YOU ARE MINE, MY WOMAN

Abhi's POV:

"You have any girlfriend?" I heard her asking me making me look up at her.

***
"Abhi, what is the measure of your love for me?" She asked me as we sat in college's canteen. I looked up at her and smiled.

"My love for you has no measure baby" I said holding her hand and placed a small kiss on her knuckles. She blushed making me fall for her again.

"Love is in air" commented samhith, Anish, Rishi and Anika. I smiled at them pulling my love close to me.

"Abhi, still tell me how much you love me?" She asked with her cute puppy eyes and a pout. I pecked her pout and stood up.

I went to announcement room and turned the mic towards me.

"Hello, my dear friends. This is Abhimanyu Chowdary. Yes, the one only arrogant guy according to you people. Okay! Let me come to point. My love, my girlfriend asked how much does I love her.

Sanj! Baby! I love you so much that I don't even hesitate to claim my love for you in front of whole world.

Sanjana I love you more than you think and ready to become slave in your love" I said which was heard by whole college and screamed in every corner of the huge campus of ours.

I went back to my Sanjana and smirked. She ran to me excitedly, on getting the cue I opened my arms hugging her as my life dependent on it.

"I love you too" she whispered kissing my cheek.

***
I starred at Sitaara for sometime remencing my past which is a nightmare now. When I saw her looking at me as if checking that I didn't sleep with my opened eyes, I shook my head at her in 'no' for her question.

"No'' I said coldly and turned back to phone.

"Then, why do you always fix your eyes on phone as if waiting for your girlfriend's reply?" She said scoffing.

"That's none of your business. Am not like you who sit idle all the day without doing any job" I said harshly. She looked at me and smirked.

"You don't know me" she muttered and laid on bed.

"If you want to have dinner again, just go down and appear infront of my mom, she won't even hesitate to feed you untill you stomach look like a pregnant woman's belly" she said.

"If you want to sleep, use this extra pair of quilt and pillow and lie down on couch. Or if you want to spend time with my cousins, step out of the room take left and walk across five rooms and you will find a lift if not take stairs and go to 3rd floor. You will be hearing all the noises, follow it and you will find them" she said.

"But don't disturb my sleep untill tomorrow" she added and covered herself with duvet.

"Am not sleeping on couch. Look at my height, woman! Am 6'1 inches and this couch must be 5'4" I stated.

"Shall I arrange a mat for you on floor because I don't have even an extra mattress?" She asked raising her head to look at me.
This stupid woman is playing with me!

"Am neither sleeping on floor nor couch" I said gritting my teeth.

"Then, you can sleep in balcony" she said and smirked. I smirked back.
What she is taking me for? She wants to play with Abhimanyu Chowdary? Dumb woman!!

"I choose to go to your grandfather and tell him about you giving me options to choose regarding my sleeping places" I said.

"You are not gonna do that" she said and pouted.
She looks cute pouting!!
Damn they look so pink and juicy!
Control your bloody hormones man!
Stop behaving like a sex starving man like you haven't touched woman ever!
I didn't!
Okay..okay I touched woman but that was 8 years ago precisely.

Damn this woman is making me dig and feel unnecessary thoughts.

"Try me sitaara" I said smirking ignoring my stupid thoughts and started walking to door.

"No.. don't tell him Abhimanyu. Here sleep on my bed, I'll take couch" she said pouting.

"It's fine, Sitaara. Don't take such decisions which may disturb your sleep because of the uncomfortable couch" I said with innocent face.
Take that woman!
Don't play with me again.

"Am fine with couch. You don't worry about me" she said gritting her teeth and moved to couch. I smirked mentally.

I went to bed and laid on it. Shit! I forgot my tablets I thought and sat up and saw sitaara sitting up at the same time I did. We both looked at eachother and laid back without a word.

I hope this night gets over soon and I shouldn't get any nightmares I thought and buried my face in pillow.
It smells good!
Intoxicating!
Soothing!

