Akash couldn’t help himself from chuckling out loud, trying to keep it down but he was sadly known to have a loud laugh. Still he was thankful neither of his parents came upstairs or called out to them after hearing it. “I know…I hope she gets my sense of humour,” he responded with nod towards Lizeth who had been still in the tub while he kissed her mother. Loving the way she truly melted against him, reminding him yet again—this was his home. He had a true family that he went home to every night and nothing could match up to that. “Sounds good to me baby,” he winked at her before chuckling as he carried their daughter, loving that excitement in her voice.
It was pretty incredible seeing how his parents had gotten this guest room furnished for little Lizeth and how the little girl also looked so enamoured and excited to be spending the night in here. “I know, they really did go all out. I only told them some of the stuff she likes so this…this is all them,” he said with a glance around the room before he watched the little one tug him over to the books, he happily went along with her and watched as she picked out the different books she wanted to be read tonight before bed. “How about three stories tonight and then we’ll leave some for tomorrow? Sound good princess?”
When he felt Catriona’s presence, he glanced up as she kissed Lizeth over the head and his cheek. “Sounds good, I’ll meet you in our room. I have a feeling she’s going to knock out soon,” he said this a little softer as Lizeth contemplated her story time choices, babbling all cute to herself. “Relax and I’ll be in soon,” he blew her another kiss before getting the lighting in the room a little dimmer for them and turning on the sound machine so the familiar white noise started up around them. “Which story first princess?”
The comment about getting his sense of humour had Catriona laughing this time as she flashed her boyfriend a disbelief look. “You’re a huge influence Mr. Bedi…” She then looked down at Lizeth and sighed, “I fear she already has it.” She was a silly toddler and the vet had a feeling that it would only grow from here on out. Noticing that her boyfriend caught her reaction to the effort his parents made, she met his gaze with complete warmth and nodded in understanding, “I see where you get your thoughtfulness from…” she teased as she gave a nod of approval. “See this is why I had a bunch of gifts ready for them…” Remembering the gift baskets in the car that she asked to keep hidden as she planned on giving it to them at the end of the trip. “I appreciate them whole heartedly for hosting and doing all this…It means a lot.”
Hearing Akash’s instructions, Lizeth babbled for a bit before picking out three books for him to read. “Good luck.” Cat teased as she saw her daughter hand it to him before climbing into bed and making herself comfortable. Hearing his thoughts, she nodded in agreement and had a feeling as well that once she’s cuddled up with her stuffed toys and a comfy blanket, she’d knock out instantaneously. “Mmmkays…Sweet dreams princess. Don’t give papa a hard time okay?” Lizeth nodded and beamed happily before shaking her head innocently, “No I’m good! Right papa? Um…You pick please!”
Heading back to their room, Catriona took a quick shower and began her nightly routine before changing into her comfy PJs and getting under the covers to decompress as she spent some time on her phone catching up on any emails, messages and social media. After a few moments, she heard Akash enter the room and waited until he joined her. Once he did, she locked her phone and charged it on the night stand before giving him her undivided attention. “Evening handsome.” she greeted with a smile. “Did she knock out without any effort?” Reaching up to caress his cheek, she then murmured, “Sleepy?”











