The cell phone vibrate makes anirudh awake. He reach his hands for it, hold the bright screen into his squinting face, and set it for another thirty minutes later.

Anirudh, didn't know how many minutes later he opened his eyes to see the blue out of his window. The sounds of the birds chirping gave a pleasant feel to him. He looked up at the ceiling and smiled to himself, thinking about the cheesy incident happened at the pub last night.

Anika made a murmur sound, turning her body to anirudh's side. She placed her chin on the crooks of anirudh's shoulder and fell asleep. Anirudh watched her silently, as always the way he admires her beautiful sleep. He brushed away her hair to the corner and blushed.

He felt like they both had made love to each other last night but nothing happened. He was still astonished by the way anika acted at the pub last night.

He wondered if she still remember on what happened last night. But he knew that he must get ready to explain anika on what had happened.

Anirudh decided to let her sleep more peacefully as she must be tired. He got down from his bed, grabbing his shirt from the table beside and made his way to the bathroom.

After, taking a cold shower,  anirudh went downstairs to have his morning coffee and wake up anika, with a cup of hot coffee.

Anirudh entered into his room along with a coffee cup, he kept on the table beside and admired anika's sleep, keeping his palms on his cheeks.

Anika stirred awake and saw anirudh infront of her, with his brightened face. She threw a causal look at him and shrunk.

"Goodmorning, baby." Anirudh said, with a smile on his face.

Anika starred at him and turned around, looked to the right and left. She was confused if anirudh actually said that to her. She slowly got up and sat straight, leaning her back towards the wall.

"Did you just talk to me?"  Anika questioned.

Anirudh shrugged his shoulder , nodding his head up and down. Anika looked down at her attire that she was wearing, with a shirk look.

"Did I just sleep wearing this dress?" Anika questioned to herself. "Where is arav?" Anika asked, throwing a stern look at anirudh.

"Saraku vella senjiduchi !" Anirudh murmured.

"What?" Anika asked.

"Nothing, baby. Arav is in your mom's house. I couldn't fetch him as it became late." Anirudh said.

"Ugh! My head why is it bursting me like he'll in this early morning." Anika said, crushing her teeth.

"Baby, let me massage your head." Anirudh said, moving closer to anika.

"Don't touch me! Don't come near me." Anika warned, strictly.

Anirudh remained silent and still. He came to know that anika doesn't remember anything about last night's act. Literally, she forgot everything because of her drink.

Anika just sat, rubbing her head, relieving the pain of her head. Anirudh moved closer to anika and cupped her face.

"Do you remember what happened last night at the pub." Anirudh asked, in a serious tone.

"What happened? We both went to the pub together, met your friends and had fun with them." Anika said, childishly.

Anirudh bit a laugh, in silence.

"Do you remember on anything how you behaved?" Anirudh asked, looking deep into his eyes.

"I must have behaved the usual way how i be when I attend parties with you. To say, decent." Anika said, yawned.

Anirudh shooked his head and laughed.

"But this time you were the opposite." Anirudh said, looking down.

"What do you mean?" Anika asked.

"You were drunk last night. And you blabbered everything openly." Anirudh said, looking up at anika.

"Anirudh! Don't lie. It must not be me." Anika said, in a strict tone.

"Niku, why would I lie? You were drunk last night and you poured out all your sorrows infront of my friends, even anu and vaishu knows." Anirudh said, earnestly.

Anika starred at him for a while.She couldn't believe that she was actually drunk and she blabbered everything. Just then, her mind thought of the juice she took in. Anika shook her head, meaning yes.

"You're right.The juice got me nuts. The juice glass which I had in my hand, got miss placed. I shouldn't have done this." Anika said, worriedly.

"Niku, It's fine. You didn't do anything wrong by taking it. It's just that you spilled out our problem to others." Anirudh said, fixing his gaze at the duvet.

"I embarrassed you, the imagine you hold is ruined. And literally, I embarrassed myself too." Anika said, as a tear rolled down her cheeks.

"Hey! Baby, come on. This is just a small thing you didn't mean to drink. Didn't you? And it was just only our friends, they must have not taken it serious. I, myself didnt take it serious. But I took one thing serious and I regret for saying it." Anirudh said, concernedly.

"What is that one thing you it serious? Whatever it is, I'm sorry for behaving stupidly last night." Anika said,  not able to meet his gaze.

"I hate." Anirudh paused, as anika placed her palm on his mouth.

"I don't have much strength in me to hear that word again from your mouth." Anika said, brokenly.

