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"Vijay!! tumne Armaan ki shaadi wadi karni hai k nahi??" Vijay Malik's mom frowned at him.

"Kyun nahi maa! meri bhi khwahish hai k mere bete ki shaadi ho, lekin wo pehle NewYork se to wapas aye..." Ananya answered instead of her husband.

"Hahahaha!! don't worry jis hisaab se bhai kaam kar raha hai, shaadi to nahi hone wali, time chahiye naa shaadi k liye, aur dadi app dekh lejyegaa bhai itni asaani se shaadi k liye hargiz nahi maane ga..." Rahul laughed when he heard about his brother's wedding discussion...

Mallik family was on their breakfast table, discussing their eldest son's marriage which was the favourite topic of all the members in the house excluding Armaan himself.

"Ab Armaan to NewYork mein baitha hai, to kya wo yahan ki ladki se shaadi karna pasand karega??" Tanya (chachi) put forward her question...

"Kyun??? tum Armaan ko jaanti nahi ho kya??? wese bhi usse jab bhi poocha hai ussne humaisha kaha hai k jo bhi ladki hum sab ko pasand hogi, wo usse shaadi kar lega.." Arjun (chachu of Armaan) added...

"Hain??? matlab bhai arrange marriage karenge??" Rohail (Son of Arjun and Tanya) asked..

"Tujhe waqai lagta hai k Love Marriage k liye bhai k pass time hoga??" Rahul chuckled...

"Aree bus!! chup ho jao tum sab... mein Armaan ko jaanti hun, wo meri baat nahi taale ga.. Lekin agar tum sab roz subha sirf batein he banate raho gay to hogai uski shaadi... Koi ladki to dhoondna shuru karo..." Armaan's dadi almost ordered...

"Lekin maa, agar usse koi pasand hui to??" Ananya interrupted.. She was Armaan's mother and knew him very well... He says he don't have time, but she also knows that some day he will fall for someone and she doesn't want anything to be forced on Armaan...

"Agar pasand hui to bataye naa... humne mana thodi kiya hai.." Dadi smiled at Ananya's question...

"Jo bhi ho... Bhabhi ek dum cool honi chahiye, jo bhai k saath suit bhi kare aur narrow minded na ho..." Rohail started with what qualities that girl should have...

"Haan, chipku aur sir pe pallu daal k bethne wali bhabhi nahi chahiye..." Rahul made a face...

"To beta! aisi bhi nahi chahiye jo chote chote kapre pehn k ghar mein ghoomti phire.." Vijay looked at Rahul and Rohail with narrow eyes...

"Sanskari ho, har cheez ka tareeka ata ho, aur sab se bari cheez k Armaan k dill ko bha jaye, aur Armaan uske dill ko... Aur kya chahiye humay??? akhir zindagii to saath mein un donow ko he guzaarni hai na???" Dadi summarized the qualities everyone wanted in Armaan's wife to be...

"Acha khayali pulao bohat ban gaya, Armaan ko mat bata dena koi, warna bhaag jaye gaa.." Arjun laughed and got up..

"Rahul! Rohail! chalein?? meeting hai mere khayal mein..." Vijay looked at the two who were still busy in having their breakfast...

"Pata hai!! app aur chachu jab bhi office ka koi kaam humay dete ho to dill karta hai k bhai k murder kar dein... Khud to wo wahan chain se bethta nahi hai, aur yahan humay bhi nahi bethne deta... I am sure wo jald he beemaar parne wala hai!" Rahul pouted..

"Achaw! wo beemaar parne wala hai??? to phir theek hai tum donow ko bhi NewYork bhej dete hain Armaan k pass!! uski khidmat karna... humare under kaam karne mein itne nakhre hain tum donow k, wo sudhaar de ga ache se tum donow ko..." Arjun cocked his eyes at Rohail and Rahul...

"Idea bura nahi hai... do hafte reh kar ao tum log uss k pass..." Vijay supported Arjun...

"Kya?? bilkul nahi, hum insaan hai robot nahi..." Rohail and Rahul gasped and all the family members started laughing.

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"Hello!! mom!" Armaan waved at Ananya...

"Arre!! aj mujhe kaise call kar liya???" Ananya smiled on the video call

"Buss aj app ki bohat yaad a rahi hai... neend bhi nahi arahi to socha k app se baat kar lun.." Armaan pressed his lips together...

"Kya waqt ho raha hai wahan iss waqt??" Ananya asked with a frown on her face...

