Page 144 of Since the Night We Met
She looked back at Abhay, and all the pain that had flared within her dulled away. His wedding ring gleamed under the flashing lights of the wheel, and there was an easy smile on his face as he watched their friends being chaotic.
She reached out and slid her hand into his. Abhay turned to her and asked, ‘Are you okay?’
‘More than okay,’ she said.
‘You’ve become quiet. It’s always a little scary when that happens.’
‘Just thinking,’ she mused.
‘That’s dangerous for me,’ Abhay teased.
Siya punched his arm, making him laugh harder.
‘I was just thinking about how all of this still feels unreal sometimes.’
He tangled his fingers with hers with a familiar ease, and it felt like her world shifted back into alignment. ‘I know that feeling, but then I kiss you to remind myself that you’re with me,’ he said, and leaned in to kiss her forehead.
‘So, no regrets?’ she asked.
‘None,’ Abhay said with conviction. His eyes shone with a depthless love for her as he said, ‘Jaan, I want you to know that I’d do it all over again, take every wrong turn and live through every heartbreak, as long as it leads me to you.’
Nestled in the arms of her husband, her love, herjunglee, Siya smiled. ‘Then let’s make the rest of it count.’
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