Enduring Ally

Chapter 51: Getting Back to You, My Love

Vikram took their leave and Aditya waited for Vikram to leave. He immediately rushed to the door and closed it hard and fast. Zoya winced as the door banged at the frame. He locked before turning towards Zoya and looked at her. The look said it all to Zoya that Aditya knows about the baby. She gulped as she stepped backward and Aditya move forward towards her.

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As he move forward, he asked, "Zoya, I want to know, when were you thinking of telling me about the baby?" Zoya can see the rage rising inside him.

His eyes turned even red and his breaths got heavier. "Ahh... Adit... Aditya... Please just... listen to me... before you come to any conclusion..." Zoya shuttered.

"Just tell me one thing first..." he paused. He asked after a sigh, "Is he mine?" and looked at her with so much expectation to hear yes. Zoya looked at him for a minute and closed her eyes. She released a deep breath before opening her eyes with a determination and said, "Yes, Aditya..." She sighed again and said with welled up eyes, "Aditya... he is your son... our son..."

Before she could realize, Aditya was right in front of her. He took hold of her arms and asked, "Why didn't you tell me before?" She could see the happiness and angry mixed in his face. "Aditya..."

"What?" he asked. As she didn't respond, he asked, "What the hell is going on, Zoya? Just now, you were telling me that I should move on and find someone who loves me... But what the heck all this... Does this mean you were trying to hide my son from me? Are you trying to conceal him from me forever?" His voice almost rose at the end.

Tears started to flow from Zoya's eyes uncontrollably. "Come on, Zoya... Speak up..." he shouted. Zoya cried without responding and sat down at the couch and closed her eyes with her hands. Aditya paced up and down across the room as he couldn't wait to know what she is up to.

Almost after half an hour, Zoya wiped her face and sat straight up and Aditya was now sitting at the couch to her right. Zoya sniffled and said, "Shall I make coffee for us? I need some before we talk..." Aditya stood up and said, "I'll make coffee... You just wait here..." He went into the kitchen without even waiting for her response.

After sometime, he came back with two coffee mugs in his hands and handed over one to her. He took the same seat and took a sip. He waited for Zoya to finish up her coffee and to start talking. Zoya sipped her coffee and closed her eyes. She always loved the taste of Aditya's coffee. She took in the taste and savors it.

Aditya smiled as he knows Zoya always loves the way Aditya makes the coffee and always she closes her eyes and savors it. After a minute, she opened her eyes and said, "Aditya... I... I came to Chennai after left..." she paused and looked at him then continued, "I came to Chennai right after I left... you... I reached out to Radha... My college friend and her husband Vikram... You just met him..." she gestured with her hand and he nodded.

"They both helped me to settle down here and Vikram didn't even ask me about my experience or anything just helped to join his firm as executive auditor. For all this it took me almost a month and a half..." She sighed and took another sip from her coffee. "Just after settling, I started to realize that I made the biggest mistake of life by leaving you... without even confronting you about what I saw and read..." she said and tears started to flow again.

This time Aditya almost moved towards her to console her but stopped himself as he didn't know how to react around her now. Zoya wiped her eyes and said, "I almost decided to come back to you and I was prepared to leave everything behind here..." she looked at him and he looked at her but this time his anger doesn't seem to be there. "Just then... just then... I found out that I'm pregnant with our son... I was so happy and I was just can't wait to tell you this good news too... But..." she stopped as her throat caught up and she cried again.