You and me, you and me
Hearts collide in heaven, in heaven
Only hope, only hope
We make love our weapon, our weapon

Everybody said, no, no, no
You gotta let your feelings go
The stars will always glow
Everybody said, you won't stay
But I know it's gonna be okay
Our dreams won't fade away

We gotta hold on, hold on
It's us forever, us forever
Gotta hold on, hold on
Just us together, us together

Us forever, us-us, us forever
Us forever, us-us, us forever

- Mridula & Yuvraj

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Mridula's POV

09:00PM IST, Nov 7th
Indira Gandhi International Airport
New Delhi, Delhi 110037

Standing beside Yuvraj, currently I and the others were waiting for Priya bhabhi at the airport, near our private jet. Out of nowhere, Aan started crying and it made us all worried for him. But after bickering about the possibilities of his crying for around half an hour, at last what we got to know is, he was feeling hungry and also he had peed in his diaper. So right now, bhabhi has gone inside the washroom of the jet with Duggu bhai who accompanied her for help.

We also could have gone in but Papa bumped into one of his old friends and his family so maa and papa were busy talking to them after introducing all of us. So we are just waiting for them.

"Sure! We will definitely visit sometime." The lady, the wife of Papa's friend, said, "You guys must be getting late! Please proceed."

"Yeah, we will not take more of your time." Papa's friend said.

Papa nodded and they hugged once again before we ascended on the stairs into the jet. Once inside the jet, I shrugged off the wrapped up coat I was wearing alongside my outfit because of the chilly nights in New Delhi as it is nearing the winter days of the year. My outfit had a pair of dark blue skinny jeans, a black fitted turtleneck jumper tucked into the jeans and black zipped up, ankle high boots. My hair was left down, all straight cascading down my back. Yuvraj beside me, was wearing a black button up shirt with a pair of dark blue jeans and his goggles.

"Finally!" Varun Bhai sighed, as he leaned down on the seat he was sitting on and closed his eyes.

I stifled on my giggle and turned to only find Sid jiju, Sahil Bhai and Yuvraj rolling their eyes at Varun bhaiya. They sat with Varun bhaiya whilst I went to my seat along with Shree, Sam, Shanaya and Alia who was with me after her parents went to get Aan changed. Once I was seated, I pulled Alia on my lap and made her sit with me beside the window seat and Sam sat beside me. Shree and Shanaya sat in front of us. Maa, papa, mum, dad, Subho maa, Abhi dada, Chachi and Chachu took their seats behind us on the jet. It felt like a mini picnic trip. I tied the seatbelt across Alia's lap and it secured us both on the seat as the pilot announced for the flight take off moment. And soon enough, we were in the sky, flying to Milan, Italy.

03:26AM CET, Nov 8th
Malpensa Airport
21010 Ferno, Province of Varese, Italy

It was freaking 3.20 am in Milan according to the central european time when we landed at the Malpensa Airport. The weather was mild with a chilly wind which caused me to wrap up in my woolen trench coat in a hurry, which made me look like a burrito. But I cared less about that at the moment because I was almost freezing to death.

November marks the end of the fall season in most of the European countries, meaning winter is just around the corner. It's a month with fewer sunny days, with higher possibility of rain and the snow isn't rare towards the end of the month. At this time of the month in Milan, it's quite normal to expect some rainy days as November has on average 12 days of rain. I thanked God for my experience in the European countries before because of which I have mostly packed mine and Yuvraj's warm clothes only.

On the way to our hotel, I saw so many motorcycles parked at certain places and that's when it clicked in my mind that it was that time of the year when the international motorcycle expo will be held in Milan. This traditional manifestation draws motorcycle fans from all over the world to see the latest models and more. The expo has recently reached its 75th edition with participation of exhibitors from nearly 40 countries. There is also a jazz music festival going on in the theatres and city venues of Milan according to Google, where it features great Italian and international artists. An event that best represents the jazz music universe.

I was having a bad jet lag which caused me to lean my head on Yuvraj's shoulder as I wrapped my arms around his left arm, snuggled my face on it and stared out of the window. The sky was dark and I knew it would take more time for the sun to rise in this beautiful European city. So everyone and I had a lot of time for a power nap which will be needed the most because of the important events aftermath that I've noted down on the reminder of my iPhone 13 pro max.

"Tired, love?" I heard Yuvraj's husky voice.

Sighing, I shook my head and then turned to face him.

"Just jet lag and sleep deprivation!" I mumbled, "I will be good after a nap. Don't worry." I snuggled more into him, tightening my hold around his arm.

He nodded and made himself comfortable on the cab seat as he leaned back properly and plopped his head down on the seat before taking his arm out of my hold which made me scowl up at him. He looked amused at my reaction and shot me a wide grin before wrapping his arm around my shoulders and literally pulled my head into his chest with a jerk. I groaned when I felt my soft nose being smacked on his muscular chest. I glared up at him whilst rubbing my sore nose which must have been looking red till now. He chuckled and pecked my nose, caressing it softly with his finger tips.

I sighed, deciding to let my eyes rest for a whilst till we reached our hotel.

04:20AM CET, Nov 8th
Armani Hotel
Via Alessandro Manzoni, 31, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

Upon reaching our destination, all of us climbed off the vehicles as Duggu bhai and Sahil Bhai paid for them. The staff from the hotel was generous enough to welcome us at the odd hour and helped us to get our luggages to our reserved suites.

The hotel was spectacular and much beyond my imagination. It felt so regal and sophisticated that for once I thought it was a royal palace of Italian architecture and I was some sort of princess. Rolling my eyes at my vivid imagination, I decided to devour the beautiful place instead of imagining unusual things.

"Mia!" I turned to face Yuvraj, who called out for me just after I snapped my mind out of it's imagination.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"Come on, let's go to our room and sleep for some time!" Yuvraj suggested and I nodded.

"Have you got the keys?" I asked, walking closer to him.

Yuvraj nodded in affirmation before grabbing me with him towards the elevator whilst the others went for their rooms. We got into the elevator and went up to the eighth floor. When we reached the floor, for obvious reasons, the floor was all quiet and empty. The rooms and suites in the hotel had soundproof walls which was mentioned in the website with bold letters because of which there wasn't a single sound except for our and the others of our troop's footsteps.

We walked down the corridors and finally reached our suite. Bidding the others goodnight, we walked into our room and Yuvraj closed the door behind us. I walked in and plopped myself on the king sized bed as I looked around the room in glee. The suite was beautiful.

"The place is nice." I muttered.

Yuvraj hummed and plopped down beside me before landing on the bed with his arms open which caused me to smile and drop my head on his arm as I too laid beside him. He smiled, turning to face me and leaning close, kissed my forehead whilst his rough fingers caressed my cheek.

"It's heaven, with you here!" He mumbled, with his lips still on my forehead.

I smiled as I felt the warmth of blood rushing to my cheeks which made me feel a little better because my face has paled because of the cold outside. He sighed and pulled back his face.

"Let's get changed and sleep for a few hours. We have a very busy day ahead!" Yuvraj said and I nodded.

"I will get your clothes. Wait!" I said and he nodded.

He got up first and then pulled me up with him. I kissed his cheek before walking into the walk-in closet where the hotel staff had kept our luggages. Unzipping Yuvraj's bag, I pulled out a pair of black sweatpants and walked out, giving it to him. He took the sweatpant from me and frowned before his frown was replaced with an arrogant smirk on his face as he looked up at me. I gave him a confused yet questioning look at which, he threw the sweatpant I brought on the bed behind him and wrapped his one arm around my waist, pulling me close.

"No t-shirt, huh? You want me to sleep half naked beside you, so you can do dirty things to my body?" His question made my eyes wide in surprise.

His haughty smirk was still there on his handsome face. I realised that he was teasing me and a scowl took over my face. Shoving him off of me, I shot him a glare whilst he looked at me, feeling amused.

"You are impossible!" I exclaimed, "Do you even wear anything on your upper body whilst sleeping, like ever?! Doesn't matter what season it is! You always sleep with only your sweatpants or boxer shorts on. So do not accuse me of seducing you. I am the innocent one here. You're the one who can't keep your junior in your pants." I huffed.

He chuckled, seeing me mad and flicked my nose which caused me to scowl more and slap his hand away.

"Calm down, princess! I was just doing some harmless flirting with my wife." He shrugged.

"Yeah? At this time? When we both are jet lagged and haven't slept a blink?" I asked, sarcastically with a cheeky grin.

He gave me a sheepish smile before wrapping his arms around me, pulling me close to his chest. I thrashed in his hold.

"Yuvi, leave me!" I whined, because my Hulk of a husband was too strong even at this state whilst I felt more weak in front of him than I was at my normal state.

"Sorry, baby!" He pecked my cheek. I sighed and nodded.

"Now, let me go so I can change and then we can sleep." I said.

He nodded, leaving me from his hold. I went to the closet to change my clothes as I hadn't opened my luggage yet whilst he went to the washroom because he wanted to freshen up before sleeping. I took out my co-ord PJs that I bought from Nike and wore them on. It consisted of a pair of black shorts and a cropped, full sleeved black hoodie. I praised myself mentally for not putting on any make-up and decided to rub some moisturiser all over. After I was done with the moisturiser, I brushed my hair and came out after all the tangles were gone. I saw Yuvi, shutting the curtains.

"Hey!"

He turned to face me and gave me a smile as he strolled towards me.

"Hey, baby! Let's sleep?"

I nodded, "You sleep. I will be back in a few."

He nodded and went to bed whilst I dragged my sleep deprived body towards the washroom door. Pushing the door open, I was amazed with the amazing view from the washroom's glass doors. Sighing happily, I did my business and came out. Hurriedly, I walked upto the bed and dropped my tired body on my side of bed, letting out a sigh when my back felt relieved as soon as the soft mattress touched it. I heard Yuvraj shuffling closer and then he grabbed a hold of my arm before dragging my body close to his. I just laid there like a dead body whilst he wrapped his arms around me, cocooning me in his warm, bare arms and chest as I slowly slipped into a deep slumber.

09:22AM CET, Nov 8th
Armani Hotel
Via Alessandro Manzoni, 31, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

I have been awake since twenty minutes or so but hadn't got out of the bed. Not because I was tired or jet lagged, because I felt more than fresh and active this morning. Instead, i couldn't get up because of the vice grip of my husband's arm around my waist and half of his body weight on me.

I huffed when I failed again whilst trying to wiggle out of his hold for the nth time in this last twenty minutes. I groaned and smacked my head on his arm under my head which woke him up with a startle and I was surprised that my push and pulls didn't wake him up but a single smack with my head did so.

He looked at me worriedly before asking me the question, I expected the least. His husky morning voice almost made me shiver in pleasure.

"Are you alright?"

I looked at him confusingly before answering him.

"Yeah, I am fine."

He frowned.

"Then why did I feel like I heard you groaning?" He asked.

"Because, I did!" I said in a duh tone.

"And why, if I may ask?" He asked, raising a brow.

"Because, you won't leave me and I want to use the washroom!" I said.

He sighed, taking his arm off my waist but before I could get up from the bed, he hovered over me with his legs and hands on my both sides. My eyes widened at his leaning face which was just an inch sway from my face.

"W-what are you doing?" I asked.

"Getting my morning kiss!" He mumbled, looking at my lips.

"B-but, morning bre-?" Before I could continue, he interrupted me.

"I don't care." He said, nonchalantly before slamming his lips down on mine.

The kiss was soft. And recovering from the shock, I kissed him back. I felt him pulling me closer by wrapping his one palm behind my neck as he deepened the kiss. When I felt his tongue asking for access, I granted it to him. I wrapped my arms around his neck. It was a dominant kiss but soft and passionate too all at the same time. I felt myself melting into him. I felt breathless and was about to pull off when he did that for me and I took deep breaths before looking into his eyes which had a satisfied glint.

"Now it's a perfect morning." He mumbled, nuzzling his nose in the crook of my neck.

He pulled his head back after kissing sometimes on my neck.

"Good morning, wifey!"

A big smile spread on my lips instantly.

"Good morning!" I wished him back, "Now, get off so I can use the washroom. I can not control anymore." I squirmed.

He chuckled and nodded, getting off of me. I got up and rushed into the washroom. After peeing, I washed my hands and face, wiped the water with a dry towel before brushing my teeth. Then I took a shower and came out of the washroom, wearing a fluffy blue bathrobe placed on the shelf.

I saw Yuvraj sipping something from a mug on the balcony. So not wanting to be teased, I quietly went to the walk-in closet and rummaged through my luggage. The weather was much better compared to the moment when we arrived here so I decided to wear something casual. I chose a calf-length cream coloured dress with black stripes in woven fabric with a collar, buttons down the front and extra-long sleeves with wide, buttoned cuffs and a narrow, detachable tie belt at the waist. With my dress I chose a pair of black ankle high boots. After I was dressed, I came out and looked around the room to find Yuvraj when I didn't see him at his previous place, on the balcony.

