*2 weeks later*

Om: (Waking up Gauri) Gauri, Utho! Tumhe orphanage nahi jaana hai kya? Time dekha hai? Mujhe bhi late kar dogi, uth jao!

Gauri: (Half asleep) N-nahi, aap jaayie, humaara mann nahi kar raha jaane ka

Om: Kyun? Kya ho gaya hai tumhe? Gauri, utho!

Gauri: Aap jaayie, hum theek mehsoos nahi kar rahe hai

Om: (Placing his hand on her forehead) Tumhe bukhaar toh nahi hai. Accha, chalo doctor ke paas chalte hai

Gauri: Nahi, hum bass thake hai. Thoda so jaayenge, toh behtar mehsoos karenge. Aap jaayie

Om: Are you sure? Main tumhe doctor ke paas---

Gauri: Nahi, hum theek hai. Aap jaayie

Om: (Kissing her forehead) Apna khyal rakhna, okay?

Gauri: (Smiling) Ji

*Om leaves*

Gauri: (To herself) Ee ka ho raha hai hume? Kal raat se ajeeb mehsoos kar rahe hai. Thodi der aur so jaate hai

[Gauri slept and slept and slept until Dadi and Anika walked into her room and woke her up. Needless to say, Gauri was so embarrassed!]

Dadi: (Waking up Gauri) Puttar, uth ja! 4 baj gaye hai, Gauri! Kya hua?

Anika: (Placing her hand on Gauri's forehead) Dadi, isse bukhaar toh nahi hai, lekin abhi tak kyun soyi hai? Gauri, uth jao! Chalo!

Gauri: (Rubbing her eyes) Dadi, Bhojaiji! Aap?

(Startled) Hey ram! Kitne bajj gaye?

Anika: 4 bajj gaye hai!

Gauri: Pata nahi itni susti kyun hai! Kal raat se ajeeb mehsoos kar rahe hai! Maaf kijiye Dadi, maaf kijiye bhojaiji

Dadi: Chup kar! Maafi kyun maang rahi hai? Puttar, agar theek mehsoos nahi kar rahi thi, toh kisi ko bata deti! Hum doctor ko bulaate hai, Ruko

Gauri: Arre nahi Dadi--

Dadi: Arre nahi kya? Tu bahut kamzor bhi lag rahi hai, kuch ulta seedha khaya tha kya?

Gauri: (Trying to remember) Nahi Dadi...Par kal raat ko ek baar ulti ki thi

Dadi: Tu yeh baat ab bata rahi hai?! Anika, doctor ko bulao, jaldi! Kahi yeh food poisoning ka chakkar na ho!

Anika: (Rushing) Ji Dadi, bulaati hoon!

[The doctor arrived and Jhanvi, Anika, Dadi surrounded Gauri.]

Doctor: (Handing Gauri an object) Beta, bathroom jaakar yeh try karo

[Gauri went inside the bathroom, while Dadi, Jhanvi and Anika waited. Needless to say, they were terribly worried.]

Dadi: Doctor, meri bacchi theek toh hai na? Food poisoning ka chakkar toh nahi hai?

Doctor: I don't think so. Jab woh baahar aayegi, tab pata chalega problem Kya Hai

[Gauri came out of the bathroom and sat down, while the doctor studied what Gauri returned to her. She checked Gauri's heart rate and pulse and then finally opened her mouth.]

Doctor: Badhaai ho, She's pregnant!

Dadi: (Shocked) K-Kya?! Kya bol rahe hai aap?! Sacchi?!

Doctor: Haan, Gauri, tum maa banne waali ho!

Gauri: (Shocked) H-hum...Ma...Ka?!

Jhanvi: (Hugging Gauri) Main tumhe bata nahi sakti main kitni khush hoon Gauri! Main Dadi banne waali hoon! Thank you god!

Anika: (Smiling) Thank you doctor! Aap chaliye, main Aapko baahar tak drop kar deta hoon!

Dadi: (Kissing Gauri's cheek) Haye meri bacchi! Nazar na lage kisi ki! Jhanvi, Om ko phone kar!! Khush khabri de!

