They stayed like that for some time and then Adarsh whispered.
"Ghar chale?"
(Let's go home?)
"Huh!?"
She looked at him confused. He smiled and caressed her cheeks.
"Ghar? Chale?"
(Home? Shall we?)
She nodded with her head down. He smiled and pecked her lips and forehead and then drove towards her home. He reached home after dropping her. Going straight away to his room he slumped back on the bed with a huge grin on his face.
While Sakshi also was laying in her bed with a beautiful smile adorning her face thinking about their first kiss. Tracing her lips lightly she blushed. The feel of his lips was still there.
Her phone pinged indicating a message. He got up to see who it was and looking at the message she smiled again.
"Good night meri jaan. Dream of me
She had a shy smile on her face. Oh she sure was going to dream about him. Typing a quick good night message to him she quickly got into the bed. Both of them slept with a smile on their faces and dreaming about the other.
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A week later was Adarsh's birthday and Sakshi had surprised him by visiting him in his office.
He was working on something when someone had knocked on his cabin. Muttering a quick come in he went back to work thinking that it was one of the office staffs.
He looked up when his file was taken from his hand. She was standing there with a smile on her face. Settling herself on his lap she hid her face in his neck.
"Happy Birthday."
She whispered in his ear making his breath hitch. She pecked his lips only to be pulled into a passionate kiss.
"Thank you."
He said pulling back. She smiled and again hid her face in his neck and he round his arms around her holding her tightly.
That evening they went on their second official date.
The same night when she returned home and was going to her room she was stopped midway by her mother.
"Kya hua mumma? Soye nhi abhi tak?"
(What happened mumma? You did not sleep yet?)
She asked nervously. Her mother looked at her with a blank expression.
"Kaha thi tu? Kaha se aa rhi hai?"
(Where were you? Where are you coming from?)
"Kaha se matlab? Office mai thi mumma."
(What you mean where? I was in the office.)
"Idhar aa kr baith."
(Come and sit here.)
Her mother said sternly. Sakshi felt her hands sweating. Lowering her eyes she sat beside her mother.
(Tell me the truth. Where were you and with whom.)
She bit her lip thinking of some excuse but finding none she decided it was better she told the truth.
"Mumma mai wo- mai Adarsh ke saath thi."
(Mumma i - i was with Adarsh.)
She said lowly. Shweta's eyes widened.
"Kaun Adarsh?"
(Who Adarsh?)
She asked afraid of the answer.
"Adarsh Singhania. Jiju ke bhai. Mumma mai bhut pyaar krti hu unse. Wo bhi krte hai."
(Jiju's brother. Mumma i love him a lot. He does too.)
She said quickly when her mother pulled her hands back. Her heart was beating very fast due to anticipation. What if her mother didn't approve of their relation.
"Mumma. Kuch bolo na."
(Mumma say something.)
She was almost on the verge of crying.
"Kab se chal rha hai ye sab?"
( Since when is it going on?)
She asked blankly.
"2 mahine."
(2 months.)
She said with her head lowered.
"Hey bhagwaan! Tu pagal ho gyi hai kya? Tujhe koi idea bhi hai Sakshi agar future mai tum dono ke beech koi problem ho gyi. Bhagwaan na kre aisa ho. Par agar hua toh Rashi ki life par kya effect pad skta hai. Bahu hai wo uss ghar ki. Uski life kharab ho skti hai."
(Og my God! Have you gone mad? Do you have any idea if anything goes wrong between you both. May God forbid. But if it does then Rashi's life would be affected. She is the daughter-in-law of that house. Her life would get spoiled.)
She finally burst out. Sakshi looked at her confused.
"Di ki life kyu kharab hogi? In sab se unka kya lena dena?"
(Why would di's life be spoiled? How does she come in between?)
"Lena dena hai. Uss ghar ka beta hai wo aur agar tere kisi galti ki saza usse mili toh?"
(She is in between. He is the son of that house and what if she would be punished for your mistakes?)
"Kuch bhi mat bolo mumma. Aisa kuch nhi hoga."
(Don't speak anything mumma. Nothing like that would happen.)
Sakshi said. But she was again thinking what if it really happened. She didn't want to be the cause of her sister's misery.
"Mai bhi chahti hu aisa kuch na ho. Mai apni dono betiyon ki khushi chahti hu beta. Maine kabhi dono ko kisi cheez ke liye mana nhi kiya. Please meri ek baat maan le. Thoda distance maintain kar. Please beta. Mai nhi chahti ki tumhe baad mai realise ho ki ye sab sirf infatuation tha. Agar future mai tumhe lagta hai that you still love each other toh mai mana nhi krungi. In fact mai khud tere papa se baat krungi tumhari shaadi ki. Par tab tak please beta. Mere liye."
(I also want that to happen. I want both my daughter's happiness. I never denied both of you for anything. Please listen to one thing. Maintain a little distance. Please child. I don't want you to realise that it was all just an infatuation. If you think that you both love each other in future too then I would not deny. In fact i would talk to your father about your marriage. But till then please. For me.)
Shweta said holding her hands. Both of them had tears in her eyes. Sakshi realised that her mother was not wrong. If anything goes wrong in their relationship Rashi's life will definitely be affected. Directly or indirectly but it will be.
She nodded her head and hugged her mother. Getting up she ran into her room and cried hiding her face in the pillow.
Her phone rang and looking at the id another sob escaped her mouth. She didn't pick up the call and kept crying soon slipping into slumber.
Whereas Adarsh was calling her. But when she did not pick up the second time he thought she might have slept. He too went to bed with a disappointed look which soon turned into a smile thinking about their evening together.
He was happy because the next day they would be working on a project together and he would get to see her almost daily. Without any excuses.
Only if he knew that she was going to do her level best to avoid him and create distance between them. But what she didn't know was that Adarsh was also adamant. He would never let her insecurities win.
What she didn't know was that Adarsh would never give up on things that he likes and she is the love of his life how can he let her go. ************************************** What do you think? Is Sakshi's mother right?
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