On the dining table,

"I will feed my grandchildren today." Shipra said, excitedly asking kids to sit next to her.

Priya, Ram and Sudhir smiled at them. Twins too started liking their grandparents' company.

Priya and Ram sat next to each other and kids sat in between the elder couple. Shipra was feeding dinner to the kids.

Priya felt happy seeing kids being very much comfortable and happy around their grandparents.

"Amaira is more like you, Priya. Aryan & Peehu are like Ram." Shipra said, observing kids closely.

Priya nodded slightly and sat quietly.

"Absolutely!" Ram agreed.

"You know what, Shipra Ji, Amaira is lefty like me so more or less these three kiddos are like me." Ram said.

Ram looked at Priya, proudly

Priya shook her head in disbelief, seeing him being so proud.

Sudhir and Shipra smiled at them.

Moments later, "Priya, let's go home." Sudhir said.

Priya looked at Ram and then at her parents before saying, "Papa, I want to stay here only. I will come and visit you and Maa regularly and you both can come here whenever you want to."

"Priyaaa...!" Sudhir tried to convince her.

"Papa, please try to understand." Priya requested. Sudhir exhaled deeply.

After dinner, Priya sent the kids to the room.

Shipra asked suddenly, "What about you and Ram?"

Priya knotted her brows and asked, "What do you mean?" Priya then looked at Ram while he looked clueless too.

"I mean, have you both thought about marriage or not? You, Ram and kids all can stay together in Kapoor Mansion." Shipra said.

Priya remained silent.

Shipra asked again when Priya didn't respond, "I am asking you something."

"Maaa! It's not as easy as you think." Priya responded.

"What's going on, Priya?" Shipra looked at her suspiciously.

"I don't want to marry." Priya blurted out.

Ram's face went pale and looked upset with Priya's answer.

"What!?" Sudhir was shocked.

"Do you even realize what you are saying? Are you going to live a life like this?" Shipra asked angrily.

"Maa, please!" Priya said in a low tone.

"Priya, it's not only about you and Ram, think about your kids and their future too." Sudhir tried to convince Priya.

"I don't want to discuss more on this matter." Priya stood up from her place before moving towards the room.

"Priyaa...!" Shipra tried to stop Priya.

"Shipra Ji!" Ram stopped Shipra.

Priya walked inside the room where the kids were.

"Don't take stress. I won't leave her side this time. She's still angry with me but I will not give up on us." Ram said, confidently.

Shipra and Sudhir nodded in agreement.

*******

Sudhir and Shipra were staying back in Priya's flat.

"Maa, Papa, you can sleep in this room. Let me know if you need anything." Priya said to her parents.

"I will sleep with my grandchildren today. Come on, kids." Shipra said excitedly and asked kids to join her.

Priya smiled at her mother.

"Go to Nani, Nanu. They will tell you a lot of bedtime stories." Priya said, ruffling Amaira's hair.

"Really?" Aryan's eyes widened in excitement.

"Yes." Sudhir replied.

"No, I want to sleep with Mumma." Amaira clinged to Priya.

"Amaira, you stay with your Mumma all the time. Why don't you spend time with your grandparents? I will tell you a lot of fairy tales." Shipra said.

Amaira clutched Priya's hand and nodded in negation.

"Maa, let her stay with me. She will take some time." Priya responded.

Sudhir signaled Shipra to let her be.

The older couple moved inside a room along with Peehu and Aryan after saying goodnight to the rest of them.

Priya asked Amaira to sleep inside the other room.

Turning towards Ram, Priya said, "You can sleep in my room along with Amaira. I will manage on the couch here." Priya said, pointing to the couch in the living room.

Ram stood up from his seat, facing Priya.

"I don't mind sharing the room with you." Ram winked.

"But I will definitely mind." Priya snapped at him.

Ram chuckled lightly and said, "You sleep in the room, I will manage here."

"That's okay, it might not be comfortable here for you. I will sleep here." Priya replied.

"You have only two choices, either we will sleep together in the room or you let me sleep here." Ram said.

"You won't change!" Priya said, referring to his habit of giving options to her.

"What should I do when you don't agree? I have to come up with the choices." Ram chuckled.

Priya let out a sigh and said, "I will get a blanket for you."

Ram nodded and Priya went inside the room to get the blanket while Ram was settling himself on the couch.

"Here it is!" Priya gave the blanket to him and said, "Goodnight!"

"Goodnight!" Ram replied with a warm smile.

Priya went inside the room and laid next to Amaira. Amaira hugged Priya and dozed off soon while Priya was patting her back gently.

Moments later, Priya recollected the things that happened today. She felt so relieved and happy to see her parents after a long time.

She was missing her parents badly and felt nice knowing that Ram maintained contact with her parents.

She thought of checking on Aryan if he's troubling her parents. She got up from the bed slowly, not disturbing Amaira.

