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Before beginning the chapter, I would like to dedicate it to my sister msmeghnasinha21. Wish you a very happy birthday di😘😘😘

May you get all the happiness you want and God shower you with a beautiful life.

There's a long A/N in the end, please don't skip it.

Akash's POV

I was tongue tied looking at Siya.

She wasn't supposed to know about it.

She was not supposed to face anything which would remind her of the dreaded day when she was called names at the altar.

She was going in the right direction of getting out of depression with Deepak uncle's help and I never wanted her to come across anything from her past which could trigger her but I guess...I should have been more careful.

"What is it Akash?" she asked in a low voice.

I looked at Sophia and she was already looking at me with concern.

"I'll take your leave, sir" she said and was about to walk away when Siya said "Sophia, do you mind handing me your I-pad?"

"Huh" she stopped abruptly and looked at Siya wide eyed.

She looked at me as if asking for permission and I gave her a slight nod.

If god forbid, anything happens to her or in case she gets triggered, I have Deepak uncle to look up to and moreover, I didn't want to hide anything from her.

Sure I would not have told her myself about it but I didn't want to hide it as well and I had thought about telling it to her when she gets fully recovered but god had other plans. 

"Of...of course not" she said and handed her the I-pad and scurried off the room.

Taking the I-pad in her hands, she watched the video silently while I just stood up and made my way to the bar which was in my room.

There was no use lying to her and I didn't even intend to.

Sitting on the barstool, I made a peg for myself, my back facing her.

I could hear the voice from the video and knew Siya was watching it.

After around ten minutes the video stopped and I could hear footsteps approaching me.

She took her seat beside me and I turned to look at her.

"Why did you do it?" she asked.

"What are you talking about?" I asked, trying to dodge the question, taking a sip from my drink.

"You very well know what I am talking about" she said.

Looking in front, I gulped the liquid in one go and said "I don't understand a thing you're saying. I am tired, Siya." 

I got up from the stool but then I felt her holding my wrist.

When I turned back, I saw her looking at me with tears rolling down her cheeks.

Sighing, I sat on the stool again and wiping her tears, said "I don't want to see you cry, Siya. Stop crying. Your eyes should only be crinkling with happiness, not shedding tears of agony or pain. You've already shed a lot of tears, not anymore."

"Why did you do it?" she asked, again.

"You very well know why I did it" I said and turned around.

Standing up from the stool, she came in front of me and said "So you are not denying it, it means you agree that you did it, on purpose."

I started at her for a few seconds and said "yes, I did it."

"Why?" she asked, her tone barely a whisper.

"She deserved it" I said.

"Why do you always have to do everything according to you?" she said and I looked at her.

"Why can't you for once, just for once, let me take decision about what I want?" she asked.

"Why do you always snatch that right from me?" her voice raising an octave with every question she was putting forth me.

"Why?" she screamed.

"Because I love you dammit" I screamed and threw the glass in my hand on the wall opposite to me, thrashing it into pieces making her flinch.

"Pyaar karta hu tumse, samajah aya tumhe? Pyaar karta hu, jitna tum soch ni sakti usse bhi zada" I said, looking in her eyes.

(I love you, do you understand? I love you to the extent that you can't even think of).

I've had enough now. If she wanted answers, I'll give them today.

"I love you, do you understand? I love you, Siya. I love you like a fucking crazy bastard" I said and stood from my stool.

"I love you" I said, cupping her cheeks and joining our foreheads, closed my eyes.

"I have loved you since the day you walked on the road of our college for the first time and I got a glimpse of you. I have loved you since the day you cared for me when I met with an accident, even when you had to fight your mother. I have loved you since the day you confessed your love to me" I said.

"I have loved you even when you broke up with me. I have loved you even when you lied to me about you and Mohit being in a relationship. I have loved you even when I thought that you were married to someone else" I said 

"I have loved you since the day I didn't even know what love was" I whispered and opened my eyes.

"What you did was wrong Akash" she said, cupping my cheeks.

"Revenge never gets you anywhere. It is not a competition where you compete on how far you can spoil other's lives. I would never want anyone to go through what I had to go through, because of our pictures" she said, caressing my cheeks.

"I would never want anyone to be in my shoes, even if it was Sakshi" she said.

I was just staring at her.

"Just think about it, Akash, what if what you've done hit you back? You know right, Karma is a bitch? I would never want anything bad happening to you" she said and kissed both my eyes.

"I don't care if what I did was right or wrong, I don't care about the consequences of my actions, I don't care if Karma is a bitch and it hits me back, I only know that nobody gets to play with your life and get away with it, not even me" I said, caressing her cheeks.

She had her big eyes focused on me and tears were making it's way to her cheeks and suddenly her lips landed on mine.

