Chapter 23, His Peace, Her Saviour

Chapter 23

*A romantic chapter ahead.

*Do shower your love on the chapter.

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As soon as Shivansh turned on the lights, Ruhanika gasped out loud. She never would have expected the scene before her.

The whole apartment was decorated with red roses and fairy lights.

They entered the living room. To the right side was kitchen separated by huge oval window like partition. On the left side was a door, currently closed which led to huge balcony. Further down the hall were 4 rooms- 2 facing each other. 3 master bedrooms and one study room cum library. And at the farthest end was a door that opened in the theater room.

The whole living room was decorated with red roses and fairy lights. On the center table was a light written as "I Love You Ruhh."

Ruhanika was shocked to see the decoration. She did not speak a word. Shivansh delicately held her hand and took her near the center table. He made her sit on the couch placed in the living room and sat on his knees in front of her.

Shivansh gently held Ruhanika's hand and spoke,"Ruhh, kaisa laga Janna?"

Ruhanika still in the shock of unexpected surprise blinked her eyes and turned to Shivansh and spoke,"Shiv! Y-yeh sab? Kyun?"

Shivansh smiled at her question and replied,"Ab meri wife mujhe I Love You nahi keh rahi thi toh..."

Ruhanika's eyes turned wide and her jaw dropped at his reply. She spoke,"Kyaa? Aapne yeh sab sirf isiliye kiya kyunki maine aapko I Love You nahi kaha tha? Shiv, woh toh main mazak kar rahi thi. Main toh aapse bohot pyaar karti hu. I Love You Shiv!!"

Shivansh,"I Love You too Ruhh. Lekin ab yeh chota sa surprise hai meri taraf se. Ruko ek cheez abhi baaki hai."

Shivansh quickly stood on his feet, held Ruhanika's hand and msde her stand up. He made her stand in the middle of the room. Shivansh went down on his knees in front of Ruhanika and took out a box from his pocket.

He held the box in front of her. He opened it to reveal a delicate diamond ring with platinum body. The ring was so beautiful yet so delicate that it would suit perfectly to Ruhanika's personality.

Shivansh,"Ruhh, tum jabse meri life mein aayi ho, tumne meri zindagi ko ek khoobsurat sapna sa bana diya hai. Har ek din tumhare saath kisi romantic movie ka scene jaisa lagta hai. I Love You Ruhh. Tum mera jitna khayal rakhti ho, jitna dhyaan rakhti ho, utna Ammi k jaane k baad kisi ne nahi rakha. Main wada karta hun Ruhh, main humesha tumse pyaar karunga aur humesha tumhara khayal rakhunga. Main apna pyaar, apni loyalty aur apna trust, aaj is ring k saath tumhe saunpta hun Ruhh."

With that, he gently slid the ring in Ruhanika's ring finger of left hand.

Shivansh stood up and captured Ruhanika's lips in a passionate kiss to which Ruhanika reciprocated with equal passion. They broke the kiss when both of them needed air.

Tucking Ruhanika's hair behind her ear, Shivansh spoke,"Ruhh, aao tumhe pura penthouse dikhata hu."

As Shivansh held her hand and was about to lead her in the penthouse, Ruhanika pulled him back and spoke,"Par Shiv yeh ghar hai kiska?"

Shivansh,"Abhi tak toh yeh sirf ek penthouse tha par ab jo tum yaha aa gai ho toh yeh humara ghar ban gaya hai ab."

Ruhanika,"Matlab?"

Shivansh,"Ruhh, yeh penthouse mera hai aur ab yeh humara ghar hai."

Ruhanika,"Yeh aapka hai?"

Shivansh,"Haa Ruhh, kuch saal pehle as an investment liya tha phir humari shaadi k baad furniture aur decoration karvaya. Tumhe sirf chaar deewaron mein laana thik nahi laga toh yeh taiyaar ho uske baad laane ka plan tha. 1 week pehle hi ready hua hai."

Ruhanika,"Toh Shiv, kya ab hum waha nahi rehne wale? Raj bhaiya, Pari, Aarav aur Aaru k saath?"

Shivansh,"Ruhh, aaj tak mere pass woh ghar chhodne ki wajah toh bohot thi par Dadu-Dadi ne rok rakha tha. Ab chaho toh hum yaha shift ho sakte hai. Main janta hu Mrs. Rajvansh aur Chachi k taano k beech rehna mushkil hai. Agar tum chaho toh hum yaha shift ho jaayenge."

Ruhanika,"Ha Shiv, us ghar mein aunty k taane bohot hai par Raj bhaiya, Pari, Aaru, Aarav aur Chachaji bhi toh hai. Woh sab aapse bohot pyaar karte hai. Aur unke saath rehne se hum dono ko bhi ghar wali feeling aati haina."

Shivansh nodded his hand and spoke,"Ha toh phir jab humein saath mein time spend karna hoga na tab hum yaha aajayenge. Ab aao tumhe ghar dikhau."

Shivansh showed her whole apartment and lastly they reached their bedroom.

This bedroom was nothing like what it is in Rajvansh mansion. This bedroom was cozy, and romantic just for them.

There was a big king size bed in the center. Two side tables on either sides of bed with night lamps. On the wall above the bed were polaroids of both of their pictures attached with thread.

On the right side was a walk in closet and bathroom. On the right side was a small balcony with a swing. And a small couch was placed in the room with a coffee table. The room was same like Rajvansh Mansion yet it was cozier.

Ruhanika,"Shivvv, humara room toh kitna sundar hai. Yeh photos, yeh kitna achha lag raha hai yaha pe. Par Shiv, meri yeh photos, maine toh nahi khichvayi."

