Brandon dropped Nino at home while the others were showing their parents what they got. Even the abandoned ones received love from them.
Yamini came home rolling the suitcase.
"Grandma look what boss gave us for the wedding!" she said.
Her family, the Rajasthan tribe, were watching her.
She sat in front of Grandma.
Her name was Geeta Devi.
"Let me see dear," Geeta said.
As Yamini opened the suitcase, everyone looked inside.
It was filled with many things and also the wedding ceremony materials.
It was a luxurious royal purple and gold bridesmaids suitcase filled with diamond and 22K gold jewelry, luxury watch, premium perfume, oud fragrance, crystal jewelry box, luxury makeup and skincare collection, Swarovski hair accessories, crystal tiara, elegant clutch, cashmere shawl, personalized passport holder, engraved luggage tag, premium chocolates, crystal jars of dry fruits, scented candle, bridal emergency kit, handwritten thank you letter, fresh roses and orchids creating the ultimate royal Punjabi wedding souvenir.
"Wow," Mrs Amudha said.
"Mother I want it take it," Chitra said, holding her mother's arm.
"Yamini you don't need these things so you will give th—" Mrs Amudha said.
The whole family gave her a deep death stare.
"Care to complete this sentence Amudha?" Geeta said while raising her eyebrows.
"N…No Maa," she said.
Yamini happily showed her.
"The box."
"Open up child," she said.
As she fed her chicken korma, Yamini smiled.
Yamini yawned as she walked to her room.
"What in my room? Y'all put stuffs here come get them out please," she said as she locked her door.
"If you both dare go to her room to touch the things I got for her then get ready to lose your fingers. DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?" Mr Jaswant said.
They flinched by his voice.
"Y…Y…Yes," Mrs Amudha said.
He sat and held his phone looking at Yamini's mother picture he always had before she died.
It was night by 8:45pm.
Mila waddled into her father's office.
"Dada?" she said.
He wasn't there.
Then his office laptop rang.
She waddled and got on the chair, then the table.
She tapped on the mouse.
The call connected.
She saw men.
"Woah a kid?" a man said.
"Hiiii," Mila said.
"Hello," they said.
"Isn't this Nikolai account? You sure not another?" the second man said.
"You call dada he no here but I go give him I wook for dada," she said.
"Dada?" they said.
"Hmhmhm," Mila said.
She got down from the chair holding the laptop.
"Nick has a daughter?" a dark voice said.
She hummed while waddling.
Then she opened the gaming room.
"Dada?" she said.
"Yes my princess?" Nikolai said.
"You play games here Dada call," she said.
"Who call on my lap...top…" he said as he saw them.
"Hiii Nick," they said.
He sighed.
And connected his laptop to the game screen.
"Yeah. What?" he said as he carried Mila in his arms.
"Is she actually your daughter mate?" one of them said.
"Yeah. Animals, this is my daughter Mila. Mil, these are people," Nikolai said.
"Hiii I mil Mila," she said.
"Hi Mila," they said.
"What wrong baby?" he said.
"Mama cake dada," she said.
"Oh yeah it ready. You go to Lian tell me Mama cake okay baby. Be careful baby!" he said.
She giggled.
He rubbed his face.
"What?" he said.
"She's so cute!" a lady said.
"Like her mama," he said.
"So you actually got married bro!?" a guy said.
"Yeah but we had issues. I'm getting remarried," he said.
"Naaa you got to get us some info bro," the same guy said.
As he explained everything.
"Damn Nick that must have been hard for you," another girl said.
"Yeah."
"So what's up?" he said.
"Well we got school reunion and also a football match too. Coach died so we getting our star player," another man said.
"No I'm busy," he said.
"Come on Nick pleaseeeee," a lady said.
"Nikki?" they heard a tiny voice.
"Yes love?" he said.
"Have you seen Mila? It bedtime for her and I need to tell her a story after milk. You can give her milk," Lily said.
"Excuse us Mrs Nikolai?" a man said.
"Yeah?" Lily said, not showing her face.
