Chapter 34

Mohit's POV



Everyone was there and just then, everyone looked towards the door just behind us.



I turned to see her and I was rooted to the ground. She was wearing a dress designed by me, making it look much better.



She looked beautiful, elegant and sophisticated. A bit older than her real age but really breathtaking.



She looked at me with her big brown orbs and then looked away shyly. I went close to her.



" Wow !! Srusti, you are looking simply stunning. " Bending forward, I gave her a peck on her cheek. She gasped slowly and looked anywhere but me.



Oh, God !! She was so cute... Everyone was looking at us.



" Shall we go for our first formal date, darling?" She seemed to be startled by the endearment, I delivered so smoothly. She swallowed and turned an adoring face at me and nodded.



Mom clicked some more pictures of both of us. She told us to strike some romantic poses.



She was blushing as usual and somehow, I felt good. Maya made me hold her more closely to myself and then winked at me.



Oh God, my family is really crazy...

We were looking into each other's eyes. I could not take my eyes off her.



Srusti's POV



Despite knowing it was all an act, I was getting affected. I was actually living every single moment. I even felt myself blossoming under his attention.



But then I scolded myself reminding my stupid heart that it was a deal. As it is, even as improved as my looks were today, I was still far short of the sort of females, he would go after.



I wanted to see Manu once as he was in love with her. She must be an amazing girl. I was shocked when he pecked on my cheek. My heart stopped beating for a few seconds.



Well after about 15 minutes of endless teasing from Maya di and striking poses as Maa insisted while she clicked our pictures, we came out of the house and Mohit made me sit in his car.



" So, how are you?? " He asked with a smile.



" I am fine. "



" Did Maya asked you anything?? " He asked.



" Yeah, she asked me about us. "



" And ?? "



" And I said that we loved each other. But she still said that she had her doubts. I tried to convince her and in the end, she looked convinced. " I told him everything.



" Really?? But we need to be cautious about it. " He said.



" Yeah... "



" By the way, you are looking very pretty today. "



" Thanks, this dress is very nice... "



" But you made it look even better. Even better than the girl who modelled for this design. "



" Nothing like it. It is a very pretty dress. "



" But you are prettier. So where do you want to go after lunch? "



" Home... "



" Penthouse?? "



" No, I mean your parents house. "



" No, have mercy on me, Maya would kill me if we go home anytime before dinner. In fact, I think we should go back only after dinner. "



" Ok, if you say so... "



" So how do you like staying with my parents?? It is too much, right?? I am sorry for that. "



" No, I love being with them. They love me a lot. It's like I got a family all over again. Thanks a lot for that. " I smiled at him, he looked at me quite weirdly but then he gave me a very sweet genuine smile.



" Let's have lunch for now. I will take you to my favourite restaurant. " He drove us there.



It was a nice, quiet and cosy place. We were shown to our table. Mohit pulled a chair for me to sit and after I sat down, he took his chair opposite mine.



" So which cuisine would you like to try? "



" Anything you want, I eat almost everything. " I said and he ordered a multi-cuisine lunch.



" This is a nice place. " I said to break the silence.



" Yeah... It is my favourite one. I usually come here. " he said with a smile.



" So, do you have many friends?? "



" Not too many but yes... I have some and made a few new ones too. "



" Oh... Nice. I don't even have any friends here. "



" Why?? You have me... " He said.



Friend?? Yes... He was... A friend.



" Yes of course... You are my friend. " I said with a smile.



The food was served and everything was very delicious. He was looking at me with a different expression on his face as if he was thinking something. He told me about his work. We were enjoying our food.



" Hi, Mohit !! " We heard someone saying and turned to look at the owner of the voice.



I saw a nice looking couple, coming towards us. They both were looking at me with interest. But why??



I looked at Mohit, he was a bit surprised and it seemed that he was not very keen to entertain them.



The relaxed look that was on Mohit's face earlier was gone. He looked a bit tense. But why?? Who were they??





Mohit's POV



We reached the restaurant, it was my favourite one. I usually came here almost every week and order from here quite often.



The manager greeted us and took us to our table. Once we sat down I asked her about her preference but she said she would eat anything and as it was my favourite restaurant, so I must order.



I ordered whatever I liked, hoping that she would like it as well. She was looking very gorgeous. It seemed that my eyes were fixed on her beautiful face. She asked me about my friends... I told her that I didn't have many. Though I was friends with Sahil's friend circle now still they were not very close to me.



She was listening very carefully and then she said she didn't have any friend here with a sad expression. I could feel her pain. She must have felt so lonely.



So to lessen her pain a bit, I said that I was her friend. And she looked at me for a few seconds and then nodded with a faint smile that didn't reach her eyes. What was the problem? Was I not good enough to be her friend??



I wanted to know what was in her mind. I was really disappointed when she did not give a very positive response to me saying that I was her friend. Her smile was polite and fake. I considered her my friend, I liked to have her around as she never flirted with me and I was comfortable with her.



I wanted her as a friend. She was so sweet and caring. I wanted her to take care of me, I wanted to take care of her.



Was she uncomfortable because I touched her? She had said that she was uncomfortable with PDA. And she had that bad experience because of that disgusting brother-in-law of hers.



But I had to do all that as Maya had a doubt. She even threatened me that she would not spare me if I was getting married just to prove that girl wrong.



What do I do??



" What happened? Are you not hungry? What are you thinking? " She asked, looking at me with concern.



" Hi, Mohit !! " Just then we heard someone calling me.



I turned and saw Charles and Maria. They were coming our way.



Oh no !!



I didn't want them to meet Srusti. They both knew my relationship with Robin. In fact, I had dated both of them at different times. Charles was bisexual as well, in fact, Robin was with him before he met Me. Then gradually Robin and I became much more closer.



Maria was just a casual, one night stand. She was trying to get very clingy and wanted to have a serious relationship with me, finally, I had to tell her that I was more into men.



Oh shit !! What if they say something to Srusti?? She is too naive and innocent to understand all this. She may get scared of my twisted relationships and might refuse to get married to me.



What would I say to my family?? No... I can't let that happen. They should not know about her.



But what to do?? They reached our table before I could think of anything.