"Aria, it's been 5 months." "Why is it taking so long for me to get pregnant?" Arohi asked Aria over the phone. "Do you think there's something wrong?" Arohi asked worriedly. "No, I think you're just being paranoid." Aria answered. "5 months is barely any time at all." "See you would think it's not that much time BUT I am married to Arjun and in our case the amount of time we do spend making love I should have been pregnant within the first month!" "It doesn't work that way!" Aria said laughing. "I know" "I know" "It's just that I've taken this baby making stuff seriously." "Even when we were in Vancouver last month for your wedding we had been making love every chance we got." "Even Arjun was shocked." "Not that he was complaining." " Infact he was enjoying himself a little too much." "Too much information." Aria said. "Too much information." Too much information would be if you started telling me about yours and bhai's love life." 'Eew!!" "I can't believe I even thought it." Arohi said making a face. "You're brother is an amazing husband, friend and lover." Aria said giggling. "Thanks for that!" Arohi said frowning into the phone. "Anyways, I'm just getting a little tense" "I just thought, I'm ready to be pregnant so boom I should be pregnant." "Now I'm realizing it's not that easy." "Arohi it's all going to come together." "Just don't obsess over it." Aria advised. "You're right." "I've let it consume me." "I'm going to take the pregnancy test in a week and if I am not pregnant, which will probably be the case." "I will not freak out." "How do you know it won't be the case?" asked an exasperated Aria. "Are you a fortune teller?!" "NO!" "It's just that I've been reading every baby book known to man and I don't have any of the symptoms." "Anyways enough about me." Arohi said. "How are you and Bhai doing?" Aria giggled. "Fantastic!" Arohi laughed. "I love being married to Ishaan." "He's so good to me, and I love him so much." "You two are so cute." "Your love for eachother shines through." Arohi said happily. "I wanted you to have the same happiness I do and I just can't believe that it was my brother who gave you that." "You're my sister in law." 'You've always been my family but now it's official." "I love you Aria" Arohi said choking up. Aria laughed and sniffled at the same time." "Are you sure you're not pregnant." "You're sure getting emotional these days and making me emotional too!" Both girls laughed at their silliness.

"Arjun, the Mehra project is nearing completion." "But there are some final details we need to discuss." "Do you want to sit in on the meeting with myself and the project manager?" Arjun looked up at from studying some plans and rubbed a hand over his face. "No, I've got a lot on my plate right now, you go ahead and finish up with that project." Arohi looked at Arjun worriedly. "Are you okay sweetie?" she asked coming closer and putting her hand on his arm." "You look tired." Arjun smiled and pulled Arohi in for a hug. "You've been keeping me very busy at night." Arjun said laughing when Arohi pulled away and hit him. "Are you complaining?" she asked. "Are you getting tired of our lovemaking?" "No!" Arjun said pulling her back against his chest. "I'm just teasing you." he said smiling. "I'll never tire of making love to my beautiful wife." he growled kissing her neck. Arohi giggled pushing him away. "Then you must be tired because you work way too hard!" she said cupping his face with her hand. "Have you had lunch yet?" she asked. "Yes, I have." "Have you?" Arohi made a face. "Yes, and I almost threw up." "I grabbed a egg salad sandwich from the shop next door and I think it had gone bad because just the smell of it made me want to throw up." she said shuddering. 'So you haven't had lunch?" Arjun asked. "Okay maybe not." "Okay come on." "Let's grab you something that doesn't make you sick." "No, that's okay Arjun I know how busy you are." "I'll pick up something later." Grabbing her hand he brought it to his lips. "I'm never to busy to have a little lunch with my wife." "I thought you ate?" "I could eat again." he said pulling her to the door." Arohi smiled. "I love you Arjun." she said leaning against him. 'I love you to babe." he said kissing her forehead and slipping an arm around her as they walked out of his office. Every employee that walked by them smiled in their direction. Seeing a laughing, happy Arohi and Arjun always so lost in eachother that they barely noticed anyone else. They're love for eachother was so beautiful.

