...Preet...

Hearing about the mishap we were quick enough and reached Malhotra Mansion to find everyone waiting for us.

I looked up at the lawn which was once decorated with beautiful flowers was now practically fuc*ed up.
I could feel a headache coming as Kabir ran towards Kavya, as soon as Kavya saw Kabir she leapt out of Abhi's embrace hugging Kabir while I ran towards Anushree, we tried sorting out everything but we knew the mess was huge.
Soon enough all of us got to work, once we were half way down Meera Maa bought coffee for all of us.
The others were sitting in the lawn while I, Anya and Abhi were working our ass off. My husband is so going to sleep in the guest room for the next week. I'll make sure he does.
Suddenly it struck me and I turned towards Anushree attaining her attention.

"How did all this happened?" I asked her while Abhi choked on his coffee.
I looked at him suspiciously but waited to be answered by Anushree, the rest of the gang heard me and so we had their undivided attention too. Kavya looked flushed right like Abhi.

"Uhm, I don't know. Abhi and Kavya were the first one to notice this" Anushree replied and I instantly turned towards Abhi.

"What on earth were you doing here at midnight?" I asked Abhi.
He gulped his own saliva looking scared.

"And how the hell did you manage to fu*k the arrangement?" I asked annoyed.

"Uhm, I was kinda here." Abhi replied taking a step back.

"Doing what?" I asked agitated.

Call me a bitch, but I am annoyed, tired and hell frustrated.

"Uhm, making out?" Abhi replied or more like questioned.

"Ohkay." I replied nonchalantly but the moment the words sank in I snapped my head towards him in a blink of an eye.

Anya cracked up while the other's looked clueless because probably they didn't hear Abhi.
I bent down picking my sandal as Abhi made a run for his life.
Well this idiotic better run.

I chucked one of my sandals at him followed by another one running behind him to hit the shit out of him.

Aryan was quick and held me from my waist causing me to stop while the other's were laughing at our Tom and Jerry show.
My husband was on the floor laughing.
Definitely the guest room Mr. Malhotra.

"What's wrong?" Aryan asked.

"Leave the poor guy." Kabir commented.
This irked me.

"Well then, this poor guy so happens to make out with his girlfriend/ fiancee who co incidentally happens to be your sister at his in-laws at such an odd hour thus causing the mishap and the reason for our midnight awakening." I fired.

Abhi and Kavya looked flushed while the rest of us began laughing.
Followed next was a 30 minutes round of laughter.

"Okay enough!" Kavya shrieked.

All of went quite for a minute but burst out laughing soon enough.

"So much for spoiling my night." Kabir commented.

My eyes widened in shock while the others were laughing still.

"Do you ever consider thinking before speaking?" I asked Kabir.

"Naah." He replied.

"Try that." I shouted back making everyone laugh at my misery.

"Couldn't you wait to get married?" Kabir asked Kavya and Abhi.

"Look who's talking." Kavya countered back.

"Your elder brother." Kabir reply faking seriousness as if it was the most obvious thing.

Well it kind of is.

"Uh huh the evil Step Brother." Kavya retaliated.

The words left her mouth even before she could understand.
Suddenly all the cheerfulness in the air was swept away.

I looked up at Kabir instantly who mirrored an expression of hurt, his eyes glistening.

It's like hell left loose as by chance Meera maa was heard this.

"Kavya." She called out angrily before raising her hand to slap Kavya, this time my reflexes kicked in faster as I held Meera maa's hand back before it could hurt her.

If looks could kill my best friend would be 7 feet down.

I knew Kavya and so I knew she didn't mean anything, Kabir was like a father figure for both his sisters.
Kashish quickly got up and hugged Kabir, while Kabir stood there emotionless.

Kavya's senses kicked in and she spoke as tears made their way to her eyes.
"I_ I didn't..." she tried speaking.

Breaking the hug Kabir just nodded and rushed out of there.
I ran behind him.

"Kabir!" I called out before he could get in his car.

"Preet, just leave me alone." He spoke.

