He worked to free his Papas and took care of his comatose Mum, affairs with police and lawyers. But he also searched for Annika, found Sahil and knew they were safe with Chanda. (Sahil has his own phone again, see. *logic*)
He even made time to makeover his bedroom to her taste, cz Annika's coming back was a sure thing, just awaiting right time. Annika's Shivaay is just Wow. There was a time when he was balking at the very idea of Tia's purple theme ideas post marriage.. Hahah.
Back to the rainy taxi stand...
This time she knew it all was faked and Shivaay didn't leave her for some one else. Shivaay honored her in front of the media as his wife. Just that he remained mad at her. A private anger.
Now he thought she left again. Not that the location or the distance was anything of value to him, but the distance between her and him.
Where is his Annika, the one who would chappal-beat any other woman and give him a stinging earful for daring to?
His phone felt the brunt of his frustrations. Thank goodness it wasn't the phone with Bua's confession. Phew.
But SHE DIDN'T LEAVE. She couldn't make herself do it again. He had told her to go if she wanted at the fashion show and she didn't want to. No reason to anymore.
A do-over for both. He had learnt to trust his wife over any evidence seen/heard, he trusted her to return also. She walked away without asking for explanation, and was unwilling to do it again.
**
He turned around and found her standing there, it was like the previous bus stand scene was cancelled out.
"I couldn't force myself to leave again."
"What made you able to the last time??"
I love how, in such a loving tone, he was actually scolding her for just vanishing without a word. Annika petulantly, demanding to be pacified too, so cute.
She fake tries to walk off again and their signature hand twist came back.
"I dare you to walk away from me again"
"Let me go... "
"How do i let my life walk away ?"
"Is this how you treat your life?? Keeping secrets? "
He explains how he did it all for her, for her father's innocence, her pride in her family name.
"I chose you this time, Annika. I wanted you to know.. " Awww Billu... you melt my heart. Earnest Billu is stuff that melts stones man.
"Come home now, and see Ma for your self. " the teary demanding that she never repeat this vanishing stunt again had me reaching for tissues. Oh Billu why you make me cry...
"Promise me you will never keep secrets from me."
"I can't go against my nature..."
"Then stay here with your nature, I won't."
Then Tadibaaz Bhagad Billa showed up and scooped her up. No more walking away stunts.
I am what I am. I love you to pieces and I will protect you from anything in your way. I am no namby pamby joru ka ghulam, I am your tadibaaz, you accept that.
"I promise you. No matter what happens in the future , whether it's your fault or mine, our love will not reduce/ fade away. Our trust in each other will always be strong. Leaving me is not an option."
"Ab tum iss Tadibaaz ke saath rehna hai, Annika... "
Babyish Annika returned, enjoying Bhagad Billa mode. "More please?? I like it when you say these kinds of things.. some more ? " hahahah so cute !! Ask in the bedroom , more interesting ones will come *wink*
Just like that, all grouses and nafrat and narazgi washed away in the rain.
They walk in to cheers and Pinky's blessings. She sent her sullen heartbroken son out and the same one came back with blazing smiles and magnetic attachment to his wife. It's hard not to be envious when someone loves his wife this much.
One thing I'm not sure of.
He didn't tell Annika, it was Bua, Roop Oberoi, who murdered Annika's father.
Gauri heard it.
Gauri saw Shivaay cart vengeful Roop off to an asylum instead of jail. Roop isn't insane?! She's a freaking unrepentant criminal.
Why did he do that? Did he not want Annika to know an Oberoi murdered Harsh Vardhan Trivedi?
Or it this just a sloppy loop hole. Cz this way Bua is so coming back soon.