Priya went to check the other room and found all of them sleeping soundly. She felt happy seeing her parents sleeping peacefully with her kids. She closed the door before moving to her room.

On the way back to her room, she moved closer to the couch and saw Ram was sleeping in an awkward position.

Priya adjusted the blanket on him before turning to leave.

Ram clutched her wrist when she was leaving from there.

He tugged her hand pulling her, she lost the balance and fell on top of him.

They can see their face in dim light. Ram was watching her intently while she was just shocked with his move.

"What are you doing?" Priya frowned, trying to get up.

"I am doing exactly what I must do." He got a grip on her and exchanged their positions swiftly before Priya could realize.

Priya's breath got stuck finding him on top of her. She felt jittery when he looked deeply in her eyes.

"I really wanted to say thank you." Ram said.

Priya had a confused frown.

"I asked you for one kid but you gave me two more munchkins. I can't thank you enough, you don't know how happy I was when I got to know that Aryan & Amaira are our kids." Ram was very happy.

Priya didn't say anything.

His eyeballs moved from her eyes to nose and then to her luscious lips.

Priya was watching him while her mouth went dry.

It's been years since they were sharing this proximity.

"You are driving me crazy, Priya. How long are you planning to make me wait?" Ram said in a husky tone, pressing his body on hers making her part her lips slightly.

Composing herself, Priya said in a low tone, "Ram, please move. I am not comfortable."

"Don't you feel anything for me?" Ram asked softly.

Priya couldn't speak anything.

Seeing her quiet, Ram leaned a bit forward leaving a mere inch gap between their lips.

She was going weak as his hot breath was fanning on her.

Ram looked into her eyes and said, "You are the only one for me. I need you in my life and I cannot imagine anyone else in your place."

Priya passed an angry glare at him before saying, "I think you forgot about your engagement with Esha." Priya mocked him.

Ram inhaled deeply before saying, "Do you still think I am going to marry her? I was so angry with you as I thought you were married to Rajat. So, I ended up engaging with Esha out of anger and ego. Tell me one thing, would you be able to see me with another woman?"

Priya couldn't meet his eyes as she didn't have an answer.

Ram's lips curved into a huge grin.

Unknowingly, a small tear drop fell from the corner of her eyes.

Ram wiped her tears with his thumb and kissed on her forehead.

She closed her eyes, feeling his lips on her forehead.

He tilted his head to kiss her but his lips landed on her jaws as she moved her face to the side on time.

He understood that she's so into the moment but some part of her is holding herself back.

"I know you love me too but please don't make it too difficult for me, darling. It's been years since we..." saying this Ram dug his face in the crook of her neck.

Her toes curled with the ongoing sensation as he was sucking her sensitive spots in the nape of her neck.

He started to drop sloppy kisses over her neck to jaw line.

Her chest was heaving up and down in anticipation while his hands were squeezing her waist. Priya gasped.

Priya opened her eyes suddenly when she could feel his arousal on her stomach.

"Ram, I can't do this." Priya said, keeping her hand on his chest to stop him from moving further.

Her words made him sigh deeply.

"Why?" Ram asked in a slightly disappointed tone.

"I just can't. Let me go." Saying this, Priya wriggled to get up.

Seeing her resistance, he let her go as per her wish.

Priya got up and left to her room without passing a glance at him.

Ram exhaled deeply and rubbed his face with his palms, arching his head backwards.

Both of them were thinking about the moments they shared a moment ago.

In the morning,

Priya slightly stirred in her sleep and slowly opened her eyes. Her body was stiffened when she saw Ram sleeping on the other side of Amaira.

She didn't have a clue when he came to the room.

When she was about to get up from the bed, she realized that he held her hand tightly which she securely placed on Amaira.

Ram held Amaira securely near his heart.

Priya tried to withdraw her hand from his hold.

"What's the hurry?" Ram slowly opened his eyes, still holding her hand.

"When did you come here?" Priya asked, wriggling her hand. "Leave my hand."

"I was not getting sleep on the couch. It was very uncomfortable." Ram pursed his lips, letting her hand go.

"I told you to sleep here and I would have slept on the couch." Priya mocked.

"Never mind, I got a good chance to watch your face first thing in the morning." Ram responded.

Priya shook her head in disbelief.

After freshening up, Priya came out of the room and saw Shipra preparing Tea in the kitchen.

They both greeted each other.

"Where is Ram?" Shipra asked.

"He is still sleeping." Priya replied.

"Do you both sleep in the same room?" Shipra questioned with a hint of a smile on her face.

Priya looked a bit embarrassed and bit her lower lip slightly.

"Nothing like that, he was uncomfortable sleeping on the couch so ..." Priya reasoned out.

Shipra smiled at her softly before handing her a cup of Tea. "Give this to Ram."

Priya nodded and escaped from her mother's further interrogation.

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