"Thank you, Buddy-"
"No Buddy, baby, Call me daddy or papa-" Rey said to him, he was dying to hear daddy from his mouth. Rey look at him impatiently while little Reyaan look at his mother, taani nodded in response, encourage him through her eyes.
"Papa." Reyaan called him, a lone tear of happiness escaped his eyes. Rey kissed him all over his face, and hugged him once again. His heart swell with happiness having his son's acceptance. It was a great feel, couldn't be described in words.
"Papa, come with us. Mumma, I'm feeling sleepy, lets go in room." Reyaan said to taani. Taani took him in her arms, and got up.
"Papa, aaj humare saath, humare kamre mein soyenge-" Reyaan exclaimed happily. Taani grew nervous under his watch but successfully hide it, and walked inside their bedroom. Rey followed her, taani made Reyaan lay down in the middle of the bed. Reyaan patted the empty space beside him on the bed, and signaled Rey to lay down beside him. Rey did as he was told to, Taani lay down on her side of the bed, Reyaan was laying in between his parents.
Reyaan held their hands and kept them over his belly.
"I'm so happy today. Now Mumma will be with me whole day, and I'll get to play with you, papa." Reyaan started talking in his childish tone while his parents listened to them with smile playing over their lips.
"Baby, I have office, I can't be with you whole day." Taani told him sadly, knowing it will upset him.
"No! Mumma, now papa is with us, and you know, My friends mothers stay at home with them and play, and their daddies go out for work. Even Aarav's mumma stay with him at home-" Reyaan explained it to her while she gaped at him.
"But I can't, baby." Taani said to him, A frown appeared on his face. Rey who was watching all this got sad seeing the sadness in reyaan's eyes.
"Don't worry, baby, Your mumma will stay at home with you, she will play with you, and do whatever you want whole day." Rey told him, he want to give a normal family environment to Reyaan. He doesn't want him to feel sad over anything. He wants to give him life's every happiness.
"Really, papa?"
"Yes, baby." Rey answered, Reyaan giggled softly and kissed his cheek making him smile at him. Taani was watching them, she doesn't like him taking decision on her behalf. She wanted to argue but decided to stay quiet infront of Reyaan, and talk to him later.
Reyaan was busy in talking to him while taani was lost in her thoughts, she doesn't know where her life was taking him. He was back but not for her, he hates her, wants to make her his bed mate where as she always had dreamt of becoming his bride but she knew it just a dream, and will always remain her dream.
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After Reyaan fall asleep, Taani got up and went in kitchen to bring water. Rey who was observing her, followed her.
"Give your resignation letter to your boss, You are not doing any job from now on-" Rey told her, standing at the entrance of kitchen.
"I can't leave my job. Reyaan abhi bachha hai, If i talk to him then I'm sure he will understand." Taani said to him with fierceness in her voice. Rey let out a dry chuckle. Like a predator walked toward his prey, he walked toward her making her take steps .
Her back hit the wall, He smirked and took one step close to her, trapping her in his arms.
"My son will not compromise anything in his life. Did't you see how much he wanted you to stay with him whole day, he want a normal family, and I'll give him that. He had already spent too many years in loneliness but not anymore. And you will do as i'll say." Rey told her in dark low tone yet it had the power of dominance.
Rey tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear which broke her trance, she jerked her head up and look at him. She was having an inner battle, about Reyaan he was right, her son had already spent so many years in loneliness but her self respect wasn't allowing her to accept his decision.
"And It's not like you have any other option, If you want to be with Reyaan then you have to listen to me." Rey whispered while gazing down at her, a devilish smile playing over his lips. She felt tears brimming in her eyes at his cruel words. For her child, once again she put her self respect aside and agreed to his demand. For Her Son's happiness, she agreed to the devil's demand.
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