you happy now....humne humari pehli chal chaldi....(karan sees her)

Karan- umm hmm...abhi khush hone ka time nahi hain....jab tak main mera badla nah lelu undono se i can't be happy...(remembers about their happy talks on dinning table)

Anvi- hey...vho bhi hoon jayega...main jho hoon tumhare saath....(he sees her) yess...Karan I am with you...tum mere dost hoon nah and I can't see you in pain....(he smiles)

Karan- thanks...agar us din tum dono ne muzhe nahi bachaya hota tho aaj main yeh zindagi nahi jee raha hota....(she smiles)

Anvi- chalo abh itni senti baatein maat karo....aur muzhe aaj shopping par le chalo....(he sees her confusingly) kya bhul gaye kya...maine bhaut thoda saman laya hain so I want to buy things....kapde lene hain ghar ka saman lena hain aur tum muzhe lekar jaa rahe hoon....

Karan- yaar please tum akeli chali jao muzhe kahi nahi jana....(she glares him) what main tumhari yeh badi badi ankeh dekhkar manane nahi vala....

Anvi- Karan muzhe raaste nahi pata hain...aur tum Mumbai main he rehte hoon you know everything please chalo nah....

Karan- sirf tumhe raaste nahi pata isliye chal raha hoon...(she smiles and nodded) jao go and get fresh fir jayenge...(she nodded and lefts) shopping karna kitna boring hota hain yaar....(he falls on sofa with tried face)

He closes his eyes and preeta's smiling face flashes infront of him...smile steals his lips and he opens his eyes....

He remembers how happy she was after getting her ring....he is confuse not knowing why that ring matters to her when their relationship was nothing to her....

Karan- kyu preeta....kyu tumhari hassi ghum hoon gayi thi jab meri dii hui ring tumse ghum hoon gayi...maine dii hui ring se itna lagav yeh sach hain yah aur koi naya dikhava....kyuki mere jane ka tho shyad koi gham he nahi hain tumhe...tum khush hoon apni nayi basai hui zindagi main...apne pyaar ke saath... Rishabh ke saath....muzhe tho shyad yaad tak nahi karti tum....tho maine dii hui ring ghum hoon jane ka itna kyu dukh tha tumhe....tumhe shyad main kabhi nahi samjha paunga preeta...(chuckles sadly)

He gets up to get fresh and changes into casual clothes....Thought of preeta didn't leave his mind for second she is just continuously present in his thoughts making him crazy....

He just so confuse about her happiness after getting that ring back....he Don't know whether he should belive that her happiness was real or not...

Screen shifts to preeta who lefts with Kritika and rishabh for shopping as they insist her....

They gets down from the car and walks inside the mall....Kritika took her to girls section and starts selecting dress for her....

Karan and anvi also comes at the same mall and anvi drags him to girls section seeing nice collection over there....

Karan- anvi main tumhe le aaya nah...so now tum shopping karo main vaha hoon....see I am not at all interested in shopping....(she huffs)

Anvi- select karne main tho madat karo....

Karan- I am not good in all this....tum dekh lo...(he takes out his phone and walks to other side)

Preeta who is walking towards kids section collieds with him....their shoulder brushes with eachother and preeta lefts saying sorry to him and didn't stop to see that person....

Karan stops in his steps hearing preeta's voice and turns to see her but she is no where....

Karan- preeta thi vho....(he gets confuse) shyad subha se uske baare main itna soch raha hoon isliye veham hua hoga...(he lefts from there)

Preeta comes to kids section and looks at the pretty dress of girls...she takes them and looks at them with smile imagining her baby in them....

Sales girl- mam do you want to buy them for your baby....it's for 6 months baby..(preeta smiles and nodded in no)

Preeta- lungi pr abhi nahi....abhi thoda time hain is se aane ko...(she keeps her hand on her belly and that sales girl smile) main just dekh rahi thi....

Sales girl- sure mam....(she lefts from there)

Kritika comes there while searching for her...preeta sees her and lefts with her as she selected something for her....

Kritika- bhabhi...see yeh sab kitne pretty hain....hum yeh lenge aap try karke aao nah....(preeta sees the dresses and takes them)

Preeta- Kritika hum to sirf maternity dress ke shopping keliye aaye the tu yeh sab kyu de rahi hain....

