Tale of Two Lovebirds

Chapter 39

         

Hello! Sorry for the delay. I hope you enjoy this sweet little chapter with some baby Dhruv love <3 Thanks for reading!

Chapter 39

Everyone who knew Deepika knew how much she loved children. Growing up she had plans for what she wanted to achieve in life, what she wanted to do, who she wanted to work with, where she wanted to visit and of course, near the top of her list was "becoming a mother," or more precisely, having "lots" of babies.

Even when she was a child herself she cared for her younger sister as if she was her own baby. She always had that maternal instinct and naturally, after meeting the man of her dreams and marrying him, her desire to have children of her own only became stronger. Ranveer, on the other hand, at least once entertained the idea of not having children. He didn't want such a serious commitment and such a big responsibility. That was best left to others like Deepika, but fate brought them together, they couldn't be more different but they complimented each other so beautifully and shared a love so strong that his plans for the future changed. They wanted a "forever" together. He wanted a family too, with her.

It was adorable how much she loved children. Seeing her holding friends' babies woke up feelings he didn't even know he had inside. He wanted to see her holding their own child and looking at him or her as sweetly as she looked at others' babies. He wanted her to have his child.

And of course, she loved the idea of having children with him, of them being a lot like him and a little bit like her. She wanted an adorable and sweet little baby she could keep and didn't have to give back at the end of the day. A baby she could take care of and give everything to and who would love her lots and call her mommy.

What was once just a dream was now more real than ever. She smiled to herself holding their sleeping baby in her arms. Their darling Ri had made that dream come true and Deepika loved her madly. As expected, she loved being a mother and now they had little Dhruv too. She couldn't believe they had another child - and a boy at that! - even though she had spent the last nine months carrying him. She didn't have a brother and didn't have a clue on how to raise a boy but luckily, she had her wonderful hubby with her and if Dhruv turned out anything like him, she would be the happiest mom in the world.

She kissed the baby's forehead and then caressed his head, fixing his little hairs. She smiled again, loving how cute his hair was, how he had more hair than Ria when she was born. It reminded her of Ranveer, just like the rest of him did. Ranveer definitely had better hair than her. His mother and sister had beautiful hair too and it was obvious Dhruv got the good hair genes from them. It was adorable. He had small brown eyes, but she couldn't see them at that moment, only his long eyelashes as the small baby slept quietly. "You got Papa's eyes too..." She whispered to him as she gently traced her thumb over one of his eyebrows - he barely had any eyebrows yet. She caressed one of his cheeks then. He had the cutest chubby baby cheeks, so cute she tried hard not to cover him with kisses every time she held him close. He was sleeping but she kissed his cheek anyway, just once not to disturb him.

And even then, he was the sweetest baby. He barely cried but Ranveer attributed that to her. Deepika could tell what he wanted before he even started to cry and like Ri, he was already spoiled rotten. How could she not spoil them? They were her dream come true. Her children, their children. Her's and the love of her life's. They were perfect to her. They were her definition of perfect. She loved them and Ranveer more than anything in the world.

"I want another one..." She whispered when Ranveer sat next to her, joining her, watching their cute little baby sleep.

"Already?" He asked surprised, Dhruv was barely a week old.

"Not now." She said softly, still looking at the baby. "Later."

"That's the plan." He said wrapping an arm around her and giving her a peck on the cheek. She smiled, happy because he was just as crazy as her. He wouldn't mind having another child in a year or so. Another precious little being, a little piece of her and little piece of him.

For most people two children are more than enough but she believed those people weren't as crazy about kids as her. And luckily, Ranveer loved the idea of a big happy family. He was head over heels with their Princess and looked forward to the time he got to spend with her every day. He was like a small child himself when he played with her and they could already imagine how much better things would get when their little champ can join the fun. He was still too tiny but still, papa and Princess wanted to be around him all the time.

"Your mom is right, he looks like you." She said turning to look at him with a big smile. Dhruv looked different already than he did just hours after being born and his mom could tell even then.

He smiled as an instant reflex, too happy and too proud. "It's only fair, Miss Ria Dimples looks more like you." He joked, holding one of Dhruv's tiny feet in his hand, brushing the sole of his foot with his thumb.

"But she is just like you..." Ria resembled Deepika just a little bit more but she was as endearing and outgoing as her papa.

"The stubbornness she got from you." He teased and Deepika turned to look at him, far from amused. "She even gives me that look." He laughed.

"I don't know what you're talking about." She said with a shrug, handing him the baby and conveniently avoiding the subject. She was smiling though and then got up, she had to start getting ready for bed. Ria was already sleeping in her bedroom and Dhruv had eaten and fallen asleep too. Even Ranveer was ready, he had just brushed his teeth and was wearing the boxers and t-shirt he usually wore to bed. He gladly took the baby, holding him close to his chest. "I'm sleepy too, champ." He whispered, kissing the top of his head before laying down on the bed with the baby on his chest. "But let's cuddle a little before mommy hogs you again." Dhruv whimpered but soon became comfortable on his papa's chest and continued sleeping. Ranveer gently stroked Dhruv's back and closed his eyes.

When Deepika returned to bed, she found both her hubby and baby fast asleep. She sat there contemplating the adorable view until she tried to take Dhruv away so Ranveer could sleep well, but he opened his eyes right away, instinctively wrapping his arms around the baby as he felt the movement. He was sleeping but very well aware that he had fallen asleep with the baby on top of him. And he wasn't a light sleeper unless he was in Papa Bear mode. He brushed her hand away and mumbled something. He didn't want her to take him away yet. She got the hint and laid down next to him, caressing his arm and softly kissing them both good night.

         

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To be continued...

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