SR FF Love Happens Part 17 Page 49 - Cmpltd - Page 35

She opened her car, tossed her handbag in and was about to slip into the drivers' seat when a voice called out to her.

Voice : Shilpa..

It was so soft, for a few seconds, she thought she'd imagined it. Afraid that it might just be her mind playing tricks on her again, Shilpa turned painfully slowly towards the source of the voice. As Shilpa's gaze made its way upwards form the sports shoes to the faded blue jeans to the black shirt to the face, her eyes filled with tears. She couldn't believe her eyes. No. She was imagining this. She shook her head and turned to get into her car.

Voice : Mujhse ek baar baath bhi nahi karogi?

This wasn't her imagination. He was actually here. Without any thought whatsoever, she ran towards him and hugged him.

She crashed against his chest with such force, for a few seconds, he thought they would fall. Then he quickly gathered her into his arms and held her tight. God, he had missed her. Life without her had been lifeless.

A : I'm sorry.

Without any warning, Shilpa kicked him where it hurt.

A : Awwwwww!!!

He screamed in pain and doubled over.

Shilpa : You idiot! You fool! Don't you ever do that again? Do you hear me? Don't you ever do that again!!!!

A : What was I supposed to do? You left me with no other choice. I love you Shilpa, there was no way I could have married Riddhima.

Shilpa : You could've done anything else rather than run away..

A : You forbade me from saying anything at all to anyone.. Remember you were trying to be all sacrificing and all..

Shilpa : When I act stupid, you are supposed to ask me to shut up and do what is right.. You don't just run away.. And why didn't you return earlier? Why did you stay away for so long?

A : I didn't know what the consequences of my action would be.. I was sure no one would ever want to see my face after that.. Until dad tracked me down a week ago in London and told me the truth.

Shilpa kicked him again where it hurt.. He doubled over in pain again.

A : What was that for?

Shilpa : You got to know the truth one week ago and you are coming now?

A : I was working in London.. This was the earliest I could get here Shilpa..

Before she could cause him any severe or permanent damage, he quickly pulled her towards him.

A : I missed you..

Shilpa : I missed you too..

They hugged each other tight.

Sid and Riddhima walked into the most shocking sight they'd ever seen. They simply could not believe their eyes.

Sid : Armaan?

Riddhima : Shilpa?

Armaan and Shilpa broke away from their embrace and looked sheepishly at Sid and Riddhima.

Sid : Armaan!!!

He rushed towards Armaan and hugged him. Riddhima smiled at him and looked at her sister puzzled.

Sid : Where did you disappear dude? We were all so worried for you..

Armaan : I can explain..

Sid (in hushed tones) : Hey whats with you and Shilpa?

Armaan (looking at Shilpa fondly) : I can explain that too..

That night, at the Guptas, Shashank, Padma, Siddhant, Riddhima, Shilpa and Armaan gathered for dinner and finally, the whole story came out including Armaan's and Shilpa's version of the story.

Shashank: God! I can't believe you kids messed things up so much. And even we jumped in without thinking or talking things through..

Padma : Whatever had to happen has happened.. at least now everything is okay..

Shashank : yes yes.. Finally.. So let me get this clear.. Armaan.. Do you love Shilpa?

Armaan looked at Shilpa who looked away blushing.

Armaan : Yes uncle.

Shashank : And Shilpa, do you love Armaan?

Shilpa nodded her head.

Shashank : And there are no more hidden stories?

Sid, Riddhima, Shilpa and Armaan shake their head saying no.

Shashank : great! So now.. How about we call your parents over again? This time to fix Armaan's and Shilpa's wedding?

Padma : Bilkul sahi kaha aapne..

Everyone nods their approval and enjoys their food.

One month later. Siddhant Modi was one grumpy man. Everyone stayed away from him and they had every reason too. He would snap at anyone and everyone for the smallest of things. The reason? His beautiful wifey was going to her maayka next door for her sister's wedding preparation for nothing less than two whole days!!!!! Sid had a frown pasted on his face as Riddhima was packing her stuff in their room.

