38. The Dress

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Mahi's POV:

"What's the need to buy a new dress? Ishan already sent a dress for tonight. I am supposed to wear that! Why do you want to buy me another one?" I moved out of his house and he was walking beside me.

"Because I want to buy you a new one." He simply replied and opened the car's door for me.

"Come on, that dress is so beautiful and I really like it." I took my seat and he moved to the driver's seat.

He settled and turned to look at me. Suddenly he moved closer and my breath got stuck in my throat for a second. He didn't look at me and his gaze was fixed on something beside me.

My eyes moved to his hand and saw him fastening my seatbelt. He looked up and slowly whispered "But I want you to wear the dress I chose for you, can't you do that?"

My heart melted listening to his words and my lips curled up into a smile. "Okay fine!" I said and he pecked my right cheek.

He started the engine and we drove off to, I don't know where. "Kabir?" I called for him as I had a question to ask which was bothering me since we went to Kerala.

"Yes dolphin." He replied without looking at me.

"Can I ask you something if you don't mind?" I was unsure if I should ask this or not but I wanted to know to clear everything.

"Sure, go ahead." He looked at me for a second before focusing back on driving. I took a deep breath before asking.

"Eh... They say Tanya and you used to be very close. Like you used to date each other before she left for Paris. Is...Is that true?" I don't know why but I was nervous to hear his answer. My heart was beating fast and my palms turned sweaty.

I didn't look at his face, afraid of his reaction or maybe his answer. I fidgeted with my fingers and waited for his answer.

After a long pause he started, "We used to be close, Yes. We dated, No." My nerves relaxed a bit hearing his No.

"But," My heart beat again raced as he took a pause and I heard him taking a deep breath before starting again.

"We used to like each other a lot. We were friends since we were young. She was very important to me as she was the only friend I had back then. I fell in love with her and proposed to her but she rejected me and chose her career. She left for Paris without saying anything and since then we never met or talked. Then I met her again in Kerala after 6 years."

I lifted my lashes to look at him and he was already looking at me. I felt a pang in my heart listening to his words. He fell in love with her? It took me a few minutes to digest whatever he said.

I heard a lot of things about them when we were in Kerala. I always wanted to ask him but never got a chance as we were always busy with shootings.

Even though I believed him, there was always a thought running through my mind. What if he still loves her? What if he will go back to her if she asks him?

I don't know why but the pain in my heart grew thinking about this. My mind became a little numb and I felt an urge to cry, maybe my menstruation was getting a hold on me.

Unknowingly a lone tear escaped my eye and it became a little hard for me to breathe evenly. He suddenly stopped the car and turned toward me.

"Hey Mahi, why are you crying?" His voice was filled with concern and that was it, I burst into cries.

"I am so sorry. I know I should have told you about this earlier. I wanted to tell you but not like this. I was waiting for a good time to calmly talk to you. I am sorry, please don't cry." He cupped my cheeks and his pleading voice made me cry even more.

Oh god I hate these periods why I am losing my control over my emotions. I was not feeling well since the morning because of these periods which arrived on the day of the party.

He tensed even more looking at my state but it was getting hard for me to stop. "Arey meri jaan asse to mat ro jaan nikal rahi hai meri." He washed my tears away with his thumb and my heart raced with his words.

(My life, please don't cry like this or I might die.)

"Do you.. Do you still have feelings for her?" I asked between my hiccups. This is all I could think of asking him and I wanted to know his answer.

"No, not at all! The only person I love now is you. She might be my first love but you are going to be the last and this is not going to change. You are the constant thing I want in my life Mahi. I love you and just you." He kissed my forehead and by now I stopped crying.

"I am sorry I am no my periods and lost control over my emotions." I wiped the rest of my tears and looked at him.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Does it hurt? Do you need anything? Should we go to see the doctor?" I smiled looking at his worried face.

