"Coffee", he passed her the paper Mug.

"Oh thanks", she smiled taking the hot cup from his hand. He smiled back and stood next to her. They were waiting at the Arrival Gate of the Delhi Airport on Sunday morning. She looked around as people exited the gate and pressed her lips to the hot coffee.

Four days had passed since after their confessions that night followed by little patch-up. The emotional baggage that she had been carrying around with her had weighed down from her shoulders. He was smiling at her like before & she couldn't help but smile back at him.

"It's good", Zoya finally said.

His lips curved into a confident smile. "Told you", he took a sip from his Mug. She turned her head to his side only in time to catch view of his dimples. Past few days had made her realise how easy going person he was. Just as Anjana had told, he couldn't be angry with someone for longer.

Then her eyes caught something funny on his face and she turned fully to him. "What?", Aditya asked when he noticed her staring at him.

She put front-camera of her phone on & showed it to him. A thick moustache of foam had formed on his lips. He sighed and returned the phone to her while she was laughing.

Aditya looked for tissues in his pockets. "Wait", she searched for a handkerchief in her purse.

"I'll do it", Zoya smiled & stepped closer to him. As she wiped his face, Aditya deliberately made funny faces with his tongue rolling here & there inside his mouth making difficult for her to clean. She laughed and playfully slapped him across the chest while he chuckled. She then held his face and cleaned the foam from over his lips while he obeyed her. And that was how Waseem-Roshnaq found them.

"Salam Alaikum", Waseem's jovial voice made their heads turn. And there were they standing right a foot away, smiling.

Waseem spread his arms wide open & it only took a minute for Zoya's eyes to get get before she flew in her Abbu's arms.

"Hamari bachchi, kaisi h aap?", Waseem was quick in wrapping his arms tightly around her.

"Hum achche h. Aap kaise h Abbu?", she asked wiping Waseem's wet eyes while he nodded. Roshnaq smiled seeing the two exchange emotional greetings.

Aditya moved near Roshnaq & touched her feet. "I hope aap ko aane me koi bhi takleef nhi hui Ammi", he smiled. Zoya looked at him in surprise as he gave a side-hug to her Ammi. Well, his Ammi too. She smiled staring the two, a look of complete admiration on her face.

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"Takleef kaise hoti bhaisahab.....hamare bachche jo hume lene aaye the", holding Aditya-Zoya in her either arms Roshnaq replied.

Both Hoodas & Siddiquis were having a laugh together as they sat around each other. Zoya was sitting in mid of both of her parents clutching their arms with a big happy smile on her face. While rest of the Hoodas were sitting on opposite couch.

"Hooda sahab, hume ek shikayat h aap se. Delhi aane ke baad to aapne bhula hi diya hume", Waseem complained to his friend in a fake angry tone.

"Yaar Waseem, ab main kya batau. Jb se ghar me Bahu aayi h, ghar ka maahaul hi badal gaya h. Inn do namuno ke baad sirf ek beti ki kami thi jo Zoya ne poori kr di. Aur iss hi bahane tum aur Bhabhi Delhi to aaye humse milne", Harsh said with pride praising his favourite child. Zoya looked at Aditya who was looking at her only. He has proud on his face as her name was mentioned. She blushed and looked down.

"Uncle, Dad ko Zoya bhabhi ke haath ki Kheer itni pasand h na. Aap ko kya woh to Maa ko bhi bhula dete h", Arjun said giving a laughing input.

"Yeh to hamari Zoya ki kismat h jo unhe itni achcha parivaar mila h. Woh khush h apne sasuraal me. Hume aur kuch nhi chahiye. Warna ek baar ke liye to hum bhi darr gaye the yeh soch kr ki hamare amanat galat haathon me na chali jaye", Waseem said exchanging a glance with Roshnaq, as if their worries had gotten some relief.

"Sach bhaisahab, bahut achcha laga aap log aaye. Bachcho ne aap dono ke room 2 din pehle hi room ready krwa diye. Iss bahane aap dono Zoya ke saath bhi time spend kr payenge", sitting next to Harsh the lady of the house smiled.

"Arre nhi bhabhi, hum to 2 din ke liye h yahan. Hamare hotel rooms bhi already booked h. Inhe thoda business ka kaam h. Usske baad hum wapas Mumbai nikl jayenge. Aur fir beti ke sasural me hum reh bhi kaise skte h", refusing politely Roshnaq explained.

"Bhabhi, aap bhool rahi h yeh ab aapke bete ka bhi ghar h. Iss baar aap dono ka koi bahana nahi chalega. Jb tk aap dono yahan h, hamare saath hi rahenge. Kuch waqt hamare saath bhi bitaaiye, please", Harsh insisted with a smile.

Zoya clutched Roshnaq's hand, "Ammi please ruk jaiye na".

Waseem opened his mouth to deny but "Abbu please, maan jaiye", they looked in Aditya's direction who got up from his place.

"Ammi-Abbu please ruk jaiye. Aap dono rahenge to Zoya ko achcha lagega", he had a serene look on his face. His eyes fell on Zoya's mused expression as they exchanged a eye lock.

"Ab hum apne Damaad ki baat ko kaise taal skte h. Aur fir hamari Beti bhi yahi chahti h", Waseem's eyes twinkled.

