He couldn’t understand her reaction at all.
                          
 “Shehnaaz, ur making me feel worse right now. Itni kya maut aa rahi hai tujhe mere sath rukne mein? Main kha nahi jaunga tujhe. Tu aise behave kar rahi hai like m some stranger” he was now kneeling in front of her. 
                          
“Matlab tu jo yeh sab bolti hai I love u, tu mera boyfriend hai and all that shit woh sab aise hi?” he threw his hands in the air exasperated. 
                          
“U don’t even trust me? Oh shitt now I know, woh Meghna wala scene is still playing in ur head right? That’s why all this drama, tujhe lagta hai u will be her in a few days. Fuckkk mannn…ur unbelievable”
                          
 There wasn’t anger in his eyes, there was hurt and his bitter tone was letting out the hurt he felt in his heart. 
                          
“Aisa nahi hai” her head was bent down, still recovering from her sobbing “I trust you, I love you. mujhe tere sath room share karne mein bhi koi problem nahi hai, but yeh assistant girlfriend wala siyappa mujhe accha nahi lag raha hai. mujhe yeh hai ki sabko pata ho ki tu mera hai aur main teri hu, taaki uncertainty ke liye koi jagah hi na bache taaki log hamare relationship ko galat na samjhe.”she told him. 
                          
“Toh main tera hi hu na darling” he cooed “Did I make you feel otherwise? Ever? I love you baby. More than u think I do. But mujhe sabse pehle yeh baat mom ko batani thi, unko milwana tha tujhe. And I really don’t care what the world thinks, tujhe aur mujhe kya lagta hai who matter kart hai mere liye, sabse zyada” He cupped her face in his palms and swiped away her tears. 
                          
“Thik hai, if it makes you feel better, tu ruk yaha pe, I will crash with Mohit. M sure woh kuch na kuch jugaad kar hi lega” he patted her cheeks gently and pecked on her forehead.
                          
 He got up and turned to leave only to be pulled back by her. 
                          
“Drama mat kar abhi, woh sirf main kar sakti hu” She said pouting her pink lips.
                          
 She understood his predicament, and decided to rest her thoughts. She loved him, and he loved her back. 
                          
That was all that matters. 
                          
She cupped his face and in an instant wrapped her arms around him. “Meko khud se zyada tere pe bharosa hai bebu, I love u…soooo much” her voice was muffled as she buried her face deeper in his neck, but it put his aching heart to ease.
                          
Shehnaaz knew how difficult it was for him to express himself so freely but he was making a conscious effort, he had been doing that since a long time. 
                          
All this because he wanted to show her that she is the only one who matters the most to him. 
                          
She wanted to reciprocate and make him feel the same way. That she too trusted him with her life. 
                          
*
                          
She was already seated on the bed going through the wedding itinerary as he came out of the bathroom, wiping his wet head. “Sidharth, tujhe pata hai inka Anand Karaj hai kal gurudware mein” she chirped. 
                          
He was surprised at the pleasant change in her mood. “Tune kabhi attend ki hai Punjabi shaadi? Gurudware mein?” her face lit up with a smile as she spoke. 
                          
Sid just nodded his head in a no. “chal koi na, kal dekh liyo, bada maza aayega” she chuckled getting lost in the booklet again.
                          
 He silently came and plonked himself on the bed pushing his body to the extreme corner on his side, as he bunched the pillows between his leg habitually.
                          
 Shehnaaz smiled shaking her head. 
                          
She tried to put his bustling thoughts to ease with her words, but now it was time for action.
                          
 “Baby main kispe soungi, tune dono pillows le rakhe hai” she whined making him turn back and look at her giggling face. 
                          
He pushed the pillow under his head towards her, and replaced it with his folded hand. 
                          
Shehnaaz knew he wouldn’t be able to play it for too long. 
                          
She smiled and switched off the lights making it pitch dark. “Aye itna andhera kyu kiya, ek light to rehne deti” she didn’t answer. 
                          
The darkness will be able to hide her uncontrollable blush when she put her plan into action. 
                          
They slept with their backs facing each other. In complete silence. 
                          
A little while later, Shehnaaz felt the bed move, as he tossed and turned uncomfortably due to the missing pillow.
                          
 “Pairon ke beech se takiya nikal aur sar ke niche rakh, fir neend aa jani hai tujhe” she said softly turning to face him now. 
                          
“Mujhe do pillow chahiye, aadat hai” he said grumpily. 
                          
“Toh yeh le fir” she said pushing her pillow back to him. 
                          
“Toh tujhe neend kaise aayegi fir?” he asked. The room was so dark they could hardly see each others faces. Sidharth felt as if he saw her smile. 
                          
“Mera pillow yeh raha” she said spreading his hand out as she rested her head on his chest. 
                          
Sidharth smiled back himself tucking the pillow to its rightful place and wrapped his arm around her. 
                          
Shehnaaz took full advantage of the darkness while melting down into a pool of mush and blushing profusely. She had to literally bite her lip to turn down the gurgling laughter that was threatening to erupt from within her. 
                          
“baby iss andhere mein bhi tera tamatar jaisa laal muh dikh raha hai mujhe” he chuckled making her finally erupt into peels of laughter as she hunched closer to him hugging him tight. 
                          
“Love u soooo much mera puttu” she gushed
                          
 “I love you baby, more than you can think I do” he repeated his lines pulling her closer to him and placed his lips on her forehead for a lingering kiss until they both drifted off to sleep.

                          
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