Annika watched as Shivaay drifted into a deep slumber, he had been persistent about making her stay with him until he fell asleep and Annika did not fight him, knowing he wouldn't listen to her and continue to argue with her till she couldn't help but agree to him. He snuggled into her warmth as he laid his head in her laps, this definitely was heaven for him. Shivaay was tired and tipsy, she stroked his hair gently.

Shivaay was breathing heavily, as if he had finally been able to get good sleep after ages. Annika wondered if it was because of her? Heat crawled to her cheeks, did he find peace in her arms? He shifted in position, now he had rolled down her laps but still remained deep asleep, this man was a heavy sleeper, Annika thought before slowly sliding off the bed. She heaved a sigh watching him, grabbing a blanket from the cupboard, slowly, she covered his body with it.

Staring at his serene face for one more time, she turned around, tip-toeing out of the room so as not to wake him up. In the process, she had grabbed herself a blanket. When she entered Gauri's room, she found it quite messy, the bed was stalked with clothes and accessories lying everywhere, on the floor and the desk. Annika wasn't in a mood to place them back to their places so she decided to spend her night on the couch.

It was almost midnight when Annika settled herself down on the couch, tying her hair up in a bun and holding her phone close to her face. She was sleepy but not that much, so she scrolled down randomly on her phone, coming across various news but what caught her eyes was the news about her boyfriend, tilted as — 'The billionaire Shivaay Singh Oberoi had finally sealed a deal with Tia Kapoor'

Annika remembered about Shivaay mentioning it to her and she was genuinely happy for him. She read the article thoroughly, a yawn escaping her mouth and then she came across a picture of them together, standing next to each other but they had inches of gap between them and Shivaay looked a bit uncomfortable, like he was forced to do it but nevertheless, his face held a smile, of joy and contentment.
Annika smiled, how did she land up getting such an adorable dork? She kept her phone aside, he was just a room away from her, yet she had wanted to give him space and privacy while he slept, what if wouldn't be much comfortable finding she slept next to him and that was the last thing Annika wanted to happen, him to get uncomfortable around her.

She drifted off to sleep, sure enough that when her eyes closed, he appeared in front of her, Annika was more than delighted to dream about him, every night.

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"Shut the fuck up, you're going to wake her up"

"Oh my god, you two slept together, didn't you?"

"We did not," Shivaay glared at Gauri who was still watching the scene unfold in front of her. She looked over at Annika who was still sound asleep, Shivaay cleared his throat, arms crossing over his chest. Gauri snickered, maybe she got it wrong but she had found them both on the same bed.

"She slept on the couch. I just got her in when you came screaming, exclaiming that we slept together" Annoyed, Shivaay answered, shutting the door to her room, not wanting her to get up due to their bickering. Gauri narrowed her eyes at him, he didn't look like he was lying but still, it felt a duty to her to investigate her best friend's boyfriend.

"Let me get this straight Mr. Oberoi. As much as I admire you, I don't want you to hurt her, ever "

"And I don't want you to hurt Omkara either. I can't even think about hurting her intentionally, she means a lot to me, more than you can think" Gauri sighed, it was maybe because of the fact that he had appeared hours later on the first date and it concerned her, she knew he was anything but an asshole, he was far from that. But as a friend, she was just looking over for her friend who meant the world to her.

Gauri had seen her, she had been so joyous everytime, like a Christmas tree that was always glowing. She groaned, how could she even doubt him? It was the alcohol she drank last night, she blamed it for that. "I won't hurt your brother ever. I'm sorry for coming out so rude, I have a headache, so if possible forgive me"

"It's alright. If I were in your place I would have done the same. You should go and get some rest, you sure had a wild night yesterday" Shivaay remarked, knowing what exactly he was saying and that made Gauri to be flushed, she did have a wild night. Without giving him a glance she left, she did not miss the chuckles from Shivaay.

He shook his head and opened the door to her room to find her still sleeping, with her mouth agape and hair in a loosened bun. How adorable she looked. Fishing his phone out, he angled it so to capture her perfectly. He looked like a stalker who was obsessed over a girl.

