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"Veeer?!.."

Bani came to their room after cleaning the kitchen and arranging everything there. She entered the room to find it empty. She looked around and called for Veer. Just then, Veer came out of the washroom. He gave her a cold look and walked over to his side of the bed without uttering a word. She kept looking at him confused. She had thought his mood was slightly better now, but seeing him so quiet and reserved, she realised that he was still upset and annoyed with her. She locked the door while staring at him continuously, hoping for him to talk to her atleast once. He sat on the bed ignoring her looks completely, and looked for the curtain. But, finding it missing, he understood that she must have removed it. He didn't ask her to confirm about it as he felt that she would deny it too. She saw him looking for the curtain and wished him to ask her about it soon. But, all her wishes went down the drain as he just turned and got on the bed to sleep. He pulled the comforter over his leg, and without looking at her, told her,

V: *coldly* Sojao... Baaki tumhari marzi... Goodnight...

And he lied down facing the wall. Bani helt disheartened. She quickly went to her side of the bed and sat facing him. She tried to initiate a conversation with him by bringing up the topic of the curtain which she had herself removed today after he had gone to the gym in the evening.

[Ignore the cuts and bandages on her hand]

B: *desperately* Wo, parda... Tum puchhoge nahi ke kaha gayab ho gaya, kyun hataya, *Veer starts getting up, and her voice becomes low and meek* puchhoge nahi?!...

V: *rudely, while sitting up and turning to face her* Nahi... *looking at her seriously* Kyunki tum jhoot hi bologi, mujhe pata hai...

B: *trying to say him the actual thing* Nahi, tum suno, maine hi hataya

V: *cutting her in between* Maine puchha tumse?! *she quietens* Nahi na!!... *exhaling his breath* Main thak gaya hoon, frankly kahu to main chot khaya hua hoon Bani... Aur barbar dohra dohrake ye baat keh chuka hoon ke main tumhare kiye kya feel karta hoon, jabki tum mere liye...

She kept glancing at him, trying to decipher his emotions, but everytime  got nervous seeing the intimidating look in his eyes. Yet, as soon as he spoke the last sentence, she thiught that this was her chance to tell him that she feels for him and is planning to speak her heart out to him tomorrow. It was enough now, now he needed to know that whatever he was assuming was wrong, she really felt the same things that he feels for her... She stopped him from telling anything more, and tried to speak.

B: *confidently* Nahi, main tumhare liye feel

V: *not letting her complete* Nahi feel karti ho, pata hai mujhe... *Bani tries to speak again but he doesn't let her* Tum to ye bhi nahi *taking a deep breath sadly* maanti ho ki ye pyaar hai Bani... *confident look* Par ha, ekdin maanogi... Ekdin aisa hoga, zarur hoga... *sigh* Goodnight...

He turned and lied down again, without letting her speak for even once and without hearing what she was trying to say. She looked on annoyed at his movements, and thought to herself, "Ye aadmi to bada hi arrogant hai... Mujhe bolne hi nahi diya... Arre, ekbar sun to leta ki main kya bol rahi thi, par nahi, khud hi sochliya main kya bolne wali hoon aur uss hisaab se react kar gaya... Gussa to mujhe hona chahiye, itna kuch kaha aj sham se aur ek sorry tak nahi bola... Par main yaha achhe se baat karne ki koshish kiye jaa rahi hoon aur ye aadmi mujhe apna attitude dikha raha hai...". She gave an angry look to him, and then took the comforter over herself and lied down facing the other side. She slowly turned to see if he was turning towards her, and he wasn't. She sighed and turned back.

Bani waited for about 20 minutes closing her eyes, for him to think that she was asleep and scoot closer to her and sleep hugging her. But, none of that happened. Instead, Veer was already in deep slumber by then. He was tired after his evening expedition, and adding to that, he had also had a pain-killer tablet as his knuckles were paining badly. And so, due to the sedative effect along with the tiredness, he had fallen asleep within no time. He slowly turned in sleep, and slept facing the ceiling, snoring softly. The snores finally reached her ears. She got shocked and turned to check, and saw that Veer was sleeping like a log. She gasped and frowned at her husband, and then smiled sadly noticing the bandages on his both hands. She shifted towards him, and raised her head and rested it on her elbow to have a look at his face properly. She caressed his hair slowly, smiling seeing him sleeping so peacefully. "Sote waqt kitna cute aur shant lagta hai ye... Koi kahega ise aise dekhke ki kuch der pehle ye insaan hi waise gussa kar raha tha?!... Mujhe na wo akdu Veeranshu Singhania se zyada ye cute sweet Veeranshu Singhania pasand hai... Itna gussa kyun karta hai ye mujhpe ajkal!!... Waise, sara kusoor iska bhi nahi hai, maine bhi ise bohot zyada tadpaya hai... Aur ye to hai hi short-tempered, to kya kare bechara... Haash, koi nahi, kal main sabkuch theek kar dungi... Everything will fall back in its place tomorrow, and I am sure you will be the happiest person tomorrow, Veer... Hope, kal sab achha jaaye... I love you my dear patidev...". Thinking this, she placed a loving kiss on his forehead. She kept looking at his calm face, and unable to control herself, she pecked his lips too. She blushed at this cheesy act of hers and hid her face in his chest.

After few seconds, Bani slowly pulled his one hand on her waist while hugging him comfortably. She covered themselves properly with the comforter, and slept like that, happily in his arms.

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The next morning, Bani woke up to an empty bed. She yawned looking around, but could not see Veer anywhere. Getting down from the bed, she checked everywhere in the room but found no sign of him. His mobile was missing from the nightstand, his slippers were kept beside the cupboard neatly, and his jacket that was hanging on the cupboard handle was no more there. She realised he had gone out somewhere, probably office. She sighed and looked at the clock to see that it was already 9:30am. She chided at herself for waking up so late and quickly went to freshen up.

Bani came out of the washroom after freshening up, and went downstairs. She saw Daksh sitting and having his breakfast, and walked up to him. Daksh noticed her coming and smiled at her warmly.

Daksh: Good morning Bhabhi...

B: *smile* Good morning Daksh... *sitting beside him* Achha, aj Veer subah itna jaldi office chala gaya, koi important meeting hai kya?! Aane mein der hoga?!...

Daksh: *shocked* Ek minute, kyah!!... Veer bhai office gaye hain?!... Par, aj to Veer bhai aur mera office se day-off tha.. Woh Tapish bhai ka international client meeting aj bhi continue hoga, isliye... To, bhai office kyun gaye?!.. Rukiye, main abhi unhe call lagata hoon...

B: *stopping him* Nahi, rehne do... Achha hi hai office chala gaya, ab main shanti se guest room decorate kar paungi... Wo rehta to mujhe chhup chhupke karni parti... So this is better... Tum bas use time se ghar bula lena... *cheeky smile*

Daksh: *chuckle* Ok, done... Waise, kal wo sab karne ke baad gussa thanda hua tha ki nahi?!...

B: *awkward* Umm, mostly nahi... But, no problem, main aj sab theek kardungi...

Daksh: *smile* Haa, ye bhi sahi hai... Iss baat pe to mujhe pura bharosa hai... Itni kamal ki planning ki hai aapne, sahi to hona hi hai...

B: *shy* Hehe... *looking around* Waise, Puchki aur Ponky kaha gaye?! Kahin dikh nahi rahe dono...

Daksh: *while eating his breakfast* Ponky to subah 7 baje hi college ke liye nikal gaya, uska aj finals last paper hai na!!... Aur Puchki bas adhe ghante pehle hi college chali gayi...

B: Ohh... *apologetic* Sorry, main aj itni der tak soti rahi, mujhe time ka pata hi nahi chala... Aur Veer bhi mujhe bina uthaye chala gaya... I feel so bad now, unn dono ko college jaane ke pehle aise apna breakfast khud lena para, aur tumhe bhi...

Daksh: Arre, nahi nahi bhabhi, aap chinta mat kijiye... Meera bhabhi thi yaha, unhone hi Ponky, Puchki, mujhe, Tapish bhai ko, sabko breakfast diya... Wo bas abhi kuch der pehle hi Tapish bhai ke saath nikal gayi, apni mom se milne gayi hai... Tapish bhai meeting pe jaane ke time drop kardenge unhe...

B: Oh achha... *feeling bad* Jo bhi ho, I missed all these... Mujhe itna sab kuch pata hi nahi chala...

Daksh: *assuring smile* Koi nahi, hota hai kabhi kabhi... Achha hi hua waise, Meera bhabhi to Tapish bhai ke saath hi lautegi... To, ab pura ghar khali rahega, aur aap ekdam free hoke araam se apna plan execute kar payengi... Chetan kaka bhi lunch banake chale gaye hai, aapko disturb karne wala ab koi nahi hoga yaha...

