Muttering colourful words in her mind, Annika reached his floor to see Gauri going towards his cabin.

"Gauri", she called out making Gauri turn. She saw Annika and walked to her smiling widely.

"Hey bhabhi, how are you?", Gauri asked taking Annika in a hug to which Annika hugged her back.

"I am good Gauri, how are you?", she asked parting from her.

"I am also good Bhabhi. When you have a perfect job and a relaxing life, it's good", she said making Annika smile but Gauri noticed the smile not reaching to her eyes.

"Any problem Bhabhi? Did that Raina said something to you? Just say, I will tell to bhaiya", Gauri said frowning.

"Nothing Gauri, that girl is totally into Shivaay. When she heard that he's married, she had such a shocking and betrayed face", Annika said making Gauri chuckle.

"Bhabhi! Then it's better you don't come to office because more than half of the female population of this company is into bhai. Some has crush, some admires, in fact some are mentally married to him", Gauri said making her frown deeper.

"Don't they follow news! It's a hot news since a month that he is getting married", Annika said slightly angrily.

"Bhabhi ab we can't stop someone from liking someone na! Bhai royally ignores this, you also do", Gauri said patting Annika's shoulder. She hummed. Just then Gauri noticed the food basket.

"You came with lunch? I was going to tell bhai about you but go surprise him! He'll be very happy seeing you", Gauri said making Annika smile lightly and she went to Shivaay's cabin.

"Come in", he said hearing a knock on the door. As the door opened, he looked up to see Annika standing there with a small smile.

"Annika!", he exclaimed seeing her standing there. She smiled looking at him and in few seconds, she was in his arms.

"Baby you're here! Why didn't I know! Leave that, Gauri also didn't told me! How you came?", he asked making her eyes widen and kept hand on his mouth.

"Kitna bolte hai aap Shivaay!", she said to which he frowned making her chuckle.

"You didn't know as I wanted to surprise you. Gauri was coming to tell you but before it I came and I came by car", she said smiling and removed hand from his mouth.

"You came alone by car. Annika! It's so risky to drive alone. Khanna should have dropped you", Shivaay said and was taking out his phone when she stopped him frowning.

"Aap kiske saath aaye the? Shakira? I always drive alone Shiv and you see, I am fine", she said making him sigh and hummed caressing her cheek.

She smiled at him and looked his appearance. His coat jacket was removed, he was only in waistcoat and his sleeves were folded till his elbow. He was looking like a hot mess. The event from reception and Gauri's words came in her mind making her frown.

"Hey! What happened?", she came out of her thoughts hearing his voice to see him cupping her cheeks and looking at her. She smiled lightly and shook her head.

"I made lunch for you", she said to see a wide smile on his face. He pulled her closer.

"Really baby? What?", he asked taking her palm from his chest kissing her knuckles. She smiled seeing this and pulled him to the sitting area with basket in her other hand.

"That's a surprise for you", she said as they sat down and took out boxes from the basket. Opening the boxes, she looked at him to see him surprised.

"Rajma chawal! You really prepared this for me", he exclaimed and looked at her who nodded cutely. He pulled her in a hug and kissed her hair. He was touched with her efforts. Even after being not really good in cooking, she prepared his favourite food.

"Shivaay.. It will get cold and then your lunch hour will also finish, have na", she said hugging him back to which he nodded kissing her ear and parted.

Taking out some rajma-chawal on plate, she forward a spoonful to his mouth who gladly ate it and closed eyes in delight.

"Baby, you underestimate yourself, it's so yum! I feel like kissing the hands who made this", saying so he kissed her palm making her giggle.

"You liked it?", she asked feeding him more. His content smile hand her feel peaceful inside.

"I loved it.. Now you also eat", he said and taking another spoon started feeding her. Both finished the lunch feeding each other. Washing hands, she packed the basket back and sat down beside him. He pulled her closer.

"You know I loved your surprise", he said nuzzling his nose to her cheek. His one arm was around her waist and another was playing with the bangles in her hand.

