Tale of Two Lovebirds

Chapter 10

Ranveer was still fast asleep when Deepika woke up - or so she thought. She felt tired despite having just woken up and at the same time, she felt oddly energized... She tried to get out of bed without disturbing him but the moment her warm body left his side, he groaned. She smiled, recognizing that sound too well. He wasn't ready to get up just yet and wasn't ready to let go of her either.

She turned to face him and kissed his lips. He smiled, he hadn't even opened his eyes yet.

Good morning.

"What's the plan today?" She asked and he tightened his arms around her. Alright, she's not going anywhere.

"This."

"Stay in bed all day?"

"Well, we have homework to do." He was taking this very seriously.

"I never liked homework but I think I've changed my mind..." She confessed biting her lower lip.

"You think?" He suddenly very awake.

"You made me change my mind. I love homework."

Hmm... he loves homework too so that is exactly what they did.

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"I'm hungry..." Deepika said after her stomach complained out loud. The whole morning had already gone by. They hadn't eaten since last night. They were burning calories and going into the negatives now.

"Let's order something. We cannot let the baby starve!" Ranveer immediately got up from the bed in order to find their hotel's restaurant menu.

She giggled, stretching under the covers. "There's no baby yet, silly."

"What? How do you know?" He asked making a face, as if she was talking nonsense.

"It's too soon..." It is, about two weeks. He was too optimistic and she had to play pessimistic in order to avoid disappointment. "Let's not obsess about it..."

"OK but I know what I'm talking about, babe." He winked at her and gave her the menu. He didn't know anything for a fact, he just had a hunch, or according to her, a little too much confidence.

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They ate in bed, took a shower together and decided to head out, against their original plans. Deepika wore a white, sleeveless dress and sandals and Ranveer chose bright orange shorts, a white t-shirt with some logo on it and flip flops.

"Wow... we'll sure go by unnoticed with those shorts." She joked. They were going out just to take a little break from rolling in bed together, it was not an intimate outing like last night's. It wouldn't be the end of the world if his shorts got them extra attention.

"Don't you love them?" He asked excited and she nodded. Of course she did, they scream Ranveer.

They walked hand-in-hand and found a carnival nearby with live music, games and rides. They thought why not? Ria would have loved it. They thought of her but they were not saddened. Ranveer decided to play darts to try to win something for her, plus they promised her a gift if she behaved. They really hoped she was behaving well...

Deepika took pictures of him throwing the darts and some more of him looking ridiculously proud, holding the stuffed animal he chose as a prize for his daughter, a purple elephant. They took a couple of selfies too, one of them  hugging and showing the elephant and another of her kissing his cheek with an arm around his neck.

They tried some unhealthy carnival food and danced among people. Nobody recognized them. She wore oversized sunglasses and barely any make up. He wore a stylish beach hat he bought at the carnival and the stuffed elephant under his arm.