Chapter 4

AR OS- DEAL IS SEALED!! Part 1

NOTE: Hello guys...here's a brand new OS by me. This ff is split in parts so this the first part and the rest are coming pretty soon as am almost already done with the entire OS.
Now I know you guys want to kill me as my ffs are to be updated from a long time but I am working on them. Actually the thing is I was really frustrated and stressed out so I took a break for a while and as I opened a new file I had some of these ides that were running in my mind. So here is it's result; the OS. I have started writing the part foe other ffs too; just that I didnot want to ruin my ff in my stressed out condition so didnot just write in that state of mind. But I promise you guys to compensate to you all asap.

Girl: What the hell...tum ne soch bhi kaise liya that I'll say yes to marry you?
Guy: Why not? Every girl out there dies to be with me, and you are no different; just that you are too proud to accept it.
Girl: Oh you wish...You can just get lost...cause there is no way that I am going to say yes for this marriage. I mean please...I can't even stand you for a minute and you are telling me to be with you forever...you got to be kidding me.
Guy: well you have to say yes...that's because my family wants to get me married by hook or crook and you are the perfect match what they are looking for. See I know that even you want to get married asap so why not we make a deal!
Gi: Deal? Are you serious...do you even know what marriage means you idiot!
Gu: Okay well let me put it this way, I don't want to get married but eventually I'll have to; while you want to stay here with your dad but your stepmom doesn't want you! So why not accept the fact and get done with it.
Gi: You...tum...how do you...
Gu: Well I know a lot more about you than you had thought. So just say yes. Even you want to come out of all this; so maine bohot sochne ke baad hi ye decide kiya hai. So just say yes, you have to!
Gi: Whatever it is; but...we hate each other so even this so called "DEAL" of yours is never going to work between us. We both just can't stand each other. Come on what's wrong with you!
Gu: Well we can't but we can compromise a little and after marriage can give ourselves all the space that we both need right? And any which ways you don't have a choice cause either you say yes happily to this marriage or else your parents are anyways going to say yes for this marriage. Well atleast I will make sure they do! Cause I hate to lose...So what's your answer. Tum shaadi karne wali ho or I have to make you say yes!
Gi: What? What do you even mean?
Gu: Well that you will get to know if you deny; but I hope you won't deny.
Gi: Well then you are wrong Mr.Mallik. Cause I will NOT marry you at any cost. I am just going to go in there and tell everybody about your big lie...that neither do I love you nor do you. And this is all just your big plan.
Gu: Are you sure that's your final answer? Soch lo ab bhi time hai. Fir mat bolna I didn't warn you.
Gi: I can bet my life on my decision.
Gu: Well then you called for it...
Gi: Wha... The guy approached the girl as he saw his sister walking towards the garden to call them back; holding the girl by her waist he smacked his lips on hers shutting her up completely. He had held her head with one hand and the other hand was around her waist keeping her so close to herself that she couldn't even move a limb but still she tried her best to get out of his grip and push him away; but he was strong enough to keep her still in her place.

Nikita; his younger sister; was shocked to see them kissing but soon she smiled turning red as he left her and kissed her forehead lightly. He purposely turned around and holding her hand made her face Nikita.( Well not that you guys must haven't guessed them yet but just to clarify I will inform you guys that yes; the girl was none other than Riddhima and the guy was Armaan Mallik.) He held her hand and said out loudly cheerfully;
A: She finally said yes Nikki. She's ready for the marriage; jaakar mom dad ko ye news de do.
Riddhima was just shocked to even react while Nikita Mallik; Armaan's sister ran away happily as she was over the moon that finally he had found a bhabhi for her. Armaan was always being a casanova but when he had approached his parents this morning saying that he was in love and wanted to get married to this girl named Riddhima who was their family friend's daughter everyone was more than happy for him as they not only did know Riddhima but also liked her a lot. Though they wondered when he said that he was in love as both of them usually had been fighting day and night whenever they would face each other as he was working in the same firm where she was completing her internship; The Mallik Empires! They completely hated each other; atleast the onlookers thought so; but maybe after this revelation they were proved wrong.

Riddhima on the other hand had a small family; her father who loved her the most and her stepmother who hated her the most. Riddhima was an adopted child and somehow this fact did not go really well with Mrs.Gupta. She always had maintained a distance from Riddhima but had loved Anjali; Riddhima's elder sister. But Anjali had walked out of the house one day saying that she wanted to study abroad and it wasn't really the time to settle down and get married and stuff for her. Though she loved Riddhima a lot and was always by her side; but her carefree nature and decisions had hurt Shashank deeply and he was barely even on talking terms with her. But he was very proud of Riddhima and wanted the best groom for her. Armaan had come along with his family in the morning and had declared his love for Riddhima and wished to marry her; and Shashank was on ninth cloud hearing the news.

Now after the kiss fiasco and seeing Shashank so happy for her she did not know; how was she supposed to deny the marriage. Though she knew Armaan had purposely tricked her into the marriage but somewhere even she wanted to get out of all of it. Armaan was absolutely right about Padma and her relation; she had always been unhappy with Riddhima but Riddhima always wanted her to be happy; and if this stupid decision gave her happiness then she was ready to marry him.

