2 weeks later...
New Delhi...

Ananya's POV

I am getting married...! 
I can't believe that I am getting married in 15 days...!
How scary is that...?

Everything happened so fast, that it was difficult to comprehend what exactly happened, and before I know, I was engaged to him...  Wow !

I am getting married, to man of my dreams, how crazy is that... !

I am supposed to leave for Mumbai in an hour to gather my stuff and ship them to Bangalore at Aayan's place...

I'll be living in my own house, with my Aayan...

I felt tickling sensation inside my tummy when I thought 'My Aayan...'

He is going to be my husband...
Oh my god, I still can't believe this...

That Aayan, whose name made me scared, uneasy and conscious to the core, about whom I was suspicious the whole time, now gives butterflies in my stomach...

I couldn't believe that I actually confessed my love to him, but why didn't he reply...?

Maybe he got startled or was too nervous to confess....

Yes Aayan can be a difficult person to deal when he gets angry, but he is a sweetheart in general...

He is so sweet, he's showering me with cute little presents and gestures since our engagement, we talk for long hours in the night, we went out on a date to the most expensive restaurant in the town, and that was my best first date ever...

Yes he has issues with his mom, and also he disagrees with Bade Papa in many matters, but I will make sure that he sorts out his differences with them, so that he can live in peace...

I will mend his broken family and heart, and we will live happily forever

Me, Aayan, Bade Papa and our cutie Amayraa...

But why is sweetness bothering me somewhere, Why do I feel something is fishy...

Stop it Ananya...  Don't be paranoid...

My phone starts ringing and my heart flutters seeing the caller

It's my sweetheart calling...

(A/N : Wow Annie, somebody is completely lovesick 🙄)

'Hey... ' I smile picking up the call

'Hey princess, I miss you... ' Came his mesmerising voice from the other side

'I miss you too...' I pout

Yes I do miss him

'Can't wait to see you in few hours babe, I was just getting ready to leave for the airport...' He said and now I feel sad

'But we can't meet today Aayan... ' I say sadly

'Why...?' he asked I can sense panic in his voice

'I am leaving for Mumbai today, will come back tomorrow evening...' I say

'Not fair... ' he whined and I chuckled

'I finished all my pending works to come back to you very fast, and now you are leaving... ' He said sadly

Awww...

'It's just a matter of one day Aayan, after that we will be together, and later after wedding we'll be together forever... ' I smile 

There was silence on other side, and then he replied

'Yeah I know....'

'Now let me pack, I have to catch a flight in 3 hours... ' I say

'Yeah Bye.... Sweetheart...' He says

'Bye bye... ' I blush and hang up

Can life be more perfect...?

I am definitely getting paranoid, he is just perfect...

Same time...
Bangalore....

Aayan's POV

'I finished all my pending work very fast to see you, and now you are leaving... ' I say in a whining tone and then cringe on myself

Ewwww Aayan....

'It's just a matter of one day Aayan, after that we will be together, and later after wedding we'll be together forever...' she replied in her disgustingly sweet voice

Can't wait to ruin your life sweetheart...
But then I have to bear her stupid face all the time...
Damn Fuck My life man...!

'Yeah, I know... ' Was all could I say

'Now let me pack, I have to catch a flight in 3 hours... ' she says and I sigh in relief

Thank god she hung up, I couldn't hear to her irritating voice anymore...

Why did  I call her anyway...?

Oh right, to inform about my departure...

'Yeah Bye.... Sweetheart...' I say and then dramatically pretend to stab myself in the chest with the pen I am holding right now...

'Bye bye... ' she says sweetly

Ewww man...
Somebody please kill me...

I call Alex and inform him about the task he as to do while I am away, because I won't be attending office for like 20-21 days because of my wedding..

'Good luck man... See you and your wife at the wedding... ' Alex hugs me..

I so miss Lalit right now...
I wish he was there with me...

'Yeah... ' I smile and then pick up my bag to leave for the airport

On my way to the car, all my staff greeted and congratulated me for my wedding..
I reply them with a simple thanks and walk further

'So when are women making their grand debut on the 4th floor...?' My manager Rashmi asks

'It's still out of bounds... ' I say

'Arre but you are getting married, no woman will hit on you now...' She teased me

True that

'We will think about it...' I say and walk outside the building

'Sir where to..?' My driver asks before as I sit on the back seat

'First home, I have to collect few stuff and then we'll leave for the airport... ' I inform him and he nods and starts the car

Wow..

I will be a married man...
Never ever I thought that I will do this
Women are waste of time, they always were and they will be...