"Arohi, where are you?" Arjun called that evening from the bottom of the stairs of their home. Not hearing a reply he made his way up the stairs. They were supposed to be going out for dinner tonight. He'd talked to Arohi half an hour before and she had told him she was ready to go and to just to honk when he got there. He'd been waiting outside for 10 minutes and there was still no Arohi. Coming to the entrance of their bedroom he saw it was empty. "Where did she go?" he wondered. "Arohi" he called again pulling out his phone to text her again. That's when he heard crying. It was soft, but he could hear it. He walked further into their bedroom and his eyes widened. He rushed to their bathroom and found Arohi sitting on the edge of their tub. Her tear stained face looking up at him. He saw a pregnancy test sitting on the counter next to her. "Babe, it's okay." he said pulling her into his arms. "It's only been a few months." "Next month will be our month." "Please baby don't cry." "You know I can't see you cry." he said holding her tightly. Arohi pressed her face into his chest and her crying slowly stopped. "Arjun?" "Hmm" he said into her hair. "Arjun you know how you were so tired earlier today?" "Yeah." he answered. "Well are you going to be okay with being tired for the next 18 years.'" "18 years?" he asked pulling away from her. "Yeah first from 2 am feedings and diaper changes, the to toddler nightmares and wanting to sleep with mommy and daddy to sleepless nights waiting up for our teenager to get home from a party." "That'll probably take us until he or she is 18 years old." Arjun stared at her and then his eyes widened and various emotions played across his face. From shock, to happiness, love and then awe. "We're having a baby?" he asked slowly. Arohi nodded her head laughing as he picked her up and swung her around. WE'RE HAVING A BABY!" He shouted. Both laughing. He put her down and got down on his knees. Putting his hand on her flat stomach. "Hi baby" he said softly. "I'm your dad." "Just wanted to introduce myself and let you know that your mom and I love you and can't wait to meet you." "You'll be hearing a lot of my voice because I'm gong to be talking to you all the time." he said rubbing his hand on Arohi's tummy. Arohi laughed. Arjun looked up at Arohi. His eyes filled with love for her. "I love you" he said as he stood up and took her into his arms. " I love you too." she said smiling as he caressed her face with his hand. He leaned down and gave her a soft sweet kiss. "Thank you for being the mother of my child." he said "Thank you for being the father of my child." she said leaning her forehead against his.

"Good morning Arjun and Arohi." It was a week and half later and Arohi and Arjun were at their first check up with their Obstetrician. "'I've written up some blood work that you'll need to have done." Arjun took the paper work from Dr. Grewal. "We'll get it done right after this appointment." he said to her. Arohi smiled. Since they found out about the baby Arjun had become even more attentive. "Good, so how are you feeling Arohi?" she asked. "Um, good overall." "Some nausea." " "Lately I've noticed I get tired easily. " "I'm not a napper but since I found out I was pregnant I've been taking naps almost every day." "That's perfectly normal." the doctor assured her. "The first trimester is always likes that." "You may find the nausea will get worse." "But the 2nd trimester should be much better." "Great" she said. "Okay according to the information you've given me I believe you're about 8 weeks along." "We may be able to hear a heart beat right now." Arohi looked at Arjun excitedly. "A heartbeat, our baby's heartbeat." she said excitedly. The doctor laughed. "Yes, you're baby's heart beat." "Let me check your blood pressure and everything else and then we'll listen for that heartbeat." "Okay" Arohi said squeezing Arjun's hand. The doctor went through all the things Arohi will need to be careful about and after doing a physical exam, the doctor said "Well you look good, healthy." You're taking your vitamins?" "Yes, every day." Arohi answered. "Alright would you like to hear that heartbeat now?" "Yes please." Arohi said smiling. Arjun moved over next to Arohi and grabbed her hand. The doctor pulled out what Arohi will learn was called a fetal doppler and pressed it into her tummy. Almost instantly they heard a sound. "What's that?" Arohi asked. "It sounds like a horse galloping." "That's your baby's heart beat." the doctor said smiling. "That's just what it sounds like." Arohi and Arjun stared at eachother in awe. Tears shimmered in Arohi's eyes. "Our baby." she said softly as Arjun kissed her forehead. But as they looked back the doctor Arohi paused. "Is their something wrong?" she asked looking at the Doctor's puzzled expression. "No," the doctor said. looking at her reassuringly. "I'll be right back," she said squeezing Arohi's hand. Arohi felt her heart drop. "Something is wrong."she said tears welling up in her eyes." "Arohi, what are you talking about?" "The dr' said everything is fine, we just heard our baby's strong heartbeat." "Did you see her expression and she squeezed my hand." "Why would she do that?!" Arohi asked panicked. Before Arjun could say anything the doctor walked in pulling in a large machine with her. "Where just going to do a quick ultrasound." she said applying some clear "goop on Arohi's stomach. "What's wrong Dr. Grewal." "Please tell us." Arohi said, tears falling down her face. "Is my baby okay?" "Arohi, your baby is fine." she said soothingly. Now just relax, stress isn't good for either one of you." Arohi tried to relax. The doctor pressed something cold and metallic into Arohi's stomach. "Okay now, let's see what we have here." Arohi stared at the screen. She couldn't make out anything. "I can't see my baby." she said. Arjun squeezed her hand. "Just a second" Dr. Grewal said looking at the screen. And then smiling she turned towards them. "Arjun, Arohi, that there is your baby." she said pointing at a tiny dot on the screen. A sob escaped from Arohi's lips. "Oh my god, our baby is so beautiful." she said. Arjun looked at her smiled, his own eyes filled with tears. "And that there is your second baby." the dr said pointing at another dot on the screen. "WHAT?" Arohi and Arjun both shouted. The doctor burst out laughing. "Arohi and Arjun, Congratulations you are about to become the proud parents of twins." Arohi stared blankly back at the doctor. Arjun opened his mouth to say something but shut it again not being able to speak. "2 babies!" "Are you sure?" Arohi asked. "Yup, positive." She looked back at Arjun and said "2 babies." 2 babies!" "OH MY GOD!" she said happily laughing and crying at the same time. Arjun joined her wrapping his arms around her. "We're having twins!" he yelled!

