"What on earth are you people doing here?" Ishaan asked out having a detailed look at the room.

Farhan was playing cards with Aju, Eby and Dany whereas Anjali and Rinu were chatting lying on the couch. The room was a total mess with burrito packets, softdrink bottles here and there.

"Hey, why you late Ainu?" Farhan poke his head towards them.

"What to do? I'm living with a sleepy head." Ishaan shot a glare at her reminding her of the nights she made him stand awake.

"Now tell us the reason why you here so that I can go back and sleep." Shreya helplessly looked at Aju and Eby.

"Another sleeepyhead." Farhan turned to see Ainu wearing one of his pity faces.

"Okay, sit down everyone." Aju ordered before everyone seated on the bed forming a circle.

All snapped their head at Rinu as her phone kept on ringing. "Jesus! I'm dead." She screamed at the caller ID.

"Who is that?" Aju asked getting irritated.

"Who else? My husband. He might have thought I eloped at midnight leaving him there." Saying so, Rinu rushed to her room never forgeting to cook up an excuse in mind.

"Damn! Will you say it?" Ishaan pointed at Aju.

"Okay, okay. Well.. tomorrow, I, kind of, going to see someone. I mean a girl. Whom my Mom keep on insisting me to meet." Aju anyhow disclosed it feeling too shy to face them.

"Whoaa, whoaa."

"Great man!"

"Good. Very good. You should also realize the value of sleep." Ishaan pat his shoulder yawning.

"But there is a problem."

"What? Are you shy to meet her?" Eby asked teasingly.

"I will.. I will show her picture." Aju searched his pockets to get his phone and showed them the picture which his Mom sent him.

The second they came to see her, they bursted out in laugh not being able to control themselves.

"What happened?" Asked Anjali being clueless just as the other two.

"She seems good. What are you laughing at?" Shreya raised a brow.

"Guys, I know. Just stop it." Aju wore his pittiest face watching them laughing so hard.

"You-you people know who on earth is this?" Farhan asked in between sobering up.

"Who?" The trio raised the question in unison.

"The one who was dare enough to slap him."

"Choosing her phone over our shorty guy." Added Eby.

All of them laughed even more hearing about his tragic incident once again.

"Hey, she slapped you because she is a nice girl, right?" Shreya tried consoling him.

"Not because of her unending love for phone?" Ainu asked out puzzled.

"Shut up you potato girl." Farhan flicked her head.

"Mom says she is really a good one for me. But, I don't know." Aju shrugged helplessly.

"You will get to know buddy." Dany pat his shoulder with his eyes turning wet.

"Okay, but why you crying now?" Ishaan asked out.

"I won't be having anyone else to sleep with after his marriage."

"Dude, don't make me feel like I'm a gay." Aju's words made them to laugh all over again.

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"AINUUU!!!"

"If you don't want that jam, that's okay. But don't scream like this Aman." Amaaya took out his favourite pineapple jam and put on the table. "Here."

"Where is Dad Ainu? It's getting late for my school." He asked in between grinding the bread.

"Oh really! This much hurry to go there? He went to take bath hours ago. Don't know he whether he got drowned or something." She replied from the kitchen area.

"Shreya, can you do this for me? Let me check on Ishaan upstairs."

"I said I would do but you were so stubborn then." Shreya took the bowl from her.

"This son of mine thinks I can't do anything. He keep on praising his Shreya Aunt for the delicious food." Shreya smiled watching her turning jealous.

"You are so silly Ainu. Now go and call him."

When she was about to climb steps, "Good morning Ainu." That cute little voice made her to spun around.

"Aww. My little angel is here?" Amaaya picked up her kissing her cheek.

"Look who started calling me Ainu. She learned it from you Aman." She shot a glare at her son.

"Maybe. But you never gets angry with her Mom." Aman hissed before licking his jamy fingers.

"Whoa! You just called me Mom? You never obeys me as you do with your aunt."

"Because aunt is so calm and understanding whereas you are not."

