I'm dedicating this chapter to Poongodipooja

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Samaira pushed Aarav away, "Go, or just wait there," she pointed towards the pillar. Aarav nodded and waited for Samaira who returned within five minutes.

"Aarav please don't be so protective about me," she said meeting his eyes. She likes his protectiveness but due to him Raj fought with her once.

"I cannot do that," he said stubbornly.

"Why?" she asked, holding his hand.

Aarav turned and looked into her beautiful eyes. Suddenly he smirked causing Samaira to look at him in shock, "do you really wanna know why I am so protective about you," he said in low tone, his gaze on her was unmistakably affectionate but Samaira eyes couldn't see it because it moved from his to someone else.

Aarav looked where Samaira's eyes were fixed and found that his Mira was looking at her boyfriend Raj who was with a girl.

"Raj" Samaira called.

"What the?" what is he doing here? " Aarav angrily thought, but for some reason he felt relieved that he doesn't have to tell his Mira why he is so protective towards her. He want his Mira to see that he loves her and reciprocate his love with love not with pressure.

Samaira left his hand and jogged towards her boyfriend, "Raj," she called.

Aarav slowly walks behind Samaira by then then Raj turned and took Samaira into hug, "Woh... Sam..." Raj said smiling at Aarav's Mira.

"How come you are here?" he asked.

"I forgot to tell you that we are coming for shopping," Samaira smiled and looked towards the sexy babe standing beside her boyfriend.

"Ohh I can see..." Raj waved his hand towards Aarav, "hey" he said.

"Hey," Aarav smiled and stand beside his Mira.

"Umm who is she?" Samaira asked Raj, eyeing the girl or Miss ohh so sexy.

New cousin, Aarav thought, smirk playing on his handsome face. He looked at the girl and in return Miss sexy babe seductively smiled at him.

Aarav nodded but didn't took his eyes away from her. Last time he saw Raj with a different girl and Raj introduced him by saying she is his cousin but the way she was behaving was not at all like cousin he wants to tell that time to Samaira but he thought he may be wrong.

Raj voice broke Aarav thought process, "umm my cousin, Dolly she came from Kolkata," Raj introduced. Aarav smiled at his discomfort.

Aarav tilted his head and checked her again. Miss sexy Dolly was looking, as if she came out of some vampire movie in her black leather skirt and low neck midriff red top. Her plum lip were shinning red as if she just had drank someone's blood.

Samaira elbowed him, "we are getting late they all are waiting for us," she smiled sweetly at Aarav.

"Yaa... Ok," Aarav winked at Dolly .

"Raj why don't you join us for shopping and then dinner," Aarav suggested, eyeing the girl.

" I... " Raj looked at Dolly who was smiling at Aarav,"We came to meet her friend so some other day," he kissed Samaira cheeks and left without another words.

"Why did you invited them and Why were you checking her out?" Samaira angrily asked.

"I was not checking her out. I was looking at her and she too was showing interest, " Aarav laughed and grabbed her wrist, "Let's go," he said and turned towards elevator.

"You were checking her out," Samaira angrily shook her hand away from his grip but Aarav pulled her towards him, "Really, are you jealous?" he looked down at her, meeting her eyes.

"Actually she was not bad,"Aarav turned,"ohh they are still inside that store" he laughed again.

"Let's go, you take Raj with you and I will take that sexy I mean... Dolly darling with me,"  he laughed.

Samaira pulled him back, "shut up " she said.

"Jealous,"  he asked again.

"Why would I be jealous?" she shrugged and ran up to the elevator.

She turned slightly so that she can look at him, "I just felt bad that my friend was checking that slut," she said and looked at the girl who was frowning at her. Samaira smiled, "You are beautiful,"  she said with smile.

Aarav spoke again, "Ohh and you didn't felt bad that your boyfriend was roaming around with that slu....I mean Dolly ," he winked at the stranger beautiful girl who giggled and ran away from there.

