Dushyant still caressed ishita's cheek, laying on the bed, while she sat beside him, her increasing heart rate caused her breath to be heavier, their closeness made dushyant feel those very hot breaths on his face. Their gazes were far from being away from being lost into each other's, when dushyant looked down to his chest, making ishita realise she had her hand placed there when it was no longer required. She awkwardly moved her hand away from his chest, as he was quick to pull t-shirt down and cover with his blanket up. Ishita turned her glance away from her, as so did dushyant.

"uhh...woh..." attempted dushyant to say something but the tension between them got even worse. 

"main jia ko dekhti hoon..." stated ishita, as she got up from the bed, and got to the door of the room. 

"huh...hmmm...uhh...thanks...vicks...uhmm..ke liye..." uttered dushyant as he averted eye contact from ishita, as she couldn't help but pass a tight lipped and forced smile and left the room as quickly as she could. 

Dushyant just held onto his forehead, his eyes squeezed shut, as he sighed in despair. 

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Jia was crying as ishita had her lying on a bed, ready for her diaper to be changed, as she was cleaning her up before getting her into the new one. 

"jia..ro mat bache...please..." said ishita in such an adorable way, anyone would melt. 

"aapke papa ki tabiyat theek nahi hai...unhe sone do...please.." requested ishita yet again softly, as she was adjusting her new diaper. 

"thak bhi gaye the bahaut woh...unse toh vicks bhi nahi lag rahi thi...itna bura laga unke liye mujhe...ache haina bahaut tumhare papa...unke saath bura hota toh acha nahi lagta...isliye maine vicks laga di...mujhe bahaut ajeeb laga pata hai...pehle...phir...aaj unhone chuha mujhe...haan, pehli baar nahi tha...par laga ki hai...kyunki, iss tarah se toh...pehli baar tha..." ishita went on her tangent for a minute, only to realise what she had been doing, as she looked at jia's innocent cluelessness all over her face. 

"tumhe phir teddy bear ke paas bithado!" exclaimed ishita, faking excitedness, as she brought the huge teddy bear that she latched onto the lap of. 

Ishita shook her head while chuckling, as she was just amazed at the infant's innocence. 

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The lift opened to the floor of the appartments  as sounds of loud cackles followed as purvi and kavin came out, about to fall outside from the lift, loosing their balance on their steps and on the brink of falling. 

Kavin was the first one to reach up to the door and ring the bell, while purvi was holding onto him, to keep her balance, but they couldn't stop with the giggling. 

The door was opened by kavin's mother, as she was utterly astonished to look at their condition. 

"tum dono peekar aaye ho! tumhe toh kitabein lene jana tha..." yelled kavin's mother, furious at them, but they only giggled. 

"laayein toh hai..." indicated purvi to the clothbag in her hand, while her mother in law just crossed her arms, as she glared at the both of them. 

"tum iss haalat mein isse bike pe leke aaye! what is wrong with you!" yelled kavin's mother even more, as they both struggled to even stand straight. 

"sorry...mummy..." attempted kavin to form a sentence but failed miserably, as purvi giggled, and his mother shook her head in disbelief.

"andar aao tum dono..." ordered his mother in a rebuking tone, as they both struggled to get inside, holding onto each other while walking.

His mother locked the door before getting inside. 

"ab jaake so jao chup chap! bhagwaan ka shukar hai theek thaak ghar pahaunch gaye...." scolded kavin's mother to both of them, as kavin and purvi just exchanged bemused glances before moving to their rooms quickly. 

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Purvi fell on her step immediately upon entering the room, as she landed falling on her knees on the floor, making her burst into another chuckle, as kavin bursted into laughter looking at her, before he sat on the floor with her too. They both look long and exasperated sighs, before finally ending the laughter. 

They ended up sharing a glance, as both of their eyes met in a long gaze that didn't seem to move so soon. 

"purvi...tum bahaut sundar ho....." remarked kavin, admiring purvi, making her smile. 

"acha...tumhe toh aadat thi bachpan se hamesha kehneki, ki main bandariya jaisi hoon..." retorted purvi, as kavin just shook his head in disbelief. 

"main toh gadha tha tab!" exclaimed kavin, making purvi chuckle. 

"abhi kaunsa nahi ho!" teased purvi back, as kavin raised his brow at her. 

"acha...teri toh..." uttered kavin, as he pounced up on purvi, and pinned her down to the floor. He grabbed her by the waist and started tickling her around there. 

Her laughter was not at all going to stop now, as she tried to kick him off of her. But unfortunately that just led him to grab her feet and tickle her sole. She laughed even more loudly now. 

"ab bolo! gadha hoon main!" exclaimed kavin, as he continued to tickle. 

"nahi! tum saand ho ek number ke..chodo mujhe!" yelled purvi helplessly, as kavin was not about to admit defeat yet. 

He started  to tickle her underarms as she couldn't help but laugh more, when suddenly she managed to push him off her, making him fall beside her. They both just couldn't help but roar in laughter at this point. 

They were lying next to each other on the floor, when their eyes met with each other. 

"pata hai...tum bahaut zyada handsome hogaye jab hum aakhri baar mile the tabse..." complimented purvi, making kavin smile. 

"hum itne saalon se bas sunn hi rahe haina ek dusre ke baarein mein...i wish hum thoda kam ladte, phir humein aise alag nahi karkti mummy.." repented kavin sadly. 

"aaj toh mujhe bhi lag raha hai, hum ache dost hote..." expressed purvi her thought, as they both shared a deep glance. 

"bas dost?" asked kavin, a bit hurt in his tone, as purvi couldn't help but look away, blushing. 

But kavin grabbed her by the chin to make her face him, before he looked deeply into her eyes once again. A lingering, silent tension was forming between them, as he finally broke it, by reaching out to kiss her. 

She didn't respond at first, frozen from the shock, only to respond later. Her lips feeling even more tender to her than how soft his lips felt to her. It seemed like the moment couldn't have been more perfect.