Hello Everyone!

I know you waited a long time for this. Trust me, it is weird for me as well as I don't leave a work hanging mid for long but I figured since the story was over, the epilogue could wait as I wasn't able to find the will to write and did not want to write for the sake of it as I genuinely put a lot of thought in this book. So, giving it a half-hearted epilogue wasn't something I wanted.

Also, I am working now along with my studies. This gives me hardly any time to do anything else as I am still struggling to find a balance between work and studies. 

Now, let's jump into the epilogue without further ado. Hoping you still remember where we left off-

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Bani held her head in her hands. She could feel her veins hurt. She looked up and saw the two nags fight and rolled her eyes. Why was she here? She should be with her best friend, planning her wedding! She should be with her family! Or better yet, she should be in her husband's arms, tucked away from the world. His cuddles were the best and made her forget all the pain in the world. However, she was no ordinary person. Being the Sarvashresth Adi Naagin, she had responsibilities.

Today, her responsibilities had made her a spectator of the endless rant between two stupid nags. She wanted to smack both their heads and ask them to settle their dispute themselves but she had to maintain the decorum. She was sitting on a golden throne in the large private hall of the prachin nag mandir. She wasn't feeling too well and the baseless talking was giving her a headache.

'Adi Naagin ki Jai ho'

Bani looked up and saw the Nag gurumaa, who was appointed many years ago after than Jai cruelly killed the three caretakers of Prachin nag mandir.

B: Ji?

N: Cheel Rajkumar bahar apka intezaar kr rahe hai...

V: Kr rahe they aunty ji! Ab vo khud aa gaye hai..

Bani sighed in relief as she saw her husband walk inside the halls like her owned the place. It had been a long day and she was glad to see him.

V: Kya krti ho sweetheart? Mai kbse wait kr raha hoon...mujhe lga kahin phirse ye na bhool gayi ho ki mai lene aunga aur ghar chali gayi ho

B: Nahi Veeranshu, bs ye last dispute hai..

V: Kiss baat ki ladai hai..

Veer took off his shades and turned at the two nags. This was when Bani noticed that the two bickering men were huddled in a corner and eyeing Veer with caution. Bani frowned.

V: Don't make me ask twice.

N1: Rajkumar ji, vo baat itni bhi badi nahi hai..

N2: H-haan...choti si baat hai bs..

V: Choti baat hai toh khud solve kro...meri Bani ko takleef kyu de rahe hoo...jao ab..

The nags practically ran out of the hall. Veer asked them to stop and they stopped dead on their track. He told them they should not trouble Bani with the same matter again since it is small. They nodded and hurried away. The gurumaa smiled and left too. Veer turned towards Bani who was frowning. Veer walked towards her and kissed her forehead.

V: Kya hua sweetheart?

B: Mai kbse inki bakwas sun rahi thi, tumhare aate hi solve ho gaya sb! Mera toh koi khoff hi nahi hai...Sarvashresth Adi Naagin hoon mai aur ye...

Bani pouted sadly. Veer laughed and kissed her pout softly.

V: Sweetheart, sb mujhe darte hai, pr mai tumse darta hoon...toh reality me to sb tumse darte hai na..

Bani rolled her eyes but a smile broke on her lips. She stretched her arms to do away with the stiffness she was feeling and threw them over Veer's neck. He smiled and accommodated her into his arms, embracing his wife.

B: I missed you. It was such a long day.

V: I missed you too gharwali...I was worried also, tumne kuch khaya?

B: Haan, tumne gurumaa ko jo strict instruction diye they, she didn't move away till I had my food.

V: Hmm....(breathes her scent) good. Let's go home.

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Veer flew his wife towards his home. It was actually their cottage. Veer had wanted to move away and start living separately with his family but Balwant had emotionally blackmailed him into not doing so. Then, Meera got pregnant and Vani decided they loved their joint family and didn't want to move. However, Veer still liked to have a few days away with just his wife and often stole sometime. Today was one such day, Rehan was having a sleepover and this seemed like a perfect time to spend some quality time with Bani. But sadly for Veer, he was the most dil-fenk romantic guy with the most practical, unromantic wife.

B: Yahan kyu aye hai hum Veer? Ghar me itna kaam hai..

V: Aur vo kaam krne ki tumhe koi zarurat nahi hai...hum staff kyu hire krte hai jb meri naagin ko ki kaam krna hai..

B: pr..

V: Pr vr kuch nahi gharwali, Rehan is staying with Darsh today and baaki function parson se hai so aaj ka time sirf mai aur tum..please..

Bani looked into the deep dark orbs of her husband and melted. She too craved him. Yes, she wasn't as vocal but truth be told, she had never loved nor been loved like this ever. She was grateful she had him. She hugged him tightly and breathed in relief.

