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Sidharth silently stares at Sana, while she does her chores, without grabbing her attention. He couldn't get over how lucky he was to have found his Annapoorna and knowing her as a person who is still the same pure soul she was when she was a young child.

The more he looked at her the more he was getting attached to her emotionally. He helped her in the kitchen to cook, wash dish, do laundry and in cleaning house. He would even look after Aadhya sometimes when she grew cranky at nights. Basically, he wanted to spend maximum time around Sana because he found solace around her.

Over the 2 months since he learnt about her feeding Aadhya, he grew anxious to learn about her life and her husband. He researched about her online and through her fan and his colleague, Sagar. He nowhere got any clue about Shanaya Kapoor being married. Somewhere he starts to believe that may be she wasn't married and that she must have been either a victim of rape or must have bore a love child without marriage. He was scared of questioning her about how she got pregnant. The only question which stopped him from asking her anything was his fear of "what if she leaves me and Aadhya?"

On the other hand, Sana was growing fond of Sidharth more and more everyday. The kind of understanding and maturity he possessed attracted her towards him. She was married at the age of 18 without experiencing any kind of love and even after her marriage, it was more like adjustments rather than the presence of the main essence in relationship called love. That love was creeping up inside her with every passing day she spent with Sidharth. However, her past was not allowing her to move on or kept her away from opening up her emotions to him.
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It was long weekend as it fell along with a public holiday and Sidharth was home. Sana noticed that he was very happy for an unknown reason. He clearly told her to stay out of the kitchen as he was cooking something special.

Sana spent her time playing with Aadhya who was now a 5 months old healthy baby. Aadhya babbled and rolled over her tummy more often now. She enjoyed playing peek-a-boo with Sana and Sidharth. More than everything, Sana's favourite activity was to dress up Aadhya like a cute barbie doll. Her hair was now long enough to tie a little ponytail. Sana was indulging in dressing up Aadhya and sending her selfies to Sidharth while he was at work.

"Dadda.. we can smell something amazing in our room.. why are we supal hungly sho shoon?", said Sana from her room in a baby tone.

Sidharth smiled whole heartedly.

"Really baby? But you don't eat anything else than mumma's milk.", Said Sidharth from the kitchen.

Author's note:
Yes, though they hadn't started any kind of relationship and were still friends to each other, they address each other as Aadhya's mumma and dadda. You can't say "nanny's milk" cause it sounds so weird, isn't it? He had been a father to her ever since birth hence the dadda.

Sana chuckled at his reply.

"But my deyal logical dadda, when mumma eats tashty food, I get to savour the taste of food in her tashty milk.", Said Sana yet again like a little baby.

He laughs.

"Okay my chweetheart! There is shtill some mole time for the food to get leady.. so ashk youl mumma to wait for sometime.", He blabbers like a baby himself.

Sana bit her lips and blushed with a smile. The door bell rang and Sana picked up Aadhya to go and check on the door as Sidharth was busy.

"I'll get it.", She says to him on her way out towards the door.

She opens the door and finds an unknown pretty lady in her late 20's dressed elegantly in a maroon dress. She smiles brightly at Sana and Aadhya.

"Yes?", Sana says returning a smile but still puzzled.

"Hiiii Sana.. Hey ya my cutie cutie guchi puu Aadhya..", says the lady bending down to her height by pressing her palms against her knees to greet Aadhya.

"Huh?", Sana looks at her even more dumbstruck as she had no idea who the lady was but the lady was addressing them both with their names as if she knew them very well.

Aadhya starts crying looking at an unfamiliar face and Sana pacifies her. The lady cuts a sorry face for making Aadhya cry. Sidharth turns off the gas and runs towards the door in excitement.

"Heyyy Moon!!", Sidharth exclaimed cheerfully.

"Bunty!!!", The lady jumped in joy and hugged him in excitement.

Sana was taken aback to find their closeness. The smile on his face didn't cease as he inspected the lady from top to bottom while Sana's face showed a total opposite reaction.

"What's wrong with you Moon? You've lost so much weight!", Sidharth inquired.

"Had to.. because you weren't there with me Bunty. I missed the food you cooked for me.", She said pushing him to the side and going inside directly as if it were her own house.

Sidharth followed her smilingly leaving Sana in more confusion. Sana felt a pinch in her heart. She followed him silently.

"Don't worry Moon, I will fulfill all your desires today. I've been cooking for you in the kitchen since morning. You can confirm with Sana.", He said.

Sana glares at him.