Sid : Riddhima.. Lekin tum kyun jaa rahi ho?

Riddhima : Sid!! Kya mathlab main kyun jaa rahi hoon? Its my one and only sister's wedding.. Jaana tho padega..

Sid : Lekin its just next door Riddhima.. You could just go there whenever they need you there and come back..

Riddhima : Sid.. Iss shaadi mein main ladki waalon ki side se hoon..

Sid : Lekin tum Armaan ki bhabhi bhi tho ho.. You should be here na.. Ladke waalon ki side se..

Riddhima : Ek baar shaadi ho jaye tho main ladke waalon ki side se ho jaoongi..

Sid : Riddhima pls math jao na..

Riddhima : Sid.. Do din ki hi tho baath hai.. Dekho, aaj sangeet hai, kal haldi aur mehendi aur parson shaadi.. Uske baad main wapas yahin tho aa rahi hoon..

Sid : lekin Riddhima..

Riddhima : Pls Sid?

She makes a cute face and Sid looks away frowning. She goes and stands in front of him.

Riddhima : Plsssssss..

Sid : Theek hai lekin ek sharth par..

Riddhima : Kya?

Sid : Tum roz raath ko chhath pe mujhse milne aaogi..

Riddhima thinks about it.

Riddhima : Dekho Sid main promise tho nahi kar sakthi kyunki you know shaadi ka ghar hai sau kaam hain..

Sid : Mujhe kuch nahi sunna.. Promise karo..

He extends his hand towards her.

Riddhima : lekin Sid..

Sid : Riddhima.. Promise karo..

Riddhima : Theek hai.. Promise..

As soon as she places her hand in his, without warning, he pulls her into his arms and kisses her and as always, Riddhima was powerless to resist and she simply melts away in his arms. She did not even make an attempt to resist when Sid lifted her in his arms and gently placed her on the bed and covered her with himself. His love was her drug and she was addicted – she just couldn't get enough of it – neither his love nor him.

Long hours later, (or to what seemed like eternity to Sid) Sid impatiently waited for Armaan to get ready and come down.

Sid : Yeh Armaan ithna time kyun laga raha hai..

Sue : Arey koi jaake dekho kahin bro phir se bhaag tho nahi gaye?

Sunanda : Chup! Shubh shubh bol.. Sid jaake dekh na.. Ab iss ladki ne mujhe tension mein daal diya..

Sid : Don't worry Mom.. Iss baar wo nahi bhaagega..

Just then armaan walked down the stairs.

Sunanda : Phew.. Bhagwan ka laakh laakh shukar hai yeh bhaaga nahi..

A : Mom!!

Everyone starts laughing.

Sid : Armaan tu bhi na kithna time lagatha hai.. Hum sab kab se tera wait kar rahe hain.. Ab jaldi kar..

A : Mom.. Yeh meri shaadi hai na?

Mom : Haan haan.. Kyun?

A : Tho phir yeh ithna uthavla kyun ho raha hai?

Sue : Arey bro, aapko nahi patha? Sid bhaiyya ne Riddhma bhabhi ko 5 ghante 37 minutes aur 48 seconds mein nahi dekha!!

A : Achcha???!!!

Everyone bursts out laughing..

Sid : hans lo hans lo.. Beta abhi teri shaadi ho rahi hai na? Ab main bhi dekhtha hoon tho kya kya kartha hai.. Aur Sue ki bachchi tujhe tho man nahi chhodoonga..

He pinches her ear..

Sue : Mom dekho na..

Sunanda : Sid.. Chhod usse..

Just then Shekhar walks in.

Shekhar : Yeh maa bachche milkar kya kar rahe ho? Chalna nahi hai?

Sunanda : Haan ji.. Bachchon ab jaldi chalo..

A few hours later, Riddhima was sitting in front of the dressing table taking off her jewellery, getting ready to change and go to bed. As she removed the dupatta of her lehenga choli, her eyes automatically fell on the reddened spot on her neck. As she ran her fingers over it, she broke into a smile and blushed.

