Okay so this chapter and the next chapter are going to be quite special (I think y'all know why ;), but this book could only reach this point because of the readers and voters! So firstly, thank you to everyone that's read the book and given it so much love! I swear I wouldn't have reached this far if you guys hadn't supported me so much! thank you!

SO, since it's a special chapter, I think y'all need to watch this VM (especially for Gaurika bc they look SO CUTE). It'll help create a nice, romantic and cute atmosphere (I'm being really cheesy, sorry!). But WATCH IT before reading this chapter, I think it'll add to the ambience of this chapter and the journey of Om and Gauri in this book <3 The tune may start playing in your head while reading! :P

The video is by Ruksar creations, and it's NOT MINE. Full credit goes to her! I hope you guys like this Vm!!

Enough of my chatter, back to Om and Gauri!!

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[Gauri's eyes instantly opened the moment the sun rose. There was no way she could sleep longer! Today was Karwa Chauth! Most importantly, her first Karwa Chauth! Gauri would be lying if she said that she wasn't nervous. What if she accidentally had a sip of water? What if she got too hungry and ate something? She couldn't even think of doing such an act! As Gauri headed for a shower, her eyes fell on Om who was uncomfortably asleep on the couch.

Gauri's heart pained when she saw Om in discomfort but Om was equally stubborn and was simply not willing to leave Gauri alone, Even if it meant sleeping in a terribly uncomfortable couch.

Om and Gauri had been married for more than four months now, but neither of them understood what their relationship meant. Gauri was still trying to understand the meaning behind the fast, but she loved Om, and that's all that mattered to her.

Gauri shrugged her thoughts and went ahead to get ready. Om's eyes opened soon after Gauri went in for a shower. He immediately sat straight up and was still trying to understand the meaning of this day.

Today he would tell Gauri how he felt about her.

Om's heart was beating at an unusually fast rate. He was nervous. The infamous 'I don't care' Oberoi brother was nervous! He himself couldn't believe that he was nervous, because of a girl! Om's heart rate increased the moment he saw Gauri step out the bathroom,drying her wet tresses. She was dressed in a pink suit, and Om would be lying if he said that she didn't look ravishing. Gauri's gaze immediately met his, and she greeted him with a slight smile before heading towards the dressing table.]

Gauri: (Applying kajal) Aap jaldi nahaayie, neeche sab ke liye naashta lagwaaya hai

Om: Tum nahi kha rahi?

Gauri: Aap bhool gaye ka? Aaj karwa chauth hai!

Om: (Lying) Oh right! Waise bhi, mujhe zyaada bhook nahi lag rahi

Gauri: (Applying bindi) Accha, toh hum chai banaakar--

Om: (Lying) Nahi, mann nahi hai.

Gauri: (To herself) Ajeeb hai! Chai peeye baghair woh din shuru hi nahi karte! Aaj chai peene ka mann nahi?

[ Gauri gazed at her reflection in the mirror, and noticed that she still looked incomplete. She had to wear sindoor! She opened the drawer and reached out to the box of sindoor. Something she hadn't touched since Om married her more than 4 months ago. Gauri's hands trembled the moment she held the box. She had never been so nervous, but applying sindoor would mean that she was traditionally a wife. Om's wife. Yes, she loved him, but what was this marriage?

Gauri's nervousness was clearly visible by Om, who walked towards her and took the box of sindoor in his hand. Gauri was relieved that he came to help her out, because she couldn't think that she'd apply the sindoor by herself.]

Om: (Facing Gauri) Gauri, tumhe yeh lagaane ki zaroorat nahi hai. I understand--

Gauri: Hum ee lagaana chahte hai, Omkara ji

Om: Main help karoon?

Gauri: (Shy) J-Ji...

[Om gentle opened the box and took a pinch of the vermillion, before his fingers reached her forehead parting. Gauri's eyes immediately closed and as Om applied the sindoor, he gazed her delicate beauty. Gauri slowly opened her eyes till they met Om's gaze, and she gave him a slight smile before heading to leave the room. Just then, Om spoke.]

Om: (Nervous) A-accha, suno?

Gauri: (Turning around) Ji?

Om: (Nervous) Uhh...woh...aaj shaam ki pooja se pehle tum...tum mujhse mil sakti ho?

Gauri: (Confused) Milna? Hum ek hi ghar mein rehte hai!

Om: (Nervous) You're right! Uhh, I mean...pooja se pehle, tum mujhe lawn mein mil sakti ho? Kuch baat karni thi

Gauri: (Worried) Sab theek toh hai na? Aap abhi bata sakte hai, hume koi jaldi nahi hai

Om: Nahi, nahi! sab theek hai! Bass, aaj pooja se pehle mujhe lawn mein Milan

Gauri: Ji, theek hai.

