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Ad- oh my god ! I'm really sorry annika . I didn't know that all this would happen . I'm

A- sorry ki dabbe enough ! Even I didn't know that such a big drama would happen  , everything happened so quickly. Then the next accident drama occured so , here I am . A fractured patient. Par pata hai , I'm enjoying this actually!

Adi watched her in confusion as she grinned.

Ad - how can you enjoy pain?

A- hmm ! I always thought that there can never be a man more budhu than my Prince but here this monkey is leading the list !

She smacked his head and taunted him , he frowned cutely.

Ad- I am not budhu !

A- yes you're not , because you're monkey .

His smirk vanished when she finished the statement.

Ad - annika tum

A- ok ok fine baba , this budhu and monkey lessons can wait . First listen to me ! Don't you want to know why I'm enjoying these bed rest days ?

Adi nodded quickly to notice a beaming smile on her face which bloomed to appear so beautifully  . Automatically even he smiled.

A- prince !

She said the word excitedly and he remained quite knowing that there is more .

A- he's so good . He takes care of me so well .

Ad - arey , it's his duty to take of his wife when she's not well . What's so special in this ?

A- Adi next time if you interrup me , I swear I'll bite your cheek and peal it off !

Adi's eyes popped out in horror and he cupped his cheek by himself, he obeyed her and nodded slowly . Her narrowed brows at him turned soft when she continued.

A- prince is really different Adi . If you were me , then you'd know how I'm feeling right now . He treats me like , like I'm someone special . I don't know what happens  when he touches me , literally I behave like an asthma patient. So nervous I become but you know what he does ? He smiles , he ....shivaay meri zindagi hai Adi ! I don't know whether he loves me but I have really fallen so hard for him and there's no way back.

As she expressed herself with that sweet smile which didn't plan to leave her lips anytime soon, Adi looked happy, happy for his friend. Something stricked his mind for he smiled sheepishly.

Ad - touch matlab ...? I mean

A- shut up Adi, I know what you're going to ask . Touch matlab, more non-veg nahi par pure veg bhi nahi .

Adi raised his brows hearing her brilliant explanation.

Ad- wah! What an explanation!! Atleast non - veg ya veg , kuch tho mila tumhe but look at me ...far more senior in this topic pyaar but I haven't even entered the kitchen yet. Kab mein andhar jaake ...kab mei  cook karke , kab mein

Instantly he received another smack from her .

A- despo monkey ! Technology is so wide .Ham order karlenge na ? Home delivery, easy easy !

She said this and winked .

Ad - huh ? Means?

A- trust me this will work. Until you express yourself, kuch nahi hone waala hai . So find a way to talk to her , pour everything from your heart .

Adi  was pissed off after listening to her class .

Ad- bas ye ? I was expecting some better non-veg ideas from you .

A- slipper on your face monkey ! Remember, charu is my sister . Dare you try anything like that . You have all the time for that later , but first insist your feelings to her . That's more important.

Ad- hmm .

He nodded obediently.

Exactly after half an hour , shivaay woke up .

P- beta kya huwa ? Bahut kaam tha kal ?yelo eat something and then go rest . Hmm?

S- nahi mom , I'm not hungry .

J- arey aise kaise ? Look at yourself shivaay , you really look tired. You have to eat something.

Jhanvi insisted.

P- haan ! I'm sure jethji would have dumped so much of work on my son . He always does this .

She spoke caressing his hair when Jhanvi frowned .

J - pinky , enough of blaming Tej . Come on , atleast feed him some food.

P- hmm .

Shivaay first resisted to eat but he approved knowing that he can't win over his mother anytime . He was eating quietly with his mind still lost somewhere .

S- mom .

P- hmm ?

S- papa and badepapa ,what were they doing before starting our ...I mean this business.

There was a kind of hesitation in his voice.

J- you don't remember anything?

S- I do , but I'm not sure . Like where did they live and how was their life back then ?

P- mein bathathi hoon ! Before you Om and Rudy were born , we used to live in a small rented house . Aapko yaad hai jethaniji?

J- haa haan ! It was really small , like 10 times smaller than OM . Vo kya haina, shakthi and Tej had just got their jobs then  ,at that time salary bhi kam thi . Then you and Om were born , years just flew like that. But at one point we realized that they didn't get the correct recognition at workplace. That's when they decided to start own business .

Shivaay was watching Jhanvi keenly when she said all this and then , pinky continued.

P- we didn't have the capital money to initiate our firm first .

S- then , how did they manage?

P- bank thoda help kiya and hamare jewels bhi . We somehow managed. But getting loan from the bank is not an easy job shivaay , they won't just lend us the amount as like that .

J- hmm . Our flashback has a lot of struggles, adventures bhi ! haina pinky ?

Jhanvi questioned passing a smile for which pinky immediately nodded while feeding him .

P - haan haan , Ham hai superwomen !

Pinky hi-fied with Jhanvi and laughed but failed to notice shivaay's bothered face .

He realized ,maybe Tej's was right . Shivaay just got lucky to be a part of their business which was perfectly built and brought to him. He was upset .

A- aur phir, I played ludo with sushmi.

S- sushmi?

A- ohh you don't know sushmi right ? My neighbour, I'll introduce you to her one day.  Now I think she has gone for tuition. You must meet her shivaay , pata hai kitna cheating karthi hai . Just like what to say ,haan ! saguni in Mahabharath.

Shivaay smiled when annika rolled her eye and shook her head.

S- she sounds interesting .

A- then , how was your day ? You left without even telling me . Important work ?

Hearing her question his smile faded off . He just nodded in response .

