*Khushal Pov*
I woke up when I felt someone shaking me. I opened my eyes to see Akhila looking at me with a big frown.
“Why are you frowning?” I asked her hugging her more.
“We need to get up. It is past 9.” She replied and tried to remove my hand but I didn’t let her.
“Khushal! Can you please let me go?” She asked smiling.
“Ok!” I whispered and immediately got up.
“Go!” She said looking at me.
“Where?” I asked her frowning.
“To your house.” She replied and started searching for a dress.
“No!” I said drifting off into sleep again.
“Ok! I will leave the room.” Saying that she walked inside the washroom.
I sighed and got up but didn’t leave the room. I checked my mobile to see few missed calls from coach.
“Hello!” I said when he lifted my call.
“You didn’t practice today.” He said and I frowned.
“How do you know?” I asked him frowning.
“Your voice is not strained.” He replied.
“I just woke up.” I said walking towards the balcony.
“What? You know you have a match in a week right?” He asked and I can imagine his fuming face.
“Yes! Don’t worry coach. I can defeat whoever it is easily.” I replied ruffling my hair.
“I know that! But you are practicing to fight in a limit.” He said sighing.
“Ok! I will practice today.” I said and hanged up when he said ‘ok’.
“You are still here?” I heard her asking and I turned to see her completely ready.
“Why are you hell bent in sending me out of your room?” I asked her frowning.
“If you really love me then go downstairs.” She replied.
“You also come with me.” I said walking towards her.
“No! I will come in few minutes.” She said shaking her head.
I stared at her for few minutes but she just gestured me towards the door. I sighed and walked towards the door after hugging her.
When I got downstairs, then I understood why she is asking me to leave the room first.
Just imagine six people coughing continuously for past few minutes. I glared at each of them but they are not even looking at me.
“Shall I go and bring some cough syrups?” I asked them still glaring.
“Wow! Did I just hear him throwing a joke at us? I think theories are so true.” Ritika said smiling as usual sweetly at me.
“What theory Ri?” Kritika asked.
“That love changes a person.” Ri replied battling her eye lashes.
“Ri! I know you want to tease him but never do that again.” Kalyan said and she jabbed his ribs.
“I so know that you have a problem with my attitude. We are breaking up!” Ri said folding her hands.
“We can’t break up like this every week Ri.” Kalyan said hugging her from behind.
Now I coughed looking at them but they just ignored me and I frowned.
“Jiju, where did you learn cooking?” Kritika asked Bharghav.
“Where else will Uncle learn anything Kritika? In Google ofcourse.” Sanjay said and I smiled.
“Come on! He doesn’t depend that much on it.” Priya said and turned towards Bharghav to see he is already looking everywhere except her.
“Oh god! I married a google student.” She said face palming herself.
“You guys can’t blame me. If you all want me to stay same rude guy and not do anything for my wife or friends then I promise you all that I will stop using it.” He said getting up.
“No!” We all shouted.
“That’s better!” He said sitting down again.
“UK! You guys didn’t do anything in my room right?” Kritika asked looking at me.
Before I could answer Sanjay beat me saying “They were about to but I stopped them.”
“That’s like my boyfriend.” She said smiling at him and they both got lost in their worlds.
“God! Too much sweetness.” Ri said waving the air infront of her.
“Even now?” Kalyan asked kissing her cheek.
“No!” She replied leaning into his hug.
Here Priya and Bharghav are lost in their own world too feeding each other breakfast. But my girl is still in her room.
Then I felt arms around me and turned to see her smiling. I made her sit beside me and asked “So finally decide to leave your room?”
“Yes! Now their teasing is over right so I don’t need to hide in my room anymore.” She replied and pecked her lips making her eyes go wide.
“You can’t do it infront of everyone.” She whispered yelled.
“They all are doing it.” I said reasoning her.
“You got it wrong Khushal. We never did it infront of everyone even though we both are married.” I heard Priya’s voice and turned to see everyone looking at us.
