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After a week, Shivaay and Anika got engaged happily. Shivaay and Anika wanted it to be a private and intimate ceremony while their families wanted to make it as a big celebration. However, their children's happiness comes first, so the elders agreed with their kids request. The ceremony held with close relatives, friends and few listed business partners and clients as guest. The media were informed that 'Shivaay Singh Oberoi getting engaged with his longtime girl friend'. It become a hot topic within few minutes after the official announcement was made. One of the fine and most eligible bachelor of the country is getting married soon. While the girls mourned over their loss, others went curious to know about the heart rob of the young and handsome businessman. That too a long time girlfriend, their curiosity only grew higher. Later, they were told that the marriage date will be announced soon followed by their engagement picture.

It has been a few days since their engagement. Both Shivaay and Anika got busy with their respective works. Both missed each other terribly. They never got alone time on their engagement day, nor they got it now. On their engagement day, right after cutting the cake, Anika was dragged away by an over-excited Pinky to introduce Anika to her friends. The only moment he could remember was their little love exchange, Shivaay kissing Anika's forehead after sliding the ring onto her finger and Anika returning the same gesture. Not to forget their spoiled couple dance where he was forced to dance with every woman who attended their engagement party except his lady love. Anika danced only with his dad, Shakti Singh Oberoi until the function got over. Till then, they never meet.

Both missed each other. Shivaay missed her eyes which shows nothing but pure love and innocence. He misses caressing and playing with her long silky hair. He misses holding her in his embrace and caressing her soft skin. He missed home. While she misses his warmth. His strong arms held her protectively. She misses his stubble that pokes her skin. His cheesy line and not to forget the most intoxicating thing, his ocean-like eyes that she wanted to dive forever. In short, she missed her solace.

They got too busy with their work that they didn't get time to meet each other. Anika got busy planning for a big fat wedding in the town and designing the bride and groom's wedding attire as well. While Shivaay was too involved in working on his new venture. It was his dream project which he has been working on for years and he was determined to grab the deal in every possible way. However, they still managed to look after each other through phone calls and video chats.

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Shivaay entered Anika's office. Since he had a client meeting around that area, Shivaay thought to have a check on Anika. He hoped to meet Anika but was informed that she didn't show up today as she's not feeling well. The next moment he found himself parking his car in front of Anika's house.

He found the house unusually silent. He could only spot Gulab Maasi whose cutting vegetables while her full concentration was on the TV screen watching a particular scene where two girls in their respective form of peacock and snake fighting with each other. Shivaay shook his head in disbelief and looked around the house. Sahil and Radha auntie probably might go to the night fair that got opened a few days back, he guessed. Without disturbing Gulab Maasi, Shivaay took the stairs and reached Anika's room. He saw Anika sleeping curled up like a ball with her blanket on. Slowly walking in, he locked the door and approached the sleeping figure of Anika. Anika frowned in her sleep and snuggled more into the pillow. She found her pillow unusually hard and felt hot breath brushing her forehead. She looked up with her sleepy eyes and saw a pair of blue eyes watching her.

"Hi", Shivaay whispered while caressing her back. Anika smiled and moved nearer to him, she hid her face in the crook of his neck, and closed her eyes. Shivaay kissed her forehead and enquired about her health. At first, he heard Anika blabbering something as she was still sleepy. Then he came to know she's suffering a stomach ache. He heard her blabbering something inaudible again when he asked the reason for her stomach ache. She looked tired, extremely tired, and weak.

"Had dinner? Had your medicine?", Shivaay asked again but got nothing as a reply, she had fallen asleep. That's when a particular medicine caught his attention. But before he could ask further, Anika rushed to the washroom covering her mouth. Shivaay followed her and saw Anika emptying her stomach. After throwing up, Shivaay helped her in cleaning the sink and wiped her tears. Then, he carried her to the bed.

"Gastric pain, again?", He asked sternly. It was Gaviscon's bottle that he saw on her side table. Anika's head hung down, unable to meet his eyes. "You skipped your meal again, right? ", He was very sure.