I instantly dozed off without thinking about my past like everyday.

***
"Abhi, we both are gonna become fathers" shouted samhith looking at mine and his girlfriends who are looking at us with a smile.

I looked at Sanjana asking her if it's a yes with my eyes. She smiled at me nodding her head. I ran to her and kissed her flat belly crying.

"Love you baby" I said.

"Is it for me or our baby?" She asked.

"To both of them" I said standing up and kissed her lips. She smiled pulling back.

"I love you too" she whispered.

"Abhi, how about going an outing?" Asked samhith. I nodded my head approving.

"But I may not come" we heard samhith's voice. I furrowed my eyebrows together and went to him.

He vomited huge amount of blood suddenly.

"Samhith..what happened to you?" I asked crying.

"Everything happened that a man shouldn't face. Everything happened that any parent would never want it to face because of their son" he whispered smiling as his body getting drenched with blood on its own.

"Come on don't close your eyes. Let me take you to hospital" I said. He shook his head in no.

"Never trust anyone, Abhi. This is a cruel world, we hardly find a good person. Everything in this world runs for money and anyone could stoop low for sake of money" he said as his body disappearing in air.

"Samhith" I screamed as he turned into thin air.

***

"Samhith" I screamed opening my eyes and panting hard. Same dream again where my beautiful real memories of my past turn into a situation where my bestfriend leave me forever.

Situ's POV:

"Samhith" I heard a huge scream making me startle and I fell off the couch on my butt. I stood up rubbing my butt and saw Abhimanyu panting. He was shivering and sweating badly like he had a nightmare.

"Abhimanyu" I whispered touching his shoulder. He jerked his spot.

"Are you fine?" I asked like a stupid when I can clearly see his state. I never saw him like this. He looks so vulnerable and look like he would cry any moment. He always had that strong aura which screams dangerous, perfection and coldness but now? He looks like a kid who lost in huge crowd.

He stared at me for some time but didn't say anything. Understanding him, I sat beside him handing him a glass of water. He drank it in one go and put his head in my lap all of a sudden.

"Abhimanyu, what are you doing? Move away" I whisper yelled at him.

"Please sitaara" he said snuggling into my stomach and I felt wetness on my stomach.

Flash back

I, Raj and Vikram are sitting on hospital chairs infront of ICU. Arjun and Kabir Bhaiyya was talking to doctors about Vindhya aunty's health condition as she had a stroke due to uncle's sudden death. Ishaan and Samaira are with Aarya at Viraj's apartment.

Viraj was crying holding his head in his hands. Being a doctor himself he is crying like there is no tomorrow instead of standing strong.

"Raj, be strong. If you are like this, then what about your siblings? Stay positive and strong for your mom and siblings. They need you and you are their only strength. Ma will come back healthy, nothing happens to her" I said rubbing his back

"I can't loose her taara. I can't live without her. She is the only family we have now. I can't show my face to my siblings if something happens to her" he cried hugging me.

"She won't leave us. Nothing will happen to her. You won't loose her. If at all her condition is something serious, I'll take care of medical expenses providing high quality treatment from India's top doctors" I said hugging him back. He pulled back and all of a sudden he kept his head in my lap.

"Raj" I gasped looking around.

"Please taara" he said like a baby. I smiled running my hands in his silky hair.

"I find peace in you. I feel I have a person for me to stand by me in my rough phase. I feel motherly feeling when you caress my hair. I feel protected when am with you" he said closing his eyes as tears were flowing down his eyes.

I wiped them and kissed his forehead.

Flashback ends

I smiled with tears remembering Raj. I looked at Abhi who snuggled into my stomach like a kid. He held my stomach so tightly as if I will disappear if he loose his hold. Unknowingly I ran my fingers in his silk hair. His shoulders relaxed as soon as my fingers touched his scalp.

'I love you taara' Raj's words ringed in my ears. I immediately pulled my hand back.

