The door to room 687 opened widely and an angry looking woman strides inside with a man smiling sheepishly. He was pulling his luggage as well as he had his wife's shoulder bag around him, and he was pulling their bags inside the room.

Gauri: "Yeh apka plan tha na?" (This was your plan, right?)

Omkara: "Nahi, Jaan." (No, Jaan)

Gauri: "Omkaraji, ab aap jhoot bhi bolne lagaye hai." (Omkaraji, now you have started lying as well.)

Omkara: "Jaan, maine kab jhoot bola, yeh mera plan nahi, yeh toh humhare bade beta ka plan hai and tumne yeh toh nahi kaha ki main apne bacho ki help nahi le sakhta." (Jaan, I never lied, this is not my plan but our eldest son's plan and you never stated that I can't ask our kids for help.)

Gauri: "Omkaraji, apne Rayan ko bhi pain side PE kar liya?" (Omkaraji, you got Rayan on your side as well?)

Omkar slowly walks behind Gauri and wraps his arms around her waist, pulling her into a tight back hug. Gauri just stands in front of the mirror with a pout while she takes her earrings off.

She was trying to put on a strong cover but every time she saw Omkara's efforts towards the kids, her heart kept melting at the sight. It all started when Omkara and Ransh had that talk at night when they thought everyone was asleep. He even managed to get Rayan on his side, who was a momma's boy and Radhika, who is really hard to convince because of her taking after her father's stubbornness. He got the hard ones on his side first and now he was working towards getting Ransh and Ranak on his side. Which will be easy as he already Radhika and Rayan on his side. Rayan would convince Ransh and Radhika will talk to Ranak. He had his whole plan, planned put.

Gauri knew she couldn't carry forward this act of being mad at him because she was never mad at him. She was just disappointed that he never trusted her, that broke her heart as he just let her go and didn't even try to stop her. But he still was the man she loved with all her heart and she just could not forget him like that. All these years, she was scared that he would humiliate her when she will inform him about their kids. Even though she didn't want to admit, she still gave Omkara the place of her shankerji. 

Omkara was glad that Gauri didn't try to escape from his grasp and she didn't struggle at all. He knew that she was not mad at him but he had disappointed her by not trusting her. Trust him when he says, he wanted to stop her, his brain and heart were yelling at him to stop her but all he could think of was his previous relationships. First Ridhima, then Ishaana. He was trying to deal with the betrayal and transformed himself. But when he met Gauri, he felt threatened that she might break his walls, he had put up. As the days went by he felt a big crack in his walls but then he became selfish and threw her out of his life, so he doesn't get hurt. But the bigger reason was that he didn't want her to get hurt in the process of making him fall in love. 

Both were so lost in their own thoughts' that they forgot to notice, Radhika, Rayan, Ranak, and Ransh standing at the door. Radhika and Rayan were both busy taking pictures, while Ransh just stood smiling to himself and making sure no one else noticed him smiling. Ranak was in his own thoughts about his mom and dad. 

Ranak and Radhika were both known to be childish while Rayan and Ransh were both the mature. People always thought that Ranak was more of an arrogant type as he got game at such a young age. But what they failed to notice was that he was more guarded than the rest of his siblings. It took him a while to trust someone. Now he was skeptical about his father. He had no clue how to react.

Radhika: "Sorry - Sorry, you guys carry on, hum baad mein aate hai." (Sorry - sorry, you guys carry on, we will come back later.)

Omkara and Gauri turn their gaze towards the room door and saw Radhika and Rayan smirking, while Ransh and Ranak just smile. Omkara beams brightly at them while Gauri turns around and hides her face in Omkara's chest making everyone chuckle.

Omkara: "Bacho, tum char yahan kya kar rahe ho?" (Kids, what are you four doing here?)

Rayan: "Dad, apne khud hi toh who dress lane ko Kaha tha." (Dad, you told us to bring the dress.)

Gauri: "Dress? Kis liye?" (Dress? What for?)

Radhika "Mom, actually tonight you have a date with Dad."

Gauri: "Omkaraji, date?" 

Omkara: "Yes Jaan, now bacho tum sab jao and enjoy karo, while your mom and I go on a date." (Yes Jaan, now you kids go and enjoy, while your mom and I go on a date.)

Rayan: "Enjoy your date and spend some romantic time together."

Omkara takes the dress from Rayan and the kids leave them alone. Omkara turns around to meet a flustered looking Gauri. As he makes eye contact with her, she blushes even deeply. She grabs the dress from Omkara's hands and then runs towards the bathroom making Omkara chuckle to himself.

Hotel Rooftop (7:40 PM)

Rayan pushes the door to the rooftop open and is greeted with an empty rooftop. He spots Ransh standing at railings and leaning against them as he thinks about something. Rayan smiles to himself and then makes his way to Ransh and leans on the railings beside him.

Rayan: "Kya kar raha hai?" (What are you doing?)

Ransh who was in deep thoughts about his parent's date and how it would go. He wished that his mother will forgive his father. Suddenly hearing Rayan's voice startled him making his grip on the railing even tighter. He turns and suddenly is facing his older brother.