But why am I stuck on this god forsaken irritating Ananya Thapar...
Maybe she is the one who dared to bother me right from start...

I will teach her a lesson, and that will be like a revenge from the womankind I always despised, they were always mean to me, look at mom for instance...

Only Naina mom and Nitaara are the two sensible woman of my life, also I won't let Amayraa become like the other girls...

My thoughts were interrupted by ringing of my phone and I rolled my eyes looking at the caller

'What... ' I reply irritated

'Hey Aayan...' She says in her sickening sweet tone

'You have 2 minutes to talk Ritika, after that I will hang up... ' I say

'But...' She began

'5 seconds passed already... ' I reply and I hear her taking a sharp breath on the other side

'I heard you are getting married...?' She says

'Why do you bother...?' I ask curtly

'Why are you doing this, why can't you give us another chance...?' she whines

'Are you for real woman, you are engaged to my former partner Samar... ' I exclaim

'Samar and I broke up... ' She says

'Why...?' I ask uninterested

'We had different plans in life... ' She says

'Of course he can't pay your bills now, after all AYSA is no more existing... ' I started laughing 

'It's not like that, I never loved him... I liked you... ' She says

Yeah.. Right bitch...

'Why can't you give us an another chance... ' She asks sweetly

'We never loved each other... ' I say

'But we dated... ' she began

'So that your father invests in AYSA, I dumped you after that remember...?' I reply irritated

'You are so mean.. How can you...?' She starts her whining and I glance at my watch

'2 minutes over... Bye.... Don't ever call again... ' I said and hung up..

See... They are materialists...
That's why I avoid them...

Who can she even think that I will....
Wait a minute...
Oooooohhhhhh....
Nice Idea Aayan..

I mentally pat myself for the brilliant idea I just now thought...

Brace yourself Ananya Thapar...

New Delhi.. 
Thapar's Mansion

Ved and Deepika walked inside the house, holding each others hands

Arjun, Jai, Sid, Naina, Radhika, Vansh and Vikrant were sitting in the hall, discussing about the wedding

Vansh and Arjun hardly participated in the talks though, they were mostly listening

Vansh glanced at the watch, waiting for Ananya to come downstairs, when he saw the couple approaching them hesitantly

His heart started beating frantically, and he took a deep breath to control his heartbeat...

Finally this is happening he thought and his hands turned cold

Vikrant stiffened seeing their held hands and he glared at Deepika, who looked scared at Ved...

Ved smiled and squeezed her hand, which made Vikrant fist his hands

'Hey kids... ' Jai said eyeing them intently and the elders now had their attention on them

'Hey Bade Papa...' Ved said nervously..

'What's up kiddo...?' Sid asked adjusting his glasses

'We wanted to inform you guys something.... I mean not inform but seek permission, actually not only seek permission, need your approval as well... I mean... We wanted to.... Damn it... ' Ved cursed himself and Deepika squeezed his hand

Ananya walked downstairs to ask Naina where her clothes were, but then stopped seeing Ved-Deepika together

Vansh anxiously looked at them, while Vikrant was glaring all the times

'What do you want to say Ved...?' Naina asked

'Yeah.. Tell us without hesitation son..' Arjun said

'Papa...me and Deepika, I mean... Deepika and I... We want to... ' he said nervously

'You guys want to...?' Radhika coaxed him further

Ved was trembling with fear, and Deepika's heart beat was rapid too..

'Say it Ved... ' Jai said

'We want to get married... ' Deepika said in one go and everyone's eyes widened

'Thanks... ' Ved mutters to Deepika

Vansh closed his eyes in pain and Vikrant took a sharp breath to show his irritation

'Holy craap... ' Ananya said dramatically

'You guys want to get married...?' Naina asked in excitement..

'Yes... ' Ved smiled nervously

Vansh immediately composed his expression, but unfortunately it was noticed by Arjun

'Oh my god...! Finally...!  I am so happy... ' Naina squeaks in excitement

'See Rads, I told you there is something between them...!' Naina said excitedly

'Double celebration.... ' Jai said happily

'Papa.. Please say something...' Ved looks nervously at Arjun who was busy staring at Vansh

Arjun then looks at Ved and then at Deepika..

