Becoming Sweethearts [✓]

Part Fifty Eight

A few days later

Omkara woke up and peeped to see if Gauri was asleep. He had deliberately gone to bed early that night stating that he was tired. He had known very well that Gauri would get bored staying up without his company. And he was absolutely right about the fact that she would join him in bed soon.

Much to her surprise, he'd politely rejected her seductive touches saying he was way too exhausted to do anything tonight. He'd felt bad when he saw the hint of disappointment in her eyes. To compensate, he'd simply cuddled with her and lulled her to sleep.

Right now, looking at her snoring softly, he tiptoed out of bed and went to the kitchen. It had been a long struggle to hide the cake from her the entire evening in a way that she wasn't suspicious about the small surprise he'd planned for her. Noting that there were five minutes to go for midnight, he lit the candle and picked the cake up with an excited smile, only to turn around and see her standing there with a knowing smile. "You were supposed to be surprised!" he said with a pout, not liking the fact that she learned about his surprise beforehand.

She looked at him for a whole minute and then gushed excitedly, "Oh my God! Omkara! This is such an amazing surprise!" He frowned at that and held the cake in front of her, and with a pout, he said, "Now blow the candle. Happy birthday!" She laughed and pulled his cheeks while he still frowned, as she said, "I honestly didn't know, baby. You would have seen my genuinely surprised expression if you didn't have your back towards me while lighting the candle. I woke up because you weren't in bed next to me, not because I expected any surprise!"

At that, a smile came upon his face and he pecked her lips. "Happy birthday, baby!" he said with a bright grin, and as she blew the candle, he sang for her. Feeding each other the cake, he held her in his arms and kissed her soundly. "Where's my birthday gift?" she asked with a grin, and he said with a pompous grin, "Right in front of you in your arms. Mujhse zyada behtar gift bhala kya ho sakta hai tumhari life mein?"

She narrowed her eyes at him, knowing that he had certainly planned some surprise. "I'll wait patiently for my gift till the end of my birthday," she said with a curious smile, and he shrugged, confirming her thoughts when his eyes twinkled with excitement he tried to hide. Instead, he said to her, "For now, I'm going to gift you the stars with some hot birthday sex!" Saying this, he threw her over his shoulder like a sack of wheat and carried her into the bedroom, grinning as she spanked his butt exclaiming, "I cannot wait for that, husband dearest!"

***

Gauri woke up early morning to phone calls from anyone and everyone she knew. Insisting that she wanted to go to the temple as a thanksgiving on her birthday, Omkara agreed but told her he wouldn't come inside the temple. But when she pouted, he gave in to her demand and joined her for a small pooja. Thereafter, they'd had breakfast, during which she kept getting calls to wish her.

The two of them then visited the Sharma Residence to meet Shalini and Arvind, who wished her and blessed her. When they arrived at the Oberoi Mansion, Kalyani, Janhvi, Shakthi, and Rudra wished Gauri in turns. Pinky, as expected, wasn't around, and a part of Gauri was happy that she didn't have to listen to her taunts on her birthday. After spending some more time at the Oberoi Mansion, the two of them went back to their home.

***

That evening, Gauri was surprised, to say the least, when she opened the door of her flat and saw Shivaay and Annika standing there. The two of them had come all the way from Goa to wish Gauri on her special day. "Surprise!" Annika screamed as soon as the door opened, and threw her arms around the birthday girl, whom she now came to love as a little sister. Shivaay watched with a smile before he gave her the bouquet of flowers and wished her.