Shivaay came back to room after dinner. Today, Annika made dinner as she really wanted to prepare a meal for everyone. In afternoon, everyone praised her kheer which boosted her confidence for preparing dinner.

She came back before him as pinki strictly asked her, Shivaay had some business work from Tej so he was busy when she left.

As he came inside, he frowned seeing her not in room. He looked around, checking the closet when he saw her sitting on poolside. Her feet was dipped in water and she was looking at moon.

He went to her and silently sat down beside her. She turned to him and smiled seeing him.

"I thought you would have slept", he said tucking her unruly hair behind her ear.

"How would I sleep without you? And moreover, I am not feeling sleepy", she said and kept her head on his chest. He scooted closer to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder, another hand caressing her hair.

"Okay but Annika, don't wait for me to sleep okay. When I will join back to office, don't stay up for long waiting for me, I come back very late at times because of meetings. Your sleep won't get complete if you'll do it", he said to which she frowned.

"Excuse me Mr. Oberoi, it's my right to stay up for you, you can't take it from me alright? I will stay up every night for you and you can't stop me", Annika said making him chuckle amd kissed her forehead tightly.

"You sleep, I will lay down beside you. I am not sleepy", she said as she saw him keeping his head above her head.

"Guess what, even I am not sleepy. I was thinking to do some work if you would have been sleeping but my beautiful wifey is awake", he said making her smile.

"Then what should we do?", she asked snuggling in his chest sniffing him. He shrugged.

"Idea..", she sat straight from him and forward her hands. He looked at her confused.

"What??", he asked holding her hands.

"Find your name in my hand. I almost forgot it last night", she said excitedly making him chuckle.

"Okay I will, but what will I get?", he asked with a smug smile.

"What you want?", she asked innocently looking at him. He picked her up and made her sit in his lap. She looked at him surprised.

"That I will tell you later after finding, now let's start", saying, he started finding his name in her hand. He was holding both her palms tracing it to find his name.

"If you lose, even I want something. Remember it and find Shiv", she said giggling seeing him concentrated on her palm.

"Found it!", he exclaimed smiling widely finding his name. She smiled seeing him pointing at the place he found it. It was written hidden in a flower near a small heart.

Taking her palms, she kissed there and then kissing both her palms making her smile.

"Now say, what you want??", she asked as he kept his head back on her shoulder.

"Umm..that I will ask when I will think something, but remember okay, you owe me to give something", he said to which she nodded like a kid.

Both were just sitting in each other's embrace liking the weather and each other's presence. Involuntarily, her fingers went in his hair massaging his scalp making him sigh. He moved his head to her crook and closed eyes sniffing her.

As he saw her calming under her touch, he pressed his lips on her nape to feel a grip on his hair.  He didn't stopped and nuzzled more in her neck dropping small kisses on her neck. She just moved her neck giving him more access. Taking the skin of her neck in between his teeth, he bite her and then sucked the area making her bite her lips to control her moan.

He saw her throat moving as she gulped. Raising his head, he held her chin and gently kissed her to feel her smile against his lips, kissing him back. Breaking the kiss, he pressed his forehead against hers and kissed her nose on which she blushed.

"Have I ever told you that this blush on your face, because of me, is my favourite", he said flicking her nose with hers on which she whined blushing and hugged him making him chuckle.

"Baby, would you like to have coffee?", he asked as she snuggled more in his chest.

"You shouldn't consume caffeine at night Shiv, it's not good for health and your teeth will turn yellow because of it", Annika said mumbling against his chest.

"I forgot my wife is a doctor, that too a dentist", he said chuckling to which she giggled and started playing with the buttons of his kurta.

"Shivaay..", she called out and raised her head to look at him. He hummed pecking her eyes.

"Can I ask you something?", she asked to which he frowned.

"Just say, love", he said to which she hummed.

"I want to have ice cream. Can you bring some from downstairs for me?", she asked making him giggle.

"Won't ice cream damage teeth, baby?", he asked teasingly to which she smiled sheepishly.

"Sometimes cheating is acceptable", she said making him giggle.

"Well to say about downstairs, it won't be in fridge. I don't like sweets, Om hates sweet, Rudy doesn't have because of his dieting, dad is diabetic and bade papa is like me. Mom and badi ma likes but they would have finished it and dadi is not allowed", he said to which she pouted.

"No one likes ice cream in our family?", she asked who shook his head but chuckled.

"So what? My wifey is a sweet tooth so we'll stock up ice creams from next time. For now...", he carefully got up holding her in his arms making her wrap her arm around his neck.

"Where are you taking me?", she asked looking at him.

"Take the keys, we're going for our first night date", he said smiling taking her to the keys rack making her eyes widen.

"Really? You mean we are going to have ice cream outside. Aww Shivaay!", she said and kissed his cheek making him smile.

"Very same, love. Now take the keys. We're sneaking out", he said rubbing nose with hers making her giggle and she took one key. He walked outside with her in his arms. Checking around, he rushed outside making her chuckle.

"You know I felt like you kidnapped me from my family and taking away", she said laughing as he made her sit in car. He chuckled and kissed her head. Walking to the driver's seat, they left in search of an open ice cream shop.

