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Avni

I exited the bathroom. I had a warm long shower. It has drained out the jet lag away my body. The vanilla shampoo and blueberry body wash not only released the dirt off my skin, also it's fragrance has created havoc freshness to my mind and parallelly my body cells are all charged up leaving the fatigue away.

It's a beautiful bedroom with everywhere wood around. The best part is a small terrace attached to the room, actually both the room. Mine and Neil.
I took a round, dried my hair shortly with the breeze guided by the soothing winter sunrays hovering over me. My body leaning against the banister. The cool breeze causing shiver blowing through my wet hair, yet the warmth of sun was enough to mollifying it's harshness. I wrapped the furry soft stole closer my body feeling cold. That I have packed last night shoving it along with other essential stuffs inside my backpack. Raj Sir gifted me last year, he brought it for me from Santorini. It was family holiday, they went to Greece.

Neil's door was closed, I thought not to bother him. As I was apprised, my Dad was trying to catch me over calls, I had barely any other options not to give him an answering dial.

I searched my Dad's number in my contact list and then pressed the device on my right ear, uninterestedly waited for him to interrupt the ring on the other side.

It says when you are in love everything goes round and you feel utterly happy from inside.
Any transactions like melancholy, doldrums could barely effect you being with the person you found your true love, your soulmate. I have heard this before several times said people in love. Today I have actually know how it feels.

That's what I felt talking to my father. He kept talking, I kept replying without being annoyed genuinely like always it shows through the throw of my speech everytime he go for some conversation with me. But this time it is different.

He must be thinking there something is off with me, exactly when a chuckle slipped off my mouth hearing Adi's yells at the background, that rushed into my ears breaking through our conversion.

This was first time after years he might have heard my genuine laughter.
This boy, something is always up with him. He is shouting at his Mom I can surmise by his annoying tone. It was a sulky one, seems she annoyed him badly this time. I couldn't stop myself not to giggle at his faint squawks at the back of the room Dad was inside. When I heard a deep sigh at the other end I cleared my throat and asked dad what's up to him. He said Darcy is grounding him, Adi burned the kitchen, since an hour he is battling with the oven on making some Chicken Sandwich. That he has learnt in some travel channel, Dad added with his most fatigued tone. Adi and cooking what the hell with this boy now! Within a minute less we hung up. Nothing important, it was just an call to inform me he will be in India within a month next. While talking to dad I was irritated today for something else, that is my Instagram constant notification tune in between our talk. To hell with this people who keeps chatting work regarding topics on their day off. Still I need to go through all of them in search of something important if I miss.

A tiring sigh blew out my chest. Sunlight makes my eyes blind, I can't see the screen in day light. My hair almost dried down, I would leave this beautiful spot now. And I did what I said.

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"Bachha!" My eyes peered, blinked few times to have a better view, then widened. There is a human face hovered an inch away staring at me. Obviously it would be human as I'm not  a jungle sleep beauty.

"What the......"a loud gasp blew out my lips, my sentence left incomplete. I jolted my neck upward, my view cleared I saw the person, then slammed back my head on the pillow calming down my thumping heart.

"God damn. You scared me" I whimpered, clutched at my chest, whizzed. I pulled the comforter closer to my neck.

"You scared me too" laughing out a bit louder Neil threw his ass on the bed mattresses beside my legs.

"You slept bachha! Are you tired" next moment I felt his gentle hand on my knee over the fabric, he scooted closer and I shifted a bit to give him much room to sit. His concerned gaze over me. I sighed closed my eyes then reopened, sluggishly turned to the side, now I'm facing him.

"Hundreds of people all of a sudden sent me follow requests. I don't know how and why....." The reply came out of my voice groggy, there were lot of cushions with different shapes on the bed. I pulled the rectangular one from the headrest side and pressed my side cheek on the soft fabric. I saw him giving me an enigmatic smile. I narrowed my eyes being bemused at him. He is biting his lips instead replying. It's weird.

Evading his mirth, I added
"I got fatigued declining all those requests and I felt asleep."

And he spoke.

"My fans are snooping around" that amused smile didn't fade his lips instead it turned into something complacent.

"What do you mean" I frowned, supporting my elbow I pulled my body upward and sat placing that cushion on my lap.

