"Chalo chalo, jaldi cheezein eik jagah pe rakh do! Itni der laga ke groups banai hai, abh mix nahi honi chahiye," Prerna commanded as the kids and servants gathered up things for the two parties.

"Waise...Have you noticed?" Pari began asking, "Aap dono ki wedding anniversary or bhai ki birthday kuch close close hain?"

Rishabh choked on his coffee.

"The math isn't mathing," Arsh said.

Prerna was turning beet red, and frantically fixing her hair. Her husband noticed.

"So? Hum koi aik family nahi jis mein aise ho," Rishabh Bajaj put his paper aside. 

Prerna smirked. "Actually, woh kya hua tha..."

"La la la! Okay! Bye!" The kids covered their ears and ran out of the room.

Prerna laughed at their antics and continued her work.

"Kya hua tha?" Rishabh had got up from his seat and joined her.

Prerna nervously chuckled. "Kya matlab kya hua? Woh to main ne aise hi bachchon ko bhagane ke liye keh diya tha."

"Bacche chale gaye hain. Aur waise bhi," Rishabh put her things aside to make space for his head on her lap, "they've listened to your stories many times. Abh meri turn."

"Aap sudhrein ge nahi, na?" Prerna tapped his shoulder.

"Come on, I'm waiting," Rishabh folded his hands together.

"Once upon a time, eik kingdom mein eik princess hoti hai. Uski voice eik evil wizard chura leta hai. King ne princess ki help karne ke liye saare doctors bulaye, lekin koi princess ki help hi nahi kr sak raha tha.

Eik din princess akele bazaar jaati hai. Ghum ghuma ke woh eik dum se eik ditch mein gir jaati hai. Abh voh chilla bhi nahi sakti thi, kyunki uski koi voice nahi thi.

Lekin kya hua, ke eik pari wahaan se guzar rahi thi, aur uss ne princess ki avaaz suni. Woh bhaagi gayi ditch pr, aur usne dekha ke princess giri hui hai.

Toh phir pari ne hur koshish ki princess ko ditch se nikalne ki, aur finally, she saved the princess. The princess hugged the fairy for saving her life.

What happened then, ke king door se dekh raha tha, aur voh bhaga jaa raha tha princess ko bachaane, lekin pari pehle pohonch gayi thi. Phir jabh pari ne princess ko bachaya, king uske paas gaya. Usne pari ka thank you kiya, aur pari ko princess ki nanny bana diya.

Saare log dekh rahe tthey ki pari princess ko thik toh kr hi rahi thi, lekin uske saath saath king, joh apni wife ki death ke baad bohot sakht ho gaya tha, uska bhi heart melt ho raha tha.

Eik din, king baahar gaya hua tha, aur princess aur pari ghar pe akele tthey. Aur baahar bohot barda storm aaya hua tha. Toh, princess ko distract krne ke liye, pari princess ko king ke room mein le gayi aur woh cartoons dekhne lage.

Cartoons mein eik scary scene aa gaya aur princess ne itni zor se scream ki uski real voice waapis aa gayi. Aur tabh tak king bhi ghar aa gaya tha. Usne princess ki scream sunni toh voh bhaaga hua kamre mein gaya ke kuch ho toh nahi gaya.

Lekin, princess ne apni voice se kaha: kuch nahi, papa. Bus scary cartoon tha! King princess ki voice sun ke bohot khush hua aur usse zor se hug kiya, aur usne princess se promise liya, keh voh kabhi silent treatment nahi de gi.

Pari yeh dekh kr bohot khush hui, lekin abh uska kaam toh finish ho gaya tha, because princess ki voice return ho gayi thi. Toh usne king aur princess ko congratulations kiya, aur voh room se jaane vaali thi but king ne uska haath pakra aur kaha..."

"king ne kaha," Rishabh interrupted, "ke woh pari ke baghair aik aur din bhi nahi reh sakta. Because he'd fallen in love with the pari. And he asked her right there to marry him."

"Aur pari bhi king ko pyaar krne lagi thi, so she said yes!" Prerna playfully cupped Rishabh's face.

"Aur king ne queen se eik promise liya tha. He said: promise me, mujhe chorde ke nahi jayein gi?"

Prerna rested her head on Rishabh's. "Main aapko chorde ke kabhi nahi jaun gi."

"And then they lived happily ever after!" A new voice said from the door.

Prerna immediately sat up straight and smiled to see Krish standing against the door.

"Krish! Tum kabh aaye?" Prerna asked him.

"Waise hi, jaise bachpan mein aaya tha. Zaroorat se ziyada pehle!" Krish joked. He helped himself on the bed, laying his head on his dad's tummy.

"Phone kr dete, I would have come pick you up," Rishabh ruffled his hair.

"Driver hai na, baba!" Krish whined. "Uss se yaad aaya, aap mere saath kal showroom jaeinge?"

"Of course! Which car are you thinking?"

"Bhaiya Lucid bhi bolein ge toh baba woh bhi laa deinge!" Arsh complained.

"Bhaiya!" Pari ran past Arsh and jumped on Krish. "When did you get home?"

"Bus, abhi," Krish replied and reached his arm out, inviting Arsh to join the pile up. Arsh rolled his eyes and laid on top of him.

"Arsh, did you have something to say?" Rishabh questioned.

"Hmm. Bhaiya ke kuch bolne se pehle hi you give him everything, baba."

"Arsh beta, you're all so special for me in your own ways. Abh Krish pehle aa gaya toh obviously I know him just a little better. By the time you come to be his age, I'll know you well too!"

"Lekin bhaiya aap ke favorite hain," Pari told him.

Prerna couldn't help listen in as they were all piled up on top of her. Knowing that Krish was his favorite always made her want to cry. She couldn't tell the twins that they were the first -if not only- indication of their love.

"Aise nahi kehte," Prerna said. "Sare bacche important hai. Kukki di ne hamein saath kiya. Krish hamara first baby tha. Aur phir aap dono ne aa kr hamari family complete kr di. Abh iss story mein sabh ka role hai."

"Exactly. And for your kind information, baba isn't going to buy me the car. Main khud khareedun ga," Krish revealed.

"Acha?" Rishabh raised a brow. "Mera beta itna barda ho gaya hai?"

"Hmm. Main ne savings ki hain. Aur sara plan kiya hai. Abh bus car dhoondna reh gaya hai."

"Very good, Krish. Nice habit," Prerna commended him. "Accha, now can everyone please get off me? Meri taangein so gayi hain!"

Everyone quickly got off Prerna and stood up. Krish properly hugged his little siblings once they were all up. Rishabh was up next, so Krish took his ashirwaat before hugging him.

"Lunch kiya?" Prerna asked once she was off the bed too.

"Mhm," Krish shook his head. "Bohot bhook lagi hai."

"Let's go, everyone! Lunch time."