I Belong With You part 30 updated (Arsh ff) - Page 27

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part 28

"We're at the animal shelter."

Shilpa didn't pay any attention to her friend's notice. She knew very well where they were; she had brought them there. Shona had started fussing when Shilpa got out in the cold with her again and Shilpa could tell she was very tired and cranky and that's why she was determined to have just a short visit to the animal shelter.

"Hello," a young man came greeting the two women.

Shilpa turned and smiled at him. "Hi. I want to adopt a puppy," she said straight.

The man smiled and nodded. "You seem very determined."

"I am."

"Are you?" Anjali asked doubtfully.

Shilpa just rolled her eyes as the man looked for Shilpa's answer. "I could trade her for a puppy. She absolutely needs a master," she stated and chuckled quietly.

Shona kept fussing in Shilpa's arm as she held her head on her shoulder and whimpered. Shilpa ran soothing circles across her back, asking for a little patience. "Can we make it fast?" she asked the man as he started leading their way to the area where the animals were being kept. "It's way past her nap time."

"If you know exactly what you're looking for, it shouldn't take long. The paper work will be done fast," he answered.

As they walked into the room and a few barks greeted them, Shona's whimpers stopped in an instant. She lifted her head and curiously looked around, now and then glancing questioningly to her mother.

"Look at this!" Anjali snickered as she pointed to a cage where a big, fury dog was sitting watching them. "This one has such a dummy face."

Shilpa and the man rolled their eyes. "Will she be living with the puppy?" he discreetly asked Shilpa.

Shilpa shook her head. "Don't worry."

The man smiled and nodded. "Let me show you some puppies. The puppies we have right now are not so little anymore. The younger ones are adopted first. People want a young puppy for their children."

"It doesn't really matter to me its age," Shilpa answered.

The man kept explaining her about how healthy and well trained the dogs were while they walked between cages and saw a couple of puppies. Shilpa liked a silver Alaskan dog but as she knelt in front of it, Shona didn't show much interest. The dog slowly approached and smelled Shilpa's hand and then it stuck his nose out as he tried to smell Shona.

Shona didn't like it, so she put her head down on Shilpa shoulder. Shilpa decided to see other puppies too, but Shona had the same reaction. At first, Shilpa thought Shona was too tired, but then she noticed she had stopped yawning and she was checking carefully each dog her mommy was showing to her; she simply didn't like any.

"You could try an adult dog too," the man suggested. "They are as friendly as the puppies, but a little more responsible."

Shilpa agreed. Why not giving a chance for a family to an adult dog too? Shilpa saw a golden Labrador she liked, but Shona didn't share her opinion. Right beside the Labrador's cage was another dog. As Shona saw him she started squealing and when Shilpa knelt, she leaned forward as if she wanted to touch it.

"We'll take this one," Shilpa announced.

"The dummy one?" Anjali asked, ready to burst into laugh.

Shilpa shot her a glare and went to talk to the man. He explained the male's history and Shilpa found out the dog was also a puppy and he had been found on the street in a very bad condition few months ago. As the man brought him out of the cage, he ran straight to Shilpa and started smelling her, cheerfully wriggling his tail. Shilpa laughed and knew they had made the right choice. She asked Anjali to keep her mouth shut about her dog and hurried to sign the adoption papers and take the supplies she would need for him.

While her mommy was signing the papers, Shona decided she could go to sleep as she was going to see her dog later. As Shilpa put the baby in her car seat and let the dog jump in too, she saw him smelling Shona. Shilpa stayed and waited to see what the dog wanted to do next; though she could tell he was a good dog, she didn't trust him completely. Shilpa gasped and slapped him away as she saw him licking Shona.

"Get out," she asked him and dragged him outside. "You don't lick the baby on the face, are we clear?" she scolded him.

The dog kept wriggling cheerfully his tail as he looked like smiling at her. He barked once and jumped up on Shilpa, resting his front paws on Shilpa's abdomen. Shilpa started laughing as he licked her hands. "I know you're a good dog, but we need to have some rules, ok? Anjali, you stay in the back with Shona."

"It's not even a breed dog," Anjali grumbled, but she complied and climbed in the backseats next to Shona, letting the dog hop up in the front with Shilpa.

Shilpa buckled her seatbelt and smiled at dog as she caressed him. "I've always wanted a dog."

The dog let out a sigh and put his head down on his paws as Shilpa took off.

