*Nakul Pov*

"Put me down!" she said the moment we reached her room, but I continued to walk to my room and walked in.

"Please, put me down." She said this time in a pleading tone.

"Why?" I whispered with her face near to my shoulder.

"Why not? I mean, why did you lift me? Why am I even here?" she asked, moving her head to stare at my face.

"Because I want to and I also want to talk to my wife in privacy." I replied and she literally flinched.

"You are my wife." I pointed out frowning.

"Yeah! But not by our wish and also just for a few months." She pointed back and I sighed before sitting on the bed but not releasing her.

"Mr. Singh!" she said, trying to move away from my hold, but I didn't let her staring at her face.

"Look, I know you are angry at her, but I am in no way, taking the wrath of it." She stated and I smiled at her.

"Is this how a person takes their wrath?" I asked, brushing my lips on her cheek and then moved to her Jaw.

"No! I mean, maybe. I mean, I don't know." She replied increasing her hold around my neck and I returned the gesture by tightening my grip even more.

"Can I... can I sit on the bed?" she asked after a second.

"Sure! But wait for sometime." I replied, still moving my lips around her face and then gave a peck before tucking her head under my chin.

We sat like that in silence with her so frozen, but I was not at all frozen with the relief in my heart. She doesn't know what happened today is nothing but a gift for me.

"You can sit." I said, releasing my hold and she immediately jumped away from me before taking a place on the bed a little away from me.

I stood up suddenly feeling restless how to tell her how I am feeling. I paced a little thinking how I was waiting there dreading what else could be their reason for all this.

However, it turned out her reason is to save me and not something else for herself. God! I thought sending a prayer for relieving me from this pain and for being with me from the beginning.

I turned to stare at her while she fidgeted with her hands and tried to look at everything around except my face making me smile again.

She didn't want money! She didn't want some revenge! She just wanted to help me. Well, maybe that is not best like her suddenly falling for me and doing this but it is a start for me.

"Why did you slapped me today?" I asked her and she frowned at me.

"Why shouldn't I? You suddenly kissed me and then said you love me and then you realized I was not the person you thought you were kissing and saying those words. I got angry and slapped you." She replied, folding her arms looking so cute.

"Yes! I was shocked, but because I thought you were a dream and not real beside me and then realized you were real." I explained and her eyes widened in shock.

"But... but how could you?" she asked in an accusing tone.

"How could I not?" I asked her frowning.

"You... you loved Di and I mean you love her then how can you say you love me? Love is not something simple to shift from one person to another easily." She replied frowning and I sighed.

"Well, then it's a good thing that I never loved your sister." I said shrugging and if I think a person can stay without breathing then this was the moment.

"Breathe!" I whispered moving near to her and held her face.

"You are lying! I mean completely lying. What do you mean you never loved her? You loved her." She said finally breathing and raised her voice.

"Good to know you know what other people feel and for whom even if the person doesn't themselves." I said shaking my head.

"But... I... how... I... Oh god!" she whispered, covering her face when I stepped back.

She suddenly stood up and stared at me, but then glanced at the side of my face. She shook her head and moved away from me before pacing like me.

"You should put something to your cheek." She said in the middle and I smiled at her but stayed silent.

"You really should, Mr. Singh. There is an important meeting on Monday." She mumbled and I rolled my eyes at this perfect PA.

"Bring the ice and put it for me." I said making her glance at me.

"Your hands are fine." She said frowning.

"Yeah! But when my wife is there, then why should I use them." I said and she gave a glare at me before shaking her head in negative.

"I am going to my room." Saying that she walked to the door.

"I will just tell them they are love bytes from my wife." I said shrugging making her stop.

"I may even gesture you as my wife after saying that." I added and she fisted her hands but left the room.

I chuckled sitting on the bed knowing well she will come here with the ice. I touched my cheek and winced, feeling little pain.

"Is it paining?" she asked applying the ice and I still gave her blank look not showing my grin, which was threatening to come out from the moment she returned with ice.