B: *laugh* Point!!.. *confused* But, ghar khali kaise?! Tumhara to day-off haina, tum kaha jaane wale ho?!... *teasing* Ohhhh, Aahana se milne?!...

Daksh: *blushy chuckle* Arre, nahii nahi... Main office jaa raha hoon, kyunki mujhe aapke pati pe zara sa bhi bharosa nahi hai... Agar call karne ke bawajood time pe nahi aaya, toh?... Isliye main khud office pe jaake unpar nazar rakhunga aur ye ensure karunga ki wo time pe ghar laut aaye, taaki aapki planning ekdam smoothly work kare... *remembering something* Aur haa, aap ek kaam kijiye, aapko bhaiyya ko jo parcel dena tha mere through, aap na mujhe woh parcel abhi de dijiye... Main office le jata hoon, unhe dedunga main wahi par...

B: *dejected face* But woh parcel to abhitak aaya nahi, 12 baje deliver hoga shayad... Mujhe laga tha Veer ghar par hoga, to maine uss hisaab se time diyi thi delivery ki...

Daksh: *thinking* Ohhhh... Okay then, woh parcel aajane ke baad aap use driver ke haatho office bhijwa dena mere paas... Main woh driver se leke time pe Veer bhai ko dedunga... No worries...

B: *gratefully* Thankyou so much Daksh... Tum bohot help kar rahi ho meri...

Daksh: *fake annoyed smile* Kya bhabhi, apne bhai jaise devar ko koi thankyou bolta hai kya!!... This is not done...

He stood up to go and keep the empty breakfast bowl int he kitchen. Bani laughed seeing his drama, and stood up quickly.
B: *patting on his cheek sweetly* Achha baba, nahi kahungi thankyou...  My best devar...

Daksh: *giving her a tight side hug* Love you bhabhi...

B: *kissing in air* Love you too...

Daksh: *teasingly* Nahi bhabhi, aaj mujhe nahi, aj sirf apne pati ko hi I love you, love you too, ye sab kehna aap...

B: *fake glare* Daakksshhh!!!... Tum mujhe chidhaoge ab, ruko tum... *going to beat him*

Daksh: *running away to the kitchen laughing* Sorryyyy bhabhi...

Bani laughed and went towards the stairs. She was about to go upstairs when Daksh stopped her.
Daksh: *coming from the kitchen with a bowl* Rukiye bhabhi... *keeping the bowl on the dining table* Breakfast kar lijiye... Mujhe pata hai, aap kaam karne ke beech mein breakfast karna bhool jayengi, isliye abhi baithke pehle breakfast kariye, phir baaki sab kaam karna...

B: *smiling at his care* That's so sweet of you Daksh... Thanky- *Daksh gives a look* No thankyou, no thankyou...

Daksh chuckled, and Bani chuckled too. She went and sat to have her breakfast, cornflakes. Daksh smiled and went to get ready for office. He came down after sometime, wearing a casual t-shirt and jeans, and went out after bidding bye to Bani. After finishing her breakfast, she went upstairs to arrange everything one after another according to the plan.

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At about 10:30 am, the bell of the Singhania Mansion rang. Bani came down and opened the door, and saw that the mehendi artist had come. She smiled at her and let her in. She had always believed that if you write your loved one's name on your hand in the mehendi design, the love becomes deeper and stronger. Since she had not worn mehendi during their marriage, she now wanted to wear mehendi and write Veer's name in it as a special and romantic gesture for Veer. And that's why, she had called the mehendi artist today.

Bani took her to the hall, and sat there to wear mehendi on her left palm. As instructed by Bani, the mehendi artist quickly drew a small subtle yet beautiful design on her left palm, with Veer's initial 'V' written nicely right in the middle. Once she was done, she applied some lemon juice and some clove oil so that the mehendi dries faster and the colour comes out darker. She left after Bani paid her the due fees. After the mehendi artist left, Bani looked at the mehendi and smiled excitedly thinking about Veer's reaction. She couldn't wait for him to see this and get surprised.

Remembering about Veer, Bani ran upstairs to their room to call him. She had not seen him since the morning and was now missing him badly. Veer didn't answer the call. She frowned and then opened the whatsapp to text him. She noticed that he was already online, and beamed in happiness. She quickly sent him a sweet good morning text, and when he didn't reply, she kept texting him. She even clicked a cute picture of hers and sent it to him to tell him that she was missing him.

But, Veer being Veer, he didn't even check her messages. Bani kept waiting for 10 minutes straight, looking at her mobile screen impatiently, but no reply came. She groaned and tossed the mobile on the bed, and went downstairs grumpily when someone rang the bell again.

She opened the door. The delivery guy handed him a parcel and left. Soon, another parcel came in delivery. Closing the door, she went upstairs with the two parcels. She kept them on the side table outside the guest room, and went inside.

This guest room that Bani had planned to decorate for the confession, was comparatively empty. It had no beds or sofas. There was only a short square center table in the middle of the room with four small sofa stools around it, two long tables and one glass cupboard in the corners, and few antique candle stands and pictures were kept or hung around the room. She had heard from Daksh that it used to be a playroom for all the siblings when they were younger, the centre table usually had carrom or ludo boards on it, and the tables and cupboards used to be loaded with their toys and games; but when they grew old enough to not play with those things, Shailee donated all the games and toys to the Angel's Home orphanage leaving only the carrom or ludo boards. Bani selected this room as this room was not only empty but it was also related to many of Veer's childhood memories and important events. As far as she remembered, Shailee had told her that Veer had taken his first steps here and also took Daksh's name for the first time in this room. Bani wanted to add another special memory to the list of memories connected to this room by confessing her immense love for him right here. And thus, she chose this particular room for her plan.

Bani tied a cloth around her nose and mouth, and began cleaning the room. She discarded the dirty covers from the tables and cupboard, and also the dirty curtains. Keeping them in a laundry basket, she quickly dusted the room, not leaving any corner or even the candle holders and wall hangings. She then mopped the floor properly and cleaned every single thing that was present in this room. After about 2 hours of constant labour, the room finally looked picture-perfect and absolutely like a newly made room. She smiled at her own work, and went to bring the parcels from the outside.

She came in and opened the first parcel delicately. It contained a beautiful picture frame which was customised according to Bani's choice. The picture of Veer and Bani where Bani was in Veer's arms, the one that Daksh had clicked on the day they returned to the Singhania Mansion, was positioned in the centre of the frame, and in its background, the word 'love' was written in different fonts, colors, and angles. And in the bottom, there was a glittery caption which read "You make my heart flutter....". Bani smiled happily at the frame as it came out exactly like she had wanted. She hanged it on the wall at a proper place, and smiled looking at it.

She then came back to her place, and opened the second parcel. It had the dress that she had ordered for Veer to wear today, a black shirt and a two piece black tuxedo suit with a red pocket square tucked inside the chest pocket. She smiled caressing the lapel of the coat, imagining how Veer would look in it. Blushing at her stupid lovestruck thoughts, she resumed her work. She put a white covering sheet over the suit, and kept a red rose on it. She also wrote a sweet loving note for Veer and kept it there with the rose. She closed the box and packet it with a white and golden designer wrapping paper and tied a golden ribbon on it. Keeping it aside, she looked at the clock to find that it was already 1:25 pm. She scolded herself mentally for not keeping any track of the time, and hurriedly ran downstairs with the packed gift box.

Bani went to the kitchen to pack the lunch for Daksh and Veer. She somewhere knew that if Veer was angry, he would never have his lunch on his own. So she decided to send his favourite food through the hands of the driver. She was sure he won't be able to stop himself from eating after hearing or seeing what's in the lunch. She had already instructed the cook, Chetan Kaka, to make all his favourite dishes for today in both lunch and dinner so that she could make up for all her tadpana session. Well, everyone knows, the way to a man heart is through his stomach ;)...

She quickly packed the lunch for Veer and Daksh, and went outside to hand it to his driver. She handed him the two lunch boxes and the gift box. She instructed him to give the blue lunch box and the gift to Daksh, and the black lunch box to Veer. She also told him the lunch menu because if Veer denies to take the lunch box, he should tell him what's in the menu and force him to have it and also tell him that Bani had ordered him strictly to not come back without the empty lunch box. The driver noted each and every order obediently, and drove away to the office. She sighed happily and went back inside to complete some of her remaining works before having lunch.

