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Chapter 44 - Chapter 28.2: Confusion at the Gee's

Aiden suggested Samar take out Sakshi to the Gee's restaurant for a date: the most expensive one in town. Sakshi had bigger plans that night. She figured that if Samar was ready to take her out again, she must also step up her game.

Aiden suggested the same thing to Olivia, that is to take her blind date to the same location. Samar and Sakshi were already there, sitting on a table waiting for their drinks. As Olivia and Yuvan entered the restaurant, her gaze fell on Samar and his date. Not long after she spotted him, he looked back at her.

Both of them were shocked to see each other at the same restaurant, with nobody else there as everybody in town knew that the restaurant was too expensive. Olivia approached at Samar's table and said, "Well... hi Samar. Long time no see, eh?" Samar responded slowly, "It sure has." Olivia looked at Sakshi and asked with a fake smile on her face, "Samar! Won't you give me the pleasure of knowing this pretty young woman next to you?" Sakshi placed her hand on Samar's shoulder and replied by pulling him close, "I am Sakshi, Samar's girlfriend, and future wife!" Olivia's fake smile also wore off. Samar could actually see the pain in her eyes. Tears filled her eyes, and they began to flash red. But before that could become evident to Sakshi, she quickly wiped them away, saying that those were happy tears.

Suddenly, Yuvan arrived at the scene. Samar looked at him, and his eyes widened with curiosity. He asked, "Who do we have here?" Yuvan extended a hand to Samar and replied confidently, "Yuvan Kapoor, Olivia's bl--" Olivia interrupted by saying, "Fiancee! We're getting married next week!" Yuvan looked at her just as confused as everyone else there. But he responded by pulling Olivia closer to him and putting on a genuine smile. After an awkward silence, both of them carried on with their dates.

As Olivia and Yuvan sat on their table and ordered their drinks, Yuvan said, "Samar Anand the perfect romantic guy you met in 8th grade, and you still love him so much. He is really special to you, is he?" Olivia nodded her head and asked with confusion and fear, "How do you know that?" Yuvan replied, "Why do you think I have been so kind to you? Didn't you recognize me?" Olivia raised an eyebrow and asked with trembling hands, "No, who are you, really?" Yuvan cracked into a smile and replied, "My real name is Yukt Kapoor; Yash's younger brother." Olivia's eyes filled with tears, and she stared at Yuvan in disbelief.

She stammered, "W--what h-how d-did you--?" Yuvan held her hand, "Yes, Olivia, it's me. I'm the same Yukt Kapoor who hid a lot of things from you to protect you and my brother." Olivia asked with tears flashing in her eyes, "I really miss him. Wait a minute... what were you protecting me from?" Yukt's smile started to fade away, and he finally revealed to Olivia what he was hiding for the past 18 years.

Yukt blurted out with his eyes closed, "I liked you! I loved you a lot. Yeah... sure we were in 4th grade, and you must be thinking that we weren't mature enough. The day I was about to confess it to you, my brother told me that he had a crush on you! After that, I observed how you were around him, I noticed that you liked him too. So, I took a decision as a ten-year-old that I would never tell anyone about this. But when I saw you with Samar in the eighth grade, I realized that what you felt with Samar is the exact same way how I felt about you. I never wanted to take that away! From that time onwards, I always wanted to see you guys together. And I know that even after considering what is happening right now, you will be happy at the end of the story, not the one who walks away with regret. And do you know how do I know that?"

Olivia wiped her tears and asked slowly, "Why?" Yukt replied, smiling again, "Because that's not who you are. You never give up! That's what so beautiful about you." Olivia started beaming back. She just needed to be validated by someone whether she was doing the right thing. After the confession, Olivia and Yukt were having a good time and catching up with their lives after middle school. Samar saw them laughing and high-fiving each other, he couldn't help but feel apprehensive.

Soon enough, the waiter arrived at Samar's table and served them some champagne. As Samar had the champagne in one gulp, he spits everything out due to its horrible taste! He was shocked to see what was before him; THERE WAS A DIAMOND RING AGAIN! THIS TIME IN THE CHAMPAGNE!! Samar stared in disbelief and yelled, "ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!!!!" real loud in his head. On the outside, he was paralyzed with what was transpiring in front of him. Regardless Sakshi came down on one knee and commenced narrating a romantic proposal. Samar wasn't listening to any of that. Instead, he was staring at Olivia, who was hiding her reaction from him as he was aware that she heard everything.

Yukt witnessed Olivia's reaction: she was crying. He tried to comfort her, but unfortunately, nothing could mend the situation. Samar abandoned Sakshi by striding towards Olivia, grabbing her hand and dragging her out. Sakshi ran behind them to eavesdrop on their conversations as she knew that something was going on between them. Suddenly, Sarah, Aiden, Mavis, and Pauline arrive at the scene and launch themselves into the air! They all grab Sakshi and pull her back to stay in place. They all looked like excessive toppings piled up on a pizza!

As they reached outside the restaurant, Olivia's eyes were overflowing with tears, her nose was red and runny. Without thinking twice, he immediately presses his lips onto Olivia's before she could say anything. He holds her, and his grip got stronger as he pulled her closer towards him never to let go again. Olivia didn't pull back but eventually giving in by leaning onto him. A few moments later, they pull away with tears still flowing down their cheeks.

Samar closed his eyes and said, "I'm so sorry that I kept pushing you away! I was so hurt that my ego got the best of me. I never felt this way about anyone. And Sakshi... I never even wanted to be with her! The only reason I started dating again was to get over you! But you had me trapped! You still do! You have certain qualities in you that makes me fall for you over and over again! I thought that time would mend my pain, but it didn't. Sometimes, it doesn't. And as far as I can see your condition, I know that you feel the same way. But what's the point of all this now, you're getting married next week. And it's all my fault." As he turns around to walk away, Olivia yelled, "I am not getting married to Yukt!" Samar turned around with a confused expression on his face, and he asked in wonder, "Yukt? As in Yash's brother? But he said that his name--"

Olivia cut him out, "Yeah, I know he confessed his identity tonight. Samar, why did this even happen in the first place? I love you, you love me, then what's the point of all this? After a long moment of silence, Samar replied, "Maybe... God just wanted our love to evolve stronger. So that we don't face any significant griefs and pain in the future. Olivia, we are lucky that God brought us back together, even if it seemed impossible. Millions of people die with regrets. We're unfortunate that we're not one of them. I am going to make the most out of what I've got. I ain't pushing it away; not this time."

He knelt on one knee and said the following words, "Olivia... life has thrown a lot of challenges at us, which could seriously hurt our relationship. But instead of being threatened, we faced them together. And that has only made our relationship stronger and better. I believe that there's going to be more, but I want to be prepared before I face them again. Olivia Madhavan... will you be my girlfriend again?"

Without hesitating, Olivia replied with a smile while wiping her tears off, "Yes, Samar. I'm glad that we are starting over." Samar responded, "Oh, we're not starting over... we're resuming to what we left behind and making up for the pain we've caused each other." He pulled her into a warm embrace. A few moments later, Sakshi and Yukt came out of the restaurant with their arms linked. Samar pulled away from Olivia and said, "Okay... umm... this is awkward."

Yukt looked at Olivia, who was at the verge of laughing, "I am trying again, Olivia. Like you said, I am giving love a chance. You've taught me that it's worth fighting for." As they walk away, Samar and Olivia go inside and enjoy their expensive meal. Well... that's what they came for right?