Ananya came back home and told armaan something which made him smile wide. "Thank You mom. I Love You sooo much" he said hugging his mother happily. She hugged him back and kissed his forehead. "What happened mom?" riddhima asked giving the orange juice glass to ananya. "Your wedding date is changed riddhi. You are getting married three days earlier then the date which was fixed before. Which means your wedding is in 25 days" ananya said and riddhima looked at her confusedly and surprised. "Why mom? Why you changed the date?" she asked her. "You are not happy about it riddhi?" ananya asked her teasingly. Riddhima blushed pink and looked down. How can she be not happy about it? "Armaan will tell you the reason for the change in the date" ananya said smiling at her and went towards her room patting her back. "Why this sudden change in date armaan?" she asked him hugging him and looking up at him. "I intend to keep it a surprise for you basket. Chances are there you will find it out why. But i will take care of it" he said wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her forehead. "Surprise hai?" "Haan" "Okay. I don't want to ruin your surprise. So i will not think anymore why this change in date. I am Happy we are getting married earlier" she said kissing his cheek and smiling at him. "You will be more than happy when you will get to know the reason basket" he whispered to her above her lips and pecked her lips.
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The house was buzzing with noises of the guests at the party. Billy and ananya had announced to the world about their son Armaan Mallik's wedding with their son-in-law Atul Gupta's sister Riddhima Joshi and invited everyone for all the functions and the wedding. Everyone had clapped and cheered for the couple, blessed and congratulated them. Armaan and riddhima's college friends, their common friends from Sangeet were also invited for the party. The party was on full swing. Everyone was enjoying to their fullest. Armaan and riddhima were busy in apologizing and convincing their friends for not keeping in touch with them all these years. Their friends forgave them, but with a condition. That armaan and riddhima should perform a song together for them, which was gladly accepted by armaan and riddhima. Billy and ananya introduced riddhima to their relatives and friends, who warmly welcomed her to the family. Riddhima got emotional with the warm welcome from most of them. The negative looks from some of them did not affect her much. Coz her armaan and her family didn't let her stay with those persons for long and was always with her. She was little scared if armaan's relatives will accept her in their family. When they accepted her, she was So Happy. They smiled at each other and it never left their lips as they held each other's hand with their fingers entwined as they spoke with their friends and relatives.
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"What happened to Mr.Mallik? He is getting his son married to an orphan?" said MR. Sharma to another person, looking at riddhima who was laughing with muskaan on armaan's cousin's silly jokes. Billy who came there to take a drink for him heard it and clenched his fist. "Mr.Sharma, Riddhima is Not an orphan. We Are Her Family. And above all, she has her Armaan with her. Don't you dare call my daughter an orphan again. I am speaking to you patiently because you are a business associate for a long time and I have respected you always. If not, you will be out of the gate the very second I heard you saying that word. Hereafter, be careful in what you are speaking" billy said with a smile, but every word with anger in his eyes. He turned back and saw armaan there. Billy looked apologetically at armaan for his associate's harsh words. "buddy, i.." "You don't need to apologise dad. Please don't. I Love You Dad" "Love you too son. Don't worry about this and enjoy the party" billy said hugging and patted his son's back. Armaan smiled at his dad parting from him after few seconds and went towards his basket. Riddhima who was seeing what was happening in the past couple of minutes, looked at armaan questioningly. He blinked his eyes at her conveying to her everything is fine. He wrapped his arm around her waist standing next to her and pecked her head. She smiled and blinked her eyes at him making him smile. She knows she doesn't need worry about anything when he is with her.
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Armaan looked at riddhima calling her to come with him with his eyes. She shook her head in "no" looking at armaaan's bua, who is a distant relative to the Malliks. Ananya had asked riddhima to stay with her and bua for sometime. So she was standing there answering bua's questions and listening to what she was saying for the past twenty minutes. Armaan who was waiting for her was calling her to come to him. But she didn't. He looked at her as if asking her "Are you coming or not?" with a determined look. She shook her head in "no" helplessly. She wanted to go and be with him too. But she is struck in here. He looked at her disappointedly and went from there. Riddhima sighed and looked at his retreating back.
