Chapter 7
// Déesse //
[ (n.) Goddess.]
It was an hour or so later, while Shiva and Raavi were cuddling that Shiva announced that they would be going on a date tomorrow night. Raavi gave a sigh of contentment and burrowed deeper into his warmth, Hyderabad was getting colder as the month of October approached, even now as they both lay in each other's arms it was drizzling. This kind of weather made Raavi very happy, she was a sucker for chilly nights and warm cuddles, especially when she had her personal teddy bear with her. He was the worlds best cuddle buddy, either that or she was just biased, but he was always so warm like a space heater and he never got cold, like ever, and when he held her she felt so cherished and loved, his arms were strong and tight around her but he never held her too roughly or harshly, and the way his hand used to rub long, lazy strokes up and down her back, his strong and firm palms were the best on some of her long days where it seemed as if work was endless and time very limited. His presence made her calm but also put her on edge, especially when he was in one of his moods.
She could feel his hands going lower, stroking down the small of her back, over her bottom and grab the middle of her thigh, in a swift move he hiked her leg up and onto his hip, while moving them onto their sides so he could touch her better, burrowing his face in her neck he laid soft kisses along the entire column of her throat, she moaned softly her hand traipsing up down his side and finally settling in his hair and fisting. As his kisses gained intensity, she tugged harder at his hair.
Slowly he looked up and into her eyes, pulling her in for a deep kiss and he felt her nails scratch his scalp as if he needed another excuse to get lost in her. Her head rubs were the best. She pulled away from his mouth just enough to grin up at him, her eyes were all bright and twinkly. Giggles bubbled up from her chest like an open champagne bottle. And his heart lurched in his chest in the best way possible. This happy, loving and absolutely gorgeous woman in his arms was all his.
“God, you're beautiful.”
The words slipped past his lips before he even registered them. But she really was. He couldn't help but smile back at her and clutch her closer to his chest. He held her close to him and she hugged him back just as tightly. A few moments later she wriggled out of his grip and got up to get dressed. She walked to the bathroom, bare as the day she was born, giving Shiva a good view of her backside for a couple of seconds until she shut herself off in the bathroom to freshen up.
She came out 15 minutes, squeaky clean and in a pair of black jeans and his old checkered shirt that she had DIY-ed into a crop top, Shiva was still lying on the bed half asleep, she startled him by straddling him, his arms came around her hips to steady her. She peppered kisses all over his face.
“Main shopping jaa rahi hoon, I want to get a dress for tomorrow and I was thinking it would be a good way to break the ice between me and Rishita”
“Hmmm,” he agreed sleepily and kissed her bye.
Rishita was sleeping peacefully, buried between the warm cosy sheets when her phone started buzzing incessantly, irritated she tried to reach for her phone blindly, a few seconds of blind fiddling later she found her phone and reached for it and shut off the godforsaken alarm it was just 3:15 she wondered why she even set up an alarm, Dhara bhabhi had said that they would meet up for dinner anyway. She stretched heavily and got up, her sleep racked brain taking a bit more time to comprehend that she was not in her room back in Somnath, rather she was in Hyderabad. She quickly leapt out of bed, wanting to unpack and settle before dinner time, She had quite a big suitcase to deal with, just as she had managed to lug the suitcase onto the bed she heard a knock at the door.
Not making much of it she opened it to see Dev who smiled as soon as he saw her, she returned the smile and invited him in, greeting him with a polite “Good Afternoon Dev”
“Afternoon Rishita, cute hair by the way,” Dev said.
Mortified Rishita looked towards the Vanity mirror, her hair was dishevelled and looked much like a birds nest at that point in time, her hands shot up quickly, brushing her hair with her fingers she attempted to tame her hair while smiling sheepishly at Dev, her cheeks darkening in embarrassment due to being caught off guard by Dev.
