"What are we? I mean.. I had.. this.. I just had this flashback about you and I..together... and.. I called you my husband-to-be.." Annika looked at him, expecting him to answer but he didn't. He just looked away. The doctor had been clear that she couldn't know everything, it would be a shock if the truth was revealed in one go but her pleading eyes... they were so innocent.

"I..I am indeed your husband-to-be.." He said and he had expected everything but not this reaction.

"You hid it from me?" She inquired, looking at him accusingly.

"You have lost your memory Annika, I didn't want to overwhelm you with this."

"Is this an engagement of love?" Annika asked and Shivaay chuckled.

"Actually,it's been a long way to that, but yes, for me at least, there is love." Shivaay said.

"Will you tell me our story?" She asked.

"Someday.I just want you to rest for a while. With your injured feet, you lost an amount of blood." Shivaay said. He wanted to kiss her forehead but he was hesitant.

"Just do it." She said as she saw him looking at her forehead intensely.

Shivaay bent forward and kissed her forehead tenderly. She closed her eyes as she tried to recall the way it felt to have his lips on her body..But nothing. She didn't have any memory back.

"Did we already.." Annika was going to ask but he put a finger on her lips.

"Sh,you have to rest now." He said and she pouted against his finger and he chuckled. She was cute. She eventually fell asleep and Shivaay smiled before leaving. His Annika was still there, somewhere.

Shivaay walked to Om's room and found Sahil in there.

"Ha! Saumya you're so beautiful!" Sahil said, talking to a photo.

Shivaay looked at the little boy and cleared his throat. Sahil hid Saumya's photo and Shivaay chuckled. This seven years old boy was in love with Saumya who was 20 years..
" So my man.. I heard you love Saumya right? " Shivaay asked and Sahil looked at him quizzically.
" Yes.. why are you asking M. SSO?" Sahil asked and Shivaay looked at him dumbfounded
"Just like that... Love is so complicated..."Shivaay sighed.
"You miss Annika Didi right? "
"Yes. I now know that I can lose her every day and this is scaring me."
They talked, unaware of Annika's presence.  She looked at Shivaay's sad face and her heart ached. He seemed to love her a lot.
"Annika? " Dadi whispered quietly behind her. Annika turned around.
Dadi helped her to go back in Shivaay's room.
"I had lost hope that I'd pronounce this word for Shivaay someday but I will say it today. Ishqbaaz.  Annika that what you managed to turn my Tadibaaz of grandson into.." Annika looked at the woman and smiled shyly.
"I know that you don't remember him but at least give him a chance to prove you that he loves you."
"I will Dadi." Annika answered and hugged the old woman.

"Really?"Dadi asked and Annika nodded shyly.

"Yes.I got a little flashback and that was enough to prove me that he means something to me..I just hope that I'll be able to love him back once again."

"If God united you in love that because you're meant to be together no matter what." Dadi said and cupped her cheeks.

"I don't want you to do this because he's suffering, I want you to do this because your heart wants to." Dadi said.

Annika listened to her heart and her heart was at peace each time she was with him, as if, even though her brain forgot him, her heart didn't.

At night, Annika and Shivaay were the only one home. Dadi and the parents went on some relatives reception. Om, Rudra, Saumya and Prinku went to the cinema with Sahil and as Annika couldn't come because of her feet, she stayed and Shivaay decided to stay with her.

As she wasn't sleepy, and neither was he, they decided to watch a film.

"Horror movie?" Annika asked as Shivaay showed her the movie "Annabelle".

"Are you a coward Annika?" Shivaay asked as he wriggled his brows right in front of her face. She could feel his breath on her face just like he could smell her fresh pomegranate shampoo.

"Me? Scared? Never, M.SSO!" She said and smiled. Shivaay put the film on and sat next to her. Their shoulders were touching and Shivaay wanted to cuddle but he stopped himself from doing so. As they watched the film, a memory came back in Annika's mind. It was the girls' night with Saumya and Mallika. True, she wasn't remembering Mallika but she saw the events replaying in her head and when the disguised face of Rudra appeared in her flashback, Shivaay gently brushed her shoulder as she wasn't watching the film any more. The two events playing at the same time caused her to scream in fear and she hid her head in Shivaay's shoulder. Shivaay trapped her between his strong arms holding her possessively.

"Annika,it's nothing.. It's just a film. Nothing will happen to you, I am here." Shivaay said and caressed her hair as he kissed the top of her head.

Annika felt safe, at peace. It seemed like she belonged there, in his arms. Annika told him her little memory and Shivaay laughed. Annika wanted to hit him but as she saw him laughing, she found it quite mesmerizing, as if, this scene was a rare one. Something only few people had the privilege to notice.

" Shivaay.."She whispered as she looked at him intensely.

Shivaay wiped the tears forming in the sides of his eyes and he looked at her, his hand holding his chin while the other was playing with the curls of her hair.

"Kya hua Paanika?"

"Paanika?What this now?" She exclaimed and he smiled.

"You used to call me Billuji so I called you Paanika."

"Billuji.."She said and he put a finger on her lips.

"No,please keep calling me Shivaay.. The way you say it...It's like a song to my ears." He said and she grabbed his hand and kissed his palm.

"Let's get married." She said.