Riddhima entered the mandap as his bride and saw him gazing down at her with a slight smile on his face. Somehow that smile looked real with no harmful intentions and completely adorable even though he had done so wrong to her. As she thought about his plan her little smile that had come on her face also vanished away. She just kept wondering throughout the rituals that how were things going to work out between them. He did not believe in all this but for her; marriage meant everything. She was completely perturbed but when he held her hand for making the promises her eyes moved up on their own accord to get locked with his while her nerves calmed down surprisingly. She had no clue if what she was doing was right or not but whenever she saw a beautiful smile on Shashank's face and his happiness that knew no bounds; she felt like she had made the most correct decision of her life. The marriage was done and she took Padma's blessings and then moving ahead she hugged Shashank tightly sobbing hard on his chest. She loved him a lot and was always grateful to him to treat her as good as his own daughter. He had never differentiated between Riddhima and Anjali. Somehow she detangled from him after Billy(Armaan's father) promised her that she could visit him whener and whatever time she would wish to. But she knew...that her days in Gupta mansion were over; because till now she was his daughter but now that she was someone's wife Padma would be completely unhappy and furious to see her back. She held Armaan's hand which he had held out for her and went towards the car accepting her fate. As they sat in the car Armaan offered her his handkerchief but she simply threw it away looking daggers at him. Both of them knew that this marriage was just a deal for him; then why did he even bother to pretend to care about her now!

As she entered his room she could get a mild smell of cologne which was much like him; it made her feel his presence around her already. She walked around in his room and found many pictures; most were his solo pics or with Nikita. Their family pictures looked really cute and somewhere she felt a little bad as she could feel that she never had this perfect family feel from her childhood. She smiled at a picture of him where Nikita was holding his neck and was smiling in triumphant way while he was trying to get out of her hold. But her smile was wiped off and replaced with fury as she turned around and came face to face with herself in front of the mirror. Her bridal attire and all those bangles, mangalsutra, sindoor and mehendi reminded her of him. Just as she touched her mangalsutra he entered the room and locked it. He sighed hard as he had somehow reached his room escaping from all the teasing and money snatching games by his friends. He opened his eyes and looked up to just close them back again and duck as he found a pillow coming straight his way. Before he could make sense of what was happening he found another pillow coming his way but this time he was hit hard on face.

Tumne jaan bujhkar vo sab kiya na us din... taki mere paas haan bolne ke alawa aur koi option na bache. Tum jaante the Nikita vaha aa rahi thi hai na? How dare you...tum samjhte kya ho khud ko...sabko bol diya that we love each other! Love...my foot!

He approached her with an attempt to stop her from hitting him with the pillows but as soon as he reached her she grabbed his collar and started accusing him and hitting him on his chest.

Riddhima...list...listen...st...stop...just...he tried to stop her but she was way too furious to hear him out. So he finally grabbed her hand tightly in his hold and pulled her roughly making her bang against his chest.

Shh...quiet! Bilkul chup...what the hell do you think are you doing? Paagal ho gayi ho kya? Agar kisine sunliya toh humari khair nahi.

Humari kyu? Tumhari khair nahi...ye stupid plan tumne banaya tha mujhe is shaadi ke jhamale main faasane ka, toh tum bhugtoge main na...

Okay okay fine now just shut up and stop shouting or else I have my ways to shut you up which you surely won't like! ...Sigh... okay now sit down and listen to me. She tried to retort but he moved ahead with narrowed eyes and she instantly sat down placing a finger on her lips.

Dekho Riddhima...I know you don't like me...and you did not want all of this this way. But think about it...I mean...what's wrong in it. She glared up at him and he instantly changed his words...

I mean ya I shouldn't have forced you into this marriage like this...I was wrong, she nodded her head still with her finger on her lips making him smile a bit, but Riddhima if this is going to work out in a positive way for both of us then what's the problem. Your dad is very much happy for you, you gave your so called mom too a reason to smile as you are away from the Gupta mansion now; she looked up at him in a not so happy manner but looked away instantly as he raised his brow as he knew he was absolutely correct;
Well and now even my family is happy that they have you in the family. All of a sudden his tone tuned serious as he held her hand in his;

Riddhima even though the marriage might be a very hard decision for you; but I assure that your life definitely wouldn't be hard here. You will love my family and they already love you. Tum yaha bohot jaldi adjust ho jaaogi I know...and you can always ask me for anything that you wish for.

She could see the truthfulness in his eyes and for a second she forgot all her worries and her anger on him. She just kept staring back at him as he did the same; but soon her frown reappeared as he was back to his ownself;

Bas...isse jyaada pyaar se main tumse baat nahi kar sakta! Not affordable yaar...mujhe allergy ho jaayegi... please! So now Mrs.Mallik main yaha change kar leta hu...aap washroom main jaake change kar sakti hai. Though mera washroom thoda dar jaayega tumhe dekhke but no...

Ughhh... She huffed in anger and stamping her foot walked away into the washroom while he did his evil laughter happy to see her all red with anger.

Humesha...humesha aisa hi karta hai...jab bhi uske bare main kuch acha sochti hu agle hi minute he has to prove me wrong; kisi na kisi tarah mujhe ghussa dila hi deta hai...ughhh...i so hate him.
Par Riddhima vo sahi toh keh raha hai...uski problem ke saath teri problem ka solution bhi toh nikal gaya na. Papa kitne khush hai...Padma mom ko bhi jo chahiye tha vo mil gaya aur main...Armaan ki family achi hai...main Ananya aunty aur Billy uncle ko toh achi tarah jaanti hi hu; they are so sweet. Nikita bhi bohot achi hai. Main bohot khush rahungi yaha... Aur fir main toh aisa hi parivar humesha se chahti thi na. Main chahe jitna afsoos jata lu...mana karti rahu par ab Armaan mera pati ban chukka hai. She caressed her sindoor lightly looking at her reflection in the mirror.