"Yuvi!" I called out but didn't find him anywhere.

I grabbed my mobile phone from the bedside table and dialled his number. I heard the ring and the door opening behind me. When I turned to look, I found Yuvraj coming inside the suite with a mug and his mobile on his both hands. He was wearing a black full sleeved t-shirt along with the black sweatpants.

"Yuvi!" I sighed.

"Hey, babe!" He strolled in, closing the door behind him, "You were calling me?"

"Mhm! I did not find you inside so I was just checking where you were." I replied.

He nodded and put his phone on the bed before handing me the mug in his hand.

"Coffee?" I looked at the cup, now in my hands.

"Yeah. The room service had brought one for you too along with mine. But you took a long time and it wasn't warm enough anymore. So I decided to fetch you another one from downstairs." He shrugged.

"Awh, thank you." I pecked his lips before sipping from my coffee, "It's good."

Yuvraj hummed, looking at me.

"You look pretty!" He complimented, looking at my outfit, "Wait for me. I will take a shower and then we can go for breakfast and a stroll around the city."

I nodded, excitedly. He smiled and kissed my cheek before leaving for the washroom. I sipped from my coffee as I made my way over to the vanity table. I did my natural, soft makeup and tied my hair into a messy & high ponytail with some strands of hair falling on both sides of my face.

"Ready, love?" I heard Yuvraj asking from my back.

Turning to face him, I nodded affirmatively and then looked at what he was wearing. He was wearing a pair of black leather pants and a beige coloured sweatshirt with whiite sneakers.

"Let's go, then!" His voice snapped me out of my reverie and I nodded, once again before following him out with my mobile phone in my hands.

We came out of our suite and walked into the elevator. After we reached downstairs, we saw the weather of Milan which was quite good. So instead of grabbing a cab, we walked down the lane, holding each other's hand.

10:03AM CET, Nov 8th
Marchesi 1824
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

After walking for almost eight to ten minutes, we found the place we were looking for since the moment we came out of the hotel. Marchesi 1824 was the one recommended to us from Google maps so we decided to check it out. The shop had a fair amount of positive reviews and feedback so we decided to give it a try. It is one of the most famous pastry shops in Milan.

We walked in, causing the bell to chime and a waiter was standing beside us instantly. The place looked beautiful because of the greenery everywhere. The wallpapers, interior everything was green alongside the potted plants beside those large Italian windows. The saturated minty hues and the accidentally-wes-anderson aesthetics was a visual feast to the visitor's eyes. The café was also fabled for their colourful line-up of cakes and dragées (glossy, candied sweets), sourdough panettone and intensely-rich chocolate spreads (made with Piedmont hazelnuts no less, for an elevated take on Nutella).

"Buongiorno signore! Buongiorno signora!" The waiter wished us, "Sono Federico . Viene entrato." (Good morning, Sir! Good morning, Madam! I am Federico . Please come in.)

"Buongiorno!" I wished him back with a smile. (Good morning.)

"Buongiorno e grazie" Yuvraj wished him back when he showed us our table just by the window. (Good morning and Thank you.)

The window seat had an amazing view of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. The pasticceria was located on the upper floor so the views were just spectacular. Once we were seated, Federico handed us two menu cards.

"Scegli il tuo pasto per favore. Tornerò in qualche modo per prendere i tuoi ordini." Federico said. (Choose your meal please. I will be back in a few to take your orders.)

We nodded and he left, giving us a warm smile. For the first time ever, I have never seen Yuvraj smiling at a young male waiter who was serving us. Otherwise, he would glare at everyone who would look at me with a smile. When Yuvraj's eyes met mine, I gave him a questioning look by raising a brow.

"What?" He frowned.

"You did not glare at Federico !" I narrowed my eyes on him.

Yuvraj looked taken aback by my question but then rolled his eyes when he saw my accusing eyes.

"Well, he did not give you those charming and flirty eyes. Instead he was professional, warm and welcoming like a proper waiter should be!" He explained.

And this time, I rolled my eyes.

"Sure!" I shrugged, stuffing my face into the menu card in front of me.

I looked through the list and chose to get an Italian-style hot chocolate paired with the signature Torta Aurora - an impossibly-light milky sponge cake layered with fresh cream.

"Have you decided yet?" I looked up and asked Yuvraj who nodded, affirmatively.

"A pistachio croissant and a caramel latte. And you?" He asked.

"A torta aurora and hot chocolate!" I said and he nodded.

Federico came back and took our orders before rushing inside to get them. After a whilst a delightful and mouth-watering meal was served in front of us.

"Buon appetito!!" Federico said and we nodded with a smile, muttering grazie.

We dug in as soon as Federico left and we're instantly in love with the food of this place. After having our yummy-liciious breakfast and paying the bill with a hefty amount of gratuity for the amazing service. We walked out of the cafe and strolled around when Yuvraj received a call from Sid jiju who asked us our whereabouts. After Yuvraj informed him of our address, we waited there in front of the Palazzo Reale Milano, the neoclassical ducal palace of fine art. We also explored the Duomo before coming to the Palazzo Reale Milano and it was worth a visit.

Duomo took over six centuries to complete. It houses more statues in this gothic-style cathedral than any other building in the world. I would highly recommend climbing the stairs or taking the elevator to the rooftop to fully appreciate the architecture of the city. From the terrazza you'll see breathtaking views across Milan. Additionally, it is worth going inside the Duomo to check the vaulted ceilings. The Madonnina is a statue of the Virgin Mary atop Duomo in Italy which has been the tallest structure in Milan.

Soon enough, the others joined us at the Palace and we took several pictures for our social media and as a memory before we left for the best shopping centre in Milan, La Rinascente.

10:58AM CET, Nov 8th
La Rinascente
20121 Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

We all piled out of the taxis that we had rented for the day and walked in after going through the security panels of the luxurious shopping centre. There were each and every brand's shops lined up inside the department store. It is home to the most of the high-end stores of the world. Housing more than hundred stores inside, the place was the perfect area for shopping as it had each and every kind of store inside like food & drink, shopping, services, health & beauty etcétera.

The ten storeys store features a refined, contemporary ambience where shoppers can find an exclusive selection of fashion for men, women and kids, accessories, beauty, lingerie, home interiors, food and design. The timeless classics and the latest fashion trends present in the store, were a sight to sore eyes. The basement floor houses the Design Supermarket, a floor devoted to design in its multiple expressions featuring a slew of articles carrying the signature of the greats of national and international designers: Alessi, Pantone and loads of others besides.

The ground floor was a true emporium of beauty and prominent fragrance brands, featuring not only corners and a staff of expert makeup artists but also the jewellery area hosting precious collections of high jewelry. Conversely, the balcony houses the luxury accessories of famed and fabled Italian and international brands. As the menswear fashion was spread over floors 1 and 2, featuring luxury, classical, smart and casual collections, so we took the escalator and went upstairs because we had decided to shop for Bhai and the other guys today. For bhabhi and us, girls, we will shop tomorrow.

As the theme was masquerade ball in Italian royal theme, we decided to go with the regal and pure Italian brands like Giorgio Armani, Prada, Gucci, Valentino, Moschino and more. We started with Armani and Varun Bhai fetched us all some coffees.

After an hour, we had the perfect outfit and matching accessories like cufflinks, pocket square, watch and shoes alongside a fragrance of Duggu bhai's choice. Then we girls paired up with a guy and went to shop for him. As obvious as it is, Yuvraj was my pair and we went to Valentino.

"So, what are we looking for?" I asked Yuvi.

He shrugged, "I dunno. You tell me."

"Excuse me!" I raised a brow at him, "We are here to shop for you. Not me. You do know that, right?"

"Of course, I do!" He nodded, "But I trust you in finding something suitable for me, just like you always do. So, you tell me."

I smiled and nodded.

"Okay then, choose one for me!" I nodded at him, "Suits, tuxedos-!"

After three hours or so we were all done with the shopping for the men, so we decided to fill our stomach and went to the seventh floor which houses the exclusive Food Hall hosting various themed restaurants like Basara, Obicà Mozzarella Bar, Il Bar, JUICEx, Maio Restaurant, Be Steak, De Santis, Champagnerie Moët & Chandon and it also has the food market, where you can purchase any number of international delicacies. There was also a fab panoramic terrace featuring a spectacular view over the spires of the Duomo which is the ideal place to have your food if you didn't get a table to sit.

But being fortunate enough, we got ourselves some seats to be comfortable in after a long shopping spree. I perched in the middle of Shanaya and Yuvraj whilst Sam sat directly in front of me and the others to our sides.

"Guys! Share your menu cards and choose what you wanna have!" Sid jiju said, looking at the menu cards which were less in number compared to us.

There were only six menu cards whilst there were ten (Yuvi, me, Sid jiju, Shree, Sam, Shanaya, Varun Bhai, Sahil Bhai, Armaan, Abhi dada) of us. We nodded at Sid jiju and shared the menus. We decided to have some scrumptious Italian delicacies for lunch as we were in the economic capital of Italy, Milan. We got ourselves some traditional pizza, garlic butter meatballs and cheesy pasta with garlic breads. So, after lunch, we were particularly loaded. On our way back to the hotel, we got us some gelato al pistacchio and gelato al cioccolato.

04:35PM CET, Nov 8th
Armani Hotel
Via Alessandro Manzoni, 31, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

I slumped down on the bed of our suite as Yuvraj carried the bags having his and Duggu bhai's outfit inside. Yawning, I stretched my body causing my dress to ride up. Yuvraj took the bags inside the closet whilst I posted some pictures on my social media handles that we had taken today during our stroll.

"Baby?" Yuvraj's voice grabbed my attention and I looked at him by pushing my head up.

He was standing by the washroom with his casual clothes in his hands.

"Do you wanna use the washroom first?" He asked.

I shook my head, "Nope. I am fine."

He nodded and went in. I got up from the bed and decided to change into something else. I went to the closet and changed into a gray oversized hoodie that I had taken from Yuvraj and paired it with a pair of black leggings. After changing, I came out yawning. I wiped the makeup off my face and washed my face in the washbasin. Yuvraj hasn't come out yet so I decided to take a nap.

Laying down I put my phone on the bedside table and curled into a ball before closing my eyes. The tiredness kicked in and I was out like a log.

Yuvraj's POV

05:02PM CET, Nov 8th
Armani Hotel
Via Alessandro Manzoni, 31, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

Wiping my face with a dry towel, I stepped out of the washroom and closed the door behind me.

"Bab-!" I stopped when my gaze fell on my beautiful wife who was sleeping in a fetal position on the bed.

A smile took on my lips and I found my legs moving towards her, subconsciously. I threw the towel on the couch, approaching her and knelt down on the floor just beside the bed, so I could have a clear view of her ethereal face. Her face was towards me so I could see the tired yet peaceful look on it. Her face was devoid of any artificial makeup and she looked angelic, even in the sweatshirt (that she brought from me) and leggings. Her hair was left down as they cascaded all over the pillow, she had kept her head on. Her long lashes were kissing her rosy cheeks. Her pinkish lips which always had a hue of orangeness on it, were plucked out innocently yet seductively. There wasn't a single crease present on her forehead which had been constant since the murder attempt on her, which gave her regular nightmares.

My trance was broken due to the beep from my mobile phone which was on the other side of the bed. Pecking her forehead once, I got up and walked around the bed to reach my side of the nightstand. I grabbed my phone and peered in to find a text from Varun.

06:30 PM CET. On the Terrace. A get-together with a lotssssssssssssssss of snacks. Be there on time.

- V

I rolled my eyes when I saw the amount of s, he has used to say lots. The guy seriously has it for the food items. I heard another beep, but not from my phone. It was from Mia's phone. I sighed, knowing that he has texted the same on her phone as well. Looking at the time, I realised that I still had more than an hour left. So I decided to take a nap beside my wife.

Putting the phone aside but not before setting an alarm at 06:15 pm, I laid down in my sweats and pulled Mia close to my body. I spooned her body, nuzzling my nose into her neck and slowly drifted off to sleep.

06:15PM CET, Nov 8th

Buzzzz....Buzzz....Buzzzz...

A buzzing sound around me woke me up from my slumber and when I opened my eyes, I found my face tucked under Mia's face with her chin on the top of my forehead. I realised that it was my phone's alarm and slowly disentangling myself from Mia, I sat up and turned off the alarm.

Stretching, I looked beside me to find Mia sleeping peacefully. Honestly, I didn't want to wake her up from the peaceful slumber she was in currently but I have to. Otherwise the fuckers will barge into to his room and shake her awake violently which I didn't want at all. Leaning close, I pecked her cheek in order to wake her up.

"Hey, baby!" I called out, running my hand in her hair which caused her to stir in her sleep, "Wake up, love!"

She groaned, hearing me and pushed my hand away, subconsciously which caused me to chuckle.

"Come on, love! Wake up." I said in a soft tone.

Making a sound of displeasure, she finally opened her eyes with a frown on her forehead.

