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Here's ch 9, hope ya'll enjoy it :)

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Everyone glared at Ishqi questionably, they were all shocked, they hadn't expected this."Kya Ishqi aapni life mein itna move on kar gayi hai?" Ahaan thought saddened- Ishqi panicked, "Aab kya karun?!! Mummy!? saare siyyaape aaj hi hone hai kya?! she mentally complained to her mother-

Before anyone could start speaking, Sarla auntie started her drama once again, "Yeh dekho ji, zoom kar de dekho, yahan kya horaha hai?! Iss kaali billi ne toh dusri shaadi bhi karli, baacha bhi hogaya- Kyun Ishqi? Ahaan ke baad konsa ameer ladka phasaya? Hmm", she said tauntingly

"Come on Ishqi, yeh senti hone ka time nahi hai, stand up for yourself and your son! YOU GOT THIS!" 

Ishqi: Kyun Sarla Auntie, meine aapko aapni dusri shaadi ka invitation bheja tha ke aap itne yakeen se keh rahi hai- 

Sarla Auntie rolled her eyes- 

Dadi took this as an amazing opportunity to degrade Ishqi, "Dekha Ahaan puttar, tu itne saalon se iss Ishqi ki wajah se move on nahi kar paya aur iss ladki ne toh shaadi aur baacha dono kar liye-"

Ishqi signalled Eshal to take Aaishaan to the car, "Eshal, tum Aaishaan ko le kar jao, mein paanch(5) minute mein aati houn-" 

"Yes Mam" she replied- 

As soon as Aaishaan and Eshal exited the house, Ahaan asked Ishqi, "Ishqi? Y-Yeh baacha kis ka hai?" 

Ishqi: Aap logon se matlab? Mr. Malhotra hum sirf business partners hai, aapko aur aapki family ko meri personal life mein gussne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai- 

Dadi: Dekha Ahaan- Meine kaha tha tumse- Yeh ladki tumhare pyaar ke layak hi nahi hai-

Kartik: Dadi! Aap dou(2) minute ke liye please chup kar jaiye...Let Ishqi explain- 

Ishqi: Nahi Kartik! Mujhe inn mein se kissi ko bhi kuch bhi explain nahi karna- Why should I explain myself to people who don't matter to me anymore-

Ahaan took a few steps towards Ishqi and softly held her hand, "WHAT ARE- you doing" she saw tears in his eyes and lowered her voice. 

Ishqi: What happened to you? 

Ahaan: Ishqi please, please tell me- I need to know-

Ishqi: Nahi- nahi bata sakti- 

Ahaan: Please Ishqi... I-I beg you, a few tears fell from his eyes- 

Ishqi melted but tried to stay strong, "Kyun? Aap kyun jaana chahate hai? Jaan ke kya karein ge?"

Dadi: Haan Ahaan puttar, humein kya...Iss Ishqi ne jitni bhi shaadiyaan ki ho, isske kitne bhi baache ho, humein iss baat se kya lena dena? 

Ahaan: SHE'S MY WIFE!!!

Ishqi: Yeh sahi hai, rishta toh nibhaya nahi but haq jaata rahe hai-

Ahaan wiped his tears, "FINE! Agar tum nahi baatao gi toh mein khud hi pata lagah lounga- I will ask Aaishaan myself"

Ishqi: NAHI! YOU WILL NOT!

Ahaan: YES I WILL! WAIT MEIN ABHI JAA KE POUCH LETA HOUN USSE- he said while heading towards the door-

"HE'S YOUR SON!!!" she blurted out and immediately regretted it- Ahaan stopped in his tracks and his heart dropped- "K-kya...m-mera b-beta"

Everyone gasped, "Ahaan puttar yeh ladki jhoot bol rahi hai, yeh tera baacha ho hi nahi sakta"

Ahaan completely ignored Dadi and advanced towards Ishqi, "I-Ishqi?" 

Ishqi: What Ishqi? Yehi jaana chahate the na aap ke Aaishaan kis ka beta hai? Pata chal gaya na?- Tasaali hogayi?...Aab mein jarahi houn- tears emerged in her eyes- 

She started walking towards the door, she was about the exit when she felt a pull on her arm, Ahaan grasped her hand and pulled her towards himself. She landed right in his arms, her hands on his chest and his arms caged around her waist. 