She rolled down the window letting cold breeze touch her skin. Her hair was flowing with the wind. He turned his face towards her and her breath hitched seeing the serene beauty in front of him. Her face was glowing under the moonlight with her wild tresses flowing and her soft smile. His heart skipped a beat.

She was humming the song on the radio. He held her hand and kissed her knuckles making her turn to him.

"You love night, right?", he asked to which she hummed nodding like a kid.

"Night is so peaceful and beautiful. The light of moon, twinkling of stars just warms my heart", she said and leaned to his shoulder who smiled looking ahead. Parking the car outside the ice cream parlor, he turned to her.

"Which flavor?", he asked turning to her. She started thinking and then smiled at him.

"Caramel choco-chip", she said to which he nodded pecking her nose and went to take her ice cream. She came out of the car and leaned to the car wrapping arms around herself.

He came back with two cones and passed hers to her. She looked at him surprised who shrugged.

"Giving you company", he said to which she smiled and kept her head on his shoulder gazing at the stars along with having ice cream.

"Shivaay, see those two stars and a chotu star between them. They look like a family", Annika said pointing at sky making him look where she was and smiled.

"Haan, they look cute together", he said keeping his head on hers. She gently turned her face and kissed his cheek. He closed his eyes feeling her cold lips.

If anyone ask what's bliss to Shivaay, he would say that's Annika for him. He suddenly finds his life beautiful since she has come in her life.

"Sometimes you seems like a dream to me", she said mumbling against his cheek. He turned to her and took her lips in his making her sigh and clutch his hair.

"Is it real now?", he asked parting to which she smiled and hummed, hugging him. He kissed her partition.

"Let's go home, what if someone find about us not being at home", she said and looked at him.

"What are you? My hidden girlfriend? You're my officially, legally married wife, I can take you out in front of everyone too", he said making her chuckle and nod.

"Still let's go, everyone will tease me if they find out. You're shameless anyways", she said shrugging making him narrow his eyes and next moment Annika was laughing loudly.

He started tickling her, making her laugh throwing her head back. She wriggled in his arms while he held her tightly from behind tickling her more.

"Shiv...aay haha..Shivaay leave me...haha...leave na", she pleaded laughing keeping head on his shoulder. He stopped and kissed her cheek tightly while she breathed unevenly with tears because of laughter.

"I am shameless huh", he said rubbing his nose on her cheek making her giggle.

"No! You're a bagadbilla", she said making him confuse.

"Ba..billa what?", he asked confused making her chuckle. She leaned to his ear.

"Mad cat billuji", she shouted in his ear and immediately got inside the car while he was rubbing his ear. He narrowed eyes registering her words and looked at her throw window who was giggling.

Shaking head, he got inside the car and glared at her who was controlling her laugh. Rolling eyes, he drove back to home.

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Next morning,

She opened her eyes and yawned looking at the clock to see it was 7 o'clock. Turning her head, she came face to face of him. He was holding her tightly from waist while his head was in her crook. She closed eyes feeling his even breath on her neck, smiling.

His messy hair, relaxed face with his adorable nose and always kissable pink lips curved lightly. He was looking like a baby snuggling in her. She ruffled his hair lightly and pecked his forehead.

"Shivaay...good morning", she said softly to which he hummed coming face to face and slowly opened his eyes. Her heart skipped a beat as he smiled at her.

"A very good morning baby", he said in his morning husky voice making her feel a shiver inside. He leaned and gently pecked her lips making her smile.

"Hayee.. A beautiful morning too, now", he said dreamy making her giggle. He hovered her and kissed her forehead followed by both cheeks.

"Shivaay.. Get up from me, we need to freshen up", she said seeing him dipping in her crook while he just hummed, nuzzling there making her hold his shoulders.

"I have a gift for you", he said coming up and looked at her who was looking at her with twinkling eyes.

"What?", she asked excitedly and he picked her up walking to the closet. Placing her on the couch there, he opened his side and took out a bag forwarding her.

She opened it and gasped seeing a beautiful designer lehenga. She looked at him and smiled widely.

"I know mumma was about to design your reception outfit too but I loved this when I saw so I just got this for you, I told mumma", he said smiling as he saw her caressing the fabric of lehenga.

"This is freaking beautiful Shivaay", she said and hugged him tightly making him hold her and balanced himself chuckling. She wrapped her arms tightly around him. He held her waist kissing her head.

"I am happy you liked it. Wear it tonight, it will look more beautiful after you'll wear", he mumbled against her hair while she smiled. He swayed them lightly pecking her hair.

"You keep this properly, I will go and freshen up till then you take out clothes for me? Anyone you like", he said to which she nodded and kissing her cheek, he went to freshen up.

Meanwhile, she kept the lehenga properly and took out a jacket suit for him. She took a colour coordinated saree for her and went outside deciding to prepare coffee for both of them.

She prepared coffee for them and wad fiddling with her checking her messages when his smell caught her attention and looked up to see him coming talking on a call dressed up with his neatly done hair.

Coming to her, he pecked her cheek and kept the call. She smiled at him caressing his stubble.

"I prepared your coffee, you have it I will freshen up and join you in 15 minutes", she said getting up to which he nodded and she went from there kissing his cheek tightly.

His heart fluttered and he kept hand on his cheek smiling and walked to the balcony preparing a set of coffee date with her.

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Precap: reception; first fight

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