"Whaaaaaaat?" She whined.

Smoothening the frown with my thumb, I said, "There is a get-together on the terrace in the next fifteen minutes and we need to be there. So please, wake up now. I promise that we will come back sooner so you can continue your sleep."

Her mouth formed into o shape and she nodded before getting up. Yawning, she stretched her arms up which dragged my attention to the south. But much to my dismay, the sweatshirt that I gave to her was too huge on her tiny body to ride up. Now I regret giving this hoodie to her. A smack on my bicep brought me out of my reverie and I winced.

"Ow!" I frowned, "What the fuck?!" I looked at Mia in surprise whilst she glared at me.

"Exactly! What the fuck?" She glared at me.

"What?" My frown deepened.

She huffed out loud, "Dude! You were just peeking to have a look. Pervertito!" (Pervert!)

I laughed, hearing her cursing at me in Italian before getting up from the bed and going to the closet to grab a shirt, but not before winking at her. I wore a black full sleeve t-shirt and pulled it on before coming out. I washed my face at the washbasin and patted my face dry. Hearing the washroom door open, I turned to find Mia walking out, looking presentable. She was still in the attire she was wearing during the nap but now she has tied her hair into a messy braid.

"Let's go?" She asked, coming closer to me.

I nodded and grabbed my phone before we walked out of our suite, hand in hand towards the elevator. We went upstairs to the terrace and found a corner where a sitting arrangement had been made under a dome which was supported by some pillars. The pillars had fairy lights wound around them which gave the bright light to the place and there were also mattresses and cushions spread under the roof of the dome.

"Wow!" Mia rasped out beside me.

I smiled at her reaction and then turned my attention to everyone seated under the dome. I led us in that direction and found each and every one there.

"There comes the lovebirds!" Shree announced which caused everyone to turn around and then, their eyes fell on us.

"Hey, y'all!" I gave them a small smile as we both took off our slippers and climbed up on the mattress before walking up to the vacant place beside Sam and Duggu Bhai.

"You good, sweetie?" Papa asked Mia to which she nodded with a smile.

"Yup, dad! Just a long day!" Mia replied, "By the way, where is Aan?"

"He is here!" Mum showed the little Aan who was asleep on her lap.

Mia awed and skipped over to him. I scoffed when she kissed his cheek as my jealousy kicked in. Duggu Bhai beside me chuckled and wrapped his arm around my shoulders.

"Do not be so jealous of my son, bro! If you want, then I can give you a kiss or two." Duggu bhai said.

I shoved him off of me with a scowl on my face whilst the others laughed except for Mia who looked quite oblivious of the situation and was busy with Aan.

That little fucker! How dare he try to steal my wife away from me?! Attention freak!

I glared at Aan before moving my eyes to Mia.

"Mia!" I called out.

She looked at me and raised a brow. I patted the place beside me, causing her to frown.

"What?" She asked.

"Come here! Why are you sitting there?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at her.

"Cause I want to sit with Aan?" She raised a brow.

"No, you're not!" I snapped, receiving a glare from papa, Abhi and Sahil and then cleared my throat, "I mean, he is asleep. So let him be. We can play with him later. Isn't it bhabhi?" I begged bhabhi with my eyes, causing her to chuckle.

Bhabhi nodded, "Yeah, Mia! You can play with him later. Now come and sit beside your husband before he announces my son as his worst enemy!"

My face flushed at her remark and the others chucked whilst Mia frowned looking at me.

"Why would you do that?" She asked me.

"Not now, love! I will explain this later. Now, just come and sit beside me." I said and again got glares from Abhi, Sahil and Papa, causing me to clear my throat, "Please!" The overprotective trio nodded at me.

Sam beside me giggled which caused me to pinch her and she scowled, wincing and rubbing her arm where I pinched her.

Mia muttered fine and got up from her place but not before kissing the little fucker's cheek once again. She sat in the middle of Sam and me and I was fast enough to wrap my arm around her waist. She looked at me confused but then shrugged and leaned her body on mine, causing me to sigh.

Sam cleared her throat, getting up from her place.

"Well, good evening everyone! Tonight, we are all here to do something fun because it's been so long since we have gathered like this and got some free time to do something together." Sam said, "Tonight's schedule will be read out loud by my co-host and best friend, Shraddha!"

Sam sat down and Shraddha got up, holding a paper roll in her hands. She cleared her throat and looked at all of us like she is the principal of the school and we are her not-so-obedient students.

"Uhm, yeah! So the schedule is something like this-!" Shree paused, "I will not reveal it now. Let it be a surprise!"

I heard Mia beside me groaning and asking for some hints from Sam who shrugged her off, making her more frustrated than before.

"Chill, baby!" I pulled her closer to me.

"So the first thing in the schedule is-!" Shree took another pregnant pause before revealing, "Show us your talent!"

"All you have to do is, come to the front when your name is called out from this bucket of chits and then you gotta show us any of your secret talent!" Sam explained and we nodded, feeling quite curious about this new game.

"Okay then!" Sam clapped, "Alia! Love, please do the honours!"

Alia nodded happily and got up from her mother's lap before skipping towards the tables set beside the tent. She brought a glass bowl which had colourful chits and some decorating sponge balls in it. She put it down and shuffled around, before taking out a chit. Grinning, she unfolded the paper.

"It's Abhi mama!"

Abhi gave her a small smile as he got up from his place whilst we all cheered for him, clapping loud.

"Thank you, sweetheart!" Abhi leaned down and kissed her cheek before Alia went back to her place.

"Uh!" Abhi scratched the back of his neck, "I seriously don't know what shall I do. It's not like I've a ton of secret talents hidden under me!"

"Come on, dada! You can do it." Mia cheered for her cousin who gave her a smile and nodded, hesitantly.

"Okay then!" Abhi cleared his throat, "I was in middle school when I found this talent of mine. And I hope I will be successful in entertaining you all."

"Well, my talent is- I am very good at lip-reading." Abhi said, causing all of us to look at him shocked.

"What? Really?!" Mia asked beside me.

Abhi nodded with a smile.

"Yeah! I know it's surprising, but I can actually do that!" Abhi said, "You can test it, if you want. So who wants to come first?"

"Me!" Varun Bhai raised his hand.

"Cool! Come on." Abhi nodded.

Varun got up from his place and went to stand beside Abhi. They both were turned to us.

"Okay! Just move your lips like you're talking to someone and say a sentence or word, anything you want but without voicing it out." Abhi said and V nodded.

Clearing his throat, he grinned at us which made me roll my eyes. Then turned to us, he moved his lips like he was saying something. I don't know if he was really making a sentence or was just making gibberish but I couldn't get a single word.

When he stopped, he turned to face Abhi and wiggled his brows. Smirking, Abhi blurted out.

"I love Shanaya!"

All of our eyes widened whilst Shanaya choked on thin air and Varun looked at Abhi with wide eyes and jaw hung down. Basically, he looked close enough to faint. It took me, Sid, Armaan and Sahil a little time before we four burst out laughing. The ladies looked at V as if he had made the biggest mistake of his life whilst the men looked amused.

"That was a good one!" I laughed more, pulling Mia closer to me.

She slapped me on the chest and gave me a glare for laughing at Varun. I just shrugged and laughed again, seeing V's face. What? It's funny.

"Man! It was more like heart-reading, y'know!" Sahil said, chuckling.

"Okay okay, children! Enough!" Mum sushed us all and then turned to Varun who looked like a ripe tomato, "Let's try one more!"

"Sure!" Abhi nodded,."Go on!" Abhi nodded at V.

"I don't think he should. I mean, after all he has to be careful both for his lips and heart, which is kinda impossible. Don't you all think so?" Sid mocked, causing Varun to scoff and glare at him.

"Shut up, you guys! Just wait & watch!" V snapped.

"Yeah, sure! I am actually enjoying it!" Armaan said, laying his head on Sam's shoulder who shoved him away with a nasty glare.

The show went on with everyone showing their talents. Sam revealed how she could make different faces which looked too weird and funny, Sid showed us some magics which I didn't know he had it in him, dad sang a song which he had never done especially in front of us, maa played a flute which surprised all of us especially Mia & Subho maa, Alia showed us how high she can jump which made us awe and papa showed us his mathematical thinking which was quite amazing if I may add. We got to know is Subho maa is a very good storyteller, Chachu is actually an amazing cook, Chachi is good at memorizing digits of any kind, Sahil is a very good shooter (Well, I knew about this before, but nevermind!), Shree is a very good belly dancer, Sam and Varun are very good at comedy (our personal jokers!), Mia has an amazing intuition sense, bhabhi is amazing at money management and Bhai is very good at dancing. About me, I am very good at keeping a neutral, emotionless face and it doesn't matter if you're trying to make me laugh, cry or anything.

08:02PM CET, Nov 8th

"Good job, guys! Now let's skip to the next part. But before that-let's serve the dishes." Sam said and signalled the waiters who piled up the food into different plates before putting them in front of us.

There were crocchette di patate e parmigiano (potato, cheese croquettes), pizza sticks, meatballs, baked cauliflowers, pizza rolls, salsa, grilled & stuffed mushrooms, bruschetta, crostini, deep fried shrimp, tiramisu and what not. And don't forget the amazing wines that had been lined up on the tables, which I'm gonna taste later.

As we started to have our food, Sam stood up again with a croquette in her hand.

"Listen up, everyone!" She said, "As we enjoy these amazing and delicious delicacies, we are also gonna start the next activity which is a super fun round. Because in this round, we will be getting some amazing real life stories from the hitched people sitting here, and we single people are gonna enjoy it."

"Subho maa and Abhi dada! Before you two deny, let me tell you, that you two are also a part of the game and you certainly can not deny. We know your life partners are not here, but trust me, you're gonna feel so good remembering the sweet memories of them."

Abhi and Subho maa nodded, giving her a smile.

"Mhm!" Shree nodded, getting up, "So the thing is, Sam over here, is gonna ask you some questions which will be answered by each one of you. And then we are gonna make sure to check if you have answered correctly by asking your spouse! Everyone got the game?"

We all chorused affirmatively.

"Cool! Girl, it's your turn." Shree gave Sam a thumbs up before taking her place beside Sid.

"Awesome! Let's start with the elders then!" Sam said, picking up a stack of cards in her hands, "Bade papa and Badi maa!" Sam clapped her hands, "So the first question is, how did you meet your spouse?"

We all looked at mum and dad, curious about finding out about their marriage life. They both had a smile on their faces as they glanced at each other before turning to face Sam.

"Well, it was an amazing experience. I met Madhuri when I was in the final year of my college. She was a fresher back then. It may sound cliche, but I helped her when she was stuck in the heavy rain in front of the college. I lend her the umbrella, which my mum would always put in my bag. It wasn't any use of me as I had my own bike. Then the next day, she tried hard to locate me in the vast campus. But at last, she returned the umbrella with a soft thank you. And yeah, I fell for her the moment I saw her beautiful smile." Dad smiled whilst mum blushed.

We all awed, making them both lower their heads with a smile.

"Awh, that's so cute!" Bhabhi gushed.

"Cute indeed." Sam nodded, "Badi maa, is that true?"

"Yeah!" Mum nodded, blushing.

"Awh, look at her! She looks like a new bride!" Sam gushed, which earned her a snack on her calf from chachi, "Ow!"

"Stop, teasing your badi maa!" Chachi glared at Sam.

"Agli baari aapki hai, toh zara sambhal k mum!" Sam narrowed her eyes, which caused chachi to roll her eyes. (The next turn is yours mum, so be a little careful of what you say and do!)

This time, I slapped her calf, making her whine.

"Kya hai yaar?! Sab mujhe maar kyu rahe ho?" Sam whined. (What the fuck is this guys?! Why is everyone smacking me only?)

"Because you are talking nonsense and have gone off topic. Now move on!" I said.

"Oh, someone is very eager to share their story!" Sam remarked sarcastically as she batted her eyelashes at me, causing me to narrow my eyes at her.

I tried to slap her again but she jumped, causing my hand to slap the air instead. She stuck out her tongue at me, making me scoff.

"Oh god, these two!" Duggu bhai beside me groaned.

"Okay, so let's move on! What about you, uncle, aunty?" Sam asked maa and papa.

"Nothing special. Because we were arranged and the first time we met was at the wedding mandap itself. Except for the pictures we have given of each other!" Papa said.

Sam nodded, "Arranged marriage, cool! What about you, mum, dad?"

"We were childhood friends!" Chachi said.

"Woah! I never knew that!" San exclaimed, "And you two?-wait! Don't tell us, because we all already know." Sam said to me, Mia and Sid, Shree.

We rolled our eyes.

"Awe, how cute!" Sam smiled, sarcastically, "You four looked like fools!"

We glared at her. But Sam just bowed like she had done an amazing performance.

"Moving on, what about you Subho maa?"

