IN THE DINING ROOM
All the singhania family members were gathered in the dining room seated at their respective seats, their gazes fixed on the food laid out on the dining table
" wow bhabhi the aroma is incredible " ruhaan exclaimed, swallowing a mouthful of saliva his eyes wide with excitement
He couldn't resist and reached out his hand towards the pav bhaji just then priya ji gently slapped his hand
" don't you dare touch it yet let everyone arrive first then we'll all start together " priya ji warned him
Ruhaan pouted, withdraw his hand and slumped back with a grumpy face, watching him ayesha and kritika couldn't hold back their laughter
" you always manage to make a fool of yourself don't you " shivansh teased ruhaan
" who else is left? Everyone's here " kritika asked looking around
" yeah who are we waiting for " ayesha chimed in echoing her sentiment
At their questions everyone looked at them with a hint of surprise and both of them found themselves confused
" bhabhi kya hua hai aap dono ko, dono thik to hai na it hasn't even been a day since the wedding and you've already forgotten your husband's, very bad bhabhi very bad " shivansh said with a teasing and feigned seriousness
Ayesha and kritika mentally slapped themselves and offered everyone a sheepish smile lowering their head in embarrassment
Seeing them like this dhruv ji smiled and " it's alright beta those two good-for-nothing deserve it that's what they got " he said, this in a playful tone attempting to soothe the two of them
Hearing his words ayesha and kritika chuckled softly
" what bhabhi you're laughing at your husband's insult, I'll tell my bhai's " shivansh declare, a devilish grin spreading across his face
" i won't let you taste a single bite of food " ayesha retorted glaring at him
" and don't you dare to touch my pav bhaji " kritika added her voice equally threatening
At their words shivansh smug smile vanished and his eyes widened as he stared at two of them
" oh bhabhi's you don't understand jokes, i was just joking I'm your sycophant not bhai's " shivansh pleaded, his voice turning incredibly sweet which made everyone burst into laughter
" bhai you change colors faster than a chameleon " manvi remarked amused
" i learned from papa " shivansh responded and everyone's attention shifted to dhruv ji who looked at them surprised
" WHAT, i didn't teach him anything and what are you saying you scoundrel do i look like a chameleon who changes colors " dhruv ji demanded looking at shivansh
" yes you are that chameleon you were talking so badly about bhai just now and the moment they arrived you started showering them with praise " shivansh retorted
" are beta wo dono jaise bhi hai hai to mere hi bete na " dhruv ji said sweetly and everyone shook their head
" bhai ka chamcha " dhruv ji muttered under his breath while glaring at shivansh who's avoiding his gaze
Just then the sound of footsteps echoed and everyone turned to see ayansh and rudra approaching
" i have to admit my husband is handsome " kritika whispered her eyes trailing from rudra's head to toe her thoughts undeniably ' UNHOLY '
Both men greeted everyone good morning
Ayansh glanced at ayesha but she stood with her eyes downcast they both went and sat in their respective chairs
" bhabhi can we please have some food now your husband's have arrived too " ruhaan said holding his stomach
Hearing him ayansh and ayesha, rudra and kritika looked at each other
Ayansh's eyes met ayesha's, due to crying all night her eyes were swollen he noticed her swollen eyes and felt a strange pang in his heart
" did she cry all night after i left " ayansh thought to himself
But emotionlessly averted his gaze from her face, his behavior brough tears to her eyes but she didn't let them fall
Rudra looked at kritika with a hint of shyness
" she was waiting for me " rudra thought to himself a blush creeping onto his cheeks
Kritika looked at him strangely then rolled her eyes leaning in she whispered in his ear, out of everyone's sight " you can adopt dogs and cats but never harbor the misconception that i was waiting for you "
His eyes widened in shock
" h-how did you know what i was thinking " rudra asked, utterly surprised kritika merely smirked ignoring his question
" bhabhi " ruhaan exclaimed showing ayesha and kritika his empty plate, gesturing with his hand for food
