Standing in front of the vast door of the big mansion her eyes shed tears remembering her parents. Pinky was standing at the door to receive her. The rituals of a newly wed bride completed in half an hour to their relief, the last day was really tiring for them and they also agreed to go and take rest. The next hours of the day was calm, as per Pinky's orders reception was planned the next day.

"Anika, whenever you feel like missing your parents just go to them for a visit" someone other than Pinky must have asked her to feel homely and think them as her parents but being Pinky, she was unique forever.

"Mom" accepting the relation Anika pulled Pinky close and made her sit over the bed.

"Can I please sleep over your lap" she asked with hope.

Pinky smiled at that cupping Anika's face. Her own memories of marriage flashed over her eyes and how her mother-in-law Kalyani Singh Oberoi has treated her. She remembered how Kalyani, formerly known as ShivOmRu's Daadi, asked her to not hurry for a baby and winked with a smiling grin at her first night. She at times thought that memory with Shakthi but never got a chance. Pinky was an outspoken as well as a shy woman always. In front of the whole world she will go on ranting but in her bedroom, close to her husband, still she is a shy mess. Coming out of the zone she looked at her daughter-in-law and promised to stars to always stay beside Anika.

"Sure" she said pulling Anika over her lap as she stroked her hair further.

Feeling the mother's love Anika cocooned like a baby trying to figure out her next moves. She was nervous, very much that she was confused about how to impress her in-laws as her mother asked her to. Indeed she met everyone before and had grown a relation much closer to that of daughter-in-law but after marriage some alien feelings clouded inside her.

She wondered, is it same for everyone or she is special? Getting bridal attention is special but it is scary too if it is over done and for a girl like her it is very much new thus more scary it seems.

"Nervous about next proceedings?" she heard Pinky asking.

Thanking her stars for gifting her such an amazing mother-in-law along with a great family she nodded.

"Just relax, all these feelings and extra attention to you would gradually lessen with passing days and if not then you would get used to it but Anika never for any reason compromise your own personal space, not to Shivay as well" ashtonished at the difference that how her own mother asked her to always prioritize her in-laws but her mother-in-law asking her to always prioritize herself made her look up.

Pinky's words were truly genuine and Anika could feel it through Pinky's eyes. She wondered about her good deeds to get such supporting mother-in-law. Pinky smiled back knowingly. Being the first mother-in-law of her family, Pinky always wanted to be the best but she with her every words became more than that for Anika. She thanked to God again.

"Wow, now you are all ready to get more pampered by my mother" Shivay walked in making faces.

"Don't you dare tease her, I am her mother as well so from now she will get more love because she is like a new born to me" Pinky got up pointing her fingers to Shivay and later looking lovingly at Anika.

"This is not fair" how can Mr. Shivay Jealous Oberoi digest such attention to his wife from his mother, his own very mother.

"Everything is fair in love and war" Anika stepped in with her mastered sentence trying to get eased out like before.

"Okay, now you two talk. I have works" Pinky walked off.

They know that she does not want herself to come between them. This made Anika to adore her mother-in-law more. She was lovingly looking at Pinky's retreating figure unaware of the stare Shivay staring her with.

"Missing anyone D?" his voice held much more of something that she wanted to call as love, but until she hears the same from him, she won't ever believe.

"No one still" she answered looking at him.

An awkward silence spread. Both were confused about the next conversation. She was thinking whether to thank him for letting her take over his life and he was thinking how to express what he is feeling right at that moment.

"Shivay"

"Anika"

Both their voices echoed together making them chuckle.

"You say it first" Shivay said.

"I don't know why but suddenly I grew shy around your family" she bit her lip completing the sentence.

His eyes particularly noticed her plump lips getting between her teeth. His eyes travelled up to see her looking everywhere but him and she fidgeting her fingers.

"It is your's family as well Mrs. Oberoi, just like your own family is mine" he stepped close to her aura.

The best shade of him she has seen till date. He can be perfectly sugary when needed. She as said hasn't changed her surname but listening to Mrs. Oberoi did something inside her stomach. She blushed looking down and feared to look up.

"Look at me Anika" his desparate need to see her eyes colliding with him knocked the door of his tongue.

She slowly looked up, her heartbeats raising, she prayed that he doesn't gets to listen to her fast heartbeats or else it would be the most embarrassing thing for her on this first day.

"Bhabhi, bhaiya come for dinner" Rudra shouted breaking the trance they were in, for how much time they themselves don't know.

Walking down the stairs she checked herself umpteenth time stealthily to look if she is looking perfect. His master compliment saying she is looking good fixed everything and she tried smiling as wide as she could.

