CHAPTER 6

" I don't have girlfriend but that doesn't mean I would not have sex after marriage."

Tears stung to my cheeks as his word registered completely.

Why his word hurting me? It's not like we have any relation in reality.

Next we ate in silence and I didn't even dared to look up at him again.

But I am happy that he had a genuine laugh tonight. I smiled with a hope that in future, I will witness more of his dimple revealing laugh.

"Can we leave now?"

I asked him after finishing my food but he kept quite.

Why he is so difficult?

I closed my eyes and let out a small breath.

" When are you planning to marry me?"

I dig my nails on my thigh and after gathering lots of courage, I finally asked him the question which was running from so long in my mind.

He shot up his eyebrow.

"Desperate, are we?"

"I was just curious."

I replied in a blank tone and he let out a dark chuckle whilst throwing his head back.

" I have to attend a seminar and for that I will be out of the country- "

But before I can complete my sentence, he suddenly grabbed my wrist and stood up and than started walking outside the restaurant towards his car.

I looked at him with a questioning look but instead of saying anything he directed me to sit inside the car and after that he started driving in rash speed.

I decided to keep quiet and just fixed my eyes at him in a hope that he might say anything about sudden change in his behavior.

After 15 minutes, we reached his house and he placed his arm around my waist, pulling me closer to his side.

" Just walk."

He said calmly. I nodded and stepped inside his house.

My jaw automatically dropped in awe after having the huge and beautiful interior of his house.

" Close your mouth, you might catch flies."

I pressed my lips together and he grabbed a seat over his couch after removing his hands around my waist.

He took out his cell phone from his pocket and dial someone's number.

" Vishal, I want you to arrange my wedding in next 2 days."

I blinked once, twice, thrice.

Deep breaths.

" Wh-hat are you s-aying?"

He gave me the void look but stood up and  pushed me into the wall, trapping me their with his body. My breath get hitched up.

" Are you scared of me?"

He asked me with a smirk and my body shivered

" N-No."

I stammered and after listening to me his signature smirk disappeared and with a flat look, he started  bringing his body, dangerously close to me.

Now in this chilled temperature also, sweat  flashed over my skin and I squirmed my shoulders.

" Tell me, are you scared of me?"

He repeated his question, once again.

And this time my tongue rolls out the "yes" word.

" You should be Maiyra because you are getting married to nightmare. Accept the fact that you can never be happy after this."

He completed his sentence in a painful tone which only reminded that he was holding so much dark inside him.

He turned his gaze away from me and started looking over his shoulder.

somehow a small smile crept on my lips.

" I will be happy as long as the nightmare whom I getting married will be happy."

I whispered softly whilst holding my gaze with him and after listening to me, he twitched the corner of his lips into smirk and let me go.

" You are not going to attend any seminar in fact your are going to resign working in hospital as psychiatrist after marriage."

He said casually making my mind numb.

My job is my life. I love treating patient, I love helping them, I love making them move away from their traumas, I love giving them new hope but he is saying to stop that all?

I can't. I can't say no to my job.

" No I will not, I love my job."

I opposed him sternly but he just chuckled in response.

" You are getting married to me, married to Rehan Malhotra, the billionaire, so why do you need to get money from your so called job?"

Tears gathered in the corner of my eyes after hearing his words.

How can I explain you Rehan that everything is not always related to money?

" I don't do my job for money."

" Is it so? No problem dear fiancé, you can continue your job."

" But only after you'll get spare time from doing household works."

He said with a smirk and I just nodded in a agreement.

So, two days. I smiled nervously.

In next two days, my life will be changed completely. In two days I am going to marry him.

I inhaled air sharply and started looking here and there.

What I am supposed to do next?

I took my cell phone, catching three messages from Vishal.

Vishal: How's your date going barbie doll?

Vishal: oh, so you are busy with your fiancé so much that now you are neglecting your friend, huh?

Vishal: what happened between you two that Rehan just called me to arrange your wedding in two days?

Me: curiosity kills the cat.

Vishal: You two kissed or not?

Vishal, you are really stupid!

I said to myself and after placing my cell phone on silent mode, I looked over Rehan who was busy in drinking alcohol.

"Sit."

I followed his words into action.

" Who are you?"

He asked me rapidly and I  bite on my lips in nervousness.

" You know, staying with me means playing with fire. Aren't you scared of getting burned?"

I lifted my eyes up to meet his but there was no trace of emotion reflecting from them.

" You were also agreed to marry me."

I said in frustration. His words were not making any sense.

My body stiffened that maybe he was going to be angry with my reply.

" But I want to be near you."

He whispered softly leaning closer to me, leaving me in the state of complete shock.

I gulped down slowly and tried calm the pace of my heart.

" You want to know why?"

Once again he whispered, leaning more closer to my ear.

I nodded after keeping my eyes shut tightly.

" Because I -"

He started but he left his words hanging in between.

I can still sense his presence near my ear and his warm breath which were tingling all over my neck making me, impossible to open my eyes.

" Because I also don't know."

He added in disappointment and pulled himself back to his initial position.

My eyes went open and I saw him scratching the back of his neck.

Relax Maiyra, he was not in his senses.

I tried myself to calm down but the eruptions of thousand of butterflies inside my belly were hard to ignore.

How can he has such a strong effect on me?

Breath in.

Breath out.

"Rehan sleep, it's almost 11:30 already."

I tried to change the subject but a frown crossed his face.

" I can't."

" Rehan?"

" I want a break."

I raised my eyebrows at him in a gesture to elaborate what he had said.

" I never remember anything next morning after drinking. I want a break from you. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE."

I just nodded and with that I left his room.

My mind started replying all his conversation from the starting and it was really strange of him to act like that.

I am becoming unable to interpret the emotions from his eyes.

It's like, he was a complicated part of that puzzle who's end and start were missing.