What is she doing here?" Gauri and Shiv turned to she Ipshita walking down the large white marble stairs looking down at them as Gauri looked at the plans of the haveli. She looked at Shiv who looked very embarrassed and placed his hand on her arm and mouthed sorry. She turned and looked back at the plans feeling upset and angrily. Shiv looked over at Ipshita and noticed how the painters where staring at her short skirt and top he walked up to her as she looked angrily at everyone.
"Shiv its been 2 days the hammering and the paint fuses are driving me mad!" he took hold of her hand and lead her to a quite corner. Gauri turned to look at them to find Ipshita placing her arms around his neck holding him. She noticed how uncomfortable he looked and slowly walked towards the room he wanted as an office to see how that was going.
"Ipshita stop it!" he looked at her and removed her arms around him.
"Whats the matter Shiv back in London you had no problem kissing me and holding nowā¦ you barely come near me!" he looked at her as she looked very upset.
"You know what my plans are for this place ā¦remember! I want to fix it up for dadi and dada as a surpriseā¦I need these people to help me"
"I know baby but I have a problem with that Gauriā¦ lately she is taking up your time and I am not liking it!" she looked at him shaking his head at her.
"She saved my life and now helping me restore this place andā¦we should be both thanking her!" he looked at her angrilyā¦feeling her arms around him as she looked at Gauri approaching them hold some papers.
"I am so sorry baby!" Shiv felt her lips hard on his lips and pulled her apart. Gauri looked at them and turned around to give them some privacy.
"Baby how long is this decorating going to take?" she looked at him.
"A couple of months as we started downstairs and have all the bedrooms to do!" he noticed Gauri nearby.
"Mom called and I want to go and see her and get the wedding planned..you don't mind if I leave you for a few days? The hammering and fumes are driving me mad and im taking it all out on you and the staff!" he noticed her eyes on Gauri as she spoke to the painters.
"Why don't I help you pack!" he nodded as a smile formed on his lips.
"No Need baby as I have everything at mum's place in Delhi!ā¦ I call you when I get there.."
"I will walk you out!"ā¦ Gauri looked at them as they walked out of the house.
'Why did I agree to all this?' seeing them together made her a little upset and he always insisted that she see all the plans before they started ā¦but now enough was enough.
"She is gone!" she turned to look at him smiling broadly
"I have checked everythingā¦ its all fine! I need to get back homeā¦ I have a buyer coming to see my work!" he looked at her she was upset and her tone was so harsh.
"Look I'm sorry about Ipshita? She's normally very nice and.."
"Please im the hired help! You folk can talk about us middle class people however you chooseā¦ but we have been brought up to tolerate it and I choose this once to ignore but next time Mr Kapoor I will not remain silent to such comments." she turned to walk away when she felt his hand pull her back.
"I know for a fact a woman like you can take me and Ipshita on without hesitation and I respect you for not being as childish as she has been. I am sorry to have offended the woman who has saved my lifeā¦you know in some cultures the saviour is totally responsible of the person she saves and the saved person is totally indebt to the saviour for life and bound to them until they have paid that debt." she looked at him standing so close to her.. As her heart ached.
"If you want to re pay me sign over my house to me!" she looked at him throw his head back laughing.
"I cant do that!" he looked at her shaking his headā¦as she turned out and walked out of the door.
A couple of days past and he had not seen her come to the haveliā¦ as he parked the car he noticed a large shogun at the door. Curiously he walked up the path to find laughter from the kitchen.
"Ok now seriously you have to come with me and visit the place!" he stared at the long hair slim looking gentleman smiling at Gauri as he looked at her nodding.
"umm Shanshank sounds wonderful!" she looked up to see him at the doorā¦but looked away un-noticed.
"Great ..it's a date!" Shiv looked very displeased as he knocked at the door which was open.
"Shiv?" pretending she had not seen him she looked over at him as they looked at him smiling as he walked inā¦ she looked at him for days it felt like a life time not seeing him or even smelling his musky scentā¦
"I need you to check something for me at the haveli.." She watched how he walked in and demanded her attention totally ignoring Shanshank.
"Shanshank please meet my landlord Mr Shiv Kapoor!" she watched how he nodded at Shanshank and looked back at her stepping closer to her.
