Continued...

Breakfast table..
9 a.m.

Ananya walked towards the table holding Amayraa in her hands and Arjun and Jai are surprised to see this

'Good morning everyone.... ' Ananya smiled and made Amayraa sit on the chair next to her

As the table was a bit higher for Amayraa, she could not eat like others can, so Ananya made her sit on her lap and Amayraa got excited at this..

'Yeeaahhh Annieeyyy....' she cheered and Ananya chuckled and kissed her cheeks

'Hii little angel....' Saanjh cooed to Amayraa and she looked at her Ananya questioningly

'She is your Aunt baby, say hi to Saanjh... ' Ananya says to Amayraa...

'Aaaii... ' Amayraa grinned at her

'Aww she is so cute...' Saanjh and Sayesha said together and Ananya smiled

Indeed she is....
She looks like her mom I think, because she and Aayan doesn't look similar, in anyway, except the stubbornness of course...
How old is she...
Certainly not just one, because she speaks a lot for a one year old... Ananya thought

'Hey let her come to her Daadu... ' Jai said breaking Ananya's chain of thoughts

'Amayraa, see he is your Daadu... ' Ananya said pointing towards Jai and Then points at Arjun
'He is your Daadu too... ' she said and Amayraa looked at them with her big brown eyes...

'Come here sweety...?' Arjun said and Ananya placed her carefully from her lap to the floor

Amayraa walked towards Arjun taking baby steps, keeping her finger inside her mouth, staring at him constantly

Arjun picked her up and then removed her finger from her mouth
'It's a bad habit baby... ' He said sweetly to her and Amayraa was on the verge of crying now

Arjun panicked seeing this..
'No no no no... Don't cry... ' he said panicked

'You still don't know how to handle babies...' Jai laughed taking Amayraa from his arms and she was crying by now

'Don't cry baby, this old man is harmless... ' Jai cooed to her, she stared at him bewildered, Jai's specs was interesting her now, she started at his spectacles and Jai kisses her cheeks

Amayraa took his specs and wore them, which were very big for her face, hence it fell down, everyone laughed at this

'See both my granddaughters are very smart... Just like me... ' Jai grinned and Aayan joined them for the breakfast, taking a seat away from Ananya

'Good morning Dad, Big Dad... ' Aayan smiled at them and they wished back

'I don't know, when will I stop scaring kids... ' Arjun sighed

'Even Ved was very scared of you when he was a baby and so was Ananya... ' Jai laughed and Ananya chuckled

'Hey ! But Vansh and Aayan were never scared of me....' Arjun argued

'They were daredevils right from the start... ' Adi said taking a seat beside Arjun and he hit him

'I wonder how will you handle Ved, Vansh and Ananya's kids... ' Jai said and Ananya stiffened, so did Aayan

'I'll learn by then, also taking into consideration the pace Ved and Vansh's lives right now, I don't think I am going to be a grandfather anytime soon... ' Arjun sighed

'Then Marry Ananya off, she is going to work as an independent lawyer in few years, let's start looking for a suitable match for her... ' Jai suggested

Aayan chocked on his water, after hearing this and Ananya took a deep breath...

Saanjh pats his back, and Aayan relaxes...

'Are you okay Aayan Bhai...?' Saanjh asked and Aayan nodded wiping his mouth with a napkin

'Sorry, I just chocked reading something on my phone... ' he lied, Arjun and Jai look at him suspiciously, and then nod

'Aaya...!' Amayraa said

'Yes Baby...?' He asked

'Cchhooup (Soup)...?' she said looking at him scared, as he was a bit red now..

'No baby, I don't need a soup... ' he chuckled

'How does she know soup...?' Arjun asked

'When ever she has cough, Mrs. Kumar feeds her the corn soup with ginger and other herbs... So that's how she knows, if sick, have the soup... ' Aayan said and they nodded

'Wow.. My Amayraa is so intelligent... ' Jai said hugging her

'So what do you think Ananya, should we start looking for suitable men for you...?' Adi asked

Ananya gets serious at this, and then takes a deep breath

'I don't want to get married Chachu, to anyone, or anytime... ' she said and Aayan rolled his eyes at this

'That's my girl... ' Arjun cheered and Jai - Adi glare at him

'What are you saying princess, don't you want to get married to your prince charming, like in that fairytale, you always asked me to search for him, remember...?' Jai said

'Yeah I remember, Ananya wanted to get married to a Prince Charming, coming in a white Mercedes... ' Adi laughed and Ananya sighed

'And she was very particular about the car's brand though... ' Arjun laughed

'Fairy tales are not true, Bade Papa and there is no such man called prince charming... I am not waiting for anyone...' Ananya said not looking at anyone, but Aayan got the message, whereas Arjun stared at her intently..

