IN THE NAME OF LOVE (completed) ✅

Chapter 37

Aahana' Pov

I looked around the house silently. Dad and Soham have been out to discuss publications of some celebrity's life. It has been 3 days since the incident. A strange feeling covered my body that I had been an orphan for a few hours or days before my parents adopted me. A feeling where I had a brother who was desperate to be my family but life has a way of removing people from our lives. I sighed remembering how Dad took me to the orphanage and introduced me to Soham's mom. She was pretty, kind, and loving from what I remember.

'We should always give back to the society who helps us in many ways. Our form of gratitude is giving life to others, that is teaching these beautiful kids and people who are in need. mathematics is a subject that helps people who are in distress to look at life differently. It allows them to calculate their decisions and paves the way for new ideas.'

I thought my dad was being overdramatic. Little did I know that he wanted to help me, he wanted to thank the person who brought light into their life.

"You are lost in your thoughts." I heard Soham speak and I jumped in my place.

"You scared me!" I said and he caught me by my waist.

"How can I apologize for it?" He asked dragging me close to him. I smiled and he kissed me slowly. We are taking time to navigate our feelings, He only knows how to respect me from afar and is learning to love me as his wife. I am enjoying teaching him and partly making fun of him. Dad knew about my adoption but he was more happy that there is no threat to my life. He said he would respect my decision whether I want to discuss this with my parents or accept and leave it.

"You smell good." Soham whispered kissing my neck. I smiled and hugged him. I like his subtle ways of flirting with me. No matter what I say, he makes sure to compliment me or flirt me like a teenage kid.

"I thought you took leave today?" He asked holding me close to him.

"I went to college to sign something, I took a month break by the way." I informed him. He widened his eyes but did not question.

"Good, you can rest at home." He said which made me boil with anger.

"OK. I WILL GO ON TO OUR HONEYMOON, ON MY OWN!" I shouted which made him smile. Dad entered our home and hit Soham with a file scolding him for ignoring me when.

"I will go, next week Dad." He said dragging me to our room. Pinning me against our closed door he kissed my neck, following the hollow of my shoulder, and came back up to pepper kisses all over my face. I giggled and held his head. We are in our honeymoon phase and my friends say it will wane off after a certain period of time. With the way Soham loves me, I don't think it will.

"You have become so naughty after marriage. I don't understand how mom raised and tolerated you?" He said winking at me.

"You have become more romantic, expressive, and always horny suddenly. I wonder how dad never saw this side of you and I wonder if you had any girl during college with whom you practiced all this?" I asked which made him laugh loudly. For the first time, I saw how beautifully aligned his teeth were, he held his stomach and half-slept on our bed still laughing. I smiled and sat beside him.

"When did you start liking me? Did you go to jail protecting me? Why? We never interacted nor had any event to come across except me teaching at an orphanage. What made you like me?" I asked. His laughter died down slowly and he sat up with an unreadable expression. Holding my hand he was silent for 5 minutes.

"I met you at your college, it was during some event. You were with the organizing committee. I clearly remember students checking you out and you being a dumb person ignoring their sly comments as compliments." He spoke. I nodded my head as it was true, I was a member of the organizing committee. He pulled me close to him by my shoulders and kissed my cheek.

Horny Husband.

"I know you from then. You captured my attention by introducing the vice principal as principal and announcing the class 9th students' performance as folk dance when it was an Indian classical dance. You were quite famous among our company people, we laughed for over months." He opened up making me hide my face. I clearly remember being a clumsy professor and a dumb one who always greeted people with the wrong names. I had a nickname called clumsy Einstein, a title my professors call me now to make fun of me.

"So you fell in love with me?" I asked him.

"No, I didn't. Nidhi did." He said which made me confused.

"I thought only you visited our college." I said quite surprised.

"No, my sis used to come with me as mom and dad were busy with publication house and stabilizing orphanage, you know we started from less capital. We couldn't leave her with a caretaker as government officials used to visit us for inspection." He said and I nodded my head trying to understand him.

"She was four years old, ran in corridors playing with students and you helped her to hide in the principal's office." He continued. Suddenly that memory struck me!

"Is she your sister!!!!!!" I squealed loudly and she shushed me.

"Yes, I saw you taking her in the room and followed. You were guarding the door and someone informed you that I came to pick her up so you left to attend the event. She loved you, and called you mom, when I corrected her our mom was at work. Nidhi was confused but smiled showing her hand towards you. At that moment I realized, she felt your presence same as my mom's. Children tend to have sensitive energies and I loved the fact that the girl who captured my attention, won my beautiful sister's heart too." he smiled lost in his thoughts. Soham left me alone to change his clothes and I sat looking at the photo frame hanging on the wall. It has Soham, his sister and mother, and another frame with me and dad. I smiled looking at his sister, angels choose kind souls and help them to be strong in this cruel world. I wished his mom was alive to see how beautifully her son grew up, and how the little angel she brought home made a lasting impression over everyone around her.

I am blessed to be in this family.

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