"Sahil, Bhavya, and I had golgappe competition last night", Came Anika's weak voice. "What you had before that? What you had as your breakfast and lunch? ", Shivaay shoot another question again but only got silence as an answer. "Good, very good. Madam had nothing since morning, then had golgappe at night. How can you be so careless Anika? You very well know you can't have spicy food still you had them, that too with an empty stomach?" He scolded her. He got really pissed with her carelessness. Watching her welled up eyes, Shivaay's heart got softened. Then he fed her vegetable soup which had kept for her and tucked her in bed after giving her medicines. He too settled beside her. Taking some oil in his hand, Shivaay lifted the blanket as his hand went to her belly to apply the oil. In a moment, Anika forgot to breathe. She was only wearing a spaghetti top and hardly wore anything beneath the dress. Shivaay sensed the tension on her face but before Anika could react, he pulled up the blanket to her chest, let his other hand still caressing her stomach.

Anika smiled at his concern. She missed him way too much and was glad for this visit. Moving nearer to him, kissed his cheek and confessed, "I missed you". She spread her arms wider as inviting him to embrace her. In an eye blink, she found herself on top of Shivaay secured around his arms. Later, Anika talked about her work and other stuff. Shivaay sincerely listened to her and gave some ideas whenever needed while showering kisses around her shoulders and neck region. She shrieked when Shivaay took her skin in between his teeth.

She struggled to get out of his hold, in swift Shivaay changed their position coming on top of her. His dangerous smirk made Anika gulp down on knowing what was coming. He placed a soft kiss on her forehead, followed by her eyes. Then his eyes went to her lips. His gaze went up and down from her eyes to lips. He slowly pecked her nose as she closed her eyes. She slowly parted her lips, expecting his next move but got confused when Shivaay got off from her and laid next to her as if nothing happened. A mischievous smirk playing on his lips. His action pissed her off. He made her a desperate woman who's yearning for his touch.

An angry Anika jumped on the man beside her, sealing his lips with hers. She broke apart only to be pulled again by Shivaay for another kiss. Anika felt that her legs going weak, she was breathless and her man, Shivaay, was sucking out all her energy. Let alone butterflies, Anika could feel the entire zoo in her stomach. This kiss is something different. Only when he saw Anika struggling to breathe did Shivaay leave her. A tired Anika buried her head near the crook of his neck, panting for air. He kept caressing her back up and down slowly, mouthing a sorry. With their simple make-out, she got tired quickly and he couldn't even imagine anything further. Shivaay chuckled thinking of his delicate and innocent woman of him. But he is not sorry though. He so desperately missed her that it made him behave this way. Also her irresistible beauty that made him go more insane could be a reason too. So both are equally at fault, he compromised himself.

"I'm not well if you forgot!" Anika snapped once she became normal. "So" rolled Shivaay's eyes. "What if I die in suffocation?" she asked again. "I'm right here,baby. You know what is CPR, don't you?" he asked, pinching her swollen lips playfully, making Anika roll her eyes. Chuckling, he pulled her closer, pecking at her forehead. Her hot breath brushed his throat, making his hair stand up against the back of his neck. He lightly shivered. Gone the man he is. Whenever Anika is around him, he still finds it hard to hold himself under control. In no time, He pulled Anika on top of him and hugged her tightly. The only thing he could do to distract himself from his wild imagination. As a reflex action, Anika placed her head above his chest. Her hand went up to his forehead and traced down till his chest unbuttoning the first two buttons of his shirt. Moving further, she rubbed her hand over his bare chest sensually.

"Anika, No" groaned Shivaay. He realized he was losing. Anika royally ignored Shivaay's warning and continued with her torture. That was the last string he held on. When Anika placed a wet kiss near his earlobe, he lost it. He was done, so done, that he couldn't keep himself from kissing her hard. Hovering over her, he pulled the strap of her spaghetti dress down and bit her shoulder, causing her to hiss in pain. The room was then filled with their giggles as Shivaay started tickling Anika. Her eyes teared up with continuous laughter. Shivaay gave no mercy to her pleadings, but later stopped when she said her stomach is hurting. Indeed he forgot that she is unwell.

"You brought back this pain again!", Anika cursed Shivaay while clutching her stomach in pain. "I'm... I'm sorry baby. Paining a lot?", Shivaay asked slowly. He placed his hand above hers that clutching her stomach and entwined with his. Anika nodded yes to his question. "Let's go, let's meet the doctor ", he told getting up. The same time, a knock on the door made Shivaay jumped on the bed with a jerk. It was Gulab Maasi. Probably she might have heard Anika's loud shriek, so she came to have a check on Anika. "I'm fine Maasi, don't worry and I'm with shi... Shivaay" Anika responded with a low voice to Gulab Maasi. Later they heard some disappearing footsteps. Gulab Maasi left the spot, giving room to the couple. "I don't want to meet any doctor, Shivaay. I just want to sleep", Anika declared with drooping eyes and placed her head on top of his chest. The medicines started to respond.

