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The next evening
Author's POV
Taani was getting ready in her room, prepping up for her date. Since, he told her to wear something casual, she just opted for a simple suit with palazzo and falired sleeves. She was combing her hair when her mother entered her room.
The latter's mouth fell open seeing her,
"What the hell are you wearing?"
Taani was shocked ta her tone, she shivered and just took a step back when her mother scowled,
"You are going with Reyansh, dressed up like that. Seriously?" Taani frowned then looked down at her clothes. She knew they were simple but only he told her moreover she thought she looked good when her mother said with disgust,
"Even a poor person or a maid wears better clothes than you. Tumhe pata hai that how ugly you are, atleast kapde to ache pehna karo. What do you want? Tumhe aise dekhke Reyansh bhi rishte ke liye mana kardein? Vese bhi you don't match his standards, tumne dekha nahi kitni ladkiya, vo bhi itni sundar or stylish uske aage peeche ghumti hain, or tum uski fiancé. I feel sad for him, pata nahi kese he agreed to marry you."
Taani's eyes teared up hearing her mother, when the latter moved forward and brught a dress out of it that Taani always tried to keep only in her cupboard. Her mother threw the dress on the bed, and Taani eyed it with disgust,
"Wear this!"
Her mother snapped when she said mumbling,
"But mumma, Reyansh himself said to wear something casual. Or main ye pehenke bahar kese......."
Her mother scowled and held her elbow wincing,
"Do as I say, stop arguing. What do you want, ki Reyansh bhi chala jaye tumhe reject karke? If you wanna keep him, start wearing nice clothes and looking good."
Saying that, her mother walked out of the room, asking her to change indirectly giving Taani advice or basically a threat to seduce her soon to be husband. Taani hated doing this, but she knew if she didn't hear her mother, she won't be able to step out of the house for her date. Hence, wiping her tears she changed into the dress. She flinched back seeing her cleavage popping out and her legs on display. The dress was too short, she wore modern dresses but this was too revealing for her liking. But she was thankful, her mother didn't go on a spree of making her ready and doing her make up.
Keeping her hair open, so that they can actually cover a little skin, she walked down the stairs when her mother gave her a satisfied look. She said,
"Drive bahar wait kar raha hai. Jao!" Taani nodded before walking out. She went towards the car and immediately sat inside. Her phone buzzed with a text and finally a small smile came on her lips seeing it was his text.
Come soon! Waiting for you love!
She sighed not able to wait, she just wanted to run to him and jump in his arms hiding herself. She didn't knew what his reaction would be seeing her like this. The driver was going towards an unknown place so she asked him,
"Umm bhaiya, hum kahan jaa rahein hai?"
The driver just replied,
"Mam, sir ne aapko unke hotel drop karne ko bola hai."
Taani nodded and sat back, adjusting her dress time to time. She was hell uncomfortable. Soon the car entered the hotel, and she gasped seeing the beauty in front of her. It was a big seven start hotel, the most famous in Mumbai. She didn't knew her fiance owned this. Gulping she got down the car when the driver opened the gate for her. A lady was standing there and asked,
"Taani mam?"
She nodded and the lady smiled,
"Come, Rey sir asked me to guide you."
Smiling softly and still adjusting her dress, she walked inside. The lady smiled softly seeing Tanai so awkward, only because every guy was gawking at the latter when she walked inside, even the hotel staff and Taani very well knew the reason. She just couldn't wait to reach him and hide herself. She was so conscious that she didn't even get a moment of admiring the beauty of the place. The gazes made her so uncomfortable. They walked through some hallways when the lady explained,
"Sir asked me to bring you to his office here."
Tanai still just smiled and avoided saying anything, when finally they stopped in front of a large door. The lady knocked on it, and getting permission opened the door slightly. Inside Rey was having a meeting two people of his hotel staff. He smiled when the lady said,
"Sir, Taani mam is here."
Rey just nodded and said,
"Send her in and you can go."
The lady nodded turning to Taani who was waiting patiently, and told her,
"Please!"
Taani entered thanking her as she opened the gate. The lady walked away and she entered in the room.
As soon as she came inside, Rey and the two men's gaze fell on her and all stilled at their places. Rey gazed at her whole self, he never expected her to come in that dress, and he could see how uncomfortable she was. Taani was just standing there smiling softly at him, avoiding the two men's gaze as they eyed her lustfully. Rey noticed that the other second and he fisted his hand in anger, before he could have stopped himself he growled,
"LEAVE!"
Taani looked taken aback, she thought he asked her to leave, she was shaken up at his tone when he looked at the two guys who were too looking scared. This time Rey got up from his chair and said pointing towards the two making Taani heave a sigh of relief,
"I said leave! We'll have this meeting tomorrow."
The two boys nodded, fearfully and scurried away scared of his anger. As soon as they were out, Rey locked the door with the remote control and stormed upto her, holding her elbow he asked,
"What the hell is this? What are you even wearing?"
