Iti quickly made her hair after applying a lil bit of makeup which just consisted of a lipstick and some powder.She then quickly wore socks and then wore her footwear because it was indeed very cold here in Udaipur.

After all that she even wrapped a warm pashmina shawl around the saree she had worn.

Shiv on the other hand was quite relaxed because he was already ready.He had worn a white tshirt and a black jacket over it along with black jeans and was patiently waiting for his wife to get done so that they could leave.

"Chale?"Iti asked and he stared at her for a min and then nodded.

She looked beautiful in sarees,though her figure was petite and small she looked a lil taller in the sarees she wore and it suited her well.

"Ji chaliye"Shiv said as he got up and both walked out of their room.

Shiv had already informed his Nanisa Hukum about them visiting Iti's grandparents and so they directly went outside as Nanisa Hukum was still not back from her office.

A number of cars were lined up and Iti stared at Shiv because of it.

They were going to her Nani's house,why were they taking so many cars with them?

"Chaliye"Shiv urged as she stopped and stared at him.

"Shiv hum sirf hamari Nani ke ghar jaa rahe h na?phir itni saari gaadiya kyu?ek gaadi kaafi h!"Iti couldn't help but say it because even till now whenever she has gone out she has been accompanied by 6 cars with guards in it just for her safety.

"Safety protocol h Iti,aap chinta mat kijiye yeh log aapki Nani ke ghar se thoda durr rukenge,unhe takliff nhi hogi inki wajah se"Shiv said and Iti sighed but nodded then.

He opened the door for her and she sat inside,while he too sat from the other side at the backseat.The driver started driving then and there was silence in the car.

"Toh aapki Nani ke ghar mein kon kon h?"Shiv asked just to start a conversation because this silence was awkward for him.

"Sirf hamare Nani aur nanu h"Iti said making him frown.

"Hamari mumma unki eklauti beti h na isliye"Iti said making him nod at it then.

"Pr hamare papa ki side ki family bht badi,bht zyada badi h"Iti said with eagerness.

"Humne dekha h woh toh"Shiv said as he had met the Sehgal's before bringing Iti here in Udaipur.

"Aap bhi eklaute h?"Iti couldn't help but ask because she hasn't seen anyone else except him and his Nanisa living in the palace.

"Nhi,hamare ek chote bhai h jo ki aboard mein h filhal studies ke liye,aur hamari ek choti behen bhi h,woh bhi iss waqt bahar hi h"Shiv said making her surprised hearing that.

Well thank god,there were some other people as well because the palace was massive for just 3 people to live in it.

"Jald hi woh dono wapas aanewale h"Shiv added and she nodded her head at that.

The rest of the ride they both were quite then.As they reached her Nani's home Iti smiled brightly seeing the entrance of the home.

She could faintly remember the times she has been here with her mumma and Kabir for their summer vacation or winter vacation or at times taking special leave from their schools just so that they could meet their Nani-nanu.

Today she stood at their door with not her mother but her husband and things aren't same as they were before for her after she got married.

Brushing the thoughts away she immediately got down the car as the security opened the car door for her, without waiting for Shiv she literally tried to run in the saree towards the door.

She quickly reached the door and rang the doorbell instantly.Shiv followed behind and stood beside her as they waited for the door to open.

As soon as the door was opened by and elderly lady who Iti immediately threw her arms around taking her in a bear hug.

"Humne aapko bht miss kiya Nani!"Iti whispered as she hugged her Nani,the same warmth wafted off of her which Iti felt in her mother's embrace.

Her Nani too smiled widely seeing her and hugged her tightly.

"Humne bhi aapko bht miss kiya beta"Her nani said as she kissed Iti's cheek once they broke the hug.

Shiv gave her a small smile as she finally looked at him.

He bent down to touch her feet but her Nani moved back.

"Nhi,nhi,Ranasa aap kese hamare pair chuu sakte h"Her nani said making Shiv smile.

"Pr aap hamari patni ki Nanisa h,toh hamari bhi Nanisa hui na?phir pair chuke aashirvaad toh lena padega na?"Shiv said as he again bent down and this time touched her feet.

Her Nani hesistantly blessed him and he stood up smiling at her.

"Aaiye na aap dono,ander aaiye na bahar kyu khade h"Her nani instantly said then and escorted the young couple inside.

Iti was quick to hug her nanu too as she spotted him in the living room,her nanu too smiled widely seeing his only granddaughter and kissed her forehead in adoration.

"Acha humse nhi milengi ab aap?"Came a voice and Iti turned and saw her dadi behind her nanu.

Iti was surprised but she immediately went and hugged her dadi as well.

She had last seen her and her nani-nanu 6 months ago when she had visited them with her mother.

