Meant to be

Chapter 17: I see you....

With the arrival of Vikas Gupta, once again they got to hear about the Sidnaaz buzz that was brewing outside. For Shehnaaz, everytime someone mentioned it, she was beyond thrilled but in a very sweet way. For some reason as wonderful as it sounded she also wanted to caution herself against taking it too seriously, relationships did not exist because of hashtags. The idea that someone like a Sidharth Shukla can ever be her life partner, her companion, her lover it was all so dangerously beautiful yet unachievable. You see years of never being anyone's priority has stripped her off the confidence with which she could claim relationships. She hid all of her insecurities under the laughs and giggles and pointless antics because nothing came easily and she's rather laugh than pine for that which was not forthcoming.

While they were lounging on the garden couch their hands, fingers visibly and physically intertwined Shehnaaz for the first time in her life was experiencing intimacy without any aspect of the flesh being involved. She loved the way his fingers played with hers, she loved the way his head dipped into hers or the way he grazed her feet with his. It amused her to
No bits how subtle but how sure he was about all the time touching her caressing her or loving her with his actions. She suddenly got up and looked at him "tunay abs tak shaadi kyun nahi ki" she asked looking at him curiously. For someone who had so much to give to a woman and for someone who without ego received from a woman, it was a wonder to her that he was still single.

"Pata nahi, I guess shaadi is not important for me I guess!" He said casually avoiding her gaze and desperately hoping she would move on from topic.
"Kitna kameeena hai tu!" She said as she grabbed a fist ful of his hair on the forehead and brought her face close to his and mimicked "bada ayaaaaa not important for me! Yeh na tu usko Suna jo tera yeh attitude na samjhay. Tera pura ka pura e xray ho chuka hai aur tu abhi bilkul nanga hai mere samnay. Toh na...." before she could finish he
Interrupted by sitting up and straddling her pushing her flush against the small couch and said "ooh baby talking dirty I like!" And saying this he started tickling her.

"Muth kar kuttay mera saans atak
Jayega, meri death ho jayegi chal uthar kaminay!" And they both dissolved into laughter and he settled next to her but not without first landing his right arm around her neck and drawing her under it and softly pecking her head "acha bol tera xray ka kya results hai...haan moti bol na!" He was nuzzling her ear as he said this.

"Tu na jitna cheezon ko chupatha hai that means voh cheez tere liye jyaada important hai...tere liye shaadi bohot important hai, bohot jyaada . So tere liye na hoga better option hai ke shaadi ho aur toot jaye." Saying this she pursed her lips and looked up at him to check his reaction to what she just said.

Sidharth literally for the first time in his entire life had his breath taken away. It felt
Like this girl had somehow nudged her way to the core of his being and ever so gently caressed it and soothed it with a whisper that spoke to his heart, he felt seen by what she just said, he felt heard by what she just said and he felt understood by what she just said.

Ofcourse him being him schooled his responses to a resigned expression and looked away almost as if he was bored and pursed his lips.

"Dekh kaisay shakal bana raha hai jaisay kay mein kisi aur ke baarein mein bol rahi hoon. That means ke..." she much to his discomfort continue and he interrupted

"Abey pakka math! I feel like an animal that is being observed on national geographic! Aur tu kabsay logon ko psychoanalyse karne lagi bey! Badi aayi that mean..." he said with a fake serious expression on his face.

"Haaye tu mujhay psycho bula raha hai!! SIDHAAAAAARTH!" She whined.

He was almost embarrassed at how much he loved hearing her whine his name out "haan baby!" He asked and before she could continue he found himself much to his own surprise asking her "acha chal teko jab itna sab kuch pata hai mere baarein mein, toh yeh bhi bata Dey ki kaisi ladki sey mein shaadi karoonga"