ISKKNDFF. My One and Only The End:) - Page 22

such a cute update love the father and son bonding time soo cute hope arnav and kushi make up now.

Assuming his lovely wife to be still sleeping, he decided to get themselves freshen up in his son's new washroom...coming out of the room almost drenched in water, both father-son were giggling about their discovery of magical supply of water...not to mention the fun they had while playing the 'splashing water' game...one of those things that he always wanted to do with his kid...

Today he actually got to experience the real pleasure of being involved in his son's daily activities...only God knew how he wanted to be a part of his life ever since he got to know about Aryan...how he wanted to help him in changing the diapers...give him a ride on his back...teach him his first step holding his tiny fingers...save him from mommy's motherly scolds...as well as making the best team together in teasing or irritating the lady of their lives...so many things he wanted to do which he himself missed from his father...correction...not missed...the word is 'crave'...yes...he craved for his father's love that he never got...that's why always wanted to fulfill those beautiful moments with his own kids...never wanted his kid to crave for his father's love even for a single moment...but here, destiny had already snatched the first 20 months from him...20 months means 600 days, means 21.6 millions of seconds...he already missed every single moment of those 21.6 millions of seconds...

Surprised at the sight of the duo, Mrs. Bregenza admirably shook her head...for the first time got to witness 'the child' in Arnav...and honestly, she was glad...for the first time she felt him 'living a life'...his own life...completely lost by the fondness of father-son, she couldn't hear him calling her...taking his son's tiny hand in his, Arnav made it wave in front of her eyes, trying to bring her back to the world...

Coming out of her thoughts, she replied, " yes...Mr. Raizada!!!..." ...smiling at the old lady, he joked, "..gosh!!...you seemed lost...dreaming about my handsome little hunk??.."...laughing at the sudden warm interaction, she answered, "...hmmm I must say, you are a good mind reader..."...ruffling Aryans's partially wet hair to remove the remaining droplets of water, he continued with the game, "...ahhh!!!...so I was right!!!...Good Morning my son's new girl-friend..."...for the first time enjoying the morning conversation with him, she greeted back, "...a very Good Morning to my new father-in-law..." then stealing a glance of the little man, who was busy observing the damped ducky, she complained, "...but seems like someone is not paying attention to me...that hurts..." making the father to break into a quick laugh...after pretending to be upset at being ignored, she got back to her caring mode, "...anyway where are you guys coming from???...swimming??..."...smiling at the lady, "...nope...not yet...we were freshening up a bit..." lightly pinching the lower lip of Aryan, he informed...'as if instead of freshening up, both had taken a half shower' she thought, before inviting the due to join the breakfast table...

'what the...??' standing stunned across the large pine mirror dressing table, she thought when her eyes fell on the figures at the door...'didn't I just leave them in that room???...how come they are half soaked in water???'...finishing her task of putting the vermillion in between her parted hair, Khushi took Aryan in her arms, ignoring his intense stare...or rather, trying to control her heart that she felt was about to slipped off at the sight of him...as if she felt her heart skipping a beat when those shiny droplets of water from his silky hair were making their sweet ways through his sharp nose, some even made it straight to his curved lips...no wonder why billions of girls go crazy over him...

There she is...looking all ravishing, even without the shower...quietly observing her putting the vermillion, as if a pure mermaid had a last minute touch of her beauty...her slender figure under the vibrant skin against the satin maroon saari was a precise definition of perfectness...those trembling lips, innocent eyes were the synonyms of purity...too engrossed in his little paradise, he didn't even realise when the little one was taken away by her...

