Yudhi POV

I heard someone screaming, actually pretty close to me. I opened my eyes immediately.

I was looking straight into two beautiful eyes and those lips were so close to my face, I could actually take a bite.

"OMG!!! What is she doing here? Why is she sleeping on me?"

I thought she was in my dreams.

"Wow! She is wearing a saree and is all dressed up. Oh God! She smells so good."

"Damn! No wonder, it felt so real."

I was confused, too many questions.

Why is she in my room, all pretty and dressed up? It's like walking in to a hungry lion's cage. I should have taken full advantage of the situation, that should teach her a lesson, to not mess with me anymore. She tried the same trick on plane and I was stupid to let her go. Next time she tries, she is going to be in real trouble.

"Why is she not moving?"

The door is open and she screamed so loud that the entire city could hear her. I think those are footsteps, someone is coming, probably the entire city and I will be blamed for this situation. I am not even sure what I did to her, though I am sure I didn't go too far.

I quickly lifted her and put her on her feet and stepped back, when her mom,dad and sister burst into my bedroom.

"What happened? Are you guys all right? " her mom was all questions.

Why is she just staring and not answering? My statement wouldn't carry any value, since she is the one who screamed.

"Nothing " she said after an eternity.

"Then why did you scream?" Her mom asked.

"Because I pinched him to wake him up." she said, pointing towards me.

"Then he should scream. Why did you scream?" Reena asked.

"Because he pinched me back " she said with a puppy face.

Ohhh .... anyone would fall for that cute puppy face and with that dress, god she is driving me crazy. I wanted to hug her right there in front of everyone and crush those luscious rosy lips. I just had the chance, but missed it, thinking it was a dream.

"Yudhi, how could you do this on her Indian birthday? You need to make it up to her." That woke me up.

"I am really sorry Auntie, I will make it up to her." I had no choice there.

"Happy birthday Arohi! Many happy returns of the day!" I wished her from a distance. I wanted to shake her hand or hug her, if everyone could vanish for a second, but was not sure I could handle her touch right now.

She looked at me in a cute confusing manner, which I couldn't decode.

"Yudhi, get ready soon. We are going to temple and are meeting some friends, who are interested in Arohi for their son, who is a doctor. Doesn't she look cute in a saree." All were watching my face intently.

I felt like someone slapped me real hard. I didn't say anything because I am sure, I lost my voice and would make a fool of myself. I managed to just stare without any expression and moved my head agreeing to the cute part in her statement.

How could they do this to me? It would be awkward for me to go to the  temple with them, but its too late to back off now. I wish I could tear off that saree and mess up her makeup and hair to make her unpretty. But what about her New Jersey boy friend? Did she dump him for this doctor. I need to find out more.

Reena's POV

I felt really bad bringing Rahul into the mix. My preference would always be Yudhi, but Arohi won't agree easily to it, thinking I am pushing her towards Yudhi.

So when Rahul asked, I agreed to it, because some healthy competition would be good for everyone. I hope they make the right choices.

I was hoping to see how Yudhi would react, he covered up pretty well, but I was able to catch that pain in his eyes, before he pulled on the mask to cover his real feelings. That is a good sign, looks like he has feelings for Arohi, but both have huge egos, stopping them from making straight forward choices. This makes it necessary to bring in the third wheel. Both have strong feelings for each other.

I have been noticing the changes in Arohi's behavior, she is trying to get his attention, but both are playing hide and seek with each other. I need to find out what happened inside that bedroom, both are lying. I actually wish something would happen that would bring them together. Oh God!! I am a bad mother.

Arohi's POV

When he opened his eyes he had this frightening look in eyes and looked genuinely surprised to see me laying on top of him.

Since I screamed earlier, I knew mom and dad would be here any moment. But I was not in a position to move, as there was a disconnect between my brain and body parts. Actually Yudhi had more control over my body than me, so I just remained in the same position looking at his handsome face changing expressions with every passing second.

To tell the truth, it was the best birthday present ever. The five minutes or so, time I spent, laying on top of him, are so far the best five minutes of my life. I tried to go back in history, but couldn't find anything to beat it, probably will have more such moments in the future.

I heard the approaching foot steps, but was not in a position to move off Yudhi, but he quickly put his hands on my waist and lifted me up. I didn't scream this time and let him do his work.

Mom was asking too many questions and I was trying to give short answers, as I was not in a mood to answer any questions. I was still going through my feelings and savoring the happenings in the last ten minutes.

Then Yudhi wished me happy birthday. Wish he could hug me and whisper those words in my ear and a kiss would be icing on the cake.

