it was 3 in the afternoon, both you and tilak were scrolling reels, while laying on the bed.
it's been kind of a habit of his and yours after eating lunch.
your head was on his shoulder and arms around his body.
suddenly when tilak turned off his phone mid reel and looked at you, you got startled by the sudden movement as you asked,
"if you are free this time, will you come to tirupati with me?"
tilak had this thing, whenever he achieved something big or something big approached, he would go to tirupati to seek blessings.
you being a north indian, never had the chance to go to tirupati.
and because of your annoying workmates, you never had the chance to take more than 1 day holiday whenever tilak asked you to come with him.
you quickly opened your phone to see in your office calendar to see if anyone has taken any leaves in the upcoming days, it was empty.
you happily looked at him, and you said
tilak broke into a smile as he said,
"finally, let's take you to tirupati"
you quickly jumped out of the bed as you went to get your laptop, you quickly sat down on the floor only and wrote an email to your boss about taking a 3 day holiday.
after posting it, you went back to the room and sat beside tilak
he was on a call with his manager telling him to book the tickets for tirupati.
as the call declined he looked at you happily as he said,
"tumhe kabse tirupati leke jaana chahta tha pata hai, i am so happy"
you looked at him as he said this, you presses a kiss on his cheeks as you giggled
as you kissed him you remembered something
you quickly got up and looked at him panicked and said
"tilak i need clothes for tirupati, remember you told me that we can only wear kurtis and sarees there? and i want to wear a south indian saree, like the half saree and all and i don't have any idea on which one to buy or how to wear one"
tilak looked at you calmly as he said
"don't worry prema, ask my mom she'll help you. once we reach tirupati we'll go straight to amma's house"
you looked at him thankfully as you started packing your other clothes.
tirupati felt nice, so nice.
even though you have just entered the airport, you can feel the energy, it was exciting for you as this was the first time you were visiting south.
"prema, if you feel anything off or bad just tell me at that time only okay dint hesitate", tilak said leaning down so you can hear him properly, because outside of the airport there was a crowd, a crowd full of tilak fans and journalists, chanting his name
and you had to cross them, just to sit in the car.
last time when you were leaving a spot with him , one of the fans tried to grab you and you remained silent so that tilak doesn't snap at him in public, which could have resulted in a negative headline of him.
when tilak saw a clip of it later, instead of being angry with you he apologized, saying that he couldn't take care of you properly and said to please tell him right away if anything like this happens ever again.
you remembering that moved closer to tilak,
tilak seeing that quickly interlaced your fingers with his and moved forward shielding you from the cameras and opening the door of the car with his other hand.
when suddenly you heard one of the journalists say,
"are we expecting to hear any wedding bells this year for you guys?"
and for some reason that made tilak freeze for a sec while you just ignored it and sat in the car.
"hi amma how are you?" said tilak hugging his mom tightly, while you stood beside him admiring their reunion.
"i am fine, and you, you are so much more pretty than the pictures" she said hugging you tightly and kissing the side of your head.
as you both stepped inside the house, the photo frames on the wall grabbed your attention, you slowly walked towards the photos and stood silently observing them.
when suddenly tilak wrapped his arms around your waist, and rested his chin on your head.
you both looked at the photos together feeling a sense of comfort and peace.
after eating dinner, tilak told his mom that you and him will be visiting the temple tomorrow and also asked her to help you with the saree in your behalf.
in the morning you woke up feeling excited and happy as you quickly bathed and went to his mother to take the help, you thought she'll go out with you to buy a new saree when she took you to her room
"agar tumhe pehena ho tabhi pehna haan mera man rakhne keliye nahi", she said taking out a saree
a beautiful white and yellow half saree
"yeh iske appa ne mujhe gift ki thi, iski pehli century par kehke ki mera bhi contribution hai, yeh saree bohot pasand hai isko, agar tumhe pehna ho toh batao"
"aunty agar aap ko koi dikkat na ho toh, bilkul aunty, yes bohot hi sundar saree"
she just smiled at you as she helped you to wear the saree and give you the matching accessories.
in the meantime, tilak woke up, bathed and got ready as it took him less time to get ready, he sat on the couch in the living area waiting.
he was about to call out for you when you came out of the room.
hearing the door open, he looked up and saw you.
his heart skipped a beat as he saw you in the half saree, its not that he hasn't seen you in saree before but this saree was special to him,
he looked at you without blinking as his mind went blank when suddenly his mother snapped him out of his dreams saying
"haan haan, teri hi girlfriend hai bas kar ab"
you hearing that blushed as tilak lowered his head smiling blushingly.
he cleared his throat as he said,
"you look really pretty prema, cala andaga undi"
you not knowing what he said quickly looked at his mom, who just shaked her head helplessly.
there was so much crowd again in front of the temple as they got to know that tilak is visiting.
tilak having the access to the vvip quickly grabbed your hand and entered the temple from the side gate which had better security.
you quickly entered as you guys had to wait in line even in the vvip section.
while waiting in the line, tilak was playing with your pallu or was annoying you by squeezing your face and tracing shapes at your exposed lower back.
as you and him slowly approached the statue, he got a little silent and just played with your fingers slightly.
when you and him reached the statue he quickly joined his hands and closed his eyes as you did the same and seek for blessings and presented your wishes to the statue
tilak was done before you and saw you still closing your eyes murmuring something, his eyes saw you with full of love and devotion.
you opened your eyes after a minute and you looked at tilak,
after seeking the blessings, you guys were told to wait in the waiting area as the prashad would be given there.
you and him both went to the waiting area,
you were a little hesitant to sit in the slightly dirty marble as you looked around to find a chair
when suddenly tilak sat down spreading his legs and asked you to sit on his lap
you were unsure whether to sit on him as you guys were in public when he grabbed your wrist and made you sit down on his lap
you were shocked by this and quickly grabbed his shoulder for support.
you shook your head in a no as you said,
"no tilak, everyone's watchi-"
you looked at him defeated as you rested your head on his shoulder and played with the collar of his kurti.
after 5-10 minutes the prashad was shared with everyone
both of you ate in the same prashad plate and left the temple to go back home.
you guys were walking on the ground where tilak used to practice when he was small.
after reaching the centre of the ground
tilak pointed out the sky saying,
"see, the sun looks so pretty"
hearing that you quickly looked at the sun, getting lost in its beauty
you turned to show tilak something,
he was kneeling in front of you, holding a beautiful diamond ring.
he looked at you with tears in his eyes as he said,
"you are the blessing i seek for when i pray to god prema, i can never have enough words to describe my love for you, in victories and in defeats all i want is you beside me, will you marry me?"
you felt a rush of happiness as you broke down in tears nodding continuously and hugged him tightly sitting down.
he hugged you back, as he pressed a kiss to your ear.
after a moment he puts his hands on the sides of your face as he pulls you off the embrace, he holds your left hand as he slides the ring on your ring finger.
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tilakvarma9 The answer to all my prayers❤️
[prema is love in telugu and cala andaga undi is very pretty]
hiiiii, bhai 2 din mein boards hai i kid you not😭😭, btw happy valentine's day lovesss</3
