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Avi's POV:

It's been two days since the four of them have forgiven me. We went to a check-up yesterday. My little one is doing well, but I'm worried about my bunny. Though her health has improved a little compared to the last time, she is still weak. And that girl is throwing lots of tantrums to eat something healthy.

"Like father, like son", taunted my mind.

"Did I ask you come?" I asked, narrowing my eyes.

"I'm just stating some facts", said my mind.

"Now that, you have stated your so-called fact, so shoo away", I said, cursing.

"What a day has come, you are shooing away your mind? Don't forget that I'm an important part of you", said my mind, mocking me.

"Whatever", I said, rolling my eyes.

I was going to our room when I saw Nandu's room door open. I peeped in and saw him looking at an album, and caressing the photos lovingly. I went inside and cleared my throat, while he closed the album immediately, looking at me. I looked at him, narrowing my eyes.

"What are you doing, Nandu?" I asked, making myself comfortable on the bed.

"Nothing, bava", he said, hiding the album.

I asked him, "Does that album have your girlfriend's photos or what?"

"What, no? I don't have any girlfriends", he said, making a face.

"Then, why are you hiding it?" I asked him.

"Umm, nothing", he said, smiling nervously. "Fine, you can see them, but don't say to akka", he said, forwarding the album.

I opened the album and saw attayya's baby shower photos. But why is he hiding them?

She looked so young and beautiful. No wonder, why my wifey looks so beautiful. She inherited all her looks from her mother. Her face was glowing with happiness and mavayya was beside her in all the photos, how sweet of him? As I flipped through the pages of the album, I could see the happy faces of my family.

I know, my mother and Sakshi attayya got married at a young age. But wait, why was I not there in any of the photos? Not only me, but also Arpita, Yash anna, Yahvi akka, Arjun were not there. And Janu atta and Sarika peddamma were also pregnant.

"These were her first baby shower's photos. She was carrying Abhi anna that time, not me or Maya akka", said Nandan.

"Abhi?" I asked him, confused. Then it hit my head. Attayya had a baby boy before Maya.

"Abhiram, the eldest grandkid of our family", he said.

Okay, I get it now. He was born before all of us. That's why we were not there in those photos. But Maya already knows about her brother, right? Then why doesn't he want me to tell her about this? Maybe he doesn't know that she knows.

I told him,"But Nandu, Maya knows about him."

"Bava, can you please go and lock the door?" He asked me.

I nodded my head and went to lock the door.

"Now tell me", I asked.

"He didn't die normally", he said, making me confused.

"Will you please tell me the whole truth?" I asked him.

"He was killed"

I looked at him wide-eyed and shouted "What?"

What the hell? As far as I remember, Maya told me that he died due to the blood clot in his brain. Now, Nandu is saying that he was killed.

I looked at Nandan for answers. And the things he told me, shook me badly. I was just processing the whole truth. How could someone be so cruel?

I asked him, "Why didn't you guys tell us then?"

"We don't want akka to take the stress, as stress is not good for her during this phase. And after coming back from your honeymoon you were totally busy with your projects. So we didn't get time to tell you all these things", he said.

I looked at the photo of Abhiram, he sleeping was in attayya's lap peacefully. He looked so cute. It was taken during his naming ceremony.

Attayya and mavayya went through a lot. They lost their baby, just because they fought for the justice. They stood like a shield protecting all of us from the evil, taking all the pain. And Aashi, she lost her parents.

They took three lives for their stupid revenge and greed for the power. And who knows, how many lives are destroyed because of them?

I patted Nandu's head and moved out wishing him "good night".

I moved to our room and saw Maya sleeping peacefully. What would be her reaction, when she came to know the truth?

I lied down beside her and pulled her close to me. I kissed her forehead and soon drifted into the sleep with a lot of thoughts running in my mind.

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I was sleeping with my love in my arms, when I felt someone shaking me.

"Avi, wake up."

It sounded like my bunny's voice.

"Avi, will you wake up or not?"

"Bunny, sleep for some more time", I said, pulling her close to me.

"Mr. Avinav Krishna, if you didn't wake up now, then from today I'll sleep in the guestroom", she yelled.