There was a moment of silence, neither Ishqi could convince herself to move neither Ahaan would let her. Everyone there stood shocked, Dadi couldn't come up with the right words, she remained silent- 

Sarla Auntie broke the silence, "Yeh lo gi, yeh kaali billi kuch aur na kar payi toh pata nahi kis ka baacha Ahaan ke sar dal rahi hai...Ishqi..Rhea se koi sabak nahi seekha? Uss ne bhi yehi ilzam lagaya tha Ahaan pe aur uss ka jhoot samne bhi aagaya, tumhara bhi aajaiga"  she taunted- 

Ishqi realized her and Ahaan's proximity and jerked herself away from him, She took a deep breath and answered Sarla Auntie, "Auntie Ji, mein na hi aap logon ko iss baare mein batana chahati thi aur na hi mein batane waali thi....But now that you guys know about this toh mein bhi clear kardeti houn ke Aaishaan, Ahaan ka hi beta hai...But I know yahan pe saab saboot dekh kar ki maante hai so I don't care, mujhe aap logon ke samne kuch bhi prove nahi karna- 

Ahaan: Ishqi, tumne mujhe pehle kyun nahi bataya...Matlab Aaishaan m-mera beta...humara beta hai?-

Ishqi: Meine pehle kyun nahi bataya? Are you seriously kidding me? Humarey alag hone ke teen(3) hafton baad mujhe pata chala ke I'm pregnant...I tried to call you, message you...Mein toh aapse milne bhi aayi thi but you didn't listen...You were drowned in so much hatred and anger that you blocked everything else, she ranted- 

Ahaan looked down embarrassed, he remembered when Ishqi had tried to talk to him, she'd begged him to listen to her once but he'd thought she wanted to talk regarding his mom...he wouldn't have guessed in a million years that she wanted to tell him about her pregnancy- "I'm sorry Ishqi" was all he could make out- 

 Ishqi: Iss se pehle mera gusse ka bomb aap ke upar phat jai...I need to leave- 

"Ishqi!" Kartik said, "Kya mein Aaishaan se mil sakta houn...Mamu houn usska akhir.."

Ishqi: Mamu? You mean to say Chachu- 

Kartik: Nope...mein toh tumhara bhai houn na, so uss rishte se mein Aaishaan ka Mamu hua- 

"Aur mein khala" said Sonu smiling, "Mein bhi mil sakti houn uss se?"

Ishqi smiled and then nodded, "Aajao tum dono" she was about to leave when Ahaan said, "Ishqi...mein bhi mil loun Aaishaan se? Please" Ishqi turned to look at him and saw the sadness in his eyes. She wanted to object but he was Aaishaan's dad after-all so she agreed. 

Ishqi: Fine, but meri ek shart hai...You are not going to tell him that you're his dad...Woh abhi baacha hai, itna baara shock nahi de sakti uss ko ek dum se- Filhal, you're a stranger for him- 

Ahaan nodded and Ishqi phoned Eshal, "Yeah, please...Usse undar le aao..Thanks"- 

Ishqi: Aaraha hai- 

A few seconds later Eshal walked in with Aaishaan, he ran to Ishqi and hugged her waist, "Mumma, come na...let's go- Dadi and I need to watch a movie tonight-"

Kartik bent down before Aaishaan and introduced himself, "Hello Aaishaan! I'm KM- Kartik Mamu....Your mumma's brother and your mamu"- 

Aaishaan looked at Ishqi and she smiled, Aaishaan hugged Kartik, "Nice to meet you KM"- 

"He's so well-mannered and mature for his age"- whispered Raj to Sonu and she happily agreed- 

Sonu also went towards them and introduced herself, "Hii babyy, I'm SM..Sonu Maasi..Your mom's sister and your Maasi!" -she said while pulling his cheeks, Aaishaan hugged Sonu as well and said, "Hi SM!"

Then it was Ahaan's turn, he gathered up courage and took a few steps towards his son, he bent down on his knees and took Aaishaan's hands in his- "Hi Aaishaan..I-I'm Ahaan, Ahaan Veer Malhotra- Your- 

Aaishaan cut him off, "That means your initials are AVM....Can I call you AVM?"

Ahaan: Of course!!- Aaishaan hugged him and Ishqi adored their bond. She really wished Ahaan would've listened to her earlier...they could've been together as a family. 

Not just Ishqi but everyone adored Ahaan and Aaishaan's bond, even Dadi felt bad for keeping Aaishaan and Ahaan away, she was the sole root for all of this. 

Ishqi cleared her throat, "Excuse us, we need to leave now- it's pretty late-"

Ahaan: Ishqi, aaj raat Aaishaan ko yahan ki chod do na please, I wanna spend some time with him, he said while standing up- 

Ishqi: I know you must be feeling a whirlwind of emotions right now but I'm sorry I can't leave him here...I don't trust  certain people here- she said the last part while glaring at Dadi- 

Kartik: Bhai, Ishqi is right- This is the first meeting and to Aaishaan we're all still strangers. I'm sure aapko aapne b- I mean Aaishaan ke saath time spend karne ke bohot chances mile ge-

Ahaan sadly nodded and Ishqi excused herself- She firmly held Aaishaan's hand and exited the house leaving a lot of people with mixed emotions behind.

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That's all for today guyss!! Hope you guys liked it :) { Word Count: 1536 } Next part'll be updated soon ♡

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