Third Person POV:

Vijetha boarded her flight an hour ago from Rajasthan...after dropping Bhoomi at Sia's place she immediately started for Vizag.she can't wait more to meet her grandsons.

She was lost in her train of thoughts all the way.She wasn't thinking of her last month stay in her favourite cruise or her recent victory (Buying a diamond mine) or the few months stay in their New York home where many celebrities, businessmen, family and friends came to pay a visit to her after hearing her ill health news. She wasn't thinking about her recent very generous donation for Girl child and Anti Child Abuse organisations...

She was thinking about the day she got heart attack...She was a strong woman. A woman who never accepts her defeat, a woman who is depicted as the 17th most powerful business woman in the world, a woman who took over the CEO position of Jay Dev Shipping Internationals at an age of 23. She was 3 months pregnant at that time, without any knowledge in accounts and finance she took the CEO position when her husband said "You have to do this Vijetha! For the lakhs of lives depending on our company, save them from my evil cousin who is eying on our people and assets. I am going to be in Jail for a year from now. So it's time for you to show the world that you are Mrs. Jaydeva Benerjee and you own everything I have."

She was a lady who wasn't afraid of anything. In her early forties, she never thought twice to give permission, when her elder son Sri Raj (An engineer) said that he was going to join the toughest military operation that country has ever planned. She was a proud mother when his younger son Ravi won a car race risking his life...She knows that her husband and children are strong and can handle anything.

But when it comes to her grandchild, she suddenly became weak...she will die if anything happens to them. The day she heard that her grandchild was shot she suddenly felt a strange pain in her heart...Next time she woke up...she was in a hospital...but she knew she was not going to die. How can she die? When her grandchild is in danger!! When she woke up she saw her son crying like a kid...praying god for her well being. She can't see him weak...It took all her strength to reassure him that she was fine...she even joked that she is not going to die until Rishi's son's marriage! It took her days and weeks but recovered very well. She was shifted to New York for further treatment...and now she is back! Her filial son already took revenge on the people who hurt her grandson...

Leaving past in the past...she started to think about the drastic changes in her family's behaviour...Laksh was laughing whenever she used to speak in phone with him...she felt that the credit goes to Laksh's fiance...and Anand was asking her some stupid questions like "what you will do if Laksh does something mischievous?" and Bhoomi is record breaker she just throw a glass of juice on Prem who came to visit them in cruise...Prem was trying to say something about Laksh and the next second Bhoomi threw a glass of Pineapple juice on his face and said that he should stop interfering in others businesses and Neelima is not sounding happy anymore over phone...She can't see her Princess (Youngest Daughter in law -Neelima) crying but Ravi was sounding cloud nine now a days. He suddenly wants to expand their empire more and more as if he is planning the future of a heir...Everything is confusing but in a positive way!! Now she is fine so she is going to find the loop in the hole in her own way in her own way!!!

When her flight landed...Rishi's grinning face welcomes her. He hugs her with so much excitement.

Vijetha: Rishi! have you done any mischievous thing?

Rishi: No Grandma! this time your favourite grandson doesn't leave that opportunity for me....

Vijetha (smiles): You both are my favourite grandsons. Even if anyone of you do any mistake or hide any issue from me...you both will receive equal punishments....

Rishi: Okay Grandma! Do you want to meet someone special!!

Vijetha: Do you want me to meet that someone special!! I would love to meet her.

Rishi: Then come on...

After Meeting Neetu in Jewellery shop with Rishi's help Vijetha is very much satisfied with Neelima's choice. She immediately understood that this girl is perfect for Laksh in all aspects...This girl is innocent, naïve but strong. She knew that the girl is strong because Ravi has mentioned that Neetu is the one who called cops on time and admitted Laksh in hospital when he was shot..So this girl is definitely a pass!! Now she should know why Neelima delayed the marriage? for months...

When Vijetha reached home....

Ravinder as promised to Laksh now want to tell everything to his mom and says "I want to tell you something very important and I need your support

Vijetha: (seriously says): tell me....What's the matter?

Neelima enters the room with coffee...... and Ravinder signs his mom saying he can't tell in front of Neelima and he will tell her evening when Neelima goes out for shopping and she understood it.... Ravinder receives a call and he goes out to attend it....leaving his mom and Neelima alone..

Vijetha asks Neelima to sit and then asks her..."Are you fine?" and Neelima hugs her and say "everything is fine but I want to confess something...."

