37.

It's been 7 days  since Ryan and Aaruhi are staying with Rathore. Sheetal's health is quite fine since last time. She is doing well.

While Trisha on the other hand is on cloud nine since Ryan accepted her friendship. She is in the delusion that If he accepts her as his friend then soon she will win his heart using this friendship and then he will accept her love.

Although Aaruhi is not an insecure and jealous type of person, seeing Trisha trying to get close to her husband makes her blood boil. She does not like their friendship although Ryan doesn't talk much to her and keeps distance with Trisha knowing her feelings for him. As he doesn't want to give her any wrong sign.

“Aaruhi, come dear. You can also select a dress for the party," Sheetal said, seeing Aaruhi coming down from the stairs.

Aaruhi frowned at her and walked to her. She looked at the lady sitting with a few catalog books. Trisha is looking at those catalogs to select an outfit for herself.

“Which party??" She asked Sheetal.

"Didn't Trisha tell you about the party we are organizing for Tej's 75th birthday? Trisha??” Sheetal turns to Trisha when Aaruhi still looks confused.

Trisha look at her and said,

“I forgot to tell her, Dadu hukum. Now she knows," Trisha shrugs off nonchalantly then looks back at the magazine in her hand.

Sheetal shakes her head at Trisha in disappointment before looking at Aaruhi. Smiling at her, she made her sit beside her.

“Please, show some beautiful dresses to my granddaughter in law," Sheetal said to the lady who was sitting there showing a designer dresser to them.

The lady nodded forward a book to Aaruhi with beautiful and designer dresses.

Aaruhi look at the designs before looking back at Sheetal and said,

“Nani ji, these are very expensive. I can't choose. I will wear something from my dresses.." saying she placed the magazine on the table.

It doesn't seem right to her to take something so expensive from them.

“Why, Aaruhi?? You are the daughter in law of Rathore. How can you wear anything? Many of our guests and acquaintances will be here to meet you and Ryan. You need to be dressed as you and Ryan will be the charm of the party, dear. Please, Aaruhi. Take this dress as a blessing for you and Ryan and also wedding gift to you,” Sheetal said in a pleading tone to which Aaruhi couldn't refuse and slowly nodded at her making her smile.

Trisha clenches her fist in anger hearing Sheetal. She watches how she is showing Aaruhi different dresses and helping her in choosing her outfit according to the function.

“Okay then, final this…" Sheetal said to the lady who nodded happily.

"Trisha, what about you??" Trisha gives her fake smile and shows her outfit for the party.

“That’s nice…" Sheetal smiles at her chosen dress.

“The outfits will be delivered on Wednesday,” the lady informed them, putting back the catalogs in her bag.

“We have a party on the same day, Rita," the lady Rita nodded and said,

"Don't worry, Ma'am. The dress will be delivered in the morning,” she assured them.

After a while the lady left, Aaruhi also went back to her room after spending some time with Sheetal as she was telling her about the party.

She signs looking around the empty room as Ryan has to go for some work on the site. He has been busy for a few days as the building construction is about to end in a few days so he was looking after the procedure of setting up the company branch.

She lay down on the bed looking at the ceiling while lost in her thoughts. She is missing their family. She is missing everyone very badly. She wanted to go back. After a while her eyes started closing slowly.

Feeling soft kisses on her cheeks and neck, Aaruhi smiles in her sleep and squirm her place feeling ticklish on her neck.

“Ryan…"  she giggle softly before opening her eyes.

Her heart skipped a beat feeling excitedly inside her seeing her husband smiling widely while looking at her softly.

“Good morning, sleeping beauty…" she chuckled softly and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"When did you come back??” she asked to pull him to herself. Ryan sighs and nuzzles his nose in the crook of her neck, tracing her skin lightly.

“Few minutes ago…" he replied, placing a long kiss on the side of neck before pulling back.

"Get ready, I want to take you out for dinner,” he said, cupping her left cheek and kissing her forehead.

