The morning had been hard for me. As I woke up, I found out that I was back in my room with Shivaay's shirt on me. I had slept like a log, no longer why I didn't feel him moving me around.
I got out of my bed with a smile on my face as I realized the fact that I would wake up in the same house as him every morning. One of the pros of having him around as Pinky's son. I got ready, tying my hair in a bun while leaving some curls fall around my face and getting dressed in a pink jumpsuit that I had bought in London.
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Shivaay was right when he compared my way of dressing in London and India. I decided to go with my own taste and not what my father preferred. I got down the stairs getting ready to face a probable scolding from my dad but as I went to the dining room, I was shocked by his reaction.
"You're very beautiful, darling. You just look like your mom." He smiled warmly and I smiled back. He wasn't as old-fashioned as he used to, maybe Pinky was the one he needed to open his mind to new things. Anyway, I sat across Shivaay and threw a quick glance at him. He smiled and did the okay sign. I blushed and looked down. We had our breakfast with Pinky talking about Jhanvi aunty who would visit when we youngsters would return from our 'get together' trip. Then Gauri explained a few things about her dance classes. She aspired to be a professional dancer someday and was in a dance school while also doing an MBA in management. She wanted to help me with daddy's business even though I had told her that she didn't need to pursue that career if she didn't want to but when did little siblings learn to listen to the elders? Never...
After breakfast, we went upstairs to pick our bags for the weekend and saying goodbye to our parents we left. We decided to take my brand new car as a way to try it too. Shivaay sat on the front with me while Gauri sat at the back.
"I need to text OmRu the address to the farmhouse, I forgot," Shivaay said and did as he said.
"Bhaiya, you're very brave to sit on the front with this crazy girl," Gauri said and I rolled my eyes.
"Remember that she's the one driving Gauri, she might leave you on the road!" Shivaay chuckled and I smirked.
"You two will leave my car and I'll abandon you on the road. I'll tell dad and Pinky that I couldn't do otherwise." I chuckled.
"How can you think about leaving your lovely siblings like that?" Gauri faked a cry and as we were on a red light, I looked at Shivaay from the corner of my eyes and sighed. It was hard pretending to the world that I loved him as a brother when my whole body and soul screamed his name.
As we reached the farmhouse, we saw a blue Jeep parked at the gate.
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It was probably OmRu's car. I opened the gate with the remote and we entered inside.
"Hi, guys!" I said as I left the car, meeting with Shivaay's cousins. While Rudra smiled and waved his hand, Omkara furrowed his brows.
"You must be Annika?" He said and I smiled nodding my head. Gauri and Shivaay joined us and Gauri also introduced herself and Shivaay hugged them. Then we went inside.
"Dad already asked some maids to buy the groceries so there is no need for you to worry about food," I said as I made my way to my room.
"There are six rooms, I'll show you yours. Gauri and I's rooms are the ones at the end of the corridor, Gauri's is the one to the left, mine the one to the right. Then Shivaay's room is the one next to mine, Omkara's room is the one next to Shivaay's and Rudy's room is the one across Omkara's room." I explained. "Each room has its own bathroom and there is a swimming pool at the back of the house. We can go and unpack then we'll discuss our plans for the rest of the day!"
"Yes, boss!" Omkara joked and we all chuckled before disappearing in our rooms. As I was done unpacking my stuff I left my room and checked if the path was clear to sneak in Shivaay's room. I quietly closed the door and wrapped my arms around his torso from the back, pecking at his shoulder.
"Too bad we're having the others around." He said, bringing one of my hand to his lips and kissing it.
"I think we shall think about telling people what's happening between us, I crave your company Shivaay. You're here with me but our love is hidden from the world. Each time I want to kiss you or just hold you, I need to be sure that no one is watching... It's so hard." I said and he turned around engulfing me in a hug.
"I know how difficult it is Annie, but for the moment I think it's better if we keep pretending. Our parents are still new to having us both back home. We'll tell them after some time." Shivaay said kissing my forehead. I didn't know what he was afraid of. But I decided to listen to him.
As I tiptoed for a kiss, I heard the door opening behind me and as I looked behind, I saw Omkara on the doorstep. He quickly closed the door as he came in.
"I was sure that I had seen you somewhere! You're Shivaay's girlfriend!" He whispered-yelled and I opened my eyes like saucers.
Precap
I'm giving you this small precap because I love the way this came out, the chapter will soon be ready for an update :)
"I fell in love with the way she brushes her hair every time they get on her face, I fell in love with the face she makes every time she drinks milk, I fell in love with her eyes that speak thousands of unspoken words, I fell in love with her cute pink lips that always form a pout when she sleeps, I fell in love with her little nose that she twitches when she doesn't understand something or when she's angry, I fell in love with her soul, I fell in love with Annika Vardhan Trivedi, and today you cannot ask me to put an end to a relationship we took three years to nurture."