Dev chuckled at her cute face, hiding his nervousness through his laughter, he wanted to ask Rishita out on a date, he didn’t know how she would feel about it, but he wanted to do this, to try and get to know her better. He did like her, but didn’t know much about her, on the surface she seemed to be a sweet and respectful girl, but then again he didn’t wanna take chances. He smiled at her and asked if he could sit down. She nodded and smiled gesturing him to sit down on the sofa set that was across her bed.
“Rishita, do you want to go out tomorrow? Like at around 11, we can go for a long drive and then maybe lunch at a café?"
Rishita nodded smilingly at Dev, although her insides were somersaulting wildly. Dev on the other hand was just as excited, he maintained a small smile on his face and got up to leave, and just as he left he called out to Rishita, who was still blushing happily.
“Great, Its a date then, can’t wait”
Before Rishita could reply Dev walked outside her room door. Just as Dev left Rishita broke into a happy dance, jumping about here and there, clearly very excited about her date with Dev tomorrow, she really wanted to get to know him better, like she was supposed wanted to, she let out a happy squeal and continued dancing. Dev who was still outside her room heard her squeal and he did his own version of a happy dance, after looking around to see if anyone was around. He meant what he said in her room earlier, he simply couldn’t wait for tomorrow.
Inside her room, Rishita was finally done dancing around and was completely out of breath. Falling back on her bed, she squealed once again in happiness, clutching a pillow to her chest, this was going to be her first date ever, like ever growing up in a family like hers, where reputation mattered the most, it wasn’t really allowed for her, like a lot of other things. Dev was the first and certainly the last guy that she would go on a “date” with. She didn’t have any experiences to compare to, all the love stories and rom-coms that she had watched seemed to fail her at the moment. I mean in the books and movies the dates were either really spontaneous, fun and sometimes just a happy joy-ride, some of the dates were well planned and so well executed, ending with sweet, chaste kisses on front porches and hands full of beautiful flowers. As dreamy and as perfect as fiction was, Rishita knew that may not always be the case, to have a fairytale romance, but she certainly could not deny the butterflies she felt in her stomach, nervous energy filled her being up, she had never been on a date before! What on earth was she going to wear? And her hair and makeup? For once she desperately wished for her younger sister to be in Hyderabad with her, as much as Rishita liked comparing her to the she-devil, Kirti could have definitely helped her with the outfit.
She sprang out of bed, and opened her suitcase wide, trying to look for an appropriate outfit, Dev had mentioned a long drive followed by a lunch, she wanted to dress cute, but also not like she was trying too hard, although she probably already was trying quite hard. Fifteen minutes later and she still could not find any outfit that she liked, if she liked the top she didn’t like the bottoms and if she liked the bottoms, she ended up abhorring the top. She was completely about to give up on finding an appropriate dress when there was another knock at her door. Trying to make her room look presentable, Rishita rushed to open the door to find Raavi outside.
“Hi Rishita”
“Hey Raavi, come on in”
Raavi entered Rishita’s room and the first thing that popped up in her mind was what tornado had even been through here, she looked around amused to see clothes scattered in every direction.
“Rishita Oh my god kya hua idhar?”
Rishita smiled at Raavi sheepishly.
“Raavi voh actually nah, Dev asked me out tomorrow and I was trying to find an outfit, hence the mayhem”
“Ohhh, date and all ha” Raavi teased Rishita, who blushed prettily causing Raavi to exclaim a long drawn out “Awwwww”
“Vaise Rishita, if you don’t mind do you want to come shopping with me? Shiva and I are going to go out tomorrow night so I wanted to look for a good outfit”
“No problem Raavi, you’re a saviour, I was getting really frustrated with the options I have”
“Arrey why, your clothes look so pretty”
“I know but this is like my first ever date and I want it to go well” A blushing Rishita answered
“Awww, don’t worry it’ll go well, Dev’s a gentleman. As for an outfit, what are you guys going to be doing?”
