After a successful engagement on the beach, the 4 reached back to the Oberoi Mansion. They were warmly welcomed and sat down to eat

Jhanvi: Prinku tera operation kese tha?

Priyanka: perfect. Dono twins safe hai aur healthy bhi

Jhanvi: aur engagement?

Shivaay: voh bhi acha hai. They were impressed with Anika's work

Pinky: kyu nahi hoge?

Anika: Om, Gauri, Rudra aur Bhavya theek hai

Jhanvi: haa, they loved the gift

Shakti: after all kaun kush nahi hoga, honeymoon tickets ko dekh kar

Anika: Badi Maa, Sakshi kaha hai, mujhe usse kahi dikh nahi rah

Dadi: beta voh Dehli gayi hai. Kuch kaam tha vaha

Anika: acha

Jhanvi: aab chalo kanna katham ho gaya, jaake araam karlo

Shivaay: yes

Anika: challe

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After a few days, one morning, Anika woke up first. She glanced to her right where her husband was peacefully sleeping, then to her left, where her beautiful daughter was snoring in her small bassinet next to the bed. Anika thought to get up and shower before the baby woke up. After, she then retuned to check in her husband and daughter. When she tried to get up from the bed, a strong force pulled her back. The next thing she knew, she was laying on top of Shivaay, his hands secured around her waist

Anika: Shivaay

Shivaay: hmm

Anika: Shivaay jaane di jiye mujhe

Shivaay: nahi

Anika: aaj kal mein dekhri hoon, aap bohot hi zyaada cheapde ban re ha, huh?

Shivaay just hugs her more and nuzzles into her neck in response. Suddenly they hear a voice from the door

Anika: Shivaay let me open the door

Shivaay: nahi, kohi humare romance mein aane nahi doonga mein

Anika: Shiv

He groans and lets her go attend the door whilst going to the washroom

Anika: Good morning

Jhanvi: good morning

Anika: kuch kaam tha?

Jhanvi: nahi sirf tumhe remind karna ki 9 baj gaye aur breakfast kab se tyaar hai

Anika: 9? Oh god

Jhanvi: chinta maat karo, tum dono neeche jao, kuch khalo, mein Chutki ko dekhti

Anika: thanks

By this time, Shivaay had came out in his three piece formals quickly after hearing the time and joined Anika going downstairs. When they had nearly finished their food, Jhanvi cane to them with a concerned look and crying Chutki

Anika: Badi Maa?

Shivaay: kya hua isko

He takes the baby and rocks it

Shivaay: have you fed her?

Anika: early morning shayad 4-5 bajhe?

Shivaay: aww meri beti

Jhanvi: Shivaay yeh humesha thodi garam hoti, huh?

Shivaay: matlab?

Jhanvi: matha check karo

He keeps a hand on her forehead and finds it abnormally hot

Shivaay: nahi toh,

Anika: kya hua?

Shivaay: yeh check karo

Anika feels her head and is almost shocked

Anika: fever? Ese kese ho sakta? Meine fan nahi chalayi, AC bhi nahi, kya ho gaya?

Jhanvi: tum dono room mein leker jao, mein Priyanka ko bulati

They both hurry to their room and Anika tries to feed her. She drinks for a bit but then bursts out again

Anika: Shivaay yeh kyu kuch nahi kahri hai?

Shivaay: shayad mann hai

He lays her on the bed whilst Anika fixes her top. Pinky comes in with a mug of cool water and a wet wipe.

Pinky: kesi hai?

Anika: kuch ho gaya Maa please aap kuch ki jiye

Pinky: yeh uske matha pe rakho

Anika takes the jug immediately and does as Pinky says. Small tears leave her eyes which don't go unnoticed by Shivaay. He makes a quick text to someone and soon after, Priyanka arrives, then immediately goes to the baby

Priyanka: meri choti si Titli ko kya hua?

She goes up to them whilst Pinky starts explaining what has happened.

Shivaay: Maa aap yahi rukhiye mein abhi Anika ke saath athi

He takes Anika out of the room and turns her towards him. Her gaze is on the floor.

Shivaay: Anika kya hua?

He keeps his hand on her shoulder, giving her a feeling of reassurance. With this, she slowly snaked her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly, hiding her face in the crook of his neck. His grip tightened as he wrapped his arms around her waist

Anika: please tell me everything will be fine

Shivaay: Anika kuch nahi hoga, trust me

Priyanka came from the room soon after, and kept her hand on Anika's shoulder. She immediately turned to her, wiping her tears

Anika: Priyanka please tell me voh theek hai

Priyanka: Anika bhaabi relax, it's just a mild fever. Meine usse medicine diya hai and she's sleeping. Just keep her warm as she'll be feeling quite cold

Shivaay: See? Meine bola tha kuch nahi hoga

Anika: Thank you

Priyanka moves her hand down to Anika's and then leaves from there. She looks towards Shivaay and takes a big deep breath.

Anika: Shivaay aapka meeting tha, uska kya hua?

Shivaay: kohi bhi meeting meri beti ki thabiyat se zyaada important nahi hai

Anika: acha theek hain, mein jaari

Shivaay: kaha? Mein bhi aata

Anika: aap rehne di jiye, mein kuch kaane ke liye banoagi

Shivaay: nahi, mein banata

Anika: It's okay I will, kohi badi baat nahi hai Shivaay

Shivaay looks beyond her and sees the person he'd messaged, standing a few feet behind Anika

Shivaay: finally tum aagayi, aur dher nahi laga sakti?

He questions the person, causing Anika's gaze to divert and makes her shocked when she sees her sister

Anika: Sonam tu yaha kya kari hai?