"I met Dibakar because he was my best friend's elder brother who used to pick her up from the college everyday!" Subho maa said

"Ooh, spicy story!" Sam's eyes widened in curiosity and I slapped my forehead at her words, "And you, bhai, bhabhi?"

"I met him, well we met because of my friend who was a friend of his. And then we clicked and started dating." Bhabhi said.

"Nice!" Sam nodded, "How did you meet Ahana bhabhi, dada?"

"She was my classmate at college. We started on a bad note but I fell for her when I got to know her properly!" Abhi said.

Sam nodded.

"Okay then, moving forward to the next question." Sam looked into her cards, "But, let's change the procedure because I have so many questions which will be enough. From now on, I am gonna choose a couple and then, we will do a rapid fire. Cool?"

We all nodded.

"Okay then, bade papa and badi maa!" Sam nodded at them, "What was the first meal that bade papa ever cooked for you? Was it good?"

"I remember he cooked me biryani after some days of our marriage and yeah, it was pretty good." Mum said.

"Not bad, bade papa!" Sam wiggled her brows, "Which one of you said, "I love you" first?"

"I did!" Dad said proudly.

"That's like my boy." Sam nodded in appreciation, "If badi maa had a superhero power, what would it be?"

Dad smiled and instantly said, "Magic power. Because with that, she can help everyone in need and that too anytime she wants. Not like she doesn't do it now, but with the power, she will be helpful to everyone!"

Sam nodded, "Good job, you two! Now, it's your turn, uncle, aunty!"

Maa and papa nodded.

"Okay so uncle, If you could describe aunty in one word, what word would it be?" Sam asked.

"Mhm, that's a hard one. Because there is so much about her." Papa thought for a moment, "Ah, I got the perfect one. In one word, I would describe her to be exceptional. Perfect in every way." Papa said and Mia awed beside me.

"Nice! Now aunty, If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Where would uncle like to live if he had a choice?" Sam asked.

"Well, I would love to live in the city of canals and dams, Amsterdam! I have been there so many times, but still I can't get enough of the city, it's culture, food and everything. So Amsterdam for me and for Avi, it would be India itself I think. He just loves our country!" Maa said and papa nodded in affirmation.

"Mhm. Next couple it is. You're up now mum, dad!" Sam said, "So mum, have you ever bought anything and kept the purchase a secret from dad?"

Chachi smiled sheepishly before nodding, "I have bought many things secretly but they haven't stayed hidden from your dad forever."

"Awh. Nevermind. Dad, What is mum's most irritating habit?" Sam smirked at her chachu.

"Well, she speaks a lot." Chachi shrugged and got a smack from chachi making us laugh.

"That's true! Subho maa, you're next. So tell us, what did you like best about your husband?"

"He was the most genuine person I had ever met. I liked his genuineness over everything else." Subho maa said.

Sam nodded, giving her a smile, "Abhi dada, When did you have your first fight with Ahana bhabhi and what was it about?"

"I fought with her on the very same day I met her." Abhi chuckled, "Actually I parked my bicycle at her parking area, where she used to park her car. And when she confronted me on it, I shrugged her off. Later on, what I got to know from some students was, she painted my bicycle and we had a fight over it."

"Cute! Next question, What was the first meal that Ahana bhabhi ever cooked for you? Was it good?" Sam asked.

"She cooked noodles for both of us when mum wasn't home and she cooked for the first time then. It was a little burnt, but I loved it." Abhi said.

"Awh!" Sam gushed, "Next couple is you two." She pointed at Shree and Sid who looked excited and nodded, "So jiju, What is your Shree's favorite flavour of ice cream?"

"Mint chocolate chip. She adores that flavour." Sid answered quickly.

"Nice job. Shree, What clothing does jiju wear that looks best on him?" Sam asked.

"Uh semi-formals. Yeah. He looks dapper in semi-formals." Shree replied.

"Bhai, bhabhi! You guys are next!" Sam declared, "So bhabhi, What frightens Bhai the most?"

"There is not anything certain but I think, Alia getting upset or hurt is his biggest fear." Bhabhi said and Bhai nodded, kissing Alia's cheek who was sitting on bhabhi's lap.

"Next! Bhai, Which of you eats the most junk food?"

"Obviously, it's her. I mean, haven't you seen her when she was pregnant both the time?" Bhai stated.

Bhabhi scoffed and elbowed him in the stomach.

"Oh please! I never touch junks. After all, I am a model. And about the time during my pregnancies, then blame your children who were craving for those!" Bhabhi said.

"Hey, don't blame my innocent babies. And Sam asked, who eats the most. So obviously it's you. I mean, I haven't eaten even a quarter of the amount in my whole life that you did during your pregnancies." Bhai said.

"Okay, guys, chill!" Sam intervened, "Hm. So the last couple. Mia, What is Yuvi bhai's most irritating habit?"

"Uh he gets jealous and overprotective easily?" Mia said, or more like questioned.

"I think I will agree!" Sam nodded, making me scoff, "Bhai, If Mia won the lottery, what would be the first thing she would buy?"

"It'd obviously be a lot of pineapple pastries. So she could have some for herself and then distribute among the others. So she could prove that it is the best dessert and pastry in the world." I smirked at Mia who narrowed her eyes at me.

"It is!" She snapped, looking at me with a deadpan expression.

"When did I deny?" I asked, frowning.

"No, but you were mocking me for it." She said.

"No, I wasn't!" I replied.

"You were." She said.

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"N-!"

"Okay guys! Stop it. Pfft!" Sam huffed out loud, "Next question! Mia, If you woke up one day and found out Yuvi hai had lost his memory, what would you do?"

Mia's eyes widened and she looked tongue-tied. Blinking, furiously, she gulped and then opened her mouth.

"I-I haven't really thought of it ever. But if you put it like that then, I guess I would give my hundred percent in making him remember me back. I am not gonna give up even if he pushes me away. It doesn't matter if he hurts me physically, verbally or mentally, I would never leave his side ever." Mia confessed.

I clenched my jaws trying to resist the urge of kissing the hell out of her, right then & there. Instead, I pulled her close and kissed her forehead, lingering my lips there for some moment before whispering.

"That's never gonna happen, baby! And I am proud of you." I pulled back from the kiss, looking down at her, "I love you damn so much!"

Mia smiled and whispered the confession back, causing everyone to cheer and hoot for us.

"Well, that was one cute moment! And why the hell I am still single?" Sam scowled.

"We can mingle, if you want!" Armaan smirked, which caused me to narrow my eyes at him.

"Pfft! Together and that too with you? Please! Mujhe kya kisi pagal kutte ne kata hai?" Sam remarked which brought a smirk on my face. (Am I bitten by a crazy dog?)

That's like my sista!

Armaan pouted and rolled his eyes.

"Moving on, from the emotional moment and this idiot, here comes the next and last question for this game tonight." Sam said, "Bhai, If Mia was a character from the sitcom 'Gossip girl', who would she be?"

"Ah, that's an interesting question!" I rubbed my palms together, "Well, I think she would be the leading girl, Blaire Waldorf. Domineering and very loyal. An achiever, sensitive and compassionate and very protective for the people she cares about!" I smiled at Mia.

"So true!" Sam said, "Okay, so that ends the couple's interview here!"

Then we had a light dinner with everyone as we had eaten a lot of snacks tonight. With dinner, we sipped some of the luxurious flavoured Italian wines & whiskeys.

09:29 PM CET, Nov 8th

"And time for our departure as well." Dad said.

"Us too!" Bhai said pointing at Aan and Alia who were now asleep on bhabhi and bhai's laps.

"Me as well! I have a video conference to attend early in the morning." Abhi said.

"What?! But why? The fun was just about to begin." Sam pouted.

"We know, sweetie! We had fun as well. But we elders are tired and it would be better if we give some rest to our old bodies. But, you children don't be upset. You all carry on but not too late, yeah!" Chachi said.

"Yeah, or you all will be ill." Maa said.

"Fine, fine. We will take care of it." I nodded.

"Better. Now, we shall leave. Good night, bachcho!" Mum said. (Good night, children!)

"Good night!" We all chorused together as my parents, Sam's parents, Mia's parents, Subho maa, Abhi, Bhai and bhabhi left the terrace.

Now it was just me, Mia, Sid, Shree, Sam, Varun, Shanaya, Sahil and Armaan.

"Why do I feel like a third wheel here?" Sahil said, frowning as he glanced at all of us.

"No, you're not! I and Armaan are also here." Sam pointed out.

"Not helping!" Sahil said, shrugging.

"What?" Sam asked.

"Nothing. Nothing. So what's next?" Sahil asked.

"A very interesting game!" Shree chirped, clapping her hands like a child.

Looks like someone is drunk!

"Calm down, babe!" Sid chuckled, trying to handle Shree.

"So, the next game is have you ever! We are gonna spin an empty beer bottle in the middle, like this one." Sam raised an empty beer bottle, "And then after spinning, when it stops in front of someone, he or she has to give us a lead, just like in the game Never have I ever. We will have some shots kept in front of us with every turn. Whose answer is yes, he or she gotta chug the shot down their throat. And no cheating. Y'all cool with it?"

"Yeah!" We all chorused and gave her a thumbs up.

"Awesome! So why wait? Let's start!" Sam shrugged and laid the bottle in the middle, "So for the first round, I have some-aha! Tomato ketchup shots! Amazing!"

Keeping the shots in the middle, she spun the bottle around. It stopped in front of Shanaya.

"Your turn!" Sam said to Shanaya.

"Okay. So, Have you ever stayed awake for an entire night?" Shanaya said, "I have!" She picked up a shot and downed it.

Me, Mia, Sahil, Sid and Shree downed the tomato ketchup shots.

"Ew! It tastes awful like this." Shree made a face.

"True!" Mia scrunched her nose which looked too cute to me.

"This is nothing, guys! So next is-tabasco shots!" Sam declared, putting the shot tray in the middle.

"Oh damn!" Armaan cursed.

Shanaya spun the bottle around and it stopped in front of me this time.

"Okay, so have you ever- regifted something that you received as a gift?" I asked, "I have never!"

I sighed and looked at the others. No one picked up except for Sam who picked a shot up, smiling sheepishly.

"What?" Armaan exclaimed in shock.

"What?" Sam snapped, "I didn't like that gift."

We all shook our head whilst Sam downed the shot and instantly drank some milk from a carton before she vomited everything. The next were some lime juice shots. I spun the bottle once Sam was fine and it stopped, pointing at Sid.

"Cool. Have you ever taken a pregnancy test?" Sid said, "I haven't ever!"

No one took the shots except for Sam and-Armaan!

"I wanted to experiment." Sam said and I sighed in relief but then whipped my head towards Armaan.

"It was just out of curiosity. I wanted to know how it worked." Armaan justified but we all looked at him like he was crazy.

Sam put a tray of orange marmalade in the middle. Sid spun the bottle and it stopped in front of Mia.

"Mhm. So, have you ever stuck out your tongue at the ATM camera?" Mia asked, "I have."

She downed the marmalade shot whilst I looked at her amused as her cheeks tinted in pinkish hue. Alongside her Sam and Armaan also downed their shots.

These three!

I shook my head whilst Mia spun the bottle and this time it stopped in front of Armaan.

"Have you ever-!"

The game went on and we had so much fun until it was midnight. We hugged each other good night before returning to our rooms.

Mridula's POV

06:00 CET, Nov 10th
Armani Hotel
Via Alessandro Manzoni, 31, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

Sitting in front of the full length mirror, I was admiring the final look of mine for the masquerade ball tonight. I was dressed up in a sky blue tulle ball gown which was off the shoulder, giving a perfect view of my highlighted collar bones, shoulder balls and blades. With the pleating design and a huge bow knot on the back, it was a perfect piece for princesses. The upper part, from my breasts to my waist area, had the natural, tight clothing and then it was flared up with a cancan underneath which gave it the proper volume needed. It had ruffled up, puffy sleeves which ended just before my elbows. The lace up corset was a bit tight but I was comfortable enough and it gave a perfect view of my curves. It was a Chapel train gown with boning and was fully lined. It also had a built-in bra because of which I wasn't wearing one. Except for the dress on my body, I only had my undies on. It had that elegant, sparkly and shining trend which would make every girl's eyes lit up at it's sight. The colour and the design of the dress was enough to make me feel like Cinderella.

Alongside the beautiful princess dress that I was wearing, I had a matching pair of pointed toe pumps in my feet. It had stiletto heels of eight centimetres with tulle upper material. A tiara made of beautiful rhinestones was adorning the top of my head. A pair of rhinestones and pearls earrings dangled down my ears. A pearl bracelet was tied around my wrist.

My face had a beautiful glow with the rosy cheeks and eyeshadow. A mixed hue of cherry and the blood was smashed on my both lips. My hair was tied down in a beautiful updo with some strands falling on both sides of my faces which were curled. My nails were coloured in a soft tint of pink which looked spectacular on my fair fingers.

I was snapped out of my reverie and jerked forward in shock when I felt someone's hand on my shoulder and it brought out a loud Yelp from my throat.