"My fans do such things everytime I started follow someone on Instagram or any other social media I'm active in. They follow the same person instantly" He heaved a sigh then skitted his eyes met mine "those shipping stuffs you know..." he sniggered speaking.

"Wait what!! Don't tell me they have started shipping us now..." I blinked few times staring him, appalled. My body straightened in ire.

"Nope not at all..." He grinned.

"Then what the hell is all these!" I felt a bit relaxed but still not fully the indignation slipped out my chest.

"You didn't heed attention what I said" he said, I shifted a bit closer. My forehead snapped. Did I overlook anything that I shouldn't have!

"And what's that" I immediately felt bothered to know.

"I said when I started follow someone" he emphasized those last two words. That titter at the corner of his pink lips. Sexy.
I coughed, brought back my horny mind, pushed those wanton thoughts aside.

"Yes....." I paused for a second then my eyes grew bigger.
"Wait. Did you start following me!" My breath escalated.

"Did you!" I squealed, almost jumped on his lap when he nodded in agreement. And he chuckled seeing me this animated. He wrapped his arms around me, pulled me on his lap when I gave a quick peck on his cheeks in excitement.

The merriment I felt at the moment, was the same any admirer feels when she get reply from her celebrity crush for the first time.
And here I got the follow back. My heart is slamming inside.
Arrey Dumbo, today morning he said he loves you and you are still on these silly things. Like seriously! What the fucking crap with you! My subconscious slapped her forehead, showed how hopeless I am behaving at this moment and I chuckled on my own stupidity. Obviously he will follow me.

"Wait let me check I didn't get the notific.....Ooh shit" I immediately sulked, groaned, threw my forehead on his shoulder.

"What!" He asked in between his slight laugh.

"To reach your notification I need to cross those huge bunch of people now.....nooooo.." I didn't look up, jutted my lips and groaned out my frustration.

"Mom is waiting for us downstairs.....it's 1:30 bachha.. won't you have Lunch!" He brought his arms upward close to my face. His two fingers put my chin up made me look at him and his another hand pushed the fringes over my forehead, cleared my view to see his face. I closed my eyes. My sulk vanished when his finger lingered few seconds more touching my skin.

"Yes...." I replied softly but gasped next moment, opened my eyes.
"OMG is she waiting for me all the while without having her lunch!" My eyes widened being mortified and my palm went over my mouth. When Neil nodded yes. Still he is smiling, his eyes crinkled in amusement, roamed all over my face.

"Shit I incepted the impression worst on the day one...crap.." my face wrinkled, I clutched my hair being indignant on ownself.
It took me a minute before he could made more fun of me I moved away his lap, jumped off the bed, scurried to the mirror situated at the left side of the bed and ran the brush over my hair hurriedly. That was already there on the dresser along with the few other essential toiletry nicely set over the surface.

"Impression haan Ahem..." He fake coughed. Getting off the bed following me Neil gave me his most smuggest look I felt behind.

"Shut up it's not what you are thinking..." I chided. Passing over him I grabbed my ph off the bed, took his hand and headed out of the room. I don't want to let Aunty wait for me. She is such a nice person and I don't want her to think of me a brat, who keeps people waiting.

"Achha! btw what I'm thinking.." this man never get pain on his head being sassy along with displaying always that sexy smirk on his lips! I rolled my eyes, dodged getting a view of that face of him.

"Shut up...." I snapped, whispered. As soon as I moved to the stair case I threw my gaze downward  and saw Aunty is sitting in the chair, her ph on her palm she is scrolling the screen. Table all set with the food in front of her and the cook I have already got introduced standing beside her. Shit. She must have got bored waiting for us. This kangaroo can't he say me things important faster, for once! How could I even expect anything from him as such btw, when I'm the person who ended up saying him first.
Bloody egoistic.

********

The food was appetizing.
How much I praise It never be enough. I was moaning repeatedly.
Fuck obviously internally! Do you have doubt!

They are all yummy.
Mom's food, they are scrumptious because they are made of love. Nonna says.
The table full of food mostly of my favourite dishes. Neil must have told her. Definitely he did...I love him.

We took the seats on the couch to the hall and he burped. I flinched what! Ew..Neil Khanna burped. I crunched my nose in disgust looking at his unrepentant face.

