Dhruv's POV

I came to the restaurant for a lunch date with Aakriti. I have been strictly warned that I need to spend at least two hours with her and get to know more about her. Two freaking hours. What am I supposed to do? She looks at me with extreme dissatisfaction as if I have thorns all over my body. I know Dadu you want us to get married as soon as possible but Dadu you don't understand, if I show even the slightest interest in this marriage proposal she would burn me alive with her stare alone. I am ok with this two-hour date set up because I wish to know more about her. But I am pretty sure Miss Arrogant is fuming right now. I like the nickname 'Miss Arrogant' given by her employees. Does she know about it? If not, I want to see her reaction when she hears it.

I entered and went towards the reserved table. She was waiting for me. She was not in her formal attire but in casual clothes. She looked different than the last time we met. If to be precise she looks more attractive right now. I greeted her and she smiled at me awkwardly. She was avoiding looking at me. I was just looking at her for a few minutes then she took a deep breath and looked at me in the eye.

"I am sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you for the flower incident without knowing the truth." She said sincerely. She looked adorable when embarrassed.

"It's ok. Even I spoke rudely to you. But I am not sorry for it." I said with slight arrogance. I like you but that doesn't mean that you can behave rudely with me.

"Yes, I understand because I misbehaved first." She said but she had a 'yaa you are a prince' look. I should be annoyed but I just love her expression. Nobody spoke for a few minutes. It is getting awkward. Should I say something? But what?

"How about you tell me about your family or friends or people that you genuinely care about?"

"Family nothing special just Dadu and me. He is a worry freak and I am his biggest worry. I have only five people whom I genuinely consider my friends that is Rajveer, Aarav, Vihaan, Ansh, and Meera. All four guys are my school friends and let me tell you all four no matter how sensible and mature they look are idiots. The amount of crazy things we five did together is enormous. Out of all the four Ansh is like a cutie who can make you smile even if you are in your worst mood. He is like a sunshine who can brighten up anything and everything. Meera is my college bestie. The only girl as a friend that I have and the only sensible one also. I am a single child and I don't bond well with my cousins but I bond well with Ruhi and Abheer. They are like my younger siblings whom I always pamper and cherish. Oh, I forgot to tell you who Abheer and Ruhi are. Ruhi is Rajveer's younger sister and Abheer is Aarav's younger brother. Both of them have opposite personalities to their sibling. Abheer and Ruhi both are like cinnamon rolls. Sweet and cute. My nephew, my adorable little monkey, is my absolute favorite person. One day, I'll take you to meet him. He is just too cute. But he is just smart like his mumma and nobody can win an argument against him." She said with so much fondness that it made me feel a bit envious of all of them. She can also love someone with so much affection but it has to be her person. Who is this Ansh? She calls him sunshine and addresses him so sweetly. What's so great about him? I am in a bad mood right now. I need to know more about this Ansh.

"Tell me something about you. More like about your brother who sent flowers."

"Why do you want to know about him?"

"I just feel like he is someone who must be getting on your nerves a lot. so maybe you can tell me an interesting incident."

"Your assumption is correct. But you just got to know about him by the flowers that he sent you interesting."

"Why was I so angry that day? It was not because of flowers but the words written on the card." She said and handed me the card. I opened it and started reading it.

' My future wife,

After meeting you today, I realized what was missing in my life. The moment I saw you my heart was beating so fast. I felt that it would stop working. At night as I lie down and imagine you are here with me. I didn't know that just meeting you once would create a sense of longing in me. I hope you are also missing me the way I am longing for you. You've become essential somehow; I feel like a piece of me is missing when we're not together. Only your face is in my mind, I am not able to concentrate on anything. I am waiting for our next date anxiously. I am not good with words but I hope I showed you my intention.

Your beloved future husband.'

What the freaking hell, is he mad? Kabir you just wait, I will come and kill you. I looked at her, and she smiled softly at me but for some reason, I was so embarrassed at this moment. Her anger was so justifiable after reading this shit. 