"Oh my god! What the fuck, Yuvi?!" I got up from the ottoman abruptly and glared at the laughing Yuvraj in front of me.

"S-sorry, babe!" He still laughed, looking at my furious face, "It was just, you were so immersed and I couldn't just let go of the amazing moment!"

I rolled my eyes, huffing before turning my back on him as I faced the mirror but never looked at his face. Because instead of that, I checked him out. He was wearing a sleek black tuxedo with velvety lapels and cuffs. He had also worn a sky blue coloured bow tie, matching my outfit with the same coloured pocket square. His shiny black Armani shoes were making the perfect statement with his outfit and his gelled back hair was to die for.

"Done checking me out?" I was brought out of my reverie when I heard his voice near my earlobe and felt his hands, sneaking under my puffed up sleeved and being wrapped around my waist.

I narrowed my eyes, making an oblivious face to the red tint on my cheeks because of being caught red handed and scoffed.

"I wasn't!" I retorted.

He smirked, suddenly feeling amused as he plopped his chin down on my bare shoulder but not before pecking the area joining my neck and shoulder.

"Sure, you weren't!" He shrugged with an innocent smile and eyed me from top to bottom in the mirror, "You look hot though!"

"I do?" I asked, feigning innocence.

"Yeah!" He nodded, "Hot yet so innocent and angelic!"

I smiled and leaned my head on his sidewise. A knock on the door startled us both as Yuvraj detached himself from me, cursing.

"Let me check!" I nodded as he went to open the door.

"Yo bro!" I heard Sid jiju.

Turning around, I saw Yuvraj step out of the way and let Shree and Sid jiju in. Shree squealed instantly looking at me and rushed up to me.

"Oh my god! You look like a princess, girl!" She gushed, grabbing a hold of my shoulders which made me laugh.

"Thanks and so do you, Shree!" I replied with a smile.

"Thank you!" Shree grinned.

It was true. She looked beautiful in her lilac princess gown with lace detailing and her hair was tied into a low, messy wrapped up ponytail.

"Where is Sam & the others?" I asked.

"They are at the banquet hall, on the fifth floor." Shree replied.

"Oh cool, what are we waiting for then? Let's go." I said and she nodded.

"Sure, let's go!" Shree nodded.

"I-I actually have a problem. Can you guys excuse us for a second?" Yuvraj asked, hesitantly which made me frown.

He was all perfect some moments ago, before they came!

Sid and Shree nodded before leaving the room and closing the door behind them. I turned to look at Yuvraj who sighed, making my frown deepen.

"What happened?" I asked, feeling utterly confused.

He turned to face me and smirked. My eyes widened because I had a feeling that there was something wrong with the excuse he gave to his and my friend.

"W-what's going on? Why are y-you smirking?" I stammered.

He paced towards me and before I could even comprehend, I was stuck between his arms and the mirror behind my back. My eyes widened even more, if possible.

"These red lips look so alluring as though inviting me to lock mine with them." He said, gazing at my lips.

But before he could attack my lips, I pushed him back by putting my hands on his chest, "Nope. Not gonna happen. You'll ruin my lipstick."

"What?!" He almost screamed with wide eyes, "No! I won't." He shook his head like a child who had been denied his toy.

I shot him a glare and he held his hands up in the air in surrender.

"Okay okay, fine! Let's go." He said, sulking which made me stifle my laughter.

But keeping an emotionless facial expression, I nodded and walked out of the room with him by holding his hand. Sid and Shree who were taking selfies saw us and then we all took the elevator to the fifth floor.

Just by the door of the banquet hall, there was a large container which consisted of different kinds of masquerade masks. Yuvraj and Sid shuffled through it whilst Shree and I selected them. Yuvraj and I finally decided upon two masks which were matching our clothes. My mask was a beautiful patterned, shimmering dark blue sequined spectacular feathered plumage which sure would be a stand out from the crowd.

We got in and my eyes were acknowledging the beauty of the grand hall when I heard a loud squeal.

"MIAAAAAA! SHREEEEEEE!" Sam rushed towards us screaming.

She took us both in a bone crushing hug before releasing us when we coughed.

"God, Sam! You're about to choke my wife." Yuvraj scowled, wrapping his arm around my waist as he pulled me back from the over excited Sam.

Sam rolled her eyes and looked at all of us.

"You guys look amazing!" She said.

"So do you, Sam! The dress looks much more beautiful with your hairstyle." Shree said.

"True!" I nodded in affirmation.

"Thank you, besties! Now let's go and bring bhabhi. Because as per my sources, she is ready to come down." Sam said.

"Sources?" Yuvraj asked, raising a brow.

"Shanaya!" Sam nodded and all of our mouths formed into o shape.

"Well in that case, our sources had also informed me that Duggu Bhai is all set to make his grand entrance." Sid jiju said, pocketing his phone, "let's go and fetch them then, guys!"

We all nodded and paired up before leaving towards our separate destinations. Shree, Sam and I went to the eighth floor whilst the boys went to the seventh floor. We had already shoved the anniversary couple into different rooms during the noon with mum and maa taking care of their babies. Shanaya, Armaan and Varun Bhai were keeping their eyes on them whilst they got ready, giving us information every hour. And as they had just let us know that they are finally ready, we are just gonna get them to the banquet hall.

Shree, I and Sam rushed towards the suite where bhabhi was getting ready under the observation of Shanaya. We pushed the door open and we're instantly greeted by giggles coming from inside. We gave each other a look before strolling in. Our voluminous dresses were keeping us at a certain distance from each other so we went in one after one.

When we reached the bedroom, we found Shanaya and Bhabhi giggling whilst sitting on the bed. They noticed us, most probably by the enormous skirts of the dresses and grinned up at us.

"Hey, girls! You all look marvelous." Shanaya chirped.

"Why, thank you!" Sam bowed.

"You two look beautiful as well!" Shree said.

"Yeah! Shanaya, the green colour suits you!" I said to Shanaya, who smiled, nodding, "and bhabhi, you look like a queen!"

Bhabhi was wearing a red princess gown. She had her hair left down with tight curls and a beautiful tiara with rubies and crystals was on her head.

"Thank you, Mia! You all look gorgeous as well." Bhabhi said, "How's Aan and Alia? Are they being good?"

"Yeah, yeah! Don't worry. I had just talked to mum and she said they both were playing with each other. Mum and maa are there to take care of them so you do not need to worry." I said and she nodded.

"Is it time?" Shanaya whispered in my ear and I nodded.

"Bhabhi, let's go!" Sam and I hooked our arms with her and pulled her towards the door with Shanaya and Shree trailing behind us as they took care of the long trailing of bhabhi's dress.

"Oh god, I am so nervous!" Bhabhi muttered as soon as we entered the elevator.

All of us couldn't fit inside it because of the dresses, so it was just me, bhabhi and Sam whilst Shree and Shanaya took another elevator.

"Why?" I questioned, "I am sure that you're gonna do good!"

"Yeah!" Sam nodded.

"I am not nervous about that!" Bhabhi said.

"Then?" I asked, frowning.

"I am nervous about your surprise!" Bhabhi sighed, "I don't know why but I feel just the way I did on the day of my wedding."

Sam and I gave each other knowing looks and nodded.

"Bhabhi! Just chill. Take a deep breath and believe in us. You have seen us surprising bade papa and badi maa, right? Then why worry?" Sam said.

"Yeah!" Bhabhi nodded, taking a deep breath, "I am worrying for nothing."

"Exactly! Just go with the flow and cheer up. You can do it!" We gave her a pep talk all the way down to the fifth floor.

She had already had her mask with her, which was specially designed for her matching to the one of Duggu bhai's, so we directly led her to the back door from where she will be making her grand appearance along with Bhai. We found Armaan, Sahil Bhai, Sid jiju, Yuvraj and Varun Bhai alongside Duggu Bhai back there. As soon as the couple's, Bhai and bhabhi's eyes fell on each other, they stood frozen at their places whilst their gazes didn't avert from each other.

We all gathered together and looked away to give them some space. After a moment, when we realised that it was the time for their entrance, I nudged Yuvi, who got startled and left my hand with which he was playing till now.

"What?" He whispered.

"It's time!" I whispered back.

His mouth formed into o shape and he nodded. We signaled the others and they nodded in affirmation, giving us a thumbs up. We wished them all the best before leaving the place and walking to the main hall. We were instantly greeted by some guests and their smiles. Yuvraj ushered me towards our parents, who were mingling with some guests with Alia and Aan with them.

"Hey, princess!" I kissed Alia's cheek and took Aan from Maa who made grabby hands for me, "Awh! Hey, baby! You missed me? I missed you too." I kissed his cheek whilst he laid his head on my shoulder.

Aan, who is now in my arms, has been super active and playful throughout this month. As he had started his third month, he would grasp everything that would come his way. The neck and back muscles of his has started to strengthen because of the oil massages that maa gives him every morning. So he had started to lay on his stomach more. He has also started his baby talk, which is just too cute to ignore and would laugh and smile when Varun Bhai, Yuvi or anyone would make faces or do some funny action. Clapping is the first thing he learnt and he is learning more too. So the conclusion is, He is a very active child.

Tickling his tummy softly which made a grin appear on his face, showing his toothless mouth, "Ready to surprise, mumma and daddy?"

"We are!" Alia nodded.

"Good!" Yuvraj picked her up, "Then let's go and surprise them!"

They both squealed, well Aan more like gurgled. We both made our way back to the back side of the banquet hall where Bhai, bhabhi and the others were waiting for the perfect moment. As soon as their eyes fell on us, they widened seeing Alia and Aan in their attires. Alia, who looked like a Disney princess in her dress, skipped through everyone and hugged her dad's legs who was frozen with his eyes on her. Bhai came out of his reverie, when Alia collided with his legs and he picked Alia up in his arms.

"You look so beautiful, princess!" Bhai gushed, kissing his daughter's cheeks.

"Yeah! My baby looks so cute!" Bhabhi kissed Alia's head.

"Thank you!" Alia smiled, "You both are looking so good, just like a king and a queen."

"Awh, thank you, my love!" Bhabhi pinched her cheek.

I moved forward and handed Aan to bhabhi whose eyes lit up seeing Aan in his prince attire.

"Awh, look at you, my baby boy!" Bhabhi kissed Aan's forehead.

"He looks so handsome, isn't it?" Bhabhi asked Bhai who nodded.

"Yeah! Just like his father." Duggu Bhai said proudly.

Bhabhi rolled her eyes but there was a soft smile on her lips, "Sure! Sure!"

Bhai frowned but shrugged Bhabhi's remark off and concentrated on Alia who was babbling things in his ear.

"Bhabhi! Bhai! It's time." I smiled and signaled Alia who nodded.

"Come to me, princess!" Yuvraj took Alia from Bhai whilst I took Aan from bhabhi.

Before I could suggest them to move towards the entrance, bhabhi interrupted me by gushing at us.

"Awh! Look at how cute you look with babies in your arms!" Bhabhi chirped, "Make some babies already!"

I turned the deep shade of red because of the remark whilst Yuvraj choked on his breath and started coughing which made everyone laugh at us.

"Uh- I think we should leave. It's time for their entry." I reminded them with my red face.

Bhabhi gave me a teasing look before nodding. I sighed and almost ran towards the main hall with Yuvraj hot on my heels. I stopped because of the weird glances the guests threw in my direction when they saw me rushing inside, almost falling flat on my face because of this long dress. My face was now flushed in embarrassment and I literally felt my face burning.

"Oh mio dio! Via per imbarazzare te stesso, mia!" I muttered in Italian under my breath. (Oh my god! Way to embarrass yourself, Mia!)

"Così vero, bambino!" I heard a husky tone whispering in my ear which made me jump at my place whilst I clutched Aan more to my chest. (So true, baby!)

"Oh God, Yuvi!" I exclaimed when I saw him behind me with a smirk, "You scared me."

"Questa era l'intenzione, l'amore!" He said back. (That was the intention, baby!)

I frowned.

"What with the Italian shit?" I asked.

He shrugged.

"Just felt like it. And hearing you speaking Italian was a huge-turn on." He whispered the turn on part in my ear because Alia was in his arms and so was Aan, in mine.

My eyes widened and I pushed him back.

"Yuvraj! Behave!" I stated.

He grinned and nodded in the direction of the main entrance of the hall.

"Let's go!" He said and I nodded.

So as per decided, Bhai and Bhabhi made their grand entrance through the grand doors of the grand banquet hall. Everything was so dreamy. The red roses mixed with white ones falling on them. The beautifully lit candles along the path. The beautiful bubbles around. And the beautiful song, perfect by Ed Sheeran in the background.

