The black BMW entered the Raichand mansion. Parking the car ansh moved out of the driver seat closing the door with a loud thud.

Opening the passenger door sidharth stepped out followed by shehnaaz and zara who were sitting at the back.

Once the family entered into living room ansh punched the wall furiously making shehnaaz cry while sidharth looked at him keeping his calm.

"ansh, shant hoja" sidharth ordered calmly but the warning in his tone could be felt by everyone.

He knew ansh was stressed but sidharth didn't want him to hurt himself. It would do him no good.

"I can't calm the f*** down dad. Did you hear that man? How dare he deny our marriage? hayat ko mujhse door karne ka haq kisi ko nhi diya maine. na khud ko, na hayat ko aur na hi uske baap ko" ansh gritted hus teeth as the anger rushing in his veins was taking over his senses.

"ansh, aise nhi bolte bacha. tu gussa mai hai na, vo samjh jayenge thoda time.." shehnaaz was cut off between by her angry son.

"do hell with his samjhna and all mom. I don't give a f*** to his anger" ansh pulled his hair in anger loosing his control on his tongue. He seemed not to understand anything at that moment.

"Watch your words Ansh Raichand. I am sure you wouldn't want your father to loose his calm" keeping his hands in his pant pockets sidharth warmed him in his cold tone.

The atmosphere was tensed. Shehnaaz gestured zara to go to her room which she did quietly while ansh stood there looking at his father calmly.

Sidharth's single warning made his anger vanish leaving him apologetic for his behaviour. No matter how angry he was, how stressed he was, speaking against his father would never be on his list.

"jab dimag shant ho jaye tab baat karenge. Go to your room for your own sanity young man" dismissing his son sidharth moved upstairs while shehnaaz just stood there looking between her husband and her son.

"ansh, mera bacha. pta hai k tu stressed hai abhi par aise gussa karne se kuchh nhi hoga na. jaa room mai, thoda rest karle..raat ko baat karte hain" shehnaaz patted his cheek lightly to which he nodded in silence.

Sighing she too moved upstairs to look for her husband. She knew he was worried for his son which made him loose his calm too.

"Damn it!!" ansh was disappointed with himself while the stress of what happened a while ago made it worse for him.

Taking the stairs ansh went to his room. Getting inside he banged the door locking it and then moved to the washroom. He needed a shower to clear his mind and think calmly.

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"aap jante hain na k vo pareshan hai..aise dantna nhi chahiye tha aapko" sitting beside him on the bed shehnaaz kept her hand on his shoulder as he set there in silence.

"mai janta hun naaz k ansh pareshan hai par uska bolne ka tarika boht galt jaa raha hai. aise deal karega vo situation se ? aise apni maa aur behn k samne gaali de de k ? ya hayat k father ko galt bol bol k ? usse samjhna hoga k ye tarika nhi hai situation se deal karne ka aur uske liye mujhe us par gussa bhi hona pade toh mai hounga" sidharth stated determined.

Ansh is his piece of heart. He would never want to upset him that didn't mean that he would ignore his mistakes and not scold him whenever needed.

"mai samjh rahi hun, aap kabhi bhi humare bachon ko kuchh galt nhi karne doge par ansh abhi shant dimag se nhi soch paa raha hai toh aap khud usko aaram se samjhao. samjh jayega vo, bas aur mat dantna ab mere puttu ko" shifting closer to him she pouted looking at him with those puppy eyes wanting to melt his anger.

Facing her sidharth looked at her only to get a soft smile on his lips. His naaz could take away his stress in a blink of an eye and shower him with peace in his heart.

Wrapping his arm around her waist he pulled her into his lap making her clutch his shirt in her fists.

Her sidharth was still as romantic as he used to be years ago. Them ageing didn't stop them from living their moments of love.

"mai sambhal lunga sab, tumhe stress lene ki koi zroorat nhi hai. meri naaz k chehre par smile rehni chahiye humesha" leaning his head on hers sidharth pressed a soft kiss on her cheek making her smile.

"aap khush rahoge toh hum sab khush rahenge" looking deep into his eyes she stretched herself a little up to place a lingering kiss on his forehead bringing a warm smile on his face.

"Jab tum aisi cute harkatein karti ho toh phir mera control khatam ho jata hai" sidharth whispered in her ear making her shiver as his lips touched her earlobe.