Vijetha(smiles):ok tell me what you are hiding from me?

Neelima: no!! I can't say you anything if Ravinder is around..
So once he goes to office.... I will tell you everything...and leaves the room (nervously)
Vijetha felt that except Laksh everyone in house is hiding something big from her....and she has to find it as soon as possible.

After Ravinder leaves for office,
Neelima Again comes to Vijetha and starts to cry and confesses about she asked Neetu to breakup with Laksh..
Vijetha (shouts): Neelima why have you done this? And how dare you do this for Laksh?

Now Neelima tells her that "Neetu is not Radhika's daughter by birth...she is adopted...so I have done it to separate her from Laksh.

Vijetha: what? She is not Radhika's daughter? How did you found it out?

Neelima(continues crying): they told us everything and requested to hide it from Neetu...so I asked Neetu to break up with Laksh...without telling the reason just told her that she is not suitable to Laksh....and she had done it.

Vijetha: You fool!! You are a fool Neelima...You can't make judgment....They are good people and you rejected them for their goodness...that they dare to speak the truth even though they know that it will hurt their own daughter's future ... I don't know what madness possessed me that I choose you as my daughter in law?

Neelima: Don't blame yourself mom! It is not you...but Shitija SIL who chooses me for Ravi.

Vijetha(sighs) : I know!!

Neelima: I knew my mistake now. I want you to take charge of the situation and clarify the things with Radhika...then we will get Laksh married with Neetu...

Vijetha: No Neelima! It's not me but you...who created the mess! So you should apologies to Radhika and Neetu and make things right.

Neelima: But Laksh?

Vijetha: I will handle him...

Neelima: Okay!

Vijetha: Where are you going now?

Neelima: In search of Laddus!

Vijetha: What?

Neelima: Yes! Mom...yesterday I prepared some but they were missing. Rishi and Ravi are saying that It was illusion that I dreamed of preparing them...I want to prove I am right...so I am going to search for them...

Vijetha (sighs): Ok! Do as you wish!

After hearing Neelima's confession few doubts raised in Vijetha's mind...she went to security camera room and saw that Rishi is the one who stole those Laddus and Laksh, Ravi are encouraging him to do so.

She finally knock Laksh door...

Vijetha: I never thought that my grandsons love the art of stealing!

Laksh: Grandma! Welcome home!!

Vijetha: Are you up to something Laksh?

Laksh: Yes!! Some people has done something (stealing) for someone else(Neetu). Because someone else (Neetu) is going to give something (a baby) which is precious to everyone. Someone (You) has to hear something from someone else (Ravinder). So life become easy for someone else (Me and Neetu)

Vijetha just sighs and Leaves the room...Now she is sure that Laksh is up to something and she should solve the puzzle to know the truth.

Next day pooja:

Neetu's POV:

Laksh tried so hard to talk to me and me as well. But with the whole town people around the hall he could barely find me in the corners of the room. When he found me after lot of struggle, he gave me a glass of fresh fruit juice and signed me to meet him on the terrace in ten minutes. I was excited to meet him alone.

After the news of me being pregnant, we rarely got a chance to meet. We almost saw each other after one whole day. I planned to scare him on terrace so I will go to there now itself and find a good place to hide. I will made sure to scare the hell out of him when he comes up to the pool side.

Good idea Neetu... Great... Seems like, Laksh's cleverness is slowly rubbing on me, after being with him from almost a year.

I went to the pool side on the terrace and started searching for the hidden place. I went behind the pots but they are too small to cover me. There is a table swing on the other side of the pool with a blanket on it. I thought of covering myself with the blanket on the swing and no one can recognize.

Neetu... Neetu... You continue like this and your little peanut will be as intelligent and clever as you.

I started cover myself with the blanket when I heard someone calling my name from behind. I turned back slowly

Beautiful Aunty?!

Me: Oh... Beautiful aunty!!! What are you doing here? And by the way you look so pretty in your white and gold color sari.

Beautiful Aunty: Oh thank you dear. Leave about me, what are you doing here? And why are you sleeping here, here, outside in cold?

Me: I'm not sleeping!!! I'm hiding here so that I can scare my Laksh.

Beautiful Aunty: scare him? Like this? Hiding here?

Me: Yes Yes Yes aunty. Why are here? Are you close to this family?

Beautiful Aunty: oh yeah very close. The father-in-law of the daughter-in-law of this house is my late husband. So yes we are close.

