AN: hello! Back with an update because the I too couldn't contain the excitement just like you all. Again, the response for this story really makes me so happy. Can't thank you all enough for that. Happy reading...


"Excuse me? Can I have my girlfriend back? " asked abhijeet eyeing the officer dancing with tarika.

The officer immediately left tarika as he saw abhijeet.

"Ohh. I am really sorry sir. I didn't know she was... anyways, it is so nice to meet you. " He said getting quite nervous in front of abhijeet.

Abhijeet just fake smiled at him and indicated him to leave. Then he finally looked at tarika.

Tarika had an astonished look on her face.

'What? Girlfriend? Did I hear that right or my ears are ringing from the music? Did he really? ' This was all that was going on in tarika's mind. She just expected him to get jealous and dance with her from her act, but him just addressing her as his girlfriend was not what she had expected. At all.

She came to senses when she felt his hands going around her waist.

He pulled her a little closer to him. Possessiveness was clearly felt in his touch. But his face still had an upset look written all over it.

"Uske saath dance sirf mujhe dikhane ke liye kiya na? " He asked.

"Toh? Aur kya karti? Tumhe itna bhaav khane ki kya jaroorat thi? " Tarika said coming back to her senses completely.

"Ab mujhe kuch nahi karna hai toh nahi karna hai... usme mein bhaav kha raha hu? "

"Waise nahi lekin... by the way do you realize we are arguing in the middle of the dance floor? "

"Haan. I have literally never been here in all these years. And now, YOU have to make sure I don't look like a clown in front of everyone. Specially the team. " He said as he pulled her even closer holding her by the waist.

Both of them were swaying to the light music now. Still arguing.

"YOU just called me your GIRLFRIEND. Do you really care about what people are thinking right now? " She said as her hands wrapped themselves around his neck. Looking deep in his eyes.

He gulped on hearing that. He had just realized what jealousy had made him do.

"S.. so? D- Do you mind? " he said barely managing to get words out of his mouth, struggling to make an eye contact with her.

"Mind what? "

"B- Being called my girlfriend? F- From now on? "

"What do you think? " She said struggling to cover her blush with a smirk.

"An Ideal reply to the question I asked would be either a yes or a no and NOT a question in return. "

"Well... " She was about to say something as the music stopped and the dance time was over. Announcement for the food being served was made.

They both realized how close they were standing to each other. They moved away from each other immediately.

"The most interesting part about this party for you has just started. Go enjoy. " She smirked as she walked away without bothering for his reply.

Abhijeet just stood there trying to process what had just happened. All this while he had been planning about a perfect location, a perfect day, some perfect words to say to her to make their relationship official but, he could have never imagined he would end up finally doing it like this. Never in his wildest dreams.

Daya tapped on his shoulders from behind. Daya too, had an astonished look on his face.

"Waah mere sher. Meine socha tum baby steps loge ye toh tumne high jump maar diya. Sidha dance? "

"Arrey yaar... dance toh sirf dikh raha tha... asli mein kya hua hai mujhe hi pata hai. " Said abhijeet still sounding a little nervous.

"Matlab? "

"Kuch nahi... Mein... Mein jaa raha hoon. Kisine pucha mere baaremein toh bolna kuch kaam aa gaya tha... thik hai? "

"Itne jaldi? Khana toh khaalo. "

"Nahi... Mujhe bhook nahi hai... tum jao khaa lo. " Said abhijeet as he went in the direction where tarika was standing.

Here, tarika too was trying to process the situation.

"We really need to talk tarika. Can we get out of here? "

"Right now? In the middle of the party? Khatam hone tak wait kar sakte hai... "

"Nahi... mein nahi kar sakta... please? "

"Okay. "

Well, tarika was excited to talk to him too Or nervous or extremely happy. She wasn't exactly sure of what she was feeling right now.

As they reached near his car, Freddy's voice from behind made them stop.

"Abhijeet sir! Rukiye! " He came running.

"Kya hai? " Abhijeet was obviously irritated by the interruption.

"Woh sir meri wife abhi ghar aa rahi hai apne maayke se aur uske paas ghar ki chaabi nahi hai aur mein apni gaadi nahi laya hu... ab aap jaa hi rahe hai toh mujhe bhi lift de dijiye ghar tak. "

"Sachmein aisa hai ki daya ne bheja hai tumhe mere piche jaan bujh ke? " Asked abhijeet in a suspicious tone.

"Daya sir kyu bhejenge? Jaldi chaliye sir warna mera new year meri wife ki daant khaane se start hoga. "

"Thik hai baitho. " Said abhijeet still quite annoyed.

As they drove with freddy sitting on the passenger seat and tarika in the back, freddy could help but ask

"Waise aap dono kyu party beech mein chhodke jaa rahe hai? Khana toh aap kabhi miss nahi karte sir... "

"Woh... ek important kaam adhura reh gaya hai tarika ji ke wajah se wo pura karna padega isliye... "

"Meri wajah se? Meri wajah se kaise? "

"Haan toh kiski wajah se? Tumhari wajah se hi... ek hi chhoti si cheez thi lekin tumhe toh suspense badhana tha... "

"Achha? Aur tumne timing ka naam suna hai? Aise achanak bologe aur sab tumhe mil jayega aisa nahi hota na... koi bhi kaam karte hue thoda time lena chahiye na... hai na freddy sir? "

"Haan? Haan haan. " Said freddy not having any idea of what AbhiRika were talking about.

"Kya haan? Ab agar kisine itne mushkil se aadha kaam karke diya hai tumhe, toh baaki aadha karne mein itna bhaav kyu khana? Kyu freddy? "

"Kya? Matlab... Haan sahi hai..." freddy mumbled still not having any idea of what they were saying.

"Bhaav khane ki baat toh tum karo hi mat thik hai? Shuruat bhaav khane ki tumne hi ki thi. Tum bhaav khaa sakte ho toh mein kyu nahi? "

"Maine koi bhaav nahi khaya thik hai? Maine toh mere mann ke khilaaf jaake tumhe jo chahiye woh kiya... uska kuch nahi? "

"Maine thodi na kaha tha tumko... woh toh tum hi bina soche samjhe bhavnao mein behkar kar dete ho kuch bhi... usme mein kya karu? "

"Achha? Toh... "

"Rukiye sir. " freddy interrupted abhijeet, "Yahi pe rok dijiye. Mera ghar aa gaya. "

"Thanks sir. Happy new year in advance aap dono ko. " Freddy said getting out of the car as soon as they stopped. He did not wish to listen to them arguing anymore.

Even when freddy had walked away, Abhijeet still did not start driving.

"Chalo kiska wait kar rahe ho? " tarika asked from the back seat.

Abhijeet looked at her through the rear view mirror and then the passenger seat.

She smirked on getting his point and came sat on the passenger seat.

He started driving.

"Achha toh kya keh rahe the tum? "

"Woh argument chhodo yaar... Mein yeh karne ke liye party chhod kar nahi aaya. Thoda seriously baat kar lein? "


AN:

Let's see what abhijeet has to say in the next chapter. ;)

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