PriRa FF: Will You Grow Old With Me?

Bliss

It's the day of shubu' s birthday,
Ram and Priya were waiting for everyone  to come and  join for the breakfast. When ram saw shubu joining them for the breakfast, he wished him a very happy birthday in return Ram got a sullen thanks, Ram just smiled. Shubu just nodded for Priya's wish. Everyone started having their breakfast

Nandhini: ram are you busy today?
Ram: yes mom I have an important meeting today.
Nandhini: what are you saying Ram it's your  brother's birthday and there are so much arrangements need to be done. You have to be here to manage everything so cancel your meeting and take care of this ram. I will be stressed out if you don't stay with us.

Priya got angry at the audacity of nandhini but kept quiet and observed everything silently.
Ram: ok mom.i will ask adi to handle the meeting.
Nandhini: thank you so much ram. Priya you can also help  Ram with the arrangements afterall you are the Bahu of this house.
Priya: No aunty...,I mean mom, sorry I can't, as I have an important seminar today which I can't miss. I have to get going as i am getting late. I know Mr. Kapoor will take care of everything.good day everyone
Saying so she excused herself and went upstairs to get her bag.

Ram sat there looking at her retreating figure. He slightly smiled thinking his Priya's reply as she actually have taken leave today as there was some workshop in her institute and she was not needed there. When the seminar she was telling actually took place on the day before his birthday not even on his birthday but she took leave without any second thought to do the prep work for his birthday. Ram learnt the matter through vikranth who is now in touch with twinkle. His heart leaped in joy as this only meant his importance in her life and he know She just replied like that to nandhini because of their indifference to his feelings.
He saw Priya coming downstairs with her bag, thinking where is she going now.
Ram: mom I will drop the file in office and come,  so that adi can handle the meeting.saying so he followed Priya without waiting for nandhini's reply.
Nandhini got irritated but kept quiet and went way.
Ram: Priya ruko,priyaaa,arey ruko na yaar...
Priya : kya hai Mr. Kapoor.
Ram: where are you going now?
Priya : where will I go at this time?
Ram : I can clearly remember about your leave ,so tell me
Priya just kept quiet
Ram: ok come with me
Priya: I'm not going to help you with any of today's party arrangements.
Ram: Even I will not allow you to do any work.just come with me.
Ram took Priya to Brindha's house and asked both of them to enjoy the spa treatment that he have booked for them. I will take care of the arrangements. You girls can enjoy your day. After bidding a bye to both of them, Ram got into his car
Priya: Mr. Kapoor ,
Listening to Priya's voice he stepped out of the car
Ram: kya hua Priya, why are you shouting
Priya : I will come with you as  i' m not interested in these spa treatments.
Ram knew Priya is saying this  as she thought that he have to do all the work alone.
Ram: Priya relax, I want you to go and get  pampered. Don't think anything about work as there are so many people who will do all the job. I just have to speak to incharge of the event management once. That's all then even  I'm going to take rest myself.saying this he slightly winked at her.
Priya smiled seeing this mischievous side of him.
After seeing Priya's smile , ram bid her a bye and went to home. While brindha and Priya went to parlour.
Ram  went to house and started taking care of everything.

After having lunch,ram went to his room to ask adi about the meeting.
Shubhu and his friends were talking by sitting in the living room couch, when a person came with two parcel, each of them was gift wrapped neatly. The person stood at the doorstep and was speaking to someone in his phone. Shubu who saw the man went to him
Shubham: who are you? What are you doing here with this boxes?
The person: sir Mr. Kapoor have ordered this yesterday in our shop and made a special request to get it ready as soon as possible. That's why I am waiting for Mr. Kapoor who asked me to wait here.
Shubham who saw the parcels were gift wrapped thought it was gift for him, so he started opening the parcel. While the person tried to stop but shubu being shubu never listened,
When he opened it was a huge portrait, which had the picture(that ram took in terrace on next morning of his birthday) of Ram,his friends and Priya's family. It was actually painted , whoever done the painting have done a wonderful job as it looked so realistic and Even the minute details of everyone's face expression in their sleep were taken care of.
Shubam just kept looking at it without knowing what to do as somewhere he felt little jealous of the people in the picture.
At the same time, Ram came down to get the parcel as he wanted to give this as a surprise for Priya. Was surprised seeing shubu have opened.
Ram: arey shubu, why did you opened it. It's not for you.Now how will I repack it.
Ram called tharun to rewrap it, before tarun can take away the frame. Priya who entered the mansion ,started walking straight towards her husband thinking what is he doing holding a huge photo frame.
Priya: Mr. Kapoor what is in your hand
By asking this she tried to take a glimpse of what is in it 
Ram: kuch nahi, bas aise hi
Priya: arey, show me Mr.Kapoor
Saying so she turned the portrait towards her.
She was awestruck looking at the picture. It was painted in such a realistic way. But Priya was confused as she didn't know when did that happened, actually no one except Ram know about their sleeping style.
As only ram say that position, because everyone woke up at the same time startled due to his shouting. So everyone was unaware of the picture he had taken.
Priya: Mr. Kapoor, yeh sab kab..
Before Priya could finish ram exlpained the scene.
Priya listened to him still not believing what she saw in the picture.
One glimpse at the picture anyone can  understand the warmth and love they shared. It just looked surreal.
Seeing Priya standing still in her thoughts,
Ram: Priya go upstairs and get freshen up for the party and tharun take this with you safely and keep it in our room.
Priya nodded as she saw shubam staring blankly at them and the person who brought this waiting for his cheque.
Ram gave the cheque to that person and thanked again for the wonderful job in the short span of time.
Ram: you should've asked before opening it shubu, as it  is not for you.
Saying so he went upstairs.
Unknowingly Shubu compared his friends with Ram's. In the back of mind he know which one is filled with love but he felt safe to be in Denial.

Ram came inside their room to see Priya still smiling looking at the portrait which was now kept in bed. Seeing Ram
Pri: Mr. Kapoor this is just beautiful
Ram: kya yaar ,shubu neh sab kuch mess up Kiya. I was so excited to see your reaction when you open the gift wrap and see it yourself
Pri: Mr.kapoor this is also perfect as you were there.
Ram smiled and said
Ram: yeah I'm happy that I got to see your reaction but still more happy because there is a one more gift which you can open.
Ram gave another gift and asked to open it.
Now Priya know that was also portrait but little small in size compared to the opened one.
Priya opened the gift and saw it was a picture of her and her husband sleeping in the their mother's lap with Meera ma's hand in either of their head while Ram is  holding Priya's hand tightly in his sleep.
Priya looked amazed by the hand painted portrait once again. It was done in perfection.
Ram loved Priya's expression as it reflected her emotions which mirrored his when he saw this picture in his phone while surfing through the photos yesterday in the office.
So he immediately searched  for a best painting place and placed the order immediately.
Ram know brindha would have taken that as she is one who thinks his phone is handy.
Glad that she took the photo in his phone.

Priya and ram both smiled happily looking at each other.
Ram: we will hang it in the wall opposite to our bed Priya, so that we can see this as the first thing in the morning.
Priya: you're right Mr. Kapoor. Even I thought the same.
Then Mr and Mrs. Kapoor together hanged  both the portraits neatly.
Priya stood admiring the portrait, while Ram side hugged her happily.

And there stood Mr and Mrs. Kapoor happy and satisfied in their own little world.