"Hi.. Gauri I will take the pieces you have.. Please!" he looked at her smiling at Shanshank and totally ignoring him and what he had said.
"Sure Shanshankā¦ but they heavy I am going to need a handā¦ as they are in the back!" He looked at him stepping of the stool as she walked to her workshop.
"Why don't you open the truck of Jeep..I will get them!" Shanshank looked at him surprised as he glanced at him and followed her in the roomā¦
"Shanshank?" as she turned ā¦it was him in front of her.
She looked at him with hurt in his eyes as he moved towards herā¦ she smiled as she looked at him.
"Shiv? Where is Shanshank?!" he moved closer to her as she moved back.
"He's outside.. Where he should be!!" she looked at him curiously moving back as he came forward.
"The uhā¦boxā¦" she looked up at him scared as he had a crazy look in his eyesā¦as she pointed to the shelveā¦.following her finger he turned and looked back at herā¦. She watched him shift his feet and pick up the shelve.
Placing the box in the boot of the car he looked at Shanshank staring at her as she smiled at him as he rolled down the window.
"I will see you in 2 weeks Gauriā¦ bye sweetheart!" seeing him wink he looked at her blush and wave back at him as he drove off.
"What the hell are you doing? Who the hell is that jerk!" she looked at him walking behind her so angry it scared herā¦.he took hold of her arms and looked at her.
"Shiv you are hurting me!" he looked at her as he pulled her close to him
"And what about what you made me go through just now that hurt!" surprised by what he said she looked at him.
"What? You are getting married to someone else ā¦Now let me go!" he looked at her and released her.
"Look Mr Kapoorā¦ who ever I invite into my house is my business!" he looked at her angrily and took hold of her again.
"You and this house belong to ME!" seeing the tears in her eyes he released herā¦as he realized what he has just said.
"Like hell I belong to you Mr Kapoorā¦ as for this house it too has been with my family for generations and if you want it then you are going to have to kill me first!" seeing her sobbing he looked at her.
He placed his hands through he hair and looked at her sobbingā¦she looked at him wiping her tears.
"I am sorry I don't know what is happening to me??ā¦if I don't see you I feel lost and then ā¦Ipshita is driving me made with this marriage thingā¦ I look at her and don't see it!" she looked at him holding his head looking down on the floor.
"See what?" she looked at him as he moved closer to her.
"You know that look of seeing the woman you can spend the rest of your life with and who will bear my childrenā¦I look at her and feel nothingā¦" totally surprised ā¦she felt his hand on her face wiping her tears.
"Please tell me what happened that night ā¦as need to know if I had proposed to her that day?" his eyes pleaded with her as she looked into his hazel eyes.. She turned around not to see him.
"I told you shiv.. I don't know what you have said and done before the storm!" she turned to see him sitting on the stool holding his head.
" I will put the kettle on! A cup of tea will do us both some good" he looked so hurt and distressed but the truth was she to did not know whether Ipshita was lying or telling the truth! What happened between them she was not going to tell him as it would only tarnish her reputation and that was the last thing she need was him and the whole town finding out.
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"Gauri how is the havali coming along?" she meet Nikhila as they always caught up with each other every month when they went to the city.
"All finished! Shiv gone to Delhi to see Ipshita ā¦they are planning the wedding" he left two weeks ago and not once called her.. She felt so empty not seeing himā¦but she had to stay away and not encourage him. She was totally in love with him now and cried herself to sleep almost every night. He came over everyday and now he was no where to be seen or heard off it hurt.
"Wow wedding!" she looked at gauri looking a little pale.
"Gauri you don't look so well!"
"I think I have this bug of late I have been throwing up and feeling tiredā¦" Since he left she had been feeling unwell.. And she knew she was making herself sick of not seeing him.
"You should see Samar!" she looked at the concern look on nikhila face and smiled.
"It will pass!" she looked at her to reassure herā¦.
"Shanshank?" she looked at him surprised to see him.
"Gauri I spotted you here and came overā¦!" Nikhila looked at the way he was looking at her and pulled on Gauris arm.
"Shanshank this is my aunt Nikhila.." she watched him holding his hands up together and looked at them both.
