Chapter 77:

In the time of the evening, ladies were sitting in the Khuranna mansion. Two girls were applying Heena to Kareena and Avni.

Others were applying that to each other. Neil comes there and Avni feels that she turns her face and saw Neil who smiled to see her. Avni smiled she turned her face but she again turned to Neil. Neil signed to write his name on her hand. Avni shook her head. Neil makes a face.

Girl: please don't move.

Avni: sorry.

Avni again turned to him. Neil pleads to her. Avni looked straight and decides to not look back again. Avni sets her hair with one hand and looked at her second hand. She smiled. Neil makes an angry face and nods. He goes.

The ladies were singing. Avni smiled to see them. She feels someone has sat beside her. Avni turns her face and was surprised to see Neil who was holding a glass of juice. Neil makes a smiling face. Avni was confused she looked at the glass then at Neil.

Neil: Avni, you did not eat anything for long please have this.

Avni smiles fakely. She looked at the ladies.

Avni whispered: Neil, what is this?

Neil: Wifey, it is juice. For you.

Avni glared at him.

Neil whispered, I told you so sweetly to write my name on your hand but you did not listen now be a good girl and ask her to write my name else I will not go from here till you will not ask her to write my name.

Neil: Avni, have it.

Lady: oh see ladies how loving husband he is. And our husband doesn't even ask us for water.

All laughed.

Neil: thank you, aunty.

Avni whispered: don't create a scene, Neil, go.

Neil whispered: then fulfil my wish.

Avni whispered: ok fine, now go.

Neil whispered: no, first ask her.

Avni slowly told the girl: write Neil here.

Girl nods. Neil smiled.

Avni whispered: happy, now go.

Neil: Avni, have it fast. I have to check other arrangements.

Avni glared at him.

Lady: have it, Avni, he is insisting for a long. Only a few lucky girls get a husband like him.

Neil smiled. Avni smiled but she glared at Neil who sighed her to listen to what aunty is saying.

Lady 2: Shweta, is Avni pregnant? Neil is taking care of her like this?

Avni and Neil were shocked. Neil looked at Avni who was looking at the lady.

Shweta: no, no, nothing is like that.

Avni thinks something.

Bebe: I wish that day come soon when I carry my grand, grandson or daughter in my arms.

Lady: If God wants then that day will come soon.

Bebe nods.

Avni gets emotional. Neil looked at her, his eyes were also teary he turned his face, wiped his tears and chuckled. Avni looked at him, Neil smiled but Avni understood. When they decided to get married they knew about the problem but they thought about their siblings at that time, they had no idea that they will fall in love and now when they love each other then the reality is started hunting them.

Neil saw Avni's tears, he shook his head, Avni wiped her eyes. Neil signs drink. Avni smiled slightly and sipped. She signed, enough. Neil nods. He looked at Avni's hand.

Neil whispered, see, my name.

Avni smiled to see the name. Neil looked at her and sighed. Arnav comes and asked him something. Neil doesn't want to leave Avni but he has to go.

Neil: I am keeping the juice here, finish it.

Avni nods. Neil looked at her and goes. Avni thinks. She touched her stomach and thinks. Avni wiped her eyes and smiled.

Later, the guests went from there. Mehta family was sitting with Khanna and Khurana family.

Nm: Avni!

Avni and Neil looked at her.

Nm: I am thinking that you come with us. Tomorrow is your brother's sangeet function we will have fun tonight and practice for that.

Avneil looked at each other.

Avni: ab, wo mamma...

Nm: after your marriage, you did not even come once to live with us.

Sonia: she has forgotten us. Now she just wants Neil.

Neil smiled.

Avni: bhabhiii... Nothing is like this. Actually, my dresses and jewellery are at home if mamma told me earlier I would get them.

Nm: Shweta Ji will send it. Right, Shweta Ji.

Shweta: yeah.

Avni: she doesn't know where I kept them then how will she find them.

Nm: then tell her.

Avni murmurs: I will tell her when I have an idea where is my dress. Even, I did not see that yet.

Neil was looking at her from the corner of his eyes. He heard her.

Nm: what did you say?

Avni: nothing. Actually, I forget where I kept my dress but don't worry I will come in the morning.

