Tale of Two Lovebirds

Chapter 20

A smiling Deepika returned to the dining room to find her sister-in-law had already finished setting up the table. She went looking for her in the kitchen and took a moment before joining her there to fix her hair and dress - in case they needed any fixing after that visit to the bathroom.

"He's coming," Deepika said the moment his sister noticed her, a little bit startled as she had just realized he did get her dress wet when he pulled her towards him to kiss her.

"Looks like you need a towel too." His sister teased. It wasn't that visible but enough for her to notice.

Deepika could feel her cheeks blushing even though she loved and felt comfortable around his family. His sister noticed her turning red too. Deepika gave her a shy smile and quickly grabbed a hand-towel to dry herself off.

Her hair was a also little wet from when he grabbed her neck, even one of her shoulders. How did she not realize this earlier?

"Don't worry, I know my brother..." She said with a knowing smile and her brother walked in just at the right time, saving his wife from the embarrassment.

"What did I do?" He asked, quickly noticing his sister's smile and Deepika's red cheeks while she tried to dry off her dress.

"What? It was just a hug, right babe?" He asked again,  while walking up to his sister. He wasn't lying, he was naked in the shower while it happened but it had been just a hug and a few kisses...

"Just like this." He showed his sister by wrapping his arms tightly around her. It had been a while since he last saw her. He loved and missed her dearly. He also missed his wife while he was away shooting and of course, his princess, who came out of nowhere to hug him from behind.

He picked her up in the air, kissing her cheeks and giving her all the special attention she always demanded from her papa. Then he carried her in his arms back to the living room, where he wanted to meet his brother-in-law to tell him not to dare taking his sis and beautiful nieces away from Mumbai ever again. They moved briefly because of his job but they were back. He still wanted to warn the guy, jokingly of course, he really liked the dude his sister married and loved his nieces. They had two girls, one just a year older than Ria and a ten-month-old baby.

When Deepika walked out of the kitchen to let them know the food was ready, she saw Ranveer on the couch with the little baby girl on his lap making her laugh and Ria on her knees right next to them, laughing as well. She couldn't help but smile at such an adorable sight. Soon it'll be their baby boy they will be playing with and their precious laughter will fill up their home and her heart and she can't wait for it. She managed to pass the message along despite the distraction and they started moving to the dining room to finally feast on what Deepika had so lovingly prepared for them.

He was the last one to stand up from the couch and put an arm around her shoulders as everyone walked ahead of them. "You looked so cute there in the kitchen when my sis made you blush." She smiled, looking down at her dress again just to make sure it was less noticeable. It was.

"And you looked cuter on the couch with the girls." She said and he smiled as well. He caught her watching them with dreamy eyes. He loved how much she loves kids and she had been dying to see his sister's baby, everyone was. They had met her shortly after she was born and then they moved. Thankfully, they seemed to be back for good.

"How's our little champ, by the way?" He asked caressing her baby bump, realizing he hadn't yet asked or even said hi to him.

"He's been quite active today." That made him grin proudly. "Yeah, like father like son." She added and he pulled her closer to him, kissing her cheek because they were not alone, otherwise he would've kissed her again like back in the bathroom...