*flashback*

Earlier that afternoon, in between their hot, passionate moments, Sid had nipped at her neck and Riddhima had been surprised.

Riddhima : Aww Sid..

Sid (in his super husky voice thick with passion) : Yeh iss liye thaaki tum apna promise na bhulo..

The way he said it, the intensity in his eyes, there was no way she was going to forget anything at all and she'd held him tighter as they both tried to convey to each other just how much they would miss each other.

*flashback ends*

Riddhima quickly grabbed her nightdress and went to change. When she came out, Shilpa was in the room.

Shilpa : Di!!

She went up to Riddhima and hugged her.

Shilpa : Kithna maza aaya na Di aaj? It was so much fun!! I had no idea ki Jeejs ithna achcha nachthe hain.. Aap dono tho star the aaj..

Riddhima just smiles. She had had a wonderful time dancing with Sid. Though initially it had been the bride's side versus the groom's side, later, they'd forgotten all that and everyone had danced together happily. Sid and Riddhima had been more than happy to dance together. Being apart for even a couple of hours had been so difficult. Riddhima had loved the way Sid's glance had swept over her appreciatively as she'd walked down in her purple lehenga choli. She could still feel her skin tingle around her waist where Sid had pulled her towards him during the dance. Sid had looked stunningly handsome in his black sherwani and Riddhima had found it really difficult to look anywhere else, even do anything else other than just look at him.

Shilpa : Di!!! Kahan kho gayi??

She snapped her fingers in front of Riddhima's face.

Riddhima ; Haan.. Tum kuch keh rahi thi?

Shilpa (teasing Riddhima) : Jeejs ke khayalon mein kho gayi thi kya? Waise I can't blame you.. Jeejs aaj sach mein bahut hi hot and handsome lag rahe the.. You two just look perfect together..

Riddhima smiled at Shilpa fondly.

Riddhima : Tum aur Armaan bhi kuch kam nahi the..

Shilpa blushes thinking of their close moments while dancing.

Riddhima : Oh ho.. Blushing and all eh?

Shilpa ; Di.. aap bhi na..

Riddhima : I am so happy for you..

The sisters hug again.

Riddhima : Achcha ab jaldi se jaake change kar lo aur so jao.. Kal haldi aur mehendi hai na.. Aur parson shaadi.. You need to rest well..

Shilpa : Hmmm..

An hour or two later, Riddhima's eyes open and she looks over to where Shilpa is sleeping on her bed. After ensuring that Shilpa was fast asleep, she slowly got off her bed, tucked the pillows under the blanket to make it look like her sleeping figure and gently tip toed out of the room. Riddhima quietly made her way to the terrace, careful not to make any noise and not to let anyone spot her. She opened the terrace door and walked out onto the terrace. As expected, Sid was waiting for her impatiently on the Modi terrace. However, he had his back to her. So she quietly jumped over to the Modi terrace, went up to where he was standing and hugged him from behind. Sid turned towards her and looked at her crossly.

Sid : Aa gayi tum.. Patha hai main kithni der se tumhara wait kar raha hoon?

Riddhima : Arey wo I had to make sure Shilpa was asleep before I came na and she was going on and on about the sangeet function and then..

Before she could finish what she was saying, Sid pulled her into a kiss. Riddhima linked her arms around his neck and pressed herself closer to him. They kissed each other with fierce longing and passion. Long minutes later, they pulled apart. Sid rested his forehead against hers.

Sid : I missed you..

Riddhima : I missed you too

Then she lifted her head and kissed him. Sid's hand threaded through her hair as he tilted her head backwards to deepen the kiss. They reacted to each other as if they hadn't seen each other, they hadn't felt each other for ages maybe.

A few minutes later, Sid and Riddhima were still on the terrace but now, Riddhima was sitting on Sid's lap, resting her head on Sid's chest as she intertwined the fingers of her one hand with Sid's.

Sid : Mera idea kaam kar gaya..