"Raat k 2..." Armaan sighed looking at the wall clock...

"Hmmm phir bhi neend nahi a rahi to zaroor koi pareshani ki baat hogi... haina???" Ananya narrowed her eyes..

"Nahi mom!!! bus yahan mein akela hun aur yeh kaam to khatam ho k de he nahi raha, bus jaldi se yeh project khatam hoga aur mein wapas a jaoon ga..." Armaan took a deep breath...

"Chalo acha hai, mein bhi tumhe bohat yaad karti hun tumhe... Armaan!! ek baat batao, kabhi... koi bhi aisi ladki nahi takrai tumse jiss k saath tum zindagii bitana chaho??" Ananya asked softly..

"Arre mom!! app phirse uss shaadi k topic pe a gai???" Armaan rolled his eyes...

"Kyun??? ab tumhari shaadi ki umar bhi to ho gai hai... ghar pe sab ko kitna intezaar hai tumhari shaadi ka... aur tum ho k shaadi k naam se he door bhaag jate ho.." Ananya raised an eye brow...

"Mom!! shaadi k saath kitni saari zimaddariyani bhi to a jati hain... mein ..chh.." Armaan chuckled

"Armaan!! zindagii aise nahi chalti... tum jis tarah chirr rahe ho naa??? usse saaf pata chalta hai k tumhe aj tak kabhi kisi bhi ladki se pyaar nahi hua.." Annaya tried to make him understand...

"Dekhna, jis din wo aye gi naa... yeh jisko tum zimmadaari ka naam de rahe ho naa??? yeh khushi ban jayegi phir... Aur mujhe poora yaqeen hai k tumhare dill ko parhne wali jaldi he aye gii.." Annaya looked at Armaan lovingly...

"Arre cut it out mom!!! app bhi kya le kar beth gai??? dill ko parhne wali and stuff!! Agar jaisa app keh rahi hain wesa hota hai to mere saath to aj tak hua nahi... Aur mujhe app par poora bharosa hai, app mere liye jisse bhi pasand kareingi, wohi meri bhi pasand hogi..." Armaan finally gave up at that point...

"Chalo phir ab se mein apni bahu ki talaash shuru kar dun???" Annanya giggled...

"Mom!!! Mujhe neend a rahi hai ab.." Armaan whined

"Hahahaha!!! acha chalo jao ab tum so jao!!" Ananya laughed...

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Armaan used to get lot of free time after office so he never hired any help... cleaning, washing, cooking... no matter whatever it is he does it by himself only and that was the only thing he never told at home or else he knew Rahul and Rohail will make lot of fun out of it and other members of home will scold him for that...

"Kya sab ki sab meri shaadi karwane k peeche par gaye hain?? Biwi mere sir pe mussalat ho jaye gii aur inhe apni tafreeh ki pari hai... huh!!" Armaan rolled his eyes..

After washing cloths and dishes, he started cleaning house which he do twice in a week.. Suddenly he started taking hiccups..

"Yeh hichkiyaan kyun ane lagi mujhe??" Armaan thought taking a glass of water to drink...

"Phir koi shaadi ki planning kar rahe honge sab... aur koi kaam thodi hai kisi ko iss k ilaawa..." Armaan murmured.

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"Ladki to bohat achi hai... aur iss baat mein koi shak nahi... to kya khayal hai??" Dadi asked everyone as they all gathered in the hall after coming from a party where Ananya met her long lost friend Padma Malhotra who had come with her husband and only daughter Muskaan and seemed like Muskaan Malhotra with her blue eyes and dimpled smile had captured the hearts of all the Maliks barring Armaan but to his defense he was not present.

"Mujhe bhi bohat pasand hai... bilkul wesi jaisi humne Armaan k liye sochi thi.." Ananya too smiled.

"Haan bohat he pyari lagi mujhe to..." Tanya added...

"Bus to phir chalao baat.." Vijay gave a final nod.

"Arre lekin bhai se nahi poochen gay kya??" Rohail interrupted...

"Haan haan... mazak apni jagah lekin bhai ka bhi to koi decision matter karta hai naa??? ap rishta bhej dein aur phir bhai ko pasand nahi i to??" Rahul added...

"Tum donow to chup he raho... Armaan k chamche..." Arjun asked them to keep quiet.

"Armaan ko koi aitraaz nahi hoga... jo hoga uski khushi se hoga... bus!!!" Ananya shut off Rohail and Rahul.