"Hmm! Even I had a great entry in your office", she said and turned grumpy remembering the reception area incident. He looked at her confused.

"Huh? What happened?", he said with a confused frown.

"Kuch nahi leave! Btw, stop your exercises and looking so handsome", she said grumpily. He got more confused.

"Exactly what happened baby?", he asked tucking her hair. She shook her head and took his right hand to see his ring.

"Can't girls see this?", she asked raising his hand. He blinked confused.

"Baby everyone see it. Come on, it's our engagement ring", he said smiling at his ring.

"Never remove it. Actually this is the problem, we ladies have symbols to show we're married but you men only have engagement ring which also you guys remove after few months of marriage", she ranted and frowned.

"Annika, what happened?", he asked holding both her shoulders, stopping her rants. She looked down with a pout.

"It's childish but I can't help feeling michmichi from it", she said making her chin up.

"Just say, silliest thing bothering you matters me", he said making her sigh.

"Woh..the receptionist thought you're unmarried, when she got to know you're married and I am your wife, she was so shocked and gave me accusing kind of look. As I came up, Gauri told me that office are filled with such girls. Some even mentally dreams to have you and even married you in dreams. They keep sneaking chances to see you", she said everything fastly looking here and there making him chuckle.

She frowned seeing this and looked at her hands but gasped as she felt herself getting raised and she found herself in his lap. Annika looked at him blushing.

"Baby first of all, I will never remove my engagement ring like other men, it's precious to me. It officially tied me with you. As much as your sindoor and mangalsutra is important for you, this is important for me. Secondly, ignore all this Annika", he said making her smile change to frown.

"How can I? They literally dream about you", she exclaimed.

"Exactly! They dream about me but who's am I? Yours right? Let me be their dream, I am your reality. Let them dream about having me, I crave for you. Milady, I am irrevocably head over heels in love with you. They don't matter to me, who matters to me is you", he said cupping her cheeks and at last kissed her forehead making her close her eyes.

"Still if anyone of you makes insecure or uncomfortable, tell me I will shift her to another branch", he said caressing her cheek to which she shook his head.

"I am not insecure and no need to send another anywhere. It's just..I didn't like it", she mumbled last line. Her lines turned thin line. Sighing, he hugged her embracing her in his arms.

"I love you..do you like this?", he asked gently, caressing her hair. She chuckled and nodded moving her head to his crook. He squeezed her in his arms.

"I will try to avoid from next time", she mumbled against the skin of his neck to which kissed her hair.

"Okay...still if anything bother you such that you can't handle, tell me okay", he said to which she nodded. Picking her up, he walked to the room attached with his cabin. She just snuggled in him.

As they entered in the room. She sniffed it. It was smelling like him, his strong smell with coffee mixed in it. She closed eyes smiling. He pecked her eyes keeping her on bed.

"This room screams that it's yours", she mumbled sitting on the bed. He hummed and removing his shoes climbed to the bed and kept his head in her lap taking her in surprise to a moment. Taking her hand, he insert it inside his hair asking her for a massage.

"Headache?", she asked to which he hummed softly. Leaning she pecked his forehead and started massaging his hair. His mouth left a relaxing hum seeing her fingers creating magic with her touch.

"I don't have any work left but we'll leave in sometime", he said to which she agreed. He yawned telling her that he's sleepy.

"Come let's take a nap then we'll leave", she said pulling him up. Laying down, he pulled her above his chest where she laid down keeping her head. Talking to him, she drooped. He chuckled and pecking the corner of her mouth, he too slept bundling her in his arms.

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Shivaay

As I woke up, I saw Annika cuddling to me. Her hand was clutching my collar tightly in a fist and another hand was around my waist. I gently tucked her hair strand which was disturbing me in seeing her face. There was a peace on her face which I has promised myself to always keep on her face.

I checked the time to see it's evening. She was snuggling more in me making me chuckle. Such a baby she's!

"Annika", I said softly to which she hummed.