The night was followed by another torture, Shivay wasn't allowed to slip into his room and sleep with his wife, rather he was pushed into Om's room to sleep with his brothers. He argued raising up excuses that made Anika's face a completed red tomato. She hoped to slip inside the ground when he literally uttered that they won't even touch each other if they are allowed to sleep together. Laughter was what made the situation more embarrassing and she ran inside Shivay's room, now their room and closed the door. After everyone dispersed Priyanka went to sleep with Anika.

At night most expectedly both Shivay and Anika tried getting up to meet each other but the security was tight, his brothers caging him like he is domesticated cat and light sleep of Priyanka broke everytime Anika tried getting up. With the end of numbers of excuses Anika lied down defeated. The photo of her dear husband was the only way out to stare at him whole night but hugging his photo close to her heart she slept, when, she also don't know.

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"Listen, now I am going to meet my wife" Shivay pushed away his brothers who were still holding him and not letting him go.

He making sure that Priyanka was not there in the room he barged in to get stood at the spot.

"Shivay" Anika turned towards him immediately in shock as soon she spotted him through the mirror.

Her hairs were at one side revealing her exposed back through her deep round necked blouse whose string were lying flatly that she was about to tie. She immediately looked down as heat raised up through her. He as if in trance walked close not wanting to miss a moment of staring his lovely wife.

As his warmth touched her she closed eyes wondering about what to come next but then she felt him facing her towards the mirror again and his hands brushing the exposed part of her back. He was doing work over her string, but to her, he was doing work over her senses.

"You are looking beautiful" he mouthed inching closer to her ear very slowly.

Smile adorned her lips. Her lips, that was ever so provoking to him and he misses the feel of it around his. Just few times they have kissed, that too got broken by others disturbance and now he wanted to adore his wife with all her permission and do not want to hurry. His eyes traversed up to her reddened hairline. She has not put up fresh vermilion but the mark of previous day was glowing so lovingly over her. His respect for her increased to infinity seeing her getting adorned in the colour of him.

He took a pinch of that red powder and filled her hairline smilingly.

"My Anika" he commented holding her through her shoulders with a non ending smile.

He left her and turned to go out.

"Shivay" she called her from behind.

And without waiting for her reply her next question followed.

"Can I please hug you?" this was so innocent, she asking permission. How can someone be so cute, he thought turning towards her.

"Wifey, I am all yours" he couldn't find more cheesy words.

She slowly hugged him encircling her arms around his figure, the feeling was just like their first hug, special along with intimate. He too slowly reciprocated closing his eyes and pressing more of her to himself. He reminded himself to go slow with every move and let her know what he feels for her slowly, steadily and romantically.

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His favourite colour over her and her favourite colour over him fixed perfection for both of them. He was bowled out having the first look of her when she came out of the room carrying a thick coat of make up, which she hates but on demand of everyone she agreed. But she isn't looking less than a goddess wearing a royal purple lehenga, and the simple diamond set gifted to her by her family. And he slipped into a maroon coloured suit that looked very royal over him. They although didn't coordinate much on the basis of clothes but their heart grew warmer everytime as others commented them to be 'made for each other' couple.

Wrapping up the last hour of their reception Anika sat over her chair a bit tired but trying not to show anyone. Because if she complains a little the matter grows big with concern of her in-laws. Her own parents too never made her feel so special but her in-laws made it to her in just few hours of their stay together.

"Just few more minutes Anika, after that we all will be free" Shivay held her hand and said caressing it.

"Look how everyone is happy" she specifically pointed at Om-Ishana and Rudra-Soumya-Sahana.

Om is trying hard since morning to impress Ishana by hook or by crook but nothing seems to work. But at last she agreed for a date with him and his smile had no bounds after that. Although Ishana tried hard to hide her excitement. After so many days she is getting to torture her long haired creature and by mistake also she won't let that chance slip off.

This side Rudra was feeding Sahana while Soumya was complaining that he is spoiling her. He argued saying he is not but that naughty giggle of cute Sahana made it clear that he is, and with proud he is doing that. Not wanting to eat more Sahana bit Rudra's cheek and Soumya chuckled at that trying to take back Sahana in her hold.

"I told you she is naughty" she said smiling nuzzling her nose over Sahana's stomach.

"Not more than me" Rudra winked.

But that made the situation awkward and probably worse, Soumya excused her and went somewhere.

"I hope everything between our siblings gets cleared soon" Anika commented excitedly clapping.

"Before that let's hope everything between us gets sorted tonight" Shivay perfectly made her return to blush mode.

"Shivay" she tried to glare but in vain.

He laughed aloud commenting her to be cute and saying he would loose control of she glares because she looks more attractive in that. She getting him joking with her laughed together giving him company.

"You are mad" she commented continuing her laughter.

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