"Mittuuuu... Here?", Shehnaaz squeaked like a little child looking at the fair.

"Mmmhhhmmm..", Sidharth nodded smilingly.

"But.. you said we are going to attend some business party of yours.", She asked.

"I did.. (he nods) I lied.. I wanred to surprise you sweetheart.", he winked.

"Well then, you were successful in it.. thank you..", she said jumping on him and giving him a tight hug.

"Ummmm..", he groans in her embrace while nuzzling his nose into the corner of her neck.

"I've never been to any fair earlier, will you take me around?", He asks and she nods happily looking at him.

"Come let's go!! You know Mittu, when I was small....", She yanks him by his arm and goes on blabbering her childhood stories while he gets busy with what he was best at. That's gazing at his beautiful wife who had turned into a little child looking at the fair.

"Wow!! Mittu.. Let's have some gola..", she says looking at the gola cart.

"Huh?", Before he could respond she pulls in front of the cart. He looked at the colourful syrup filled bottles and the man behind the machine who crushed the ice block into tiny flakes.

"What flavour would you like Mittu?", She asked.

"Aaa... I don't know..", he said looking perplexed at the little menu which hung the cart's handle.

"You should try this.. Kaalakhatta..", she suggests.

"Okay..", he shrugs and she places an order immediately with two different flavours and looks at the machine like an impatient excited kid. The Gola vendor pours in sweet colourful syrup into the crushed ice ball and hands it over to her.

"Okay, now what are we suppose to do? How do we eat this?", He asked.

She smiles and shows him the procedure and he follows her. She stares at him.

"What?", He asks.

"You know why I ordered two different flavours?", She asked.

"Because you like that one.", He guessed.

"Yeah.. but I wanted to try both. If we both ordered same, then we eat one flavour. Now I can taste yours as well.", She said by exchanging the glasses making him chuckle.

"Sexyna we can afford to order two of each flavour or even more flavours if you wish.", He said.

"I know but I am just saving space. There is much more stuff to try here. So, which one did you like?", She asked.

"The one that touched your lips..", he said in a husky voice gazing at her.

"Same pinch", she said pinching his hand making him shriek. She giggled loudly by teasing him showing her tongue.

"Hey! Your tongue is green.. are these safe?", He asked.

"Ofcourse it is.. show me your tongue..", she said in excitement.

"Yours is brown.", She laughed.

"Really?", He asked and see nodded.

"Let's take a pic. Show your tongue.. aaaahhhh", she ordered and he obliged allowing her to take few selfies.

She pulled his hand and took him to the bangles store.

"Wow!! Aren't they pretty? Tell me which one should I buy?", She asked.

"Hmmm.. How much for this entire store?", He asked the shopkeeper whose eyes widened in shock.

"What? Don't give that pure chap a heart attack. I am here with my Mittu and not the Mittal. Be my Mittu and select one.", She said.

"Hmmm.. The yellow one and the pink one.", He said.

"I said one..", she said

"But I like both..", he made a pouty face.

"Okay.. can I have a dozen each please?", She said to the vendor by forwarding her hand. The vendor held her wrist to check for the size earning a glare from Sidharth. Shehnaaz chuckles observing him.

The vendor then pulls out dozen bangles of her size in both colour. She forwards her hand to the vendor when Sidharth pulls the bangle from the vendors hand.

"I will put them", he said. Both the vendor and Shehnaaz laugh at his possessiveness.

Sidharth slides the bangles in her hand while she lovingly adores him. He pays the vendor more than the price after discovering the happiness on her face looking at the dangling bangles.

"Giant wheel", she screams looking at the ferries wheel which glowed due to colourful illuminated lights.

"Woahh!! That seems interesting..", he says as she drags him towards the ticket counter.

They both sit together on the wheel and it slowly goes up.

"This is fun", he says..

"Yayy!!!", She screams.

The wheel reaches on topmost point and start decending.

"What the hell?? This is scary.. Shehaaaaz", he screams clenching his eyes shut and gripping her hand tightly.

"Mittu.. don't be scared..", she speaks loudly to be heard.

