Pranbir: Heart meant to love you

3.

Soon, the engagement was done after other rituals and after seeing off everyone, Prachi and Rhea both plopped on the chair tiredly.

Rhea:"this is exhausting...."
Prachi nodded when the others also joined them.
Pragya:"marriage does tire you in the end, with all the preparations."
Abhi:"yes indeed. But Prachi, why didn't the workers removed the decorations for the new ones tomorrow."

Prachi, nervously:"hmmm they will do it early morning, Papa. Don't worry."
Ranbir looked at her, he somehow knew she was lying. How could he tell that: he had no idea.

Prachi indeed was lying, she was cutting the cost as much as she could. The decorations department was being handled by her, and she thought she could decrease the cost much more. As of now, the workers just had to put the decor and she will remove them.
She already made the deal with them and Abhigya weren't aware.

Pragya:"come on now. You all should head to bed. Tomorrow is Mehendi and Sangeet."
Pallavi:"both at the same time, Pragya?"
Rhea, excitedly:"yes, it was Prachi's idea. She wanted to make it unique for her sister."

Prachi smiled guiltily. That idea was another way to decrease the expenses. Two ceremonies at the same time, means no double decorations, no double food, no double dresses and accessories for everyone. Simple.

Aryan:"i was thinking it must be my new sister's idea. Only great brains and beautiful girls could think like that."
Vikram and Abhi agreed to him. Prachi just smiled awkwardly at them.
Pragya:"come on, off to bed everyone."

They all started to disperse to their room.

Later during the night:
Aryan was fast asleep but Ranbir was on his laptop working on his presentation. He missed a few details the first time, he was completing it. As soon as he finished, he heard a thud in the garden.

He thought to check and went to his balcony. Once there, he saw Prachi in the garden, he was surprised seeing that she was the one removing the decorations.
His forehead scrunched in confusion and his feet took him downstairs.

He stood behind her watching her from head to toe as she was struggling to fold a huge veil.
Prachi was in a cute white pajama set, with cherry design on it. She was looking so adorable that Ranbir couldn't stop himself from admiring her from head to toes once again.

In order to stop his eyes from going once again on her body, he decided to speak.
Ranbir:"What are you doing?"

His voice made Prachi startled and she slipped on the veil and fell on the bunch there itself.
He couldn't stop himself from chuckling.

Prachi, glaringly:"what the fuck! You scared me."
Ranbir, surprised:"i didn't know you could swear as well."
Prachi, annoyed:"some people deserve it... just like you."
He smirked at her and approached her. He forwarded his hand to help her stand up. She took his hands and he pulled her towards him.

Due to his sudden force, she collided with his chest as they have an eyelock. They were inches away from each other.
Ranbir's eyes involuntarily moved across her face as she looked at him with her big eyes.
Their heartbeats became much faster against their own will or comprehension.

Prachi was the first one to break the trance. She removed her hands from him and this brought Ranbir back as well.

Ranbir:"what are you doing here? At this time?"
She nervously looked around her and realized that she couldn't lie to him.

Nervously biting her lower lips, she answered:"actually I ... was removing all of it... the decorations..."
He tried hard to focus into her eyes, but her biting her lips was catching his attention.