Naitik's POV.

"Actually that was the true meeting." Grandma said, and continued, "Earlier we had just seen each other. But the irony was that, I was almost convinced except for a few things, I needed to ask." she said and I could see her blushing. There must be something, I smirked suddenly my interest at an all time peak but Grandpa continued, "I wasn't convinced but after I talked with her, I knew it would be impossible to find a girl like her. She was perfect for me, ideal. So though I knew I may regret, I went ahead." he said. I pursed my lips as I saw my Grandma's smile wavering, but she didn't say anything. I wanted to say something, but what could I say to Grandpa... Maybe he sensed it and wrapped an arm around Grandmas shoulder and gave a light pat in my shoulder.

"Come on darling, Naitik, I was young and ambitious. I wanted to marry a rich heiress so I get a strong foot hold in the industry. My Dad didn't have any contacts." he said and I nodded, though I tried to be like Grandpa and was to a lot of extent, I am not as ruthless as him, so I felt bad for Grandma, as she smiled nodding. I knew she understood, she always seemed to. That's why I wanted to marry someone like her. "But Grandpa, you're already so rich and influential." I said to lighten the mood. And I succeeded, "That's now, Naitik. Long time back though considerably successful I was still just a mere employee." he said and Grandma smiled at me. "For you, your Grandpa is always the most powerful person, right?" she asked and I nodded. It was true. But it baffled me a little, at how we are here sitting in the garden discussing such sensitive stuff, but so coolly. Aniruddh was right, we 3 really shared a great bond.

"So tell me.." I said cutting the silence and also Grandma staring at a distance and Grandpa at her, I know she didn't take it to heart. After all, she was also a business lady at heart, she knows a little too well,  how all these functions, she won't be mad. I guess, something else was troubling her, but I would never know. Even Grandpa, won't know, she was like that... She would never let anyone know... Maybe Grandpa also sensed it,  so he was trying to contemplate what she was troubled about or maybe he knew.. But I know she was an expert at this.. Hiding her pain, when she could hide something as immense as fracture.. She could hide anything..

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It was Diwali Time, and all of the family was sitting together, tired after all celebrations, in the Indian style dinning room. But Navya looked a lot tired than she usually  would, "What is it Navya, you are looking too down?" Naveen asked. She smiled, "Haan nothing, I got slightly injured in the farm yesterday... Its pain has got increased a bit... Beta, Regha, will you check after dinner?" she answered her husband and asked her daughter in law, who was a doctor. "What, aunty? You should have told earlier na.. Come I will check now.." she panicked and after check up it was found that she had a fracture. Navneet engulfed his mother in a hug while a shocked Grandpa-Grandson duo stood there. The three of them had spent literally the entire time together and they never knew, they couldn't say from her behaviour, she didn't even mention until now. "I am okay beta... " she said hugging back Navneet. "You are too much aunty, you had a fracture, it pains so much and you... You never told." Regha was almost in tears while hugging her. "Come on,  now cure me and let's eat, it's just an normal fracture, it didn't pain that much, I will be alright." she had said.

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"Hmm.. So.. " Grandma started but I stopped her. "One minute Grandma, I have a doubt... Yesterday, I and Aniruddh were having this talk... He was telling about how he always got very possessive about his girlfriend... And I never feel possessive at all...So I want to know, if you both are possessive about each other." Grandma let out a laughter and Grandpa's face told that he was as confused as me as to why she was laughing, "You.. You are asking as if our life is a lesson and you have a doubt." Grandpa chuckled and I whined, "Tell na..."

"I am very possessive.... You're Grandma isn't.." Grandpa told and I smirked, "So, I took upon Grandma in this.. " I said and Grandpa shook his head, "You took upon me only... I was also never possessive... Before your Grandma... But with her it was different.... So when you also get into a serious relationship... You will start getting possessive... It's natural for a man." he said and I nodded... Maybe.. But Grandma was also had very much a similar mindset like ours,  so why wasn't she possessive. "Naitik, son,  I couldn't do possessiveness because my fire was equal to that of your Grandpa's, it would have become obsessiveness,  which is completely unhealthy. Your Grandpa is not like me, I didn't even had a boy who was a friend and him well,  he had many girlfriends... If I had started guarding him..." she sighed and I exactly know what she meant.

"But again your Grandpa being so possessive is senseless.... What is there to be possessive about me. I have never even had a crush. He has always been the one... " she said and my eyes widened, is she complaining? Grandma is complaining about Grandpa? I couldn't believe my own ears. Maybe she realized so she quickly added, "But it's okay, if not for me then for whom he will be possessive, even other wise I don't do anything much that can give room for possessiveness." she added, Grandpa was nonchalant about all this. I wonder,  what would all this mean? Was their relationship just as complicated as others? "So.. What happened was... " Grandma continued about their actual meeting.

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