Chapter 8: Truth is Out...

When the call had come out, my facial expression must have looked hurt because Daya asked me if everything was alright. I told him my fears and he smiled back saying let's see how good a woman's intuition is. Also, whatever is to happen will happen, don't worry too much.

On Saturday:

After working on the case non stop, we finally hit the jackpot with the leads, motive, reason, and the final hiding place. All that was left in the case was getting the kidnapped couple back. But it was here where my intuition was going to come true. Daya was shot at by one of the kidnappers, and in retaliation I shot at the offending kidnapper successfully. In the next 2 minutes everything was over. Luckily for Daya and me the bullet had just passed by him, only injuring him but not entering his body. This would make it easier and faster for him to heal. While we were being taken to the hospital by Freddy and Vivek, I reminded Daya that one part of my intuition had come out in the open and that the other part was about to happen. As soon as I finished speaking, both Freddy and Vivek asked what were we talking about. My reply to this was "I had a feeling that one of us was going to get injured, that's it."

After we reached the hospital, I sent Daya with Freddy and Vivek while I filled his forms and signed them. After the forms were done, I headed towards the three of them. I knew Freddy had worked out the truth and so had ACP sir and Sachin. The smiles and all those looks which passed between us had been seen by them. The moment we would get out of the hospital and get Daya settled at his place, the questioning was going to start.

By 6 pm on Saturday evening, he was released. The injury had been a minor one, but the doctor had requested that someone should be taking care of him and that too at least for a week. I promised the doctor that I would be staying at his place for the next week and would take care of him, before he could say anything else I cut him off by saying that I knew how to take care of my boyfriend and I would not take a no from him. This got Freddy laughing and Vivek to get shocked, it was then that Freddy commented that Daya was as whipped as him. Both Daya and me, started laughing at this. I replied back saying that Daya would never become as whipped him, but before I could say further Daya comments that he would happily become his wife's servant but only if I would marry him. Neither of us knew that while we were trying to flirt Doc had come and had heard the entire exchange. Before either of us could comment he said "Kiddo, you must really hate me. I know owe Abhijeet 500rs, I had made a bet with him. I had said that you two would take at least a month more to get together, and he had said you two would get together before he came back". My reply to him was "technically neither of you won. He proposed even before bhai left for his honeymoon to Kerala". Before this topic could go further my phone started ringing, it turned out to be my brother "Hi bhai! Yes I am fine, Daya's injury has been taken care of too. When you come back can he come to stay with us till next Saturday, the Doctor has asked me to make sure that he rests properly and to also see to it that he takes his medicines on time. Please, please , please can Daya stay with us?". Two minutes later, my squeal of delight told everyone that he had agreed.

Sunday Morning, Daya's house, 10am:

After breakfast both of us got down to talking, even though we worked together we still had to work a lot on our relationship. It was not even a week old, plus both of us wanted to spend the rest of our lives with each other, also both of us had craved for a family. Even though we had a family in the team and I also had my brother, but both of us wanted to start our own family. Somewhere deep down, both of us wanted to make this work between us. We already had the unanimous support of our family, and both of us already had the feeling that very soon we both would get married, that we both were right for each other. Like when I had moved in with bhai, the same happened with Daya and me. Both of us talked the entire day till we did not fall asleep. After dinner, both of us had fallen asleep in Daya's room, neither of us would realize this. At least not till we woke up in the morning.

Monday Morning:

We had told Freddy and Vivek that both of us wanted to let the rest of the team to figure out on their own about Daya and me, even ACP sir and Doc had agreed. Both of us were behaving like would any other day, but more friendly. Since yesterday's talk both of us had come to know quite a lot about the other. I was happy to have someone in my life. When bhai came, I was the first one(with Daya of course) to greet him. When he saw the two of us he just raised an eyebrow questioningly at me to which I just smiled. Two could play hide and seek, but I knew for a fact that Freddy would be the one to tell my bhai but I hoped it would not be today. But my prayers were short lived, as soon ad Freddy saw my brother he said "Sir, congratulations once again. But this time not only for your marriage but also for Nikhita... I mean Abhilasha". This statement proved to my brother that the inevitable had happened. He hugged Daya and said "Welcome to the family. Yes, Daya is my new brother in law. My family is bigger now, the only three things missing are your marriage, and then both of us having kids. Then my family will be complete. Come on, we need to go to the lab I have to collect 500 rs each from Dr. Salunke, Tarika, Sachin, and Vivek. They should have known that Daya never hides anything from me". "By the way, Daya will not be going to do any physical work till his injury has been healed and I will be staying with him. Both of us will be working out of forensic lab, and if we are not wanted there, then we will be in C.I.D bureau" was my comment.