What happened after?

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4 years later

Anika sat in her mini cabin, located at a corner of the mansion. It was around midnight and she had just finished her radio show, Late Nights with Anika.

"Your coffee", Shivaay said as he entered her work space, with two coffee mugs in his hand. Seeing Anika leaning by the window, he walked up to her, and pulled her into a back hug.

"Thank you", she whispered leaning back on to him and they both looked outside the window.

"Today's show was so good", she said breaking the silence and he smiled.

"I know, I heard it, you know company while making coffee"

"Haha, very funny", she said rolling her eyes and Shivaay rubbed his stubble across her cheeks.

"Has Anshi slept?", she asked and Shivaay nodded, their 2 year old could be really tough at time.

"Quite easily actually, she looked very tired", he added and Anika turned looking at him, grinning.

"Well maybe that's because of her father, who took her to the amusement park, just because of her one plead", she replied and Shivaay smiled at her.

"But she had a lot of fun, didn't she?", he asked and she snaked her arms around his neck.

"Oh yes she did!"

Looking at each other in silence, Shivaay and Anika felt content. The little family that they had, her, him and their little bundle of joy.

After Anika's confession of the 'I love you', they had practically started dating each other. Shivaay would come to her Radio station, listen her doing the show and even though it irked him, why it was still late Nights with Annie, he never spoke a word about it.

Anika, on the other hand, started loving Shivaay's company, they both would go on movie, dinner, shopping dates together, or even if they stayed at home, watched a movie or two, the happiness of being together couldn't be described.

And like that, on a very usual night, when Shivaay has come over to her Radio station, to accompany her, he had very publicly, when the radio was on air, asked her to marry him again, which obviously she wouldn't refuse.

The whole wedding had been a grand affair, but the moments after the wedding were priceless. Anika had successfully changed the name of her show and enjoyed every little moment she spent with her family and her husband.

But if there was a moment that was as precious as the proposal, or the 'I love you' confession then it was when she got to know, that she was becoming a mother. That feeling, that ownership, that excitement, she felt, was everything.

Subtracting the negatives, Anshika had brought all the remaining happiness in their lives. She was her daddy's princess and her mommy doll. She was theirs.

"Shivaay what if I am not a good mother?", Anika asked coming back to the present and Shivaay smiled in irony.

"You are asking me this? You are fabulous! What if I am not good enough?",he replied and she turned, her back pressed against his chest.

"We will be fine, we will. Shivaay, can I ask you something?"

"Ofcourse love"

"Don't you get annoyed, that I am still doing Late Nights With Anika?"

"Why would I get annoyed?  Not all my questions have been answered!",he replied and she faced him, confusion written on her face.

"Like?"

"Like how do I know if my wife is in mood or not?", he said winking to her making her blush.

"Ayee, you still blush love", he teased her and Anika decided to give it back to him.

"Well, mister I can answer your first question, maybe she is in mood", she replied in a seductive tone and Shivaay couldn't be more happier.

"Then why are we drinking coffee here?", saying so, he picked her up in bridal style making her giggle.

"Mr Oberoi, are you forgetting about your daughter?"

"No Mrs, she is with her favourite nanny, tonight it's only the two of us", he replied and Anika appreciated her husbands smartness.

"So you knew this all along", she said as he reached their room and kicked the door open, not before answering, "My night angel told me"

That's how, two bodies became one again, two souls became one and two lovers rejoiced the feeling of togetherness.

Because being ShivIka was easier,
They fell in love with the night again.

Because late nights, gave them answers the sun couldn't afford to give, nights were prettier.

Because, Nights Afterall weren't meant for sleeping, but living, being a late nighter was better.

~ Two Late Nighters fell in love with the night and each other~

*End*

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Once in a while,
right in the middle of an ordinary life,
love gives us a fairytale.

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That's for this SS, hopefully you liked it! I will try coming up with such short stories, but for now, I need to go back and write my updates for the other two books, so...

Once again, this book is dedicated to all the late nighters, life, love, laughs and late nights.

XOXO,
Ishika❤️