Haan ...yahi sach hai...ab main uski patni ban chuki hu...I am Mrs Armaan Mallik whether I like it or not. Armaan ka toh main nahi jaanti...par main shaadi aur uski har rasam main believe karti hu...aur mujhe is shaadi ko nibhana hoga. Chahe jin bhi haalaton main hui ho...par ab ye shaadi ho chuki hai...aur ab vo duffer...Armaan Mallik hi mera pati hai! I will have to accept it. She looked up at the sky remembering her mother

Mujhe help karna maa, I hope main ye shaadi nibha pau aur kisiko bhi koi shikayat ka mauka na du!

Armaan been an early bird gets up before her and stretches out as usual not considering that she is still right beside him on the same bed just with a pillow barrier in between. He opens his mouth wide enough and is about to yawn loudly but his mouth just remains open with no voice coming out as his eyes fall on her sleeping peacefully with a calm face holding onto a pillow tightly and a slight smile adoring her lips.

Wooow dude...she is so beautiful. Kitni masoom lag rahi hai...bilkul pari ki tarah. I just hope main roz uthu toh aisa hi nazara dekhu...Crash...he slaps his face 2-3 times and smacks his head.

Abey tu paagal ho gaya hai kya Armaan...ye kya bakwaas kiye jaa raha hai? Pari; aur ye? Bhool gaya raat ko kaise toot padi thi tujhpe ghusse se...par cute lag rahi thi yaar ghusse main...
Dude...nooo...focus...she is here just for the family. No no no...get going isse pehle ki tu poora paagal ho jaaye.

He gets up turning his back to her and walks straight to the washroom not once looking back at her. He walks out of the washroom after freshening up purposely skipping his morning jog as otherwise everyone would get suspicious. I mean come on...who gets up so early the morning next to their first night! He smiles to himself foolishly and is about to walk down to have his breakfast but thinks of waking her up before that

Riddhima...Oye; wake up...listen...Ri...she turns around and hold his hand and places it below her cheek completely unaware. He gasps as an unusual feeling erupts throughout his veins making it hard for him to breath. Despite himself he smiles looking at her angelic face and moves away the fringe off her face. But just then comes out of his revive as she stirs a bit and pulls his hand out of her hold harshly making her open her eyes. She blinks her eyes trying to take in the vision and as she sees him she gets up and sits straight on the bed.

Umm...vo...jaldi tayyar hoke neeche aa jao. Mom must be waiting for you... Main neeche jaa raha hu... You can use whatever you want and...agar kuch help chahiye ho toh Nikki ko bula lena...umm...hurry up it's already 9! He walks out of the room hurriedly to get his head clear of her face and smile. Sitting on the breakfast table he shook his head and looked up with a bright smile to focus on his routine as usual but to his luck he found everyone on the table staring back at him.

What?...what's wrong guys? Aap sab log mujhe aise kyun dekh rahe ho?

An: Riddhima kaha hai Ammy...tu akele kaise neeche aa gaya.
A: haan...vo...vo tayyar ho rahi hai.
B: Acha...itni late uthi kya...ab tak toh use tayyar ho jaana chahiye tha.
A: Huh? Vo...haan actually thodi thak gayi thi toh...maine hi use nahi uthaya jaan bujhkar.
An,b,Ni(All together): Ohhh...thak gayi thi...all of them burst into fits of laughter as they were just trying to pull his leg seeing him all lost and for the first time ever they had trapped The PRANKSTER ARMAAN MALLIK!
Ni: Bhaiya...aap kaha khoye hue hai...lagta hai ab tak bhabhi ke hi khayaalon main hai! Tabhi toh aaj itni aasani se humare saare sawaalon ke jawaab de diye. Lagta hai bhabhi ke bina aapka man nahi lag raha.
A: Oye tu chup kar ke baith aur naashta kar! Kuch jyaada hi bolne lagi hai aaj kal.
An: Vaise vo theek toh hai na Ammy...kal raat ko bohot udaas lag rahi thi...apne papa se kabhi dur nahi rahi toh bohot mushkil hoga na uske liye.
A: Nahi mom...I mean thodi upset toh thi...par I am sure vo jaldi theek ho jaayegi. Aur vaise bhi she will be going only na abhi pagphere ke liye so I guess she will be fine. Vaise dad aapko us Raoool ke bare main kuch baat karni thin a mujhse...Dad?...he found Billy busy staring at something paying no heed to whatsoever that he was saying...Daaad!! I am talking to you! He saw Ananya and Nikki Too looking in the same direction so he turned his face frustrated towards the stairs and his frown was erased instantly.

Riddhima was walking down the stairs trying to hold her pallu properly in her hand looking absolutely stunning in her baby pink saree. Armaan was blown away by her angelic facial features which stood out beautifully as the wind was making her hair flow.
Beautiful!! That was the only word that escaped not only his mouth; but everyone present were having the same thoughts.