Aaruhi's eyes twinkle hearing him and she Swift sat up on the bed excitedly,

“Really!?" She said looking at him like an overexcited kid.

"Yeah…” she kisses his cheeks before running inside the closets like a wind.

Ryan looks at her ways with amusement before chuckling at her joy.

“Such a baby she is," he said to himself, slightly shaking his head.

“Ruhi, hurry u-"  his words stop in the middle as he looks at her without blinking his eyes.

His eyes filled with adoration as it went up and down at her figure cladded in red saree.

“Woah!" He exclaimed in a low voice before looking at her face which turned red in shyness.

“Jaan lelo…" she giggled softly, hearing him before walking to him.

“Shall we go??"  She asks who is still under the spell of her beauty.

"Wait…” he said before he walked to the dressing table and while taking a Kohl pencil, he ran back and stood in front of her.

"Let me put Kala tika so evil eyes stay away from my wife. I can take a risk with such a gorgeous lady," he said in a serious tone while making a small dot behind her left ear.

Aaruhi stares at him with nothing but love in her beautiful Kohl eyes.

He looked at her after done with his work and nodded in satisfaction earning a big smile from her.

“Now let's go," he said, giving her his hand which she gladly accepted before they walked out of the room.

Ryan opens the car door for her as they reach their car. Giving a smile, Aaruhi settled inside. Closing the door, he walked around and settled in the driver seat.

Starting the engine, he drove off.

As their car drives out of the Rathore premises, Trisha clenches her jaw in rage as she watches them going out together. Taking her phone, she dial a number while gritting her teeth to control her rage.

“Why are you not doing anything?!!!" She almost yells in anger as soon as the call gets picked up.

Her face turned more red in anger when the person from the other side of the phone let out a loud sigh of annoyance.

“Chill darling. Good things take time…" he said calmly to which Trisha huffed.

"Just a few days more, desperate lady. Have some patience and now don't annoy me with your stupid calls. I am a busy person not like you,”

“How dar-" her words cut in the middle as the call was disconnected by the other person.

She glared at the phone before letting out a scream in frustration.

Aaruhi looked around the place in awe as the hostess showed them their reserved place. Ryan is looking at her happy and amazed expression as he is walking beside her, wrapping his arms around her back.

Once they settle in their place which is a private set up, the hostess leaves the couple. Instead of a table chair, the cafe has cushioned flooring to sit with a small table in the middle.

“This is so beautiful, Ryan…The view and set up is breathtaking, I love it so much," Aaruhi said as she looked at the lake in front of her with a beautiful backdrop of sunset creating the hue of red and orange in the sky.

Ryan brought her to a very famous lake side cafe. The cafe is in the middle of the lake.

“Glad you love it," he said.

"Let's order something…” Ryan said, giving her a menu card.

Soon their order arrived on the table. Looking at delicious authentic Rajasthani cuisine, Aaruhi's mouth water.

“Woah!" She exclaimed in joy, making Ryan chuckle at her childlike excitement.

He serves her first before serving himself. Aaruhi smiles at her before taking a bite and a moan at taste.

“It’s too good!" She praises before stuffing her mouth again.

Ryan smiles in content seeing her enjoying and loving the food so much.

Ryan also took a bite and nodded at the taste. Well his wife is right about the taste. It's delicious.

After satisfying their stomachs, they sat there enjoying the night view of the lake. Ryan looks at her to see her eyes shining under the moonlight before she slowly looks at him with a heartwarming smile on her angelic face.

Suddenly a soft breeze passed making her hair fly back while a few of her hair strands fell on her face.

His heart skips a beat as her hair strands frame her chubby face while lightly caress her cheeks due to the soft wind.

Taking his hand to her face, he gently slid her naughty hair strand behind her ear and tucked it. Giving a single soft glance at her beautiful face, he leaned towards her face before placing his lips on her glossy pink lips.

He kept his lips on hers without moving them then pulled back to find his wife blushing with eyes closed. He smiles at her before placing a lovingly kiss on her forehead making her look at him with her big innocent eyes.