"Gauri why don't I meet you at the coffee shop ā¦you can talk to Shanshank" Gauri nodded as they watched her leaveā¦..
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He drove like a maniac to get back to the haveli not seeing her for over 3 months now was killing him.. Business and Ipshita now finally all sorted out as he hired Ram as a private investigator to find out the truthā¦As he turned up the street he looked at the house and noticed the shogun there and stopped the car.
"Gauri you don't look so well?" the dark circles around her eyes and pale skin she looked ill.
"I think its bug im trying to shake it off..!"
"Ok I come in a fortnight for the next box..OK!" nodding she watched Shanshank leave the houseā¦ as she closed the door she looked at the sofa which looked so good to rest on.
"Gauri?" she turned to see him and gave him a weak smile.
"Oh my god! What happened to you?" cursing himself he knelt down beside her and took hold of her faceā¦the light in her eyes was dim and she looked so fail.
"Shiv I have a bug just leave!ā¦or you get it!" she closed her eyes feeling his warm hand on her faceā¦feeling her body weightless she looked at him as he held her in her armsā¦
"What is wrong with her?" Samar looked at him as he closed the door.
"She is 2 months pregnant and has pneumoniaā¦she needs a lot of care I can take her home.. Momma and Iā¦"
"No I look after her.." he was totally shocked pregnantā¦ Samars eyes wided as he looked at him.
"You're not the father?" Shiv shook his headā¦ as he looked at him trying to understand everything too.
"I know who it isā¦I will talk to her and make the arrangement for her to get married.." Samar look at him as he sounded so angry and hurt.
"Ok right now just look after herā¦I come round in the morningā¦."
~~~Part 5~~~
"What the hell is she doing here? And why is she in your BED?" he looked at Ipshita as she just arrived to the house and was totally furious.
"Quiet she will hear you!" Gauri stood at the top of the stairs to hear them.
"She saved my life and I will keep her anywhere I choose fit and she staying with me now!" Gauri looked at him as he stared at her angrily as Ipshita was totally stun by the sound of his voice.
"You are sleeping with her!"
"You are Sick in the head.. Ipshita! The woman is sick.."
"Yeah but you getting married to me and I will not have another women in you're bed!" he looked at her screaming at him. Gauri looked at them as she turned and left them alone.
"Do not raise your voice at me!! You HEAR ME!! What did you take me for a Mug?ā¦ you where never in India when I was making my way here and I never once called you so how did I proposal to you tell me Ipshita?" seeing the worried look on her face he looked at her.
"Shiv I can explain!ā¦" he looked at her as she sobbed.
"I am pregnant!" Ipshita sobbing taking hold of him in her armsā¦.
"Get out Ipshita before I throw you OUT!" Ipshita released him as she looked at him.
"Just stop it ok!ā¦ You are not pregnant and if I was to marry you then we need a pre nuptial agreement as you know I hate people who lie to meā¦believe me Ipshita you would not get a penny!"
"But Shiv!" she looked at him shocked
"Look I spent 2 weeks with you in London period ā¦while you my dear was with him and him!" she looked at him as he threw pictures of her partying with other men at herā¦
"Now leave my house before I throw you OUT!"
He walked his room and looked at her as she was dressed to leave..
"Get back to bed!" she turned to look at him and smiled weakly.
"I have been a burden ā¦I should go!" she looked at him as he walked over to her angrily
"I guess you heard Ipshitaā¦ look she is gone!" he looked at her as her clothes did not fit her and her face was still pale ā¦
"Shiv you have paid your debt andā¦" She looked at him as he marched over towards her angrily.
"GET IN THAT BED! WOMAN!" feeling him lift her up in his arms she looked at him in tears as he placed her gentle on the bedā¦she looked at him pulling up the covers and sit down on the bed.
"I hired a private investigator Ramā¦ he discovered for a month I never spoken to her or called her.. See I meet Ipshita at a launch party.. We kind of dated for 2 weeks nothing moreā¦ I never proposed to her and she took advantage of the situation.. I told her to get out!!" she looked at him shocked as he placed his hands in his hair.