The sudden buzz of his phone brought him back from his thought as he looked at the phone...all pissed and ready to slaughter the person for interrupting him...picking up the phone, he looked at the caller id when his lips curved up to a smile..."...Good Morning madam!!!...what a timing yaar...damn you!!!..." Arnav answered the call, giggling..."...Oyee!!!...phone rakhdoo kya??!!!..." Anjali teased from the line..." no no no no!!! just kidding yaar...so where are you now??...you are supposed to be here remember??!!!..." changing his tone, he inquired..."...yeah I know...but...ehem...you see we don't want to interrupt the newly married couple..." she teased again..."...not bad!!...thanks for being considerate...ok jokes apart...seriously when are you gonna come yaar??!!...and how is everyone doing there???..." Arnav gently asked..."...everyone is doing fine...mom and dad are so excited to meet Khushi and Aryan...but Dad had to leave for Delhi with Aman for some project, so now me and mom are preparing for the grant party that's gonna be held tomorrow evening, at your place..." leaving Arnav shocked at the sudden news...

"...wait...whoaaa...bu" shutting him up, she continued, "...shut up and here talk to mom..." passing the phone over to Mrs. Singh, Anjali giggled before putting a fresh piece of apple in her mouth..."...Hello, Arnav?? " she asked in her motherly voice..."..Namastey Auntie..." he gently greeted the sweet lady...smiling on the phone she continued, "...Namastey beta...and congratulation dear...how is everyone doing there???..."..."...fine!!...and thanks..." he too smiled..."...Auntie aap Anjali ko samjha..." this time she cut him in, "...wait!!!...first of all we didn't get to attend your wedding...secondly, you are not even letting us be a part of this happiness??!!...not fair!!" she complained, hoping to change his mind..."..it's not like that Auntie...I don't want to trouble you..."...not liking the words, she explained, "...look beta...we have always considered you as our son, then won't you let your these parents to be a part of your happiness??..."...touched by her words, he kept silent...sensing his helplessness, she continued, "...and how can a mother take trouble for her son???..."...feeling bad he kindly apologized, "...I am sorry auntie, I didn't mean that way..."

To lighten the situation, she changed her tone, "...apology accepted, now if I hear any 'ifs' or 'buts', I will come there to tear your ears off, did you hear that boy??!!"...embarrassed, he obeyed, "...yes mommy!!..."...laughed at his cute answer, she replied, "...that's like my boy...ok now lemme talk to Khushi..."

Looking back to see his lovely wife already changed his son to a fresh looking young man, he smiled while holding the phone before her, "...Khushi!!!...Aman's mom wants to talk to you..."...noticing the fear in her eyes, he smiled, almost gesturing her to let the fear go away...holding the phone to her ear, she quietly greeted the stranger, "...Namastey Auntie..."...perfect...that's the first word came across her mind when she heard her soft voice...as if the mother immediately sensed her son was in the safe hands now...heaving a big sigh of relief, she knew her son had chosen the best one for him...even though Arnav has always kept himself away from them but she always found herself being fond of him...she never tried to show it to him as Mrs. Singh wanted to give Arnav his own space...but somewhere she and her husband were always worried about this boy, his future...

"...Namastey beta..." she gently greeted back..."...how is the little man doing??..." unable to stop herself, she inquired..."...he is fine...", Khushi answered with a smile..."...now listen to me carefully...tomorrow evening is gonna be your wedding reception...wait don't worry...everything is done, only the decoration is left, which will be done tomorrow after Anjali and I come to your place...ok??", sweetly briefing the whole plan Mrs. Gupta confessed, "...I have so many things to tell you...can't wait to meet you dear...will see you tomorrow then...take care of yourself, the little one and...Arnav..."...the last word came in such a way that she felt pain in the old lady's voice...'what is she missing here?'

Mid afternoon

After taking a long shower, he decided to check his mailbox...then after a while he looked up from the laptop screen to see his son wrapped in a towel, bitting the yellow ducky...looking adorable and cool...but mommy was looking extremely hot...part of her body is already damped in water...the droplets from her silky strands were making him nuts...urging him to remove those sensational water particles away from her face...

Leaving Aryan on the bed, she got the baby lotion from the dressing table...massaging his soft chubby body with the lotion, Khushi dressed him in a grey T-shirt and black full-pant...noticing her son's tired eyes, she gently kept her baby's head on her chest, decided to put him into sleep before leaving to take her shower...

