I had ended The Wait...but just couldn't help but post another chapter.

Naina slept on her side,naked, looking at her hand, stroking her chuda(bangles) with her other hand. She can still feel his kisses on every inch of her skin. She blushed, biting her lip. All the memories of the night came back one after the other. She felt a kiss being planted on her bare back, just below her neck.

"I love you" he said.

Naina just closed her eyes unable to say anything. His hand was around her waist.

"I love you Naina" he said again, kissing her shoulder.

"I lo.."

Naina turned to him. He looked at her with all the love and desire in the world. Naina who had actually turned to say something was now dumbstruck. Blushing, she hugged him.

"Kitni baar bolenge"? she asked him softly. It was not that she din't love listening to him say it, it was just she had to say it back, and she was too shy to say anything in this state. Last night, she had whined to him to take her in his arms, not leaving him. It was almost she had asked him ....to take her.

"kya karu, tum bolti nahi ho, toh tumhare hisse ka bhi mein hi bolta hu" replied Rajveer.

Still blushing Naina replied, " Kal raat ko jitni baar bola, kum tha kya ? "

"Tum ne kal raat ko bola tha ? kab exactly ? " Rajveer asked with mischief in his voice.

Naina blushed red. She walked right into the trap. " Chodiye mujhe . Mujhe fresh hona hai".

"Ok" he said, at once leaving her.

Surprised, that he left her so easily, she got up a little, trying to figure out where her clothes were. Each clothing was scattered in different directions. And her main item, the kurti was nowhere to be seen. How was she going to get up. They were completely naked under one blanket, which meant she couldn't even pull the blanket and go. All her clothes were in the suitcase at the far end of the room. What could she do now? 

Rajveer was laying propped up on one arm, watching her squirm.

"Rajveer, 2 min aakhein band kijiye"

"Kyun ?" Rajveer asked with an innocent face.

"Rajveer..." Naina exclaimed blushing furiously.

"Haaye, tum bas mera naam aise lete raho..." He mimed falling back with his hand on his heart.

"Rajveer, nahi...".   The falling caused a pull on the blanket, making Naina fall right over him.

Both were lost in one another's eyes. Naina was on top of Rajveer, clutching the blanket. Rajveer  slowly reached out and put her hair behind her ear, to have a better look at her. How he had dreamed of this, in the forest during the mentorship programme. How did it become a reality, he thought.He pulled her close for a kiss on the lips, pouring all his love and passion into it. Naina let go off the blanket and wrapped her arms around him, not caring what was peeking from under the sheet. That  was all the invitation Rajveer needed. Holding her head in one hand and her back in another, he turned her smoothly, not breaking the kiss....

......They lay breathing heavily in one another's arms. Naina's head was on his chest.  Rajveer was kissing her forehead. Both lay in silence, feeling each other.

"Naina...i hope tumhe bura nai laga...I had promised you we would wait, and yesterday night, I got carried away and.." 

"Shhh" said Naina putting a finger on his lips. "I wanted you as much as you wanted me".

Rajveer's heart burst out with joy. 

"Aur rahi baat hum ek dusre ko janne ki...then i realized, we know each other's soul, who cares if know each other's favorite colour or not ? We have a lifetime for finding it out"

Rajveer couldn't agree more. He planted a quick kiss on her forehead. "You can ask me anything you want, any time Naina. I will not make, knowing me, difficult for you, as I make it for others." He always had kept a part of himself hidden from others. He knew how complex he was in some issues and always had difficult explaining them. He just knew they wouldn't understand.

"Really ?" Naina  asked excitedly, "then I will start now itself".

"Ok" Rajveer said slowly.

"First question: Kab hua aapko....mujhse pyaar" asked Naina, blushing a little. This question always bothered her. Until Capt Salve had exclaimed in court, Naina had no idea about his feelings. He had kept it so well under wraps.

"Oh shit" thought Rajveer. She had to ask this question. Couldn't she have started with " What is your favorite book ?" Rajveer wondered what she will think of him once he tells her. She would definitely lose any  respect she had for him as a teacher. But as promised, he has to tell her the truth.

"mejfjidj...k waqt"he whispered, lips on her shoulder.

"k..k..kya ?" Naina asked, not understanding a word.

"Shayad pehele hi ho chuka tha, par meine realize kiya, mentorship programme ke waqt" he said quietly.

Naina turned around in surprise. Rajveer decidedly examined a til on her hand with great interest.

"Aap mazak kar rahe hai ?" she asked, unable to believe it. That long ago...?

"Actually I think I know when I fell in love with you. It was the day I visited your house and stumbled upon your real identity. On the entire ride back, I was thinking about you. I din't know whether to be amazed or scared for you. Instead of moving away from your brother's shame, you came to fight, into the very system that did that to him. Did you have any idea what would happen to you if they found out the truth. All I could do was admire your guts, your bravery and your commitment and love to your brother and family. What a girl, I thought. Hats Off to her".

"When you passed the test in the freezer, I was convinced. You not only had the bravery to come and fight, but also the strength and the determination to make it till the end. At that moment, I fell in love with your strength ."