This made both of them laugh, ayesha's laughter reached ayansh's ears sounding like the sweetest melody he looked up at her but as soon as her eyes met his her laughter vanished he felt a strange disappointment it felt like he wanted to hear her laugh more
Ayesha and kritika served breakfast to everyone one by one
She approached ayansh to serve him but her hands trembled violently she was very scared and nervous, he could feel her nervousness she quickly served him and quickly moved away
They both served everyone and everyone began to eat, shivansh and ruhaan pounced on the food
Ayansh took a bite, his eyes closing as he savored the taste he opened his eyes at looked at ayesha who was smiling at everyone
" you have magic in your hands biwi, I've never taste such delicious food before " he though to himself his gaze fixed on her
Rudra took a bite astonished by the deliciousness of the food he looked at kritika
" this must have been made by bhabhi, she doesn't know how to cook anything except chai and maggie " Rudra thought with a smile and continued eating
" umm bhabhi what amazing chole bhature you've made it's fantastic " shivansh said, stuffing his mouth with food
" hmm bhabhi this pav bhaji is so tasty i feel like kissing your hand " ruhaan exclaimed
At ruhaan words ayansh and rudra simultaneously coughed ayesha quickly gave him water and her fingers lightly touched his she felt a strange jolt
Ayansh took the water and drank it then glared angrily at ruhaan
" are tu pagal hai kya marna chahta hai kya ayansh bhai ke haatho dekh kasie ghur rhe hai tujhe " shivansh whispered in his ear while ruhaan gulped hard
" eat slowly both of you be careful " priya ji said
" don't you dare touch my kriti's.....i mean kritika's hand " rudra threatened which made everyone tease kritika
Kritika glared angrily at rudra but he innocently shrugged his shoulder and continue eating his food
" ayesha kritika beta you two come and have breakfast too you have to go right " nitya ji said, sweetly
" jaana hai Kaha jana hai or sabse important q jana hai " rudra asked suddenly
" for the pagphera ritual both of them will go to their maternal home's " priya ji explained
" O " rudra said with a big O
" ayansh and rudra you two drop ayesha and kritika off at their maternal home and pick them up on your way back from the office " nitya ji instructed
" but maa........" Ayansh began
" i don't want to hear any excuse ayansh taking ayesha there and bringing her back is your responsibility " nitya ji said, a little sternly and ayansh nodded his head in agreement
After breakfast everyone gave them gifts
Dhruv ji and ashok ji gave them cash
Nitya ji and priya ji gave them beautiful diamonds necklaces
Manvi gave them beautiful and classy pendants
Shivansh gave them very stunning bracelets and earrings
Ruhaan gave ayesha a pair of beautiful heels and kritika very pretty earrings
" hmm bhai we've all given gifts now both of you give gifts to your wives " manvi said
Ayesha looked at ayansh who was putting on his coat, and lowered her gaze
" it's in the room on the bed " rudra whispered in kritika's ear
" bache you two should go now and take care of yourselves " nitya ji said
" and bhabhi come back soon please " shivansh ruhaan and manvi said in unison
" so you can all tease us right " ayesha said
" sahi pakre hai Bhabhi ji " shivansh exclaimed
" come fast I'm waiting outside " ayansh said and went out
' come fast..." Rudra began but kritika crossed her arms around her chest and stared at him
" no need to hurry take your time I'll wait here " rudra said sweetly and went to the living room sitting on the sofa
Seeing rudra, shivansh ruhaan and manvi exclaimed in unison " jore ka gulam " and began to tease kritika
She realized what she had done and quickly retreated to her room
Meanwhile outside the grand mansion ayansh stood in anticipation the soft jingle of anklets reached his ears and his gaze snapped to the gate ayesha emerged
He watched her without blinking mesmerized he noticed how beautiful she looked in the saree her hair reaching her waist flowing freely, her mehndi adorned hands the mangalsutra around her neck and the sindoor in her parting making her look absolutely exquisite
His thought were interrupted by a soft voice
" chalein " she asked gently
Ayansh relized he had been staring at her for a while he blinked then opened the car door for her she looked at him for a moment and was about to get in when ruhaan's voice boomed
