It's been 3 weeks since they got married but Laksh never misused any situation, neither Ragini tried to start a conversation with him. Both were living under one roof together in the name of marriage, but they didn't share anything.

Laksh was gone out with his colleagues after a successful day, he was playing pool, "hmm I guess I will lose."

"Laksh if you think so you will, change your mind in positive thoughts and see how your destiny will change." Not just a colleague but also a very good friend.

"Thanks Karan, but," it was too late he missed his chance and lost the game.

"Let's order some snacks I'm hungry," Laksh was holding his empty stomach, when another colleague comes to them.

"Why Laksh you want to eat here and not at home? Your 2nd wife is waiting."

Laksh was very calm, but Karan didn't liked it, "Sneha what is this? Why are you talking to him like this without a reason you are mocking him."

Sneha frowns, "without a reason? No doubt he married again. Why does he need to stay out from home so late? Doesn't he want to spend his time with his newly wedded wife? After all you could have got anyone, but you decided to marry a divorced woman, why?"

"None of your Business," Laksh said with a little smile, "maybe you are right, I could have ended with anyone, but I don't wanted it. My reason is personal not for outsiders. Besides it's quite late and I was forced to join this 'party'," he made a circle with his hand, "now I'm hungry and would like to eat something cause my wife must be sleeping and I'm not gonna wake her, got it!" Laksh put the stick on the pool table and went to the counter, he ordered a sandwich, after finishing it, he left.

At home he slept on his bed...

It was the next morning.

Ragini was looking at the empty bed, "Raheel?" She rubs her eyes and searched for him, "how? He can't stand neither walks, where is he?" She looked around and couldn't find Laksh, "maybe he has him."

Ragini stood up from the bed, still exhausted from the last night as he is a real troublemaker. Ragini yawns leaving the room, she knocked on Laksh study room.

"Come in," he said yawning and Ragini entered the room.

"Raheel?" She Just asked for him and Laksh shook his head, "not here."

He saw her shocked face and stood up, "relax, did you closed the door before leaving?"

Ragini nodded the fear was written on her face.

"Good, come I will show you where he is," both went back to the main bedroom, Laksh bend down on his knees Ragini followed him, "under the bed."

Ragini frowns, she bends and saw him playing with himself and w soft-toy. She was speechless at the moment, "I'm sorry I disturbed your sleep."

Laksh shook his head, "nothing to worry. I'm fine," he stands up just to rush to the other side of the bed, "I caught you," Laksh took him and Raheel laughs as he was tickled by his father.

Ragini was happy, but there was something disturbing her. Today is a good time to ask him.

"Can we talk?"

Laksh nodded, "sure," he placed Raheel back and stood up to sit on the couch.

Ragini was hesitating, she sat next to him, "I wanted to know, about your age? I agreed to this wedding without knowing anything about you just some basic information, please."

Laksh smiles, "I know everything about you."

There was a moment of silence.

"My age is 32, a father of an eleventh month baby, who is a full mannmoji {Does what he likes}. I'm a surgeon," he looked at her, "what do you want to know?"

"Why you married me, when you know everything about me?"

Laksh forwarded his hand, "trust me, I won't do anything," he waited and Ragini placed her hand on his.

"I married you cause I knew after your broken heart and dream you might agree to marry anyone just to show regret, you would see it as a punishment for breaking the trust of your parents. I don't feel it would be a punishment as you already went though hell while being married to that monster. I came first and saw your face, you weren't interested neither you were disrespectful, you were isolated. Still I saw a small ray of light, I saw your Noor."

Ragini was silently listening to his smoothing words, how right he was that she would have agreed to anyone. That she had locked herself rom everyone and had maintained the distance.

"I didn't married you to get a wife or a mother for him. He has a mother, she has left us but she will return for sure. I thought to help you, cause in our world an 'used woman' won't be handled with care, if a man double of your age and more than 3 kids would come, you would have said yes, like your parents, we know how difficult it is to get a good alliance after such an incident, no one would think of you, but on themselves."

Again a moment of silence, she was hearing him and understanding it.

"I think you just need a friend and that's what I can give you a hand of a friend, who isn't interested in any thing besides your happiness. You are not his babysitter, you can go and rejoin the college to complete your studies." He stood up, "and about the family, of anyone says anything to you and hurts you, you will come to me. I will handle it." Ragini nods.

She took Raheel and went downstairs lost in her inner turmoil, while he took a quick shower.

They were all having their breakfast, but Raheel was striking to eat anything until Laksh came, "boss baby?"

Raheel throw the bread on Laksh, "I just took a shower, very bad."

Ragini was in the kitchen, she was preparing something for him, "Raheel I'm coming don't do anything."

Laksh looked at her and then to his son, "oh so you weren't waiting for me, but for her?"

Raheel was hitting with his hands on his small table, Ragini comes with a lukewarm bowl, "open your mouth," she requested him, but he just made a face as if he doesn't wanted to.

Ragini pouts, "Please?"

Raheel looked at her, "ifathokgaethigfrayi????" The slobber was rinsing down his mouth and Ragini just filled it with the food, layer she cleaned his face after they all finished the food.

Laksh left as he got an emergency call for an operation.

Ragini was looking at Raheel, he was again under the bed, "3 weeks I'm here and found it out that you hide under the bed, why?" She crawls to him, but there wasn't anything what could make her stay there.

Ragini was thinking about his words, maybe I should rejoin, but I don't want to leave him alone. We are coming closer, he is the only person, Baby, who isn't judging me. Well Laksh didn't judged me. It's true I would have married anyone just to redeem myself.

Raheel crawls to her and she made him stand, but he falls on his bottom, "you are going to turn one, I think you should try it, otherwise the other kids will run ahead and you will left behind. I can't leave you but I can do online classes, for exams I will go there, but to study I just need a laptop, right?"

Raheel laughs, tipping on her cheek all the time.

Laksh returned home, he saw them, "online classes, okay. I will get you a new laptop."

Ragini looked at the door, he was standing there and had listening to them.

"Thank you." Good that he didn't heard what I thought....

"Come my son, I had a shower but I need another one." Laksh took him and entered the washroom, Ragini stood up and arranged the clothes, even for him.

"Okay now we finished and I have only this one towel for you. You both will leave the room so I can come out and change."

Raheel didn't understood anything but as soon as the door opens Ragini saw him.

"Aww so cute baby." She took him in her embrace and make him wear his clothes.

Laksh was freezing. When is she leaving the room? It's dinner time.

*knock knock*

Laksh frighten, does she wants to use the washroom?

"Are you alright?"

Laksh took a deep breath, he opens the door just a crack, "I'm fine," he was hiding behind the door.

"Okay, stretch your hand."

"My hand?"

"Yes!" This was a bit determined and he obeyed her, she put the clothes on his hand and over them a towel.

Oh she knew it that there were no towels and clothes.

"Thanks," he closed the door and Ragini left with Raheel.

Having dinner together. Laks told them he has a day off, "maybe two, it depends on any emergency cases."

The family was happy, they all went to their respective rooms, Laksh was sleeping in his bed next to Raheel and Ragini on the other side.

Ragini frowns, "Raheel don't sleep with your face down," she placed him on Laksh chest as his sleep was tight and Raheel can't escape his grip.

Both men sleep tight.... and Ragini too doze off.

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