Siya was actually kissing me and it took me a moment to realize what was happening.

It has been like around two years since the last time we kissed and it still feels like the first time we shared it.

She clutched my hair in a grip and I welcomed her tongue in my mouth.

Getting out of the shock, I kissed her back with equal passion.

I palmed the back of her head with my right hand while clutching her waist from my left hand.

I tilted her head a little to get better access to her mouth.

God, I missed her like crazy. 

"I love you Siya" I said, breaking the kiss and captured her lips again while she moaned in my mouth, making me hard as iron.

We were kissing each other like crazy and my mind was screaming to move further and kiss her sweet spot which I have kissed uncountable times but then, I couldn't do it.

I have to be patient with her.

After few minutes of kissing when we both were out of breath, she broke the kiss and was panting heavily while I again kept my forehead on hers.

This felt so surreal, serene.

With her, any moment is surreal, there is no doubt in that.

"I know you doubt my love but there has been no one other than you, Siya. Everything that I do, every achievement that I make is nothing when I don't get to celebrate with you" I said.

"Ak...Akash" she whispered and I kept my forefinger on her lips, shushing her.

"Shhh..." I said and looked in her eyes.

"Did you ever, even for once feel that my love for you was fake?" I asked.

When she didn't react for a few seconds, I started dreading her answer but then she shook her head which was a breath of relief for me.

"Your love was never fake Akash. Though we failed the test that we had to go through, that doesn't mean your love for me was a show" she said and I smiled.

"Coming to your question, if I would have left the decision to you about Sakshi, what would you have done?" I asked.

"I...I don't know" she said, meekly.

Chuckling, I made her stand in front of me and detaching our foreheads, said "I'll tell you. You would have simply let her have her happily ever after with her fiancé when she was the one because of whom you had to go through heck, again."

She blinked and nodded her head "probably you are right."

"And do you think she deserved to be happy after what she did at your wedding day? It was because of her that the pictures resurfaced which took me, I don't know how long to keep under wraps. Nobody has the right to mess with your life and get away with it. Whosoever it is, it doesn't matter and same applies for me as well" I said.

She stared at me for a few seconds and said "you know me so well, Akash." 

"I think I know you better than yourself" I said with a smile.

Siya's POV

Though what he did was unacceptable but I couldn't deny the fact that he tried to teach Sakshi a lesson which was very much important for her.

She always had this habit of interfering in other's matters which I never liked.

I can't even be angry at Akash because he had warned her numerous times to stay away from us but even then she interfered and the result was something unexpected.

I possibly can't ask him to stay back and do nothing because he had already had enough of her tantrums and this time, I couldn't stop him.

Moreover Akash never has a habit of lashing out at anyone without fair reason and this time, Sakshi invited her doom, herself.

He is hot headed, I know it very well and what he did was wrong but, what's done is done. We can't do anything about it but there's something that I can do.

I can make him understand that revenge doesn't take us anywhere. It just...makes our life miserable and hopefully, he will understand.

The only thing that I was surprised about was that...I kissed him.

The way he was talking with obsession and possessiveness in his voice was like...I saw a glimpse of my old Akash.

The way he used to be possessive about me, the same madness in his eyes for me...it was all back or probably it never went, it was just me who didn't want to see it.

I needed to calm him down because of all the chaos and I couldn't think of anything else so I did what I thought would take his mind off what he did with Sakshi.

"Are you liking at Deepak uncle's place?" he asked, bringing me back from my thoughts.

"Yes, I really like it there. Alayna is so cute" I said with a fond smile.

"Siya...about the kiss" he started nervously.

"Yes, what about it?" I asked.

"I...I don't know if you regret it" he started but I kept my fingers on his lips.

"You remember once I told you that I never regret doing anything with you?" I asked and he nodded.

"I don't regret kissing you" I said and he smiled, a real smile which reached his eyes.

"That doesn't mean I've forgotten what you did" I said.

"I don't want you to forget what I did either, Siya. Even if you punish me everyday for it, I won't mind because if punishing me brings back my old Siya, I am ready to face it everyday, without complaints. I just miss my old Siya who I want to kiss, hold and shower my love with" he said.

"How is your work going?" I asked, changing the topic which was very much necessary as I wanted him to calm down and sat on the stool.

"It's going good. Sophia is helping me a lot" he said.

"So how long do you thing before the whole office will be set up?" I asked.

"I think probably one month. We've already hired employees with Maya's help but settling them down will take some time" he said and flicked my nose.

After a very long time, I felt like I really, from the bottom of my heart wanted to be like I used to be before.

The same playful, joyful.

I don't know why today but I really wanted not to hold myself back.