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Here, in the office, Veer was having a hard time. Yesterday night, before sleeping, he had made a full-fledged plan of ignoring Bani totally for the next day, till the point when without having any option, she would have to finally confess her feelings for him. Though it was not correct as he was making her say it out of compulsion, but Veer had no other way other than this. And also, he was now slowly getting annoyed at her for playing these stupid childish games with him and making him wait for so long. He didn't want to face her and have a fight with her anymore, and so he had come to the office in the early morning to avoid her. He thought that he would spend the day peacefully at the office, without anyone disturbing him or nagging him to talk with Bani. But soon, Daksh made his grand entry inside Veer's cabin, startling him. Veer stood up shocked seeing Daksh in the office today. Daksh came forward and smiled fakely at Veer.

V: *shocked* Tu, yaha, aj office pe kya kar raha hai?!...

Daksh: *folding his hands near his chest* Ye same question main aapse bhi kar sakta hoon...

V: *looking here and there* Woh, mera kuch pending kaam tha to wo sab complete karne aaya hoon...

Daksh: *raising his eyebrows understandingly* Ohhh achha... PC Laptop, dono bandh, table pe koi file nahi, aap shayad dimaag ke andar kaam kar rahe hai, hai na Veer bhai?!..

V: *glaring* Tu mera jasoosi karega?!... Apne bade bhai se koi aise baat karta hai??!...

Daksh: *murmuring softly, but audible to Veer* Aur apne biwi se koi aise bhagta hai??!... Huh... *looking at him* Anyways, main apne cabin mein hoon, *as a taunt* kuch important pending kaam khatam karne jaa raha hoon...

Saying this, he went out from his cabin. Veer sat back on his chair and facepalmed himself for having this new headache a.k.a 24×7 detective in the office who was going to keep an eye on him constantly. He groaned in irritation and turned on his laptop, when his mobile rang. He looked at the screen to find Bani calling him. He put the mobile in silent mode and opened the Whatsapp to check some important messages of a client. In hurry, he failed to notice the "Babe" message of Bani from last night. The pop-up notifications started coming, showing that she was constantly texting him. He stayed online but didn't check her texts intentionally to make her understand that he was ignoring her. Finally her messages stopped coming. He sighed in relief and concentrated in his work to divert his mind from her thoughts.

Veer was so engrossed in his works that he didn't keep a look at the time. Daksh came two times in between to check on him, but he didn't pay any attention to him as well.

Soon, the driver reached the office and came in with two lunch boxes and a gift box. He first went to Daksh's cabin and gave him his lunch and the gift box. Daksh kept the gift box aside and opened his lunch happily. The driver then went to Veer's cabin. He knocked on the door and entered the cabin after getting Veer's permission. Veer was surprised to see the driver in his cabin at this odd hour. It was then that his eyes went to the lunch box, and he understood who might have sent him. He rolled his eyes and looked at him seriously.

V: Kya hua?!...

Driver: Sir, Bani madam ne aapke liye lunch pack karke bheja hai...

V: *seriously* Ohh.. Ise wapas le jao, mujhe bhook nahi hai...

Driver: Sir par Madam ne lunch mein aapke pasand ka khaana bheji hai... Jeera rice, panee

V: *stopping him rudely* Maine puchhe kya tumse?! Mujhe nahi jaanna... Maine kaha na, bhook nahi hai mujhe, ye wapas le jao tum...

Driver: *pleading* But, Bani madam ne mujhe strictly order kiya hai ki main khali lunch box liye bagair wapas na aau...

V: *shouting* I don't care... Maine already lunch karliya hai, mujhe nahi khana ye ab... Maine kaha wapas le jao matlab le jao... Tum Bani madam ke under nahi, mere under kaam karte ho, isliye mujhe lagta hai tumhe chupchap meri baat maanni chahiye... Samjhe?!... Go now...

The driver nodded looking down, and left from there. Veer sighed hiding his face in his palms. He didn't want to behave like that with the driver, but the frustration took over and he lashed out at him. The fact that Bani was doing all these things to show her care and concern for him but was refusing to tell anything when asked about her feelings, made him annoyed and frustrated. He really wanted to have the lunch, but thinking all these, he got pissed and sent it back. He shook his head trying to get these things out of his mind, and focused back in his work.

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Bani was pacing to and fro in the hall, tension visible on her face. The decoration items that she had ordered for had not arrived yet, and the shop owner was not receiving her calls, and hence she was worried about her plan. She was about to call the shop owner once again, when the driver came inside the hall with the black lunch box. Bani saw him coming inside and went to him. He handed her the untouched lunch box and looked down guiltily.

Driver: Sorry Bani madam, Veer Sir ne lunch wapas bhej diya... Unhone kaha ki unhone already lunch karliya hai, aur mujhe laut aana para...

B: *rolling her eyes inwardly* (Jhoot... Safed jhoot... Veeranshu gusse mein lunch nahi karta hai mujhe achhe se pata hai ye baat... Bas mujhe chup karane ke liye ye sab bolke wapas bheja hai isko, sab malum hai mujhe... Urghhh, kya karu main iss insaan ko lekar!!... Ab mujhe hi kuch aur sochna parega...) Theek hai, no problem... Tum jao...

The driver nodded and left. Bani kept the lunch box in the kitchen, and then called Veer. As expected, he didn't pick up her call. She kept calling him and he kept ignoring her calls. Not getting any other option, she decided to call Daksh. She dialled his number, and he picked up after 3 rings.

B: Hello!!.. Sorry Daksh main barbar tumhe disturb kar rahi hoon...

Daksh: Nahi nahi bhabhi, aap boliye na!!.. Kya hua?!...

B: *impatiently* Woh, Veer ne lunch box driver ke haatho hi wapas bhej diya... Main Veer ko call kar rahi hoon, text kar rahi hoon, par na toh wo mera call utha raha hai aur na hi texts seen kar raha hai... Ab, mujhe pata hai ki wo jab gussa hota hai ya kisi baat ko lekar bothered hota hai, tab wo khaana nahi khata hai... Isliye maine tumhe call kiya taaki tum kuch bhi karke use khila do lunch...

Daksh: *understanding* Ohhh, tch bhabhi, aap agar thodi der pehle bhi call karti na, to main apna lunch Veer bhai ko khila deta... Par maine to already pura khaana safachat karke kha liya hai *short chuckle*, ab main ghar ka khaana Veer bhai ko kaise laake doon... Arre ye driver bhi na, janane se pehle mujhse baat karna chahiye tha na ekbar!! Tchk...

B: *calming him down* Arre nahi Daksh, woh baat nahi hai... Ghar ka khaana is not what I am bothered about, tum use lounge ke canteen se kuch laake khila do, bas make sure that he should have his lunch... Kal maine dhyan nahi diya and usne subah se kuch nahi khaya, aur aj bhi subah shayad khake nahi gaya hai... Aisa chalta raha to tabiyat kharab ho jaayegi uski... Isliye keh rahi hoon, kuch bhi karo, kaise bhi karo, just make him have his food... Kyunki tumhara bhai jo hai, sirf umar mein hi bada hua hai, asal mein abhi bhi ek 2 saal ka bachha hai jise apna khayal rakhna nahi aata hai abhitak... I don't know when he will start taking care of his own!!...

Daksh was moved by seeing the amount of concern and care Bani had for Veer. Though they were in not-so-good terms with each other right now and Veer was going around showing his attitude and ignorance to her, but still she kept checking on these minute things about him and ensured his good health and safety, and even Veer was doing the same thing without letting anyone know... Maybe this is what is called LOVE... Daksh smiled at his own thoughts, and answered to Bani.

Daksh: Bhai ko ab apne khayal rakhne ki kya zarurat, aap hai na unke achhe se khayal rakhne ke liye aur dekhbhal karne ke liye, theek jaise aap abhi kar rahi hai...

B: *blushy smile* Haa, wo baat to hai...

Daksh: *smile* Anyways bhabhi... Aap tension mat lijiye, main Veer bhai ko lunch karwake hi rahunga... Aap bas apna preparation kijiye full concentration ke saath, aur ha, aap bhi lunch kar lijiye... Bhul mat jaana...

B: *smiling in relief* Ha, ok... Nahi bhulungi... Rather, main abhi lunch karne hi jaa rahi hoon... Tum Veer ko sambhal lo... Tum meri jitni madat kar rahe ho na, I promise, main bhi Aahana ke case mein tumko utni hi madat karungi... *chuckling*

Daksh: *shy* Ok bye bhabhi...

He cut the call instantly without hearing anything. Bani laughed seeing the shyness of her dear Devar and went to have her lunch as she was sure now that he would anyhow make Veer eat something in lunch.

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Veer was working on a important file when Daksh entered into his cabin with a food container. Veer looked at him briefly and again focused back in his work ignoring him. Daksh kept the food container on his table and tapped on the table continuously to gain his attention. Veer finally looked at him, getting irritated.