R: Good morning...sorry vo thodi late ho gayi.
Ni: Good morning Bhabhi...you are looking amazing!
An: It's okay beta...good morning...vakai tu bohot khubsoorat lag rahi hai bacha. Ek min...she moved ahead and placed a black dot behind her ear... kisi ki nazar na lage meri bachi ko! As she kissed her forehead Riddhima's eyes moistened as she had never felt such motherly love.
R: Th...thanks mummijee...umm...main aapko mummijee bula sakti hu na.
An: Well I don't mind...but Mom ya maa better hoga nahi? Mummijee thoda old feel karvata hai you know! All of them giggled at Ananya's comment bringing Armaan back to the world.
B: Beta Shashank ka phone aaya tha...tum dono naashta karlo jaldi se fir paghphere ki rasam ke liye bhi toh jaana hai.
R: Jee...umm...?
A: Dad...I am sure given a choice he would prefer Billy...par tum inhe dad hi bulana.
B: Kya baat hai...lagta hai mera beta apne baap se hi jealous ho raha hai.
Ni: Ofcourse dad he has to be cautious na...aapne bhabhi ko dekha hai...kitni khubsoorat hai; he can't take a risk you know.
B: Hmm...ye baat toh maanni padegi. Vaise Armaan...pehli baar tune kisi sahi ladki ko chuna hai...I am proud of you for bringing her to the family.
At this Riddhima gave an akward smile and sat down beside him to have her breakfast quickly and leave.

He dropped her home with absolutely no exchange of words as both of them were trying to sort their own problems in the heads. It was their reception party the very evening for which he was supposed to give her a dress as per Ananya's instructions. As he was about to leave he handed her one packet,
Ye dress hai sham ki party ke liye...vo mom ne kaha tha toh...shaam ko yahi pehenna. He quickly handed it over and went away. For some unknown reason he felt this excitement to find out how she would look in that elegant red bridal dress.

Around 7 in the evening she was all ready to go back to the Mallik mansion forever from now on and this time her heart felt a little at ease comparatively. She was standing in front of the mirror wearing her earring when she felt a strong breeze touch her skin ever so softly making her close her eyes. He opened them again to find him standing just behind staring down at her. She turned around startled to find him there out of nowhere.
R: Tum...??
A: Shh...he placed a finger on her lips making her every action stop then and there. As he took a step forward she went backward till she hit the dressing table.
R: Armaan tum ...he raised his hand up and taking hold of her pallu he brought it up and placing it on her head.
A: Hmm...Perfect! Both of them kept staring at her each other lost in their own world till her hand hit the box on the table and crashed down making a loud noise. He moved back instantly and stood at an arm distance from her cursing himself under his breath for losing his control once again!
R: Tum...tum...yaha kya kar rahe ho? Jao yaha se...jara si bhi manners nahi hai kisi ladki ke room main aane se pehle knock karna chahiye.
A: Oh hello madam...maine knock kiya tha...par tum apne sapno main khoyi hui thi toh main kya karu. Aur vaise bhi main toh sirf dekhne aaya tha if you are ready or not...afterall you girls always take forever to get ready. But tell me one thing tum kiske khayaalon main khoyi thi?
R: Tumse matlab...maine kaha na jao yaha se!
A: Arey aise kaise...I am your husband...I should also know na ki vo badnaseeb insaan kaun hai jiske khayalon main hitler khoyi rehti hai. He chuckled at his own joke trying to divert the topic as the truth was he was dieing to see how she was looking in that bridal wear and the moment he had stepped in he had almost forgotten to breath. But he had to do some damage control here.
R: Armaan...tum... tum na...she snapped her finger at him and he grabbed it instantly.
A: Main kya Riddhima?
R: Tum...main...ughhh... you are just impossible!
A:I know sweetheart now come down quickly. Main apne hi reception ke liye late nahi hona chahta.

They reached the venue and as they entered in hand in hand; all the eyes were stuck on them as they looked absolutely stunning and the most perfect and adorable couple. Ananya and Billy were finally happy that their son had chosen a gem and Shashank was happy as he knew that Armaan was a wonderful guy and would always take care of his daughter.

Just after a while as the party was on full swing there was a small tap on Armaan's shoulder and as he moved around he found his best buddy Rahul standing in front of him.
Ra: Hey surprise...congratulations buddy.
A: Keep the congratulations to yourself be kameena...kaha tha; shaadi main kyu nahi aaya?
Ra: Abey tune itni short notice pe shaadi kar li; I couldn't leave the work and come yaar. Tu jaanta hai na ye project kitna important tha. Aur vaise bhi tut oh shaadi hi nahi karna chahta tha...mujhe kya pata raaton raat tera decision hi badal jaayega aur tu shaadi bhi kar lega. Vaise tum dono toh bade chupe rustam nikle yaar...humare saamne toh bade ladte rehte the aur peeth peeche ye sab chal raha tha kyu?
A: Vaise Muski kaha hai?
M: Main toh yahi hu...par teri ab khair nahi. Bas ye party khatam hone de phir tera bharta na bana diya toh mera naam bhi muskaan nai samjha khote! Chupa rustam kahi ka. Chal ab bata teri biwi kaha hai...uski bhi toh thodi khabar le lu; internship kya khatam ho gayi hume toh bhool hi gayi hai vo.
A: Vo vaha mom ke saath hai.
Muskaan approached Riddhima and Rahul too joined her soon. Just then Nikita made some announcement

Ni: Hello everyone...welcome to the reception party of Mr and Mrs.Armaan Mallik. Vaise I know this party is turning a little boring nahi...so now I would like to invite all the couples on stage. Kab tak aise hi baithe baithe bore hote rahenge sab; so join the dance floor and enjoy.
And before the dinner was served music was been played and all the couples were requested to come on stage. Armaan actually had no intentions of asking her out for dance; but seeing her smiling with Muskaan on some joke and turning all the more beautiful; his feet moved towards her on their own accord neglecting the fact that Rahul and Muskaan were still right next to her. He held his hand for her and she frowned deeply stunned by his act.

