EPILOGUE

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Two months later...

It was the day of Ishqi's baby shower. She was standing in front of the mirror, getting ready, but her face showed dissatisfaction as she scrutinized her appearance. She made funny faces at her reflection, trying to adjust her dress.

Just then, Ahaan entered the room. He noticed her expressions and walked up to her, resting his head gently on her shoulder while wrapping his arms around her growing belly.

"What’s wrong?", Ahaan asked.

"Nothing… I just feel like I’ve become so fat.", Ishqi responded.

Ahaan couldn’t help but smile at her words.

"Why are you laughing? See, I knew it! You’re laughing because I’m fat now. ", she stated.

Ahaan interrupted, "Wait, listen to me—"

But Ishqi continued blabbering, "Everyone says husbands change when their wives are pregnant, and you’ve changed too. What if… what if you leave me?"

"It's not like that Ishqi.", he tried to make her understand.

She again interrupted,"Please, don’t leave me, Ahaan."

Without saying anything, Ahaan leaned in and kissed her deeply. He pulled back after a few moments and cupped her face. "You talk so much, you don’t even let me speak. I wasn’t laughing because of what you said. I was smiling because you look adorable. And who said you’re fat? You’re carrying our baby, and that makes you more special to me. For me, nothing else matters. You’re the most important person in my life. And if you ever talk about me leaving you again, I’ll…", he explained.

She looked at him, her eyes searching for reassurance. "Really?"

"Really.", he assured.

He hugged her from behind, holding her close and exclaimed, "I love you so much, and your appearance doesn’t matter to me at all. What matters is that you’re mine."

"Bahaut pyaar baras raha hai aaj kal.", Ishqi taunted.

[Lately, you’ve been showering me with so much love.]

"Of course! Why should I hesitate to show my love? After all, you’re mine.", Ahaan firmly said.

She smiled but teased him, "You didn’t even realize you loved me until Vidhi made you see it!"

"Oh, please! Who told you that? I realized I loved you long before Vidhi ever said anything.", Ahaan tried to explain his view and kissed her cheek.

"Liar."

"Main jhuth nahi bolta. Aur agar pyaar na hota toh tum aaj iss haal mein aise nahi khadi hoti.", he teased back.

[I’m not lying! If I didn’t love you, we wouldn’t be here right now.]

She playfully hit his chest."You’ve become so shameless!", she commented.

Ahaan smirked, "Jaisa bhi hu tumhara hu."

[Shameless or not, I’m yours.]

She blushed, and Ahaan leaned in to kiss her again, but they were interrupted by the sound of the door opening. They quickly stepped apart as their son, Vihaan, walked in.

Vihaan enquired , "Papa, weren’t you supposed to bring Mumma downstairs? And here you are, standing around!"

Ahaan quickly replied, "I came to get her, but she wasn’t ready yet. What can I do?"

Ishqi glared at him, and Ahaan winked in response.

"Alright, let’s go downstairs.", Ishqi said.

Vihaan suddenly exclaimed, "Wait, Mumma!"

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