Sonam: aab aapne restrictions rakhi hai ki mein kab aapse mil sakti aur kab nahi

Anika: ek mint, tum Shivaay ke kehne se ayi? Shivaay I don't need taking care of. Mein ek samajhdar ladki hoon, I'm not Chutki's age

Shivaay: it's nothing like that

Anika: oho don't try to explain to me

Sonam: well aab toh mein yaha hoon, kuch baate karle?

Anika's phone begins to ring

Anika: I'll meet you in the kitchen

Sonam: theek hai

She goes from there, and Sonam immediately turns to Shivaay

Sonam: jiju kya hua, aap kabhi mujhe ese yaha bulate nahi, kuch problem hai?

Shivaay: Chutki ki thabiyaat theek nahi hai, don't worry it's a mild fever. Lekin yeh aurat tension apne sar per leke ghoomri hai

Sonam: yeh ese hi hai

Shivaay: aab challo, varna yeh aur savaal poochegi

They both go to the kitchen

Shivaay: kya khayegi?

Sonam: Di ke liye Pav Bhaaji banao

Shivaay: uska favourite aloo puri nahi hai?

Sonam: pav bhaaji will distract her, mein bol ri. Voh bhi chowpatty style mein

Shivaay: lekin mujhe nahi aata

Jhanvi: mujhe toh aata

Shivaay: Badi Maa?

Sonam: Namaste Aunty

Jhanvi: hi beta

Shivaay: aap mujhe batao kese banate, I'll make it

Jhanvi: nahi mein banaogi

Sonam: haa, mujhe bhi Aunty ke Pav Bhaaji kaana hai

Shivaay: theek hai

By that time, Anika comes along

Anika: kya chal ra hai?

Sonam: Anika Di, mere saath aao let's catch up

Anika: Sonam....lekin

She doesn't get to continue as she's dragged to the main hall and seated

Sonam: toh kya haal chal raha?

Anika: kuch bada nahi, ghaar kaafi shaant hai kyuki Om Rudy Gauri aur Bhavya honeymoon per gaye, Sakshi Dehli mein hai aur Bade Papa is in Tokyo. Acha Shraddha kesi hai? Meine kahi baar call kiya hai, usne uthaya nahi

Sonam: actually you know how she's taken a few films, har din voh shoot per jaati aur half the time uski phone a battery nahi hai

Anika: acha yeh baat hai

Sonam: voh aapse milne wali thi, lekin phir kuch kaam tha aur vahi se plans cancel hue

Anika: ok

After gossiping for some more time, Anika asks quietly to Sonam

Anika: Sonam, Aunty Uncle kese hai?

Sonam replies immediately, slight anger in her voice

Sonam: Di please, inke fikhar maat karo. They don't deserve us. Aur aap bhool gaye ki unho ne aapka kya haal kiya?

Anika: Sonu joh bhi hua, you can't forget that they are your parents. Aur joh bhi unho ne kiya, intentions where to kee you safe, naa?

Sonam: I don't care about them

Anika: acha vese batao naa, please

Sonam: voh log, Gauri Bhavya ke wedding se pele hi New Zealand shift hue. Tab se meine kuch suna nahi unse

At that moment, Shivaay calls them to the table and they see the family there

Anika: kya bana hai, bohot acha khushbu aari hai

Jhanvi: Pav Bhaaji

Pinky: kya baat hai Jethani Ji, aapka kaana toh doosre level per hota hai

Jhanvi: acha shuru kare

As they start eating, Shakti asks a question to Shivaay

Shakti: beta tum apne 1st anniversary ke liye kya kare hai?

Sonam: oh haa, Di, aapki 1st wedding anniversary itni jaldi agaya

Dadi: kya plan hai Billu?

Shivaay: pata nahi Dadi

Pinky: uss raat ko mujhe Baachi dedo, voh apne dadi ke saath time spend karungi

Sonam: vese Jiju, aapko kuch romantic karna hoga, movie wala type. Di humare saath reh ker, she's got high expectations for filmy wala dialogues and all

Anika: Sonu! Esa kuch nahi hai

Dadi: maan lo puttar, vese mera Billu kohi kam nahi hai, tumhari saare khwayeshe poora kurunga

Anika: usne mujhe ek naya zindagi diya, isse aur badi khwayesh ho sakta?

Shivaay: ........vese Ani voh phone call kiska tha, Om Ru yaa kohi?

Anika: Nahi, voh agency ne call kiya. They wanted me to do a mission

Sonam: kab hai?

Anika: mene bola nahi

Jhanvi: kyu?

Anika: Badi Maa, mujhe Chutki ka khyaal rakhna aur vese bhi, I'm out of practice. Pehle aapko pata hai, mein un dino mein 20 thousand steps karti thi, ek din mein. Aab mujhe itna acha mazardaar kaana milta hai ki I'm sure my stamina is 0

Jhanvi: esa maat bol, tumhe jaana hai, final

Anika: lekin kyu? Mein kush hoon yaha, apne parivaar ke saath

Pinky: socho ki jab Chutki school jaati, phir Shivaay office jayega, tum ghaar per akeli kya karegi?

Anika: kuch na Kuch kaam

Shakti: beta it will be better to go out, thora fresh air lelo aur kisko pata kitne good opportunities hoge

Anika: theek hai, mein karti

Pinky: abhi ke abhi phone karlo

Anika: theek hai

She phones and makes the arrangements

Anika: challo ho gaya

Pinky: hayyyyyeeeee, Shivaay tune kaha se itni khoobsurat aur cools bahu mili hai

Jhanvi: acha beta jaake Chutki per check karo, kho staff hoga uske saath Anika ke kamre mein

Sonam: ji Aunty, mein abhi aati

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