Anirudh tuned anika face so that she can face. He cupped her face with both of his hands and looked deep into her eyes. Anika starred at eyes without breaking the silence, only both of their heart radiation were heard.

"I love you! I love you! I love you!  This one is truly from bottom of my heart. I love you, forever Niku." Anirudh said, smilingly.

Anika blushed and quickly enveloped anirudh into a brief hug. She letted all her salty sorrows just by crying out loud. Those continuously love you from his mouth made anika to be touched and it was pleasant feel to her ears.

Anirudh wrapped his arms around her and soothed her. Her cry, turned into sobs and she was unable to breath. Anirudh broke the hug and pulled anika infront of him.

"Baby, look at me. Stop crying, always remember that I would never hate you for anything. Whatever it maybe it's just hard for me to hate you or anyone who loves me. I know, what i said was wrong I didn't say it out from my heart. See, niku I'll never repeat this anymore and it's a promise. I can't see you being hurted by me and again." Anirudh said, consolingly.

"And I also promise that i won't do any stupid works without your knowledge but this one I'm saying it after I realized the mistake I have done." Anika said.

Anirudh just embraced anika with a hug, tightly holding her waist. Suddenly, his phone rang.Anika moved a little, knowing that anirudh would have to get up to answer it.

He reached out for his phone from the side table near by and leaned his back towards the wall. Anika sighed and got down from the bed to get freshened up.

After a few moments, anika came out from the bathroom and found anirudh getting ready to go out.Anika casually walked towards her bed and cupped her coffee glass.

"Niku, I have got a call to attend an urgent meeting. I'll be back home soon, with a happy news. And call anu ask her to bring arav over here." Anirudh said, earnestly.

"Huhh! Can you just spend a 15 minutes time with me." Anika asked, unsurely.

"Sure, what is it?" Anirudh said.

Immediately, Anika grabbed anirudh's hand, keeping her coffee cup at the table near by and existed their room. Anirudh looked confused on where anika was taking him.

Anika twisted the door knob of the opposite room and opened it widely. The room was dark with no lights and curtains all were closed. Anika gave a way to anirudh to enter in. Anirudh silently entered in wondering what must be inside this room.

Just before, anirudh could turn and speak a word, anika turned on the lights.The room was enveloped with pictures of anirudh from his childhood times till now.

Each corner has it's story. Anirudh looked stunned with the interior design of the room, it looked just the same way of his studio, Albuquerque. The red squared shape tiles and the black painted wall with anirudh's award pictures. On the other corner of the wall, there was his childhood pictures with arav's ones.

And on the right side towards the couch, a huge portrait frame was hunged, it was his friend aravind in the middle of the wall on the other two sides was a picture of him and his love, anika.

And to their right it was a picture of their cute family, three souls. Anirudh turned back and looked at anika, who was standing with her hands akimbo. Anirudh walked forward and went closer to anika. He was speechless, and very touched with everything.

"My friendship day gift to you and to your friends. This room is going to be a place to enjoy ourselves, whenever your friends visits our house. I managed myself to arrange everything perfectly. I have set this room for your own freedom-ness Ani." Anika said, with a smile.

"Can I just hug you and stay." Anirudh said.

Anika looked at him for a while, and then continued to talk. Anirudh just pulled anika towards him and hugged her tightly, layed his head on the crooks of her shoulder.

Anika smiled and wrapped her arms around him as her right arm was tugged on his hair. She knew he was touched and emotional as he couldn't utter a word about her gift.Deep inside his heart, he really loved the sudden surprised which anika made.

"Okay, rockstar must not cry! Now, go it's getting late for you." Anika said, breaking the hug.

Anirudh let out a deep breathe and looked at anika with a smile. Anika brushed away his little tear and laughed. Just after that, anika sended anirudh off and she got carried away with her work, doing house chores and helped her maid along.

Later the half a day..

Anika went to her room and was checking her social pages for some moments. There was alot of intresting things happening on the social media.

She was extremely happy, knowing that aishwarya dhanush have associated as the ambassador of UnWomen advocate in all over india.

She quickly tweeted congratulating aishwarya. Just after then, anika called anu to bring aravind home as she was feeling a little bored.

Anu's line was ringing! On the second ring, the call was connected.

"Hello Anu ! Are you still sleeping women? Okay, whatever can you bring arav home. I'm feeling bored." Anika said, rushingly.

"Mamaa ! Maa-maa." Aravind said into the phone.

"Arav! Baby, what are you doing? Where is anu ?" Anika asked, politely.

"Mamaa, Nu thittuchi. Nu adichichu." Aravind said, with a sad expression.