Kritika- bhabhi this are so pretty...aur aap accha accha pehnoge tho apka mood bhi accha rahega....kyu hain nah...vaise bhi this are little over sized so jab aap healthy hoon jaoge tho aap yeh pehan sakte hoon....(she nodded) jao aap try karke aao....aur muzhe dikhao...(she nodded and lefts)

While going preeta collieds with anvi and about to fall when rishabh holds her....

Rishabh- preeta jii aap thik hain...(he ask being worried and she nodded)

Anvi(mind)- preeta yaha...karan ne is se dekha nahi kya....(they sees her)

Rishabh- miss anvi aap...aap yaha....

Anvi- haan vho thodi shopping karni thi....preeta I am extremely sorry mera dhyaan nahi tha....tum thik hoon na...(she nodded) vaise aap log yaha....

Rishabh- Haan vho preeta jii keliye thodi shopping karni thi...karan bhi yaha hain kya....(she nodded) ohhh nice....

Preeta- rishabh jii aap baat karo main aati hoon...(he nodded) bye...(says to anvi and she nodded)

As preeta lefts karan comes there to see whether anvi done with her shopping or not and saw rishabh there with anvi...

Karan- rishabh....(they sees him)

Rishabh- ohhh hii karan...anvi se pata chala tum dono bhi shopping karne aaye hoon...come let's join us...hum sabko accha legega....

Karan- yeah why not...(he smiles) aise he tum logo ke saath apne relation acche karunga....fir badla lene main aur mazza aayega....vaise he tum dono ka yakeen todunga jaise tum dono ne mera toda...tum dono ke rishte pr karan naam ka grahan laga dunga....(says in mind with extreme amger)

Later they all were together just anvi and preeta are in changing room trying their clothes....

Karan excuses himself from them and lefts to see preeta...she comes out wearing an oversized dress more like maxi to show it to Kritika but found her no where....

Karan who is comes there while looking for her sees her and couldn't able to control his laugh....

Preeta hears some giggles and turns to found karan giggling and trying to control his laughter....

Preeta- tum yaha....(preeta sees him in anger and walks towards him but that dress being over in size stuck in her foot while walking towards him and she stumbles)

Karan sees her and holds her entire weight on him....she clutches his collar tightly in fear and he looks at her face which is close to him....

Her eyes were close in fear making her look cute and it's been so long to the time that she have fallen in his arms....

He remembers their catch and fall moments when preeta opens her eyes only to find him looking at her lostly....

Preeta looks into his eyes feeling different but soon looks away realizing what she was doing....

Preeta- chodo muzhe....(he sees her and nodded)

Karan makes her stand and preeta keeps her hand on her belly with breathe of relief....Karan sees her confusingly and she sees him taking her hand aside....

Preeta- thanks....(he sees her)

Karan- badi jaldi thanks bol diya is baar....(she sees him) mention not...vaise tum itni bhi moti nahi hoon ke itne over size kapde pehno....(she glares)

Preeta- tumhe ladkiyo se baat karne ke Tameez nahi hain....(he shurgs his shoulder)

Karan- what did I do....maine tumhe Mota kaha nahi nah....maine kaha ke tum itni bhi moti nahi hoon...

Preeta- iska kuch alag matlab hota hain kya....itni moti nahi hoon ka yahi matlab hota hain nah ke thodi moti hoon...(he giggles and she sees him) tum hash kyu rahe hoon....

Karan- ohhh nahi...vho maine socha tha tum vaisi nahi hoon nah bas isliye hasi nikal gayi....(she sees him) kya hua preeta....sach he tho kaha maine tum vaisi nahi hoon jaisi dikhti hoon...(says while emphasising on it and she sees him in confusion) I mean I thought you were mature women....but no tum tho unhi ladkiyo jaise hoon jho apne weight ko lekar offend hoon jati hain...

Preeta- shut up....(karan sees her and Kritika and rishabh comes there with anvi)

Kritika- bhabhi it's so good....yeh design bhi accha hain aur pattern bhi...bhai see nah it's little different hain nah....hum yeh lenge....

