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Hope you all are doing good...

Here is the first story of this book. First time writing an OS, please do forgive me for any mistakes....

Let's jump into the story......

Enjoy......

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Bhavya watched her best friend bargaining with the shopkeeper for a handbag. She knew if she doesn't intervene atleast now then her friend would bring the shop upside down. "Gauri, stop it yaar!! Just give him the money. We are wasting our time unecessarily."

Gauri turned towards Bhavya with a frown on her face. "No Bhavya. You are not understanding this. How can he charge such a huge price for this silly bag?"

Bhavya looked at her in disbelief. "Why the hell are you buying this if it is a silly bag?!"

Gauri was about to retort back when Bhavya took her purse and gave the money to shopkeeper. "Bhaiyya, pack the other things except this handbag." He took the money and started packing the other things.

Gauri glared at Bhavya and went outside the shop huffing.

Bhavya shook her head and chuckled at her best friend's antics.

Gauri stood over the bridge, which was near the shop, watching the scenery in front of her. Her eyebrows were furrowed in displeasure. Suddenly a drop of water fell on her face as she looked at the sky. A smile crept on her face as it started raining. She loves to dance especially when it rains.

She was happily dancing in the rain when someone ran into her causing her to stumble. She hold onto the railing of the bridge to control herself. She turned around shocked and her eyes widened at the sight in front of her.

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Omkara, finally caught him when he bumped into a girl. His eyes were burning like fire with anger when it got locked with a pair of hazel eyes of the girl. He took the knife in his hand and stabbed the man he was holding without taking his eyes off the girl.

She gasped and looked at him with wide eyes.

He left the man when he noticed that the girl was fainting. He quickly moved and caught hold of her before she could hit the floor. He stared at her drenching petite form.

"O!"

He turned to Rudra who came running towards him.

"Get the jeep, Rudy! We should take her to the hospital."

"But O-" He was cut off by Omkara who gave him a warning glance.

"Let me call Abhay. He will bring the jeep."

He called Abhay and told to bring the jeep. Just after he hanged the call, they heard a scream.

"GAURI"

They saw a girl running towards them, her eyes fixed on the girl in Omkara's arms.

"Oh My God! Gauri! What happened?" Bhavya asked patting Gauri's cheek. She then glared at Omkara. "What did you do to her? Wh-" She stopped in the middle as she saw the dead body of the man. She started freaking out. "OMG!! OMG!! You bast@rd!! Leave her!! Leave her or else I will call the police now."

Getting frustrated at her constant shouting Omkara signalled something to Rudra. Rudra nodded and covered her mouth with his hands. Her eyes widened and started wiggling in his arms. "Excuse me, please listen to me. Your friend fainted, we should take her to the hospital first. So stop shouting." Bhavya stopped struggling and looked at him skeptically.

A jeep came there. "Get inside. We can take her to the hospital." Bhavya hesitated at first but then she looked at Gauri and agreed reluctantly. Rudra left her mouth. She entered the jeep.

Omkara took Gauri in his arms in bridal style. He made her lay on Bhavya's lap and entered the jeep.

"Abhay! City Hospital!" Abhay nodded and started the jeep and drove away.

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"She is fine now. Due to the sudden shock, she fainted. She can go home today itself." Omkara nodded at the doctor. He turned to Bhavya when the doctor went away.

Bhavya, who sat beside Gauri, caressed her hair with tears in her eyes. She wiped her tears when Omkara cleared his throat. She turned towards him. "Don't worry. She is alright." Bhavya nodded. "We are leaving. If you need anything-" "No thanks." She cut him off.

"We should go." Abhay told coming inside the hospital room. He nodded and sending a last glance at the sleeping form of Gauri, he went.

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Gauri tried to wake up when she heard someone familiar calling her name.

"Gauri! Gauri, wake up. It's me, Bhavya."

She finally opened her eyes and looked around.

Bhavya sighed in relief.

"Thank God! You scared me, Gauri."

"Where are we, Bhavya?" She asked confused. Then her eyes widened when reality hitted her. "Bhavya! Someone stabbed a man in front of me. Can you believe it? I saw that in front of my eyes. Oh My God-"

"Gauri! Gauri! It's ok, relax. I know what happened. That person himself helped me to take you here."

Gauri looked at her confused. Why would the culprit himself try to save the person who witnessed the crime being committed. He should have let her die or kill her, right? Then, why?

"Can't believe it, right? I know. But he was very kind to me and he even payed the hospital bills."

Gauri nodded still wondering why he helped her. "When will I get discharged?"

"We can go now itself. I was waiting for you to wake up." Gauri smiled at her.

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Next day

"O, there was a call from police station. You are in the suspect list and they told there is a witness who saw the crime. What should we do now?" Rudra asked him.

"Nothing. I will go the police station."

"But, O-"

Omkara gave him a look. Rudra quickly shut his mouth.

"I think it is that girl." Abhay said.

"Whoever it is, I am going to the police station. If for killing that bast@rd I should go to the jail, then I am ready for it." He told in a dangerously low voice.

"O, should we call Mom?" Rudra asked hesitantly.

"No Rudy! Currently she is not in a condition to bear all this. We shouldn't increase her tension by telling this to her."

Rudra sighed helplessly.

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Omkara, along with the other suspects were standing in a line inside the police station.

"Constable! Call that girl!" The inspector said.

Within few minutes Gauri came along with the constable. She looked at Omkara at the same time he looked at her. They stared into each other's eyes until the inspector asked Gauri to identify the culprit.

Gauri stepped forward. She strolled down the line, her eyes were trailing over the suspects. She stopped in front of Omkara, who was standing at the end. She stared at him for a few seconds but shook her head in no when the inspector grabbed his collar.

"So, none of them?!"

She shook her head.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes sir"

The inspector nodded and looked at the suspects. "You all can leave for now."