"What!" throwing me what so big deal look he swiftly pulled the most closest cushion on his lap from the spot I was sitting on that spacious comfy couch.
"I'm a human okay" he scowled, rolled his eyes and took another burp, my jaw hung open looking at him and then inadvertently my eyes went to Aunty sitting, I saw her shoulder shaking, failing to hide her laugher looking at her son then she turned to me. Even my lips slowly broke for the smile looking at her struggle not to burst in laughter,I wouldn't have if I was with him alone. But Neil is in another world. As if we are making it a big deal where it is nothing. Isn't he overly smart !

Giggling Aunty went to kitchen and my gaze halted back to Neil sitting opposite me in the same couch at the other end. Seeing me staring at him he winked. I gasped, looked away, glanced everywhere not him. I know he is making fun of my dumbstruck state he cause few minutes back with his act. He blew out some more burp, to irritate me more I know.

Less than a minute Aunty took and came back with a tiny square container in her hand. She handed it to me before taking back her seat in the couch. Holding it I looked at her questioning with my glance, what's this.

"Ajwain" smiling she immediately answered my thoughts. I slapped my forehead inwardly, smiled, opened it.

"Pass it to me when you are finished" Neil gestured me for the container. Putting back the lid gently I passed it to him. He hold the container and his fingers crashed mine.

My heart burgeoned by his tender touch over my grasp. My eyes took a glance I saw his enticing, hooded gaze over me and an imperceptible smirk on his lips at its extreme corner. I didn't know how long we were holding it. The daze I was into, broke. I flinched when I saw him winked.
So he is doing these all purposely!
I harshly yanked back my hand looked away, bite my inner cheek.

Okay push me, try my patience. He knows I can't do or say anything to him in front of his mom so let him do these stupid stunts.  I'll show him later how much cost he have to pay for it.

Both of our eyes snapped when Aunty cleared her throat and gave an amused smile moving her eyes back and forth between two of us.

I bit my lips, pulled the gaze lower and fiddled with my fingers awkwardly. Let me get him alone once, he is dead.

"Avni beta are you tired!" Her words got me quelled my mind cussing the man I have recently said I love him.
I tilted my eyes up when Aunty spoke to me.

"Nope I'm fine" I responded with an amiable smile. I took a quick glance, saw Neil turned to his mom.

"Then let's go to the supper market....I have something to arrange for the party tonight" she stated and my painstaking gaze snapped at Neil then moved back to her. Party! are we having party tonight! He didn't say me anything as such!  Or did he!  I Might have missed it.

"Party!" I fumbled with the word, moved my eyes back and forth between Neil and his Mom.

"Nothing big...a new year small house party. They are just my few old friends from school and two college friends, that's it. And a very close neighbour friend-family " Neil added. He must have watched me a bit astonished and my distraught facial expression his eyes didn't miss.

I gulped. Not that I'm introvert or distant type. But I feel highly nervous around meeting people I have never met before. I mean especially when I know I'm going to meet someone I would see for the first time. And here he is talking about a bunch of unknown people I would be around within few hours. I swallowed hard, smiled nervously.

*******

Neil decided to join us, we changed something into warm as it's cold outside.
I put a beanie. It's really too cold. Just before we ambled out the threshold, Aunty sprinted inside saying she forgot to get her stole, she will be write back and said us to head to the car.

"Hey wait....what was that bullshit! Your fans following me and all" I followed him behind. Neil smoothly scurried the small steps faster down the entrance.

"Later...." He said and padded towards the spot their cars were lined up. They have three cars all total four including his BMW in Mumbai as far as I have espied. I guess. Even my dad has huge fascination with cars. Me and Adi is total opposite, we both are more into gadgets. We can travel by the most weird vehicle, at the any other corner of the world but we can't stay without our laptop, headphones, macbook. But Adi has a sport car. Dad had gifted him on his 18th birthday and I left mine at Nonna's place. Which I never ride for once. Wagoner he had gifted me on my 18th birthday. Same he did for Adi. Typical damage cover up bribes, they think they could fool their offspring with, everytime time they face failure being parents. I shrugged off these indignant thoughts away my mind instead making it bitter. I drew my focus back on Neil.

"No tell me now...." I badgered matching his steps behind him. He didn't bother to answer me.

