CHAPTER 12
After a week and a half, Anika and all three of her babies were released from the hospital. It was Om, who drove the car, and Rudra sat beside carrying one of the babies in his arms. Shivaay sat beside Anika in the backseat, they both carrying a baby each. They reached Oberoi Mansion soon.
Anika noticed that the Mansion was simply decorated with lights and red and yellow flowers. Om didn't let her carry the baby. He parked the car and took the baby from her, as she got down. She entered the house and all the other family members came and stood behind Dadi who was only going to let Anika and babies enter after he did their Aarti.
Dadi- Anika Puttar, iss ghar ko khushiyon se bharne ke liye Tera shukriya!! Dekh, kaise mere teeno pote ne ek ek baccho ke liya hua hain!
Pinky- Haan, dekhiye Jethaniji, mujhe na ye dekh kar ShivOmRu ke bachpan ki baatein yaad aagayi!
Shakti and Tej too nodded to that statement.
Jhanvi- Yeah Pinky, you are right! It's been so long ke ghar mein baccho ki awaaz sunai di ho... Thank you Anika!
Anika- Kyu aap sab mujhe thank you Bol rahe hain... Maine toh bas...
Rudra- Yeah, kaand toh bhaiya Ka hain... Unko thank you boliye..!!!
Shivaay looked at Rudra, he had turned into some shade of Crimson! Om chuckled at Rudra's words. Anika blushed hard.
Dadi- Bas ho Gaya... Ab chup raho, mujhe Aarti karne do, uske baad mere parpoto aur parpoti se bohot sara khelna hain!
Dadi did her Aarti and they all entered the house. But as soon as they did, the baby in Om's arms started crying, and the other two followed. The brothers panicked. Anika touched the baby in Rudra's arms and caressed it's cheek with her thumb.
Anika- Kya hua mere baccho ko? Baba, kyu ro raha hain hain? Bhook laagi hain baba? Shivaay...
She turned to face Shivaay who already looked too scared.
Shivaay- Hmm?
Anika- Aap daro maat, aise hi ro rahe hain, bhook lagi hain inhe, so... Aap teeno baccho ko upar mere kamre mein leke Aiye! Okay?
Rudra- Yeah Bhabi!
Anika left for her room as Shivaay, Om and Rudra followed her. They put the babies on the bed and then Rudra and Om left the room. Shivaay sat on the bed pacifying the babies which were not attended by Anika already. He look at Anika, who was feeding his daughter. The scene was heavenly, he thought. SHE had given birth to HIS babies, and now, when HIS babies were hungry, SHE was feeding them. His eyes became misty. He crept behind Anika in bed, who was feeding the baby and kissed her cheek. She immediately seemed to read his expressions without even look at his face.
Anika- Kya hua Shivaay? Aap ro rahe hain kya...?
She pulled the baby away from her as it had already fallen asleep, and fixed her dress, then turning to Shivaay she took his face in her hands and caressed his face. She giggled when her hands got pricked by his stubble.
Anika- I love you baby!
Shivaay- Yeah... I love you too. See, You have given me a thing, that's like...actually MINE! Ye itna special hain na Anika, ki i don't know...
She cut him off.
Anika- We made them Shivaay! Now, the babies and I, we are all yours Baba!
Anika said as she put her hands on his neck and pulled him for a hug. Shivaay reciprocated, but the hug soon ended when the sons again started crying.
Anika- Haan mere baccha! Mamma abhi aapko sula degi...aaja!
Anika picked up another baby and began to feed it, and then again repeated it. Shivaay just kept on staring at his beautiful wife.
Shivaay- Anika, I think you too should just sleep! Tumhe toh sone ko milta hi nahi hain!
Anika laughed at that. She knew how tiring it would be to become a mother. She knew wouldn't be able to sleep at nights, wouldn't be able to take her food on time, wouldn't be able to talk to the other family members properly, and not would she be able to give time to her Husband. However, the last part was the saddest for her.
Anika- It's okay. Koi baat nahi hain, lekin wo... Aap bhi toh jaage huye hain kabse, aap so jao, main hu...!
