All the while ridhima was screaming in pain outside but inside she was only praying. Soon she was rushed to the hospital calling the emergency in hospital the rush started in and out of OT. Ridhima's pain was increasing every passing second.
On the other hand it was the night time when Armaan with duplicate key opened the door of the house and silently keeping his bags in the study not to cause disturbance to anyone's dream. Then he moved towards his room with the thought to snuggle with his wife and cares the baby to talk with the baby and his ridhima. Soon as he opened the door with smile on his lips but his smile vanish seeing the room empty. He called out for her as she once mention in her letter that when she wasn't able to sleep in night due to her large baby belly then she roam on terrace for some time then return back after few min. But she was neither on the terrace. Armaan moved and check around for his parents' room again he found no one to welcome him. He moved to Ridhima's parent room then Nikki room but there was no sign of anyone in the house. He took hold over the phone and called his dad to know where have they vanish suddenly.
And as soon as the call was connected to his dad he heard Ridhima's screams in pain reaching his ears through the medium of a cellular phone. Without speaking the formalities he fired his query towards his dad.
Armaan - Dad where you guys are in if hospital you guys are in...
Billy - Armaan tu kahan hai beta
Armaan - dad ridhima kahan hai...
Armaan asked getting all worried for ridhima hearing her in pain.
Billy - sanjeevni ... Ridhima OT mein hai.
Armaan - i am coming dad...
Armaan told his dad cutting the call.
20 min later Armaan was standing outside OT when the nurse came out to fetch something. Armaan catch hold of the nurse asking about ridhima but she just said to wait until the doctors are inside. Armaan pleaded to be with ridhima from nurse hearing her increasing scream. The nurse first deny Armaan but when she didn't bug off from his requesting nurse went in to ask doctor.
Doctor saw ridhima not getting any strength to do the needed process so they asked nurse to make him wear the gown Armaan come in. Nurse went to give gown mask and gloves to Armaan. Soon Armaan was inside and his heart twisted seeing ridhima bathing in sweat and eyes dropping.
Armaan went to her side and detangling her hand that have fisted the bed sheet in her hand in pain he hold it in his placing a kiss on her hand followed by a kiss on her forehead he whisper in her ear
Armaan - i am her for you ridhima... I know you won't let anything happen to our baby... Please jaan wake up Na and do what the doctors are asking please...
Ridhima opened her eyes getting the sudden strength and saw armaan's face with so much innocence in her eyes that made Armaan bend aa gai over her face to place a ensuring kiss on her forehead.
Ridhima lived the moment with closed eyes but then opened her eyes to hear Armaan again whispering.
Armaan - I love you jaan... Our little one wants to come in our arms now see its half way done please be with doctor for some time and do the needful you know I am with you.
Ridhima was getting back all her strength seeing his face, she was only looking in his eyes armaan was caressing her forehead with his thumb holding her hand tightly giving all his strength to her, in between clearing her sweating with a towel keep it cool for her whispering loving words in her ears while his calming yet confessing words and his touch doing all the magic.
Soon Ridhima's scream subsided and a scream of a new born filled the air bring the wave of joy for every single person present in or out of the OT.
Armaan with one hand holding Ridhima's hand and with other hand he carried the baby careful before the nurse take the baby for his very first bath. Armaan bend down careful making ridhima see their baby then he put Ridhima's hand on babies head. Making baby and ridhima pass a smile. Doctors were amaze to see baby smiling with few min of his birth, but what to say its Armaan Ridhima's baby.
Nurse took baby with her and ridhima was shifted to the private room meeting their parents. When nurse came in she was stopped on the door as she was surrounded with ananya Nikki Padma shashank and billi admiring the baby in her arms. They were so much lost in baby that they even forgot to take baby in their arms while Armaan was sitting beside ridhima holding her hands and caressing her hairs. Both of their face were glowing with all the bliss and happiness that god showered on them.
Ridhima looked up at armaan at the same time armaan looked at her. She asked him with her eyes to bring their baby to her as she want to cares her baby, want to carry their baby, want to feel the bliss of having their own living part living in their arms. Armaan nodded kissing her head he stood up walking towards the door he took the baby in his arms carefully from nurse with a very blissful feeling of being a father.
Whereas all who were lost in the baby long back raised their hand to touch the baby but suddenly they lost the sight of the baby in front of their eyes. They were confused.
Armaan ridhima who were now holding the baby in their arms with wide smile sitting comfortably on the bed with armaan being the supporter of ridhima to sit spoke. Maa papa mom dad nikki baby yahan hain...
Nikki - abhi toh yahan tha...!! Nurse ke pass...
Armaan - nikki vo abhi nahi 5 min pehle tha..
Padma - par yahan kaise...