But he was her boyfriend and he liked to have random pictures of his girlfriend, she had seen two or three candid pictures of her in his phone and she didn't mind them, instead she felt it was cute of him to do so. Moving closer to her, he sat on the chair next to the bed. Sitting there peacefully, he observed her face, a strand of her hair falling on her eyes, he moved it away with his index finger slowly.

Shivaay ran his fingers over her hair, they were smooth and silky, just like how they were any other day. He watched her turn her head from side to side to find a perfect position but she ended up groaning in her sleep. Shivaay held back a chuckle. "Well, aren't you a creepy stalker?"

"Excuse me? Any one would have been dying to be in your position" Annika ignored him, stretching her legs and arms, a yawn escaping her mouth. Shivaay had long withdrawn his hand away from her, if she found out he was caressing her, it would just lead to her teasing him even further more.

"I am not just any other girl, now, am I?" Annika got up, rubbing her eyes to notice that she was on her bed. How? She wondered, her back definitely hurt by sleeping on the couch which did make it hard for her to fall asleep. Shivaay snapped his fingers in front of her, Annika ran her fingers through her hair in order to smoothen them. What if she looked terrible at this moment? Oh god, it was a bad idea to take him home altogether.

"Of Course you're not anyone. You are my girl" It brought a blush to her cheeks, it felt right, so very right to hear him claim that she was his. Annika internally groaned, she was losing her sanity, she knew. Bringing her face closer to him, she pinched the bridge of his nose. Shivaay watched her without blinking, what was she doing? It made her giggle, to see him so shook.

"You're cute, Mr Oberoi"

"Don't call me cute. I am hot, sexy, gorgeous, anything but cute, Annika" Rolling her eyes, Annika got up, ruffling his hair as she walked past him, oblivious to whatever he just said. It made Shivaay frown, no one did not acknowledge his words and certainly not his girlfriend, so he walked behind her, trapping her between the cupboard and himself. "No one ignores me and I dare you to do it again" Annika rolled her eyes yet again, if he was being so persistent about it, she would definitely not answer him back.

Shivaay found her ignoring her, again. "Alright then, if this is what you want" Saying, he moved closer, placing his lips gently onto hers and Annika stared at him with wide eyes. His lips moved slowly against hers and she felt herself melting under his soft touches and the feeling of his lips onto hers. He definitely took her by surprise. Clutching her hands over his shoulders, she breathed out loudly after running out of breath. "I wanted to do this since yesterday"

Shivaay traced her jawline with his index finger, seeing the heat crawl to her cheeks, he giggled before pecking her lips one more time and resting his forehead against hers. "You never told me about the deal with Tia Kapoor went well"

"You know?" Shivaay asked, his fingers stroking her cheeks and a frown on his face, how did she know about it? Annika threw her arms around his shoulders. "Well my boyfriend is quite a celebrity that it made it to the news" And then it struck him, of course the media was going to cover it up, it wasn't such a big deal for him but it was for the world.

"I'm proud of you" Shivaay grinned from ear to ear at that. Annika took him into a hug, his head nuzzling into her neck, finding warmth radiate through her. She ran her fingers through his fingers, thinking how good it would feel to announce the world how great and successful her boyfriend was. He had achieved so much in such a short amount of time and she was proud of him. Shivaay parted away, kissing the top of her head, he felt content to know that he was able to pave his way to her heart.

"I need to go shower, now move" Annika pushed him by the chest but he didn't bulge to move an inch. He smirked down at her, ideas running through his head and somehow Annika knew exactly what was going on inside the devilish mind of his.

"Don't even dare to ask if you could join me because the answer is no. Are all boyfriends the same? Perverts"

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Forgive me for not updating on time, my exam lasted for ten days, making it nearly impossible for me to update. Sorry for making you guys wait so long. I might update on Friday and then next one on Wednesday.

Who was more cute : Shivaay or Annika.