While leaving, Omkara and Gauri kept staring at each other. He was looking at her surprised. He thought she would just show him to the inspector. But why didn't she?

After everyone left the inspector turned to Gauri. "Don't think we didn't understand you were lying."

Gauri looked at him shocked.

"It's okay. We can understand. Even though he had a reason to do this, still he had killed a person. It is our duty to arrest him. But he is from a rich family and Commissioner sir had just called us. So he is not gonna get arrested for this."

Gauri just kept looking at him.

"You can leave for now but you should come whenever we call you." Gauri nodded and went.

She saw Omkara leaning on his bike outside the police station. She tried to ignore and walk past him.

"Excuse me!" She closed her eyes in dread. She took a deep breath and turned towards him.

"Why didn't you tell my name?" He asked.

"Killing someone is wrong. But he deserves to be killed because raping a young girl is one of the biggest sin a person can ever commit. I do whatever my heart tell me to do. If I was in your place I would have done the same. And I liked that heart of yours." She said looking straight into his eyes.

His lips twitched up as he forwarded his hands. "Omkara Singh Oberoi"

Gauri looked at his hands for a few seconds. She then smiled and took hold of his hands. "Gauri Sharma"

They stared into each other's eyes, holding their hands with a smile on their faces. They felt different with each other. From the way their hands fitted with each other like two pieces of a puzzle and the way their hands just melt into one, some part of them knew that they were meant to be together.

Few minutes later, they slowly withdrew their hands.

"I will drop you?" Omkara offered.

"No... No... It's ok. I will just go by an auto. I don't wanna trouble you." She humbly rejected.

"You are not troubling me. So hop on, I will drop you." He said as he started his bike.

She hesitated but agreed when he requested again. She hopped on the bike, careful enough to not touch him.

They stayed silent for a while.

"How are you related to that girl?" Gauri asked before she could stop herself. She heard his long sigh before he started speaking.

"She was one of our servant's daughter. I considered her as my own sister."

"But where is her parents?!"

"They are no more. They were killed when they tried to protect her." His voice was emotional less but his eyes spoke something different.

Omkara was remembering about the moments with his sister-like servant's daughter when he felt a comforting hand on his shoulders.

Gauri squeezed his shoulder a little to comfort him. He looked at the side mirror of his bike only to see her smiling at him. He smiled back at her.

"Thank you." She thanked him once they reached her house.

"Thanks to you too...for everything." He said staring into her eyes.

"And if you need any help don't hesitate to ask me."

"Urmm...."

Omkara raised his eyebrows seeing her hesitant to tell something. "What is it?"

"Can you give me your phone?" He frowned but did as she told.

"No password?" She asked typing something into his phone.

"No. I thought it's not needed for me." His frown only deepened when she took out her phone too.

Few seconds later, she forwarded his phone back to him. "I have saved both of our numbers. If I need any help I should have your number to ask for help, right?" She said grinning at him.

He chuckled.

"Gauri?" She turned back towards her house to see Bhavya standing at the doorstep looking at them.

"See you later, Gauri. Bye." He said as he started his bike.

"Bye, Omkara."

He smiled at her again and drove away.

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That night, Gauri was in her room with her phone. She was in a dilemma, whether to message Omkara or not.

Few minutes later, she decided to message him. Her next confusion was what to message him.

Hey Omkara. Gauri here!

She typed, but quickly erased it.

Gauri kept thinking and atlast send a message.

She was surprised when she received a reply from him within seconds.

You were typing for half an hour and here I thought you will be sending a long message. But a simple 'Hey', that's it? Tch tch.

Gauri turned pink reading his message.

So I guess you were waiting for my message.

Yes, I was!

How were you sure that I would message you?

I just knew!

Gauri blushed but send him a 'raising one eyebrow' emoji.

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Few weeks went by Gauri and Omkara frequently messaging and calling each other. They got close to each other earlier than expected.

Omkara, along with his gang, were outside the temple. Omkara was talking with someone over his phone, while Sid and Abhay were talking with each other and Rudra was bullying someone.

Gauri, along with Bhavya, was coming out of the temple when she noticed Rudra bullying a guy. She walked towards them and kicked him causing him to stumble. The other guy who was being bullied ran away from there.

Omkara stood up alerted and turned to only see Gauri watching the guy running away. He smiled and walked towards her.

When he tried to apply the chandanam (sandalwood powder) from the prasad bought by Gauri, she gently pushed his hand away. She herself applied it to him. They both looked at each other smiling with a different kind of emotion in their eyes.

Gauri then gestured Rudra to come near her. She applied the chandanam to him too and smiled. Rudra smiled back nervously and glanced at Omkara, who was not even taking his eyes off from Gauri.

Gauri chuckled at Rudra's nervousness. After sending a last glance at Omkara, Gauri turned around and walked towards Bhavya with a wide smile and an adoring blush evident on her face. Bhavya smirked teasingly at her.

Omkara stared at the retreating figure of Gauri with a lazy smile on his face. Abhay, Sid and Rudra send him a knowing smile.

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Late night, Gauri was walking back home alone.

Gauri and Bhavya were together since their childhood in the same orphanage. When they turned 18, they had to move out from there. They had completed their post graduation with the help of the orphanage management. Currently, they had attended some job interviews and are waiting for it's results. Till then they decided to work.

They work at the same cafe. As Bhavya was not well, she took a leave but Gauri went for the work as it is the only source of income for their necessities.

Gauri had to stay for extra 2 hours as the number of customers were high that day.

She was walking, looking around tensely. There was not even a single person on the road and autorickshaws were also not seen. She was too late.

Gauri started getting scared when she felt like someone was following her. She slightly glanced behind her. Three men, who seemed to be drunk, were following her.