"All my life I have been aloneā¦ my father was a gambler and drunk.. He blew away everything.. But my mother had this estate and other asset stashed away.. But she too had no time for me but need money she looked at her baby the company insteadā¦ all my life I have spent it alone in boarding school. My fathers gambling got worse and we were financial bankrupt and we sold of our homes ā¦but mother left me this place and the company before she passed away. My grandparents are are living in a elder home in Delhi and I only just found them that was why i was away for so long.... My father threw them out of the house when I was 10 years old in a drunken rage and I have never seen them only spoken to them via letters and phone. My company and business is doing well now and I can give then everythingā¦ I just don't want to be aloneā¦This is why I am here! I have only dreamt of one thing growing up and that is family as money will come and but family will always be thereā¦" she looked at him getting up from the bed and leave them room.
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"OMG shilpa you are pregnant?" Gauri smiled as she hugged her..and started to cry.
"What is the matter?" Shilpa looked at her concerned as she sat in the grand bedroom she had come to visit her family and found out she was unwell.
"Ok Gauri let it out.. Cry as much as you want! Samar told me everything"ā¦ Gauri held her crying.
"Gauri who's the father?" wiping her tears she looked at her.
"Shivā¦ but he does not remember anythingā¦" nodding Shilpa took hold of her.
"So why don't you tell him..Do you not love him?"
"More then anything but he cant remember anything that happened that night and I cant tell him as he will think im lying and taking advantageā¦"
"Gauri you cant have a baby in the village out of wedlock? You have to tell him! Plus he has the right to know the truth.. This is his child!" she looked at Gauri shaking her head..
"No Shilpa promise you will not tell anyone about thisā¦please!" she pleaded with Shilpa as she looked at her.
"OK! But what are you going to do?" Shilpa looked at her unsure how gauri was to cope with everything onher own.
"Massima has been telling me to move in with her in Shimla.. So I have decided to leaveā¦" Shilpa looked at her sobbingā¦.
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He walked into the house to find her giggling as she looked at Shanshankā¦
"See there's that smile.. Again Gauri I cant thank you for what you have done for me!" he looked at the way they looked at one another and just could sense that there was something between them.
"Please Shanshankā¦ you don't have to thank meā¦ I was happy to have helped you.." Shiv looked at the smile on her face.
"Ok here the cheque I owe you" Gauri looked at the cheque and back at him.
"Shanshank?..??"
"Don't look so surprised 50 thousand rupee ..was all I can give you as that was how much I could sell those pieces.." She looked at him shaking his head negatively at her..
"I hope its enough for you to buy a house that you wantedā¦"
"Shanshank thank you but yes its more then i expectedā¦ when I move to Shimla it will be enough to cover it!"
"You're moving?" Shiv looked shocked at her as she got up from the sofa.
"Will you be able to come to the wedding?" Shiv looked at Shanshank shocked.
"Will see and give me love to Aasta!"
"You jerk!" Gauri and Shanshank looked at Shv as he walked into the room angrily
"Shiv!" he looked at Gauri and angrily at Shanshank again and walked over towards him but Gauri step in his way.
"I want you to tell the kids that Gauri auntie will come to see them before she leaves.."
"Sure!" he looked at her as she lead Shanshank outside.
"Gauri?" she looked at him as he took hold of her hand.
"Shiv I cant believe how rude you were.. I know this is your house but.." he looked at her as she freed herself from him to face him.
"this is my house and I will talk how I please..!" She had never seen him so upset.
"you will be happy to know that I am giving your house back!" feeling him taking hold of her hand she found herself almost on top of him.
"You cant leave me! YOU GET THAT!!" struggling she got out of his hold.
"Why Shiv?" she looked at him holding his head again.
"I have to leave Shiv this is what you wanted.. Me leaving that house it was going to happen sooner or laterā¦" he looked at her as she walked up the stairs to the roomā¦
"Gauri Shiv is right you are not well enough to travel yet!" Samar looked at Shiv as he stood over her and angrily put her things away ..he found him so possessive over her....and he acted without think about nothing but her.. He was strange at time looking at Shiv as he nurtured her and cared for her like he lnew no one could and he saw something in her eyes when he walked into the roomā¦ there was this deep sense of love or vibe he was getting as she looked at Shiv putting away her things.
