Ruhaani's birthday passes in a blur. The little family of three have a lot more fun. They enjoyed Disney movies and played games. It's Evening, the little girl is all tired after playing all day long. They reach home after dinner in their favorite restaurant. Little Ruhaani is asleep in her mother's lap. As they reach home, Vineet unlocks the house and Ruhana moves into the bedroom. She wakes up Ruhaani to change her dress, but the girl turns cranky. Ruhana changes her dress and makes her sleep while the girl holds her hand while sleeping.

Ruhana sighs, the girl doesn't leave her even when she sleeps. Vineet comes out of the washroom changing into his t-shirt and shorts and asks her to freshen up while she indicates as to how their daughter is holding her hand. He smiles, she's taken his habit of holding her hand while sleeping. Today too, Ruhaani sleeps cuddling with Ruhana, and Vineet entangles his free hand with Ruhana's. He gently frees her hand from Ruhaani's hand and asks her to change. He places a plush cushion beside Ruhaani which she clutches with her hand. Making sure that the girl is safe and asleep, he makes his way into the kitchen.

He is fond of having coffee in the night and Ruhana has adapted the habit after her wedding with him. It's a night ritual, and Vineet is the one who prepares the coffee for both of them. Though, this ritual was  broken when Ruhaani was born, since Ruhana had to intake milk, and he used to mix a pinch of coffee or other flavors for his wife. It's their little secret. He smiles as a small memory flashes in his mind. He strains the coffee into two mugs and then moves to his room. He finds his wife standing in the balcony. Their room opens in a small balcony and it's the playing zone with Ruhaani and sometimes they spend some moments there. He moves towards her and places the tray on a small glass table in the balcony. He hugs her, placing his hands on her waist. She smiles.

"Where were you?" she asks.

"Coffee!" he says as he gives her one mug and picks the other himself.

"This is surely peace." she says and pecks his cheek.

"Yeah! After the naughty girl is asleep. Some moments of peace." he says.

"Oh yeah! Tum par gayi hai na! She has taken all your naughtiness." Ruhana smiles while looking at him.

"I am innocent, you know." Vineet makes an innocent face.

"Han I know how innocent you are." she says glancing at him and then she tickles him on the neck.

She begins to tickle on his neck with her fingers, and then suddenly, she gets on her toes and kisses on his throat, much naughtily,and continues to tickle with her lips. He passes an angry glare. Her actions make him weak, whenever she tickles him or kisses on his neck, throat, or his back, he falls weak. And she does this often. She giggles looking at him, she knows that he's irritated, he doesn't like it when she plays along, because in the end he is always pushed away.

"Ruhana, this is wrong!" he says.

"Why? Tum bhi toh yahi karte ho na! You tickle me, you kiss me, aur vo bhi tab when I can't respond. Toh ab tumhe saza milegi." Ruhana says and pecks on his lips lightly and then pushed him a little.

Vineet knows what she is talking about. Usually, it's Ruhaani who's cuddling with her mom and sleeping and Vineet tickles her and kisses her neck or lips, because he knows that it makes his wife weak and  also, he knows that Ruhana won't squeal or make any noise.

"Tum toh jaan bujh ke lalach deti ho aur fir paas bhi nahi aane deti." he says innocently.

"Toh tum mujhe pareshan kyun karte ho!!" Ruhana glances at her hubby.

"That's my right! Aur vo mera tareeka hai pyar karne ka!" he winks at her.

" Toh ye Mera tareeka hai. Simple!" she giggles, places a small and ticklish kiss on his neck and runs into the room.

She's giggling, Vineet runs behind her.

"this is unfair." He says.

"this is fair." Ruhana stuck out her tongue at him.

"Atleast finish what you started. Subah se toh sara pyar beti ko hi  de rahi ho, thoda pyar uske papa ko bhi dedo." He says innocently.

Ruhana giggles, he always does this. She knows it's not true, but both father daughter always argue that who Ruhana love the most. And when the mother daughter unite, he makes dramatic faces to earn some love.

" Aaj beti ka b'day hai isliye usko hi milega sara pyar." She says as she kisses Ruhaani's head and sits on the bed.

Vineet glares at her while she smiles at him and then calls him towards herself. He narrows his eyes but walks towards her. She pulls him with his hand, and he sits beside her. They adore their little one for a while, which is surely a calming therapy for them.

Meanwhile, Ruhana adores them both and then she presses her lips against his, surprising him. He is shocked for a moment, but begins to respond. The soft kiss turns wild and they stop when they are out of breath.

They share a glance and then Vineet pulls her in a hug, and she rests her head on his chest. On the other hand, little Ruhaani entangles her hand around their hands placed on the bed. Ruhana and Vineet smile, maybe she wants to say that she wants both of them by her side. The oh-so-blissful moment is disturbed by a phone ring. It's Vineet's phone and as he attends the call, he's tensed.

To Be Continued.

Why is Vineet tensed?

Stay tuned..