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The youngsters were on one side of the hall. They were catching up with everything they missed all these years and getting to know one another's life. Others were on the other side of the hall enjoying the party with their business discussions, gossips and all. Atul and anjali led the youngsters behind the Mallik mansion to a room..actually a hall. Armaan and riddhima looked at the place surprised. They looked at atul and anjali, who smiled wide at them. "Most of you guys are musicians here. So we thought all of you will enjoy more if there are some music instruments for you guys to play and sing. So we arranged this" atul said smiling. In the wide hall, music instruments were placed on one end and across to it on the other end were a dance floor, with light settings like a club. Seating arrangements was made for everyone. "We love you Sooo much" armaan and riddhima said smiling wide hugging atul and anjali. They hugged them back gladly saying "We love you too". And then, started the musical party. People started playing the instruments, singing and dancing. This hall is behind Mallik Mansion which was in the center, with atul and anjali's on one side and armaan riddhima's house on the other side. So the party sound didn't go out of their place, which could disturb their neighbourhood. Everyone was enjoying to the fullest. Riddhima saw few girls surrounding something or someone and went towards them. She heard them laughing and saw armaan was sitting there along with rahul and the girls surrounding them. The girls were flirting with them and they were flirting back with them. He looked at her, who was glaring at him with her green eyes. He ignored her when she gestured him to come with her and continued with what he was doing. He felt her eyes on him and knows she was waiting for him to go with her. But he ignored her. She stomped her feet and went from there furiously. He just wanted to annoy her. But he annoyed her a little more than just for fun. He knows he is in trouble now.
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Armaan was looking at riddhima pleadingly mouthing "sorry basket" to her. But she didn't pay attention to him and continued chatting with others. Armaan sighed. "You need this Armaan Mallik. What was the need to act like you were flirting with those girls?" he scolded himself. "I just wanted to annoy her. She looks So Cute and Adorable when she is irritated. And I love her possessiveness for me. I missed irritating her and her scowls. Thats why I was just doing it to annoy basket. But she got so angry now" he thought pouting to himself. Riddhima who was looking at him chuckled seeing the change of cute expressions on his face. She so wanted to pull his cheeks and give him tight kisses there. "No. I will not do that now. He annoyed me and I am not gonna to talk to him. I know he was not flirting with those girls really. Only i know what his real flirting is. He wanted to annoy me by avoiding me and talking to other girls. And you are successful in it Mr. Mallik. I am not gonna talk to you. hmph" she thought looking at him. One of those girls came towards the seat next to armaan to sit in it. Riddhima who was sitting two seats away from him look daggers at that girl. The girl got scared seeing riddhima's fiery eyes and just went from there gulping. Riddhima was very angry and irritated now. He looked at riddhima pleadingly and pouting. She got up from her seat and went away from there. Armaan followed her. "I am sorry basket. I.." "I don't want to hear anything armaan. Go and talk with those girls. I will not disturb you" she whispered to him furiously. "No, I want to be with you" he whispered back to her taking her hand in his. She pulled her hand back from his. "Oh..you remembered me now? I thought you forgot your fiance when you were with those girls avoiding me" she said angrily. Armaan was alarmed by her words and her anger. "God..please help me" he thought in his heart. "Basket yaar..you know I wasn't actually flirting with them. I was just annoying you yaar. Actually rahul was the one who was flirting with them. I just pretended like I was flirting with them when I saw you coming" "You are right. I know you were not really flirting. But you wanted to irritate me na. You are successful in it and I am not gonna talk to you. Have fun" she whispered to him angrily and walked away from him. For the next half an hour he followed her wherever she goes trying to convince her. She did give him a hard time.
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Riddhima..Riddhima
He called her (imagine the name as riddhima instead of the name in the song) and held her wrist. "I am sorry. Maine aapko pehchaana nahi. And I am not riddhima. You mistook me for someone else. I don't who you are" she said angrily freeing her wrist from his hold and walked ahead.