Shivansh,"Woh sab maine chupke se khichi hai. Meri Ruhh hai hi itni sundar, ki jitni photo khichu kam hai."

Ruhanika,"Kitni sundar hai Shiv. Aur hum dono ki yeh jo kuch tasveer hai yeh kitni pyaari hai. Shiv, main toh kehti hu ki hum dono ko bohot photos kichvani chahiye, hum kitne achhe lagte hai saath mein."

Shivansh,"Jaisa tum kaho. Aao phir abhi khiche."

With that they clicked lots of pictures of them- some selfies and some mirror selfies.

After clicking pictures,

Ruhanika,"Shiv, aaj hum yahi rahe?"

Shivansh,"Bilkul, jaisa aap chahe wifeyy." With that, he pulled her towards her by her waist.

Ruhanika drapped her hands around his neck and both of them lost themselves in a passionate kiss which futher led to a romantic night.

In the morning,

Ruhanika was sleeping on the bed, dressed in Shivansh's shirt, covered in duvet looking cuter than a button.

Shivansh was in the kitchen, dressed in grey sweatpants trying to cook breakfast in bed for Ruhanika.

Shivansh,"Yeh khana banana kitna mushkil hai. Ruhh kaise kar leti hai. Itna tasty khana banati hai woh. Shit! Shit! Yeh induction ka temperature kam kyun nahi ho raha?" He huriedly tried to remove the pan from the induction stove,"Ouch!!!" He burned his fingers as he tried to hold the pan without any support.

With such clumsy actions, Shivansh finally managed to make Coffee and Pancakes for Ruhanika. He then placed everything on a tray and took it to their bedroom.

As he entered the room, Ruhanika came out of the washroom.

Shivansh,"Ruhh, tum uth kyun gai?"

Ruhanika,"Good Morning Shiv."

Shivansh,"Good Morning Ruhh. Par yaar tum uth kyun gai? Main tumhare liye breakfast in bed laya tha."

Ruhanika,"Toh phir bed pe baith jaati hu Shiv."

Ruhanika sat on the bed and Shivansh smiled at her and placed the tray in front of her.

Shivansh,"Tumhe pata hai Ruhh, maine aaj pehli baar khana banaya haj. Tumhare liye. Tum taste karke batao na."

Ruhanika,"Phir toh main bina taste liya hi bata du Shiv, ki yeh aaj tak ka best taste khana hai."

Shivansh,"Arey tum taste toh karo Ruhh, jaldi."

Ruhanika chuckled at Shivansh's excitement and took a bite of the pancakes, but......

Ruhanika did not let it come on her face but the pancakes were very bad. Shivansh had mistakenly added salt instead of powdered sugar and the pancakes were too dry that Ruhanika found it hard to swallow. She picked up the coffee mug and took a sip to swallow the pancake.

Shivansh,"Kaisa hai?"

Ruhanika,"Bohot tasty hai Shiv. Lag hi nahi raha ki aapne first time banaya hai. Bohot achhi pancakes hai."

Shivansh,"Thank God. Maine toh taste bhi nahi kiya tha. Main chahte tha ki tum hi first bite lo."

Ruhanika nodded and continued eating pancakes.

Shivansh,"Mujhe bhi taste karne do na Ruhh."

Ruhanika quickly took the plate away and spoke,"Nahi, yeh aapne mere liye banayi hai toh main hi khaungi."

Shivansh,"Yeh kya baat hui Ruhh. Lao do."

Shivansh took the plate from her hands and took a bite. Ruhanika tightly closed her eyes. As soon as the taste settled on Shivansh's tongue, he made a face and removed the food in the plate.

He wiped his face and spoke,"Chii, tum yeh kaise kha sakti hi. Pura namak namak hai aur kitna dry hai. Mujhse toh chub hi nahi raha tha."

Ruhanika meekily spoke,"Itna bhi bura nahi hai woh. Aisa mat kahiye."

Shivansh,"Bura. Zeher k barabar khana tha woh. Hadd hai yaar, ek baar jab main apni wife k liye kuch karna chahte hu woh bhi nahi hua."

Ruhanika,"Offo Shiv, relax. Aapne itna achha surprise toh diya tha kal raat. Aur yeh coffee toh kitni achhi hai. Chaliye main nashta bana deti hu, aaiye meri help kariye chaliye."

Shivansh sulkingly replied,"Nahi, phir bigad jaayega aur tumhari mehnat kharab jo jaayegi."

Ruhanika,"Nahi hoga Shiv, chaliye toh."

With that, she held his hand and led jim to the kitchen.

Ruhanika,"Poha khayenge?"

Shivansh nodded. Ruhanika turned on the gas, but Shivansh panicked seeing fire as the gas was on high and Ruhanika was yet to keep the pan.

Shivansh,"Ruhh...." He quickly pulled her towards himself and emptied the water jug on the gas.

Then he turned to Ruhanika and started checking her frantically. Shivansh,"Ruhh, tum thik ho na bachhe. Bolo na jaana tum thik toh ho na. Kuch hua nahi na tumhe baby?"

Ruhanika understood his fear. She gently cupped Shivansh's cheeks and kissed him on tbe forehead followed by both the cheeks and then lips.

Ruhanika,"Main bilkul thik hu Shiv, mujhe kuch nahi hua. Dekhiye."

Shivansh's forehead was covered in sweat. He wiped it and spoke,"Sorry Ruhh woh main darr gaya tha."

Ruhanika,"Koi baat nahi. Aap bahar chalke baithye, main coffee aur nashta leke aati hu."

Shivansh did not have the energy to do anything. He spoke,"Main shower leke aata hu Ruhh."

Ruhanika nodded and he left. Then Ruhanika made the breakfast till Shivansh came back from shower.

Chapter 23

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