"What's wrong with you?"  Samaira pulled him with her, "Come with me," she said.

"Ohh yaa"  Aarav said.

"Aarav I like this new you, joking with me not the stubborn Aarav who just love to be beside me to protect me," she said. Aarav composed himself but didn't said a word.

Suddenly their phone beeped announcing that they need to go back to their group.

Both went to Matching jewel boys were standing outside while girls were inside shopping accessories for their new clothes, "I am going in," Samaira said nodding at Aarav. Aarav stayed back with boys thinking that his Mira could only see his protectiveness and stubbornness not his love.

"I am going to check wallets and belt," Sunny said pointing at the store, "any one coming" he asked boys and walked away Kunal nodded and jogged behind him.

"I am going to get something to drink, feeling thirty," Bobby said. Aarav gave him his wallet, "no I have, I am grown up boy now" he smiled and left.

"No more shopping for you," Aarav looked at Kiaan who just nodded but his eyes were fixed on Tiya. His Piya who was ignoring him and enjoying shopping with girls.

"What's going between Tiya and you?" Aarav turned Kiaan so that they were facing each other.

"Nothing we just had a fight," Kiaan shrugged.

"I can't believe you," Aarav replied.

"Why can't you believe me?" Kiaan asked little louder.

"I know my sister and my best friend," Aarav said in serious tone.

"Then why are you asking me when you know us so well ?" Kiaan smirked.

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"You went to washroom...hunnn," Tiya whispered in Samaira's ear, "I waited to show you my swimwear,"  she said.

"Yes, I met Raj so...sorry but I am sure you will look amazing in that red swimwear, " Samaira kept a necklace around her neck, "How's it?" she asked.

"Your brother was checking out Raj's cousin," Samaira said, she looked at salesperson, "Please show me something different, something in pink pearl," she said and then looked outside, "What's going between them?" Samaira mumbled.

"I think they are talking about what happened between you two," Samaira said.

"I don't think Kiaan will tell Aarav," Tiya said in serious tone

"If you can tell me then why not Kiaan will tell Aarav, T they are bff just like us," Samaira paused when salesperson came with pink pearl necklace, "We were not just friends T we are family and we don't hide just like our parents," Samaira said happily.

"She is right," Parul and Melee nodded at them.

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"You both were good when you were sitting in garden, early in the morning but since afternoon I am seeing that you both are ignoring each other's company"  Aarav asked.

Kiaan raked his finger through his hair, "I'm not ignoring she is ignoring me," Kiaan said.

"You must have done something to receive this kind ignorance from her, she never ignore Kiaan Kapoor,"  Aarav said.

"Shut it Aarav, I kissed your sister," Kiaan said raking his hand through his disheveled hair.

Aarav curled his hand into a fist. He gave Kiaan a look that clearly said he had crossed his limit.

"Sorry but I am not sorry," Kiaan mumbled, holding his friends hands with his own.

"She is too innocent Kiaan and you are different, she is into serious relationship while you are not up for commitment,"  Aarav paused and looked at girls who came out of the store.

Kiaan nodded, "I will take care,"  he suddenly hugs Aarav, "I am glad that I have  friend who understands me," he said.

"Next time this friend will not understand he will make you understand,"  Aarav lightly punched his arms.

"So dinner time," Aarav announced looking at Samaira who angrily looked at him.

They all walk down to the parking space. Aarav pulled Samaira back, "Someone is jealous,"  he whispered.

"No why would I be jealous you are not my boy friend," she said.

"Ohh,"

"You are more than boy friend, you are my life line Aarav and I don't want you to date or look at slut kind of girls, you are good boy," She smiled and sat inside the front seat of his car.

Aarav smirked, good boy, my lovely Mira, I am not at all good you don't have any idea, how I hold myself near you, he thought looking at his group who already sat in cars and ready to go for dinner.

Thanks
Veenu 💕