Siddharth's POV

Only 10 seconds are left for 12 a.m. The beginning of a new year, a start of something new, a new phase of our lives.

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I turned to look at my wife who was already nervously smiling looking at me, I know what you are waiting for Anusha. I’m eager too!

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“HAPPY NEW YEAR!” everyone shouted with happiness.

We wished each other silently smiling, holding each other's hand giving a gentle loving squeeze.

While every one yelled in unison, the party poppers burst, the sound of clappings and whistling can be heard from the whole hall.

I pulled her for a short but brief hug before moving towards everyone wishing her and my child first before others and kissed her nose.

“I love you,” I said to both my child and my wife

“We love you too,” she said resting her head on my chest. Then we pulled back and wished everyone.

We ate sweets at the end for beginning a new year with something sweet. I glanced at her who was sitting beside her mother eating the Halwa I passed her.

She was eating so fast and hungrily like a two year old.
She will choke on her bite if she will not slow down any time soon.

As if she realized me staring she turned to me, I actioned her to slow down through my eyes and then she nodded understanding me, showing all her teeth, causing me to chuckle.

And she calls me contagious!
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Everyone was busy talking and laughing when she walked up to me and snuggled closer to my side,
“You sure, you want to do this?” I asked her.

If she is not ready then I’ll tell everyone, after all, I’m going to be a father too.

“I-I...you initiate, I’ll continue”

I nodded and turned towards my family,
“Everyone! we’ve got to tell you something” and then everyone’s attention was on us.

Most of the guest have already left, there are only family members with us, my parents, her parents, Sunidhi, and her In-laws.

They stare at us with awaiting eyes, waiting for us to say something. I turned to look at her whose face was looking completely terrified. Causing her to snuggle in me even closer.

What’s up with her being nervous all of a sudden? Is it because of the hormones too?

I heard her muttering- ‘it’s now or never Anusha. Man’s up and you can do this’.

Drama queen!

But I smiled and waited for her to speak,

“There is something that you people should know,” she said after taking a deep breath, moving two steps forward.

Everyone nodded their heads up and down in unison, silence fills over the place just like it happens in T.V. their heads were exactly bobbing like those dolls.

Biting her lips she turned to look at me nervously,
“Siddharth is going to be a father!”
she said abruptly causing every single eye to look at me, making me nervous.

Now I know why she was so terrified. They all were looking at me like I’m a criminal and I got someone else pregnant. Wait a minute……… the way she said this says exactly what I’m thinking.

Oh No!

“And she is going to be a mother,” I said instantly pointing towards her.

What the hell am I talking?

All eyes now turned to her, who took a large step backward and bumped into my chest. She looked at me, quickly rushed past me and hide behind me. And I wanted to do the same. But why?

I took a deep breath and said,
“WE ARE EXPECTING”

Silence!

The silence was all we heard.

And suddenly they all burst out laughing, their laughter echoing the whole room. I found myself blushing and awkwardly I rubbed the back of my neck.
She clutched my arm tightly, standing still behind me peeping through my sides.

“I knew it. I was going to win.”

Bebe laughed, stood up from her place and turned to look at the whole crowd. 

  “Now! Now! People I want my Mooneeeyy” she sang eyeing everyone.

We both were confused, I turned to look at Anusha whose face was mirroring my expression, we exchanged knowing looks and waited to take in the situation.

“That’s not fair Bebe, ask them first how long months pregnant she is?” Mumma whined like a child

Every eye turned to look back at us again, I gulped soundly while Anusha whispered,
“seven weeks ”

Bebe smirked, “Now woman! I want my money. Paiiisaaaa  Niiikaaaaal!
(take out the money)”

“Wait!.......... What the hell is happening?” I asked frowning holding Anusha’s hand dragging us forward into the crowd.

“What do you think it is, Honey?” Bebe said while winking at me.

Then it dawned on me. Everything solved they made a bet on us-

It was Bebe's one of weird fantasies, when I was in college she used to tease me sharing her ideas but I was never sure, she will actually do something like this.

“I still didn’t get it,” said Anusha her sound so soft yet so confused.

“We made a bet when you went to Bali, that...when you’ll be back you will be giving us good news…and Bebe won,” said Shekhar rolling his eyes.

Was he a part of this too?

“How?” Anu asked

“I said that we’ll get a good news after one month or few weeks and I won. Whereas your mother in law and your Mumma said- you’ll break the good news instantly within a week after your return” Bebe said with a smirk towards both of our mothers.

"Thank god, you guys reminded me or else, I forgot to take my money from them."

And they looked away shyly rubbing their foreheads.

“oh... And your fathers over there, Jasprit and Shiva Bhaisaab……… they were the one who was saying that you’ll break the news after six months of your return.” Mom half glared at Dad.

“Hey! We know both of them completely, they both are slow…..”
“too slow,” Dad said and Papa completed him

They continued arguing with each other as if we are not present here with them. I looked at Anusha whose face was completely flushed and she was staring at her palms.

I nudged her by my shoulder to make her look at me, she smiled scrunching her nose the moment our eyes met.

She took a deep breath and her expression changed. Worriedness filled over in me. What happened now?

“but there is only one problem,” she said out loud getting everyone’s attention again.

“What happened di?” Ayusha and Shekhar said

I looked at her confused, she didn’t tell me about anything. What is wrong?

I turned her to look at me, “What is wrong?” eyeing her face completely, I was really trying hard to be calm, in inside I was anything but that.

She turned towards everyone, her eyes following everyone’s expression, and nodded “I’m in trouble.”

