*Satvik Pov*

"How is it?" I asked, staring at her while she continued to drink the soup.

"It's nice! You made it?" she asked, looking up to which I smiled.

"I don't think it would have been a good thing to poison you with my food when you are ill. So, I asked Kirthi to make it and I just heated it." I replied, shrugging while she stared at me surprised.

"What?" I asked her frowning.

"If I had asked that question before, your answer would have been simple no. But now..." she trailed off.

"Are you complaining that I am talking too much?" I asked and took her bowl after she finished everything.

"Until when will you stay here?" she asked changing the topic.

"I think your Mom will not miss me that much if I stay three more days here." I replied leaving the room.

She is asking the same question from two days and I don't really can say that if possible I want to be here all the time, right? If only three days is possible for me to stay here and so be it.

"At least go to work. We both shouldn't miss it at a time." She suggested and moved to lie down.

I can see the tiredness covering her features and she is weak too. Why is she not taking care of herself?

"If they need me, they will call me." I mumbled and sat beside her.

"Sha!" I whispered after she closed her eyes and she made a sound gesturing me to continue.

"If you are uncomfortable with me here, let me know." I whispered, holding her hand and waited for her reply but she didn't even after a few minutes.

She must have gone to sleep! I shook my head and moved to get up, but she tightened her hold on my hand making me sit back down.

"Okay! I will stay." I mumbled the words, smiling feeling elated to which she just relaxed her hold but didn't let me go.

I opened my phone to check for messages hoping that the work will finish soon, but at the same time I don't want it to be. Because all this may come to end the moment the work finishes.

Then what? Where would I go? I can't keep on imposing myself on her making her stay in the past. She has every right to decide her future, even though I may not be a part of it. May? Is there even a single chance for me to be any part in it?

Feeling too depressed with the way my thoughts are going, I moved to lay beside her and slowly held her to which she snuggled closer.

"You should take care of yourself, Sha." I whispered, pressing my lips to her hair.

"Okay!" she whispered back and I chuckled.

"Why did you act like you were sleeping?" I asked, to which she moved a little to stare at me.

"I am just tired. My eyes are burning. So, I kept them closed." She replied and closed her eyes again.

"I will get some wet cotton for that." I said and pressed a kiss on her each eyelid.

"Later!" she whispered, not allowing me to move and hugged me tightly.

"I shouldn't feel happy, but I am glad that you have fallen sick." I said and she just shook her head, making me chuckle and we both just stayed like that not saying a single work but didn't drift off to sleep also.

"Here!" I said, moving a CD to her side in the evening when she is standing in the balcony for fresh air.

"What is this?" she asked frowning.

"I bought it along with other things, but forgot to give you. This has all the songs that are your favorite. I thought you would feel better by listening to them." I replied, to which she just stared at the CD.

"I will play it later. Now, I am fine." she said, moving her gaze towards me and I nodded before leaning over the rail and the silence again descended upon us which felt more of peace than any disturbing feel.

"Until when will you stay?" her question made me grip the railing with a force to hide the fear of staying away from her.

"Do you want me to leave?" I asked in low voice.

"I am talking about my parent's place." She replied back and the grip loosened with me relaxing.

"I don't know!" I replied to her question shrugging.

"Your family must be missing you. And mainly your Mom. I know how much she wanted everyone in the family to be present at home by night for sure." She said turning to look at me.

"Yeah! But even if I go, all the family members will not be present." I said to which she stiffened but then looked away.

"Anyway, she must be feeling happy that she needs to bear my grumpiness." I added, hoping that can lighten the mood which I ruined with my earlier words.

"I forgot! Yesterday my brother called and seems like my Mom has another reason to fuss about and no time for anyone else." I said remembering the call.

"What is it?" she asked frowning.

"Bhabhi is expecting!" I replied and a big grin immediately covered her face before she moved to hug me.

"That is such a good news and you didn't tell me." She said and moved a little to stare at me still smiling.

"Congratulations, uncle to be." She added and I moved my hand to cup her cheek smiling.

"Congratulations, aunt to be." I whispered and before she can say anything I moved my lips to kiss her lightly and her hands on me tightened, but she slowly relaxed which made me pause before kissing her again with more pressure.