Gauri: Dadi, kal unka janmdin hai na? Toh aaj raat ke 12 baje hum unhe bata sakte hai?

Dadi: (Hugging Gauri) Kyun nahi! Aaj main kitni khush hoon Jhanvi! Aaj itne saalo baad ek khush khabri sunne ko aa rahi hai!

Jhanvi: Haan Ma! Main mithai lekar aati hoon, ek minute!

Dadi: (Kissing Gauri's forehead) Puttar, tujhe dher saari araam ki zaroorat hai, tu leth jaa, main Anika ko tere paas bhejti hoon

Gauri: Ji Dadi

[The moment Dadi left Gauri was left alone in the room.

She still couldn't believe it.

She was going to be a mother.

Om was going to be a father.

Was she even ready for a baby? She didn't know herself, but she felt happy. Very very happy. This baby was a symbol of Om and Gauri's relationship and the strength of their love.

Would she be a good mother? What if she couldn't raise kids well? What if Om wasn't ready for a child?

Her thoughts were interrupted when Anika walked in.]

Anika: (Hugging Gauri) Badhai ho! Aapko, aur mujhe! Main chachi banne waali hoon!

Gauri: (Lost) Ji...

Anika: Arre, Kya hua? Itni khoyi khoyi si kyun lag rahi hai? Sab theek toh hai?

Gauri: Hume darr lag raha hai, bhojaiji. Pata nahi hum maa banne ke liye taiyaar Hai bhi ya nahi

Anika: (Patting her head) Gauri, yeh bilqul normal hai! Main abhi tak maa nahi bani hoon, lekin mujhe pata hai ki aisa Sab sochna normal hai. Tum thoda waqt do, Sab kuch theek ho jaayega!

Gauri: (Smiling) Ji bhojaiji

Anika: Tumhe bhook lag rahi hai? Khaana Le aaoon?

Gauri: Nahi bhojaiji, hume neeche jaana.

Anika: (Helping Gauri get up) Accha chalo, uth jao.

[Gauri and Anika headed down the main hall, where Jhanvi and Dadi were seated. Just then, Rudra arrived.]

Jhanvi: (Making Gauri sit) Accha Gauri, yeh lo, kha lo

Gauri: Nahi Maa, hume bhook nahi hai

Jhanvi: (Feeding her) Aise kaise bhook nahi hai? Subah se kuch nahi khaaya Hai! Chalo, shabaash!

Gauri: (Eating) Bass Maa

Rudra: (Confused) Yeh maa bhabhi ko bacchi ki tarah kyun khila rahi hai?

Anika: Guess kar

Rudra: Bhabhi aur bhaiyya ka jhagda hua Hai? Isliye bhabhi 90s ki heroine ki tarah bhook hartal pe hai! Right?

Dadi: Khoteya! Ab sudhar jaa, tu chacha banne waala Hai!

Rudra: (Shocked) Kya baat kar rahe ho?! Anika bhabhi, aap maa banne jaa rahe ho, devar ko bataaya bhi nahi!

Anika: (Hitting Rudra's shoulder) Uffo! Main nahi, Gauri!

Rudra: (Rushing towards Gauri) Bhabhi! Mubaarak ho! Kya baat hai! Aap dono ki ishqbaazi kaafi Jaldi hui, kyun?

Dadi: (Smiling) Chup! Besharam!

Rudra: Waise bhabhi, main Aapko guarantee de sakta hoon ki main duniya ka best chacha Banunga! Waise, aap logo ne O ko bataaya hi hoga? Kal unka birthday hai, isse Badi gift Kya ho sakti hai, kyun?

Jhanvi: Bilkul sahi! Isliye Gauri raat ke 12 baje usse surprise dekar bataayegi!

Rudra: Wah! Kamaal ka idea hai! Accha mai cake order karta hoon phir!

Dadi: Haan, order kar le! Ja!

[Soon, it was almost midnight, and the Oberoi family assembled at the main hall, whereas Om's eyes were covered by a blindfold.

