Taarey- A Royal Arrangement ✔️

Chapter-36 Trouble in paradise!

A big smile came on her face seeing him too. Forgetting everything she climbed down the stairs quickly while he too walked to her swiftly. As soon as they were standing in front of each other they embraced not minding that their whole family was standing there going all awe on them.

He hugged her tightly nuzzling his head in her hair, he heaved a long sigh of relief which she noticed. He seemed tensed but relaxed as soon as he embraced her. Realizing he needs comfort she pulled him closer too hugging him tightly caressing his back and it worked instantly as he noticed all his worry vanishing.

"I missed you jaan!"

He whispered so that only she could hear, she smiled brightly replying,

"I missed you too!"

When both of them refused to break the hug, their family decided to bring them back in the real world. The D3 gang coughed loudly which brought taarey out of their romance world. Taani cursed herself, embarrassed as hell and broke the hug quickly.

They saw all the others giving them teasing looks, Rey shrugged it off as he really needed Taani's comforting embrace while Taani was blushing. But composing herself,

"Rey, aap abhi kaise. Aap to do din baad aane vale the?"

He looked at her nodding,

"Haan bas work jaldi wrap up ho gaya."

Taani became sad when she noticed he again went to his shell. His voice low indicating something was stressing him. He looked really tired and another thing she noticed was the dark circles under his eyes. He was not taking enough sleep too.

Avantika noticed his fatigue too, worriedly she told him,

"Rey, you must be tired meri jaan. Go and take rest, evening prayer mein aa jana niche."

He nodded at her and walked to their room for taking rest and freshening up, he wished that Taani would accompany him and god heard him,

"Taani bachha, tum bhi jao uske paas."

Taani eagerly nodded and walked to their room while the others settled in the living room talking. She reached their room and found him coming out of the wardrobe with his clothes and a towel.

He did not see her so stealthily closing the door she silently walked to him and hugged him tightly from back. Rey stiffened feeling someone's touch but relaxed realzing that it was her. Taani must have noticed it as she frowned and breaking the hug went in front of him,

"Kya hua, main hu. Aapko kya laga kisne aapko hug kiya."

He did not answer her just replied,

"Umm, kuch nahi, main freshen up hoke aata hu."

He was going when she stopped him holding his hand, turning him towards her she keep her palm on his cheek,

"Rey, kya hua jaan. Sab theek hai na?"

He nodded at her with a small smile,

"Haan baby sab theek hai. Don't worry."

He was trying to be convincing but failed miserably. Taani looked staright in his eyes and found a surge of pain swarming in them. He was surely hiding something. She traced the dark circles under his eyes softly with her thumb. His eyes closed feeling her soft and comforting touch, she traced his eyes with her thumb and leaning forward placed a small peck on them. His lips for the first time in a month curved into a genuine smile, next her lips touched his cheek and at last her thumb traced his lower lip a little,

"Why are you not smiling then? Ye nakli smile kyu?"

She asked him before leaning and placing a small peck on the corner of his lips, Rey who was in a trance till now came out of it and abruptly looked away turning his head away from her before she could kiss him. Her eyes widened a little seeing him turning his face away from her, before she could react he pulled his hands back from her waist and taking his clothes went in the washroom. Leaving her standing their stoned at her place.