V: *irritated* Kya hai?!...

Daksh: Maine suna aapne khana nahi khaya!!... Lunch box driver ke haatho wapas bhijwa diya...

V: *coldly* Kisne kaha, Bani ne?!...

Daksh: Ha... Khair, woh sab chhodiye, *pushing the container towards him* ab aap lunch kar lijiye...

V: *looking away* Bhook nahi hai mujhe, ye le jaa tu yaha se...

Daksh: *strictly* Mujhe kuch nahi sunna, aapne lunch nahi kiya, aapko ye khaana khana hi parega...

V: *controlling his annoyance* Maine kaha na, nahi khana mujhe... Just take it away from here...

Daksh: *acting* Okay, theek hai... *taking the container and turning to leave* Mujhe kya, aapko nahi khana to mat khao... Waise, bhabhi keh rahi thi ke agar aap nahi khaoge to wo bhi nahi khayengi... Anywaysss...*almost near the door*

V: *shutting his eyes annoyedly* (This woman and her dramas... Ye sab nautanki kar sakti hai mujhe khana khilane ke liye, par apni dil ki baat mujhse nahi keh sakti, wow... Honestly, I am fed up with all this now... Huh...) *sighing angrily* Fineee... La, idhar la khaana...

Daksh smiled inwardly seeing his plan working perfectly. He very well knew that whatever might be the situation, Veer would never compromise with Bani's health and wellbeing... He walked back to Veer and handed him the container. Veer opened the container and quickly ate one spoonful of mixed vegetable rice.

V: *looking at Daksh* Le, milgayi dil ko tasalli?! Ab apne shaatir Bhabhi ko bolde ki wo bhi khaana kha le...

Daksh: Haa... *turning and fake typing on his screen while smiling inwardly* Aaa- haaa... Bol diya maine...

He came and sat opposite to Veer, and kept staring him. Veer looked up feeling his gaze on him.
V: *raising his eyebrows* Kyaa?!... Aise kyun dekh raha hai??...

Daksh: *serious*Aap pe nazar rakh raha hoon taaki aap pura khana complete karle...

V: *rolling his eyes* Oh God, these two!!... Main ab sach mein pagal ho jaunga...

Daksh chuckled inwardly and kept looking at his plate and him. He gave him an annoyed look and ate his food. Daksh left after he finished the whole food, and Veer heaved a sigh of relief. He turned off his laptop, shut his file, and closed his eyes leaning back on his chair to take a small power nap.

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Bani opened Veer's lunch box and was about to serve the food in a plate for herself. But, right at that moment, the bell rang. She guessed that the delivery of the the decoration items must have arrived. She quickly packed the lunch back and ran to take the items from the delivery man. She opened the door and saw the man standing there with an apologetic face.

B: *slightly annoyed* Kya bhaiya!! Maine aapse kal hi kaha tha ki mujhe time pe delivery chahiye, fir bhi itni late?!... Ab main itne kam time mein sab arrange kaise karu?!...

DM: Sorry ma'am, actually aj store mein bohot saare employees nahi aaye hai to humpe pressure zyada hogaya hai, isliye time lag gaya...

B: Ye sunke main kya karu bhaiya!! Mujhe to problem ho hi gayi na!!... Anyways, *paying him the extra delivery charge* ye lijiye... *taking the large packed box from his hand* Sab hai na isme?!...

DM: *grateful for the delivery charge* Thankyou ma'am... *looking at the box* Ha ma'am, sabkuch hai... Humne check karke diya hai... *remembering something* Oh ha, *taking out another box from his bag* aapne humare confectionery store se tiramisu trifles order kiye the, *forwarding it towards her* ye rahe... Ise aap fridge mein rakh dena, khane ke adhe ya ek ghante pehle hi nikalna fridge se, nahi to soggy ho jayega...

B: *taking it from him* Okk, thanks...

The delivery man nodded smilingly and left. Bani kept the large box on the sofa and went to the kitchen to keep the dessert in the fridge. She had ordered the Tiramisu Trifles from the best confectionary store in Mumbai as she knew how much Veer loved to have it, be it anytime, anywhere. She checked the food and kept it safely in the refrigerator. She then came back to the hall, and taking the large box she went upstairs to the guest room, the lunch long forgotten.

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After about 2 and a half hours of continuous efforts, Bani was finally done with the decoration. She looked around excitedly, happy with her work. She glanced at the clock and saw that only 40 minutes were left to strike 6. She gave a reminder missed call to Daksh, and hurriedly went to their room to get ready.

Daksh got the missed call and instantly went out with the gift box. He barged into Veer's cabin breaking his sleep. Veer looked on, clearly pissed off at his stupid brother. Daksh flashed an awkward smile at him, and then quickly kept the gift box in front of him. Veer glanced at the gift box uninterestedly and asked him about the same. Daksh answered that Bani has sent it for him and has asked him to meet her in the spare guest room of the Singhania Mansion at exactly 6 pm, wearing this. Veer rolled his eyes inwardly but agreed so as to not create any drama in front of Daksh. Daksh smiled and told him to get ready quickly and leave for home, and went out of his cabin.

Veer groaned annoyedly looking at the gift box, and took deep breaths to control his anger. He felt that Bani was doing all these to just manofy his anger, and all these drama was pissing him off even more. All he wanted now was to simply hear the three magical words from her mouth; but instead of that, he could see that Bani was busy troubling him and getting fun out of it. He took this plan of hers as another of her drama, and was clearly offended and angry with her now. He decided to go back home, but not meet Bani for once. He was now adamant and firm in his decision, he won't go and talk to Bani casually and he would stay by himself... He got up and left from his cabin with the gift box in his hands.

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Bani got ready in a beautiful baby pink ruffle saree, pairing it with a designer spaghetti strap blouse of the same colour. She particularly chose this saree as she had heard from Meera that once Veer had told her about how much he liked Bani to see in pink colour outfits. She wore a sleek diamond necklace over her mangalsutra along with the matching diamond studs in her ears, and also wore a set of diamond bangles, both of which were a gift from her mother-in-law on their wedding. She left her hair open, parting it from the middle and only clipping the two strands at the back. She applied some sindoor on her hairline, and did a subtle touchup on her face. Finally, after applying lip gloss and checking herself for one last time in the mirror, she went downstairs to check the food arrangements.

As soon as she thought about food, her stomach growled. She remembered that she didn't have anything for lunch. She glanced at the watch and realised that it was nearly time, and thought to have an early dinner with Veer instead of eating something right now. She quickly heated all the food, checked the dessert, and went back upstairs after making sure that every arrangement was perfect.

Bani went to the guest room, and rechecked all the decorations amd arrangements. Bani Sharma, for the first time in her life, was getting nervous. And with each passing second, her nervousness kept on increasing. She had placed some candles on the center table in a heart shape, and the other candles on the candle holders and the other tables. While lighting those candles, she rehearsed 3-4 times about what to say to Veer. Her plan was to apologise to him first for her immature behaviour with him since the last 3 days and for troubling him so much, and then to say him what exactly she feels for him. But, everytime she rehearsed those lines, she got confused. At last, she stopped trying and decided to speak out everything whatever was there in her heart. Closing her eyes, she took a few deep breaths to calm herself down, and slowly opened her eyes back confidently. While looking around the room, her eyes went towards the wall clock, and she frowned seeing the time. It was already 6:20 pm,.and Veer was still not there!!... 

Bani called Daksh again, and Daksh informed her that Veer had left the office long time ago and should have reached the house by now. He told her to check their room once because he might be getting ready there as he had not changed into his given clothes in the office. She agreed and went to check after cutting the call.

Bani entered into their room to find it empty. She checked the washroom and the walk-in closet and even the balcony, but Veer was nowhere to be seen. She was about to go out of the room when she spotted the gift box on the couch. She sighed in relief knowing that Veer had come back home already, but became sad seeing the gift box totally untouched and unopened. She was now starting to get annoyed recalling his weird behaviour since the morning. She took a deep breath and maintained her composure.

Veer walked towards their room with annoyed expressions. He had come back home 5 minutes earlier, but then remembered that he had forgotten the car keys and had gone to fetch it downstairs. While coming upstairs, he got a call from Daksh asking him where he was and that Bani was waiting for him eagerly since the last 20-25 minutes. He got all the more angry hearing that, because according to him, he was also waiting eagerly since the last 3 days and Bani wasn't paying any heed to him, but now when she had to wait only a few minutes for him, she was getting impatient and desperate. This made Veer feel that she didn't value his emotions or feelings at all, and he got extremely upset and pissed off at the same time.

Veer pushed the door of their room and dashed inside, and seeing Bani already there, his anger increased. He ignored her completely and walked past her towards the cupboard. But, Bani's words stopped him.

