Ruman were hugging each other tight and then they heard ruhi's stomach growling. They broke the hug and raman said -yeh awaaz Kahan se aayi. He said teasing Ruhi.
Ruhi look down and said -petu bola, bhookhu lagi.
Raman -aww mera bachcha ko bhookhu lagi, let's go and have food. He said and picked ruhi in his arms. Ruhi pecked his cheek and said -my papa strongest, she said caressing his arms while Raman just smiled on her cute antics.
They reached on the dining table and saw Toshiji serving Mr bhalla. Ruman too settled on the table and Toshiji start serving them too.
Ruhi snuggled into raman and said -dadi, papa saath khaungi. Papa khilayenge naa.
Raman -ofcourse bachcha, papa will surely feed u. He said and start feeding ruhi while her eyes turned moist seeing Raman's love.
Raman saw her teary eyes and said -what happened bachchu. Why u r crying.
Ruhi hugged raman and said -mujhe Shagun mumma ke paas kabhi mat bhejna papa. She always left me alone. Main hamesha aunty ke saath khaati thi. She use to scold me for everything. Shagun mumma mujhse bilkul pyaar nahi karti, woh kehti thi woh mujhe kabhi aapke paas nahi aane degi. She said and start crying when raman hugged her and said -just forget all this rooh, now u r with us, me and mumma, we will never let u go anywhere, aur dadu dadi bhi toh hai,pyaar karne ke liye. U don't have to think about her again. He said and start feeding her again wiping her tears while his parent were happy seeing raman so happy with Ruhi.
Soon all had dinner and went to their respective rooms, Ruhi wanted to sleep with Ishra so Raman took her to their room and soon she slept hugging ishita. Raman checked ishita and covered ishru with quilt. He pecked ruhi's temple and was going but turned and kissed ishita's temple too. He again turned and was going but stopped. Settle next to ishita and pecked her tummy softly and said -good night bachcha, have a sound sleep. He said smiling and went to the couch. He took his laptop and start checking his pending work and completing them.
He worked for an hour and he work got completed. He got up and thought to sleep but wasn't feeling sleepy, so thought to go downstairs to get some fresh air. He checked ishru again and went out.
He was walking in the lane enjoying the cool breeze. He was thinking about the day spend with ishita. He was remembering their encounter in the morning followed by their sweet moments in the hospital. He sat on the bench lost in his thought when he heard -tum yahan,kamre mein sukoon nahi mil raha kya.
Raman raised his eyes hearing this and saw shagun standing there smirking. He got angry seeing her there but prefer to ignore her. He just looked away and start doing something in his phone. She smirked and came to him. She settled next to Raman and he moved bit away from her.
Shagun -aisi bhi kya narazgi ki tum mujhse baat bhi nahi kar rahe raman. Come on raman, ek time tha when we were very close. Tum apni jaan chidakte the mujh par. Har pal tumhari zubaan par bas mera hi naam hota tha. U know I loved how u use to roam around me all time. U know I am kind of missing those days. Kitna pyaar karte the tum mujhe raman. She was saying trying to go close to him when he said -yes, u r right. Bahut pyaar karta tha tumse. But karta tha, ab nahi karta. Kyunki tumne uss pyaar ko kadar nahi ki.
Shagun -but ab karti hoon, Raman mujhe tumhare pyaar ki kami mehsus ho rahi hai. Kya sab kuch pehle jaisa nahi ho sakta. She said keeping her hand on his.
Raman withdraw his hand and said -i think mujhe jaana chahiye, I have a family to look after.he said and got up to go but she hold his hand and said -ruk jao raman, I know u still love me. Ishita Ruhi ki maa banne sakti hai, tumhare bachche ko janam de kar tumhari dusre bachche ki bhi maa ban sakti hai, par tumhari biwi kabhi nahi. She said trying to come close to him only to get a push from him.
Raman -just because I am not saying anything, u r not suppose to cross ur limit. Main tumse kuch issliye nahi keh raha coz I am really happy to hear any crap from u. Tumse baat karke apna mood nahi kharab karna chahta but it really doesn't mean that ur nonsense is affecting me. tum kya feel karti ho isse mujhe koi lena dena nahi hai. I am very happy with my family, with my wife, so it will be better if u stay away from us. Samjhi tum. He said and went angrily while shagun smirked and thought -mera yahan rukna kaam aa gaya, ishita saw us together. I think usne meri baat bhi sunn li that she can never be his wife. Thank god I saw her coming down stairs to him and did all this. Ab usse tension hogi, tension se stress aur usse miscarriage. Wow Shagun, u r just so brilliant. She said and went to her friend's house in the society to have a sound sleep.
Raman was angrily walking to his house but stopped at the door. Closed his eyes and calmed himself and said -shagun can spoil my mood, I am happy and will be happy. He said and remembered his moments with his family and his lips curved in smile. He open his eyes and went inside. He walked inside the room only to see ishita sitting in the couch.
Raman -arey ishita, u got up. Kuch khaogi, I know tumhe bhookh lagi hogi. Wait main kuch laata hoon. Saying so he was going when ishita hold his hand and said -i don't want to eat anything, aap please yahan baithiye.