Anu jaw dropped hearing aravind's statement. He initially complained bad about her to anika.

She didn't expect this from aravind, the cute little boy.Anu went and sat beside aravind and he quickly smiled at her, innocently.

"Baby, really? Give the phone to anu I'll scold her. How dare she scold my baby." Anika said, forcefully.

"Nanaa! Mamaa, tiger sapptucha ? Mamaa, dadaa didn't come home." Aravind spoke into the phone, sweetly.

"Haha, baby your tiger ate. And yes, your dadaa just went out. Okay, baby give the phone anu. I'll ask her to bring you here." Anika said.

"Nu, thungicha." Aravind said, trying to lie.

"Arav, stop playing man.Give me the phone." Anu said.

Anika smiled hearing anu's voice through the speaker. She understood that aravind was just playing around and was trying to lie.

Aravind always make anika smile with his little cute doings. Anu pulled away the phone from aravind's hand and kept it on her ear lobe.

"Seems like someone just came back to sense. What's the matter my dear sister." Anu said, sarcastically.

"Can you not talk last night's matter. Bring arav to my house, I'm freaking bored." Anika said, rolling off her eyes.

"Okay, is mama home? Anything special in your house." Anu asked, excitedly.

"No, you're so called kind mama is not in home. And yes, got a feast in my house for dinner, vaishnavi and abinav are coming over." Anika said, with a smile.

"In 20 minutes I will be at your house doorsteps with arav." Anu said, hunged up the call.

Anika blushed down, imagining the eagerness of anu.

After about 30 minutes..

Ding Dong! The doorbell ringed. Hearing the doorbell sound, tiger came running out from his den from the backyard and stood infront of the door, waiting for anika to open.

Anika chuckled at tiger's eagerness and opened the door. Anika sighed, shooking her heads to sides.

"Is this your 15 minutes time? You're reaching exactly at dinner time." Anika said, in a hasky voice.

"So sorry, I met shashank on the way to your house and I was held up talking to him." Anu explained.

"That's fine. Let me carry arav." Anika said.

Anika carried aravind in her arms, who was sleeping soundly. She was surprised to see him sleeping early this time and she was sure that he won't sleep tonight rather he will end up doing chacos. Anika put aravind on the couch at the living hall and covered him with the comforts.

"Has vaishnavi akka reached? And what's special for tonight." Anu said, running her eyes around the dinning hall.

"They're on the way. Today's special is paneer butter masala with roti. I'm sure you going to love my cooking." Anika said, with a smile.

"Definitely, with no doubt. Who wouldn't love your cooking. You're a genius in everything." Anu praised.

"As if your mama loves my cooking." Anika said, frowned.

"Nah, he is just pretending that he doesn't. I'm sure he loves your cooking the same way how much he loves you." Anu said, with a smile.

Anu's words put a smile on anika's smile. Just on time, Vaishnavi and Abinav reached anika's house along with their cute little daughter, anshi.

Anshi was seven months old, trying to crawl, walk and respond to everyone. She was born on the same year and month of aradhaya. Anika welcomed both of them warmingly and carried anshi in her arms.

Anika started to pamper anshi and shower her with lots of kisses and love towards her. Anika meets anshi after ages, she was restricted to meet her as everyone thought she would get aradhaya's memories. On the other hand, Anu was having a talk with vaishnavi and Abinav, joyfully.

"Where is Ani ?" Vaishnavi asked.

"In studio grooving with music, as always." Anu said, sarcastically.

"Anu shut up! He will be in home soon, he must have held up with some works." Anika said.

"Don't you guys know that anirudh is going to compose music for our SuperStar." Vaishnavi said, with a exciting tone.

Anika nodded her head saying no. She was in an utter shock and surprise.

"Anirudh signed his project with the director pa.ranjith for thalaivar movie.And yes his sixteen'th movie is a big one!" Abinav said, with a smile.

Anika couldn't open her mouth and express her happiness. She didn't know she will get to hear a pleasant happy news after so long.

She was freezed and her body was awestruck. Meanwhile, anu's eyes widened away in amusement.

"Is this for real? OMG! It's a earth shaking news and the bestest news ever." Anu said, shocked.

"Yes, it's for real. We got to know through dhanush as he is the producer for the movie." Vaishnavi said.

"OMG! Two happy news at a time. How will i be able to digest everything. Guess my sister is already in her dream world, hugging her lovable husband."Anu said, chuckled.

Anika threw a stern look at anu, biting her bottom lip. She politely moved closer to vaishnavi, still having anshi in her arms.