*Gauri leaves the room and heads downstairs*

Gauri: (To herself) Inhe ka hua hai? Ka baat karni hogi? Ajeeb hai!

*At the main hall*

Anika: Yeh lo, Gauri aa gayi! Haye, pink suit bahut accha lag raha hai, Gauri!

Gauri: (Smiling) Thank oo, bhojaiji! Aap bhi bahut acche lag rahe ho!

Dadi: Waise main shaam ka intezaar kar rahi hoon, Gauri uss laal rang ki saree mein itni pyaari lagegi!

Jhanvi: Waise Gauri, Om naashte ke liye aaya kyun nahi? Woh abhi tak so raha hai kya?

Gauri: Arre nahi Maa, woh keh rahe the ki unhe book nahi hai. Chai ko bhi inkaar kar diya!

Jhanvi: Ajeeb baat hai, Om chai ke bina din shuru hi nahi karta!

Gauri: Wahi toh! Shaayad unki tabiyat theek nahi hai?

Rudra: (Putting his arm around Gauri and Jhanvi) Uffo meri bholi bhabhi aur Mom! Aaj Karwa chauth hai! Gauri bhabhi ke liye vrat rakh raha hai, O!

Jhanvi: (Shocked) What?! Seriously!

Gauri: Arre nahi Rudy bhaiyya, aise koi baat nahi hai, shaayad baad mein pi lenge. Subah ka sirf 7:30 bajj gaya hai na!

Rudra: Accha? Chalo, dekhte hai!

Gauri: (To herself) Vrat? Woh bhi humaare liye! Yeh nandiji pagal hai ka, ki hamaare liye vrat rakhenge!

Jhanvi: Accha beta, main bhool hi gayi! Suraj uthne se pehle tumne sargi kha li na?

Gauri: (Smiling) Ji maa!

Anika: Accha ab chalo, mehendi lagaana hai! Aaj humaara din hai! Chalo chalo!

[The Oberoi women sat around while some ladies applied henna on their hands. There was happiness and joy everywhere. Gauri was probably the happiest she had ever been. She now had a family!]

Jhanvi: Arre beta, tum mangalsutra pehenna bhool gayi?

Gauri: (Scared) Maa woh---

Om: Mom maine hi usse kaha tha ki woh na pehne. I mean, woh shaam ko saree pehen rahi hai na? Uss par zyaada suit karega.

Jhanvi: (Smiling) Beta, mangalsutra koi accessory nahi hai, ek suhaag ki nishaani hai! Chalo koi baat nahi, shaam ko pehen lena!

[Gauri was relieved that Om saved her. What excuse would she tell Jhanvi? She looked at Om and gave him a smile, as a signal for 'thank you'. Om somehow always knew when she was in trouble.

Om then turned and looked at Dadi, before giving her a wink. Dadi instantly remembered what she told Om four months ago:

"Yeh Mangalsutra ek suhaag ki nishaani Hai. Kal gauri ke maang mein sindoor bharke tum dono ne sirf aadhi shaadi ki hai. Jis din tum dono ko ehsaas hoga ki tum dono ek sach mein shaadi shuda Ho, main chahti hoon ki uss din tum khud yeh mangalsutra Gauri ko pehnaao"

Dad's heart filled with Joy. Om and Gauri were going to be together!]

*Rudra enters with Shivaay*

Rudra: (Putting arm around Om) Aye haye, mere sharmeele O! Kya baat hai, aaj chai bhi nahi pi?

Om: W-woh, mann nahi kar raha tha!

Rudra: Accha? Kya baat hai! Gauri bhabhi ne 4 mahino mein aapko khadoos se shahrukh khan bana diya! Karan Johar ko aapko hero banaana chahiye!

Om: (Irritated) Oh god, ho gaya tera?

Shivaay: Accha O, tune decide kiya hai, tu kaise bataayega? I mean, koi plan?

Om: Maine usse kaha tha ki pooja se pehle lawn mein mile, bass

Rudra: (Dramatic) Ohho, lawn mein hoga pyaar ka izhaar! Lekin tu usse bataayega kaise?

Om: (Nervous) Pata nahi! Bahut zyaada nervous hoon, yaar! Koi idea nahi soojh raha hai!

Anika: Main help karoon?

Om: (Embarrassed) Bhabhi, aap?

Anika: Uffo, tension mat lo! Main na, romance ki queen hoon!

Shivaay: Haan haan, dikhai de raha hai!

