Ram and Priya spent next few days peacefully spending dinner time together, casually chatting away in the bedroom and Priya occasionally watching TV series with Ram on his bed. Yes there was a new horror TV series being aired everyday and both being fans of horror movies and TV made it a point to watch it together. Ram had become quite comfortable with Priya climbing on his bed on the other side. She always wore fully clothed night gowns when she was sitting on his bed. Otherwise Ram noticed she wouldn't mind wearing short sleeve top and 3/4th style PJs to replace the gowns, she certainly felt comfortable in both attires and looked gorgeous to Ram as always ❤️❤️

One day Ram and Priya received an invite to Vikram and Neha's house for dinner, their kids were missing Ram uncle. While Ram wore his black suit with tie, Priya came out wearing the yellow sundress she had worn in Mahabaleshwar, this time paired with new jewelry that Ram had bought for her. She looked stunning , she had checked with Krishna Ma if it was ok for Priya to wear western clothes sometimes to which Dadi and Ma had laughed and mentioned infront of Ram - Ram puttar, apni nuh ko bata de jaise kapde usko pehenne hain wo pehen sakti hai, bas managalsutra aur sindoor iska gehna hai. humne kabhi Natasha ko bhi nahi roka. 

Ram had then mentioned winking at Priya- arey Dadi main to pehle hi bol chuka hun tab kehne lagi ki aap logon ki permission chahiye  

At present..

Ram - achi lag rahi ho

Priya - haan wo jewelry achi hai kaafi

Ram then walked up to her and stood inches away from her, she froze! He put his hand out and brought her mangalsutra forward and aligned it to center. (It was thrown back up probably when she was getting ready). His cold hands on her front torso when he touched the mangalsutra sent shivers through her spine. His hot breath made her beat louder and louder. 

Ram felt her getting uncomfortable and hence he stepped back withdrawing his hand. 

Ram - chale ?

Priya - ok haan chalo. 

Dinner with Vikram and Neha was a joyous affair as was expected. The kids were a delight to be with, they always had so many questions for Ram and Priya, of course this time they had funny conversations

Kid 1 - Ram Uncle, aap aur Priya aunty hamare liye baby sister kab laoge khelne k liye? 

Kid 2 - nahi, mujhe baby brother chahiye , to phir hum brothers vs sisters me hamesha jitenge na 

Kid 3 - ye babies aate kahan se hai mumma? 

Vikram and Neha blushed. Ram was so uncomfortable that he blurted out - bas ab ho gaya, jao tum log khelo room me. 

Priya rose to go to their kitchen under the pretext of washing her hands from eating the tandoori they just had for starters. Neha followed her. 

Neha - tumhe bache pasand nahi hain Priya?

Priya - nahi , aisa nahi hai, mujhe to bache bahot pasand hain, Ayesha Di se kaha bhi tha ek baar mazak me ek aur bacha paida karke mujhe de dena, main rakh lungi 

Neha - to phir Ram k saath aage kyu nahi badh jaati? aakhir kab tak tumhe bhi single life jini hai. 

Priya - Nehaa, tum to jaanti ho sab hakikat. 

Neha - haan jaanti hun lekin tumhari aur ram ki aajkal dosti bhi dekh rahi hun , dosti ka agla kadam to pyaar hi hai. mauka de do is rishte ko ek baar , pyaar ek bahot khubsurat ahsas hai. Ye tumhare rishte ki jo neev hai na contract wo bhi mit jayegi iss ahsas se.. actual neev to wo shaadi hi hai na. Aur phir bache k liye umar bhi sahi hai tumhari, baad me late ho jayega. 

Priya - lekin wo Mr. Kapoor ne bhi to contract se kuch aage sochne chahiye

Neha - oh please Priya, Ram ki shakal pe saaf likha hua hai ki wo khush hai kitna aur tumhe pasand karta hai aur madam tumhari shakal par bhi kuch ye hi haal hai

Priya - lekin , we are just friends

Neha - haan socho thoda, shayad friendship k alawa bhi dono taraf koi aur feelings ho? 

