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One in a millionth day it was , annika woke up first , for some unfortunate reasons though. She opened her eyes only to get surprised on finding herself lying so close to him . Well , their tangled legs were something very casual but their cuddled bodies , not so normal , atleast for her . Annika bit her lips and blushed hard on feeling his grip around her . Moving her legs off his slowly, she tried to get up but seems like he wouldn't let go . She frowned cutely .

A- shivaay I will happily enjoy this morning but please haan ab nahi. Samjo man , nature's call it is. Have to go ...!

Once again he frowned and tightened his hold around her waist when she moved . And this time , the situation became more dangerous . Her eyes bloomed to big as his cold palm reached inside her top to touch her bare skin this time . On top of that he had certainly squeezed her stomach in the process of getting a firm grip . Annika state was very pitiful. Urgency on one side and this torturing Prince on the other , she pretended to cry and blush at the same time .

A- ye haath ya titanic ki iceberg ? I don't want to wet the bed man , please chod dho !

She muttered slowly which only came out as a whisper, because his cold palm on her soft bare skin made it really impossible to bring her clear voice.

Suddenly an idea striked her mind , she bent close to him and started blowing around his ear thinking that he would free her to rub or scratch over that spot . Actually , it happened . He did rub his fingers near his ear but still her mission was a failure because, he used the other hand. She wasn't out of his hold yet .

A- ohh my God !! What type of situation is this ? Annika can handle anything but how can I control this !!! Aur ...aur ye shivaay tho ... he's so determined to not leave me . Should he be doing this now , god ! Ye winter season ka yahi problem hai , jab deko muje washroom mei bandh kardethi hai . Annika , do something!!

After passing some prayers to God, she was ready to go for her next attempt . She closed her eyes and inserted her hand beneath the fabric and freed herself by pulling his hand away .

At once she caught her life and rushed into the restroom . After a few seconds , shivaay opened his one eye to make sure of her absence there . Yes , he was faking his sleep . He grinned and shook his head in disbelief on thinking of his wife's crazy acts , in the very start of the day . Even in such a crucial emergency , her mouth didn't behave closed . She was going on with her type of talks . He let a deep sigh and sat upright , stretching his arms .

After two minutes , he saw her coming out of the washroom . She palmed her mouth which opened up in a long yawn and soon noticed the awake him .

A- you're awake ?

S- hmm . What a shocking surprise! Even you're awake , so early ?

Annika raised her brows and shook her head at once when she heard his words .

A- no way ! I haven't woken up yet, good nig ...sorry good early morning.

Shivaay passed an unbelievable kind of look on watching her jumping on the bed and hiding beneath the quilt to sleep again .

S - typical annika's things !

He spoke to make it nicely audible before throwing a pillow at her sleeping figure and got down from the bed . She immediately grabbed the pillow and positioned it between her legs to comfort herself. Shivaay rolled his eyes in horror and smiled watching everything .

S- when would the cruise come by ?

The agent checked with something on his phone and replied .

' third night from today '

Shivaay just nodded and stood quite , with his hands inserted inside the pant pockets.

He had spent the entire amount of the advance which his new client had sanctioned , to book a stay in  cruise for a day .

Yes , for her. He has been dying to shout his love to her since many days . Then , with circumstances , he realized that annika still believes that his priority scale signifies more for charu than her which is not  the  actual truth. Come on , he loves her . He wants her for life .

So now ,he was quite determined to make her feel how important and precious she is for him.

Fortunately when he was just finding ways to propose her in a special way , she spoke about her interest in ships . Shivaay wanted to grab this chance . He wanted to do things for her because everytime, it's he who stands tongue tied on witnessing her love. He wanted her to feel that happiness , that emotion of being insanely loved .

A surprise plan was ready.

And  to the contrary ,he was super excited for this . He was curious to seek those emotions in her eyes which would bud out when she comes to know that her Prince has fallen in love with her . How priceless would that be !! Shivaay was crazily excited for that day .

A- where are you going !!?

Oreo payed no heed to her voice and just kept climbing upstairs to reach the terrace.

A- what now ?

He barked a few times and ran towards the water tank to fetch a ball from beneath it . Annika smiled when he passed the ball to her . Ok , he wanted to play .

Poor boy must have felt so left out . She either spends time with her Prince, or just hits the bed and sleeps.

' You're a lazy sack annika ! '

Her inner voice commented .

A- I'm really sorry haan , we'll play !

She nodded obediently and pretended to throw the ball but didn't. Oreo who didn't know it , kept jumping around and wandered his eyes to seek the ball only to find it in her hand still . His barking sound resembled a roar , she grinned.

A- whoa ! ok sorry baby don't get angry . No cheating this time , I promise .

She pinched her throat once to signify her promise , and threw the ball for oreo jumped above and caught it between his teeth . He dropped the ball and ran along while pushing it with his legs , till her . Without realizing , annika moved her right arm to pick it and soon started to wince a little .

