He heard it, he was still trying to register the words he had heard from her.
"Mai........ what!?" he was astounded.
Shehnaaz smiled slyly with her crystal eyes.
"Fu*k!!!!" he breathed with a biggest smile he could have on his face and the other moment pulled her into himself caging her. They both were mute but their slow breathing and the smile of contentment was screaming out loud and clear that how blessed they were feeling right now.
They would have stayed even longer in the same position if Rita maa wouldn't have entered the room with some freshly made ladoos that was Sana's favourite.
They break apart from eachother and their moist eyes were enough for maa to guess that Shehnaaz has told him the great news about him become a father soon.
"Hmmm .... toh isko bata he diya tumne finally" she said.
"Mom I'm gonna be a da- dad" he whispered.
"Haan mere bache!! I know I'm very happy for you both" she moved towards them and bunched them both in her motherly embrace.
After a moment Sidharth realised something and asked.
"Mujhe finally bata diya matlab..... apko already pata tha?" he frowned and glared towards Shehnaaz who smiled nervously at him giving away his answer.
"Aur kya chal raha hai idhar ..... Sid all good bro?" Yuvi entered with his usual cheerful mood which was immediately replaced by seeing his friend's irritable face.
"Tujhe bhi bata he diya hoga isne!?" he asked shooting arrow in the dark.
"About what?" he cocked his eyebrows looking at Shehnaaz who was nodding her head secretly in a 'No' but Yuvi didn't understood her at all.
"About the baby? About me becoming a father" he bellowed.
"Ah!! yes ofcourse.... mujhe pata hai, infact Zoe, Madhav, Gaurav everyone knows" he blurted out and noticed Shehnaaz hitting her forehead with her palm. The next moment he realised he fucked up and he wasn't supposed to say this.
Sidharth gave a disappointing sigh and looked away while Yuvi ran out saving his ass from Sana.
"Sidharth tu aaram kar chal aur beta Sana aaja yeh kha le pehle" maa called her before she could pacify Sidharth.
.........
9:00pm
Now it was just the two of them in the room after maa had headed back home and Yuvi would have never dared to return back, not atleast that particular day.
She tried talking to him once but his one glare was enough for her to sit back at her place quietly. For a moment he can let go of the thing that he was the last person to know about his baby when he should have been the first one but he can't let go of the fact that even after knowing she is pregnant she dared to tag along with Gaurav to the warehouse and on top of it take the risk to enter inside which was extremely dangerous for her.
Now that he thinks about the moment when Abhay had placed a gun on her forehead he gets chills all over thinking he could have lost not one but two most important person from his life at once. This was the thing he was mad about the most.
"Sidhaaaarrrrth!!!! bas ab mai aur teri yeh badi badi aankhen dekh kar nahi daru ge.... yarr tu tha he ny batane ke liye toh tujhe kaha se pehle batati ...... Zoe aur Gaurav mere sath mei the isliye unhe pata tha aur dheere dheere bas sabko pata chalta gaya..... mai tujhe khud batana chahati thi isliye sabko tujhe batane se mana kiya tha but mujhe samjh mei ny aa raha tha ki tujhe batao toh batao kaise, suprise du ya aise he bolu yeh sab sochte sochte itna time nikal gaya.... I'm sorry!!" she said it all in one go closing her eyes so that she can ignore his dangerous stare. She then went and hugged him side ways hiding her face in his neck to still avoid the eye contact. He said nothing neither he hugged her back but she was adamant not to let go of him.
After a long silence he finally started speaking, not to her but his soon to born baby "you know Honeybun apki mummy se toh mai pareshan ho gaya hu!" she for moment was stunned until she realised he was talking to the little angle inside her womb, looking at it with sheer love and caressing it softly. "Unko zara si bhi khud ki nahi padi aur iss bar toh apko bhi danger mei dal diya..... waha uss jungle mei ap dono ko kuch ho jata toh-" he couldn't speak anything further, his moist eyes done the rest of the talking.