Being unaware of the consequence of his such little act, the poor helpless thing pulled down the upper part of her saari as he tiredly grabbed the upper border with his cute fingers to rub his sleepy eyes...causing his mommy to be aware of such circumstance, she quickly fixed her saari...his presence being the reason behind her awkwardness...despite being his wife and the mother of his child, she still feels uneasy of his proximity...

Staring at the most beautiful sight of the mother-son...he kept on staring at her, sensing the love that she feels for him through their son...but she won't just admit it...as her lovely ego will crush down into pieces...smiling to himself at his own thought, he observed her placing a sleeping Aryan beside him, almost at the centre of the bed...then picking up a baby pink and white shade silk saari, Khushi left for the shower...

In drying her hair with the towel, she missed the sight of him, who found himself breathless...looking like an angel in that color combination, he forgot the task of fastening the upper few buttons of his white shirt...after receiving the call from Lavanya, he decided to show his face to his employees after almost a week...then he had to break the news of his wedding too...in a way, he could also invite his co-workers for their wedding reception...without waiting for her consent, he lazily pulled himself out of the bed to get ready...more than half way through his task, he turned back to see her coming out of the washroom, brushing off the long wet strands from her back to front, she was drying her hair with the towel...

Too busy in her task, she failed to notice the person in front of her, when she bumped onto him only to be held by his strong arms around her waist...unable to balance herself at the sudden collide, she quickly grabbed the half open side of his shirt as the towel slipped off from her hand...bringing her close to him, making sure no distance was left between them, Arnav smiled before looking down at her flushed cheeks, "...oopss!!!...I thought I am the 'only' careless species living on this earth...so now what??!...welcome to my world love..."...feeling embarrassed for being careless, she already kept her gaze down...avoiding his intense gaze that was piercing through her veins, Khushi tried to release herself from his passionate cage...

"Excuse me ma'am...not so fast..." he alerted her before tightening his grip..."...don't you think I deserve something???.." smirking at his lady love, he gently informed...mistaking his words, she softly uttered in her lower gaze, "...sorry!!..."...all over falling in love with her this quiet, shy nature, he continued teasing her, "...okay!!! that was for your carelessness...now what about the treat for saving you from falling??..."...instantly looking up at him, she blankly stared at him...unable to control himself, he left a quick peck on her cute nose before explaining his point, "...see!! you are still holding onto me..." gesturing her towards her hand that was holding onto his shirt...immediately loosening her grip, she again tried to get away from him..."...too late honey!!!...so don't waste your energy..." he stated...

Finding herself hard to breathe as he kept on pulling her more closer...on top of that she couldn't even push him away due to his half bare chest...'..sh*t...sh*t...sh*t...damn you Arnav..' she thought, cursing her fate for putting her into such situation...balling up her fists, she tried to push his arms away from her both sides...but to her dismay, she failed..."..what did I just say??...don't...waste...your...energy dear.." he again reminded before hitting the main intention, "...if you want to get released, you have to say only three words to me..." he sweetly offered her the condition...'oh please not again!!!...another condition??!!!...' she thought before rolling her eyes..."..now what do I have to say??..."...without delaying, he whispered, " I love you "...before screaming she controlled her pitch, as she looked over her son, checking whether she woke him up or not...taking a sigh of relief, she looked back at him before whispering, "..what??.."

Sweetly smiling at his love, he nodded his head in affirmative...stealing a glance of her son, she softly stated, "...are you dreaming or what??...what made you think that I would say those words to you??"..."why?? are they too long for you???...then here, for your convenient lemme make it short for you...just say, 'love you'..."...keeping her tone low, she cleared herself, "...listen mister!!!..."...before she could continue, he heaved a long sigh of satisfaction, "...yess ma'am...I am all yours!!!...say whatever you have to say..."...before he could interrupt her again, she answered, "...nothing on this earth can make me say those words to you..."...cutting her in, he reminded, "...don't say that hon...remember you said that before our marriage, and now see! where you have landed up???...right into my arms...and you are very well aware of my nature...that I always get my ways..." winking at her, he waited for his answer...