I don't know why of all days, today.

May be because I was feeling light after talking to Deepak uncle?

Or maybe because I was myself tired of being this closed off with Akash because I have never been this distant with him when we were together?

When I just think about him, I can't ignore the fact that how he has been single handedly taking care of me, like a father cares for his child.

That is what I wanted, right? Someone to took care of me, just like my father does?

Though even my father made mistakes but I can't deny the fact that he did try to take care of me, like a baby.

"What are you thinking?" I heard him ask.

"Nothing" I said and smiled.

"I can't imagine, Siya. I...I first though that you would say that you regret kissing me but I can't tell you how happy I am to see you smiling. Please Siya, please be like this, all day, everyday. Your smile just has some...magic" he said and kissed my forehead.

"Take me outside" I said out of the blue and his eyes widened.

"Siya" He was saying but I cut him off "please."

"It...it's quite cold outside, Siya" he said.

"Please" I pouted and gave him my best puppy eyes.

"Don't do this. You know this face of yours makes me week" he said.

"Well, what can I do? I am your weakness" I said, shrugging.

"Correction, you are my strength" he said and my heart fluttered listening to him.

We both made our way to the living room, hand in hand.

After a very very long time, I wanted to hold his hand, like I used to before so I did it, without asking him.

"Where are you two love birds going?" we heard Adarsh's voice from behind us.

"Uhh...just out for fresh air" Akash said.

"Be back soon, it's very cold outside" he said.

"We will" I said and gave him a flying kiss, shocking both the brothers and I laughed my heart out.

"Come on, come on, let's go or we'll be late" I said and dragged Akash with me.

Once in his car, I sat on the passenger seat while he started driving.

"Siya, are you alright?" he asked after a few seconds of driving.

"Of course I am" I said, smiling.

"It's just that...I haven't seen you like this in a very long time and I am just...so happy to see a glimpse of who you used to be" he said.

"I think...it's because of Deepak uncle. I don't know he just brought up some topics today which I didn't ever ponder on and after discussing it with them, I am feeling so...light weight as if a huge burden has been lifted off my chest" I said, shrugging, looking out of the window.

"Oh..so you felt good, talking to him?" he said.

"Yeah. I actually felt really very good. I guess I needed someone experienced to help me see things in a different light" I said.

"Hmm" he just hummed and the drive was silent.

"Akash" I squealed suddenly and he immediately applied breaks.

"Siya, baby what happened?" he asked worriedly and frantically was looking at me to check for any injuries.

"Ice cream" I said and his eyes widened but then his eyes went to probably behind me.

I think he saw the ice cream cart looking at which I squealed his name.

"Seriously Siya?" he said, shaking his head.

"What?" I asked, innocently, batting my eyelashes, making him chuckle.

"Come" I said and hopped off the seat before he could say anything but I felt him following me.

"No ice cream Siya. The weather is quite cold and you will catch flu. This isn't India, my baby it's London" he said.

"I jut want ice cream, that's it" I said and stormed to the ice cream vendor.

"Siya, baby" he was saying but I didn't listen to him.

Taking my favorite butterscotch ice cream, I said to him "pay him. I don't have money."

"Of course, whatever you say my queen" he said dramatically and I grinned.

Licking the ice cream, I was waiting for him when he came back and I taking a small part of the cream from my ice cream, smeared it on his nose to which his eyes widened.

"I won't leave you, Siya" he said and squealing, I ran on the pavement.

"You can't catch me" I said and ran with the ice cream in my hands.

"Siya" he shouted and within few seconds he caught hold of me.

Turning me back, he whispered "caught you."

"You always catch me, without any doubt" I said and sealed my lips with his because, I couldn't be away from him.

This act took him off guard but then...that's what I wanted to do and I had learnt something from Deepak uncle today, I won't hold myself back from doing anything that I want.

How did the chapter come out?

Did you all like the moments between Akash and Siya?

Buckle up guys, you will get to see more of their romantic moments from now on.

As for Sakshi, I think what Akash did was right, as well as wrong. 

Right because Sakshi was warned many a times by both Sid and Akash to stay away from girls but she didn't because of which, Siya had to go through the shaming again.

Wrong because, well revenge is not something to be mad about.

Though even I am against slut shaming but Akash only saw Sakshi as someone who tried to destroy Siya's life which actually worked in their favor eventually, making Sakshi's plan go down the drain.

I showed this scene because I wanted to show that even Akash isn't an angel when it comes to Siya. He won't think twice before harming anyone who crosses Siya's path.

As for making him realize that what he did was wrong, we have Siya and she has to be patient with him to make him understand his fault.

Though she didn't approve of it, she had this thing in her mind to make him understand about it.

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