A: Dance? Luckily even Rahul asked Muskaan at the same time and they went on stage.
R: Dance...vo bhi tumhare saath! Never!! She was already angry with him for all that he said at her house and Muskaan who was continuously teasing her had irritated her to the core.
A: Huh??...he realized what he just now did and snatched his hand back instantly. But he felt angry as she rejected him. How could she? What do you mean by mere saath? FYI tum meri wife ho aur ye humari reception party hai; toh ab tum mere saath nahi toh kiske saath dance karogi?
R: Anyone but you!
A: Tum...
Heyyy Armaan...how are you.
A: Tanya. Hi...hi! I am fine... Tanya was his college time friend who always stuck to him like glue! He usually always tried to stay away but at the moment strangely he felt like giving her a company and be with her as Riddhima was right in front of him denying him.
T: Tum bhi na bataya bhi nahi...aur shaadi kar li! I never knew you wanted to get married and stuff also haan. I thought you didn't believe in love and marriage...but look at you tumne love marriage kar li! You hurt me Ammy!
A: Hey come on...you know me don't you...vo toh bas just for the family you see. They had been behind me soo... he turned a little to look at Riddhima's reaction and saw her rolling her eyes.
T: Vaise if your wife doesn't mind can I have a dance with you! He looked up at Riddhima and smirking at her said;
A: Ofcourse...why would she mind...afterall it would be my pleasure. Riddhima stood with wide mouth as he escorted Tanya to the dance floor. Armaan smiled to himself as he could see her turning red.
Ni: Ye bhai bhi na...bhabhi aap jao na, us Tanya ko hatao aur bhai ke saath dance karo. She's such a chipku...humesha bhai ke peeche padi rehti hai. Pata nahi bhai ne use mana kyun nahi kiya.
R: Huh...vo mana kyun karega...use toh maja aa raha hoga!
Ni: Huh? Aapne kuch kaha?
R: Na...Nahi toh.
Ni: Bhabhi aap jao na...go and dance with bhai it's your reception party...how can you let her dance with him, you have to go bhabhi...go na!
Riddhima had no option but to go to Armaan...well not that she minded cause even she hated the way that Tanya girl was clinging to him.
R: Excuse me...if you don't mind can I have a dance with my husband? Unintentionally her words came out much more venomously than desired.
T: Umm...sure. Tanya left him unwillingly and moved away giving a fake smile. Riddhima kept looking at her retreating back when he brought her back;
A: Are you sure you want to...Mrs.Mallik? Nahi because as far as I remember; thodi der pehle toh you absolutely did not wish to!
R: Vo...main...actually Nikki ne... no I don't want to. You can dance with whoever you wish to. She tried to move away but he was quick enough to hold her hand and pull her up. She banged against his chest and looked up at him surprised at his unexpected act.
A: Aur agar main kahu ki mujhe "tumhare" saath hi dance karna hai toh?
She just kept looking at him while he put his hand around her waist pulling her closer while his other hand took hold of her hand that was resting on his chest to keep the distance between them.
Lagta hai tumhe mera Tanya ke saath dance karna kuch khaas pasand nahi aaya!
R: Nahi toh...aisi koi baat nahi!
A: Oh...acha? Theek hai toh main use vapas bula lu?
R: Nahiii...mera matlab...umm...kyun mujhse darte ho kya? He just shook his head chuckling at her. They swayed with the music lost in their own sweet banter unaware of the fact that they were the only two left on the floor with all the eyes watching them with praise. They were back to the planet earth as everyone started applauding since the music stopped. She moved away a little embarrassed by the situation but he just smirked at her ruffling his hair.

Days flew by and everyone witnessed the sparks that flew between them but still; nobody could say looking at them that they had been through a love marriage as every other day they would be upset with each other after a long session of silly fights. And like every other day even today they were busy doing the same thing.

Armaan maine tumse kaha tha apni file sambhal kar rakha karo baad main nahi milti ab main kaha se dhoond nikalu! Acha batao...tumhe yaad toh hai tumne kaha rakhi thi last time!

How smart of you Riddhima. Agar mujhe yaad hota toh khud file le nahi leta!

Chilao mat...ek toh khud ki cheejen dhang se rakhte nahi ho upar se poora ghar sar pe utha lete ho!...After a while she saw something blue peeping out of his pillow so she picked it up and saw his file that he was been searching for the past half hour.
Kahi ye vo file toh nahi jo kisi idiot ne tumhare takiye ke neeche chupa kar rakh di ho.

Ohh ya yahi toh ... He smiled sheepishly as she stood glaring at him with flaring nostrils tapping her feet on the floor.

Vo...dekho na pata nahi kisne rakh di ye file vaha...

