A/N

Hello everyone! This story has been written exclusively for my Monu baby aka our MonaDarling01. Though she requested for a OS but since I’m running a bit short of time now a days, I’m giving this PS. Well, it was supposed to be a pocket story but accidentally it became a minishot as I realized I have written much more than I intended to. 😂😂😂 So, Monu baby, as your 17th birthday is coming to an end, here’s a small gift from my side. I’ll give a OS once I get some time. I hope that you and all my lovely readers out there will enjoy reading this one as much as I enjoyed writing it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY once again!! 🎂🎂🎂 Loads of love ❤️❤️😘😘

*** THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT ***

Humming a melodious romantic Bollywood song all to himself, Sanskaar smiled as he walked out of the washroom and into the en-suite walk-in closet looking for the perfect dress for the occasion. If someone would have told him a year ago that one day he would be humming the tune of ‘Naino ne bandhi kaisi dor re’ while getting dressed up for a girl, his one cold glare would have been enough to bury that person deep underneath the ground.

But today he couldn’t help it as his crazy employee had finally made her way into the heart of the ‘Cold Devil’ and found the warm and caring person he had been hiding for so long behind that arrogant poker face of his.

It was her birthday today and he really wanted it to be special for the woman he had come to love with all his heart. So, he had prepared the best for her! She was his ‘Queen’ and that was exactly how he wanted her to feel today… like a ‘Queen’!

An hour later, Sanskaar almost chuckled seeing the amazed expression on her face as the chopper landed smoothly on the terrace of SM Corporation. Her eyes twinkled and he almost felt that she was going to ditch for her newfound love… the chopper. But the very next instant, he was engulfed in a heart-warming embrace as his girlfriend as she wrapped her arms around his neck exclaiming with joy, “I love you, Sanskaar. I love you. I love you. I love you so much.”

“I love you too, Swara”, Sanskaar replied with a smile. He was smiling… finally… and that was all because of this crazy little girl in his arms. For all his life, he had been striving hard to reach where he was. Sanskaar Maheshwari was the name everyone knew and everyone feared but little did they know that the ruler’s heart was ruled by someone as delicate as Swara Bose. If they had known, they would have happily given up their sanity for these contrasting characters were definitely not someone they would have expected to be bonded so closely, so intimately!

If he was fire, she was the ice! If he was the scorching sun, she was the succoring moonlight!

So different, still meant to be each other’s!

Holding her hand, Sanskaar guides Swara to the chopper and as it soared high, so did Swara’s excitement and Sanskaar couldn’t have been anymore happier for his happiness lied in that enticing smile of hers.

Taking a round around the city watching Indore gleaming under the blinding light of thousands and thousands of bulbs made Swara grab Sanskaar’s hand in exhilaration. Rubbing his thumb tenderly over the back of her hand, Sanskaar signaled her to look down and when she did all the lights went off making Swara squint her eyes with confusion. What was happening?

And as she was about to turn to ask Sanskaar, he held her back to the position she was holding the back of her head. And what happened next was something Swara had never expected.

Soon a ‘H’ appeared as the bulbs started glowing again, but this time the way Sanskaar Maheshwari had wanted them to please his lady love. And then without a fail ‘A’, ‘P’, and rest of the letters automatically followed. By the time it all came to the perfect end, Swara had been left in tears.

‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY LOVE!’

Could her birthday be anymore better with the best partner she could have asked for by her side?! She was always left in awe the way Shahrukh Khan had proposed to Anushka Sharma in the movie Rab ne bana di Jodi. She had always felt that the moment couldn’t have been any better. But who would have believed that something even grander had been waiting for her, the perfect moment… very much in the ‘Cold Devil’s Style’!

“Happy Birthday, love”, Sanskaar whispered leaning near her ear and a shudder ran down her spine at the deep, hoarse voice teasing her soul with its depth. Swara turned around to face him only to find him just mere inches away from her face. She had always felt uncomfortable in sharing some affectionate moments in public, however he never held himself back.

But this time all her easiness got washed away with the warmth this man had been supporting for her in those deep brown eyes of his and she slowly leaned in to place a kiss on his cheek, disregarding the fact that the pilot had been sitting in front all this while.

Sanskaar smiled at this development of their relationship and engulfing her in his embrace he took a deep breath closing his eyes, letting himself shrouded by that enticing fragrance of hers that had always left his heart racing like never before! Only she had this power over him and he was glad that the control was in the hand of his ‘Queen’.

“Marry me!”

The moment these two words hit the pair of ears, everything went silent and the only sound that one could hear was the rapid, nervous breathing.

Swara lifted up her face from his chest, still engulfed in his embrace, only to find the cold face looking stunned for the first time ever. Sanskaar was still not able to believe what he had heard! Maybe his treacherous heart was playing game with him again and he had even started listening things now!

Swara’s heart thumped crazily as she waited for him to give a little bit of reaction to her abrupt proposal.

“What… What did you say?” Sanskaar was still dumbfounded!

Swara let out a shaky breath before looking up into his eyes and repeated the words she had just mumbled against his chest, “Marry me, Mr. Sanskaar Maheshwari!”

And just like that the pilots were ignored once again as this time Sanskaar had pulled her in for kiss embracing her lips with his. Without even a word, Sanskaar had let her know that it was a ‘yes’… a million times yes!

Who would have known that it wouldn’t be her but him who would be getting such a beautiful ‘birthday present’ on her birthday! But he couldn’t have asked for anything better! Could he?

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