Never realised last part was so cute and funny. Glad that everyone liked it a lot. I was apprehensive about it but happy now. Love you loads ❤❤❤

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“I applied for executive assistant” She told with a frown.

“You should be happy that you got personal assistant instead. Executive assistant is more tiring you see” He told as he put on the seatbelt.

“Personal assistant is less tiring? Isn't it your conspiracy so that I'll always be with you?” She asked and he -not so innocently- pinched his throat.

“I have nothing to do with this” He told, your bhaiyya definitely has he thought but didn't voice out.

“Whatever! How was my performance. Rate on 1-10” She asked with a wide smile and he smiled back.

“9. That one is reduced so that your ego won't boost up” He told and she twisted her mouth.

“Did you interview Naina?”

“Which Naina?” He asked confused and she turned to him excitedly before narrating everything that happened as she sat there.

He burst out laughing and she chuckled.

“That girl didn't have any doubt?”

“She had but then I changed the topic before she could recognize me. You should have seen her face when she praised about you and bhaiyya” She told and he chuckled.

“What will she feel when she comes to know who you're?” He asked and she shrugged.

“I didn't think about that. What are the chances that I'll see her after today?” She asked.

“Didn't you see her while checking the results?”

“No”

“Did you check for her name?”

“No”

“Then how can you say that?” He asked and she widened her eyes.

“Oh my God! She'll feel bad right?” Anika asked and he nodded.

“I want to tell sorry to her” She told restlessly and Shivaay held her palm in his.

“It's ok. You didn't want to create an additional scene there so you didn't reveal your identity. Like you said, what is the probability that you'll see her again” He told and she sighed.

“Leave all that. Where's my treat?” He asked.

“What treat do you want?”

“An ice cream will do” He told and she chuckled.

“Such a small treat? I'll buy two ice creams for you” She told and he chuckled.

She looked at his palm which was holding hers and turned to look at him. He was completely oblivious to the fact that he was still holding her hand. She tried to take her hand out of his hold and he turned to her briefly before looking at his hand. He was about to take his hand back when she held it.

“Let it be” She told softly before holding his palm in between both her palms making him smile.

“Do you want Pani Puri?” He asked and she turned to him, shocked.

“——From the restaurant” He added and she frowned.

“No thank you”

“How about ice cream?” He asked and she thought for sometime.

“Not a bad option. Do we have time?” She asked and he checked his watch.

“It's just 6. We have ample of time” He told and she nodded.

“But don't finish the whole ice cream in that shop” He told and she burst out laughing.

“Wait a second, stop the car” She screeched and he slammed the break startled.

“What happened?” He asked shocked and she got out of the car excited before rushing towards a lady about her age. Shivaay shook his head and parked the car properly on the side before getting out to see who it was.

“What are you saying?” Anika asked shocked looking at the lady whom Shivaay identified to be Chanda.

“Anand was not ready” Chanda told in choking voice and Shivaay turned to Anika confused.

“Baby——Did you——did you kill it?” Anika asked ignoring Shivaay as tears rolled down her eyes and Chanda nodded with her head down.

Shivaay looked shocked at Chanda as he vaguely understood what she was saying.

“Why did you do that?” Anika asked hugging Chanda who cried in her hold.

“I had no other way” Chanda told in between her tears.

“You had no other way? We were there weren't we? If your husband wasn't ready, we would have made him understand! Why did you have to kill that innocent life?” It was Shivaay who asked in rage and both Anika and Chanda looked shocked at him.

“Bhaiyya you don't understand. We weren't financially stable for a baby now. It's not that Anand didn't want a baby” Chanda told softly.

“Is money everything? Can you live without guilt now? Can you live peacefully Chanda?” Shivaay asked angrily and Anika held his hand.

“Don't make her more miserable now. You're doing no help” Anika told through gritted teeth and shivaay turned his face away taking a deep breath.

“Where are you going now?” Anika asked softly.

“Simply came to walk around. I was feeling so miserable sitting at home alone” Chanda told wiping her tears.

“I'll come later. You go now” Anika told turning to Shivaay.

“I'm not going anywhere leaving you alone. If you want privacy, I'll leave you both in the ice cream shop and wait in the car” Shivaay told and Anika turned to Chanda.

“Let's have some ice cream. Come!” Anika told and Chanda was about to deny when Anika glared at her. She nodded having no other option.

*

“What would you have done if you were in her husband's place?” Anika asked looking at Shivaay as soon as Chanda left and he was taken aback with the question.

“Why?” He asked.

“Just answer. Would you have asked me to kill our baby?” She asked looking into his eyes.

“NO! OF COURSE NOT” he told scandalised.

“Then what would you have done? You don't have money to look after your pregnant wife or baby properly. What would you have done to make everything work?” She asked.

“It's just a baby not some American president. How much expense will a baby have? Nine months are there right? I would have found some good job by then. These are all simple justifications Anika. That guy was not ready for a baby but made her pregnant and emotionally forced her to abort it. Where there is a will, there is a way. If he was ready to accept that baby, he would have found some or the other way to make it work” Shivaay told and Anika looked at him.

“What if you're not mentally ready for a baby?”

“Do you think I'm so heartless? It's a baby and it has a beating heart. What if I'm not ready? I wouldn't ever ask to abort that baby. Leave asking, I won't think about that because a baby is the symbol of it's parents' love and if we kill that symbol, what's the whole point of saying I love yous to each other?” He asked and she smiled faintly looking at him.

“Still——”

“Anika, If I make you pregnant, I will accept that baby ok. I'm not that spineless and now stop asking these type of baseless questions” He told with a frown and she closed her mouth before turning to the window as her face turned red.

The whole journey to Oberoi Mansion was silent as Anika rewinded each and every word of Shivaay again and again in her mind while Shivaay was still angry at Chanda and her husband and was still thinking about that.

He stopped the car and she turned to him only to see him frowning.

“God will punish him later. For now, stop thinking all those” She told and he sighed before nodding.

••|To Be Continued|••

A/N: *rubbing hands anxiously* how was it?!