B: *slightly sad* Fursat milgayi tumhe?!... Kaha the tum Veer?!... *trying to turn him towards herself*

V: *jerking her hand off from his elbow* Tumhe usse kya farak padta hai?!...

B: *baffled* Kya farak padta hai matlab?!...

V: *searching something in the cupboard* Sidha sawaal hai, iss mein kuch code decode nahi karna hai...

B: *totally confused seeing his actions* Veeranshu ye tum kya kar rahe ho?!...

V: *rudely* Kaha tha, kya kar raha tha, tumhe usse kya farak padta hai?!... *frustrated shouting* Saala pata nahi, duniya bhar ke kapde, mera kurta kaha gaya?!..

She glanced at the gift box once, and felt bad seeing him ignoring that, but decided to not think about it and calm him down as of now.
B: *sweetly* Veeranshu, re- relax... *opening the other side of the cupboard and taking out his plain black kurta* Ye dekho, ye raha tumhara kurta...

He closed the cupboard door with a thud, and snatched the kurta from her hands.
V: *coldly* Tumhe ye sab karne ki zaroorat nahi hai... Main bina ironed kapde pehen sakta hoon, aur karna ho to main khud bhi karlunga... Thankyou...

B: *snatching the kurta back from him annoyedly* Nahi pehnna?!... Mat pehno... Kuch aur pehnlo... Mat pehno ye... (*hoping inwardly* Kaash Veeranshu ab mera diya huwa gift ekbar dekhle... Pls pls pls...)

V: *taking it back from her* Kyun?! Manmaani hai?!... *adamantly* Ab toh main yahi pehnunga...

He glared at her and went to the washroom. Before she could say anything, he closed the washroom door with a bang and she got startled.
B: *strictly, ordering loudly* Darwaza toota na, to wapas tum hi lagaoge samjhe!!....

She sighed and looked down, tension clearly visible on her face. She tried to think of ways to just calm him down so that she could atleast tell him about her feelings. She didn't care about the decoration now, she didn't care if Veer was wearing the dress she had gifted him, she didn't care about his behaviour with her, all she cared about was how to tell him the words of her heart. While thinking all this, she quietly picked up the gift box and kept it in his cupboard.

[A/N: I think you have already guessed the scene excerpt from Naagin 5. Plz note that their outfits were kind of similar to the ones shown in the episode, but not the exact same ones]

She closed the door of the cupboard and Veer came out of the washroom at the same time. He had changed into his casual black kurta and black pyjamas, the outfit she had never seen him wearing normally. She kept looking at him sadly, hoping him to talk to her properly atleast once and also give her a chance to say something. He looked right into her eyes briefly before looking away. He walked towards the door slowly.

V: *folding his sleeves carelessly* Samajh gaya... *taking a deep breath* Yaha dil tut jaate hai, darwaze kya cheez hai... *turning towards her* By the way, tum kis khushi mein itni upset ho?!...

Bani thanked the almighty and almost ran towards him, but he stepped back looking away and showed his hand to stop her, and also made a warning sound. She stopped abruptly seeing his cold and ignorant attitude looked at him with hurtful eyes.
V: *loudly* Uhh... *cold voice* Paas aane ki zarurat nahi hai, dur se sunai deta hai mujhe... *looking at her with square expressions* Sawaal ka jawab do...

She gulped the lump forming in her throat and looked down momentarily. She couldn't take this sudden ignorant attitude of Veer's, it hurt her a lot seeing him behaving so distantly and uninterestedly with her. She batted her eyelids to stop her tears from flowing down, and looked back at him after few seconds.
B: Mujhe tumhe jawaab dene ki zarurat paregi ye maine nahi socha tha... Lekin..*exhaling* khair, agar tum samajh nahi paaye to naa hi sahi Mr. Veeranshu Singhania... But, ab ye baat mere liye important nahi hai, kyunki ek aisi baat hai jo isse bohot zyada important hai, humdono ke liye zaruri hai... *sighing sadly* Mujhe exactly pata nahi hi ki tum kis khushi mein mujhse itnaaa *emphasizing "itna"* chidhe huye ho, but ha shayad mujhe thoda bohot andaza hai...

She was continuing her speech when her eyes fell on his crumpled collar. She stopped for a second and gestured him to set his collar. He rolled his eyes and smiled mockingly.
V: *taunting* Bohot achhe... Wah... *copying her actions* "Collar upar karo", hai na?!!.. Apni baat banwake meri baat kaat dena bohot himmat ka kaam hai??... *stepping closer* Ye bachkani harkatein tumhe suit karti hai, *emphasizing on her name* MS. BANI SHARMA... *angry* Aur pata hai kya, agar tum mujhe ab tak nahi samajh paayi, kabhi nahi samajh paogi!!...

B: *opposing instantly* Main Ms. Bani Sharma nahi hoon, main Mrs...
She stopped and realised what she was doing; instead of telling him the actual things, she was just beating around the bush. She decided to come straight to her point now.
B: *politely* Khair, jaane do... *stepping towards him* Mai

V: *going back by two steps* Hm, jaane do... Theek jaise tumne mere feelings ko jaane diye... Bohot achhe, very good... *loudly to himself* Pata nahi main tumse yaha khade hoke abhitak baat hi kyun kar raha hoon... Time waste!!...

He turned to leave the room. Bani ran and stood in front of him. She looked at him with pleading eyes, but it had no effect on him. He was about to walk past her but she again came in front of him. He tried to move her from his way, but she didn't budge and kept requesting him to just listen to her once.

B: *pleading earnestly* Veer, Veer plz ekbar meri baat sunlo... Main jo kehne wali hoon, agar wo sunne ke baad bhi tum jaana chahoge to main tumhe nahi rokungi, pakka... Bas, bas ekbar sunlo main kya kehna chahti hoon...

V: *pissed off* Kya kehna chahti ho, pata hai mujhe... Wahi ek hi baat, "I really like you, but I am not sure about love... Pata chalega to bata dungi..." "Main nahi karti pyaar tumse, but ha tum bohot important ho mere liye...", yahi kahogi na?! I already know this... Honestly, I am fed up with you, I am tired of hearing this same shit over and over again... Ab aur nahi sunna mujhe... Hato tum samne se, let me go...

He pulled her aside and went near the door. Bani quickly back hugged him and he stopped not having any option. He tried to come out of the hug but she just kept tightening her hold around him.
B: *almost sobbing* Nahi Veer, main ye sab kuch nahi kahungi... Ye sab jhoot hai, sab jhoot... Main tumse ye kehna chahti hoon ki main...

He finally managed to move away her hands. Veer was totally out of his mind at that moment. He turned towards her and held her from her elbow roughly. The grip was so tight that Bani winced in pain, but Veer was so upset right now that he failed to notice over his cloud of anger that she was getting hurt by him. He looked at her with a dangerous gaze and shouted badly at her.

V: *shouting * Maine puchha tumse?! Puchha ki tum kya kehna chahti ho?!... NAHI JAANNA MUJHE TUMHARI BAATEIN, NAHI JAANNA TUM KYA KEH RAHI HO, NAHI JAANNA KUCH BHI... Bhad mein jao, kuch nahi sunna hai mujhe... Just fucking leave me alone...

Bani flinched at his loud voice. She got scared seeing him like that. His shouts reminded her of her bad childhood memories, her scarred past. Her heart started beating fast, her hands started shivering fear. She understood what was happening, another panic attack. She shut her eyes tightly and took deep breaths, and kept repeating the same line in her heart, "No Bani, don't panic... This is your Veeranshu, your own Veer... He will never harm you... Calm down...". She started to calm down slowly. Veer felt her shivering slightly and somehow realised that she was getting affected because of his uncontrolled anger. He left her hand and turned to leave, but Bani held his hand again. She almost grabbed his hand to stop him from walking away. He kept trying to pull away his hand, and she kept pleading him madly to listen to her just once.

B: *sobbing* Veer, plzz mat jao... Mujhe bas 2 minute dedo, ek mauka dedo Veer... Mujhe ekbar meri baat bolne do... Uske baad tum gussa karna, chillana, chale jana, main kuch nahi kahungi, nahi rokungi tumhe, vaada karti hoon... Par ek baar bolne do Veer... Nahi zarurat hai guest room mein jaane ki, nahi zarurat hai wo kapde pehnne ki, maine already bohot der kardi hai Veer, aur nahi karna chahti... Ab main tumhe sabkuch keh dena chahti hoon... Main galat thi, main manti hoon... Ekbaar bas dhyan se meri baat sunlo na Veer....

V: *trying to control his anger*  Bani, haath chhodo mera... I want to be alone for sometime... Leave my hand... I am not in the right state of mind right now, I don't wanna hurt you in my anger...

