•SHIVIKA ROOM•
She opened her eyes to see him sitting on the recliner and playing with his son. Shivay was looking every bit of a cutie. The way he was protectively holding his son in his arms was a heavenly sight to watch. He was taking out different childish sounds so as to play with his son. The oceanic blue eyes of her husband shined brightly with the feeling of fatherhood.

"Shivayyy?" she called him disturbing his and his son's play time.

"See your beautiful mommy is finally up" he said to his son while looking at Annika.

"How you woke up so early? Was he crying?" Annika asked him while making a casual bun of her open long hairs.

"Nope. He only cries when you fight with me, else he is a happy child. Right baby?" he teased her once again while she just hided a smile under her lips. How strong the son father team was already.

"Ya whatever! Comeon give him to me, he must be hungry" Annika said to him.

"Looks like your mommy got angry! Let's wish her a good morning" Shivay said while standing up from the recliner and moved towards the bed. He went to the bed and sat beside her. Holding the baby softly in his arms he bent a little towards her and pecked her right cheek gently.

"Good morning from the husband's side" he said while moved towards her left cheek and kissed it softly saying "good morning from the son's side"

Annika could do nothing but blush under his sweet gesture.
This man's gotta be the sweetest! "Sweet Singh Oberoi"
she thought and smiled towards him saying "good morning"

She gently took the baby from his hands and softly kissed her baby's cotton like smooth and soft cheeks
"Good morning from Mumma's side"

Shivay could do nothing but pout like a kid.
"This is not fair, Even I deserve a morning kiss" he said complaining.

"You are not getting one today for blaming me for the fights" she said suppressing her smile at the disappointing expression of Shivay after listening to her.

"But you know I love our fights right?" he said smiling sheepishly trying to act cute.

"Don't try that cute face on me Mr. SSO. I can't be fooled" She said teasing him more.

The argument could have been a year long only if Martha would not have came at the right time.

"Sir and Madam, Mr. Oberoi is calling you" she told Shivay and Annika.

"Tell him we are coming" Shivay told her meanwhile Annika fed her little angel.

•DRAWING HALL•
The moment Shivay and Annika reached the living hall they were startled to see the beautiful decorations. The house was looking like a heavenly place.

"Dad? What's all this?" Shivay asked his dad in amazement.

"You both came! Come have a seat" he said calmly.

After blessing and playing with his grandson for sometime Mr. Oberoi started speaking.

"As you both know We are blessed with this beautiful angel yesterday. Life had been too hard on all of us. Everything that we have faced in past, my illness, the marriage, Jennifer's reality and then this sudden news about Karan's illness I don't want any other kind of negativity process in my house anymore. Karan is not well, even yesterday his health suddenly deteriorated. I didn't wanted to inform you both but we don't know how much time he still have so I wanted to arrange for the Naming Ceremony of our angel. I want it to take place in front of Karan so that he feels a bit happy. I hope you both do not have a problem because the function is today itself"

Shivay and Annika were both shocked, not because of the sudden function but after listening about Karan's bad health. It was a bitter truth which they were not accepting that he has to go and nothing could hold him back.

They agreed for the function. Shivay assured Mr. Oberoi that they won't show any kind of agony and sadness on their faces in front of Karan. Annika agreed with him. Mr. Oberoi told them some alphabets which the priest told him to decide the name from. He asked them to decide a name for the baby. They discussed some more details regarding the function with Mr. Oberoi and went back to their room.

"Shivay I m not feeling very nice about Karan. I mean I don't know why but there is some kind of restlessness" Annika said while placing her sleeping son into the cradle.

"Don't worry Annika. That must be because you are thinking too much. Nothing bad will happen. Just don't overthink" Shivay said hugging her sideways although he tried to convince her but his own heart was not at peace. He himself was feeling that fear and restlessness which Annika talked about but for the time being he thought of ignoring it.

It was 5:30 Pm, the ceremony was scheduled at 6:00 pm. Annika was getting ready, Shivay was taking bath and the baby was sleeping.

He came out of the washroom to see his ever so beautiful wife wrapped gorgeously in a red and golden silk sari. She looked every bit of an elegant diva. The hair were left open straight parting midways. Her forehead decorated with a red round bindi. Her neck was being adorned by a subtle gold neck piece. Her hands chirping with the sounds of those shiny red bangles. Her eyes full of happiness and kohl adding more to the beauty. Her fair skin glazing under the bright color perfectly.

He was lost in her like always.
And she knew it like always.

"Will you come and fill my partition or would just keep staring?" She asked him raising her eyebrows and bringing him back to the world.

"Of course I will do both" he said running towards her like a baby who was offered his favourite candy.

Turning her towards him he filled her partition with vermillion like always with utter love and pride. After kissing her forehead gently he tied her mangalsutra round her neck and hugged her from behind.

