There is a special bond between soulmates-unconditional love, respect for each other and unique compatibility.

~Mettrie.L

Devansh

"We will go back on live in 3..2...1." Said the T.V producer, I went stiff at the count 1 and smiled at the cameras zooming on my face.

"Back after a short break from conversation with Mr.Devansh about his highest civilian award, 100+ patents and endless achievements." Said the interviewer Ms.Saanvi and I nodded at her with a smile at the camera.

That's true, I got awarded the country's highest civilian award, and being the youngest person to receive it, I have been getting all these interviews calls after that.

Janu said it would be a good way to reach many states and people, to promote all the farming techniques we have been using so far. So far, I did 5 interviews and hoping that this would be the last one.

"Let's set aside all our technical talks and get into your personal life, and how did you get the name "states son-in-law" as your title?" she asked and I let out a chuckle.

"I honestly don't know, I think it's the media, so I should thank you guys for that." I said with a smile adjusting my position on this hard couch.

"You are welcome on behalf of all of us. So, How does it feel to be the son the best sniper of India, son-in-law of a Chief Minister and an IAS officer and most importantly being the husband of GLOBAL Asia, CEO, a multi billion dollar company.. Do all these weigh you down?" She asked me with a smirk on her face.

"You forgot my mom in that list, just because she doesn't have a title to the world doesn't mean you stop including her. I actually feel more proud of being my mothers son and than all the others." I answered her with a smile I could feel her smirk dropping down to the ground.

After 2 seconds everyone in the studio and the audience, clapped at my answer. So the interviewer had to say this

"I apologize for that and I appreciate you giving so much value to your mother like every one should." She said with a fake smile.

"Thank you! My mother is the reason I met Jagati, If she hadn't forced me to join college, I wouldn't have met the love of my life who encouraged me through every step of my life." I said to her with a feeling of proudness filling my chest.

It's been 3 years since me and Janu got married, and life with her in it is a bliss. She is the best for me and she is better than all the rest.

Aunty, Uncle, my parents and us, we all live together in the same house. With Karthik Bhai's family coming in every weekend, our lonely family of 3 became such a big one just because of her.

"Moving on to your wife, I literally asked her a million times for an interview but she always said no. Is there anyway you can help me with that?" She asked me pulling me away from my family thoughts.

"I can't, Her answer is mine. If my wife says no, it's a no from me too. She will do it if she wants to." I said to the lady sipping some water really regretting coming here.

This is definitely going to be my last interview, her questions are so stupid and dumb. Now, I wonder how she has such a successful and popular show.

"Isn't he sweet?" I heard my wife's voice all of a sudden breaking my thought process.

Did I hear her or am I hallucinating now?

The room shrilled with howls, whistles and claps making me realize that I heard it for real.

I turned to my right in the audience and found my Janu with a spot light on her face, everyone in the room hooted and cheered at her.

My heart went alive and ran as soon as our eyes met. It felt like seeing water on a dessert, I was filled with happiness for the first time today and her presence is the reason for it.

God! I missed her so much.

She went to Singapore 5 days back on some business work, and looks like she came directly from the airport in her plaid suit and slacks that I saw on her this morning before leaving for work.

As I looked at her puffed up eyes and cheeks, the tired look on her face made me wanna run to her and put her to sleep in my arms.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Please welcome Ms.Jagati Jagadeesh Dhanraj, CEO of Global Asia on to the stage." The interviewer said and everyone clapped cheering for my wife.

As she was climbing up the stairs to reach me, my feet walked to her immediately and I gave her my hand helping her up.

"You look really tired, you should've taken some rest instead of coming here." I whispered as she reached up and hugged me.

"But, I want to be here with you and show that I am proud of your achievements. I am fine and it's just for 10 min anyway." She said shrugging at me with her tired face, I pecked her on the cheek and she got teary eyed.

Looks like she missed me too, Why does she look like she cried? Did something happen in Singapore? Did she not get the merger approval like she was planning for?