Neela maa was about to say but got interrupted.

Maddy: how can you go there?

All looked at her.

Maddy: you are now daughter-in-law of the Khanna family you should be here you have to fulfil your responsibilities. What people will say?

Neil looked at her.

Avni: you are right Bua Ji, I am Khanna's daughter-in-law, not Khurannas but I have a relationship with Kareena and I will fulfil that with honesty.

Maddy: Is this a way to talk to elders?

Neil: sorry to say Bua Ji but I think, Avni did not say anything wrong. In fact, Avni is fulfilling her responsibilities with perfection. No one said anything till now.

Shweta: yes, In fact, they praise Avni.

Maddy: but she should be here as Kareena's sister-in-law.

Neil: so in this way, I also should be in Mehta house as Aman's brother-in-law.

The Mehta family feels proud of him.

Neil: why you are not saying this to me that you have to go to Mehta house tomorrow. Because I am a man and Avni is a woman why all rules are for women. I am Kareena's brother so I should be here likewise Avni is Aman's sister she has equal right to attend her brother's wedding from his side.

Maddy: there is no point to talk to you about this girl because for you all she is always right.

Maddy goes. Bebe shook her head.

Shweta: strange.

Bebe: leave her she is like this.

Avni and Neil looked at each other. Neil thinks.

The next day, Neil showed Avni's dress to her he kept that on the bed and they were standing. Avni was surprised to see the dress. Neil looked at her.

Neil: how's it?

Avni: it is beautiful but Neil, it is for me?

Neil: yes why?

Avni: Neil, it's a bridal dress.

Neil: yeah I know.

Avni said by controlling her emotions: Neil, it is Kareena and Aman's wedding, not ours, hmm.

Neil: very funny. I know that.

Avni: then why did you buy it? I told you, I told you that day also that I don't trust you now see you bought a heavy bridal dress people will laugh at me. Now, what shall I do?

Neil: Avni, I bought such a pretty dress and you are behaving like this. So rude.

Avni looked at him she was about to say but Shweta entered.

Shweta: Tillu.

They looked at her she saw the dress.

Shweta: wow, so pretty. Is this Kareena's dress?

Avni: See.

Neil makes a face.

Shweta: but what it is doing here?

Avni: Mummy Ji, it is not Kareena's dress, Neil bought it for me.

Shweta: what?

Avni: yes.

Shweta looked at Neil.

Neil: what is wrong with this dress?

Shweta: it is a bridal dress.

Avni to Neil: now say.

Neil: where it is written that it is a bridal dress. I liked it so I bought it.

Shweta: Avni, it is a pretty dress, you should wear it.

Avni: but Mummy Ji, Maddy Bua... she will again start, I don't want any drama.

Shweta: leave her, it is her work.

Neil: and since when you think about others.

Avni thinks she looked at the dress.

Avni: ok.

Shweta smiled.

Shweta: ok. Oh yes, Neil...

Shweta thinks.

Shweta: In this argument, I forgot why I came there. I will come later.

She goes. Neil's phone rings so he went to talk. Avni picked the dress and looked at it. She keeps that on the bed. Neil comes from the balcony and hugged Avni from behind.

Neil: you don't like it?

Avni: it's beautiful but...

Neil: you know why I bought it?

Avni: why?

Neil: because I want you to get ready like a bride tomorrow.

Avni frowns.

Neil: till now we have revised our marriage rituals. I slide the ring in your finger that day. We did a turmeric function.

Neil holds her hand and they saw the Henna.

Neil: my name is written on your hand. What this all means?

Avni thinks.

Neil: marriage functions and tomorrow is Aman and Kareena's wedding and with that, I want to make our relationship a step ahead.

Avni thinks and understands his point. She blushes.

Neil: tomorrow we will consummate our marriage. Tomorrow, I will make you mine. On one side, Kareena and Aman will be tied in a knot and on the other side, we will become one.

Avni blushed.

Avni: Ne, Neil, yo...

Neil: yes Avni, I have thought it earlier. You remember, I told you that I have a better plan for our special night so that was it.

Neil turns Avni to him who was looking down.

Neil: so are you ready for it?

Avni blushes she hugged Neil and hides her face. Neil hugged her and smiled.