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the show is almost done with or for me it has been for a while, can you please update lol - so we can read the end and move on 😆😆
Originally posted by: Carpe_diem
[MEMBERSONLY
"I'm thinking about what I'm going to do when you wake up after the surgery."
"What will you do?"
"I'm going to kiss you."
Her cheeks burn and she smiles into his chest.
"It's going to be our first kiss", he says.
Her fingers play with his shirt at his waist. "And then?"
"And then I'm going to continue kissing you till both of us can't breathe."
She hits his stomach and he chuckles.
"And then I'm going to place a ring on your finger and carry you home."
Her chest tightens at his words. "You bought a ring?"
"Yes. Long back."
He bought a ring for her? When? She's about to ask but she's distracted by something else.
"Won't you even ask if I want to marry you or not?"
"Nope", he scoffs.
She frowns at his arrogance and wants to blast him but her curiosity wins over her anger and she waits for him to continue.
"Before we get home, we'll be making a stop at the marriage registrar's office", he says nonchalantly.
Her eyes widen and she lifts her gaze to his. He raises a brow challengingly and she chokes back a laugh.
Anika closes her eyes and he draws her closer. Only he could make her laugh at a time like this. She wants to be there for all the moments that he's talking about. She wants to be the one he kisses. She wants to be the one he gives his ring to. She wants to be the one signing the papers with him. She wants to be his wife. Dread fills her when she imagines someone else taking her place and her eyes well up.
Her tears trickle down her nose and fall on his chest but she doesn't care anymore.
"I don't think Nani will like it if we get married at the registrar's office", she says and her voice breaks.
Shivaay runs his fingers on her arm and kisses her head. He knows that she's crying and he's too close to breaking down but he continues to talk.
"She'll not be upset at all. I think she'll be surprised if I don't do something like that."
"Sahil will definitely have a problem", she says as her tears start soaking his shirt.
"I'll get him a dog."
She starts crying hard and the wetness near her forehead makes her wonder if he's crying too. She doesn't look up. She doesn't want to know.
She wipes her tears and says, "That's a brilliant plan. He'll forget everything as soon as he sees the dog."
"Won't you take me on a honeymoon?", she asks when he stays silent for too long.
"Of course I will. I can't tell you where but we'll be gone for at least four weeks."
Anika sniffles and blinks to clear her vision. "I can't take a four week vacation. I'm only allowed to take two weeks off."
"You resigned, remember?", he murmurs against her skin.
"So, you won't give me my job back?"
"That depends on what you're willing to do."
She lets out a horrified laugh. "You're horrible! I'm not going to do anything!"
"We'll see."
"Are you going to be a cocky, arrogant, overbearing husband?"
"Yes and I'm also going to be a bossy, protective, possessive husband."
She wrinkles her nose and says, "Then I'm going to be a quarrelsome, nagging wife!"
And this is how they spend the most difficult night of their lives. Instead of agonizing, worrying and dreading the impending surgery, they bicker over a future that they may or may not ever have.
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It's the deathly silence that jolts her awake. She gasps and sits up looking around frantically. Shivaay touches her hand and his soothing touch calms her down.
"It's okay. It was just a dream", he says and she sits against the pillow and tries to calm her racing heart.
It was just a dream.
He stands and wipes the precipitation off her face. He walks to the other side and pours some water into the glass on the side table.
She takes the glass and gulps down the water, still trying to come to terms with her dream.
"Better?", he asks tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear.
Better? No, she had just dreamed that she was dead. She wasn't feeling better at all. But she takes a shaky breath and nods.
She notices that he's already dressed and that makes her look outside. It's still dark.
"What time is it?", she croaks.
"Five'o'clock. Dadi called sometime back. They're on their way here."
She looks at his red tinged eyes and she knows that he didn't sleep at all.
"I don't remember falling asleep", she says putting the water glass back on the table.
"It must be the medicines. They knocked you out."
Anika is about to say something when the door opens and Dr.Ryder walks in with Dr.Wellauer.
"I hope you had a good sleep, Anika."
She smiles and nods her head.
"Everything is set. We're just going through a few last minute discussions. I want you to know that I'll do my best Anika."
"I'll do my best too", Anika says taking the doctor by surprise.
The next few hours rush by in a flurry of activities. The nurse comes and tells Anika that they will be taking her inside in a couple of minutes and panic grips her instantly. No matter how much she tries, she cannot shake away the fear that these are the last hours of her life. Everybody hugs and gives her words of assurance.
She watches Shivaay sign the papers that Dr.Ryder gives him and she blinks back the tears forming in her eyes.
Nothing is going to happen to me. I'm going to be fine. She repeats the words constantly in her head.
Shivaay bends down and kisses her on her cheek. He holds her gaze and his fingers brush against her skin.
"I'll be waiting for you. I'll be right here", he says in that deep, low tone that she loved.
The nurse comes back into the room with two more attendants. They start wheeling her out. Anika keeps her eyes on her family who are all smiling encouragingly.
They stop at a distance and Anika knows they cannot come any further. She can see the love and care in their eyes and she knows that she feels the same way. This was her family.
"Stop", she says and the nurse looks at her.
"Please stop for a minute."
She turns to look at Shivaay who starts to run towards her realizing that something is wrong.
Anika pulls him close and holds his face in her hands. She had to tell him that she loved him. He knew it already but she wanted to say it. She wanted him to hear it.
She looks into his worried eyes and says, "I want to tell you something", she says desperately.
"Tell me afterwards", he says.
"No! You have to know-"
"Tell me later. Nothing is going to happen to you."
"What if-"
"Nothing is going to happen to you", he repeats fiercely.
She swallows loudly and nods her head. Nothing is going to happen to me.
"I want you to kiss me. I want that first kiss now", she says pulling him closer.
"Anika", his breath touches her lips.
"Please"
He grips her face and closes the distance between them. He kisses the corner of her mouth before kissing her lips tenderly. Once. Twice.
He lifts his head and stares at her for a few moments.
"That doesn't count. That was not out first kiss."
"You're going to come back to me and I'll be right here waiting for you. Keep your heart beating for me. For us."
She clings to him for a second before letting him go. She watches him till they take her inside and the doors shut away.
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