Ransh: "Ray bhai! Apne mujhe dara diya." (Ray bhai! You scared me.)

Rayan: "Sorry but yeh baata ki kya soch raha tha?" (Sorry but tell me what were you thinking about?)

Ransh: "I was thinking about the date tonight. Bhai kya apko lagta hai ki...Dad sach mein regret karte hai woh sab?" (I was thinking about the date tonight. Brother, do you think that...Dad regrets what he did?)

Rayan: "Ransh, it's not about what I think but tujhe kya lagta hai, kya Dad regret karte hai woh sab." (Ransh, it's not about what I think but what do you think, do you think regrets everything?)

Ransh: "I don't know bhai, but I feel like he regrets it and he wants to fix everything but after the way, I have behaved with him, I feel not worthy of him."

Rayan: "Ransh, agar woh regret nahi karte na, toh woh humhe sabko aise treat nahi karte. Tu humesha kehta hai na ki Waqt ke saath apne aur paraye bhi badal jate hai, why not give him a chance." (Ransh, if he didn't regret it, he wouldn't treat us like this. You always say na that loved ones and strangers both change over time, why not give him a chance.)

Ransh: "I think I am scared bhai, ki agar woh humhe firse chod kar chale gaye toh?" (I think I am scared brother, what if he leave us again?)

Rayan: "Ransh, jab hum aage badna chahte hai na, humhe purani baato ko peeche chod dena chahiye, kyuki woh sirf dard saath mein lati hai. Zindagi na Ransh, bohat choti hai grudges keliye, toh humhe na logon ko maaf karna aana chahiye." (Ransh, when we move on in life, we should forget about the past related to it, because they only bring pain. Life is really short to hold grudges, so we should know how to forgive others.)

Voice: "But Rayan bhai, what if you are really hurt by that person?"

Both Rayan and Ransh turn back and saw Radhika and Ranak standing there. They had closed the rooftop door making sure to not lock it. Ranak and Radhika both walk up to where Rayan and Ransh are standing.

Ranak: "Tab kya bhaiya?" (Then what brother?)

Rayan (Smiles): "Ranak, tu khud ko Dad ki jagah rakh ke dekh, agar koi, jise tu apna dost bolta hai, usne tujhe dhokha diya ho toh? Yah fir jise tu pyar karte hai, woh sirf tere title aur paise keliye hi tere saath hai? Dad ka tab dil aur bharosa dono toote the Ranak and Mom woh thi jo unki walls ko thodna chahti thi, but Dad nahi chahte ki woh firse woh hi dhokha feel kare so apne aur Mom keliye unho ne woh sab kiya." (Ranak, put yourself in Dad's shoe, what if you dearest friend betrayed you? Or the person you love the most was with you for your title and money only? That broke Dad's heart and trust Ranak and Mom wanted to break his walls, but Dad didn't want to get hurt so for himself and Mom he did that.)

Radhika: "And haan Ranak bhaiya, kya humne sabne kabhi koi galati nahi ki? Mom ne humhe humesha maaf kiya hai toh kya hum Dad ko maaf nahi kar sakhte?" (And yes Ranak brother, have we made a mistake? Mom always forgives us, so can't we forgive Dad?)

Rayan: "And also by forgiving, you are accepting the reality of what happened and finding a way to live in a state of resolution with it. So if you two are forgiving Dad then do it for yourself."

Ransh and Ranak both stay quiet for a while, thinking about all the pros and cons. After listening to their Dad's side of the story, they knew actually what to do. Both look at each other and smile before turning towards Radhika and Rayan.

Ransh: "Theek hai, hum dono taiyaar hai Dad ko ek chance dene keliye." (Alright, we are ready to give Dad a chance."

Ranak: "Haan, humhe toh Dad ki side ki story pata hi nahi thi." (We never knew Dad's side of the story.)

Radhika: "Haan Rayan bhaiya, apko kaise pata chala?" (Yes Rayan brother, how did you know?)

Rayan (smiles): "Jab bus mein tum sab so rahe the tab Dad aur main jag rahe the, toh Dad told me about it." (When all of you were sleeping in the bus, Dad and I were awake, so Dad told me about it.)

Radhika: "Okay, ab kaafi rona dona ho gaya, let's go meet the others downstairs. Mujhe ICE-CREAM khani hai." (Okay, now enough of this crying and whining, let's go meet the others downstairs. I want ICE-CREAM.)

All chuckle and make their way downstairs, where all the Oberois, except Gauri and Omkara, are waiting for them in the restaurant. Rayan and Radhika share the news of Ransh and Ranak giving Omkara another chance, which makes everyone happy. They all celebrate and have fun while RiKara are on their date.

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THIS BOOK WILL SOON BE ENDING (LIKE IN ABOUT THREE MORE CHAPTER INCLUDING THE EPILOGUE)

Date completed: 23/06/2019

Words: 1886 words

Precap: Patch up and Romance.