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Annika and shivaay were at the hospital for her last month check-up.
'You can come'
Dr told shivaay before she leads annika to the scanning room. It took him barely a minute to make up a lame excuse before stepping out of the cabin as usual does. He wanted to see their baby. But considering the awkward moment his presence would create, he has to keep aside his wishes. He was yearning to get a single glimpse of his baby, but if he went, she would be uncomfortable which he doesn't want. In only a few more weeks your baby will be in your arms, in front of your eyes he consoled himself. Annika did not fail to read his mind. The way he went out half-mindedly. She wanted him to agree, she wanted to see their baby with him, to cherish the precious sight with him, to share tears of happiness with him. Her happiness would have been increased twofold if his presence will there beside her. She could do nothing rather than shrug off the thoughts with a smile
Annika smiled wholeheartedly when saw her baby actively moving inside her tummy. Her gaze didn't leave the monitor
'All the couples who visit here stay together to see their child. But your husband...'
Doctors voice broke her trance. Her words did not go well with annika. She didn't like it at all. As if she has something to do with my personal life.
'Sorry doctor'
She told this only, showing her inconvenience
'No.. I just'
Being embarrassed dr looked everywhere but annika
'Can I have a copy of this'
Annika asked pointing at the monitor which brought back the normal atmosphere. Doctor nodded muttering a genuine 'sure'
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Shivaay and Annika were out of the hospital. Her due date happened to be two weeks later. 'Shivaay' she called out once both were inside the car and he was about to start it.
'Hmm' humming lightly he still paid attention to fastening his seat belt
'This...'
A bit hesitantly she forwarded the photo of their unborn child. When saw the thing she forwarded, he was extremely surprised. It was something he least expected from her. Just gazing at the photo he took it from her hand. As soon as his eyes caught a very little figure of a baby, his eyes had a strange twinkle, a worth watching smile formed on his lips which was out of his control. Annika's heart fluttered seeing him smiling. She did nothing but admired his face with a smile. She remembered, knowingly or unknowingly, how he became part of her pregnancy phase, how he cared for her. She still remembered the day he overheard her talk with bhavya when she told about her cravings for ice cream. From that day onwards ice cream was never out of stock at Oberoi mansion. At that thought, She chuckled inwardly
His face fell down when she took back the photo after a while. He wanted to keep it with him. Nevertheless, he could not ask for it. Could she not understand at least?. Without further drama he began to drive
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After they reached Oberoi mansion, Annika made her way to ruvya's room instantly. Sitting beside bhavya with a wide grin she showed her the photo of the baby. Her happiness was incomplete unless she share it with bhavya. Her all time companion, someone she could share all her pain and joy with. who does not judge her, even though whatever she said
Later she spent her time with bhavya before she goes to her room. She moved towards shivaay's study table to keep the photo there on it. No one knows better than her how much he wanted it.
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A week passed in a blink. Annika was tossing and turning on the bed. She was in pain unexpectedly. Nothing could provide her comfort nor sleep.
A: A week is still there for the due date. Why does it pain now? It might be normal I guess
She bit her lips suppressing the pain. The pain kept increasing. It reached the level where she could not bear more. When she realised things are slipping out of her hold she called out for shivaay. Opening his drowsy eyes he looked at her
A: we need to go to the hospital
He sat on the bed quickly
S: are you ok?
A: I think I am in labor pain
Holding her fully grown bump she sat on the bed.
S: you just change into something. Can you? If you can't let it be. We can go
A: I can...
She told him before getting out of bed. He rushed to take her cloth from the wardrobe and handed them to her. She moved towards the washroom. She held the doorframe tightly when a contraction hit her.
S: will you be fine?
He asked being worried
S: washroom might be not dry. You just change from here. I will go out
If she slipped in the water, he thought over. He went out of the room and closed the door for her
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Somehow shivaay brought Annika to the hospital and she is being treated inside the labor room while he is contacting family.
