Chapter 19

Ana

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Part 18

(this part is dedicated to my sheikhu...happy happy birthday madhu...
wish u all the happiness of the world...n welcoming u to our tee group as u just left the teen one...hugsssxxx)
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armaan  woke up with a beautiful smile the next morning. his feet were having a  new jump in them. he was feeling a new power in himself. riddhima's  acceptance to his proposal just made him a very happy man. all the bad  memories of his past seems to be vanishing with a thought of his future  with riddhima and ananya. he smiled as he remember there kisses from the  last night. GOSH!!!!! how he just want to get married super soon. but  right then, he got to remember the task in hand. ananya's decision. he  has to talk to her.

he freshened up quickly and wore a brown  lining pants with a cream color shirt . a dull red striped tie was  gracing his neck. he left his coat and bag in the room as he moved  towards ananya's room. he entered to see his baby princess sleeping  soundly on her bed, wearing her sleeveless frock. her curly hairs were a  mess. he smiled as he moved forward and open the curtains to welcome  the sun-rays. 'Good Morning" he wished in a chirpy voice that irritate  ananya and she rolled in bed to cover her face with the blanket. armaan  smiled and move towards her bed. "i said Good Morning ananya" he removed  the blanket from her face and she looked at him through her sleepy  eyes. "Good Morning Daddy" ananya wished him back while rubbing her eyes  with her tiny fists. "aww...my baby is still sleepy" armaan removed the  blanket and took her in his arms as he took place on her bed. ananya's  legs were hanging around his one's. she clutched armaan's shirt in a soft  grip and leaned onto his chest to put her head. armaan was speechless  for a moment seeing his baby girl snuggling onto him. he wondered how  much he had missed. as if a possessive wave run in his body, he pulled  her even more closer to himself. his one hand was rubbing her tiny back  while other was caressing and soothing her hairs. armaan couldn't resist  bending down and kissed her. ananya looked up with twinkling eyes to his  father face. she put her hands on his mini stuble and rub it making  armaan smile and moving up, she kissed his cheek. armaan looked at her  with all the love, he had stored from years. "ananya, i have to ask you  something" armaan got her attention as she nodded in response."do you  want a mama?" armaan asked with a fear in his heart. his whole life is  dependent on the approval of this girl whom he had ignored from so long.  "what .is mama like, daddy?" ananya asked with an innocent face. and  armaan heart swelled. her baby girl, who was always looking up to get the  love of her father, doesn't even know what a mother is. how she is  like. ananya's expectant eyes were ready to hear for an answer as armaan  shrugged his face and cupping ananya's little face, pushed her tiny  hairs back. "mama is one who loves her baby endlessly. she loves her,  adores her, helps her whenever needed. she listens to her baby's demands  and can do anything to keep a smile on her face. she fights for her  baby when anyone irritates her or say something bad to her. and she make  sure that her baby girl is safe, even when daddy is not around" armaan  explains her in the simplest way while ananya heard him as if hearing a  fairy story. "daddy, will she be just like that mama bear who always  protect her baby bear and fight for him" ananya asked referring a story  book, armaan read to her a few days back. armaan nodded vigorously. ananya  thought at it with a deep expression. armaan heart was beating badly  inside. what she will say? what if she didn't like the idea of a mother?  and he cant blame her. he was the one who put such situation infront of  her. if only he hadn't ignored her earlier and would have give her the  love she deserved rather than being scared. he was so lost in his  thoughts to notice the big bright smile ananya passed his way. but when  he didn't look, ananya get hold of his face and turn it towards herself.  "daddy, who will be my mama?" she asked with a twinkle in her eyes that  tell armaan that she is ready to accept someone as her mother. his heart  filled with joy and his eyes with tears as he pulled ananya close to  himself and kissed her forehead with so my affection. "daddy" ananya was  irritated now as armaan's stubble scratched her nise and as he moved  back, she rubbed her nose. "haha" he chuckled. "who will be my mama?"  she asked again as armaan looked at her with an amusing look and turned  her face as her ear get close to his lips. she was looking so excited  and taking that look, armaan closed his eyes and whispered softly. "your  riddhima aunty" and that light a bulb on ananya's face. "really" she jumped  in his lap with excitement. "yes" armaan replied. "yipee yipee ...i will  go and tell naina that i also have a mama" naina was her two year old  neighbour friend with whom she only play in the nearby park where Bi use  to take her twice a week. "okay...you can tell everyone...but dont you  think you should just go and give a hug to riddhima aunty first" armaan  wanted riddhima to know ananya's decision from her own lips. "not aunty  daddy...she is my mama" ananya thought to correct him as she get off  from her lap and cheering loudly yipee yipee she get out from the room.  armaan sigh with a content look as he leaned back om the bed and look at  the way ananya disappeared. she is surly a bundle of joy of his life.  his amazing baby.