Gauri was getting so scared that she started getting goosebumps all over her body.

She started walking quickly ignoring them. When she felt like they have also increased their pace, she quickly took out her phone and dialled Omkara's number.

"Hello Gau-"

"Hello Omkara! Please listen to me. Some guys are following me and I am not getting any good vibes from them. There is no one other than them in this road. Can you please come here? I am near that old workshop of Gupta Uncle." Gauri said as quickly as possible. From her voice itself it's crystal clear that she is too much scared.

"But Gauri what the hell are you doing there? That too alone at this time?"

"I will tell everything once you come here. Please come fast Om! I am getting really scared." She said even though she could hear him running, shouting to his friends and starting the jeep.

"Okay! Okay! Don't worry, Gauri. I am coming. You please don't cry." He said as he heard her sniffing.

"And don't disconnect your-" She heard him say before her phone was snatched away from one of the drunk men.

She turned around shocked and saw them smirking at her.

"Hey Beautiful! Where are you going at this time? If you don't have any problem, then you can join us. I mean we will drop you wherever you want." One of the men said with a sly grin on his face.

Gauri threw a disgusted glare at them and turned around to walk away when one of them grabbed her hand.

She gasped and turned around.

"Leave my hand, you bast@rd!"

"And what will you do If I don't?" He asked with a dirty smirk on his face.

Gauri started wiggling. Another guy grabbed her handbag and threw it away. She started getting more scared as tears started flowing from her eyes.

"Please leave me! What bad did I do to you? Please let me go!" She pleaded them.

"You shouldn't have come in front of us, darling!" The guy who was holding her hand said.

Gauri with her full power jerked her hand away from him and started running. But within seconds, he caught her again and locked both her hands behind her.

"LEAVE ME!!" She screamed as more furious tears started flowing from her eyes.

"Awww baby, don't cry!" Another guy said and tried to wipe her tears. His hands were stopped inches away from her face by a strong hand of certain someone.

He turned to see a very furious looking Omkara, who is ready to kill anyone at that time.

"HOW DARE YOU EVEN TRY TO LAY YOUR DIRTY FINGERS ON MY GAURI?!" Omkara furiously shouted at him as he twisted his hands and punched him right in his face. He kicked him on his stomach and the guy flew away and fell on the ground with a thud.

He then turned to Gauri, whose hands were being held by another guy. He threw him a deathly glare. The guy shakily freed Gauri's hands. But Omkara kept glaring at the guy, who dared to touch his Gauri.

"Omkara!!" Gauri ran to him in relief and threw herself at him. He hugged her back tightly as she cried in his arms.

"It's ok, Gauri. I am here now. Stop crying." He said rubbing her back trying to console her while Rudra, Abhay and Sid were beating the hell out of those guys.

It took a while for Omkara to calm down Gauri. Still she was sobbing a little. He pulled her more close to him, placing a light kiss above her head.

"O, we will take care of these bast@rds. You take her home." Said Rudra.

Omkara nodded. After Rudra went away from them, he looked down at Gauri, who was clutching his shirt tightly, hiding her face on his chest and sniffing.

He parted a little away from her and cupped her face, wiping off the tear stains.

She stared back at him with her red, teary and puffy eyes.

"Nothing happened, Gauri. Stop crying. Come with me, I will drop you home." Omkara lovingly said to her.

Gauri nodded at him. He again pulled her close to him and walked towards the jeep. He made her sit inside, in the the passenger seat.

"Gauri, I will come now. Just a minute." He said but she looked at him worriedly.

"Don't worry, I will come fast." He said caressing her cheek.

She hesitated but nodded at him, leaning to his touch.

Omkara smiled and closed the door. He walked towards the others.

His demeanour completely changed when he came near those guys, who were on the ground wincing in pain.

"Take them to our godown. I will take the rest of the class for them. They should know, what will be the after effects, after daring to even touch Omkara Singh Oberoi's girl. From tomorrow onwards, they shouldn't even think of any girl in that way." Omkara said to his gang, while staring dangerously at those guys.

He then went back to the jeep after sending a last glance at his gang.

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Omkara and Gauri were on their way to Gauri's house.

Omkara turned to Gauri, only to see her rubbing her arms with her own hands.

"Are you feeling cold, Gauri?" He asked with concern.

Gauri nodded at him. Omkara turned to the backseat, still controlling the steering of the jeep. He hoped to find a jacket or atleast a blanket, but nothing was there. They always used to keep a blanket inside their jeep, but today due to the unpleasant situation, they didn't get any time for taking a blanket or anything else.

Omkara sighed disappointed.

"It's ok, Omkara. We will be reaching soon, right? I will adjust." Gauri said giving him a small smile.

He sighed in relief seeing her atleast smiling a little but was still concerned.

Later, when he noticed her shivering, Omkara puts his left hand around her shoulder and pulled her close to him into a side hug.

Gauri looked at him surprised.

"Or else you will definitely catch cold tomorrow."

Gauri smiled and moved close to him, hugging him from his waist. She missed his warmth and now again being close to him comforted her a lot.

"Why did you go there, Gauri?" He asked after a few minutes of comforting silence.

He felt her stiffen in his arms. He gently rubbed her arms trying to ease her tension.

Gauri sighed and went on telling him how she had to go to work alone, those guys following her and how she went on the wrong direction.

"If Bhavya wasn't there to accompany you, I was there right? You could have atleast informed me, Gauri. I would have come instantly. What was the need to go alone? Or do you still consider me as a stranger?"

"It's not like that, Omkara! I thought you were busy. I didn't want to disturb you. Sorry!"

When he refused to budge even a little, Gauri pouted.

"Sorry, Omkie!" Gauri said cutely giving him a cheek kiss.

He looked at her surprised as he didn't expect that.

