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Arjun held her. Not just held - anchored.
His arms locked around Sashi like he was afraid she might disappear. Her scent - lavender, antiseptic, familiar - hit him like home.
"I love you, Sashi," he whispered, his voice rough and real.
For a moment, she couldn't move. Then her fingers tightened in his shirt.
He smiled through tears. "You think I didn't miss you? You have no idea what this year did to me. You're not just a thought, Sashi. You're everything."
She laughed through her tears when he flicked her forehead. "Idiot," he teased softly. "How dare you think I didn't want our day?"
And just like that, the heaviness melted.
Her laugh filled the space between them.
His hands stayed at her waist.
Two hearts - one steady, one trembling - finally beating in rhythm again.
He's logic.
She's heart.
He lives by reason.
She survives on emotion.
A year apart.
A thousand unsent texts.
And one hug that changes everything.
When Arjun returns from New York, Sashi's world tilts - again.
He says he's still the same. She knows he isn't.
He says he's not good with words.
But one look, one touch, one whispered "I love you" - and she's gone.
It's not just about distance anymore.
It's about two people learning how to stay -
even when everything else tells them not to.