Anika broke the hug and kissed Shivaay's cheek while he blushed and Anika chuckled at him.

A- Let's go. Maine tumhara favourite khana banaya hai. (I've made your favourite food.)

Shivaay looked at her shocked and gulped his saliva.

S- Tumne banaya, matlab? (You made it?)

Anika excitedly nods her head.

A- Haan maine banaya, sirf tumhare liye. Lo khao. (Yes, I've made it, just for you. Eat.)

Anika excitedly served him aloo poori. Shivaay chuckled nervously and made a morsel.

S(thinks) - Arey deva mala vachav.(Oh God! Please save me.)

He prayed to God while looking towards the sky. Anika looks at him confused.

A- Kya hua? Upar aasmaan mein kya dekh rahe ho? (What happened? What are you looking at the sky?)

Shivaay chuckled nervously.

S- Wo kuch nahi. Apun aise hi. (Nothing. Just like that.)

A- Khao na. (Eat.)

S- Apun khata hai. (Yes. I'll eat.)

He closed his eyes and put the morsel in his mouth. But after eating it, he moaned in delight.

S- Ye toh bahut mast bana hai. Kahan se seekha tumne.. Umm.. Mera matlab.. Uss din jaisa chai tumne banaya tha apun ko laga ki tumko khana banana nahi aata. (This is really tasty. Where did you learn this recipe.. Umm.. I mean like the way you made tea I thought that you don't know cooking.)

Anika chuckled a little.

A- Pata hai. Mujhe cooking nahi aati par sirf yeh hi ek aisi dish hai jisme main kabhi galat nahi ho sakti kyunki yeh meri maa ne mujhe sikhayi thi. (I know that I don't know Cooking but this is the only recipe which I can make without any mistakes because my mom taught it to me.)

S- Oh! Toh aapko unse aur recipe seekhni chahiye thi. Par apun suna hai ki woh bahut kitty party wali hain toh unke paas time nahi rehta hoga na. (Oh. Then you should have learnt more recipes from her. But I've heard that she goes to many kitty parties so she might not had time, I guess.)

A- Woh meri maa papa nahi hai. Mere maa papa ek accident mein guzar gaye the jab main 12 saal ki thi. Ye log mere chacha chachi hain. Unhone mujhe paala par sirf apne faayde ke liye. Aur main unse kuch expect bhi nahi karti. (They are not my parents. My parents passed away in an accident when I was 12. They are my uncle and aunt. They brought me up for their own benefits. And I don't expect anything from them.)

A lone tear escaped from her eye. Shivaay held her hand and consoled her.

S-Apun sorry hai. Apun ko pata nahi tha. (I am sorry. I didn't knew.)

Anika smiled at him.

A- It's ok.

S- Waise tum tension mat lo, apun tumko bahut saari recipe sikha dega kyunki tum toh jaanti hi ho ki apun world class chef hai. (But don't worry, I will teach you many recipes as you know that i am a world class chef.)

Anika chuckled at him while wiping her tears.

After finishing their dinner, Anika took him inside treehouse.

S- Anika, ab apun log yahan nahi reh sakte. Ye apun ka nahi hai, Rudra ne kuch din ke liye Kiraye pe liya tha. (Anika, we can't live here anymore. This house doesn't belongs to me. Rudra rented this house for some days.)

Anika smiled and took him to the living room. She asked him to sit on the treehouse but he was hesitant about it.

S- Anika, apun bol raha hai aise kisi ke peeth peeche kisike ghar pe kabza karna galat baat hai. (Anika, I am telling you that it's wrong to live in someone's house without informing them.)

Anika chuckles and sat beside him while holding his hands.

A- Ye kisi aur ka nahi ab humara ghar hai. (This is our house not someone else's.)

Shivaay looked at her shockingly.

S- Tum theek toh ho na? Apun neeche khaane mein daaru toh dekha nahi, Toh talli toh nahi hai. Toh phir aise anap-shanap kaiko bol rahi ho?( Are you fine? I didn't see alcohol in the dinner so you're surely not drunk then why are you saying all this?)

Anika burst into laughter. She pulled his cheeks.

A- My cutie-pie. Ye ghar ab humara hai kyunki maine ye ghar khareed liya hai. (This house is ours because I've bought it.)

Shivaay was shocked.

S- Kya? Kya? KYA? (What? What? WHAT?)

He said turning his head towards her three times. Anika looks at him in confusion.

A- Shivaay, ye koi hindi TV serial nahi hai jo tum teen baar reaction de rahe ho. ( Shivaay, thai is not any hindi TV serial that you are giving reaction three times.)

S- Oh haan. Woh apun ko hindi TV serial bahut mast lagta hai. Woh jaise bahu saas ke khane mein zeher milake, man hi man muskurati hai aur apni balon ki lat ungli mein ghumati hai aur peeche se music bajta hai na... Dhum tana na na dhum tana na na. Aur woh sabse best hero heroine ka jo lafda chalta hai. Apun ko bahut acha lagta hai ye sab. (Oh ya. I really like Hindi TV serials. The way a daughter in law puts poison in her mother in law's food and then smirks while twisting her hair strands with her finger and then the music which is played in the background dhum tana na na... Dhum tana na na... And then the romance between hero and heroine. I like it very much.)

Anika chuckled and kissed Shivaay's cheek.

A- Tum bahut cute ho. (You're very cute.)

Shivaay blushes to the deepest shade of red making Anika smile more widely.

A- Ab chalo mujhe bahut neend aa rahi hai. (Now let's go. I am very sleepy.)

S- Haan toh tum bedroom mein so jao aur apun yahan sofa pe. (Ok. You go and sleep in the bedroom and I'll sleep here on the couch.)

Anika face palmed herself.