"Abhimanyu" I whispered touching his shoulder.

"Hmm" he hummed snuggling more into my stomach.

"I know am making you uncomfortable, Taara but please..."he trailer off. My breath hitched when he called me 'taara'.

A sob escaped my mouth. Abhimanyu looked up immediately. He cupped my cheeks but I moved back.

"Hey! Please don't cry. Am sorry if I made you uncomfortable for my reasons" he said touching my shoulders but I swatted his hands crying loudly.

"What did you address me with?" I asked between my sobs. He looked at me confused.

"Taara! I addressed you with taara" he said.

"Why? Am Sitaara or Situ" I said composing myself.

"I felt to address you with that, Taara" he said and laid his head in my lap again.

"Why don't you rest your head on pillow?" I asked wiping my tears.

"I found peace in you. I felt I have a person to stand in my rough phase. I felt motherly feeling when you caressed my hair. I felt protected, taara" he said with closed eyes. I looked at him shock listening the same words that was used my Raj.

"I know we both hate eachother and feeling like these are completely foolish, taara but it's true" he said and snuggled into my stomach again.

I was still looking at him shocked and he even dozed off.

This is wrong. This shouldn't happen. I won't cheat on my Raj I thought and placed Abhimanyu's head on pillow.
He looks so peaceful!!
He looks like as kid. So innocent and calm unlike his dangerous face when he is awake.

I moved to extreme corner and dozed off.

Author's POV

Next day went in blur with both Abhi and Situ avoiding eachother like nothing happened last night and finally they completed all the post marriage rituals.

Currently they are getting ready for the reception. Many big shots, top businesses tycoons, many great persons from film industry and politicians are invited.

Sitaara wore beautiful red lehanga and Abhi wore a black tuxedo

Sitaara's reception outfit.

Abhi's reception outfit.

Abhi introduced Sitaara to his business partners. Abhi observed many men looking at Sitaara lustfully which made him grip her waist tightly.

"Ouch.. Abhimanyu you are hurting me" she whispered to him. He pulled her to him leaving no gap.

"Many men are gawking at you and I don't like it" he said with a sweet smile tucking her hair behind her ear as many were watching them.

"Don't act possessively as if we are real couple" she whispered pretending to be dusting his coat on his shoulder.

"Whether it's real or not untill next six months you are mine, my woman Taara. I don't like it when someone eye at what's mine" he said and smiled at her. She looked at him blankly.

"You are mine, my woman Taara. I don't like it when someone eye at what's mine" Viraj's words ringed her ears

Tears formed in her eyes and her mouth went dry.

"Are you okay sweetheart?" Asked Abhi concerned placing his right hand on her left cheek.

"Wa..te.r water" she said with difficulty gulping the lump in her throat. Abhi nodded. He looked at Dhruv and gestured him to get water for Sitaara. Dhruv nodded his head and sent a helper with water.

Abhi made Sitaara drink water bringing the glass to her mouth.

"Are you okay now?" He asked. She nodded looking down.

They were called for a couple dance and Abhi dragged sitaara with him before she could protest.

Abhi placed his hands on sides of Sitaara's waist while Sitaara draped her on Abhi's shoulder. They both swayed back and forth with the music as spot light was on them. Abhi was looking at Sitaara without blinking his eyes while Sitaara was looking at everywhere but him.

Unknown to him he drew her close to his chest and she wrapped her arms around his neck to prevent herself from stumbling.

He leaned to her ears making his lips touch her earlobe to which she shivered.

"You look ravishing Sweetheart" he whispered huskily. She didn't say anything as her mind was clouded with Viraj's thoughts. 

She was constantly looking at the entrance waiting for someone which didn't go unnoticed by him. She darted her eyes to her friends and raised her eyebrows. They shook their heads in 'no' thinning their lips. She nodded with a sad smile.

"Are you waiting for someone?" He asked. She remained silent. He didn't push further as he sensed that she won't answer him.

