Gauri: so when Nikhil comes, he is going to start flirting with me?

She asked Rudy. They were in another room with Mira, who was busy and by that I mean, she was sitting on the bed, playing with some of her toys. Also Anika and Shivay were in the room, and Shivay realised how mad his family was, considering Rudy's plan.

Rudy: yeah but relax, the flirting Nikhil will be doing means nothing. Just remember that you need to help Nikhil out with his crush.

Gauri: waise when will you introduce your girlfriend to the family?

Rudy: I don't have a girlfriend Gauri.

Shivay: what girlfriend Rudy?

Anika: haan tell us Rudy, what girlfriend? What's her name?

Gauri: tell them Rudy bhaiya.

Rudy gave her a look and Gauri gave him a look. Rudy went up to Mira and said: your mother is always teasing me.

Gauri: I am not always teasing you. Anyway what are you texting Nikhil?

Rudy: ummm the script he has to memorise for tomorrow to piss off my older brother and your husband.

Gauri: Rudy bhaiya!

She said, covering her daughter's ears. Mira noticed her mother covering her ears, but she couldn't care the least. That's because she was more focused on her toys.

Rudy: what? That's the plan isn't it?

Gauri: I know but can you at least control your language? Don't use p-i-s-s in front of Mira.

Rudy: mothers are so bossy.

Gauri rolled her eyes, as she looked at Rudy's phone to see the script he had typed out for Nikhil.

Gauri: where did you get the idea of this script?

Rudy: my amazing brain.

Shivay: yeah right 'amazing brain'.

Gauri rolled her eyes once again. She just decided to go with whatever Rudy had texted Nikhil to say tomorrow when he came. Mira started making a face and rubbing her eyes, before yawning. Gauri stood up and picked up Mira.

Rudy: Kya hua?

Gauri: kuch nahi. I'm just going to put Mira to bed.

Rudy: Mira, you're already tired? I thought we were going to watch a movie today.

Mira only buried her head in her mother's neck, making Gauri giggle and Rudy could only pout sadly at his niece. Gauri went out of the room and started walking to her room. As she walked to the nursery, Mira took her head out of her mother's neck and saw her dad's open room.

She saw her dad on his bed who was deep in his thoughts. She looked at her mother and started speaking blabber that only Gauri knew.

Mira: dhejej djrjeie tfnfnf gajde tfnfnf paidjd.

Gauri: you want to go to papa?

Mira: yeabbdbd.

Gauri: yeah?

Gauri looked at Om's open room and saw her husband on his bed. Gauri looked at Mira and said: okay let go to papa.

Mira smiled as Gauri went up to Om's room, and knocked on the door. Om snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Gauri then at his baby girl.

Om: is everything okay?

Gauri: ji voh Mira wants to be with you for a bit, if that's okay with you.

Om: of course that's okay with me.

He got up from his bed and took Mira from Gauri's arms.

Om: hi Mira.

Mira smiled before yawning once again and keeping her head on her dad's shoulder.

Om: Kya hua? Are you sleepy Mira?

Mira blabbered something. Om gave a confused face to what Mira just said.

Gauri: she said yes.

Om: accha. Chalo Mira, daddy will make you sleep today.

Mira smiled. Gauri also smiled. Om walked away from the door, holding a sleepy Mira in his arms. Gauri was going to leave so Om could be alone with their daughter.

Om: Gauri?

Gauri turned around, facing her husband once again who was cradling Mira.

Gauri: ji?

Om: voh Mira can't sleep without the two of us present in the room. Is it okay if you can stay here for a little bit? Only if you want to.

Gauri just gave a nod and she walked into the room. Om kept Mira in the middle and Om-Gauri laid either side of her. Gauri stroked Mira's hair and kissed her forehead. Mira gave a sleepy smile at her mother. Om smiled, seeing how happy Mira was with Gauri. Maybe Mira was better off with Gauri....it was clear that before Gauri came back as Ketki, she was unhappy. When her mother came back as Ketki, Mira was suddenly happy. Rudy was right....being with Gauri was good for Mira's wellbeing, they all saw how she was before Gauri came back.

But he didn't want to let his daughter go. For the first time in forever, since his parents' marriage started crumbling, he felt alive when his daughter was born. Well actually he felt alive when he first took Gauri to her ultrasound and heard Mira's little heartbeats. Then he felt more alive when he laid eyes on his newborn little girl, wrapped in pink, so soft and warm. Till Mira's birth, Om never knew, he could witness an angel so beautiful. From the very moment she arrived, he felt something new inside. He developed a love that was so unconditional.

He didn't know when he slept but when he opened his eyes, it was dark and he saw Gauri on one side of Mira, sleeping. He looked down at his little baby girl, who was eating her hands quietly, staring at him. She was such a good baby and he didn't deserve her at all.

Om smiled at Mira and gently took her hands out of her mouth.

Om quietly: don't eat your hands cutie.

Mira only cooed. It was cute how he'd speak in normal human words and Mira would either coo back and blabber jumbles of the alphabet.

Om: I love you.

Mira cooed again and blabbered something quietly.

Om: thank you for choosing me to be your father. I love you.

He said, kissing her hand.

Om: and I'm sorry for being a terrible father and a terrible husband to your mother.

Maybe even before they found out Gauri was pregnant, he started feeling alive....when Gauri entered his life. He often found himself smiling when he remembered the first day Gauri came into his life because it was the best day of his day....well one of the best days, the other best day being the day his princess was put into his arms.

In fact, thinking of the day he met his Dabang Gauri for the first time, made him smile right now. Maybe just like how Mira made it to the deep realms of his heart, Gauri did too. He just realised now that she managed to steal his heart...why was he realising this now?

