Ahana woke up to the faint chirping of birds and the golden sunlight streaming through the window. The soft rustling of the breeze carried the scent of fresh jasmine, urging her out of bed.
She looked to her other side to find it empty making her heart sink. She thought for a moment that he wasn't beside her but then the light crease on bedsheet at his side made her sigh in relief. Smiling to herself, she walks towards the washroom for freshening up when her eyes fall towards the balcony and something inside her urged to walk there.
"It's just a lovely morning and the birds chirping are just - oh my god!", she gasps, taken aback with the view.
As she walked out to the balcony, a sight stopped her in her tracks. The lawn below was transformed into an intimate breakfast setting. A small round table draped with white lace stood in the middle of the garden, surrounded by blooming flowers. Two chairs sat under a canopy of sheer fabric, and a tray filled with fresh fruits, croissants, and steaming tea awaited her.
Rajveer was there, casually dressed yet effortlessly regal, standing by the table as if he'd been waiting for her. He looked up, hearing her voice, and caught her gaze, making him offer a small smile.
"You're awake," he said, his voice warm but calm.
Ahana instead of replying, walks inside making him frown. "What's wrong? Did she not like the surprise?", he wonders.
Scratching the back of his neck, he felt bad for himself. Mourning about his efforts being a waste as they didn't touch her heart only.
Sighing, he was about to wrap up the setting, when a running steps shuddered his heart. He turned behind to find his little wife coming toward him and his eyebrows slowly arched, joining together.
"What's all this?" she asked, walking through the moist grass bare feet.
"Just thought we could start the day differently," he replied hesitantly, pulling himself together. "I noticed you like spending time in the garden. So thought to surprise you."
Ahana felt her cheeks flush at his observation. Hearing him her heart skipped a beat, she noticed the thoughtfulness in every detail-from the delicate flowers adorning the table to her favorite tea.
"Did you plan all this yourself?" she asked, glancing at him with a mix of surprise and appreciation.
He chuckled softly. "I had a little help. But yes, I wanted to make this morning special for you", he states, a smile coating the corner of his lips.
"But it's okay if you don't like it. We can have the breakfast inside in the dining room...", he adds, staring down at his feets.
"W-What? Who said I didn't like it?", she gasps loud. Her round eyes, literally popping out in disbelief and he froze for a second.
Rajveer's face coating with a puzzled expression as he glances up at her. His tongue stuttered to say what he assumed and how he felt, leaving him gaping like a fish.
"I loved it!", she chirps. "It's such a lovely morning and the setup is just so perfect", she continues making him blush faintly.
"Thank you so much", she says, closely embracing the efforts.
"Welcome! I'm glad you liked it", he replies, in a barely audible tone.
"Shall we just eat?", she asks, her stomach growling with hunger and he nods.
Rajveer was about to pull a chair for her, giggling internally, noticing her glowing eyes with happiness. But she beats him in it and pulls a chair for herself leaving him baffled for a second however he just brushed it off and sat opposite to her.
The two shared a quiet breakfast, the soft rustling of leaves and the occasional chirp of birds filling the air. It wasn't filled with grand declarations or extravagant gestures, but it was perfect in its simplicity-a quiet acknowledgment of their growing connection.
Meanwhile, Sati clicks their pictures hidden behind the bushes as per her Raja's sa order.
"They look cute together. May they be protected from all the evil eyes!", she wishes, internally.
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Ahana was so full that she had no mood to have lunch and skipped it instead went to sleep while Rajveer went through the mails sitting at the corner. He wanted to take her out as per his best friend aka manager Manoj's suggestion but seeing her cutely snore made him change his mind.
"It's lovely to see her like this. I can stare at her for hour's", he mumbles to himself.
*Tring* *Tring*
His trance was broke as his phone rings and he walks out of the room not wanting to disturb her.
While Ahana gets a dream from her past, the reminance of those incidents which she wants to forget. She starts sweating profusely and murmurs something in her sleep. Her arms felt tied up as she started suffering in that position as if she wanted to be rescued, to be taken away or stop everything but was just helpless.
Her cries, her voice for help was all muffled as though she was screaming mentally, nothing came out of her lips. And just as she gathered the courage to move, she turned to the wrong side of her bed and made her fall.
"Ahana, are you okay?", a hand caught her from falling down, and his concerned filled voice made her snap open her eyes.
"Ra--", she couldn't even take his name fully, feeling so drained and exhausted.
She just threw her arms around him lightly and bury her face on his lap.
Rajveer's heart sank with her act. He froze up, his breath hitched but as her quivering self and soft cries reaches his ears, he starts caressing her hair gently.
"Shsshhh..... I'm here. Don't worry I'm not going anywhere", he mumbles the soft words.
But she was in a panic state, too vulnerable, to hear him and just held him tight as if he was her everything.
"What's so painful that it leaves you shaken from the bottom of your soul?", he wonders, as he fails to calm her down.
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