Tere labon pe inkaar hai..mere labon par ikraar hai
Haan..yehi toh hai sab nishaaniyaan..haan.. isi ka naam toh pyaar hai
He said with a loving smile, standing close to her behind her, making her smile. She again walked ahead. Armaan walked to her front and started singing, looking into her eyes and walking backwards slowly, as she walked forward. He took the guitar and strummed it.
Hmm..mhmm
tu ne mujhe pehchaana nahin
jaana main koi anjaana nahin
aashiq hoon main tere naam ka
diwana hoon main deewaana nahin
tu ne mujhe pehchaana nahin
jaana main koi anjaana nahin
aashiq hoon main tere naam ka
diwana hoon main deewaana nahin
mmm..mmm..mmm mhmmm
She was not successful in hiding her smile after what he sang. She smiled trying to look away from him and walked faster. But he held her wrist and stood infront of her, playing the guitar. She was lost in his eyes and music and stood rooted to her spot.
naam badal ke tu kehati hai
tu voh nahin koi aur hai
tu ne di thi yeh angooti
yeh kehati hai tu hai jhooti
mmm..mmm..mmm mhmmm
He sang smiling, showing the ring in his finger to her and winked at her. She smiled seeing the love in his eyes, all her anger and irritation gone. Their friends dimmed the lights making the atmosphere more romantic. They clapped and hooted, and started dancing around them. They were so happy to listen to armaan singing after so long and were enjoying it thoroughly. Armaan riddhima smiled at each other. He continued playing the guitar and sang looking into her eyes.
kaanta na tha jo nikal gaya
kaagaz na tha jo kho gaya
likha hai yeh dil pe tere
tu hai meri main hoon tera
mmm..mmm..mmm mhmmm
He forwarded his hand to her and she held his hand. He kept the guitar aside and pulled her close to him by her waist. She shivered feeling his touch on her bare waist because of her saree. Her hands landed on his chest and shoulder. They forgot the world as they looked into each other's eyes. He sang looking deep into her eyes.
tu ne mujhe pehchaana nahin
jaana main koi anjaana nahin
aashiq hoon main tere naam ka
diwana hoon main deewaana nahin
mmm..mmm..mmm mhmmm
The hall was silent for a few seconds and their friends and family hummed the song clapping, surrounding them.
mmm..mmm..mmm mhmmm
mmm..mmm..mmm mhmmm
Everyone grinned at them and armaan smiled back at them. Riddhima hid her face in her armaan's chest. Others went from around them smiling at them. Riddhima pulled armaan along with her to a side where people were not there. She pinched his palm which was in her hold making him hiss in pain. He looked at her pouting and she smirked at him. "This is what you get for flirting with other girls Mr.Mallik" she whispered to him. "Kya yaar basket..I was doing it just to annoy you. Its fun to annoy you. You look so adorable when you are annoyed. I love your irritated expressions basket. And see, you look very cute now with that frown" he whispered back to her smiling at her. "Well Mr.Mallik, I know you love to annoy me. But you don't know what your "improved" basket will do when she gets annoyed now. So be careful" she said possessively with the smile not leaving her lips. She kissed his palm where she pinched him. He smiled feeling her soft lips trying to sooth his pain. "Ah haan..and may I know what will my "improved" basket will do?" "Well, for starter, I will not talk to you, like I did few minutes ago. And then no kisses..and then no make outs..and you and me sleeping in separate rooms" she said seriously and his mouth opened in shock. He stared at her unbelievingly. She said it so seriously like she meant it. "You didn't mean what you said now..do you?" he asked her and she smirked at him. "It depends on the situation" she said winking at him. "Basket..you really have improved a lot" he whined and she pulled his cheeks saying "You are so cute armaan. I love you sooo much" and pecked his cheeks. "I love you too basket" he said kissing her fingers. "So..is this the only reason you pulled me here where no one is here? Coz I felt your eyes on me all evening. Iraada kya hai aapka Soon to be Mrs. Mallik?" he asked her with his naughty grin. She smacked his arm blushing making him grin wider. "Lets go before someone comes searching for us armaan" she said before he does anything. "Not before I steal a kiss from you basket. Do you know how Beautiful and Sexy you are in saree. You look so tempting. Its really hard to control myself around you" he whispered to her looking into her eyes. She turned crimson with his words and the passion in his eyes and whispered "Armaaan please.." "I am leaving you now basket. Because i might lose my control a lil if I start doing something now. And we both don't want it in the party now. But I will not leave you tonight. I know I can't get what I want fully tonight. But be ready for a Hot and Passionate make out" he said huskily nibbling her earlobe. She bit her lip from stopping herself from moaning. He kissed her crimson cheeks and forehead making her smile. "I Love you basket" "I Love you too" she said blushing.