Me: (confusingly) you seem to a close relative to the family. So must know Laksh's grandma.

Beautiful Aunty: oh yes we are like... sisters like same person. So tell me why do you want to scare your Laksh?

Me: oh he asked me to meet here in private in ten minutes. So I came here way before to search for a place to hide and scare him. Now I'll cover myself with this blanket on this swing and when he comes, then... Boommmm. There he gets scared.

I told her excitedly about my plan. She eyed me from head to toe as if I'm some masterpiece of Da Vinci. Am I looking that weird?

She went back to the coffee table few steps away from us and brought a plate of tray full of milk sweet and offered me some. One whiff at it and my nostrils are filled with a kind of rotten smell. My throat got constricted and a bile of heaviness rose to my throat urging me to throw up. I placed a hand on my mouth to stop the vomit but the urge to do was overtaking my attempts and finally I ran towards the sink/basin nearby and emptied my stomach. After I return back...

Beautiful Aunty: (voice dripping with humor) you behave like you are three months pregnant.

And she chuckled a little.

Me: No no aunty... I'm not three months pregnant

Beautiful aunty (sighs): I know. I was just kiddin___

Me: I'm just two months pregnant.

Beautiful aunty: WHAT?

Just then Laksh came from behind and hugged me from behind nuzzling his into my hair. Oh... no ... Laksh did not see beautiful aunty standing there as she is standing at the side of the wall which is covering her from the sight of entrance and the darkness over there did not help. I was about to tell him her presence when Laksh... My Laksh being most romantic husband started placing kisses and sucking on my neck speaking as husky as ever making my legs go weak.

Laksh: Hmmm... I missed you so much sweetheart. I love you so much. Tell me you love me too.

Me: Laksh... leave me aunt___ AHHH (he bit my shoulder hard giving me a big blue hickey.

We heard the sound of throat clearing. I was aware of aunty but my husband not giving heed to it continued his assault on my neck and jaw.

Laksh: I love the moans and groans from that tasty mouth of yours. Do not clear your throat again when I'm involved with you. It disturbs me. Okay!!!

Me: Laks...

Beautiful Aunty: Laksh, My obedient grandson, I was the one who tried to make my presence known. It was not my intention to disturb what you are... AHEM... doing.

Aunty is looking at Laksh with anger. Laksh left me and turned towards aunty looking at her boringly without any slight tinge of embarrassment. Whereas, I was red with embarrassment and shy. GOD....

Beautiful Aunty: What am I hearing Laksh!!! Why is the girl you love and once engaged to you is pregnant. And you are accepting it?

Laksh: Grandma darling... I am so happy and will accept because she is carrying my child, your great grandchild.

I stood there in shock after realizing that the Beautiful Aunty is Laksh's grandma. Why do all these things happen to me?

Beautiful Aunty: Laksh you___

Me: Hi Grandma nice to meet you. I don't know that you are his grandma. Now what do we do Laksh?

Beautiful Aunty (grandma) and Laksh (in unison): Neetu go inside and play video games with Rishi and Meenu.

Laksh: I'll explain her everything on my own. Go to our room I've kept snacks and juice for you have them before I come.

Me: But___

Grandma (softly): Neetu I'm not angry you child. Go inside we'll talk later.

I went inside to Laksh's room as they asked me to. I hope everything gets alright.

THIRD PERSON POV

After Neetu left Grandma turned towards Laksh and started enquiring.

Grandma: What hell are you saying Laksh!!! She is pregnant with your child without a legal relationship? Without any marriage?

Laksh: Grandma, the morals and values you've taught are still alive in me. I married her seven months ago and lived in Shimla all these six months together as wife and husband and now Neetu is two months pregnant with my child. And yes Shekar uncle and Ravinder uncle know about this. They are literally on cloud nine after giving this good news to them. For further details contact Ravinder uncle as he promised me to handle you in this matter. I must say he was the one who emotionally blackmailed for a grandchild!!

At the same time Ravinder comes there as he received Laksh's text to meet him immediately on terrace. Ravinder understood the situation as soon as he entered. Laksh leaves from there to handle Neetu.

Ravinder: Mom, Neetu is a very good girl

Grandma: I know Ravi but after all this Laksh is not a bit guilty to deceive his aunt who raised him like her own son.

