Late at night, they reached resort where they will be staying. As all were tired, they all went in their respective rooms, Shehnaaz & Neetu were sharing the room so is Asim & Vishal, Shefali was in one room and Sidharth & Shehnaaz were in one much to Sid's annoyance.
When he walked inside the room, he found Aarti waiting for him.
"You can take the bed, I'll sleep on couch." Sid informed her, Aarti look at him with hurt in her eyes.
"Sidharth, do you really hate me this much? that you can't even share bed with me. Biwi hoon mein tumhari-" Aarti asked him, her voice croaked. She was on verge of crying.
"Aarti, we both know the reality of our so called relation then why you pretend everything is alright? I don't even want to be in same room as you, so sharing bed is out of the question." Sid answered her in plain tone, letting her know that he will never accept this relation.
"Its getting late, you should go to sleep. Good night." Sid said to her, he picked up pillow and blanket and slept on couch while Aarti stayed awake, thinking about her married life.
Their family had always talk about her marriage with Sid since they were kids, it had imprint the thought of Sid being perfect for her in her mind. She herself doesn't know when she started seeing him as more than a friends and their families talks about her & Sid's relation, encouraged her feelings to bloom more.
Neither their families nor she tried knowing about his feelings, seeing his care & over protectiveness toward Aarti, they all assumed he was in love her, but the reality was completely different, he cares for her as his best friend. He was protective about her because she was his best friend.
Somewhere deep down, she knows there relation has no future but her heart stopped her from accepting it. Like any other girl, she too doesn't want her marriage to break. She doesn't want to give up on their relation just like that. She will do everything in her hand to save her marriage. And with that thought, she slept.
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Aarti was with Shefali in her room, both the girls were talking about their lives. The atmosphere grew serious when Shefali brought up her marriage topic.
"Aarti, I noticed how Sid is distant from you. Is everything alright between you two?" Shefali asked her, concernedly. Aarti look at her with unshed tears in his eyes. Shefali understood what she wants to convey.
"Don't give up on him, Aaru. He is taking this marriage and you for granted. Show him that you are his wife, his legally wedded wife. You should know how to get your man back, the Aarti i knew, never give up on the things she want. You can get his attention back on you again." Shefali assured her. Aarti look at her, confused. Not understanding what she is trying to say.
"Here, take this. And get your husband back." Shefali said, tossing her a package. Aarti gave a confused look to her then look at the packet for a moment before she opened the packet. Her eyes widen in shock finding a very short red nightie inside the packet.
"I heard red is his favorite color, And i'm sure, after seeing you in this, he won't be able to resist you-" Shefali winked at her while Aarti gaped at her, clearly understanding what Shefali want her to do, Seduce her husband.
Aarti stepped out of the washroom, wearing red hot nightie. She was feeling conscious, shy in going before him in this. It was a new feeling, she was experiencing all together. Her hazel roamed around the room, to get a glimpse of him, he was standing in balcony. She smiled to herself, today might be the new beginning of her marriage. She took a deep breath before she started walking toward him.