7 hours of labor pain was terrific. Shivaay was sitting outside fidgeting with his fingers and praying for well-being of his wife and child. pinky along with rudr, shakti and harsh had reached there.
Doctor came out of the room with a form.
'baby's heartbeat is dropping we have to perform cesarean as soon as possible. You have to fill out this form'
Doctor's rushed voice worried them even more. Shivaay was about to hold the paper but doctor was already disappeared from there when Annika screamed all of a sudden.
'Annika...' for a moment he forgot the surroundings, and everything that could stop him. He tried to go inside. A nurse blocked his way soon ' you can't go inside sir' the tone was not polite but cold. The 'sir' was only for the sake of her job. She looked tired, her work pressure might be the reason. He stayed back not protesting. For the next ten minutes, their anxious level was extreme.
'unexpectedly she had a normal delivery. Congratulations Mr. Oberoi. It's a boy'
Shivaay said nothing but broadly smiled. everything vanished from his mind, even he could not grasp a 'thank you'
When he entered inside, an exhausted annika was in a subconscious state on the bed. Sweat beads all over her face. How much a mother endures to give birth! His heart sank
'who are you to the patient?'
A nurse's voice brought him out of his daze. He looked aside to see a nurse standing with his newborn baby wrapped in a towel.
'halo..'
She called out again when he said nothing rather than looking at the baby. He looked up being jerked out of his thoughts
'I... I.. It's ... My... I.. Baby'
He could not find words still. The nurse looked at him weirdly
'patient's husband?'
She asked to which he nodded instantly. extending her hands she indicated him to take the baby. At the first try, he was nervous but his desire overpowered his nervousness and he held his baby close to his chest. An unknown smile formed on his lips, his emotions were beyond words. He panted a kiss on baby's head
'let the mother feed the baby once she wake up'
The nurse casually told before going away.
'shivaay I want to see my baby'
Hearing Annika's desperate voice from behind he looked there to see her already awake. Moving towards her he gave her the baby carefully. Her eyes watered when she felt her baby in her arms. She kissed his reddish cheek but could not stop with it, she kept kissing his cheeks, forehead, nose, lips, hands, and ears,... She was on top of the world. Throwing his tiny arms in the air baby cried out of nowhere and she swayed him in her arms. Shivaay fetched a towel from nearby and passed it to her.
'feed him'
Annika held it and used it to cover her chest before putting her nipple baby's mouth. Initial tries were failures, not troubling his mother much, soon he sucked milk as his cries turned to soft noises.
' A boy?'
She asked as looked at shivaay who was currently Moving his index finger that was held into the baby's soft fist. A smile was visible on his lips. He seemed to be in a different world. He hummed though
'not your princess' she added to tease him
'Who cares'
He whispered kissing baby's fingers. She was stunned when he looked up and smiled at her. In a span of near to ten months, he smiled at her for the first time. Her heart fluttered. Their eyes were locked for a few seconds. She found that day the happiest one in her life. She kept gazing at his face though he had looked away.
Later family visits them to shower blessings and love.
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The first place she went after coming back to the oberoi mansion was not their room but bhavya. It was quite hard to endure the hospital smell for two days which she literally hated.
Shivaay, pinky, and shakti were present in the room with Annika. helping bhavya to sit on the bed. She helped bhavya to keep her hands in her lap. Though bhavya can move her hands it was still trembling when moves it. Annika slowly kept the baby in her lap. Bhavya held him securely as much as he could. Baby stirred his lips a bit and it turned out to be his attempt to smile. Everybody's face glowed with a smile
'is my baby happy to see chachi'
Annika told childishly, holding baby's tiny fist
'It's a boy bhavya. Do you have a name for him '
Still gazing at her child she asked casually
'A....'
Pin drop silent formed in the room. Annika raised her head with a jerk and looked at bhavya being stunned. Did they actually hear it, her voice? Yes... She was trying to form words. Her lips were trembling, mouth was open. No one could say anything. If she said something while they ask, they may miss hearing her voice.
Annika kept her hand on hers as if assuring her something.