"Yeah! But I deserved it." I said nodding.

"Because you kissed me?" she asked with satisfaction as if I finally said something normal.

"You know what I deserve for kissing you?" I asked and she shook her head.

"A kiss, returning from you." I replied and she suddenly pressed the ice pack a little harder making me wince.

"Then why do you deserve it?" she asked after reducing the pressure.

"For saying something in anger about you." I replied, feeling bad about it now, but then it was just coming out in a flow.

I mean, she went out with him and was even wearing a Saree but never for me. Of course I will feel jealous and it was a pinch of it.

"Like, I am behind a married man?" she asked and I stilled not knowing what to give as clarification.

"You are saying you love me, but a person wouldn't say the things you did about a person they love." She whispered.

"And I think you are really hurt feeling lost when you realized what Di did when you loved her so much. That's why you are saying all this in anger against her." She said nodding to herself.

"Angry? Well, I should be for a person who wished for my destruction. But if that was the reason which made a way for you to be mine, then I decided to not feel any anger." Saying that I circled my arms around her waist before pulling her to me.

I pressed my face to her stomach and she stilled making me sigh. When will she understand? I thought, frowning, but then realized I was being impatient.

All these days she was thinking something else but now something else came up. Of course, she will feel confused.

"I never thought of your sister at all, Maheshwari. I never gave her a moment of my time until I started talking to her here getting to know her properly." I said and lifted my head.

"How could you not? She is my sister." She said frowning.

"Maybe, but she was not like how she is now the day I met her. Now, I see some strong woman, but then all I saw was a teenager." I said and her confusion increased.

"You don't believe my words, right?" I asked and she shook her head.

"Well, you think about my words and whenever you think of a situation because of which you think I am lying, ask me about it. If I can explain, I will clear the confusion." I said and she nodded.

"So, is there any confusion now?" I asked when she stood in silence.

"I am unable to think." She replied and I nodded understanding her.

"Take your time." I said and she nodded, but stared at me like I am some alien.

"We had our lunch. James cooked for us." I added when she frowned.

"He can cook?" she asked with a shocked tone and I nodded.

"Is there anything he can't do?" she asked in an admiring tone, and in the next moment she was sitting on my lap with a tug on her from my side.

"Never! I mean never forget I am your husband." I said removing one hand from her waist and placed it on her cheek.

"For a few months!" she pointed out.

"We will see about that." I said making her frown at me.

"There is nothing to see about that." She mumbled, trying to remove my hand around her.

"There is when I tell them I am happy with this marriage and don't want the divorce. I was the one who filed it so there will be some other judgement." I said, shrugging and she stared at me with her mouth open.

"So, Darling! Don't even count on it." Saying that I kissed her right away and she struggled, but moved her lips a little but I immediately left her.

"I want the kiss returned when you want it completely. Now, I will settle with kissing you myself as it seems I wasted too much time wanting it." I said pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"You have gone mad with sadness." That's all she said before pushing me away to move from my hold and left the room in a rush.

"We will be sharing this room." I shouted and all I got was a door slamming from her room making me chuckle.

I leaned back on the bed and closed my eyes, hoping this happiness will not be taken away. But then at that moment I let Sweety's words enter my head.

Accident! Her Mom and my Mom! I frowned and immediately sat up trying to think what actually happened.

Yes! I was told someone else died in the accident my Mom was in but why do they think I was the one who did the accident or I was sitting beside her.

I think it is time to get some answers without making him dodge all this. I can see Sweety's Mom was close to my wife too. I can't let her think I was behind the accident.

I climbed down the stairs and reached the study before calling my Grandpa. I waited for him to lift it, but he didn't as usual, making it go to the voicemail.

"Grandpa! I want you to call me as soon as you can receive this. I need some answers and I really need them." Saying that I cut the call before leaning back on the chair.

I am sure all this misunderstanding can be cleared soon! I thought, rubbing my forehead, feeling a little headache.

