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           Shivaay looked at Annika as she was all cuddled up in his arms, still wide awake, recalling that fateful day. It was six in the morning. They were still sitting there holding each other close, their eyes totally sleep deprived. Not even once they closed their eyes let alone sleeping.

         He pecked her forehead breaking her chain of thoughts. She looked up at him, still in the hug. He smiled lightly. She sighed holding him tighter. She wasn't crying anymore, but he knew the pain was still there. Sighing, he parted away cupping her face.

         'Freshen up, I'll get the breakfast.' He whispered pecking her temple softly. She nodded meekly getting up only to be stopped by him. She looked back quizzical. Her wrist in his hand.

         'Love you..' He mouthed before getting up. She smiled lightly.

         Leaning to him, she pecked over his heart region muttering love you too.

          She went to freshen up while he left to cook breakfast.

   Half an hour later

        Anayka entered their room to wish her parents morning. But as soon as she looked inside, her eyes turned wide as she screamed for her papa.

         Annika was laying on floor unconscious. Anayka rushed to her immediately, patting her cheeks with her tiny hands.

         'Mumm.. Mumma... ' she was on the verge of crying when shivaay entered the room only to get more shocked.

        Keeping the breakfast tray on the table, he immediately went to her as panic was written all over his face. He kept her head in his lap.

         'An.. Annika... ' he patted her cheeks softly. His heart thudding in fear. He knew she was stressing as always on this day but this never happened in past eight years after their miscarriage. His lips trembled as his eyes fell on their daughter who was trying to wipe his tears which fell from his eyes without even knowing while she herself was crying for her mumma. He was quick to engulf her in his arms.

          'Princess!!! Don't cry.. Mumma is okay... ' he didn't know whom he assured,  Anayka or himself.

       Making Annika lay on bed, he called the doctor sitting beside her, anayka in his lap. He kept holding onto her hand.

         Meanwhile, whole family came there. They were concerned for her. He tried sprinkling water to wake her up but nothing helped.

       He looked up to see the doctor rushing to them. He got up from the bed holding anayka in his arms, letting the doctor check her.

        The doctor checked her pulse before looking at him.

       
        'I need to check her properly. Please go outside...'

         He nodded, trying to give anayka to rudra, but she was sticking to him. He kept her down kneeling down to her level.

       'Munchkin, you want mumma to be fine right?' He asked softly to which she nodded.

         'Then go with chachu. Let the doctor check mumma.. ' he pecked her forehead but she was adamant.

       She ran to Annika and hugged her, crying and asking her to wake up. He felt bad for her but she had to leave annika, for now.

        He tried to pick her up but she wriggled in his hold. He tried buttering her but she didn't budge.

         'ANAYKA..'   His stern tone was enough to stop her from wriggling.

        'Go with chachu..' He gave her to rudra. She flinched hearing his stiff tone. This was the first time he had called her with her full name or talked in a stern voice. He had never let her see his anger, even if it was for someone else. But today, he had no other option. He knew she wouldn't listen otherwise.

         Everyone went from there except shivaay, who wanted to be with Annika.

         His gaze was fixated on Annika as the doctor checked her. He hoped for her to all fine. His forehead creased with worry lines.

         After some time, the doctor looked at him who was still looking at Annika.

        'Mr. Oberoi!' She called him breaking his thoughts. He looked at her immediately. Her facial expressions gave nothing away. He felt his palms sweating seeing her serious face, which soon turned into a smile.

         'Congratulations!! She's pregnant...' The doctor chorused happily.

       He went still on his place. His eyes moving to Annika. He didn't know what he felt. He was numb for a moment before bursting into tears, tears of happiness and a certain kind of relief. He kept crying with a continuous smile on his face, looking at her. The doctor patted his shoulder before going out.

      He moved to her slowly and steadily. Cupping her face with his trembling hands, he kept his lips over her forehead for a lingering kiss. His heart felt full.

         She opened her eyes blinking those rapidly, to see his face very close to hers, crying.

         'Shivaay... ' she muttered wiping his tears. He cried more.

       'Jaana.. ' he kept his forehead over hers. She pecked his lips saying that she was fine. He nodded sitting up, keeping his palm over her tummy. She looked quizzical as he caressed it with a sweet soft smile.

         'We are pregnant... ' he told her after few minutes of silence and as expected, her reaction was exactly same as his. She went numb. Those words kept resonating in her ears. Her hands moved over to her stomach. He kept looking at her with happy tears. She caressed her tummy very softly. Her eyes started shedding tears.

       'Shivaay.. ' she sat up hugging him tightly, crying out loud. He held her closer. It felt good.

        The very same day, nine years ago, they lost their baby, and today, they were again blessed with the same joy. Maybe, it was an end to their misery. Maybe, god didn't want them to cry anymore on this day. Maybe, it was the time that they made it a happy memory for the coming years.

        Annika parted away cupping his face, their faces having the widest smile possible, eyes still shining with tears. She pecked his forehead followed by cheeks, and then kissed him over his lips softly. He was quick to response to the heartfelt kiss.

Two hours later,

         They were still sitting in each other's embrace, trying to digest the news they had got some time back. Their family was rejoicing hearing the same.

         'Shivaay!! Where is niku?' She suddenly remembered that her cute little baby didn't come to meet her. His eyes widened as he recalled what he did today.