S- hmm.

M- this girl is of no help . Charu!! Go get the clothes from the terrace .

Meena came out from the kitchen and called out for charu.

C- maaa ! I'm busy .I can't do anything now .

Came her whining voice from inside the bedroom.

M- hamesha kuch na kuch bolke muh bandh kardethi.

Meena muttered to herself and left , climbing upstairs.

A- hey charu pig !  You can sit and play solitaire afterwards .Go help maa now .

Within no time charu came out with the laptop in her hands . She was steaming in anger. Shivaay rolled his eyes and leaned back on the couch , sister war is yet to begin . Countdown starts !

C- do you know? Did you see me playing ?

A- see shivaay , she has all the time to come here and fight with me but when maa calls for work she'll pretend as if she has a Taj Mahal to build.

C- shivaay , as a friend I only request one thing from you . Will you do that?

Shivaay smiled confusedly.

S- kya?

C- please take your wife with you when you leave .

Shivaay laughed watching her pitiful face while annika twisted her mouth and turned .

S- what happened charu ? Itni tensed kyun ho ?

C- it's about the new project , my leader has allotted me as the front end developer.

S- tho ?

C- I , I have never did this before . Have no idea of where to start and ...! It's really an important project isliye thoda nervous hoon whether I can do it well or not and on top of that this silly girl is eating my head !

A- silly mein nahi tum ho . Who will get tensed for such things ?

Came annika's casual statement , charu sighed and shook her head .

C- my dear annika , not every work runs with mouth . You can speak anything but when you actually sit and work you'll know the difficulties.

A- that's what I'm saying . How will you accomplish it if you're so nervous? I know how stubborn and determined my stupid behna can be , I've seen her fight . So if you don't know, then learn ! Even if it comes out wrong it's ok .Zyada kya hoga , daant padegi ? Ya will they fire you ? We'll see to that, but pata hai finally  tumhe kya milegi ? Confidence! Next time when you work for the same ,a small pinch of confidence will show up in you because somewhere you'll realise that you know something about it.

C- god annika ! I swear I can never be like you anytime . You are saying that , even if I loose my job ...teek hai cool! ?  What kind of strategi is this?

A- strategi nahi budhu! Frame it as overconfidence too but only if you tend to take such risks , you will come to realize what you're actually capable of . If you ask me ...asli maza tho ocean mei hai swimming pool pe nahi . Only when you throw yourself in the sea , you'll know what you actually can do because pool mei tho limit hothi hai 6 ft , 7ft . That's the difference between practising the same and trying the new . Haina shivaay?

She stated and turned to look at him who was already watching her as if she's the only thing around . Annika herself was baffled noticing his intense glance.

C- sometimes, you act as if some saint's ghost has got into you . You're unbelievable annika !

A- kabhi kabhi chatterbox annika moral science book ki tarah hojathi haina ?

Annika chuckled mentioning this when suddenly, she felt him throwing his self into her . As he wounded his arms around her waist to hold her tight, she fell numb and almost jumped back in the sudden force . Her eyes forgot to blink for a few seconds when he settled close to her and buried his face inside the crook of her neck as if he was hiding there .

Thankfully he wasn't leaning by her fractured arm , she slowly took her left arm around him and rubbed over his hair softly . His stubble and lips which stayed to that spot on her neck brought wild sensations in her . She wet her lips  and blinked slowly .

A- charu meri sweet behna !! jao . Go and continue your solitaire.

Annika muttered slowly for charu narrowed her eyes and went inside the room .

Shivaay didn't bother of anything, he behaved a baby seeking so much of warmth in her embrace . He took no name of pulling back while she just comforted him throughout .

He grasped something so crucial from her words . Be it anything, his wife has always got a solution for it . His problematic thoughts settled down as he had already realized a way to sort it out .

He tightened his hold grabbing her waist in firm grip if that was still possible .

And annika was so loosing herself. The light material gave all the chance for her to feel the exact pattern of his hand on her stomach which drove her insane.

The grip , the hold , the need , seemed so raw .

A- what happened shivaay?

It was only when he heard her delicately mild voice he decided to look up at her.

He can very well share his troubling thoughts with her , but he didn't want to tell her the truth because he knew that she won't keep quite if she comes to know that Tej had hurt him with  his words. It's good that she doesn't know about this little mishap , he decided .

S- kyun ? Shouldn't I hug you simply?

A- It didn't ...seem like... simply

She stammered when she glanced at his arms around her hip , he smirked and denied to loosen his hold. What? He loves to see this side of his wife ! All mushy. 

He pulled his head back and faced her to look into her eyes while she held his neck loosely. She kept watching him within small intervals .

S- acha ye bathao ki from where did you learn all these moral science lessons? Such a bipolar specimen ho tum ,totally unpredictable!

A- ohh vahi ! Don't give such build ups please .Giving advise is a so very easy task , and mein ....meri tho kaam hi aisa hai . To give counselling, conducting sessions .

She shrugged .

S- hmm, meri annika tho baathein karne mei hamesha first rank hai .

He expressed and hit her forehead with his slowly , annika looked surprised.

'Did he just say meri annika ....? Aaj tho pakka rain hoga. Annika don't blush , mat karo mat karo ...lo baad mei jao ! '

She was already pinky pink , not because of her scar marks rather that mere word from her Prince was all enough to do it .

Let yourself  be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love 💘

Precap

Same .

Promo 2

Annika cries realizing that she had certainly presented a slap for him on his birthday.

I know everyone  wants happy happy shivika , don't worry. Our Budhu Singh Oberoi will confess soon 😁

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