She innocently blinked her eyelashes rapidly at him. He chuckled shaking his head, while Gauri blushed and hid her face on his chest.

Omkara couldn't help but lean down and kissed her temple. His heart brimmed with love for the petite girl in his arms. How can someone not love her?

While Gauri drew patterns on his chest, happily realising how much she had fallen in love with this man. She realised that home wasn't a place. It was here, safe in his arms. Oh! How much she loves this human!

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Next day, Gauri and Bhavya were in the living room of their house, watching TV, when Gauri's mobile started ringing.

Gauri smiled when she noticed it was Omkara who was calling. She looked at Bhavya, who was teasingly smiling at her. She quickly got up and went towards the balcony.

"Hey Omkie!" Gauri chirped.

Omkara chuckled hearing her new nickname for him.

"Acchha, you called me at this time to laugh at me or what? Donkey!" She said playfully.

He laughed out even loud hearing her. On the other side, Gauri's heart skipped a beat hearing him laugh like that. Her eyes automatically closed as she silently admired him.

Omkara stopped laughing when he heard only silence from her side. He checked his phone thinking whether she had ended the call. He frowned seeing her still on the line. But why is she not talking?

"Gauri, are you there?"

"Hmmmm" She replied in a daze.

Omkara's both eyebrows raised in surprise.

"Gauri, you can hear me, right?"

"GAURI!" He called her a little loudly this time, which surely did work.

"Huh? What happened?" She asked shocked.

"I should ask you that, right? What happened to you? Why were you not replying?"

"Uh.. I was just.. just thinking about something. Leave that! You didn't tell why you called. What's it?" If Omkara was in front of her, he surely would have noticed the hint of colour on her cheeks.

"Oh yeah! Be ready at 7 tonight. We are going somewhere."

"Today? But where?" She asked excitedly.

"A surprise it is!" He said with a smile.

"Hmm. Okay then!"

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"When will we reach?" Gauri asked.

"Soon." He replied.

"You are telling this for the nth time now, Omkara. Atleast tell me where are we going." She told irritated.

"Keep patience, Gauri."

She huffed.

Few minutes later, Omkara stopped the bike in front of a guest house.

Gauri got down from the bike and looked at the house curiously.

"Whose house is this?" She asked him.

"This is our guest house."

"Oh! But why are we here?"

"Surprise!"

Gauri looked at him in disbelief.

"Do you trust me?" He asked her.

"Of course I do."

"Then come with me." He said smiling as he holds her right hand and walked inside the house.

He took her to the terrace of the house, where Sid and Abhay were present.

Gauri was surprised to see them there. She smiled and waved at them. They smiled back at her, and that was when she noticed that Rudra was missing.

As if on cue, Rudra came there, with three other guys, who were following him with great difficulty. Not any random three guys, those were the guys who misbehaved with Gauri last day.

Those guys were looking as if they would faint at any moment. So many bruises and cuts were all over their body and face.

Gauri was furiously glaring at them.

"What are they doing here, Omkara?"

"Let them tell that to you themselves, Gauri. What say boys?" He asked looking dangerously at them.

They felt the familiar shiver running through their spines. Nothing can ever make them forget last night. How can even they? They were tortured in such a way that, they will never forget about it in their entire lifetime. This man seriously loves his girl a lot. He has his own ways to show everyone how much he loves his woman.

"We are really sorry, sister. Everything that happened last night shouldn't have happened. And we are really very sorry about it. And if you can please do forgive us for our mistake." The guy, who was holding her hand last night, said.

Utter silence

They looked at Omkara, as Gauri just kept staring at them.

As soon as Omkara kept his hand on her shoulder, Gauri gave a tight slap to the guy, who just apologized to her.

The slap was so hard that it even caused the other two guys to keep their hands on their cheek. Even Omkara and his gang were surprised.

"Next time when you even dare to look at any girl with your dirty eyes, just remember this." Gauri said pointing her index finger at him. "This is for you both too!" She said looking at the other two guys.

"Understood?" She asked them sternly. But they didn't reply as they were still reeling from the shock of the slap.

"UNDERSTOOD OR NOT?!" She asked again a little loudly than before.

They gasped and nodded their head vigorously. They saw a smirk of satisfaction on Gauri's face and an other smirk of proudness on Omkara's face.

Omkara then signalled his gang to take those guys away.

After they went away, Gauri felt herself being backhugged by Omkara. She leaned onto his chest as he kept his chin above her shoulder.

"Did you beat them?" She asked him softly.

He hummed in reply.

"For me?"

"No" He said as he took hold of her right hand and entwined their fingers. Whereas, Gauri kept her left hand above his, which was around her waist.

"It was for me!"

"Huh?" She looked at him confused.

"Omkara Singh Oberoi never gave anyone the permission to touch or even look at his girl in that way. And they exactly did that. They should thank God that I didn't kill them." He whispered to her.

Gauri kept staring at him moon eyed. Omkara smiled and kissed her nose.

"Don't know when, where or how. Maybe the first time I saw you, fully drenched in the rain or maybe then, when you smiled looking straight into my eyes for the first time. Or don't know whether it just happened by hearing your endless chattering. I know it is only been some months since we met. But that little time was enough for me to develop feelings for you. From the moment, I saw you I knew something was there between us. I don't know if you feel the same for me or not. But I just want to tell you that I love you Gauri, with all my heart." Omkara confessed.

Gauri stared at him with a hint of tears in her eyes. She was unable to talk as emotions were choking her out. It's a different feeling to know that, the person that you have fallen in love, loves you back unconditionally.

"Even if you don't have any that kind of feelings for me, it's ok understand. Falling in love with a person like me is so close to impossible. I know-". He was abruptly stopped by Gauri, who suddenly turned around in his arms and hugged him tightly.

Omkara started panicking when he heard her crying. He hugged her back tightly, caressing her hair.

