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"GET OUT!! MAA I AM ASKING YOU TO TAKE YOUR SON AWAY!! AND YOU! DON'T YOU DARE COME IN FRONT OF ME EVER AGAIN.I SWEAR I WILL KILL YOU!!"

Naira was in the labor room and in extreme pain due to the contractions every hour and she would get this much angry whenever she would see Kartik rushing to her side at her cries.

Swarna looked helplessly at her son and then her daughter-in-law trying hard not to let any chuckle out of her throat. This moment was serious as well as hilarious.

"But Naira baby..." Kartik himself was on the verge of losing his calm seeing her in this much pain.

"BABY?? DON'T CALL ME BABY. YOU WERE A LIAR!! A LIAR. YOU LIED TO ME, MY PARENTS, MT FAMILY AND EVERYONE! YOU SAID YOU CAN'T SEE ME IN PAIN, YOU WON'T LET A TEAR FALL OF MY EYES. WELL I AM CRYING IN THIS PAIN BECAUSE OF YOU. GET LOST BEFORE I KICK YOU OUT!!"

Naira breathed in and out, tears rolling down her cheeks as another wave of contraction hit her.Nurses asked her to calm down but she was high on emotions.

Kartik looked at her helplessly. His eyes were filling up before Swarna dragged him out.

Hearing Naira cursing colorfully Kartik was horrified while Swarna was barely able to control her laugh but for her son's sake she had to.

"Come on Kartik, She isn't serious and you know that.Its just a part of her mood swings. You know that she loves you as much as she loves the tiny lives growing inside her. She will be fine. Trust me." said Swarna seeing Kartik shedding tears for his wife.

"But Maa, she is right. I should've been careful. You know how fragile she herself is and upon that triplets. God!"

"Relax. Once you both will hold the babies in your arms, everything will fall into place. Just be patient. Okay?"

Naira and Kartik both were happy, delighted.But as the time passed and Naira's morning sickness started and Kartik panicked at first but Swarna, Surekha and Dadi were there to make him understand that its normal in pregnancy. Even Naksh made Kartik understand as he already experienced all these things with Keerti.

But neither of them has ever experienced anyone carrying triplets so it was still something new for all of them.

Her mood swings were weird and unusual as well. One moment she would ask him to kiss her and the next moment she would push him away saying he don't love her enough to kiss her properly.

One moment she would make passionate love with him and the next she would sulk saying "you don't desire me anymore Kartik" with big fat tears in her eyes.

She would eat like elephant one moment and then she would throw up in the next when her body refused to digest her favorite items.
Forget Kartik, she became the big kachogar since then.

He himself was so worried for her.She was so fragile , so thin and how would she carry and deliver triplets?

As the doctor has already warned them that since Naira was having triplets, there are 50% chances of premature delivery and risk factors are more in multiple pregnancy rather than a single one. So Naira was always under the constant care and watch of family member most importantly Kartik's. They would never leave her slone for a minute.

After hours and hours of waiting, doctor came out giving them the good news.

"Congratulations. She gave birth to two boys and one girl."

Everyone squealed while Kartik stood rooted to the spot.

"How is Naira?" He choked being too overwhelmed that he was now a father of three babies.

"She is exhausted but fine." Doctor assured.

"We will have to keep the babies and the mother under observation for a few days before discharging them." She informed.

"Can i meet her?"

"After she will be shifted to the room, yes! Since then, follow me to my cabin.You should know a few things you both will have to manage from now on Mr. Goenka."

"Naira is fine right?" He was stuck to the same thing as he took the seat across the elderly doctor, worry lines marring his forehead.

Dr. smiled.

"She is fine Kartik"

"And the babies?"

"They are a bit underweight but then its normal in triplet pregnancy. Good diet and plenty of care would do wonders to them."

"Then what do you want to talk about?" He frowned.

"That along with your babies you will have to take care of Naira as much.For a few upcoming months she would still need vitamins, supplements and plenty of fluids. She is very much weak after delivering triplets." Kartik paled.

His eyes teared up as Luv Kush dragged him to the nursery where his babies were lying in a cot with the tag of Goenka babies on their wrists.

The little boys wailed sensing the crowd gathered around their cot while the tiny girl was snoring softly sleeping her heads off ever since she was cleaned and wrapped up in baby blanket.

"Shh." He patted the boys softly and everyone looked surprised as the boys stopped crying at once feeling his touch. The softness emanating from Kartik was something they never saw before. Keerti hugged his elbow resting her head on his arm with her misted eyes and when Kartik turned to her, his eyes full of unshed tears.He was too overwhelmed to speak a word out. Keerti hugged him and he let out a tear or two of the happiness he felt at that moment of being the father of three cuties,symbols of his and Naira's love.

"Congrats. You are a father now. My Kittu is a father now." dadi croaked with misty eyes.

"Thank you Dadi." He managed to say in his emotional state.

"You can meet Mrs. Goenka. She has been shifted." Nurse announced and Kartik rushed out quickly to her room while Swarna stayed by the babies along with Devyani and the rest of the family waited in the corridor. Naksh went to arrange for the sweets to be distributed.

He entered the VIP room he himself has booked for Naira the very first day he got to know about her pregnancy.

Seeing the nurse adjusting the drips and checking her vitals, he felt a huge lump forming in his throat.

"She is.." He cleared his throat to get the words out.