Her lower lip trembled, although he sounded angry but she knew she can seek comfort in him. Thus before he could have said anything, sobbing she fell into his arms, snaking her hands around his chest and putting her head on it. Rey was taken aback for a second when she said,
"I didn't wanted to.........I ...I don't know. I didn't wanted to wear this. Mumm...Mumma ne zabardasti ki. I wore a suit Rey, but she...she made me dress up like this." She again sobbed and Rey closed his eyes in anger, clenching his fists, this time on her mother, first for forcing her and second, seeing her sobbing on his chest like this. When she continued, "I told her..mujhe nahi pehen ke jana ye, but..but she said.....if I don't dress nicely...you....you'll lose interest and go to some other girl. she said mean things. She said I am ugly. Atleast I should ress up nicely for you, after all aapke peeche kutni beautiful or hot ladkiyan hain....."
Rey closed his eyes, shaking his head and muttered seething with anger,
"Your mother is sick in her mind! How...How can she even....." He tried finding words but failed, she was still crying hard, her whole white shirt was wet not due to her tears. He wasn't against her wearing western clothes, she was free to wear whatever she wants, without his permission or anything. What scared him was she came alone with the driver, and during the night, what if something happened. Moreover, she herself wasn't comfortable wearing it, still she had to, and that's what he hated the most. If he knew Taani was happy in the dress, he wouldn't have been so angry, given he would have felt possessive with all the people giving her looks, but because of others he can't stop her from doing things she loves to do. But here, even she resented this, and how can he be okay with it then when she wasn't?
Shaking his head, he wounded his arms around her now hugging her tightly and caressed her head,
"Why don't you lemme take care of your family once and for all? This is not acceptable Taani!"
She sobbed and shook her head,
"Please nahi! They are still my parents, please don't do anything." Rey sighed in frustration, "I hate to stay quite in this situation like a helpless man when I am not, and when they torture you. I hate that I cannot do anything to cut this pain out from your life."
She sobbed saying clutching his shirt, "You can! Marry me, jaldi se, please! I don't wanna stay there for more days. Jaldi shaadi karlo, please Rey! Mujhe ghar aana, aap ke paas, mumma papa, bhai bhabhi, dadu daadi, Sanskar, Naina, sabke pas. Pleasee, mujhe nahi rehna vahan."
Rey sighed and nodded hugging her tightly to his chest, his hands still caressing her head,
"Shh shh bas jaana! Stop crying now, you are here na. Now, no one is here but me, you don't have to be uncomfortable or conscious. And I promise I'll marry you soon. Bas two weeks. Hnn?"
She nodded like a child still in the hug, he tried breaking it but she whined,
"Nahi please!" He smiled and said, "Jaan, listen, baith to jao, you must be tired."
She again shook her head, unconsciously nuzzling her nose in his chest and said in her baby voice,
"Nahi, aise hi rehna hai, please!"
Sighing, he hugged her tightly kissing her head occasionally aware that she needed him at the moment. He saw two chair placed just three steps away from them, so decided to sit there. Holding her waist, he gripped it firmly yet softly not hurt her and picked her up a little so that her feet was an inch above the ground and walking towards the chair he sat on it taking her along and making her sit on his lap. All this while she clutched onto him like a koala, letting him do what he wants. She just wanted to hug him and feel him close.
She moved closer feeling herself sitting on his lap, her legs dangling on one side. To his shock, instead of being embarrassed and moving away, she adjusted herseld and hugged him tightly if that was possible. He gladly held her close, kissing her head time to time as he caressed her back. his gaze for a second moved to her bare legs and he gulped, he was seeing her in a dress for the very first time and nonetheless, she looked damn beautiful and enticing. Still not to make her uncomfortable, as her dress had ridden up when he made her sit, he looked away pulling on the hem lightly, correcting it. Taani felt him doing that, but stayed silent, a smile came on her face at his action. And after what felt like an eternity, she looked up at him. He gazed down at her, who was staring at him leaning her head back from his chest, her big innocent eyes now looking at him cutely yet intensely while her nose and cheeks were red from crying. He avoided looking at her peaking cleavage, before saying,
"Sorry, vo tumhari dress upar..........."
He apologised, thinking she moved away because he pulled on it when she smiled at him cutely, her lips finally stretching into his favourite curve nowadays. She mumbled,
"It's fine!"
Biting her lips, she looked down while he was looking at her antics when she mumbled,
"Aapka coat dijiye...." He frowned confused, but still nodding moved a little making her whine unconsciously, he chuckled removing it and handing it to her. she took it and spread it on her legs, covering them while he continued looking on to her actions. Satisfied, she again adjusted herself and took back her previous position, leaning face side ways on his chest and hugging him taking him by surprise again, but a good one. She was smiling all the while and he enjoyed her antics, who would say she cried just moments ago. Her face suddenly glowed.
