He nervously went in feeling bad at his stupidity and her shining eyes along with that bright smile made it more guilt ridden for him. He took a pause hesitating to go inside not wanting to see her excitement dropped to level zero after knowing the truth that he has actually not arranged anything special. He heard her blabbering about her dream candle light dinner while walking ahead and then she turned back to see him rooted to a spot, she dragged him inside smilingly as the security greeted them and opened the door for them.

"No brother, we can do that and please don't treat us as if we are god" Anika softly said with a smile flashing at the corners of her lips.

The security smiled back at her. Shivay kept looking at her in awe and he himself didn't realise that he was smiling. His heart broaden in pride looking at Anika ever again. Until the day he has always said that the decisions taken by Shivay Singh Oberoi is always correct and the decision of marrying Anika was the best for him and this woman has proved it yet again. Her small gestures, her smile, her blabbers and her red nose when she becomes angry, every damn thing about her was special. 

"If you are done eating me with your looks then please can we go inside and have some food" she snapped breaking his trance and making him more embarrassed.

"Yeah sure" he pulled up a brave face and walked in to get the most surprising surprise.

The entire venue was decorated with roses, a sweet fragrance tingled his nose and soon he recognised it as Anika's favourite room freshener's fragrance. A particular corner had no one specifically, moreover the floor was not at all crowded. Then his eyes fell on the particular table that was decorated with red and white roses in flower vase in middle and a bottle of champagne beside it. The menu card was kept in a disciplined way and the cutlery followed the same decorum.

Anika slipped her fingers into Shivay's and looked at him smilingly holding his hand more tight.

"Did you like it?" she asked hoping the positive answer.

Who would deny that he has loved everything. He was surprised and happy and his guilt lessened but the fact that his Anika did everything for him threw him up on the ninth cloud.

"I loved it" he tightened his grip holding her carefully with the brightest smile he had.

"Welcome sir, welcome ma'am" the manager welcomed them and took them towards their table and pampered them by offering juices and starters.

The first thing Anika did was to ask them to take away the champagne as she never likes drinking at any occasion. This piece of information was new for Shivay, her disliking about drinks, and he mentally noted it to keep it in mind always to avoid drinking at any and every condition. Anika turned to Shivay expectantly that he would as well deny to take any drink.

"Yes, please take away the champagne" he agreed nodding his head.

And the way Anika's smile went broader made him feel much proud of he himself.

The dinner started with Anika's favourite starters and ended on Shivay's favourite dessert. Forcefully Shivay had a dishes or two that he hated previously but the moment Anika pushed it inside his mouth the taste magically changed for him and he loved them more. After finishing he noticed that they are sitting at the same table they sat at their first meeting. A feel of respect for her increased inside his heart. She did not even boast about she booking the venue and arranging everything while he proposed about the date.

"I am sorry Anika, I proposed the date and just forgot to do anything special for you in excitement" he confessed with a serious face.

"Shivay, who said that arranging the date from your side or mine is different? Are you and me still different D?" his eyes went broad listening to her calling him D.

"But... I am not feeling good because it was supposed to be me to surprise you like this" he looked at her eyes directly which he was avoiding to look at since evening.

"Okay then, next time you surprise me a long drive dinner date. Okay? And I will be waiting for that my entire lifetime sweetheart" the last words was another bouncer for him. She was behaving much like his girlfriend rather than his would be wife.

"What? Girlfriend?" he thought smiling shyly and trying to hide the blush. 

They got up to leave and again his fiance held his hand protectively. These feelings erupted butterflies inside both of their stomach as they walked out of the restaurant hand in hand. Nothing much was their conversation during the dinner as their eyes spoke volumes of trust and faith and pride for each other.

"Why did you choose me Anika? I was so dumb headed person but then you stood by my side always and always made me proud of being in your life" Shivay asked looking at her.

"Because you were and is still dumb headed and you needed a wise person to be in your life to put some brains inside your empty skull, and who can be more brainy and cute and intelligent then me, so yeah, that is why I chose you. Well you can say that I did charity over you" Anika happily swayed her hairs and moved her hands in air to prove each and every word she spoke.

"Ohh... so madam for today if your quota of self praise is done then let's return back" he suggested making a sarcastic look.

A single insistence of leaving him and going back to her house made her sad. She didn't even realise when the time flew away and the night is getting darker. She made a pout and jumped off looking at an ice cream vendor. Asking him for ice cream will give them a bit more time to stay together. Thinking so she ordered him to buy her ice cream and he being the most cute person in the whole world happily denied Anika's demand. They already had ice cream inside and ofcourse he doesn't want his bride to fall sick before the marriage, so no more ice cream.