Maybe, I should talk to James about this. With that thought I stood up and left the house looking around to see no sight of James.

I walked to his house and knocked on the door before stepping back. After a few second the door got opened with an irritated James but I raised my eyebrow at his disheveled appearance.

"Have I disturbed something?" I asked and he glared at me.

"Aren't you disturbing yourself? You have some work of carrying your wife around, right?" he asked back and got immediately dragged back by some angry woman.

"Tell me you didn't hurt her. Look, take revenge on me, but not her." Sweety said screaming at me.

"But the revenge I want to take on her can only be done for her and not anyone in this world." I said shrugging and she moved towards me but James held her.

"He is joking!" James said and she glanced at me before closing her eyes.

"I will talk to her during dinner." She said and walked back into the house while James stepped out.

"We need to talk." I said and he nodded before we both silently walked to the team quarters and stepped inside his office room.

"Why didn't you come near me?" I asked frowning.

"Maha made me promise." He replied.

"A promise? Because of a promise you hid all this?" I asked shaking my head.

"It was a written statement." He replied and I chuckled at the things this woman did.

"You are really not angry at her, are you?" he asked and I stared at him.

"Do you love her?" I asked him frowning.

"I don't love anyone and are you asking me about Maha?" he asked back.

"Yes! And like I always said, stay away from her." I replied and he frowned.

"All this time I never knew you were talking about Maha. Why all this confusion?" he asked, frowning more.

"Tell me about it! Maybe while solving Maheshwari's confusions, I will solve mine too. However, I think it was more of my stupidity than confusion in my case." I replied and he shook his head.

"Listen, there was a doctor whom I met way before your wedding date and he assured me, your Mom did the accident and said he will say the same before the people I will present. Then he made us have a roller coaster ride and now finally settled with a lawyer." James explained and I frowned at him.

"Then what to do?" I asked him and he sighed.

"There is nothing to do. Now, you know everything which means they can't do anything except to let everything go. After a few months, everyone will have their own life." He replied shrugging.

"Not me! Not two people for sure." I said and he frowned.

"What? She is my wife." I added shrugging.

"In the time you try to clear her confusion, clear mine too." He said shaking his head.

"Just know I never thought your wife as anything except as the sister of the person I love." I said and he gave a surprised look.

"I feel sad for Maha right now. What is it with these unexpected revelations?" he asked himself and then we discussed about the security issues.

"Because a few are near the doctor, there are only a few here, but as we three are travelling together and two are for Swathi. So, there is no problem right now." He explained and I nodded.

"Maybe there is no need for such strict security." I mumbled and he gave a surprised look.

"Your Grandpa will hang us and do you really want to take a chance?" he asked and I shook my head.

"I hope you will at least now keep the formality away, James. I was angry at something else and maybe jealous at that time to say all that. You are my friend before anything." I said, staring at him.

"Okay! Actually, I didn't mind, but was irritating you by being formal." He said shrugging and we both chuckled.

"Okay! I will just go." I said and walked out of his office room.

I tried to think what to do about these statements from Sweety, but then when I saw Maheshwari working in the kitchen, all the thoughts left my head.

"Cook for me too." I said, holding her from behind and she shrieked.

"You scared me." She mumbled placing a hand on her chest.

"Didn't mean to." I said, kissing her cheek.

"Please, leave me." She said struggling in my arms.

"Did you hear? Cook for me too." I said and she shook her head in negative.

"No! You just continue to make the restaurant rich, Mr. Singh." She said and I smiled moving my lips to her neck.

"You can say my name." I whispered, but she shook her head again.

"Okay! If you don't want to cook, I will just sit beside you without doing anything during dinner." I said and she stiffened.

"You can't blackmail me and I will still not cook for you." She said stubbornly and I smiled, kissing her cheek before leaving her alone to reach my study hoping Grandpa called back.

"Shall I order for you?" James asked when I sat in silence while they three served themselves.