“What?” I asked and turned her completely to look at me, again.
“If there is any complication regarding your health, I don’t want a child all I want is......” I wanted

“Geez….. let me complete Bholu” she said looking into my eyes, shoving my chest,

“Abe O majnu ki aulaad bolne toh de usay” Bebe commented. (Oh son of Romeo, let her complete)

I was beyond anxious, I don’t want anything to happen to her, she is my life I can’t live without her. I know, I want kids but I want her more than anything.

“I’m in trouble- because --after nine months I’m not only going to tolerate two Siddharths.”

We all looked at her confused what is she saying? I still can’t get it. She turned to look at me sensing my confused state, smile and continued,

“What I mean is, there will be three kids in my life, one him and two his reflections”

I was shocked, now I understand what she is said … she means…She is pregnant with….Tw..

“yes! I’m pregnant with twins” she said happily and coming closer to my side, tapping my cheek.

Once again she left me silent, not only me but everyone here, who are witnessing this.

We heard a loud gasp and turned to look towards the sources and found Bebe clutching her heart breathing with difficulty. We all rushed towards her ignoring everything.

“Bebe! ” everyone shouted and ran to her.

Anusha kneeled down in front of her and started rubbing her palms meanwhile instructing Ayusha to get her stethoscope and bring Asprin kept in her medical bag.

“Shekhar go...call Sharma uncle (Our family doctor)” I instructed, he nodded and started to walk out dialing a number on his phone.

We were all so worried, busy rubbing her palms and feet while telling her to continue breathing when suddenly she burst out laughing.

“What do you think... you are the only one who knows how to scare the hell out of people?” she asked Anusha.

Anusha's face was all blank by now,  she was trying hard to control her tear, I know she was being strong in front of everyone so that she can control the rest and then cry herself out in a separate corner.

Still, with a blank face, she was staring at Bebe who was laughing as if nothing happened, I and Dad opened our mouth to say something to Bebe when-

Anusha burst out crying harder, sobbing and embraced Bebe tightly. We were all so angry on Bebe. How can she do this to us?

“Bebe I thought…. (hiccup)… something happened to you …..(hiccup)…” Anusha said while sobbing looking at Bebe, hugging her neck

“it’s not that easy women to get rid of me” she joked to enlighten the mood while looking at her, then at us and we were all glaring.

“What,” she asked all of us shrug.

Like you are completely unaware of the reason behind this look BEBE!

“Come on people……. it was just a joke and further she almost gave me a heart attack for real. I can literally imagine little Siddharth and Anusha running here and there. And just like you they are brats too. Too stubborn and short-tempered” she said looking at everyone then between me and my wife.

Everyone laughed at her comment.

And then we celebrated our little good news and had our family time. But I was not done with my wife yet…
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After what felt like years, finally, I got some alone time with her in our bedroom. She was taking off her jewelry when I back hugged her making her squeal in surprise a little.

“What are you doing?” she asked when I rested my head on her shoulder and started nuzzling.
I continued doing it while she gripped my hands and hugged me back resting her head on my chest.

“I’m angry!”

She turned to look at me in confusion and asked, “And, why?”

Still holding her in my arms, “Because you didn’t share the news to a father about his twins”

She smiled and cupped my face in her hands and said, “As you said, no day is better than a new year to break a great news…….. so I wanted to surprise you too along with everyone and I was right your face was worth watching.”

“Good…………. and now I’m going to have two versions of you” I grinned while saying this.

She shook her head and said, “No! I want two reflections of you. Cute and adorable.”

“Girls”

“Boys”

“Girls”

“Boys”

“Anusha!”

“Bholu!” she said half glaring and that stopped me.

“I love it when you call me Bholu”
she tip-toed and pecked my lips and said “Bholu” once again.

I stopped her in her mid-track to get down and held her by her waist,  taking her feet off the floor I captured her lips for a long kiss.

When we part, I helped her to take off her accessories, I made her sit down on the dressing chair and took off her earrings and bangles. I was about to comb her hair when she stopped me.

“What? Let me do this.”

“How can you? I mean you by yourself have small hair,  how will you comb mine” I just winked and continued combing.

Just like I thought silky and smooth.

I wanted to her help in taking the gown off too when she shyly stopped me and entered the bathroom. Almost running forgetting she is pregnant. I laughed and shouted her to slow down.

“Um…Siddharth” she called me peeping out of the bathroom door

“Yes? ” I kept the laptop aside and gave my attention to her.

“I………….aa…… kind of forget my clothes out there”

“Kind of?” I asked while chuckling at her shyness, she is still too shy.

I moved towards the closet and pulled out my t-shirt and her pants, turned to gave it to her.

Moved my hand forward for her to take it, she leaned her hand too but I pulled back grinning. She glared.

“Mr. Khanna I know your intentions and don’t forget I’m pregnant”

“I Know Mrs. Khanna you are… but it looks like you forget what your doctor said” I said with a smirk.

I have every intention to have some adultery on the very first night of the year.

She blushed biting her lips still not breaking the eye contact. I know I won.
I moved forward leaving her clothes out there and pushed the door open and dragged her inside the shower with me.

Since the moment I first met her,  she was the most beautiful thing yet the most complicated, I'd ever seen. A tangled mess of silky smooth strings. All I wanted for life, was to sit down cross-legged and untie all knots.

For me, she is whiskey in a teacup.

She was one of the rare ones, so effortlessly herself, and this man is in love with her for that.

For me, she was a storm, not the kind you run from, but the kind you desparelty chase.

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THE END
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