Inevitable beginning comes to a beautiful end. It says good things come in small packages and this story fits the saying perfectly.
It has been one of my favourite stories for many reasons. The writing, character sketch, grip and most importantly the maturity and wisdom you inculcated in each character. Maturity and wisdom is the most awesomest combination! Rare of its kind! People tend to forget either of the two in many instances. But in your story I found it till the end, not just in the main characters but all involved in the story. The inhibitions in Kalpi's charcater to adjust in and adapt Raghav's lifestyle & world and Raghav's inner battle to accept that he has fallen in love with Kalpi because of the sour taste he felt in the first instance of love with Dona was well written and in the apt amount. Also the undertsanding they shared in between them to give each other the space to grow more familiar was amazingly shown.
Gauri and Kalpi's parents rather than waiting for their shy childern to take any move understood the visible confusion they were having for this relationship and the fear of loss they were going through. Parents are best friends and nobody can undertstand a childs silence better than them. I really liked this too.
All in all I liked everything about this story, the gradual progression of the two central characters from being colleagues to friends to something more to lovers and finally becoming one for which they were distined for.
Hats off to you Charu you deserve a big applause for this workš I kinda liked this idea of OS on Raghav's and Kalpi's instances in their beautiful inevitable journey. I'm already looking forward for it.š
And finally a big sorry for not commenting earlier on my favourite story.š
PS:- Please include RagNa's experience on parenthood in either epilogue or one of your OS.