This is the limit Armaan; tumne peechle aadhe ghante se is file ke liye hungama macha rakha hai jab ki ye toh yahi padi hai. And ofcourse tumne toh bilkul nahi rakhi...yaha ghar main toh logon ke paas aur koi kaam nahi hai na tumhari files chupane ke alawa! He chuckled at bit at his own lame excuse as she threw the file on the bed but pursed his lips trying to hide his smile as she approached him full of anger.

Tum smile kar rahe ho. Yaha meri halat kharab karke rakh di is file ke chakar main aur khud has rahe ho.

Ab main kya karu...roz roz thodi na hota hai ki laal laal chehra aur kaan se nikalta hue dhue wala hitler dikhai de!

Haww youuu...she started walking towards him angrily but unfortunately tripped on something on the floor and was about to fall. He moved ahead to hold her but lost his balance a bit and ultimately she hit the wall behind her causing him to bang on her. The blue file was long forgotten as the big round green orbs met the blue ones. She tried to move away but he blocked her from both the sides leaving no way for her to escape. She looked around nervously as her heartbeat rose rapidly.
Armaan tu...tumhe der...nahi ho rahi...off...office ke liye.
Uhuh! Bilkul nahi...he put her flick behind her earlobe. Caressing her cheek he bent towards her ear and whispering very slowly letting his hot breath and lips touch her earlobes; jab tum ghussa hoti ho na...toh bohot khubsoorat lagti ho; he kissed her earlobe passionately making her moan.
Ar...maan...Ko...koi aa jaayega...
Toh aane do. He caressed her waist through the saree while he kissed her eyes. He slowly and ever so softly caressed her lips making her shut her eyes in anticipation.
Koi dekh lega.
Toh...matlab...agar koi na dekh raha ho...toh I can kiss you? She opened her eyes and looked up at him turning cherry red at her stupid words. As she looked down blushing deep red and tried to move him away he held her chin up and blew air on her face making her smile a bit and close her eyes. He bent in and kissed her cheek and he was about to capture her lips when;
Ni: Oops...maine kuch nahi dekha...but bhai kam se room lock toh kar diya karo; meri jagah agar mom hoti toh vo toh sharam ke mare behosh hi ho jati!

Armaan instantly moved away to find Nikita standing with her back towards them and her hands placed on her eyes but was trying to peek a little backwards with a naughty smile.
A: Vo...main...tu yaha kya kar rahi hai subah subah?
N: Main toh bas bhahi se kuch baat karne aayi thi; mujhe kya pata yaha aake mujhe ye sab...
A: Haan haan theek hai; toh kar na apni bhabhi se baat; main office jar aha hu...vaise bhi mujhe bohot late ho raha hai. He grabbed his file from the bed and moved out of the room leaving behind Riddhima to bear Nikita's teasing. She was feeling so embarrassed that she wasn't even looking up at Nikita and just continued setting the bedsheets properly which were already perfectly done by her!

Ni: Kya baat hai bhabhi...ap toh bilkul tamatar ki tarah laal ho rahi...hayye main bhi na galat time pe aa gayi; agar nahi aati toh ab tak...
R: Nikki!! Shut up! Bata kya baat karni thi mujhse?
Ni: Arey haan; bhabhi vo agle hafte bhai ka birthday hai na; toh uske liye surprise plan karna hai! Bohot sari tayyari karni hai bhabhi; shopping bhi karni hai; toh aap fatafat ready ho jao fir hum chalte hai.

Both of them went for shopping and started planning for his birthday party. Just as they had come out of the mall Riddhima got a call from him.
A: Hey...umm...kya kar rahi ho?
R: Kuch nahi bas vo bahar aayi thi Nikita ke saath thodi shopping karne.
A: Ohh I see...par tumne mujhse credit card toh liya hi nahi subah toh fir?
R: Haan vo actually...she wondered what to tell him now as she obviously couldn't buy things for his party with his money only right?Vo Nikki...actually use thodi shopping karni thi toh...Dad se paise le liye the usne.
A: Kya baat hai fir toh uske paas golden chance tha mujhe lutvaane ka...fir bhi usne kuch nahi kaha strange!
R: Arey tum...tumne phone kyun kiya tha ye toh batao.
A: Haan...vo actually mujhe aaj thoda late ho jaayega toh vohi inform karna tha.
R: Ohh...ok theek hai...toh ab main rakhu.
A: Ya okay...bye.

Both of them had loads of fun and as the next day was Sunday all his friends were called over at his place. Actually their plan was to discuss about the party while he was out for some work for which Billy had sent him purposely and he had gone away with a sulking face. As he came back all of them were all set to watch a movie and were ready with snacks.

