She wiped her tears furiously as she wrote whatever she felt like in the paper.

He slowly sat beside her with a plate of food and she continued writing without giving him a glance.

“You haven't eaten anything” He told and she increased her speed on writing while giving more pressure to the paper.

“Anika” No response!

“Anika look at me” No response!

“Ok enough of writing” He told taking the pen from her hold and she frowned.

“I have to submit this tomorrow or I'll be out of the class. Better give me the pen” She told angrily and he kept the plate on the table before turning her chair towards him.

“I know your pressures. Cardiology is hard and it might be difficult for you along with kids. You're already doing a lot of hardwork, I know——”

“You know everything yet you shout at me” She told with tears rolling down her eyes.

“When I see you exerting yourself like this, I lose my patience. I can't see you like this Anika. Without sleeping or eating anything——” She wiped his tears with her fingers.

“I'm sorry. I won't do that again”

“You said this last time when we fought too. You promised me” He told and she looked away.

“Shivaay, I'm trying to balance everything but I'm not able to do that. I know everyone are here but don't you know, all I get is few hours with them everyday and I want to make the most out of it. If Anu wants me to read stories for her, Ansh wants me to sing. If Ansh wants to play with blocks, Anu wants cars and I'm the only one mom they have. In between all these, I can't think about food or sleep or even studies. After they sleep at 8 is the time I get to do all the works. I get to sit with you at that time too. When I come near you, you scold me for not eating and sleeping” She told crying and he rubbed her palms.

“I know Anika” He told and she looked at him with tear stained face.

“Then why do you scold me everytime. How happily did I come and sat near you today?” She asked and he held his ears.

“Instead of that happiness, I saw the eyebags and your tired eyes. I lost my control” He told and she pouted.

“I'm sorry. I can't promise it won't happen again but I'll try to sleep properly” She told and he nodded.

He took the plate from the table before tearing a piece of roti and dipping it in the masala. When he kept it near her mouth, she bit his finger along with the roti making him hiss. She looked at him with a mischievous smile and he chuckled.

“I know from where Anu got this habit from” He told and she shrugged.

After finishing the food, Shivaay went to the keep the plate away while she continued writing, this time with a smile on her face. He returned back and sat beside her.

“Is there a lot?” He asked while looking at the clock.

“Hmm” She told while writing.

“Anyway I'm not sleepy. Give me a few papers. I'll help” He told and she turned to look at him.

“Seriously?”

“If handwriting is not a problem”

“Aww! It's ok. You go and sleep. I'll finish this and come”

“In the morning? If I help now, We both can go and sleep together before morning. That's a far better idea” He told and she smiled.

“Are you sure? There's a lot”

“Yaya I'm sure. Now what should I write?” He asked keeping a paper in front of him and she tore a paper out of her rough note and kept it in front of him.

“Can you understand the handwriting” She told and he chuckled.

“I guess! Anyway it's better than other doctors' handwritings” He told and she smiled sheepishly.

“If you have any doubt on what is written, ask me. Don't assume” She told and he nodded.

....

“Oh God!!” He told stretching his neck back and she raised her eyebrows.

“I'm glad I didn't become a doctor. This is torture” He told exasperated and she chuckled.

“Happy realisation! Write fast. You barely wrote seven pages” She told and he widened his eyes.

“And that's a small thing?”

“Obviously! Here I wrote more than twenty pages” She told shrugging and he joined his palms in front of her.

“You're great doctor robot” He told and she chuckled.

“Why did you wait for the last day to write all these?”

“I have to study too. If I sit to write, I'll fail in exams” She told while continuing her writing and he too took his pen with a sigh.

...

“I'm not going to office tomorrow! My hand broke” He told keeping the pen on top of the paper after completing writing and she chuckled while gathering all the papers together and making it a bundle.

“Do you regret being a businessman now?”

“NO!” He told with wide eyes and she nodded.

“Business is better than all these diagrams and writings” He told shaking his head as he stretched his hand and fingers.

“Good” She told while keeping it properly in the file.

“Ah! Time is 2” She told and he got up from the chair.

“By the way, it's weekend tomorrow. Any plans?” She asked as they walked back to their room.

“No plans! You're going to sleep early tomorrow and wake up late day after tomorrow. That's an order” He told frowning and she chuckled as she held his arm and kept her head on his shoulder while walking.

“Shivaay, can we go on a long drive?”

“Ani——”

“Please”

“What if the kids wake up?”

“They won't until morning”

“But you're tired”

“No”

“Yes you're”

“Half an hour is all I ask for. Please?” She asked with a pout and he sighed.

“You go. I'll take the key and come” She nodded with a wide smile before rushing out.

“God! How should I handle three kids together?” He asked with a chuckle while taking the car keys.

*

“You told drive” He told and she raised her head to look at him.

“I told half an hour drive. We're taking break” She told keeping her head back on his shoulder. He smiled and held her closer to him while keeping his head properly on the bench.

“Shivaay”

“Hmm”

“Say something”

“I miss you” He told and she nodded.

“I know”

“A lot”

“Don't you feel angry towards me when I don't give you my time like before?”

“No”

“Not even once?”

“No”

“Why?” She asked raising her head from his shoulder and he smiled.

“Because——”

“Because?”

“Because I love you” He told kissing her forehead and she hugged him tightly.

“I know you more than myself Anika. If not me, who would understand you?” He asked keeping his chin on top of her head and she held his kurta tightly in her palm.

“I love you” She whispered.

“That's all I wish for” He told and she raised her head to look at him.

“Stop being so lovey dovey ok. I'll get diabetes at this young age” She told and he chuckled.

“Who told you're young? When we both walk together, people ask me if you're my mother” He told and held his neck making him laugh more.

“Trust you to spoil such a beautiful moment. Monkey!” She told frowning and he chuckled before holding her shoulders.

“If you get diabetes, I know the cure as well” He told caressing her cheek with his thumb and she pushed his hand away.

“I'm younger than you anyway. You don't know how many proposals and love letters I get everyday” She told twisting her mouth.

“I know. You read out all those stupid letters to me everytime you get one if you forgot” He told rolling his eyes.

“If you make fun of me like this again, I'll accept one of those proposals” She told smirking.

“Go and accept. Who stopped you? I gave you all freedoms including going to university without any signs of our marriage” He told and she widened her eyes.

“Excuse me?! You told me to go like that! I'm always ready to wear those. In fact this ring is there on my finger always” She told and he smiled sheepishly.

“Do I need all those to show everyone that you're mine?” He asked and she smiled.

“And listen! I'm not old” She told frowning and he burst out laughing.

“I know that” He told kissing her nose and she pushed him away while looking around.

“What?”

“No PDA”

“Come-on Anika! It's 3 AM and who's there to see?” He asked rolling his eyes and she shrugged before getting up and walking to the car.

He too sat inside the car before turning to look at her.

“We're inside the car for god's sake! Will you do something or keep looking at me like that?” She asked looking at him and as if he had been waiting for her to say that, he pulled her towards him and kissed her, without minding the hand brake or the gear that was between them.

••|Epilogue coming up|••

A/N: There there... Jhatka laga na😂😂😂