Shilpa didn't felt like going home though she knew she should take Shona to her crib. She wanted a quiet place; a place where she could be away from mothers, fathers, ex boyfriends and away from the thoughts she had. Shilpa knew where she was heading as she drove the car on a familiar road.

"I am all for new and hot experiences," Anjali stated.

Shilpa didn't pay too much attention to her. She wished she could get rid of her soon. Anjali was a good friend, but she was also exhausting. As she drove to her favorite place, Shilpa also tried to figure out a way to make Anjali change her mind and leave. They talked about work and Shilpa hoped she would make her ignore the Chief's announcement and go back to the hospital. Since she met her, Shilpa learned about how addicted Anjali was to the OR.

While she kept driving, Shilpa heard the phone ringing in her jacket's pocket. As the dog looked up and she heard Shona's whimper, she fumbled for it and hurried to answer, carefully holding the steering wheel.

"Yes," she answered, propping the phone between her ear and shoulder as she re-positioned herself in her seat and could pay attention to the road.

"Are you alright?" she heard Armaan asking.

"Yeah, I am… driving," she answered simply.

There was a brief, understandable silence coming from Armaan's side. "Home I hope."

Shilpa stood quiet too. She knew she was supposed to be home and say goodbye to his mother, but she just couldn't deal with her; especially not after Anjali had mentioned the fight. "I have an errand," she answered quietly.

"Shilpa," she heard him sighing her name.

"Please, Armaan," she answered pleadingly.

She heard him sighing again. "Is Shona with you?"

"Yes. Anjali is too."

"So there's a girls-day out," he wanted to sound cheerfully. "Are you having fun?"

It was Shilpa's turn to sigh. "Not really."

"Is everything alright, Shi?" he asked her, worried now. "You sound tired."

"I am," she answered.

"And you chose to spend the day with Anjali?" he laughed mockingly.

Shilpa smiled. "Not really," she answered as she looked through the rearview mirror at Anjali.

"Do you want me to get you rid of her?" he asked, guessing her intention. Shilpa answered with a giggle. "Tell her I need someone to take my patient for a MRI."

"But the Chief said…"

"I know what he said. I can sneak her in somehow," he said.

Shilpa glanced back at Anjali through the rearview mirror. She wanted a surgery so bad; but she wanted to be alone too. "Are you sure?"

"Very sure."

"Ok," she smiled.

"So you're not going home?"

Shilpa was quiet for a moment. "No." Armaan didn't answer in any way and that confused her. "Is everything alright?" she dared to ask.

"We'll talk later when I come home," he answered. "Drive safely. Ok?"

"Ok. Thank you," and she didn't thank him for helping her with Anjali.

Armaan knew that. "Sure. Take care," he said before he hung up.

Shilpa flipped closed her phone and slipped it back into her pocket, sighing soundly as she looked for Anjali's attention and smiled as she saw she had it.

"I think Armaan has an awesome surgery," she stated with another sigh. "He asked me to come and he could sneak me in," she added cautiously, checking for Anjali's reaction.

"As a favor, huh?" Anjali lifted a brow.

"Yes," Shilpa nodded. "But I think I want to spend the day with Shona and my new puppy, so…" she said matter-of-factly, shrugging her shoulders. "Do you want him to favor you?"

"Are you trying to get rid of me?" she asked.

"What? No," Shilpa acted offended.

Anjali just rolled her eyes. "There's a cab pulled by the sidewalk. You'd better not get rid of me in the middle of nowhere."

Shilpa glanced at the cab Anjali had seen and pulled the car behind it immediately. "How about your car?"

Anjali was already climbing out. "I'll stop by later and take it," she said, carefully shutting the door, not to disturb Shona's sleep.

Shilpa smiled proudly as she saw Anjali climbing in the cab. She started the car again and smiled down at the dog as she ran a hand over his puffy head and drove away only after she saw Anjali's cab taking off too.

As she drove to Armaan's trailer, Shilpa couldn't help but think at the talk she had just had with Armaan. He wasn't mad of her for not going home and say goodbye to Nikki. She asked herself why was that? He also said they would talk home when she asked him if everything was alright. Why?

Shilpa let out a sigh. She tried to fight back all those questions. She was just tired. Soon she pulled the car on Armaan's land and got out in the cold. The place looked amazing as she looked around her. It wasn't raining anymore and the sun had started shining brightly. As she opened the door for the dog, he jumped outside and started smelling around, while Shilpa went to take her daughter.

Shona didn't flinch once when Shilpa picked her up from her car seat; that tired she was. Shilpa scooped her into her arms, gently cradling her to her chest. She shut the door and locked the car.

