Days passed by.

Shamita has made a small world for her, in which there is only her and raqsh.

Shamita kept a nanny for raqsh and she started working also. She told her manager to bring her work which she can manage from home, as she is not in a state to leave raqsh alone. He is completely dependent on her and she is not ready to compromise him for anything.

Her manager used to visit her and they got some good add-offers which shamita agreed to do.

Shamita used to work on week days and visit Shilpa's house on weekends to spend time with family and kids.

Everything was going perfect. Shamita has moved on in her life and she was very happy being a single mom to her darling son who has become her world.

She doesn't need anything or anyone because she got everything she wants in that one little human being.

Raqsh is also a complete mumma's boy.  He doesn't like to be away from her and needs her all the time. Shamita also enjoy this attention as she feels that she has importance in someone's life. She feels like someone is there who needs her and loves her unconditionally.

Her life has become peaceful and exactly as she dream of. She could not ask for anything better.

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But on the other hand....raqesh's life has turned upside down completely. He was shattering from inside day by day as he always feels an urge to hold his child in his arms. He feel like he is missing onto somthing big. He feels like his life has no purpose now.

He just wanted to be there with his baby.....watch him grow.....make him smile....make him walk....see him growing day by day.

His family also stopped sharing raqsh's pics with him as they know it is making him weak day by day.

They can see how he is dying to be with raqsh but he can't. He has started smoking excessively , as he finds it only way to deal with the pain of staying away from his piece of heart.

He always imagine the sound of raqsh's cries which he heard when he talked to shamita on video call. He imagine the first time when he saw his face...his cute little fingers...his face. All these visuals makes him weak everyday.

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One day, he realised that he can't do this anymore. He will die if he stay like this. So he decided to relocate back to Mumbai. He told his family that he cant stay away from his child and left for Mumbai.

He shifted back to his old house in Mumbai which was very near from shamita's house.
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One week later!

It took him a lot of courage to dial shamita's number .

Shamita was not in the room when her phone rang. Raqsh was sleeping and his nanny saw shamita's phone ringing on the bed.

Nanny - didi aapka phone baj rha hai...

Shamita - kiska phone hai sudha...?

Nany - Raqesh....

Shamita heard the name and she was surprised. She enters the room leaving everything aside...

Shamita - raqesh??

Sudha : Hmmm....

Shamita takes the phone from her....

Shamita - sudha...abhi raqsh so rha hai..tum jao main hu iske paas abhi.....

Sudha - ji didi...

Shamita sat and she picked raqesh's call...

Shamita - Raqesh , woh baby is sleeping right now....jab uthega toh I will video call you...
(Shamita thought that he must have called to see raqsh on video call )

But raqesh cuts her in between and replied....

Raqesh - No no....it's fine....I called you for something else.

Shamita was clueless that raqesh is in mumbai!

Raqesh - Woh actually shamita i am....I am in Mumbai...I...I recently shifted back here.

Listening this...shamita's heart dropped a beat. She was shocked and surprised emotionally.

Shamita - you..you are here ?

Raqesh :  I know I promised you that I will never disturb you and I will never come back in your life.....but...ab mujhse nhi ho rha .....I tried but I am  dying to be with raqsh....main pure din sirf uske baare me sochta rehta hu...vo kaisa hoga..kya kr rha hoga....ro rha hoga...ya has rha hoga..khel rha hoga...so rha hoga....pure din bs raqsh ke khyal rehte hai mujhe.....

And I..I feel an emptiness shamita........ek bohot ajeeb sa pain hota hai....pain of staying away from my baby....my child.

Shamita was taken aback after hearing that....she dont know how to react....

Shamita - R....raqesh I can understand that but...but you know we cannot be together...we decided to...

Raqesh - I know I did wrong to you...Maine tumhare saath bohot galat kiya hai.....and i am realising that now. I never gave you what you wanted.....I was stupid and I didn't know ki ye baby jo humari life me aayega ye...ye hum dono ka hoga....hum dono ka hissa hoga or hum dono hi iske begair nhi reh payenge.

shamita was having emotional turmoil as all the oldmemories were flashing in front of her eyes...

Raqesh - Mujhe nhi pata tha shamita that i will miss my child so badly. After his birth, i cant stop myself from meeting him.
Please can I meet raqsh....?
I want to hold him....want to see him cry...see him smile....see his....his dimples.

(raqesh was expeessing his every emotion honestly and was having an emotional breakdown)

Shamita was getting overwhelmed  hearing him. She was unable to process this and dont know how she should react.
After whatever happened between them, she knew raqesh and her can never be together.