Priya blushed but she nodded her head - hmm, sochungi

Out in the living room, Vikram was talking to Ram 

Vikram - teri ab problem kya hai Ram?

Ram - matlab? 

V - matlab tu Priya ko pasand karta hai jo tere chehre pe saaf saaf dikh raha hai aajkal, to jake bol de na usko, aage badh ja

R - arey waise baat nahi hai, hum bas ache dost ban gaye hain ab aur kuch nahi hai 

V - chup kar, mujhse to mat chupa, Priya k liye kuch to feelings aaye hain tere andar ...itne dino se saath me ho, choti choti problems saath me deal kar rahe ho, usne tujhe Juhi k mamle me bhi anjaane me hi sahi move on karne me help ki hai..saath reh rahe ho ek kamre me...

R - hmmm haan , hain to lekin wo pyaar nahi hai vikram, matlab main anjaane me bhi uske thode bhi kareeb hota hun to wo dar jaati hai, piche hat jaati hai, to I know wo bhi sirf ek friend hi maanti hai mujhe

V - to tu ek kaam kar na, usko bahar le jaya kar , kabhi dinner, kabhi movie, she will be comfortable with you and phir dheere dheere tujhe aur usko pata lag jayega ki ye tum dono k bich dosti k upar hai . aur ab ye contract wagare bhul ja, teri position me na Ram, tu usko ek minute me null kar sakta hai. at the end of the day wo ladki hai, aur tu uska pati, tere kareeb hone se wo react karegi hi. 

R - idea bura nahi hai, matlab courtship ka, lekin iss umar me ye sab

V - arey Pyaar ki umar hoti hai kya, neha aur main bhi to jaate hain dates par

R - lekin tumhari baat alag hai , mujhe to pata bhi nahi hai wo mujh jaise 40 year old mote aadmi k baare me kya sochti hai 

V - usko ache se jaana nahi hai tune Ram, wo aisa sochti na , to uss din tera sar apni god me rakh k nayi sulati, usne khud kaha hai na mahabaleshwar me looks dont matter agar insaan acha ho to. I think tum dono ko honeymoon re think karna chahiye ab. 

R - yaar pehle dinner to le jaun, waise wo next week annual party hai na XYZ investor ki, how about that for starters. 

V - not bad mote ! good idea

R - ab ye dono aurten kitchen me kya karne lag gayi

V - aa jayengi, Priya kaafi embarrassed thi teri tarah  

Dinner and drinks concluded without anymore embarrassing moments and Ram and Priya were driving back home 

R - wo next week hamare investors ki annual party hai with family invite kiya hai, tum chalogi ?

P - ummm, ok ! 

For Ram , the week rolled by in anticipation of his date disguised under party with Priya. Priya was secretly confused, was she really just friends with Ram or was there something else brewing between them. Moreover, she wasn't quite sure how she felt attending a party as Mrs. Ram Kapoor. Then she decided she would attend the party and she always knew how to have her back. 

On the day of party, Ram excitedly dressed in a black suit was waiting for Priya, she had said she would wear black to color co-ordinate with him. She came out wearing a black flashy saree with a low back blouse and hair tied in a loose bun with light jewelry and perfect smoky eyes that made drool over her with his mouth hung open for a full minute before she said 

P - Mr. Kapoor, corporate party k liye thik hai na ? 

R - haan ! bilkul .. 

P - wo mere blouse ki dori band denge please? ghar me Ma ya Dadi se keh nahi paungi wo puchenge ki aapne kyu nahi bandhi 

R - huh? haan , ghum jao 

Her blouse had a hook at the bottom and a dori at the top. Ram was remembering vikram's words - tu aakhir uska pati hai to wo react karegi. He didn't want to make her uncomfortable at the same time his hormones had gone for a toss looking at her bare back. He tied the dori at her back with his shivering hands. She sensed his tension but couldn't think of anything to say to ease up the atmosphere. She cursed herself for creating this situation in the first place. 

They reached the party venue and while everything was going smooth, Priya felt corporate parties were just too boring for families to be invited too. Surprisingly towards almost the end of the party, Neha and Vikram showed up. .............