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Shruti and Pakhi managed to avoid the ex-crush and went away from there. They sat on the different table, not noticing Jaydev behind them. Shruti shared so many embarrassing moments with her ex-crush.
The Christmas party was in full swing! Loud music, dance, drinks, snacks- not a single thing lacked in the party. Everyone was enjoying it to the fullest until Varun Kapoor decided to take over the stage.
" Attention everybody!"
Everyone turned their attention to him.
" Shall we play? Why not relive our university days tonight?"
They all agreed. Jaydev sat on the couch and grabbed a drink from the table. Shruti knitted her eyebrows because she had been watching him for so long but lost count of the drink he consumed.
" Aye! Don't suggest any silly game."
Aryan irked. Varun smirked, " bottle spin game. I guess everybody knows the rules?"
They all agreed in unison. Pakhi looked at Shruti, " I don't wanna play."
Shruti frowned, " why not?"
" What if they made me do stupid things?"
Shruti waved her head in carefree manner, " don't worry about that. My Bhai and your Bhai will save you."
Pakhi looked at Aryan then Jaydev and said, " I do not think so. They seem too drunk to even think about saving me."
" They get a different kind of intoxication when matter is about you. So, don't worry," Shruti laughed lightly.
" Aren't you worried?"
Pakhi asked.
" Not at all. It's not like they will stop me and I won't stop if they try. My life, my rules."
Pakhi laughed at the bubbly girl and shook her head in disbelief. Everyone gathered in a place, sat around a table with an empty beer bottle on it.
Pakhi was seated with one guy on the left side and a girl on the right side.
" Get up."
She frowned and looked behind and found Aryan towering over the figure of a guy.
" God, someone save me from his possessive ass," the guy mumbled and got up from there. Everyone laughed while Aryan sat in his place, beside his wife. She did not want to accept but surely felt comfortable with him beside her.
" Jay, you asshole. When are you coming?"
Varun yelled at Jaydev who was talking to someone on call. He disconnected the call and came to them. He sat on the empty seat which was beside Varun. He searched for Pakhi and Shruti. He was relieved seeing Pakhi with Aryan but irritated seeing Shruti between two girls he did not like from university days.
He made up his mind to go to her but didn't know what clicked his brain, he kept sitting there and gestured to them to begin the game.
On the other hand, Shruti mentally rolled her eyes seeing her crush sitting opposite her. The more she tries to avoid him, the more he comes across her. She shook her head and focused on the game.
A bowl of chits in which dare was written was placed on the table as well.
" 1..2..3.."
And the bottle spinned by one of the girls. All those who had drunk alcohol were fully intoxicated. Aryan was quite sober but Jaydev wasn't.
The bottle pointed at Kevin.
" Oh oh," Kevin uttered and took a chit from the bowl. He knitted his eyebrows and made a disgusting face.
" Eww! I am not going to do this."
He threw the chit which landed near Pakhi's feet. She picked it up and Aryan read the dare out loud.
" Sit on Rashid's lap?"
Aryan burst into laughter along with everyone.
" What the fuck?"
Rashid snapped and looked at Kevin with a horrifying look on face.
" Do it, Kevin. You cannot refuse."
" This is so stupid! I won't. According to the rules, I will take a shot."
They all sighed in boredom while Kevin hurriedly took a shot and made a face as the burning sensations hit his throat. He is not used to drinks so it was such a difficult step for him.
" Guys, listen! Don't spoil the fun. If you won't complete the dare then how will we enjoy the game? Let's just skip the alternative now. You have to do the dare and you're not allowed to take a shot."
One of the girls said and earned acceptance from them. Kevin grinned happily because he saved himself from the stupid dare.
The game continued. One by one it was everyone's turn and they had to dare to do strange things. Someone was forced to tell his partner something which he had hidden some day, someone had to sing a song and someone had to dance to the same song. Slowly the game progressed and everyone was having a lot of fun.
The bottle stopped at Aryan. He took a chit and Pakhi peeked in to read. Her eyes widened.
" What's in that?"
Varun asked. Pakhi hurriedly looked away when Aryan glanced at her. Aryan closed the chit and said,
" Dance with the person sitting on your right side."
Pakhi frowned, " but-"
" Ohhh! What luck! We all deserve to witness the dance of such a beautiful couple, no?"
A girl encouraged them. Pakhi seemed confused but before she could clear her doubt, Aryan stood up with her.
" Play a song," he said to Kevin and pulled Pakhi to the dance floor. His friends clapped for them. Shruti was the loudest among them. She looked at Jaydev and as expected, he was staring at them intensely with drink in one hand.
She ignored him and focused on them. She quickly grabbed her mobile and started recording them. The song played.
Aryan wrapped his hands around her waist and grabbed her hand with another hand.
" Put your hand here," he pointed at his shoulder with his chin. She sighed and placed her hand on his shoulder unwillingly and they started dancing to the rhythm of music.