As she headed towards the trailer, Shilpa remembered she should bring the dog with her too. When she turned and looked for him, her eyes grew wide. "I hope Armaan won't mind," she giggled as she saw the dog doing his needs in the middle of the lawn. "And I hope he doesn't make me clean after you."

Hearing Shilpa's voice, the dog quickly finished his business and came running to her. Shilpa laughed and caressed him before she climbed up the porch. "Now should I let you in?" she wondered.

The dog answered with a bark.

"Shhh," Shilpa glared at him and looked to see if his bark had disturbed Shona. But Shona was still peacefully sleeping in her Mommy's arms. "No barking when Shona is asleep," she whispered to him.

The dog just looked at her, wriggling his tail.

"Let's go inside," she said as she let herself inside.

The dog smelled the inside before he nestled beside the couch, while Shilpa walked into the bedroom and put Shona down on the bed. She took off her coat and just then Shona let out a sleepy moan of protest. Shilpa couldn't help but smile. Though she was just sleeping right now, Shona still could make her smile. Shilpa planted a soft kiss on her forehead and gathered pillows around her, blocking her any attempt of rolling over, and covered her with a blanket.

As Shona was sleeping comfortably now, Shilpa went and lay down on the couch. She should call home and tell Sapna where they were, but she was afraid Armaan's mother was still there. She stayed there and played with the phone several minutes, until she thought Nikki should be at the airport by now. Shilpa took a deep breath and decided to call Sapna. Fortunately, Nikki had left already and by Sapna's words, she just looked sad; not angry as Shilpa had expected. After telling Sapna where they were, Shilpa decided to join her daughter for a nap.

It was dark in the trailer when Shilpa woke up by a furious bark and Shona's desperate crying. With shaky hands she managed to turn on the lamp and take her daughter, sleepily trying to understand what was happening.

Before she could figure out, while the dog kept barking furiously at the door, Armaan opened the door, but he took a step back as the dog seemed to want to attack him.

Shilpa gasped and hurried to get out of the bed to go and save Armaan. She grabbed the dog by his collar and pulled him back, asking him to stop.

Staying as far from the dog as possible, Armaan stepped inside and took Shona from Shilpa as if he wanted to protect her from the danger.

The dog didn't seem to like that either as he started barking even more furious.

"Stop!" Shilpa yelled at him and threatened to slap him. Just then the dog stopped from barking, but kept growling at Armaan. "Stop," Shilpa demanded in a softer voice now. "That's Armaan and this is his house so we don't bark him into his own house."

"What's this, Shilpa? Armaan demanded angrily.

Shilpa nervously smiled at him. "A dog."

"I can see that, but what kind of dog? And you let it inside with the baby?" he scowled.

"He likes Shona and Shona likes him," she said.

Armaan shook his head disapprovingly and started rocking Shona, helping her calm down from the scare. As he did that, the dog pulled away from Shilpa and went to smell Armaan. Armaan instantly jumped back. "Shilpa," he glared.

"Let him breathe your scent in," she said, but she went on grabbing the dog's collar; just in case. "I don't think you want him to bark you each time you come home," she said, looking up at him.

Armaan narrowed his eyes, glaring at her. "Why? You're not planning on keeping him I hope." Shilpa just smiled. Armaan rolled his eyes and let out a groan of annoyance.

"You know I've always wanted a puppy," she pointed out.

"This isn't quite a puppy," he said, still glaring down at the dog.

The dog sat down and looked at Armaan, growling at him.

"He wants you to like him," she smiled.

Armaan chuckled at her childish smile. "Then tell him to stop growling at me."

"He will stop as soon as he knows you are a good person."

"He hasn't figured that out yet? He's kind of a dummy dog then," Armaan chuckled.

Shilpa laughed and shook her head. She rested her hands on his chest as he leaned in and kissed her softly. They comforted each other with an embrace.

Shona was calmer now. She was sucking her thumb as she had her head down on Armaan's shoulder, crankily watching the grown-ups' intimacy.

"Anjali might hate you now," he stated as he took her hand and led her into the bedroom. He startled as the dog took off after him from the first step.

Shilpa giggled. "He's the right dog for Shona."

Armaan laughed and nodded. "Let's hope."

"What have you done to Anjali?"

"I didn't do anything. The patient didn't need surgery and then the Chief caught her in the hospital, still wearing scrubs," Armaan smirked.

They climbed together in bed and rested against the headboard. Armaan lay his legs and put Shona on them, helping her sit upright.