B: *adamantly* Nahi, nahii... Main seh lungi tumhara gussa, please mujhe aise chhodke mat jao...

V: *losing his temper* I will get back to you... But, leave me for now... LEAVE...

Bani held his hand tightly, not wanting him to go. But, Veer finally loosen her grip over his hand, and walked out pushing her hand away. Due to the sudden push, she stumbled and fell back near the bed. In the process, her right hand hit the corner of the dressing table and the upper part of her elbow got scratched. She whimpered in pain, but more than the physical pain, it was the emotional pain that she was feeling now. Veer felt like she might have got hurt but he didn't look back and went out of the Mansion.

Bani, without caring about her wound, quickly got up and ran out to stop Veer, but he was already gone by then. She covered her mouth to control her sobs, and went to the guest room running. As soon as she entered the room, she sat down on the floor and started crying uncontrollably. No, she wasn't crying because of Veer's behaviour. Rather, she felt that whatever Veer did today was right from his point of view. Though she was a little hurt by his extremely rude behaviour, but still instead of blaming him she blamed herself totally. She believed that it was only because of her that Veer was so upset and hence he behaved like this. The guilt slowly started spreading in her mind and heart as she kept thinking about his desperation and constant wish to hear those sweet words of confession from her mouth since the last three days and how she misguided him about her feelings. She finally realised that while trying to make a great surprise plan for her confession, she had unintentionally gone too overboard with these things and ideas of troubling him; it had affected him badly and now made him believe that maybe she never felt anything for him at all in real. She kept crying thinking that she destroyed everything with her own hands just because of some stupid confession plan of hers. The thought that Veer also went leaving her and might not come back to her scared her. His words, "I am fed up with you..", "I am tired...", "I am hurt because of you...", "Time waste...", kept ringing in her ears, and tears continued flowing from her eyes. She felt too guilty for her actions and cursed herself constantly, and blamed herself for the miseries in Veer's life right now.

On the other hand, Veer walked out of the mansion and went to the garage to take out his bike. Daksh returned to the Mansion right at that moment. He saw Veer taking out his bike from the garage with a gloomy face, and understood that something was highly wrong. Veer in black kurta, a very serious yet upset face, blankness in his eyes, his black bike, it reminded Daksh of that dreadful day in Veer's life 3 years back; there was a stark resemblance in his appearance and his situation today, and it scared Daksh. He ran towards Veer and made him turn to face him.

Daksh: *tensed* Bhai, kya hua aapko? Aap aise udaas kyun dikh rahe ho, aur iss waqt bike leke kaha jaa rahe ho?!... Aapko to ab bhabhi ke saath hona chahiye tha, right?!... Aapne bhabhi se baat nahi kiya?!...

V: *angrily* Nahi, nahi kiya tere pyaari bhabhi se baat... Kyun?! Tujhe kuch problem hai?! Mujhe ab sabkuch tujhe bolkar karna parega, ha?!... Ok then, fine!!... Sun, mujhe koi interest hi nahi hai ab, teri bhabhi ki baaton ko sunne mein... I am totally pissed off with her childish stupid behaviour... I am fed up with her... I came back from office to avoid any unwanted questions from you, but my actual plan was to stay in the room by myself... But, kya kare, kismat kharab hai, Bani room mein wait kar rahi thi mere liye, room mein jaate hi darshan hogayi uski... Useless questions, nonsense excuses, ye sab karte karte scene create hogaya and then also she kept trying to convince me, and I got all the more angry... So now I am leaving... Happy?!!... Ab jaane de mujhe...

To say that Daksh was shocked would be an understatement. He was totally taken aback. Never in his dreams had he thought that today's day would turn out like this. His mind got averted to Bani. He knew how precisely she had planned all that, how excited she was for the confession; and so, he could exactly feel how broken she would be right now. And Veer going away leaving her alone in this situation was far from his imagination. But, he knew his brother well; Veeranshu, when angry, had no idea of his surroundings... He would see everything but nothing would register in his mind except the things he wanted... And when he calmed down after that, he would regret about his words or actions or whatever he had done in rage. Daksh grasped the ongoing circumstance, and decided to provoke Veer in an accusing manner in order to finally make him realise where he was going wrong. He looked at Veer with annoyance, and stood against the bike so that he could not leave ignoring him.

Daksh: Nahi, nahi jaa sakte aap... Veer bhai, do you even realise what you are doing?!... You are punishing bhabhi for something which she didn't even do...

V: *angry mock chuckle* Yeah, right!!.. Your bhabhi didn't do anything at all, it's all my fault... You bhabhi is absolutely innocent, I am the one guilty as charged...

Daksh: *dominantly* Yes you are, bhai... Right now, you are indeed guilty... Bhabhi ko aise chhodke aana after a fight was not correct, specially after everything she had planned only to surprise you and make you happy... Aapko pata bhi hai last teen din se wo kitna kuch plan kar rahi thi sirf aapko special feel karwane ke liye?! Aapko pata hai wo kitni besabri se intezar kar rahi thi aaj ke iss sham ke liye?!...

The words got in his mind, and he looked at him suspicion.
V: *looking at him from the corner of his eyes questioningly* Matlab?!...

Daksh: Matlab?! Matlab to aapko tab pata chalta na jab aap bhabhi ki baat sunte ya atleast guest room tak jaate... Par, afsos, aap bina kuch dekhe bina kuch sune ghar se nikaal aaye... *exhaling deeply* Bhai, main aapke aur bhabhi ke beech nahi aana chahta tha, lekin ab mujhe beech mein aana hi parega... Main aj subah se notice kar raha hoon aap kaise intentionally bhabhi ko ignore kar rahe hai, but I didn't say a word about it kyunki mujhe laga bhabhi ke planning ko dekhne ke baad sab thik ho jayega... Magar, yaha to ulta horaha hai sabkuch... Veer bhai, aap aise kaise kuch sune bagair bhabhi ko akela chhodke jaa rahe hai?!.. Haa pata hai aap gussa hai, aapka dimaag theek se kaam nahi kar raha hai, but still ekbar sun to lete wo kya kehna chah rahi thi...

V: *trying to defend himself* Teen din, Daksh, 3 days!!!... I have been waiting for her to confess about her feelings for bloody 3 days, I have been trying hard and doing anything and everything to make her say those words; and everytime I thought that she is gonna say it out finally, I got dejected... She did something or the other to show that she reciprocates my feelings, but bolne ki baari aayi to she stayed mum... So, how do you expect me to still wait there and listen what she has to say, after all this?!...

Daksh: *nodding* I agree bhai, but you try to think from her side atleast once...*sigh* Achha, wo sab chhodiye, ek baat bataiye, aapko yaad hai aapka aur bhabhi ka pehle bada jhagra, the misunderstanding and all that happened at the farmhouse?!... Mujhe puri baat to pata nahi hai, I just know kuch bohot bada hua tha, right?! *Veer nods confusedly* Ha toh, Veer bhai, tab aapko yaad hai aap kaise sehme sehme se rehte the par bhabhi se baat karna chhod diye the because it was all your mistake and you were guilty?!.. *Veer nods again* Aapne ek sorry tak nahi kaha tha bhabhi se... You took almost 10-11 days to say her a proper sorry and apologise... She could have left if she wanted, but instead of leaving you alone and going away, she stayed there and patiently waited for you to act on your mistake... And I am sure, she would have waited for longer if it was needed... Ab aap socho, bhabhi 11 din tak bina kuch react kiye wait kar sakti hai aapse sorry sunne ke liye jaha pura dosh aapka tha, aur aap teen din ke liye wait nahi kar sakte?!... Aur yaha to bhabhi aapko hints de rahi hai to make up for her silence, fir bhi aap sirf teen din wait karke thak gaye?!... This is not right!!... Bhabhi doesn't deserve this Veer bhai...

Veer heard Daksh's words carefully and finally understood where he was going wrong. His anger slowly subsided and he started feeling guilty for letting her down like this. Daksh understood his feelings from his expressions, and kept a hand on his shoulder gently. Veer gave him a sad look.

Daksh: Veer bhai, I won't say it's okay, because it's not... I knew what all she had planned for today, and so I can imagine how upset she is after the fiasco... You need to go and check on her, and set everything alright before it's too late... Act fast, coz I don't think she's okay... And since I know about your anger issues and its effects and how mad and uncontrollable you get while being angry, I am literally tensed... You must have shouted or done something worse, and it must have scared the shit out of her... Please handle this calmly Veer bhai... I am no relationship advisor, but I am still saying all this because I have seen your anger destroy many things in your life, and this time it's costing your lovely relationship with bhabhi... Plz don't let that happen... Make everything come back to normal and how it wad all supposed to be... I know only you can fix this mess Veer bhai, I trust you... *giving him an assuring hug* Bas, mujhe aur kuch nahi kehna... Main apne flat ki chabi lene aaya tha, mujhe woh security guard ne laake dediya already, ab main jaa raha hoon...