Anvi- yeh...I mean yeh kuch jyada he oversize nahi hain preeta keliye....(they sees her)

Kritika- Haan but aage jakar bhabhi ko jarurat padegi nah....(they sees her confusingly)

Anvi- aage jakar preeta ka weight gain hone Vala hain kya....tumhe kaise pata...(rishabh and Kritika sees her and remembers rakhi told them not to tell anyone before preeta don't complete her 5 months pregnancy)

Preeta- are nahi....yeh Kritika bhi nah thodi ajeeb hain...hum nahi kabhi kabhi ek extra size dress le lete hain taki jab hum thode healthy hoon tab bhi pehan paye...tho bas uska yahi matlab tha...main yeh itna oversize nahi lene vali....bas yeh same pattern aur design ka dusra lene vali hoon....(she nodded) rishabh ji aap us sales girl ko keh dena...(he nodded)

Karan- anvi tumhari shopping hoon gyi I am hell bored now....(she nodded and shows him her bags) thank god...

Rishabh- hey....hum tino abhi lunch keliye jaa rahe hain you both can join us...(preeta sees him) hume accha lagega kyu preeta jii....(she nodded with forcefully smile)

Preeta(mind)- pata nahi kyu...yeh Mr karan mehta bhaut ajeeb lagta hain nah yeh samjha aata hain nah iski baatein... Pata nahi iske saath itni strange feeling kyu aati hain....jho main samjha nahi pati....

Karan(mind)- aisa kyu laga jaise preeta ne jhoot kaha....kya chupa rahe hain yeh log....(gets confuse) let it be karan vaise bhi aaj tak kaha inhone kabhi tuzhse sach kaha hain....insaan he jhoota hoon tho uski har ek baat jhoot tho honi he hain...pr main jaan kr rahunga ke yeh chupa kya rahe hain....

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All of them comes to restaurant and starts ordering their foods...preeta takes the menu card and looks into it while thinking what to order....

Kritika- bhabhi aapne kuch order nahi kiya....

Preeta- muzhe ek kadhai paneer...naan... raita....shahi biryani....chas aur meethe main raasmalai....(all of them sees her and she looks at them as the waiter lefts taking her order) kya hua....

Kritika- bhabhi you don't like paneer at all....yaad hain hum jab bhi khaane jate the tho aap apne plate ke paneer pieces aap arjun bhai ke plate main daal dete the chupke se jho unhe pata hota tha....(preeta sees her remembering it and karan looks at preeta's changing expressions) and apko tho raasmalai bhi nahi pasand bhabhi...are you sure apko yeh khaana hain....(she ask being confuse)

Preeta- yess Kritika....vho aaj nah mera yeh khaane ka maan kar raha hain pata nahi kyu....(karan sees her knowing she hates paneer as she always used to say him it taste like we are chewing rubber)

Karan(mind)- achanak se is se paneer kyu khaana hain pehle tho kabhi pasand nahi tha is se....pata nahi aise konsi konsi chize hain preeta jho tumhe nayi nayi pasand aane lagi hain....(the order comes and they serves it)

Rishabh- shuru kare...(they sees preeta who actually started eating before everyone making Kritika and rishabh chuckles)

Preeta- kyaa hua....aap log khaa kyu nahi rahe....(they nodded in no and she shurgs her shoulder focusing on food) yeh biryani abhi tak aayi kyu nahi...

Kritika- aa jayegi bhabhi aap tab tak yeh tho finish karo....(she nodded)

Karan just glancing at her continuously seeing how messily she is eating like small kid and licking those fingers of hers enjoying the taste of food....

Karan chuckles internally seeing her and anvi looks at karan who's eyes were fixed on preeta making her feel sad....

The waiter comes there with biryani and kept there....preeta almost ate more than Kritika and rishabh still her stomach is not fully filled making them surprise but they understood that she is pregnant and in this time women's do eat little more than usual....

They take this normally but for karan it's totally opposite of preeta whom he knows over this year's....

Karan(mind)- pehle tho thoda khati thi tho iska pait bhar jata tha....fir pura muzhe khatam karne ko kehti thi...aaj hua kya hain is se....(sees the biryani next to her) abh yeh biryani bhi khayegi....itni jagha hain iske pait main...(sees her serving biryani to herself)

He takes the glass of water to drink when his eyes falls on the kaju nuts which are in biryani...he remembers that she is allergic to it and gets tense....

Karan(mind)- kaju...is se kaise roku abh...yeh ladki tho bina dekhe khaa jayegi....

He sees her serving herself raita and gets tense as she mixed it with biryani to eat....

Karan- yeh biryani main kaju kona dalta hain....muzhe tho bilkul accha nahi lagta biryani main kaju...thodi alag taste karti hain biryani....(preeta hears him and looks at her plate in worry)

Preeta- is main kaju hain....(rishabh and Kritika sees her plate)

Rishabh- thank god preeta jii aapne khaaya nahi....karan accha hua tumne kaju ka naam le liya....preeta jii ne khaa liya hota tho problem hoon jati....