After their entrance, they were led to the special sitting arrangement for them and then Varun bhaiya and Sam thanked the guests for honouring us with their presence. After that, we all mingled with the guests and then came the most amazing part of the night. The surprise by Alia and Aan, well Aan didn't have to do anything literally. But his name was also included as we wanted them to surprise their parents in their anniversary party. Alia gave a dance performance and gave the cards to her parents, she had made. They became emotional seeing those cards and hugged their both children. Then they cut the cake. We all had our dinners and then danced till midnight.

Being tired, after a long night, we all finally came back to our suite and I sighed, popping down with my huge dress still on my body. Yuvraj, who had just locked the door after coming in, came and sat down beside me. I leaned my head down on his shoulder whilst he sighed and turned more to take menin his arms. Lifting me up, he put me on his lap and moved his hands through my hair, finally undoing my bun. My hair cascaded down my back and I sighed, feeling much better as he ran his hand through my hair.

"You look so amazing and smell so good, baby!" Yuvraj nuzzled his head into my neck, causing me to shiver in ecstasy.

"Mmhhhmm!" I moaned when he nipped the bare skin of my neck, "Yuvi!"

"Yes, baby! Tell me, what do you want?" He whispered, fanning his hot breath on my neck.

"I-i!" I couldn't form any words because of his constant teasing, "Ple-please!"

"Please what, baby? Tell me!" He urged.

"I-i!" I stammered once again but got some courage in myself, "I want you, Yuvi!" I whispered.

I saw his lips twitching in response as he pulled his head back from the crook of my neck.

"Your wish is my command, baby!"

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He didn't even wait for a second and crashed his lips on mine which made me moan. I gave in instantly and our kiss intensified our hunger for each other. We both moaned into the kiss. My stomach clenched at the sheer pleasure I was experiencing as he didn't hold back, hands roaming through my hair which he admired so much and messing it up. He tugged my hair whilst simultaneously biting down on to my lower lip and releasing it with a pop.

God, that's hot! I thought.

Finally releasing me from the kiss, he stared down at me with a lascivious gaze. His fingers came up and caressed the side of my face as his eyes took in every feature of my face.

"You're so beautiful!" He sighed out, making me blush.

I studied him, taking in every line and plane of his face. Cataloging the details didn't lessen my awe, not even a tiny bit. I was beginning to suspect that I'd never get over being dazzled by his looks.

"And you're so handsome!"

He lifted an eyebrow at my praises but said nothing as his index finger caresses the skin at the junction of my neck. A sizzling, predatory glimmer sparkles in his eyes as he trailed his gaze down to my bare shoulders and revealing cleavage.

"Turn around, baby!" He commanded.

And my eyes almost closed due to the surge of arousal I felt at his authoritative and dominating tone. His muscular figure emitted confidence and hunger, spurring my own wild desire for him. I turned around on his lap, facing the front as my back faced his front. The room was dimly lit other than the light which shone from the balcony. Such a setting only added to the atmosphere. Everything intensified when the feeling of all his five fingers spreading across the revealed portion of my upper body, from my collar bones towards my chest. My body trembled as he started drawing patterns there until he lingered atop my cleavage. A shuddered breath left my body when I felt his fingers gliding down my breasts to my stomach region and then settled on both the sides of my waist.

His hands which were on my waist till now, trailed up behind my back and went to the knots of my corset. With a single snap, he loosened my whole corset and not to lie, but my upper body felt relieved. I stiffened and let out a surprised help when he picked me up by getting up from the bed. His eyes never left mine as he turned around and laid me on the bed gently. I propped myself on my elbows, as I watched him slowly disposing his tux jacket and then the waistcoat, before moving his fingers to unbutton the white shirt underneath, holding my gaze the entire time. And I would be lying if I said that i didn't drool at the sight. I swallowed as the material slipped off of his shoulders effortlessly and exposed his perfect body.

My salivating was cut short when he began to climb on top of me. His eyes scanned me from head to toe, making me feel vulnerable under his dark gaze. He kissed the top of my head affectionately.

"Lay down, love! And let me make you feel good."

I followed his instructions, keeping my eyes on him which was way seductive yet calming. I felt his hand trailing down my thighs and reaching the end of my dress, which caused me to gulp. Lifting the dress up to my waist, he spread my legs, revealing my white lace panties. I almost shuddered when I saw his head ducking down under the large pool of dress which was creating a boundary between my upper and lower body, so I couldn't really see anything but I still could feel his hot breath on my thighs when he lowered himself more closer to my sex. I gasped, feeling his warm tongue on my cold and exposed skin of the inner thigh and clutched my eyes close. Sucking the skin of my thighs, I felt him finally closer to my sex as his breath was hitting me just on my clit. Without waiting for a second, he pulled my panties off harshly and I could swear that I heard a ripping sound. Looks like I lost another one!

Before I could feel more bad about my garment, he dived in, making me moan out loud because of the sudden intrusion.

"Oh God, Yuvi!"

His hands were on my hips to keep me at my place as he began. My hands went up and gripped the headboard as soft cries of his name left my lips in an endless plea.

Back arching, I found myself unable to keep my eyes open or even be still whilst grinding down onto his mouth. He began devouring me with a newfound need and a renewed vigour at my little movements, making it harder for me to restrain myself when he pulled me flushed against his mouth. It was like he was encouraging me to do anything I wanted. To take advantage of him in such a vulnerable position, I didn't know how to feel about that but my body seemed to as it became more greedy with its emotions.

"Yuvraj...!" His name trailed off my tongue helplessly.

As helpless I was to him, right now.

I felt him smirking against me, the tip of his tongue finding my bundle of nerves and applying the slightest pressure. To make me even more delirious, his fingers dug even harder into my hips, sure to leave marks. I twitched and moaned under him as he did magic with his mouth and tongue. A moan escaped my lips once again as my eyes blinked vigorously due to the sensation that overtook my body. The streak of pleasure which ran through me, had my hips raising up on their own accord. My thighs began quivering, chest heaving, completely breathless on top of his mouth as I reached my high.

He made me mewl out in distraught as his hands clamped down on my legs and held me at my place tightly, making sure that my shudders didn't make me shift my position in any way. And that made it all more intense. I collapsed down on the bed, closing my eyes when I felt him coming over me after finishing me off. He pecked my nose which made me open my eyes.

"You look insanely hot!" I gave him a smile.

I felt his finger on my sex which made me shudder. He made one kight stroke from my entrance to my clit, repeating the path with more pressure. I was still with the exception of breathing as he lightly sucked at the sensitive spot below my ear. He dipped one finger inside me and my walls clamped down around it causing Yuvraj to suck in s deep breath as he nuzzled deeper into the crook of my neck.

He continued to pump his finger in and out of me and his thumb made circles at my most sensitive clit. My eyes became hooded and my hips started moving forward to meet the thrust of his finger. Taking advantage of the momentum, he inserted another finger and I moaned, my head falling back into the bed.

"Look at me!" He ordered.

I whimpered as I gazed down to witness what he was doing to me.

"Pull the dress down and touch your breasts!" His next command came.

Acquiescent to his command, I pulled the loose ends of my dress down and as I obediently cupped my breasts, pulled my nipples with my index finger and thumbs.

"Yeah! That's perfect." He groaned and pumped his fingers into me harder and faster.

A surprised cry flew from my lips as my eyelids momentarily screwed shut on their own accord, overwhelmed by the sensation. My walls tightened around his fingers, and it was no mystery that I was almost there. Continuing the torture, he curled his fingers inside me to stroke a special spot inside of me that wound me up beyond comparison. He looked up at me from beneath his lashes and saw that I was watching him. My mouth dropped open and I arched my back as a suppressed moan finally left my mouth. The walls of my vagina, constricted his fingers as I clamped my thighs together as my second orgasm for the night hit me like a freight train.

"Oh my-Yuvi!" I gasped when he came up swiftly to glide his length against my private area after he had gotten rid of his slacks and boxer shorts.

"More!" I moaned, holding his shoulders tight as he hovered over me whilst teasing me by gliding his shaft up and down against my vaginal area.

Yuvraj pulled down and thrusted forward again, the head of his shaft pressing so closely to me that it was inadvertently against my opening. The tip of his shaft barely entered inside my vagina before he pulled away and thrusted forward again. He kept doing the same thing for some moments, his crown prod my opening again and again. He gave me a sweet kiss before lining his shaft with my opening and pushed into me, with one swift thrust. I gasped into our kiss. My walls around his shaft were squeezing it so hard which made me feel full, causing me to moan.

He pulled almost all the way out and pushed back in slowly.

"God! You're killing me, babe. Stop squeezing the life out of me cause like this, I am gonna be finished in just two strokes which i don't want at all!" He groaned.

I squeezed my eyes shut as he resumed his onslaught on my body, making short movements in and out. I gripped his arms more tightly as moans left my lips endlessly. Yuvraj increased his pace as my skin was tainted by a pretty flush as my sensitivity heightened. My eyes began to flutter close from the immense pleasure I was feeling but Yuvraj shook his head at me.

"No, keep them open. I want you to see me as I am seeing you when we make love to each other."

I couldn't resist the urge to wrap my legs around his broad back which flexed sexily with every thrust he took. I was on cloud nine and just when I thought it couldn't get any better, his hand found its way down to my clit and played with it. My stomach tightened at the pressure coupled with him being inside me. The sensation I had grown familiar with returned to me with full force as a surprised gasp left my lips. My lips parted, my brows scrunched up and my back arched off the bed.

"I think I'm gonna-!"

"Do it!"

He moved against me at a speed which frightened me. It made me squeal at how rough he could've been from this pace. None of that mattered at this point because he was reaching his high just as fast I was. I let out a cry as my nails dug deeper into the expanse of his back as I trembled beneath him. Yuvraj groaned because of the sharpness of my nails. Kissing me amidst my own post-orgasmic bliss, Yuvraj took my wrists into his hand and pinned them above my head. He slammed into me until I was out of breath and then slowed it back down, making me almost sob at how good that felt.

My eyes scrunched up in pain as I felt another rush creep up my spine. My hand roughly found his hair whilst my lips parted in disbelief at how fast I had gotten there again. My body began to tremble when the shocking yet thrilling sensation won me over. I whined as his thumb rubbed my clit because of how incredibly sensitive I was down there. Yuvraj released an almost pained growl before he stilled inside me and I felt his hot cum squirting inside me.

"Oh fuck!" He cursed, his voice hoarse, low and sexy as hell.

He gave a light kiss on my shoulder blade before he dropped his head into the crook of my neck as he laid above me, utterly spent. It took us a minute, as we both caught our breaths from the perfervid sexual indulgence before he pulled his shaft out of me and rolled off, lying down beside me on the bed. He gathered me close to him as he bent his neck to kiss my eyes, nose and lips.

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After pulling away, he stared deep into my eyes before professing, "I love you!"

"I love you too!" I paused, "A million times over!"

A goofy grin took over his lips, "What about a shower?"

Without waiting for my reply, he lifted me off the bed in bridal style and headed towards the bathroom.

"Hey, wait!" I asked which made him half over his steps at the bathroom door.

"What is it?" He queried, staring down at me.

"Are we taking a shower together?" I blushed.

I saw as the corners of his mouth twitched up at my shyness.

Author's POV

04:01AM CET, Nov 11th

Yuvraj marvelled at the fact that even after knowing each other for almost a year, being married for six months and being indulged in the most intimate act they could have ever done since so long, she was still very demure and reticent towards him.

He smirked down at her mercilessly, "You will survive."

Mia dug her head into the side of his neck with a light squeal as he proceeded to run into the bathroom like a madman.

Mridula's POV

10:02AM GMT, December 9th
Seattle, Washington DC, USA

After we returned back home, Yuvraj had to take a trip to France for his business and he asked me to accompany him so I could learn more and we would also celebrate our second honeymoon here, so I obliged to travel with him. After our time in France, we came to the States for his next business deals and it's been almost a month since I was away from home, but to my relief, I was with my husband who didn't miss a chance to pamper me the most.

But truth to be told, I was really missing everyone. Especially Aan and Alia. My little bundles of joy were missing me too as per their mama. And I was thankful that we would be returning the day after tomorrow with a lot of souvenirs for all of them.

Texas, New York and Florida were already ticked off our list and currently we were in Washington, Seattle to be exact. That too, during the coldest month recorded in Seattle. We have been living in one of the penthouses of his friend just close to Seattle centre. I don't know if it's the cold or something else as I had lived in the UK, but I had been feeling a little off from two to three days. I wouldn't want to eat anything. I would feel extremely weak and dizzy sometimes. I would sleep almost all the time when Yuvraj would go out for his business and I'd pretend to be eating and cheerful in front of him as I didn't want to trouble him, that too now when his business is at the top. Currently I was lying down on the bed with my hand pressed onto my head because I was feeling a little feverish and my head was aching so bad.

Yuvraj had gone out after he got a call from the editor of the company he was collaborating with. I was much better when he was here but all of a sudden, my health deteriorated when he left. A sigh left my mouth as I snuggled more into the blanket. My eyes were drooping when I heard the door of the bedroom opening, causing me to be alert. I sat up in a flash only to find Yuvraj walking in.

