"I Like you, Abhimaan."

These words were ringing in his ears, he couldn't believe what he has just heard. He got stunt from her sudden confession.

This is not how he planned it to be.

She kept on looking at him for some moments. Her confidence was fading by the passing time. Her heart got scared with the mare thought of his rejection. Her mind filled with conflicts that maybe she shouldn't have said this.

But her heart was determined by what she has just found and confessed. She has no regrets, whatever will be his reaction, his answer, she is ready to face it.

"Abhimaan....." She gained her coverage to call him.

"How could you??" He said. His words were calm, full of shock but enough to make her heart pained. Her eyes got filled with warm tears. She blinked her lashes to hide them. She couldn't take this, she wanted to run to her room and hide herself. She took some steps back and turned to go.

Abhimaan grabbed her elbow and pulled her to close himself. Her chest bumped with him, he holds her waists tightly. She gasped with his sudden action, she upped her wet lashes to meet with her angry one. He is angry.

She felt like crying on herself.

"How many times I have to remind you...Not. to. run. away from the middle of our conversation. Huh..." He hissed in anger. She felt her heartbeat rises to see his eyes.

"I...No.." She stammered. Back to square again.

Why you always want to run away from me?

"If you ever try to run away or leave me...ever, I'll put this world on fire and.....I'll kill myself too....because I can't hurt you.." He poured out his insecurities in the form of anger. He was shocked by her confession and happy at the same time but before he could react, he saw the sadness in her eyes, fresh tears which she was trying to hide.

His mind got confused...Is she regretting of she has just said??

And she turned away, it was like a final blow for him. He felt like she was leaving him, running away from him like always. But, now he can't lose her. Not now...Not ever.

He wants her. He Needs her.

"Abhimaan, I told you...Not to use this word..." Samaira said fisting his shirt in her hand. Some tears fall from her cheeks, he watched them. His eyes soften on this. She was angry too with him.

"Samaira.." He said but she interrupts him.

"No Samaira anymore, you always do this....you do not listen to me....you don't care about me...." She kept on saying directly looking into his eyes. His life matters more than anything to her.

"Shhhh, quiet now. Not a single word." He palmed her cheeks and whipped her tears. He kissed her both eyes with love. She does as he ordered. She got silenced, but still angry with him.

He made her sit on the dining table and stand in front of her. She looked away wiping her tears from the back of her hands. He wanted to look into her eyes before saying something.

" Now, listen to me very carefully.." He got cut by her again. How many times she is going to stop me tonight?

"I always listen to you but you don't.." She accused him with annoyance with some hidden rights to claim on him.

He smiled the way she complains. My cute innocent wife.

"I know...baby..." He rubbed his thumb little on her soft cheek. She instantly got melt on his husky voice. Then, his face got serious.

"Samaira, I'm sorry. Sorry for everything I have done before. I'm sorry for being a jerk to you. The way I treated you, I accused you of things which you are not, ...I even called you with names.." He stopped remembering their past.

Gold digger, Cheater.....

She kept on looking into his eyes. Why he is saying all this, now??

"I'm not like that.....You know right....I was just furious at my parents, my Mom....and everything that happened suddenly, I felt cheated....I felt like...your....your family has used my family or cheated them...I couldn't control myself on that. You know, how much I love and respect them. You know right??" He asked her with some different emotions in his eyes.

She nodded at him. She knows this from the beginning. She has seen the love and respect he has for his family, for everyone.

"At first I was furious with everything, but when I started to spend some time with you, I got to know too. I realized I had the wrong opinion about you. I realized you are selfless, caring and down to earth."

"And I...I want to apologize for every rude behaviour I have done to you, I apologize from the bottom of my heart for being rude to you. Please forgive me.." He finished saying everything he wanted to. This was what he has planned to do today, he wanted to confess his mistakes before going further with her.

She was not able to take her eyes off him. He was apologising to her. She was calm not totally surprised, she has that feeling of this coming someday. Because after living with him, she has understood he is not some bad arrogant person, who never accepts his mistakes.

"Samaira, Say something." His low voice pulled her out to reality.

" I forgive you, Abhimaan. It was not really your mistake. Our beginning was like that, anyone in your place would have behaved like that. "

"Anyone would have got mad on seeing some other girl as his bride...a replaced bride..." Her voice cracked in between remembering everything. She looked down.

"I'm happy. I'm happy that your cousin runs away, I'm happy to get this replaced bride as my wife, And I'm lucky to have you for my life..." He announced removing her every insecurity. He pulled her into his arms. Her heart almost stopped on his every word. His words hit her like a gust of wind. She couldn't even blink.

"I don't know, how and when....but, I like you too, very much." He said. She blinks on hearing this.

He likes me.

Abhimaan likes me.

Oh My God...

Tears were flowing down her face. She didn't care to whip them. She doesn't care. She just cares about the man, she likes, she loves...has the same feeling for her. Her husband has feelings for her.

Now, I'm ready for everything, because my husband is with me. I'll prove that I'm worthy of him.

"Why are you crying now?? You know, I can't see your crying??" He said, wiping her tears with his thumbs.

