Sonakshi and Rohit walked over to the covered part across the terrace where the seating arrangement was made, and Sonakshi plonked down on to one of the seats. She made herself comfortable and then scuttled over to one side to make place for Rohit, expecting him to come and sit beside her. But to her surprise, he didn't. Instead, he started moving away and she caught hold of his hand, giving it a tug. He turned.
"Kya hua?", he asked.
"Kya hua matlab? Tum kahaan jaa rahe ho?"
He gestured to the other seat.
"Wahaan baithne.. aur kahaan.."
She frowned.
"Wahaan kyun? Sit here na.. with me.."
He looked at her.
"Are you sure?"
She gave him a weird look.
"Of course I am sure.. ye kaisa sawaal hai?"
She tugged at his hand once again, this time succeeding as he landed right next to her and she immediately cozied up to him.
R: Nahee.. I was just thinking...
She looked at him.
S: Thinking what?
R: Aren't you going too fast for a first date?
She was confused for a moment and then raised her eyebrows as she clocked the smirk on his face. She gave him a fake smile.
S: Very funny Rohit..
R: Arre funny nahee hai.. I am serious.. I mean abhi abhi to tumne poochha mujhse.. and I said yes..
She rolled her eyes.
S: Well yes.. but then you also said that I cannot say a word about it to your wife..
R: So?
S: So now I am having second thoughts.. (she pulled a face) Because I am not too sure I like the idea of you keeping secrets from your wife..
R: Really?
Sonakshi nodded. Rohit leaned forward and kissed her cheek lightly, his lips lingering there for a couple of seconds before he spoke again.
R: Well then let's not keep it a secret.. we can tell her.. I am sure she wouldn't mind..
Sonakshi glared at him.
S: Oh she wouldn't, is it?
R: Hmmm.. I mean thodisi conservative aur possessive hai wo.. slightly paagal types.. not bold and beautiful like you.. but I'll manage her.. don't worry..
Sonakshi gaped at him when she heard that and smacked him hard on his shoulder. He winced.
R: Ouch! Sonaaaa.. kya kar rahi ho?
S: Kya kar rahi hoon? Ye kar rahi hoon...
She gave another whack, this time on his arm.
R: Arre stop it.. aise apne husband ko kaun maarta hai yaar?
S: Acchha? Mr. Husband.. ab yaad aa raha hai ye sab? Abhi aadhe minute pehle jab flirt kar rahe the, tab yaad nahee aaya?
Rohit gave a small chuckle at that.
R: Arre to kya ho gaya? Flirt kar bhi raha tha tab bhi tumhare hi saath kar raha tha na.. now I can't help it if you are feeling jealous of yourself..
"I am not feeling jealous of mys..", Sona started arguing but halfway through it, she realized that he was right. She closed her mouth, looking a bit thrown off. Rohit saw her expression and laughed, pinching her cheek affectionately.
R: Sonaaaa... you are tooooo cute ya.. seriously..
She made a face at him.
S: I know... now can we eat? Mujhe bahut bhook lagi hai..
He laughed at her cute antics and nodded. She moved ahead and uncovered the pots of food that were kept on the table, serving them on to the plates. As she started putting the first morsel into her mouth, Rohit stopped her.
"Kya hua?, she asked. Without saying anything, he took the spoon from her hand into his and lifted it up to her mouth. She looked at him in surprise but he gestured her to eat. She opened her mouth and took the spoonful in. As she ate it, he saw a glint come over her face.
"Ummm.. it's yummy..", she gabbled, happily chewing on it. He smiled and brought another spoonful to her lips.
S: Tum khao na..
R: Pehle tum kha lo.. bhook lagi thi na.. phir main kha lunga..
She ate the second bite as well but before he could dig into a third one, she took another spoon and fed him.
R: Sona main..
S: Rohit saath me dinner karne aaye hain.. isliye nahee ki tum bas mujhe khilate raho.. come on come on.. muh kholo aur ye khao..
He smiled and opened his mouth as she fed him. As the dinner progressed, Rohit looked at Sonakshi.
R: Sona..
S: Hmmm?
R: You know what I was thinking?
S: What?
R: Hum abhi wo sab first date and all ki baat kar rahe the na..
S: Hmmm..
R: To I suddenly realized that we have actually never ever been on dates like that..
She looked at him, surprised.
S: What? Of course we have.. I mean we've been out so many times and..
He shook his head impatiently.
R: No Sona.. not like that.. not as a couple and not as friends..
S: To?
R: You know that phase between those two.. when two people are not yet a couple but are more than friends.. and both of them know and acknowledge it without anyone having to say anything..
Sonakshi's expression cleared.
S: Oh.. you mean that kind of date..
R: Yaaa.. we never had it, did we..
Sonakshi nodded.
S: No we didn't..
Then she looked at him with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
S: You know why?
R: Why?
S: Because you, Mr. Sippy, never asked me out.. tumne kabhi poochha hi nahee mujhse..
He snapped his face at her.
R: What? Maine nahee poochha?
S: Haan..
R: Seriously Sona?
S: Yes Rohit seriously..
R: So let me get this straight.. are you actually complaining that I never asked you out on a date?
She shrugged.
S: I am not complaining complaining.. or then maybe I am.. who knows..
Rohit rolled his eyes.