"When you shot the terrorist in the bus attack, I thought you would be ok with it. You were very strong and he was a bad guy. But still, taking someone's life affected you. In major nair's drill, when you broke into tears because of it, I fell in love with your empathy, your value for life."

"When you asked me to teach you the dance steps, you had subtly said you had no one else and if go away, you will be all alone. At that moment,I fell in love with your vulnerability ".

"In the trial, no matter how many times I convinced you, lured with false promises of telling you what happened to your brother, you wouldn't budge and say that Naveen was traitor. You wouldn't let go of the truth. At that moment,I fell in love with your honesty."

"By the time of the mentorship program, I had grown very protective of you. And I could feel Major Bhargav's web spinning around you. This made me over protective and over worried. I was not myself and was confused why."

"When you fell into the pool of mud, and laughed without any care in the world, throwing mud around, enjoying yourself, I fell in love with your innocence and childishness."

"But when we sat in front of the fire, drying ourselves,my thoughts about you became sensual. That jerked me into reality. I started feeling ashamed of myself. You were my student, my protogee.. my best friend's little sister. I started feeling disgusted with myself. That is why I accepted the punishment without a word. I felt that I deserved to be punished."

"But all alone in the detention room, I had to face reality. I was in love with you". Rajveer concluded. He looked over at Naina wondering what she is thinking right now.

Naina had tears in her eyes and a smile on her lips. She has asked him this question hoping for a small confession but he wrote her a love letter with his words. She was amazed at his love for her. She din't know what to say. She came forward and kissed his lips.

"Aap ne itni der, itna pyaar chupa ke akha tha dil mein ? I am the luckiest girl in the world Rajveer, the luckiest....aisa pyaar toh naseeb walon ko bhi nai milta ".

Rajveer looked at her. Wasn't she at all displeased with his thinking?

"Naina...kya tumhe bura nahi laga ki mein..."

"nahi, aur aapko kyun bura lag raha hai. It is normal to think sensually about the person you love. If we had met in a normal situation, would you have felt the same way? halaat galat the, aapka soch nahi".

Rajveer looked at her. Yes she was right. How had this not occurred to him.  In a minute, she had managed to lessen the pain of a lifetime. He fell in love with her once more...

"Toh isliye aap mujhse door rehne lage ?" naina asked.

"Naina, no follow up questions allowed. My turn now" said Rajveer . The atmosphere had become serious and he wanted to diffuse it.

"Tumhe kab hua, mujhse pyaar ?"

"Point 1857 pe. My turn again" said Naina.

"Ohh....wait ..wait. ye kya jawab tha. Meine itna lamba explanation diya, aur tum...."

"Meine kaha tha dene ke liye ? aap bhi short mein de sakte the...ab aap disturb mat kijiye, mera next question suniye."

"Not fair naina..."

And their fight continued...to romance...then to more playful fights.

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"Naina"  called Rajveer entering the room." He sat on the bed, where Naina was sitting, her back resting against the headboard.. "I know mujhe aane mein bohot der hogayi....but mein nahi bhula." He took out a wrapped present from  his pocket. " Happy 3 month anniversary , my love".

"Naina looked at the gift, then at him, a strange nervousness on her face.

"Guess kar rahi ho ki iss mein kya hai ? Naina, isme itna acha gift hai ki, tum khushi se...."

"I am pregnant" Naina blurted out.

Rajveer sat stunned for a whole minute. He had definitely heard wrong.

"What ?" Rajveer said. Naina nodded. " I just got the results from the hospital. 4 weeks" she said.

Rajveer's mind raced back 4 weeks.

"Rajveer" called Naina " what is your favourite colour ?".

They were in bed facing each other.

"Pink" he said.

"What ? kuch bhi.."

"sach naina, the pink you cheeks get, when I do this.." he ran his hand up and down her thigh while she squirmed moaning his name. He stopped and went to her buttocks, and in swift motion pulled her into him. Naina could feel his hardness over her clothes. She knew there would be no more talking tonight.

Rajveer's face broke into a 100 watt smile.

" Sach naina?" he asked "am i going to become a..a Dad"

He nod once was enough. He picked her up and swirled her around yelling in joy.

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"AHHHHHHHH" yelled naina. 

"Calm down Naina. Calm down ..breathe" said Rajveer.

"Aap kijiye calm down...yeh sab aapki wajah se ho raha hai..."

Rajveer looked at her winked and said happily smiling"I know". He earned a smack on the arm.

"Dr, please.... I can't..I can't push anymore." exclaimed Naina in pain.

"Just one more push, Naina. He is almost here." said the doctor.

Rajveer stepped forward so that he could face Naina.

"Naina.., tumhara favourite colour kya hai ??"

"Youuu.." Naina came forward in full force to smack him again.

"ahhhhhhh"

"Here he is....he looks healthy, Mrs Shikhawat. Would you like to hold him...?

As Rajveer looked on, he thought to himself. He had waited for soo long, so long for his soul mate, so long for a place to call home, so long for a family. Now looking at his wife, crying in happiness holding their son, he knew.....his wait was over.