"So when can I leave?" she looked at Samar as he looked at Shiv
"Did he put you up to this?" Samar looked at Gauri
"No see ā¦you are not fully recovered and still weak.."
"Tell her the truth Samar!!" she turned to look at Shiv and back at Samar.
"Gauri ā¦the baby is very weak and you seriously need to rest! Its vital you rest ā¦ or the baby could dieā¦" Seeing the tears running down her cheek he looked at Shiv take hold of her in his armsā¦
"Gauri I'm here its going to be ok! Trust me!!" Samar looked at Shiv as he held her in his arms as she hugged himā¦picking up his bag he looked up to see Gauri in his lap on the bed hold him sobbing.
"Stop crying as its bad for the babyā¦" she looked up at him as he kissed her on the forehead ā¦ Shiv looked at Samar looking at him as he left the room.
"I'm going to hire someone to take care of youā¦while I go and get my grandparent!" she looked at him as held hereā¦
"Shiv let me stay with Nikhila auntie.." He nodded as he pulled back her she was still all bony and he was concerned more about her then the baby.
"Ok buy when I come back.. You staying her with me!" she looked at him as he held her and placed his head on her chest. Feeling his warm lips she loosened her grip.
"Shiv? Why are you doing this?" he lifted his head to look at her
"I don't know??" she looked at him as he smiled looking at her....
~~~Last Part~~~
"I think you should have waited for Shiv?" Gauri looked at Samar as he drove the car.
"Samar this is best for everyone.. how is he going to explain a pregnant woman in his house to his grandparents ā¦ Plus Massima is waiting for meā¦"
"Look Shiv has been gone for 3 days and will be backā¦ I am still unsure about the whole issue?" she looked at the concern look on his face as he drove the carā¦
"BEEP BEEP!" seeing his name on her phone she looked nervously at Samar and hit the silence button.
"Was that him?" he looked at her nod her head as he stopped the car at the train station.
"Do you love him?" he looked at her eyes fill up with tears and nodded her head.
"He loves you tooā¦You don't have to leave? This baby is his right!" Gauri looked down at her little bump and back at him.
"Gauri I don't understand? You two love each other then what more you want?" Gauri pulled open the car door as the tears ran down her cheekā¦ as she walked over towards the platform with Samar holding her bag she turned to look at him.
"He does not remember anything and if I tell him this child is his it will not feel right toā¦ I would feel like I have trapped him with the baby and cheated himā¦ this is best for everyone!" Samar looked at her as she boarded the train.
"But he loves youā¦" Gauri looked at him as placed the bag in the compartment..
"I know!" he looked at her surprised.
"Then why?" Gauri smiled at him as she looked at him confused.
"Maybe because this is also part of love tooā¦ or may be I need something more then his love!" She looked at him shaking his head as she smiledā¦ you will never understand but love is more then being together and belonging it is also wanting that someone to not feel obliged or compelled to be with someoneā¦ love also means freedomā¦. She looked at him as the whistle to the train blewā¦ "beep beep" she watched him place the phone to his ear.
"Accident? Shiv Kapoor? ok I be right over!" seeing the horror on her face he grabbed her bag and lead her off the train quicklyā¦ā¦..
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"Gauri you need to restā¦" Nikhila looked at her sitting so ridged on the chair looking at the casualty door in the waiting room.
"Beta?" Gauri looked at the frail old woman dressed in a pale green sari place her hand on her head.
"He was so worried about you and left the Haveli to get to the train stationā¦" Gauri started crying out loudly as she held the old woman.
"I have killed him! Everyone I ever love diesā¦ that was why I was leaving!" hearing her sob loudly Nikhila held her as she sobbed.
"He is ok! Nothing to worry about" they turned to see Samar in his surgical gown walking towards them holding his charts.
"He has had a server blow to the head ā¦but he will be ok!ā¦ You can go in and see him!" everyone looked at her as she looked at them all.
"Why don't you all see himā¦ I will go in later!"
"Your name was the first thing he spoke Gauri ā¦ he needs you!"
