Not too sure if everyone saw last nights episode but oh god the way Om was looking at Gauri😍😍😍 That gaze was so adorable!!! This is EXACTLY how I imagine the way Om gazed at Gauri in this book, so I had to post this picture!

My heart tells me that amidst this fake pregnancy stuff, he'll fall for her (I really hope so!!!)

Also, can we talk about how HOT mera Om looks?! He can literally rock any hairstyle 😍

Enough of my talking, back to the story :)

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*That day, during the night*

*In Om's room*

Gauri: (Placing cup of tea on the table) Ee lijiye, adarak waali chai

Om: Par Maine chai nahi maangi thi

Gauri: Jaante hai, par sardi ke liye accha hai.

Om: Tum ja rahi ho?

Gauri: (About to leave) Ji. Kuch chahiye tha?

Om: Nahi bas...I mean, Agar tumhe neend nahi aa rahi hai tum yahaan baith sakti ho

Gauri: (Taking a seat on the couch) Hume pata hai hum bahut, ka kehte Hai angreji main? Haan, 'intereshting' Hai, lekin aise chipku hona ajeeb lagta hai!

Om: Wow, tumhe lagta hai ki tum bahut mahaan ho na?

Gauri: aap se toh 100 guna behtar Hai!

Om: Accha bas, mujhe kaam karne do.

Gauri: Toh hum yahaan aapki shakal dekhe ka? Hume yahaan aaye hi kyun?

Om: Pata nahi. Akele kaam karte-Karte bore ho jaata hoon! Aur yeh project bhi, maha bore Hai!

Gauri: aapko yeh pasand nahi hai toh Kya pasand hai?

Om: Painting. Main ek art workshop kholna chahta hoon.

Gauri: Aap chitrkar ho? Humne aapka kaam kabhi nahi dekha hai!

Om: (Shutting down his laptop) Accha? Chalo, dikhata hoon

[Gauri silently followed Om to his art room, where all his paintings and sculptures were. Gauri was in awe at Om's work. She had never known that Om too had a different side to him.]

Gauri: Wah, Hume pata nahi tha ki aap itne ache chitrkaar ho!

Om: Tumhe lagta hai ki main mazaak kar raha tha?

Gauri: Aise kuch! Arre wah, yeh ganeshji ka chitr bahut khoobsurat hai!

Om: Thank you.

Gauri: Aapko pata hai, insaan ko hamesha woh kaam karna chahiye jisse woh pyaar karta ho. Hume lagta hai ki aapko yeh karna chahiye

Om: Mujhe bhi yahi lagta hai. Shivaay bhaiyya ne bhi bahut baar kaha Hai lekin--

Gauri: Lekin?

Om: Pata nahi log mera kaam pasand karenge bhi ya nahi. I mean, main itna bhi accha nahi hoon. Abhi tak toh nahi.

Gauri: Koi pagal hi hoga jo aapka kaam pasand nahi karega. Waise bhi, aapne koshish kaha kiya hai? Koshish karne se pehle Haar maan li?

Om: Tum mera dialogue mujh par use kar rahi ho? Kya baat hai

Gauri: Hum bass aapko samjha rahe hai.

Om: Jald karunga, hopefully!

Gauri: Accha ab jaayien, Kaam pura karke so jaayen. Kal Hume mandir bhi jaana hai!

Om: Tum biwi banne ka zyaada naatak kar rahi ho aaj kal, pata hai?

Gauri: Oye jataadhari ji, aap isse naatak samjhe ya kuch aur, bass humaari baat suniye. Woh kaafi hai!

*Next morning, in the car*

Om: (Shouting) Nahi! Aaj Monday hai! Deal ke hisaab se Baba mirchiwaale sirf Tuesday, Thursday aur Friday ko hoga! Please mera din kharaab mat karo!

Gauri: (Arguing) Bhaad mein gayi deal! Arre aaj baba ka janmdin Hai, aaj khaas gyaan milega! Unka tape lagao!

Om: Bilqul nahi! Kal suno apne Baba ki bakwaas! Aaj hum mere gaane sunenge!

Gauri: Aapke besure gaane koi nahi sunna chahta! Hum baba ka tape laga rahe Hai, bass!

Om: Tum hamesha apni manmaani nahi kar sakti, samjhi! Aafat kahiki! Jabse tumse Mila hoon, tabse zindagi ulta-phulta ho gaya hai!

Gauri: (Playing the tape) Humne kaha tha ka shaadi karna ke liye? Shikayat karna band kijiye!

