Eka had tears in her eyes while she looked at her fourth pregnancy test. Ayush was standing in a corner and looking at her carefully.

“It's again positive.” Eka mumbled to him sadly while falling down on the bed helplessly.

“Eka, it was meant to happen someday.” He came forward and sat down on his knees in front of her.

“But it's too early.” She cried.

“But we can't do anything about it now. Give yourself some time and things will fall into place. Okay?” He gently held her shoulders and made her understand his point.

“I... I don't know.” Eka began to cry softly.

“Visit your parents for few days. You will feel better.” He suggested while caressing her hair.

Eka nodded while wiping her tears.

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“Ayush! Ayush!” Ayush was deep in sleep when Eka began to wake him up. His eyes jolted up and he moved to look at her.

“What happened, Eka?” He asked in fear and worry.

“I am hungry.” She whined.

“Then go to the kitchen and keep something.” He told her as if it was the most obvious thing to do.

“But the baby is sleeping. If I will do any sort of movement, it will wake up and I don't want to disturb my baby's sleep. So please bring food for me.” She requested in a honey-coated tone.

Ayush understood she was trying to trouble him. But he couldn't refuse her when she was carrying his child. So he got up from the warm bed and went downstairs to bring her some food.

Ten minutes later, Eka was eating Dal Chawal while sitting on the bed. Ayush was sitting beside her and staring at her in awe. He just began to find her really attractive since the time he got to know she was going to give him a baby.

“Why are you staring at me like this?” Eka asked when she had finished her food.

Ayush was dumbstruck as he came out of his trance, “I don't know,” He shook his head.

Eka put the plate on the side table and lie down on the bed. Ayush too laid down beside her.

Ayush, without any hesitation, put his palm on her belly. Eka looked at him with surprise.

“I was caressing my baby.” He smiled.

Eka gave him a surprised look before closing her eyes. Ayush smiled and kissed her cheek.

“I don't think our baby will mind if we...” His words trailed off as his hands reached inside her pajama.

Eka's lips broke into smile, “Ayush...”

“C'mon, not more than fifteen minutes.” He carefully moved to pull down her pajama and positioned himself at the entrance.

“Be gentle.” She made a baby face.

“Okay.” He smiled and peck her lips.

He interlocked their hands and pulled her in for a passionate kiss while moving in and out of her centre. He was being extra careful with her. His pace was slow as if he has all time in the world to make love with her. Eka smiled into the kiss as his gentleness towards her.

Ayush pulled out of her once both of them got their release.

“I will clean you up.” Saying so he moved to bring wet towel for her.

Eka closed her eyes and let the sensation sink into her body. That was the first time she enjoyed what they did. She cherished every second of it and was ready to stay in bed for all her life if she will get so gentle treatment by him on the bed.

“I hope it didn't hurt much.” Ayush spoke when he brought the wet towel. He sat down facing her and began cleaning her private part.

“No, it didn't.” She smiled while parting her legs.

“Hmm.” He hummed and continued with the task at hand.

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“Ayush, don't you think my boobs are getting bigger?” Eka asked while eyeing her naked chest in the mirror.

“Well, your boobs are getting prepared to feed the baby. It's normal for breasts to enlarge during pregnancy. And you look hotter with bigger boobs,” He told her while putting on his socks and shoes.

“But my blouses and bras are getting tighter.” She complained.

“Don't worry. I'll buy baggy, comfortable clothes for you so that you don't have to worry about the tightness of the clothes. About bras, I'll bring different sizes of bras to see what size fits you now.”

“Are you sure you'll shop all of it on your own?” She asked because she knew it wasn't his cup of tea.

“Not really. We'll go for the shopping together in the afternoon. I'll take half day today.” He wore his grey coat.

“Okay. I'll manage with your t-shirt for today.” Eka moved to the cupboard and pulled out a yellow t-shirt with ‘Satire is my only attire’ printed over it in black italic font.

“Nice t-shirt!” She grinned seeing the quote written over it.

“Take care of my baby.” He pulled her both cheeks and kissed them later. Eka scrunched up her nose at this childlike treatment. Seeing the irritated look on her face, Ayush pecked on her lips.

“Take care.” He exited the room with a smile.

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“I am assuming that my pota or poti will be in my arms anytime soon now,” Ayush's father said excitedly.