“Well he mentioned a long drive and lunch at a café, although he didn’t tell me which café”
“Perfect then, we’ll go shopping right away?”
“Yes just give me like 10 minutes, I’ll freshen up?”
“Yeah I’ll be downstairs”
“Okay, great see ya”
With that Raavi went downstairs, she headed directly to the kitchen and looked around for a snack, finding a basket of fruits on the counter she went and picked up an apple, washed it and bit into the juicy fruit, she was famished and her frivolous activities with her boyfriend earlier only increased her appetite, she didn’t want to faint while shopping, by the time Raavi had finished eating the apple Rishita, had come downstairs and they headed off.
Rishita and Raavi had a blast shopping and looking around the shops, Raavi turned out to be an amazing shopping partner, she was patient and gave Rishita some amazing suggestions and styling tips, they spent a good 3 hours at the Inorbit Mall. Rishita had managed to pick a really cute floral skater dress along with some white canvas shoes for tomorrow, while Raavi went for dark blue satin body-con spaghetti strapped dress, Rishita thought Raavi absolutely rocked the look. Rishita was starving by the time they had wrapped up their shopping, but Raavi still had to get to the Bath and Body Works that was there, so they split up and Rishita went to the Krispy Kreme nearby and Raavi went off to Bath and Body Works.
Entering the store, Raavi picked up a few of favourite and signature scents that she used regularly she also got Dhara bhabhi some things from there as well, just as she was heading to the billing counter an array of beautifully arranged bubble baths, she picked a bottle hoping she could use it later in the night, her feet were exceptionally hurting and she was sure they were swollen, at least they felt swollen and her hands hurt as well, this was the time she wished she had her Chattan Pandya with her, he would’ve carried her bags, well he would have been pissed but he would carry them nonetheless. She finished her shopping and met up with Rishita and both of them left for home. By the time they got back, it was already 7:30, hence they quickly rushed off to their rooms, eager to put away the bags and everything they’d gotten.
Rishita walked into her room, took one glance at the mess she had made, sighed heavily but cleared it up, arranging everything in its place. By the time she was done putting away the last of her things, it was already 8:30 so she decided to head down for dinner.
Raavi on the other hand entered her room and was having trouble shutting the door behind her when Shiva took the numerous bags from her hands.
“Ayy Chipkali poora Hyderabad khareed liya kya? Itne saare bags?!”
“Chup Shiva, maine toh thodi si shopping ki”
Shiva’s eyes widened dramatically at her definition of a little bit of shopping, shaking his head, he reached for her waist and pulled her into himself, hugging her she immediately leaned into him, spent from the events of the day, he lead her to the couch in their bedroom and sat down pulling her into his lap.
“Take a nap, I’ll wake you for dinner,” Shiva said
Raavi nodded yawning adorably and shoving her face into the crook of his neck, getting comfortable in his lap as one of his hands stroked up and down her back while looking at something on his phone with the other. At close to 8:30 he woke her up and they both freshened up and joined everyone for dinner.
Dinner was a merry affair with jokes and wisecracks from everyone, it was decided during dinner that they would be going to IKEA the day after, with everybody deciding to take a day off tomorrow as well. It was 9:30 by the time they started winding up and retiring for the night. Rishita and Krish met up and sat by the outdoor balcony, to enjoy some fresh air before they went to sleep.
As soon as they sat down Rishita asked Krish to launch into the tales
“Krish abhi mujhe bolo, Shiva aur Raavi ki story”
“Haan bhabhi, toh basically once Shiva and Raavi started talking once again, during 9th standard they were literally joint at the hip sab kuch ekk saath hi karthe the, the amount of pranks they played on Maami at that time was hilarious, I’ll tell you about those pranks one day as well. So as you know these two were very very close, like two peas in a pod. They had officially started dating around their first year in college”
Before Krish could elaborate further, Dhara joined them, she had some work with Krish and Gautam, unable to deny Dhara, Krish had to leave, but he promised to Rishita that he would continue his story tomorrow. Smiling Rishita also wished them a good night and went off to sleep.