Aryan was living his moment while Pakhi had a question in mind. He flipped her around. Now, her back touched his chest and his hands wrapped around her belly.
" Why did you lie?"
She asked in a loud enough voice so that only he could hear. He pressed his hands on her belly and brought his face closer to her neck.
" I did not."
She frowned and he again turned her around. She grabbed his finger. He folded his one hand behind his back and made her twirl. After completing 5 rounds, she was pulled back into his embrace.
She stared at his smile. Was he so happy dancing with her that he couldn't stop smiling? She looked up into his eyes and said,
" It wasn't your dare. You had to compliment a girl sitting on the left side of you which was Tina."
He drew her close to his chest and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
" Tumhara alawa mai kisi ki tareef kyu karu?"
( Why should I compliment anyone else other than you?)
She gulped and licked her lower lip slightly. Her heart surely fluttered sensing his loyalty toward her.
" Still, you fooled them."
She did not step back from pointing out his lie.
" Let me live in this moment. It's not like we stand close like this always," he said and twirled her in his arms.
They fell into the step, letting the rhythm control their movements. All the people around them suddenly dissolved and he could only see her. His dark brown eyes glistened and a smile spread across his face. She could not remove her gaze from him.
Uncontrollable feelings surged through him and his fingers tingled in delight as he lifted his hand and placed on her cheek. Their body was acting on their own. Today, there were no chains to hold him back from this pure paradise.
Her curly locks fell over her eyes, like a curtain blocking out sunlight. He desired to see her beautiful eyes. She began to withdraw her hand to brush away her hair, but his hand clutched onto hers. He carefully laid her thin hand on his shoulder. He delicately tucked her lock behind her ear, and her eyes twinkled back at him in greeting.
They were too lost in the music to halt. Suddenly a desire arose in her to keep looking at his smile while he was already lost in this mesmerised moment.
But, the voices of his friends broke their eye contact. The song was about to end and they demanded a kiss.
" Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"
Jaydev sipped his drink while Aryan smirked at Pakhi and wiggled his eyebrows teasingly. She refused him through her eyes and he smiled then put her head on his chest and kissed the crown of her head.
Shurut chuckled when everyone sounded disappointed. But as the song ended they earned applause. Aryan grabbed Pakhi's hand and walked back to their place.
" You lose the opportunity. You two looked so pretty. You should have kissed," a girl said.
" Sorry guys. My wife's comfort is paramount," Aryan said.
Pakhi bit the corner of her lower and tucked the strands of her hair behind the ear shyly.
The game restarted and this time the bottle pointed at Shruti. Jaydev looked at her and frowned when she seemed excited while selecting a chit. But, as she opened it, her smile dropped and eyes widened.
Before she could quickly close the chit like her brother and lie to everyone, the girl sitting next to her read out her dare to everyone.
" Kiss the person opposite to you! Ohhh!!"
They all squealed while Shruti lifted her eyelashes and stared at her ex-crush. If she were the same old, crazy Shruti, she would definitely think about kissing him. Now times have changed. She did not like him anymore and she was married too. No matter if it's contract marriage or love. She squeezed her eyes when her ex-crush smirked.
" Who the fuck wrote these dares?"
Aryan shouted at his friends and everyone pointed at the tipsy girl.
" God!"
He grumbled in irritation. He can't even say anything to her. He looked at his friends and said,
" Let's not do this-"
Tina interrupted him.
" Why not? It's a game. Is it not true that there is no genuine feeling in this? What is wrong with kissing?"
" You know, just shut up!"
Aryan snapped at her.
" Listen, don't talk to me like that. If you did not want to play the game, then why did you let her sit?"
Moment turned heated between Tina and Aryan as they fell into an argument.
" You better zip your mouth and not paste your ethics on my sister. Better watch your place before starting an argument with me," Aryan spatted angrily.
" So what? Huh-"
This time, Tina was interrupted by someone else. Jaydev.
Shruti gasped lightly when she felt him grabbing her hand from behind and making her stand up. When did he come behind her? Nobody noticed him.
" My wife is not going to kiss anyone here for anyone's fun, got it?"
" But Jaydev, you are spoiling the game," Tina said.
Jaydev looked at Kevin, " stop her otherwise I will spoil the whole party."
" What-"
" Leave it, Tina. Why are you forcing her? Moreover she's married," Kevin irked at Tina who glared at Aryan because he was smirking at her.
Jaydev turned his gaze at Aryan and said, " I am going back."
" We are also coming," Pakhi stood up along with Aryan. Jaydev left Shurti's hand and she came to his side. Four of them met everyone before leaving.
Shruti, in the car, was smiling to herself recalling the previous moment over and over again. She must be crazy to feel butterflies over that statement of Jaydev. For the first time, she felt a sense of belongingness to him.
Pakhi glanced at them then at her mobile. She has not gathered any evidence yet. What will she answer Rajdeep?
Aryan, meanwhile, ruffled his hair in frustration while sending a reply to someone then said to the driver.
" Stop the car."
