MOMMA BY CHOICE

Chapter 23

So, let's get started...

It's been quite a few days since the Singhanias came to the Raichand mansion and Vihan and Meera noticed Veer's jealous facade—quite hilarious to begin with.

It's evening in the Raichand mansion, and Vihan and his parents have yet to return from the office. Meera and Veer are playing on the balcony area of Vihan's room.

Veer and Meera are playing catch with a stuffed ball. Both mother and son duo are sitting opposite to each other, and Meera is teaching Veer how to catch the ball.

After a while, Meera and Veer turned their heads towards the door of the balcony, hearing some loud footsteps on the stairs. Meera smiled, knowing it's none other than Vihan.

Vihan simply came upstairs, not finding Meera and Veer down in the living area. He hurriedly went to his room, knowing they both would be there.

Veer shrieks loudly, watching Vihan in his peripheral view, and Vihan chuckles hearing his shrieks in joy.

Meera smiles and picks Veer up to welcome Vihan, leading them inside the room.

Vihan hugs Meera and Veer tightly as they come into the room. Meera chuckles watching Vihan and Veer as Veer quickly snuggles in Vihan and wraps his tiny arms around Vihan's neck. Vihan, in turn, snuggles back into Veer, inhaling his baby scent and pecking his neck many times, earning loud giggles from Veer feeling ticklish.

Meera unwraps Veer's small arms from Vihan and sees Veer frowning.

Meera: "Are, baba... You can hug papa all you wants, but let Papa have some water first, baby."

Veer giggles hearing her, and Vihan smiles, snuggling back into Meera's neck and embracing both her and Veer again. Veer snuggles back into Vihan's chest and sticks his tongue out slightly at Meera, who gasps and tickles Veer further, chuckling.

Meera, with one hand, rubs Vihan's back to comfort him, and Vihan hides his face even more in her. She rubs his nape, earning an almost silent moan from Vihan in relief from his tiredness.

Meera: "Come, Vihan ji. Freshen up now, then take a little rest, okay?"

He nods, disentangling himself from her and Veer, who pouts again. Vihan pecks Veer's lips lightly, then kisses Meera and Veer on the head. He collects his clothes from the wardrobe and moves towards the bathroom.

Meera tidies up Veer, who tries to pick up his toys from the floor by bending down from her arms. Afterward, she goes downstairs to meet Gayatri and Abhimanyu, who are sitting and chatting in the living room.

Watching Meera and Veer coming, both of them smile, and Gayatri goes to take Veer from Meera to spend some time with him.

Meanwhile, after freshening up, Vihan comes from the bathroom and sees an empty room. Sitting on the bed with a huff, he loudly calls out to Meera, hearing her footsteps coming upstairs.

Watching him sitting on the bed, she raises her eyebrows, and Vihan gestures her to come closer with his index finger. She obeys, understanding by the towel in his other hand what he needs. She grabs the towel for him and dries his wet hair while he leans towards her, resting his head on her. He hums feeling relaxed and closes his eyes.

At night, the weather was cloudy, anticipating the rain. Meera was holding Veer in her arms, roaming on the terrace, breathing in the fresh air as a few raindrops fell and brought a chill to the air. Startled, Veer shrieked and tried to hide himself in Meera's arms. The rain began to pour, and she quickly made her way inside from the balcony, walking through the room to help Veer settle for sleep.