"Hell, no." I replied walking up to him.

"Preet, just Go, be with Kavya she needs you." He said before getting in to his car.

I opened the door of his drivers seat pulling him out again.

"Kabir you know she didn't mean it." I tried explaining calmly.

"Preet just go." He shouted banging the hood of his car making me flinch as I stumbled a step back about to fall but a pair of arms that belonged to my brother saved me giving me a reassuring smile.

"Preet go, I'll get him." Aryan assured me.
I nodded and went inside where Abhi was picking up an unconscious Kavya in his arms.
I panicked and ran upto them.
We placed Kavya in one of the guest rooms on the ground floor, the rest of the family left the room, leaving me and Anya along with Kavya.
Anya quickly got in her Doctor mode checking Kavya up.

"Holy shit!" Anya exclaimed after a few minutes.

"What's wrong?" I asked scared.

Kavya begun to get her consciousness back as she stirred and slowly opened her eyes. We helped to sit back while her first word was "Bhai." I handed Kavya a glass of water while I motioned Anya to continue.

"Freaking hell Preet, She's Pregnant." Anya exclaimed making Kavya spit her water out as I was too shocked to respond.

After around 5 minutes of silence I spoke.

"I am so confused, I don't know whether to be happy or to be angry that you guys had to do everything so soon. You guys aren't even married yet."

Silent tears flew out of her eyes, keeping my anger aside I hugged her as she sobbed.

"Hey, stop crying, your going to be a mom soon." I tried.

"If you guys decide to keep the child." Anya pointed out.

I framed Kavya's face and made her look up.

"Kavya, do you want the child." I asked her slowly as if she was a kid.

She bobbed her head pulling me for another hug this time Anya joining us too as we did our little happy squealing session.

"Okay guys, we can't let this out. With all the guests and everything." I pointed out.

"Not even uncle and Aunty, they'd be stressed." Anya added as we nodded our heads in affirmation.

"But_ but I need to tell him." Kavya spoke in between.

"Who Abhi? Yeah sure I'll call him in." I offered.

"No, Bhai. I need to tell this to Bhai." She cried.

"Bhai or the Evil Step Brother?" I teased her.

"Preet, please Bhai." She pleaded almost in tears.

"Hey relax I was just teasing you." I spoke.

Okay this defines her grumpiness and mood swings.

"I don't know where he is." I replied truthfully.
As soon as the words left my mouth the door was banged.

Anya asked us to wipe our tears as she opened up the door revealing a terrified Kabir.

So much for the brother sister bond.

He was next to Kavya in two strodes straight taking her in his embrace.

To say I was shocked would be a lie.
If Kabir was a father figure to his sisters they were his daughters too.

"Are you crazy can't you take care?" Kabir scolded Kavya. Anya and I left the room closing the door behind us.

....Kabir....

'STEP BROTHER' the only word that terrifies me.
I never once thought about hearing it ever.
I felt disheartened and lost when I heard those exact words from Kavya.
Infuriated I left rushing out. I didn't look back but I knew
Preet was right behind me.

"Kabir!" She called out before I could get in my car.

"Preet, just leave me alone." I spoke.
I didn't want to hurt the girl who loves me like anything.

"Hell, no." She replied walking up to me.

"Preet, just Go, be with Kavya she needs you." I said before getting in to my car.

She being the stubborn ass she is opened the door of drivers seat pulling me out again.

"Kabir you know she didn't mean it." She tried explaining calmly.

Hell yes! I do but I needed time to come in terms with it.

"Preet just go." I shouted losing my calm banging the hood of my car making her flinch back as she stumbled a step back about to fall, I quickly moved ahead to save her but Aryan bet me to it.

Shit! What am I doing?

"Preet go, I'll get him." Aryan assured her as she left reluctantly.
Aryan shoved me back in the car taking the passenger seat himself.

Why is he acting so normal.
I just leashed out on his Princess.

Ohh freak I just leashed out on my baby, my shortcake.
I turned to look at him expecting him to almost kill me but that butt head sat ever so calmly.
I just gave him a questioning look with was replied with the same.

