Fated

Epilogue

Sanskar sighed as he slowly walked towards Ragini. 

She had tied her hair up, in a make shift bun as she focused on her work. 

Sanskar rubbed her shoulders and neck as she worked. 

She sighed in relief 

"Was it hurting a lot?" he asked softly

"Not much,' she said, without turning

"Liar!" Sanskar told her, "You wanted to get the design done before you focused on it"

He sighed. "You need to stop pushing yourself so much. Why didn't you get one of the interns to help you with this?" he asked her despite knowing her answer.

"I have spent the most amount of time with Emma and Jake. I know what they want from their home. I won't be able to explain it to our interns, enough for them to translate it into the design. Emma and Jake have been working so hard for put the money together and build their own house, I want it to be everything that they want it to be," she said.

"And it will be," Sanskar assured her, "But you need to take it easy as well." 

"I will. I just want to finish this while I can. You know our family is over in town, next week. I won't be able to work for a while after that" 

"For a change, I am happy that everyone is going to be here," Sanskar admitted.

"Sanskar!" she reprimanded; though she had a teasing smile on her face.

"What! We never get privacy when they are around. I cannot even hug you without someone or the other disturbing us," Sanskar said, before adding, "But this time, they are going to ensure that you don't work so much. You cannot get around them the same way you try to blackmail me"

Ragini's eyes widened. "Sanskar! I don't blackmail you!" 

"You don't have to!" Sanskar told her, "You wriggle your nose, pout and make puppy eyes at me and I give in, on my own."

Ragini laughed, but didn't contradict him

Sanskar moved his hands to her lower back, massaging it for her. "Feeling better?" he asked after a while.

"Hmmm," Ragini said resting her back against his chest.

"Why are you using this chair when we got you that special one?" 

"I am used to this one," Ragini said making a face, "The other one feels odd."

Sanskar shook his head. He continued the massage her lower back for a while.

"You are the best! Do you know that?" Ragini said sighing.

"I know," Sanskar said with a chuckle. "I have been told that by someone very special," he said, kissing her hair. 

He wrapped his hands around her pregnant belly caressing it gently. "I cannot wait for Aru to be born."

"You have been cranky lately!" Ragini told him teasingly, "It is close to the due date after all!"

"Not you too!" Sanskar told her with a chuckle, "You know that once our family is here, they are going to annoy you enough to make up for all the leg pulling that you and the rest have been indulging it, at my expense."

"You will save me from them won't you?" Ragini said looking at him making an innocent face.

"Not a chance! I am going to join them in making sure you get some rest in this last week before the due date," Sanskar told her, rubbing her belly gently.