*A few days later*

[It was an early Saturday morning and Gauri was up and ready for the day. Today, she felt unusually happy and decided to dress up and wear a saree. A red saree that was given to her by Naina didi, her deceased sister. She walked to Om's room and saw him dressing up.]

Gauri: (Confused) Aaj shanivaar Hai, aap daftar kyun jaa rahe ho?

Om: Aaj important kaam hai, aur main late bhi ho gaya hoon, shit!

Gauri: Accha rukiye, hum chai lekar--

Om: Uske liye time nahi hai, Kya tum please mere closet se red color ki tie la sakti ho? Jaldi!

[Gauri walked to Om's closet and opened the door. As she looked for the red tie, her eyes fell on two small things that Om had safely kept: Her payal and a mangal sutra. She giggled at the fact that Om had still safely kept the payal with him.]

Gauri: (To herself) Inhone yeh mangalsutra yahaan kyun rakha Hai? Inke dimaag mein Chal ka raha hai?

Om: (Annoyed) Gauri, Jaldi! I'm late!

Gauri: (Rushing towards him) Haan, haan, aa gaye.

[Gauri pulled out a stool and quickly stood on it. As she began tying the tie, she felt Om's gaze on her. His eyes were fixed on Gauri's face, and he noticed something different about her.]

Om: Aaj koi khaas din hai Kya?

Gauri: (Confused) Nahi toh?

Om: Toh yeh saree...?

Gauri: (Blushing) Woh, Bas aise hi...

Om: (Clueless) Accha

Gauri: (To herself) Yeh khadoos taareef bhi nahi kar sakta! Uff!

Om: (Walking) Okay, thank you. Bye!

Gauri: Aap naashta nahi kar rahe Hai?

Om: Nahi, main late hoon, Chalta hoon!

Gauri: Lekin woh--

[Om had disappeared before Gauri could complete her sentence. Annoyed, she headed downstairs to meet everyone.]

Anika: Arre Gauri, tum saree main bahut pyaari lag rahi ho!

Gauri: Thank Oo, bhojai ji!

Dadi: Puttar, aaj anaath ashram nahi jaana hai?

Gauri: Nahi Dadi, aaj bacchon ko kahi lekar gaye hai, toh aaj bandh Hai.

Rudra: (Putting his arm over Anika and Gauri) Perfect! Aaj meri dono bhabhiyaan free hai, toh aaj aap dono Rudy ke saath shopping chalenge!

Gauri: (Confused) Rudy bhaiyya, Hume kuch nahi chahiye

Rudra: Arre Bhabhi, main apni shopping ki baat kar raha hoon! Aap logo ki nahin!

Anika: Accha? Toh akele chale jao!

Rudra: Arre mazaak tha! Aap logo Rudra ko bahut seriously lete ho! Chalo na bhabhi!

Gauri: A-accha theek hai, lekin hum kuch nahi kharidenge, theek hai?

Rudra: Haan, theek hai! Chaliye!

[Gauri, Anika and Rudra left to go shopping for a bit, and Gauri was blown away by how extravagant the clothes looked. This was the first time she stepped into a mall.

As Anika and Rudra were busy looking for clothes, Gauri wondered if Om had eaten anything. It was almost 1 pm, and Om had to eat something. Her mind was confused: Should she call and ask? Should she just leave it and not care?

Finally, she decided to call him up.]

*On the phone*

Om: Bolo

Gauri: Aapne kuch kha liya?

Om: (Annoyed) Yeh puchne ke liye phone kiya tha? Seriously? Main bahut inportant meeting main hoon yaar! Yeh biwi banne ka naatak mat karo! Gosh!

*Phone disconnects*

Gauri: (To herself) Haww! Samajhte ka hai apne aap ko? Humaari hi mat maari gayi thi! Uff!

Rudra: (Standing behind Gauri) Kya hua bhabhi? Itne gusse mein kyun ho?

Gauri: Rudy bhaiyya, Hume ek baat batayie. Yeh aapke 'O bhaiyya' humesha se hi khadoos the ka?

Rudra: (Laughing) Arre meri pyaari bhabhi, Yeh mere O bhaiyya ki 'special quality' hai!

[Annoyed Gauri still couldn't get over how rude Om was to her. While Anika was buying a lovely watch for Shivaay, Gauri thought hard about what to buy for Om. Just then, she saw a T-shirt in front of her and she knew she had to get it for Om. It was perfect for him!]

Anika: Gauri, Om ke liye kuch liya?

Gauri: Haan bhabhi, ek shirt liya hai!

Rudra: Anika bhabhi, lagta hai humaare O aur Gauri bhabhi ke beech finally romance chal raha Hai!

Gauri: (To herself) Romance toh tab hoga jab khadoos ji ko humaara pyaara shirt milega!