riddhima was standing in her room in front of the  dressing. she was ready to go to work. she was wearing a white shirt  having faint white lining, which was nicely tucked on her black pants. a  black blazer followed on her shirt to give it a more professional look.  her hairs were straight and open other than pinning the front one  nicely so they don't fall on her face. her lips had a pink gloss. her  eyes were bare. small pearl tops were gracing her ears and that's it.  she pulled some of her hairs from the back and comb them this task  rarely succeded to put her mind away from worries. all her worries from  the last night again took a hold on her thoughts and few worry lines  appear on her forehead. she was adamant to leave armaan if ananya doesn't  approve this relationship. but then, how will she survive. in this  small span of time, he has became the center of her world. the magnetic  pull they feel for eachother, is beyond words. just in last few days,  she made herself believe that she is lucky enough to have happiness in  her life and she did have some beautiful memories of them together. "i  will cherish them till my exsistance" she promised herself and turn to  bed to collect her things.

she was just putting few of her things  in her hand bag when two tiny hands took hold of her legs. she look  down to see the source and found ananya standing at the back and was  looking at her with a tilted head. a mysterious smile was playing on her  lips and that made riddhima smiled too. "mama" ananya softly whispered  still looking at her in awe. riddhima's heart did a little jump. her mind  straight away refused to register ananya's words. they were So sudden  and unexpectable. did she heard right? did ananya just called her mama.  but as if her heart already accepted, tears of happiness filled her  eyes. her hands came to cover her mouth in awee of the moment. ananya  was still not able to know either she is happy or crying. "daddy told me  that you are going to be my mama" she liked to clarify. riddhima just  nodded as she hold her from her arms and pulled her up in a hug. the  tiny hands of ananya tightly gripped around her neck. "you will not  leave me rigjt?" she asked next. "never...i love you so much" she said  in a teary tone and kissed her neck softly. "i love you too" ananya  replied casually as she had learned to reply this whenever someone say  that they love her. "daddy said you will protect me, play with me, fight  for me, love me" riddhima broke the hug and kissed her forehead in  motherly affection. "i will never let anyone say a word to you...you can  trust me on that" riddhima said with hopeful eyes as ananya moved forehead  and kissed her cheek and later put her head on her shoulder while  hugging her tightly. riddhima just love this angel. how selfless kids are.  they are ready to accept anyone from which they hope for love and she  prised to not betray this trust of ananya on herself.

armaan dont  know how long he kept on standing in the door, looking at the view  infront but his eyes couldn't get enough of this. the two most important  girls of his life, standing together, in a hug. noone can say that  riddhima's emotions are artificial or ananya's love is timely. they have  accepted eachother from there heart and that assured him that this is  gonna work beautifully. a smile seemed to be fixed on his face that he  couldn't wipe off. he took steps to them, tucking his hands in his  pockets. ananya saw him nd moved her arms up in aor so he can hold him.  armaan just did that and kissed her. "i love you daddy" she again assured  him. armaan smiled widely and replied him back. "i love you too...now  how about my baby gonna tell this to Bi also" ananya's mischevious eyes  shine with the suggestion and she wiggled in his arms to get down. armaan  allowed her and she rushed out. riddhima, if she was confused before, her  all doubts left when she heard ananya's scream. "amaa...i got a mama...i  got a mama..." she was singing in a chirpy voice and riddhima hands came  to cover her mouth. OMG!!!! she haven't told her mother yet and ananya  announcing that all before her. she looked at armaan with wide eyes who  gave him a side loop smile. and why not. it was his plan. "armaan" riddhima  whined that made him chuckle. "what?" he asked between his giggle. she  looked at him with narrow eyes as if telling whats wrong. "the damage is  done..." he said as he pulled her from her waist. "now, just be brave  and face it happily" he stretched her lips with the help of his finger  to turn it into a smile and she obliged. "now, thats good...come on"  armaan put forward his hand for riddhima and after a little hesitation, she  give in.