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The place was filled with music and laughter. Love and Music was in the air there. Riddhima's eyes were on armaan only when he started dancing like crazy with others. She smiled with moist eyes seeing him enjoying. He had told her he had stopped making friends and always stayed alone, as a punishment to himself for hurting her. Just the mere thought of it hurt her heart. He loves to party and enjoy. He likes interacting with people and making friends. But he stopped it all to punish himself for hurting her. She blinked back the tears and smiled at him when he looked at her. He walked towards her and led her out of the hall. "I am sorry Armaan.." "sshh..i know what you are thinking. Stop thinking that basket. You are not responsible for me not partying or enjoying all these years. I deserved the punishment which I gave to myself. We will talk about this later" "but armaa.." before she could finish his name, he pressed his lips on hers and kissed her. He kissed her softly, with all the love he has for her. She smiled as a tear escaped her eyes and kissed him back. He wiped the tears with his thumb kissing her forehead. "I love you armaan" "I love you too basket" they whispered smiling heartily and went back in hand in hand. Their friend's demand of listening to armaan and riddhima singing together was also fulfilled. Most of them sang along with them. The party went on till midnight and everyone went back home with a smile on their lips which came from their heart.
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In the room,
"Where are you going basket?" "To change armaan" "No. Don't change basket. Sit here. I want to lie in your lap" he said keeping a pillow against the bedpost. She smiled at him and he pulled her on to the bed making her sit. She sat leaning on the pillow and he lied on her lap. She was still in her saree and he had changed to his vest and three fourths. She bent and kissed his forehead. He took her fingers and kissed them. He closed his eyes feeling her massaging his head. He opened his eyes after few minutes and kissed her palm, making her shiver. Blood rushed to her cheeks as he looked at her intensely with his passionate blue yes. His eyes travelled from her head to her chest stopping at her every feature for a minute. She slightly slapped his cheek and turned his face to the other side when his eyes lingered below her neck. Her cheeks had turned crimson now. He smirked and turned on her lap burying his face in her bare tummy, siding her saree. Her breath stuck in her lungs as he did that. "Relax basket. Breathe" he whispered against her skin with a naughty smile. He pulled back a little and she gulped oxygen. He again buried his face in her tummy wrapping his arms around her. She trembled and threaded her fingers in his hair, as he placed feather soft kisses on her tummy. His kisses turned more passionate with each passing second. He caressed her spine with the tip of his fingers and licked her navel making her heart beat quicken. She arched back moaning his name as licked and placed wet kisses. She pulled his head from her where it was and he looked at her passionately. She shook her head in "no" to him and he did the same, moving his hand down from her waist. She closed her eyes again as he sat up and leaned on her. Without any difficulty, he softly pulled her down making her lay on the bed and propped on her side. With his finger tip, he traced from her forehead down to her neck making her shiver. Then she felt his warm lips replacing his finger. She smiled as he kissed her forehead and eyes lovingly. "I Love You Basket" he whispered against her lips. "I love You Too Armaan" she whispered back to him opening her eyes and looking into his. He softly tucked her hair behind her ear and kissed her earlobe and neckline making her shudder and arch back. He came on top of her and traced her quivering lips with his thumb and her arm with his other hand. He placed his lips on hers and nibbled them and she responded doing the same to him, her one arm around his neck and other hand fingers on his nape. He slid his tongue in her mouth and their kiss heated as their tongues touched. She gasped as he she felt the saree sliding down her shoulder and his fingers siding her blouse. She took her arm from around his neck and fisted the bedspread in her palms as he kissed her harder. She kissed him back with equal ardour moving her other hand down to his back and digging her nails there. He removed the saree from her upper body continuing