"No! I will have breakfast tomorrow until then I will be fine. Maybe everyday breakfast will be fine for me and I can skip dinner and also lunch." I replied and he raised his eyebrow but I shook my head at him before moving my eyes to my side gesturing her.

"You don't want to eat anything else other than her food or what?" he asked in a serious tone but he is having fun at this.

"Yes!" I replied and he nodded, but glanced at Sweety who is staring at both of and then at Maheshwari who is looking at her plate.

"It is a good thing you didn't taste Swathi's food because you would wish to eat everything other than hers." James commented and hissed in pain when Sweety suddenly stomped her feet.

"I will not sit quietly if you make fun of me and I will back out of our arrangement completely." Sweety warned to which he smirked but kept calm.

"Can't wait to meet the arrangement." He commented and I frowned at them but ignored glancing at the woman beside me who is not having her food but playing with it.

"What? Not feeling to eat when your husband is sitting here with hunger?" I asked and she immediately closed her eyes.

But then suddenly stood up and walked into the kitchen before returning with a plate. Placing that before me, she served the food.

"Cooked for me?" I asked and she nodded, not meeting my eyes before sitting in her place.

After that the dinner was silent and they both left washing their plates, while I took her plate with me to wash with her rushing behind me.

"I can wash." She pointed out.

"You cooked, so I will wash." I said shrugging.

"Why suddenly?" she asked, standing beside me.

"Because I am your husband." I replied and she stood in silence for a minute.

"We didn't marry today." She pointed out, making me smile.

"No! But for me we are because I need not be angry, hurt or upset thinking about your reasons for this marriage or even jealous about James." I said cleaning my hands and moved to trap her between me and the basin.

"You... I... oh god!" she mumbled closing her eyes.

"We already admitted you will not take my words as they are and would wish for an explanation. So, I will accept this disbelief of yours, but not for long." I said, releasing her and left her to reach my room.

I freshened up to sleep and then walked out of the room to reach hers. I knocked and opened the door to see her brushing her hair and already freshened up.

"We will shift your things tomorrow." I said, but she frowned and stood up.

"I got the doubt." She said and I nodded gesturing her to continue.

She left the room and walked to mine making me feel a little shock as she accepted to be in the room so easily and I followed her.

She was opening the cupboards making me frown and then she suddenly walked to me holding a white cloth making me smile.

"If you didn't love Di, then why did you treasured the cloth she tied to your hand?" she asked and I folded my hands.

"Good thinking!" I said and she patiently waited for my answer.

"Because I know that was part of your dupatta you tore that day. She took the cloth from you, didn't she?" I asked and she stilled.

"That's why I stored it, not because she tied it to my hand, but because it belongs to you." I added and she slowly blinked before clearing her throat.

"Okay!" she whispered frowning and returned to the cupboard to place it in its place.

She started walking to the door, passing me, but I held her hand before she can move away. Then I started walking to the bed while she tugged her hand to get it released from my hold.

"We will be sleeping here." I said, but she shook head.

"No! I will be sleeping in my room." She said with force but I ignored her.

"Why? We were fine those few days when we shared the bed and even yesterday." I pointed out and she frowned.

"I am not fine with it." She said shaking her head.

"I think it will be better like this than you coming here later to control my nightmares." I said and she froze with wide eyes staring at me.

"I was sleepy but I know what was happening." I added and she immediately stepped back but I smiled at her.

"It's okay! We will be just sleeping. When I am not even making you kiss me back why would I do anything else until you accept my words?" I asked and tugged her to me before making her lay on the bed which she did calmly but stiffly.

I switched off the light and laid beside her before pulling her in my arms and enclosed her in a hug but she started pushing me away.

"But we were sleeping on either side of the bed all that time." She reasoned and I chuckled.

"No! We were sleeping like this only." I said and she stilled.

"What? You thought I didn't know? Shall I tell you a secret?" I asked and she nodded slowly.