'Are you guys sure...?' Arjun asked them

'Yes... ' They answer unanimously

'Are Deepika's parents ready for this...?' Arjun asked

'We haven't asked them yet, we wanted to seek your permission first...' Ved said nervously

'Obviously you have our permission for this son, I can't imagine a better daughter in law than Deepika... ' Naina said happily

'You've got to be kidding me... ' Vikrant muttered

'Yes son, you have our consent infact we will talk to Deepika's parents too if you want... ' Arjun said glancing at Vansh who was awfully silent at this commotion

'I'll talk to Anand Bhai Sahab, don't worry... ' Sid smiled and Vikrant shot a look at his father

'Quit it Vicky, you can't get a better man than Ved for your sister... ' Sid scolds Vikrant and he huffs

'Yeeaahhh... Deeps will be my Bhabhi... ' Ananya hugged Deepika excitedly

'You also search for someone kid, let's get all three of you married together, back to back... ' Jai said to Vansh

Vansh smiled weakly at this and then got up from his seat...

'Congratulations bro... You made a great choice...' He hugged Ved tightly

'Thanks bro... ' Ved smiled

'Annie... Are you ready... We need to leave... ' Vansh said to Ananya

'Yeah Bhai, I'll get my bag...' Ananya says

'I'll get my bag too... ' Vansh said and walked upstairs, while other family members congratulated Ved and Deepika

Guest room...

Vansh holds his bag and arranges the stuff inside it, later takes a deep breath to control his tears..

Yes the ever smiling, funny and lively Vansh was heartbroken today...

He tried not to develop feelings for Deepika, but in process of helping her to get Ved, he started liking her...

Yes he liked her, but he loved his brother more, Ved needs her, he never had anyone to share his problems with, Deepika will be his strength

He was genuinely happy for his brother and his stupid crush on Deepika will eventually fade away he knew that...

Someone knocked his door and Vansh quickly wiped his tears and composed his expression..

'Come in... ' He said

Arjun walks inside and Vansh starts arranging his bag, trying to avoid his gaze

'Hey.. Are you alright...?' Arjun asks

'Yeah.. What will happen to me...?' Vansh replies and Arjun sighs

'You know you can talk to me... ' Arjun says and Vansh takes a deep breath

'I am fine... ' He says

'Why don't you stay in your room...?' Arjun asks

'I am a guest here... ' Vansh replied

Arjun sighs, 'This is your house kid... ' He says

'But I am not achiever and talented as the other people in this house are...' Vansh began

'Stop it Vansh, for how many years you will taunt me for being hard on you, I agree that my methods were not right, that doesn't mean I don't love you... ' Arjun exclaims and Vansh looks at him flabbergasted

'Please tell me what happened to you, I saw you getting tensed downstairs, something is bothering you... You can tell me... ' Arjun says and Vansh could no longer control his tears

He took a deep breath and a tear rolled down his cheeks and Arjun panicked seeing tears in his eyes

'Vansh Beta... What happened..?' Arjun caressed his cheeks and Vansh hugged him tightly and Arjun got scared real bad

'Beta, what happened, who made you cry... Why are you... ' Arjun panicked and held Vansh tightly and caressed his hair

'Are you tensed because of work...?' Arjun asked

Vansh nodded in negative, not leaving him

'Some girl issue...?' He asked further

Vansh didn't reply, but continued to sob on Arjun's shoulder, and he held him more tightly

'Does this has anything to do with Deepika...? Do you like her as well..?' Arjun asked after a while and Vansh nodded

'Oh.. My poor boy... ' Arjun said sadly and kissed his head, his eyes filled with tears too

'Why didn't you tell us, you want me to talk to someone for this...?' Arjun asks

Vansh quickly leaves Arjun and wiped his tears

'No, please no Dad... It will ruin everything...' he said and Arjun was elated to hear the word 'Dad' from him after 2 years

'Please tell me what can I do...?' Arjun asked

'Keep this conversation of ours as a secret... Please... ' Vansh pleaded

'But you like her beta...' Arjun said

'But I love Ved more, Dad.. And Deepika is just Right for him...' Vansh smiled, his eyes and nose were still red and Arjun's heart broke seeing his son like this

'But... ' Arjun began

'I will sacrifice 1000s of Deepika's for my brother... His happiness is more important to me in this entire world, girls come and go, but brothers stay... ' Vansh said And Arjun felt proud of his son

'You are a great brother Vansh... ' Arjun caressed his hair

'Yeah I know... ' Vansh grinned and Arjun chuckled

'Don't worry about me, I'll be fine, it's just a stupid crush... ' Vansh said and Arjun nodded

'Come here... ' Arjun hugged him and Vansh was taken aback, but then hugged him back...

The father son bonding was improving and forthcoming events were going to unite them again...

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A/N
Aren't the brothers in this story THE BEST..!
Belated Happy Rakshabandhan to all of you...
Love 
ASM