to play with her senses with his tongue and fingers. He traced her arm and entwined her fingers with his. They smiled between the kiss as he traced the ring on her finger. After ten minutes of passionate kissing, he pulled back from her for oxygen and looked at her. He buried his face on her neck and kissed her with a passion which made them both feel they will cross all the limits today. He kissed her collar bone and shoulders. He pulled back and looked at her red face and neck. She felt his breath and his fingers moving down from her neck. It quickened her heart beats like a racing car. He leaned in and kissed her upper chest. He lingered his lips there not wanting to move from there. She ruffled his hair in passion, which aroused him more. She pulled him up and rolled suddenly making him lay beneath her. She placed soft torturing kisses all lover his face and neck making him groan. He caressed her waist and back and holding her tight on top of him. He gasped when she placed sensuous kisses under his ears and nibbled his earlobes. Her hands moved inside his vest. He sighed in pleasure when she traced her soft finger tips on his chest and abs. In the back of their mind, they heard a voice telling them to stop this. Armaan moved his hand down between them and pulled the out the saree pleats from her petticoat. She gasped feeling his fingers on her navel. She smacked her lips on his kissing him passionately, which was gladly responded by him. He turned making her lay beneath him and undraped the saree from her petite body. He removed his vest and landed on top of her and kissed her madly.
She gasped and hugged him tight as he pulled back from her mouth and buried his face in her neck, pressing his body weight on hers. She was melting in his love for her. She felt unknown sensations in her which dazed her. Armaan who was lost in his passion for her came back to his senses when she dug her nails a little sharply on his back. Half-heartedly, not wanting, but still he stopped realizing where this will lead to if they don't stop now. It was Really Hard for him control his desires and passion. His basket is in his arms letting him love her as he desires and she is loving him back too. His basket was not stopping him. He knows she will not stop him. He wished they could just make love like no tomorrow without caring about anything. But..they will have to wait till their wedding night. He groaned feeling her fingers roaming on his back tracing him. He pulled back reluctantly and looked at her face. Her eyes were closed and her swollen lips were quivering. Her face and neck were red. Her hair was a mess. She looked Stunning to him. Smiling, he kissed her forehead gently making her get back into her senses a little and open her eyes. They saw immense love, passion and desire looking into each other's eyes as they locked. She lowered her lids as he grinned at her naughtily. He kissed and bit the tip of her nose and her red cheeks. "You are Innocently Beautiful and Sexy basket" he whispered in her ear kissing and nibbling it. She turned more crimson if possible. He tucked the strands behind her ear and lifted her chin making her look at him. She looked at him for a second and hugged him hiding her face in him. She was Very shy to look at him after their passionate moment. Smiling, he kissed her head and rolled lying on his back with her on top of him. She listened to the rhythm of his heart and smiled, placing a lingering kiss there. A warm feeling crept in his heart feeling her do that. He parted her a little from him and she looked up at him blushing. He kissed her forehead making her smile wide. She rolled off him and he turned facing her and she lied on her side facing him. Their faces very close, leaving just few inches distance between them. Combing his hair back with her fingers which fell on his forehead, she placed a loving kiss there. He smiled and did the same to her. He took the comforter and covered them both with it. She shivered as they touched each other's bare skin, while wrapping their arms around each other. He smiled more feeling the effect of his mere touch on her. He pulled her closer tightening his grip on her closing the distance between them. All the while, they didn't speak a word. But their eyes and gestures said more than words can. Their lips locked in a soft passionate kiss. "I Love You" they whispered simultaneously with a smile, their lips still touching after ending the kiss. Hugging each other with all the love they possess for the other, they didn't know when they slept.