"Hell no.. stop the F@#&ing wheel he yelled..", he said.

"Argghhh.. Mittu.. it won't until it completes 10 rounds.", She informed him.

" 9 more..  Shehnaaaaaz.. I can't take it.. I will throw up..", he screamed.

"Oh God!!", She repented of bringing him on the ride looking at his condition. She cups his face and kissed his lips.

"Wha.. ar.. you.. doin..", he mumbled in her mouth.

"Close your eyes and Kiss me", she said biting his lower lips and sucking it. He closed his eyes and gave up to her kiss. Her hands sensuously moved over his body and he was forgotten of the surrounding. The wheel came to halt with a jerk after completing 10 rounds and she released her grip on hair.

"Huh?", He looked around.

"Puff.. it stopped.. let's go Mittu.", She said.

"One more ride?", He asked licking his lips.

"Shut up!! I couldn't enjoy the ride because of you.", She complained.

"I did.. but the kiss..", he winked.

"Pervert!!", She said getting down from the wheel.

"What? How can I be a pervert when the kiss was initiated by you? Ms. Pervert Sexyna..", he said.

She showed her tongue to tease him.

"You know what Sexyna.. those lights on the giant wheel are from our company..", he said and they laughed along.

They went to the mirror house and had a good laugh looking at their weird reflection, Sidharth tasted different street savouries and they clicked lot of selfies.

"Tickets are sold and you are asking me to cancel the show because you got more money somewhere else? The show starts in an hour. People will tear me into pieces..", cried a man over the phone.

Shehnaaz excused herself from Sidharth and went to talk to the man. Within an hour, her band arrived to the location. They went on to the stage and gave a mind-blowing performance. Sidharth witnessed her live performance for the first time and felt proud of his wife when people around were appreciating her. She introduced him to all her band members and they took a selfie together.

As Sidharth and Shehnaaz drove back home in their car, Sidharth held her hand in his and kissed the back of her palm. Bringing the car to the halt, he decided to speak his heart and express himself.

"Shehnaaz, I am very proud of you. I can't tell you how happy I was when you were performing. The days I spent away from you made me realise how much importance you hold for me. The way you managed things and converted the criticism into praises is commendable. I might have said mean words in fit of anger but trust me I am saying these words with my all senses now. You are the best part of my life. I love you and I am glad to have you in my life.", He said.

She hugged him immediately.

"I love you too Mittu.", She said.

"How did you like my surprise?", He asked.

"I just loved it.", She said kissing him.
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"Time for the seven vows, please repeat after me", said panditji as he chanted the holy mantras on Riya and Vinay's wedding.

Sidharth held Shehnaaz's hand and renewed their wedding vows which he felt he had forgotten.

"Shehnaaz.. now that we've said our vows, let's go on our honeymoon. It will be a year since we first met. The day when you barged into Mittal house holding an alcohol bottle in the auto rickshaw", He said. She giggled.

"But I have a show in Canada next week.", Said Shehnaaz.

"Hmmm.. So, what are you doing after the show?", He asked.

"Hmmm.. nothing..", she said.

"Then it's decided. Post your show, we are going on our honeymoon.", He said.

She nodded her head happily to agree.
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After a lazy late morning on their honeymoon, Shehnaaz looked at the newspaper and found her face on the front page.

"Mittuuuuuu... Mitttuuuuu...", She woke up Sidharth who was laxily lying on the bed.

"What happened sweetheart?", He mumbled.

"I've made it to the front page, Mittu. Finally, I am on the front page and it's all praises.", She said happily.

He got up and sat close to her. Pressing a kiss on her forehead, he congratulated her. He knew how important it was for her. She had finally accomplished as she got everything she had lost. They were supportive towards each other's career and made time for each other.

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That marks the end of this book.

No matter how quickly you may fall in love, it takes a lifetime to maintain it. Nurture your love and never take it for granted. Making mistakes is part of life but how wisely you use your mistakes to convert them into a ladder of success is art of life.

Have a wonderful life..🙏

Sorry for keeping this epilogue pending for so long. 🙏