"Nick doesn't want to play a match with his old teammates and it his rivals. He wants us to lose," he said.
"Nikki why they are your teammates. You don't let them down," Nikolai gave him a bad eye.
He grinned.
"Bambi I'm old," Nikolai said.
"Really your old huh? Then good luck sleeping here. I'm locking you out," she said.
"Oh fuck no. Nikolai said I will play!" he said.
She started clapping.
"Great. Thank you Mrs Nikolai," they said.
"No problem. And you make sure you play or else I will call Grandma," she said.
"Goodnight," she said as she kissed his cheeks.
They saw her jaw, not her face.
"Goodnight love," Nikolai said.
As the door closed, he pinched the tip of his nose.
"Soooooo!?" they said.
"Whatever. Just contact Damian. He will bring you all to my house tomorrow. It is a private estate so he knows. And nobody should fucking mess up my wife's birthday tomorrow," he said.
"Aww," they said.
He ended the call.
"Fools," he said and chuckled at them.
It was 11:59pm.
Nikolai and Mila sat on the bed.
"Mama up up up!" Mila said.
"Hmmmm Lilith whined."
"Mil go back to sleep baby," she said.
"Open your eyes my sweet Bambi," he said.
As she opened her eyes, it was now midnight.
July 6th.
"Happy Birthday Mama," he said.
"Happy Birthday Mama. Happy birfday Mama yayyyy. I made a song for you today. I wuv you disssss much. See big big big like one two three."
"You hug me tight and kiss my cheek.
You make me happy every week.
You my Mama you so pwetty.
You smell so nice and soft and comfy.
We eat cake yum yum yum.
I clap my hands dum dum dum.
Blow the candles don't be slow.
One big wish now ready gooooo.
I got a hug just for you.
And tiny kisses one or two.
Happy birfday Mama yay.
I wuv you more every day.
Yaaaaay happy birfday Mama.
I wuv you forever and ever!"
Mila sang.
Lilith's tears came down.
Then the doors opened.
It was the kids.
Her own children and Oyiva.
They held a cake.
"Happy Birthday Amma (mother)!" they said.
Nikolai placed his head on hers.
The doors opened again.
Farhan, Zafraan and Nihal arrived by 11:45pm with his new wife and Sarah.
"Happy Birthday Mihu!" they said.
She cried.
They hugged her.
Her iPad rang.
It was Sohan calling.
"Happy Birthday my baby girl!" Sohan and Riyana said.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIHU!!" they said.
"I love everyone. Thank you so much," she said.
She made a wish in her heart.
I wish my family stays together forever, more stronger, more love filled in everyone's lives and my marriage with Nikolai grows to be the most precious strongest love ever.
She blew the candles.
They hugged her.
They cut the cake.
She looked at Nikolai.
"You first," he said.
She giggled.
She took the first bite of each cake.
"Oiii Newlywed where is she?" Lily said.
"She fell asleep on the plane. She's sleeping," Nihal said rubbing his arm.
She hugged them.
"I love you all," she said.
Her iPad rang.
It was a group call.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILY!!!" her friends said.
"Thank you!!!" she said.
Nikolai admired his tiny gorgeous wife.
"Just a little bit and I will make this birthday beautiful and precious Bambi," Nikolai whispered in his mind.
It was morning.
"Happy birthday auntie Lily!!" the kids said.
She hugged them all.
Dylan sat.
"Do you get it boy?" Nikolai said.
Dylan nodded.
"Sorry Papa," he said.
"Go to your mom and apologize. You deeply hurt her," Taran (Massimo) said.
"Yes papa," Dylan said.
As he walked to the room.
Elena was changing Pavel's diapers.
He made sounds.
Dylan hugged her.
"Hey?" she said.
"I am sorry Mama," he said.
Her heart melted.
She held both his cheeks.
His eyes were red.
He held both his ears.
"I am sorry," he said doing squats while still holding his ears.
Elena's tears came down.
She hugged him tightly.
"It okay my baby," she whispered hugging him.
