Na Bangaram (Pranushka)

Chapter 80

Anushka's Pov:

"That's really good Prabhas," I gush out, hugging my arm around his neck and pulling him close to me. His business has gotten much better, and all the extra hard work he's put in has brought his share values back up, and overall, he's back on the right track heading in the right direction.

"I'm so proud of you, you've really worked so hard," I tell him as I rub on his cheek with my thumb softly, our grazes locking and our breaths becoming in sync. He leans in to attach our lips to soft lips. As I pull away, I swipe my tongue across my bottom lip, savoring the taste of the coffee from Prabhas's lips which is now on mine.

"Thank you, Anushka," He returns a grateful smile, reaching out to gently hold my hand on my leg.

"Things are gonna get better from here. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel," He says to me, his voice soft as I find comfort in his dark eyes.

"Me too Prabhas, me too," I move closer to him, hugging the side of his body and letting my head leaning against his. Both the kids are down for a nap so the house is quiet and the two of us finally relax in each other's arms, our thoughts controlled a little bit and our minds mirroring each other.

I feel him press a kiss to the baby hairs all stuck to each other at the top of my head. Our entwined hands rest on my thigh as we breathe each other in, finally getting that moment of calm and sense of peace we've been waiting for for so long.

"I wanna take you out on a date tomorrow and we can celebrate this, and finally be stress-free. And if you want you can step back from work if it's getting too much with the kids and everything," I immediately smile, my hand playing with the fraying end of his dark blue shirt.

"I think once my maternity leave is up, I'm gonna see how I'm feeling and just do part-time and take fewer hours till they are in preschool, something like that," I explained, lifting my head up so we are looking at each other again and he nods in agreement.

"And yes that date sounds like a great idea," I kiss the thin hair at the side jawline, rubbing my nose against it as I take in the musky scent as I know to be his.

"Your parents have been complaining that they haven't had Krithi and Anand over in a while, so," He can practically hear the smirk in his voice as he kisses the side of my head.

"So what?"

"So, we can have them watch two for the night and get them the next morning," He tilts my head so my heated face is looking at his excited one.

"Why, the date is only for a few hours right," I ask again, innocence dripping off my voice as I bite on my lip and bat my eyelashes which I know is driving him crazy. His mouth opens, ready to give me a reply to which I know I'm gonna slap his arm and call him stupid, but before that, a cry hits our ears from behind us making our heads turn away from each other.

"They woke up," I say, rushing to get out of his arms and into the room where Krithi and Anand are sleeping. I giggle at the irony of the moment as I push the door open, feeling Prabhas's footsteps coming behind me slowly.

"Good morning baby," I reach my arms into the cream-colored cribbed where Anand is sleeping. His legs are kicking up and he has his hands in a tight fist. His mouth is open as she cries out and saints his eyes at the light in the room.

"Did you have a good nap," I ask in a high-pitched voice to match a baby? I move his messy hair away from his face and hold his head against my shoulder as I move around to quiet him down.

Prabhas is standing by the door with a very cranky Krithi who is still half asleep and annoyed to be woken up by Anand's crying. She's hugging her arms around Prabhas's neck while he rubs her back and promises to make her a yummy snack and play with her.