THE ROYAL BAHU'S (edited version)

Part-14

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(Edited)

Backyard At Thakur household

Nitya excused herselt to attend a phone call and everyone turned their attention to Laksh. "So where are we going to Laksh?" Hardik asked him, crossing his arms around his chest and Laksh squinted. "Bhai you know I thought it must be fun for us to have a time off from the work" he said and stood behind Ishita.

"Bhabhi help" he whispered and Ishita frowned "Stop hiding behind her" Abhimanyu said but he didn't budge "It's okay why are you all scolding him? I stand with you Laksh. You did the right thing and I do wanted to go out on a vacation too" she said and Laksh smiled cheekily "That actually sounds great'' Geetika added and Laksh winked at her.

"Guys we can't. Abhimanyu bhaiya and I have to go on a business trip to London! And I won't let you all go without me" Saanvi said and Ayaansh who was in her arms grunted and scrunched his nose.

"See he agrees" Saanvi said pointed at him and everyone laughed at him. "That's fine, I would love to go to London" Ishita said and everyone was quite, looking at Abhimanyu who was busy in his phone.

"Hardik, look at the e-mail Verma sent you" Abhimanyu said and Hardik opened his phone quickly. The details of the new company were imprinted on the email.

It was a fake company indeed. It was established a few days ago and it has been shut down now. WOODS company' position on the market was back to normal. It was such a confused situation.

The whole scenario was a havoc. As if planned to disturb the peace and quite for a few moments.

T-HOMES was back on top and people were ranting in Twitter about this sudden and short lived chaos that took place in the shares market.

Many claimed that the WOODS company committed a fraud and now the company was facing allegations. It's value has deliberately decreased.

"Well atleast the problem is solved" Geetika said and Hardik nodded "Still I would like to keep investing in this case" he said and Abhimanyu agreed.

"I shall inform our lawyers" he said, excusing himself from the gathering and calling their lawyer.

"Then I should call my secretary and ask him to book 5 more tickets to London!'' She said, handing Ayansh to Ishita and calling her secretary.

It seemed that peace had returned to the Thakur household, but unknown to them, a pair of almond brown eyes were staring at them furiously from a distance.

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Geetika and Hardik's room

Hardik sighed as he sat on the bed and Geetika who was next to him, doing her night skin care routine looked at him worried "What's wrong?" she asks him while creasing his arm to comfort him.

"Office. I could really use that vacation you know. I need it" he says and Geetika pouted, pulling him closer to her and hugging him, "It's okay babe, I know you work really hard and this hardwork of yours is surely paying off, look how well you provide for your family! And don't take too much stress about work, whatever the problem is, the solution is right around the corner" she says, kissing his forehead and he nods.

"God we are going out after soo long" he says and she nods. "I am excited" she responds to him.

Jus then, their phone buzzed simultaneously and they looked into it. It was the siblings group, Laksh and Saanvi were calling everyone down at the kitchen,
"What are they up to?" They asked each other and shrugged and walked downstairs.

In the kitchen.

Ishita and Abhimanyu were already present there. As they arrived everyone was confused as to why the youngest ones had called them downstairs.

"What's up?" Hardik said
"Bhai let's make pizza" Laksh said and everyone looked at him as if he was going to continue.

"That's it guys, he called you all down to make some pizza" Saanvi said and Laksh 'pft' her.
"You make it sound like a boring thing Saanvi...common I wanna spend some time together and I also want pizza very badly" he said and everyone agreed.

"Where is Nitya?" Geetika said and everyone shrugged "She is asleep, I guess she didn't open her door when I knocked" Laksh said and everyone nodded.

Saanvi paired up with Ishita and Geetika and Laksh got together which left Hardik and Abhimanyu alone. They both looked at each other then at the flour in front of them. "How do we do it?" Abhimanyu asked "I don't know...you have got some biceps, kneed it" he said stepping back and Abhimanyu frowned.

"That's not fair, your muscles are the same as mine" he said and Hardik squinted his eyebrows together. "Bhai, stop complaining we ain't in school anymore" he said sarcastically.

After 10 minutes everyone had a dough in front of them except Abhimanyu and Hardik's. The boys were covered in flour, their dark color t-shirts were white now and flour was all over their cheeks and hair.
Everyone tried to control their laugh as they struggled to give their dough a definite shape.

Hardik just sighed and walked over to Geetika with a small unnoticeable pout. "Help me" he cried out of desperation and Geetika chuckled "Come here" she said dragging him near the sink and washing him clean with water and towel. She ruffled his hair and it was a romantic moment people around them were admiring.

*clears throat* "need any help?" Ishita said sneaking towards Abhimanyu. He looked up and his face was full of stress. His face covered with flour was making it difficult for Ishita to control her laugh. "No need I am almost there" he said and went back to his work with a tight smile on his face.

Ishita rolled her eyes and leaned over the counter, she knows how to get him. "Not that you need any help but your attire is very dirty and you have almost keened the dough...why don't  you go and change and I will finish it off?" She said, and Abhimanyu nodded cleaning his throat.

When he left the kitchen, everyone burst into laughs from their big brother's condition. Ishita fixed the dough in no time and they started making the sauce.

Till the time Abhimanyu came downstairs, they were adding the toppings on the pizza. Laksh was throwing sausage on Saanvi which started a war between them and was calmed down by Geetika getting in the way.
"Ya ya it is just because of bhabhi I am forgiving you or you would have seen stars today" Saanvi said one last time before pulling his hair and Laksh huffed.

"Stop fighting like kids" Hardik said but no one took that seriously, instead Laksh showed him his tongue and went back to his pizza making. The patterns were switched now and they were working in couples.

Hardik pulled Geetika in front of him and they both were making the air lovey-dovey to which Laksh and Saanvi started making gagging sounds. Ishita and Abhimanyu laughed at them and Hardik and Geetika ignored them as if they weren't even present there.

Seeing them, Abhimanyu was looking at Ishita and she caught him she raised her eyebrows at him and he pointed at Hardik and Geetika and Ishita understood what he was trying to say. "Stop it" she said hitting him lightly on his chest and he chuckled "Why are you so shy in front of others?" He whispered to her and she shrugged "I am just not used to people showing their love and affection openly to me" she said assembling the cheese on the top. "Well then let me make you familiar with it" he said pulling her closer by the waist but she pushed him away before anyone could notice.

"Stoppp all your siblings are here" she said whisper yelling at him "It's fine if you are not comfortable" he said holding her one hand and Ishita smiled.

Every couple had a different vibe around them. Laksh and Saanvi the youngest ones were goofing around and making jokes, Hardik and Geetika the middles were being all romantic and inside their own little bubble, Abhimanyu and Ishita were acting like the mature couple they were, conversing and making jokes here and there.

At the end of the day, there were three pizzas made with a lot of love and care added in them. Everyone got around the table to have a piece of it and Hardik opened a bottle of wine to go with the pizza.
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