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A pair of black eyes which was watching news in the tv widened in shock and filled with fury and Fear, looking at the couple on the tv screen and mouth automatically screamed "shashankkk". He rushed to the room hearing her and stood rooted to his spot seeing the video of Armaan Mallik and Riddhima Joshi smiling happily, with family and friends. "What we thought is over is not over shashank. It is actually begun now" she said furiously throwing the remote away, which broke into pieces. "This is what I was worrying about shashank. We separated that Mallik boy from that orphan five years ago. But atul loved and married his sister anjali Mallik even after our countless tries to stop the wedding. We tried to separate them after marriage. But they sticked to each other inseparably. Now that riddhima is reunited with armaan and they are getting married in less than a month. We cannot let this happen shashank. We have to do something and stop this wedding" she shouted wrathfully. Shashank looked at his wife Padma and the tv screen back to back with blank eyes.
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Armaan opened his eyes feeling movements against him. He closed and opened his eyes adjusting to the sun rays. He saw his basket sleeping with her head on his chest and smiled pecking her head. He saw the curtains were open and she was trying to hide her face in him to avoid the sunlight. He slowly freed himself from her hold and sat up. He pecked her forehead and got down the bed. She frowned in her sleep feeling her warmth go away from her. He closed the curtains and went back to her. His eyes filled with tears seeing her hand searching for him in the bed, mumbling his name in her sleep with a frown. He fell in love with her all over again. He so wanted to kiss her hard seeing her love for him. But he did not want to ruin her peaceful sleep. So, he quietly lied beside her kissing her forehead softly and wrapped his arms around her. She held him tight still mumbling his name, but now with a smile feeling him near her. "I Love You My Baby Basket" he whispered tucking her hair behind her ear and closed his eyes touching his forehead with hers. She smiled as if she heard him even in her sleep and cuddled close to him.
After an hour, riddhima woke up from her sleep. She smiled seeing his face close to hers and kissed his forehead affectionately. He opened his eyes feeling her lips on his skin. "Good Morning" they whispered to the other smiling brightly. Riddhima was surprised when he pressed his lips on hers suddenly. She smiled feeling his lips moving on hers very gently. She kissed him back making him smile. Their fingers caressed each other's cheeks as they kissed ever so softly. It was not an all-consuming kiss. It was a loving soft kiss which filled with their heart with warmth and made them feel contended and peaceful. "I Love You Baby" he whispered against her lips. "I Love you Too My Baby" she whispered back to him and they smiled at each other. She looked at the clock which showed 6.30AM. "You want to go on a walk in the beach?" he asked her and she nodded at him happily. "Okay. Go and freshen up quickly" he said caressing her hair. She sat up and that's when she realized she had not changed to her night clothes last night and armaan's torso was also bare. She had slept in her blouse and underskirt. Thinking of last night sent shivers down her spine. Armaan smiled seeing her blushing profusely and covering herself with the comforter. He kissed her crimson cheeks and got off the bed. He opened his wardrobe and took out a skirt and top for her from her clothes he had in his closet. He walked back to her and sat facing her. He leaned in kissed her neck, making her shiver and kept the clothes on her lap. He moved back and went towards the balcony door. "Armaan" she called him softly and he turned to look at her. He smiled seeing his caring and possessive basket holding out his vest to him. He took it from her kissing her hand and went out to the balcony opening the door.
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"What is happening here basket?" armaan asked shocked seeing muskaan hitting rahul with a cushion when they came back from their morning walk from the beach. "This is Rahul Garewal and Muskaan Chadda's love" riddhima said laughing. Rahul looked at them with a "please help me" look. They went to his rescue. "Stop it muski. Enough" riddhima said pulling her friend back. She stopped hitting rahul and stepped back cursing him. "Kya hua? Why are you hitting him?" riddhima asked muskaan who was trying to catch her breath. "A stupid girl was trying to get close to him last night in the party. And he was smiling at that bi***" she said shooting daggers at rahul who looked at her with "sorry" face. Armaan laughed hearing her. "What is it making you laugh armaan?" muskaan shouted. Riddhima gestured him to stop laughing with her eyes. He looked at rahul and supressed his laugh. Rahul was explaining to his possessive lover from last night but she was not convinced yet. "What is my fault if that girl was hitting on me? I avoided her as much I can. But she was not leaving me. I have apologized to you many times from last night. I am sorry muskaan" rahul said helplessly. Armaan and riddhima didn't say anything and looked at muskaan. "I Love You" he whispered taking her in his arms. She pushed him but he pulled her back in his embrace. "You are bad. I don't love you" "But I Love Only You" rahul whispered kissing her head. "If you ever dare to even look at another girl, I will not forgive you for it again. You are only mine" she said possessively looking up at him with moist eyes. "Does that mean I am forgiven now?" he asked her and she nodded making him smile. "I Love you muskaan and I am only yours forever" he said kissing her forehead. Armaan and riddhima went out of the room smiling, seeing they were about to kiss.
