Sanyukta came out having a bath. She saw Randhir was still sleeping. "Aaj ghar mein pooja hai, aur Randhir ghode bech ke so rahe hain...!!" said Sanyukta looking at Randhir. She went towards him. He was sleeping peacefully.

Sanyukta sat beside him on the bed weaving her fingers through his hair. She didn't wish to disturb his sleep. But she had to wake him up for the pooja. "Randhir...?" she said gently. Randhir didn't respond. "Randhir..!" she said again, shaking him. He just changed his side and slept again holding Sanyukta's hand. "Randhir... wake up now.. Chaliye uthiye ab... Don't you know we have pooja at home today?" she said shaking him till he woke up. He opened his eyes to see his beautiful wife in front of him. "Good morning!!" said Sanyukta, smiling.

Randhir was lost into her. He wished every morning were so good...!! He wished every morning he would open his eyes to see his dear wife. Her beautiful eyes, her glowing cheeks, her rosy lips curved into a smile, her wet hair falling on her shoulders, a couple of strands of hair brushing her cheeks... everything was so perfect..! He suddenly realized that Sanyukta was saying something. "... and don't sleep again, okay?!! Get up and get ready fast...!! I have to go help Dadi and Ma" said Sanyukta and turned to leave.

Randhir , who was holding her hand, pulled her back. She fell on the bed beside him. Randhir sat up looking at Sanyukta naughtily.

"Don't look at me like that Randhir..." said Sanyukta looking away shyly.

He pulled her closer. "Why...?" he asked in a husky voice.

"Randhir, please..." she said in a shaky voice, "please let me go... I have to go help Ma and Dadi"

But Randhir pulled her closer, so close that they could feel each other's breath across their face. Sanyukta gasped closing her eyes as Randhir placed a gentle kiss on her neck. She clutched his shirt tightly. "Let me go..." she whispered, "Today..." and she gasped again as Randhir placed a kiss on her cheek, "we have" and she paused again trembling as Randhir kissed her chin, "pooja" she completed in a shaky voice. She was still closing her eyes. She could feel Randhir's warm breath on her ear. She clutched his shirt tighter.

"I know..." he whispered in her ear. "I believe in worshiping you..." he whispered with a naughty smile.

Sanyukta was breathless. She couldn't bear this torture any more. She just hugged Randhir tightly. Randhir smiled and hugged her back. Her cheeks were all red with blush. "Randhir , let me go now..." she said, still in his embrace.

"Okay... but we need to spend some 'quality' time together..." he said naughtily, "only then some day we will be able to give 'good news' to everyone... right?!" he said teasing her. She couldn't stop blushing. "Right?!!" he repeated waiting for her reply.

"Randhir...!!" she said shyly as she moved away.

Randhir was enjoying teasing her. "And then we will have TEN kids!!" he said proudly.

"TEN?!!" Sanyukta eyes almost popped out. "Are you planning for a cricket team?!!" she asked.

"Cricket team requires eleven members in the team, silly girl!!" said Randhir.

"Haan haan, humein pata hai! I know that very well...!!" said Sanyukta making face, "Yeh hai na team ka captain..." she said pointing at Randhir , "MR. RANDHIR SINGH SHEKHAWAT...!!" Randhir laughed as Sanyukta looked angrily at him making faces. "TEN is too much!! Thoda kum karo... Dus bachche paide karte karte meri kya haalat ho jaayegi...!!" she said imagining her condition. "No no... Reduce the number...!!" she said in scare.

"Okay... EIGHT?!" said Randhir winking.

"What?! No way!!" said Sanyukta. She knew he was teasing her and she played along.

"Okay FIVE!! Five is a good number...!!" said Randhir.

"No Randhir ... Imagine how difficult it would be to accommodate everyone in our car while going on a family outing...!! Aur kum karo...!!" said Sanyukta.

"Aur kum...?!!" said Randhir making a sad face. "TWO?!!" he said, "Now don't say no...!! Two is perfect!! Hum do humaare do!!" he said winking.

Sanyukta smiled and said, "ONE! Just ONE!! One, but the best!!" Randhir looked away pretending to disagree. Sanyukta cupped his face in her palms and turned it towards her. "I am serious Randhir... We will have one child and we will give all the happiness to him...!" she said.

Randhir smiled. "Okay...!" he said, "how can I deny my beautiful wife...!!" Sanyukta blushed. "But 'him'? It can be a 'she' too...!!" he said.

"Yeah... I mean whoever it is...!" said Sanyukta.

"I want a girl...!!" said Randhir. Sanyukta was glad to hear that. She was glad that Randhir was not like those who wanted a heir to look after all their business and property and to take forward their name. Sanyukta looked at Randhir and smiled. Randhir said, "People say that girls are usually like their father... So our girl will be just like me!!" Sanyukta was shocked already but there was more to come. Randhir further said, "She will be good looking like me, smart and intelligent!! She would have clever brains like me and not the pea sized brain like yours!!" he said teasing Sanyukta.

"Haaww!!" said Sanyukta as her jaw dropped.

"She would love and respect her father..."

Sanyukta cut in saying, "And her mother? What about me?!"

"Who knows?" said Randhir and got out of the bed to get ready for the pooja trying to hide his mischievous smile.

Sanyukta looked at Randhir who was getting his towel from the cupboard. "Aap toh hum se pyaar hi nahi karte!! You don't love me!" she said in a complaining tone.

"What the!" Randhir froze for a moment. This statement of hers always irked him. He walked to her and gripped her arms tightly. "Don't you dare say that again!! How dare you doubt my love for you!" He pushed her back and went towards the bathroom.

Sanyukta knew he didn't want to talk to her any more. She looked at him sadly and turned to leave. Randhir felt sorry for yelling at her. He quickly went behind her. "Sanyukta .." he called her and she turned gladly.

"I am sorry..." "Humein maaf kar deejiye..." both said at once simultaneously. Both smiled at it.

Randhir cupped Sanyukta's face and said, "Do you know why I want a girl?" Sanyukta looked into his eyes. He continued, "Because, I have heard that girls are more loving and caring!!" He smiled. Sanyukta just looked at him in surprise. "And most important... I want a girl because, when she grows up, she will change the life of a man, just like you changed mine, and make it beautiful...!! She will bring the man out from all his sorrows and worries, and make him believe that Life is very beautiful...! She will make the man believe that there is nothing more important and beautiful in the world than love and trust...!! She will be with him always even if he hurts her...!! Because she will understand him and know that he loves her so much..." Randhir's voice was wet and so were his eyes.

A tear escaped Sanyukta's eye as she said, "And she will always love him... forever...!!" Saying so, she hugged Randhir who held her tight.

"I love you Sanyukta .." said Randhir .

"I love you too..." whispered Sanyukta.

Just then Renuka called out to Sanyukta. Sanyukta pushed Randhir back and started walking away. Randhir pulled her from behind.

"Randhir ! What are you doing?!" said Sanyukta.

"One kiss..." said Randhir bringing her closer. Sany3 was nodding in 'no'. "Just one..." he whispered. Sanyukta closed her eyes.

But before Randhir could kiss her, Renuka called out to Sanyukta again. Sanyukta opened her eyes at once, pushed Randhir back and hurried away. She stopped after a few steps and turned behind to see a disappointed Randhir standing there. She went back to him, quickly kissed his cheek and ran away blushing. Randhir smiled looking at her back as she went away. He brushed his fingers over his cheek and kissed them. "Let the pooja get over... then you will have no excuse...!!" he said with a naughty smile.