ONE SHOT - ASHAANGI

Secret admirer - Final shot

Nikesh and Aarohi gets out of the Restobar and march towards the parking lot . Nikki got car keys from his driver and sent him off by giving some money . Aaru silently watched this .

Aaru got into his AUDI car in the front and suddenly questioned him " Why did u send your driver ?? "

( Nikki starts driving the car )

Nikki - May be for privacy reasons

Aaru - Ohhhhhhh !! Ohhhhhhhh !!

Nikki - Ohhhhhhhh !! Ohhhhhhhhhh !!

Aaru - Okay U have an Iphone charger over here .. Lemme connect it .

Nikki - Which cuisine do you wanna try today Aaru ??

Aaru - Its your choice bossss ..

Nikki - Come on . I know you like food . Im okay with anything .

Aaru - Okay . Im not worried about the cuisine . Shall we go to a rooftop restaurant ?

Nikki MV - Areyy waaaahhh !! Romantic dance and Rooftop restaurant on FIRST DATE itself .

Nikki : Done . You have never seen me before . You saw me for the first time today and with so much belief you are accompanying me . How come ??

Aaru - I know you are single . Definitely gentleman types . Maintains social distancing of more than 6 metres when its a non professional meetup and after the director's cut . I have wondered many times that my crush is a gay or what ?

Nikki was shocked 🙄

Nikki - May be I have been brought in such a way to ...

Aaru - brought up in such a way ?? 😨 ?? Like a gay ?? 😨

Nikki stopped the car in a corner and turned towards her .

Nikki - Even if Im a gay , Whats your problem ?? You look beyond shocked ??

Aaru MV :What the hell ?? I wanted to make fun out this . But seriously is he a gaayy ?? 😓

Aaru - Ermmm .. Welll .. I mean .... I just ....

Nikki went closer to Aaru . Aaru closed her eyes in reflex . She could feel her hormones coming back to her stomach which left a while back .

Nikki could sense her emotional battle now running in her mind . He gives her a kiss on her temple and whispers in her ears " I AM NOT A GAY "

Aaru was stunned and opened her eyes .. She felt beyong magical .. She liked his warmth .. The kiss was something else which she had never experienced in these 25 years of her life .

Nikki chuckled to ease her blush and asked her to get down as they have reached the venue .

Aaru and Nikki entered the lift .. Silence prevailed for a while .. Suddenly Aaru's phone alerted her .. ( Pugazh anna calling )

She immediately saw her watch and it was 8.30 pm .. She turned towards him and informed the whole story and asked his help as what should she tell his brother ??

( Nikki instructed her to ........ She finally messaged him and they both took a seat in a corner of the restaurant )

Aaru exclaimed at the view .. The whole city with lots of lights ( probably vehicle headlights ) , cool breeze , warm lighting of the restaurant and most importantly NIKKI with her ..

Nikki ordered starters and main course for both of them . They both shared their food and started to converse ..

Nikki - Aaru . I guess you should call the guy atleast now and inform him something .

Aaru - Yeah . You are right . Lemme call

Aaru could hear the caller tune of the guy's phone and immediately told Nikki " Its your song , must be your fan "

Nikki took his phone out from his pocket which was in vibration mode and showed her with a sarcastic smile .

Aaru didnt understand in the first go . Suddenly she grabbed it saw her number stored as AARU and her number below while Nikki was munching something looking at her varied expressions now .

Aaru was trying to converse and process things but miserably failed .. She was just thinking about whatever she spoke in the pub and understood that he came to meet her . As because she approached him firstly , the entire drama happened .

Nikki - First of all I am sorry for taking you to a date without proper info, I regret for using my identity ( HERO ) . I was surprised by the things you told me . I understood that u liked me from the very beginning even before I got the fame . On top of that you liked my qualities . I wanted to just have a formal conversatiom with you priorly . But the way you approached me and spoke things from your heart , I wanted to spend more time with you . Never in my wildest dreams I thought I would have such an encounter with a person . Surreal one !!Point to be noted was you liked me and came out with me and informed your brother that you wont be returning back rather you will reach your home .

Aaru was speechless ..
Nikki ordered dessert still She dint voice out yet .
They had their dessert and left the restaurant ..
Nikki expected Aaru to atleast give an affirmation that she is fine .. Now Nikki's mind is overpowered with guilt.

The drive back to Aaru's home will be long ..

Nikki broke the silence again .

Nikki - I dint mean to cheat on you . I knew you already . I was a big fan of yours . Admired you a lot of times . My mom used to send me girl's profiles every now and then which I wil reject immediately . You are the first girl I met and wanted to meet from those profiles . And finally Im sorry for this kiss . Apart from films I have even refused kisses but something made me to go for it .
Last but not the least I am ready to have an entire lifetime ahead with you . I dont expect an answer immediately . Take your own time and feel free to reject . ( MINDVOICE - Wish I could get a positive reply )

Aaaru : Im sorry for everything whatsoever I spoke in pub . That was not an intentional one . Thanks for the dinner . This meetup or date whatever people call is my first ever one and turned out really well ..

Nikki MV - fuck we are yet to reach her home in 5 mins and here she is conveying sorry and thanks ..

Aaru : stop the car Nikki .

( Nikki and Aaru face each other )

Aaru : I dint come with the thought of accepting the guy . But after I came to know it was u I was just processing in my mind just to know " IS THERE ANY REASON TO SAY NO TO YOU " . I dint find even one . I wont say I love you and blah blah etc now itself. Word "love" has got much more value and I personally feel people tend use the word more even without appropriate feelings.

Nikki : Aaru . Please .. There is no need for big explanation . I can understand . U could deny easily ..

Aaru went near him and cupped his cheeks .

Aaru : Nikki !! I dont have a reason to reject you . I like you and like to take this ahead . We can spend some quality time together for a period . Meanwhile I will fall hard for you and I want to LOVE NIKKI AND NOT HERO NIKKI . Im ready for a lifetime experience with you ..

Nikki was shocked 😨 !!Now he understood her whole perspective and smiled with content .
Aaru pecked his lips and left immediately .

Nikki called her by stepping out of the car
" Why are you running immediately Aaru?
Aaru maaa ,, madammmm please ..
Can I have a moment with you ?"
She came back and Nikki pulled her for a warm hug and told " our first meet is more than ahead for an arranged marriage and comparitively less for a love marriage "

Aaru chuckled and parted from hug ..
She was running while he was shouting " Tomorrow 8pm Leela palace and I will be waiting Aaru "

Aaru looked at him for one last time before closing the door assuring him that she is ready for tomorrow 💜

Love is just not any other word .
The lesser it is used , the more it makes sense .
Its my take on love ..

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