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A few weeks later

Armaan was sleeping peacefully in his room when he heard the door bell... He rubbed his eyes and looked at his watch which was showing 3 am in New York...

"Iss waqt kaun a gaya hai??? Wo bhi yahan???" Armaan made a face and got up to see...

"He opened the main door with a yawn where Rahul and Rohail were standing with their bags...

"Kya bhai?? aur deir se kholte darwaza..." Rahul complained and without giving him any chance to question, both of them entered.

"Tum??? oh hello!! tum donow yahan kya kar rahe ho??? wo bhi achanak iss tarah???" Armaan rubbed his eyes not able to believe what he saw.

"Kyun??? ghar mein kisi ko chupa k rakha hai?? jo humare ane se pareshaan ho rahe ho???" Rohail teased...

"Chup bay! Tum pehle mujhe yeh batao k tum donow yahan kaise???" Armaan asked while closing the door...

"Socha chuttiyaan manein!!" Rahul laughed.

"Mujhe pagal samjha hai tum donow ne???" Armaan frowned...

"Haan!! wohi to banne wale ho tum bhai!!" Rohail laughed...

"Dafa ho jao! mein sone ja raha hun, meri neend kharab kardi.." Armaan threw a sofa cusion at them and marched towards his room...

"Bhai se baat kase karoge??? joote lagaye gaa yeh to humay..." Rohail asked Rahul when Armaan went back to sleep...

"Hum koi rishta le kar aye hain jo baat kareinge???? Hum baat thodi karein gay hum to tafreeh lengey..." Rahul gave an evil smile...

In the Morning... Armaan woke up with a jerk feeling himself getting wet with water...

"Gadhon!! atay he shuru ho gaye tum donow???" He yelled at Rahul and then glared at Rohail who was laying lazily while reading a book on the other side of the bed...

"Meine kuch nahi kiya!!!" Rohail put his hands up hiding his smile...

"Tum donow kar kya rahe ho yahan??? wahan ka kaam kaun sambhale gaa??" Armaan asked snatching away the water bottle from Rahul...

"Hum yahan apni marzi se nahi aye hain... bheje gaye hain..." Rohail chuckled...

"Arre lekin kisne bheja hai tum donow ko yahan mera dimagh kharab karne??? aur kyun???" Armaan made a face and threw the remaining water on Rahul..

"Dad ne bheja hai... bole Armaan ki madad karo wahan ja kar so taa ke ... tum apna kaam khatam karke jaldi se India lauto !!! Tumhari band jo bajani hai..." Rohail mimicked...

"Kya bakwaas hai yeh???" Armaan glared at them...

"Abhi to humne bakwaas shuru he nahi ki..." Rahul passed an innocent look...

"Kya???" Armaan narrowed his eyes...

"Arre kuch nahi bhai!!! tumhe tung karne ka bohat mann kar raha tha to a gaye, socha thodi tafreeh bhi ho jaye gii..." Rohail finally ended the teasing session...

"To aise bolo naa... Lekin tum donow ko dekh kar ujhe koi positive vibes nahi a rahi hai... kuch to garbar kar k aye ho tum donow..." Armaan shot a doubtful look at them...

"Kya bhai??? yahan aa k bilkul he bore ho gaye ho... mazak bhi nahi samajhte..." Rahul threw himself on the sofa..

"O..teri!! tum donow k chakkar mein bhool gaya k 10 baje meri meeting hai aur 8 yahin baj gaye hain..." Armaan hit his head against his palm and ran into the washroom...

"Abay marwaye gaa kya?? Gharwalon ne ek serious zimmadari de k bheja hai humay... " Rohail got a bit serious...

"Arre pata hai yaar!! dekha nahi akele reh reh k kitna boring hogaya hai bhai! Choti choti baat pe to chirr jata hai, aise mein baat ki to joote parein gay... Kuch proper planning karni paregi... " Rahul said while crossing his legs

"Haan!!! wese tu kya chahta hai??? bhai ko haan kehna chahiye ya nhi???" Rohail asked...

"Yaar!! Muskaan waqai achi hai, i think they will make a good couple... to haan mein yehi chahta hun k haan kahe bhai... Lekin yahan k asaar to kuch aur he bata rahe hain... aise he chalta raha to haan to door shaadi ki baat se he chir jaye gaa yeh.." Rahul rolled his eyes..

"Hmmm... yaani mission patao bhai chaloo karna pare gaa..." Rohail said while scratching his head.