“Baby can come at any time in one or two days.” Ayush added.

Eka was silently eating her dinner while caressing her baby bump. She was about to take another bite when intense pain erupted in her abdomen like a volcano. And she felt her leggings getting wet.

“My water broke!” She yelled in shock.

Ayush turned to look at her. He was stunned. So stunned that he forgot to react or move. But his father immediately got into action.

“Ayush, get up! Help Eka change her dress. I'm getting the car out of the garage. Be quick!” And he ran outside.

Ayush helped Eka get into a guest room adjacent to the dinning area and brought her clean clothes from their bedroom upstairs. He made her change into them and helped her to outside where his father was waiting for them.

“C'mon, get her in. We shouldn't delay.” His father was much more excited than him or his wife.

Ayush helped Eka sit on the backseat and sat beside her. The senior Goenka sped away to the hospital at the speed of a rocket. Who could say he was a man in his early sixties. He could put professional racers to shame.

“Ayush...” Eka cried as the pain hit her violently.

“Eka, we are just there. Keep your eyes open.” He caressed her sweaty forehead.

Soon enough the car reached the hospital and Ayush's father ran inside to call the doctor. Ayush was helping Eka inside the hospital when a lady doctor and some nurses came running with a strecher. Eka was laid down on that strecher and taken to the operation theatre. Ayush insisted on staying by his wife's side. The doctor allowed as him. Ayush quickly changed into the dress provided to him. He put on the mask and gloves before entering the operation room.

Eka was screaming at the top of her lungs as the doctor encouraged her to push the baby out. When her eyes fell the man responsible for her this state, she began cursing him.

“Ayush, you idiot! I will cut off your banana once I get out of this situation. I am not letting you touch me ever again. You get your release by banging the hell out of me. But I am the one facing your sex drive's consequences. It hurts like hell, you bastard. You can't even imagine how much I am suffering because of you.” She kept uttering adorable things for her husband who was standing at a corner and listening to her constant threat of cutting his genital off.

Why she is adamant on chopping off his banana? Their baby will need a sibling too.

“Oh, the legs are coming out. Mrs Goenka, keep pushing.” The doctor exclaimed.

“You fucker! I am going to divorce you as soon as the baby is out. I am not living with a sex-obsessed person like you.”

Ayush silently listened to her threats as it was working. The baby was coming out and Eka was too distracted to realise it.

A shrill cry echoed in the room as the baby finally came out. Eka got quiet listening to the cry and the tiredness began to surface. Ayush's eyes were glued to his blood-laden infant in the arms of the doctor.

The new realisation sink into his mind. He was a father now.

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“It's a boy.” The nurse informed Eka while handing her the baby boy.

Eka smiled as the her son came into her arms. She kissed his forehead and stared at his tiny face.

“He is your carbon copy.” Ayush stated looking at their son's face.

“Ayush, I'm sorry for earlier.” She apologized for her earlier outburst.

“Well, you threatened to chop off my penis. But I'll let it go. Because you have given me this tiny bundle of joy.” He gently caressed their baby's tiny forehead.

“What will be his name?” Eka asked him.

“Now that he is your carbon copy. Let's name him Ekansh.” Ayush smiled while naming their son.

The very moment his father entered the ward.

“Ayush, your Bua is asking the name of the baby? Did you think of a name yet?” He asked.

“He is Ekansh Goenka.” Ayush smiled.

“Beautiful, I hope he turns out to be full of life just like his mother and do not acquire your boredom in his genes.” Saying so his father left. Ayush smile faded away listening to his father's unintended taunt.

“My father has already began to taunt me. Mr Ekansh Goenka, you've already began to replace me, huh.” He made a grumpy face while talking to his sleeping son in his wife's arms.

“Ayush, don't be jealous of your own son.” Eka smiled softly.

“Well, I will always be jealous of him. Because he will get a normal childhood, something I never got.” He smiled sadly, reminiscing all those moments when he felt the absence of a mother breaking his heart.

“Eka, always stay by his side.” He said.

Eka's eyes glistened with tears as she moved forward to kiss his forehead.

“I will always stay with both of you. I love you both.”

“I love you too.”

And that was the moment when he realised he was in love with the crazy girl who was now his child's mother.

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