"Thank you for joining us here Ms.Jagati."The interviewer said as we settled down on the couch before her.

I scooted closer to Janu and held her hand in mine, she successfully got over her fear of crowds after months of therapy but it always gives me happiness to have her hand in mine.

"Thank you for inviting me and I am sorry for not accepting your requests previously. I am not comfortable with media attention on me, I hope you understand and you can call me Jagati." Janu said politely with a smile on her face.

There is a tiny of sadness in her voice and I can't quite put my finger on why. I just wanted to pull her into my arms and never let her go.

"Let's start, I have a few questions from the viewers and some from myself to ask you guys. Are you excited? I am freaking excited to know about you guys more.." she squealed clapping her hands with some index cards with questions on it I guess.

"Devansh don't you feel jealous of your wife's pictures with hotshot single billionaires of the world like this." She asked another stupid question again making me groan inside.

I could see her pictures on the screen along many other men and I could feel Janu get uncomfortable at the question and looking at her pictures all over the room.

"No! When I see those pictures I feel proud of my wife, and how much she has accomplished at such an young age. Why would I be jealous when I know, I am her home and I am the one she wakes up to and sleeps to everyday." I replied her back while I could feel the warmth radiating from Janu's eyes.

Jealousy is nothing but an insecurity, and I am not insecure about my relationship with her, after all we have gone through I know that we are meant for each other.

"Aww..You guys are literal couple goals. I am jealous seeing you guys, I wish I could get someone like Devansh in my life." She gushed like a teenager making the audience laugh at her silly antics.

"Lets hope so, fingers crossed for you." Janu replied smiling at her.

"We all know you met at MIM, but did you know that she is the daughter of the chief minister at that time?"

Her question reminded me of the horrible things I did to her, how I made her suffer and hurt her really bad.

"If he knew it wouldn't be a secret would it? And wanna know something, us being together is the reason behind my idea for Philanthropic Global hospitals and the JD project." Janu replied and answered some random stuff instead of the original answer.

"What do you like the most about Devansh?" She asked both Janu.

Janu and me looked at each other for a moment trying to figure out her answers.

"I wanna say everything, but that's not true. I like how calm and composed he is, and how maturely he deals with everything in his life. I like how he knows I feel without me telling him. For example, look at this, he is holding my hand because he knows I don't do well with crowds and attention on me. And I could go on and on for days about what I like.." Janu said grinning and I moved closer, wrapped my arm around her in awe of her.

"You guys are making me cry today, What about you Devansh, what do you like the most about Jagati?" She said with brushing her fake tears off her face.

How do I answer this? There are some things you can't put words to and things I like about her is one of them.

"I don't think I can beat her answer. But, I could try I guess. Umm..for me it's her smile, I could just about do anything to see her smile. I love how crazy she is, how she can make me laugh and her perspective of things always amazes me. It's been 3 years since we got married but it still feels like I am learning new things about her." I said disappointed at my answer.

"A little mystery always keeps the relationship alive." She said and started looking through the cards for the next question to ask.

Man! I could've answered that better.

"So, This question is from all the woman. How are you managing your career and family life so perfectly?" She asked while I just sat there looking at Janu.

"Behind every successful woman there is progressive and supportive family, so did I. " She ended holding my hand tight making me feel the warmth of her words.

The show director signaled that the times was up and I released a breathe in relief.

"I wish I could talk and know more about you but sadly our time together has come to an end. So one final question, if you could give everyone one suggestion from what you learned so far what would it be?" She said placing her index cards on the table beside her.

"No idea or thought is small, trust yourself and believe in yourself. Don't give up just because you had one bad day or week or a month." I said whatever that came into my mind.

"Thank you so much for your time and I hope we can do another segment again some time soon maybe with some good news." She said and winked at the end.

Janu froze at her comment but quickly recovered and smiled back.

After wrapping up and every one congratulating us, we walked to the room assigned to us.

"I missed you Janu" I pulled her into my arms as soon as she came in.

She started to cry and was heaving in my arms as soon as I hugged her making me worry about what happened that made her like this.