A - ahh !

Immediately oreo took the ball in his mouth and toed up to lend it to her reach. She smiled watching this . Instead of taking the ball alone , she somehow managed and carried him with her left hand to keep him close.

A- itna sweet hoge tho , you deserve a reward oreo ! What about cookies ?

Annika winked popping her brows while oreo barked at once when he heard the word cookies and started licking her face. She just kept grinning all the while ,knowing about his never ending love for cookies.

Shivaay returned home in the afternoon .
Seated on the couch , he attached his confused gaze on annika who was  practising to write with her left hand.

S - which novel are you going to script for you are practising now ?

His hands worked on the buttons of his blazer while he spoke .

A- for prescriptions .

She muttered without looking at him , as she was fully engaged in controlling her left hand through the words . But the result was a horror like scribble , shivaay laughed noticing it .

S - I pity the people at pharmacy .

And suddenly she snapped her fingers right before his face. He frowned , removing his blazer .

A - I was worried because I can't use my right hand for now , then how am I supposed to write prescriptions for patients when I return for work !? But you know what ? Prescriptions ka nature hi scribbles hai ! So why should I worry ? match hogaya na ! Lekin the only trouble is , I myslef won't be able to recognize the name of the medicines if I use my left hand .Koi nahi , Irfan baiya will be there in the pharmacy . He is capable of decoding anything.

Annika spoke without taking a breath inbetween for he exhaled deeply, when she finished.

He slowly crawled closer and held her chin within his thumb and index finger.

S- tum baath karthi ho tho mein thag jaatha hoon . Let me go have a warm shower first .

He stood up and walked towards the bedroom after muttering this while she just kept smiling until her sight fell on something. A file on the table.

Picking it in her hand, she leaned back on the couch and went through the content lazily. It was the legal agreement of their upcoming construction project .

Soon she was found happy . An amount of Rupess 75 thousand has been transferred to the CEO' s account as the advance , something like that was mentioned.

When she was speaking with Rudra this morning , he had told her about the function they were planning for Gauri .

And annika was somewhere worried with the thought of how to get a nice gift for gauri , considering their present financial condition. It wasn't very crucial ,but still annika wanted to do something for her . Well , her wedding gift which Om and Gauri had presented was one antique piece of necklace which obviously must have been so expensive. It's definitely not any exchange of prices , no . Annika just wanted to present something good and nice , with all her heart . So now she felt really convinced that they can afford to buy some nice gift for Gauri with this sanctioned amount .

His fingers which were working on the apron's knot slowed down when she mentioned about the function and the idea of buying a jewel for gauri . She was yet to mention about the advance amount though. He looked hesitant.

S - uhh , we shouldn't rush up annika . I don't think your card holds enough money to purchase gold.

Annika's reactions changed as soon as when she heard his words . She fell dubious.

A- ohh haan , we don't have that much money now . Haina ?

She pretended by her words while shivaay blinked and resumed the chopping work .

S- hmm , maybe we can think of getting something else.

She looked fully disappointed with his reply .

A- why are you lying shivaay ?

S - matlab ?

He frowned .

A- you've got the advance amount 75k in your account.

He looked stunned for a second but concealed it soon .

S- annika wha

A- please don't speak another lie shivaay , I already read the contract file.

She warned him showing much of her hurt eyes while shivaay gulped and pretended fine.

S- sorry I forgot it actually...but , but we can't use that money .

A- why ?

He kept looking away and remained quite .

A- shivaay I'm asking you something!

S- I've spent it already .

He replied in a hurry on hearing her shout . Annika was shocked .

A- what ? do you even realize what you're saying ? Shivaay if it was  before , I wouldn't have said anything but now ....everything is different. We have to look onto every penny we spend! But here , you come and admit that you just blew off the amount , certainly! Ok , let's leave it . What , what was so necessarily important? What did you do with that money ?

She looked really angry on him .

S- annika I'm not a child , I know what I'm doing.

A- I just asked a question, I didn't argue whether you're a child or not . Realize shivaay , come out of your luxurious self . If you continue like this , things will be really difficult then .

Came her immediate answer , which got on his nerves . He grew angry when she blamed him like that .

S- should I be seeking your permission everytime before spending my money. Is that what you prefer ?

A- my money ?

She narrowed her eyes and shivaay cringed , regretting his choice of word.

S- annika , I didn't really mean

A- thank you shivaay .

She interrupted him and spoke with a faint smile on her face .

S- annika mera baath sun mein

A- shh !! listen

Annika showed her palm asking him to stop, as some other noise caught her attention . It was oreo , from afar . Even shivaay lent his ears to the continuous barking sound which  seemed to come from  the terrace.

S- something happened .

He ran upstairs for annika followed him back at once.

