"Dhalti shaam ne bataya hai
ki door manzil pe raat hai
Mujhko tasalli hai yeh
Ki hone talak raat hum dono saath hain
Sang chal rahe hain
Sang chal rahe hain
Dhoop ke kinaare chhaaon ki tarah"
S - "Shoot ke last part ka description hai aur photoshoot k kuch sample pictures"
"Dikha na baby? Nhi krunga gussa I promise." He mumbled. I knew better than to believe what he'd just said. This was the promise before seeing what it actually was. The after would be much worse than I'd even thought of at least from all I knew. I give him the laptop staying seated the same way I was before. I could almost hear his breaths getting heavier as he read through the descriptions, the sample pictures not solving much either. His free hand lay clutched tight, the veins in his arm pulsing against the skin. He passed the laptop back shutting the screen a little harder than necessary. I kept my hand clutched around his not letting it go even as his own dug into mine. "Contract mein tha yeh sab?" He questioned a few minutes later very clearly regarding to the last fairly intimate scene. "Pta nhi, maine zyada prha nhi tha bas woh tune... mtlb woh-" I fumble not wanting to tell him exactly why I signed the entire series.
Si - "Maine kya? Aur dimag kab aayga tere mein? Huh? Yeh sign krliya aur woh bhi padhe begair, tu khud comfortable nhi hai btane k liye aur shoot krna hai? Kaise kregi?"
"Woh tune Aarti wali baat btayi toh maine gusse mei-" I pause as he turned towards me passing me a glare, taking a long deep breath right after, very obviously annoyed at me stupid behavior. "Contract khol, aur Kaushal ko phone krke de... gadhi. Gusse mein pagalpan krne ki aadat kab jayegi teri?" He questioned as I gave him both the opened file with the contract and my phone dialling Kaushals number.
S - "jab teri gussa dilane ki aadat chali jye gi"
He passed me another glare continuing right after to read through the papers his expressions softening the further he got. I guessed none of it was in the contract, taking a sigh in relief, I never wanted to do any of it. Neither was I comfortable doing it. The while process I even went through with was because I was mad at Sidharth and needed a way to somewhat make myself feel better about it. I guess it was right when family told you to stay aware of deeply impulsive decisions. I relax against his shoulder again, the relaxation completely fading away as he told Kaushal to keep the scenes in. I look at him completely bewildered when I was faced with a lopsided smirk instead of the anger I'd witnessed minutes ago. "Tu pagal hai?! Kyun rakhne diya? Abhi mere pe faltu gussa kr raha tha au-"
Si - "Chup kregi toh bolunga na? Faltu gussa nhi kiya tha, I cant even imagine you like that with anyone else, samajh aaya? Aage se gusse mein bhi aisa kuch kiya toh I swear you'll see the worst of me. Over possessive, hypocrite, jo bulana hai bula but aisa hi hu main. Abhi haan isi liye bola kyunki tera dimag bohut kam chlta hai aur tu yeh btana bhul gyi ki woh sab tujhe Veer k saath nhi, kisi second lead k saath krna hai."
S - "Toh? Hai toh koi aur hi na? Abhi yeh mere decision yoh hai nhi ki tujhe cast krvalu"
"Lekin mera toh hai" he says passing me a smile. To say the least I was still very very confused thanks to the man in front of me not being straight forward and simply giving me the answer I needed. I looked back up at him giving him the same questioning look.
Si - "Im the new lead baby"
I gasp in shock, the complete 5 minutes playing back through my mind. "Tu? Kaise?! Unhone toh woh P-"
Si - "Tujhe nhi krna hai mere saath?"
"Maine yeh kab bola? Woh toh main bas... tune kaise kiya yeh? Aur tu shoot kaise karega yeh sab chot k saath?" I question realizing that the shoot was barely 1 week away and his leg was still not exactly back to normal. "Tu woh chhod pehle bol, mere saath kregi ya nhi?" He questioned texting Kaushal his own number.
S - "Obviously karungi na Bebu... tere saath toh humesha se kaam krna tha mujhe.. tu hi mnna krta ta har baar aur ab iske liye bhi tyaar ho gya? Abhi awkward nhi lgega tujhe?"
"Tere saath bilkul bhi nhi lgega, vaise bhi its a win win for me, kaam mein comeback bhi milgya aur kaam k bahane romance bhi... is baat no restrictions, set pe bhi nhi aur vaise in public bhi nhi. You're mine and I'm going to make sure everyone knows." He reverted pecking my temple. I smile letting myself peck the supple skin at his neck. Shooting with him had always been a dream. I'd always wanted to have something for the both of us to look back to on professional screen, this web series seemed to be the perfect gift for myself and especially the fans of ours that yearned to see us together. They had a bombshell coming their way after years of depriving them from the same. Us doing interviews and IVs together was already making me want to jump in excitement, so
I did. I got up letting myself appreciate the small moment of gushing love I was feeling. He chuckled as I fell back into the pool of pillows on one side of his bed. I laugh along moving myself into his lap, engulfing him against myself as close as I possibly could. "I love you." I whispered with each kiss I lay against his face. He didn't seem to mind the shiny stains of lip balm even a bit. His hand lay tied against the small amount of skin exposed around my midriff, his fingers playing with the hem of my shirt. "Roka shoot k direct baad ya wait krna hai teko?" He questioned subconsciously interwining his hand in mine.
"Roka direct baad lekin shaadi abhi kuch month baad, aise direct shaadi ajib lgega" I mumble voicing what I felt. I wanted to slow down the pace we were moving at not wanting us to rush in.
Si - "As you say, mujhe toh jald se jald bhi chalega"
"Ehshaan Mand Hai Dil Ab Se Tera
Ye Fraz Kaisa Hai Kya Naam Du Bata
Koyi Jaane Na Dusra
Samjhe Tuhi Meri Zubaan
Maine Mujh Sa Deewanapan
Ho Ho Oh Dekha
Na Kahin Tere Siva"