“So when is the wedding?” Bharghav asked to which Akhila choked while drinking the juice.
“Marriage? Don’t ask us that.” She replied shaking her head.
“Why?” I asked her and she frowned at me.
“Nothing!” She replied after staring at me for few minutes.
“Anyway when are you going to join your job?” Ri asked her.
“Today! I just got call from my new boss.” She replied.
“Is he hot?” Priya asked and I choked on my juice.
“What?” I asked her.
“Di is asking Akhila Di whether her boss is hot or not.” Kritika said and then turned towards Akhila.
“Yes! He is so… great H..” She couldn’t finish her sentence as I have pulled her to me completed and stared at her.
“Husband!” She whispered.
“What?” I asked her frowning.
“I was going to say ‘Husband’.” She replied and then I released her.
Everyone around us burst out laughing and I scratched my neck not knowing what to even say.
“He looked like he was going to kill your boss or something Akhila.” Priya said in between her laughs.
“Aww my poor Bhai.” Sanjay said with pity.
“These sisters are devils so be careful ok.” Bharghav said controlling his laugh.
“So what he is a husband? He is hot or not?” Khushal asked Akhila.
“Kalyan, can you please stop your interest in men? This is high time.” Ri said shaking her head.
“You are so dead.” He said pulling her away from us and started tickling her.
“I need to go for practice. Shall I drop you?” I asked Akhila.
“Sure!” She replied smiling.
When I sat on my bike, she sat behind me and hugged me tightly. I literally had to take few minutes pause to start my bike.
“How much time will it take for you to join here?” I asked her dropping.
“Mostly one hour. Why?” She asked.
“I will come to pick you up.” I replied.
“No need for that. Just do your practice.” She said and I nodded.
“My hot boss can drop me by the way.” She added before walking inside winking.
*Bharghav Pov*
“Why are you so sad?” Priya asked sitting beside me.
“Tomorrow onwards we need to go for college.” I replied sighing.
“Is this real?” She asked to herself and even pinched my arm.
“What are you doing?” I asked her rubbing my arm.
“How can Mr.Bharghav be sad that he will be going to college?” She asked shocked.
“Well when that Mr.Bharghav spent a great honeymoon then he will definitely say that.” I replied pulling her to me.
“Hmm.. Then Mr.Bharghav should not go for any vacation with his wife.” She said as I leaned back on the couch and she leaned on me.
“Then Mr.Bharghav will be very sad.” I said holding her face.
“It’s ok! He will be fine.” She said placing her forehead on mine.
“I don’t think so.” I said pecking her cheek.
“I know Mr.Bharghav more than you.” She said pecking my cheek.
“I love you.” I said hugging her.
“There is no other choice for you than that.” She said laughing.
“We need to shift.” I said.
“Yes but I will miss them.” She said sighing.
“Even I will miss them but we can’t stay here right.” I said frowning.
“I know! Let’s hunt for a house later.” She said and I nodded.
“House? What house?” We heard from the stairs and immediately sat up.
“What house hunt are you both talking about?” Ri asked walking near her frowning along with Kritika.
“We have to find a house to shift from her right?” I asked her.
“What? But why?” Kritika asked us frowning.
“We stayed here because you both will be alone. Now Akhila is there with you guys then we don’t need to stay here anymore right.” Priya said.
“No! You both are not going anywhere. We both will never disturb you guys so please stay here.” Ri said shaking her head.
“Ri! We will be in the same city and maybe even near place.” I said calmly.
“Please! You guys will never feel that there is no privacy, so please don’t leave.” Kritika pleaded.
“It is not for privacy Kritika. I should be staying in his house and not in here.” Priya said.
“If that is the problem then you guys start paying the rent from this month onwards.” Ri said.
“Ri!” I said shaking my head.
“Look we all are sure that Akhila Di will get married to UK unless he does something stupid again. Then she will be living in the side house. We all can live so near to each other if you both too stay here.” Kritika said in whisper.
