Chapter TenAfter lunch swayum took everyone to his home as they didn't had any work in academy. Rihanna was fast sleep in her father's arms. Everyone were chit chatting in hall while taani escaped and went in her old room, she had so many special memories related to this room, the room where her prince charming confessed her room, the room where she first time came to know about her rihanna, his child growing inside her. She look around with teary eyes and small smile on her face.
"If you want we can shift here. I'm sure swayum won't mind" She turned around when she heard Rey's voice from behind. Rey stand beside her and give her one arm hug as rihanna was in his arms.
"This room is special for me but our room is even more special" Taani told him her words brought a wide smile on his face.
"Lets go out or else bhai will come here" Taani said rey nodded in agreement, knowing her over possessive brother. They both laughed and come out in hall.
"Rey make rihanna sleep in my room, she will be comfortable there and you will also not get tired." Sharon said to him when she saw him holding sleeping rihanna in his arms from so long.
"No sharon. Its perfectly fine. I'm more than happy to hold her in my arms, i can never get tired" Rey replied kissing rihanna's head lightly.
"Aww" All girls said except taani who lost in him, her eyes were shinning bright in love, just then her phone rang, seeing it was tauji, she excused herself and went little away from them to attend the call.
"I must say taani is very lucky to have you" Kria said to him, he smiled at her genuinely. They gave her sad smile, understanding the hidden pain in her words.
"Kria is right. She is very lucky to have you. You have done so much for her, to keep her happy you have suffered so much pain" Sharon says, Rey gave her small smile.
"And thats where you guys are wrong. Its not me its her who have suffered pain. She had done so many things for my happiness that i don't even know if i will ever be able to make it up to the pain i had caused her. Sharon you guys know about what i have i done for her but not abut what she had done for me and thats why you are saying She is lucky to have me but in reality, I'm lucky to have her when i don't even deserve her. I was caused of her every pain still she chose to stay with me" Rey said to them but his eyes were fixed on her who was in balcony talking to tauji. All listened to him with concentration.
"If she really loved you then why she asked you to leave your passion, your dance?" Simmi questioned him.
"She never asked me to leave dance. She just asked me to missed ndc semis because tauji was there. She was carrying my child at that time, she just wanted to protect our baby's future but i myself ruined it, Because of my mistake she suffered all alone when she needed me the most and i missed three beautiful years of my life and my rihanna also suffered." Rey said with slight moist eyes. She might have forgive him for his mistakes but he hadn't, how could he? because of his stupidness his child spent two years fatherless and god knows if he hadn't gone to delhi, Would he have ever be able to come to know about Rihanna?
"Guys! Whats so serious? Is everything alright?" Taani asked seeing their serious faces when after her call ended and she came in hall. They all look at her and smiled at her awkwardly, the new information they got from rey was quite shocking one. Its true they never did tried to know her side of story. They just saw their friend's pain and held her responsible for it, completely ignoring the fact she must be going through a lot.
"Nothing sweetheart. We were just discussing about our next event" Rey answered her, taani smiled looking convince with his answer. She saw rihanna rubbing her eyes with back of her hand indicating she will wake up any moment. With a soft cry Rihanna opened her eyes slowly and yawned.
"Mela gulab-jamun uth gaya" Taani said in childish tone as she took rihanna in her arms. Rey rolled his eyes at her weird yet cute nickname for their daughter. Taani cocooned her daughter in her cozy embrace, Rihanna hide her face in crook of her neck while her arms wrapped around her neck.
"Gulab-Jumun? Seriously taani. So creative huh?" Swayum laughed causing her to glare at him angrily.
"My daughter, I can call her anything i want. Any problem? And don't forget badi maa also used to call you Laddoo in childhood and you used to loved it" Taani answered him back. Now it was swayum's urn to glare at her for spilling his secret in front of his friends giving them chance to tease him now.
"You never told me this swayum" Sharon said in complaining tone yet there was a teasing glint in her eyes. All laughed at his expense
"Laddoo? Tumhari family mein kya ese hi weird names rake jaate hai?" Rey asked while laughing earning a smack on his arms from both taani and swayum.
"Rey if you are done with your PJs can we leave. I have some work at home" Taani said to him, Rey nodded and after sometime they left for their home.
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"I'm so happy Rey. Finally everything is back to normal." Taani said to him after dinner they were having ice cream in their bedroom. They were sitting on bed with rihanna on her lap.
"Ma" Rihanna said trying to get the spoon from her mother's hand , Taani was carefully feeding her ice cream in between making sure rihanna don't spoil her dress but rihanna smudge ice cream on her face and her dress too.
"So my daughter is also a ice cream lover like you" Rey said taking rihanna in his arms before taani could scold her for spoiling her dress. Rihanna rubbed her cheek against his.
"Now your face is also covered with ice cream" Taani told him, Rey smiled at rihanna and nuzzle his face in her belly lifting her up little, rihanna giggled and she fisted his hair in her tiny fists.
"We need bath. Wanna join us mumma?" Rey asked her, naughtiness was evident in his eyes. Taani shied away and shook her head negatively.
"No. You both go and rey give her bath with warm water. I'll take out your clothes." Taani said, keeping empty bowls on table she went to closet and took out their clothes while the father-daughter duo went in washroom to have bath.
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Rey check the temperature of water, assured that it was not too warm he made Rihanna sit in her baby bath tub. Naughty Rihanna throw her hands in water while giggling, splashing water on Rey. Rey laughed with his daughter, enjoying his life's most beautiful phase.
"Papa" Rihanna called out for him when he started massaging her belly with her baby soap, tickling her little which made her laugh. Rey was careful making sure soap didn't go in her eyes. Then Rey poured water on her head rinsing off the soap from her body gently, Rihanna cried when soap went in her eyes making him panic. Taani who was adoring them silently from door sensed his panic and entered inside.
"Rey relax. She will be fine" Taani assured him, she carefully wiped her eyes with water, in few minutes rihanna was okay as the burning sensation in her eyes went away.
"Sorry princess. I will be more careful from next time" Rey said kissing her forehead lovingly, he was feeling guilty and sad because of him his daughter cried. Taani wrapped a fluffy soft towel around rihanna and gave her in his arms. Rihanna kissed her father's cheek bringing a small smile on his face.
"It was normal Rey. It happen while giving bath to babies. Don't feel guilty" Taani told him, Rey smiled at her and kissed her cheek. Taani hugged them happy finally her family is complete. For which she craved for years, waited for this moment where her daughter will get her father's love but her wait for worthy. She got him back and their bond got more stronger. They enjoyed their perfect family moment completely unaware about the problems waiting for them in future.
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