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"Come." Radha dragged her son away forcefully as Vikram tried to remove his arms from her hold. Vikram gulped as his eyes met his darling's watery eyes. He shook his head, signaling her not to cry, to which she nodded, wiping her face with a sad smile.

"Maa, why are you dragging me?" Vikram complained as she kept walking without answering any of his questions.

Surprised, Vikram raised his eyebrows as they entered Prathyuksha's study room. There he saw her standing near the window, speaking to someone on the phone.

Her hands picked the loose thread in the curtain as she nodded from time to time. Her eyes glanced at the son and mother duo as they entered her study, signing them to wait for a minute; she continued her conversation on the phone.

"Okay, I'll inform them."

"Hmm, I miss you too. See you on Sunday!" Prathyuksha hung up the call. Her cheeks blushed as the mother and son looked at her.

"Ahem, I called Siddharth and spoke about what happened down now. He said we would file a complaint against Arjun for physical assault. He might get imprisoned for a year or more." Prathyuksha informed, taking a seat opposite them. Her finger tapping on the table as she waited for them to digest the information.

"Prathy, do we have to go to this length da. Is there any other way?" Radha asked.

"Maa! What are you even speaking? Go to this length? This is not a small matter to just solve through speaking. Are you even real? What if this happened to Vihana? Will you be asking this?" Vikram burst out, staring at his mother in disbelief, his jaw clenched. He cannot believe his mother would be asking for any other way to solve this.

"Vikram, calm down! Athai, what he's saying is true. A crime is a crime. An assault is an assault. I understand that they are our family, but no emotions and family should be considered in this type of matter."

"Okay akka, about Harshi's name?" Vikram hesitated, his heart clenching in pain as his darling's pain-stricken face came to his mind.

How badly he wants to hug her and protect her from all this!

"No, no! I haven't told Siddharth her name yet. I just told him what happened and he suggested it would be better if they had her complain about it rather than family members.

"She is still cryi-"

"Not now, maybe after she recovered, and I think it would be better if y'all stayed somewhere for a day."

"Prathy, it is your engagement tomorrow." Radha reminded softly.

(Some Tamil families do the engagement ceremony the day before the marriage too, that's why no one has met Siddharth's family yet.)

"Athai, that's not the concern here, at least let the youngster stay somewhere and relax for a day. If they stay here, it would be very hard to cope with all the relatives staying here." Prathyuksha reasoned, smiling at Vikram as he gave her a thankful smile.

"Okay, Vikram get ready, you guys can either stay at Hari's or our home. Harshi and Vihana are the same to me. I just don't want her to go through all this police station stuff at this young age." Radha explained softly and went out to inform others not before patting her son on the shoulder sadly.

Silence prevailed in the study as Vikram looked around the study room in interest. Awards and medals were neatly arranged in a showcase in the right corner, a symmetrical couch was placed at the right side and a huge mahogany table stood out in the center of the room, adding a sophisticated look to the study.

"Here drink this." Prathyuksha spoke, breaking the silence, passing a glass of water to him.

"Thanks." Taking a sip, Vikram walked toward the table curiously, his gaze turning soft as he picked up the photo.

"She looks so cute, isn't she?" Prathyuksha mused, glancing at Vikram teasingly as they looked at the girl's group photo taken 15 years ago. In that photo, Prathyuksha was 11, sitting in the middle of a wobbly standing Harshitha and a toddler Vihana.

The trio looked at the camera, or we can say, glanced at the camera. Prathyuksha was grinning, holding a pouting Harshitha and a verge of crying Vihana.

"She is, my adorable baby!" Vikram whispered, his two pretty dimples made their appearance on each cheek as he smiled, he removed the dust formed on the photo with his thumb while Prathyuksha looked at him amusingly.

(I want a Vikram for me *cries in Spain without the s)

"Take care of her Vikram." Prathyuksha requested, taking a seat beside him, and added seriously "And tone down your anger."

"So, when are you proposing to her?" After a pregnant pause, she asked him.

"What? Propose to whom?" Vikram choked, his eyes teared up as he coughed when she looked at him with a serious expression on her face.

"Are you dumb? Of course, I'm speaking about Harshi! If you are slow like this, someone will take away your chance dummy!"

Vikram's laugh echoed in the study as he laughed aloud, imaging how Siddharth is going to live with his low EQ cousin, while she looked at him, confusingly.

"Isn't it obvious?" He chuckled, placing the photo back in its place carefully not before taking a picture on his phone.

"What is obvious?" She asked innocently, her eyes accusing him of laughing at her.