So wassup guys? Kya plans bane mere absence main?
N: Plans kaise plans bhai hum toh bas movie dekhne wale the abhi.
A: Haan toh vohi toh pooch raha hu...kaunsi movie and all that. Vaise Ridhima kaha gayi?
Ra: Arey vo toh... Just then Riddhima entered the room with Abhimanyu Modi; Armaan's collegue and Riddhima very good friend.
A: Hey Abhimanyu! Tu yaha kab aaya; tu toh delhi gaya tha na conference ke liye.
Ab: Haan vo jaldi kaam khatam ho gaya so I returned sooner.
R: Haan vaise acha hua Abhi tum jaldi aa gaye...I tell you I am so happy to see you. Kitne waqt baad itna hasi hu main. Armaan hated the way Riddhima called him Abhi and the way she was happy with his presence.
A: Tum Abhimanyu ko jaanti ho?
R: Ofcourse...Abhi aur main ek hi college main toh padte the. Humne itne maje kiye hai saath milke...aur uske baad aaj itne dino baad ye mujhe mila hai. I had such an amazing time with him.
A: Oh...that's... that's nice. Toh...kaunsi movie dekhni hai guys?
R: Armaan...tum jaakar fresh toh ho jao tab tak hum rukte hai.
A: Ya...actually I am really tired. I will be back in 2 minutes guys. He went to freshen up and as he came back he could hear some noises from the room. As he stepped in he saw Riddhima, Abhimanyu and Nikita having a fight over something. While Rahul and Muskaan were trying to pacify them.
A: Guys what's happening? Itna shor kyu macha rakha hai yaha?
Ab: Yaar ye teri wife aur teri behen bade darpok hai. We were planning to watch some horror movie par ye hai ki...
N: Oye darpok hoge tum...vo toh bhabhi ko horror movies nahi pasand isi liye.
R: Abhi tumhari problem kya hai; you know very well I hate horror movies toh...
Ab: Hate? Ya fir tumhe dar lagta hai? Aur fir come on majority wins...hum sabko horror movie dekhni hai; infact Armaan loves to watch them.
R: Tum jyaada smart mat bano...hum horror movie nahi dekhenge toh bas nahi dekhenge that's it!
A: Guys...guys...he tried to stop them but they were just going on and on so ultimately he shouted loudly. SHUT UP BOTH OF YOU! Both of them went quiet instantly and sat down like innocent kids. Armaan somewhere did not like the fact that Riddhima was bickering with Abhimanyu just the way she did with him. No he just shouldn't; only he had that right!

A: Okay let's decide what majority of us say we will watch that. And as expected everyone except Riddhima wanted to watch horror movie! So since majority says horror; we watch horror movie.
R: Ughh...I hate all of you. Tum sab dekho mujhe nahi dekhni koi movie!
N: Arey bhabhi...Riddhima started walking away but Armaan walked behind her and held her hand.
A: Yaar Riddhima chill...itna kya ghussa kar rahi ho; hum sab hai na yaha toh itna kya darn...
R: Main dar nahi rahi samjhe tum? She snapped a finger at him angrily. Mujhe bas...bas horror movies nahi pasand. She just couldn't accept the fact that she was scard to watch scary movies; it was like against her self respect or something ;p
Ra: Arey Riddhima it's okay; it's not that scary. You will love the movie dekh toh lo.
N: Haan bhabhi don't worry we will make it fun for you.
M: Haan Ridzy aa na...vaise bhi tera ye gabru jawan hai na...isko dekhke hi sare bhoot darke dur bhaag jaayenge toh tujhe kya dar! Everyone burst out laughing at Muskaan's comment while Armaan glared at them with narrowed eyes. Riddhima had to join in as everyone insisted.

As the movie started Abhimanyu teased her a bit at the beginning but as she was about to walk away again he stopped and Armaan purposely shifted between both of them. Everytime any scary scene would come Riddhima used to cover her eyes like kid; peeping a little grabbing his arm tightly. Armaan was just loving the movie more now as she was completely clinging to him. The movie ended and everyone went down for dinner. The way Riddhima and Abhimanyu spoke Armaan could understand that they were really close. Abhimanyu knew her pretty well and so did she!

At night as they were sleeping he could feel Riddhima tossing in bed for past 15 minutes.
A: what's wrong Riddh...
R: Huh? She flinched as he started speaking all of a sudden.
A: Kya hua? Are you alright?
R: Umm...haan...main theek hu.
A: Toh so kyun nahi rahi chup chap...kab se idhar se udhar kiye ja rahi ho!
R: Vo mujhe neend nahi aa rahi...vo bohot andhera hai na...
A: Riddhima dim lights on hai...aur roz itna hi andhera hota hai room main tab toh so jaati ho toh aaj kya problem hai?
R: Huh? Nahi...bas neend nahi aa rahi.
A: Is it because of the movie?
R: Nahi...aisa kuch nahi...tum...tum so jao na chup chap tumhe neend nahi aa rahi kya...huh...goodnight! She turned her back to him but something from the table fell down and she sprang up on the bed in fear.
A: Arey!! He sat up besides her and smacked her shoulder...Oyye tum paagal ho kya? Itna darogi toh Dar ke mare tumhara heart fail ho jaayega!
R: Ouch...maar kyun rahe ho...vaise bhi tumhe isse kya...tumhe toh bohot maja aa raha hoga na...maine kaha tha mujhe vo movie nahi dekhni.
A: Just shut up ok...isme mazaak ki koi baat nahi hai. Itna darna bhi theek baat nahi hai samjhi, vaise bhi yaha sirf tum aur main hi hai. There's nobody else. Kyun bina vajah itna soch rahi ho.
R: Par...
A: Par var kuch nahi...tumhe kuch nahi hone wala chup chap so jao. He removed the pillows from between and made her lie down.
Ye tum kya...
A: Shh...he held her hand and placed in on his heart; ab agar koi chahe bhi toh tumhe kuch nahi karega I am holding onto you okay; so now just close your eyes and sleep. He held her hand in a tight grip and closed his eyes but she was about to retort when he just ordered her again still with his eyes closed.
SLEEP RIDDHIMA! Despite herself she smiled at him, as he scolded her for her stupid fears but still held on to her to make her feel better. She closed her eyes and instantly fell into a deep slumber.