He looked at his still body as the tears ran down her cheeks.. unable to move a step towards as she saw his wounds dressed and the site of him in hospital scared herā¦ As he opened his eyes to see her in tearsā¦everyone she ever loved ended up here and this was the last image of her mother and father she had in her mindā¦ closing her eyes she turn towards the door and ran awayā¦ā¦
"Gauri!" seeing him standing there in his hospital gown. she looked at him as he approached her shaking his head
Feeling his arms take hold of her she sobbed uncontrollableā¦feeling his lips on her forehead she looked up at the concerned look on his face.
"And you thought you could leave me?" shaking her head at him as he chuckled she took hold of him sobbing.
"I am seriously going to have to ensure this never happens again tomorrow we are getting married!" surprise by what he had said she looked up at him.
"Don't looks so surprised someone going to have to make you look respectable and no child of mine is going to grow up without his fathers name!" she could feel the anger in his voice as he lead her towards the hospital.
"Why didn't you tell me Gauri? I died a thousand deaths thinking about you with someone else!" she looked at him
"I uh Iā¦did not want you to feel trapped like Ipshita made you feel! Plus I will not marry you Shiv!" pulling her close to him hard he looked at her.
"That night without any questions asked you gave yourself to meā¦As you thought I was going to dieā¦ for the past 3 months I have fallen so deeply in love with you! God Damit womanā¦I kill you myself if you disagree and believe me I would. You ever answer me back like that again I willā¦." Feeling his lips upon her hard she pulled back to look at the fire in his eyes.
"You and my child which you're carrying belong to me an believe meā¦ Shiv Kapoor get what he wants!" seeing a lone tear run down his cheek she shook his head at him.
"Don't even change Shiv!" feeling his arm around her as he lead her into the hospital
"I wouldn't if you never stop loving me! But you have to give me something in returnā¦" she looked at him as he a smile formed on his lips
"You have me and the baby what more do you want?" feeling his hand squeezes her shoulder he turned to look at him.
"Listen my bottoms is on display.. and don't ever forget a half naked guy in the cold asked you to marry himā¦" seeing her giggle he laugh with her as he felt her hand hold the back of the hospital gown covering him as they walked past the waiting room full of patients.
"I want that the cottage.. there is no way in hells chance you are ever goin to leave me in the haveli if you get anger and decide to go to your maakya!!" giggling she looked at the stern look on his face.
"I am totally serious and you're laughing?" seeing him pout his lip she leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek as he looked at her blush he smiled.
"Shiv you're going to have to make sure you don't upset me!" he looked at her grin.
"Hell no! that gussa on your face make me want you even more.. and I will give you nothing but my love in all its formsā¦" seeing everyone's face as he walked into the room he smiled.
"I told you she will not say No! we getting married!" feeling his lips on her forehead she blushed as everyone looked at themā¦
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Shiv looked at her sitting on his bed as his bride and smiled as he approached her.
"Ouch!" he looked at her surprised
"OMG I have not even touched you yet?" looking at her giggle he smiled lifting up her dupputta to see her face.
As he felt her lift his hand and place it on her belly he looked at her surprised and smiledā¦. As he leaned forward and kissed her he looked at her.
"If we you knowā¦ it may hurt the baby?"
"Hmmā¦" feeling her arms around him he looked at her.
"I want a big family I never had any brothers and sistersā¦so I want my princess not to be alone!" as he looked down at her as she lay in his arms.
"Princess?" she looked up at him smiling
"I want a girl to spoil totallyā¦along with you!" seeing her chin on his bare chest looking into her loved filled yes.
"I forgot to tell you something!" seeing her mischievous eyes looking at him he looked at her
"What?" seeing her index finger running down his chest she looked down blushing.
"We having twins!" he took hold of her hand and pulled her up towards him.
"I love you! Ok now I am going to be busy I will convert the room next door as a large nursey by knocking down the room next to it and then the study room will be a big games room I ā¦move the study andā¦" she stared at him talking non stop and leaned forward and kissed him.
"Shiv go to sleep to sleep honey!" he pulled her close to him and sighed.
"My life has never been perfectā¦ I have dadi and dada here and now I am going to have my very own family ā¦ me with the woman who is carrying my babiesā¦" as she let out a sigh she looked at him close his eyes and smiledā¦ā¦.
The end
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