Riddhima : Kaun sa idea?

He lazily traced his thumb over the reddened spot on her neck. Riddhima shuddered in response.

Sid : Abhi bhi dard kar raha hai kya?

Saying that, he slowly moved her wrap and the shoulder strap of her nightdress and kissed the spot. Riddhima drew in a sharp breath. Sid continued to nuzzle her neck.

Riddhima : Sid.. Mujhe chalna chahiye.. Koi dekh lega..

She was afraid that if she did not leave right now, she would not be able to stop him later.

Sid : Abhi nahi Riddhima..

He was being ridiculous. There was no way he could stop himself if she stayed but he couldn't bear the thought of not having her in his arms all night.

Riddhima : Sid.. Dekho.. Yeh.. Yahan.. Aise..

Sid : Hmmmm..

Some random noise caught Riddhima's attention. When she listened more carefully, she recognized them as footsteps.

Riddhima (whispering, yet with a sense of urgency in her voice) : Sid!!!

Sid (still busy nuzzling her neck) : Hmmm

Riddhima : Sid!! Suno tho.. Koi aa raha hai..

That caught Sid's attention. He looked up and heard the soft footsteps too.

Riddhima : Ab kya karein?

Sid was looking around frantically.

Riddhima : Main jaa rahi hoon..

Just as she was about to jump over to the Gupta terrace, the Gupta terrace door started to open ever so slowly..

Riddhima : Oh no!! Ab kya karein.

Sid : Chalo store room mein hi chalthe hain..

They had a small store room on the Modi terrace where they'd dumped all kinds of useless stuff.

Riddhima : Nahi!! Mujhe wahan darr lagtha hai..

Sid : Riddhima darne ki koi baath nahi.. Shaadi ka saaman rakhne ke liye Mom ne khaali karwaya tha.. Ab wahan sirf shaadi ka saaman hai..

Riddhima stood there biting her lower lip.

Sid : Riddhima theen option hain.. Ya tho store room chalo, ya tho neeche koodke haddiyan thudvao ya yahan khade rehke pakde jao..

Riddhima : Chalo store room chalthe hain..

Riddhima and Sid quickly make their way into the store room and shut the door behind them just as the Modi and Gupta house terrace doors open fully and two figures walk out. Sid and Riddhima open the store room door slightly just in time to watch Armaan help Shilpa jump over to the Modi terrace.

Sid : Armaan??!!

Riddhima : Shilpa??!!

Sid and Riddhima watch in shock as Armaan and Shilpa stand on the terrace, Armaan not able to take his eyes off Shilpa and Shilpa blushing away. They say something but unfortunately or fortunately, Sid and Riddhima are too far away to hear it. Then Armaan takes Shilpa's face in his hands and bends closer.

Sid : Ok now this is weird. We'd better leave them to whatever they are doing.

Riddhima : Yeah. I think you are right.

Sid and Riddhima turn away form the door and gently close it behind them.

Sid : And.. we can resume what we were doing..

He pins Riddhima against the wall and nuzzles her neck again.

Riddhima : Sid, yeh tum kya kar rahe ho? Shilpa aur Armaan sun lenge..

Sid : Nah.. I think they are going to be too busy to notice..

Riddhima : Lekin Sid.. Yahan..

Sid : Shhh..

He gently places his finger on her lips.

Sid : Tum bahut bolthi ho..

Then he captured her lips in a kiss that melted away all her resistance whatsoever and Riddhima let out a sigh as she linked her arms around his neck and kissed him back.

A long time later, as they lay spent in each other's arms on a makeshift bed they'd made out of the artificial flowers brought in for decoration, they heard noises from outside. Both of them got up and went to the door, opened it slightly and peeked out. Armaan was helping Shilpa jump back to the Gupta terrace. They waved bye to each other and left.

Riddhima : Ab mujhe bhi chalna chahiye..

Sid : Riddhima, agar tum abhi jaogi tho Shilpa soyi nahi hogi aur usse patha chal jaayega..