Om: (Annoyed) I don't believe it! Tum actually tape play kar rahi ho? Tumse zyaada ziddi ladki Maine zindagi mein dekha hai!

Gauri: Shh! Baba bol rahe Hai!

[Their argument soon cooled down when the tape started playing. Om's morning was completely ruined, but he didn't seem to mind it, as long as Gauri was happy. He seemed willing to sacrifice his peace of mind for Gauri's happiness. After dropping Gauri off at the temple, Om headed to work.]

*In the evening, at the temple*

Om: Gauri, main aa gaya hoon. Chale?

Gauri: Ek Minute, Hum bhagwaan ke saamne praarthna karke aate hai. Aap bhi aayie!

Om: Nahi, tum jao. Main yahaan wait karunga

Gauri: (Holding Om's arm) Aap itne bhi bade nahi ho ki aap bhagwaan ke saamne jhuk nahi sakte. Chaliye

[As Gauri closed her eyes to pray, Om could only look at her pray and notice how soulful she looked while praying. It was almost as if Om had found his god in her. He found his god in Gauri. Om turned towards the idol and closed his eyes to pray, for the first time. Gauri had changed him to such a great extent that he himself couldn't believe that he was praying to god.]

Gauri: aap Tilak lagwaaenge?

[Om bent down so Gauri could reach his forehead and apply the Tilak. Despite bending down, Gauri stood on her toes to reach Om's height.

After applying the tilak, Gauri took a pinch of sindoor and applied it to her forehead, while Om quietly observed her. Why did he not object despite knowing that they didn't believe in this relationship? Why did Gauri herself apply the sindoor, when she hated the whole idea of marriage?

Om, deep down, liked that she wore sindoor. It was like a symbol. A symbol that Om belonged to Gauri and vice versa. ]

Om: Chale?

Gauri: Ji, Chaliye

*At the car*

Om: Accha, main bataane bhul gaya ki kal Rudra ka birthday hai, toh uske liye gift kharidne abhi jaa rahe Hai. Okay?

Gauri: (Excited) Accha? Toh raste mein gaadi rok dijiyega, Hume cheeni khareedna Hai! Kal Rudy bhaiyya ke liye motichoor ke laddoo banaayenge

Om: Ghar mein bahut cheeni hai!

Gauri: Arre nahi nahi, mithai banaane ke liye hum alag cheeni ka istemaal Karte Hai.

Om: Accha okay, gift khareedne ke baad chalenge

Gauri: Waise aap unke liye ka le rahe ho?

Om: Pata nahi, perfume ya kapde dene ki soch raha hoon

Gauri: Chee! Ee bhi koi taufa hota Hai? Arre Unke paas kapdo ka dher Hai! Unhe kuch aisa dijiye jo wo kabhi apne aap ke liye nahi kharidenge

Om: Jaise?

Gauri: Rudy bhaiyya ko sangeet pasand hai na? Toh woh 'geetar' kharidiye!

Om: You mean Guitar?

Gauri: Haan, wahi wahi

Om: Not a bad idea. Main woh dunga phir!

*At the store*

Salesman: Hi! Aap log kis type ka Instrument chahte ho?

Om: A guitar please

Salesman: Ji aayie sir, aayie ma'am

[While Om was looking at the guitar models, Gauri was standing behind and looking around. The salesman, a rather flirty guy, tried flirting with Gauri.]

Salesman: Waise ma'am, aapke pati hamesha itne gusse mein rehte hai kya?

Gauri: (Confused) Ji?

Salesman: Matlab aap jaise naazuk kali ke liye, hum jaise, I mean, mere jaise aadmi perfect hote hai, right?

Gauri: Aap kehna ka--

Om: Surely aapko dusre logo ki biwiyon ke saath flirt karne ki salary nahi milti, right?

Salesman: (Startled) Sorry sir, main mazaak kar raha tha! Main aapko naye models dikhata hoon!

[The salesman quickly showed Om the latest guitar models and then sneakily walked back to Gauri.]

Salesman: Aap ne ek khadoos se shaadi ki hai, warna hum agar pehle mile hote toh abhi tak toh humaari shaadi---

Gauri: (Angry) Oye! Bahut ho gayi aapki bakwaas! Ek jhaap mein deewar pe sat jaye be! Apne daayre mein rahiye, samjhe?

Om: Kya hua?

Salesman: Aapki biwi bahut gusse waali hai sir! Mazaak ko itna seriously leti hai!

Gauri: (Removing one slipper) Mazaak? Yeh chappal ka maar khaake shaayad aapka ilaaj ho jaayega!

