"Kiaan! Keya! Come on, you are getting late for school." I yelled.
"Coming!" they both replied in unison.
After a few minutes, they both tumbled down the stairs in their uniforms and bags. I handed them their water bottles and guided them towards my car.
It had been 5 years since our wedding. My dad had moved all the business and his life to London, with us. His company collaborated with Shiv's company and they both handled all of it really good. We moved to a bigger house as the kids grew older.
It was a fairly big bungalow with a swimming pool in the backyard and 5 bedrooms, a library/study, kitchen and a guesthouse with two rooms in the backyard. I thought it was a lot at first but we realised that we needed all of it because we had a lot of guests and the kids were growing up faster everyday.
I dropped them at the school and they both kissed me on the cheeks before jumping out of the car and running off into the building.
I returned to our home and woke up Shiv to get ready for work.
"Good morning, sleepyhead." I said. I climbed up on his body and kissed his cheeks as his eyes fluttered open.
"Good morning." he said with a smile and rolled me over so that he hovered over me. "I will never get used to this."
"I hope so." I said and pushed him away from me and stood up. "Get up and get dressed. You have to go to work."
"You do too." he said to me.
"Yes, I do. But I have my own company now." I said with a grin.
I had opened up my own publishing company in London a little over two years ago and it was doing very well. It had always been my dream to own a publishing company, all my dreams were coming to life as I worked harder.
"If you haven't still realised, I also am the owner of my company." he cocked his eyebrow.
"Yeah well you have your dad and mine with you as co-owners." I stated.
"I hate it when you are right."
"I love it when you are wrong."
He groaned and got out of the bed and walked to the bathroom. I had already showered so I changed into more formal clothes for work and put on light makeup. I put on my heels and examined myself in the mirror.
My face glowed naturally and my eyes were brighter than they had ever been. I had gained a little weight which I didn't try much to shed, accepting my body as it was. My belly was not flat, my thighs were bulkier and my hips were wider. I had stretch marks but I felt beautiful because I accepted my flaws.
My brown hair were secured in a sleek ponytail and I wore a grey skirt and blazer set with a black shirt under the blazer. My black pumps completed the look. I looked like a professional, strict corporate office boss which was totally opposite from what I was.
I allowed all my employees to wear whatever they felt comfortable in and it was a friendly environment all around but once a week, everyone had to dress up in formal clothing so that the employees keep feeling that they did work in a corporate office.
Shiv walked out of the bathroom with a white towel hung low on his hips, showing off all his upper body muscles and his abs. He had been working out a lot more, now that the kids were not too young and we were finally able to find time for ourselves.
"Just shows that I married the right woman." he said and held my waist from behind me and we both looked at each other through the mirror.
"Its formal day at the office."
"I know, baby." he turned me around to face him. Even with me wearing 4 inch heels, he was taller than me, forcing me to lift my face up to see him.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and he placed his hands on my waist.
"Can you pick up the kids today? I have to meet Sanjana." I asked him.
"Sure. I will drop them at your mom's place, pick them up when you return." he said.
"Okay. I am getting late now. There's breakfast on the dining table, eat before you leave." I said and kissed him.
"Okay, I love you." he said after we pulled away.
"I love you." I shouted back after leaving the room and walking towards the stairs.
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"Sanjana!" I squealed.
She had changed her job and was now well settled. Lorenzo finally shut down his gang and joined a normal day job like the rest of us. They were married since 4 years and they were trying to have kids as she had told me.
"Naina!"
"Well, we just met yesterday. Why are we so excited?" I rolled my eyes.
"I don't know. You screamed so I did too."
"I actually do have a surprise." I tell her.
"I do too!"
"Okay, you go first." I said.
"No you." she said.
"I said, you."
"Okay, lets's say it together." she suggested.
"Fine, at three." I said and started the countdown.
"I am pregnant." we said at the same time.
"What? Are two not enough for you?" she said in shock.
"We didn't plan the first two." I defended myself.
"Okay, so this one is planned?"
"No..." I almost whispered and looked away.
"What are you two? Rabbits?" her voice pitched high.
"You are one to talk. We are neighbours, I can hear everything." I rolled my eyes
"Oh my God!"
"Not like that! You both are just too loud." I said.
"Have you told him yet?" she said after a minute of silence.
"No. You?"
"No." she said.
"Why don't we do it together. We can all go out tonight, it's a Friday anyway and both the kids are at my mom's place." I suggested.
"Okay. I will ask him and text you the address and time." she said and we talked more after finally leaving the usual cafe we hung out at.
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Sanjana had chosen a pub for the venue. Weird, considering we both wouldn't be able to drink.
I chose the same champagne gold dress I was wearing the night I went to a club in India with Shiv, the night that brought us together. I put my hair down and curled them a bit, I put on slight makeup with a dark red shade of lipstick.
"Wow. Am I time travelling back to the past?" Shiv asked as he walked out of his closet wearing black dress pants and a white shirt tucked in.
"I just remembered I still have this dress, so I decided to wear it." I shrugged.
"You do realise that our kids were conceived because of that same dress." he said suggesting that the same could happen again.
"Yes, I do. But we were both drunk and I won't be drinking tonight." I told him.
"Why?" his brows furrowed.
"I will have to pick up the kids from my mom's place in the morning and I don't want to risk driving while I am hungover." I told him.
"I will pick them up."
"Your hangovers are even worse than mine." I stated and walked into my closet to find a comfortable pair of heels.
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We reached the place and it was filled with people and already reeked of alcohol and smoke which made me sick.
"Well this is no Escape but thankfully we don't need one in our life now." I said as he parked the car and we walked into the club.
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Author's note-
So this is the actual end of Shiv and Naina's cute little love story! I know, the epilogue was really short but I don't really know what to write. The story pretty much ended in the last chapter.
Please vote and comment as you read. Thank you so much for giving this book a chance and I hope you all liked my first book ever to be completed!
Again, thank you all so much! I wouldn't have become a writer if not for you readers.
Lots of love.