A- Chalo. Hum dono bedroom mein hi soyenge. (Let's go. We'll sleep in the bedroom itself)

S- Par apun... (But I...)

A- Chalo. (Let's go.)

They went in the bedroom and Anika lied down on the bed while Shivaay was searching a place to sleep.

A- Kya hua? (What happened?)

S- Woh Apun apne sone ki jagah dhoond raha hai. (I am finding a place to sleep.)

Anika again face palmed herself and pulled him on the bed and made him lie down and hugged him tightly so that he can't escape. Shivaay was extremely shocked with sudden happenings.

A- Toh mere romance ka kachra kyu karne pe tule ho? (Why are you hell bent on spoiling my romance?)

S- Wo... Wo... Main shaadi ke pehle kuch nahi karega. (I won't do anything before marriage.)

Anika was controlling her smile.

A- Tumse koi kuch karne ko nahi keh raha hai par hum aise cuddle kar ke so toh sakte hai na? (Noone's asking you to do something but atleast we can cuddle with each other and sleep.)

Shivaay looks at her with wide eyes.

S- Apun kisi ka 'katal' kar ke kyu soyega? Apun ko nahi karna. (How can i murder someone and sleep? I don't want to do it.)

Anika chuckled.

A- Katal nahi cuddle. Matlab aise hug karke sona. (It's cuddle not murder. Like to sleep while hugging each other.)

S- Oh! Toh aise bolo na. (Oh! Then say like that.)

They cuddled with each other. Anika wrapped her arms around his waist and Shivaay's one arm was under Anika's head and the other was wrapped around her waist.

A- Shivaay.

S- Hmm.

A- Main ek baat bolu. Karoge? (Can I ask you something?)

S- Bolo. (Say.)

A- Tum ye sab chhod do please. Ye crime aur ye sab. Main nahi chahti ki humare bacho ko koi bole ki unke papa ye sab kaam karte hain. Kya hum ek izzat ki zindagi shuru kar sakte hain? (Just leave all this behind. This crimes and all. I don't want someone to taunt our kids that their father is involved in criminal activities. Can we start a new life with respect?)

S- Haan kyu nahi. Apun ko bhi ye sab kaam acha nahi lagta. (Yes. I also don't like all this.)

A- Acha ab nayi life ke liye tumhe job karni padegi. Toh ye batao tum kahan tak padhe ho? (Now if we have to start a new life then you have to do some job. So tell me what are your qualifications?)

S- Umm.. Apun MBA padha hai. (Umm.. I've done MBA.)

Shivaay said casually. Anika was shocked.

A- WHAT? Toh tum ye sab kaam kyu karte ho? (Then why do you do all this?)

S- Woh apun padhai poori karke job mangne ko gaya toh woh log mera vesh-bhusha dekh ke bole ki woh kisi gunde ko naukri nahi de sakte toh apun ke bhi dimaag ki batti jali ki jab apun sabko gunda hi lagta hai toh apun gunda hi ban jaye aur apun gunda hi ban gaya. (When I completed my studies, then I went to many companies for job but they said they can't employ a goon after looking at my attire. Then I got an idea and I thought that if everyone think of me as a goon then why not become a goon so I became a goon.)

Anika chuckled at him.

A- Really. Par ab hum aisa hone nahi denge. Bahut jald tumhe job dilwa ke rahenge. (But we will not let this happen. Now you'll get the job very soon.)

Shivaay nodded his head.

S- Par apun address kahan ka dalega? Ye jungle wale ghar ka? Toh phir log apun ko tarzan na samajhne lagein. (But what address I'll write? This tree house's? People might assume me as a tarzan.)

A- Kyu? Hum tumhare ghar mein rahenge toh address bhi wahin ka hoga. (Why? We'll live in your house then the address will be that only.)

S- Anika, apun nahi chahta ki tum wahan raho. (Anika, I don't want you to live in that house.)

Anika frowned at him.

A- Kyu? (Why?)

S- Kyuki woh ghar tumhare liye sahi nahi hai. Woh sirf ek chota sa kamra hai jisme apun aur Rudra dono rehte hain. Upar se woh chaali mein vimla mausi dinbhar har kisi se ladai karti rehti hain aur chaali ka nal pakad ke khadi rehti hai. Apun nahi chahta ki tum aise mahaul mein raho. (Because that house isn't right for you. Its just a small room which is shared by me and Rudra. In that chawl, Vimla Aunty always fight with everyone and stands near the chawl tap all day long. I don't want you to live in that atmosphere.)

Anika nods in understanding.

A- Toh tum chinta kyu kar rahe ho? Main kahi aur koi 2 BHK flat le lenge jisme main, tum aur Rudra araam se rahenge.( Why are you getting worried? I'll buy a 2BHK flat and then me, you and Rudra will live together comfortably.)

Shivaay frowns.

S- Anika, apun ko ye sab sahi nahi lag raha hai. Pehle tumne ye ghar khareeda aur ab flat..? Apun toh kisi kaam ka nahi hai.(Anika, I think this is not right. First you bought this treehouse, then that flat.....? I am just useless.)

Shivaay said while turning the face to other side. Anika palmed his cheek and made him look at herself.

A- Toh kya hua, Shivaay? Ye sab jo bhi hai woh humara hai. Na mera, na tumhara, humara hai. Aur waise bhi ab tumhe his mera kharcha uthana hai poori zindagi kyunki main toh kaam nahi karne wali. Main toh ghar pe araam aur tumhare office se aane ka intezaar karungi. (So what, Shivaay? Everything which is mine is yours too. Not mine, not yours, its ours. Anyways, now you have to bear my expenses whole life because I won't work. I'll just stay at home and wait for you to come back from office.)

Shivaay smiled widely at her and then kissed her forehead.

After sometime, they drifted to sleep in each other's embrace.

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