" BHABHI " ruhaan shouted and they both turned to see him running towards ayesha
" kya hua ruhaan " she asked softly
" ye lijiye Bhabhi " ruhaan said handing her a packet
" kya hai isme " ayesha asked a hint of confusion
" you'll see for yourself " ruhaan said giving her the packet ayesha took it
" please bhabhi come back soon " ruhaan said cutely and hugged her
" RUHAAN " ayansh yelled startling them both and they broke their embrace ayansh looked at ruhaan angrily and said " you gave her what you wanted to give now go from here "
Ruhaan a little scared quickly left
Ayesha turned to ayansh and watched him as he continued to watch ruhaan walk away without a word she got into the car and closed the door
Ayansh got into the driving seat and started the car driving away
Throughout the journey neither of them spoke
Ayesha stared out the window while ayansh glanced at her from the corner of his eyes his gaze fell on her mehndi adorned hand and then on his name written on her ring finger he looked at her once then focused on driving again
A short while later they stopped outside ayesha's house she unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car she turned back but he didn't get out
She knocked on the driver's side window and he rolled it down she leaned it slightly and asked " aren't you coming inside "
Hearing her sweet voice he closed his eyes
" aisa mat karo biwi " and he thought to himself
He opened his eyes and looked at ayesha who was looking at him with her swollen eyes
" no i won't come in " he said calmly without any harshness in his voice he was about to roll up the window when she spoke again
" suniye " she said softly
" suniyea " he asked
" wo-wo " she stammered
" speak quickly biwi i don't have time " he said his voice curt this time
" then i don't have time either give me the packet on the seat next to you " she snapped irritated
Hearing her he looked at her with slight surprise, unable to believe that this is the same Ayesha who was speaking with such fear and nervousness just a little while ago He wonders how she suddenly gained so much courage, but he says nothing and handed her the packet
She took the packet from his hand and walked away without looking back even once ayansh keep looking at her departing figure
" how did she suddenly get so much courage " he muttered to himself
He starts the car and drove away
[ A/N sorry for interruption, please do vote and enjoy reading ]
ON THE OTHER SIDE
Rudra and kritika were in the car neither speaking rudra kept glancing at her from the corner of his eyes who was looking outside the window
" focus on the driving, not on me i want to reach home safely " she said without looking at him
" oh she has eyes at the back of her head to " he muttered to himself
Rudra tries to hold her hand but he lacked the courage
" now I'll gethered the courage and hold her hand " he thought to himself and his hand moved towards her
" hold the steering wheel don't even think about holding my hand " she warned him and he looked at her in complete shock
" hey bhagwan isse to ye bhi pata hai ki main kya sochta hu ab iske samne mujhe soch smjh ke bolna or soch smjh ke sochna hoga " rudra thought to himself internally wailing
" ab isse pata chal hi gya hai ki main kya karne wala hu to wo kaam kar hi leta hu " he thought and, He gathered all courage and firmly gripped her hand as he did she, who had been looking out the window immediately looked at him with surprise and anger
" leave my hand " she shouted trying to free her hand in vain
" never " he said tightening his grip she struggled with her all might to free her hand but couldn't
" don't try so hard, you'll get tired i won't let go of your hand " he said with a slight smirk
She stopped struggling and angrily looked out the window again but a faint smile touched her lips
He hold her hand throughout the journey a short while later they arrived at her house they both got out of the car and went inside as soos as they entered she hugged nupur ji tightly
" how are you maa " he asked breaking the hug
" main thik hu bache tu kaisi hai " nupur ji asked a hint of tears in her eyes
" main bhi thik hu maa " she said also getting a little emotional
" oh rudra beta ji aaiye aaiye andar aaiye " nupur ji said moving kritika aside which made her look at her mother in surprise, rudra smirk at her
