Passionate Love

Chapter 1

"Wow! Goa! I can't believe we're actually here!" Neha exclaimed, dropping her bags on the floor of Ram's beach house, where they were staying. Her eyes widened as she saw everyone in the living room: Ram, Vikram, Karthik, Rishabh, Priya, Soumya, Natasha, and even Isha! Laughter erupted from the group.

"Baby, are you okay?" Vikram asked Neha.

"Absolutely! I'm thrilled!" Neha shouted happily.

They had decided to go on vacation, and Goa seemed like the perfect destination. Priya sat on the sofa, captivated by the beautiful sight in front of her-Ram. She had harbored a crush on him for a long time. She couldn't pinpoint when, how, or why it started, but now she found herself in a complicated situation as his compromise wife. Priya was so engrossed in watching Ram talk with Vikram that she didn't even notice Neha and Natasha coming over to sit on the sofa next to her.

"Hi, darling, who are you looking at?" Neha's words brought Priya back to reality. Priya hadn't realized she had been staring.

"Oh, nothing, just lost in thought," Priya replied.

"Oh, denial! That means you were definitely staring at someone. Who was it?" Nuts asked.

"I wasn't staring at anyone," Priya insisted.

"Even more denial! That means it's love! 'Humko tumse pyar hua pehli baar hua...'" Neha teased.

"When did you become an expert at reading Priya Bhabhi's face?" Nuts inquired.

"Come on, it's obvious. Besides, I can read everyone's faces like books anyway," Neha explained.

"Since when?!?!" They both started arguing again. They always did. While the two girls argued, Priya turned her gaze back to Ram and began observing him once more. Because Priya was so completely captivated, she hadn't noticed Neha and Nuts had stopped arguing and were now trying to figure out who she was looking at.

"It's Vikram!" Neha said, causing Priya to once again snap out of her trance.

"No, it's not!" Nuts began, "Vikram Bhai has a wife, and it's you."

"Oh, yes, it's me. Okay, then it must be Karthik!"

"Karthik?!?! Hardly. Have you never seen your brother, Bhabhi?" Nuts said.

Priya rolled her eyes and said, "Natasha."

"Okay, okay, sorry."

"Okay, the only one left is Ram. OMG!!! You have a crush on RAM." Neha was interrupted by Priya covering her mouth with her hand.

"Okay, okay, you got me. I've got a crush on Mr. Kapoor, but what difference does it make? He is in love with that stupid Isha."

"Please don't tell him," Priya whispered.

"But, Priya, you have to tell him that you love him. You're his wife, and you have every right. Just go to him and say, 'Mr. Kapoor, I love you.'"

Priya smiled and added, "But he found his love in Isha. After all, she was his first crush since college, and I've just come into his life now."

"But, Priya..."

"Please, Neha, no more discussions."

"Huh? No more discussion? But, Bhabhi..."

"Yes, and don't tell your brother!!!" Priya said. Nuts' jaw dropped.

"I promise I won't," Nuts whispered.

"Good!" Neha exclaimed.

"Shut up!!!" Priya yelled. Before Neha could say anything else, Priya placed her hand on Neha's mouth.