Suhani's POV

As we entered the cottage...we were guided to the balcony by the keeper.
The balcony was decorated with fairy lights and the table was with roses.

It was a perfect date for a couple in
love but we weren't.
As we sat on chairs.

We had our feast quiet but enjoying every morsel.

"Yum..." I said licking my fingers.

He looked at me and smirked.

What goes in his wicked mind?
Always smirking like an idiotic pervert.

He took the wine and fill two glasses for both of us.

"Cheers," we said in unison joining our glasses.

I never had such strong wine but he filled another glass to save my butt I drank it in a go.

Yuck man, why does it have to be so pungent? I scrunched my nose.

He looked at me questioningly I smiled and crammed my glass and drank it.
He served himself and drank it.

Soon an unspoken war of who can drink more started between us.

Author POV

Snowfall has started.
"Enough, "Suhani said.

Gaurav looked at her with a "WHAT" expression.

"I won't let you win," she said in a drunk tone.
Suhani was wasted but Gaurav was drunk but not totally wasted.
She took the wine bottle and came out of their cottage and sat on its doorstep admiring the view and enjoying the snowfall.

Gaurav came and sat beside her looking at her intently.

'What??" she asked looking at him.

"Why did you do that to me?"

"What??" She asked again in a confused drunk tone.

"Why did you glued my pictures all over the school??"

"Why did you put a cockroach in my cheese sandwiches?"

"Hey that was 15 years ago and it was a prank," Gaurav answered her.

"You know because of you I hate cheese sandwiches now and cockroaches they are my nightmares," Suhani said making a cute pout.

"That's why I paste your picture in school a retort prank" She continued.

"Yes, picture of me wearing a frock." He said in a sad tone.

"What's wrong with that you looked rather cute," she said.

"My friends made fun of me and that's why I moved to the US with Mamaji." He said.

"Idiot." She said looking at him.

"You know what I missed you very much, I didn't wanna leave you but..." He said in a weak tone.

"You are really an idiot...I missed you too and after you moved to the US, uncle aunty also shifted to the now Singhania mansion. because of you, I have to lose my two best friends." She said looking at snow sadly.

"We should say sorry to each other, don't you think so...and we will be friends again." She said looking at him cheerfully.

"Okay, so you say first..." We said simultaneously.

"No, you." Again.

"I'm sorry..." They both said at the same time and hugged each other a friendly hug.

After a while, they broke the hug.

"Who is that Karan and why you always stick to him???" He asked in a possessive tone.

"After you moved his family shifted to your house and we were in the same class also with Rudra. That's why Rudra knows him too. We are best friends" She explained.

"Ooh...but still he has no right to hold my wife's hand." He said whining like a child.

"Aww..you are possessive about your wife...she must be very lucky." She said.

"Yes, she is," Gaurav said looking at her holding her chin.

Suhani drank the little wine left in the bottle and turned to Gaurav...who was looking at her...they were too close their nose was touching looking at each other eyes then at lips...they were about to kiss but...

"I need a piggyback to there," Suhani said pointing somewhere still looking into his eyes.

He sighed, got down, and bend a bit.
She hopped on him.

"Head toward that monster... let's kill them today." She said and wrapped her arms around his neck.

They walked like that for a while and then came back to their cottage.

"Do you like kids..." Gaurav asked as they came inside their room.

"Haan..." She said throwing herself on the bed.

"Then we should make a one shouldn't we," Gaurav said hovering over her.

As he was closing the distance between them and was about to kiss her but she shoved her head away. He looked at her she was already snoozing.

He removed her shoes and made her sleep comfortable in bed and changed he painted a purplish mark on his nape with Suhani's make-up and slept without a shirt.

Next Morning 🌞

Suhani's POV

As I woke up I sensed a fanning breathe around the crook of my nape.
Gaurav...he was sleeping half-naked, holding me by the waist, our legs intertwined...
My head was spinning due headache...
But my heartbeats were uneven because of him.
As I examined his features...I was shaken by the purplish mark around his nape...Is it a hickey...who will give him...ME no...

Ahh...my head was spinning as I tried to remember yestreen incidents...
I can't remember anything...why did I accept his challenge...nothing happened between us...I was fully covered with my clothes which I had worn yesterday.

