" love, don't test me?
Cause I am a better player than you."

Ishan's POV

" Baby, baby ... Leave that na." I have been pleading my baby since an hour. But he being my son beats the watch three more times, every time I tell him not to do it.

" Uff.. stop it, Jishan." I pleaded him all over again as he dashed my watch in the ground and laughed heartily.

" Jia... Wake up. See, your son is destroying my watch." I nudged my sleeping wife beside me to get some help.

She smirked and said, " like mother like son." And slept winking at me.

" Actually, I am to be blamed. Who told me to have a child this early? " I thought myself.

" Jishan, baby leave that." Jia told him and in a moment he crawled towards her, leaving my not- in- a- usable watch over there.

" Wow." I mumbled seeing his smile towards his mother.

" I love you baby." She kissed his chubby cheeks and my boy was playing with her curls attentively.

" The mental physiatrist and her Pokémon." I mumbled under my breathe.

I was watching the weather forecast as I had a flight that day. Suddenly something crashed on the ground.

" What?" I asked Jia, who in turn was smiling at me sluggishly.

As, I looked back I saw the TV remote, lying on the floor being thousands of peices.

" God!!.." I facepalmed.
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" Ishan...." She called me for the twenty first time today evening.

" Hmmm... Say it already." I replied in a slight higher tone than usual, shutting my laptop.

" Ishan ..." She whined again without any reason.

" What's with your Ishan.. Ishan ... Say what you want to say..."

She crawled onto my lap, and sat there. The fingers were mercilessly playing with my shirt buttons.

Opened..

Closed...

Opened ..

Closed...

" God, I wish I could go to a mental asylum soon." I mumbled irritatedly. Both the mother and son were sucking out blood from my brain.

" Why ? I won't leave you..." She said softly.

" Ishan.. I wanna say something." She said cupping my cheeks, while staring at me deeply.

" Hmm.."

" What about a little sibling for my Jishan?" She said excitedly clapping her hands. She was literally standing on her knees, which were placed on my lap.

" I wonder, if she is 6 or 26." I thought.

As her words registered slowing on my brain, I looked at my son who was busy playing with Priya in the garden, then at the broken tv remote.

" Never." I screamed.

" What? What if you don't want one, I want, okay?" She held my collar. I was really frightened seeing her ferocious avatar.

" I .. we... No need to .. you know, only Jishan is fine. That.. even Sanju and Anju are there." I explained while gulping every now and then, seeing her red in anger.

" Dare you say 'no' to me." She strides towards me holding a flower vase. I stumbled back at something.

" Priya, Priya... Help me." I hid behind her like a scared kitten.

" What is going on?" She asked.

" Stay aside, Priya..." Jia said.

We were running all around the house like Tom and Jerry. As we stopped to grasp our breath, we saw our parents laughing and our boy clapping his finger.

" Priya, say na ... Do you want another baby in the house or not?" She asked Priya like a baby.

" Yes.. that will be so fun." She replied and my face had a bitter look.

" Not happening." I declared.

" Yes.. it's happening." My mom and dad said.

" No ..no. we agree with Ishan." Jia's mom and dad said. I sighed in relief.

" Maa... Go back to home. Bye." Jia went to our room after stomping her foot.

" Ishan, she is so happy Yaar. Why are you denying?" Priya asked me.

" Don't start again please, it's so embarrassing."
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" Jia, open the door." It's been 30 minutes I am standing outside my own room.

I heard the main door being knocked so I opened it, revealing Bhai standing there.

" Bhai ... Don't you want another baby in the house ?" Jia asked him after sprinting towards him.

He gave a incredible look towards her, whereas I was extremely red, blood red with embarrassment.

" I need to know, what has gotten into her." I thought.

" Yes." Priya whispered from behind but I shut her up by placing my hand on her mouth.

" I think..." Bhai started. Three of us, were staring at him expectantly.

" Hmm.. I think, it would be..." He again paused.

" It would be..." We repeated though I was sure that he would take my side.

" I think, it would be better if there would be another baby in the house." He winked at me. Just disaster. Jia whistled startling us.

Priya immediately hugged Bhai, while laughing and saying "thank you for the yes."

Bhai was astounded. I looked at Jia, who was equally shocked as me.

As Priya withdrew her arms from his waist, her laugh died. She looked as if a child caught doing some crime.

She stepped back.. once.. then, twice and drop. She slipped hard and landed on the ground. Still her face looked white.

Standing up, she ran into her room. And, within seconds we heard a laughter our ears were bleeding to hear. My Bhai's sweet smile and laughter.

Jia and I shared a look and went back to our room, leaving him alone to contemplate on his changing life.

A week later :

" Ouch.." I mumbled as I got up with a sore neck.

" Perks of sleeping on the couch." Jia sang.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen I have been sleeping on the couch from a week now because of my wife's fear.

What if she seduces me for her so called baby.. irritating. Everytime I think of that, my mind starts playing weird and awkward scenes upfront my eyes.

" All because of your kindness, My highness." I replied her softly. I thought she would throw a glare at me, wait.. what!! Why is she smirking at me?

" Ishan, Beware of her upcoming conspiracy." I mentally taught myself.

I exited the room to stroll in the garden for a moment.

" Love you baby." I heard someone say.

" But, I love you more." I heard Priya say as I followed the source of the voice.

She was watering the plants and her phone was on speaker. But, who was on the other line?

" I miss you, Daksh. Come back soon."

I was shocked. Who is Daksh? Is she in a relationship? How,.. why would she betray Bhai?

Questions were encircling my mind, when I heard someone panting by my side. Bhai..

" I wish I could." That Daksh replied.

" Okays. But, come back soon. Niel also miss you. "

" I know, sweetheart. I will soon get back to get what's mine." That Daksh spoke to which Priya turned red.

What is going between them?

I drank a full glass of orange juice as I came back afte resolving a conflict. I trust Priya, though I didn't like bhai's behaviour with her.

" I am hungree, badi mom."

" Mummy..."

" Priya.."

I covered my ears to help myself of not being deaf. Jishan, Sanjana, Anjana, jia were screaming their lungs out as Priya was no where to be seen.

" Coming." She yelled back.

All of us were startled to see her. I thought she would be crying her eyes out after what took place in the morning.

" Just 2 minutes." She went inside the kitchen. And in some minutes, the whole table was laid with various delecacies. It had everyone's favourite dish.

" Is there anything special today?" I and Jia asked at the same time.

" I will tell you, but first finish the lunch." She told softly.

" Uhmm.. I have something for everyone of you." She whispered.

Hearing this, everyone of us got excited and started to dig in the food as if it would disappear in some minutes.

" Slow down, children." She softly said.

We were already half way the lunch, when Niel entered the mansion. He hugged her and sat beside bhai.

" We were about to celebrate it without me, hmm." He nudged her and she laughed with a nod.

" You have become so rough from the day he left." He said, that caught our attention.

" Liar.. " She replied.

" I know, you miss him beside you. And, you love him more than 3 of us." He said and she nodded.

" Shut up and eat."

" I guess, we are invisible." Dad said dramatically.

" Sorry dad." Priya said meekly.

After we finished our lunch, she asked us to sit on the living room.

" So, today is the birthday of the two important persons of my life." Niel spoke.

" Priya and Daksh." He said. Today is her birthday. Jia squealed and hugged her.

Everyone wished her and she gifted us something or the other.

" This is for you." Priya handed Jia and Me an envelope.

Like seriously, two gaint persons and this tiny envelope.

" What the hell..." I screamed as I saw the content of the envelope. While Jia was dancing merrily.

" God! Save me."

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