"It's ok you don't need to be embarrassed as you didn't know about it. But do tell me more about him and his character."

"What there to know about Kabir? He is an absolute idiot. Everything is just about fun for him. No seriousness about anything. Constantly pulling pranks on others and idling around. Always getting on my nerves."

"You sound like a typical dad right now. I would like to know more about him, but not through you. You just seem to have a lot of complaints about him." She said with a playful smile. The atmosphere between us became warm.

"You are eager to meet him, but trust me when I say you will be so annoyed by him."

"Maybe, but he feels so similar to Abheer and Ruhi that I have some anticipation to meet him."

"Tell me about yourself. Like what you like, your hobbies, your favorite travel destination, or anything in particular. As I said we need to know more about us to sound convincing when telling that we are not a match made for each other." I said because I know this was the only way to make her speak. 

"I like lazing around the most. I barely get time off my work, so when I do get free time, I just lie on my bed or couch and scroll through my phone or watch a series. I am not like other girls who love shopping or cooking. If I enter the kitchen the kitchen will burn into ashes. I love beaches and sunsets so every time I plan to travel it is mostly a place close to beaches. I love mountains also but if anyone tells me to trek my heart will stop. No matter how good the view is, I am just too lazy for it. In short, I don't strive unless it's about making a lot of money. Tell about you I don't know anything about you except for your name, and that you have a brother named Kabir." She said and looked at me. She is lying about being lazy. I read the report about her personality and hobby. This woman can lie with a straight face. If I didn't know about her, I would have thought that she was a lazy person because of the way she said it. Her words sounded real with all her expressions and hand gestures. I need a detailed report about her. The last report covered only the essential information.

"Ok, let me tell you that I have two brothers, not one, and both are identical twins." I said, and she frowned.

"What are we supposed to do for another hour? Just talk with each other. I can't hold an informal conversation for long. I am not a talkative person. Do you have any other ideas? So the time will pass quickly." She said with a bit of anger in her tone. You are saying you are not a talkative person when just now you were blabbering about your Ansh being sunshine.

"What weird mocking look you are giving me? I know you also didn't want to be her, but can't you show some decent courtesy? When I am being a good person and trying to end this unwanted conversation, you look at me as if you are looking at a fool. I can't work here, or Dadu will fly here and haunt me. I don't know how he gets all my news. I was not even allowed to bring my phone. I could have found a way to entertain myself." She said and glared at me. She is angry but she looks very cute at this moment. Just like a squirrel, I want to squeeze her cheek. Don't you dare do that Dhruv, otherwise she will slap you hard.

"No, This conversation was not unwanted. I am just not a talkative person. I didn't look at you and thought you were a fool. You are misunderstanding my actions." I said, and she just looked at me blankly.

"We still have more than one hour to spend together. How about we somewhere else." I said.

"Let' s tour the city. I have been here for a month but never got time to explore the city." she said with some anticipation. She tried to hide her anticipation with her straight face. She is wearing casual clothes so it is ok for her, but I am wearing formal. I agreed since my instinct was warning me that if I refused she would be very angry.

"Where do you want to go?" I asked her.

"Anywhere is fine as long as it is not too crowded. How about you take me to your favorite place?"

"Ok let's go." I said and got up. She followed behind me. I drove the car and took her to a perfect spot to enjoy the sunset. It is also one of my favorite places, but no one has ever been here before. We took a boat ride to get there. I help her get down from the boat.

"I come here to relax my mind when I have too many unnecessary thoughts." I said softly. The only sound that we could hear was of birds flying.

I looked at her, and she was mesmerized looking at the place. She was engrossed in the scenery, her eyes sparkling. She was waiting for the sun to set while holding my hand tightly. We had a pleasant stillness between us. Even though I have been here a lot, I have never felt this way before. I feel like I'm yearning for this calmness. 

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