As the sunrays hit her face she tried to turn around but somehow couldn't. She frowned a bit still in her sleep as she felt something around her waist. Something hard but soothing could be felt below her head but she couldn't understand what it was. So she opened her eyes and found herself lying with her head on his chest and he had securely held her by her waist; she remembered last night how she was scared and blushed a little at their current position. As she tried to move away; his grip around her tightened making her fall back on him. She could feel his breath on her skin while his hand caressed her waist. She gasped at his touch but as she saw a sweet and content smile on his lips she too smiled. Her hands moved up on their own accord and removed his fringes from his forehead. She caressed his cheeks as he looked like an innocent baby as he slept.
Sote hue kitna pyaara lagta hai...kitna innocent...pata nahi kyun mujhe din bhar tang karta rehta hai. Vaise toh ek number ka khadoos hai...par kabhi kabhi kuch sweet harkate bhi kar leta hai; jaise ki kal raat. Par Humesha aise kyun nahi reh sakte tum!!
All of a sudden he opened his eyes and winked at her making her widen her eyes with shock.
Ye jag raha tha kab se...oh no! she moved out of his hold embarrassed and was about to get up but he pulled her back and coming on top of her pinned her to the bed.
A: Arey arey kaha bhaag rahi ho Mrs.Mallik. Apna jawaab toh leti jao.
R: Armaan...kya kar rahe ho...ch...chodo mujhe.
A: Acha aur tum jo kar rahi thi uska kya? She looked away and continued to wriggle in his hold turning scarlet red by now. Oye hoye... actually you know I love to tease you aise... But I simply love it even more when you smile at me.
R: Acha??...Toh phir tum humesha mujhe pareshaan kyun karte rehte ho?
A: Kyunki you have absolutely no idea how amazing you look when you get angry at me. She again looked away while he bent in and kissed her cheek lightly. Aur jab tum aise sharmati ho na toh aur bhi khubsoorat lagti ho. He kissed her eyes one by one lost in the moment. Kissing both her cheeks he moved to her earlobe and nuzzled there making her groan.
Ar...maan...please! He bit her earlobe lightly and then kissed the same place sensuously make her wither in his hold. Going further down he kissed her nape with feather light kisses. He pinned her hands to the bed and moving to the other side of her neck placed fervent kisses all over her neckline. He kissed her chin and was about to capture her lips but as he saw her closed eyes in anticipation and her innocent face instantly a smile erupted on his face. He knew it wasn't probably the correct time; so he kissed her forehead sweetly and whispered in her ears;
A very good morning Mrs. Armaan Mallik. Hopefully you will have a wonderful day.
Getting up he walked to the washroom to get ready for office leaving her dazed and lost in her own world. As he entered the washroom he saw his reflection in the mirror and he could see some of her lipstick rubbed against his cheeks. He smiled like a maniac to himself and caressing his cheek he ruffled his hair all happy with all that perspired between them.
A: Man...this is crazy...can someone have such an effect on anybody. Shouldn't this be illegal; she makes me go crazy dude. Vo jab bhi saamne hoti hai I always tend to lose my senses. Kya isiko pyaar kehte hai? Am I falling in love...NO! I can't...come on dude you can't be in love... He started debating with himself as he thought about their relation status.
But why not? It feels good to be around her.
Nahi par vo toh humesha tujhse ladti rehta hai. She hates you...
Haan par vo toh isi liye kyunki main humesha use chedta rehta hu...varna I am sure vo bhi mujhe pasand karti hai...varna vo kabhi mujhe apne paas nahi aane deti. Aur fir jab bhi main uske kareeb hota hu toh uske gaal automatically rang badalte hai...haven't you noticed. And God...she looks so beautiful when she blushes!

On the other hand Riddhima who was still in bed with her eyes closed and cheeks red; opened her eyes slowly to find the room empty. She touched her forehead and as she remembered all his kisses and touch her cheeks turn a deeper shade of red and she covered her face with her hands. She held her mangalsutra and smiled a beautiful content smile.
Armaan...mujhe nahi pata ki ye shaadi kyu aur kis liye hui; par main itna jarur jaan chuki hu ki ye shaadi honi hi thi. Tumhara mere zindagi main aana; mere naseeb main likha hi tha. She looked up at the sky as a small tear dropped from her eye;
Maa...main jaanti hu aaj aap khush hongi; kyunki aaj main jaan chuki hu ki aapne kyu meri shaadi Armaan se hone di. Kal tak shayad main is bare main sure nahi thi; par ab main is rishte ko nibhana chahti hu maa. Mujhe is baat ka ehsaas ho chukka hai ki Armaan ke saath chahe main jitna lad lu par uske begair main nahi reh sakti. Usne hi toh mujhe jeena sikhaya hai; fir chahe vo mujhe jitna pareshaan kar le par main jaanti hu ki jab bhi mujhe kisiki sabse jyaada jarurat hoti hai toh vohi hai jo sabse pehle mere paas hoga. Main nahi jaanti ki kab aur kaise...par main use...shayad pyaar...