Riddhima : Tho ab?

Sid : Thodi der aur ruko..

They walked out onto the terrace. There was no moon and it was really dark. Sid helps Riddhima remove some of the decoration thingies that had clung onto her hair and they laugh thinking of their romantic escapade. A little while later, Sid helps Riddhima jump over to the Modi terrace and they blow good night kisses at each other. Riddhima tiptoes back into the room and thankfully Shilpa is fast asleep. Riddhima climbs into her bed, pulls the cover over her and goes to sleep thinking of Sid.

The next day, the guys are banned from Gupta house as the Haldi and Mehendi functions are taking place and neither Sid nor Armaan are too happy about it. On the other hand, Riddhima and Shilpa enjoy themselves at the haldi and mehendi singing and dancing away. Sid can't wait for it to be nighttime.

It gets late by the time Riddhima helps Padma see the guests off and helps her double check everything for the wedding the next day. When she comes into the room, Shilpa is already fast asleep and so she decides to go meet Sid without changing.

Sid turns when he senses Riddhima's presence and he feels his heart stop when she walks towards him in her green lehenga choli, all dressed up, looking gorgeous, with a radiant smile on her face and love in her eyes. He helps her jump over. Then he steps back and lets his gaze wander over her.

Riddhima felt warmth rising and spreading through her the way his gaze swept over her. She actually was feeling nervous. She raised her hand and tucked away a lock of hair from her face.

Sid's eyes fell on the mehendi on her hands. This time, the mehendi reminded her that she was his and so, he did not step back away from her but stepped forward towards her and gathered her in his arms.

Sid : I love you..

Riddhima : I love you too..

Sid : Chalo, pehle hi storeroom mein chale jaathe hain, isse pehle ki wo aur do lovebirds aa jaayein..

Riddhima : Aaj wo nahi aayenge..

Sid : Kyun?

Riddhima : Kyunko haldi ke baad dulha dulhan ka milna apshagun hotha hai..

Sid : Hmmm..

Riddhima : Aur waise bhi, main store room mein bilkul nahi jaoongi..

Sid : Kyun?

Riddhima : Patha hai subah kya hua?

Riddhima recollects to him what had happened in the morning. Both the Gupta sisters had woken up late after their rendevouz on the terrace at night. In fact, Padma had to come in to wake them up. When Riddhima got out of bed, Shilpa and Padma had stared at her and Riddhima had looked at herself puzzled when she saw that her nightdress wrap had dust and dirt all over it.

Sid burst out laughing. Of course, they'd had very little use for the wrap last night so it had been discarded in frenzy and the store wasn't exactly that spotlessly clean.

Riddhima : Tum hans rahe ho?

She hits him on his arm.

Sid (in between laughing) : Oh God Riddhima!! Tumne kya kaha Mom aur Shilpa se?

Riddhima : Maine kaha ki mujhe raath ko garmi lag rahi thi tho maine wrap utharke neeche daal diya tha aur shayad zameen pe kuch zyada hi dhool thi..

Sid : Good one.. Waise tumne sach hi kaha.. kal raat garmi kuch zyada hi thi..

He told her with a mischievous glint sparkling in his eyes.

Riddhima : Ruko.. Abhi khatham nahi hua.. Jab main apne bed ke side se hatti, tho patha chala sirf wrap par hi nahi poore night dress pe dhool mitti thi..

Sid could not help himself and burst out laughing, holding his stomach as if laughed his head off. Riddhima tried to maintain her angry face but could not and she too burst out laughing.

Sid : Toh.. Ab.. tumne.. unse.. kya kaha?

Sid managed to ask in between laughing..

Riddhima : Kuch nahi.. Main bass wahan se chup chap bhaag gayi..

Sid sat down still laughing.

Sid : Oh God that was hilarious!!

Riddhima sat next to him.

Riddhima : Tum yahan hans rahe ho aur wahan main.. sharam ke mare meri jaan jaa rahi thi..

Sid smiles at her.

