Days passed by. Shamita & Raqesh become cordial with each other. Raqesh thanked shamita and showed genuine gratitude to her for whatever she has done and managed the pregnancy alone for last 9 months and he also expressed how guilty he feel for not being there with her in that crucial time.

Shamita also felt sorry that she didn't informed him about the fact that raqsh was born one month ago and she kept this a secret from him. They came to term that whatever happened was a destiny and now their son has brought them closer so they should cherish these moments with him.

They started living like a normal family , but the thought of marriage was still a question mark for them. In the eyes of world they are just co parenting their child as single individuals , but for them they knew they love each other and need no one else in their life.

They didn't confess to each other and but their feelings are mutual. Shamita also realised and she understood that she cant force marriage to him. If he wants to keep it simple and natural, she respect that decision as for her all that matters now is RAQSH and his happiness. For him she is ready to be called a single mom for life but at the same time living with raqesh to give him a normal family. It is complicated for both of them but for raqsh everything seems possible.

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One day

Raqesh - Shamita, why don't we take raqsh out today....we both are free so let's go out shopping for him.

Shamiat at the breakfast table looked at him and replied

Shamita - But raqesh I don't take raqsh out...woh kabhi bahar nhi gyaa.....he is still very small.....and if we want we can go and shop for him and he can stay with Shilpa.

Raqesh : No shamita....he will go with us....why do you want to keep at home. Let him feel the sun. He deserve to go out on outings now yaar....he will be happy...

Shamita - but raqesh...you know na why I don't like......

Raqesh - What are you fearing shamita....hum dono sath me hai ab...and I promise I won't let him get papped ...but sirf media ke darr se we will not hide our son at home.

Shamita smiled - Okay....fine....

Raqesh - So it's final, get raqsh ready as we are going out.

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They all stepped out for the first time as a family.

They went to the mall and started shopping. Raqesh was taking care of raqsh while shamita was shopping for his clothes and essentials.

Raqesh was having best time with his son. He was giggling with him, making him laugh, making him watch new things. Raqsh felt so cheerful he was giving his best smile today.

Raqesh was so lost with raqsh that he was walking ahead without looking at front and suddenly...he bumped into a woman due to which he dis-balanced himself and was about to fall...

Raqesh (panicked) - Raqsh.....he panicked and carefully held raqsh against his shoulder.

He immediately covered raqsh with his both hands and protected him form getting hurt and somehow managed himself from falling.

Raqesh - I am so sorry baby, aapko lagj to nahi ...he was feeling guilty and he held raqsh closer to his heart

Lady - I am so soryyy....

Raqesh - It's okay.....we are fine....he said while caressing raqsh closer to his shoulder and placing dozen of kisses on his head.

That lady who got bumped was none other than ridhi. The moment she met eyes with him,they both were shocked.

Their eyes met and it was a moment of silence.

Shamita who was coming behind stopped and stayed there. She felt like not going for a minute as it is really awkward for all three of them at the same place.

Ridhi - (awkwardly) - I.....I am so sorry raqesh.....I I hope he is fine....she asked looking at the baby in his hands.

Raqesh - Hey no no....It's it's okay...he is fine...are yo...are you okay...sorry it was my mistake....I was not looking ahead...

Ridhi - No...I am okay...

They both went silent after that. Ridhi was just looking at him as a father for the first time. Then raqsh started making his baby noise which distracted them both and they looked at him and smiled. Ridhi was just looking at him and adoring at how beautiful he is.

Ridhi (smiled) - He looks so much like you .

Raqesh (happy) - Hainaa....I know....everyone says the same..

Ridhi - May...may I....

Raqesh - Ya....ya of course....raqsh say hi to ridhi aunty....he handed raqsh to ridhi and ridhi very gently held him

Ridhi (smilingly) : ....Hi...Hi baby....how are you...she started tickling his nose and he also remained calm and didn't cried

Shamita also smiled watching this. She being a woman can understand ridhi's emotions at this point.

Ridhi : He is so beautiful raqesh.....look at his eyes...bilkul shamita pe gyi hai...and his dimples...my god he is such a perfect mixture of both of you...

Raqesh (smiled) - Thanks.....look at him, he mostly cries being around new people....but I think he likes...right raqsh...did you like her company...he place a hand on his face.

