Chapter 8 – Surprise
Vibha woke cuddled in Rohan's arms. He still sleped peacefully and she gave him a light kiss in his lips and carefully got up.
Ali was already awaked and was playing with one of his teddy bears that he sleped with. He smiled and giggled when he saw his mom up and tried to stand on the bed holding the bars.
She smiled at him and gave him a kiss.
"-I'll be right back, sweetie. Don't wake Daddy up, he's tired.
The baby seemed to nod in understandment and she quickly went to the bathroom connected to the room.
When she came back he stretched his little arms at her and she took him out of the cradle and put Ali in her lap.
"-I know very well want you want…" – she joked with him.
She sat on the bed with the baby and guided him to her breast which he quickly took and started to suckle it.
After the baby finished drinking his milk, she put him to burp. At the same time Rohan woke up,
"-Hey!"
"-Hey!" – she smiled.
Ali seemed exited with his dad being awaked and tried to change to his lap.
"-Pa!" – he called.
"-Now you're no longer hungry you don't care about me anymore, isn't it?" – Vibha said, tickling him.
The baby laughed and they both laughed with him. She kissed him and passed Ali to Rohan, while she shower and dressed.
"-I made you a poem…"
"-A poem?! Really?" – she said surprised.
"-Yes…I suck at poems, so don't laugh, ok?"
"-Ok…" – she answered as he gave her a piece of paper and disappeared downstairs with the baby, embarrassed and shy.
It read,
To Vibha
Your heart is pure
Our love is real
You're mine and I'm yours
Unbreakable and inseparable,
Forever in each other's arms
Our pasts don't matter
As present and future look at us brightly and together we'll thrive and conquer it!
Our union is perfect, our energy is too strong
I'll love you forever, no matter what
Together we're complete
Without each other we cannot live
I've deliver my heart in your hands
And trust you'll never break it
You're everything to me
In this shared life
Where complicity, happiness, trust and support
Join the passion and love that unites us
Everyday I fall in love with you again
And everyday my love grows
Thank you for making my life so special!
Love,
Rohan
She smiled, Rohan meant the world to her. She often thought how different her life would have been right now if their paths hadn't cross. She was extremely thankful and felt the luckiest woman in the world. Now, Vibha just wished for their happiness to last forever.
She went downstairs and entered the living room. Her son was in the playground and Rohan was talking with Chutki.
"-Good Morning!" – she greeted.
"-Good Morning!" – they answered.
"-Rohan, could you come here, please?" – she asked.
"-I'll be right back…" – and he followed her into the corridor. She turned around and jumped into his arms saying,
"-I loved it! Thank you so much…!" – he hugged her and they started kissing, disappearing into the bathroom.
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"-I'm telling you…one of these days this little guy is going to turn into a big brother…" – Vivahn joked after entering the living room – "His parents can't seem to take their hands of each other."
"-I think that's great. I couldn't be happier for them."
"-Yeah…" – he said moving closer to her.
"-You know what else would be great?" – she said smiling maliciously at him.
"-What?" – he asked almost kissing her.
" –Giving Ali a cousin."
"-Ah, uh, eh…" – he froze – "…really?"
"-Uh-huh" – she said confidently moving closer to him.
"-Hum, well…I'll think about it…" – he said a little reticent.
"-Ok!" – she said simply, giving him a quick kiss and got up to play with her nephew.
"-Good Morning!" – said the girls' mother – "Where's Badki? And Rohan? Shall we eat? Oh! There you are!"
"-Good Morning Ma…" – Vibha came in holding hands with Rohan.
"-Good Morning!"
"-That was quick…" – whispered Vivahn to his wife.
"-Vivahn!" – she hit him playfully.
"-What?!" – he laughed.
"-You're just jealous…"
"-Jealous?! Of what?"
"-I know you always wanted to do it in the bathroom in a house full of people…"
"-What?!"
"-…the thrill of the excitement, the fear of being caught…"
"-Babe! I didn't know you had those fantasies…we must start working on them…" – he smiled maliciously at her, giving Chutki a kiss.
"-They're mine alright…" – she joked with him.
Meantime Ali came crawling towards his parents. He hold on to one of Rohan's legs and tried to stand. Rohan bended down and took his little hands, helping him out. He took one step back and the baby ventured to take a small step forward, then another, then a few more. Rohan slowly released his hands and Ali simply stood there, unsure of what to do next. Vibha and Rohan were on their knees close to him coaching him to give his first steps alone.
Ali looked a little scared. He looked to his dad and then to his mom. Vibha was slightly closer. He tried a step, then another in his mom direction. He lost his balance and Vibha caught him up. She hugged her baby, smiling,
"-Congratulations, sweetie!"
The baby smiled at her too. He turned to his dad and tried to walk towards him. He managed to take a few steps before losing his balance again and being caught by Rohan.
Vivahn recorded the whole scene with his cell phone. Everyone was cheering the baby. Ali looked around to his family and just smiled, then giggled and buried his head in his father's chest, suddenly shy.