" kaise hai beta aap " nupur ji asked
" ji main acha hu aap kaisi hai " rudra said looking at kritika " maa " and added
She glared at him and he inwardly laughed a lot at her annoyed expression
" maa papa kaha hai dikh nahi rhe " kritika asked looking around the house
" um beta he's gone to delhi with piyush bhaiya for some work " nupur ji said a hint of guilt in her voice
" didn't he know i was coming today " she asked a trace of sadness in her voice and nupur ji said nothing
" um main chalta hu " rudra suddenly said
" you just arrived stay a little longer " nupur ji said
" no, i have some work at the office " rudra said and walked over to kritika standing in front of her placing one hand on her cheek
" take care of yourself okay and I'll come to pick up in the evening so be ready " with that he kissed her forehead as he did so she froze completely her breath hitched and she looked at him with wide eyes seeing them a smile appeared on nupur ji's face
" I'll take my leave " he said and walked out she was still in shock nupur ji came to her and placing her hand on her cheek and said " I'm very happy for you my child " this made kritika back her sense and she looked at nupur ji
" maa is there anything to eat give me some then I'll go met geeta aunty " she said and went to freshen up
IN JAISWAL HOUSE
Ayesha pressed the doorbell and waited for the door open she was quiet impatient and very excited to meet her family just then the door opened and she saw geeta ji
Geeta ji was happy to see her and she hugged her
" kaisi hai aap mumma " she asked
" you've come so i'm fit and fine, come inside " geeta ji said looking outside the gate
" what's wrong maa what are you looking at outside " ayesha asked
" didn't ayansh beta come with you " geeta ji asked
At her question a shadow of sadness crossed her face but she quickly hid it
" what mumma how quickly you've changed you care more about your son-in-law then your daughter " she said dramatically pouting
" silly girl " geeta ji gently hit her on her head
" mumma, he had some urgent work at the office so he dropped me here and went to the office "
" you should have bought him inside " geeta ji exclaimed
" don't worry mumma your son-in-law come in the evening now let's go inside " she said taking geeta ji's hand and leading her inside they both went to the hall and sat on the sofa
" tum thik to ho na bache tumhe waha koi pareshani to nahi hai na " geeta ji asked
" haa mumma hum thik hai or hume koi bhi problem nahi h waha sabhi bhot ache hai, mujhse bhot pyar karte hai mera bhot dhyan rakhte hai " she replied
" and ayansh how is he " geeta ji asked, she didn't know what to say to her question
" yes mumma he's also very good and takes care of me " she said with a force smile
" that's all i want to hear now I'm satisfied " geeta ji said
" where's papa " she asked
" He's gone delhi with pratap bhaiya for some work " geeta ji replied
" didn't he want to meet me that he left " she asked, a hint of sadness in her voice
" you know na kittu how much your father loves you he would never go unless it was very important " geeta ji said lovely trying to make her understand
" kittuuuu/ayeshuuu " a loud shout echoed and they both turned to see dev and aryan standing there she got up from the sofa and hugged them both
" ek min hume kittu kisne kaha " she asked
" maine kaha kya karegi tu tera naam hai wo or naam bulane ke liye hi hote hai school main tadne se jyada padhai par focus karti tab na pata hota " dev said, a teasing smirk spreading across his face
After hearing his words it seemed like her soul had left her body and her face slightly red
Seeing her dev smirked even more
" it seems like I've reminded you of someone " he said, raising his eyebrows in playful manners
" shut up you bastard " she quickly placed her hand on his mouth to make him shut and glared at him
And aryan was thoroughly enjoying the scene
" how did you both know i was coming " she asked, a genuine smile spreading across her face
" kriti told us that you both were coming " aryan replied
" kya baatein kar rhe ho tum sub or kit...mtlb ayesha beta unhe andar to aane do na " geeta ji said
" kuch nahi mumma, or haa aa rhe hai " she replied and leading them inside and they sat on sofa.
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