Three of them looked at him confusedly. Aryan put his phone back in his pocket.
" I'll be back in a while."
" Where are you going?"
Shruti asked. He opened the door and went out, " have urgent work."
He closed the door. Pakhi and Shruti watched him from inside. A car stopped in front of him and he drove away in that.
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Shruti came out of the bathroom after changing her clothes and found Jaydev sitting on the couch. His legs are spread wide, back is resting comfortably against the couch and head is dropped on the head rest. He looked like a handsome mess.
" Bed will be more comfortable for you," she said.
He opened his eyes and looked at her. She sat on the stool before the mirror and started brushing her hair. He blinked his eyes and kept gazing at her for a minute.
" You wanted to do that dare?"
She frowned and stopped brushing her hair. She looked at his reflection in the mirror.
" Who said that?"
He exhaled heavily and stood up then started taking off his shirt as he was feeling quite hot.
" I did. If you did not accept, you did not refuse either."
She shook her head in disbelief and continued brushing her hair, " I could not speak. First bhai then you. I had no time to say anything."
He put his shirt on the couch and she glanced at his upper body covered in cotton white vest before shifting her gaze back to the mirror.
" Who doesn't like to kiss their crush, anyway?"
She again stopped her movement and her frown turned deeper. She put the comb on the dressing table and turned to him while still sitting on the stool.
" Who told you he's my crush?"
" I heard you and Pakhi."
She rolled her eyebrows, " you only heard half of it. He was my ex- crush. I do not like him anymore."
Corner of his lips curved into a small smirk, " I saw you stealing glances. You were watching him only."
She made a face, " huh? I was.. just trying to make sure I don't bump into him- wait a minute. Why am I explaining things to you? And who are you to question me?"
" Pati hu tumhara. To chahe kuch hi mahino ke liye kyu na."
( Your husband. Doesn't matter for how many months.)
She raised her eyebrows and crossed her hands around chest,
" Is that so? Means you got jealous?"
He frowned, " stop being delusional-"
" No, you were jealous, that is why you fought for me. Otherwise, if I kiss or hug someone, what does it matter to you?"
" It does!"
She sensed a change in his voice. His expression stiffened and turned cold as he walked toward her while trying hard not to bump into anything. He was very drunk.
" It does matter to me because I have married you and wives of respectable men don't do such things."
She chuckled sarcastically, " And can husbands of respectable wives drink alcohol? Look at your condition."
He lost his balance when he reached in front of him. In a quick reflex, she grabbed the edges of the stool and leaned her body back when he fell toward her. But, he supported himself by grabbing the edge of the dressing table behind her.
He smirked, " I am not so drunk that I can't support myself. So...what were you saying? Yes.. alcohol. Of course they cannot. But my dear contract wife, tell me do you feel bad when I drink?"
She blinked, bothered by the proximity between them. The smell of alcohol from his mouth was making her feel uneasy.
She shook her head and turned her head to the side, " I am not."
" See, you are not. Means I can drink. But I am bothered by your closeness to men, which means you have to listen to me."
He blabbered.
" SP Sahab, you are so drunk. Step back-"
" I won't," he brought his face closer to her and she sucked her breath for a second. She never knew that the proximity with him would leave her breathless.
Gathering the courage, she pushed him gently back and stood up.
" You have gone mad," she said and walked past him but he grabbed her wrist and pulled her back to his chest. Her heart skipped several beats as she felt his breathing near her earlobe. He folded her hand behind her back.
" J..Jay..leave me," she stuttered nervously.
" You did not answer my questions."
He whispered against her ear. She pushed him back with her elbow and faced him,
" Ask like this. Don't come closer. You are not in your senses."
" Did you want to complete that dare?"
" Oh God!"
She slapped her forehead hearing the same question. She clenched her jaw and said,
" Yes! Happy now?"
She scoffed and walked toward the bed. He is drunk so it doesn't matter what he thinks about her. Tomorrow morning he will probably forget all this.
She was near the nightstand when he came out of nowhere and pinned her against the wall. Her eyes widened and mouth parted with shock. He put his one hand on the wall beside her head and cupped her cheek with another.
" Trust me, I am a better kisser."
Blush crept up to her cheeks along with warmth. She could hear sounds of her heartbeat and breathing at this point because he was so close to her. She felt jammed in her place and weak on her knees.
" W..what do you mean?"
She asked mindlessly. Her whole focus is on the little gap between them. He smirked slightly and glanced at her lips.
" I can..help you complete your dare."
Several butterflies danced in her stomach as he uttered the above sentence. He has surely lost his mind. Who told him to drink this much?
She gulped down her saliva, " I.. don't want to."
" But I do. I want to show you that I kiss better than him."
She frowned, " I never..kissed him."
She cursed herself the very next second after saying such things and boosting the level of his craziness. His smirk widened,
" Then kiss me."
She fisted her hand and stood like a statue in her place. He started bringing his face closer to her. The little distance between them gradually ended.
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