As avni stepped out of the bathroom neel looked up at her and there was an air of awkward and uncomfortable silence. This was new to them. After avni's return from jail this kind of misunderstanding and fallout was not something either of them would have anticipated.

Avni finally broke the silence and said- tumne breakfast order kiya?

Neel- nahi.

Avni- toh karo. I know we need to talk. But let's at least get some food into our system first.

Neel – hmm ok. He walked up to the bedside and ordered room service. As he placed the receiver back down he suddenly saw a photo-frame next to the pillow on the bed.

As he picked it up he was lost for words because he saw that it was his photo-frame. He turned back to Avni and looked at her in shock.

Avni- aise kya dekh rahe ho she said self-consciously....and walked up to him and took the frame from him and put it into her suitcase. Tum nahi the toh photo se kaam chalana pada she said in a small voice not meeting his eyes.

Suddenly Neel also recalled something else- aur vo shirt jo tumne subah pehni thi... he trailed off...

Avni- hmm tumhari hai. It smells like you so....she said in a small broken voice.

Neel didn't know what to feel. One the one hand he was SO touched to see just how much importance he held in Avni's life. The fact that she had worn his shirt to bed and had brought his photo-frame along just so she could feel him close to her was completely overwhelming for him. On the other hand his heart was sinking as he thought about how much he had hurt her by accusing her of infidelity. HE mentally slammed himself- How could you Neel?! How could you ever insinuate even for a second that avni would cheat on you!

He looked down and saw Avni kneeling next to the suitcase, head hung low sitting with a defeated posture.

HE sank down on his knees next to her and pulled her in for a tight hug.

No words were said but as he felt her tears on his shoulder his heart broke too.

He just hugged her tighter trying to convey his emotions through his embrace and in response he felt her also coil her arms around his waist tighter than before.

They just stayed locked in an embrace until the doorbell rang indicating that their food had come.

Neel slowly disentangled himself from her and opened the door to allow the butler to come and place the tray inside the room. Once he left neel bolted the room once more and made his way back in. Avni had wiped her tears and had started serving out the food. She opened the tray to find that he had ordered her favourite chocolate chip pancakes, poha and coffee.

Avni- thank you she said in a small voice

Neel didn't say anything back.

He just helped her serve and then both of them settled on the sofa quietly eating their breakfast. They were both hungry and the tension was palpable but there was SO much to be said and it couldn't be done on an empty stomach! Once they had cleared the food, avni served the coffee. Neel meanwhile went and placed the tray and empty dishes away. When he came back he made sure to sit closer to her on the sofa. They continued to sip the coffee in silence still working out what to say and how to say it to the other person.

Finally avni took one large gulp of the last bit of her coffee, placed the cup on the table and turned to sit cross-legged on the sofa facing him. She was looking down as she started talking. Ok I'm going first. I'm really sorry ki main aaj ka date bhool gayi Neel. I can't believe that I actually forgot. There's no excuse I know...I mean I didn't really forget all about it. I swear. I had been planning for weeks what we should do and I even had it ready. But I cant believe that I lost track of the date. Main sach me bahut badi bewakuf hoon. I'm really really sorry. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes and suddenly moved closer and held his hands in hers and continued....please neel you have to believe me when I say- this is the best and most important date of my life. It's the day I got the biggest blessing of my life. I promise aisa phir kabhi hoga she said with sincerity.

She moved forward and gave him a hug.

Neel returned it and started saying shh...avni main

Avni- nahi ruko tum. I said na pahle meri baari hai. I know tum itne petty nahi ho ki tum sirf iss vajah se upset hoge ki main ek date bhool gayi. But we both know its NOT just a date! I've been so preoccupied with everything at work that I seem to have lost track of everything else.

She pulled back and said- I'm sorry. I guess I just don't know how to multitask. In the process of trying to be good at my work I have failed miserably at being a good wife. I'm sorry she said once more as she broke down.

Neel couldn't control himself anymore. He pulled her into his arms and said...shh...avni tum pagal ho kya. You are the BEST wife in the whole world. Suna tumne. He caressed her hair as he spoke- Avni hum donon se galtiyan hui hai, we haven't been communicating well. But aaj jo maine kiya uss ke liye main khud ko kabhi maaf nahi karunga.. I'm so sorry Avni. I know maine tumhe bahut hurt kiya hai. I'm sorry. Please mujhe maaf kardo. Please

Avni- she pulled back and looked at him as she asked- Why neel? I thought after everything that we've been through, I thought if not anything else I would have at least earned your trust. Why did you feel that I would...that I could ever...she struggled to even complete the sentence. Have I not been able to show you what you mean to me?

Neel- Nahi avni. he exclaimed holding her hands in his. Its not like that. I do trust you. I do. But ....

Avni- but what?

Neel- I don't know avni. I also didn't realise that I could feel so insecure. I don't know how or why it happened. but I guess its because we've not been talking at all for almost a month now! He exclaimed

Avni- what do you mean not talking?

Neel- Avni, I don't mean to blame you or anything but you've been very preoccupied with work these past few days and we've not had much time to ourselves at all this past 1 month almost... I know that this job is still fairly new, you are only now settling in and I know that looking at how awesome you are ab tum par aur zyada responsibilities hongi...I understand that. I do. But I guess I just hadn't anticipated that you'd be so busy that I would miss having you around so much! Its like we have barely had any time to ourselves. Tum almost har roz aajkal mujhse pahle nikal jaati ho and you come back home super late. Humne ek doosre se thik se baat nahi ki hai...

Avni- As she heard him, Avni felt extremely guilty- aur maine humaare dates bhi cancel kardiye last minute she said apologetically

Neel- tum toh mujhe aajkal thik se text bhi nahi karti ho!