But then that hickey...

"Ummm..." He made a sound slowly opening his eyes. I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep.

He slowly woke up... I sensed his gaze on my face. He removed his arm from my waist then slowly unlocked our legs...carefully not making any sound. He moved in front of the mirror...I opened my eyes a little to observe him.

"Aah...What a wild cat?? it's dangerous to do IT with her..." He said tracing his figure around the hickey...the injury I had given him looking at me through the mirror.

He took his clothes and walked into the washroom.
I sat upon the bed cross-legged and started massaging my tempal...
"Oh, you filthy drunk woman what you did with him.." I mumbled to myself.

Gaurav's POV

I wanna annoy her and this plan was good...she thought that she did it to me.
I heard her mumbling to herself as I wanna laugh but controlled it.

I opened the door a bit and peeked at her she was holding her tempal pouting cutely with a confused and regretting look.

"Cute" I mumbled.

Author POV

After changing Gaurav came out of the washroom to see a dazed Suhani sitting on bed still confused.
He smirked looking at her, his plan was in success.

"Go get ready we will go sightseeing and will have to buy some gifts for our parents, Rudra and Ishi." He said in a calm tone as of nothing happen.
"And for Karan too..." She said jumping out of the bed, confused.

He clenched his fists.

I hate this name he thought to himself.

She took her garments and went to get ready.

Suhani's POV

What has gotten into me?
How can I bite him?

"Suhani breakfast is ready...come fast " He shouted.

Why hasn't he told me anything about it...
Am I just hallucinating things...
Why did I compete with him I don't even remember a single detail about yestreen.

As I stepped out of the washroom .he had worn a turtleneck sweatshirt...Aah, I really wanna see that again...just to make sure that I wasn't hallucinating.

"Where is breakfast??" I asked him distracting myself from that mark thing.

"There is a cafe we are going to." he said.

"Then why would asked me to do fast." I said a bit irritated by the headache, the mark thing and he just interrupted me in the warm soothing shower.

"You were taking an eternity to come out and I was hungry." He said cutely pouting.

"Oh, let's go then," I said cheerfully cause I was in dire need of a cup of coffee to cure my headache.

We went out and walked to the nearest cafe and ordered KAHAWA...that was soothing

and Lavasa Masala Tchot...yummm that's very tasty.

"We should buy some stuff from the local market." He said after paying for our meal.

I nodded.

We roam around the market and bought many things.

As it was 2 pm in my stomach marathon for rats was going on.

"I'm hungry..." I said looking at him.
He nodded and we went to the diner nearby and ordered Matschgand and naan.

"Flight is at 4," He said as we came out of the diner paying for the delicacy we just had.

"Ohk," I said.

As we were moving toward the cottage I slipped because of the snow and to save myself I took a hold of his broad shoulder.

"Aah..." He groaned lightly.

I immediately removed my hands around his nape.

Shit. I cursed myself under my breath I just touched where the mark was, that too unknowingly...and it hurt him that much.

I didn't ask him why he groaned. Neither he looked at me maybe he didn't want me to see his pain.

Why isn't he telling me what happened last night?🙁

"We should pack fast." He said as we reached the cottage.

I nodded and started packing.

We asked for an extra bag for the gifts and called Mamma to tell them that we are arriving on a flight at 4.

As we reached the airport
I spotted a familiar figure with an unfamiliar figure.

"Isn't it Ranbir," I said looking at him pointing toward the person.

He nodded.

As Ranbir's eyes landed on us. He came toward us.
"This is the File for development and winter stock. I wanna mail it to sir but he said to give it to you as you're going there only." He said giving a file to Gaurav.

"And this is my wife Prachi," He said looking at me draping his around her shoulder.

We greeted each other. After a while, we bid goodbye.

On the flight, I was reasoning to ask him or not. But it's hella embarrassing if it's true. So, it's better to calm myself and not think about it anymore.

Gaurav's POV

She was confused all day but didn't ask anything.
As we were in flight she was lost in deep thinking and I just read the file and peeked at her from time to time.

As we arrived at the Jaipur airport we took our luggage and moved out.
There must be someone to pick us.

"Suhani..." Shouted a familiar but irritating voice.

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