"I always pulled you in my arms whenever you drift off into sleep. It was not at all for rolling on the bed habit because I never said I have a habit of hugging a pillow." I replied and she groaned.

"If my heart was weak, I would have died today number of times with the shocks you are giving one after the other, Mr. Singh." She mumbled but released the stiffness.

"I wouldn't have let you die." I stated and she sighed closing her eyes.

"And call me by my name or any pet name if you prefer." I added smiling.

"I will do that when I will not be breathing anymore." Her words brought a frown, but I shrugged and hugged her tightly before drifting off into sleep.

The next day, I continued to tag her whenever I can ignoring the looks of both James and Sweety. And waited for her to get some other doubt that is to be clarified.

"So, how is your project coming up, Sweety?" I asked while we finished our dinner.

"Fine!" she snapped not smiling making me realize she was acting all these days and now as she doesn't need to she is showing her anger.

"It's okay, Swathi." James said, shaking his head at her.

"It's Sweety! I think you are close enough to not use my normal name." she said rolling her eyes.

"How close?" he asked and she glared at him before leaving the house but he glanced at me.

"Maha! Today afternoon you asked me how could Nakul even love you and never your Di. Then ask him why was he calling her Sweety from the first meeting." Saying that he left while I continued my work to wash the plates.

"You will not shift your things, then?" I asked her like from the morning.

"No! But tell me the explanation for what James said. You immediately used the name which she said used by the close people for her but for me you never used the nick name." She replied and I yawned.

"Well, we will get comfortable and then I will explain." I said and she sighed in defeat before walking away to reach her room.

Like yesterday, after freshening up I left our room and reached hers. I leaned on the door frame while she brushed her hair.

After a few minutes, she said, "Fine!" breaking the silence and walked out of the room, passing me and entered ours while I followed her chuckling.

I kept my silence even after lying on the bed beside her and pulled her in my arms while she waited, looking at my shoulder but then glanced at my face.

"I was so lost staring at you when you were saying your name and started saying it in my head again and again before hearing your sister say 'Sweety'. So, I thought that was her name and always used it. And I already fixed your name to you so I couldn't use any nickname for you, but I may use darling, baby, or something else if you want me to." I said and she gasped with shock.

"Shocked?" I asked and she nodded.

"My name is fine." She mumbled and I nodded caressing her cheek.

"Any more doubts?" I asked, but she shook her head.

"Is this permanent?" she asked, gesturing, both of us.

"Until you believe my words and after that..." I teased and she closed her eyes tightly to which I laughed, pressing a kiss to her forehead and drifted off into sleep.

"You will be sitting back." I stated when she walked to the passenger seat door.

"I am your PA." she stated back.

"But not outside the grounds of company. You are my wife." I said, frowning at her and she glanced at me before at James and then at Sweety who is waiting for us to leave as ours is in the driveway.

"He is not your driver for him to sit there with no one beside him." she finally said and James laughed.

"Maha! I am more than fine with it and just because of this arrangement I will not sell myself short." He said smiling.

"No!" she said stubbornly and I sighed, opening the back seat door and pushed her inside before settling myself in the passenger seat before she can say anything.

"Happy, now?" I asked, turning my head to glance at her and she nodded.

"James! I will not come for lunch. My wife packed the food for me fearing I will fall ill having food from outside." I said after a few minutes when we reached the company gate.

"You blackmailed me to pack it." She said, moving forward with shock look.

"It's okay! He understands your concern." I said, nodding and got out of the car before waiting for her.

She didn't say a word while we walked inside or even during the elevator journey. I smiled at her back when she rushed to her cabin.

I walked into mine and turned to my right only to curse myself. Why? Why did I let my jealousy rule over me and ordered the curtains to be placed immediately, which I stopped a few weeks back. Good going, Nakul! I thought sarcastically and sat in my chair before shaking my head to look at the details for the meeting.

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i know, i know there can be some confusions, shocks, doubts just like for maha well they will be cleared slowly... hope the chap was worth the wait from yesterday...

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