Finding us

Chapter 65

Priya's heart was still hammering in her ears and she  had momentarily even forgotten her name! All she knew was Rohan's tight grip around her - that was all that was holding her on her feet?

Else she'd have stumbled to the floor a long time ago!

Girlfriend?? She blinked. Is she his girlfriend??

Given that they had never spoken about what was this relationship between them, and given that Rohan had stated it a dozen times already that he neither believed in love, not in relationships, this was a shocker indeed for Priya.

But as the fragrance of food drew her attention, she blinked, to find Rohan holding a spoonful of her favourite matar pulao to her lips.

She blinked.

Where was she?

She looked around, to find herself in a corner of the crowded dining hall. Diya wad standing in front of her, dutifully fed by Nikhil, whilst Adi and Ajay stood beside them, deep in conversation as they ate.

The loud party music was still blaring from the party hall next door and people were flitting in and out of the dining area to the party hall.

Rohan was standing right next to her, a plate of food in his hand whilst he prodded the spoonful of pulao to her lips.

"Aren't you hungry??" Rohan frowned, making her jump.

"Hmm?" She cleared her throat and looked around, trying to wrap her head around her thoughts.

"What happened??" Rohan frowned at the tears glistening in her eyes, and how shaken she looked.

"What... You... Rakesh... Earlier..." Priya was barely able to string two words together! And for the life of her, she wasn't able to look Rohan in the eye!

She looked around, feeling his intense gaze on her.

"What I told Rakesh earlier??? That you're my girlfriend??" Rohan asked softly, making her shoot her horrified gaze to him.

And she nodded.

He smiled, rather sadly she noticed.

"Then what name do we give to this relationship... This thing that's between us??" He raised his eyebrow, pushing the spoonful of rice to her lips.

The food was tempting. She was hungry! And needing a distraction from his intense gaze, she opened her mouth for the food.

"I crave for you... I've craved for you ever since I met you. And I want you in my life.. I don't know what to actually name whatever this is between us... But girlfriend is something I'm willing to consider!" Rohan shrugged, as Priya chewed on her food.

"It's definitely not some innocent friendly feeling towards you! I'm attracted towards you... You're attracted towards me... We care for one another... So yes, to the world, we are boyfriend and girlfriend!" Rohan nodded, now holding a piece of gobi manchuri for her.

"To the world??" Priya raised her eyebrow, her heart fluttering at his words.

"Hmm... As of between us... I don't know... I don't know what to name it Priya!! Words cannot describe how strongly I feel for you" he whispered as she bit into the gobi.

At his words, Priya choked on her food and gaped at him.

Love??

She blinked.

"Besides... As Shakespeare said, what's in a name??" Rohan shrugged, wiping the sauce off the corner of Priya's lips tenderly before he fed her again.