Taran (Massimo) wiped his tears.
"Thank you Nick," he said.
"No problem Brother," he said.
Lilith was dressed for school.
She strapped her bag.
"Lily, this is my wife Khushi. She is deaf and mute but she can hear you through her hearing aid," Nihal said.
Khushi folded her hands and wanted to touch her feet.
"Hey hey hey hey. I'm little your older. I am meant to touch your feet, not you touching mine," she said.
Khushi shook her head as she understood.
She gave her a small box.
"For me?" Lilith said.
She nodded.
Lily opened it.
She saw a silver talisman.
"It an object that a person believes brings protection, good fortune, strength or blessings."
"Thank you so much. I love it. This is a great blessing," she said.
Khushi shyly moved her head.
"Take very very good care of her Bhai (brother)," she said.
"Of course. If not break my bones," Nihal said.
They laughed.
"Bye guys, I'm off to school!" Lily said.
"Bye!" they said.
She got on the bike.
She rode to school.
"She gone!" Sarah said.
They moved.
Mila was standing.
Nikolai grabbed her.
"Let goooooo!!" he said.
She giggled.
At school.
"Please keep her here for 4 hours," Osyth said.
"Why?" the art teacher said.
"It her birthday so her fiancé wants her very very busy," Gloria said.
"Ouuu okay," he said.
The exam was done.
Lily entered the art class.
"Lilith, please I need you to paint this. It is for an artwork display. Each student will present now," he said.
She looked at the painting.
She folded her sleeves.
And began the painting.
Meanwhile at Nikolai's hotel.
His top hotel.
Mila was eating the mango shaped cake.
She checked the boxes.
Mila got on Hammed's head.
He came back last night.
His family were preparing for his wedding.
Fariha hadn't seen him yet.
He brought many things for her.
And also changed his room too.
Nikolai was now triple checking everything.
"Perfect," he said.
As they left for the office.
At the office.
Mila waddled in.
She saw some people smoking and waiting.
"What that?" she said pointing at the smoke.
"Nothing kid," the man said.
"Who are you?" the other man said.
She waddled to him.
"I mil. You here for Dada?" she said.
"Dada!?" the men said.
"Uh huh my dada," she said.
She waddled to the desk and tried to get on the table.
"Here you go," the man said.
"Tank you unca," she said.
"Look boss. Her eyes just like Nick," a man said.
The door opened.
"Mila those are for mama. We give her later and mama birthday gift is ready sweetie," Nikolai said while typing.
"Dada wook your fwriend!" she said.
Nikolai looked up.
And saw him.
Nikolai walked in.
They bowed.
But one person didn't.
Mila sat as she held her tummy.
Nikolai carried her.
"No more sweets for now okay?" he said.
She shook her head no.
"Okay then. Tell that to Mama. She will lock the drawers," he said.
"Noooooo!!!" Mila said.
"Hmmmm," he said.
"Otay no sweet. I pinky pwomise!" Mila said.
"Sit," he said to them.
And they did.
"Ba ba dada. I go dolly now ba ba," Mila said.
As she waddled out.
"Be careful!" Nikolai said.
He looked at them.
They were 14 members.
They were called:
The Aetherion Imperium
8 men and 6 women.
The 8 men were:
Alistair — half Scottish, half Italian.
Lukas — half Danish, half Swedish.
Hugo — half Cuban, half Spanish.
Felix — Hungarian.
Anton — half Russian, half Icelandic.
Revaz — Georgian.
Jasper — half Belgian, half Maltese.
And the leader of the group:
Ivan Teixeira — half Russian, half Portuguese.
Nikolai's rival from school till now.
The 6 women were:
Chiara — half Italian, half Argentine.
Ruoxi — half Chinese, half British.
Kristina — half Belarusian, half Russian.
Gabriela — half Polish, half Colombian.
Zoe — half Greek, half Sicilian.
Talia — Australian.
They were all standing.
"Hello Nikolai," Ivan said.
Both men stared intensely at each other.
Burning with anger.