Her phone went off at that moment, displaying an incoming call. Instead, Shivaay answered the call but did not receive any response from the other side. He just heard the sound of the strong wind. He cut the call and put it aside, not before activating silent mode. Then he pulled Anika closer to him, caressing her back with his hands and made ways under her top. He gave her a gentle massage. His touch done wonders, and she felt relaxed. His hand caressed her curves and traveled up to the nape of her. Just for a moment, right next to the lower eastern part of her right breast, his hand froze. He could feel that spot swollen. She could have fallen somewhere and got injured, he thought. But there was another question popped in his mind, 'How could she get hurt there?' Has anybody tried to hurt her? 'His heartbeat rose, his mind began to think of all the negative things.

His hand stepped down a little slightly, unintentionally, brushing her sensitive area. This prompted a jerk to wake Anika up. Shivaay found he was dragged out of the bed by Anika. Long forgotten was her sleep. The thick blanket is now wrapped around her body. His eyes went wide with all the happening as he couldn't process anything.

"What are you doing? ", he asked still confused.

"What are you doing, Shivaay?", She whisper yelled. "You almost t-touch me there".

"You're injured. Did you fell somewhere? How did you have hurt there? ", He asked making Anika mirror back his exact confused look.

Her silence frightened him more. He dragged her to the bed again. "See, Ani, you don't have to be scared, alright. Just tell me how you got hurt... Or did anyone tried hurting you?" he asked, holding her hand tightly.

Anika became tense. Looking at Shivaay, she gulped down. "I wasn't hurt anywhere and nobody tried to hurt me", Anika told griping his hand harder as giving him assurance. She was then dragged to his lap, his hand wrapped around her waist. He kissed her bare shoulder region making her toes curled up. "Anii", He called out her name suspiciously. "Okay listen, did i hissed or scream in pain when you touched that spot?" When Shivaay shook his head she continued, "It's nothing Shivaay. It's just my birthmark", she lied and he was not ready to believe either.

"Birth mark?" he scrunched his eyebrows. "Wait a minute", the truth hit him. His eyes looked like those soccer balls. "Is that a tattoo?" he asked, eventually, leaving her face pale. His Bade Maa had told him about the tattoo, but he totally forgot about it as days passed. Her silence was telling him everything. His grip had grown tighter around her waist. He held her left hand and placed a kiss on top of her engagement ring.

"You tattooed my name. Didn't you?" Anika nodded, wondering how he got to know because she didn't tell anyone about it, not even her best friend Chandna. "Bade maa told me. Remember when you met with an accident few months back and I took you to Oberoi Mansion? It was badi maa who looked after you" he cleared her confusion.

"Was it painful?", Shivaay asked to which Anika shook her head. "But it's swollen" he concerned. "Ah, that is because of infection. The first ink they used on me didn't sit well with my skin and made my skin embossed but it got fine later. Everything is fine now", she made him understand.

"I love you" he confessed, embracing her closely, hiding her face in the crook of her neck. He was too overwhelmed by the love she is pouring on him. "You didn't tell me" he complained. "I was going to ..." "But I spoiled it all, I'm sorry," Shivaay spoke in between before Anika could finish her line. "I love you too," She admitted and kissed his forehead.

"Can I see it?" he asked so innocently. The answer was straight and clear, no. His puppy face did not help him either. "Show me the picture, at least" he begged, but received the same response, no. "That's my name!", he told grumpily. "And that's my body, my wish", She revert back. But later, she herself held the hand of Shivaay and directed to the tattoo. She let him touch the tattoo. He was quick enough to recognize the letter 'S' as the skin was raised because of the infection. Apart from the letter S, he barely felt anything at all. Not all the tattoos you can sense with touch. But that was more than enough for Shivaay. His eyes became moist without his knowledge. Slowly, he pulled down her blanket and kissed the tattoo above her dress, making Anika's stomach do a summersault. Raising his head, he took her lips for another kiss mouthing a sorry, let the tears flow uncontrollably.

While the love birds got lost in their moment by expressing their love for each other. On the other side, Anika's phone went off again with a notification of 32 missed calls and 4 unread messages from a private number.

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Imagine her tattoo something like this. Sorry for poor editing.

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