"Aap yaha kese?"Iti couldn't help but ask.

"Ek hi toh poti h hamari?unse milne bhi na aaye?"Jheel said and Iti smiled hearing that.

Shiv who stood not knowing what was happening just touched the other two elder's feet as well,even though they denied because he was their King for them.

"Bethiye aap dono,hum abhi paani lekr aate h"Iti's nani said as she urged them to sit.

Shiv sat on the sofa and his eyes raked at the house,it was a small yet cosy house for the two of them.

"Ranasa aap....

"Aap hame Pratap bula sakte h"Shiv immediately cut Iti's nanu as he was addressing him as Ranasa which was for the world,for family it was always Pratap.

Iti frowned hearing that.

Why didn't he asked him to call him by his name?

Why was he asking him to refer him as Pratap instead of Shiv?

She had thought Pratap was his nickname,she thought only his close family members could call him Pratap because even his Nanisa Hukum calls him Pratap.

She calls him Shiv because she thought she isn't that close to him and so she shouldn't refer to him as something which is reserved for his loved ones.

But here he was asking her nanu to call him Pratap.

The elderly man hesitated for a second but then did address him as Pratap.

Iti's nani got some refreshments for them which they had and then the ladies disappeared into the kitchen with the pursuit of getting the dining table ready.

The gents I,e Shiv and Iti's Nanu sat in the living room itself talking to eachother.

"I hope aapko ab tak samaj aa gaya hoga ki Iti kesi h?"Iti's nanu spoke and Shiv kept staring at him not understanding in what context he was talking.

"Hamara matlab h unka nature bht shaant h,kam bolti h aur thoda sa apni kitabi duniya mein jeena pasand krti h"Her nanu said and Shiv nodded at that because he has got an idea about his wife's nature.

"Thodi si immature bhi h,darasal hamari taraf se aur unke dadu ki taraf se dono families mein eklauti beti h woh,isliye bht naazo se pala h hum sabne unhe"Her nanu said and Shiv nodded and even understood why he was telling him all this.

"Hum samajh rahe h aap kya keh rahe h"Shiv said and her nanu nodded his head at that.

Her nanu too like the rest of the family was shocked and surprised when he had heard about Iti's marriage with Shiv but he didn't wanted to judge too quickly.

It all felt like a dejvu to him.

The same way his daughter too had gotten married to his son in law and though he wasn't in favour of it that time it had turned out to be the best decision of his life to trust his daughter with him.

The same way he was optimistic that no matter the situation Iti would find happiness in her marriage too with Shiv.

Iti arrived back into the living room after her Nani and dadi both asked her to go and sit with her nanu and Shiv.

"Aapko toh aapke nanu ki yaad aati hi nhi h,6 mahine baad aa rahi h aap humse milne aur woh bhi jab humne saamne se bulaya toh!"Her nanu said faking his anger and Iti immediately sat beside him.

"Aisa nhi h nanu,hum aane hi wale the aapse aur Nani se milne,sacchi!"Iti said as she held his hand and looked at him.

She never liked people getting sad or angry with her,she couldn't bear it and wants to end it quickly and be in good terms again.

"Aayi toh nhi phir aap?"Her nanu further said and she pouted.

"Hum sacchi aanewale the,pr usse pehle aapne bula liya"She said and her nanu smiled at her.

"Acha thik h,pr agli baar aap khud aa jaiyega,hume wapas bulana nhi padna chahiye aapko,ab toh bahane bhi nhi bana sakti aap ki durr rehti h,ab toh udaipur mein hi h aap bhi"Her nanu said and Iti nodded at that smiling at him.

The grandfather-granddaughter duo kept talking to each other and Shiv sat there just listening to their conversation.

"Toh aapko waha rehkr kesa lag raha h?"His Nanu couldn't help but hear it from her own mouth.

"Sab bht accha h Nanu,aapko pata h mahal mein itni badi library h!itni kitabe h waha ki shayad hum puri zindagi mein na padh paye!"Iti said in awe and her Nanu shook his head at her antics.

Shiv who was hearing them had a small smile on his lips.

Yet again his wife talks about books!

"Hum aapki baat kr rahe the Kitabon ki nhi Iti beta"Her Nanu said.

"Sab acha h"Iti said not giving any details and her nanu nodded hearing that.

Soon enough the dinner was set on the dining table and everyone settled to have food.

Iti's nani served the dinner to Shiv even though he denied because he didn't like the idea of an elder serving him while he sat and ate but she obviously didn't listen.

A number of dishes were made because Shiv was visiting their house for the first time and so they wanted to make it special for him.

A lil bit of everything was placed in Shiv's plate which he was having but on the contrary his wife was just having simple dal-chawal.