Sid : I miss you Riddhima.. Ab bass yeh shaadi jald se jald ho jaaye kal aur tum wapas aa jao..

Riddhima : Hmmm.. I miss you too..

She linked her hand through Sid's and they sat there just enjoying each other's company all night.

The next day dawned bright and beautiful. Both the houses were bustling with activity all day and Sid and Riddhima were getting ready for the big wedding ahead just as nervously as the actual bride and groom. Sid was in a white and maroon sherwani looking his handsome best. As soon as the baraat reached the Gupta house, Sid's eyes started to search for Riddhima but she was nowhere to be seen. As soon as the groom's party entered the house, Sid went in search of Riddhima.

Between all the arrangements and welcoming guests and getting Shilpa ready, Riddhima had gotten horribly late. She was in her room, in front of the dressing mirror struggling to ties the laces on the back of her maroon ghagra choli when Sid rushed in.

Sid stopped right in his tracks when he saw her. When he was able to breath again, he turned around and quickly locked the door. There was absolutely no chance he was letting anyone else see his beautiful wife looking so hot and sexy. She looked gorgeous, devastatingly gorgeous, ravishingly beautiful and the most amusing part was she wasn't even fully dressed yet. Sid smiled mischievously even as he tried hard to control the waves of desire spreading through him.

Riddhima felt nervous. And it was ridiculous that she still felt nervous when Sid looked at her with such blazing intensity after all that they'd shared. That thought did nothing to comfort her. She nervously reached for her dupatta and tried to wrap it around her but fumbled and failed miserably.

Sid stood there watching her for a few minutes before he slowly made his way towards her. He watched as her breathing became labored with each step he took towards her. God! Would she ever fail to fascinate him? He gently took the dupatta from her hand and tossed it aside. He grabbed her by her waist and pulled her closer. He tucked away a lock of hair from her face and let his fingers slide down her cheeks.

Riddhima was lost to the storm of sensations he was evoking in her. He just had to look at her and the storm would gather. It was a storm of fire. She closed her eyes and tilted her face to him and Sid could hold on no longer. He kissed her - fiercely, passionately and possessively while Riddhima responded to him with abandon. He sought and she gave, he claimed and she surrendered.

A knock on the door broke the trance that had surrounded them.

Padma : Riddhima, beta thayyar hui ki nahi.. Dekho rasmein shuru hone waali hain.. Jaldi neeche aao pls..

Riddhima (in a breathless voice) : ji aayi maa..

Sid stood there still holding onto Riddhima.

Riddhima : Sid, mujhe ready hone hai, tum jao..

Sid : nah..

Riddhima : Dekho Sid hum dono jaanthe hian ki agar hum dono iss tarah.. I mean.. Agar tum yahan ruke tho..

Sid :Tho?

Riddhima (blushing) : Tho..

Sid (teasing her) : Hmmm..

It annoys Riddhima that he was teasing her.

Riddhima : Hum shaadi miss kar denge aur main apni behen ki shaadi miss nahi karna chahthi.. Tho ab tum jao yahan se aur mujhe ready hone do.

She pushes him away, turns towards the mirror and gets back to tying the back laces of her dress. Sid catches hold of her hands and looks at her reflection in the mirror and shakes his head slightly. Riddhima drops her hands as Sid starts working on the knots of her dress. He ties them one by one, slowly. His fingers occassionaly grazing her bare back and sending Riddhima into a sensation overdrive. As it is, watching the play of desire in his eyes as he looked at her had sent Riddhima's heart beating wildly, now the feathery, almost teasing touches were making it difficult for her to even breath. He finishes with the last knot and his caresses her back with the back of his hand. Riddhima grasped at the very last ounce of thinking ability left in her.

Riddhima : Sid, hum late ho jaayenge.. Pls..