"sidh..arthhh" breathed naaz as he started placing soft kisses down her jaw moving to her neck. Sliding her dupatta aside he let his lips feel all her bare skin making her grip his shirt tight in her fists.

"You make me crave for you more with every passing day. I feel the need to feel you closer all the time baby" reaching at her back sidharth pulled the zip of her kurta down while his lips lingered on her bare neck.

"sidharth..do...door lock nhi hai" she mumbled as sidharth pulled her kurta down to her waist letting her sit on his lap just in her bra.

"itne saalon mai humare bache ye toh samjh hi chuke hain k humare room mai knock kiye bina aa nhi sakte vo" sidharth smirked against her skin making her gasp at his words and hit his shoulder with blush covering her cheeks.

"sab aap ki galti hai..jab dekho kahin bhi shuru ho jate ho humesha se" she couldn't help the smile forming on her lips as he started trailing kisses on her bare stomach.

"haan toh jab mera mann karega tumhe pyar karne ka, mai karunga" sidharth stated while taking off his clothes.

"ansh ko daant k khud yahan kya kar rahe hain" shehnaaz teased him in her cutest tone like always.

"haan toh uska time bhi aayega jab shadi ho jayegi" sidharth smirked as she turned crimson red the moment he pulled down his boxers.

Once they were all bare to each other's eyes sidharth pulled the blanket over themselves shutting the world out and drowning in their own world of love.

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"aaja" sitting on the chair in the balcony sidharth said to ansh without even turning to look at him who was standing by his room door.

Ansh slowly made his way towards his father who was looking at the sky in the silence of evening.

"I am sorry dad. I shouldn't have behaved the way i did" standing in front of sidharth ansh looked down feeling ashamed for disappointing his parents.

Ansh could never see his parents hurt. They were his world and he didn't have it in him to keep them upset.

"It's okay. I hope you learnt from your mistake and wouldn't repeat that again" sidharth stated still looking at the sky.

"I promise dad" ansh nodded at sidharth and this time sidharth finally looked at him.

Ansh looked so much in stress. His eyes held pain and that hurt his father. Sidharth didn't want to be strict with his son but he didn't want ansh to make mistakes and not learn from them.

"aaja mere paas" getting up sidharth opened his arms for him while ansh quickly threw himself in his father's strong embrace.

Sidharth patted his back as ansh kept his head on his shoulder just like he used to do when he was a kid. For sidharth he was still his little kid whom he couldn't see hurt.

"baith ja idhr mere paas, naaz chai le k aa rahi hai. sath mai piyenge" the father son set on the sofa placed in the balcony.

"pareshan mat ho ansh, koi na koi solution nikal jayega" sensing ansh going back to his stress sidharth kept his hand on his shoulder wanting to take his worry anyhow.

"kaise niklega koi solution dad. aapne dekha na aaj kaise hayat k father ne rishte se inkaar kar diye. vo kabhi nhi manenge aur mai hayat k bina reh nhi sakta" his voice held pain as he ran his hand through his worry.

They had visited hayat's house today in the morning. Sidharth and shehnaaz had asked for hayat's hand from her parents but her father denied without any single thought. The way he was going all agressive wanting the Raichands to leave his house, things were messed up.

"Eijaz Ahmed k liye uske asool boht pakke hain. Vo hayat ki shadi ek muslim ladke se hi karwana chahte hain. sab kuchh boht complicated hai" sidharth sighed knowing well that it was actually a huge stress to them, specially hayat and ansh.

"pta nhi unko apne bachon ki khushi kyun ni dikhti. i am sure dad ab unhe mere aur hayat k baare mai pta chal gya hai toh vo usse ghar se bahr bhi nhi niklne denge. Oh God, dad i can't. I need to see her" restlessness took over him as ansh realised that hayat's father might keep her caged in house after this.

"I can't ! mujhe hayat se milna hai. Dad, vo usse college bhi nhi Jane denge shayd ab. Damn it !" ansh pulled his hair in frustration as he paced in the balcony with worry eating him from inside.

Sidharth set there keeping his calm while observing his son. He knew that ansh was right, there was possibility of hayat being caged in her own house.

They had gone to her house post a week when hayat revealed them the truth of four years ago. Sidharth and shehnaaz had thought that it would be better if they themselves talked to her parents and convince them for the marriage but things didn't turn the way they wished.