Raqsh was looking at ridhi in an awe
And suddenly he kept his little hand on her cheeks....making her emotional in a second.

Ridhi (melted) - Awwwwwww.....you are so cute so adorable......she placed a little soft kiss on his cheeks.

She was playing with him while after sometime raqsh started to cry a little

Ridhi : Oh no no...what happen....

Raqesh - Ajaaao ajaao mera bacha...nhi nhi rote nhi hai.......come....he takes raqsh but he didnt stopped crying.

Raqesh - Acha acha where is mumma....where is mumma raqsh...look there she is.....he looked behind at shamita.

Shamita came forward and took raqsh as he was crying.

Shamita- Hi mera bacha.... why are you crying...(she take raqsh in her arms and said hi to ridhi) Hi ridhi.......sorry he might be just hungry

Ridhi - No problem....sorry I just bumbed into them ....and I am really sorry...

Shamita - No no..it's absolutely fine...I watched it was raqesh's mistake . He was walking without looking in front being too busy playing with his son. she said starring at raqesh....and raqesh made a face and mouthed a little sorry

Shamita - Anyway...how are you ridhi...

Ridh - I am good.... I must say your son is adorable.....she said placing her hand on his face..

Shamita (smilingly) - Thank you ....you can come home any day to play with him...I saw that he likes you too..

Ridhi - Sure....chalo bye I take your leave now..

Ridhi just smiled away and they soon went their own ways.

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After completing the shopping they came out of the mall. They didn't knew that paps will be there.

They made an exit and soon all the paps recognised them and gathered around them and started clicking the pictures of raqsh.

Shamita get shocked and covered raqsh's face immediately.

Raqesh held shamita closer and tried to protect both of them....as he promised her that he won't let him get papped.

Raqesh - Guys guys....please please don't click pictures.....he is very small right now....

"Click click click *

Pap - Sir sir one family picture please.....

Pap 2 - Sir kya aap dono ab sath mere rehte ho....kya aapke beech sab thik ho gya hain...

Pap 3 - Shamita mam kya aap or raqesh sir baby ke liye saath aye ho.....ya fir aap dono ek baar firse ek couple ho....

Pap 4 - Sir kya baby ka ek photo mil sakta hai...

Pap 5 - sir ek family photo please....

Shamita was getting disturbed...she just wanted to go from there.

Raqesh - No questions please....we have to go....and please don't take his pictures....

Raqesh held shamita's waiste and moved with her...but some paps moved behind her and tried to take raqsh's pictures

Raqesh - Heyyy.....I told you not to take his pictures....didn't you get it.....he shouted at them in a little louder tone to which raqsh started crying.

Shamita slowly caresed him 'Bss bss baby...kuch nhi hua....mumaa hai na ..muahhh'

Raqesh saw this and he immediately took raqsh from shamita, held shamita's hand tightly and walked towards his car.

He opened the door for shamita, she sat inside and he handed raqsh to her and closed the door.

Raqesh moved back to paps and said -
'Guys, it's the last time I am saying we don't want our child to get papped. Whenever we feel right we will disclose his pictures to media...but not right now. I hope you will respect our privacy.'

Saying this he sat in the car and started the car.

Shamita held raqsh closer to her chest and kisses his face.

Shamita : Mera baby.....and she had few tears in her eyes.

Raqesh while driving looked at shamita and saw her crying.

Raqesh kept a hand on her hand to assure her...but she moved his hand off

Raqesh - Shamita it's okay...they didn't got his pictures......and I am sorry next time nahi layenge raqsh ko....jaisa tum kahogi vesa hi hoga....

Shamita was silent.

Raqesh - say something, why are you crying....

Shamita : Its not about that raqesh....tum plz Ghar chalo....

Raqesh kept looking at her behave strange. But he decides to ignore it for now and concentrates on driving. Raqsh slept after sometime and shamit got busy looking outside the window.

Soon shamita's phone ringed. She picked the phone...and it was Aamir.

Aamir - Shamita....shamita can you please come home ....I need you......please come home...

Shamita (worries) - Aamir ..is everything alright...what happen...and why are you sounding so low....?

Aamir - Please just come.....plzz.....he cuts the call

Shamita get shocked 'Raqesh plz turn the car back....Aamir ka call tha..he is definately not fine...we have go to his home...'

Raqesh - Shamita, raqsh hai saath me, he is sleeping....pehle ghr chalte hai uske baad chl lenge...