Neil wasn't walking faster but still I'm almost running beside struggling to catch him.

"I love you..." saying gently he gave a quick kiss on the side of my forehead. I jerked away him and he laughed.

"Neiil...." I let out a squeal.

"Avni...." He mimicked and unlocked the car clicking the key in his hand.

"Okay forget it..." Before he would walk across the car and get inside the driver seat, I opened the door and quickly climbed on the passenger seat beside him.

"Hey don't roll eyes on me.." he said in a playful tone buckling his seat belt.

"I will...." I grumbled being miffed, crossed my arms and looked ahead.

"I said don't....." His voice appeared a bit serious and before I could have retaliated anything further I heard the back seat door opened and Sweta Aunty settled in her seat, closed the door of her side. And Neil ignited the engine.

Sweta Aunty gave me a sweet smile through the rear view mirror and I responded with a same smile and immediately pulled my face away when Neil leaned dangerously close to me. Undoubtedly, purposely he did it to make me more mad pretending to throw his gaze backside to pull the car out of the parking spot and maneuver it to the drive way. This man, I hate him.

Throughout the 15 minutes journey I spoke to Aunty in every two minutes interval, whatever she asked me or attracted my attention towards the conversation she put up. I totally ignored Neil. More or less he just hummed in response to his Mom's continuous talking. He kept smiling focusing ahead while driving. I know on whom he is actually giving those exaggerating amused snicker. Me.

"Don't let them follow you. Ignore" his voice raspy, deep, close to my neck. His lips touched my earlobe, I felt bristle all over the back of my neck.
And then slapping a cap over his head he passed over me, walked away, not before snorting a light chuckle at my state.

Neil put an arm around his Mom's shoulder and walked to her side through the super market entrance. We reached the huge mall full of crowd scattered around. It's 3:15 I saw the time on my ph screen when we climbed down the car at the parking lot.
Winter afternoons are best.

The both mother and son talked, laughed on some random topic while walking to the grocery floor. Pacing faster I took the other side, opposite to Neil, joined Aunty. She wrapped her arms around mine, she put some funny statements and I giggled, tried the best of me not to look at the direction Neil was.

I saw through few stealing glances from the corner of my eyes. Neil while talking to his Mom leaning to her to match her height, he took glances of me every minute.  I tried to look unaffected.

The shadow of that cap over his eyes while gaping at me, was causing something shifted inside me. I can feel blood rushing faster through my nerves.
Once our eyes met I saw his amused gaze changed into dark over me. I had immediately looked away. He wore black jeans same black round neck tee with ivory winter jacket. My heart skipped to my throat when I opened the door and came out and saw him all dressed up at the same time headed out of his room shoving the ph and wallet inside his jeans pocket, ready to leave for the market. He was looking delectable. I hid my blush, diverted my gaze. I smoothened my hands over the long opened hair strands over my shoulders, when I found myself checking him out.

"You look always beautiful"  He gave me a soft smile looked up and down my body twice appreciating how beautiful I'm looking. My heart flattered. And then immediately looked down the stairs in search of his Mom, if Aunty has come out of her room downstairs. Neil gave a slight pressure over my shoulder in gesture to let him to pass over me. His sent hit my nostril, I felt thousands of butterflies flipping their wings inside my stomach.

Thank god he didn't notice me blushing then. Or did he! Seems not. Or else no one could stopped him sniggered on me.

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While after the lunch, moving upstairs he was sulking over stating that we are having only the night today at his place and we will be flying back to Mumbai tomorrow evening. The day after tomorrow we have early morning shoot. He took my hands and kissed on my knuckle before we moved to our respective rooms to get changed. He was so sweet.

And now again the typical Neil khanna is back.

He knows so well how I feel when he give me such under lashes gapes. I feel nervous, blush, hot, all of them together.
I bit my lip between my teeth. God save me not to flush my cheeks around him.

We stopped our cart at the beverage section.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Hollyfuck who is she"
"Don't you dare eyeing her, she is mine"
"Oohh really then who that Pooja is....your fans ship you guys....even my cousin from USA she has huge fan base in her account for the said reason.."
"I don't care about shippers okay!! I didn't tell them to ship us...nor even gave any vibes regarding the same....if they are in delusion then I have nothing to do with it..." -Coming up soon

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