"What happened, Gauri? Why are you crying? I told you right? It's ok if you don't love me back. I know no one would want to love a person like-"

"Shut up, you idiot! I am madly, deeply and hopelessly in love with you, Omkara Singh Oberoi. I love you too."

She came out from the hug, still in his arms, and looked at him lovingly, who is looking surprised at her. She cupped his face using her palms.

"Who the hell told you that no one can ever love you? I love you so much that I can't even sleep without hearing your voice atleast for once. And you are telling this? What is wrong with you? For me you are perfect. Is that enough for you or do you want more? I don't know any filmy dialogues to tell you. So bear with this one." She said smiling through her tears.

Gauri wiped the lone tear that escaped his eyes and kissed his forehead.

"How can you love me, Gauri? I am a gangster." He said as more tears starting forming in his eyes.

"Have you ever killed or beaten someone unnecessarily, after I came into to your life?" She asked back.

He shook his head in no.

"If I can change you like that just by entering your life, then I surely can change many other things by becoming your girlfriend." She said with a smile as she joined her forehead with his, closing her eyes.

Omkara let out a sigh as his eyes also closed automatically.

They stood like that for a while, enjoying the moment.

Gauri opened her eyes, feeling him caressing her cheek. They were staring at each other lovingly. Her heart started beating rapidly seeing him leaning towards her. She gripped his shirt tightly when he brushed his lips with her's. He coaxed her to part her lips, which soon she did. He slowly took her lips in his and kissed her gently pouring all his love into it. She tried to kiss him back, the way he was kissing her.

Few minutes later, they broke apart due to the cruel need of oxygen.

Gauri blushed seeing him grinning at her and hugged him tightly, hiding her face in the crook of his neck.

Omkara happily hugged her back realising now he has a reason to live. His Gauri. Who will love him the way no one ever loved him.

Jhanvi Singh Oberoi, wife of Late Tej Singh Oberoi, was a criminal lawyer of Mumbai City. Nandhini, Omkara's mother, was her closest friend. Both their husbands died in a car accident.

Omkara became a juvenile criminal at the age of ten after he murdered his mother's killer. His mother was accidentally killed by one of Jhanvi's rival, who had intended to kill Jhanvi. After his mother's death, Omkara was raised by Jhanvi, who loved him like her own son.

Rudra, Abhay and Sid became his friends, when he was in jail. With the help of Jhanvi, they too came out from there. From then on, Omkara, Rudra, Abhay, Sid and Jhanvi were one family.

Even though, Jhanvi asked them to join her late husband's company, they refused. She tried many times to convince them, but nothing changed them. True that they were really rich, had many companies and industries, but the boys were not ready to take up that responsibility. She even tried to emotionally blackmail them but even that didn't change them. Atlast she gave up. Still she was worried for their future. As she was a famous lawyer, she used to always be busy. The Oberoi Companies and Industries were managed by the most trusted people of Tej. Jhanvi only used to supervise them

Currently, Jhanvi is in USA due to an important case. Inorder to not tense her, they kept most of their cases to themselves.

They were leading their lives in that way until one certain woman came into their life, who saw them the way no one had ever did, other than their mother. When everyone feared them she was the only one who tried to see the goodness, which was deeply buried inside them. And she was also the only one, who was able to capture Omkara Singh Oberoi's heart.

"I should go now. Bhavya is alone at home." She said parting from the hug.

"Don't worry about her. Rudra would be with her now."

She frowned at him. "Is there something between them?" She asked.

This doubt has been in her mind for a while now. She has noticed their cute eyelocks and secret conversations a lot of times.

"I think yes!" He replied as he moved a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"So what now?" She asked.

"Are you not hungry?"

"Of course, I am! I haven't eaten anything for a very long time now. I had an early lunch today and now I am super hungry. I will even eat an elephant right now."

"We don't have any elephant here. So you will have to adjust with a hen." He said biting his lower lip trying hard to stop himself from laughing out.

She mockingly smiled at him and angrily pushed his hands away, which were around her waist. She glared at him and was starting to go, when he pulled her back again. She wiggled in his arms and tried to move away but he locked his arms around her.

"Leave me!" She ordered.

He took her hand in his and kissed her palm. "Maine yeh haat chodne ke liye nehi pakda tha, Gauri!" He whispered in his husky voice causing her to stiffen and stare at him dumbstrucked.

"And it's my promise to you that I will never leave you. You very well know Omkara Singh Oberoi never breaks his promise, especially if it is to you." He said as he kissed her cheek.

She hugged him again.

"Stop talking emotional things. I can't cry anymore. Atleast for today!" She said smiling through her tears.

"Now let's go. Your food is waiting for you, My Queen." He said chuckling.

She swats his arms blushing. He laughed and put his left hand over her shoulder pulling her close, and started walking inside the house.

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Omkara watched as Jhanvi excitedly talked with Gauri. She just came back yesterday and was too adamant to meet the girl, who captured her son's heart.

"I am happy that atleast Omkara got a girl, who will love him unconditionally. I knew if he had chose a girl, then it would definitely be a lovely girl. And I was right, such a beautiful girl you are." She said caressing her cheek.

Gauri gently smiled at her.

"I want to tell you one more thing, Gauri. I have been trying to knock some sense into their heads for a long time now, but they never listen to me. Now you please try to convince them to join Tej's company leaving all these nonsense." Jhanvi told her.

"Mom, please!" The boys chorused.

But they quickly stopped and looked away, seeing Gauri glaring at them.

Jhanvi looked at Gauri in wonder, seeing the effect she had on her sons.

"Now I am 100% sure that you can change them for better. I am so happy!!" She excitedly hugged her.

Gauri hugged her back smiling brightly.

"Oh no!" Omkara muttered under his breath.

