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A.
He stood there silently watching Khushi and Aashna.
With an awe. She was a giver, he knew that, but this was something else.
She was willing to give up her own happiness for her child.
She was willing to give up him for the happiness of her child.
She was willing to give up her husband over her child.
She always thought about others before herself, some things hadn't changed about her, even now.
That's Khushi, he thought.
My Khushi.
And then he smiled. Realizing how fortunate he was to have a woman like her in his life. Someone with that kind of heart. Someone with unconditional love. For him, for Aashna and for everyone around her.
Ever since he had met her again, he had been proud of her for too many reasons but what he was witnessing right now, he respected her far more than ever before.
He couldn't get enough of this sight. He didn't know why. He could just stand there and watch them, his family.
He was content. More satisfied than he could have ever been.
He had stayed back in Mumbai with a mission. A mission to win his wife back. To win her trust again. To get her back in his life again. To have her again. And he did.
But what he didn't know that in this process of winning his wife back, not only she will forgive him and come back to him…….
She will also give him a present like Aashna……
She will give him a complete family…..
She will give him what he had never known before…….
That's what Khushi was all about.
Always giving him more than he deserved. Love. Feelings. Forgiveness. And now family.
He walked to her. Slowly. Trying not to disturb her and Aashna. He stood right next to her and held her hand and squeezed it tight. She turned to look at him and he saw her eyes.
He had never seen her this happy. Ever since he had seen her beginning from that award night, he yearned to see that Khushi in her eyes.
And there it was…….
For the first time………
She was actually happy. She wasn't upset. She wasn't crying. She wasn't holding any pain in them. She was afraid of anything.
She was simply happy.
And her eyes made that very clear.
The doctor spoke "she looks fine now, she might still be lethargic for a bit due to heavy dosage of medication. We will just keep her here for little bit under observation, but as soon as she is responding properly, we can discharge her."
While he informed Khushi about her progress, he placed his right hand on Khushi's shoulder, assuring her that everything will be fine now.
Khushi smiled and then turned to see Arnav. He was there, right next to her, as he had promised.
The doctor left both of them with Aashna.
As soon as the doctor opened the door to exit, Naina was already there……
He stepped out and when Naina asked about her progress, the doctor updated on her about Aashna's health and left.
Naina entered the room, slowly. Not knowing if Khushi was still sleeping or not. She opened the door and entered……
And saw all three of them………
Just being there, with each other, for each other, without saying anything……
He was holding Khushi's hand. She was holding Aashna's hand.
Arnav had never met Aashna before. Neither had Aashna met him…….
She saw the link connecting both strangers in this divine bond……..
Khushi.
Who was standing between the two strangers. Connecting them both…….
That was a sight to see. She had known Khushi for a long time and Aashna even longer……..
She had seen them happy several times.
But this was magical.
Khushi was standing between the two most important people in her life, holding onto them together.
Connecting them in a way they had never experienced before.
Arnav was going to be the father of this little angel.
Aashna was going to be his daughter.
And Khushi was the sole reason for the beginning this most cherished relationship.
A father and daughter relationship.
Naina just stood there by the door and admired them from distance, trying not to interrupt their moment.
They were perfect together. Picture perfect.
She stood there until Khushi saw her. She quickly spoke in her happy voice "Naina, what are you doing there? Look, she is up now. We can take her home in little bit. Come here."
She smiled at her and started walking towards the bed, the other side of it.
She saw Aashna's pale face and her closed eyes, she placed her hand on Aashna's forehead and said "thank god you are okay………"
Then she looked up to see Khushi and asked "when did she wake up?"
Khushi replied "not too long ago. I don't know how I slept so deep, I didn't even check on her at night…….I don't even remember saying good night to her. Or even you……..I don't think I remember anything after dinner. That doesn't make sense……especially when she was still unconscious…….."
Both Naina and Arnav exchanged looks. Khushi noticed that. She asked "what's going on?"
Arnav looked at her apologetically and said "sorry Khushi, I had given you sleeping pills last night. You were so exhausted and you needed to rest. So I gave you……."
Naina looked at Khushi worriedly as if she was going to blow up on him for doing that to her when Aashna was in that condition but that's not what happened……
Khushi said "is that why I am having this headache?" And she placed her hand on her head.
He quickly asked with concern "you are having a headache? Are you okay? Should I get the doctor?"
She replied "no, don't worry about it……..it will go away……..I probably over slept…….."
Naina just stood there and smiled seeing a different Khushi today. She realized how much this man meant to her, how much she trusted him.
Even when it came to Aashna.
Which she had never seen before. Khushi had only trusted herself and Naina with Aashna, no one else, not even K or Karan.
That's how she realized how much this man meant to Khushi. She was letting him in her life, in their life, in Aashna's life……..
She was lost in her thoughts when she heard "Naina, you went home last night?"
Naina answered "yes, he asked me to go home for the night…….I wanted to stay back since you were already passed out but he insisted that I went home…….I just came back………"
She said "oh……"
And then she turned to look at him and asked "did you get any sleep?"
He replied "just enough…...I am fine……how is your headache?"
She could clearly see his red tired eyes. She said "you can go home, you look so tired. Naina is here now, we will be fine……"
He smiled at her and replied "I am fine, let's order coffee, which should help your headache……."
She spoke "Naina, did you have breakfast?" Naina replied "yes I did……"
He called for breakfast for two of them……..
Part B Continues……
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