Confused 💞

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"I thought you and Shruti were ..."

"Dating. I know. But it's not true, we used to date , almost a year back ."

"And why did you guys break up. "

"Don't you think it is a very personal question for you to ask so casually."

"Is it ?"

"Yes."

"If it's personal enough for you that you can't share it with me , then I think it's serious. So I'm even more curious to know. "

Yash said nothing and only kept staring at her with a bored expression.

"You know that I can also ask Shruti, and she will tell me the truth. "

"When did you become so nosy Teja?" Yash asked.

"Nosy ?" Teja asked to be sure about what she heard.

"Yes . "

"Say sorry" Teja ordered him.

"I won't. "

" 5...4...3...2..." Teja started a countdown.

" Teja." Yash said seriously " just analyze your actions and maybe then you won't ask me to apologise."

"....1" Teja said and cut the call.

She then waited the next ten minutes thinking that Yash will either call or message to talk things out , but when he didn't , she muted his number, because blocking him would be way too much , and with that ruined mood she went to her room.

Karan saw her , and the frown on her face , so he asked. 'What happened ?"

Teja was going to take a seat and rant about what happened but then her eyes fell on the laptop infront of him which irked her more.

" Why are you bothered." She snapped. "You continue with your meeting. " She said, leaving Karan confused.

As she went out of the room after closing the door with a thud , Karan went back to the meeting, where the people on the other side burst of laughing as they saw him .

Karan facepalmed himself, " I didn't mute the call right ?" He asked them and they laughed more.

Teja in the meantime engrossed herself in reading a few cases and papers .

Till the time Karan was done with his meeting, Teja's mood got back to normal too. They had lunch together and then sat their families together, Karan's family joining them through a video call , and discussed their wedding.

After thinking about all the possible dates , while keeping in mind Karan's schedule , and consulting a priest  they all came to a dicision that March would be perfect.

They shortlisted a few venues and kept the rest of the preparations for some other day.

Towards the end of it Karan said to Teja's mother, "Aunty , can I  Teja accompany me for the next cricket series in January. "

"Do you except Teja to keep her job aside and be with you for almost a month and a half " Tarun asked. " She is already taking a lot of leaves for you. Her career is equally important."

" I totally agree. But if possible, only for a week if she could manage ." Karan tried persuading.

"I have no problem." Teja's mother said.

As they got Teja's mother permission, all eyes shifted to Tarun.

He shrugged and without saying anything, left.

After a few moments of silence Teja's mother said, " don't worry about him . You know how protective he is for you. "

" But only minutes ago he was actively discussing my marriage, wasn't he." Teja said. "He will have to start trusting Karan with me. "

"He never stops you Teju ." Her mother said.

" But he hardly says yes too , I just take his silence as yes. And it makes me feel as if I'm doing something which he doesn't agree with."

"Talk with him then , that's the only solution." Her mother said ending the topic there.

Later in the evening Karan found Tarun in the balcony working.
After a lot of contemplation he went and sat on the chair beside him.
Karan didn't say anything, which made Tarun glance at him from time to time.

"Do you need something ?" Finally Tarun asked.

"Can we talk, if you are free . "

" I'm not free , but I can multitask. Say whatever you want, I'm listening."

"So polite." Karan mumbled under his breath.

"Huh ? "

"Nothing... I was just wondering that did I do anything in the past that hurted you or made you feel that I'm not capable of taking care of Teju. "

" You sitting infront of me and having this conversation should be enough to tell you that I trust you with her , otherwise I wouldn't even let you be in a 5 m radius around her.

I know that I'm a bit rude to you , but I can't treat you as everyone else does, as if you are superior than us.

But I do this for you to remember that you will always have to treat my sister nicely no matter what, that you can't take her for granted , because she has a brother who doesn't care if you are celebrity or some millionaire , if you hurt her , he will find you and set you straight. "

"I totally believe that you will not think twice before doing anything to protect Teju, but I assure you that I won't hurt her, ever ." Karan said .

"Also I understand your protective instinct for her , because even after being younger to Kirti di , I feel the same for her.

Though I love Sameer jiju a lot and that he is like a elder brother to me , but I will forget that the day  he hurts her. "

Tarun nodded as he again started working on the laptop which he kept aside in the middle of their talk.

" I think that dad's death just made me even more protective towards both Teju and mom. I know I overdo it sometimes, but I seriously can't help it. " Tarun said honestly.

"That's fine." Karan said with a smile "But Bhai , does that also mean that I need to get used to with your rudeness." The last word came out almost like a whisper.

" I guess you should " Tarun said casually.

Karan's face fell as he heard that.
This made Tarun chuckle which eventually made the environment positive and happy.

Karan had a late night flight to catch so after having their dinner, Teja went and dropped him to the airport.

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Be patient...
Good things are coming your way..

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