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CHAPTER 11: HIS WIFE

NEXT DAY

ADI'S POV:

As I opened my eyes, I felt warm sunlight on my face, I was so happy after yesterday's night. Does he really like me? But when I turned to his side, I found empty space. I woke up and started searching him in house, he was nowhere, his clothes were also gone. I sat in one corner hugging my knees and thought what I was thinking? He liked me? It was just a sympathy. He has his own life and family. I already knew yesterday this was going to happen. I should not have had my hopes high. Without my permission tears started escaping from my eyes. Then suddenly a voice came," Adi, why are you crying?" I looked at the face with my blurry eyes and my face got lit up. It was Roy. I asked " what are you doing here?". He looked at me with puzzled eyes and said " where else would I be?" I said while crying" I thought you left me. I thought yesterday was just a token of sympathy from you dr.... And your clothes were also not there" then he said" how can you think that was a token of sympathy when I gave all in. I just went outside to buy some groceries for our lunch and about clothes, both of our clothes are in washing machine. I am really hurt when you said token of sympathy when I gave all of love in it." he blushed while saying. I was shocked when he said love. But then he continued "Adi, I don't know from when but I like you or even more. When I see you, I feel relieved. When I see you smile, my day brighten ups, when I see you cry my heart aches and when I see you spacing out, staring blankly I want to pull you in hug and say everything's going to be fine." I was a blushing mess but then something came in my mind and my smile dropped.

Adi: but dr. You have a family, a wife and a son I don't want be a homewrecker. I can't destroy your happy family.

Roy: it is not a happy family.

Then Roy explained how his family pressurized him for marriage and how he accidently had his kid, and how his wife likes someone else. And we cleared all our misunderstandings including how Roy got drugged couple of months ago.

Roy: so, you are not being a homewrecker. You are the base of my happiness. I have never felt such way before. I feel it is more than like. I want to know you. I always want to see you happy.

My stomach growled and he offered to make me some dish. We ate happily.

(A/N: IT WAS ALMOST 3 MONTHS, THEY STARTED DATING. IT IS STILL ADI'S POV)

Today we were going to a date. It is not first date but it was the first time he arranged a surprise date for me, usually it is me who selects places, but this time it was him. In these last months, I have felt every happiness of my life, everything and I was content. He would sometimes stay at my house and we would make love almost whole night, sometimes in hospital's washroom we would kiss and hug each other sometimes we would go kissing and giving hickeys in Roy's office. We both were so happy. He was caring and understanding. It is not we never fought, we used to but because both of us knew that fighting is time wasting, we concealed too very fast.

It's already time. It is 7p.m. Today I had not much to do so I waited for Roy at some distance from hospital so that no one can see us because both of us didn't want to as Roy has already a family and I just don't like. We both headed to a restaurant named " love bites", it was beautiful.

Roy's pov:

When we passed one of the tables, I saw a familiar figure but thought it could be illusion. We sat on one of the tables with candle and rose petals, decorated perfectly for a couple. I was so happy. We ordered food and was very delicious. He fed me and sometimes I did. We were really happy and smiling.

"Roy?!", I heard a familiar voice. When I turned, I saw Lia, my wife with my son jay. I was shocked but the person behind them made me even more shocked. It was Tom, the only friend I had in hospital. How could they? How could him? I thought him to be my friend, who became my friend without thinking of taking any advantage from me, as my other so-called friends did.

I knew she had her loved one and jay also knew about him but he would be , I never imagined. Me and Lia both knew what we were doing there so we both thought to go to our house and discuss about it rather making a mess at hotel, only thing I like about her is she is mature and knows where and when things should be done. Adi was bit worried, concerned and frightened. He had fear of losing me. I could understand that.

We went to our house, we all five. When we reached at house, jay was already sleeping so Tom lifted him up and made him sleep in his bedroom while we all three waited for tom in living room. As soon as Tom came, Lia spoke first:

Lia: are you gay Roy? Then why did you marry me? Why did you ruin my life?

Adi: listen ma'am calm down. Don't just climb on him. I know I have no right in your family matter but this matter includes me as well.

Roy: I don't know if I am gay or not but in my entire life Adi made me feel special and I have a special feeling towards him, I love him.

Lia: then why did you married me?

Roy: I met Adi just 9 months ago. And for marriage I was forced too, just like you.

Lia: if you never felt that spark then why did you had sex with me on that night and made me pregnant?

Lia looked at tom after saying.

Roy: shut up Lia, I know we never slept together and I am not his biological son of him. Jay's biological father is Tom.

All three were in shock.

Roy: come on Lia, I had always known limits, whether drunk or not. And I always remember what I did when I was drunk. And I already had known that you loved someone else. I just kept shut because I knew you were forced to marry me. Still, you tried everything you can for me, so I can open my heart to you. But it was me who never wanted, and I also know that you asked for divorce to your parents when you got to know you were pregnant with Tom's child but your parents refused and threatened you, for me as well it was the same reason. I knew you loved someone else and that was the reason I always gave you privacy and hardly was at home. But for jay I have considered him my own child and loved him all but Afterall I was not his father and circumstances made his real father away from him and I know it was because of me so I even kept quiet and allowed you both meet him. But what's shocking is Tom. I never knew you would be the one. I thought you considered me as a friend. I am .... Speechless. We were just married couple for show, for our parent's reputation, for their sake. I had known something like this was going to happen one day and that was the reason I consulted you to break off the marriage...

Roy was at the verge of crying; Adi pulled him into a hug and patted him. Roy then holds Adi's hand and said:

Roy: but now I have finally found my love, my happiness. Yeah. I love Adi and -

"What is going here???" an unknown voice interrupted the conversation