Om: (Embarrassed) Gauri! Kya kar rahi ho? Yeh koi gunde ka ilaaka nahi hai! Chappal utaaro!

Gauri: Aap toh chod hi dijiye. Iss nikkamme ko hum akele niptaenge!

Salesman: Maaf kijiye! Sorry! Galti hui!

Gauri: Besharam! Shaadi shuda aurat ko pataane ki koshish kar raha hai?

Om: (To the salesman) Usne tumhaare saath badtameezi ki? Apne manager ko bulao, how dare you talk to my wife like that?

Salesman: Sir please, main mazaak kar raha tha! Mere chote-chote Bache hai!

Om: (Grabbing his collar) I don't care. Meri biwi se uss tarah baat karni ki ijaazat kisne di?

Gauri: (Holding Om's arm) Accha jaane do, humne Maaf kar liya, jao!

Om: (Punching salesman) Kya keh raha tha tu? Tu meri biwi se shaadi karega! Bol!

Gauri: (Pulling Om away) Ka kar rahe ho! Chodo usse!

(to the other salesman) Bhaiyya yeh Jaldi pack kijiye, warna inka koi bharosa nahi Hai!

Om: (Angry) How dare you come so close to my wife! Tumhe sharm nahi hai?

Gauri: Uff baat khatam ho gayi, jaane dijiye!

Salesman: Sorry ma'am! Sorry!

Gauri: (To salesman) kaan khol kar suno. Sirf hum usse khadoos bula sakte hai, aur koi nahi. Samjhe? Chal, bhaag!

[The other salesman handed the packet to Gauri and she pulled Om away from the store.]

*In the car*

Gauri: Aaj toh aap pakka jail jaane waale the! Ka ho gaya tha Aapko?

Om: (Angry) Uss kameene ki himmat kaise hui tumse iss tarah baat karne ki?

Gauri: Wah, yeh pati waala naatak kis khushi mein? Aapko Jalan kyun ho rahi thi?

Om: Shut up! Koi tumhe tang kare, yeh main bilqul bardaasth nahi karunga! Kabhi nahi!

Gauri: (Calming him down) Uffo, shaant ho jaayie. Paani pijiye.

Om: Kuch nahi chahiye mujhe! Samjhi?

Gauri: Theek hai, ghar chaliye phir.

Om: Tumhe koi farak nahi padta na?

Gauri: Agar farak nahi padta toh apni chappal nahi utaarte. 500 rupay ki thi, pata hai!

Om: Uff, tum toh intehaai ho!

Gauri: Aap bhi kam nahi hai! Apne gusse par kabu rakhna sikhiye! Aise hi kissi ke muh par mukka nahi maar sakte!

Om: Woh tumhe ched raha tha!

Gauri: Pata hai! Hum Sab kuch sambhaal rahe the! Lekin Aapko bahut shauk hai, gairo ke maamle mein taang adaana!

Om: (Shouting) Tum mere liye gair nahi ho, okay! Tum maano ya maano, lekin tum meri biwi ho!

Gauri: Aise chilaane se kuch nahi hone waala hai! Aur haan, hum par haq jataane ki koshish mat kijiye!

Om: Yehi toh problem hai tumhari! Koi Tumhaari parwaah kare toh tume lagta hai ki woh haq jataane ki koshish kar raha hai! Tum bahut hi khudgarz ho, pata hai? Sirf apne baare mein sochti ho! Jaan bachai hi Tumhaari! Main nahi hota, toh woh Uday Thakur tumhaare tukde-tukde kar deta! Thoda toh ehsaanmand raho! Thodi toh shukrguzaar ho!

Gauri: Yehi toh aapki samasya hai! Aapko lagta hai ki aapne kissi ki madad ki hai toh usse aapki chamchagiri karni hogi, lekin hum Waise nahi Hai! Aur haan, humne kabhi aapse madad nahi maangi the, samjhe?

Om: Tum ek nashukr, khudgarz aur ziddi ladki ho!

Gauri: (Tearing up) Ho gaya aapka?

Om: Haan! Goddamnit!

[Gauri quickly got off the car and stormed off to her room. He called her selfish and ungrateful. How dare he? Was it her fault for being bound to a surprise marriage? Was it her fault that even 2.5 months after their wedding, both Om and Gauri didn't know where their relationship was heading?

On one hand they understood each other like best friends, but on the other, they fought bitterly like soulmates. Both of them knew they needed the other, yet neither was willing to compromise. Physical attraction and only understanding isn't always the best formula for a long lasting relationship, is it?]

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