I sat on the bed with a jerk and looked at Maya, who was glaring at me.

"Look, I'm up", I told her.

She turned her face away and said, "I want to eat red sauce pasta and cake."

I nodded my head and switched on the lights. I looked at the wall clock in front of me and my jaw dropped, looking at the time.

It's freaking 2:40 am at the midnight and this girl wants to have red sauce pasta and a cake. Oh God! Here I thought that it was morning already, and she was waking me up.

I got down off the bed, shaking my head in disbelief and said, "You sit here, I'll bring it for you."

"I'll also come", she said.

I nodded my head and switched on the torch on my mobile, as it's dark outside.

I told her to sit, but would this stubborn girl listen to me. A big NO. I sighed and put the pasta in the boiling water. I opened the refrigerator and looked for the cake. I remember, Aashi has made one as per my wifey's demand. Thank God! It was there.

I took it and placed it on the slab. I cut a piece and served it on a plate and gave it to her.

She asked, "Give me, Hersheys chocolate syrup."

I nodded my head and gave it to her. Suddenly, I got a naughty idea. I took some cream off the cake and put it on her cheeks and nose.

Hehe, she is looking so cute and funny at the same time.

But would this naughty girl sit silently? She smeared the cream on my whole face. We looked at each other's faces and burst into laughter.

Finally, I made her red sauce pasta and served it in a plate and said, "Here is your red sauce pasta, madam", bowing down in front of her.

She giggled, looking at me and opened her mouth, gesturing me to feed her.

Why she has to be so cute? I want to gobble her right now.

I pulled her cheeks and bit them, making her pout and said, "You are soo cute, bunny."

I was feeding her, while she was having it silently.

After feeding her, I put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher and switched off the lights of the kitchen and picked her up in my arms.

I put her on the bed and slept beside her, by spooning her in my arms.

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Maya's POV:

I looked at my man who was busy romancing with his laptop. Well, he is working from the home today. He woke up late in the morning, as I didn't let him sleep properly the last night. (Ahem, ahem, now don't get any naughty ideas. I was craving for red sauce pasta in the middle of the night, so he cooked it for me.)

I'm getting bored here, and this boy is busy in his world, forgetting about his preggy wife.

Suddenly, I got a mischievous idea and smiled internally. I put my both legs inside his tee, while reading the book. He flinched as soon as my cold feet touched his naked skin.

"Ah, bunny, what are you doing? And your legs are soo cool, damn it", he said, shutting his laptop. I giggled, looking at him.

He placed his laptop on the bed, and pulled me close to him by my legs and started, tickling me.

"Haha.....haha... stop...it...Avi, I can't...laugh... more", I said with difficultly, as he was tickling me continuously.

"Will you do it again?" He asked, coming top on me, balancing his body with hands.

"Nope, now get down off me", I told, trying to push him.

"Acha", he said, drawing patterns on my belly.

Why do I have to wear a saree again?

"Bunny", he said, nuzzling his face in my neck and caressing my waist.

"Hmm", I mumbled, getting lost myself under his spell.

"I love you", saying that, he placed his lips on mine.

I garlanded my hands around him and pulled him close to me. He sucked my lower lip and bit it, making me moan in his mouth. Taking it as a chance, he pushed his tongue inside my mouth, exploring it. I tried to match his speed, and dominate him, but that's not possible. Soon, we broke the kiss, in need of oxygen and joined our foreheads.

He flipped our positions, and now I'm lying on the top of him. I wrapped my arms around his muscular frame, and snuggled more into him, breathing in his familiar wood scent. Oh God! How much I loved his scent, the feel of his hard, warm body against mine.

I pecked his nose and said, "I love you too, Avi."

While he rubbed his cheeks with mine, making me giggle, as his one-day-old stubble was tickling me.

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Me and Avi moved down and saw nanna (father) and Jai babai (chacha/mausa) discussing something serious with Arjun Anna.

"Is everything okay, nanna?" I asked, sitting beside him.

"Everything is fine, ra", he said, patting my head.

Oh God! How much I missed this? I want to confront them, and ask them why they have changed. I know, they are regretting badly for their deeds and are trying hard to make things normal between us. I can notice their genuineness in their actions.