[Soon after, Gauri, Anika and Rudra head back home.]

*At the Oberoi mansion*

Jhanvi: Yeh lo, aa gaye! Accha chalo, chai pi lo!

Anika: Ji Aunty, Shivaay aur Om aa gaye?

Jhanvi: Haan aa gaye Hai, apne kamre mein Hai.

Anika: Accha theek hai, main Shivaay ko chai dekar aati hoon

Dadi: Gauri, puttar Om ko bhi chai de dogi?

Gauri: (Smiling) Kyun nahi Dadi! Abhi jaakar dete hai.

[Gauri took a cup of Chai in one hand, and her gift in another and gracefully walked to Om's room. She knocked on the door and gently opened it, and Om stood ahead, looking out of the window.]

Gauri: (Sweetly) Suniye...

[Om turned around and looked at Gauri in a confused manner. Why was she suddenly so nice?]

Om: (Confused) Bolo?

Gauri: (Giving him the cup of tea) Chai pi lijiye

Om: Oh, thank you

Gauri: Arre! Aap thank oo kyun keh rahe Hai? Aap humaare pati hai, aur pati parmeshwar hota Hai na? Parmeshwar aisi baat nahi karte!

Om: (Confused) Okayyy?? Tumhare haath mein Kya hai?

Gauri: (Smiling) Aaj hum Anika Bhojai aur Rudy bhaiyya ke saath baahar gaye the, aur Hum yeh aapke liye laaye the...

Om: (Surprised) Accha? Kya laayi ho?

Gauri: (Keeping the packet in his hand) Aap hi dekh lijiye!

[Confused Om opens the packet and unfolds the shirt. His face goes red when he sees the writing on the shirt. The shirt read 'No.1 Khadoos' with a picture of a devil below it. How dare Gauri get him a shirt like that?]

Om: (Angry) Tum apne aap ko bahut funny samajhti ho na?

Gauri: Aur aap apne aap ko duniya ke sabse bade aadmi samajhte ho na?

Om: (Angry) Main Meeting mein busy tha!

Gauri: Aap meeting mein busy ho ya hawai-jahaaz ho, Hume nahi pata! Baat karne ka bhi tarika hota Hai! Waise bhi, ee shirt aap ke liye EkDum perfect Hai! Kyun aapse bada khadoos humne apni jindagi mein nahi dekha Hai!

Om: Tum---

Gauri: Humaari bewakoofi thi ki humne Aapko phone kiya! Hume bas fikr thi ki aap-- Khair, chodiye! Aap kuch bhi khaayie, peeyie, Hume koi farak nahi padta!

Om: Gauri, meri--

Gauri: (Taking cup of chai from his hands) Aur haan, yeh chai humaara hai!

Om: (To himself) Yeh ladki intehai Hai! Uff!

[That night, Gauri and Om slept in their separate rooms. Gauri, was proud of herself for standing up against Om and giving it back to him. Om, on the other hand was starving, having barely eaten anything. It was far too late to wake up the servants. Frustrated, Om walked down to the kitchen to make something.

Gauri was about to fall asleep when she heard a loud sound of plates breaking. Alarmed, she immediately woke up. Had Uday Thakur's men broke into the house?
She picked up a vase, ready to attack the intruder but the moment she entered the kitchen, a wave of relief flood over her. It was Om. Trying to...cook.]

Gauri:(In a mocking, sarcastic tone)
"Yeh puchne ke liye phone kiya tha? Main bahut inportant meeting main hoon ! Yeh biwi banne ka naatak mat karo!"

Om:(Embarrassed) Tum?

Gauri: Aa gaye na line pe? Ee kar ka rahe ho? Bechaare sabzi ka satyaanaas kar rahe ho!

Om: (Giving up) Accha sorry baba! Yeh mujhse nahi ho raha hai!

Gauri: woh toh dikhai de raha hai, hatiye!

[Om obediently moved aside, while Gauri slowly began cooking something. It was safe to say that Om realized never to be rude or obnoxious to Gauri. Within ten minutes, Gauri placed a plate of food in front of him. Om glared at the plate and took a small bite of the food.]

Om: Oh god! Kitna tel daala hai isme!

Gauri: (Annoyed) Raat ke dhai baj gaye hai, aur na hum koi Sanjeev Kapoor hai, na aap se sabzi pakki ja rahi hai. Chup chaap ee kha lijiye warna bhooke pet so jaayie! Nakhre aapke! Uff!

Om: Accha baba, sorry. Kha leta hoon!

Gauri: (Leaving) Hmm!

[Just as Gauri was about to leave, she felt a strong grip on her hand. She turned to see Om standing, waiting to say something.]

Om: Mujhe company dogi? Lawn mein?

Gauri: Chaliye Khadoosji!

(Contd. in next chapter!)
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