I broke my hug and cupped her face in my hands looking at her swollen red eyes and tears falling from them.

"What happened Janu? Why are you crying? Tell me what happened I can't see you like this." I questioned her feeling this unknown pain in my heart looking at her completely broken down.

She slid down to the floor and started crying, and I sat right in front of her unable to fathom what just happened.

"I lost consciousness in the middle of a meeting and Dhruv took me to the doctor yesterday and..." she started to sob loudly after that sentence and all kinds of bad thoughts flooded into my brain.

She went to the doctor and no one told me about it, My mom did go with her to Singapore and she didn't say anything either.

"What did he say Janu? Whatever it is I promise we will get over it together, you are scaring me.." I pleaded her with sweat forming on my face.

"Dev..thingy in my tummy...113 out of 100,000 die, and I don't want to die Devansh, I want to live with you. I can't be a part of that statistic. Even after I get out of it there is 50-75% chance that I will go into depression." Janu said sobbing hysterically clutching me to tight not letting me move.

What is she talking and what disease does she have that she is going to die? What happened to her?

Is there a malign growth in her stomach? Is it cancer?

"Janu..please tell me what did the doctor say. We will go to every doctor in the world and get you cured. I promise I won't let you die, please stop crying..I can't see you like this." I pleaded her with tears looming my eyes seeing her in pain.

After my question she sobbed endlessly making me cry. We just had a few years together and here she is talking about death, I don't think I can live without her.

I have to calm her down first, I don't care what she has, I can't see her cry.

"Janu..look at me and take deep breaths. Two breaths in and four breaths out..come on..one..two." With that I calmed her down from crying after a few minutes.

"I don't know how to do this, I can't even take care of myself, how am I going to do this?" She said voicing out her thoughts brushing her tears off.

"Now tell me, what did the doctor say?" I asked her brushing the tears off her face.

"I am pregnant." She whispered looking at me.

Phew! Thank god it's not some deadly disease.

"My sweet little lunatic, you terrified me. I thought you were going to die and for a few minutes I couldn't breathe." I said pulling her into my lap as we were on the floor.

"I could die, how can you be so calm? How are we going to raise a child, when we still live with our parents completely pampered? What if I die during the birth like in all the movies and books and you ignore our child cause she reminds you of me? I said she! I am such an old school parent, what if that's not the child's sexuality or gender. I am terrified Dev, what if we can't do it all?" She blabbered a thousand more what if's while I looked at her with amusement.

Only she can overthink small things like this.

"You don't have to be scared Janu, having a baby or not having it is your choice. If you don't want to do this, you don't have to." I said and she looked at me in shock.

"How can you say that? I want it, Don't you want one? If you say no,I will go back to Amaya di and raise my ba.."

"Put a pause on the thought express lady and listen to me. I am giving you the option because it's your body, so you get to decide and I will agree to everything you say."I interrupted her endless thoughts, telling her my true opinion.

"If you want it and then we will do it." I told her while she snuggled into my neck, I kissed her on the head, feeling the warmth I was missing in the last week.

As she was in my arms the news she said really sinked into my mind, my Janu is pregnant which means I am going to be a father, we are going to have a family of our own.

I am going to be a father, a dad just like my dad is to me. Oh my god! How am I going to do this?

"I am sorry I couldn't be there for the award ceremony and I messed up your last interview too.I don't know how to make it up to you." She sighed and breathed out, getting me out of the dark vortex I was getting myself into.

"You already gave me the biggest gift Janu, this little peanut inside you is the best thing that happened to us." I said placing my hand on her tummy, trying to get a feel of our child.

I can't believe it, in a few months there is going to be a baby with us. I can't be like this anymore, I have to be more responsible because there is going to be a kid that's gonna look up to me, like I did to my father or like Janu does to uncle.

"I love you Dev!" She whispered on to my neck breaking my chain of thoughts.

"I love you too Janu, I promise to be a better father and husband from now on." I said kissing her on the forehead.