He asked caressing her head,
"You alright jaan?"
She mumbled softly bobbing her head up and down,
"How can I not be okay, when you are there?"
And a hug smile came on his face, at her question like answer. She didn't knew how much those words meant to him. They sat there in silence while he continued caressing her head and back like a baby, kissing it again and again while she bathed in all the attention, love and care he showered on her. After a few moments she spoke, breaking the comfortable silence,
"I am so sorry! Mene hamari date or aapka mood bhi kharab kardiya na?"
She apologised, now playing with his shirt's button, he sighed closing his eyes. She was just so innocent and had no idea what her small actions do to him, her fingers playing with the button literally made him wanting to just make her his there and then. Still, he answered her diverting his mind and frowned a little,
"You don't have to apologise. The date was important, but not more than you. And moreover, we still can have our date, the night isn't over yet."
He said looking ta the clock which showed it was just 7 in the night. She smiled but then looked down sadly at her clothes,
"In these?"
He chuckled and said,
"You know why I asked you to dress casually?" she denied nodding in a no when he said pushing a hair strand away, "Because I had some plans for us."
She asked him excitedly, "What plans?"
Smiling widely, before she could have guessed she was in air, as he lifted her bridal style making her squeal. He chuckled at her reaction as she gaped like a fish and said,
"Reyansh...ye aap kya...." Chuckling he started moving towards the gate that she didn't notice was there before and entered inside. It was a big suite, with a living room and an other door leading to the bedroom. She was surprised at the sight when he answered her,
"This is my suite whenever I stay back here in the hotel for work." She nodded looking around, the room was beautiful when he said, walking towards the bedroom. She went conscious for a second but relaxed knowing she can trust him.
Reaching the bed where a huge cover was there, he finally made her stand on her feet and immediately took her in his arms from behind.
"Kesa laga?"
She looked around with twinkling eyes and muttered, "It's beautiful. I am sorry, mene pehle nahi bola, I totally forgot in all that crying. But hotel bahot bahot beautiful hai. Bahar se bhi or ye room bhi. I am so proud of you."
She said last line grinning, and he grinned bigger than her seeing the pride shining in her eyes when she said, "Mujhe nahi pata tha ye hotel aapka hai. This is like the best one in the whole country." He smiled widely when he said, "I am glad you liked it mam!"
She giggled when she looked down and found the cover, Rey followed her gaze and happily picked it up forwarding it to her. she eyed him cluelessly, when he gestured her to unzip the cover. She followed what he said, and as soon as she opened, she gasped seeing the beautiful gown inside it. It was peach in color with flowers all over the upper part and flared at the bottom with a long slit on one side. She fell in love with the dress and said mesmerised,
"Is this for me? I haven't wore anything so beautiful before. This is the best outfit I ever wore."
She said tracing the cloth on her fingers, he smiled hitting his head softly with her saying, "Now, you'll get everything best, just like you."
She giggled at his last words, still looking at the gown when he said, "Wear this for our date, you'l find the accessories in that box and all the prepping up stuff there. I didn't call someone to get you ready because I knew you would be comfortable getting ready on your own."
She looked at him with all the love in her eyes, again looking at the cloth she said,
"Thank you! Now aap jaiye, I have to get ready."
He nodded and said moving out,
"Yep, get ready tab tak I'll get ready in the bathroom. Come out when you are done."
She nodded while he walked out, but she bit her lips, eagerly wanted to do something that was nothing like she ever did. She just felt so much adoration for him and his efforts and actions, that she couldn't stop herself. Keeping the dress she rushed out of the room and called out moving towards him,
"Reyansh!"
Stopping he turned around hearing her when to his shock and surprise for the infinite time this evening, she quickly decreased the distance between them and snaking her hands around his neck, she leaned towards his face and kissed his lips softly before he could know. He was shocked for a moment, before he realised and was going to deepen it when she moved away pecking them instantly and ran back into the room.
He groaned when she didn't let him deepen the kiss and said to her,
"Taani! This isn't fair, you can leave me hanging like this, come back here."
He said moving towards her to kiss her when she showed her tongue to him teasingly and closed the door before he could have reached her and shouted from inside,
"Jake ready ho jaiye. Nahi to we'll be late for the date."
He groaned and said,
"I don't care, come out." But she didn't listen to him instead he heard sounds of giggling from inside, shaking his head he said,
"Tumhe to main dekh lunga, bahar aao ready hoke."
He turned when he heard sound of door opening, happily he turned when he was again shocked as she again teased him cheekily,
"Lijiye, dekh lijiye."
He narrowed his eyes and was going to storm upto her when giggling she again closed the door with a thud. He groaned again before a big smile came on his face, he realised she was finally getting comfortable with him, elaving all her fears and boundaries behind. He just couldn't be happier.
With a grin on his face, he went to get ready while Taani too dolled up in the room, both eagerly waiting for their first date.
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