Anvi- kyu aisa kyu....kaju he tho hain sirf....

Kritika- vho bhabhi ko kaju se deadly allergy hain...khaa leti tho hospital admit karna padta...

Rishabh- preeta jii aap chodiye yeh maat khaiye aap apne liye kuch aur manga lijiye....(she nodded in no)

Preeta- it's okay rishabh jii...I am almost full....baki ghar jakar kuch khaa lungi main....(he nodded)

Anvi(mind)- Karan ne shyad jaan kar kaju ke baare main kaha...samjha nahi aata muzhe kabhi kabhi karan ka...khud kehta hain ke preeta se kitni nafrat karta hain....us se tadpana chahta hain pr jab us se koi takleef hone he vali hoti hain ke us se bacha leta hain...samjha nahi aata yeh karan preeta se badla lena chahta bhi hain ke nahi....(looks at him)

Later all of them lefts the restaurant paying the bill....preeta receives call from shrishti and excuses herself from karan and anvi to take call....

Kritika is with them as rishabh lefts to bring car from parking lot...Kritika gets call from rakhi to ask where they are as it's been to long they left....

Karan turns to open his car door when he found preeta stumbling holding her head....

Preeta- shrishti I call you later...muzhe chakkar jaise lag raha hain....(she cuts the call and turns to take step towards them but feels her head heavy)

Karan- preeta....(he shouts her name and Kritika and anvi turns their head to see her)

She stumbles back and he holds her making her back hits to his chest...her eyes were close and he looks at her being tense....

Kritika- bhabhi...(she and anvi goes to them) bhabhi kya hua...ankeh kholo....

Karan- is se car main bitha te hain....(he picks her up in his arms and anvi moves to his car to open door)

Karan makes her sit inside the car and takes the water bottle to sprinkle water droplets on her face....

Karan- preeta....(she didn't stir making karan and Kritika tense)

Kritika- yeh rishabh bhai kaha reh gaye...bhabhi ankeh kholo...(karan sprinkles water again on her face and she stirs)

Karan- preeta...(she holds her head opening her eyes) are you fine...(she nodded her head and they hears car noise as rishabh stops his car)

Rishabh- preeta jii...(he gets down) preeta jii....(sees her in worry) Kritika kya hua inhe....

Kritika- vho bhabhi ko chakkar aa rahe the....

Rishabh- preeta jii aap thik hain...aap kahe tho hum abhi doctor ke pass chalte hain....

Preeta- nahi I am okay....Rishabh ji it's normal....Kritika I am fine...aap dono tension maat lo...

Karan- what normal....(preeta sees him)chakkar aana tumhe normal lagta hain....tum kabhi kisi ke baat suna logi tho koi pahad nahi tuta jayega....chakkar aa rahe hain lekin tumhe apni maan mani karni hain....Doctor ko nahi dikhana....tum kabhi nahi badal sakti nah preeta arora....(preeta sees him)

Preeta- excuse me...tum aise bol rahe jaise pata nahi muzhe kitna jante hoon aur pata nahi mere kitne nakhro ko aur zidd ko jhela hoon tumne....(karan looks at her realizing he show his concern for her as arjun used to show)

Karan- aa...I mean main tum jaisi bhaut se ladkiyo ko janta hoon jho aisi he tumhari tarah ziddi hain....Rishabh tum he dekho main jab se is se mila hoon mere samne 2 baar behosh hui hain tum fir bhi kahoge ke yeh normal hain...it can be something serious...(says in worry but tried hard to hide it)

Preeta- I am okay...meri health hain muzhe jyada pata hoga nah main kaisa feel kr rahi hoon....thode der pehle chakkar aa rahe the abhi main normal hoon...I am fine....(karan about to say something but rishabh says inbetween)

Rishabh- umm karan abh preeta jii keh rahi hain ke vho thik hain tho vho sach main thik hogi...(karan looks at preeta and says nothing)

Karan- fine...tum pati hoon uske tumhe pata hoga he kaise khyaal rakhna hain apni patni ka...(preeta and rishabh sees eachother and preeta tries to get down from car but stops hearing karan) sit there only....main tum sabko ko drop kr deta hoon pata chala is car se us car tak chalke jate vakat vapas gira jao....

