"Do you like the food?" Shubman asked, chin in his hand as he stared at you with absolutely smitten eyes.

"Easily the best I've ever had," you said midway, watching as he smiled and then ate from his own plate.

Shahneel excused herself earlier to get a refill of her morning coffee. It was just the two of you now.

You looked at him again and swallowed the food in your mouth, contemplating because of the smile on his face.

"Did you make it?" You asked and he just leaned forward to place a kiss on your cheek. "You did?"

Shubman just nodded and you didn't mean for it to happen, but your eyes gave it away.

"Oh no, you don't like the food," his smile dropped as he panicked. "You're crying. You hate it. I'll make something else-"

"No, I love it, Shub," you said, wiping the tears off the corner of your eyes with a sigh. "I don't even know why I'm crying. I think I had too much sugar."

"Really? It's not the food?" He asked again and you nodded, giving him an assuring side hug.

"Do you have Remy with you?" You let him wipe the remaining tears away.

"Did someone say Remy? Ratatouille?" Shahneel asked as she walked in with the coffee pot, oblivious to the previous scenario.

"That's too much coffee," Shubman pointed to the percolator that reminded him of the giant Bedford coffee pot. "Too much caffeine."

"There's no such thing as too much coffee, Shubi," she replied as she sat on the chair on the other side. "Plus, I can't live without books and coffee."

"And me," he added, earning a look of revulsion.

"Shubi, I always knew you were an idiot but delusional?" His sister stared at him, shaking her head.

Breakfast went like a breeze after that.

When you were all done and after a quick kiss to your forehead, Shubman went back to his room to get changed for the day.

He returned downstairs in a black suit, putting a Breguet around his wrist.

"Shub, I was talking to Y/n about something," Shahneel started once he was near. "I'm taking her to my store today."

"Today?" He repeated for confirmation.

"That's what I said," she answered as he looked at you.

"I could use some time outside," you shrugged and turned to Shahneel who nodded.

"Am I allowed to join you?" Shubman asked, sitting beside you on the couch.

"No," his sister was quick to say.

"I wasn't asking you," he said and wondered how her eyes hadn't rolled out of her sockets yet.

"It's fine. You'll be too busy," you tried to convince him, knowing very well that Shahneel wanted some quality time with you. And you weren't complaining.

"I'll never be too busy for you," Shubman said as his sister walked away by herself with another cup of coffee, not willing to be a third wheel. "But if you want to go alone with her, I'll stay behind."

"She's excited about us going alone," you shrugged as he wrapped an arm around you.

"Anything you want, darling," he stole a swift kiss from you. "Will you be here for lunch?"

"I think I'll be," you answered, an unconscious hand placed on his knee, just slightly dragging your nails across the clothing material.

A/n

A really short chapter, with a very uncreative title. It's more like a filler. And the next update will have a substantial time skip.