"Annie, baby wake up", I said against her hair kissing it. I always feel worst to wake her up seeing her sleeping like a baby.

"What is the time?", came her sleepy voice. She opened her eyes rubbing it making me go awe.

"It's 5 in evening baby", I said pecking her temple to which she nodded and looked at me. I smiled nuzzling our nose.

"How's your headache?", she asked caressing her hand on my stubble. Her touches just flutter my heart in chest.

"It's gone love, after all you're in my arms", she smiled hearing me and kissed my cheek. Ah! What else I need.

"You slept well?", I asked pushing her hair back from her neck and caressed her nape.

"I did. Shivaay let's go home", she said moving her hand to my hair. I held her hand and kissed her wrist.

"As you wish milady", she giggled hearing my endearment. Getting up, she went to freshen up while I made a call to Gauri asking if I was needed any more in office.

As I finished my call with Gauri, I saw Annika coming out fixing her saree properly. She came and sat down beside me.

"You've any work left?", she asked to which I shook my head caressing her cheek.

"Let's go! It's already late", I said to which she nodded. Coming back to the cabin, I took my coat while she took her handbag and basket. As we came out, we saw Gauri. Talking with her a while, we left to elevator.

I pinned her to the elevator as soon as closed making her gasp. Keeping one hand to the wall of it, I caged her between me and the wall.

"Shivaay what are you doing?", she shuttered looking at me. Her doe shaped not-so-innocent eyes are the biggest turn on always.

"I didn't even touched you baby", I said leaning to her face. She lowered her eyes but then looked back in my eyes making my heart skip a beat.

"Shivaay we're in the lift, anyone can come", she whispered while I just leaned more to her face.

"First of all, you're my wife. If I wanna do something with you, I can do it in front of anyone, I don't care what the think", her eyes widen hearing eyes words.

"Secondly, it's our personal elevator. Only for family, dad and bade papa would have left and Rudy is an intern so he leaves soon, anything else milady?"

She looked at me with pink cheeks. It made me go crazy. Everything about her makes me crazy. Pressing myself against her, I placed my lips on her lips. Keeping my hands gently on her bare waist, I pressed our lips together and started kissing her. In no time, her hands went in my hair. The way her fingers move in my hair and massages my scalp, it makes me feel weak on my feet.

Pressing her more to the steel wall, I deepened the kiss eating a moan from her. Nibbling her lower lip, I tried to enter her mouth which she tried to resist but couldn't as I pressed her waist making her moan loudly. Entering her mouth, I kissed her passionately and feverishly. She responded with same fervor.

Just then elevator reached ground floor, she gently pushed me away breaking the kiss. Breathing heavily, she fixed her hair. Calming myself, I held her hand and walked out of the elevator.

As we reached near reception, I saw Annika looping her arm around my arm and looking towards receptionist who was also looking towards her. Sighing, I wrapped one arm around her bringing a smile on her face. Chuckling, I pecked her temple and we walked out.

"Shivaay, let's go to beach. It's evening, weather would be really beautiful", she said as we got inside the car.

"Okay baby", I said making her smile widely and we drove to the beach nearby home. As we reached, it was getting dark. She rushed out of the car smiling widely. Parking, I went behind her to see her near waves. She was playing the waves touching them with her toes.

"Shivaay, remove your shoes na, let's see who's foot touch shore first", she said smiling like a kid. How can I say no to that face. Removing my shoes at the sand, I went to her. The shore touched my feet making her giggle.

We started playing around with the shore. Holding my hand, she started walking around keeping head on my shoulder. She was humming a tune while my eyes were not leaving her face. She's the most beautiful woman I have seen in my life.

"Aise kya dekh rahe hain?", she asked softly to which I just smiled tucking her hair kissing her temple.

"You're beautiful", I mumbled wrapping arm around her waist.

"And you're flattering!", she chuckled flicking my nose. I chuckled scrunching and hugged her sideways kissing her head tightly.

"Shivaay, let's go home now. We'll prepare dinner together", I nodded listening to her and kissed hee cheek.

