Tale of Two Lovebirds

Chapter 9

"Oh, God. Why did I agree to this? What was I thinking?"

It was too late to back down now.

"Are you OK, babe?" Ranveer asked, concerned by her quietness. Deepika stared out the window, lost in thought, and when she heard him she nodded without turning to look at him. He reached for her hand and intertwined his fingers with hers.

"You know she's going to be fine..."

Deepika nodded again, he was right.

Both of them were on a plane, waiting for take off. Initially, it was Ranveer who was going away for a day-long shoot. It occurred to him, however, to invite his wife, stay the whole weekend and do their own thing. Deepika hesitated at first, the idea of leaving Ria behind was scary but he convinced her. He knows how. Besides, it had been a very long time since they had a romantic weekend together and it was very much needed now that they've started working on their project.

"I'm sorry." She finally looked at him, her eyes were watery. "It's just... She's my baby..." Her voice cracked and he pulled her to him so he could hug her.

"She's my baby too. I know you've never been apart from her but she's with my parents. She's probably having a great time, you know how much they spoil her." He was right. She loved visiting her grandparents. Plus, both had already talked to Ria about staying with them a couple of days and she was excited. There was no need to worry. Deepika smiled against Ranveer's shoulder, she probably missed Ria more than Ria missed her.

"We'll call her when we land..." He said stroking her back. "Or do you want me to sneak a call before they make us turn off our phones?" He was very understanding of the situation, he had been away from them before but Deepika and Ria hadn't slept in different houses, let alone cities or countries, ever.

"I think it's too late for that." She said with a sad voice.

The flight attendant walked by reminding people to buckle up and they broke their embrace.

"Don't worry, we can call her from the plane. I'm sure this thing can make calls." He said glancing at his seat's screen. They were on first class after all. "Or we can probably get Wi-Fi and FaceTime her..."

Deepika smiled at him and stroked his cheek before planting a kiss on his lips. "Why are you so good to me?"

"Because I love you...?" He smiled back and pulled her for another quick peck.

"I love you too."

Deepika tried to think rationally and made herself wait until they landed to call her mother-in-law and talk to Ria. The girl was fine, she excitedly told her about what she was doing with her dada and dadi. Deepika felt a big relief. She was now ready for their romantic getaway.

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Ranveer had to work the whole day but he arranged for a driver to take Deepika around the city and shopping. She agreed to it, she couldn't say no to shopping. Off to work he went and she was out too for half of the day. Back at the hotel she ordered room service, talked to Ria some more and went to the hotel's spa for a massage. She had to keep herself busy because she didn't know what to do, she wasn't used to not having anything to do. She was used to being busy with work, taking care of their daughter or both. After the massage, she took a nap, foreseeing a full-night of sleep wasn't going to be an option that night.

When Ranveer got back, she was getting ready for their dinner date. Her makeup and hair were done. She remembers when he compliments her looks, things like hair, makeup, outfits preferences, what he likes on her. For special occasions such as this, she liked pleasing him. "Which one is better?" She asked holding two outfits in front of her. Ranveer had trouble focusing on the garments she was showing him; what she was wearing was new to him too... A robe very loosely-tied robe over what he could only guess were her romantic gateaway pajamas.