And when she returned the kiss, I know I can just go to heaven right now. I smiled over her lips and moved both of us to press her to the wall and continued to kiss her until I know I will really go to heaven if I don't get my breath back.

"I always wanted to be a Mom." She whispered after a few minutes of silence.

"I am sorry!" I whispered, hugging her knowing well if not for my stupidity in pushing her away, that would have been a reality.

"It's okay! There is still a chance for me." She mumbled removing my hands from around her before stepping near to the railing and gripped it.

"Means?" I asked her frowning.

"Mom is searching for a groom and she wishes me to get married again. And I said I will if she gives a chance to Kirthi which she is doing." she replied calmly with her back towards me.

"When did this happen?" I asked, feeling the impact of her words and trying to not stagger back.

"Last week!" she replied and I just stood there not saying a word.

"All the best! I will go and boil some water for you to drink." Saying that I walked off feeling the heaviness in the heart.

I am going to lose her completely, right? And this time to someone else! I fisted my hands and concentrated on taking care of her and to spend as much time as I can and now it is more precious because this could be the last of it.

*Anusha Pov*

A loud sneezing sound echoed in my flat and I just shook my head, looking at the bag before me.

"How are you feeling?" he asked still holding the bag.

"I am not the one who sneezed just now. You are ill! Go and take some rest." I replied, gesturing to the bed, but he shook his head holding the bag tightly.

"No! I will leave." Saying that he took a step towards the door.

For five days he is taking care of me and now when I am fine, he got cold. But now he is leaving when I am asking him to stay so that I can take care of him.

"I will take care of you. I know you are grumpy while feeling ill. So, stay!" I said holding his hand.

"I can't do that, Sha. You have already endured so much and I can't add this to that list. I will be fine, but you take care of yourself." Saying that he just walked off.

"He is upstairs!" Kirthi said the moment I walked into the house.

"I just came to meet you guys." I mumbled looking at her.

"Like yesterday and the day before that? How you came but immediately went to his room to take care of him?" she asked smirking.

"Okay, fine! He took care of me and I need to do the same." I replied, hoping she will not take into a huge thing.

"Yeah? Just some obligation? Fine! Pay me as a nurse, I will fulfil it. No need to stress yourself for this stupid obligation." She said forwarding her hand.

I just shook my head and walked off ignoring her chuckle and reached his room to see he is groaning while moving on his bed from one side to other.

"Stop moving! Otherwise I will have to keep pillows as border like we do for kids." I said and he immediately opened his eyes.

"Why are you here? Go and take rest, otherwise you will catch it again." He mumbled, but I shook my head and sat beside him to check his temperature.

"Well, it came down." I mumbled.

"I am feeling cold. Can you get some blanket?" he asked, gesturing to the one on the chair.

I nodded and placed it over him, saying, "If I get sick again, then you again take care of me."

"Sha!" he whispered, holding my hand with which I was trying to adjust the blanket.

"Sleep! I am just here."saying that I sat beside him and he slept holding my hand.

"Looks like someone is feeling better." I commented when I saw him walking to his cabin just when I reached the floor.

"Yes! Someone's presence helped me to get well soon." He commented back and walked into his cabin smiling.

Somehow today my mind just passed through all the moments that happened this past week and suddenly I am feeling more confused than any time in my life.

What am I doing? What is he doing? What the hell is happening with both of our lives? Will it be like this forever or will it change when any of us move on?

And immediately I felt a pinch in my heart imagining him with someone else. Will he feel the same if I am with any other person?

I shook my head, pushing all the thoughts away and tried to finish the work without anymore brooding thoughts.

"What is happening here?" I asked, frowning, looking at the scene before me.

Mom and Kirthi are hugging at one side while Dad and Satvik are laughing and shaking their hands. And seems like I am not the only one who is confused because Bhai joined me with the same confused expression.

"Why is everyone congratulating each other?" Bhai asked and I shrugged.

I just came here to have the Sunday dinner with the family like usual, but this is what happening here and suddenly a thought entered my head.

"Is Kirthi pregnant?" I asked, to which Bhai gave a startled expression.

"How can she be?" he asked frowning.

"The usual way?" I pointed out and he glared at me.

"You are my sister! You shouldn't know such things." He said with an anger expression.