Veer nodded and looked at him gratefully. He hugged his brother tightly and patted on his shoulder.
V: *meekly* Thankyou so much Daksh for helping me out like this and making me face the reality... Tu nahi aata to main shayad abhitak chalagaya hota apne galti ka ehsaas kiye bagair... Thanks brother... I owe you one...

Daksh: *smile* Kya Veer bhai, no need to thank me... Always there for you *fist bump*.... Ok bye, I am leaving... *walking away and then shouting looking back* You go, run, coz you have some serious mending up to do...

Veer nodded at him as he left. He let out a long breath and put the bike back in the garage. While doing that, he tried to think what all blunders he had made in the fit of his rage. But, as he started to recall his behaviour with her since the last 24 hours, he realised that each of those were not just a blunder but almost equal to a sin. He remembered how he ignored her, shouted on her being angry, held her hand tightly and even pushed her. His head hung down in shame as he thought about his inhuman behaviour. The waves of guilt kept hitting him stronger with each mistake he thought about. He felt the ground slipping from under his feet when the realisation hit him that he had failed Bani and broken all his promises of being there with her and staying with her no matter what. He felt angry at himself for being such a jerk yet again. But more than anger, he felt remorseful and ashamed.

"Shit shit shit... Ye maine kya kardiya... Gusse mein aake maine Bani ko itna sabkuch kehdiya, aur to aur, use chot bhi pohchaya... This is so unlike me... Shit... I messed up big time... Mujhe maafi to mangna hi parega, but saath hi saath iske liye bharpayi bhi karni paregi... I have let my love down, so now it's my duty to make it up to her and make her feel special and wanted again... She must be hating me by now, or worse, hating herself due to my harsh words... I am such a useless bloody idiot, shit yaar... Not only did I hurt her, but I also forced amd manipulated her to accept her feelings for me, this is so low of me to do all this... Fuck!! I just wasted everything... I need to do something right now...". Thinking this, he felt so miserable. Anyways, he quickly thought of an idea, and called up someone.

V: Hello, Sunshine Banquets... .........

He cut the call and smiled having done with his quick arrangement. He looked at the lock screen of his mobile which had a picture of Bani, and muttered guiltily, "I am so sorry Sweetheart... Plz don't hate me, I know I have done mistakes, but I promise that I am gonna make it up to you in the best way possible... And also, I am coming to set your plans alright too... Ab mujhe farak nahi padta tum kuch kehte ho ya nahi, agar tum nahi kehna chahti ho to naa hi sahi, I am ready to wait a lifetime for it now... All I need now is you and only you, nothing else matters to me... I love you...".

He kissed on the screen, and shoving the mobile back in his pocket, he went inside. He straightened his kurta, took some deep breaths, and wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes. And then he ran upstairs to go and meet Bani.

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Bani was sitting quietly on one of the sofa stools in the guest room, facing the wall. She had stopped crying by now, but the corner of her eyes were still filled with tears. She had been feeling too guilty and vulnerable thinking that Veer went away leaving her, but then she realised that this was not any other common man but Veeranshu; he would never leave her alone and go away... No matter what happens, he would still find a way out and come back to her. She had the faith on her husband and this love for her and so she knew that he won't ever give up on her. Thinking this, she had controlled her cries and got up, wiped her tears and did something as a bharpayi. She arranged all the remaining candles on the table and lit them up. And now, she was patiently waiting for him to come back so that she can heartily apologize to him for taking this craziness too far and hurting him like this.

Veer came running to the guest room to meet Bani. But, he stopped at the entrance as soon as his eyes fell on the decoration. There were red heart shaped balloons hanging everywhere around the room, red lace curtains were hanging on the windows, and the room was decorated with and innumerable scented candles making the ambience romantic. And also, on the center table, he saw many candles lit up, with rose petals around them. But, what caught his eye the most was his Sweetheart sitting in the centre of the room with her back towards him. In his blinding anger, he had failed to notice how gorgeous she was looking today. She was wearing his favourite colour and looked absolutely stunning, even from the back. Veer got a idea that she must have intentionally wore the pink colour saree to make him happy, and felt sad realising that he had poured water on all her plans. He shook his head, and focused on the reason why he had come here.

Veer took a deep breath and called her with a heavy voice.
V: Gharwali...

Bani heard his voice and sighed in relief. Finally, he was here. She didn't have the courage to turn back and face him after knowing that he was in so much misery just because of her. She closed her eyes and told whatever was there in her heart.
B: Veeranshu... Agar tumhara gussa thanda hogaya hoga, tabhi andar aana... Please... *slowly turning and looking at him with guilt* Yaha *glancing at the candles* ek ek mombatti maine ye batane ke liye lagayi hai, ki mujhe afsos hai... *looking at him* Har ek mombatti ke saath main apni galti maanti hoon... *eyes pooled with tears* Maine jitni baar bhi tum-tumhare baaton ko inkaar kiya hai, ya tumhe burabhala kaha ya tumhara dil dukhaya hai, wo-woh sab ke liye main tumse maafi mangti hoon..

Tears rolled down her cheeks and she kept looking at him pleadingly. Her words touched his heart, and he was all the more guilty now. But the way she was looking at him, he felt that she looked super cute and thus he couldn't control the urge of playing with her a little before sweetly apologizing to her. He knew she was staring him, and so, intentionally he looked at the decorations and glance at her once before walking away. Bani thought that he was still angry with her. She turned back to her previous position and sobbed silently. As soon as she turned back, Veer peeped inside the room. He was keeping an eye on her and waiting for her to turn so that he could go and surprise her with his sudden appearance. He silently entered the room, and went to the centre table.

[Imagine the song lyrics given below as a background music. Its not playing in the real scenario.]

(Har lamha meri aankhein
Tujhe dekhna hi chahe,
Har raasta mera
Teri taraf hi jaaye..)
Sitting down on his knees, he quietly started blowing out the candles one by one. He did his work very cautiously, keeping his eyes on her, so as to not let her feel his presence. He moved along the side of the table while blowing the candles, and finally reached her without making a single noise.
(Bepanah pyaar tujhse tu kyun jaane naa...
Hua ikraar tujhse tu kyun maane naa...)
He took a good look at her, and saw her upset. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice him sitting right beside her. He softly blew air near the hair over her ear.
(Bepanah pyaar tujhse tu kyun jaane naa...
Hua ikraar tujhse tu kyun maane naa...)
She turned instantly, feeling the soft air on her ear, and saw him standing there on his knees with a surprising smile. Seeing the smile on his face, an instant relief washed over her heart.
(Tere kareeb hote hi
Mujhme jaan si aa jaaye,
Tere door jaate hi meri
Ye saansein bhi tham jaaye..)
She looked at him lovingly, forgetting all her sadness and grief and everything. It was only him and her in the moment right now. Seeing him in front of her, a smile automatically came on her face. The anxiety and impatience that she was feeling until few seconds ago were now all gone, they were now replaced with peace and relief.
(Tere kareeb hote hi
Mujhme jaan si aa jaaye,
Tere door jaate hi meri
Ye saansein bhi tham jaaye..)
The situation was no different for Veer. He was feeling the exact same things like her. Seeing her soft smile, all his worries went away. He kept looking at her face smilingly.
(Dil besabar hai mera,
"Haa" sunne ko tera,
Kayi dino se hi nahi hai soya..)
He slowly picked up the one last candle which was still lit, and held it between their faces. Her face glowed in that light and looked angelic. He,r eyes were very difficult to read, but for the first time, Veer could see the evident love and admiration in her eyes for him. It looked like she was mirroring his emotions.
(Har lamha meri aankhein
Tujhe dekhna hi chahe,
Har raasta mera
Teri taraf hi jaaye..)
They kept looking at each other intently, and Bani slowly wiped the tears from her cheeks. They poured all their unsaid feelings in that eyelock and felt each other's emotions from the heart.
(Bepanah pyaar tujhse tu kyun jaane naa...
Hua ikraar tujhse tu kyun maane naa...
Bepanah pyaar tujhse tu kyun jaane naa...
Hua ikraar tujhse tu kyun maane naa...)
She blinked her eyes, trying to believe that he was there for real. She thought whatever was happening was all her imagination, but when she saw him still there even after blinking a few times, she knew everything was real. She wiped the tears coming out from her eyes, and smiled at him emotionally. He mirrored her expression but without averting his gaze from her for even once.

