Tale of Two Lovebirds

Chapter 44

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Chapter 44

"Mommy, I watch Dhruv, okie?" Ria asked dropping her coloring book and crayons on the floor and kneeling down next to her baby brother. He was laying on a playing mat, distracted by a cute bee toy that rattled. When he saw Ria, his eyes grew bigger and so did his smile.

Deepika's did too. She was trying to work out in their home gym while keeping an eye on her children. She could get help but she didn't want any, unless it was family. She was the happiest around her cute babies and greatly enjoyed watching and taking care of them. She wanted to have a family and be a mom and do mom things; getting her hands "dirty" was part of it. Be it diapers, baths, cooking for them and feeding them, she wanted to do it all. And she wanted to keep working too, that's why she was trying to incorporate exercise back into her routine.

Dhruv was still too small to roll over on his own so he just stayed wherever she placed him. Ria though, was harder to keep entertained, that is until her brother arrived. Now she just wanted to be wherever Dhruv was, holding him, kissing him, playing with him and asking a million questions about him and everything related to him.

"Okay, just don't let your crayons near him." Deepika said as she started stretching.

The small girl quickly gathered her crayons and put them as far away as possible from the little baby. Then she rushed back to him, laying down on the floor. In the past, she would've been all over her mommy and trying to exercise with her, but now Dhruv was the object of her affection. It didn't bother Deepika. She absolutely adored seeing Ria love her baby brother so much.

"Wait, lay on this." Deepika said walking to them and extending a yoga mat next to Dhruv, so Ria didn't have to be on the hard floor.

"Thanks, mommy." The little girl said and Deepika smiled, caressing her cheek.

"You're welcome, sweetheart." She added, returning to her stretches while still watching them.

Ria talked to Dhruv as if he could understand everything she was saying. She showed him toys and even tried to calm him when he became fuzzy. She was always so lively that the baby barely paid attention to anything else when she was with him. Deepika loved this also, as it allowed her time to get things done while Ria "watched" and entertained him.

A few minutes went by and suddenly Ria noticed Ranveer watching them from the door. He had just gotten home. "Dhruv, lookie! Papa is here!" She exclaimed. "Wait, okie?" Ria said to her brother and got up, running towards her papa to give him his "welcome home" hug and kiss. He had been gone for only a few hours but that didn't matter to Ri, she always welcomed him in the same way.

Ranveer picked her up, squeezing her tight and kissing her cheeks before tossing her in the air. Ria giggled hysterically, asking her papa to do it again and of course he obliged. By then, Deepika was used to seeing their intrepid daughter in the air like circus performer.

They approached mommy then with Ria thrown over Ranveer's shoulder. She couldn't see papa say hello to mommy with a kiss but she heard the peck and started kicking her legs, wanting to see. Her parents laughed and instead, she got carried back to the yoga mat. It was time to say hi to Dhruv and Ranveer did by picking him up, giving him a few kisses before laying down on the floor, holding the baby above him. He brought him close to kiss his cheek and lifted him in the air again. Then one more kiss and up in the air again. Ria laughed and Dhruv happily squealed.

Deepika smiled as her three babies played together. Dhruv was in the least scared, both him and Ri loved playing with their papa.

"I have a nice view from here." Ranveer said once Ria left the room, she was going to bring something to show him.