S - oreo !

A- oreo kahan ho !

They grew worried as only the noise was heard but oreo was found nowhere . Annika checked below the tank but he wasn't there too .

S- annika !

She walked straight till him after hearing his shout , to only encounter with something which shocked her .

Oreo was stuck in a small slab like portico on the back side of the house . Poor boy looked really scared of the height below . It was indeed a huge distance .

A- ye yahan kaise

S- annika kuch nahi hoga , I'll get him .

He assured her and bent down against the wall to reach oreo but he wasn't able to do that .

A- shivaay wait, careful. Call the security, get a ladder or something.

S- no I don't think we'll get a ladder of this height. We shouldn't delay .

Saying this he prepared himself to jump on the same slab but annika stopped him .

A- shivaay please , it's not safe . Tum raho , mein try karthi hoon .

S- pagal hai tu ? Hold my hand , that'll do .

A- shivaay

Before she could say anything , he had already jumped out there .

Catching hold of her hand on top , he positioned himself to stand in that sliding triangle like slab .

A- careful .

She mumbled the word continuously while he carried oreo with the other hand and passed him to her .

Annika then let oreo on the terrace and caught hold of his hand once again .

Suddenly his legs slipped out , he lost his balance for a second and skidded a bit . Annika shrieked immediately.

A- shivaay !!!

If not for her grip ,he would have slided and fell down by now .

S- hey I'm ok , fine .

He voiced out and winked . She glared at him with full rage .

A- pehle uper aao tum .

Then he caught hold of the wall and pulled himself up to climb above. Somehow , he reached up and fell back on the terrace. She immediately neared and helped him get up .

A- you're ok ? Kuch huwa nahi na ? Kahi chot

One second she cupped his face and next  she traced over his shoulders , then near his knees before dusting everywhere while shivaay just stared at her lovingly.

S - hey , teek hoon mein.

A- Thank God!! Ek second mei tho

S- aise kaise kuch hojatha? Tum jo thi mere saath, muje pakadkar.

Annika shook her head and let a deep sigh when he winked once again.

A- please shivaay, mazaak nahi hai ye.

S- what to do Annika? Aadat hogayi shayad. On being with you even I've started to act silly even at serious circumstances , right ?

He smiled stating this . She watched him quietly , while taking fast breaths to support her pounding heart.

A- ye mazaak nahi hai shivaay.

She muttered this and immediately went away carrying oreo with her.

S - arey ... acha teek haina , ani

He ran behind her .

S- annika , listen

A- I'm going to get a kennel for you first, and keep you locked inside it ! Kya kar rahe thei vahan ? You're being too naughty these days !

Annika kept scolding at oreo on the way . Oreo didn't dare to look at her after hearing her angry voice . Shivaay who was following them from behind , smiled on listening to her threats .

S- annika

While all the time she didn't stop , and just kept descending down the stairs.

But at one point , he suddenly hugged her from behind making her halt right there . She let oreo down in that sudden jerk.

A- leave me shivaay , shivaay chodo muje !

Annika was wriggling constantly to get out of his hold , but he didn't allow that to happen.

S- I won't.

He gripped her waist and pulled her to himslef  . She had no other go rather to hit his chest in full force.

Annika blinked slowly when he pulled all her hair on one side before fixing his chin over there, on her shoulder. His hot breath touched her neck continuously to make her fall weak . He was claiming for more access as he muzzled her neck inch by inch . If not for his tight grip around her waist , she would have touched ground by now . His gestures were becoming like sweet tortures and before she knew , she had arched her neck in reflex. Tucking those small strands of hair behind her ear , he kissed her ear lobe  once while annika literally felt shocks and shivers striking her body at that instant .She crushed the fabric of her pant like anything.

S- I trust you with my life annika .

Came his whisper near her ears . She closed her eyes on feeling the intimacy .

Annika opened her eyes only when she felt the free her and he was already gone by then .

Well , he has got to prepare lunch . Husband duty on .

She rubbed her chest just above her heart and stood leaning on the wall . A few minutes were needed for her to come out of those breezy moments ,  as she could feel the heatness on her neck still.

A- kaisa ladka hai ye ?! For once he comes and hurts me , aur phir ... bipolar Prince !

She muttered to herself and crushed the dress near her chest .

Her heart rate seemed dangerously in peak .

There's a reason why two people stay together . They give each other something nobody else can 💘

Precap

Adi and Charu in Goa.

Promo scene :1

Chapter dedicated to amluppp  Annanyaabitha   Avi999       SravaniLokanadham   Klydia2000   ❤

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Arguments and fights are some main ingredients in shivika's life . Even in the show, they used to have problems everyday . Despite of  all that , they came across everything and remained together in love. That's why I keep on adding  some collisions between them without romanticizing everything because I believe that's their special nature . Hope you all are liking it , be frank guys !

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