She was in cloudnine where nothing could register into her mind. She didn't know how happy she was to hear this news.

"Vaishu, does amma or appa know about this news. If anirudh had shared this news with them first, happily I would be the most happiest women in the world." Anika said, with a smile on her face.

"Yeah, both of them knew about this news earlier than me. Maa was really happy and proud of him she expressed all her happiness to me. Just one sadness, in her that ani wasn't beside her at this time." Vaishnavi said, earnestly.

Anika looked down, letting out a big gasp. She wanted anirudh to talk to his parents, since the day she was recovered perfectly but anirudh hesistated to talk and be in touch with them.Anika knew she has to sort out the problem soon as it's all just a misunderstanding.

Just then, aravind woke up and saw a group of people giggling and talking. His sleepy eyes caught anika holding a baby in her arms. Aravind quickly jumped down from the couch and made his way towards anika.

"Little anirudh is awake. Hello Mister aravind, do you remember me." Abinav said, smilingly.

Aravind threw a devilish stare at him and didn't respond. He couldn't remember who was abinav to him as it's been a year already. He couldn't recognize abinav's face properly. Aravind climbed off the couch and stood beside anika holding her dress, tight.

"Arav my boy, How are you? Do you remember me atleast." Vaishnavi said, getting closer to Aravind.

Aravind nodded his head to sides, meaning no. He layed his head on anika's shoulder.He was still sleepy as he woke up in the middle of his sleep. He looked at the baby, anika was holding and wondered.

"Mamaa! Mamaa." Aravind whispered, in a sleepy haze.

"What baby? Look at your baby sister, anshi." Anika said.

Aravind bend down and took his seat on anika's lap, feeling a bit jealous having vaishnavi's baby for long. He didn't dare look at anshi as he took his seat on anika's lap he hide his face in anika's dress.

Abinav tried his best to call aravind into his embrace but aravind didn't care or bother. He just stayed silent and calm.

"Mamaa!" Aravind said, tapping his hands on anika's chest.

"What's wrong with you now? Why are you fussing for no reason." Anika said, sternly.

Aravind looked up at his mom, anika with an innocent expression. He yawned and rubbed his eyes with his little hands and again hide his face in anika's dress.

Anika handed anshi over to anu and carried aravind. She understood that aravind was feeling uneasy and was hungry. After about some minutes, anika called everyone to have their dinner and she served food for everyone, happily.

Aravind took his seat on the dinning table and was having roti in his own plate. Anika just stood happily admiring aravind, the way he was getting close with vaishnavi and abinav.

Just on time, Anirudh entered into his house and found his sister and his brother in law having their dinner. He was surprised to see them as he didn't know they were coming over to his house earlier.

Abinav saw anirudh coming towards them and waved at him. Anirudh waved his hand back with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations ani!" Vaishnavi said, with a smile.

"Oh, got with the news already.Thank you!" Anirudh said, fixing his eye at anika.

"Dadaa, indhaa roti." Aravind said, giving a piece of his roti from his plate.

"Thank you baby, you have. Dadaa will go freshen up and come." Anirudh said, with a smile.

Anirudh turned around and decided to leave the place as he was feeling uneasy to be there. Just then Anika came and showed anshi to anirudh, making him to play with her. But anirudh hesitated silently, not making it to be obvious.

"Niku, I'm sweating. I'll go freshen up first." Anirudh said, with a fake smile.

"Okay!" Anika said.

That's all anika was able to say. She gave anshi to vaishnavi and went upstairs to see anirudh. She wanted to envelop him with a huge bone crushing hug for giving the most happiest news.

Anika entered in to her room and found it empty. She quickly went inside to the other room and saw anirudh playing the keys on his piano.
Anika sensed something wrong in anirudh. She walked towards him, silently.

"Congratulations Ani. Your growing stage in your career gives me butterflies feels in my stomach. I'm just so proud of you." Anika said, hugging anirudh from behind.

"Thank you." Anirudh said, simply.

Anirudh moved away from anika and stood near the window in his room. Anika worriedly walked behind anirudh and touched his shoulder.

"Ani, what's wrong? Why you sound dull now." Anika asked.

"Anshi reminds me of aradhaya. It's hurting me." Anirudh said, in a sad tone.

"Ani, What are you saying?" Anika asked, confused.

"Everytime when I see her or when you play with her it gives me aradhaya's memories.I don't know why but she always reminds me of aradhaya." Anirudh said, fixing his gaze at the floor.

