A question: On a scale of 1-10, rate 'Money Hiest' if you watched it :-). Just curiosity :-D

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She rushed to the door hearing the clicking of the handle. As he walked in, she looked around him eagerly seeing which he controlled his urge to laugh.

“What?” He asked raising his eyebrows.

“Chocolate” She told extending her arm with a pout.

“Uff! I forgot” He told keeping hand on his forehead and she looked down.

“Ok” She told softly and turned to go making him surprised. That was totally out of her character since last few weeks. He expected her to get angry at him but this grim response was totally unexpected.

“Anika” She stopped but didn't turn.

“It's ok Shivaay. Forgetting is not a crime” She told softly and the next moment she knew, she was in his arms.

“What happened? Why didn't you scold me like every other time?” He asked as he walked to the room holding her.

“I'm disturbing you a lot nowadays right?” She asked and he chuckled.

“How did you have the realisation suddenly?”

“Seeing your collection of broken phones in the wardrobe” She told and he bit his tongue.

“I didn't throw it thinking you'll see it in trash can. How did you find out?” He asked and she pouted.

“I won't get angry at you again” She told keeping her head on his shoulder.

“You turned so heavy Anika” He told and she looked at him with with wide eyes.

“Haww! Put me down you monkey!” She told angrily and he chuckled while she kept her hand on her mouth realising she just got angry at him.

He placed her on the couch and sat beside her before taking the chocolate from his pocket and giving it to her.

“I don't want” She told looking down.

“Why aren't you reacting to anything I say? Why are you always listening to all my nonsense?” She asked looking at him.

“When my face change slightly, your face falls and eyes fill up with tears” He kissed both her eyelids “Instead if I simply smile at you, you'll keep smiling too. Keeping you happy is the most important aim in my life now and for that, I'm ready to do anything” He told as he kissed the back of both her palms.

She kept her head on his chest without saying anything, for a long moment.

“When I called mumma today, she told me not to disturb you and that you're already having too much pressure in your office. I should behave accordingly and shouldn't behave childishly” She told sadly.

“Mumma was simply joking” He told and she raised her head to look at him.

“She was serious” She told and he chuckled.

“If not for you to behave childishly and scold, then what am I there for?” He asked and she smiled widely.

She pulled his cheeks from both sides with a wide smile making him chuckle.

“All happy now?” He asked and she nodded before taking the chocolate from him.

He smiled and held her closer to him as she was busy opening the packet of the chocolate.

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He pulled her up from the bed carefully and she looked at him irritated with her half open eyes.

“I hate you Shivaay”

“It's ok darling. Go and fresh up” He told and she got down the bed cursing him for ruining her sleep early in the morning.

Hearing sounds of throwing up, he rushed to the washroom and held her while rubbing her back.

“It's ok” He whispered as she held her head.

“My head will burst now” She told and caressed her hair while she rinsed her mouth.

“Nothing will happen. Just for a few more months” He told rubbing her shoulders and she looked at him.

“I'm tired Shivaay. I want to sleep” She told crying.

“Just an hour. We'll come back quickly and you can sleep as much as you want. It's for our babies right” He told using all his convincing tactics and she sighed.

“Ok?” He asked and she nodded.

“I'll go out now. Don't sleep from here alright” He told and she nodded.

So much cajoling to take her for a walk in the morning, he thought with a silent chuckle.

She walked out of the room with a frown seeing which he smiled. This was daily ordeal for him nowadays. The main tension he had was to find different reasons each day to convince her.

“Let's go?” He asked and she nodded while holding his hand.

He adjusted her dupatta properly around her neck and she smiled looking at him. Holding her face between his palms, he kissed her nose.

“Let's go. I want to come back and sleep” She told and he chuckled as he nodded

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“Anika” He called out from the washroom and she quickly kept the ice cream away with wide eyes.

“H-haan Shivaay”

“I forgot my towel. Can you get it here” He asked and she breathed a sigh of relief before looking at her ice cream.

“He didn't find out about us. Don't worry. I'll come in two minutes. Don't melt ok” She whispered looking at the ice cream before taking the towel and walking to the washroom.

“Towel” She told knocking on the door and he opened the door slightly before extending his hand out.

She was looking at her ice cream while holding the towel away from the direction of his hand.

“Take fast. I have other work there” She told looking away and he peeked his head out to look at her.

“Give” He told and she looked at him.

For a moment, she forgot about her ice cream and a scene she read in a book flew back to her mind in light's speed.

When he extended his hand for the towel, I saw his dripping wet hairs falling into his eyes. The water droplets travelled down his neck towards his well built chest and then disappeared somewhere between the towel he had worn. Seeing me look at him, he pulled me inside and pinned me to wall. I felt paralysed as he inched closer to my face. Before I could stop him, he———

“Anika” He told hitting on the door and she looked at him startled before quickly giving the towel.

She walked back to the couch and sat there biting her lower lip, her ice cream long forgotten. Hitting her forehead, she blushed thinking about the cheapdi mind of hers.

He walked out after sometime while drying his hair. She looked at him as he stood in front of the wardrobe to search something.

“What are you searching for?”

“My light blue shirt. Did you see?”

“What's the problem with the one you're wearing now?”

“I feel like wearing blue today” He told shrugging.

“Move. Let me see” She told standing behind him. He moved way and she looked inside for sometime before finding the creased shirt from a corner.

“How will you wear it? This is all creased” She asked as she held it.

Seeing him staring at the shirt, she looked at that direction only to see the lipstick mark at the collars. She crumbled the collar in her fist as quickly as possible and he looked at her.

He couldn't help but smile seeing that blush on her face. Taking the shirt from her, he showed her the loosely hanging buttons making her turn more red.

“Poor my shirt!” He told and she bit her lower lip with a blushy smile.

“I should check how many of my shirts got the similar fate” He told in a teasing voice and she raised her head to look at him, her eyes beholding the power to hypnotize him.

He kept the shirt back in the wardrobe and turned to go only to be held back by her hold on his collars.

“Don't go” She whispered looking at him.

“What?” He asked surprised.

She left his collars and moved her hand towards the buttons before unbuttoning the top one.

“Don't go to office today. Stay with me here” She told looking at him.

“I have an important work today” He lied with a hidden smile.

“Still don't go” She whispered while unbuttoning the rest of the buttons, her eyes on his face.

“It's very important”

“I don't care” She whispered keeping her palm on his bare chest.

“It's very very important” He told and she shook her head while sliding the shirt down his shoulder.

“Sure?”

She nodded and he pulled her closer to him with a smile.

“If I don't go today, what will I get in return?” He asked and she stood on his feet before tilting her face towards his ear.

“One kiss and lots of love” She told before biting his cheek making him hiss. Smiling, she kissed there making him close his eyes.

“Only one kiss?” He asked and she nodded.

“I'll give you the first starter kiss, rest you manage” She told before giving a peck on his lips and just as she told, he managed the rest.

••|To Be Continued|••