Once the song ended, everyone clapped for the couple. Abhi left Sitaara on dance floor hastily making everyone confuse and he along with his other two bestfriends went missing for sometime.

Later they all had thier dinner and went back to Chowdary's mansion.

Abhi was moving ahead of Sitaara leaving her behind. She was cursing following him. He stopped in his tracks listening to his mom.

"Situ, go and take a shower. Aastha will help you in draping saree" said Sakshi. Sitaara looked at her confused.

"For what athamma (mil)? Didn't we complete all the rituals?" Asked Sitaara.

"It's your first night, Situ. Didn't Aarya inform you?" Asked Anjali and looked at Aarya. Sitaara went numb and her face paled nevertheless she got ready and went to his room.

She took her recorder and walked to balcony. She stood at the railing looking at her stars. Tears were flowing down her eyes.

"Raj, am getting scared. I don't want to submit myself to him. Do something atleast now. I don't want this. I can't give myself to anyone except you, Raj. What if he force himself upon me? That mere thought itself is making me feel to burn myself alive, Raj. Please do something" she recorded in her recorder and closed her eyes.

Flashback

"Raj" called Sitaara as she and her friends were watching movie. She and Viraj were cuddling under the blanket. He hummed fixing his eyes on movie.

"Kiss me" she said making him look at her in shock.

"W..hat?" He asked composing himself while others turned to them excitedly.

"Kiss me man!" she said pulling him by collar but he moved back making her frown.

"No" he said and turned to movie again.

"Why? It's been years we are in relationship but you never even kissed my cheek. Don't you like me?" She asked with hurt lacing in her voice. He chuckled.

"Do you think I never felt to kiss you? I felt many times. My imaginations didn't stop only with kiss. I did much more to you than kissing in my dreams" he said smirking. She blushed.

"Then kiss me now. I want to experience how does it feels" she whispered looking down.

He smiled and leaned to her. Blushing, Sitaara closed her eyes. Thier breathes turned uneven and her scent made him go crazy. He cupped her cheeks and brought his face closer. He ficked his nose with hers smiling and kissed her forehead and moved back. She opened her eyes disappointed.

"I don't want to cross our limits before marriage pumpkin not even for a kiss on cheek" he said and smirked "But after marriage I won't let you get down our bed even for a second. I won't stop with a kiss, I will be so hard that you just forget walking for a week atleast. I will make you scream my name unable to handle my love for you".

"Raj" she said blushing and covered her face with her palms. He laughed and hugged her.

"Love is not about getting into physical Taara. It's all about staying by eachother in their thin and thick, showering our love on our partner, making them feel lucky each and every second'' he said.

"For me, only you being with me is important and it's my need to survive. I love you Sitaara" he said kissing her forehead.

"I love you too Viraj" she whispered hiding her face in his neck.

Flashback ends

Tears started flowing down her eyes remembering his pure love for her.

"I've never seen a man like you in my entire life, Viraj. You always pushed away your desires away for me and my dignity. I love you" she recorded.

"Get inside it's chilling outside" she heard Abhi's voice making her heart beat faster. Her palms started sweating and she was shivering as tears made their way. Wiping them she went inside.

She didn't see him anywhere and concluded that he is in washroom. She went inside the closet and saw all her belongings organized on one side. She was also given a locker to which she is very much thankful. She placed the recorder in the locker and kissed Viraj's photo. She locked it changing the password of it.

Suddenly she heard shuffling sounds beside her and turned to it. There stood Abhi in his white cotton pants and shirtless. Looking at him half-naked her hopes were dead. She gripped her saree tightly in fist.

Without sparing her a glace he took out his shirt and left the closet wearing it. She looked at him confused. She stayed in closet biting her lips, then she went into washroom and leaned onto the door taking heavy breaths.

She slowly made her way out and saw Abhi sleeping on his stomach soundly. She laughed at herself for her wild imaginations and jumped like a monkey as they aren't