"All these days you consoled me to forget aradhaya but now why are you losing yourself? Ani, I know it's hard to forget. Don't see anshi as your niece, see her as your daughter.To me I could say anshi fulfils aradhaya's doings. Now, we can't decide in taking another step for our life. We both can only see anshi as aradhaya." Anika confessed.

Anirudh turned around and hugged anika tightly.Anika's words had a point, he was happy to see anika speaking briskly and consoling him.

Anika kissed his hair and rubbed his back, soothed him. She lifted his face up using both of her hands and made him to face her. Anika raised her eyebrows with a smile on her face.

"I'm sorry! I should have shared the official news about my next project with you first. But, everything went faster than me." Anirudh said, looking down at floor.

"Haha, Ani I would have been happy if you shared this news with your parents first. How long are you going to be without talking to them?" Anika said, in a serious tone.

"But, they already know so why should I tell them. If they're happy with what I'm doing then it's fine for me." Anirudh said, turning his face away from anika.

"Ani, don't talk like this. Forget the problem between you and your dad, it's over, it's past. Everything is solved. See, your dad talked ill about me. I, myself didn't take it serious because your dad has all the rights. I really want you to talk to them." Anika said, without losing her breath.

"Niku, The right time hasn't come yet to talk to them.So, don't force me." Anirudh said, unwillingly.

"The right time has come and we're visiting their house on the coming week. That's it! I can see how much you miss your mom ani.Don't act as if you dont." Anika said.

Anirudh was with lack of words.He couldn't talk against anika as her last word was true. He have never been without talking to his mom for months and this was the very first time.

Anika deliberately wished to solve the problem of anirudh's. As it all started because of her.

"Okay, fine! I'll go freshen myself and come to have dinner." Anirudh said, with a smile.

Anika smiled at him and walked down in the stairs, still looking at him. Anirudh went inside his room, smilingly, looking back at anika romantically.

Anika reached down at the dinning hall and found aravind messing around with the food. Anika jaw dropped down and starred at aravind, shocked.

"Arav, what are you doing man? Who asked you to play with food? Is this how I taught you to eat? Food all over your body." Anika said, sternly.

"Mamaa, Nu thaan sollichu.' Aravind said, pointing his index finger at Anu.

"Adapaavi, yelladhukum yennae maatividu. Niku, I just told him to eat properly." Anu said, panicking herself.

"Arav, you started to lie. Enough of playing with food." Anika said, taking away aravind's plate away from him.

"He seriously have gone nuts, Niku. All these while he was making fun." Abinav said, chuckled.

"Mamaa, nanaa. Mamaa, food!" Aravind pouted.

"It's time for you to sleep now." Anika said, strictly.

Aravind frowned at her and anika carried him in her arms, to wash his shirt and his hands. Aravind started to sob and fuss around.

Just on time, anirudh came down to have his dinner. He took a seat beside abinav and was talking with his sister and him. Anu placed a plate infront of anirudh, to serve food for him.

Anirudh continued to talk with them and play with anshi. Anika from corner of her eyes saw anirudh playing with anshi and felt relieved and happy.She walked towards the dinning hall, along with Aravind.

Aravind was nagging hitting anika playfully, not letting him to play with food. Anirudh looked at aravind, shirking his eyes. He didn't dare to face anirudh or others, as he was scared to see abinav.

Anika came forward to serve food for anirudh. On the other hand anu bid a goodbye and left the house as it was late to her.

"What's wrong with arav, now? Niku, did you eat." Anirudh asked, with a smirk on his face.

Anika smiled at anirudh, blushing. Everytime when anirudh concerns her whether she ate or not. Anika melts down, feeling so touched.

She knew anirudh would never eat properly unless her answer is positive.

"I'll eat later on. Your son have gone nuts today because he slept in the late evening." Anika said, wiping aravind's face.

Anirudh chuckled at aravind and quickly pulled anika to sit down and have her dinner with him. Vaishnavi and abinav silently watched anirudh serving food for anika.

And aravind calmed down after seeing his dad's face, anirudh.He became silent when anirudh gave his phone to him. And the night went on chit chattin, giggling.

To be continued..

A/N

Anika realized her mistakes and promises to be real with anirudh. And on the other side, Anirudh signs his Sixteen'th movie with our very own Thalaivar, SuperStar Rajinikanth sir.

Yet another pretty long chapter. I'm trying to make my chapter a bit smaller but I couldn't. Please do let me know if you guys feel hard to read a very long one. Some of you guys might felt a bit bored with so much other things. Hope i'll satisfy you all with my next chapter :)

Thank you all !