"No, I am perfectly fine, just mood swings you know." He sighed and took my hand closer to his lips. I took a deep breath when he brushed his lips against the back of my hand.

"I am sorry I should have told you about this earlier." He said, still keeping his lips on my hand.

"It's okay at least we talked about this now but... What about her, did she say anything to you?" I wanted to be clear. I don't want any doubt between us which might create any kind of misunderstanding in future.

"She knows about us. We sorted things between us, we can't go back to how we were but we decided to be friends. She was happy when she came to know that we are together." He explained and I gave a small smile.

He placed his hand on my left cheek and traced his thumb over my cheekbone. "I assure you that I am all yours." His words brought a tingling feeling in my stomach and I felt my face heating up.

"We are getting late, we should go now." I tried hiding my blush but I know he saw it.

"Only you can increase my heart rate just by blushing like that." His voice sent shivers down my spine and I turned away.

"Let's go, we are getting late Mr Mehra. You can flirt with me afterwards." I tried to make a serious face but failed miserably.

"Whatever my girlfriend says." I heard him chuckle and he again started the car. Soon we reached and it was a big mall. We both got down from the car and he held my hand in his taking me inside the mall.

We went to the top floor and there was a big showroom for clothes and accessories. The place had minimalist design but it screamed luxury. Not many people were present there and a guy greeted us.

"Oh look who is here." He almost ran toward us and air kissed Kabir's cheek. My hold tightened on his hand and he looked at me.

"This is Ethan, he is my personal stylist." Kabir introduced us and we shook our hands. He wore yellow pants with a neon pink t-shirt and his hair were perfectly gelled. He had a short height but strong physic. He wore a very little makeup which enhanced his features perfectly.

"This is first, you brought a pretty lady with you." He seductively asked and winked at him. My eyes widened looking at how he was flirting with my man.

"So handsome man what brought you here." He moved a little away from us and stood beside a clothing rack filled with coats.

My hold tightened even more on his hand and he turned his head toward me. "I want to buy a dress for my girlfriend." He replied looking into my eyes.

"Oh boy you finally have a girlfriend!" Kabir smiled and he came to hug him.

"Where is Manav?" Kabir pulled back and Ethan looked behind him.

"Here he is!" We both turned to look at the person. He was tall, around the same height and age of Kabir. He wore a dark brown loose t-shirt with white sweatpants. His body was perfectly toned, he had a little dusty skin.

"Manny, our boy Kabir finally has a girlfriend." I was not able to understand why he was so excited about this.

"Oh yeah Congratulations Man!" The other guy came and pulled Kabir in a tight hug and I was standing like a lost puppy among them.

"Mahi, he is Manav. He and Ethan both run this fashion label together. We met in college." Kabir introduced us and I smiled at them.

"Mahi you were able to make this man fall for you. I must say he is a lucky man. Right love!" He asked Manav and I was confused looking at them.

"Absolutely! So what brings you here Kabir." Manav asked but before Kabir could reply Ethan spoke.

"He is here to buy his girlfriend a dress!" Ethan entangled his arm with Manav and I looked at them.

"You are my boyfriend, do you remember when was the last time you brought clothes for me?" Ethan complained and that's when I knew they both are a couple.

"This whole showroom is yours love!" Ethan smiled widely at Manav's words and I looked at Kabir.

He smirked at me and I instantly looked away. He knows what I was thinking when Ethan was getting close to him. "They are dating each other, don't think a lot with your little brain dolphin." He whispered in my ear and embarrassment hit me hard.

"Come on darling, let me show you the best dresses for you." Ethan grabbed my hand and took me to the other side of the showroom.

We entered a big white room which was decorated with full length mirrors on most of the walls. The cloth racks were filled with different types of dresses. There was a huge couch in the center of the room and a coffee table in front of it.

Ethan picked a few dresses from the racks and handed me a white one to try. "Go try this one!" He pointed toward the changing room at the corner and I went.