         'Shit..' He muttered immediately rushing to Anayka's room. Annika looked confused.

       He opened the door to see his princess sitting on bed with puffed up cheeks. She was still crying. Her nose red. He felt really bad and guilty. His doll was crying because of him.

       'Princess...!' He called her softly to which she turned the other way frowning. He sighed.

        'Hmmmm.. So my munchkin is angry with paa.. ' he spoke sadly keeping his head in her lap. She didn't look at him.

       'Papa is sorry na... ' he pouted seeing her angry face. But she didn't budge. Hushh! Definitely the sso's daughter.

        He kept trying to manofy her but she didn't let even a word escape her mouth.

       'My munchkin loves chocolate.. ' he took out a chocolate bar looking at her excitedly. She took the chocolate and kept it aside without saying anything. She was still adamant.

        'Okay then!! Papa won't tell that you are going to be a big sister.. ' he controlled his smile as she snapped at him instantly. He smiled as she looked at him curiously.

         'And papa will love the new baby more... ' shivaay chuckled seeing her hard glare as the response to his words. Her eyes again filled with tears. She couldn't imagine him loving anyone else more than her.

        Seeing her tears, he sit up instantly taking her in his arms. She hit his chest crying. Just like her mother. He let her be for some time, just holding her closer.

          'Papa loves you,..... the most..' He smiled whispering in her ears as she sniffed hiding in his chest.

        After calming her down, he picked her up going to his room. As they entered the room, the sight made them go awwwww. Annika was talking to the baby in a babyish voice. He leaned to the door, anayka in his arms, admiring his wife.

       Annika looked up hearing her daughter giggle. Her eyes lit up instantly as she forwarded her arms for anayka. Shivaay left her down. She ran to her mother hugging her tightly. Annika pecked her head smiling. Shivaay still stood there, smiling at his babies.

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            Annika glared him hard, who was continuously sneezing for the past half an hour. He avoided her gaze. Anayka was busy patting his head trying to make him sleep.

         He was about to call her but sneezed again, and there, started Annika's unstoppable rant.

         'Who the hell asked you eat ice cream while it's raining?.. ' she huffed making him pout.

       'Hey mumma!!! Don't scold my paa.. 'Anayka spoke seeing her papa's not so sad face. Annika gasped holding her seven month baby bump as the baby kicked in response.

       'Yeah yeah!! Papa ki chamchi...' She frowned.

        'Annika.. ' shivaay gave her a look to not say anything to his princess who poked out her tongue to Annika making her facepalm.

         'You both don't love me.. Let my champ come.. He'll be in my team..' Annika pouted caressing her bump.

        'He also loves papa more... ' shivaay said keeping his hand over hers only to burst out laughing feeling the baby kick. Annika pouted more.

          'We love you mumma... ' both chorused seeing her sad face making her giggle. She hugged them both happily....

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            Annika entered the room to see her laadla, their eight month old son, Anvaay, laying on bed, cooing to himself smiling at shivaay who was fast asleep. Anayka was sleeping beside hugging him.

        She sat beside him pecking his head.

       'What's my bachhu doing?' She cooed making him look at her. He pouted pointing to shivaay.

       'Papa is tired... ' she smiled seeing him keenly observing his father. Then he made a sad face as if he understood what annika said. Annika giggled.

         He crawled to shivaay very slowly. Sitting beside his face, he pecked shivaay's forehead softly. Then laying over his chest, he patted his father's chest softly as if trying to make him sleep, just like his mother did to him. Shivaay held him smiling in sleep.

          Annika's eyes got teary seeing the scene. Seeing their son so close to him literally melted her heart. She was wrong when she said he would entirely be a mumma's boy. He loved shivaay more than her.

         Sniffing, she took her phone clicking their picture and laid beside hugging them drifting into a peaceful slumber.

     
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          Anvaay turned red in anger as he saw his father pecking his mother's cheek.

        'Ine, mumma.. '(Mine, mumma).. ' he said angrily as he tried to push shivaay away from Annika. Well, the possesiveness came from none other than the SSO, his father.

        'When did i say mine? You have your mumma, i have my wife... ' saying, shivaay hugged annika more to tease Anvaay, who in turn glared him more. Annika shook her head in disbelief. This little man was trying to scare his father. The thought made her chuckle.

       'Tomato.. ' shivaay squished his red face giggling, only to irritate him more. He whacked his hand talking gibberish, angrily as if he was scolding shivaay. Annika laughed seeing it.

          'Okay then, papa is going.. ' shivaay pretended to get up as anvaay continued to hit his hand. But his words put anvaay's anger on rest as he looked at his papa making a sad face.

        Shaking his head, shivaay forwarded his arms to him. He jumped over his lap immediately holding his coat lapel tightly.

       'I'm really going.. Say bye.. ' shivaay teased him again but this time he started crying. Annika nudged him to stop teasing her bachhu.

        'Paa... ' anvaay cried holding him close.

        'You are such a drama queen, Anvaay... ' he spoke chuckling, trying to sooth him.

             Annika looked on as shivaay and anayka both tried to make funny faces to make their little one happy. It was perfect. Her life couldn't get any better..

                    END

  
      Thank you each and everyone of you for your constant support throughout.

Idk when will I update the other book, or any new one. Seems like i lost the interest in writing, very much evident in last two bonus parts.... But had to complete it anyhow..