I still didn't recover from the thought that mom threw in the grenade about meeting Rahul and his family.

For a second, I stopped breathing and looked into Yudhi's eyes and saw a flash of pain, sadness and then anger pass through his face. I was hoping, he would say something like ..

"Auntie!"

"Arohi is mine!"

Or

"I love Arohi!"

Or

"I cannot live without Arohi! "

Or at least

"I like Arohi and need time"

Yudhi please say something and I will be yours forever. But he didn't say, just put on a cold face and walked away.

"Idiot! "

"Stupid!"

"Brute!"

"&$!*€€.......!"

How could he so this to me after spending such hot and wonderful moments earlier with me, in the morning. Even if it was a dream for him, he has to admit he has feelings for me.

I hate him. I feel insulted now. How dare he just walks away from such an important decision? He has no right to dream about me. I am going to kick his ass next time he comes into close contact with me.

What is his problem? I can't go to my mom now and say I need him and cannot live without him, after all the drama I did before.

It's his responsibility to fight for us, and if he is going to just walk away, then so be it. I too don't care about him.

I looked at my mom and the way she was looking at Yudhi, she seems to be calculating something. Is she doing this on purpose? What is her angle? Why is she bringing Rahul in between, if she is so intent on getting me married to Yudhi? I thought she genuinely wanted to give me more choices, but the way she was looking at Yudhi's face, looked like she was baiting him, but he didn't bite. At the end of day it is my future, I need to be careful and make a proper decision without getting carried away by sentiments or emotions.

Finally, Yudhi showed up in his standard dress, jeans and a t shirt. Oh god, I can't help watch, how they cling to his body and travel with his curves. I am a mess, hardly ten minutes back I made a decision to keep away from him, and now I am thinking of his body again. I need to get back to college soon, else I will end of being his toy for sure.

We made it to the temple finally. Yudhi was driving, so he was dropping us off at the temple entrance and then go, to park the car.

"You guys go ahead and check if Rahul and family arrived, I will come with Yudhi " I told mom, not wanting to bump into Rahul right at the entrance.

This should give me some more time to compose myself and some alone time with Yudhi. Maybe he wants to talk to me after all the drama in the morning.

While Yudhi was parking the car, I checked myself one last time in the mirror and stepped out.

Yudhi got out and started walking towards the temple.

"Wait!" I said "I need to fix my saree."
He just raised his eyebrows, but didn't say anything.

He just kept on watching me, while I was adjusting my saree and straightening the folds.

I thought of telling him to stop looking or help me, but decided against it.

We started walking towards the temple from the car park, side by side, as a couple. I glanced at his face a few times, he was still wearing that angry look. I didn't understand why he needed to feel angry, as if he was walking me to the aisle for getting married to Rahul. It was not even a date, just a small family gathering where nothing is going to happen. If he felt so angry about it, he could have said three simple words back home and this would have been a different story.

"I love Arohi! "

Idiot, couldn't say the right words and now he is all angry about it.

We entered the temple and proceeded to the footwear room, where we are supposed to leave our footwear.

It took me all two seconds to remove my heels, but Yudhi was taking lot of time to remove his shoes.

I just stood there watching him.
After few minutes, which felt like eternity, he glanced at me angrily -

decode - "Why are you waiting for me? Just go away."

I glanced back with a small smile -

decode - "I will wait for you as long as it takes."

"Hmm. ." He finally gave up and finished removing his footwear.

It is customary to remove footwear and wash hands and feet before entering the temple.

Yudhi opened the tap and washed his hands and feet and was about to shut the tap.

"Wait!" I said, " hold the tap for me as I need my hands to hold the saree. "
Finally he understood the purpose of my waiting.

I lifted my saree little bit and placed my feet under the tap.

While washing my feet I glanced at Yudhi and saw all his attention was on my feet.

"Perv!" I thought and glanced around to see if anyone else was watching.

No one was around, so I decided to have little fun with Yudhi. So keeping an eye on him I lifted the saree all the way upto my knees. His eyes widened immediately.

All the money I spent on pedicure was totally worth it.

"Zeez!!!! Yudhi, will you stop watching " I said with an angry tone while trying to look very serious.

His face turned red, as if he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

He turned away immediately.

I was laughing like hell inside. Wow it was priceless, I am gonna use it against him for the rest of his life.

After washing my feet and hands, I tip toed behind him into the temple.

I was blushing and my cheeks turned all red, from the tingling sensation, I felt, flowing through my body from my feet to my brain.

Suddenly I lifted my head and found this guy staring at me. Oh my god, I thought, he may misunderstand the reason for my blushing completely.