"Now shall we get inside or do you want to stand here and waste our time" dhruv asked naina while she stood there without saying anything. Naina nodded and followed dhruv inside

"Wow... This is so beautiful" she said in amusement when she saw how pretty the house was decorated with fairy lights and flowers it was very simple but it was aesthetically pleasing

"But what is the occasion?" Naina asked

"Naina i have something to confess" he mumbled

"Woah what is it?" She asked getting excited "Don't tell me you murdered someone" she assumed

"Why would think such stupid things" dhruv asked getting annoyed at her silly questions here he was trying to tell something so important and his wife was busy assuming him as murder

"Okay sorry but seriously what's the matter?" She asked

"Naina...." dhruv stammered "Oh god! I never knew that this would so difficult" he remarked taking a deep breath

"What would be so difficult?" She asked

"Saying what's in your heart" he answered

"And what exactly is in your heart?" She questioned again

"Naina keep quiet for a second and let me speak" he ordered

"Okay" she sighed. For the first time she saw Dhruv struggling to say something. It was clear that he was nervous about something. Naina couldn't figure about anything

Taking a deep breath dhruv spoke

"There's something that's stuck in my mind for a really long time. I could never understand those feelings or thoughts, I always tried to avoid them, ignore them but I couldn't and I won't because I want to tell you how I feel having you in my life. Naina I know we rushed into this wedding and this was nothing like we wanted but somehow we got stuck with each other and to be honest not a single part of me regrets it. Naina you are my home. I want to come back after having a long day at work and talk about any random story or just listen to you. I could literally spend my entire life listening to it. Naina everything changed after you came into my life. I became the person I once used to be."

Naina stood there all confused. She couldn't understand what Dhruv was talking about. She never imagined Dhruv would say all that, she never thought he was such an emotional person deep inside.

"Naina there's something you don't know about me and my family. The people whom I call mom and dad are not my biological parents. They are my uncle and aunt. I was nine years old when they passed away. My parents loved travelling and khyati always tagged them along while i was busy with my school and stuff. They went to Himachal Pradesh for a short vacation during the month of December like a break from the city life, everything was going good just an hour before they met with an accident i spoke to them, complaining about how one of my classmate ruined my painting and suddenly I wake up in the night only to find out that my parents slept forever. My parents died on the spot but Khyati was taken to the nearby hospital and she survived but we lost our parents. My uncle took up the responsibility of business and us. My aunt accepted us her own children after my parents death. I was worried about Khyati more than myself, she was a little kid, she knew nothing and that incident left a huge impact on her."

"After losing my parents, I changed in many ways until you came into my life. I stopped enjoying my life. I became grumpy, I never befriended anyone. I never made a joke nor did I laugh at any of the jokes. Ever since then I never had a comfortable sleep. I was forced to grow up, I didn't want to be a burden on my uncle and aunt so I worked every day to be a responsible man. Though they never saw it as a burden yet I had that feeling somewhere deep down in my heart. It took a lot of courage and sacrifice to be where I am right now. Naina after you came into my life I actually started living it. You brought that back to me. Now i can't imagine my life without you naina. I am deeply and madly in love with you"

Everything Dhruv said was a lot to take in for Naina. She didn't know anything about Dhruv's past nor did he speak about it. No one in the outside world knew about this information either. Dhruv's uncle made sure that everything stayed confidential neither the media knew much about this nor the world knew. The Singhania family always stayed away from the limelight. After the incident Dhruv's uncle and aunt took their custody. They treated them like their own children. Naina's family also didn't know about all this, they were just friends with dhruv's uncle during their college days.

Not getting any response from naina, dhruv spoke again. "Naina, I am a complicated man to deal with. I get mad easily and I don't show my emotions to everyone. There's so much I feel yet I somehow can't express it. But I am changing naina. I am learning to laugh again. I am trying to show my hidden emotions and most importantly i started falling in love and i promise to stay in love with you forever"

She was still digesting all the brand new information. She was replaying everything again and again in her mind trying to figure out what exactly happened a few minutes back. She mentally prepared all the bullet points just to be clear.

• Dhruv was in love with her. She still was thinking this was some sort of dream where she wakes up and finds out that everything was her imagination.

•Those people whom dhruv called parents were not actually his parents, his biological parents died in a car accident and khyati was traumatized by this incident.

• Dhruv stopped enjoying his life after his parents death. He became irritable and grumpy. He forced himself to grow up.

"Naina you don't have to say anything. I know you might need some time to take all this" dhruv spoke again when there was no answer from her.

For the first time he was prepared for rejection but deep down he prayed that she shared the same feelings. He was taken back when she didn't speak a word even after some time passed. She just was staring at him while he was waiting for her reply. She questioned herself did she love him? Did she feel the same for him?

Dhruv was heartbroken. Naina still didn't say a word and that was scaring him. He thought he might have just ruined everything. He was about to leave when naina grabbed his hand and pulled him closer to herself.

"Where are you going after whatever you just said?" Naina asked in a serious tone. Dhruv did reply anything he hung his head low and stood there

"Dhruv whatever you just said,is it true?" Naina asked

"Yes naina everything I told you is so damn true" dhruv replied immediately

"Did you really mean when you said you love me" she asked again

"Yes naina yes. I love you with all my heart and soul" Dhruv replied with a sincere smile while Naina wrapped her arms around him.

Naina cupped his face and slammed her lips on his. Dhruv was shell shocked with her move. Once she pulled away he left out a chuckle, naina raised her brows as if asking him the reason for his smile.

"I thought I was going to leave you speechless but you just took away my breath, Mrs. Singhania" he replied before pulling her into another kiss.

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