"Oh? Just oh? " Rishi looked at them surprised.

Each of them acted as if they didn't hear anything.

"Are not you all shocked or a...angry? "Saanvi asked hesitantly.

Their focus turned to Saanvi. They gave her a soft smile.
Bela made her sit on the couch between her Mahir. Mahir dragged Rishi pulling his ear and made him sit beside him. Rishi scowled at Mahir for pulling his ears but was shut up with just a death glare.

"Saanvi dear, we knew about it since the beginning" Mahir caressed her head seeing her getting panicked at the revelation.

Bela held her hands in hers, "I was in a formal meeting with your father. When the meeting ended we were having some informal discussions since we have been great associates from the beginning. That day I saw you playing with Suchi. I liked you and decided to take it further after talking with the family and your father. "

"And we liked you too " The crazy family screamed cutting Bela in between.

Saanvi smiled at their sweet confession. There are so many people who like her. They consider her part of the family.

"Then both the families met and your father told us everything about you and Suchi. He wanted a family to accept both his daughters. Trust is the foundation of every strong relationship. And your father is an honest man who didn't want his daughter to have a fresh start with a web of lies. We want to let you know Saanvi that we love you and Suchi. We are proud of you. The courage you have.
And bache it was never your fault. " Andy patted her head with a soft smile lingering on his face.

All the while her super proud Husband was sitting beside his father with a joker grin and a puffed-up chest.

Saanvi was too overwhelmed to say even a word. She looked at them, all of them are great human beings. How did she get so lucky to get them?

Whatever she was going through in these five years she never thought she will ever have this happiness in her life.
She hadn't imagined that her life can be beautiful too when she was having all those suicidal thoughts. When she thought her life ended. When she felt pathetic about herself.

These people sitting in front of her didn't only love her but also taught her to love herself first. They always gave her space to have her time with herself. They made sure she took care of herself. She has to love herself, she has to value herself before she expects someone else to love her.

They taught her it was not selfish of her to take care of her first. A child senses the mother's emotions. If she won't be happy how will she make her child happy? She wanted to be the best mother for Suchi and that was only possible if she was best to herself.

With tears threatening to spill her eyes, she smiled at them gratefully.

"What was that drama for then? " Rishi jumped in referring to the drama he of a victim of. At the party and also at his home.

"That was just a coincidence that Suchi called you her Dadda. So we thought to just tease you a little" Mahir scoffed at him.

A little?

They were threatening to beat him to a pulp if he remember clearly. His very own father who is now very happily gossiping like 'mohalle-ki-aunty' was ready to shower him with a series of slaps.

" What do you take us as? Some drama company to overreact? You should be grateful for how gracefully we handled it all " Mahir twitched his lips at the shooting glares of his son.

Not a drama company to overreact?

Gracefully?

Rishi wanted the earth to swallow him at his father's blunt lies. Only he knows how much they have scared the shit out of him.

He was just on the sofa breathing angrily. He can't do anything because he loves them all too much. And another reason is they are elders and he is helpless.

"K for karma" Mahir patted his head leaving a flying kiss in the air for him to catch.

"Dadda, see" Suchi who was unaware of what was going came to show her new shoes to her Dadda, instantly melting his anger.

"Awww! My doll is looking so pretty " Rishi picked Suchi up in his lap and kissed her forehead.

"See this Dadda" She straightened her dress in his lap.

"So beautiful" Rishi animated his eyes like twinkling stars.

Suchi stood up in his lap, taking his face in her tiny palms she kissed his forehead, "Good Dadda".

" My doll" Rishi squeezed her in his strong arms carefully to which she giggled loudly making everyone go "aww" For them.

"See we have our main actor of the team" Sumi announced Suraj's presence.
Whom they have invited him for the dinner.

Saanvi got up and went to hug him. He reciprocated filling her in his warm embrace.

"Even you didn't tell me anything papa" She pouted with accusing eyes.

"I gave Rishi's photograph but fortunately you didn't see it making our plan easy. Now don't blame me" Suraj quickly defended chuckling at Saanvi's accusing face.

Smiling, everyone had their dinner with the goofball continuously entertaining them.

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Post dinner Saanvi was looking for her diary in which she kept the photograph her dad gave her that day.

When she found her diary the first thing she did was tear Sameer's picture into pieces. She forgot that she had his picture too. Throwing the unwanted material into the dustbin, she turned the pages of the diary, and there she found her husband in a blue shirt looking back at her smiling. Now she knew why Suchi called Rishi her father. That day the picture Suchi picked up was of Rishi's and not Sameer's.

She kept the diary back safely keeping Rishi's picture inside it.

A grin formed her lips. A sweet grin. What a lovely coincidence it was!

She moved towards the balcony where Rishi was sitting looking at the stars having his hot chocolate.

Today Suchi was sleeping with her Nanu as the family requested him to stay for the night. And Saanvi couldn't be happier. They genuinely cared for him.

Saanvi stepped toward him with slow steps. She sat beside him on the swing and he straightened up seeing her sit beside him. It was close. Not too close but close from their usual distance.

They let the minutes pass by in silence and comfortable air engulf them.

"Rishi" She whispered softly. "Hmm" He answered nervously.

"Do you love someone? " Her voice laced hesitancy and her heart was thumping with suspense. What if he gets offended and doesn't want to answer.

"I do" He said grinning at her and making her come out of her thoughts.

Her heart dropped at his confession. He loves Someone already.

"And you want to mar... " A shriek left her lips as soon as he pulled her in his lap cutting her in between. Both of them were electrocuted being this close.

Her face flushed with a red hue. Rishi took his time admiring his beautiful wife and then uttered, "I was not lying when I said I don't plan to leave my wife " He put the fickle hair strand behind her ear. Saanvi's heart rose to an unbelievable speed.

"What if I say that I love the one who gifted me this bracelet" He said showing his wrist which was adorned with her gifted bracelet.

He pulled her face closer, "what if I say that I love the one who calls me idiot 50 times a day" He looked into her eyes that were all ready to pour.

"What if I say I love my daughter's Mother " He caressed her cheek lovingly with one hand while with the other he secured her on his lap preventing her from falling.

"I love you Saanvi. Only you. " He felt her getting stiff for a moment. "I mean it wifey" He pressed his lips on her forehead sending a soothing sensation throughout her body. She calmed down in his protective embrace.

"I love you more" She hid her face in his chest. Both of them yearned for this calmness. The serenity of just having each other in their peaceful bubble was much-needed solace.
He tightened the grip on her trying to have more of her so did she. They craved for this moment and finally, it was here to soothe their sore eyes.

Rishi let go of her to which she whined not wanting to be an inch away from him now.
He cupped her face. Shifting his eyes between her lips and eyes continuously, he gulped nervously.
"Saanvi, do I have the permission? " He was himself not sure if he would be able to stay away from her if she said no.
She moved closer connecting their soft petals. A sheer wave of pleasure hit them. pure ecstasy. Their grip on each other tightened. They pulled each other closer. They were irrevocably in love. Their breaths mingled as their lips moved in sync as they devoured each other with the divine sweetness.

They kept on pouring love on each other until their craving hearts were satisfied letting the moon witness their moment.

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With this, book 2 of the kid series comes to an end✨.

Please ignore grammatical mistakes.

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Rishi :- koi baat hi nii karta mughse

Rishi with his tanhayi

Rishi to his family :- Mughme konse kaatein lage hai? Kabhi mughse bhi baat krliya kro.

Ms. Doll showing her new shoes to her Dadda.

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Can't give you chummis this time fu-tu-re hubby and Gracious already stole it. (Possessive they are😶😶)

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