"The first time I saw you, I fell in love"

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Falling in love at first sight was never Shivaay's thing. It took him 2 yrs to decipher his feelings for Annika but seeing the scene in front of him was making his, this ideology wrong, and he is happy seeing him going wrong again.

Seeing his wife in a maternity gown, with all tiredness, after long 6 hours of labour, he fell in love with her again and also with the tiny human in her arms. His blood. His own part, the symbol of his and his beloved wife, his princess.

He fell in love with his princess in first sight when nurse came out of the operation theatre, wrapping her in a baby pink furry blanket. As soon his eyes fell on that innocent soul, his heart swoon. Her pink cheeks made him remind of his wife's chubby cheeks making him brush thumb on it. He felt his life changing completely in few hours. He clutched the small body to his chest with closed eyes and a serene smile. He was in love again.

He came back from his thoughts hearing his wife's tired but soft voice. He walked to her bed and settled down beside her kissing her temple. She smiled tiredly.

"You're feeling fine baby?", he asked softly caressing her hair. She hummed and looked at him. He smiled pecking her lips making her close eyes.

"She is so beautiful Shivaay", Annika said looking at their daughter. He hummed looking at his new love, he caressed his daughter's head feeling mixed emotions. His feelings were overwhelming. He still cannot sink inside that he is finally a father now. He felt his wife's soft hand caressing his cheek making him look at her to see her already looking at him. She looked in his eyes.

"What happened? You're fine?", she asked with concern and took her in a side hug and pressed lips tightly on her head making her smile.

"I've never been so happy before Annika, I'm a father now. We're parents Annika", he said looking at her emotionally. She pecked his jawline, "thank you so much Annika, thank you so much for gifting me this precious gift, I love you so much", he took her palm and expressed his feelings kissing her knuckles.

"Thanks to you too, for introducing me to motherhood Shivaay, you know I'm feeling the most luckiest woman right now", she snuggled in his looking at their daughter who was sleeping in her arms after having her feeding.

She remember the moment she opened her eyes after getting unconscious after delivery facing 6 hours of labour. She was feeling pain in her body and weakness but her eyes were wandering to see her child. She heard doctor saying she has given birth to a baby girl before fainting. She was trying to get up when the door of her ward opened. She saw Shivaay coming inside with moist eyes and something wrapped in a blanket, she smiled knowing what it was or to be precise, she was.

Shivaay walked to her and bent down a bit pressing his lips on her head, "our angel is here, baby", he said those words and she burst in tears. Happy tears. She looked at him who was looking at her with tears. A nurse came and adjusted the bed making her sit comfortably, she forwarded her arms and he gave her their daughter. Getting a single sigh of hers, her eyes brimmed with tears she hugged that little body to her chest kissing her entire face.

"Sh.. Shivaay! Ou.. My.. Shivaay she is here!", she said with difficulty trying to control her tears. He just nodded side hugging her tightly. She was just crying with a smile looking at their daughter. He was caressing her arm softly trying to calm her pecking her hair. She sniffed and looked at her daughter to see her opening eyes and started wailing. She looked at him who was already looking at her worried.

"Nothing to worry ma'am. Your daughter is hungry, you should feed her", the nurse present their told them, calming them. Shivaay stood little away from bed and nurse taught Annika how to feed. The moment her daughter started getting her feed from her breast, Annika felt a different kind of bliss inside her. Her eyes teared up making her peck her daughter's head. She felt a hand on her head to see shivaay standing beside caressing it.

"I.. I'm a mother now, Shiv", she whispered with tears. He smiled nodding and kissed her head. She looked at her again caressing her head.

Annika came out of her thoughts when shivaay patted her shoulder, she looked at him who was looking her questioning on which she shook her head.

"Annie, you need rest, give her to me. I'll keep her in crib, she is sleeping anyways", he said caressing her cheek softly with his thumb. She hummed and he picked her up keeping in the crib kept beside her. He adjusted the pillows properly and made her lay down properly. Making her comfortable, he sat beside her on the stool kept there, she held her hand.

"You're also tired na?", she asked weakly. He pecked her palm looking at her, "not more than you my love. You know I love you so much but today it has increased to 10 folds above. Baby, I adore and respect you more now. The pain, strain, stress you felt today and was feeling since 9 months are nothing in front of my tiredness. You brought our angel to this world Annika, thank you so much", he pecked her hand again making her smile sniffing lightly.

"Your contribution is there.. For being my biggest support all the time. For handling all my tantrums, mood swings, silliest wishes. I love you too Shiv!", she opened her arms indicating him to hug her. He immediately took her in his embrace, making sure to not hurt her fragile body.

"Sleep love, you need rest", he mumbled against her hair. She hummed. He settled down beside her on the bed itself while she turned to his side, throwing arm around his waist. He patted her head till she fell asleep.

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He was just looking at his two angels propping up on his elbow. If there would be a competition on luckiest person on earth that moment, he'll win it. His heart was swelling with love and emotions. A sudden protectiveness and possessiveness rushed inside him. It was dawn and his eyes didn't caught a pinch of sleep, he just wanted to keep watching at his babies sleeping exactly the same. The realisation of getting his wish fulfilled increased his smile. He always wanted a mini version of his Annika, his mini khidkitod. By the antics till now he saw, he could imagine how beautiful it would be to have two Annikas with him.

Walking to the crib, he crouched down and looked at their baby sleeping peacefully wrapped in a blanket. Leaning, he pecked her head softly, "welcome to our world, gorgeous. I promise to love and protect you always princess, dad loves you", he muttered sighing, rubbing her forehead with his thumb. Suddenly, her sleep broke making her crying loudly.

Panicking a bit, he took her carefully in his arms swaying lightly to calm her. It was 3rd time at night when she has started crying waking up suddenly. He looked at Annika who was sleep in tired and he didn't had heart to wake her up for third time from her sleep.

Taking the matter in his hands, he decided to calm her, himself.

"What happened to my gorgeous? Not sleepy? Even dad isn't sleepy, why don't we talk. Daddy-princess talk", she suddenly stopped crying and looked at him blinking eyes. He looked at her amused and settled down on the couch taking her in his arms, "I love you my princess, I promise to always be by your side. I'll protect you, support you, I'll be like a friend to you. I'll provide you all comfort and love baby, you're the person I love most after mumma and always be one", he said emotionally kissing her head who opened her mouth forming a smile. He smiled widely looking at her who was looking at him with identical eyes like him.

Taking her to his chest, he kept her close to his heart absorbing the new feeling of fatherhood. Patting her head and back softly, he made her sleep who slept snuggling in him.

Making sure she slept properly, he placed her back in the crib and settled down beside on the stool admiring his wife and daughter. The two ladies meant world to him. His heart, his heartbeat. His everything. His angels.

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