After dropping Annika, Shivaay came back home. He forgot a file which was needed for the meeting.

"Shivaay, you dropped Annika carefully?", Pinki asked to which he nodded.

"Yes mom! She's even boarded the flight. She'll call me when flight will be going to take off", he said to which Pinki nodded and caressed his cheek.

"You're fine na?", she asked confusing him.

"Of course mom! I will go and take the file. I have meeting", he said went from there while Pinki kept looking at him.

"I know what you'll be feeling beta", she said chuckling and went from there.

He went to there room but his feet stopped at the entrance of their room. He looked around to see it quiet. She was not there waiting for him smiling widely or surprised on his early arrival. Sighing, he started searching for his file. He was searching it on his study table when his phone rang. Frowning, he took it out from his pocket to see it's Annika.

"Baby, it's going to take off?", he asked and looked at the time.

"Haan Shivaay! It's going to. Accha listen, I called for something else. Your file for today's meeting, it's in my side of cupboard. Actually you left it just like that yesterday, I kept it in mine in hurry", she said hurriedly making him smile lightly and took out the file from her cupboard.

"Hmm it's there. How did you know I forgot it and I will be at home?", he asked sitting on the bed.

"I just felt so that you'll be at home and I remember you not taking any file when you're coming to drop me so I knew it that you again forgot your file", she said and giggled lightly.

"Well that's not my fault. I have such a beautiful wife that I can't keep my eyes off from her. My mind is occupied from her that I forget other things", he said and smiled hearing her chuckle.

"Stop flirting Mr. Oberoi! Main aapki biwi hun", she said.

"Tabhi toh I am flirting. You tied your seatbelt tightly?", he asked.

"Of course Shivaay", she said in obvious tone.

"Don't talk to any stranger. I know you're responsible, can handle yourself. Still for me, I can't handle slight inconvenience or pain to you", he said.

"Hmm. Okay, I will take care of myself", she said when she heard the announcement for take off.

"Okay Shivaay. I will call you reaching Delhi. Don't worry about me and take care. I will be fine. All the best for your meeting. I love you", she said.

"Hmm. You too..I love you too baby", he said and kept the call sighing with a smile.

"What have you done to me Annie", he muttered to himself and went taking the file.

After the journey of 3 and half hour, Annika reached Delhi. A car was sent by the association to drop her to the hotel where meet will happen. Driver drove her to the hotel. As she was checking in, her head called. She told him that she has reached.

"Ma'am can you repeat your name please", the receptionist asked.

"Dr. Annika Nanda Oberoi", she said with a smile and gave her ID.

"Oh ma'am! Mr. Oberoi has booked the special suite for you", the receptionist said.

"Excuse me? Mr. Oberoi?", she asked to which receptionist nodded.

"Just a moment", Annika nodded and went little away dialling to Shivaay.

"Yes Annika. You reached baby?", he said from other side.

"Shivaay, you've booked a suite for me?", she asked.

"Oh yeah!", he said casually making her frown.

"But why? It's just for 4 days I have to stay here. What's the need of spending so much money?", she asked.

"Annika, even if it's for 4 days I want your comfort. And money? Baby for whom am I earning?? For my family right? And my family is you. I know my wife is independent and don't need my money, in fact she can book that suite herself but it's just I don't want any discomfort to you", he said making her sigh.

"Aap bhi na Shivaay! You know I don't like spending money just like that", she said softly.

"You don't want to stay in suite?", he asked. She sighed.

"You'll be upset?", she asked softly making him chuckle.

"Of course not. I was just taking care of my wifey", he said making her look at the reception.

"I will take the room", she said bringing a wide smile on his face.

"Sure? I am not forcing you. Baby my money is yours. Don't bring it between us. I work for you, for our better future", he said softly bringing a small smile on her face.

"I understood Shiv. I will take the room", she said and smiled imagining the big smile on his face.

"That's like my girl. Now go, take some rest in your room and eat something", he said making her nod.

"Yes I will. I love you", she said walking back to reception.

"I love you too, mon amour", he said with a cheeky smile making her blush and hummed keeping the call.

"Umm..sorry! Give me the keys of suite", she said to the receptionist who nodded with a smile and gave her the keys. The bell boy took her luggage till her room.

As she opened the room, she gasped. It was a really beautiful room. She went inside. It had a bedroom, kitchen area and bathroom attached to room with a small sitting area. Giving tip to the bell boy, she closed the door and decided to take a shower.

After taking a long hot shower, she came out wearing a bathrobe when her phone started ringing. She saw it's him video calling her. She threw the towel away and sat on the bed picking up the call.

"Shivaay", she chirped happily seeing his face. He was on his office chair telling her that he's still in office.

He smiled looking at her when his eyes went on her appearance and they widen. She was just in a bathrobe. Water was dripping from her hair, her face had few water droplets, her lips were pink and her cheeks were slight pink because of shower. His eyes moved down and he closed eyes seeing her cleavage.

"Baby this is not fair", he whined like a kid making her confused.