Rudra and Gauri carefully placed a cake in front of him, and Dadi placed baby socks, diapers and a pacifier around the cake.]

Om: Aap log har Saal meri aankhon par yeh daalte ho, isme surprise Kya hai?

Rudra: Nahi O, iss Saal ka surprise, Anika bhabhi ki shabdo mein, EkDum khidkitod Hai!

Om: Haan haan, pichli Saal bhi yehi kaha tha

Dadi: (Looking the clock) Arre, patti khol! 12 bajj gaye hai!

[Jhanvi untied the cloth around Om's eyes, and he slowly opened them, ready to cut the cake, until he noticed the items laying around the cake, and looked confused.]

Om: (Confused) Yeh Sab Kya hai?

Rudra: Tujhe dikhai nahi de raha? Cake hai!

Om: Shut up Rudra! I mean yeh sab! Yeh bacche ke socks, yeh diapers, yeh pacifier...Kya hai yeh Sab?

Jhanvi: Ab dekhne ki aadat dal de! 9 mahine baad inhe use karna hoga!

Om: (Slightly shocked) K-Kya? K-Kya matlab?

Dadi: (Kissing Om's cheek) Matlab tu baap banne waala Hai!

Om: (Shocked) K-Kya?! Are you serious?! Gauri?!

Gauri: (Blushing) J-ji

Om: (Smiling uncontrollably) Oh my god! I can't believe this!

Dadi: Badhai ho beta! Ab toh tujhe sudharna hi padega! Kyun, Jhanvi?

Jhanvi: Bilqul! Ab koi gair zimmedaari nahi chalegi, theek hai!

Shivaay: (Hugging Gauri) Main chacha banne waala hoon?! Oh my god! Anika! Hum chacha-chachi banne waale hai!

Gauri: Ji bhaiyya!

[Immediately, Om cut his birthday cake and fed everyone. Despite that, his gaze was fixed on Gauri, who looked slightly confused and lost. He walked towards her and took her hand in his, before trying to find out what was worrying her.]

Om: Kya hua, Gauri? Abhi tak tabiyat theek nahi hai?

Gauri: K-kuch nahi, bass woh...Thoda ajeeb lag raha hai

Om: Kya? Ki tum maa banne waali ho?

Gauri: Haan. Hume nahi lag raha hai ki hum taiyyaar hai

Om: Gauri, yeh tumhara Vehem. Pehli baar ho raha hai, thodi si nervousness zaahir hai. I'm sure kuch mahine baad yeh feelings chale jaayenge

Gauri: Hum acche ma Bann paayenge ka?

Om: Kyun nahi? Itna kyun darr rahi ho?

Gauri: Pata nahi, lekin ee sab bahut anjaana sa lag raha hai

Om: (Kissing her forehead) Accha tum itna sochna Band karo. Chalo, cake khaate hai

Gauri: (Getting up) babaji ki Krupa se, ee khush khabri mili hai!

Om: (Flirting) Come on! Ab iss ka bhi credit usse dogi? Kaam toh mera hai!

Gauri: (Pushing him away) Chee! Iraade badal dijiye, baap banne waale Hai aap!

[That night, the whole family had finally realized what laughing after a long long time felt like. After months of pain, trauma, anguish, a good news had come their way.

A new little Oberoi was going to be born.

Gauri promised herself that she'd get over this uneasiness for the sake of Om and her family. She owed them at least this much happiness. The Uday Thakur fiasco took place only because of her, and now she had the chance to give her family all the happiness.

Yes, she was nervous and a little confused, but she loved Om and her family a lot more than she cared about her confusion.]

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Ayyy!!! New baby!! I'm so excited!!

OKAY!! So you guys have to help me now!

I need two set of names: One boy, and one girl

Give me names that have a significance of Om and Gauri in them (This is very crucial for the upcoming plot of the story), and something that also has a strong religious significance (Like how Om and Gauri signify Shiva and Parvati?)

The best name will inevitably end up being the name of the baby!! (If I like it!!)

Thank you for reading my loves!!! Please vote if you liked it!