Armaan - aap log itni busy they baby ko dekhne mein ki aap logo ne liya hi nahi use apne arms mein aur mera baby rone laga.. toh mein ne le liya.. after all mera baby roye mera ko acha nahi lagta...
Ananya - par baby toh chup hain kahan ro raha hain..
Billly - hain aur na hi rone ki awaz aai..
Ridhima - dad baby apne papa ki arms mein aake shaint ho gaya... aur complain bhi kar raha hain ki mera nana nani dada dadi kaati hain koi mujhe apni godi mein nahi le raha tha.
Shashank - baby bolne laga...!!
All were in a daze state having a baby infront of them that they were speaking things which even they don't know about.
Armaan - papa aap sab bhi na... here take the baby in your arms.
Armaan forwarded the baby to shashank so that he can have baby in his arms but before that billy took the baby carefully and shashank left frowning.
Shashank - billy... baby ko mein le raha tha ...
Billy - koi nahi aab mein ne le liya tu baad mein lena..
And there fight start of having baby in their arms before the other one in which ladies to jump in including Nikki. They were so much into the small cute fight that no one was able to stop them except the little one himself with his cry.
All stop and looked at the baby and burst out laughing.
Then nikki who was having the baby in her arms moved to ridhima to give the baby to her but before ridhima armaan took baby in his arms. Baby was all silent at once looking at the face with whom he felt totally safe, feeling warmth filled with love and care. Baby was looking with half open eyes to armaan and armaan was lost in the baby that a small tear of joy form in his eyes. Armaan keep looking baby's face admiring while ridhima have tears seeing armaan's love and desperateness to love his baby with whole world of his.
Ridhima cares baby's head lovingly when baby looked at her feeling the warmth again. Soon baby was sucking Ridhima's figure that was near his mouth making ridhima realize that their baby is hungry.
Family was standing admiring the little family of their own children.
They took exist knowing baby need to have his diet.
Armaan too got up to leave when ridhima hold his arm preventing him from going anywhere.
Armaan - I am out baby.. I will be back after sometime I am not going anywhere now.
Ridhima shake her head denying him to go anywhere away from her.
Armaan sit beside them.
Armaan - ridhima baby you have to feed baby na I will be back.
Ridhima - stay armaan. Hold me and baby please.
Armaan - ridhima you won't he comfortable.
Ridhima - we already have missed so much armaan not having you beside us all this while. Don't go please, stay with us.
Armaan settle beside ridhima making her rest her back against his chest looking here and there. Ridhima moved baby towards herself feeding the baby with his first ever feed.
Knowing armaan isn't comfortable assuming she might not be comfortable with him sitting there in such a situation. Ridhima hold baby carefully with one hand while from other hand ridhima took armaan's hand that's playing with bed sheet and place it below baby making him hold baby with his one hand. And then taking his other hand she put it on her shoulder crossing to other side.
(Armaan sitting with support of pillow behind him having ridhima sitting with her back rest against his chest. Ridhima holding baby with right hand below baby with armaan holding baby with left hand. Armaan right hand on Ridhima's left shoulder crossing it over her front while ridhima holding his hand there. And her head resting on his shoulder backwards with closed eyes. )
Ridhima spoke in same position still eyes closed.
Ridhima - armaan...
Armaan - hmm *closed eyes living the moment caring Ridhima's shoulder with love.
Ridhima - who is it.!!
Armaan - who is what...!!
Ridhima opened her eyes and look in armaan's eyes will armaan stare back in hers.
Ridhima - who is our baby..!! baby ridhima ya baby armaan...!!
Armaan - its armaan ridhima's baby... but I don't know that.. I was so lost in bliss that I forgot to see or even ask it.
Ridhima smiled at him, armaan to smiled cutely.
Ridhima - nothing matter we will know that in few min.
Armaan - why in few min...
Ridhima - when our baby will make his cloths wet.
Armaan - why he will wet his cloths.
Ridhima - armaan... you too... baby will fill tummy then empty bhi toh karega na... tummy to small hi hain na..
Armaan - ohh that way... hihihi yeah my baby.
Baby moved his face little away from ridhima then passing a small smile to his parents he was in his sleep within a sec. armaan hold baby with both hands while ridhima still in between them sitting adjusting her cloths.
Soon ridhima hold baby so armaan can move. Armaan stood up making ridhima lay back on bed careful giving some rest to her. Then took the baby in his arms keep baby against his shoulder armaan walk around the room singing very little to their baby making baby's feed get digested into his system making ridhima smile with all her heart seeing his love.
Soon as ridhima said they came to know who they have welcomed in their little world. It was baby armaan as ridhima wanted to have a man like her armaan to raise with his father's value and his father's looks
luv all
Aayushi