Sid smiled at her helpless expression and went to get her dupatta. Riddhima grabbed the dupatta and under Sid's watchful, intense gaze, she somehow managed to pin it up. Sid helped her with her jewellery – her earrings, her necklace, her cummerband, her anklets, her bangles, her maang teeka – but before fastening each of them in place, he kissed her. A soft, gentle kiss but that was enough to make Riddhima think, just for a moment that maybe, just maybe, they could give the wedding miss. Then she scolded herself for the thought and hastened to leave the room. Sid opened the door for her and they walked out hand in hand. If anyone who saw them walk out wondered how Sid had got in there in the first place, they did not ask it out aloud.

The wedding went off beautifully and Armaan and Shilpa were tied together in the bonds of marriage. Shilpa looked exceptionally beautiful in her pink lehenga and of course the glow of love on her face added to her beauty.

The wedding got over and Shilpa was welcomed into the Modi house. They had some fun games with Shilpa and Armaan and then, Riddhima and Sue were escorting Shilpa into Armaan's beautifully decorated room. Sue left the sisters to talk.

Riddhima : Darr lag raha hai?

Shilpa : Haan..

Riddhima : Tum Armaan se pyaar karthi ho na?

Shilpa nods.

Riddhima : Tho bass.. Tumhe darne ki koi zaroorath nahi hai..

She touched her hand to Shilpa's cheek.

Riddhima : I love you..

Shilpa : I love you too di..

Riddhima leaves her in the room and goes downstairs.

Sid was deliberately delaying Armaan from going upstairs with all kinds of stupid reasons. Armaan was trying to ease away without making it too obvious but was failing coz everyone knew he wanted to get away as soon as possible.

Sid : Haan tho mian keh rah tha Armaan, tu London mein kaunse hospital mein tha?

Armaan : Maine bathaya tha na, Westminister.

Sid : Arey haan, main tho bhul hi gaya.. Achcha wahan tumne koi myotonic dystrophy ka case dekha tha?

Armaan : Yeh sab tu mujhse kyun pooch rahe hai abbe??

Sid : Arey Sanjeevani mein ek naya patient aaya hai jisse myotonic dystrophy hai tho mujhe uske case mgmt ke baare mein tujhse baath karni thi..

Armaan (gritting his teeth) : Myotonic dystrophy.. Case management.. Iss sab ke baare mein tujhe mujhse ABHI baath karni hai?

Sid (acting confused) : Haan, tho abhi kya problem hai?

Armaan : ABHI.. mujhe sone jaana hai.. Mujhe neend aa rahi hai..

Sid (trying hard to suppress his laughter) ; Abbe tu aaj sone ke liye ithna uthavla kyun ho raha hai???

Just then Riddhima walks down the stairs and Armaan spots her.

Armaan : Bhabhi!!!!

Riddhima is taken aback as Armaan rushes towards her.

Armaan : Bhabhi pls! Ab aap hi iss Sid ka kuch karo.. Mera peecha chhudao iss se..

Riddhima : Kyun Armaan? Tumhe kahin jaana hai?

Riddhima and Sid burst out laughing..

Armaan : Riddhima tum bhi? God!!

Sid : Achcha jaa jaa chhod diya tujhe..

Armaan (grinning) : Thanks guys.. Good night..

Sid & Riddhima : Very good night to you too..

Riddhima : Meri behen ka khayal rakhna..

Armaan : I promise I will..

Armaan goes upstairs smiling and Sid and Riddhima are left alone. Sid grabs Riddhima by her waist and pulls her to him.

Sid : Tho.. Mrs. Riddhima Siddhant Modi.. Welcome back..

Riddhima (with a disappointed look) : Bass.. aise hi.. welcome back?

Sid gives an amused smile and lifts her in his arms.

Sid : Abhi kahan.. Abhi tho welcome shuru hua hai..

He carries her upstairs to their bedroom.

As they step into their bedroom, Riddhima is surprised. The whole room was decorated with flowers and candles. She looks at Sid puzzled.

Sid : Wo maine socha hamari koi proper suhaag raat ya honeymoon tho hua nahi, tho jab Sue Armaan ka kamra decorate kar rahi thi tho maine usse kaha ki hamara bhi kar de. Tho kaisa laga tumhe tumhara surprise?

