Laksh was beyond happiness, he was holding the hand of Ragini under the table, but she lifted the hand and openly showed it.

"I'm hungry Laksh, can you get me something?"

Laksh stood up, "yes, everything you want."

Ragini smiles, "pineapple."

Laksh was numb, "what pineapple? From where should I get pineapple now?"

Ragini shrugs, "you said everything I want. Won't you try?"

🧠 now you are gone.

❤️what gone? everything for her

"I was missing this," he said more to himself with a big smile, "I will get you your pineapple."

Ragini hold his hand, "Laksh I was joking, there is no pineapple season yet, we have to wait till then get me watermelon."

Laksh nodded, "okay, joking with me? That will cost you."

Abdul was looking at her, "Ragini, come over."
She was ignoring him, the same way he did the last week.

Abdul rolls his eyes, "Uff Ragini come, I have to give you something."

Ragini shook her head, "I don't need anything from you! You have done a lot now my responsibility isn't on you, but on my husband."

Abdul fumes, "oh Ragini!" He was glaring at her, "I'm still your father, till my last breath you are my responsibility."

Ragini throws a tissue on him, "stop talking about death. That is not the right moment."

"So you agree I'm responsible for you! Come over."

Ragini murmurs something and leaned her head over, "say."

Abdul caresses her head, "I'm very happy that you are expecting and I'm very sorry for being rude over the last few days. But to my defence you haven't told us anything about the progress in your relationship, it was just my logical thinking about the situation."

Ragini rolled her eyes, "Uff Abba do you really wanted to know about my," she comes closer, "sexual life?"

Abdul moves his head and took out his mobile phone, "I have to make call," he stood up and left the place.

Ragini was smiling, "I won, no one can beat me now."

"Maami do you know that I just started to love you more. Like so much that here chocolate for you. Big Daadi, sorry no chocolate for you." Rohan rushes to her under the table, he sat on her lap and was smiling from one ear to the other one, "now I will get a cousin, I'm so happy."

Laksh was back with a plate of fruits, "here Ragini that's for you, maybe you would change your mind so I took everything you would like."

Ragini was happy, so was the rest of the family and the friends.

"Where is Abba?" Laksh asked as he was looking at the empty chair.

"Maami said something and made him leave."

"Oh, okay. Naughty stuff?"

Ragini smiles nodding her head.

"Smart Girl. You are learning from the master."

Ragini shook her head, "please don't ruin the moment, by self praising."

Laksh leans his head on her shoulder, "how much I missed to talk to you."

Ragini was happy too, but then her mood changed, "you have to apologise."

Laksh looked at her, "again? I'm sorry."

Ragini shook her head, "not to me, to Ammi. You were very rude and bad. You even shouted at her."

Laksh glares at his mother. Couldn't she kept this?!

🧠 Obviously not, women are always sharing something like this.

❤️ she is mother, it was a bad thing to burst out the anger on her.

Laksh was thinking, "sorry Maa." He said simply but from heart.

AP nodded, "you know, you just gained a babysitter back."

RagLak were happy. Abdul was back they all were having a great time together.

"Ayesha you are going to stay till your delivery?"

Ayesha shook her head, "no Ragini, we came to celebrate Eid with the families, we would leave after three days."

Ragini nodded, "tomorrow you will all come to our place, right?"

Laksh nodded, "fine then you will stay another night at your Abba's place."

"What?" Ragini was upset, "I don't want to stay there." She shook her head and clinches his shirt, "I will come home with you." Her eyes were watery, but Laksh shook his head.

"Only one night, please." He hold her close, "only one last time. I mean for now, after that we will think how we will handle this visiting thing. Ragini is your only daughter and I was thinking about it for so long, why don't you just stay with us?"

Ragini kisses his cheek, "haan good idea."

"Yes idea not a decision. Take your time and think about it. Here your girl, tomorrow at 5 PM you all have to come at our place. We will held an Eid barbecue." Laksh said and Abdul shook his head.

"No, you will all come to my place. I already bought the stuff for the barbecue you can't beat me. Your wife is going to stay at her very own room."

"Haan, Abbu's Barbecue is the best." Ragini didn't liked the thought of the dismally garden.

"Fine barbecue at Sheikh place." Laksh said and all agreed.

DP was angry, "why you sent my daughter-in-law with her father?"

Laksh looked out into the garden, "because the stupid garden isn't ready yet."