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Ananya went to backyard were armaan and riddhima were sitting in the small swing designing their wedding invitation. Others had gone to the office early except billy. He had asked them to give him their design by afternoon and he will give the cards for printing. They had started to work on the invitations after coming from the beach from their morning walk. They smiled at ananya seeing her coming towards them with the food plate and a glass of water. She saw sketch books, pencils and colour pens and all scattered in the table infront of them. "Finished designing the card?" she asked them caressing riddhima's head. "Its almost finished mom. We are giving last touches. We will finish it in 20-30 minutes" armaan said typing the contents of the invitation, which was written by ananya and given to them. Riddhima was drawing something on the sketchbook. "You both do your work. I will feed you the food" she said and they nodded at her. She started feeding them. "Mom..will you teach me to cook your special biryani. Armaan always says your briyani has a special touch to it" "of course riddhi. I will" she said feeding the aloo paratha to armaan. "This is delicious mom" armaan and riddhima said relishing the aloo paratha she was feeding them. She smiled at them and continued feeding them and they continued their work. In twenty minutes, they had finished their breakfast and also designing the card. They smiled looking at the laptop screen and at each other. "This is beautiful" ananya said looking at the card design in the laptop screen. "Thank you mom" they said together and she hugged her children smiling happily. "I will take a printout of this now and give the design to dad" armaan said standing from the swing with the laptop in his hand. He kissed his mom's cheek making her smile. Riddhima was shocked when he kissed her cheek too. He went inside winking at her. She turned pink looking at ananya who was smiling at her.
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The wall between the houses was demolished in the morning. Armaan Riddhima smiled seeing their home now without the wall in between. The rubbles were removed from there immediately and the gardeners and other workers had immediately started working. Armaan and riddhima were there looking at everything with a smile. Billy had gone to office and ananya was out for some shopping. The lovers gave the workers fresh juice in the mid-morning. Riddhima cooked lunch for all the fifteen workers there. Armaan helped her in cooking and was also supervising the work which was going on. The workers were surprised and looked at one another when the couple invited them inside the house for lunch. They felt happy that they were invited inside the house. But it was new for them and they felt uncomfortable. Understanding them, armaan gave them the idea of eating in the backyard, under the shade of the trees. They agreed to it smiling. All of them felt more uncomfortable when riddhima served them and the couple ate with them. Armaan made them comfortable by telling them his silly jokes. Their awkwardness was gone in a few minutes as they interacted with them. They talked to them and got to know them. Nobody had done this before to them. They were used to being seen as just mere workers. But armaan and riddhima treated them as their own. Not as workers. They were very respectful and friendly. They ate the food happily and blessed the couple from their hearts. As the workers started the work again, riddhima saw one side of their home's front yard was hided from others view and she heard the sound of work going behind. She walked towards there but armaan stopped her. "Don't go there basket. It is a surprise for you. You will get to know it on our wedding day" he said smiling at her. "Okay" she said and walked to the other side holding his hand. He smiled and pecked her head.
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After ananya came back home, armaan and riddhima got ready to go for their shopping. "Mom..we are leaving for shopping. Do you want us to buy anything?" riddhima asked coming down the stairs. "No riddhi. Armaan..ride the bike carefully and you both enjoy" she said hugging them. They hugged her back. "We will mom" armaan said smiling and hugging his mother. "Bye mom" riddhima said hugging her while armaan took out the bike. Ananya went to her room to continue with writing the list of their relative's names to give the invitations.