"I..I thought, you are upset and you will never accept this relationship......I thought you will never understand me...." She sniffed.

"I thought too but now I couldn't stop myself. I want to give our marriage a chance, I want to call you my wife in front of the whole world. I want to announce to everyone that you are mine... Only mine.." He said taking her breath away. He wanted to claim her. She was shocked and surprised by his confession. She felt his possessiveness in his voice.

"Are you ready to accept this short-tempered messed up guy as your husband.?" He asked joining their forehead still looking into her eyes deep.

"Yes.." She whispered making him smile brightly. She smiled too. She is happy to give her marriage a chance. She is glad that he wanted to do that. Now, she will do anything not to regret this decision ever.

He claimed her lips as to seal their promise with a kiss. He softly kissed her, she to kissed him back, showing her feeling also. He smiled between their kiss. She kissed him with all her love. He too didn't let her go until he kissed her with all his will. They kiss each other passionately until they were out of breath.

"I'm sorry, but I did something today...without your permission." He said. She looked at him with confusion.

"I asked the staff to shift your stuff to my room, our room." He told her. She widens her eyes on this newfound information. When did this happen?? Maybe when they were out?

"But??' She didn't know how to react. This was a huge step to live in the same room with him.

" Please don't deny, Samaira. Now, We have agreed for a fresh start then we have to accept our relation like this and I don't want to stay away from you, not for a second." He poured everything and doesn't give her any chance to say.

"Okay..." She replied making him hugged her in excitement. She smiled thinking about their upcoming life together as husband and wife.

He scooped her in his arms to make her gasp and start walking upstairs for his...now their room. She watched as she crossed her old room. He opened the door of his room and entered.

"Welcome, Mrs Samaira Abhimaan Rajvansh to our room" he announced with excitement. She giggles at him, at his joyful behaviour. He made her stand on her feet. She looked around nervously.

Thank you, God, for this day. She thought in mind.

"You can change, your stuff is in the cupboards," Abhimaan told her showing the way towards the closet. She nodded and left.

After some time she came, he has also changed into some comfortable clothes. Maybe he has changed in the room. He watched her coming towards the dresser, she found her belongings there. She applied her night cream, she felt his continuous gaze on her.

So...this is going to be like this.

She brushed her hair lightly. He doesn't know how he was making her nervous every second. She licked her lips getting up. She looked at him, fidgeting with her fingers. He smiled and came closer.

"You can take any side, I don't have side preferences," he said.

"No, I also don't any preference." She replied which was not true. He raised his brows.

"Then why you always sleep on the left side of the bed." He asked her, she looked away to hide her face. She got caught lying to him in the face. He laughed at her cute face.

He noticed this always.

"You take your side, I'll sleep on the right side." He said. She nodded and sat on the bed. He lies down and she also lies down covering herself with the sheets. He adjusts the temperature of the room.

She was lying on the corner of the bed, leaving way more distance between them. She closed her eyes to calm her heartbeat. She was in the same room with him, lying next to him too close, it's not some normal thing for her. She was trying to calm herself when he called her.

"Samaira.." He called her. She opened her eyes and looked at him. He was looking at her with love and admiration.

He extends his arm and gestures her to come close to him. She looked at his arm then at him again. She thought of a second.

"Don't worry, I'll be within my limits. I just want to feel that it's true, that you are here with me." He said this way so she couldn't wait more and shifted closer to him. She knows, she can trust him with everything.

She put her head on his arm, he brushed off her hair from her. He was excited about this change, she could easily feel his fasten heartbeat. Both were quite them he broke the silence again.

"Samaira.." He said.

"Hmm.."

"Are you happy??" He asked her. Her happiness matters everything to him. He didn't want to force anything on her. She looked upon his question.

"Very much happy" she replied with happiness in her smile and her eyes. He can see this. He kissed her forehead lovingly and both slept in each other's arms peacefully.

.

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The next day, morning crept into their room with new freshness and a new excitement about life. She opened her eyes first and found her head on his broad chest, his hand was on her waist still holding her close to him. Her hands were on his chest and stomach. His mouth was slightly open and his messed up hairs were giving him a sexy look.

No cute, Umm...Cute- sexy..

She laughed at herself and pressed her face on her chest without realising that she had to wake him.

"What a beautiful morning!!" He explained making her looking up to him. His voice gave shiver run down her body.

It was the first morning when he found her close to him, he wanted this forever.

"Good Morning.." Samaira said trying to hide her blush. She tries to get up but he tightens his hold on her. She looked at him asking him to let her go.

"First give me my morning kiss" he demands. She got surprised by his sudden demand. He never asked, he just kissed her every time.

"What are you saying?? Let me go, we need to get up, Abhimaan.." She tries to make him understand but he was not going to listen today.

"No baby, first kiss me then you can go." He told her stating clearly. She stopped, finding no other option. She came close to him, kissed his cheek lightly. Her cheeks have turned pink and warm due to shyness.

He chuckles at her naivety and innocence but didn't complain. How can he?? They were the qualities for which he was falling hard? He has a whole life to teach her more lessons about love and affection.