"Oh! You and your aunt. I have my Eva with me. No need of you."

"You two are the same when it comes to jealous." Shreya shook her head watching their usual fight.

"Actually who is the four year old?" Ishaan walked to them carrying his suit.

"Thank god you came. I will take your breakfast." Amaaya rushed to the kitchen as he seated beside Aman.

"Dad, you don't have time for breakfast. We have to go school." Reminded Aman.

"Since when did he became fond of school?" Ishaan asked Amaaya as she joined them on the table followed by Shreya.

"Oh, I forgot to tell. You know Ms. Maria, the lady next door? Yesterday she came here." Jessy began as she took a place over there.

"Why?" Enquired Ishaan whilst having soup.

"To complain about your son. You know what he did with her boy? He fought with him tearing up his shirt and all. From where this boy learned all this?"

"You did that?" Ishaan and Amaaya asked him simultaneously.

"He pulled her hair. That's why I beat him." Aman confessed pointung at Eva who kept smiling like nothing happened.

"Now don't look at me that way Mom-Dad."

"So that's why you were so hurry to go school." Shreya smiled looking at his innocent face.

"Shreya.." Abraham started.

"What dad?"

"What have you decided? About shifting home."

"Yeah, I talked with Farhan. He said he would think about it."

"It would be more easy for him to stay at a place near his studio than to spent nights over there." Jessy explained.

"That's true. But.." Shreya stammered shifting her look from a very sad Amaaya and little Aman.

"But I won't do it." Every heads turned to look at Farhan walking to them with his guitar and baggage.

"Farhan, you came?" Shreya smiled out.

"Daddy!" Eva ran to him as he picked her up.

"You said you won't shift?" Ishaan asked to clear the confusion.

"Yes. I know it's difficult to go for recording from here. But I can't leave here that way." Said Farhan before winking at Amaaya.

"Even if you leave, I won't give my Eva to you." Aman added with much seriousness.

"All good then." Abraham said smiling.

"Where is my chocolate daddy?" Eva asked cupping his face.

"How can I forget about it?" Farhan took out two big chocolates before giving it to Eva and Aman.

"You are the best Faru." Cheered Aman.

"You are my favourite." Farhan pinched him.

"You know what he had done? He fought with the boy next door last day." Informed Ishaan as Aman shot him a murderous glare.

"For what?"

"Because he pulled your daughter's hair." Shreya completed.

"God! This boy." Farhan shook his head laughing.

"There is nothing to laugh here. He is going to be a goon I think." Ishaan stood up to wash hands.

"That's great yaar." Farhan high fived with Aman to which Ishaan stood still.

"Okay Ainu, I'm leaving. Get ready after lunch." Ishaan said as he wore his suit.

"Outing?" Amaaya asked out excitedly.

"For your checkup dipper. At times you forget about our baby." He said touching her baby bump.

"See you then." Ishaan planted a kiss on her forehead as she smiled.

"Oh hello! Don't forget about me you two." Aman reminded.

"Yeah, hurry up Aman. Let's go." Said Ishaan because he could not think of anything smart to say.

"Pick me up dad."

"God!" Ishaan sighed before picking him.

"Come here Ainu." Aman said as she came closer before kissing her cheek.

"I too want to kiss her." The duo smiled hearing him.

"Is there any magic with your hands Shrey?" Farhan asked as he kept on chewing food.

"What?" Shreya cocked her brows.

"You always make the most delicious food."

"Yeah, but this time I made it." Amaaya was the one answered.

"Well, well.. I said so to reveal the truth about this yucky food. Ainu, you are even worse than Dany."

"Okay, I know it. No need to remind it again and again." She rolled her eyes as Shreya palmed her mouth smiling.

"Ainu.." Eva called.

"Uhm?"

"Daddy asked to give you this." She handed a big chocolate to which Amaaya could not help but smile.

"How can I forget my potato?" Farhan said as she ruffled his already messed up hair.

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So, epilogue is here. I made two parts because I was super confused how to write the epilogue. Hope you liked it : )

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