Raman -ishita, u r not getting it. U must be hungry,let me go and bring something for u. Baatein baad mein hoti rahengi, tumhara kuch khana zaruri hai. Saying so he was going again when ishita said holding his hand more firmly-kaha naa main baad mein kha lungi . At first, u please sit here. Mujhe aapse bahut jaruri baat karni hai. She said with a serious face making Raman worried too.
Raman -kya hua ishita. Kuch problem hai.
Ishita -kuch problem naa ho, issliye hi yeh kar rahi hoon.
Raman -kya hua, he asked settling beside ishita.
Ishita -mujhe aapse kuch puchna hai.
Raman -haan pucho.
Ishita -main kaun hoon, raman.
Raman -yeh kaisa sawaal hai. Tum ishita ho.
Ishita -that I know, main aapke liye kya hoon, aapki zindagi mein meri kya jagah hai.
Raman -what do u mean??
Ishita -humne shaadi Ruhi ke liye ki thi. Aur ab hamara Ek bachcha aur hone wala hai. But mera aapki zindagi mein kya status hai raman. Main aapki biwi hoon, yaa sirf aapke bachchon ki maa. She asked straightly making raman look at her.
At first raman was shocked but then realised the reason behind it and said -tumne Shagun ki baatein suni??
Ishita nodded in yes and said -i woke up and was looking for u. Aap the nahi toh I went to window, saw u downstairs and thought to go down. Main neeche gayi toh I saw u with her, Aap dono bahut kareeb the, she was looking at u, trying to touch u and then she told that I can never be ur wife. Tell me kaun hoon main, biwi yaa sirf aapke bachchon ki maa.
Raman -i will answer u but first u answer me, why u went downstairs alone, aur gayi toh gayi, wapas bhi akele aa gayi.tumhe ehsaas bhi hai ki agar tum gir jaati toh. Tumne subah se thik se kuch khaya nahi, iss tarah akele jaana is not good for u and our baby.
Ishita -yeh mere sawaal ka jawab nahi Raman. I know aap bahut achche papa hai, aur bahut achche insaan bhi. Aap meri aur hamare bachchon ki har tareeke se zimmedaari nibhayenge. Aap mujhe yaa mere bachche ko kuch nahi hone denge. But mera sawaal ab bhi wahi hai, main kaun hoon aapki, biwi yaa sirf aapke bachchon ki maa.
Raman -tu baith, main aata hoon. He said and went out even after ishita stopping him.
After five minutes, he came with food in a plate. He mix the dal and rice and start feeding her. She stopped him and said -raman, main kuch puch rahi hoon. Why u r not answering me.
Raman -i will answer u, at first u eat it. He said and feed her. She ate it without saying anything. He continued feeding her while she was just looking at him.
At last he said -kya aisa koi kaam hai, joh maine as a husband nahi kiya hai. He asked looking at her.
Ishita -nahi Raman, mera woh matlab nahi tha. Aap bahut achche hai, infact sabse achche pati. Mains kabhi nahi socha tha that I can ever get someone like u.
Raman -then why u r asking such question, ki tum mere liye kya ho. Maine tumhe pehle hi kaha tha, jis din tumse shaadi ki thi pichle saare rishte ussi agni mein jala diye the.haan sach hai Maine tumse shaadi Ruhi ke liye ki thi but biwi toh tum meri ho hi.aur isme koi shak ki baat nahi hai. U r my wife ishita and no-one can change this fact. He said and feed her the last morsel. He went out to keep the plate while ishita was just lost in his words. She so wanted to feel happy with his words but Shagun's words were still ringing in her mind and their closeness was killing her within.
Raman came after washing his hand with a glass of water and gave her medicine. She had it and raman was going to bed when she hold his hand and asked in shivering voice -do u love me??
Raman look at her with shocked expression when she said -i know mujhe yeh puchne ke haq nahi kyunki Maine aapse Ruhi ke liye shaadi ki thi, but kya karun. I can't see anyone near u, not even in ur thoughts. Shagun ka aapke itna kareeb hona aur aapka uski nazdeeki se effected hona, I can't see that, mere sawaal ka matlab yahin tha. Ki main aapka pyaar hoon yaa sirf Ek rishta, boliye raman, who am I to u??
Raman settled beside her and said -i will answer u but first u answer me, why u can't see anyone near me. Kyun mujhe aur Shagun ko dekh kar tumhe jalan hui when u know well that u r my legally wedded wife and ruhi's mother too. Tumhe Ek biwi hone ke saare adhikaar diye then why u r so worried.
Ishita -kyunki main aapse pyaar karti hoon raman. She said looking at him while he just smiled hearing this.
She looked down and said -yes, I don't know when it happened, but I really love u. Aur main apna rishta sirf ruhi yaa iss bachche ke liye nahi chahti, apne liye bhi chahti hoon. I want u to love me sirf mere liye. I want u sirf mere liye raman not for anyone else. Ruhi aur hamara aane wala bachcha, hamari khushi ko badhayenge but I want u to be my reason for happiness. Main aapko khud ke liye chahti hoon issliye mujhe bura lagta hai aapko kisi aur ke saath dekh kar, I want u raman, I love u.she said looking at Raman while he was just lost in her words.
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