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Zulaid held her gently in his arms. His one arm wrapped around her waist, other one around her shoulder. He was lying on the bed and she was on top of him with her hands on his broad chest.
"Hm-thank you.." She muttered awkwardly and tried to get up but he didn't remove his hands from her body. She tried her best to create distance between them.
Inara's heart was beating erratically. Her mind couldn't grasp what happened in the last few seconds. She was more than shy and embarrassed to be caught in such situation. When did she ever think to be so close to him?
So close that she couldn't breathe in the same air as him.
"For?" He looked at her amusingly.
"Saving me" She again tried to move back but he jerked her to himself.
"Chorain na!!" She closed her eyes tightly, couldn't meet his sparkling eyes.
(Leave me!!)
"First tell me. What were you doing?" He demanded. She felt as he was enjoying the situation. His deep voice had a hint of amusement.
"You-you were behaving differently today-so i thought you might have some problem" She opened her eyes and mumbled, looking at his face.
"Differently. What do you mean by that?" He asked pushing a strand of hair from her face.
Inka dimagh kharab ho gaya hy. She didn't know what to do. She turned her face to the other side.
(He is out of his mind)
"Different means nice. Or piche hatain!" She once again protested to get out of his arms.
(Move away)
"You mean normally I ain't nice?" He took hold of her chin gently and made her look at him.
"Of course not!" She whispered, staring at his neck. She couldn't dare to look up at his face. His eyes were shining today. They didn't hold the usual unemotional state. She couldn't look into them any longer.
He didn't ask anything again nor left her. His eyes were fixed at her who was avoiding him. He could feel she was embarrassed at their closeness. He smiled lightly and moved his hand to touch her face.
She was biting her lip in nervousness. He rested his index finger on her forehead and slowly moved it to her lips making a straight line. She felt as her heart would explode, unable to tolerate this side of him.
He released her lip and caressed it slowly with his thumb. She looked up at him only to find a smile on his face as their gaze met.
His smile was mesmerizing and watching him smiling so closely filled her heart with warmness.
"What are you doing?" She whispered.
"Bachi ho kya tum. Khabi khud bhi kuch samjh jaya karo" He returned the words she said to him at the hospital today.
(You aren't a kid. Understand it on your own)
"Bohat burre hain ap" She lowered her gaze again, understanding the deep meaning of his words.
(You are very bad)
"I know" He agreed.
"I mean it" She muttered.
"Fair enough!" He kept holding her face in his hands.
"Please!" She requested to be free.
"As you say Nara!" He called the nickname he gave to her in childhood and released her from his cage.
Inara moved back instantly. Sitting beside him, she covered her face with her hands. She couldn't comprehend what just happened with her.
She rose up to rush to the dressing room to save herself from his eyes that were piercing through her body.
...
Inara served him his meal silently. It was 11 o'clock in the night. He just came back home, late after dealing a trauma case. He seemed exhausted as always. Being a surgeon was certainly a tough job.
She did her work and wasnt planing to stay there any longer. She was avoiding him for the past few days. Taking a step forward, she was about to leave when he caught her wrist.
"Stay with me" He asked, holding her wrist.
Inara felt her heart floating in the air. His soft side was unable to resist. She looked at him meekly.
"Beth jao" He asked nicely.
(Sit down)
"Why? I have had my dinner" She told him looking at her wrist, he was holding firmly like she would leave the instant he would remove his grip.
"Just give me company" He left her wrist and held the glass of water. Gulping the water down his throat, he was looking at her. She silently sat down on the chair next to him.
"How was your day?" He asked as she sat down.
"Fine" She didn't understand why he was being nice to her. This was too much. She wasn't used to such behavior of him.
"Aj dantt nahi khai kisi sy" He joked, a meaningful smile lingered on his lips.
(Didn't you get scold today)
"Theka to nahi liya hua main ny roz beizzat hone ka" She minded him.
(I haven't taken responsibility to face the wrath of my teachers daily)
"That means it was exclusive to me" He muttered before eating a morsel.
"No wayyy!!" She was staring at him when he moved a morsel to her lips and eyed her to open her mouth. Blush crept on her lips and she opened her mouth. He made her eat the morsel.
"Thank you" She shied just like a few days ago when he held her in his arms.
She was feeling a great change in his behavior towards her. He had started acting like a caring man he was never before. It was very different for her to see him differently.
"My day was very rough" He told her without her asking about his day.
"Roz hi hota hy. Koi nai bat karain" She scratched her forehead irritated, not looking at him.
(Tell me something new. It happens everyday)
"You will feel it when it will happen to you. Bad days are coming in a few months Dr. Sahiba get ready for your house job" He teased her.
"Don't even mention it. I hate to think about it" She stared at him.
"Kyu ghoor rahi ho?" He looked at her.
(Why are you staring at me?)
"Ap hain hi isi laik" She rose up from the chair and collected the plates.
(You deserve it)
"Badtameez" He called her just to tease her. He loved the angry look on her face. He pressed his lips into a fine line.
"Jo kehta hy wahi hota hy" She said to him before disappearing into the kitchen.
Zulaid chuckled lightly at her words.
He was sitting at his desk. Going through his emails. He found an article someone send to him about a gut disease. He found it knowledgeable so he sent it to Inara.
As he clicked at the send button, a notification appeared on Inara's cell phone that was lying at his desk. Ge didn't know when she left it there. His gaze fell at her phone's lock screen which just blinked.
His eyes widened when he read the sender ID on the screen. There was no message on the cell phone except his.
Dracula? And what the hell is this emoji!! He was traumatized to look at the name and the emoji.
Inara entered the room only to find him still awake. She thought he would have slept till now as he was very tired due to work overload but he was awake.
"Come. Come. I was waiting for you" He asked her seriously.
"Why. What did I do now?" She pouted. He was being a little nice to her but that doesn't mean he wouldn't scold her.
"I wanted to ask about someone" He fixesd his gaze at her.
"Who?" She asked curiously.
"Dracula" He mentioned.
"Hun. Dracula. Wo to ap hain!!" She blurted out and clicked her tongue as she realized her blunder.
(It's you)
Bewaqoof inko thori btana tha. She mentally hit her head.
(I wasn't supposed to tell him)
"Ohh" He had amused expressions on his face as he rose up from the chair. He stood closer to her and watched her panicked face.
"Do I look like a dracula to you?" He asked her strictly.
"Yes" She nodded instantly only to shook her head the next moment.
"No. No"
"Yes or no?" He kept his tone strict.
"Yes. I mean no" She feared he might overreact now.
"Don't you know how to respect your elders and I am your husband if you are forgetting. Don't you know about the importance and respect of a husband. Do you know what can I do with you. Have you any idea?" His voice was devoid of any kind of softness.
Inara's eyes watered at his words. She wasn't expecting him to get so angry just because she gave him a nickname. Dracula wasn't that bad. It was cute.
"Arre. I am just kidding. Ro kyu rahi ho Pagal!" He instantly changed his harsh tone.
(Why are you crying idiot)
"You are too bad" She cried out and covered her face with her hands.
"I am sorry" He held her crying figure in his arms and rested his face on her head.
His hand one caressed her back and the other one fisted in her hair.
"Shhhh. I am not mad at you" He said softly to ease her.
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