"Does your mother know?" Shilpa dared to ask him.

Armaan softly smiled at her and nodded. "I had told her you didn't know Rohan, but then you told her you worked in New York at the same hospital as him. Then she saw Shona's birthmark and she recognized it."

Shilpa looked down at Shona and took her hand, smiling as Shona smiled too. "That's why you argued," she said quietly and felt Armaan's questioning look as she said it. "Anjali saw you," she explained.

Armaan rubbed his cheek against her forehead and kissed her.

"She's mad?" she asked quietly.

"She is," Armaan answered. He sighed as he put an arm around Shilpa and pulled her to him. "She wants Rohan to meet Shona as soon as possible," he stated.

His words were followed by a long, uncomfortable silence.

"I agree with her," he broke the silence. "She says he has to meet her and just then he can be sure if he wants her as daughter or not."

Shilpa didn't answer to that. "I saw my dad today."

Armaan pulled back to look at her, surprised. "How?"

Shilpa took Shona from Armaan and cradled her into her arms. "I went to see him. I found out his address and I went to see him."

Armaan didn't reply, but his silence was questioning enough.

"I just wanted… I told him hi and I told him who I was and introduced Shona to him," she muttered and nuzzled through Shona's soft hair.

She felt his hand squeezing her shoulder and then his warm lips against her cheek. "What did he say?"

Shilpa shrugged and smiled at him, almost amused. "He called out my name after I turned to leave."

Armaan lifted a brow, waiting for more.

"I told him I just wanted to say hi and then I left," she added. "Then I went to look for a puppy and Shona chose this one," she giggled as she looked at the dog, which was sleeping beside the bed now.

"Interesting choice," he laughed at Shona. "I told Sapna she could go home. What do you say if we spend the night here?" he suggested.

"I don't know. Shona doesn't have many things here and she needs to eat something."

Armaan smirked at her. "I took care of everything. I brought clothes, diapers and food."

As she looked into his eyes, Shilpa could see some worry, but there was also a spark of hope and happiness. She wanted that too, so she sighed and let the worries out. She reached out for his lips and Armaan caught her face in time, holding their lips pressed together long enough.

Along with a warm feeling inside of her, words came out as whisper, "I love you."

Armaan pulled back just a little, enough to be able to look into her eyes and tell her the same thing, adding a few words, "More than you can imagine."

Shilpa smiled and nestled her head in the curve of his neck as he held her closer. "I love you," she whispered through a sigh.

Armaan just smiled. He would have loved if each of their sentences had ended with these words.

As Shilpa was lost in her dazzling feelings for Armaan, her hand loosened from around Shona and the baby started waggling until she fell on her back and started crying. Armaan and Shilpa started laughing as Shilpa hurried to pick her up. Armaan took her from her and put on her legs, helping her sit upright again.

"Let's see if she can stay just a little bit by herself," he said and let his hands off her. Shona slipped aside in an instant. "Wait," he said, picking her up again and tucking his legs underneath him.

She put Shona on the bed and tried to make her stay upright by herself. Shona fell immediately and started screaming in protest. The dog accompanied her right away, barking at Armaan.

"She's not a toy, Armaan," Shilpa laughed and took Shona back into her arms.

Armaan leaned to her and kissed her; he kissed Shona too and got out of the bed. "I'd better feed her. Maybe she'll forgive me," he winked down at them.

The dog greeted him with a growl. "He'd better be well fed," he chuckled and looked at Shilpa. As he did that, he saw her smiling guilty. He shook his head. "He's not a toy, Shilpa. He needs food."

"He has the food in the trunk."

"I have to bring our food anyway," Armaan said and walked outside.

The dog quickly jumped up and hurried after him.

"They'd better become good pals soon," Shilpa giggled as she held Shona onto her lap. "We love Armaan, don't we?" she squealed, giving her baby a hug. As she pulled away, she saw Shona wasn't sharing the same feelings in that moment. She held a big frown on her forehead. Shilpa smiled and kissed her. "I am a bad mommy. You need a meal schedule and nap schedule. I'm messing with your health," she sighed.

When Armaan returned, he first gave food to the dog before he washed his hands and started cooking for Shona and for him and Shilpa. "Does he have a name yet?" he asked, glancing down at the dog.

Shilpa had standing up from the bed and started pacing around, in attempt of keeping Shona calm. "No. Do you have any idea?"

