Love is the most beautiful thing to have, hardest thing to earn and most painful thing to lose. - unknown.
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Khushi's POV:
" Khushi, what do you want to eat today?" di asked as I put Arohi to sleep in the bed alongside Ridhima who slept after playing with her toys . We are in our house as we decided to spend atleast a weekend every month in here. Only me and di along Arohi and Ridhima. Vikram and Rahul protested but to no avail. They weren't able to win over her. So, here we are enjoying the movie" Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" without any disturbance.
" Di, shall we order from Vikram's hotel? " I asked her.
" what? Looks like my little sister already misses her husband." di said teasingly. I shook my head .
" di, it's not like that. I don't want you to do any work here too. We are here to relax and have fun, right?" I told her frowning a little.
She came and sit closer to me.
" but I love to cook for you." she replied .
" hmm. Ok, then. Cook our favourite chicken biryani. I will help you. Whenever I offers to help, Rani di won't allow me to do any work." I said remembering how she tied me to the chair when I tried to cut onion on my own.
" also Vikram might be busy with teaching his sons how to swim. So,why will he come here?" I added .
" so, you miss him?" she asked me.
" no. Not at all." I lied bluntly. It's been only a day but I already miss him. But I can't tell her that. She too came leaving Rahul and Sid back.
" what about you? You miss Rah er sorry jiju ?" I throwed her question to her.
" not much like my love sick sister. Do you know you're horrible at lying? Your face shows it all." she replied making me blush again.
" I am already here." Vikram's voice came from the stairs. He appeared from the stairs and sat next to me. Di's eyes widened as she immediately sat up.
" Vicky, How do you come inside?" Di asked pointing to the closed main door.
" the same way as last time. I climbed the tree that is near to Khushi's room, you know. " He replied and walked to open the main door.
" We have some special guests waiting for you." Vikram said while winking at di. Over the years, Di and Him got along well much to my and Rahul's surprise.
" not again." di sighed seeing Rahul, Sid , Virat and Vishal. It always end like this. Though di is disappointed, she didn't show it .
" oh come on, Priya. You too missed them. " Vikram whispered so that Rahul doesn't hear.
" Sid missed you." Rahul said as he sat on the couch.
" Mommy!" My boys came towards me and kissed my cheeks. Then, turning towards Vikram," daddy, teach us how to climb the tree and jump into the room." They asked in unison.
" hm,uh. " Vikram just sholved his hands into his pockets and replied casually " not now. Maybe after some years."
" Vikram, you are not teaching your monkey skills to them." I warned him causing di and rahul chuckle.
" but it's really cool. " Virat took his father's side. " at the same time, it's scary. What if he fell down." Vishal argued for me.
" You're such a coward!" Virat said with a smirk.
" and you cracky." Vishal said , causing me and di giggle as I remember calling Vikram like that.
" mom!" Sid screamed with happiness and came towards di.
She kneeled infront of him and hugged him. " dad, my chocolate?" Sid asked while extending his hand towards Rahul.
" why are you asking him for chocolate, Sid?" I asked while looking at Rahul.
" maasi, papa told me that if I agree to come with him, He will give me a big chocolate!" He replied with a pout.
" daddy said that he will take us to amusement park if we agree to come with him." Virat said while crossing his arms over his chest.
" busted, bro." Vikram chuckled as di glared at Rahul. Ofcourse a fake one.
" Sid, come with me. I will give you one. and you two," I turned to Virat and Vishal," don't leave your father till he fulfills his promise." with that I stood up and walked away with him leaving Rahul with di.
" ok mommy. We will do as you say. but now, we too want chocolate." Vishal said and tagged along with Sid. Vikram followed me to the kitchen.
" Khushi, do you know how difficult it was for me to stay away from you?" he asked after I give chocolates to Virat, Vishal and Sid .
" I know,Vikram. I too missed you. Do you think I am happy with this ? but it's just two days . Di feels you are coming in between us. She wanted just some time alone. Only me and her." I explained him . His face immediately fell. I hugged him and His hands wrapped around my waist ,pulling me closer.