"That was a compelling order...not anymore!!!...and if you thi--" she stopped when she felt one of her back strings being loosened..."..w-h-a-t are you doing??" she mumbled...still keeping that smirk on his lips, he confessed, "...just getting my way...you don't have time to think honey...so just admit that you love me...say 'love you'...simple..." finishing the last word, he untied another string...preparing herself to be covered properly, Khushi clutches onto the saari over her left shoulder..."...stop-it-Arnav..." she warned him..."nope!!...nothing is gonna work except those two words...say it orrr " as he was about to touch the last string, she immediately blurted out, "..no wait..."...taking a pause while gulping in her anger, she closed her eyes before whispering, "...love you..."

Smiling at her pure beauty, he gently pulled herself for an embrace...looking down over her right shoulder, he tied back all the strings before leaving a soft peck on her shoulder...as soon as he loosened his grip, without looking at him, unknowingly blushing, she quickly left the room, leaving behind a victorious Arnav, running fingers through his hair when his lips curved up to a wide smile...

At night

Standing at the corner of the bed, folding her saaries while at the same time keeping her eyes on Aryan, who was waiting for his friend, "...shona...go to sleep naa..." the mother tried to pacify her son as he refused to go to sleep...the little one wanted to see whether his buddy really sleeps with him or he just pops up from nowhere just like in the morning he got to find him lying down beside him, where Aryan didn't see him in the room last night...he threw his hands in the air in excitement as soon as his eyes found him at the door...placing the coat on the bed, Arnav sat down across his son, "...what's up man??!!...why aren't you asleep??"...

'Hey!!...no fair...I had been awaken only for you...and here you too started??...I ain't sleeping...mommy!!' upset with his friend, poor Aryan complained to his mommy, "...hmmm-maa-aahhh..."...aware of her son's language, she answered as his little attempt of calling her took her heart right away "...yes maa..."...surprised at the incident, Arnav complained, "...hey!!! how come he never called me papa??..."...without waiting for an answer, her got down to his mission as he took off his shoes before kneeling down on the bed like a child..."..ok...never mind, I will teach him myself..." loosening his tie and unbuttoning the upper part of the shirt, Arnav bent down to his son's eye level...

"...say baba...BA..BA..."...observing the confused look of his son, he decided to change the phrase, "...ok forget it...say dadda..."...noticing the content look on his face, Arnav encouraged, "...yess...yes...say Da..."...holding his chubby hands down as they were kept touching Arnav's lips, almost disturbing his teaching sessions, he continued with the lesson, "...arre baap...say Da..." waiting for a response when Arnav gave up, "...Daa-b..."...hearing the last syllable, Arnav messed up his own phrase when he blurted out, "...Ba..."...following his instructor, the little one pronounced, "...Ba..."...making Arnav repeat his son's achievement with a perplexed look, " whoa??...daabba???...do I look like a daabba to you??!!!...Khushi!!!...did you hear that???!!" almost complaining to his wife, Arnav whined...

Covering her giggle by her fingers, she justified her son after keeping his coat in the closet, "...stop confusing him...you screwed him up with both the words so he just modified them..."...leaving the two men in each other's company, she left the place to ask Mrs. Bregenza to set the dinner for him...

Before she could inform him about the dinner, khushi quietly stood at the door, finding herself admire the scene in front of her...it was difficult for her to differentiate between the two...who was looking more adorable??...lying on his left side, still in the official clothes, slightly bending the right knee against the left one, while resting his head on his left arm, Arnav already dozed off on the bed...leaning against his masculine chest, the chubby figure too followed his father...resting his tiny head on daddy's left wrist, while putting the right thumb in his mouth, Aryan had also fallen into a deep sleep...not having the heart to disturb any of the men, she quietly placed the blanket on top of them and a pillow right behind Arnav's head for his comfortness...leaving a soft peck on her son's head she took the place beside Aryan before stealing a quick glance of 'him'...