"Miracles do knock on your door at any time." Now he understood the real meaning behind those words. It was not for one or two years, he's been in love with her for a complete 8 years. The moment he saw her at his grandfather's birthday party. Her giggles and shy nature caught his attraction, he never understood he was in love with her until his mom showed her a picture for the marriage. She didn't wear specs anymore. But that didn't stop him from saying yes to the marriage the next moment. But when he got to know about her feelings for someone else on their wedding night, he felt the real heartbreak. The woman whom he loves is loving someone else.

It didn't take him a minute to confront her parents and meet the person whom she loves, but when he knew that guy whom she was in love with accepted the money from her father to leave her, he stopped chasing him. Neither he could leave her heartbroken revealing the truth about Parveen to her, nor he could see her in pain living under the same roof. He would have given her the divorce right then if Parveen feels the same way as she did, but he didn't deserve her. And he decided to stay most of the day outstation. But slowly they became friends started to share things. And he was happy with her change, also her loyalty, when her ex-boyfriend visited her in her office, but she refused to meet him showing her marital status. When he asked about that, she told him how much she values marriage, further added she didn't want to confuse him by staying as a friend. And it was the first time she shared about her past relationship with him that made him fall for her hard.

But everything spoiled when their stupid discussion about "Love and Sex" turned into a major turning point in their life. Shivaay always helps Anika with her books, and when she had a deep confusion about love and sex and how they are interlinked with each other, shivaay decided to clear her, for him, sex is the language of love beyond human need. But Anika didn't agree with him. When he further tried to explain to her, he lost his control and it just started with a kiss, when she reciprocated with equal passion, he couldn't stop. Her look scared him, but her cooperation turned him on repeatedly, he was barely in control. He showed her how much he loved her that night, his touch, and his kisses made her crazy and he felt that.

But in the morning, he couldn't match his eyelids with her even though she didn't ask him anything. He left his office early but expected her call every few minutes, he set his mind for a candlelight dinner that evening, but instead of her, their apartment security called him and conveyed the news. He was shattered.

He was not in the position to think he blamed himself for her condition, she fell from the balcony and suffered because of him. Over that time, he decided he was not the one to her. Her father slapped him when he told him the fake reason behind her suicide attempt. If his father didn't stop him, he was ready to take every criminal charge for forcing her to attempt suicide. But he was free from every charge, and his wife also started to recover. While then, his father decides to send him Newyork to look after their business over there. He was also convinced but before leaving he wanted to meet Anika. At least from far away. But that meet turned into a beautiful turn and they are now, together, and still, he couldn't believe the fate.

"So, you're leaving tonight? To New York." She asked him in a disappointed tone keeping her head on his shoulder in their beach house. They were sitting in the same position for a long time also he was smelling like strawberry.

"No. Not anymore!" He said and kissed her head.

"But it sounds important to your career," Anika said while looking at his side. Even if didn't say so, he agreed to the fact that it's important to his career and his company growth.

"Listen to me." She turned to his side and got his attention; his arm was still around her body.

"Yes madam!" He turned his attention towards his wife.

"Don't change your plans, go to New York." She said holding his other palm which was in her lap. For a while he was confused, they sorted their issues before a while and why she's asking him to leave him.

"What?"

"Yes, I am sure. It's especially important to your career and I shouldn't be a reason to stop you from growing."

"But Ani, we just now sorted our issues, how can you expect me to leave you?" He asked her.

"Who said you're leaving me? We will move in together. I know I can't come with you right the way tonight. Also, my treatments... It would be just for a month or two." She spoke.

"But your work?" He asked her.

"I hope you know I am on a break. And I can write from wherever I am in. So don't worry about that?" She replied with a convincing answer.

"Okay, then. I will go first and arrange everything. But don't know how I am going to live without you." He said, he was worried, and he didn't expect this separation to arrive. If it was possible, he will take her to Newyork right the way. But her treatments and the situation are also worse. Even though they sorted everything between them their families are still in the picture.

"Look for an individual house possible? No apartments." She warned him while chuckling.

"Not even in my dreams I will look for apartments to live in with you, I am feeling like phobic to apartments." He said chuckling, she chuckled back and kissed him on his cheek before hugging him tightly. His heart skipped a beat when she hugged him out of a sudden. Somewhere inside him, there was a voice that his life turned upside down in a few hours.

"When is the flight?" She asked him in the hugging posture.

"11 PM tonight." He said hugging her back close to him.

"And we have exactly 12 hours to spend together." She replied.

"Yes." He kissed her forehead.

"I think I am going to miss you to the core, I can feel the trailer of our separation." She said hugging him.

"That's why I am saying I will stay, but you're not understanding." He complained.

"And I am not that much selfish to stop you." She spoke.

"Video call me daily. And whenever you get time, call me. Don't give me an excuse of time difference." She further added.

"Okay." He said while taking her in his lap.

"You too take care of your health, don't annoy your mother to have medicines." He added.

"I will do that." She promised.

"And start writing." He spoke. He knew she stopped writing also stopped posting anything on her social media pages. She raised her head from his neck crook and looked at him confusingly.

"I don't feel like writing!" She replied and hugged him back.

"Why?"

"Don't know. After reading that book, I had written about Parveen, I feel demotivated." She replied, he guessed her answer the way she conveyed the hate to the book she wrote about her ex. For that, he won't let her stop writing.