Shivaay- No I think you should rest baby... I am not liking it. You look tired Anika!
Anika silently nodded at him. And Shivaay gently put all the babies into their their huge cradle. Anika lay down on the bed and immediately fell asleep.
Shivaay went down and told everyone that Anika was tired and was sleeping and the babies were too, in deep slumber. But, he also asked them to take care that the babies didn't disturb Anika's sleep. After that he left for office.
Anika woke up at around 8pm. She was sleeping all the time. She slowly got up to find no one in the room. No one. She got out of the room and into Rudra and Soumya's room to find them sleeping with one of the baby in between them. She didn't want to disturb them and left without asking for the other. She then went to Pinky's room, her mother-in-law was kissing her granddaughter in her eyes.
Pinky- Bilkul billu ki aankhe... Meri Rajkumari!!
Pinky saw Anika and called her inside.
Pinky- Anika, come ins dear! Tune Kya banaya hain dekh...Ye, ye toh saans bhi Mere bete jaise leti hain!
Anika smiled seeing Pinky so happy. Shakti came and stood beside Anika.
Shakti- Anika, thank you beta! Hume dada dadi banane ke liye... It's really a great feeling to become one!
Anika- Papa... Please, thank you mat boliye. Shivaay khush hain, aap sab khush hain, yehi toh badi baat hain...! Aap log apki poti ko rakhiye, main mere bete ko dekh kar aati hu!
Saying so she left the room and headed downstairs, only to find Dadi, Om, Chutki and Tej playing with her baby. Tej was holding the baby, and Om, was just beside him, dancing, to make the baby laugh. Anika recalled how Chutki had ended all their problems. Sweet memories, she thought.
Tej- Oberoi empire Ka Waris! He will just be as handsome as me! Like grandfather like grandson!
Om- No papa, I think ye Rudra ke jaisa hoga! Girl charmer!
Chutki coughed at that!
Dadi- Kitna Accha Lagta hain, humara pura parivaar kitna khush hain! Chutki, Tu bhi iss khushi wajah hain, Om aur Tej ke bich ke pareshani ko dur karne ke liye shukriya bacchi!
Jhanvi came and stood behind Tej, and caressed the baby's cheek.
Jhanvi- Yes mummyji! Aap sahi keh rahi hain. Thank you Chutki, mere parivaar ko wapas se khubsurat banane ke liye!
Both Tej and Jhanvi placed their hands on Chutki's head, as if blessing her. Chutki looked at Om, blushing, as he winked at her.
Anika smiled at them, she left without any words, back to her room. She wondered where her husband was. Office, maybe, she thought. She again felt tired and lay down, just trying to give her body some rest, but as soon as she shut her eyes, sleep took over.
Her eyes opened immediately when she heard her baby crying, but only to find Shivaay carrying baby in his arms and humming some song. Her eyes just couldn't hold back her tears of happiness. He didn't want to wake her up, he was going to rock the baby to sleep. She realized that the other two had been put to sleep like that as well, as she didn't even feed them, and it must have been her baby daddy who did the difficult task. She composed herself on the bed, and Shivaay turned to see her.
Shivaay- Did we disturb you Mamma?
Anika just smiled at Shivaay and nodded her head negatively. Shivaay and began to rock the baby and soon it too calmed down and closed its eyes.
Shivaay put the baby beside its siblings and joined Anika in bed. He lay his head on her lap.
Shivaay- Hi.. Are you feeling good now?
Anika- Hmm... Aur aap? Kitna karenge? Ghar, uske baad biwi, office, bacche...aur kitna?
Saying so Anika kissed him on his forehead. And began massaging his head. He shut his eyes.
Shivaay- Abhi mujhe nahi pata, tum na, bas itna stress mat lo, thak jaogi!
Anika continued massaging him.
Anika- Aap bhi na... Kuch nahi hoga mujhe, Dadi, Maa, Badi Maa, unhone bhi bacche paale hain Shivaay! Kuch nahi Hota hain!
Shivaay held her hand and stopped her, he got up and looked straight into her eyes. He caressed her cheek, then touched to fix her hair that was coming on her face.