Armaan shrugged and shook his head. As she kept pacing around the trailer, Shilpa saw some photos in an envelope, on Armaan's table. She took it and laughed as she saw the photos from Shona's first Christmas.

"Do you remember Santa?" she asked Shona, trying to distract her from the hunger.

"Leave that," Armaan beamed and wiped his hands. "Look in briefcase. Mom brought me some photos."

Shilpa looked at him, amused. "Tell me there's at least one photo of you as kid."

"I think there more than one," he chuckled.

Shilpa looked in his briefcase and found the photo album. She sat down in the couch, with Shona on her lap, as she started browsing it. There were several photos from different decades, not in the chronological order. She saw his sisters, as children and mother; his nephews and nieces, as well as some of his brother-in-laws. Then there were a couple of photos showing Armaan at Shona's age, one from the kindergarten and several from high school and college. Shilpa burst into a hysterical laughed as she looked at the photos. He was definitely one of the ugliest kids she had ever seen.

"Wasn't I a cutie?" he chuckled.

Shilpa laughed even harder as she nodded. Armaan laughed too and threw a rag in her. "Mom loved me and she thought I was adorable."

Shilpa pressed her lips together as she tried to muffle another laugh. "You were."

Armaan rolled his eyes, laughing. "I bet you weren't such a cutie either, when you were little."

"You saw my photos and you know I was," she smirked teasingly at him. "Do you have a blonde sister?" she asked, confused, as she looked through some photos.

"No. Let me see," he said, walking over to the couch.

"Then who is she? Your girlfriend?" she giggled and showed him one of his photos from kindergarten.

Armaan chuckled as he saw it, but then his smile became more serious. "That's Rohan," he answered.

Shilpa stared at him, in shock. She knew they were old friends, but how old they were? As she looked back at the photo, she couldn't help it and burst into laugh again. "He looked like a girl."

"I know," Armaan laughed too. "That's why my mom has all these photos of him." He mixed the food for Shona in a bowl as he came and sat down in the couch with Shilpa. "Let's see if she behaves this time while she eats," he said and brought the spoon to her mouth.

One thing Armaan had forgotten to bring for Shona; her bowl and her spoon. Shona was too hungry at this point to argue over the things she was eating from. Besides this, she also let Armaan feed her without even trying to stick her fingers into the bowl.

"How about Nana?" Armaan suggested. He noticed the frown on her forehead after he had mentioned his long term friendship with Rohan.

"What?" she absent-minded asked.

"Nana, as name for the dog."

"Oh," she looked at the dog and nodded. "Sounds nice."

Armaan put the spoon into the bowl only to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear as he said, "People change; friendships change."

Shilpa just showed a small smile. That didn't comfort her with the idea that she had ruined the long term friendship between Rohan and Armaan.

"Did you know she has another two grandparents besides Grandma Muskaan and Grandma Nikki?" he asked, smiling as he brought the spoon to Shona's mouth.

"Rohan's parents?" she asked, surprised.

Armaan nodded. "His father worked as Plastic surgeon and his wife looks as young as… me now. They are on a trip around the world."

Shilpa showed a grimace. "I don't think I want them as grandparents for Shona," Shilpa stated.

"I don't want to sound mean, but I don't think they want a granddaughter either. They weren't a great role model for Rohan," he stated. He kissed Shona before he gave her more food.

Not having the stomach empty anymore, Shona slowly regained her good mood and started giggling and reaching for the food in the bowl. Though his couch was in danger of being stained with food, Armaan didn't mind and had fun with her.

"Do you think he will like her?" Shilpa asked him quietly.

Armaan looked up and sighed. "I am a bad man for saying this but... I hope he won't."

Shilpa nodded sadly as she ran her fingers through Shona's hair. "I hope he won't too. But do you think he will want to come?"she asked him.

Armaan shrugged. "I think he will. A co-joint twins separation is a great publicity for any surgeon and Rohan likes celebrity. I'll have the Chief call him tomorrow."

Shilpa leaned down in the couch and watched the great bond between Armaan and her daughter. She was afraid they would lose it once Rohan would be back in her life. As Armaan had felt when he said it, Shilpa felt too; she hoped Rohan wouldn't like Shona and then she and Shona could be happy with Armaan alone. But then, Rohan was Shona's biological father; she wasn't sure if she wanted to have her daughter forgotten by her father as she had been by her own. Or maybe biological didn't mean much; Shona would have the chance to grow up with a father anyway. That she knew for sure as she watched Armaan cleaning Shona's face and taking her into his arms. Shona could have at least one father.

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