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After having their lunch, Jhanvi was in the kitchen preparing ice-cream. Using this time, Gauri asked Rudra, Abhay and Sid to come with her to the study room.

Omkara was looking constantly at the door of the study room. It's been fifteen minutes and still they didn't come outside. He was 99.99% sure that Gauri will definitely change their mind.

Unable to control himself, he peeped into the room.

"So are you three ready to join Dad's company?" Gauri asked.

"Yes bhabhi!" They said together.

Gauri smiled happily at them.

"WHAT?" Omkara shouted.

He was shocked was an understatement. He couldn't believe what he heard. Once, even when he was ready to join their Dad's company, they were the ones who refused, as they told they won't be able to manage all these business things and at the end they will mess up everything. And now after hearing them agree just like that, he was not able to process anything.

"Now, be good boys and tell Mom that you are ready to join the company." She ordered them like a mother hen completely ignoring Omkara.

On their way to the kitchen, they smiled at Omkara nervously and quickly left from there.

Gauri silently moved towards Omkara and tapped his shoulder. He turned towards her and stared at her mutely.

"It's your turn, boyfriend!" She said smiling sweetly at him.

He widened his eyes and turned to go, when Gauri grabbed his collar, closed the door with a shut and made him sit on the couch. When he tried to get up, she sat on his lap.

"Sit here, Om!" She said.

He sat there sighing, wrapping his hand around her waist as he can't refuse her. But he didn't look at her face.

"What's your problem, Omkara? What will happen if you join Dad's company? Do you even know how much hurt Mom must be feeling?"

Omkara kept silent.

"Talk to me, Omkara Singh Oberoi." She said a little sternly.

"I know that, Gauri. But-"

"You know that you are hurting her, still you are doing this?"

"You are not understanding, Gauri." He said pissed.

"Then make me understand." She said turning his face to her.

"Gauri, there are certain reasons for why I am refusing like this. As much as I hate to admit it, I am afraid, Gauri. After joining Dad's company, what if I mess up everything? It will destroy everything built up by him and it will even cause problems to Mom. And do you think the office staffs and business associates will look at me the way they used to see Dad? No. Never. Because even if I leave everything behind, still I was once a gangster. And they will only acknowledge me that way." He said.

"I can understand, Om. But you can atleast try for it, right? If you are not comfortable with joining as the CEO, then I will tell Mom. As per your qualifications, she will assign you to a post. You can start working from there and when finally you feel that you are capable enough to become the CEO of Oberoi Group Of Companies, you can tell her. And about the office staffs, each one of them knows how you became like this. So don't worry about them. I know what are you capable of doing. And after knowing that, I don't want to keep my silence. You are my responsibility as much as I am to you. I have complete trust in you, Omkara." She said cupping his face and caressing his cheek using her thumb finger.

"Gauri!" He helplessly called her.

"Please, Omkara. Do this for me."

"Okay! I will do it." He sighed giving in.

Gauri smiled happily and kissed his cheek, automatically a smile formed on his face.

"By the way, how did you manage to convince them? They were not even ready to listen to me earlier. Then how did they listen to you?" He asked her in amusement.

Gauri smirked at him.

"That's a secret. And how would they even refuse their Bhabhi?" She replied smugly.

"Oh really?" He asked her as he raised one of his eyebrows.

"Yeah really!" She replied pompously.

Gauri saw his lips being twitched up. Before she could even process anything, she was lying flat on the couch, in which they were sitting. She gasped when he hovered over her.

"What are you doing?" Her voice came out as a mere whisper.

"What do you think I am doing?" He huskily asked her.

Gauri started breathing heavily when she saw him leaning close to her. She closed her eyes in anticipation.

"GAURI!! OM! Ice Cream is ready. Come fast!" Gauri's eyes shot open when they heard Jhanvi's voice.

She quickly pushed him and stood up. Blushing, she ran towards the door.

"Gauri!" He called out to her but she ran away.

Omkara chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck with a lazy smile on his face.

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Few years later

In these few years, Omkara, Rudra, Abhay and Sid had joined Oberoi Group Of Companies on Gauri's insistence.

Omkara is now the CEO of their company. Even though he had really worked hard and deserved the promotion, he was hesitant at first to get promoted as the CEO due to his insecurities, but then Gauri somehow made him understand.

Jhanvi was in the living room lost in her own world when Gauri walked out from the kitchen.

"Mom?" She called her softly.

But Jhanvi didn't respond.

"MOM!!" Jhanvi was brought out of her thoughts by Gauri.

"Huh? What happened, Gauri?" She asked surprised.

"I should ask you that, Mom. What happened? This is the nth time I am calling you. Where were you lost?" She asked concerned.

Jhanvi sighed and made her sit beside her.

"I was just thinking about our past, Gauri. Omkara was exactly like his father, few years back. His father was a selfless person who lived to help others. And Nandhini's great fear was also about that. She tried talking with him but he didn't listen. Atlast, her fears came true. He was killed by one of his enemy, Kali. Tej and he were travelling in a car and that time a truck crashed them. Nandhini was totally devastated and I was also not in a state to console her. It took months of counseling for her to become normal. After that we filed a case against Kali. I took the case into my hands, we were 100% sure that we will win and bring justice to our husbands. And we did it too. Kali was sent to the jail but Sultan, Kali's brother was so furious that he tried to take revenge by killing us. Nandhini somehow protected me but she was.... The last thing she asked me was to take care of her son. But the very next day, the first news I heard was that Omkara killed Sultan, his mother's killer. That day, I somehow rescued him but I had this fear that I would not be always there to help him out. I don't even know how much happiness I felt that moment when I came to know about you. I thought when you will come to his life then he will change. And you did change him for the better. I didn't want you both to end up like them. Now that he has changed along with my other sons, I am really happy in my life. I don't know how will I thank you for everything." Jhanvi said as her eyes moistened.