'I think Ananya has more realistic goals about her future partner now... ' Aayan said and Ananya's eyes dart towards him

'I don't need any partner in my life... ' Ananya replied calmly

'Everyone needs a partner...' Aayan tried to provoke her for a fight

'Partners give emotional support to you, I have my family with me, I don't need a man in particular for that... ' Ananya said

'What's the debate for today...?' Viraj asked taking his seat beside his sister Saanjh

'Marriage...' Saanjh replied listening to Aayan and Ananya's banter

'Family won't be there with you all the time... ' Aayan said further

'I like being alone, I developed that habit two years ago... ' Ananya said

'Marriage is a social responsibility... ' Aayan tried to irritate her further, but she was unfazed

'I refuse to take that responsibility... ' Ananya calmly replied

'Why are you so hell bent in convincing her to marry... Do it yourself first... ' Jai said

'Yes !  How long do you think you can raise Amayraa alone, she will need a mother too... ' Adi said

What...
This means his wife died...!
Ananya looked at them shocked...

She felt really sad for little Amayraa, who had already won her heart, that's why she liked being with me...
Fate is really unfair with this child, she lost her mom at a very young age...
She thought...

She looked at the baby in Jai's arm who grinned at her and tears filled Ananya's eyes, she quickly wiped them away, without anyone noticing...

Ananya then stared at Aayan, who didn't reply to Jai's comment...
He didn't look much affected by his wife's death...

Wow... He is really heartless...
The woman who bore his child is no more, and he is acting like he doesn't care...
Poor lady...
Well... This was expected from him...

'What happened to Amayraa's mom...?' she slowly asked

'Car accident... ' Aayan said looking sad
So he did like her...
Thank god, he has a heart to acknowledge her death atleast...

Naina and Riya place their breakfast on the table and Aayan calls Amayraa to sit with him

Amayraa hops down from Jai's lap, and runs towards Ananya and sits on her lap, and Aayan stares at her shocked

'Amayraa come sit with me beta, I'll feed you the breakfast... ' Aayan said

'Naa.. Annieeyyy will....' Amayraa holds Ananya tightly and Ananya kisses her head

'Okay princess, have breakfast with me... ' Ananya smiled and Aayan frowned at this..

'Ananya beta, here is your soup... ' Naina says ruffling her hair..

'Maa, can you ask the cook to make some for Amayraa as well, I don't think she started with the solid foods... Did she...?' Ananya asked looking at Aayan and he shakes his head negative

'Why will the cook make soup for her, I will cook for my granddaughter by myself...!' Naina pulls Amayraa's cheeks and Amayraa grins

'Can you eat fruits...?' Ananya asked Amayraa, and she looked at her confused..

'She doesn't know that it's called fruits, but she does like oranges... ' Aayan said peeling an orange for Amayraa and gives it to her

'You like it...?' Ananya asked, Amayraa who was sucking the orange and she gave her a toothy grin

After 10 minutes, Naina comes out with Amayraa's soup...

'Aayan can you feed her, actually I have cold, and I don't want Amyaraa to catch it so... ' Ananya said and Aayan nods

Sayesha and Aayan switch places, and now Aayan sits beside Ananya, who has Amayraa in her lap..

Everyone begins with their breakfast, and Aayan was feeding Amayraa, while Ananya was wiping her face and hands, as she was spilling the soup a lot..

Adi looks at Amayraa and says
'It's very unfortunate that this little angel lost her parents at a very young age... '

Jai who was staring at Aayan - Ananya  in awe, smiled at this
'I don't really think, that she lost her parents...' He said smiling and Arjun also saw Aayan - Ananya taking care of Amayraa and smiled

Mumbai...
Evening...

Deepika comes out of Ananya's and sighs in relief, not seeing Ved around...

Thank god he left.. She sighs and sits on sofa...

'Mary, do you need any help in making the dinner...?' she asks

'Yes, Honey ! Can you tell me where do you guys keep oregano and coriander...?' she hears a male voice from kitchen and gets scared

She runs inside Vansh's room, grabs his cricket bat and slowly tip toes towards the kitchen, ready to hit the intruder

As she approaches the kitchen, she sees Ved, wearing Vansh's Mojo jojo T shirt, and blue shorts, Mary's apron around his waist, and his specs on
He looked very handsome, that Deepika wanted to sigh out loud...

