Ananya's POV

　　"Wow this is delicious" one of mom's friend said tasting my kalakand. Mom invited some ladies in her age to complete the cooking ritual. They are practically our neighbour aunties. Today is my first cooking as a married women and also my first complement.

　　"Prarthna you really have a good daughter in law. Her cooking skill is really awesome" Razma aunty said again to mom praising me. Well making a small desert is not a big deal. But getting the complements in front of my mother in law is different.

　　"Razma is right,you are lucky Prathna" Vitika aunty joined. Mom grinned at them.

　　"Of course I am. Looks like I don't have to instruct cooks what to make from today onwards" mom replied glancing at me. I smiled at her. All are eating when suddenly he appeared in the leaving room.

　　"Come Vikrant,sit and taste what your wife made" Razma aunty said looking at him.

　　"Sure" he replied and sat on the seat which was kept seperately. I walked to him and served him a plate of Kalakand. He looked at me then to the plate. I gesture him to eat by my eyes. He smirked before shoving grabbing a square piece and shoving it inside his mouth.

　　"How is it Vikrant?" Vitika aunty asked. He did not said anything but pretending to chew. I know he already swallowed it but still doing it to tease me.

　　Oh how much I want to give a tight smack on his muscular back.

　　"Vikrant, Vitika asked you something" Mom glared at him. He raised his eye brow before looking at me with smug smile.

　　"Its...........tasty" finally! I huffed mentally. I give him a tight smile. Other laughed.

　　"Ananya come here dear" mom asked and I went to her.

　　"Do you need anything mom?" I asked her. She shook her head.

　　"Take this" she said handling me a necklace set. I looked at the jewelry box then to her.

　　"Mom you don-"

　　"No its not a reward for great cooking dear. Its love showing in a shape of small gift. Its a ritual" she explained. I smiled and took the gift from her.

　　Razma and Vitika aunty also gave me gifts. This ritual is awesome. I never knew till today. There's so many things I need to learn.

　　"Where is your gift Vikrant?" Mom asked him. Everyone's attention turned to him.

　　"What?" He asked innocently.

　　"Don't act. You should give her a gift too. Look how good your wife is in cooking" Razma aunty said in scolding manner.

　　"Oh that I too have a gift" he replied. I frowned.

　　"Where is that?" Razma and Vitika aunty looked exited.

　　"Here" he said pulling out a file. Everyone looked at him weirdly.

　　"You are giving her a file as a gift?" Vitika aunty frowned. He chuckled then looked at me.

　　"Come here" he said. I sighed not understanding his act. I walked to him and stood next to him. He opened the file cover and flipped two pages. He pull out a pen.

　　"Sign here" he said giving me the pen. I frowned and looked at him.

　　"Sign but why?" What he is talking about?

　　"Do you believe me?" He asked. I nodded to him.

　　"Then signed it" I shook my head before taking the pen and signing the paper.

　　"So here is my gift" he announced.

　　"What gift Vikrant? A file?" Razma aunty raised her eyebrows.

　　"This is not a simple file. This file contain my whole property. My all investments, my all shares and parts of my business" he replied and looked at me.

　　"She is my wife, my life and my other half. She deserves to be the part of everything I have. And now that she signed she is my half partner in everything. In my business and so in my life" he smiled at me.

　　My eyes pooled with tears. His gift is out of speech. I never thought he will make me other half of his business too. Am I dreaming?

　　"That was something we never thought. Your gift beat us Vikrant" Razma aunty said smiling at him.

　　Mom walked towards us. She pulled him for a hug and kissed his forehead. Her eyes filled with fresh tears.

　　"I am proud of you. You made me a proud mom today" she said than looked at me.

　　"You deserve this honour" she said and kissed my forehead.

　　After that Razma and Vitika aunty bide their good byes. Today was the best day ever. So spacial and precious.

　　Next morning, I woke up early in the morning. Waking up is hard cause my macho man caged me in his arms and I had to make so many efforts to get out of it. I was wearing a saari. I love saari. And red is awesome and my husband love red colour. I watched my sleeping hubby.

　　"Vikrant get up it's already 6" I said shaking him. He groaned. I rolled my eyes. This man.

　　"Vikrant today I will be visiting home back so you can't sleep like a bull now" I said trying to wake him up. Suddenly, he grabbed my wrist and pulled me under him.

　　"Vikrant........" I squealed.

　　"What did you said bull huh?" He said huskily keeping his head on my chest.

　　"I need to go and you need to get up" I replied slowly. He snuggled more and pulled my cloth away from my chest.

　　"You look more pretty like this" he said and planted a kiss on my cleavage.

　　"Vikrant it's not time for this please get up " I said wiggling under him.

　　"Why? I am more comfortable like this" he replied huskily again. I chuckled.

　　"Mister, you need to get up cause mom will be calling my name any minute" I said and just then we heard mom calling my name. He groaned loudly. I chuckled again.

　　"See told you now get up" I said pushing him and he rolled on the bed. I fixed my cloth again and looked at him.

　　"Now get up and come down. You have to drive me to home" I said and walked towards the door.

　　"Fine" I heard him say before closing the door.

　　"Looks like you are ready so early" mom said as soon as she saw me. I smiled at her.

　　"Good morning mom" I said and sat on the sofa. She nodded.

　　"Morning sweetheart"

　　"Your dad would be wondering when you are going to arrive there" she said and I laughed.

　　"Appa is always curious mom" I nodded.

　　"So is my devil son up?" She frowned. I chuckled and nodded.

　　"Finally that man is like a 'Kumbhakaran' when he sleeps" I laughed out loud hearing her comment.

　　"I agree mom"

　　"What's going on there?" Now my husband is ready. I turned and winked He raised his eyebrow then smirked.

　　"So finally you decided to show up" mom said with cold tone.

　　"I am up" he huffed and walked to us.

　　"Drop her at home and in the go and evening pick her up" mom instructed.

　　"What? she is going to live for whole day ?" He looked shocked. Mom raised her eye brows. I bite my lips trying to hold back my laughter.

　　"Of course, it is ritual after all" mom shrugged. He shook his head.

　　"Damn" he cursed under breath.

　　"Now go your family will be waiting" mom said and I nodded. We hugged before leaving the mansion.

　　"Damn with this rituals. Who made it?" He mumbled as he sat on the driver sit.

　　"The ancient peoples" I replied hiding my laugh. He glared at me before starting the engine.

　　"I hate my ancestral" I chuckled shaking my head.

　　Today I found something to piss him off.

　　*Key terms*

　　Kumbhakaran - a monster in Hindu legends who sleeps almost a year and has great appetite.

　　Appa - dad/father