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𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 23

The next morning, Shriya woke up with a banging headache, she slowly started remembering everything that happened yesterday. She did not see Shivansh on his side of the bed, so she got up and checked the bathroom, he was not there. She then went to the balcony to see a breakfast table all ready with her favourite food. Shivansh came behind her and hugged her, she melted in his embrace. Shivansh then asked Shriya to freshen up and join him for breakfast. Shriya quickly freshened up and joined Shivansh for breakfast.

On the breakfast table, Shriya asked, "Should I continue the story?"

Shivansh then said, "You don't need to if you don't want to."

Shriya said, "No, I want you to know everything that there is about me, then you can decide whether you would like to carry my baggage."

Shivansh quickly said, "Hey hey you are it for me. I have already decided it, nothing you say or do can change it. I love you with all your baggage and I will continue loving you."

Shriya nodded and continued, "She hanged herself. My Amma and Appa blamed the twins for her death. They did not look at my kids until they turned two. I took care of them all on my own. If Aadi started crying, even Shivi would. If Shivi cried, even Aadi cried. I changed them, fed them, bathed them, massaged them and handled my work too. Prabhu uncle helped me a lot during my rough patch. He built a play area and hired nannies for the office to take care of the children of working parents."

Shivansh smiled and squeezed her hand. She continued, "I adopted my kids when they were just 5 days old. Since then I loved them and did not let them move out of my sight. All our relatives including my father's twin brother and neighbours shamed us, so we moved houses. I broke all my ties with my extended family because if they couldn't support us, they shouldn't have spoken about us behind our backs too. My Amma and Appa started accepting the twins after they turned 2."

Shivansh understandingly nodded and they finished their breakfast. Shivansh was very sad for Shriya but he also understood her Amma and Appa's point of view. If Aadi came home pregnant, even he would be upset, it would have been hard on Shriya's parents. Snapping out of his thoughts, he informed Shriya about today's dinner with the whole family. He wanted to distract Shriya from all the overthinking so he asked her to go out with him to explore Mumbai. Shriya agreed to it, she knew Mumbai well and Shivansh had told her that he liked reading fictional books, so Shriya decided to take him to Kitab Khana. They reached Kitab Khana in the afternoon and Shriya could see the excitement on Shivansh's face.

Shivansh was surrounded by all the books in the world, he couldn't contain his excitement. Shriya then informed him that he could buy anything he wants, she then asked him, "Why do you love fictional books?"

Shivansh said, "It makes me a green flag, I get to know a girl's point of view, also their likes and dislikes, how to impress a girl and all but it also develops one's character."

Shivansh was in the fictional section when Shriya said, "Impress me."

Shivansh then caught her neck gently and pushed her against the bookshelves, he then dragged his thumb across her lips, Shriya's breath hitched and she was intently watching him and his movements. Shivansh then bent down and kissed her, Shriya's heart raced and she could feel herself getting wet down there.

Shivansh then released her from his grip and smirked, he then whispered in her ears, "I know I impressed you and I would have touched you if this was not a public place."

Shriya then slapped his arms and said, "You are one dirty player Mr. Shivansh and I would have sucked you but I won't since we are in a public place."

Shriya left the aisle with confidence in her walk, she could feel Shivansh staring at her. She then turned her head around, winked at him and went towards the little cafe in Kitab Khana. A bulge grew in Shivansh's pants, he stayed in that aisle a few more seconds to calm himself down.

Shriya ordered two coffees and she waited for Shivansh to join her. Shivansh joined her after 5 minutes, she smiled evilly after him and said, "Is everything fine with you my love?"

Shivansh dismissively hummed and focused on his coffee, Shriya was laughing at him. After they finished their coffee, Shivansh took almost 15 books for billing, he was about to pay when Shriya slapped his hand. She then gave her credit card and brought all the books for him.

Shivansh was about to pay her back when she said, "It's for my benefit because I want you to reenact every scene you read." Shivansh laughed and they left the store hand in hand.

They reached their hotel room and got ready for dinner. After getting ready, they reached the restaurant to see 3 tables joined for a 50 people table seating. Shriya took her seat next to Sharanya and Shivansh sat beside Shriya, Nisha was sitting on the opposite side. The food was served, Shriya has always been a picky eater so she kept all the things that she disliked on the edge of her plate. Shivansh forwarded his plate to take everything but at the same time, Sharanya also forwarded her plate. Shriya looked at them and all the 3 of them started laughing, Nisha also understood the situation and even started laughing. Shriya then put half of the food in Shivansh's plate and half in Sharanya's plate. They all resumed their dinner and Shivansh kept putting the things Shriya liked on her plate. Everybody was silently noticing their interactions, they were smiling at them approvingly.

After the dinner, Shriya and Shivansh returned to their hotel room. She then informed Shivansh that, Chandlo Vidhi (Tilak) and Gol dhana (Engagement) has already taken place in Gujarat so Ganesh Sthapna with Griha Shanti will be Monday morning followed by Haldi ceremony in the evening and Mehndi is going to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Shivansh nodded understandingly and Shriya then said, "Sangeet will be in the afternoon along with the bachelor's and bachelorette's party in the night on Thursday. Mosada is on Friday evening and the wedding will be on Saturday. The post-wedding rituals will be on Sunday and they will leave Mumbai Monday morning."

Shivansh then asked her, "What is Mosada?"

Shriya explained, "Well it is a Gujarati ritual where the bride's maama (Mother's brother) brings her the lehenga that she will get married in, along with some gifts."

Shivansh said ok and asked, "When are my kids coming with Amma and Appa?"

"I booked a Friday evening flight for them, they will be here Friday night."

Shivansh excitedly said, "Ohh I miss them alreadyyyy. I am very excited to meet them."

Shriya was also missing them and wanted to call them but after looking at the time, she decided against it. It was 1 am in the night and Shivansh was sleepy since he did not sleep the previous night. He dozed off on the bed, Shriya then kissed him on the forehead and covered him up with the blanket as the AC was on. Shriya then put her head on his chest, Shivansh instinctively wrapped his arms around her dragging her closer to him. Shriya smiled at his sleeping figure and fell asleep in his embrace.

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