"Does our family know about this?" I asked the question that popped in my mind.

"No, I am scared to tell my papa. You do it." She replied and I shivered a bit in fear.

If you think Janu's dad got better with me in time, then you were fooled just like me because it became the absolute worst, to such an extent that we always sit 3 feet apart in his presence.

"Tell me what?" Janu's dad voice echoed through the room making us look at the door which was wide open with Janu's parents looking at us.

Janu jumped out of my lap as soon as she saw her father, and I got up with her. My hands started to sweat as he kept looking between us looking for an answer for his question.

Guess what?  Today's is going to be my last day on planet earth.

Janu was scared that she might die during pregnancy but now, I am sure uncle will kill me as soon as he knows that Janu is pregnant.

"What did you do to my daughter? Why is she crying? Look Sruthi, You didn't believe me when I said my precious looked like she cried on TV." Uncle mumbled pulling Janu into his arms.

Aunty walked to me and raised her eyebrows at my panicked face.

"You are going to be grandparents, Janu is pregnant." I said to them as fast as I could like ripping of a band aid and looked at their frozen faces.

I looked at Janu who's assuring me with her eyes, but their silence was scaring me.

"You knocked up my daughter?" Uncle said moving forward with anger, I stood still ready to take in whatever he gives me.

"She is a small girl and you got her pregnant. This is it, I am taking her back." He said hugging Janu into his chest, like he was shielding her from everything.

"Jag, stop acting like a child. It takes two for a tango, do you wanna join the 8th graders for a Sex-Ed class?" Aunty came to my rescue like she does for me all the time.

"Why do you always support him? I was with you longer than he was. He stole my daughter and my wife." Uncle said like a small child fighting for his doll.

"Dev didn't do anything Papa, stop blaming him." Janu tried to stop her father but it failed because he pouted and said

Suddenly, it all made sense, his hostility towards me and all the silly fights for her attention, that's because he loved her first, he held her first and now he feels like I am taking her away and it's hard for him to move on with that fact. What if we have a daughter and would she leave me too?

"Uncle, I really love Janu and my intention is never to take her away from you. She is always your daughter first, and I know that you are her first choice in every aspect. I am just trying to live up to the bench mark you set up." I said to him breaking the banter that was about to start.

I don't know how my words effected him, because he pulled me into a hug first time in my life and said

"Thank you for taking care of my daughter and understanding me. I don't think I would've found a better guy than you for my precious."

And that made me the happier, it felt like I was awarded more prestigious award, when he really thought that I was worth of his precious.

After that beautiful moment, we all drove home and announced to my parents about the news and that's how she was dragged away from me with a lot instructions to me, on how I should be treating her.

Sometimes, I wonder if my parents are actually mine, because with Janu in the room I cease to exist in their eyes, and with the new child coming I think everyone will definitely forget me.

"Do you know the Arjun is moving to India? He's going to work at the Global hospitals." Janu announced coming out of the bathroom after a shower and I hummed in response thinking about the new responsibility that has been haunting my mind.

"What are you thinking?" She asked climbing on to the bed, and laying down beside me.

"About how everyone is gonna forget me after the peanut is born." I replied as she laid her head on my chest.

"Is my bubby feeling left out?" She asked in a teasing tone lifting her head up and I nodded at her.

"Aww..don't worry. Janu will never ignore her Dev. Congrats on becoming a father." She said placing her lips on mine, giving me the comfort and assuring me in her own way.

Like the song made says, if soulmates do exist, they are not found, they are made. They are made by communicating, loving each other's presence and hating the distance between. That's how I made mine, my Janu.

That's a wrap for Janu and Dev's story. I hope you enjoyed the epilogue.

I was kinda busy with my life and couldn't focus more on writing. And I don't know if I want to start another book immediately. If I do it will definitely be on Arjun.

So what kind of story should I do next?

An arranged marriage one? Or should I do something else complete. Tell me what you see for Arjun.

Thank you for reading my works so far. If you haven't read my other works try them out and I promise you won't be disappointed.

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Sneha