I came back changing into it. It was a beautiful strapless white mermaid dress. It hugged my body perfectly but it was hard for me to walk in it. I stood in front of him as he was seated on the couch.

"Oh my god it looks perfect on you honey!" Ethan exclaimed and I smiled but I was not very comfortable in it. Kabir noticed my face,"No, next!" I went and tried the next dress.

It was an emerald green cocktail dress with sleeves dropping to my arms, deep V neck which revealed a lot of my cleavage and a slit that reached till my upper thigh. I hesitantly went out and his expression changed looking at me.

"Woah look at the sexy lady standing here I am sure people will not be able to take their eyes off you." I blushed hearing Ethan's compliment and Kabir stood up from his place and started moving close to me.

Manav called Ethan and he excused himself. Kabir stood in front of me, too close. He came even closer and whispered in my ear, "I can't stand people looking at my girl that way this sight is exclusively for me." He leaned and placed a feathery kiss on my bare shoulder.

I shuddered at his touch and grabbed his arm tightly to stand still. He moved back to look into my eyes, "You are looking breathtaking." He pecked my lips and I smiled.

We heard Ethan's fainted voice as he came closer and Kabir moved a little away. "Try this one." He grabbed another dress from the rack and handed it to me. I went and changed into it.

It was a long rose gold satin dress with a slit on the left side which reached above my knee. It looked elegant and classy with off shoulders. I came out and stood in front of him.

"Beautiful." He complimented moving closer and I grinned. I looked good in this one so we chose this for tonight.

"Come again soon guys and don't worry I won't tell anyone that you guys are dating." I chuckled at Ethan's word and we left their showroom, bidding the couple a goodbye.

We were walking down the lobby when my eyes set on familiar faces. I stopped and carefully looked at them, my eyes widened when I recognized them. They were holding hands and smiling brightly.

"What happened?" Kabir asked when he noticed me. I pointed at them and he followed my gaze. His expression changed to utter surprise and I smiled.

He started moving towards them but I grabbed his wrist to stop him. "Where are you going?" I asked knitting my eyebrows.

"Of course to talk to them, what is he doing here with her?" Sometimes I don't understand him at all. Why is he so dumb!

"They are on a date just like us. Why do you want to interrupt them and spoil their mood!" I tried to reason with him but of course he won't listen.

"She is my sister Mahi, I have to know!" He freed his hand and instead grabbed my wrist taking me to their direction along with himself.

"Kirti!" She turned with shock and her eyes widened with surprise looking at us.

"What are you doing here?" Kabir's voice was serious. I shook his hand lightly, telling him not to scare her like this.

"Of course bhai I am here for shopping" She replied with a nervous smile.

"And what is he doing here with you?" Kabir again asked with a curt voice.

"We just met here accidentally so we decided to shop-" Kirti was cut off by Karan.

"We are dating each other." My eyes widened hearing him but the smile was still there on my face.

"Since when you both are dating?" Kabir was interrogating them like an inspector but I was enjoying all this.

"Since the day of the show. We both liked each other from our college days but recently started dating." Woah they are good at hiding things no one knew about them.

"Wow Karan, so brave of you to hide this so well, I can't stop thinking what will happen when Rishi will know about this." I chuckled. He will tease him to no extent.

"He is the reason we have to hide it." Kirti murmured and I laughed.

"Aww you guys are so cute. No need to hide like this, he is not that bad after all." Karan looked at me with thinned eyebrows.

"Look who's talking." His gaze went to my and Kabir's hand.

"Stop it Karan don't tease my future sister-in-law." Kirti smiled, making me blush at her words.

"Enough don't tease my girlfriend you both." My head snapped toward him and his god damn smirk was back. I pinched his arm but he kept smirking.

"Better take care of my sister or I will not let you off easily." Karan nodded at him and we all laughed.

"Okay see you in the evening." We left from there to go back home.

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