Shamita - No raqesh , he was sounding very strange.....something is wrong we have to go now....he has been always there for me whenever I needed him ....now I can't leave him when he asked me to help...please take me to his home. And if you don't want to...I can take a cab from here...

Raqesh kept looking at her, but he didnt say anything. He did as she said and turned the car back.

Soon they reached his home.

Shamita - Come....shamita was about to move out with raqsh when raqesh said...

Raqesh - Tum jao shamita...i am staying back.....raqsh ko mujhe de do I will take care of him.....till then you can go see Aamir...

Shamita agreed , she handed sleeping raqsh to raqesh and went upstairs to Aamir's floor

Raqesh smiled watching raqsh sleep peacefully. He covered him with blanket as it was little cold outside.

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Shamita went upstairs !

Shamita - Aamir....what happened why you called me..are you alright...?

Aamir opened the door and hugged her out

Shamita at first was taken aback with a sudden hug.....she soon realise that he is extremely drunk.

Shamita - are you drunk....?

Aamir started crying ' I am missing my daughter shamita ....I want to meet my ayra....she is not letting me meet her.....plzz do something...i just need to meet her once ......plzz......'

Shamita realised he is low because it's his daughter ayra's birthday and he can't meet her. He might have got drunk for that and now he is not in his senses.

Shamita came inside and made him sit.

Shamita - Aamir relax...sit...wait I will get you water..

She goes and get water for him ...and make him drink

Aamir was not in his senses...he poured his heart out in front of shamita. Shamita listened to him patiently while he said everything going in his mind.

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Meanwhile raqesh was constantly looking at the time. It was 20 minutes and shamiat was still not back.

He didn't like Aamir at all....but he can't stop shamita as he is her friend.

After half an hour...raqesh was getting impatient He was curious as what is going inside. He then decided to go up.

He takes raqsh with him and goes upstairs.

The door was open so he peeped inside...and what he saw took him into shock.

Shamita was sitting facing her back and aamir was in front of her. It was not clear but he thought that they were in a kissing position, shamita was resisting but Aamir was forcefully coming closer to her....which he clearly didn't like and burst into anger

Raqesh (anger) - Aaamirrr......what the hell....

He ran inside , held his shoulder with his one hand and make him stand

Raqesh - WHAT THE FUCKK ARE YOU DOING .....

Raqsh got disturbed in his sleep and started crying in sleep being in raqesh's arm.

Shamita - RAQESHHHH.......

She immediately took raqsh first and went inside a room to make him sleep back.

Meanwhile outside raqesh started fighting with him.

Raqesh - How the fuck you thought you can kiss her....she is a mother godamit....mother of my child....how dare you even touch her...

Aamir was highly drunk and was not in his senses

Aamir - Who the fuck are you to stop me huh .....you are neither her boyfriend nor her husband....so stop claiming those right...

Raqesh was getting more and more angry as what he saw was something he can't tolerate.

Raqesh (in anger) - I don't have to answer you who I am to shamita.....and bass ab bohot ho gaya...abhi tak main chup tha because I thought you are a friend to shamita..par ab nhi....now I will make sure tum shamita ya mere bete ke aas paas bhi nahi aoge....

Aamir - What..kya kaha tumne....mera beta.....sharam aati hai ye bolte hue.....apne aap ko baap mante ho....baap ka matlab bhi pta hai....

Raqesh - just shut up....raqsh mera beta hai or ye sach koi nahi badal sakta....or main bohot pyaar krta hu apne bete se...and for God sake mujhe tumhe ye sabit krne ki zarurat bhi nahi hai...

Aamir - Agar itna hi pyaar krte ho to apna kyu nhi lete dono ko.....shaadi kyu nhi karte shamita se Huhh.......vo bechari ka dard nhi dikhta tumhe.....tumhe idea bhi hai usne kya kuch saha hai....or na jaane aage kya kya sehna pdega use......or uske bache ko...

Raqesh - Enough Aamir...you are testing my patience.....mere bete ko beech me mat lao...

Aamir : Itna pyaar hai apne bete se....to chodke kyu gaye the....bloody coward...