Shivaay- Unhone ek saath teen babies ko paida nahi kiya tha Anika... So, it's actually different Baby!!!
Now, she too felt that he was right.
Anika- Oh... Hmm, sahi kaha... Lekin Shivaay...
Shivaay kept his finger on her.
Shivaay- Shhh... Kitna bolti ho Mamma...
Anika- Shivaay!
Shivaay- Okay, shut up. Suno na, baby, Waise, post pregnancy, mujhe na tum thodi Sexy lag rahi ho... As in...
Shivaay got closer to Anika and kissed her on her cheeks down her jaws and stopped near her neck. Anika giggled when he stopped.
Anika- As in?
Shivaay looked at her and smiled.
Shivaay- As in... I want you more now!
Anika- Want me? Anika chahiye aapko? Haan toh, thode aur din wait kijiye, because meri body abhi tak ready nahi hain Shivaay... And all thanks to your Juniors! Hmm?
Shivaay frowned at her words.
Shivaay- Yeahh...
Saying that he pressed his lips onto hers and kissed her passionately but Anika quickly broke the kiss, as she suddenly seemed to remember something.
Anika- Shivaayyy... Apne socha kya?? Wo!!!
Shivaay- Um..?? Kya?
Shivaay was annoyed at her for killing the moment. Anika's face showed only excitement.
Anika- Areh Shivaay... baccho ke...
Before she could complete, he understood what she was asking for.
Shivaay- Shit...I forgot!!! Wait abhi decide karte hain...
Anika- Aapse na Kuch nahi hoga! Ek kaam kijiye, jakar ek pen aur copy ya khali paper le ke Aiye! Jaldi!!
Shivaay soon did as Anika asked him to do. He handed her the paper and sat opposite to her. Anika took pen and began writing down something on the paper. She wrote in all capital, 'ANIKA' 'SHIVAAY'. The day after the Naamkaran ceremony would be taking place, as Dadi suggested.
Anika- Hmm..
Shivaay- Ab?
Anika- Dekhiye... Ye hain, 'Anika' Ka 'An' aur... Ye hain 'Shivaay' 'Sh'.
Shivaay silently listened to what she was saying. It was actually interesting for him to see Anika mix their names and think of something.
Shivaay- An..Sh, ANSH?
Anika smiled widely and nodded. He too seemed very impressed, he smiled at her, and put his hand on her cheek to caress her with his thumbs.
Anika- Aur ab... Haan, ye!
She circled 'ANI' from her name, and 'VAAY' from her husband's. Shivaay gently murmured the name that the syllables formed.
Shivaay- Ani-vaay? ANIVAAY? Perfect!
His greenish eyes were shining bright. She looked at him, eyes moist. She rubble his stubble with her thumb, and like always, it felt prickly. She giggled again.
Shivaay- Aur humari Princess ke liye?
Anika- Soch rahi hu... Par, samaj nahi aa raha hain..!
Anika frowned, as she bit her nails, looking at the their names, 'ANIKA' and 'SHIVAAY'. What could she make out of these for her daughter? Shivaay gently held her hand and pulled it out of her mouth.
Shivaay- I can help, Mamma!
Anika blushed hard, she felt so happy. She was his baby Mamma. They together had made something of their own. Babies. Symbol of their love.
Anika- Hmm...!
Shivaay- Okay so let me see...!
Shivaay took the paper and pen, and paid close attention to it, as if something was hidden in the paper. And after a while, she looked at Anika, and winked.
Anika- Mila Apko?
She asked, her eyes widely opened.
Shivaay- Well... I guess? Come see...
Shivaay took some blank space in the paper.
Shivaay- Here... 'An' from 'ANIKA', then 'Shi' from 'SHIVAAY'... And then, 'Ka' again from 'ANIKA'... ANISHKA!
Anika's face lit up. The names were so beatiful. None of them had any idea that their names combined together could form such beautiful names! She hugged Shivaay tightly.
Anika- I loveee youuu!!!!
Shivaay- And I love you, Mere baccho ki Maa!!
Shivaay broke the hug and entwined his fingers with hers, and began discussing about parenthood. And soon they fell into deep slumber.
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