But then I've noticed the pain in their eyes many times. And they mask their emotions quickly and change their demeanor looking at me. Maybe, I'm just overthinking.

Avi intertwined our hands and blinked his eyes, while I gave him a small smile. This man always amazes me with his cute gestures. I'm really lucky to have him as my better half.

I was brought out of my thoughts by Nanna.

"How is your cafe work going on?" He asked me.

"We have actually liked a place. It will be good if we start our cafe there. The land owner is demanding more money. We are ready to give him money, but the problem is he is not the sole owner of the land. That land is on the name of two people, but he made a fake document so he could take all the money. So that person put a case on this man. Now, we are searching for another place suitable for our cafe", I told them.

Now-a-days it's becoming hard to trust the people. That man even paid a huge amount to the broker. And that broker tried his best to make us buy the land. Now he is behind the bars as he cheated many people.

We sat there talking when we saw Pranav, Aashi, Sravya and Sunny coming inside along with Darsh.

Aww, he looks so cute. He is sitting in the stroller and looking at us with his innocent eyes.

He started, making sounds as soon as his eyes landed on Avi. This boy sticks to my husband, whenever he sees him.

Avi shook his head and went and picked Darsh in his arms. He sat on the sofa and made Darsh sit on his stomach with the support of his legs. Soon Avi got busy in playing with Darsh, while that boy was giggling.

We smiled, looking at them. He is going to be the best father for our kids.

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Me, Sunny, Aashi and Pranav are sitting on the chairs in the garden and talking about our lives.

"So, Pranav boy, how far your love story has come?" I asked him.

"Mia, do you know? This boy asked Siri out and that girl asked him to take permission from all her brothers and brother-in-laws", Sunny said, smiling.

"So, did they give you permission?" Aashi asked him.

"They gave, but Nandu is a tough nut to crack, yaar. Arjun bava was better than him. He said, I should take her after her college and drop her at home before 8 O' clock. That boy sounded like hostel warden, who used to put restrictions during our outing", Pranav said, pouting.

We laughed, looking at his face. I know, my brother is hell possessive for Siri. Though they fight like Tom and Jerry, they love each other a lot. One scratch on Siri, you will see the monster side of Nandu.

"And I have to take permission from this stupid too", Pranav said, pointing at Surya.

"So, Aashi madam, what about you? When are you both planning to get married?" Surya asked her.

"We will get married after the arrival of my little boyfriend", she said, looking at me.

"Poor Suhaas anna", Surya said, chuckling.

"So, Mr. Surya Verma, how is your married life going on?" I asked.

"Good", he said.

"Are you both are on talking terms or not?" I asked him.

"We are", he said.

I sighed, listening to his answers.

"Are you still angry at me, Sunny?" I asked him.

"Why would he be angry at you?"Aashi asked him.

"You don't know, right. This boy didn't talk to me from the day we completed our graduation. He talked to me after my marriage", I said, glaring at Surya.

He gave me sheepish smile. Aashi hit him on his head, making him wince.

"Why did you hit me?" Surya asked her.

"You made my boyfriend cry", she said, gritting her teeth.

"I told her sorry, yaar", he said, pouting.

"Hit him on my name too", Pranav said.

"You think, you are any less than him. Aashi, you know, this boy and Sravya used to inform him everything about me. But those idiots not used to speak a word about him. You know, he didn't even attend my marriage, as Surya didn't attend. You were in coma, and these guys went to a tour, deliberately. You guys don't know, how much I have missed you three on that day", I said.

My eyes brimmed with tears. These guys promised to be on my side during my wedding, but they broke it.

"We are sorry", Pranav and Surya said, kneeling down in front of me.

I looked away, wiping off my tears. I know, it would be difficult to see your love getting married to another person. At least, Pranav could have come. They know, how much their presence mean to me, still they did that.

"Sorry", with that, both of them started, doing sit-ups holding their ears. While Aashi was counting.

I smiled, looking at them. No matter what I couldn't stay angry at them for a long time.

"Stop it, it's okay, I'm forgiving you", I said.

They hugged me tight from both sides and pecked my cheeks and pulled Aashi into the hug. We sat there for some more time reminiscing our college days.

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