Oh! So he was very much aware that she is coming today and he was cooking specially for her. Who is she?Why didn't he inform me about her?

Why would he Sana? He isn't your husband that he will let you know everything. You are just his child's nanny.

"I really don't need to confirm it from anyone. I got to know it by the aroma.. ummmmm.... Smells great!! Just as they say the way to man's heart is through his stomach, I must admit that the way to my heart is through my stomach. And you already know that you have my heart bunty!", She says walking towards the kitchen.

"Wow!! All my favourite dish.", she sighs opening the lid of the food.

"Of course it is! Only for you!", He said following her to the kitchen.

"Awww... Bunty you are such a sweetheart! Love you soooo much!", She said hugging him again.

Sana's eyes widened as she glared at them from the living room.

"Yeah.. yeah.. I know! Where was this love when you went to U.S. leaving me alone here?", He whined like a little kid.

"Aren't you proud that I became a pediatrician? Don't forget that when you didn't have Sana, I was the one helping you over the phone in handling Aadhya.", She said.

"Huh! If you were here, I wouldn't have had to ask you any questions over the phone or I wouldn't have had to hire a nanny as well.", He spoke nonchalantly not realising that his words ran like a sharp sword on Sana's heart.

Sana walked away into her room unable to bear the lady anywhere close to Sidharth.

"Bunty, I am hungry!", Cried the lady with a complaining tone and cute pout.

"Yeah, go and occupy the seat on the table. I will serve the food.", Said Sidharth.

He set the table and arranged the plates.

"I'll call Sana.", He said to the lady and went to call Sana.

"Sana.. Sana..", he knocked on the door thinking that she might have been feeding Aadhya.

"Yes, Sidharth.", Says Sana.

"Sana, come let's have lunch.", He says walking inside.

"Sidharth, I am not feeling like eating anything. So I will skip.", She said.

"What? Are you not feeling well?", He asked trying to touch her forehead.

"I am fine", Sana moves back not allowing him to touch her. He bit his lip in embarrassment.

"Then why aren't you eating lunch? Just few minutes back you said you were hungry.". He asked.

"I told you Sidharth, I just don't have any mood to have anything right now.", She says firmly.

Sidharth was taken aback.

"Sana? What's wrong? Did I hurt you in anyway?", He asked.

She looked at him and realised he was hurt by her behaviour.

Sana, why are you treating him so badly? Why are getting so hyper to see him close to someone else? You don't own him nor do you have any right over him. You are his child's nanny. Stop behaving like a child yourself.

"I am sorry Sidharth. I didn't mean to hurt you. I am just having mood swings.", She said to coverup.

"Oh! You feed Aadhya, so I don't want you to fast unnecessarily. Come and have a little bit of food with us. I need to introduce her to you as well. I just forgot to do that in excitement.", He said.

Right! You are concerned for me because I feed Aadhya. Why do you want to introduce your child's nanny to your closed ones? How would it make any difference?

"Hmmm", she nods and goes out with him after tucking Aadhya properly into her bed.

"Oh!! Thank God! Finally you showed up. You kept this delicious looking food infront of me and went away to test my controlling power.", Said the lady.

"Moon, this is Sana..", he said

"I know bunty. She is Sana, Aadhya's nanny and your Annapoorna. Be my Annapoorna and serve me food now.", She said with a smile.

Sana looked at Sidharth as she was surprised that the lady knew about her being his Annapoorna.

"Wait Moon. Let me introduce you to Sana first.", He said.

"Let me do the honour myself while you serve the food in our plates. Hey Sana, my name is Chandini. I am bunty, I mean Sidharth's best friend. There isn't a single day when we don't speak. He basically tells me anything and everything under the sun.", She says.

".. and the moon as well. Pun intended.", He laughs.

"Yeah yeah.. he calls me Moon because of the obvious reason, my name. We have been friends since hmmm... 20 years. I have been in U.S. since 4 years but now I have returned for good.", She said looking a Sidharth.

"What? You are moving back permanently?", He asked surprised.

Chandini nods giving him a high five. Sana puts her head down and takes the first bite of the food.

I have been his Annapoorna for just a year but she has been his friend since 20 years. How can I even I outweigh the place she might be holding in his heart?

"I will be taking up practicing here. Besides my husband is also here so how can I stay there alone?", Says Chandini smiling at Sidharth.

Sana was shocked as she looked up at both of them.

Sidharth is Chandini's husband?

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To be continued.. ❤️❤️