He always managed to make her speechless, she always wondered how he will look while cooking 2 years back, but now his handsome glory was not having much effect on her, or one can say that she was fighting the feelings inside her, but still Deepika couldn't deny that he looked very handsome right now...

Ved looked at her and then the bat in her right hand

'I don't think it's right time to play Deepika... See it's already dark outside... ' Ved said taking a carrot in his hands

Deepika composed her self and kept the bat aside..

'You didn't leave...?' She asked

'Why will I leave...? Also, where will I go...?' Ved asked raising his brows

'Mumbai has a lot of hotels you know... ' Deepika said matter - o - factly to him

'Why will I go to a hotel, when my brother has a house here... ' Ved replied and Deepika huffed

'Fine.. Do whatever you want, it's your house.... ' She said irritated and then walked towards the refrigerator to take out the water bottle

'Honey... You didn't tell me where are oregano and coriander...?' Ved said slyly.. 

'Don't call me that...' Deepika glared at him

'Get used to it... ' He grinned and Deepika sighed in frustration

She did not reply, just reached the counter and took out the ingredients he wanted and kept them on the counter and without looking at him walked towards the dining table

'I am making your favorite Alfredo white sauce pasta... ' Ved said and Deepika turned to him looking surprised

'What...? You think only you stalked me...? I did my share of homework too...' Ved smirked at her and she frowns at this

'Why are you making it...?' Deepika crossed her hands over her chest

'Well, one of the reason is that I am hungry, but primary reason is to impress my girl... ' Ved said smiling

'And you think I will forgive you after this...?' Deepika glared at him

'Not only forgive me, but also fall in love with me again... ' Ved said confidently

'You wish... ' Deepika chuckled darkly

'Believe me Sweetheart, though you are angry on me, but I know that you still love me...' Ved said turning the gas off

Deepika was speechless again, she looked away, taking a deep breath

'I won't eat your Pasta... I will ask Mary to make something else for me...' she said angrily

'Sadly you can't ask her to make anything for you, because I gave her a day off... ' Ved smiled removing his apron and walked closer to her

'Also she won't return tonight, so it's only you and me...here...  Alone...in this house... ' he said seductively, sliding his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him

Deepika was speechless at this, she was too numb to react, he pulled her closer and brought his face closer to hers, she could feel his warm breath on her face, unknowingly she closed her eyes, her body was not listening to the cries of her brain, to pull away...

Their lips were about to touch each other, when the door bell rang and Deepika was back into her senses...

She pushed Ved away, and took a deep breath, her face was flushed, and Ved too looked away, closing his eyes and muttering a Damn it under his breath

Deepika quickly ran towards the door and opened it, and Vikrant entered inside

'Hey Bhai... ' Deepika forced a smile to hide her panic

'What happened to you, why are you so red...?' he looked at Deepika suspiciously and then behind her, Ved who sighed seeing him

'I was hoping to see you here... ' Vikrant said to Ved

'I thought you are returning tomorrow....' Ved said not so pleased

'And leave my sister alone with you here...? You must be kidding... ' Vikrant said sarcastically

Ved was about to argue, but then he turned to Deepika
'Get ready, you are staying with us tonight... ' He ordered her and she started at him and then Ved, before walking inside Ananya's room to change

Vikrant turned to Ved
'I am warning you Ved Thapar, this is not a business deal that you will crack just like that, this is the matter of my sister's feelings, you better not mess with them again... ' he warned

'Vikrant, I don't want to hurt her, I want to win her back... I really like her... ' Ved argued

'Really ?? Less than 24 hours ago, you were getting engaged to that bimbo, and now you claim you like my Deepika, wow your feelings change faster that the prices in stock market...' Vikrant taunts him

'Vikrant... Don't misunderstand me, I know what you think... ' he begin, but then Deepika came out of her room changed in sky blue summer dress

'Let's go Bhai...?' She says to Vikrant

'Yeah.. You go wait in the car, I'll be there in a minute... ' Vikrant said

Deepika looked at Ved for a last time and then walked out of the house...

'Vikrant... ' Ved began

'Listen to me rich boy, stay away from my sister, or I won't hesitate in ruining that pretty face of yours... ' Vikrant threatened him and walked out of his house

Ved sighed and muttered

'Saala' kahinka... (Stupid brother in law..)

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