'A----A---Y----AA----N'
The last letter was barely audible. Hearers were spellbound. Finally, they could hear her voice. She was even trying to smile, looking at the baby. Annika cried out of happiness. She held her head to plant a kiss there. Shivaay came forward and caressed the baby's cheek. Even his eyes glistening with tears
'Ayaan, Ayaan Singh Oberoi
Their lucky charm
******
'I have something good to show you, come...'
Shivaay told rudr after dinner. He went towards ruvya's room followed by a confused rudr
'your boyfriend is here..'
'husband bhiayya'
Rudr corrected possessively to which shivaay chuckled
'ok.. Your husband is here. Don't you want to talk to him'
Rudy looked at him shockingly
'what are you saying. She can't.. talk'
His voice broke at last
'no she will... She can at least call you. bhavya prove him wrong'
'i don't get you bhaiyya. When did she talk? Why are trying to make her talk, out of nowhere'
His tone demanded an explanation
'she called my baby Ayaan. She is the one who named him'
Rudy looked at him astonished.
'Really!'
'Hmm'
He nodded to assure. Rudy sat beside her with a wide grin on his face
'bhavya... Call my name please'
She said nothing rather than looking into his eyes
'bhavya please...'
He pleaded. She remained quiet still.
'let me help you to sit..'
Rudy made her sit straight and sat back next to her.
'bhavya I am waiting.. tell me something..'
He got disappointed once again
'were you lying bhaiyya'
He asked shivaay innocently
'no.. Why would I lie such thing rudy!'
Even shivaay was wondering about her current quietness. The person whom she loves the most is pleading to hear her voice, why is she not speaking then
'bhavya... Please... I miss your voice yaar'
He could not hold his tears more. he cried making his face reddish. His eyes became hopeful when she held his hand on her lap
'why don't you talk to me. Don't you love me'
He questioned her love. That was it her lips shivered, trying to speak something
'look she is trying to talk'
Shivaay cheered
'she has tried many times before but never had utter a single word. She could not...'
Ridy's defeated voice made him speechless
Bhavya's mouth opened and closed but nothing was heard.
'It's ok.. You don't need to stress yourself'
keeping heaviness in his heart, rudy pulled his hand out of her grip. Before their skin could lose the last touch, she made it
'I.... I... Lo..'
She could not complete. Her tongue was not supporting. Rudy hugged her tightly, feeling on top of the world. He heard it, her voice, what his ears missed the most. Everything else was forgotten
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At night
Shivaay was pacing in the room with baby in his arms. He was grinning whole-heartedly and talking with his baby childishly. Baby was just staring at his face as trying to grasp, what his father is actually doing. Father's and son's blue orbs looking into each other's. Annika smiles at the scenario when came out of the washroom.
"you have to wait for a few more months to play with him"
She told keeping the towel aside
'he is smiling!'
He told still making cute gestures to baby
'reflex smile only'
She told as the matter of fact and sat on the bed
"I know but It's good"
He replied being in a daze
Soon his expression changed when felt some wetness in his kurti.
'he peed'
Annika laughed out hearing him. His weird expression was worth watching
'isn't it good?!'
She teased. Baby cried aloud as he didn't like the wetness
'Annika please take him'
He told standing in front of her. She took out a dry clothe and left the wet one in the laundry. Wrapping him in the dry clothe she held him close to her and laid on the bed
'sorry, dadda is not angry ok! Don't cry. I have to clean first'
Shivaay told touching his face before rushing to the washroom
Annika cleaned him up with a tissue. All the while he was just crying which caused him to turn his face all red.
'mamma's good boy stop crying'
She pampered taking him in her embrace to feed him. instantly baby stopped crying to fill his stomach
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At that time they were only Ayaan's parents. Nothing else mattered.....
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Precap- Rudy gets to know the truth and Shivaay stands by Annika 🥰
Forgive me for two things: I am worst at penning down emotions
Secondly, for back to back leaps, I have to finish this story soon 🙏
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