Khanna Mansion was nothing less than Paradise Island today.
The grandeur, the decorations, the lights, the aura: everything was in itself perfection to the hilt, and why wouldn't it be?
Harleen Khanna and Shweta Khanna had supervised every bit of the arrangement of today since past one week to make sure everything was simply amazing and nothing short of perfect.
Maddy and Kareena too had arrived this morning from Canada and every face today had a smile that was ear to ear.
Ali and DD too arrived, both with their respective fiancs, but today, the reason for this celebration was yet to come into light.
Realizing that it was almost time, Bebe asked Bheema to go call the couple who needed to grace this occasion right away, without further ado.
But little did she know this couple, was currently lost in a paradise land of their own.
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'We should be going downstairs, Neil. Everybody would be waiting.''
Avni somehow managed to get those words out of her mouth, albeit with a lot of difficulty all thanks to her hitched breathing, the courtesy of which belonged to a series of hot, passionate kisses that her handsome husband planted on her lips and whole face.
Her handsome husband, who was now also the father of her child.
'Ssshh..''
Neil whispered against her lips, making her clutch the sides of her saree.
He knew his wife in and out and completely understood the affect he had on her and was still having on her.
She looked delectable when she tried to act all reluctant to his advances at intimacy, but from the bottom of her heart, she craved for his touch as much as he craved for her.
Sometimes he indeed wondered, what could he have done right in this birth or the previous that he was blessed with this soul who was his wife.
But the next second, his conscience echoed, 'Don't question miracles, Neil.'' And he chose to abide by that rule.
He was smitten by her yet again, as if he was seeing her for the first time ever, as he saw her close her eyes at his ministrations.
A smirk drew up his face as he watched her closely. She was his Avni.
And now she looked even more beautiful than she had ever looked before.
The post-pregnancy glow on her face made her as adorable as ever, making him feel like she was herself a baby, to even have a baby of her own. But well, no matter how dreamy or imaginative it sounded, today it was true. She was not just his wife but also the mother of his child now.
At that an indescribable feeling of pride and joy surfaced in his chest, making him pull her as close to himself as humanly possible, into a bone-crushing hug.
It was quite an emotional surge for the both of them making them actually forget that they had errands to run, important ones at that, downstairs, since today it was the naamkarann, the naming ceremony of their 15 days old son, who as of now was only known by 'Mere Tillu ka Pillu,'' all thanks to Shweta.
Neil caressed Avni's hair as she snuggled closer to him in the hug, breathing in his signature cologne that she was now perpetually fond of, when suddenly a shrill cry from the crib broke their little reverie, making them quickly withdraw from the hug.
Both of them rushed to the crib and Neil instantly lifted their little bundle of joy, while the latter's cry were only getting louder.
'Awww.. what happened to my Champ? Daddy is here, it is all good!''
Neil tried to pacify the little one, who was a replica of himself when it came to his doe-like hazel eyes. But the department of this one's smile was completely taken over by his lovely wife, because her baby absolutely mirrored her million-dollar smile.
Avni was for a moment a little overwhelmed as she saw her husband cuddle their baby in his arms, trying to stop his cries. Although she knew the reason for this cry was because her little one was hungry, she simply couldn't stop admiring her husband for how easily he had blended into all roles of life, despite being a child at heart.
Not only was he a successful police officer, he was a perfect husband, and now a doting father.
A doting father struggling to calm his newborn, if she may add.
That realization instantly made her alarmed and she wasted not another second before taking her little baby boy into her embrace and sat on the bed, while Neil too followed suit, and asked her, 'What is it, wifey?''
Avni was amused that her husband still needed verbal explanation for everything, and she could only manage to say, 'He is hungry!''
'Oh!''
That's all Neil could exclaim as he saw his beautiful wife snuggle their baby boy close to her chest and breastfeed him, and as she rightly predicted, his hunger cries were now all gone and he was only enjoying his mother's undivided attention.
Avni was all smiles as she whispered incoherent coos into her baby's ears while she breastfed him, and Neil was awestruck by the sight, though it was obviously not the first time he was seeing Avni feed their son in the last 15 days.
He quickly took out his phone from his pocket and captured this priceless, cozy moment of his wife and son, with the camera, saving it as yet another beautiful memory of him and Avni together.
'Aww, my baby wash hungriee? Now don't cry, okieee?''
Avni mimicked a baby-like voice as she finished feeding the little one and tidied both of them, and boy, even that made Neil get love-struck with her.
She was waiting for the baby to burp, when she noticed the naughty glint in Neil's eyes, and knew instantly that his mind would be buzzing in with some gutter thoughts.
And well, when was she ever wrong these days?
As soon as her baby burped and Bheema came to call them downstairs, she got up and gestured Neil to head downstairs, but the latter only said one thing, which made her cheeks flame up as two huge-red tomatoes.
'Wifey.. even I am hungry!''
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It was only after a good one minute that a scandalized Avni gave Neil the most taunting expression of hers before saying, 'So shameless you are! Stop eyeing at your baby's meal! And let's go! Everyone's waiting for us!''
To that, Neil only gave her his signature smile before finally heading downstairs.
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'Haaye, mera Tillu ka Pillu!! Kitnaaa sonaa lag raha hai!''
