My Lovely Family

Author's pov:

Dheeran and Ishu entered the hotel and spotted the table where Yaazhini and her mother were chatting. Dheeran furrowed his brows.

"Ishu, who called her?" Dheeran asked calmly. She said nothing just wore a long face.

"What's with that long face?" Dheeran said, putting his arm around her shoulder and pulling her close.

"Why the face?" he asked again. She remained silent and turned her face away dramatically.

"It's bad behavior to argue with a man especially in public. That's why I scolded you. If you still think I was wrong then forgive me" Dheeran said sincerely.

Ishu looked at her brother's face, and suddenly tears welled up in her eyes.

"I'm not angry with you Anna. I'm just upset. You have full right to scold me but not in front of others. But you scolded me in front of him so thats why  I was a little upset. Now I'm okay," she said with a toothy smile.

"And I don't need your apology... I want faluda tonight."

"Wishes granted, princess" he said as they both walked toward the table.

When they reached the table, Dheeran sat beside his mother, and Ishu sat beside Yaazhini, opposite her brother and mother.

"Thank you Yaazhini for coming" Ishu said happily.

"I'm sorry about her Yaazhini. I hope she didn't disturb you" Dheeran asked.

"No, no, I'm not that busy," she replied.

"Sir, your order?" the waiter asked.

"One mutton biryani, one chicken fried rice, one set of parotta, one tandoori, one Chettinad gravy," Dheeran said eyes fixed on the menu.

"Yaazhini, what would you like to eat?" he asked softly. When he got no answer, he looked up to see both Yaazhini and Ishu fully absorbed in their conversation and phones.

"Ishu, how many times have I told you to put your phone away while eating?" he said.

Both flinched at the sudden interruption.

"Bhai, I was just showing her my pictures," Ishu said with a sheepish smile.

"Whatever do that after eating," he said turning to Yaazhini.

"What would you like to eat?" he asked her.

"Um... sandwich" she said after thinking for a while.

Both mother and daughter burst out laughing. Yaazhini looked at them confused.

"If you had told me you wanted a sandwich I would have made it at home, Yaazhini. Order something spicy and tasty it's on Bhai" Ishu said.

"Yes, Ma order something" her mother agreed.

"Hmm... Dindigul biryani is very famous here. Would you like to try it?" Dheeran asked.

"Okay, I'll try it."

"One Dindigul biryani" Dheeran finished the order and started talking with his mother and Yaazhini. Meanwhile, no one noticed Ishu signaling something to the waiter who nodded with a professional smile.

"So Yaazhini, how did you come here?"

"haan, my friend dropped me off" she said.

"Hmm... I'll drop you after dinner. You don't need to go alone at night" he said calmly.

"No need..." she started to object strongly but before she could finish

"Yaazhini, he'll drop you" her mom said.