Rishabh- karan there is no need....car yahi hain....you must be having work....

Karan- nahi it's fine....I'll drop you...vaise bhi your car it still little far aur bhaut kadakati dhup bhi hain abh preeta beth he gayi hain tho main tum tino ko drop kr dunga....(rishabh phone rings)

Rishabh- yess Aman bolo...abhi...itna urgent tha tho kal kehna tha nah...fine I'll come to office....(preeta sees him and he cuts the call) shyad aaj preeta jii ko aur Kritika ko drop karna tumhari kismat main tha....

Preeta- kiska call tha rishabh jii...aap office jaa rahe hain....

Rishabh- yess...vho Aman ko kisi important checks pr mere sign chaiye main vho karke aa jaunga...karan you drop them home....muzhe office jana padega....(he nodded)

Preeta- nahi rishabh jii yeh kyu drop karega hum cab le lenge....

Karan- ohhh hello samne se lift offer kar raha hoon tumhe is main itne nakhre kyu hain...(she narrowed her eyes at him)

Preeta- tumse kisi ne lift mangi nahi hain pr....main cab se chali jaungi...I don't want your favour Mr karan mehta....

Rishabh- preeta jii chale jaiye nah karan ke saath....itni dhup main aap kaha cab ka wait karoge...apko chakkar bhi aa rahe the...aap aaram kariye jakar ghar pr....(she is about to say something but he didn't let her) preeta jii...dekhiye muzhe office jana hain yeh apko drop karega tho muzhe apki fikara thodi Kam rahegi....please...(karan fisted his hand and preeta just nodded her head) Karan please drop them safely....I'll go now...(he waves at them and lefts in his car)

Karan moves to his driving seat and sees preeta who is getting down to sit at backseat but stops feeling his hold on her hand....

Preeta feels different with his touch and turns to see him....anvi stops there waiting for preeta to get down so she can sit beside karan....

Preeta- what the hell...mera haath kyu pakda tumne....(Kritika sees them as she gets inside the car)

Karan- tumhe rokne keliye simple...(leaves her hand) abh beth gayi hoon tho utro maat....mere saath bethogi tho main tumhe khaa nahi jane vala....

Preeta- rokne keliye naam nahi le sakte the...haath pakadna jaruri tha...aur main yaha kyu bethu...yaha anvi ko bethne do...

Karan- anvi Kritika ke saath beth jayegi abh tum beth gayi hoon nah so sit here... piche bethne aise jaa rahi hoon jaise yaha koi handsome ladka nahi koi rakshash betha hoon....(preeta rolls her eyes)

Preeta- tum aur handsome....(he glares her and Kritika giggles enjoying their argument and preeta slides the mirror of car towards him to make him see his face) agar koi galatfemi hain nah tho apni shaqaal dekh lo aayne main...koi pagal he hoga jho tumhe handsome samjhta hoga....

Karan- pehle muzhe doubt tha ke tumhara upar ka Mala Khali hain abh vho doubt clear hoon gaya....vho tumhara upar ka mala khali nahi hain pura bhusa bhara hua hain us main...(she glares him) betho abh chup chap mere pass pura din nahi tumhari bakwaas sunane keliye....(she huffs looking straight) anvi...(she nodded and moves at back seat)

Preeta(mind)- pata nahi kis muhraat main rishabh jii ne iske saath deal sign ke....I just hate this man....(folds her hands)

Karan- seat belt pehno....(she didn't looks at him and put her seat belt making him shake his head fixing mirror of car)

He starts the car and preeta looks out from the window....karan were continuously glancing at her because she sits beside him in his car after very long time making him remember every moments he spend with her in car and those silly fights of them in car....

Anvi looks at karan who is glancing at preeta and she can clearly see that he is forgetting about his revenge...she feeling jealous and angry seeing him how he is looking at her and how he was being concern when she falls unconscious....

Anvi(mind)- karan ka vho daba hua pyaar is preeta se milne ke baad bahar aa raha hain...aur yeh thik nahi hain...I have to do something....muzhe karan se baat karni hogi....

End with the chapter....

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Karan doubt is growing about what they are hiding will he know preeta is pregnant??? What his reaction will be???

Enjoyed their banters...no matter what happens their silly fights won't stop ever😅🤷‍♀️

Anvi is feeling jealous of karan's concern for preeta...what she will do??

Stay tuned to know❤️

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