*Adithya Pov*

I woke up yawning, hearing the alarm and saw that it is raining outside. And the cool air is filled inside the room, making Janice snuggle more into me.

I want to sleep like this and not move at all, but today I am sure duty will be more as there will be few problems erupting because of the rain.

"Janice!" I said, shaking her.

"Don't move! I am feeling cold." she said not allowing me to move away.

"We will get late." I said yawning more.

"You must be dreaming. How can the climate be cold in the morning? I am sure it is still midnight." she said, but didn't open her eyes.

I chuckled hearing her and immediately pinched her waist like yesterday making her eyes open up in a second with a glare.

"Why do you keep on doing that?" she asked, yawning and looked at the clock.

"Your waist is cute." I replied, and we both fell into silence with the awkwardness.

"Go and get ready." She mumbled.

I nodded and immediately got up from the bed hoping she didn't mind the comment. Why did I even say that? I thought slapping the back of my head.

After getting ready, I walked outside, and she calmly walked inside. I sighed and went downstairs to see Mom and Dad looking at me smiling.

"Don't tell me you got a new marriage proposal for me?" I asked them, and they looked at me shocked.

"I am just joking. Because the last time I saw you guys smiling like that is when you searched some brilliant proposals for me." I immediately added.

"You are back on your joke mode?" Mom asked surprised.

I shrugged smiling and sat at the dining table, but she continued saying, "You were not from nearly one and half year."

"Never had a reason to but anyway, what is with these smiles?" I asked them.

"Happy birthday!" they both said and I looked at them in shock.

"I forgot." I mumbled.

"We didn't do anything even though you remember last year right as she was out of town for the shoot. And you didn't let us plan so how about this year?" Mom asked.

"I don't want anything Mom. I will just go for the work, and it is not my age to celebrate." I replied.

"Nothing much, but just a small gathering." Dad said, but I shook my head.

They both nodded and I smiled at them for understanding. After sometime Janice walked downstairs and smiled at them while they nodded without a smile making my smile disappear.

"Food looks tasty." Janice mumbled, trying to make a conversation.

"It's my favorite breakfast." I said.

"Even mine. Same pinch." She said pinched my hand, forgetting that my parents are here.

"Shut!" she mumbled when she remembered about them.

"It's ok!" I mumbled, but she is not ready to listen and started scolding herself inside by her expression.

"Come on! We will go in some taxi for today. I will be safe with the raining coat, but you will not." I said getting up.

"Actually, I don't want to go anywhere today. I am feeling lazy." She said frowning.

"But you will get bored here." I said frowning.

"I will visit my parents as tomorrow is already a holiday I will stay with them at night too." She said, and I frowned more.

I can feel Mom and dad looking at me, but I ignored them and said, "Sure! But please, call me tomorrow when you are returning I will bring you here."

"Ok!" she said, smiling and I left the house.

She doesn't know about my birthday right, so how can I ask her to stay at home. Maybe I should let her know it is my birthday, but that would be silly, I mean I am not a kid. I should know about her birthday during these two days time before I can forget so that we can celebrate it.

*Janice Pov*

"So what shall we plan?" I asked them when I heard him driving away.

"He doesn't know that you know right?" Aunty asked.

"Actually, I got to know about it from your words right now and please don't think about me, wrong as I stayed back to listen completely." I replied and pleaded.

"He doesn't like celebrating his birthday." Uncle said ignoring my words.

"I heard, but what about just you both, his friends and me. I know you don't like if my family will be there, but if you don't mind, then them too." I requested.

"Ok!" Aunty said after a few minutes along with Uncle.

Nevertheless, she didn't allow me to cook at all, and I was like ok. She must be having some particular procedures or something.

I called Bhai and asked him to inform the remaining regarding the small party. He hung up saying he will immediately inform them.

Then I called Rani taking her number from Aunty. Rani was so excited making me frown, but I brushed it off and told her to inform Rajeev but in secret.

I helped Aunty in arranging the place for sitting and all as the entering kitchen around her is a no entry zone when she is around.

Everyone reached in the evening, and I am actually seeing a silent war here. My parents are standing away from his parents except the polite nods.

Sometimes I really want to shout in their ears asking 'Do they even realize how they are acting?' but they have grown up with these thoughts, and it is not their mistake.

"He is here." I said hearing the bike outside the gate, and Abby looked at me raising her eyebrows.

We didn't switch off the lights or something as he will kill us if we do that, but we just stood in silence.

And when he entered looking at us in surprise we shouted "Happy birthday."

"No, you didn't." he mumbled, looking at me, and I shrugged.

My parents wished him formally while Bhai and Abby wished shaking his hand. Then his friends Rajeev and Rani pulled him towards the cake where I am already standing.

"So you lied in the morning?" He asked in a whisper.

"Yes! You are really a bad police officer. I mean you couldn't even tell that your wife was lying." I replied, shaking my head with a smirk.

"Janice?" he called.

"Hmm." I said, looking at him.

"My age is twenty... seven." He said and I immediately slapped his shoulder with my hand glaring at him.

"Janice!" I heard my family saying, but I am too busy in glaring while he chuckled.

"Don't mind! My wife became violent these days you see." He said looking ahead making me hit his shoulder again.

"He just told his age as twenty seven Janice. Why are you hitting him?" Bhai said.

"This is all your fault." I said turning away.

"How could I be at fault? Isn't she becoming violent these days, Mom?" he asked making my eyes go wide.

However, her answer made me place my head on his shoulder to stop myself from groaning as she said, "Yes!"

He laughed so much while I hid my face against his shoulder. I stopped myself from hitting him again.

As he laughed off no one said a single word about the incident, and I am more than happy about it.

He cut the cake and took a piece to feed me, but I shook my head, mumbling "I will not eat it."

"You will." He said smiling.

"No! I will not, and you cannot make me." I said smiling back.

"We will see." He said, smirking and I moved away to bring the plates for the family members.

Thank god that no one saw the latest encounter of us as they were busy clapping and taking pictures with their phones. 

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