"Shivaay, someone will see", she glared at me hitting my arm. I shrugged and kissed her cheek again making her narrow her eyes.

"Naughty SSO", she mutter making me chuckle.

"Blushy Mrs. SSO", I said making her chuckle and we went to car. Getting inside, we drove back to Oberoi mansion.

In the journey, she slept making me chuckle at my lady kumbhkarn. Parking the car in porch, I picked her up and went inside. Tucking her to bed, I decided to prepare coffee for us.

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Annika

I opened my eyes to see myself in our room. I don't even remember when I slept in the car. I was tucked in the bed and my handbag was on the couch. Getting up, I went to take a shower. Only thing which can remove my sleep. Changing into a pair of black shorts and top, I went downstairs searching for him.

As I walked to the kitchen, I saw him preparing coffee talking to one of our staff. She's working in Oberoi mansion since Shivaay is teenager.

"Hey Maria aunty", I walked inside the kitchen and hugged her. She smiled caressing my hair.

"Hi Annika, how are you sweetie? Shivaay came inside with you in arms", she asked making me blush and I bite my lower lip.

"Nothing aunty, I just drooped so Shivaay felt to not disturb me", I said to which she nodded.

"Okay you both talk, I will take leave but if you need something, call me", she said giving coffee to us and left from there. Shivaay came forward to me and took me in his arms.

"Are you okay baby? You are sleeping a lot today", he said and touched my forehead with back of his palm.

"I am all okay Shivaay, it's just weather is cosy na so I am feeling sleepy. Don't worry", I said and kissed his forehead. He hummed and pecked my lips.

"So what are you cooking?", I asked taking my cup of coffee forwarding his.

"I was thinking to make, some baked pasta and mousse?", he said making me lick my lips and smiled sheepishly to which d smashed his lips to mine taking me in a toe curling kiss.

"What was that?", I asked panting as he parted. He pecked the corner of my mouth humming.

"Better you don't lick your lips in front of me from next time", he said huskily making me blush and hit on his chest. He winked.

"I will help you", I said and took the required veggies. While he was boiling pasta and making sauce, I chopped veggies. He couldn't keep his hands off from me or was stealing kisses again and again.

"Shivaay", I whined keeping his lips on my neck. He hummed hugging me.

"If you'll touch me again na, I will not..not..", I started to think while his lips were busy on my neck.

"What will you do sweetheart?", he whispered in my ear and gently bite my earlobe making me shiver.

"I will not let you touch me tonight", I said somehow coming out of his arms and pointed knife at him.

"I got scared", he said chuckling taking knife from me and pecked my nose. I pouted.

"Okay I won't disturb you", he said making me narrow eyes but he nodded like a kid. We prepared dinner like that. Preparing dinner, he went to dining area asking me to take out dish from oven.

"Annika bring the dinner", I heard him calling from dining area after some time. Keeping dishes on tray, I went to dining area to see it beautifully decorated in candle light dinner ambience.

Taking tray from me, he kept it on the table and forward his hand to me. I smiled taking it and he took me to the table. Pulling out chair for me, he made me sit down and sat down in front of me.

"Really beautiful Shivaay", I said to which he bowed down lightly and forward a rose to me. I giggled taking it mumbling a thank you.

We had our dinner talking to each other. For the first time, more than talking I was hearing. His voice, his talks, his expression. The way corner of his eyes shrunk as he smiled widely.

After dinner, I kept the dishes in sink which he came from behind and picked me in his arms.

"Shivaay... I was cleaning kitchen", I said holding his shoulders. He was walking towards our room.

"Someone else will do it. Now, it's turn of my sweet dish", he said and bite my nose softly making me blush.

"You're feeling better na now?", he asked to which I smiled and nodded caressing his cheek.

"I am perfectly fine my gentleman", I said to which he raised his eyebrow.

"Now let me show what a bad boy I can be", he said winking and walked inside our room making me giggle nuzzling to his nose.

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