"You don't have to thank me, Mom. It is my responsibility." She told her with a smile.

Jhanvi smiled happily and held her future daughter-in-law close to her and thanked God for sending this angel into her son's life.

"By the way, what did you finally made after attacking my kitchen?" Jhanvi asked curiously.

"Hot and spicy chicken biryani." She said.

Jhanvi looked at her in wonder.

"Wow. But keep atleast some of it aside, because I don't think my boys will even spare the plate the moment they see it. Or else we will have to stay hungry."

Gauri chuckled hearing her.

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"Bhabhi! This is just awesome. I can eat this everyday if you make it for me." Rudra told licking his fingers.

Everyone smiled at that.

"And you!" He called turning towards Omkara, who turned to look at him. "Marry her fast and bring her here permanently. Then I would be able to eat delicious food everyday."

Rudra said with a dreamy sigh.

Omkara, who was sitting beside, smacked the back of his head. "I am bringing her as my wife not your servant!"

"Bhabhi!" Rudra whined making a crybaby face at Gauri.

"Omkara! What is your problem? Why are you beating my devar? What wrong did he tell? Bechare Rudy!" Gauri said glaring at Omkara.

"What? Now it is my mistake? I was saying the truth only. I would be bringing you to this house as my wife not as a servant!" He told her.

"And there is nothing wrong in preparing food for my lovely devars." She replied arrogantly.

"It's my fault that I defended you. I am done!" He said standing up.

"But you emptied the whole plate." Rudra said cheekily.

Even though a tiny hint of pink colour appeared on his cheeks, Omkara furiously glared at Rudra and went towards the washroom.

He went to his room without even sparing a glance at them.

"Was it too much?" Gauri asked the others.

They shrugged at her. Gauri sighed looked at his room.

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Omkara was standing near the window, gazing at the moon, when he felt a pair of petite arms wrapping around him into a tight back hug.

"Now from where did this much love come from?" He asked.

Gauri remained silent.

He closed his eyes with a sigh when she planted a soft kiss on his back.

He held her hand, which was around him, and brought her in front of him only to see her lovingly smile at him.

"You always manage to melt me with your mere touch itself." He stated.

She smiled even more eventually causing a small smile to appear on his face too.

Gauri wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. Omkara hugged her back and pulled her more close to him, hiding his face in the crook of her neck. He deeply inhaled her intoxicating feminine scent and pulled her closer to him, if it is was even possible.

"I love you." She whispered near his ear.

"I love you too, my love." He said nuzzling her neck.

She giggled feeling ticklish.

Omkara paused for a moment before he again started nuzzling her neck.

Gauri giggled even more and pulled away from him. They stared into each other's eyes intently.

She turned around and moved towards the window.

The moon and the stars were shining even brighter than any other day as if something special was going to happen.

"The moon is looking so beautiful today, right?" She asked without turning.

"Not more than you."

Gauri turned around surprised only to see him on his knee looking at her with all his love.

She was about to tell something when he shook his head in no asking her to not talk.

"You taught me the real meaning of love, Gauri. I love you not only for what you are but for what I am when I am with you. I knew we were made for each other when I realized that even doing NOTHING with you meant EVERYTHING to me. Before I met you, I never knew what it was like to smile for no reason. Now that you're here, I think my entire life will fall into place.

Teri Aahat ke Bina ye Dil Dhadakta Nahi...

Tere Bina yeh Saanson ka Karwaan Ruk Jayega...

Mai Khudaa ke Aage bhi Sar Uthaye Ghumta hun...

Par Tera Naam Ho Jahan, Mera Sar Jhuk Jayega...

When I look into your eyes, I know I won't let go unless you do. When I look into your eyes you made me want to hope of better days to come. When I look into your eyes I realised I want to belong to you all my life. I'm asking you to marry me, not only because I know that we're made for each other, but more importantly because I know that I cannot live a single day of my life without you being by my side. I can't promise everything will be perfect. But I promise we'll make it work, no matter how hard it gets. Be mine forever, will you?" He asked extending his hand towards her.

Gauri kept staring at him as tears started welling up in her eyes and her lips started trembling a little.

"Look, even if you say no I am not going to leave you. I will definitely marry you by hook or crook." He told.

She slightly slapped his cheek. "You will never change, right?" She asked him chuckling.

"No. NEVER."

"Promise?"

"Promise!" He replied with a smile.

"I will marry you." She said smiling through her tears as she held his forwarded hand.

Omkara smiled happily and pulled out a small box from his pant's pocket.

Gauri looked on surprised as he gently held her hand and slipped a ring onto her finger.

He kissed the ring over finger and stood up, still holding her hand.

Gauri looked at the ring and him in wonder.

"This is looking so costly. What was the need of this?" She voiced out.

Omkara rolled his eyes at her.

"Gauri, you are forgetting that we are rich."

"You are rich, not me."

"Whatever is mine is yours too, Gauri." He told her gently.

She quickly hugged him overwhelmed with emotions.

He smiled and held her close to him as he planted a kiss on her temple.

"I want to tell you one more thing, Gauri."

Gauri looked at him curiously, still in his arms.

"After a year or so, we will have to shift to Australia permanently."

"But why?" She asked him surprised.

"Our new company in Australia needs us, Gauri. There is a huge chance of loses."

She nods her head understanding.

"But what about Mom?"

"I asker her. She told she will need some months to close everything here. So I decided, for now I will just go and visit our company over there and later we will shift after an year or so. As Mom told like her I also have somethings to take care of which includes our marriage too. So after marriage, are you ready to come with us, Gauri?" He asked her gently.

"Wherever you go, I will come with you. But what about Bhavya?"

"Along with our marriage, if they are willing we will get Rudra and Bhavya married too. So she will also come with us." He said with a smile.