Anika: Aap na chup rahiye! Baagad billa!

Shivaay: Tum yeh---

Om: Okay, okay aap log please ladai shuru mat karna! Bhabhi bolo, kya karoon?

Anika: Om, tera pyaar saccha hai na? Toh kuch rehearse mat kar! Bas ja, aur dil ki baat bata

Rudra: I agree! Tu jitna rehearse karega, utna zyaada nervous hoga! Just go for it!

Om: Bhabhi, usne inkaar kar diya toh?

Anika: Om, lagta hai tune uski aankhein jhaank ke nahi dekhi hai! Woh tumse bahut pyaar karti hai, Om. Izhaar karne mein Sharma rahi hogi, lekin mujhe pata hai ki woh bhi tumse mohabbat karti hai!

Om: (Nervous) T-theek hai, bhabhi. Main aaj usse bata doonga!

Anika: Yeh hui na baat!

[Within a few hours, it was evening! Everyone was understandably busy getting ready, and so was Gauri. She stood in front of the dressing table, dressed in a beautiful red saree and adorned her ears with jewelry. Om was lucky that he wasn't present, or else he would have almost had a heart attack just gazing at her beauty.

Gauri was the epitome of the Indian beauty. Big, dark eyes lined with kajal, a red bindi on her forehead, sindoor on her forehead and jhumkas on her delicate ears. Gauri looked breathtakingly beautiful.

Her eyes fell on the box that was kept in front of her. She opened it and saw a mangalsutra carefully placed. She had to wear it. Not because it was Karva Chauth or because Jhanvi asked, but because she loved Om, and he was her husband. She carefully took the mangalsutra in her hands and wore it around her neck, and immediately, Gauri felt complete.

She felt ready.

Just then, her eyes fell on the clock.]

Gauri: (To herself) Hey bhagwaan, hume Omkara ji se milna tha! Chal Gauri, bhaag!

[Gauri quickly made her way out of the room and towards the lawn. According to the auspicious time, the pooja would start in exactly 20 minutes. Hopefully that was enough time for Om!

As Gauri reached the lawn, she saw Om turning to the side, and she couldn't help but look at how good he looked! The golden kurta was doing wonders, and he looked impeccably handsome, to say the least. Om turned around and had to take a deep breathe before he could talk to Gauri. Gauri did take Om's breathe away-Literally!

The moment Om saw her, he knew he just fell harder in love,but he didn't seem to care. He constantly asked himself how Gauri could look so effortlessly beautiful. Almost like she was created, just for him, and like Om was created just for her.]

Gauri: Woh, deri ho gayi, sorr---

Om: It's okay

Gauri: Ka baat karni thi aapko? Sab theek hai?

Om: (Pointing to the bench) Haan, baitho

[Gauri sat down while Om started walking up and down, confusing Gauri]

Gauri: (Worried) Sab theek toh hai? Uffo, woh khatra bazaar ke gunde aapke peeche pade hai ka? Aap apna phone dijiye, abhi unhe theek---

Om: Oh god Gauri, nahi! Aisi koi baat nahi hai!

Gauri: Toh ka baat hai? Ka hua?

Om: Mujhe tumse kuch kehna hai!

Gauri: (Getting up) Toh kahiye! Subah se bol rahe hai, lekin abhi tak bataaya nahi--

[Immediately, Om put his hands on Gauri's waist, puller her close to his body, slightly startling Gauri.]

Gauri: (Shy) Ee ka kar rahe ho? Koi dekh lega!

Om: Dekhne de! Aur aaj jo main kehne waala hoon, puri duniya bhi sune toh koi farak nahi padta. Bass tumse meri baat sunwaana chahta hoon.

Gauri: (Shy) K-ka baat?

Om: Gauri, main--

Dadi: (Shouting) Arre! Pooja ka time hua hai, sabhi aa jao! Chalo!

Gauri: (Startled) Hume jaana hoga, pooja ka samay---

Om: Oh god! Abhi?!

Gauri: (Blushing) Hum waapis aayenge...

[As Gauri left she felt Om's hand in hers and he pulled her closer before he whispered something in her ears.]

Om: (Whispering) Aana hoga

[Gauri smiled and ran off before turning and giving Om a slight smile. She didn't even know what Om was going to tell her, but she still felt unusually happy! What did Om want to tell her?]

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Ahhh this chapter!! Im sorry iss part mein confession nahi hai!

The thing is, i really want to perfectly build the moment up, rather than make it something sloppy and messy.

You guys deserve a perfect and cute confession <3

I hope you guys liked this chapter! Please vote if you did <3

Love y'all <3