Janani walked in and locked her bedroom door after checking in on Ava and Advi. They are inseparable nowadays. Advi simply wouldn't fall asleep in his baby cot. He needs to be cuddled against his sister at night, though he creates a ruckus in the morning if Janani weren't the first thing he sees when he opens his eyes. She slipped off her footwear and crawled into the bed. Sleep was far away. How could she fall asleep after getting such a marriage proposal So, how did she really feel about Armaan?? Did she want him for the right reasons? Shouldn’t Ava and Advi be her driving motivation? Is it selfish of her to think less about the kids and more about becoming Armaan's wife? Why couldn’t she think about anything but Armaan? Was she having a crush on him? Could she happily settle for respect and consideration and fidelity? Armaan did say love would grow?? Will it?? He had shied away from any sort of commitment all his life. Will he be able to love her?? And what if he falls
Armaan stopped the car in front of Janani's house. He decided he would drive himself for this weekend trip. Khanna was asked to follow them keeping a distance and he didn't want to alarm Janani's parents by the fact that he always has a bodyguard around him.Janani got down the car with the two energetic kids and Armaan followed them to the door.Sharadha Trivedi opened the door and shreiked excitedly seeing her daughter and little Advi. Harshvardhan Trivedi who heard his wife came out to greet them.Ava who was all excited to meet her new grandparents became suddenly shy and insecure when she saw them and hid herself behind Armaan's legs."Ava baby. Come and meet Nana-Nani" Janani called her in an encouraging tone but Ava pressed herself more against Armaan.Armaan hoped Janani's parents would accept Ava and love her just like they love Advi.Sharadha Trivedi crouched down in front of the little girl. "I had made some cookies for little Ava. Now who will eat them if she is hiding b
"I should have guessed" Richa said as she admired the beautiful ruby ring on Janani's finger."Guessed what??" Janani asked "That there is a reason why he didn't kick you out of the house when he realised the truth" Richa said winking "Now I am a star among my friends" Aditya said grinning as he plopped himself next to Janani on the couch."Star?? And you?? What could you have possibly done to become a star??" Janani asked "Nothing much. I just posted a photo of you and me as my whatsapp status" Aditya said and Janani frowned "What is so special in that?? I a. no celebrity" Janani said "That's right. You are not. I posted the photo with the caption 'my darling sis' " he said, still grinning widelyJanani narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "Why do I feel like you did something mischievous??" Janani asked, looking pointedly at the younger boy."After an hour of posting that photo, I posted the photo of the great Armaan Verma on his knees in front of you" he said smugly "What did
Armaan along with Janani and the kids walked towards his car as he will be dropping them at the kindergarten before going to his office.Janani's mother had asked her to leave Advi at home so that they can spend some time with their grandson, but Advi cried his lungs out as he saw his sister all ready with her school bag to go out. As they reached the car they saw Shreya waving and smiling at them as she walked towards them. "Maasi" Ava launched herself at her aunt as soon as she came close. Shreya picked her up and placed a loud kiss on Ava's cheek making her giggle. "Hello Advi" she gave a flying kiss to Advi who was on his momma's hip "You guys carry on. I will come in the evening to meet the kids" Shreya smiled at them as she helped Ava into the car.Armaan frowned at the weird behavior of the woman. He is used to the cold smile and stiff voice of hers usually. He had never seen her smile at him. So why is she so happy in his company all of a sudden.They bid a bye to her
"You seriously going to have tea with her, Janani? I don’t like this Shreya" Richa saidJanani wrinkled her nose. Her best friend, Richa, was very quick in her judgements but Janani tried to give everyone a fair hearing. And that included Shreya Iyyer. After all, Janani would have been the first to admit that the main source of her unease about Shreya was that the other woman’s close blood tie to Armaan's ex and Ava's mother."I don't think she is evil" Janani admitted. Though she feels uncomfortable around Shreya, she has to admit the woman is not an evil character. The gentleness with which she treats Ava and even Advi proves that. It is just around her, Shreya seems different. Can't blame her for that either.In any case, she had to admit that Shreya had proved to be an almost invisible guest, occasionally dropping by to visit Ava and Advi, over the past week while Armaan had been abroad. Richa had reached three days before and Janani had wasted her time going on wedding sh
Armaan felt someone squeezing him inside out, and sweat broke out on his forehead, as he hung up the phone call.He had made a mistake, a serious mistake, by leaving Janani. He should have listened to his heart and simply cancelled the trip and stayed home.Now he had to pray that he had sufficient time and the opportunity to put it right. And if he didn’t? Good lord, that option could not even be considered! *** Janani walked down the steps of the mandir after spending an hour there with her family doing some pre wedding poojas.She had gone over to find some peace and had terribly failed as her mind kept going back to what she had come to know from Sheya Iyyer yesterday.She stopped on the stairs as she saw Armaan get down from the car. "Heyy. Isn't that Armaan?? " Richa asked "He was supposed to return next week. He is a stickler for schedules" Janani said confused "Seems like you bridegroom missed you more than you know as he is here now" her mother said teasingly Sheathed
"You know, I thought you were having wedding jitters. I believed you were back early to dump me and back out of the wedding" she said"No, I was too scared I was losing you. I didn’t know what Shreya had done but I should have known she is up to something" Armaan said"But how could you even find out that I was seeing her yesterday? The bodyguards?" Janani asked in confusion."No. Aditya. He phoned me yesterday and informed me that Shreya had invited you and that he didn't get a good vibe from that" "Adi?" "He is a pain in the a** at times. Very immature too. But he loves you a great deal. He was worried for you" Armaan said making her smile "I know" "So tell me about Ishana" Janani prompted and Armaan sighed "There is nothing much to say, Janani. I had a short affair with her. There was nothing serious" Armaan said "If there was nothing serious why did Shreya say that she begged you to marry her" "I had no idea about her pregnancy. Out of blue, she proposed marriage. But the
A week passed by in a jiffy and Janani was back in her hometown. The pre wedding rituals starts the next day and Armaan wanted to take her out for dinner tonight Their first official date. Janani had never known happiness like this before. Yes, she had a very loving childhood with adoring parents But what she found with Armaan and the kids is bliss. Pure bliss. She looked into the mirror and adjusted her saree once more. Armaan loves to see her in saree. 'It's more accessible for me,' he had said cheekily, squeezing her exposed waist. Janani blushed remembering the feel of his hands on her. Damn!! He literally sets her on fire with a single glance. "Janani" her mother came in looking somewhat anxious "Maa! Is Armaan here already?" Janani asked excitedly. "It's not Armaan. Vikram is here. His parents too. Vikram said he wanted to talk to you" her mother said anxiously Janani stifled a groan. What does he want now? Haven't they already talked about everything? "Fine. Let'