they get out to be greeted by the warm smiles of bi and  smriti. the sharp eyes of the both ladies couldn't miss the hand holding  scene between the duos. riddhima felt the eyes on herself and shying,  looked down, pushing her hairs back while armaan grinned like a fool.  "mama, daddy" ananya run towards them and hug there legs. smriti and bi  approached them. "i am so happy for you" bi said sweetly, caressing  there heads. "may God bless your couple and give lots of happiness"  smriti said hugging them. the emotional scene was so much so armaan tried  to lighten up the mood. "ladies, can we have our breakfast so we can go  to work now" bi and smriti smiled and lead them to the table. breakfast  indeed was a cheerful event.

armaan and riddhima left for work with  happy smiles. all the doubts that haunted there night have now left the  place. all the now felt was happy and content. the went on with there  daily routines and today, for a change, they share there lunch with  there friends and shared there happiness with them. all were truly happy  for them and wished them luck. night falls, they were back home and  after having there dinner, for the first time, they both tuck ananya  into her bed who was elated to get so much love. while riddhima made her  bed and make sure she is covered properly, armaan read her a story in  between which, riddhima keep on caressing her curly hairs. to armaan, she  was looking as much of a child as ananya. her surprising eyes, the sad  emotion, the excitement look, changing from time to time as the story  took shape, really mesmerize him. thet switch off the light when ananya  was off to sleep and after doing a little walk in the vackyard, they  were off to there beds.

fews days passed on like this. ananya was  getting more attached to riddhima along with each single day. riddhima has  took up some of the responsibilities of ananya like feeding her, taking  her on a walk whenever she feels good. they went on shopping too and  that turns out to be fun. armaan and riddhima get in there first fight and  that too over the color of the same dress the choose for ananya. while  armaan went for a red one, riddhima choosed a yellow one. "yellow"riddhima  replied while putting the yellow dress in trolley. armaan pulled out the  yellow one and put red one inside. "red" he replied when riddhima eyed him  angrily. "armaan...i said yellow one...put it back" riddhima pulled out the  red one and throw it in the nearby cloth counters. "no red one...please  put that back in trolley" armaan replied with a humph. "no way" riddhima  crossed her hands over her chest. "mom...daddy...will someone ask me  which color i liked?" ananya said trying to get the situation in her  hand. "oh..." riddhima bit her tongue and so does armaan, as they look down  to ananya who was standing inside the trolley, taking a look of all the  things around. armaan get the red dress from the counter where riddhima  throw it as riddhima snatched the yellow one from him. "ananya...you liked  red na?!" armaan asked with hopeful eyes. "no, yellow suits her  better...my ananya looks like a princess in yellow" riddhima said giving a  look to armaan and turn to show ananya the yellow dress. ananya look from  red to yellow and from yellow to red again and again. more than  dresses, she was looking at the faces of her mama and daddy. she didn't  want to disappoint anyone so she looked behind and whispered. "purple"  she indicated towards a purple dress in the back and armaan and riddhima  look at it. they both sigh, then smiled perfectly knowing the reason  behind ananya's decision and putting there liked dresses on the side  rails, they got the purple one and the family went to counter to pay.

they  reached home and just entered in the hall when they stop abruptly.  infront of them, shaina and aryan were sitting along with there parents  as well as bi and smriti. all were having a grin placed on there face  that confused armaan and riddhima as they look at each other and then back  on the front. shaina and aryan rubbed there hands with a wicked grin as  they both stand up seeing riddhima and armaan approaching them. "namaste  aunty, namaste uncle..." armaan wish there parents and riddhima's namaste  followed his. "whats going on here?" armaan asked next looking at aryan  and then at shaina. "is this riddhima?" shaina mother asked with wonder and  shaina nodded. she got up and went to her to give a kiss. aryan mother  too followed her. "actually..." shaina started but stopped. she  indicated to aryan who nudged his father, as he was sitting beside him.  "yeah...oh...wo beta armaan...your friends want a special gift from you"  aryan father started in an affectionate tone. armaan eyed his friends  surly knowing that a plan is being cooked here and looked back at  aryan's father. "what gift uncle?" all smiled at armaan's question. "beta  as you know its there engagement next weekend...well your friends want  you and riddhima to get engage on the same date as them." aryan's father  completed and all look at armaan and riddhima who were hugely surprised.

Part Nineteen--------page 141

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ana