“I think we should leave now, love," he whispered to her. Aaruhi nodded and looked away to hide her red cheeks.

He chuckles at her shyness, it's always amusing to see her blushing even after everything that they did. But he loves it. Her chubby red cheeks.

Wrapping her arms around his left arms, Aaruhi is looking around the crowded market selling traditional handicraft and clothes. Everything is so colorful and beautiful.

While Ryan is casually looking at everything. Well his wife wishes to roam around, so how can he deny her wish. So here they are.

Aaruhi's eyes fell on the lady selling colorful glass bangles in a four wheeler cart. She tapped her husband's bicep making him look at her.

“I want these.." Ryan looks at where she is pointing while giving him puppy eyes.

He saw bangles then looked down at his wife who blinked her eyes dramatically to add more effect. He laughed at her expression before nodding.

“Come," Aaruhi grin brightly before they walked to the bangles cart.

“What about this one, huh??" Aaruhi asks Ryan to show him baby blue bangles. Ryan nodded in agreement.

“They are pretty… " he said and placed pink bangles back in their place, which he was looking at and liked.

Aaruhi forward her hand to him and said,

“Make me wear them,..." She said grinning.

He held her hand with right hand and took bangles in his left hand before he made her wear them. He smiled looking at her hand cladded with bangles.

He frown and look up at her when she forward her other hand to him,

“That Pink one…" she said smiling cheekily, pointing at the pink one which he was looking at.

He looked at her for a second, smiling. Taking the pink bangles, he slowly and carefully slid the bangles in her wrist before holding her both hands.

"Beautiful," he said look at her beautiful bangles clad wrist the look at her, making her smile at his words.

Looking at her with adoration, he smiles before kissing the back of her palms.

Aaruhi smiles beautifully at his affection and blush slightly.

After paying for the bangles, they finally decided to go back to Rathore palace as it was getting late.

Trisha stood up and came out of the room hearing the car screeching sound. She looks down from the first floor to see Ryan and Aaruhi coming inside with a big smile on their face. Although it is dark in the hall but few golden lamps are on to make her see them under the golden glow of lights.

Ryan laughed at something, Aaruhi said to him. She also giggles with him. Ryan is holding her heels in his hand as they walk in the center of the hall.

Aaruhi is babbling something making faces while Ryan is staring at her with adoration hearing her talk. Suddenly Aaruhi looked at him but she froze when their eyes met.

Ryan cupped her cheek with his left hand before placing his lips on her. She instantly gave in and melted in the kiss.

Without breaking a kiss, he lifted her in his arms before they made their way to their room.

Trisha felt her heart burst in agony seeing them so close and getting intimate. Her blood went cold seeing Ryan looking at Aaruhi with nothing but love and adoration. How softly he kisses her and wraps his arms around her.

Tears of hurt and jealousy left from her when the door of their room shut behind them.

She fist her hand so tightly while digging her sharp nails in her palms.

One day before party

Aaruhi was looking at the bouquet of red roses in front of her with annoyed anger in her face. Taking it, she threw it in the dustbin and crumbled the piece of paper in her hand which she received in the bouquet.

It's been three days, she is receiving these bouquets in her name with stupid love cards. She knows who is behind these. She is getting frustrated with his madness.

She decides to tell Ryan about Samrat but he has been super busy nowadays. He left for work early in the morning and came back very late at night. Sometime even come back after midnight. She wanted to tell him, share her worry but seeing him dead tired after the whole day she couldn't bring herself to tell him about Samrat. After a day filled with stress, she wanted to welcome with a warm smile and share some nice time to make him smile and lessen his exhaustion.

But she didn't want to hide it any longer so decided to tell him tomorrow after the party as he will come back early for the party.

Throwing the crumble paper in the dustbin, she walked upstairs in her room.

Seeing Aaruhi climbing the stairs, Trisha comes out from behind the pillar with an evil smile on her face. Looking at the rose bouquet in the dustbin, she chuckled before clicking its picture and then sending it to someone.

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