FROM DARE TO LOVE (Editing)✔

CHAPTER 60

'Hurry up!' Ruchi says.

It's around 8pm and the party will be starting around 9. I am in the bathroom getting ready while Ruchi is in the room. I and Ruchi are using the extra room, the guests who were to stay here cancelled their stay. So, we decided to change here.

'Yaar, this zip...help me' I called Ruchi as I tried tugging the zip of my red figure clinging noodle strapped dress. My dress reaches till my mid-thigh. Ruchi opens the door and whistles looking at me. I roll my eyes.

She comes behind me and looks at my reflection.

'Did you wear those inners I gave you' she says referring to the strapless nude lacy bra and matching lacy inner. I nod my head.

'Good! After party...room 610' Ruchi whispers into my ears and I turn into red tomato.

Earlier today, I and Ruchi had discussed this plan. While everyone will be busy at the party I will sneak into Riad's room, confess my love to him. And then, leave it up to him to decide. Whatever, he decides I will accept. But I hope, he trusts me and confess he loves me too. Ruchi on the other hand excepts something more might happen, which I doubt but a small part of me wants Ruchi's words and my effort to not go waste this time. Nevertheless, I don't want to take any chances.

I applied blood red glossy lip gloss and Ruchi did smoky eyes for me. I didn't comb my hair to give it a messy look. Ruchi is looking hot dressed in an emerald green mid-thigh dress. Her makeup perfect and hair messy like mine. After we are ready we head to the bar which is on the ground floor. The bar, is dark with dim red lights. The music is soft, as not many guests are here yet. The bar tender is arranging the counter and at the center is large stage with two large poles.

'Hot men poll dancing, paradise!' Ruchi gushes and I agree with her. We giggle.

We look around, there are few girls probably Liqa's girlfriends or her cousins. We didn't recognize any of them so there is little awkwardness for me but not for Ruchi- like always she is bindaas.

A waiter comes to us carrying tray filled with few glasses of cocktail, I and Ruchi take one and stand there sipping our drinks and expressing our expectations from the party.

'Hey!' we hear a familiar voice and turn around. Hanan comes to us. Looking at her my heart churned with jealousy. How does she manage to always... always look so gorgeous? She is dressed in a blue glittering dress reaching her mid-thigh exposing her long well-toned sexy legs, her dress so skin tight that it exposed her perfect hour shaped glass (in front of her I look like a blob) her hair open and spread behind her back, her make up – perfect winged eye liner, black dark kohl and red lip gloss.

'Wow! Riad is one lucky guy' Ruchi mutters to me and I give her are-you-my-or-her-friend look and she mouths a "sorry"

Hanan engulfs me in a tight hug and then Ruchi, she smiles at me 'I am glad you came' she says, her tone sounded genuine.

She turns around and calls for Liqa, being the center of attraction and bride to be she is surrounded my girls and so she takes few minutes to come to us. Liqa, unlike us is dressed in a full-length peach noodle strapped evening gown, her hair tied in a bun and her hand covered with beautiful, delicate and complicated Mehendi till her elbow. She had the bridal glow, perhaps she has done one of those bridal facials or maybe it's her original glow.

Liqa also hugs us and says the same thing as Hanan and adds- enjoy. I and Ruchi nod in unison.

Half an hour later, Hanan comes stands on the stage.

'Attention' she says into to the mike and everyone stops whatever they were doing and looks at her. I and Ruchi, also stopped dancing and turn our attention to the beauty who stands on the center stage.

With everyone's attention on Hanan, she smiles 'Ladies and.... well Ladies... Our very own Liqa Nawab Ali is getting married tomorrow and tonight is her last night being a bachelor and we are going to celebrate it with zeal...so be free, don't restrict yourselves, drink till you pass out, dance your heads out...Ladies...'Hanan says and everyone hoots and claps. I do too.

Soon, everyone returns to doing what they were doing.

Around 10pm, the party is now in full swing. I have gulped down so many drinks and now having hard time standing on my feet, Ruchi is passed out at the bar counter. Gosh! The party has just started and we two crazy ladies are seriously drunk out of our mind.

'Girls....'Hanan slurs into the mike, I blink at her slowly trying to bring her to focus thanks the alcohol her image is hazy in my eyes.

'Here...we present...you...Jammie and Rocky' Hanan says and suddenly everyone comes to live. Ruchi too stands up straight. My eyes widen, my heart beats faster with anticipation. Few seconds later, the crowd break into loud cheers and hoots when two hunky guys come on stage, they are dressed in white shirt (it looks like any minute it will tear open) and tight trouser. Oh my God, they are so well-built and stunning. This is first time I am seeing male strippers live. Ruchi stands next to me with her eyes and mouth wide open. The guys wink and throw flying kisses at Liqa who blushes. Since she is the bachelorette she will get special treatment. The girls, including me, begin whistling and hooting as they begin moving against the pole to the tunes of

"Subha hone na de..."

Our tone increased few decibels as their sleeves come off. Gosh! I feel like such a tharki, but I am too drunk to care. I keep gulping more drinking eyeing the men lustfully

'I hope they go full naked' Ruchi yells over the music and I nod silly.

Few minutes later, their shirts are off showing their muscular well-toned body making all the girls go gaga. Liqa who is standing right in front of the stage is red as a tomato, Hanan is clapping her hands and mouthing the lyrics of the song.

'Wow!' everyone screams with joy as the men unzip their trousers, Ruchi hoots and taps her feet. I stand there not wanting to look away lest I miss something. The girls gasp when the men strip down to their tight underwear. There legs are so muscular and their bodies slightly tanned giving them an exotic look. I gulped down more drinks watching them clinging to the pole and dancing sensually. They turned around and my gaze falls on their perfect round bum. And I something snaps in my head. I grin.

'Ruchi...I am going to the room...'

'Stay longer...they might go full naked...' Ruchi pouts. As much as I want to but I have some important work to do, someone who needs my special attention. With heavy heart, I left the bar. I swayed stumbling on my wobbling feet as I made my way into the elevator. Gosh! I am drunk senseless; I have never been so drunk like ever. Adnan will kill me if he comes to know, but then what he doesn't know won't hurt him. I shrugged. I pushed the button 6 on the elevator and removed my heels, I leaned against the elevator mirror. I am finding it hard to even open my eyes.

The elevator door opens and I walk towards room 610, I almost fell but that didn't deter me I continue to sway my way to the room

'MR. NAWAB ALI...BAHAR NIKAL...'I yelled banging his door room. I am sure in the middle of the night I would have woken many people up. I hear hurried steps; I continue knocking loudly

'ALI...NIKAL...nikal...'I say my voice dying. I leaned against the door knocking the door with my fist. The door opens and fell forward right in his arms. I smile inhaling his characteristic and intoxicating cologne.

He held my shoulder separating our frames and looks at me frowning, I flash him a toothy smile. He is dressed in his night PJs; he looks fresh even though his eyes are slightly red with drowsiness.

'Ri...Riad' I slurred, I fell backwards but he held my arms tightly, he looks around fearing if someone saw us.

'Why are you creating a scene?' he hisses. Normally, I would be scarred but amazingly I giggle and he looks pissed off.

He drags me into his room locking the door.