But she also can't deny the fact that raqesh is genuinely missing raqsh and raqsh also deserve his father's love.

Shamita - O....okay raqesh you can come home.

Raqesh had a tear in his eyes and a huge smile on his face...

Raqesh - Really.....tha...thank you so muchhhh shamzz.....I am....I am coming right away.....

(and he cuts the call in excitement)

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Later that evening, raqesh visited shamita's place.

He didn't go alone but took alot of presents for his baby....whome he is meeting for the first time.

He knocked the door when shamita came and opened the door for him.

She was mesmerized seeing him after 9 long months. Her heart was beating fast, but she was handling it with deep breathes.

They both had an eye lock. Shamita was looking very cute with her post pregnancy weight gain and  glowing skin.  Raqesh smiled looking at her....he so wished to hug her but he controlled his emotions.

Raqesh - H...hi, you look beautiful.

Shamita smiled back, she made her mind that the person in front of her is just her baby's father and not her boyfriend.

Shamita noticed the number of hand bags he has bought...

Shamita - Hi.....but what is all this...itne saare bags....

Raqesh - It's for my.....Raqsh....raqsh ke liye hai ye sab.....( he said having thousands of emotions in his heart)

Shamita could feel the longiness in his eyes....she could see the genuine emotions he is feeling and that guilt was visible in his eyes.

She nodded and let him in.

Raq came inside, shamita went to her room, raqesh followed her.

Shamita showed him inside where raqsh is sleeping in his cot. She signalled him to go inside and hold him.

Raqesh was numb. He just followed as she said. He slowly went inside and looked inside the cot.

His heart skipped a beat. He had big smile watching his son for the first time. His eyes swelled in pride.  He blowes a kiss with his both hands....'mera bachaa'

He tries to pick him....but he don't know how to hold such a small baby. He was very small and he feared he will hurt him.

Shamita saw this from outside. She smiled and came inside. She took raqsh from his cot and looked at raqesh and nodded....and she gently places him in raqesh's hands.

They both came closer as she was helping him hold the baby. But right now all their emotions were invested in their baby raqsh.

Raqesh held raqsh...and it that was the most special moment in his life .

Raqsh who was cozily wrapped in his swaddle, just cuddled more into raq's big arms.

This brought smile and tear in raqesh's eyes. He smiled with emotions reflecting fron his eyes...

He was was silently adoring his little one.

Shamita looked at raqesh's happiness, she also admired this moment. She got little emotional seeing them both together as it was something she always dreamt of secretly.

Raqsh cooed more in his arms, he wakes up and slowly open his eyes.

Raqesh - Ohh he is waking  up'....Hi....hi my baby...

He held him closer to his face and kissed his forehead gently. That was a long kiss full of love

Shamita thought now that he has woken up he will cry, so she extended her hands to take him but to her surprise, Raqsh didn't cried and he look very comfartable in raqesh's arms.

Shamita shockingly looked at him and how comfortable he looked in raqesh's arm

Shamita (surprisingly) - Wow....it's so strange, he usually cries when he wakes up or even when he meet someone for the first time. But look at him now....he, he didn't cry...(she looked at raqesh with her big wide open eyes).

Raqesh looked up at her and then he looked back at raqsh in his arms....who was calm and just looking at his father.

Raqesh (smiled with pride) - He always knew his father.....bass iske papa ne hi der kardi iske paas aane me..(he kisses his cheeks)

He continued - They say it right shamita....ek maa to 9  mahine pehle hi maa bann jati hai...jab bacha uski kokh me hota hai.....lekin ek father...usko father banne ka sacha ehsaas tabhi hota hai jab vo bacha uske haath me hota hai.....jaise..jaise mujhe aaj ho rha hai....

Jab ye tumhare andar tha to mujhe shayad kabhi utna feel nhi hua, ya vo urge nhi hui tumhare paas aane ki ya apne baby ke baare me janne ki...
Par jabse ye paida hua hai.....main roz pal pal marr rha tha isse milne ke liye....

he looked at shamita and said..'THANK YOU  so much shamita ...mujhe ye pal dene ke liye '

Shamita smiled

Shamita - You play with him, I just see if the dinner is ready .

After sometime, raqesh had dinner with shamita. There was silence and no one talked much.

Raqsh also slept after having his feed.

After dinner , raqesh knew it's time to leave but in his heart he didn't wanted to leave.

Raqesh - okay then....I shall leave now.

He makes his way to the main door when shamita said...

Shamita : I have made your room ready...

Raqesh turned back

Shamita - The room next to mine is the guest room and you can stay as long as you want
...because main nahi chahti ki tum raqsh ke saath ye time miss karo...I don't want my baby to miss love from anyone he is related to.