Avni- hey, ye galat hai. Text toh main karti hoon

Neel- haan but voh bhi itne rukhe aur formal se hote hai. Tum aajkal kabhi bhi voh smiley face/winkey face/aur voh baaki sab emojis bhi nahi use karti ho.aur pahle tum mujhe faltu faltu messges bhi bheja karti thi-random gifs aur jokes and all...aaj kal toh sirf aise boring se reached.; Will be home at 10.; going to be late; bus aise hi messages bhejti ho...he complained like a child

Avni- I'm sorry. But tum bhi toh message ya call kar sakte ho na... you know I would always answer a call or text from you.

Neel- Kal raat ko kiya toh tha wish karne ke liye but tumne toh phone nahi uthaya. He pouted

Avni- kal raat ko ye sab room leak aur bed arrangement aur uss sab ke chakar ke baad I was so tired.. I didn't see the phone and I dozed off. I'm sorry. But baaki ek mahine se agar tumne notice kiya hai toh tumne mujhse kuch kaha kyu nahi?

Neel- voh...I didn't want to add to your stress. I know ki tumhaare upar kaafi kaam ka pressure hai and I didn't want you to feel like I was complaining. I just wanted to give it some time. And when I finally decided to talk about it that day, tum toh packing karne main busy thi! Tumne mujhe help bhi nahi karne diya!

Avni- arey , I was only trying to pick up your shirt without you noticing- she confessed

Neel- oh! He felt a sudden twinge of happiness at her cute confession. But then he said- I tried feeding you dinner and you ignored me again. Tumne aise kaafi baar kiya hai poore mahine bhar he complained. I felt very neglected he said like a child complaining to his mother

Avni- cupped his face and said- I'm really sorry neel. I'm so sorry that I made you feel neglected. I want you to know that you are my priority. Even though I haven't acted like it you are the center of my universe- she said this with utmost conviction looking into his eyes

Neel felt his heart swell with love at her declaration. I know avni. HE tucked her hair behind her ear and said- But no matter what happened jo aaj subah hua voh meri galti hai. I don't want you to feel like I don't trust you. Main tum par bahut bharosa karta hoon. I guess my insecurities and frustration were bottled up for too long and it came out today...but it was still very wrong of me to even suggest that tum...he didn't bother completing. Anyway please please forgive me.

Avni- wiped her tears and said- its ok. I understand. Ok lets make a pact. Aage se agar koi bhi problem hogi toh tum mujhe immediately bologe. Don't keep it all inside you like this. Ok?

Neel- just nodded.

Avni- and I promise I will try and balance things out better. I'll find time for us to spend together ok. I'm sorry this particular project has been too demanding. It's the first one that I'm incharge of and I guess maine zyada hi stress le liya. I didn't even realise that I had made you feel so ignored.

Neel- Its ok Avni. I understand and relate to this, I know ki kaam ke pressures hote hai. Tum sab kuch acche se balance karti ho. Its only for this 1 month that things have been a little crazy. And I know that you are good at your job and that's why you have more stuff to do now. I know tum ye project bhi successfully complete karogi! Please don't think that this means you should take a step back at work. I still want you to pursue your passion! But along with all that I really want ki tum apne messages main smileys bhejo and that you keep chattering nonstop about how ur day was and how mine was....you know....

Avni- hugged him and said- hmmm..i'll make sure I put smileys in all my messages. She chuckled.

They just sat there holding each other in companionable silence now that they had finally talked things over. Neel was rubbing avnis arm and avni was drawing patterns on his thigh as she leaned against him.

Avni- Neel, vaise thank you for flying down here to surprise me.

Neel just pecked her head in response. Voh toh aana hi tha...afterall apni anniversary ke din wifey se door nahi rah sakta tha!

After a few moments he said

Neel- vaise avni, tumne kaha tha na that you had something planned for our anniversary until you "forgot" he used air quotes

Avni- hey, you cant keep teasing me about forgetting. It was an honest mistake. She pouted

Neel- couldn't resist kissing her when he saw her pout!

And before they knew it they were locked in a full fledged makeout session. Avni had moved to sit on Neels lap and they were kissing each other passionately. Neel moved to place wet kisses on her neck and avni just pulled him even closer and angled her neck to allow him more access. Meanwhile she was working on the buttons of his shirt and trying to get it off. Neel placed a kiss on her earlobe and whispered- aur last 1 mahine se ye bhi bahut zyada miss kiya hai maine he said in his husky voice which turned Avni on even more. She attacked his neck with kisses and pulled back to remove his shirt. As his bare physique came into view she trailed a finger down his trunk and said- I missed this too. Her touch and her words were Neels undoing. In a flash he picked her up, her legs wound around him and he walked them to the bed and placed her on it. He kissed and caressed every inch of her and when he felt that she was ready he had entered her and thrust in and out furiously. Avni moved in sync, pushing up her pelvis to enjoy more of that delicious friction and repeated his name like a chant. Hearing her moan his name repeatedly was almost as pleasurable as the act itself and when he finally came undone he let out a loud grunt of her name as they both climaxed together. As they lay on the bed fully spent and satiated Avni couldn't help but say- well this was WAY better than what I had planned!

Neel just laughed at her statement and pulled her closer placing a peck on her head and shoulder.

Ok guys I hope that this chapter turned out ok. I hope their heart-heart was fairly realistic. I wasn't sure exactly how to phrase it all because I have not been in any such situation myself! :D so I'm just hoping that the dialogues and writing are not too sappy/corny! Also I am not too good with the "mature" writing so I apologise that I have rushed through it in the end. I guess you guys can imagine the details!;) Please do leave me your comments and feedback!