Riddhima feels her heart overflow with love at Sid's gesture.

Sid : Agar tum mujhe aise hi dekthi rahi na Riddhima, tho mushkil ho jaayegi.

Riddhima (softly) : Ho jaane do..

Sid felt his love and desire blaze through him like an avalanche. He walked over to the bed, Riddhima still in his arms and places Riddhima on the bed gently. Then, he slowly removes all the jewellery that he had put on her earlier that evening, kissing the spot each time he removed the jewellery. He pulls her towards him to kiss her with the same passion that he had been holding in check since earlier that evening. As they tumbled back and forth on the bed, he slowly undid the very same knots he had tied. Riddhima fell back on the bed surprised. Sid nuzzled her neck and slowly traced a path with his lips from her ear to her neck to her shoulders. They gave themselves up to the fires of passion burning in them and their heart, body and soul merged into one.

9 months later, Sid was pacing the corridor in front of the labor room as Shashank, Padma, Sunanda, Sue, Armaan and Shilpa watched him.

Sid : Dad, main andar kyun nahi jaa saktha? Main bhi tho doctor hoon aur US mein tho wo husbands ko andar jaane dethe hain..

Sunanda : Siddhant, yeh US nahi hai.. Aur tu andar jaake kya karega?

Sid : Kuch tho karoonga!! I mean yahan khade khade..

Armaan : Tum khade kahan ho, tum tho chal rahe ho na..

Sid : ha ha ha.. very funny.. Abhi teri baari aayegi na thab mein tujhe bathaoonga..

Armaan looks fondly at Shilpa who was pregnant too.

Armaan : Meri baari aane mein tho abhi 4 mahine baaki hain..

Sid : 4 mahine baad main bhi teri haalath dekhtha hoon..

Sunanda : Oho Sharam nahi aathi tum dono ko.. Papa banne waale ho lekin abhi bhi ek doosre se jhik jhik kar rahe ho..

Before Sid or Armaan could respond, the OT lights turn off and Dr. Kirti comes out with a tiny bundle wrapped in a pink towel.

Kirti : Congratulations Dr. Siddhant, aapko beti hui hai..

Everyone gathered there congratulates each other while Sid takes his daughter from Dr. Kirti ever so gently. He feels an unrecognizable emotion well up in his heart looking at the sleeping figure. Her whole hand was hardly as big as his little finger. When he gently touches her hand, she grabs onto his finger. Sid feels his cheeks get wet and realizes that he was crying. Everyone gathers around the baby but Sid refuses to give the baby to anyone else.

Sid : Dr. Kirti, Riddhima?

Dr. Kirti : She is absolutely fine. Aap chahein tho unse mil sakthe hain.

Finally, Sunanda manages to pry the baby away from Sid. Sid turns towards Dr. Kirti and hugs her!!!!

Sid : Thank you Dr. Kirti..

This time, Dr. Kirti smiles and nods at him.

Sid rushes in to see Riddhima. She is lying there visibly exhausted and connected to IV. He sits on the bed and strokes Riddhima's hair.

Sid : Beti hui hai..

Riddhima nods smiling. Sid takes her hand in his and gently kisses it.

Sid : Riddhima main.. main tumhe batha nahi saktha ki..

Riddhima : I know, tumhe kuch kehne ki zaroorath nahi hai..

Just then, the whole family walks in with the baby. Sid helps Riddhima sit up while Sunanda hands the baby over to Riddhima. She cuddles the baby close to her and Sid snuggles closer to look at her. The baby gently half opens her eyes to look around.

Sid (in between tears) : Hello princess!! I am your papa..

Riddhima (crying too) : And I am your Mamma..

As if she understood everything, the baby smiled and Sid thought there was nothing more perfect in this world than his daughter's smile. He placed a gentle kiss on Riddhima's forehead and watched his daughter open her tiny pink mouth to let out a yawn. There was nothing more perfect in this entire world than them right then..

……………………………The beginning

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