"Nothing, don't worry. I'll propose to her and make her my wife soon!" Vikram promised, laughing inwardly as his cousin, the feisty reporter nodded at him proudly.

'If only you know.' He thought.

"But You and Siddharth anna should help us to convince our family then." Vikram added with a sly smile.

(Love marriage is still considered taboo in south India, don't come to me guys. I have seen couples breaking up because of their parent's opposition, but I'm happy as it's changing now. I don't know about North, if you are from the north, tell me about it!)

"Of course!"

"Enough about me. Tell me how is he treating you?" Vikram began as he eyed her phone wallpaper when it pinged with a message.

"Excuse me, who?"

"Your police Husband. Do you want me to give him the brother talk?" Vikram asked as his subconscious mind shouted at him for offering such a risky offer.

Prathyuksha coughed, trying to cover up her blushing cheeks while Vikram raised a brow at her sudden shyness.

If someone said this shy woman is the one who fought with an old lady down, no one would believe it!

"Ahem, He is a pukka gentleman, but you know what? you guys should give him the talk! So, he would not bully me in the future!" She urged, looking at him eagerly as she imagined how funny it would be to see a 28-year-old policeman getting the talk from a 19-year-old teen.

(check out Prathyuksha and Siddharth's story on my page!)

"Sure, I would love to!" Vikram exclaimed, his voice dripping in fake excitement as he smiled at her.

'Idiot! Can't you keep your mouth shut? Now see! Solve it yourself' His subconscious mind shouted at him angrily.

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"Take care of Harshi!! Don't forget to turn off the light. Lock the gate and the door without fail!" Radha nagged to Vikram, who was standing near the gate as they waited for Hari to bring the car to the front gate.

"Okay, mom."

"Anni, they will take care of her." Sakthi spoke, caressing Harshitha's head softly when she leaned against her.

(anni- sister-in-law)

"Maybe, we could send their fathers with them." Radha muttered, causing Vikram to sign in annoyance.

"Ma, Attai. You both please go inside; Appa please take them inside. We will take care." Vikram pleaded, looking at his father.

"We believe you Harshu! We'll not leave that bastard!" Krishnan placed a soft kiss on his daughter's forehead, hugging her warmly in his arms.

"Okay pa, take care of Amma." Harshitha requested.

"Radha, Sakthi! Come, we should go inside. They are grownups, Hari and Vikram will take care of them." Vikram's Father Sivakumar spoke and ushered them inside.

Once the elder is gone from sight, Vikram put down his bag and strode toward Harshitha fast.

"Come here, baby." Vikram encouraged, wrapping his arms around Harshitha safety.

Vihaan gasped, looking at them wide-eyed while a half-sleep Vihana leaned against the gate tiredly.

Did he just hear his brother call Harshitha baby? And why are they hugging?!!

'No! It's my imagination' He spoke to himself rubbing his eyes, but they stood hugging each other!

They broke apart as Hari's car came into their view.

Vikram helped the almost asleep Vihana and Harshitha in the backseat.

He turned around to move but Harshitha stopped him, holding his shirt tightly.

"Huh?"

"Sit with me." Harshitha whispered, looking at him longingly, again Vihaan gasped but there was no one to notice them as Hari went to the restroom and his twin sleeping soundlessly in the backseat.

"Okay baby!" Vikram assured, taking a seat beside her while Vihaan stood gaping at them, holding the other side door.

'Did he imagine again? No! He clearly heard his brother call Harshi baby!' Vihaan gulped as his mind processed what he saw.

Are they together? From when? Is he seeing things? Or just his brother is sweet to her because of what happened inside?

Someone help me!!

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Hari raised a brow in surprise when he saw his sister leaning against Vikram in the back seat.

"Can we go?" Hari questioned, starting the car.

"Y..yes!" Vihaan shuttered, his eyes glancing at the couple at back frequently.

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"I will lock up the gate and come, you take my room. I'll sleep with Vihaan." Vikram said to Hari as they stood in the living room. The girls went to sleep as soon as they entered the home.

"Okay!" Hari nodded and started climbing the stair but stopped as he heard Vihaan shout.

"OMG!" Vihaan exclaimed as soon as Vikram went out.

"What happened Vihaan?" Hari questioned, descending the stairs, his eyes narrowed in confusion as Vihaan ranted something incoherent to himself, absentmindedly.

"Hey, What happened?" Hari patted his shoulder, as his girlfriend's twin looked at wide-eyed.

"Hari anna, Did you know Vik...Har....

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to be continued...

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