"I am a divorcee!" I pointed out and he nodded like he forgot.

"Anyway, there is no chance for her to be. From past three months she didn't let me..." I closed my ears before he can continue.

"Even though I am divorced, I am still your sister and I don't want to hear all that." I said shaking my head but he has a thinking expression.

"Well, if she is then I have to kidnap her." He stated more to himself than to me.

"Why?" I asked him frowning.

"To get married to her! Finally, now I will have a reason to do that and she can't really blame me. This is just amazing and it is my good luck that she is pregnant." He replied, completely forgetting about his earlier words regarding how nothing is happening between them.

"Right!" I mumbled realizing he completely lost it.

I never in my life expected such madness from my brother. How much a person change with just a single moment in their life, right?

"Go on!" I gestured him to reach her hiding my grin and he did.

"We need to get married today, Kirthi. Now that we are expecting a baby, we should do it." His words made me cover my mouth from laughing.

"What?" everyone said hearing his words.

"You are pregnant?" Mom asked Kirthi and immediately hit Bhai's shoulder.

"How dare you to disrespect her in this house? I asked you to stay away from doing anything stupid, right?" she asked and this time along with my brother my mouth dropped.

"I am not pregnant, Aunty." Kirthi assured her and glared at Bhai.

"You can call me Mom." This time Mom's words made me cough.

"Mom?" Bhai and I called her at the same time.

"Kirthi is going to be my daughter-in-law." She replied and I immediately rushed near her and hugged her.

"Thank you, Mom!" I said smiling.

"Somehow that person helped me to see the reality and I know I was being bad." She said and I moved back to see her looking at Satvik.

"We have some good news too." Dad said walking near us.

"What?" I asked him frowning.

"Laksh is destroyed completely along with his father. We now own all their business. How dare he hurt my daughter?" Dad's words staggered me.

"How... how... do you know about him?" I asked and Bhai shared my shock.

"Satvik talked to me the day he came during night and told me everything. These three months we were planning and now we finally achieved." Dad replied.

"But I was trying to put him behind the bars forever and just now got the call he will be." Bhai mumbled.

"We know! That's why we took away all heir opportunities so that he will not come out of jail again using his father's influence." Satvik commented.

"Everyone knows about this?" I asked, looking at them.

"I got to know last week when I proposed Laksh's name for your marriage." Mom replied with a guilty expression.

"This is all our fault." She added and I can see she is feeling very bad.

"You didn't know, Mom." I whispered, but she just shook her head.

"I made a pact with your Dad saying I will stay here until we finish this and he let me stay." Satvik mumbled and I turned to stare at him.

"Now, it's time for me to leave." He added and everyone started complaining saying he should stay for a few more days except for Bhai and me.

When he left to pack his things, they all moved to have one dinner with him and Bhai nudged me towards the stairs.

"Do you want him to leave?" he asked looking at me.

"His family must be missing him, Bhai." I replied and he gave an understanding look before walking away towards he dining area while I climbed the stairs to reach his room.

"Hey! I hope todays events didn't disturb you." He commented the moment he saw me and I shook my head.

"I am releasing you from the contract also. You can leave if that is what you are wishing for." He added but I stayed silent.

"Let's go! Your family must be waiting for us." Saying that he started walking towards me holding his bag, but before passing, he dropped his bag and pulled me into his arms with force making me cling to him.

"Oh god, Sha! I don't know how will survive knowing that you will be free of me completely and will be choosing someone else. You will get married and give birth to kids and have a wonderful life, but without me." He said hugging me more tightly and I closed my eyes hugging him back.

"But I will wish the best for you and you deserve all of that." He added and moved a little to stare at me.

"One last time!" he whispered before pressing his lips to mine and I immediately kissed him unlike before surprising him.

"I love you!" whispering that he left the room with his bag and I followed him after a few minutes to compose myself from the shock of seeing tears in his eyes.

I don't know how the dinner passed or how everyone gave a send off to Satvik because I was just staring at his face to store his features. Because I don't know whether I can dare enough to be in his presence again after today and not tempt myself to go with him anywhere he can take me to even to his home.

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here it is and i am hoping to finish this story by next week... the key point is hoping... i dont know from where will i get time but again will try my best...

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