Tomorrow, he was going to talk to Gauri. He was going to have an honest deep talk with her and if she decided that he and her would never work out, he'd let her go.

...

Morning arrived as a mother's gentle hand, inviting the dreams of night to enter the day. Gauri woke up first to see Om sleeping with his arm around his sleeping little girl. Gauri smiled at the sight and kissed Mira's forehead, before getting up and she remembered suddenly that today Rudy's plan was going to be set in place. Nikhil was coming today and she had to improvise with whatever Rudy told Nikhil to say.

Gauri was only hoping that Rudy's new plan would work, and she and her husband would finally have a happy life together. She loved her husband, and all she just wanted was his love back.

A little bit later, everyone was awake in the house and they were all in the living room, playing with Mira. Om and Shivay were not in the living room though. They were discussing in a room, that was kind of like their study, about the Oberoi Mansion renovations.

As the family played with Mira who was laughing, Rudy kept checking his phone. When was Nikhil coming to stir up some Bollywood drama that was going to benefit Om and his little sister? If there was ever an award for patience, Rudy was never going to win it....since his patience was hanging on a thin thread.

Anika whispering: kya hua Rudy?

Rudy whispering: kuch nahi...just waiting for Nikhil to come and start the jealousy track.

Anika whispering: why are you speaking like you produce a saas-bahu TV show?

Rudy whispering: I should produce a TV show....it would be so popular.

Anika smacked her forehead, and at the same time the doorbell rang. Rudy stood up with a smile, and walked up to the door. He opened the door and smiled at the man. Gauri looked at the man who was at the door and knew who he was instantly....because of Rudy.

Om and Shivay walked out of the study and Om saw a man at the door.

Om: who's the man at the door?

Shivay: you forgot? Rudy's friend, Nikhil. He's staying with us till further notice.

Om: accha...wonder why.

Shivay: same here.

They walked to the living room. Rudy let Nikhil in and Nikhil said hi to everyone in the family. Then he saw Gauri, who he obviously knew due to Rudy....

Nikhil: you!

Gauri: me?

Nikhil: don't you remember me?

Gauri shook her head confused. The family looked confused whilst Rudy, Shivay and Anika watched Om...Om looked more confused than everyone else in the house.

Nikhil: remember 2 years ago in Bareilly on Diwali? You were one of the dancers for Mrs Saxena's Diwali party. You danced to Nagada Sang Dhol.

Gauri: Mrs Saxena's Diwali party....I remember. You were the man who complimented my dancing and you were wearing a blue kurta with very wavy hair?

Nikhil: yeah that was me.

Om: so wait, you two know each other?

Nikhil: we don't know each other that well. I was only in Bareilly for Mrs Saxena's Diwali party and I asked her out on a date since I was staying for one extra day and this beautiful woman rejected me.

Om: really? How come?

He was a little annoyed that some random man who his wife apparently knew called his wife beautiful....but he hid his annoyance.

Gauri: voh at the time, I was more concerned with paying for my mum's medicine and paying rent to my chachu chachi.

Nikhil: and two years later, I finally find out why she rejected me.

Gauri: you wouldn't be the first man I rejected.

Nikhil: I know, I saw all those men asking you for a date during that party.

Rudy looked at Om...why hadn't his brother snapped out already? He thought that Om would have snapped out when Nikhil called Gauri beautiful.

Rudy: Nikhil, Gauri will show you your new room.

Om: why can't you do it?

Rudy: voh I have something important to do. Really important...let's go Anika bhabhi. We need to get something for Mira.

Anika: we do. Let's go.

Rudy and Anika left the house, making Shivay shake his head. Those two were mad. Gauri looked at Nikhil and said with a smile: I'll take you to your room.

Nikhil nodded and followed Gauri. Om picked up Mira and said: chalo Mira, let's go.

Dadi: where are you taking her?

Om: just taking her for some quality father-daughter time.

Shivay smiled at his brother who started walking with his niece. He wished that God didn't make him sterile so he could experience the same joy his brother got to experience. The joy of having your own child. The joy of having a mini-you look up to you and tell you how much they love you....Anika told him that Gauri knew and she said to her that they should tell the family soon. Soon. They would tell the family soon but after they saved Gauri and Om's marriage. One problem first.

Nikhil walked with Gauri. Both were quiet and then Gauri stopped at a room.

Gauri: here's your room.

Nikhil: that's great. Gauri, I have a question.

Gauri: puccho phir.

Nikhil: I know at the time, you were 17 and working. Now that you're not working, do you think you would like to go on a date with me?

Gauri whispering: Nikhil....

Nikhil whispered back: your husband is kinda behind you with your daughter.

Gauri turned her head a little to see at the corner of her eye, Om and Mira walking to his room but he did look like he was eavesdropping.

Gauri looked at Nikhil and spoke in a voice so Om could hear her: I'd like to go on a date with you.

Nikhil: so this evening, 6pm?

Gauri: yeah sure.

Om went into his room and closed the door. He looked at Mira, confused and Mira just looked around, looking cute.

Om: your mother is weird....first she says that she loves me and then she agreed to go on a date with some random man that she apparently knows.

Mira just pouted. Om kissed the tip of her nose and said: please stay little forever, and stay away from boys. They are complicated. Also just stay away from love, that is also complicated.

Mira giggled and kissed Om's cheek. Om smiled and hugged his daughter. He wanted to tell Gauri how he felt but instead she was going on a date with some other guy.

Om: Mira, should we go out today?

Mira blabbered something.

Om: okay then we'll go out today.

Mira blabbered before keeping her head on her dad's shoulder and her hand on her head. She was trying to say that was her father only offering to take her out because he was jealous of the fact that Gauri and Nikhil were going on a 'date'....

Precap: date

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