"I'm sorry Bebu" she whimpered clutching on to his shirt. Both were in an emotional fram of mind, he lets her side into his arms as he encircles her into him with his one hand and the other still caressing her tummy. Even after everything that happened how long could he be mad at the love of his life, who's always ready to keep him before herself, to love and accept him with all his flaws and to always come back to him no matter what.
"Hmm bas... relax" he whispered when he felt his shirt around his chest getting damp and could heard her softly whimpering.
He held her tight which was an assurance that he's not mad anymore and she slowly calmed down.
..........
A week had passed and dare Sidharth had let Shehnaaz do a single work on her own. He would agree to whatever the doctor would say without any tantrums. This attitude was shocking to everyone but maa knew how a man becomes more responsible when he is supposed to be a father soon. He just wanted to get fit as soon as possible so that he could take care of the baby mommy and experience this new journey with his love.
Soon after another week he was allowed to return back home but on a wheelchair since his leg would take a little more time to recover. Everyone were very excited to go back home and slowly get back to their normal routine.
"Dadi chalo apni tabyet ka khayal rakhna.....ab mai rakhti hu, finally hum ghar aa he gae ab" said Shehnaaz who was seated with her dear husband on the back seat and was glaring dangerously at his smiling face.
"Ghoor kyu rahi sweetheart?" he asked with a smile still plastered on his face.
"Tu yeh jo niva niva ho kar hass raha hai na.... ghar chal teri sari hasi nikalti hu mai.... pagal kar diya hai isne mujhe" she murmured and left the car but not before asking Vidur to carefully get him inside the house.
"Vidur inko dhyan se ander le aao ....maine baat he ny karni iss insan se"
"aree par maine kiya kya hai?" he shouted from behind gaining no response, he then looked towards Vidur.
"Mai batao?" he asked. Sid nodded and he continued "You asked me drive the car with the speed limit of 40 and you asked me to take the longer route back home because it would have less bumpy roads...... how do you think she would react?"
"You very well know it was for her safety, you won't understand abhi tak shadi bhi ny hue hai tumhari" he defended his actions.
Vidur secretly chuckled knowing there is no winning in agreements with this man, specially when it's about his wife or mom and now his Honeybun too.
"Cocoooo" Shehnaaz squeaked seeing it jumping around her but also being very careful around her. Neetu, her husband and Ruhi were there along with maa waiting for them to finally reach back home.
Coco was more careful nowadays specially around Shehnaaz. It understood her condition and would never jump on her or create a mess so that she could be safe. But that thing doesn't apply for Sidharth no matter what, "Abey meri tang!!" he bellowed in pain when Coco jumped on the moment Vidur entered with him on the wheelchair.
"Isko tera pata hai but meri toh padi he ny hai aate ke sath tang pe chad gaya yeh" he scoffed as Coco made itself comfortable on his lap and started licking his face.
Everyone in room laughed, they had missed watching Sid and Coco's little rivalry.
"Mamaaa Mamiii" Ruhi was unaware of all that was happening, all she knew was both were out on a vacation and then Sid got hurt!
"Meri jaan!!" they hugged her consecutively.
"Ap dono ko itna late kyu ho gaya?" she asked her innocent question unknowingly triggering Sana's anger again.
"Beta kya hai na apke mama ko chot lagi hai toh shayad thodi si chot demag mei bhi lag gai hai jo doctors ko ny dikha!!" she mocked and went towards maa whining and complaining about him while he moved his wheelchair himself behind her the entire time trying to coax her and Coco jumping around him happily as he was excited to see them all together back at home.
That is how it went for the rest of day, chaotic but peaceful.
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FanfictionWhen her only family, her grandmother ends up at a hospital bed and she has no choice but to somehow arrange a tidy amount of money by selling her home which is her happy place. Shehnaaz Gill, a free independent girl running her own cafe feels like...