When we both started to lean in, Kids shouted in unison " We're still here!". That's when an idea popped in my mind.
" Hey Sid, I will give you one more chocolate if-"
Priya's POV:
Rahul hugged me from behind as soon as they all got out of sight. He started to place kisses around my neck and bite my earlobe.
" I missed you, Priya." He said in between his kisses.
" I too missed you." I turned towards him and kissed him .
" mom! dad! not here. Go, get a room." Sid's voice made us pull apart. " yeah, I said it correctly. " Sid fistpunched himself. I looked at him in shock while Rahul grinned.
" who told you to say this?" I asked him as I suspect some foul play.
" maasi." He didn't even finish as Khushi ran away from here.
" Khushi" I shouted and started to chase her. she ran towards the pool area.
" Vikram, help me." She called Vicky who looks unfazed.
" it's between you and your lovely di. who am I to interfere? " he replied . " But I can help my friend if she asks. " He added, with a mischeivous grin.
" oh,please .do the honours" I said dramatically .
"no, nooo don't you dare!" Khushi threatened but He already caught her and carried her over his shoulders.
" So, what do you want to do now?" Vikram asked me . I looked to see where Rahul is. But he is nowhere to be seen.
" Put me down. N.O.W." Khushi whined .
" di, please." She pleaded but I have other idea.
" Put her down in there as she asked. " I told him pointing towards the swimming pool.
I smirked, waiting to see what he would do now. He looked caring, but I know him. I knew he was up to something.
"Aw, love you don't have to go in if you don't want to," he assured her as she's eyeing the water unsurely. She shrieked in response to his hug, and screamed even louder when he jumped in, her body still in his arms. Her screams are soon cut off by the water, replaced with my laughter. I could hear Rahul laughing with me from beside me and I smiled over at him.
"I will drag you in!" Khushi threatened. I was about to respond when Rahul winked at me before pulling me with him in the water. He then submerged deep into the water,scaring me a bit. My suspicions are proven to be correct when a pair of hands grabbed my ankles and dragged me under. I started to scream, but all I could do before I was immersed to take a gulp of air. I thrashed violently, quickly feeling my foot coming in contact with something.
My ankles are freed immediately and my mind began to race with guilty thoughts as I feared I had accidentally kicked him in the face. I surfaced as he did, and I am relieved to see that Rahul is holding his shoulder and not any part of his precious face.
"Sorry!" I squealed, swimming over to him and placing my hands on his shoulders.
"No, I'm sorry," he replied, the smirk on his lips and sparkle in his clear brown eyes clearly not regretting anything. "But girl, you can kick," he commented in some kind of disbelief, causing me to giggle as I wrapped my legs around his torso.
"Aw, I'm sorry," I cooed, kissing his lips. Just as he was leaning into the kiss as well, I pulled back and shoved down on his shoulders in one swift movement.
He sprung up after a second of course, but I still felt accomplished.
"Bad girl," he scolded, water droplets falling from his damp blonde locks.
"Now we're even," I wagered, wrapping my arms around his neck as his arms snaked around my waist. He pecked my lips again, making me smile. His lips moving to the other corner of my mouth, making shiver and forget about everything. Well, that is until Vikram yelled at us.
"Oi! You two! This is a family environment!" he reprimanded, causing us to jump apart and giggle like little children. If either of us were about to say something back, we never got the chance, for Kids started calling for us from the door.
" We too want to join " They squealed .
" then come on. jump in." Rahul called them. Sid and Virat jumped but Vishal hesitated.Vikram went to him and gently carried him to the water.
Khushi and me got out and went to change.
The rest of the day passed quickly with all of us watching movie and playing with kids.
I told Rahul and Vikram not to come several times but they didn't care. I was slightly disappointed as it became a routine for them to ruin my alone time with Khushi. Sadly, Khushi didn't mind them much as I do.
Instead of my offer to work with me in our concern, she chose to work with Vijay. They both got close as well.
At night, We all left for our respective homes with our kids. Now , I have to wait until next month for our sister bonding.
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Here is the first chapter.
Priya hasn't changed a little. But Khushi is quite mature.
Do let me know what you all think.