He sat upright, pulling her with him.

“You didn't sleep? What happened?” He asked worried and she did nothing but hug him tightly.

“I'm sorry. Because of me, you fell two times on the floor” She told crying and he looked confused at her.

“When?” He asked confused.

“I pushed you and that's how you fell now” She told with tears rolling down her eyes.

“Oh” He told chuckling and she parted from the hug confused.

“I was thinking how did I reach the floor. It's ok but why did you push me? Any reason?” He asked and she pouted.

“You hugged me and I tried to separate you from me. I tried calling you but you were sleeping and I pushed you. You fell on the floor directly” She told and he burst out laughing.

“Did you just cry for that? God! Are you for real Anika?” He asked chuckling and she looked confused at him.

He shook his head and made her lie back on the bed, then covered her with the duvet.

“Sleep” He told patting her arm, then took the pillow before getting down the bed.

“Where are you going?” She asked shocked.

“I'll sleep on the couch otherwise I'll disturb you again” He told and she frowned.

“Who told you that you're disturbing me?” She asked with a frown.

He shrugged as he kept the pillow on the couch and lied down there. She huffed and got down the bed before standing near the couch, right in front of him.

“Come and sleep on the bed” She told with a frown.

“I'll sleep here Anika. Now go and sleep on the bed. I'm too tired to argue with you” He told closing his eyes and she sat on the floor beside him.

“You know me very well. I won't go” She told and he sighed.

“This is better Anika. If I sleep there, somehow I'll hug you because I move a lot while sleeping” He told.

“Who stopped you from hugging me?” She asked and he looked at her.

“If I hug you, it'll be a disturbance for you”

“Shivaay Singh Oberoi, go and sleep on the bed now. This is an order” She told with a frown and he chuckled.

“Order from whom?” He asked.

“From your wife. Now go” She told and he turned to the other side making her frown.

“Fine! I'll sleep on this floor. If I get fever tomorrow, I'll tell everyone that it is because of you that I got fever. Bhaiyya and bhabhi will kill you. They trusted you to look after their sweet little Anika and you're doing this to her? Even God won't forgive you for this. I'll ask my Shivji to give a good punishment to you. If you hurt me, Shivji won't leave you alone. I'm his favorite devotee and———”

He covered her mouth as he looked at her with wide eyes.

“How can you talk like this?” He asked and she bit his hand and he took his hand back with a squeal.

“Will you come and sleep on the bed?” She asked and he shook his head.

“Ok” She told and got up from the floor before setting on the bed. He smiled and closed his eyes

“Hello bhaiyya, this is your sister Anika” Shivaay opened his eyes startled only to see Anika sitting on the bed holding the phone on her ear.

“How are you? Ok listen carefully. Your bestie na, my husband. Ya ya correct Shivaay! So you remember. Good boy! He is not sleeping on the bed” She told and Shivaay rushed to her before snatching the phone from her.

“Let him sleep anywhere! Why are you ruining my sleep idiot!” Arnav asked yawning loudly.

“You're an idiot. Don't call her idiot” Shivaay told with a frown.

“You husband and wife solve your problem together. Leave me alone yaar” Arnav whined and Shivaay chuckled.

“Go back to sleep. Good night”

“God bless me with so many cute nieces and nephews. Good night” Arnav told sleepily before hanging the call while Shivaay's ears turned red hearing that.

“What did he say?” Anika asked with a wide smile and he chuckled before giving the phone back to her.

“Nothing much” He told and was about to turn to the couch when she held his hand.

“If you sleep there, you'll get backache. Please” She told and he turned to her.

“If I sleep here, then also I'll get backache because somehow I'll fall off the bed” He told and she pouted.

“I'll sleep on the couch then” She told and he shook his head.

“You won't fit in that couch?” he told controlling his chuckle.

“Why won't I fit?” She asked with a frown.

“You won't fit. That's it. No more arguments. I'm going to sleep” He told turning to walk to the couch.

Before he could walk, she held his hand and pulled him to the bed making him fall directly on top of her. Her eyes widened as she looked at his face. He quickly tried to get off her but his feet slipped due to the awkward position making him fall on her again. She had held the collars of his kurta scared while he looked at her. Realising what he was doing, he pressed both his hands on the bed and was about to get up but her hold on him prevented him from doing so.

“Leave me Anika” He told and she took some time to register his question in her mind owing to their proximity that was disturbing her.

“Ha?” She asked confused.

“You're holding onto my kurta. Leave it” He told trying not to look at her face lest he do something that both of them regret later.

“What?” She asked again and he held her hand with his one hand, practically pulling her wrist away harshly before getting off her.

She sat upright and looked at him who was drinking water, pouring it directly into his mouth from the jug as if he had been dehydrated for a whole week.

“Why did you drink so much water?” She asked confused and he turned to her keeping the empty jug on the table.

“I felt thirsty” He told with a frown before lying down on the couch squeezing his eyes shut.

“Forget it! My dear brain please forget it! Forget it please” He chanted in his mind as he tried hard to sleep.

A few minutes later, he felt a movement beside him. He turned only to find Anika sleeping on the floor covered herself with duvet from head to toe.

“Anika” He shouted angrily and she flinched but didn't uncover her face.

He got down the couch carefully with a frown before carrying her from the floor and placing her on the bed.

“I have my own legs with which I can walk till there and sleep on the floor again” She told peeking her head out of the duvet and he hit his forehead irritated.

Finally accepting his defeat, he settled on the bed after taking the pillow from the couch. She smiled widely before covering him with the duvet. He so wanted to get angry at her but all he felt was to hug her tightly and hide her in his arms, away from the world. She was too cute for his liking.

“Good night Patidev. Wow! Now onwards, I'll call you Patidev” She told and he rolled his eyes making her chuckle.

She took his hand and held it towards her head before closing her eyes with a smile.

“I won't go anywhere” He told and she looked at him with narrowed eyes.

“I don't trust you in this” She told with closed eyes and he smiled.

••|To Be Continued|••

A/N: Sooooo.... How was it? Good or bad?