Us: Together Forever

40. The breakdown (Part-II)

Author's POV

"You had to manage everything on your own. How did you do that baby?" All alone?" Abhi stroked her cheeks lovingly.

They fought against everything more than anything. They didn't deserve it, but it is often said that the strong people by heart are always tested the toughest. Whatever the situation was, maybe or may not be in their favour, they overcame and finally like a ray of brightness seeping through the darkness, happiness was finally peeping in their lives, again.

Ruhanika leaned against his chest, her body a little limp from all that crying now. Her head against his chest,his arm encircled around her back. He lightly pressed pecks on her forehead, warm, steady kisses which screamed assurance and togetherness.

All the flashbacks of their pasts flashed before their eyes.

The first meet in the office.

Her first coming to his house.

The closeness.

The love.

The sacred wedding at the temple.

The night they came the closest to each other.

The backstabbing.

The separation.

The struggles.

The meeting.

Ruhanika felt wetness on her forehead, just below where Abhimaan's head rested upon her head.

He was crying, he was breaking, right in front of her. Her eyes filled up.

"Abhi" she called, her voice dropped to the softest octave she could mutter right now at this moment.

"I'm here Abhi, we are are here together, we have our Ruhaan Abhi. WE have the family. And most importantly we now have the whole life in front of us to spend it together Abhi. We are going to work this out this time trust me. WE will fight anything that comes out way now, we will face everything, everyone , TOGETHER now, trust me. WE ARE TOGETHER now, and I repeat, no one will even have the power to do anything. WE fought more than needed, we lost more than required but now it's time to hold back and get back."

Her last words made him look up and face her. She nodded looking at him.

"Yes Abhi, Im ready to get back. To become 'US'. No more fighting, Im tired. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, with our baby. I'll die without you Baby, I'll die now, this pain gnawing at my heart is making me unable to breathe now. I'll die........"

Her words got blocked by the pair of soft but firm lips pressed against her lips.

Abhimaan was very skeptical with the kiss this time. He felt like a war between his head and heart but let his heart won. He didn't move his lips quickly against her lips, he let his lips rest there giving her the time to adjust and maybe give her the time to detach her lips if she wanted.

Meanwhile Ruhanika was frozen on her spot, her heart beating like wild, every cell in her being alive all of a sudden, her emotions messy all over her head nd heart but did she retreat back? Hell no!

She, very softly, started moving her lips against his, cause she knew Abhi was letting her take the step, to kiss or to move back.

The softly initiated kiss started to take form slowly, frantic, messy, emotional, caring, theirs.

Tears ran down from both of their eyes, mingling with the emotions and the frantic movement of their lips against each other now. Ruhanika, unable to breathe, patted at his chest and taking the cue, he left her lips, but his palm remained exactly where it was, firm yet soft, right at her cheek.