"You are looking so beautiful love! Who would say you are a mother to a son?" he said pecking her cheek and adoring her.

"But the reality is that I am. And this is just your love which makes me look beautiful Shivay. I m just a normal girl" she said blushing and hugging him.

"You are not normal! You are special.. really special" he said cupping her face and looking into her eyes.

"So are you my love" Annika said and kissed his cheeks lovingly making him smile like crazy.

"Now come on get ready, the function is about to start in next half and hour" she said handing him his amazing three piece black and white suit.

Shivay smiled and took the suit from her hand and started getting ready while Annika changed the clothes of her son into a cute black and blue jumpsuit which they had already bought for him. He was looking like the son of The Shivay Singh Oberoi and Annika. No one could imagine taking their eyes from this small dapper. She smiled at him proudly and applied a dot of kohl on the back of his ear so as to save him from any kind of bad and negative vibes.

Shivay got ready and was looking super dashing like always. Annika went towards Shivay and helped him wearing the blazer.
"Thanks Jaan" he thanked her.
Annika held the baby in her arms.
"He is looking so handsome" Shivay said.
"Like father like son" Annika said giving a compliment to her husband.
"Like parents like Son" Shivay corrected her pulling her cheeks lovingly and making her blush.
"Should we go?" Shivay asked her
"Yes!" She nodded.

•The Function•
It was finally 6:00 pm and the priest had already arrived for the Pooja ceremony. The moment the gorgeous mom dad and son came into the main hall, everyone's eye just went wide adoring them.
The son looked exactly a copy of his handsome dad. The mom and dad were looking no less then some angels from the heaven itself.

Karan welcomed them with a smile and complimented the three of them. They smiled back at him and sat in the Pooja. Soon the Pooja was started and it was time for the name to be revealed.

"So what's the name you guys have thought for the baby?"

Both Annika and Shivay looked at each other. After that they looked towards Mr. Oberoi. He gave them an assuring smile and nodded his head in positivity.

The name of our son would be "KARAN SINGH OBEROI" both Annika and Shivay said in unison looking at Karan who was sitting a bit far away from them on his wheelchair.

The moment he heard the name of the baby, he froze at his place. It felt as if his heart would stop anytime due to the unbound happiness. Tears made a way from his already dead eyes and he could do nothing but let them flow. With a sense of extreme thankfulness and affection he looked at both Shivay and Annika.
Have they really name their son after him?
Have they actually made him a part of their small little family for years to come?
Have they seriously made him alive already before his death?
What could be more special gift than this? This is something he never asked for? This is something he never imagined to happen! This is so not real. This is more beautiful than someone gifting him some more years of happy life.
He was just looking at them in disbelief. He could not understand what to do, what to say, how to react.

Annika and Shivay stood up from their place with the baby in their hands. They were already crying looking at him. They went towards him and sat in front of him. Moving his son towards Karan Shivay said
" Hold our son Karan in your hands on this auspicious day Karan. Bless him coz we know if you will bless him today, he will be one of the most real, honest and amazing human beings when he grows up. He will grow up to be the most selfless and perfect man"

Karan couldn't control his tears, he just looked at the baby with real affection as if blessing him with his eyes and then looked at them
"I..I can't tha..thank you both enough for the tremendous amount of love and respect..you..you both have given me today. I m no..one..to get this. Thank..Thanks a lot"

"You deserve it Karan! You truly deserve it in every sense. My son is alive because of you. Your name is the perfect name we could give him. You will always be with us, right in our hearts and a bit in him" Shivay said while Annika just cried.

The people standing had real tears in their eyes. All of them could see the helplessness in Annika and Shivay's eyes but somewhere they were also able to see the utmost happiness Karan's eyes. Shivay and Annika already felt guilty of not being able to save Karan's life. They knew they can't do anything in front of the force of nature but this was the least they could do for him. Naming their son KARAN was no pay back for what all Karan did for them but it was a real gesture of saying thanks and telling him that he was really an important part of their lives whom they would never forget no matter what happens. They named their son Karan also to make sure that even if their friend goes away from them, he will be their with them somehow. It really felt good when they saw that shining sparkle in Karan's eyes. The same sparkle which Shivay use to see when they were in college. The same sparkle Annika saw in Singapore. This was the first time he felt so at peace in the last few months of his illness. This was the least they could do for him. Both Annika and Shivay smiled looking at the contented face of Karan and so was Mr. Oberoi, after all he already knew about this plan of Shivika.

The senior Karan was now busy playing with the junior KARAN SINGH OBEROI who was smiling innocently waving his hand up in the air as if giving hi-fives to the senior Karan for sharing the same name.

Precap : Last chapter

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