Raqesh (angry) - Aamirrrrrrr.....he was about to slap him when shamita came and stopped by holding his hand and starring at him in anger

Shamita : How dare you raqesh....kya kar rhe ho ye.....hosh me to ho...she jerked his hands off

Raqesh - Hosh me main hu shamita ..lekin shayad tum dono nhi ho....what were doing haan .....he was fucking trying to kiss you and what were you doing...

Shamita - WHATTT...have you lost it....there was nothing happening like that....you are mistaken raqesh.....

Raqesh ; Ya right....I don't have eyes....I saw it myself.....this bastard was getting close to you....he held Aamir's collar again and was looking with anger at him

Shamita tried to stop both of them

Shamita - Raqesh stop it..enough.....leave him raqesh....leaveee...

Aamir jerked raqesh's hand off and looked at shamita....

Aamir (loudly) - rehne do shamita...isse kya lagta hai mujhe usse farak ni padta .....and I am not answerable to him....He is a fucking loser....arew jo apne bache ko naam nhi de sakta...use apna nhi sakta.... usse bada loser or kaun ho sakta hai.....

Shamita : Aamir ..you are not in senses....please stop ...

Aamir (in anger) - YE hum dono ke rishte pe sawaal utha raha hai.....jiske apne rishta ka koi thikana nhi hai .....isse to ye bhi nahi pata ki iske bache ko log kya kya naam se bulate hai.....isse farak nhi padta ki tum kis dard se guzarti ho roz ....

Shamita - Aamir please....

Aamir - Nahi pata ise ki single mom hona kya hota hai...... akele har cheez face karna kya hota hai......he claims that he loves you right...par ise tumhari koi fikar nhi hai.....ise koi parwah nahi hai shamita ki tumhe kaisa lgta hai jab tumhare bache ko sab najayas bulate hai......

Raqesh - AAMIIRRRRR......raqesh lost all his cool hearing that, and his eyes were red in anger.

Raqesh - How dare you say that to my son.... Tumhari himmat kaise hui mere bete ke baare me aisi khatiya baat bolne ki....he held his collars by both his hands

Shamita was hurt to her core.....she broke down and started crying...

On one side she had tears in her eyes and on other side she was angry on both of them for fighting like this

Shamita (crying) - Raqesh just stop it... leave him and let's go home.....I don't want this anymore...he is not well right now.....so plzzz stop this fight right now....I beg you ....

Raqesh - shamita how can you take his side.....he fucking talked rubbish about our son...

Shamita - Toh galat kya kaha usne raqesh....

Raqesh was shocked. He loosened his grip and looked at shamita ....

Raqesh - Shamita....?

Shamita (cryingly) - galat kya kaha usne...this is a fact.....hum....humaari shadi nhi hui hai....to log to humare bete ko usi naam se jante hai naa......kis kisko rokoge tum....kis kiska collar pakdoge....

Raqesh was numb

Shamita continued .

Shamita - You wanted to know na ki main kyu raqsh ko bahar nhi leke jaati ....why I don't want him to come in people's eyes....why I cried today when he got Papped.....because I don't want ki mere bete ke baare me log baatein kare....

I don't want my son to be called by names...

Hum dono me problems hai isme uski koi galati nahi hai....I don't want him to suffer because of our failed relationships...

Raqesh - Shamita.....he moved closer to her

Shamita (taking steps back) - No....just go raqesh.....I will come with raqsh. Abhi tum please jao yaha se....

Raqesh calmed himself down
' No, I am not leaving you behind.....main raqsh ko leke aa rha hu and we are leaving right now'

He goes inside the room to get raqsh.

Shamita wiped her tears off and came to Aamir

Shamita : I am so sorry aamir....I I apologise from his behalf. He did wrong to you.

Aamir : Its fine shamita ..I don't care....but you just take care of yourself ...

Shamita : Right now it's you who need some rest....please go and take some rest.....and I promise you.....you will get to meet your daughter soon....

Aamir nodded half heartedly and just went to his room.

Shamita went downstairs and went straight and sat inside the car.

Raqesh came, he handed raqsh to shamita and started driving.

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Reaching home.

Shamita held raqsh closer and kissed his face.

She went inside her room, raqesh came behind

Before raqesh can say something shamita said ...

Shamita : Mujhe bohot need aa rhi hai raqesh....

She said and slept beside raqsh , putting her one hand on him.

Raqesh was guilt stricken. They both sleep in the same room but today he knew that shamita didn't want that so he silently close the door and went in the guest room to sleep.

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