"Start writing about us, you will feel motivated." He replied and she chuckled back.

"Nice idea, I will try." She replied and kissed him on his neck crook, and he started to lose control. Before he could completely lose his control responding to her neck kisses, he stopped her and broke the hug.

"What happened?" She asked him disappointed. And he didn't want to disappoint her, only he know he wanted this life.

"I am losing it." He said in a husky tone.

"Am I looking like a woman who is afraid to make the first move? The world is changing, Mr. Oberoi." She said and smiled at him. And it became a past tense, he lost his control, her look turned him on that moment.

"No, you're different! My bold queen." He responded to her before kissing her. That kiss reminded him their first time, it has equal passion and love...? He knew she love him right now, but does she love him when they make love for the first time? With her touch and the way her fingers unbuttoned his shirt, everything was the same. It means his patience didn't go in vain, she already started to fall for him without her knowledge. He carried her to the bed when their eyes locked with passion.

"You're perfect, my darling!" He said while carefully placing her in the bed and planting his chain of kisses in her neck making her gasp in pleasure. His palm slipped under her top and unhooked her bra, in no moment, he took off her top from her body along with her inner garments. He didn't show any urgency. But looked at every wound mark in her body due to the injury and kissed every part, she jerked in when he kissed the mark in her lower abdomen and moved upwards slowly. He knows he was teasing her, but he wanted her to take in that nothing will stop him to love her the way he does. When he grabbed her assets with his palm, she heaved out a deep breath from her body. He didn't speak but let his actions speak on behalf.

He moved upwards and drew his kissing pattern from her lips, earlobe, neck leaving marks, and kissed her in-between her breasts. He loved the way she responded to his kisses and grabbed his hair in her palms. And he started his sweet torture while kissing one and playing with the other.

"Stop, please..." She murmured. He guessed only her words said so. And he moved downwards and pulled down her leggings. Her pantie was soaking wet. He didn't wait a moment but started moving forward kissing her inner thighs. He didn't raise his head; he know he will witness his clueless wife. And strong moan was heard when he kissed her in her core, her legs shivered until he grabbed them on his control. In a few minutes, she came along with a strong moan. He felt too hard, and he was still in his pants. He unbuckled his belt and moved close to her to know her concern, she turned red and refused to meet his eyes when he hovered her.

"Is that... blush?" He asked her. She turned towards him and smiled wide.

"I promised you, remember?" She asked him and chuckled. Over then, she casually looks at his naked self and returned her vision to his eyes when she witnessed his arousal.

"What happened?" He chuckled.

"First time... Not even watched, just read..." She spoke.

"And... What have you read?" He asked while she widened her legs for him. She couldn't reply, he guided himself inside her slowly when she grabbed his shoulder for support, he looked at her tightly closed eyelids. But no words were conveyed, instead, he jerked her in slowly. He waited till she gets adjusted. And he thrust in a normal when he felt same pleasure from another side, he increased the speed.

"I think..." She moaned.

"Me too..." He replied and sealed her lips with a kiss, and they came together. A smile of completeness appeared on their lips when they parted the kiss. He rolled away taking her in his embrace. They didn't speak anything but gazed at each other with smiles.

"It's..." She stopped and completed the sentence with a smile.

"It's..." He asked her chuckling back.

"Bookish..." She said chuckling hard in his embrace. He was confused but laughed along with her.

"Why do you say so?" He asked her.

"Because in most of the books, it will be always in woman's favor..." She replied.

"Well... Can you explain?" He asked tightening his hug.

"You didn't allow me to touch you. It's like traveling in a one-way road." She chuckled. She's bold, his body hardens when he imagined the opposite.

"Do I have to say sorry?" He asked her, and instead of replying to him, she kissed him.

"Save your sorry. I will forgive you in my way when I reach Newyork." She said and kissed him again. In that case, he will take her with him right then. But before he could reply, his phone rang.

"Hey, take your call, it may be something important." She insisted on him when he ignored his calls. He took the phone from his pant which was laying on the floor. It's his mom, she was worried when he left to meet her. But he didn't give hope to anyone in their family about their patch-up, but they patched up.

"Shivaay... Where are you?" His mom, Pinky asked him.

"Me..." He struggled to reply, how could he tell all the happenings with her single question.

"We are waiting for you in the temple, come soon." Pink sounded worried, it was his mom who had lofty expectations of their wedding and marital life, and she was disappointed with him when it ended abruptly. And now she didn't even ask about the meet.

"Okay, I will be there, soon... Maa..." He said and kept his phone aside when she disconnected her phone first. Also, his mom got hurt by his lies, but now when everything turned in favor there was no point in continuing his lie.

"Who's that?" Anika asked.

"Mom." He replied in a low tone.

"Oh, you have a family also, right? I forgot. Do I have in-laws? I am scared..." She freaked out.

"Yes, I have a family I didn't jump from the sky." He chuckled.

"And they all love you... Don't worry..." He said bent down to kiss her cheek.

"They all... How many members?" She asked in a panic tone.

"Ten... Including us..." He replied kissing her shoulder trying to get her back to his embrace.

"TEN...JUST TEN..." She screamed hell out and sat up in a jerk covering her with a duvet. And he never saw her in that state ever before. And he felt his life turning normal.

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