Ofcourse with twins there was more risk so Arohi was told to take certain precautions and not to over do it. Arjun took the doctor at her word. He was so protective, making sure she ate on time, rested, had her feet up. Didn't over exert herself. If Arohi wasn't already so in love with him she would have been after the way he took care of her and their babies. "Drink up." Arjun said watching her drink her milk. "I can't drink any more." she whined." "Yes you can, just a little more" he said "remember the babies need it." Arohi frowned. "That's your reasoning for everything." The amount of food you force down my throat, I don't think the babies need all that." she said with a pout. "And look at how fat I am." "I'm as big as a house." she said looking down at herself. "You're beautiful." he said giving her a soft kiss. "I have never seen a more beautiful woman in my life." Arohi smiled at him. "You have to say that." "I'm carrying your children." "I don't have to say anything." "I mean it." "You've always been beautiful but now you have this radiance, this glow about you." "You're even more gorgeous." "It's the reason I can't keep my hands off you" he said pulling her into his arms for another kiss. Arohi giggled. "I know you were happy that we didn't have to stop our lovemaking." "I know, especially now when you're even sexier." "It would have been torture to keep my hands off of you." "Sexier!" "Yeah right!" she said walking over the table and grabbing her bowl of ice cream. "Movie time!' she said happily taking a bite of her ice cream and moaning. "The babies love ice cream" she said. "Thanks for going out last night and getting it." she said kissing his cheek. "Oh no problem, it was no problem to go to 5 different shops trying to find the exact ice cream you wanted and then come home to find you a sleep." 'No problem at all." Arjun said sarcastically. Arohi smiled. "You know what would be so yummy with this ice cream?" "Pickles!" she said her eyes getting as big as saucers. "Pickles and ice cream ." Arjun made a face like he was going to gag. "Yes, do we have any?" Arohi asked licking her lips. Arjun stared at her. "I'll go have a look." he said. "Thanks babe." Arohi said smiling as she went back to eating her ice cream. Arjun came back an hour later. "What took you so long?" Arohi asked pausing her movie. Arjun stared at her. "You wanted pickles we didn't have any so I got you some." "Arjun there are 8 different types of pickles here." "I know I didn't want to bring the wrong one like last time and have to go back!" he said rolling his eyes. "That's why I was smart this time, I bought them all!" Arohi got up and hugged her amazing hubby. "You're the best," she said kissing him "But I'm not in the mood for pickles anymore." Arjun sighed. "What do you want me to go get for you now?" he asked. "Nothing." "I just want you to take me upstairs and make sweet love to me." she said nuzzling his neck. Arjun smiled. "Now, that's something I can definitely do and as many times as you want me too!" he said kissing her as he lead her up the stairs.