“And we all also know that Kritika will settle for Sanjay until he gets a brain. Then it will be more perfect as she will stay along with Akhila Di.” Ri said and Kritika hit her shoulder.
“I am just twenty Ri.” Kritika said glaring at her.
“So deal?” Ri asked ignoring her.
Priya and I stared at each other trying to think some way to say know but we both finally nodded.
“Yes!” They both shouted and walked away.
“Where are you both going?” Priya asked.
“To give you both some privacy.” Ri said it like some obvious answer and walked away.
“They are crazy.” Priya said shaking her head.
“Well they need to put up with their elder sister right.” I said and she hit my shoulder.
I pulled her to me and kissed her smiling. We just lay on the couch snuggling watching some movie and like they said no one disturbed us.
*Khushal Pov*
“You are so jealous.” Those are the words that came out of her mouth when she saw that I am outside the company.
“When a girlfriend tries to make them jealous then any guy would feel it.” I said shaking my head.
“Where are we going?” She asked sitting beside me but didn’t hugged like morning.
I didn’t replied and just drove in more speed in some free road.
“Slow down Khushal.” She said worriedly and I just shook my head.
“You will never change.” She mumbled and hugged me from behind to which I immediately slow down.
“Sorry!” I whispered when she didn’t utter any word after that.
But still she didn’t say anything to even that. I stopped infront of the Ice cream parlor and she immediately got down.
We both walked inside calmly and sat down in the corner table. She just looked outside so I went to give order for us.
When I walked back she was talking to someone on the phone. She calmly said “That’s a right thing to do. I will talk to them later to not leave more.”
Then she hanged up and again sat calmly. I sighed and got up from my seat and then sat beside her.
When our orders were placed before us, she just stared at it. I took a spoon full of her Ice cream and placed it near her mouth.
“Eat!” I said and she slowly had it smiling.
“So you too know how to be romantic then.” She whispered and fed me one bite of mine.
“Well I have to learn more if you get upset like this frequently.” I said shrugging.
“Join as a student for Jiju then.” She said laughing and I glared at her.
“By the way I was not upset. I was just teasing you.” She said grinning and I just placed the spoon on her cheek to which she frowned.
“Whenever you tease me acting like you are upset, I will do this.” I said looking at her.
“What? Placing ice cream on my cheek?” She asked shaking her head and took a tissue paper.
“No!” I whispered and pecked her cheek where the Ice cream was there.
“Khushal!” She shrieked and moved away completely.
“What?” I asked her chuckling.
“Public place!” She replied and didn’t even move near me.
“Well think again before getting me worried again.” I said shrugging.
“You got worried?” She asked frowning.
“Yes! I don’t want you to be angry or upset on my again.” I replied seriously.
“Let’s go home.” She said suddenly getting up.
“Ok!” I said frowning and I drove us towards her home.
We both walked inside to see the new married couple on the couch so we ignore them and walked towards Akhila room.
When I walked inside, she immediately kissed me and I kissed her back. After few minutes she released me saying “Sorry!”
“If you are going to kiss me like this then I will never mind.” I said pressing my forehead to hers.
“We will meet in the evening.” She said smiling.
“What are you going to do?” I asked her.
“I want to take a small nap and then prepare lunch.” She replied.
“Ok! Let’s take a nap together.” I said dragging her.
“No! We can’t do this Khushal. We are not married.” She said stopping me.
“So? We can still be like this. I can even shift to this room if you want.” I said frowning.
“Like live in relation?” She asked.
“I don’t know! I just want to stay with you.” I replied pulling her into my arms.
“We should wait until we get married even though it is innocent to stay like this.” She said sighing.
“Let’s get married tomorrow then.” I said after few minutes.
“What?” She asked shocked.
“Let’s get married tomorrow Akhila.” I said in serious tone.
“I think we need to meet later.” She said calmly.
“What?” I asked her confused.
“We will talk in the evening.” She replied and I walked outside her room after staring at her for few minutes.
I walked inside my house and just sat in the living room frowning feeling nothing but confused.