"What?" He asked.

"Why are you so calm? I just hurt your sister." I said flinching at my own words.

"She wasn't hurt." He replied as if it was the most obvious answer.

I still looked at him expecting him to continue.

"You were." He completed.

As if on cue tears escaped my eyes and he hugged me.

Yes, men too need hugs.

"Kabir, we all know even though Preet was pampered the most Kavya has always been the kid in the family."

"She is your copy she doesn't think before speaking. As my sister quotes" he said making me chuckle.

"Kabir I am sure she didn't mean it, if she is like a daughter to you, she too sees you like a father. She wouldn't ever want to hurt you and it was pretty evident in her eyes. She herself couldn't believe what happened, how the words escaped her mouth..." His rant was cut off as his phone rang.
He looked panicked for a minute, hanging up he calmed himself and looked at me.

"Promise me you won't panic after what I am about to tell you." He spoke.

"What happened? I asked him immediately.

As if reading my mind he spoke fast.
"Kavya fainted."
That was it both off us jumped out off the car running up to the house.

Once in I checked around to look for Kavya.

"Where is she? How is she? How did this happen?" I asked panicking.

"In the room." Abhi replied meekly.

Man, I wonder what this man would have to go through all the way.
I smiled and gave him a quick hug.
I dashed towards the guest room banging it.
It was quickly answered by Anya who surprisingly looked happy.
Kavya was on the bed hugging Preet.
Preet got off the bed as I approached Kavya quickly.

"Are you crazy, can't you take care? I asked Kavya hugging her.
As if she was waiting for it she clinged to me sobbing.

Anya and Preet went out shutting the door behind them.

I soothed her and made her quite.

"Bhai_ I am_ I_ I am so _sorry." She cried again.

"Hey baby girl, it's fine okay. Now no more crying." I asked her wiping away the remains of her tears.

"Bhai I didn't want to hurt you." She spoke hugging me tight as I stroked her hair.

"I know, and I am not hurt." I lied.

"No, I know you are." She spoke and then continued.

"But you know what I know what will make you forgive me." She beamed happily.

"And that is?" I joined in.
If this is what brings a smile on her face so be it.

"You are going to be a Mamu!" She announced happily.

Shock, surprise, confused were my next expressions which finally settled at happiness.

"I am so happy for you baby girl." I said pulling her even closer.

"Did you tell everyone." I asked I am pretty sure she is mostly dead if Maa comes to know about it. Dad is pretty cool so he'll be fine.

"Hell no, I am not telling anyone till I am married." She replied.
Back to the square.

"Abhi?" I suggested.

"I don't think so, I am scared." She answered truthfully.

"Tell him. He might panic at first but he'll be happy. It's the best gift to a man." I spoke getting up.
She smiled as I kissed her forehead and moved towards the door after tucking her back in the bed.

I almost opened the door when she called me.
"Bhai!"

"Hmm" I answered turning around.

"You'll be the best father." She remarked making me smile.

With the same smile I moved out to find most of them already gone.

Maa and Dad were already sent back to rest by Preet. Aryan and Tara went back home so did Anya and Zayn.
As Abhi informed.
I looked around to find Preet passed out on the dinning table sitting on one of the chairs with her head on the table.

"She's tired." Abhi commented as he noticed me looking at her.

"I can bet on it." With the amount of workload she has, it's compulsory to be tired.

"You got a great catch there." He spoke again.

"I surely did." I answered looking back at him.

"Aren't you tired?" I asked him.

"Yeah, I'll leave.", he replied.

"Abhi, stay with Kavya.", I said nodding towards the guest room Kavya was in.

Within seconds he was in there.

I moved back to my Shortcake, carefully picking her up. Since she was already asleep I decided to stay back at Malhotra Mansion itself. Picking her up I moved towards my room and placed her on the bed settling right next to her.
I pulled over the duvet and kissed her forehead.

"I love you." I whispered which I am sure she heard since she smiled and snuggled closer placing her hand right over my heart which totally belonged to her.