"Yuvi! You scared me there." I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath, before opening then back, "What happened? How are you back so soon?"

"We wrapped it up pretty fast, that's why and sorry for startling you. But are you okay?" He asked as he took a seat beside me, "You look pale and your eyes are also red. What happened, baby? You were all good when I left."

"Just a little feverish, Yuvi! Must because of the cold. Don't worry, I will be fine in some time." I reassured him, taking his hand in mine.

He gasped, pulling my hand closer and put his fingers on my forehead.

"Fuck, Mia! You're burning!" He exclaimed.

"I know, I am hot. You don't need other synonyms to put it like that." I huffed.

"Mia! I am serious." He gave me a serious look, "You're burning up. You have a high fever. And I have been noticing you these past days. You aren't eating well and I think you have lost some pounds too."

"But whenever I ask you, you just brush it off. But not anymore!" He shook his head, taking out his phone from his slacks pocket.

"Yuv-!" I was interrupted by him.

"No! I am not listening to you anymore, Mia! We are going to the hospital right now." He stated angrily, causing me to sigh.

"Fine! As you say." I muttered, lowering my head.

He grasped my chin in between his index finger and thumb, making me look up at him, "I am sorry for snapping at you, baby! But you have to do as I say. And as I said, we are going to the doctor right now."

I nodded. He kissed my forehead, letting his lips linger there for a moment before pulling back and booking a cab for us. I decided to change into something else from my leggings and sweatshirt which would freeze me up if I go out like this in the Seattle weather. So I changed into a knitted white jumper, a pair of black leather pants and a brown overcoat. With those, I was forced to wear another woolen coat over, a pair of woolen gloves, a beanie and a muffler around my neck. Not to mention the knee high leather boots I was wearing. So basically, I was stuffed. Just like a snowman- snowwoman it is!

Though the weather was pretty bad, the cab arrived shortly and we drove off for the hospital.

The cab stopped in front of a private hospital and Yuvraj led me in. He went to the receptionist.

"Excuse me, I have an appointment with Dr. Olivia D'Angelo. Can you tell me where her cabin is?" Yuvi asked.

"Yes, Sir! Please take the elevator to the third floor. Her cabin is in the right corridor, room number thirty four." The receptionist said, politely giving us a smile.

"Okay. Thank you." Yuvi said and he nodded, "Come on!" He led me towards the elevator.

The elevator doors dinged open on the third floor and then we searched for the cabin. Soon enough we saw the name board of the doctor. As Yuvraj informed me in the elevator, Olivia D'Angelo is his friend from New York who is a doctor and is now settled here in Seattle. Yuvraj knocked twice and when we heard a faint come in from inside, we walked in.

"Oh my god, Yuvraj!" A beautiful brunette girl in her mid twenties greeted Yuvraj by dashing up from her seat behind the desk and hugged him tight.

My eyes widened at the scene and I couldn't help but felt as jealousy surged through me, causing me to grit my teeth and fist my hands.

"Hello to you too, Oli!" Yuvraj chuckled as they both ignored my presence behind them.

Oli, pfft! I huffed.

My loud huff got Yuvraj's attention and he raised a brow at me in amusement, before pulling back from the hug, which made me sigh in relief.

"Oli! Meet my wife and the love of my life, Mia!" He wrapped his arm around my waist, smiling down at me, "and Mia, my friend, Olivia!"

"Awh, she is so cute!" Olivia pulled me into a hug which widened my eyes once again as I parted her back awkwardly, "Oh God, she is burning, Yuvraj!"

"Yeah! Mia, come sit!" Yuvraj made me sit on one of the chairs in front of the desk.

"Let me check her temperature!" Olivia checked my temperature and all of our eyes widened when we saw the high temperature of 104 degree celsius in the thermometer.

"Oh God, she has a high fever!" Olivia panicked, shuffling with the medical kit on her desk which made me look at her in panic.

"Okay okay!" Olivia took a deep breath, "First of all, we gotta bring her temperature down or it may affect her other systems, especially nervous and digestive system."

"Once her temperature has reduced, I will do a blood test for confirmation!" Olivia explained and Yuvraj nodded.

After giving me a cup of hot cocoa from the canteen, Olivia used a cold compress on me. I was given some tablets too to reduce the headache that I had informed her about and to reduce the fever as well. All the time, Yuvraj kept me hydrated by giving me a bottle of water in intervals so my body would stay hydrated. After an hour or so of resting on the hospital bed, my blood was taken for further tests and I was discharged, given some meds and a lot of instructions.

We came back to the penthouse and Yuvraj lifted me up in bridal style not listening to my pleas as he carried me to the bedroom.

"Get changed and rest for some time! I will make something for you to eat." Yuvraj said, putting me down on the bed gently.

"What? Yuvraj, no! I am much better now and I have had the hot chocolate in the hospital so I am not hungry. You don't need to make anything, I swear!" I pleaded.

"Mia, no arguments anymore! I want you on the bed, changed into something comfy when I come back or trust me, the consequences wouldn't be good." He left after threatening me.

I sulked, walking into the closet, where my luggage was, to change into something 'comfortable'. After rummaging through the bag, I found an oversized off-white knitted jumper and a pair of black leggings. After I changed, I came back to the room and sat down on the bed with my back leaning on the headboard. I watched some TV, occasionally hearing the noises coming from the kitchen. I was very much intrigued to go out and check what he was doing, but refrained myself from doing so because I didn't feel like getting the wrath of my husband.

Some moment later, Yuvraj came back inside with a tray in his hands. I straightened up scooting aside and put the TV remote aside as he came to my side. He sat beside me and gave me a plate of cut fruits and held a bowl of soup with a soup spoon in his hands.

"What is this?" I asked, scrunching my nose up because of the weird smell of the soup.

"Garlic, chicken and noodles soup. I asked mum and she gave me the recipe of garlic chicken soup and asked me to add some noodles in it as well." He shrugged.

I almost gagged at the garlic smell and felt insanely dizzy.

"Yuvi! I can't eat that. Please take it away!" I said, turning my head away when he made a bite for me and brought the spoon closer to my mouth.

"But, kyu Mia? See, you can't just not eat anything. And this soup is good for your health. Come on, you have to finish this bowl!" Yuvraj urged.

I shook my head, scooting more away but he grabbed a hold of my waist and kept me at my place.

"Yuvi! No!" I pushed my head back with a scrunched up nose, trying not to take a sniff of the garlic smell.

But I couldn't hold my breath anymore and when the soup spoon was close to my face, I took a breath, taking in the garlic smell. My eyes rolled back and I gagged again, this time it had intensified.

"Mia! What's happ-!"

Hurriedly climbing down the bed, I dashed towards the bathroom leaving Yuvi flabbergasted but he came out of his reverie soon and followed me inside. Leaning down on the washbasin, I threw out the hot cocoa and the liquid I had taken in. I felt Yuvraj pulling my hair in his fist behind me so it won't get wet whilst rubbing my back. I felt embarrassed because he had to see me in this situation. Opening the tap, I washed my mouth and face properly as Yuvraj handed me my brush with toothpaste.

"Thank you!" I muttered, not looking at him as I brushed my teeth.

After I was done, Yuvraj led me back inside by carrying me in bridal style much to my dismay.

"Yuvi! I can walk." I muttered softly but he neither said anything to me nor he looked at me.

All the way to the bed, he kept looking forward with a tensed look on his face. Did he feel disgusted by me? Oh God! Of course, he did. Now what do I do? What if he leaves me? No no no no no no no! He can not do that to me. He loves me. My eyes teared up when I got no response from him.

He put me back on the bed and was about to leave when I held his hand. But he didn't turn to face me.

"W-where are you going?" I asked.

"Nowhere! I will be back in a minute." He said, looking forward.

Taking his hand out of my hold, he left the room, leaving me to sob at my helpless situation. As promised, he came back after a minute, but stayed on the other side of the door and knocked twice.

"Mia! I will be back in an hour. Got an urgent call so I have to leave. Take care and have the fruits till then. Bye."

These were his last words before he left the house. My body shook with violent sobs as I heard him walking out of the front door. Pushing my face into the pillow, I cried.

Yuvraj's POV

01:21PM GMT, December 9th
Seattle, Washington, USA

To be honest, it hurt me to hear her cracking voice, the helplessness in her eyes and her weakness because the Mia I know is a strong and courageous woman. And I am very proud to be her husband. But seeing her like this vulnerable, I felt like a failure and my heart broke at the sight of her. Right now I am on my way back to the hospital because the blood test reports are here and I can't help but feel nervous since Oli called me to come to the hospital with Mia as soon as possible. But I filled her in about Mia's situation and she asked me to let her take some rest and come alone. And that's what I was doing right now.

I took a cab back to the hospital and rushed to the third floor. Barging into Oli's cabin, I gave her a nervous look.

"Oli!" I walked in, "What is it? Is Mia alright? There is nothing serious, right? Will sh-!"

I was cut off when she came forward and hugged me, grinning.

"Whoa! What?!" I softly pulled back and gave her a frown, "what are you doing?"

"Hugging you to congratulate you, idiot!" Oli squealed.

"Congratulate- I didn't get it!" I shook my head.

"Oh god! Yuvraj, YOU'RE GOING TO BE A DAD!" Oli screamed, making me freeze at my place, "Mia is pregnant!"

"W-what?!" I stumbled back, being unable to take it all in.

"You, duffer! Didn't you hear me? Mia is pregnant. You both are going to be parents, dude!" Oli grinned once again.

Mia is pregnant. You both are going to be parents, dude! The words rang inside my brain and I felt the both sides of my lips twitching up as my eyes blurred with tears.

Blinking the tears away, I looked at Oli for confirmation. She nodded, grinning causing me to smile wide, from ear to ear.

"YES!" I jumped at my place, fisting the air, "I'M GONNA BE A DAD. OLI, I'M GONNA BE A DAD!"

"That's what I was saying, genius!" She rolled her eyes, but grinned.

Ignoring her sarcastic reply, I squealed like a girl once more as I thanked the God in my heart and then turned to Oli.

"I gotta tell this to Mia. She is gonna be over the clouds. Can I get the test reports?" I asked, resisting myself from squealing and jumping more.

I didn't want to wake the whole hospital, now did I?

"Sure! Ummm here!" She rummaged through her desk and gave me the test papers with her signature at the end. I looked through the reports happily and then my gaze fell on a certain something, causing me to tear up.

There was mentioned the exact amount of hCG and that Mia was a week long pregnant too.

"I gotta go and inform Mia. She will be so happy." I said to Oli who nodded smiling at me.

"Sure, Yuvraj! Congratulate her from my side as well and take care of her." Oli said and I nodded, thanking her before I left the hospital.

I came back to the penthouse with the cab and paid the cab driver with a hefty amount of bonus because I was very happy. He smiled and wished me to good luck for the reason behind my smile, without even knowing it. I thanked him and rushed to the penthouse. I barged into the bedroom.

"Mia, se-!" I choked on my words, seeing Mia passed out on the bed in a weird position.

I rushed towards the bed and grabbed her frail body by her arms, pulling her close to my chest.

"Mia!" I tapped her cheek which were tear stricken, enough to drown me in the guilt for leaving her alone like that when she was feeling low, "oh baby! I am so sorry, love! Please wake up."

When she didn't, I panicked for a fraction of second but then controlled my emotions and grabbed the glass filled with water from the nightstand, sprinkling some drops on her face. I sighed in relief when she stirred and scrunched her nose, finally opening her beautiful eyes slowly.

"Oh thank God!" I hugged her, pushing her head into my chest, "I was damn worried, baby!" I nuzzled my head in her hair.

I felt her body shook in my embrace as she started to sob, clutching my t-shirt in her hands.

"I am so sorry, baby! I am so sorry!" I apologised again and again.

"Plea-please don't le-leave me like that ever a-again!" She said in between her sobs and hiccups. My heart broke all over once again.

"I won't, baby! I promise." I rubbed her back.

After a few minutes of staying in my embrace, her sobs died down and I found it the perfect moment to reveal the good news to her but before I could say something, I heard her snores and sighed, realising that she has already slept because of weakness and tiredness.

I pulled her on my lap and my hand roamed down to her stomach where our baby was. I smiled down at her stomach and caressed it slowly whilst kissing her on the head in between as she slept peacefully in my arms. After sometime, once I saw that she had slept properly, I got up putting her carefully on the bed and covered her body with a duvet before walking out of the bedroom quietly, but not before kissing her once or twice on the lips.

I was literally an active volcano by now, filled with the excitement and happiness, ready to burst out. But I decided to keep my emotions at bay and planned to make this a surprise gift for her.

03:09PM GMT, December 9th
Seattle, Washington DC, USA

I sighed, dusting my hands clean as I looked at the decorations and the surprise I planned for Mia. I had decorated the dining hall with ballons, ribbons and much more alongside the delicious lunch on the table. I had also prepared a chocolate cake that I have garnished pretty well. And I was ready to surprise Mia now.