Ravinder: Believe me mom he is guilty. So much. But the situations then are not in anyone's hands. He has no other way then. He is guilty but ignoring it. I know he will apologize to his aunt very soon in the near future. Now in present situation, two things are very important. Managing Neelima and Radhika after they find out the truth and taking care of Neetu since her pregnancy is making her very weak.

Grandma nods and heads over Laksh's room to meet Neetu and gift her something for great news. But she definitely wants to teach a lesson to Laksh for his attitude and doings!!

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Grandma gifts Neetu a beautiful sari (it is very heavy made of golden thread). Neetu wears it for evening pooja...

Everyone who sees Laksh and Neetu together during the pooja asks Radhika with anxiety "when their marriage will be held?"... And she feels irritated by their questions and immediately drags Neetu to her side....while pooja is going...Neetu is little bit tired so Radhika bends Neetu's head to her shoulders and let her sleep... Grandma sees this and signs Neetu to go upstairs and sleep in her room...Neetu does so...Meenu brings few magazines and books and gives them to Neetu for time pass.

After scrolling through many books, an article in a certain magazine caught her attention. It is about the husbands having extra marital affair when the wife is pregnant. She reads the whole article and tears up.

Neetu (to herself): No no Laksh is not like that. He loves me and will be with me forever. But I am not able to satisfy his needs as I am pregnant and suffering from morning, afternoon, evening and midnight sickness. Will he go to someone else for his needs? No Neetu he will not. Not in a million year.

After reading she felt tired and took a nap. By the time the function almost came to an end and guests started to leave. There is only Radhika family there.

Meenu and Rishi are teaching grandma about online purchases in the living room. Neelima and Radhika are gathering all the plates and other utensils placed behind the stairs. Laksh, Shekar and Ravinder are watching business news.

Just then Neetu comes down running to Laksh, crying. Neetu had a nightmare about Laksh being in the arms of another girl.

Neetu seems to be frightened so Laksh holds her hand tightly...

Ravinder and Shekar asks her to sit and tells Rishi to bring some water for her...after drinking water Grandma asks Neetu what happened?

Neetu(starts crying): Grandma I had a nightmare....I saw...I saw...

Laksh: what have you seen?

Neetu: Laksh...it's so dark and noisy...you are in someone else arms....

Grandma(sighs): By this dream you woke up suddenly. And came down running like this and that too in this condition...?

Neetu nods her head indicating "yes"....Grandma was about scold her for not taking care of herself but Laksh stops her..and says

Laksh: Neetu..Nightmares will never become true

Neetu: no Laksh ! ..sometimes nightmares will become true

Laksh: No sweetheart!! I love you...I will never leave you...for something or someone else.

Everyone watches them including Radhika and Neelima....whose presence is not noticed by anyone else...

Now Radhika butts in angry and drags Neetu to her side and says

Radhika: Laksh I am here with my family-only because I respect your Grandma,not to let you peruse my daughter.she was once hurt by your family(eying Neelima)...I will never ever let the history repeat again...and then she was about to leave....Neetu continues crying...

Neetu: mummy....Laksh....Laksh...I can't leave him...

Radhika: shut up Neetu!

Laksh: don't scold her aunty...

Neelima holds Ravinder hand and pleads him to stop Neetu from going...

Shekar: leave her hand...

Radhika: she is our daughter Shekar...she is the most precious thing in our lives.

Shekhar (shouts): yes...she is!! But she is Laksh's wife as well.

Radhika (shouts): what rubbish are you speaking Shekar?

Ravinder: Radhika just listen first....what he is trying to say....

Neelima is surprised to see Ravinder supporting Shekar's idiotic words

Radhika: don't play jokes Ravinder....my daughter will never marry without my permission

Laksh: aunty...what Shekar uncle is saying is right....we both got married on paper 7 months ago. And after that we were married again accomplishing the rituals with Shekar uncle blessings....even Rishi and Meenu attended our wedding ceremony.

Radhika can't believe her own ears and turns towards Neetu....Neetu nods her head and say...

Neetu: yes...mom...we got married....but please don't scold Laksh...he is very good....

Radhika starts scolding and yelling Neetu which made Neetu starts breathing and crying heavily. she is losing her consciousness slowly. She fainted and about to fall when Laksh caught her right at time. Shekhar comes and checks her pulse. Shekhar turns to yelling Radhika and says

"FOR GOD SAKE RADHIKA STOP SCOLDING HER. SHE FAINTED, SHE'S PREGNANT DAMMIT"

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