"What's not fair?", she asked confused.

"This!! This is a torture. Already thinking to live away from you for 4 days is killing me and you're making it more difficult", he said pointing towards her when she realised that she's only in a bathrobe. She gasped and adjusted it bringing mobile closer to her face.

"Btw there's nothing to hide. I've seen everything", he mumbled and pulled her lips inside seeing her mouth opened in O shape.

"Shut up Shivaay! You're so shameless", she said while her cheeks started turning red.

"Trust me you bring out this shameless in me. Oh god! Look at those red cheeks. You're looking so edible woman!", he said looking at her cheeks who were looking like ripe red cherries.

"Shivaay!!", she whined and took a pillow covering her face. He chuckled.

"Accha no teasing", he kept finger on his lips making her smile at his cute face.

"You had your lunch on time?", she asked fixing the camera and taking towel to dry up her hair.

"Yes ma'am. I had my lunch on time. I had coffee only thrice since morning", he said keeping her chin on his hand looking at her.

"That's like my good boy. I will order something now and thinking to take a nap. Seminar is tomorrow so I will get busy from tomorrow", she said to which he hummed.

"Sleep soon tonight. Don't keep reading any book or start any new series. You won't sleep before completing it", he said making her smile sheepishly and nodded.

"Done. And you, don't mess up the closet if you don't find something. Call me", she said keeping the towel away and took the phone back in her hands.

"Madam more than you, I am more organised and clean freak so of course I will find it or call me", he said making her raise an eyebrow.

"Ohho! As if I don't know. First of all, what you are is not clean freak but OCD and secondly when you don't find anything you want, you mess up everything so don't tell me as if I don't know you", she said and rolled her eyes making him chuckle and raised his hands in surrender.

They talked for a while till he got informed that he has a meeting. Bidding bye to her, he went for the meeting while she got dressed up and ordered some food.

After having her food watching some series on TV, she got bored so she decided to study some notes on the topics she is going to conduct in colleges.

She stretched her arms feeling tired so decided to make some tea for herself. She looked at the watch to see it's 8 at night. Walking to the kitchen, she took a pan to prepare some tea when she saw coffee machine. How much he love my handmade coffee now. She smiled thinking about it and prepared tea.

There, at Oberoi mansion. Shivaay reached home tired and slumped on the sofa removing his coat. He kept his head at the back of sofa and took a sigh.

"Annika coffee", he said with closed eyes and a sigh.

"Annika is in Delhi Shivaay", he open his eyes hearing Jhanvi's voice. She was standing there holding a cup of coffee.

"Thank you badi ma.. woh..um..just", he looked down pressing his lips together and looked at coffee.

"I understand. You must be missing Annika. It happens. I still feel this when Tej go on business trips. She must be also missing you. Cherry on top, you both are just married", she said caressing his cheek softly. He smiled lightly.

"In these two weeks she has become my habit already badi ma. I am totally dependent on her at home. I want her around me all the time", he mumbled taking a sip of coffee. He closed eyes drinking it. It was not the taste she makes. He sighed thinking about it.

It's not like Jhanvi has not made coffee for him before. Usually it's Pinki, Jhanvi or himself but since Annika has come in his life, he don't even remember touching his coffee machine often. Whenever he'll be feeling to have a cup of coffee, she'll bring it even before saying.

"I will go and take come rest badi ma. See you at dinner", he said to which she nodded and he left to his room. Their room! He whined internally.

His heart felt heavy not seeing her in their room. She was not waiting for him sitting on the bed reading any book. No one is excited seeing him coming back. She's not there to take off his coat as she always does. She is not chirping around him.

Keeping the mug and his coat on table, he went to take a shower. He decided to call her after that. Coming out from shower, he was going keep towel on bed when her words rang in his mind.

Don't keep wet towel on bed Shivaay. How many times should I tell you!

He chuckled imagining her adorable angry face. Keeping the towel in laundry basket, he took his phone and was going to dial her when he saw her video calling him.

"Hey Shivaay!", she exclaimed waving at him. He literally felt like a man who got water in desert.

"I am missing you", he complained in the response to her greetings making her smile softly.

"You can't even guess how much I am missing you", she said keeping hand under her chin. He smiled slightly.

"You know I was preparing tea and my eyes went on coffee machine. So terribly I missed you", she pouted sighing.

"And you know what happened here. As I came back, I called out your name along with coffee as my habit. Badi ma came with coffee to me", he said sulking lightly. She giggled hearing this.

"And someone said I don't remember you", she said making him frown.

"Here I am openly saying that I am terribly missing you and still you're making joke of me. Not fair Annie", he said and turned his face twisting lips.

"Accha accha.. Don't sulk now. I know you're missing me badly and even I am missing you very much. You had your coffee?", she asked to which he hummed.

"I didn't liked it though", he said shrugging.

"Haww! So rude Shiv! Badi ma would have made so sweetly for you", she said in disbelief.

"I know. But I am spoilt by you and your delicious coffee", he said to which she smiled lightly.