"Iti chawal baadmein khaa lijiyega beta,itna sab kuch banaya h aapke liye,woh sab bhi toh khaiye aap"Iti's nani said but Iti shook her head in denial at that and helped herself with some dal chawal and some potato wafers that her Nani had brought just for her.

Her Nani shook her head at her antics,no matter how obedient Iti is,when it comes to food she doesn't really heeds to anyone and eats what she wants to.

"Sirf dal-chawal se pett thodi bharta h beta,dekhiye aapki favourite paneer bhurji bhi h"Her dadi said this time but Iti still shook her head in denial and kept on eating the dal rice.

Shiv glanced at his wife who was having dal-chawal with potato wafers,a combination he has never tried or thought of trying in his life.

He eats proper food,he never eats such fried wafers or anything like that with his meals.And here his wife was literally scooping the dal-chawal with potato wafers and having it.

"Bht ziddi h aap,kabhi baat nhi maanti"Iti's nani said but Iti ignored it.

She had missed this dal chawal,her Nani cooked exactly like her mother,well it was opposite,but her Nani's food tasted even better and Iti had missed this dal because though the chefs in the palace cooked good food it can't be compared to the food that her mother or her grandmother cooks.

"Aise aadha-aadha khana khati h na aap isliye itni si h!"Her nani further added but Iti yet again ignored it.

Her family anyways always scolded her when it comes to eating.

"Ab iski jagah pizza hota toh barabar khaa leti aap,kya kare aapka hum?"Her dadi too said and Iti looked at her nanu then.

Both the ladies were overpowering her,she can't win against them.

"Acha thik h,unhe jo khana h khane dijiye unhe.....inki baaton pr dhyan mat dijiye aap beta,khaiye"Her nanu said and Iti gave a wide smile to her nanu then.

Her dadi tore a bite of the roti and scooped some paneer bhurji with it and forwarded the bite towards Iti's mouth as she was sitting beside her.

Iti sighed and had a bit of it and her eyes widened at it's taste,it was tasty!

"Dekha, khayengi nhi aap toh pata kese chalega aapko ki khana kitna tasty h"Her nani said and Iti just nodded at that.

Her dadi yet again tore a bite and forwarded it towards Iti who ate it but then stared at her in disbelief too.

"Hum bacche nhi h dadi!hum khud khaa sakte h"Iti said but her dadi too ignored that comment and kept on feeding her bites of roti in between as she kept on eating the dal chawal with potato wafers.

Shiv silently noticed everything as he sat with them.Iti was less talkative,even with her family she speaks less but she is demanding, stubborn and cute while she is with them.

On the other hand with him she is silent too but doesn't portays other emotions easily.

The whole dinner passed with just the elders talking to Shiv because Iti was too engrossed in the food to say anything.

"Toh aap apni job ka kya karne wali h Iti?kahi interview diya h aapne?"Her nanu asked because he knew Iti was on a break for sometime.

"Nhi,Shiv ne kaha h ki hum unki company ke liye kaam kr sakte h"Iti said and her nanu nodded,as it was better because Iti takes time to get comfortable with people she doesn't knows.

"Yeh toh acchi baat h"Her nanu said and Iti nodded at that.

Soon they finished with their dinner and then it was time for them to leave because they would get late otherwise as their palace was a lil far from Iti's Nani's house.

Iti became a lil sad as it was time to leave,she wanted to stay with them a lil more,she was missing her family the most right now and so being with her nani-nanu and dadi had lessened that feeling to some extent.

"Apna khayal rakhiyega,aur humse milne ke liye aati rahiyega aap,aur khane peene ka dhyan rakhiyega,dekhiye kesi dubli patli hoti jaa rahi h aap din-b-din"Her nani said as she cupped Iti's face and Iti smiled and nodded at that.

"Phone krti rahiyega aap hame,aur humse bhi milne aayiyega"Her dadi too said and hugged her.

"Dhyan rakhiyega apna beta"Her nanu said as he pecked her forehead and Iti smiled at him.

Shiv too smiled at them which they all reciprocated and then the couple made their way out of the house.

The guard opened the door for Iti and she settled down in the car beside Shiv.

Halfway through the journey Shiv felt a weight on his shoulder and he saw his wife fast asleep as her head landed on his shoulder.

He couldn't help but gently steady her head as it was resting against his shoulder in a weired manner.

A few strands of her hair were falling on her face,he gently tucked them behind her ear so that it doesn't disturbs her sleep.

She lo

oked cute when asleep,nothing less than a doll to him because of her small stature and petite figure,plus that sweet angelic voice of hers.

He kept staring at her for a few mins and then took a deep breath and looked away from her.