Shweta was all smiles as she took her handsome grandson into her arms, and all the guests too gathered close to take a look at the star of this evening, the first child of Avni and Neil Khanna.
While all the females in the function went 'Awww'' for the little one, the men congratulated the new parents, who looked their best today as everyone showered their newborn with love and affection.
Neela couldn't control her happy tears as she saw her daughter and son-in-law who wasn't less than a son to her smile so beautifully, after all the storms they had faced together, and then she shifted her gaze at her little grandson, who she was surely going to pamper and spoil like there was no tomorrow.
'Chal Shweta, tera time ho gaya! Ab meri baari!''
Bebe remarked to Shweta before taking her great-grandson in her hands, and cooed in a baby-like voice, in return of which the baby too flashed the cutest toothless smile in the world, making everyone in the room his fan.
'Haye, mera sona puttar! Dekha Shweta, tere se zyada ye mujhse pyaar karta hai!''
Bebe averred like a child, while Shweta fought back saying, her Tillu's Pillu was her little prince and loved only his Daadi more than his par-dadi.
The harmless argument went on for a while before the priest arrived and the formal, religious enchants began.
Gifts were showered on the little one, which was slightly overwhelming for him, and understanding the situation, Neil like a protective father quickly got the little one in his hands, placing him closely between him and Avni.
After all the rituals were over, the priest finally said that now it was the time to name the baby boy.
And as the legacy goes, Kareena came forward, being the bua of the little one.
Avni and Neil couldn't control their excitement as they waited for Kareena to announce the name she had chosen, and the feelings of others too were no different.
Finally, Kareena decided to end everyone's nervous instincts, and said, looking at the new parents;
'Bhaiya.. Super bhabhi.. This little one is a perfect combination of you both! With Neil bhaiya's eyes, Super Bhabhi's smile, the fair white complexion of you both, he's a complete amalgamation of both of you! So..''
The baby snuggled close to Avni, while she planted a kiss on his chubby cheeks, waiting for Kareena to reveal the name now, so that she knew what she would be calling her little prince for the rest of her life.
'So.. I have decided to name him something, which is a phonetic amalgamation of both your names.''
Avni and Neil were extremely inquisitive now, as were the others, and not testing anyone's patience anymore, Kareena said,
'My little nephew's name would be Neev Khanna.''
As soon as the words were registered in everyone's minds, there was a huge applause from everyone, as Bebe smiled through her tears, and said, 'Such a beautiful name, Kareena! NEEV. Foundation. Our little prince indeed will be, the foundation of everything nice.''
An overwhelmed Avni and Neil together looked at their little baby, while Neil softly said to his son, in a playful tone, 'So, my charming champ, Neev Khanna! All set to rock the world like Daddy Neil Khanna?''
Avni chuckled at that and they planted a lingering kiss on either cheeks of little Neev Khanna, a moment that DD beautifully captured in his DSLR camera.
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After a long, tiring day, Avni changed into her night clothes, gave Neev his last feed for the night before finally climbing into the bed where she was joined by her husband not less than 5 minutes later.
They were both getting sleepless nights, thanks to the baby who would wake up at odd hours, but it would be wrong to say that they didn't enjoy it.
This was a phase they were in, together, like all other phases and challenges they had faced in the past and both of them knew, if this too shall pass, and beautifully so.
Neil entwined his fingers with Avni's understanding very well that more than anyone, it was her who was facing the utmost challenges, simply due to the whole post-pregnancy experience, breastfeeding, looking after Neev 24x7, especially when he was off to work, during other parts of the day.
He started running his fingers through her hair, and it acted as an instant relaxing elixir for Avni as she drew closer to him, putting her hand around his neck, silently humming a small 'I love you'' to him.
Neil smiled at that as he pulled her close, and like always, replied with the same words he always used in return for her I love you's: 'I love you more.''
Avni sighed in contentment while his hands started wandering around the zipper to her night dress.
She knew he wanted her as much as she wanted him, and so without wasting another second, she claimed his lips, slow at first, but it only grew fiery and deeper by the seconds, both of them longing for this intimacy for quite some time now.
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When the need of oxygen finally pulled them a little apart, there was a child-like smile on Avni's face that caught Neil's attention and he instantly asked her, albeit in a whisper, 'What happened?''
To that, she only shook her head and said, 'Nothing! I can't believe we are parents now, but behaving like school-going teenagers sneaking out to make out!''
Neil's smile grew wider at that analogy but he knew his wifey was actually not wrong completely, and so in a mood of a little more mischief, he said to her something that made her eyes go wide as saucers.
'Well, wifey, if parenting isn't still sinking into you completely, then how about this time we have a baby girl next, hmm?''
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'No way! I am happy with one!''
Pat came Avni's reply, while Neil only unzipped her top, and said,
'Well, as you know I am a believer of equality! So now that we have a boy, I want a girl too! But don't worry. Not right away. Two years later, maybe? And this time, I will name her. Something that goes well with Neev.. Umm.. yes, Navya! She would be Princess Navya Khanna!''
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Avni couldn't help but chuckle at her husband's future plans about them and their babies, as if he had already foreseen it all. But on a second thought, the idea didn't seem bad at all, eh?
'Neev and Navya.''
She whispered in her mind happily before Neil claimed her lips, and they drifted to a world of passion and ecstasy, to a world that was only theirs.
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