B: Okay..

Veer did a happy dance in his head and took his wife inside.

V: Chalo tum fresh ho jao, mai dinner lga deta hoon...lunch ke baad se pta nahi kuch khaya bhi hai ya nahi..

Bani nodded and went to their room. She freshened up and got dressed in a simple slip dress.

She came to see that her husband had arranged for a dinner. It was all healthy meal and he had also set up movies.

B: You're so sweet. Thank for sweetheart...

She pecked his lips to show her appreciation. She settled next to him on the couch and they played the movie. They ate their dinner while making fun of the logics in the movies. Veer then went to keep away the plates.

B: Veeranshu!! Jldi aao, you'll miss the climax.

V: Aar aha hoon sweetheart..

Veer came back with the a cup.

B: Ye kya hai?

V: Shh...

Veer sat across Bani and pulled her feet up on his lap. He started to massage her swollen feet with the warm oil.

V: Hhaha, did you see how he dodged the bullet!? Stupid!

Veer laughed at the movie and continued to massage her feet. He noticed how he was the only one laughing and looked to see Bani was staring at him with tears in his eyes. He got alarmed and paused the movie.

V: Sweetheart!!! (shifts and embraces her) are you hurt? Kya hua?

B: (sniffs) You're so good to me Veer, so good...

V: Love! I am not as good as you deserve, you deserve the best but I am trying..

B: No! You are my best husband!!!

V: You have a good and better one too.. (raises a brow)

B: Shut up Veeranshu! Stop teasing me!

V: Hey! At least that made your crying stop. I hate it when that happens...

B: Blame the hormones..ouch!!!!

V: Kya hua??!!! Are you okay?? Do you need a doctor..

B: shhhhh...aah!! tumhari beti bhi na...accha come here..

Bani placed his hand on her belly. Veer worry lines on the forehead transferred to his lips as he smiles.

V: She is kicking!! Hi baby, I am your father...Ooh!! she kicked again!!

Vani smiled and shared this moment.

V: Pr, tumse iska kick sbse pehle feel kiya, I became second..

B: Uff! Ab pet mera hai to pehle mujhe hi feel hoga na..

V: Hmm...still...waise tumhara pet itna big nahi hai...meri beti ko jagah km padti hogi...kl se apni diet badha do tum..

B: Ye kya baccho jaise baaten kr rahe ho tum...I eat enough for two, aur ye movies me sb over dikhate hai...koi whale jaise pet nahi ho jata..

V: Pr Mayuri ne mujhe pics dikhaye they..Rehan ke time your belly was bigger..

B: Maybe she or he is smaller..

V: KYA!!

B: uff! Sb thik hai Veeru...Rehan wasie bhi bakki bacho se bada hi tha...usse yaad aya...let's call him na ..

V: Haan...

Veer called Daksh. Rehan was having a sleepover with his son, Darsh.

D: Veer bhai!!..Bhabhi!! sb kaise hai? Aap thik ho?

V: Daksh! Bani bhi thik hai..vo Rehan..

D: Vo Darsh ke saath uske room me hai..dinner kra diya tha Amna ne dono ko..

B: Okay...

Daksh gave the phone to Amna, his wife who took the phone to the kids..

Darsh: Badepapa!!!

Rehan turned and took the phone!!

R: Sweetheart! Kaise ho aap?

B: Thik hoon beta, bs tujhse baat krne ke liye phone kiya tha..

V: Mai bhi thik ho Rehan, thanks for asking..

R: Veeru..tch tch tch...jalte nahi hai...

V: Rehan!! Tu vo cycle bhool jaa...

R: Mai to mazak kr raha tha papa...aap kaise ho?

V: Ab aya na line pr...jldi so jana...kl school jaana hai..

R: Kya yr papa, ghar me shaadi hai...school se holiday toh milni hi chahiye..

D: Sahi kaha! Badepapa meri bhi holiday krwa do..

B: Chup! Parson se holiday lgegi hi..isliye kl jana padega..

A: sahi kaha bhabhi, mai bhi dono ko sone ke liye bolne hi wali thi..

V: Sweetheart, koi baat na-

Bani gave her a look and Veer shut up..

R: Mumma yr!! I am ten years old! I can make my own dec-

Bani made a sad face and Rehan also shut up. Bani did a victory dance in her head and wished the kids goodnight.

V: Ye galat baat hai sweetheart, don't abuse our love for you..

B: Kya kaha?

V: Kuch nahi...chalo, let's go to our room.