"Okay cutie", she said and giggled to which he made faces.

"I am not cute and dare you call me one", he said.

"I am very daring Shivaay. You know me and you're super cute", she said and poked out her tongue.

"You come back once in my arms. I will show you how cute I am. Even you know me baby", he said and leaned to phone huskily at last. She looked away blushing.

"You..you took shower? Where is the towel, on bed?", she asked changing the topic. He smirked seeing her flushed cheeks.

"Oh hello! I am a very good husband. My wifey doesn't like it so I don't", he said making her raise eyebrows with an impressed look.

"Such a caring husband I see. How was your day?", she asked.

"Okayish? Just had same meetings, presentations. Was not in good mood so broke two phone", he said to see her face in horror.

"Why you get so bad temper! Poor phones", she said.

"Very poor", he said sarcastically. She nodded.

They kept talking and talking until Rudy came to call Shivaay.

"Bhaiya how much rest are you taking. Everyone is waiting and I am super hungry", he whined walking to Shivaay when he saw Annika on call.

"Hi bhabhi!! I should have known bhaiya is talking to you that's why getting late", he said with a teasing tone making Annika blush lightly.

"It's nothing such Ru. I was about to ask him to go and have dinner. Take your bhaiya and go for dinner. I will also eat", she said getting a puppy face from Shivaay.

"I will eat later na. Let's talk", he said making Rudy stifle his giggle while Annika looked at him in disbelief.

"We're talking from more than one hour Shivaay. Go eat and come. We'll talk, hmm? Rudy take him", she said and looked at Rudy who nodded and pulled his hand.

"Ruk na! Let me say proper bye", he said grumpily taking his arm back and looked at Annika.

"Eat properly. Don't eat just little bit. I will eat and come, I will call again", he said to which she nodded her head and saying bye to Annika, both brothers went to have dinner.

It was late night. Annika was turning and twisting on the bed. She was not getting the sleep. Even after having bouncy and comfortable mattress as bed, Annika was not getting sleep. She needed his warmth. His protective arms around her.

She smiled thinking the way he makes her sleep. His chest is her pillow now. The rhythm of his heartbeat bring the calmness inside her which no other thing can ever bring. She get the best sleep when he gently stroke her hair peppering his sweet kisses on her hair. His arms around her waist tells her that she's safe and untouched by any issue in her sleep.

Sighing in defeat, she got up and switched on the lights. It was 12 at night. She took her phone as started looking for some good read on e-book. She got a good one and she started reading but then her mind was getting distracted so she left it.

She wanted to sleep. She need to wake up early but she's not getting sleep. Whenever she's sleeping, her heart was remembering about his warmth and not letting her sleep. Taking her phone, she decided to dial him but then stopped.

"He must be sleeping. I will disturb him", her mind said.

"Oh really! Do you really think Shivaay will be sleeping peacefully when she's not able to sleep. He need her cuddles", her heart said.

"He has body which must be tired", her mind argued.

"He has a heart who must be craving for her", her heart argued back and she finally dialled to him listening to her heart. He picked up in the second ring. She could hear shuffling sound from behind. He was reading a file.

"Hello Annika? Are you okay? You're calling at this time. You have any problem? Should I come there?", he asked with worry lacing in his voice.

"Shiv!..Shivaay! I'm fine. I have no problem. Woh...", she stopped making him confuse.

"Woh kya baby? Something happened?", he asked softly.

"I am not able to sleep. I am trying since an hour but sleep is not coming. I tried sleeping on the other direction, cuddling with pillow but sleep is not coming", she complained like a kid making him chuckle.

"So this is the issue. Someone is missing me and myself", he said teasingly to hear a groan from other side.

"If you're in a mood to tease me, I am keeping the call. I am sleepy but I am not able to sleep Shiv", she said frustrated.

"Accha okay, shh! I won't tease you. Infact I am facing same. I am so tired that I don't want to leave bed but sleep is not coming without cuddling with you. Without you snuggling me", he said making her smile softly.

"Same. I am not able to sleep without having your warmth", she said softly.

"So what should we do for that?", he asked sighing.

"Let's talk to sleep. That way we both will get sleep", he suggested when both were thinking.

"Great idea Shivaay. Let's do this", she exclaimed.

"So now lay down on the bed. Take a pillow in your arms and cover yourself. But yeah, don't take it so close. That's for me", he said making her giggle softly.

He smiled and himself too laid down covering himself with blanket.

"Let's talk about our early life. About your and my college days", she said and he agreed. She started while he kept commenting or giving his views in between. She told how she and Malika were naughty nerds of her college, how she had fun in her college life, her silly wishes.

Later he started telling about his college life. How he stayed away from their family, why he's more to international cuisine than Indian. After a while, he got response from other side.

"Baby?", he asked softly to not get any reply. He smiled understanding that she slept.

"I love you my heart", he mumbled to himself closing eyes to which he got an almost inaudible love you from her side. Smiling, he slept holding his phone with a small smile.

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