He hopped on the bike and she sat behind him, putting her long legs on both the sides and hugged him by his waist keeping her head on his back. They gasped as their bodies touched. "I can't ride the bike if you sit like this basket. You are turning me on. Move back" he whispered turning and looking at her. Her cheeks flushed and she hit his shoulder moving back a little, still holding him tight. He chuckled wearing his helmet and pulled her close to him making her sit like before and sped off. After few minutes ride, he stopped the bike in front of a small shopping complex and told her to wait and he will come back in few minutes. She nodded. He came in ten minutes and saw her sitting on the bike posing as if riding it. He smiled taking out his phone. "Basket" he called her and she looked at him. He captured her smiling face in his phone camera. He walked towards her and asked her, "You want to learn to ride bikes?" "Yes" she said excited. "Okay I will teach you. But not now, some other time. Let's go now" he said and she nodded smiling wide. He took out the helmet from the shopper and made her wear it pecking her forehead. "You look so cute basket" "Thank you for the compliment handsome" she said giggling. Armaan looked at her surprised for a moment. His basket was complimenting him. She always complimented him with her eyes. This was the first time she said it in words. He smiled wide and hopped on the bike. She wrapped her arms around his waist and he zoomed off. They enjoyed their bike ride after so long. Before, she had always sat behind him one sided. It was the first time she was sitting like this and armaan was enjoying it thoroughly, though having her sitting so close behind him with her front pressed on his back was a torture to him. Sometimes, he felt her shivering, which he knows is not because of the wind but coz of their closeness. But it seemed like riddhima was enjoying teasing him. "I will punish you for torturing me in the bike ride basket. Wait till we go back home" he whispered to her as they entered the empty elevator holding hands. She blushed crimson and slapped his shoulder making him grin.
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"Shall we go for a walk armaan?" she asked looking up at him from his shoulder. "Of course my baby" he said kissing her forehead. He stood up and forwarded his hand to her. She held his hand and stood up on her feet. After coming back from shopping late evening, they had come to the beach with atul, anjali, rahul and muskaan. The other two couples were sitting in on two other rocks little away from them. They strolled on the seashore wrapping their arms around each other's waist. He smiled and kissed her forehead as she kept her head on his chest. They strolled on the seashore slowly, listening to the music of their heartbeat and the waves crashing on the shore. They felt so protected, peaceful, elated and loved in each other's arms. Time stood still for the lovers as they walked in silence, which spoke its own love language which their heart understands.
Armaan realized it was getting darker and they have come far from others. He stopped and she looked at him. "Kya hua armaan?" she asked him softly. "We have come far basket. Others will be searching for us" she looked around hearing him and saw only they were there. She moved in front of him and wrapped her arms around his neck, leaving just few inches distance between them. He held her by her waist and kissed her forehead. "I forget the world around me when I am with you armaan. I just want to be embraced in your arms all our life. I don't want anything else" she whispered looking into his blue eyes with all the love she has for him. "My world revolves around you basket. There isn't anything more for me to ask from god other than us being together all our life. You make life worth living. I Love You soon to be Mrs. Armaan Mallik" he whispered back to her looking into her green eyes, which were moist now hearing his heartfelt words. "I Love You Too Mr.Armaan Mallik" she said kissing his forehead making his lips curve more showing his cute dimples. They leaned their forehead on each other's with closed eyes and a content smile.
On the other side, atul's face hardened as he heard what billy said on the other side of the phone. "I will be there in ten minutes dad" he said and cut the call. He looked at anjali who nodded at him understanding seeing her husband's angry face. They got down the rock and went towards rahul and muskaan. "Rahul, we are going home. I think buddy and riddhi has gone for a walk. I don't see them anywhere near us" atul said looking around them and continued. "Don't come back to home till anjali or I text you to" atul said blankly. "What happened bhabhi?" muskaan asked anjali. "They are here muski. We will handle them and text you once they go from there. Till then, stay here in the beach and have your dinner in a restaurant. Don't let ammy and ridz know they are here" anjali said to muskaan. "Okay bhabhi. We will take care. You both and mom and dad please be careful with them" she said in a shaking voice and anjali nodded. "Don't worry. We will handle" atul said and went away from there with his wife, who held his hand and walked with him. Rahul hugged muskaan who was looking at him with anger and fear in her eyes thinking what is going to happen now.
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