"...asleep due to exhaustion Mr. Goenka."
He looked at Naira's sleeping form on the bed. She looked really wan.

Nurse quietly left as he sat besides her on the bed taking her fragile hand in both of his.Kissing her knuckles, he leaned to peck her head.

"Kartik.." he heard her whisper before she opened her lids slowly still her eyes looked heavy with sleep.

"I am here sweetheart. You are a superwoman. Actually sorry. You are my Sherni. And you know that right?"

She pressed his hand lightly and managed a weak smile when he said.

"Thank you for the most wonderful gifts ever. They are just..."

"Beautiful.I know." She whispered before her eyelids dropped and she slept again.

He smiled with bleary eyes before leaning to peck her lips.

"I love you." He murmured against her lips.

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3 months later:

Naira was standing in front of the mirror lost in her thoughts when Kartik stepped in the room and frowned. Normally she would sense his presence even before he enters the room but today..something is wrong.He concluded.

His eyes darted to the bed where their lovelies Arsh, Aarav and Aaira were sleeping peacefully.They looked fine then..? (Tried some new names😛)

He slowly walked to her placing his bag on the bed.

"This is not fair." His voice jerked her out of her thoughts.

"You scared me Kartik." She smiled which he noted that didn't reach her eyes.

Walking up to him, she helped him get out of his blazer and waist coat while he watched her with hawk eyes.

"You ate on time?"

She nodded reaching up to his tie to unknot the same and flashed a smile to him.

"You had your vitamins?"

"Yeah i had a a glass of pomegranate juice three time a day, i ate fruits after every other hour and no, i didn't forget to take the medicines with a glass of milk on time. Happy?" She huffed.

He chuckled."Very." Dropping a kiss on her head and then a peck on her lips.

"Yeah you will be happy why won't you be? See how chubby i have become eating this much.I look eww!"

He sighed. He have been expecting this lately.

"And see.." She exposed her midriff."These stretch marks, they... Kartikkk" She whined as he ran the back of his finger against the same.

"They make you more beautiful." He meant it, she noticed as she looked in his eyes."Because you got them while giving birth to our angels."

Naira gasped. She didn't think it from that perspective.The last three months she and Kartik were too busy with their kids to think about themselves or indulge them in casual kisses or hugs even.

Their Aaira was the sweetest among the lot.She was calm and patient like her mother while she got her looks from her father.The boys got their looks from their mother. Arsh was like Kartik in nature...stubborn with possessiveness.He won't let Naira take care of the other two when he is awake, while Aarav was the blend of both Kartik and Naira, sometimes patient, sometimes crazy and sometimes stubborn.

"Naira, how come they are sleeping at this time? Normally they would wail out when i would get back home?"

Naira's eyes lit up at the mention of their babies.

"Don't even ask about it." Naira said fondly while Kartik pulled her in his arms smiling at the way her face glowed talking about their angels.

"I was feeding Aarav when Arsh got up from his slumber and tried to wriggle out of the blanket he was covered in and when he couldn't he bawled his eyes out. Seema(Nanny) tried to calm him but he was behaving like you. Stubborn."
She chuckled playing with his collars.He too smiled knowing very well all the habits of his babies.
"He won't stop and when i was done feeding Aarav, he won't let me put him down on the bed.You know na how he is!"He nodded pecking her lips.

"Aaira got up due to the noise but my poor baby she didn't complain at all and maybe she knew her brothers were getting cranky so she stayed quiet.With great difficulty i made Aarav sleep and took Arsh to feed him and only then he stopped crying."

"Aaira got fed at the last as always?" He asked shaking his head smiling nonethless.

She nodded."She is already behaving like an elder sister when she is only 3 months old."

"Oh come on Naira, they were born on the same day." He nudged his nose with hers.

"Aaira was born first, 15 minutes earlier than Arsh and then with 10 minutes gap my prince Aarav. So Aaira is elder and i will make sure Arsh and Aarav call her Di." She declared wrapping her arms around his neck.

He chuckled kissing her.She sighed against his lips.Its been so long.3 months or so.

"I missed you." He voiced her thoughts.

She pulled away reluctantly as his hand caressed her belly under her saree.

"I will warm the dinner for you. You must be hungry.Freshen up and come downstairs." She rasped without meeting his eyes.

"I am hungry but not for food Naira." He caught her wrist and whispered in her ear from behind. She knew what was going on his mind.

He twirled her around to face him and cupped her nape threading his fingers in her hairs.

"How about i have you ..." he leaned caressing her cheek with his thumb."...for dinner?"

"I am tttired...sleepy. You..must be...too."She swallowed her desires.

"Let me take away all of your sleep." He rasped.With a tug her pallu was on the floor.

"Kartik.. babies.."

"...are sleeping." He stroked her cheeks, gazed his fingers down her arm and wounded them on her waist.

Tracing a path up her spine, he tucked her more closer and swooped down to claim her lips.All of her insecurities flew out of the window at that.She felt like the old Naira , the same who spent most of the time with her mendak. Maybe a few strokes of his touch was needed to awaken her resolve and push past her wayward insecurities. She was that dependent on him , on his love.

"You are...beautiful."

She was all smiles at that and then he took them to the heights of passion after three months. Arsh, Aarav and Aaira slept peacefully that night giving their parents the time to spend some time together which was long overdue.

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Well I posted this os on twitter a long ago, maybe on the occassion of 400 or 500 episodes of Kaira. Didn't posted it here though..

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