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That night Vani lay cuddling in bed. Veer's hands were protectively laying around Bani and her belly. Bani smiled. He had been really protective for her since they found out she was pregnant again.

Flashback

It was the morning of Darsh's fifth birthday, Rehan is almost ten and loves his brother to bits. Darsh also really looks upto Rehan and they often hang out together despite the age difference. Tara, daughter of Tapish and Meera, was four and often found ways to spy on her brothers. The boys used to tease her and run away from her and she would chase them.

The kids were running while Tara was trying to catch them when one of the kids accidently crashed into Bani. Bani was already dizzy since morning and fainted. Rehan went into panic mode. He shouted at Tara who he thought hurt his mother and flew towards the study and called his father. Veer, who is always calm and chilled out got scared and rushed his wife to their room.

The entire house got worried. Tara was crying in the corner thinking she hurt her masi and Rehan wasn't talking to anyone. However all the worry melted away when the reason was found. Bani was pregnant.

Veer was overjoyed but soon became over protective. He read many pregnancy books and visited numerous doctors. He was finally getting to live the moments he missed during Rehan and Bani prayed that despite them wanting a girl, it should be boy. Because as he is living the moments he missed with Rehan, he is already cautious and god forbid if it's a girl, he will cross all limits of being protective.

Bani was pampered a lot. Rehan apologized to Tara for lashing out on her and cared for Bani too. The boy was sassy and savage, a mini Veer. However, like Veer, Rehan too loved Bani deeply and gave into whatever she wanted.

Flashback ends

Bani caressed her belly.

B: (thinks) aap jo bhi ho, aap bohot lucky ho...apke papa aur bhai apse bohot pyaar krte hai...pr kash aap ek boy ho kyunki agar aap girl ho toh ye dono possessiveness hi saari had hi cross kr dene...pr sach kahu toh aap jo bhi ho, mumma apse bohot pyaar krti hai aur utna hi pyaar kregi...bs I wish aap healthy ho aur jldi se aa jao..

Veer was already asleep but despite having a long day, Bani could not sleep. She scooted away and went to the kitchen and hunted out her favourite ice-cream that she was suddenly craving. She sat on the couch and ate directly from the tub. She moaned as the cold ice-cream hit her taste buds. She recalled how five years had flown by since she rekindled her relationship with Veeranshu.

These five years, they had lived a blissful marital life and raised their son Rehan. Now, Balwant lived with his sons and their family in one mansion while Pawan lived with Daksh and his family separately. As for Ponky, he too was settling now to everyone's joy. He was finally marrying Mayuri!

Yes, Mayuri had fear of settling down and commitment. She dated around but Ponky realised after meeting her again all those years ago that he can never love anyone the way he loves her. So he waited patiently. Soon Mayuri realised her feelings too as she found herself constantly comparing the men she dated with Ponky. They started dating two years ago. Mayuri did panic after an year and tried to break things off but Ponky handled her fears with love. It was amazing for everyone to see how he turned into a grown mature man. He helped Mayuri overcome her commitment phobia.

Now, after two years of being in a relationship, they were finally getting married! Bani couldn't be happier. She was thinking about her life and moaning as she ate.

V: Uhem! Mujhe heart attack dekr yahan maze kr rahi hoo?!

B: ah! (drops the spoon) You scared me!!

V: You scared ME. Tum bed se bina bataye gayi, meri to jaan hi nikal gayi..wake me up when you crave something sweetheart...

He went and sat next to her.

B: My spoon!!

V: Sorry gharwali, let me get you another..

B: wait! You dropped it na, you pay for it.. (she smirked)

V: How?! Uff! I will just get anoth-

Bani cut him off by taking his finger and sticking it in the tub. She pulled it out and saw some of it was stuck on his finger. She popped it in her mouth and sucked it. She moaned loudly. Veer gulped as his mouth went dry.

V: sweet-sweetheart, ye kya kr rahi ho..mai-

But Bani continued her assault. She put ice-cream over Veer and sucked it out. Veer was panting as he was really turned on.

V: My turn sweetheart...

B: But I ate up the tub..

V: Nope, there is some..

B: where..?

Veer pulled her into him and pointed on her face. She blushed and looked down. Veer put a finger under her chin and made her look up.

V: I love you.

He whispered before dipping his head and sucking the melted cream off her chin and the corners of her mouth. Bani moaned and parted her lips. They both gave in into their feelings and shared a long kiss. Desire flared in their hearts and pooled in their stomachs. Veer carried the love of his life to their shared room to spend the night- full of love, passion and promise.

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Oops! I wrote longer than I intended to. There will be an epilogue part 2

Its unedited draft. Please feel free to comment against the errors, I will rectify when I get time.

Stay Safe, blessed and happy~