"ansh, shant hoja. aise stress lene se kuchh nhi hoga" sidharth himself was worried now knowing well that eijaz ahmed wouldn't change his decision.

He himself didn't know what should they do to convince before for him this marriage was impossible. He wouldn't even let them have a chance to convince him just because their religions were different.

"you also know dad k hayat k father nhi manenge, hayat apni family ko kabhi hurt nhi karegi aur mai, mai hayat k bina wapis nhi jaunga London. I can't stay away from her anymore" moving to his father ansh kneeled infront of him who was sitting on the sofa.

"tu mera beta hai, aise haar nhi maan sakta. hayat ko pyaar karta hai na, toh jaan lga de aur manale uske father ko.   ek time tha jab papa mujhe bilkul pasand nhi karte the aur ek time ye bhi hai jab mujhe apne bete jaise pyar karte hain. kuchh bhi impossible nhi hai ansh, agar mai kar sakta tha toh tu bhi kar sakta hai. fark sirf itna hai k mujhe efforts nhi dalne pade the par tujhe karne padenge kyunki yahan differences alg hain" making him sit beside him sidharth placed his hand on his head making him understand while ansh listened to his father attentively.

His father was right. He could do this. He needs to keep his calm and make her father realise that love is the purest religion in this world.

He has to make her father realise that he would keep hayat like a queen. He has a disliking for her father in his heart but he would give it a new start. 

He would forget all the differences between them and accept all the challenges with his heart and win his hayat in the end.

"Dad, this is the reason that i call you my hero. The best dad in this whole world. Seriously dad, you'r my unbeatable strength" holding his hands ansh kept his head on his hands thanking his father with all his heart for all the times he has shown him a way to deal with any situation life had ever threw at him.

"tu humari zindagi ki Sabse badi blessing hai ansh. agar mai teri strength hun toh tu bhi humari strength hai. you make us want to keep going" the father daughter duo had a tight hug while standing on the door with a tray in her hands shehnaaz smiled at her family.

She would feel blessed everytime she looks at her family. Her strength.

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Sitting on her bed with tears rolling down her cheeks hayat kept looking at the ceiling in silence. Only the sound of her soft cries could be heard in the silence of the night.

She had already suffered her share of pain in these four years by staying away from ansh. Now when she felt that things could go well, that they could have a future together her hopes were crushed mercilessly by her own father.

Her father wasn't ready to understand anything. He even took her mobile and denied her to attend college anymore. The trust he had on her was lost just in few hours.

He would not let her see her ansh anymore. She didn't know what would she do it they didn't end up together this time. She didn't know if she could take their separation anymore.

A soft knock on her window made her look towards the window. A frown etched on her face as she heard another knock.

Wiping her tears she climbed down the bed and moved towards the windows. Her mind was engulfed with so many thoughts that she wasn't even realising her own steps.

Pulling the window open a gasp left her mouth seeing ansh standing on the other side with his hand gripping the railing.

"Hey sweetheart" ansh winked at her making her look at him in utter shock. Was she hallucinating or was he really there ?

"an..ansh? aap..umm" she was speechless which made ansh chuckle lightly. His heart felt peace seeing his hayat in from of his eyes though the red puffy eyes of hers did pain his heart.

He knew she must be crying and seeing tear strains on her cheeks made him want to envelope her into his embrace and keep her protected from all the worries.

"meri jaan, side hat..andar aane de ya khidki par latak k hi baat karta rahun?" ansh tried to bring a smile on her face though both their hearts were paining inside.

Realising the situation hayat quickly stepped aside while ansh jumped in her room from the window. Once he was inside hayat didn't take a second to throw herself into his arms making him loose his balance as he was pushed against the window.

A relieved sigh escaped his lips as he wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her into his arms. The moment her face rested against his chest, both their hearts felt the peace inside.

"shhh hayat, rona nhi hai. thoda time dedo apne ansh ko, I promise sab theek kar dunga" rubbing her back ansh tried to calm her down as she cried in his arms not wanting him to go away from her again.

There was no way ansh could stay away from her nor could she. This time nothing could make them leave each other.

He would fight for the both of them. No matter how much time it takes but in the end, ansh and hayat will be together, ansh promised to himself.

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