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It is every mother's wish to see her child happy. As a parent you have to take tough decisions at times for your child, Sometimes they accept it, sometimes not. But it is always for their own good. She too had taken such a decision some time back. She was little skeptical about it initially as it was about a bring about change in her daughter's life and not an easy one.

Thinking that Roshnaq slowly walked in the direction of Zoya's room. When she was leaving Mumbai, she wasn't sure how she'd found her daughter. She had been worried ever since their last conversation over the phone. But all of her tensions had cleared after what she saw at the Airport this morning. With a smile, she stopped outside the door.

"Hum ander aa skte h?", the little knock at the door made Zoya look up from the suitcase in front of her.

"Ammi aaiye na, aap puch kyun rahi h", she smiled.

"Ho gyi aapki saari packing?", she asked seeing the big suitcase at the corner of the floor.

"Jii Ammi, bas Aditya ki kuch cheezein h jo hum kl subah rakh denge", she told while shutting the suitcase.

Roshnaq watched Zoya as she shifted the bags to the side of the bed & stood. She noticed the curves of her daughter's lips reached her ears. She was happy!

"Kya hua Ammi aap aise kyun dekh rahi h?....baithiye na", Zoya asked innocently when she found her mother staring. She shook her head with a smile.

"Kuch nhi......dekh rahe the hamari Zoya kitni badi ho gyi", she said cupping her face.

Zoya held her hands & made her sit on the bed. She laid down and put her head on her mother's lap. Roshnaq smiled & lovingly carressed her hairs. She closed her eyes feeling relaxed in the warmth of her mother.

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"Thanks Raj.....thank you so much yaar. I'll see you soon. Bye", Aditya said to his colleague over phone and disconnected the call. His two-weeks extended leave application had finally got an approval from the Authorities. A thought lit up his face and he ran up the stairs to his room.

"Aditya bahut pyaar krte h aapse", said Roshnaq after a while. Zoya felt blood rushing to her cheeks. Her eyes flagged open on her mother's comment and she saw her mother's confident smile.

"Ammi aap bhi naa", Zoya mumbled & hid her face inside Roshnaq's chest.

"To ab hamari beti apne Shauhar ke naam se bhi sharmane lgi h", she teased her a little more.

"Ammi aisa kuch nhi h", she said while playing with her mother's dupatta.

"Aapke Abbu ko yakeen tha unki Zoya unka sar kabhi nhi jhukne dengi. Unhe yakeen tha apne faisle pr. Aur hume unke yakeen pr yakeen tha", Roshnaq remembered the night when Waseem had told her about Aditya's relationship and the Hooda's proposal.

"Hum Allah se dua me yahi maangte h ki unki mehr aap pr bani rahe hamari bachchi", he heard a soft voice say as he stopped right outside his room's door. Then he saw his mother-in-law placed a kiss on Zoya's forehead. He watched the entire scene with a smile spread across his face. The scene was heart-warming. He coughed twice to get their attention. 

"Aditya aap bahar kyun khade h. Aaiye", Roshnaq said getting up.

"I hope maine disturb nahi kia", Aditya slowly walked inside.

"Nhi nhi beta, hum bas jaa hi rahe the", she smiled and looked at both of them before leaving.

"Zoya, tum ne extra wollens pack kr liye h naa?", he asked after Roshnaq left.

"Aditya, aap yeh humse teesri baar puch rahe h. Hume smjh nahi aa raha hum to sirf 1 week ke liye jaa rahe h right? To fir extra wollens ki kya zaroorat h?", Zoya asked irritated with his enquiry & took out some warm clothes from the closet.

"Actually Shimla me thand bahut padti h na. Issliye hume wahan extra kapdo ki zaroorat pad skti h", he reasoned while she arranged the clothes inside the bag.

"Hume pata h wahan kitni thand padti h", Zoya shook her head before walking back to took more clothes. He smiled at her sheepishly. He had already made her pack everything twice in last two days while he kept on adding the luggage.

"Achcha suno, woh hamare Passports bhi rakh lena", he told his angry wife while she ranted something to herself.

"Hum to Shimla jaa rahe h naa. Wahan Passport ki kya zaroorat h?", she asked, her back facing him. Aditya thought of something to say. Zoya turned when she didn't get any answer & kept her hands on her waists in a demanding way.

"Zoya, tum kitne sawaal krti ho. Rakh lo na", Aditya insisted and walked to her. She sighed and turned to the cupboard. She took the Passports & handed them to him.

"Thank You", he gave her a toothy grin.

She was about to go when he pulled her in a hug and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Naraaz ho?", Aditya asked nuzzling his nose on her neck.

"Nhi to.....hum kyun naraaz honge?", she murmured while taking the support of his collar.

"Okay", he muttered and started leaning forward slowly. She closed her eyes and automatically her head tilted to right. He could pick up her low breaths. Their noses touched and their lips were just an inch away when a knock on the door disturbed their moment. Both jerked a little away. But then Aditya held Zoya's face & claimed her lips. It took her only few seconds in reciprocating the kiss. A sudden passion took over & he held her tighter while she gripped his shoulders. An unexpected voice left both of them red-faced.

"Maine kuch bhi nhi dekha bhai", Arjun was standing at the door with his hands covering his eyes.

Ofcourse he had big grin over his lips ;)

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I know it's been ages since I posted. My apologies please.

But Will come sooner next time. Actually busy in sorting out my career.

I also wanted to announce that DHADKAN will be winded up by the end of this year.

Shall meet you soon :)