Raqesh - No shamita....it's okay I ....

Shamita came closer and said...'Look raqesh, I know you want to stay....and I know what is stopping you ....but trust me I am okay....mujhe koi problem nhi hai .....main keh rhi hu ki tum ruk jao....

They both knew its not easy for them. But there is this new parenting feeling which is mutual between them and they both cant help it.

Raqesh nodded ...he stayed back and he dont know how much he is going to stay because he just want to be with his child.

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Raqesh was in his room with raqsh, he was playing with raqsh...making him smile...and raqsh also smiled with raqesh's atics. They both looked cute flashing their dimpled smiles.

Shamita came inside the room

Raqesh - Hey....see raqsh mumma is here....

Shamita - Hi mera baby...what are you doing...it's time to sleep now...(shamita cooed to raqsh and kissed his cheeks)

Raqesh - God shamita ..he is such an angel...iski smile just sets evrything right. He is the biggest joy ever. And he become so confartable with me just in a day.

Shamita - I know....but he is not an angel haan.....at nights he becomes devil too.....and he doesn't let me sleep the whole night. Khud mahashay apni neend puri kar lete hai din me...or raat me mujhe jagate hai ...(she said while caressing raqsh)

Raqesh laughed  'Hey don't call my son devil...'

Shamita looked at him with big wide open eyes...

Shamita : Ohh my son and all haan....chalo thik hai fir aaj tum hi smbhalo use raat me...mujhe bhi thoda rest mil jayega....
Haina baby...rahoge papa ke saath.....(she cooed to raqsh' s nose and he giggled)

Raqesh - Ya ya....why not....tum jao have a good sleep.....and we will not disturb you .

And their laugh continued.

Shamita was actually leaving the room when raqesh stopped her.....

Raqesh - Arew Shamita...I was just joking....ye ye itna chota hai, tumhare bina kaise rhega raat me....

Shamita sighs. She knew he wants to stay with raqsh at night. Though she knows how difficult it is for her to stay away from raqsh even for a second but sonewhere she can do that for Raqesh.

Shamita - It's okay raqesh , raqsh tumhare saath comfartable hai, he will sleep peacefully. Mujhe pta hai vo so jayega isiliye I am releaved. Or vese bhi I am just next door...agar kuch hua toh you can call me anytime.

And he nodded !!

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Late that night .....after constant efforts of 30 minutes raqsh slept. Raqesh smiled at how cute he looks while sleeping. He also layed next to him and just adored him. Soon he also dozed off to sleep.

But just within an hour ,raqsh woke up and he started crying. Raqesh got up in jerk.....hey hey what happened....

He took raqsh in arms and caresed him 'No no raqsh don't cry ....okay okay let's sleep..I will make you sleep' (he put him on his shoulder and caresed him to sleep). He slept back on his shoulders....and raqesh also slept in that position, sitting on bed.

After another hour, raqsh woke up again. Raqesh got up and he again tried to make him sleep but this time he was not sleeping and crying continuously.

Raqesh - Bass bass baby.....don't cry.....okay okay i will call your mumma....(he thought he must be hungry)

Shamita heard his cries from her room and she also got up in seconds...she immediately came in their room where she saw raqesh holding him against his shoulder but he was still crying.

Shamita enters : Hey....(she took raqsh and hugged him to her chest)
" Bass bass baby...muma is here...okay okay now try to sleep...' she shhhed him and caresed him to sleep.

Raqesh - I think he is hungry...you should feed him...

They both looked at each other for a second, Shamita nodded, and she took him to her room to feed him.

After sometime, she brings him back to his room where they both tried and took turns to make him sleep but he was not ready to sleep.

He was wide awake and not ready to sleep.

They both tried for 3 hours ....walking him here and there....siting beside him on bed, they tried everything but he was not ready to sleep.

At last after 4 hours (almost early morning) he slept. Raqesh had him on his chest when he slept peacefully. And they both were so exhausted and tired that they slept too.

Raqesh slept on bed having raqsh on his chest, while shamita was sitting beside bed, keeping her head on bed she also dozed off to sleep.

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After 2 hours of power nap, shamita's sleep was broken. She looked around and felt relieved that raqsh is asleep. Then she realised he is sleeping on raqesh's chest and she cant stop but adore the way he look so calm and relaxed sleeping on his father's chest.

She had tears of emotions looking at that sight.

She got up, covered them both with a blanket. She put a hand on raqsh's head and gave him a casual kiss before she left the room.

And coming back to her room ,she slept.

Thats how their first day and night went, as parents to their little adorable son RAQSH❤️

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