"You are a very bad person" he heard her uttering those words and stumping her foot in irritation while he walked towards the parking to get his car.

Meanwhile few street boys came and surrounded Anika and started saying that if she insist they would buy ice cream for her, even they would share it and would have fun. Shivay ran towards them and raised his hand to punch when Anika stopped him nodding a no.

"I won't leave them, how dare they say such things to Shivay Singh Oberoi's wife? I would kill them" Shivay again raised his palm but Anika soon hugged him to calm him down.

"Ohh... so this wife is scared huh? Aww Mrs. wife come let's have fun for a night" a boy commented and Shivay immediately pushed Anika aside and jumped over that boy.

"How dare you say so, how dare you?" Shivay slapped the boy hard while another one attacked Anika from behind and engulfed her from behind.

Without wasting time she gave a back kick over that man's south important organ and the man left her bending down falling on his knees.

"Dare you mistake a woman as a fearful weak toy" saying so Anika punched the man hard resulting into his fallling down and fainting immediately.

Seeing so others ran for their life from their. Shivay ran behind them to chase them and Anika hugged him from back to stop him. Shivay was howling and screaming asking Anika to leave him because they had taken a wrong turn by teasing and touching her, and he would kill them.

"Relax Shivay, relax please... all they wanted was a bad fight and we are respected citizen, please let's go from here. Please let's go" Anika slowly dragged him, not wanting to release him from the hug. Until that day she had only seen him in his sweet avatar but looking at his rage and the way he fumed up, she got scared. For seconds it seemed that he would burn those men alive.

After calming down Shivay turned towards Anika bending his head down and folded his hands.

"I am sorry Bub, I apologise to you from their side" all his pride over his men ego shattered, he didn't know how to apologise for other men who always plan to harass women for no reason.

"It is okay Shivay, why are you saying sorry? If this world has men like them then this world also has men like you, who respect a woman at first place, who love their mother more than everyone else. Please Bub, please don't feel sad" Anika pulled down his hand but his head was still bent down in shame.

She slowly pulled up his face and noticed tears cascading down. She nodded a no and slowly kissed over his eyes and looked at him. She raised her toe and placed a kiss over his cheeks and blushed feeling his grin. This man can surely win in the championship of mood swings. Few moment back he was crying because of others and now feeling her lips over his skin his hormones danced and that came out as a naughty grin. She pulled back and turned to go.

"You forgot to kiss here" he pointed towards his lips and she ran inside the car blushing hard and hid her face with her palm.

He too went and sat beside her. Starting the car he smiled again looking at her and went towards the direction of new found trust, faith and... and a magical feeling. At the way back they discussed about their sangeet and decided to celebrate it the next day. It was this time suggested by Anika. She called one relative from her side and asked her to inform it to everyone at the hotel. Shivay too did the same. Their excitement of marriage returned back. Half way Anika's blabber didn't take a pause for a second. Their happiness shadowed the depressing incident that took place an hour back. They also decided not to discuss it ever. But one thing stuck inside their mind that 'Shivay called her wife' infront of those bad men.

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She was waiting impatiently for him. Since morning Ishana didn't let her speal to him as well and he didn't even call too. Probably his brothers were also teasing him for the previous day sudden planned dinner date. As the relatives started coming she grew more restless to see him. At last she spotted his car but Om and Rudra came down. He wasn't visible anywhere. Her face grew irritated and just then she heard a thump sound from her window.

This man won't ever listen to her, she had asked him not to jump, but look at him, he has again jumped inside her room through the window grinning proudly.

"Are you crazy? Why did you jump when you could have entered from the main entrance" she hit his hand fearing and checking if he got injured.

"Leave alone coming with my family, they didn't leave a chance to tease me for yesterday's date and I was missing this adventure so yep I jumped in... ha ha... I am so cool" he said feeling proud.

"I missed you" saying so she hugged him tight. He reciprocated back dropping a kiss over her hair and tightening the hold.

The warmth of their hug made both feel special. Hugging each other has become a sudden addiction for both of them and they won't even deny the fact. Shivay's eyes went to Anika's blouse and then he noticed her wearing a violet coloured saree. He pulled apart and looked at her. Simple, yet so beautiful. Just like princess Anika of his story.

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