Mridula's POV

I was shaken awake by Yuvraj who kissed my forehead for the nth time in the day and asked me to get up because I needed to eat. I groggily woke up and washed my face and hands before following him out of the room. He led me towards the dining hall by keeping his arm around my waist like I was a fragile doll. I was just sick not paralysed for God sake but whom am I kidding because I know he ain't gonna hear a word from me.

As soon as I stepped into the kitchen, I was hit with some different kinds of delicious aromas that float through the air of the room, causing me to salivate. But I was more shocked to see the ballons and other decorations in the room.

"Yuvi! Yeh sab kya hai?" I asked in confusion. (What's all this?)

"You will know, baby! Come here, there's more!" Yuvraj led me near the dining table which was decorated with different dishes.

He stopped me in front of a tramcar covered with a lid that i hadn't noticed yet and grinned down at me, causing me to look at him weirdly.

"What is this?" I asked him, pointing at the covered tramcar in front of us.

"Open up the lid and check out." He shrugged, giving me a smile which looked like it would burst into a full blown grin anytime, as he shoved his hand into his jeans pockets.

I narrowed my eyes at his over-cheerful mood and suspiciously looked down at the tramcar in front of me.

"Come on, baby! What are you waiting for?" He urged me once again, causing me to scowl.

"What has gotten into you?" I asked, "And agar itni hi jaldi hai then why don't you open it yourself?" (If you're so eager)

"Sorry!" He gave me an apologetic look before showing me his teeth, causing me to groan out loud as I held the knob of the lid and pulled it up.

"Tada!" Yuvraj exclaimed beside me as I looked down in shock.

There was a beautiful chocolate cake decorated with icing and some cherries. But that wasn't what caught my attention, the wordings on the cake did.

Coming soon....

"Coming soon?!" I frowned and looked up at Yuvraj who was now looking at me with a heartwarming smile, more than enough to melt my heart.

"What does this mean?" I asked, feeling utterly confused about the situation unfolding in front of me.

"Check that!" He pointed at something on the tramcar which deepened my frown and I turned to face it again.

There was a folded paper just beside the cake which hadn't got my attention and my mouth turned into o shape when I saw Yuvi pointing his finger at that. Nodding, I grabbed the paper and unfolded it. What I found was, it was my blood report according to the patient, that means my name alongside the doctor who treated me, that means Olivia's name on the top of the paper. I read down the reports and my eyes widened when I saw a certain something which was, the quantity of hCG level in my blood and- about me being a week long pregnant.

My jaw hung open at the bold letters which stated that I was a week long pregnant. My eyes teared up as my hand subconsciously moved towards my pelvic region, just above my womb. My desperate and questioning eyes met Yuvraj's who nodded in confirmation. The tears I was holding till now rolled down my cheeks as I slumped into Yuvraj's arms who held me tight to his chest.

"Shh, love! I know, it's overwhelming but just don't cry please. I don't want you to cry anymore." Yuvraj mumbled into my ear.

"Yuvi- I am preg-pregnant!" I stammered, looking up at him with tears flowing down my face and a big smile that took over my lips when I saw Yuvraj's eyes lighting up when I uttered it out.

"We, baby! We are pregnant." Yuvraj pressed a kiss on my forehead and then leaned his forehead on mine, "I can't tell you how happy I am today. You made me the happiest man alive, Mia!"

I saw as his eyes turned glassy with unshed tears. I instantly wrapped my arms around his neck, shoving my face into the crook of his neck as he wrapped his around my waist.

"Me too, Yuvi!" I whispered.

He sniffed twice and then pulled back from the hug.

"Come on, cut the cake and let's celebrate!" He gave me a plastic knife.

"Have you told our families?" I asked.

"No!" He shook his head, "We are gonna surprise them on the success party of my business!"

I nodded, smiling in glee as he pushed me to cut the cake. I tucked a starnd of hair behind my ear and cut a small portion of the cake, feeding him. And then he fed me back.

"I love you, baby! I love both of you." He wrapped his one arm around my waist, pulling me close as he caressed my belly with the other and kissed my lips.

"I love you both too!" I kissed him back and kept my hand on his over my stomach.

12:09PM IST, December 11th
Peace Apartments
OCF, Sector B Rd, Pocket 9, Vasant Kunj
New Delhi, Delhi 110070

"Thank you!" I thanked the driver when he opened my side of door.

I came out and looked up at our home. I smiled, feeling euphoric all of a sudden as I kept a hand on my flat belly. I was wearing a yellow spaghetti straps maxi dress with a white cropped jumper over it, pairing it with a pair of white sneakers and my hair left down, floating freely in the wind.

An arm was wrapped around my waist and I turned to find Yuvraj by my side with my handbag in his hand. I sighed and gave him a disapproving look.

"Yuvi! Give me my bag." I urged for the nth time snce the morning.

"No, I am not. Don't you remember that you're pregnant." He said the last 'pregnant' word under his breath as we found some people of the building looking at us.

We gave them an awkward smile before Yuvraj led me inside towards the elevator whilst the guards brought our luggages up.

"Yes, I remember that. But I can hold it on my own. It's not heavy!" I argued.

"Babe, it is!" He pushed the elevator door open, "It weighs more than my dumbbells!"

I rolled my eyes walking into the elevator, "Okay! Now, you're exaggerating it."

He huffed in return, "Maybe. But why would you hold it when I am here to do that? And I don't want you or my baby to get tired! The travel was long enough to get you tired. And you look pale too."

I gasped, looking at the elevator mirror but when I didn't find any paleness in my face, I glared at Yuvraj. He just shrugged and stepped out of the elevator, grabbing me with him to our floor when it dinged open, before I could've said something. He rang the doorbell and in no time, maa was the one who opened the door for us. And I was surprised to see a Puja thali in her hands with bhabhi, chachi and Sam behind her who waved at us enthusiastically. We waved back at them, frowning.

"Uh how did you guys know about our arrival?" Yuvraj asked.

Yes, because we hadn't said them anything about our arrival as we wanted to surprise them with our sudden appearance.

"Sam did!" Maa said and Sam bowed.

"And how did you know?" I asked.

"Remember the selfie you sent me of yours and bhai's, the picture had revealed the tickets back to India which were lying on your bed. That's how!" Sam said.

We both nodded and Maa did our aarti, putting tilak on our foreheads. She welcomed us inside and ked us to the living room. Yuvraj plopped down on a single seater whilst maa made me sit beside her.

"You're glowing, Mia!" Bhabhi commented, "Looks like the second honeymoon worked wonders on you, huh?"

I blushed profusely whilst Yuvraj had a proud look on his face. After some time of catching up with everyone and playing with Aan, Yuvraj led me back to our room because I was tired and was a little warm.

"Get changed and take rest for sometime! And call Sam if you need anything. I am gonna go and check the party arrangements." Yuvraj said, pecking my lips and I nodded, "Take care. Bye baby, dad will come back soon."

His little talks with our only some days old baby amused me to no end but warmed my heart too. After he left, I changed into a light green kurti and a pair of black leggings and then laid down on the bed.

"Finally!" I muttered, feeling our bed and in no time, I dozed off.

05:34PM IST, December 14th
Peace Apartments
OCF, Sector B Rd, Pocket 9, Vasant Kunj
New Delhi, Delhi 110070

Standing in front of the mirror, wearing a beautiful white coloured lace high low dress. It had full lace sleeves and a lace detailing over the whole dress. At the front, it was stopping just below my knees whilst at the back, it trailed down a feet after my ankles. A zip closure behind my back with the material fitting my upper body and flowing down a little looser from my waist. A beautiful golden belt which had a middle piece of beautiful and different coloured gemstones adorned the front of my outfit. Alongside the outfit, I had a beautiful pair of white lace stilletos on. Well, wearing the heels was hard, no not because any absurd reason, instead because of my over-protective husband, who had been a pain in the arse since he got to know that I was pregnant. So yeah, it was hard to persuade him but nothing my seduction can't do.

A beautiful pair of diamond earrings adroned my ears and my hair was styled into a princess styled hairstyle which was left to cascade down my back. My makeup was soft and warm, giving a glow to my face. Actually, it wasn't the makeup. It was the pregnancy glow.

I smiled, caressing my belly when I felt two arms being wrapped around my stomach. I sighed, taking in Yuvraj's manly cologne.

"How is my beautiful wife and baby boy?" He whispered in my ear.

"We both are good. But why do you keep calling our baby a boy, it could be a girl too, you know? And most of the fathers assume the baby to be a girl." I asked.

Since the day we had discovered about my pregnancy, he had been referring the baby as a baby boy.

"Because I can feel him! And no, it's not a girl. Otherwise I could have felt my princess!" He said, caressing my flat tummy.

"Princess, huh? She is not in the picture yet and you're giving my nickname to her. It's not fair!" I stomped my feet, pouting

He chuckled and turned me to face him. Tucking a strand of hair away from my face, he kissed my lips.

"You are my princess. But when our baby girl will come, you will be promoted as my queen. It's not like you're not my queen now. But it will be official when our princess comes!" He said.

"Gosh, before you confuse me to death, let's go already." I said.

"Yeah. Yeah. Let's go!" He wrapped his arm around my waist and led me outta the room, "By the way, you look beautiful!"

"Thank you very much! You look handsome too!" I said.

He was wearing a white suit with black lapels and black shoes.

"Thank you, m'lady! But you know, I still not approve you of wearing these death traps!" I rolled my eyes at the choice of his words.

He was talking about my stilleto heels.

"Doesn't matter anymore! Cause I'm not gonna change." I shrugged.

He huffed and led me down the stairs where we saw a lots of peple have gathered up.

"Hey, Mia!" I heard a squeal and turned to find Sam dashing towards me.

But before she could hug me, Yuvraj tugged me out of the way, causing her eyes widened as she moved past me. Yuvraj and I turned around when we heard two huffs and found Sam falling over on Armaan on the floor. Yuvraj snorted out loud as they both groaned on the floor.

"Oh my god! What are you two doing?" Shree shrieked, pulling both of them up on their feets.

"I was about to greet Mia and Yuvraj when this wild cat pounced on me." Armaan complained to which Sam's jaw hung open.

"You!" Sam smacked Maan hard on the bicep, making me and Shree wince alongside him, "It wasn't my fault and don't call me a wild cat!"

Armaan huffed but checked out Sam through his peripheral vision causing me to smirk. When he noticed that I had caught him red handed, he cleared his throat, looking away which made me giggle.

"What happened to you? Why are you laughing?" Shree asked.

"Yeah, girl! Are you on your periods? Cause you have been acting weird since the day you came back!" Sam exclaimed, "Actually it's not oly you. In fact Bhai has been behaving weird too."

Yuvraj cleared his throat whilst I looked away.

"There's nothing like that. And come on, I have to meet my guests if you will excuse me! Come, baby!" Yuvraj led me away from my friends who were hell bent to bring out everything from our mouths.

"God, they're like spys. Don't you think so?" Yuvraj asked and I nodded.

"Hey, man!" We heard and turned to find Sid jiju, Varun and Sahil bhaiya walking into our direction.

"Congratulations for the deals, Raj!" Sid jiju gave him a hug whilst I was hugged by Varun bhaiya and Sahil bhaiya.

After hugging me, they both hugged and congratulated Yuvraj whilst jiju gave me a side hug, asking about my well-being. Soon they were engrossed in their talks so informing Yuvraj, I went to my parents who hugged me tight. Abhi dada and Subho maa were also there with them whom I hugged alongside my in laws. Everyone were there. Even Adil too, who talked to me politely. After sometime Yuvraj came and greeted my parents and excusing us, he took us up to the stage. I relaised that it was the time for our special announcement.

"Good evening, everyone! Thank you for gracing me and my family with your presence. As you all know, this party is to celebrate my success in business. I have got some big deals from different international companies. But the party is not just about that." He said, glancing at me, causing me to smile shyly.

"Well, Mia and I have a special announcement. A surprise for all of you, even for our families." He wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me closer as he looked down at me, "This is it, baby!" He whispered to me ebfore turning to face the crowd with a big, proud smile

"We are pregnant!"

We have loud cheers and squeals from the crowd, giving us a big reason to smile and saw our families and friends rushing up to the stage. One by one all congratulated both of us and gave us blessings for our baby. I was feeling so overwhelmed with all of them around me. Then we all took pictures, together. And that's when I know, that I was up for this. All of this. Together and forever.

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Author's Note

Hey everyone!

So here is the last chapter (& longest if I may add), well not really as I will be updating more chapters which will be epilogue and some bonus chapters.

After this chapter, I am gonna write the epilogue and bonus chapters slow by taking my own time, just to make sure it gets a perfect ending. Then I will concentrate on my other stories because currently my mind is full of ideas which needs to be described out in words.

Lastly, I hope you all are doing good just like me and do not hesitate to share anything with me in the DM box as I've recently removed my Instagram account.

Thank you x