They all looked at it, NeBir were also with them as Ayesha and Amaan were with Ragini

"Not bad my friend, this is now looking like a green garden. How did you make this possible?" Kabir asked and Laksh simply replied, "money!"

Ragini was in her room, she changed into her nightgown and called Laksh, who picked up the phone.

"Hi Ragini."

"Laksh why didn't you called me and asked for my well-being?"

"You are with your father, I don't think that anything could be wrong in it, but you reached and changed?"

"Yes, and you know Daadi scold Abbu," she was laughing evilly, "he shouldn't have threaten me like his. Even Daada scold him as he has told them both not to talk to me."

Laksh was just listening to her, how happy she is and how much she is missing him even if it's now all cleared. She wanted to be back and sleep in his arms.

"Ragini tomorrow when I will take you home, I will make you sleep on my chest in my arms, I'm not going to leave you, don't forget I Promised to keep you save."

Ragini was happy, "yes, good night, it's quite late."

Laksh agreed, but he had a request, "okay Laksh the phone is now on the belly," she had opened the loud speaker of the mobile phone.

"Hi Baby, I know our start wasn't good, but trust me our present and future will be the best. I wish you a good night... Muuuuha 💋"

"Haaw and where is mine?"

"Oh here... Muuha 💋"

"Haan Good Night." She cut the call before he could ask for a kiss, he pouts and falls backwards on his bed.

It was the next day

They all reached at the Sheikh place, where Ragini was sitting in the garden waiting for the others.

Laksh saw his father-in-law, he couldn't resist and asked him, "how was the last night, did something happened?"

Abdul glares at him, "you talked to her, huh?"

Laksh grins brightly, "oh yes, you got scold."

Abdul laughs, "like you did all the time?"

Laksh numbs, "why it always comes on us?"

"Because she is pregnant and has mood swings." Abdul said in anger.

"Mood swings, I have to be careful with it. One wrong word and I'm dead."

Abdul agreed.

Chris was looking at the big grill, "okay Uncle you are a barbecue fan and I love it. I hope I'm going to get some great stuff from you."

"You don't worry, I have everything from meat to vegetables and sweets."

"Damn man." Chris was enjoying each moment he was spending with them, being a solo child he always wished for a bigger family, which he now got.

Ragini was looking at Laksh. Why isn't he coming to me? I'm his wife, pregnant wife and he is talking with Daada and Daadi. No, he should be with me!

"Maami?!"

Ragini finally noticed Rohan, "hi Rohan."

Rohan smiles, "you are so busy nowadays, aren't you missing me?" He asked innocently.

"Oh of course I was missing you, come sit next to me," she lifts him, he was looking at her all the time. They were always sharing a good bond with each other, "If you want I can be a babysitter too."

Ragini laughs, "I think you will be the best babysitter of all. I know you will love the baby the most."

Rohan nodded, "yes, mom is saying that they might try again, but not sure. Dad wants another child for sure."

Ragini nodded, "yes, I got to know he wants a big family."

"Yes, a very big family." Chris sat next to Rohan, "you know I was shocked when I got to know that Rhea has only one brother, I was expecting more. The other shock came after knowing about you, single child like me."

Ragini bites on her lower lip, "hasn't he told you?"

Chris and Rohan frowns, "what?"

"I have step-siblings. We don't have contact and neither I want."

Chris could understand it, "yes, it's not easy to be with them. It's fine."

They were closely talking to each other and had their dinner, finally Ragini could be back home.

Laksh has changed his clothes and was sitting at the chair on the terrace, Ragini was looking for a dress, it was a very warm evening.

Ragini was looking for him, "Laksh?"

"Here at the terrace," he responded to her.

Ragini looked at him from the door, "May I give you company?"

"Please, I beg for it."

Ragini comes and he stood up, she pouts as he was walking to the railing.

Yuck this garden. She shrugs, but wanted to be with him, she intertwined her hand in his, just to get a shock.

"How?"

"Only for you, I know, you never liked our garden and I thought to make it to your dream garden. Okay it's not much but at least something, right?"

"I love it." She kisses his cheek, Laksh liked the change in her, this Baby was like him. Naughty.

Laksh sat back on his lounger, Ragini was enjoying the view, but soon she was missing him. She sat on his lap, "you said you will keep me in your arms."

"No, I said I will make you sleep on my chest and hold you close," he just did and she fallen asleep with him.
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