Finally, after what felt like eons, Veer spoke something for the first time since he had come here.
V: *softly* Tumne ye sabkuch kiya, mere liye, bharpayi karne ke liye na?!...

Bani nodded sadly and then briefly glanced at the blown out candles.
B: *wiping the corner of her eyes* Par tumne to saari mombattiyan bujha di...

V: *caring voice* Hmm... Tumne kaha na, har ek mombatti ka matlab sorry hai jitnibar tumne mera dil dukhaya, jitnibar mujhe burabhala kaha... Hai na?!*She blinks approving*... To maine sab bujha di... Kyunki tumhe kisi baat ke liye bhi afsos karne ki zarurat nahi hai Bani... Nahi... *emotional* Ye ek mombatti jo mere haath mein hai, maine jo kiya, uske liye mujhe afsos hai... *looking down guiltily* Jo bartav maine abhi thodi der pehle kiya, mujhe nahi karna chahiye tha... *looking at her with apologetic eyes* Pata nahi mujhe kya hogaya Bani... Pagal hogaya tha main...

Bani could clearly see the honesty and sincerity in his eyes. One look at him and she could say he wasn't lying; he was just blurting out everything he had felt. She saw him drowning into guilt and felt bad for him, but she also knew that they needed to speak it out in order to sort everything. She kept listening his words keenly, but the guilt which she had in her mind didn't leave her. It remained within her, hidden for now.

V: *confessing* Main sidha kamre mein aaya... Tumne bulaya idhar par main idhar aaya hi nahi... Maine ye saaj sajavat kuch nahi dekhi, y-ye taiyyari kuch nahi dekhi maine... Main sirf apna mangaran kuch assume kar liya, bas pagal hogaya... *with guilt* Gussa insecurity jalan sab main eksaath mehsoos kar raha tha, aur, maine apna aapa kho diya... *closed his eyes and scrunched his face to express his regret and shame on himself* Mtchh.. *vulnerable, unable to believe his own actions* Jo maine kiya, wo sab ---- tumhe dhakka...

He paused and looked at her sadly. She tried to calm him down but his serious yet upset look stopped her from saying anything. He resumed speaking.
V: *sincerely* Tumhe pata hai na tum kya ho mere liye?!... Tumhare liye main apni jaan haateli pe liye ghumta hoon, pata hai na?!... *with emphasize* Tum ho to main hoon Bani... *extremely remorseful and emotional* Aur maine tumhe ch-chot pohnchayi...

He sighed sadly and looked down, clearly upset with himself. She was moved seeing him noticing about her even when he was angry. She looked at her hand, and silently covered the wound to hide it. But Veer's sharp eyes caught her doing that. He extended his hand towards hers, wanting to see the wound. He just kept hoping in his mind that the wound should not be a serious one, otherwise he would never forgive himself for causing that to her. She saw the adamant and eager look in his eyes, and hesitantly raised his hand up. Holding the elbow carefully with her left hand, she showed him the scratch mark. It was not that serious and was in a much better.condition than before, but still, it made Veer feel extremely low of himself. He stared at the would with hurtful eyes. Bani saw that, and to assure him, said,
B: *soft tone* Kuch nahi... Ghav bhar gaye hai, theek hai...

Veer looked at her and understood that she was trying to comfort him with her sweet words. He smiled sadly seeing her kind nature and held her left hand tightly, as if trying to share his unsaid emotions with her.
V: *upset* Mujhe aata hi nahi hai... *Bani looks at him being confused* Nazook cheezon ko kaise sambhalte hai, sanjotte hai, mujhe nahi pata; saleeka tareeka nahi pata... Shayad kabhi life mein tumhari jaisi itni naazuk aur special koi mila nahi na, isliye itni berukhi... *stressing on his mistake* Par wo point nahi hai... Point ye hai ki maine bhool ki hai... *looking down feeling guilty and remorseful* Mai, uss bhool ke liye sharminda hoon... *showing the candle* Ye mombatti, ye candle isliye hai kyunki mujhe apni galti ka ehsaas hogaya hai Bani... Ye bharpayi hai meri... *emotional* Main tumhe kabhi dobara, kabhi chot nahi pohchaunga... I promise you... Aisa kabhi nahi karunga... *sad pleading look* Please tum is-iss bhool ko bhul jao, please... Please Bani!!...

Bani looked at him and realised he was trying hard to control his tears. She felt so bad to see him like this. She wasn't even angry on him at the first place, she was angry and upset with herself. But here, her husband came himself to apologize for his mistakes and gain her forgiveness. The way he was saying those words so sweetly and from his heart, made Bani go aww over his cuteness and fall in love with him all over again. She really forgot everything that he had done with her and instead kept this sweet apology safe in her heart. She blew out the candle and softly said, looking straight in his eyes, "Bhul gayi...". Veer looked at her gratefully.

She slowly took the candle from his hand and kept it on the side table, but without looking away from his eyes. His eyebrows wiggled in confusion as he kept staring at her intently. She smiled at his cuteness and cupped his cheek with her right hand since he was already holding her left hand tightly. She wiped the tears formed at the corner of his eyes, and caressed his cheek softly. She took a deep breath, kept her hand on their intertwined hands, and finally started speaking what she was waiting to say him since long.

B: Mujhe tumse aur kuch bhi kehna hai Veeranshu... Aaj ye jo kuch bhi arrangements maine kiyi hai, woh ye bolne ke liye hi kiyi hai... Ab koi ulta sawaal, koi ulta jawaab nahi, sirf apni dil ki baat kehni hai Veeranshu... Aur wo ye hai ki tum suru se feelings ke baare mein sahi the...

Veer was trying to decipher the meaning of her twisted words, but as soon as he heard the last two lines, his eyes twinkled in happiness. He looked at her joyously; the moment he was waiting for was finally happening when he had least expected it to happen, and he could not be any more  excited and glad. She smiled seeing his shining eyes and excited face, and held his hand more tightly. He raised his eyebrows, indicating her to continue, and she couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. She nodded cutely and resumed.

B: Main aj tumse ye kehna chahti hoon Veeranshu, ki tum mere liye jo jo feel karte ho, main bhi tumhare liye exactly wo saari cheezein feel karti hoon... I do reciprocate your feelings dear husband... Tum kehte rehte ho na ki "haasi to phasi", to main kehna chahti hoon ki, haa, tumhare gande jokes aur cheesy flirty lines pe haste haste sach mein ab phas gayi hoon main Veeranshu, phas gayi hoon tumhare saath, tumhare pyaar mein... Tumhare andaaz mein kahu to, pyaar hogayi hai mujhe tumse, deewani ban gayi hoon main tumhari... Aur ab zindagi bhar ke liye aur uske baad bhi aisi deewani hi rehne wali hoon, tumhara iss aafat pichha chhutna ab namumkin hai...

Veer chuckled hearing her cute funny yet sweet and loving confession. She also chuckled after him. They both were crying happy tears now. Veer cupped her cheeks and nodded at her assuringly.
V: Theek hai, done... Manzoor hai mujhe... Agar aafat aisi ho to mujhe pichha chhurana bhi nahi hai... Kyunki iss aafat se ulfat hai mujhe...*charming smile*

Bani blushed looking down, and then smiled at him. She cupped his cheeks and pulled him closer until their foreheads were touching. Looking directly at his eyes, she sang,
Chalo ji aj saaf saaf kehti hoon..
Itni si baat hai, mujhe tumse pyaar hai...
Mujhe tumse pyaar hai...

Veer smiled understanding why she said that, and she sighed happily. They both closed their eyes in contentment, and let their tears of joy flow. Holding each other's hand, they felt the moment from their heart. They asked the same question at the same time, and answered together, consecutively.

Always and forever?!..
Always and forever!!...

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Heyyyy my lovely readers, here's the awaited emotionally romantic chapter for you all... Hope you all loved it...

I am a little upset with the fact that the last chapter didn't get many comments... But more than that, I am upset because many of my dear readers are quitting wattpad due to their hectic schedule :(.... Anyways, I love you  all guyssss....

Also, important notice, the next chapter will come late... I don't know when, because I am now going to concentrate on my studies and assignments as I have loads of assignments pending and my MTA is round the corner... But, trust me you all, I won't keep you peeps waiting for too long... Keep loving and supporting, chhod ke mat jaana pilij🥺...

Chapter Trivia...
Q. What do you think about Daksh's role in today's chapter?!
Q. What do you feel about the emotional connect and the confession afterwards?!
Q. Guess what is going to happen in the next chapter.

Precap:-
Bol na halke halke,
Bol na halke halke..
Honth se halke halke,
Bol na halke...
(Can't afford to change this song, if you know you know ;) )