"You know... I thought you'd got cold feet about the wedding" she told him dizzily. "I believed you were back early to dump me-"
"No, I was too scared I was losing you. I didn't know what Bhavya had done but I should have known she is upto something"
"But how could you even find out that I was seeing her yesterday? The bodyguards?"
"No. Aditya. He phoned me yesterday and informed me that Bhavya had invited you and that he didn't get a good vibe from that"
"Adi??"
"He is a pain in the a** at times. Very immature too. But he loves you a great deal. He was worried for you" Omkara said making her smile
"I know"
"So tell me about Ishana" Gauri prompted and Omkara sighed
"There is nothing much to say Gauri. I had a short affair with her. There was nothing serious" Omkara said
"If there was nothing serious why did Bhavya say that she begged you to marry her"
"I had no idea about her pregnancy. Out of blue, she proposed marriage. But then it is common among my circle where woman always say they need an open relationship in the beginning and later change their mind. So I didn't take it seriously and told her there will be no future for our relationship. Then she went on saying she loves someone else more to carry on with this relationship. Call me a narcissist ,I thought she was trying to make me jealous" Omkara said
"And were you jealous??"
"God no!! I have never experienced that until you came into my life" Omkara said as he sat next to her on his bed
"You never felt anything for anyone before??" Gauri asked amazed as to how a person could survive without love for such a long time
"I have seen the destructive power of love first hand Gauri. And I had always had my guards up where women are concerned.I sincerely believed that it would only be safe to love a child, which is why I planned the surrogacy arrangement."
"You do think in some seriously screwy ways sometimes" Gauri told him gently.
"It seemed perfectly logical to me at the time.Our mother did a lot of damage and I didn't want to be burned again."
"It was still a little over the top" Gauri criticised. "You may have decided to live without love but most children want two parents."
Omkara shot her an impatient look. "All right, I'm selfish...and maybe I didn't think it all through the way I should have done. But look how it turned out" he said with a sudden grin. "I got you... Have I still got you?"
"It would take more than Bhavya to scare me off."
"Yet you actually thought I could be about to dump you?" He looked disappointed. "What made you think so? I cut my trip short a day and travelled all night to get to you because I heard that you were upset."
Gauri stiffened. "Who said I was upset?"
"I promised not to name names"
"I wasn't upset yesterday" Gauri insisted out of pride. "I was just working through some stuff and thinking a lot. Getting married is a big challenge."
"Especially when the groom is someone like me" Omk slotted in without hesitation. "Someone too proud and private to share his feelings"
Gauri wrinkled her nose "I sort of understand that, although that doesn't mean I approve of you being that secretive."