Gauri's eyes twinkled at that.

"Gauri, do you want to study or work after our marriage? If you want to work, you can join our company in Australia." He suggested.

"I need some time to think about it."

Omkara nodded his head understanding her.

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Within few months, Omkara and Gauri, along with Rudra and Bhavya, got married shortly in a temple with their close relatives. After marriage, there was a grand function in Oberoi Mansion, where many business associates and celebrities were invited.

A year later, they shifted to Australia. Gauri and Bhavya decided to study for then.

OBEROI MANSION, Australia

It was a holiday and Gauri gave a day off to every servants. She was in the kitchen, preparing special lunch for everyone.

She gasped when she felt her husband hugging her from behind, snaking his hands around her waist. He kissed her neck and hugged her tightly.

"What are you doing? Leave me. I have work." She told wiggling in his arms.

"That's the problem. You are always busy with work. You have no time for your poor innocent husband." He said pouting at her.

"Awe. Is my husband missing me?" She asked him with a smile.

"Yes. I miss my wife a lot." He said cutely.

Unable to resist seeing his cuteness, Gauri leaned and kissed his cheek.

Immediately, a grin appeared on his face.

"Let's go to our room?" He suggested.

Even though a smile was threatening to broke out on her face, Gauri glared at him and pushed him away.

"As I told before, I have work. I need to prepare lunch or else everyone will have to stay hungry at noon. Today servants are also not here, so I am very very busy." She told as she continued her work.

She gasped out loud when he lifted her off the floor and made her sit on the slab of the kitchen. Her breath got hitched when he leaned close to her.

"What are you doing? Someone will come." She whispered nervously.

"Let them come. I am not committing any crime." He huskily whispered leaning more close to her, his eyes fixated on her lips.

She closed her eyes in anticipation as she felt his breath on her face.

"Ahem!"

They springed apart and looked at the entrance of the kitchen to see Rudra smirking teasingly at them and Bhavya blushing looking away.

Gauri quickly got down from the kitchen slab and looked here and there turning red. While Omkara was busy glaring at Rudra for ruining his moment with his wife.

Rudra walked towards them, still smirking, with Bhavya who was following his trail.

"What's going on here?" Rudra asked teasingly to Omkara.

"A lot of things are going on. Do you want to know all of them, Rudy?" Omkara asked sweetly as he wounded his arms around Rudra's neck.

Rudra smiled nervously as he understood the silent threat behind his words.

"Nahi, O! Why would I want to know?" Rudra said chuckling nervously.

Omkara smirked at him.

Both of them turned towards their wives, when they heard their shushed whispers among themselves.

Gauri and Bhavya stopped talking when their husbands turned towards them.

"What-"

"Get out!" Gauri and Bhavya chorused.

"WHAT?!"

"Are you deaf or what? We told you both to get out from our kitchen." Gauri told them.

"Why should we?" Omkara asked.

"Because we need to prepare the lunch and we don't want you boys inside our kitchen at that time." Bhavya replied.

"I am not going." Omkara declared.

"Me too." Rudra joined him.

Gauri and Bhavya turned to each other and smirked.

"Cool! So what movie, Bhavya?" Gauri asked.

"Bahubali?"

"No. We saw that, right? Another one."

"Dilwale?"

"Done. Deal!" They both grinned at each other while the boys were looking on confused.

"You both cook the lunch. We are going to watch a movie. Bye guys." Gauri said.

"Bye!" Bhavya said.

Omkara and Rudra blocked their way.

"Where do you think you both are going leaving us alone in this kitchen?" Rudra asked.

"Where else? To watch a movie." Bhavya said.

"Then what about us?" Omkara asked tying his hands across his chest.

"You both were the ones who were hell bent on not getting out of the kitchen." Gauri reminded.

"That's right, Bhabhi. But when did we tell we are here to prepare the lunch?"

"Rudy, normal people comes to kitchen to prepare food only. I don't know about you both. What will you guys usually do when you are in the kitchen?" Bhavya asked him in a sarcastic manner.

Omkara and Rudra turned to look at each other as their lips twitched up.

Gauri and Bhavya frowned when they saw their husbands moving towards them.

Both of them gasped when Rudra picked up Bhavya in his arms.

"Rudy, what the-" Gauri was stopped in between by Omkara who picked her up in his arms.

Omkara smirked even more when he saw her staring at him shocked, a blush creeping up on her cheeks.

"What are you doing? Put me down." She whispered turning red.

"Bye guys." Omkara said to Rudra and Bhavya as he proceeded towards their room with Gauri in his arms.

Gauri blushed when she saw him wink at her mischievously. Seeing her blush like that, he couldn't help as he leaned down and kissed her forehead.

Feeling his soft kiss on her forehead, Gauri smiled happily at him.

"I love you, Gauri." Omkara said smiling lovingly at her.

"I love you too, Omkara." Gauri said as her eyes moistened.

Every time she hears him profess his love for her, she falls in love with him even more, if it was even possible. 

Omkara kissed her eyes one-by-one sucking away the tears. They both smiled at each other and leaned forward, joining their foreheads.

Truly they were meant to be together!

THE END

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So, how was it guys?

Hope you all liked this one....

Some scenes are inspired from a malayalam movie 'Thrissur Pooram' - my current favourite malayalam movie.

You guys can search for the song 'Sakhiyeee' in YouTube. There you can watch some of the scenes of this OS. 

Actually I was behind this OS for a few months now. I left this in between many times due to my studies. I even didn't update my other stories because of this OS.

Please do leave your comments and votes. You can even point out any mistakes. I would really appreciate it. Tag ur friends too❤️

For the people who are waiting for my other story updates, I will try to update it as soon as possible. Currently working on it.....

Till then bye
With love
Devu❤️

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