"Everything looks really good." Dr. Grewal said putting down the doppler. Babies both look and sound healthy. "You look good." "How are you feeling?" "Good, tired, BIG, but good." "I'm just so ready to meet my babies" Arohi said with a smile. "I know, and it's not much longer now." "A few weeks really." "You have your bag packed?" "Arjun has had it packed a month ago" "He's been reading book after book on parenting, and the first year with baby." "He's going to be a great dad." Dr. grewal said smiling. "And the way he's taken care of you has been exceptional." "You two are very cute together." Arohi blushed. "Thanks" she said turning towards the door as she heard it open. "I'm sorry I'm late." Arjun said rushing in. "The meeting ran late." "Everything okay Dr. Grewal?" he asked grabbing Arohi's hand. "Everything is perfect." "Babies and mom all look great." "Just a few more weeks " she said. Arjun smiled. "A few more weeks." he said softly raising his eyebrows at Arohi. "Will you have help?" the doctor asked. "Oh yeah, family is starting to arrive next week." "Arohi's parents, and then a few days later my parents and then my sister and her husband from New York and then Arohi's brother and sister in law from Vancouver." "The house will be full with plenty of people to help and hold crying babies." The doctor laughed. "Good, because the first few days especially are rough." "But family support is always good." They left the office hand in hand. Walking slowly as Arohi waddled. "Happy?" he asked . "ecstatic!" she answered leaning against him. "The nursery is ready." "Yup," "My bag's packed, the house is ready for our guests." "We're ready, we can have these babies any time." Arohi said happily. Wincing as she felt a hard kick against her ribs. "If these babies don't crack my ribs before that." "Sona's" she said rubbing her tummy. "Calm down in there." "I know you're impatient and want to come out and meet mommy and daddy." "But the kicking is getting ridiculous." and as if they were listening Arohi got another kick in her ribs. Making both Arjun and Arohi laugh.

By the end of the next week Arjun and Arohi's home was filled. filled with all the people they loved and loved them. "Arohi was fawned over and wasn't allowed to lift a finger. "Relax" was the only word she heard as everyone rushed around her. "I'm so blessed" she thought as tears welled up in her eyes. "Not again!" Aria said coming over and hugging Arohi. "I can't help it," Arohi said wiping away her tears. "I am so emotional right now." "It's alright, you're allowed to be." "You're about to be a mom and you're making me a mami!" "I know!" "So when are you going to make me a Bhua?" Arohi asked. Aria giggled. " Hopefully Soon... we're trying." she said blushing. Arohi squeezed Aria's hand. "Our kids will be best friends just like we are." she said happily. Aria leaned into Arohi. "You know how much I love you right?" she asked. Arohi nodded, not being able to speak around the lump in her throat. "I love you too" she said finally. "Look at my two beautiful daughters." Arohi's dad said coming up and sitting down on the other side of Arohi. Seeing their tears he asked worriedly if everything was okay. "Happy tears dad." Arohi said leaning her head on her dad's shoulder. "Oh, okay that's alright then." he said slipping his arm around her and squeezing her shoulder. "I'm going to go see what Ishaan is up to?" Aria said getting up.

"Dad I never did thank you." "Thank me for what?" "For Arjun," she said lifting her head and looking at her dad." "For giving me Arjun." Her dad smiled. "Rudra and I just helped alittle it was you and Arjun that really found your way to eachother, through love." "And the rest is god's will" As they say "Rab Ne Banadi Jodi." "And you two are a couple that god did create, with all the love in the world he put two people together that were truly meant to be together." "Seeing your love for eachother makes me, as a father so so happy." Arohi hugged her dad. "I love you dad." she said kissing his cheek. "If Arjun and I could be half the parents our parents have been to us then we will have succeeded." "You two are going to be the perfect parents." "And I'm going to the best nana ever." "I have big plans for my grand kids." he said lovingly. Arohi laughed and then yawned. "Time for bed." her dad said helping her get up. He walked her up to her room helping her get into her bed and tucked the covers around her. Kissing her forehead he said what he used to say to her as a child when he tucked her in. "Good Night my love." "Sleep tight." Arohi drifted off to sleep smiling.