Shiva and Raavi on the other hand were no where near to sleeping, Raavi was once again working on the renovation plan for the Pandya Niwas, Shiva noticed how tired she was and decided to run a bubble bath for her, he came back 10 minutes later, to find Raavi hunched over her laptop screen
He slid his fingers under her chin and tilted her head back. “Come with me,” he said, kissing her forehead, then her nose, then chin. When he bypassed her lips, Raavi narrowed her eyes at him.
“You’re really starting to piss me off.”
He grinned. “I’m just saving the lips until you’re not mad at me.”
She sucked her teeth, bringing her head back forward.
“You may be waiting a while.”
He moved beside her and lifted one hand, then the other. He pulled her to stand and scooped her up into his arms.
“We’ll see.”
When he stepped into the bathroom, she let out a little gasp. The only light in the room came from the candles along the countertop, the candles scattered around the floor and the light from the lamps outside coming in through the giant window that was above the tub. The bathtub was full of bubbles, the room was bathed in the heavenly scent of Vanilla and amber from the bubble bath Raavi had picked up earlier, He set her down gently on her feet. When she looked at him, his eyes were catching the light from the flickering candles.
“Still mad at me?” His voice was low and seductive and made her feel drowsy like she wanted to do many filthy things to him, but very, very slowly. She gave him a small begrudging smile and shook her head.
“Good.”
He gestured for her to hold up her arms. She lifted them and he pulled her shirt up and over her head, watching the expanse of skin intently, reaching behind her and unhooked her bra and watched as she stood half-naked in front of him He kept his eyes on her and watched as her nipples hardened under his gaze. When his eyes moved back to her face, she was blushing. His eyes travelled back down to her breasts as he watched the flush reach them.
“You just going to keep looking at my boobs?”
He looked up at her through his lashes, “Mine to stare remember?” He sank to his knees and the combination of tenderness and desire swirling like complementary colours in his eyes was enough to cause the heat between her legs to cold dampness saturating her pants. Unbuttoning the clasp of her jeans he hooked his fingers into the loops of her and slowly pulled them down her legs, guiding her to step out of them. He took her by the hips, pulling her to him and peppered her stomach with lingering kisses. His lips were soft against her skin and she shuddered when his tongue dipped into her belly button.
“Shivaa...”
“Yes, Raavi.” His voice was muffled against her skin. He dragged his tongue to her side, opening his mouth and sucking. She convulsed slightly at the scrape of his teeth. He was obsessed with marking her, staking his claim all over her body in places only he could see, leaving little reminders that she was his. She whimpered, saying his name again.
“Hmmm?” he looked up with those hypnotic eyes. The fingers of one hand drifted up the back of her leg, while the fingers of the other tickled between her cheeks as his hand curved around the plumpness he had been staring at earlier.
“Did you want to tell me something?” He smiled at her strangled moan when his fingers slipped between her legs. “That doesn’t feel like you were ever mad at me.” His fingers stroked her lightly as his lips went back to her stomach. He looked up at her again as his kisses went lower, his tongue drifting across her pubic bone. “What did you want to say?”
She didn’t say anything, but he watched her breath quicken with anticipation. He gave her that lazy smile again before slowly rising to his feet. Even though his fingers continued to work at her, Shiva didn’t miss her tiny sound of disappointment. “Oh, I see” he kissed the side of her neck, “I think I know what you wanted.” He lifted his face from her neck so he could look her in the eye. “Don’t worry. My mouth is looking forward to it, but I want you spread out on the bed, wide open for me when I do that.” When his fingers left her wetness to curve back around her bottom, the sound of disappointment Raavi made was not tiny this time. Her face was a pretty contortion of annoyance.
“Now you’re just being a pain,” she scowled.
He didn’t answer. Instead, he covered her mouth with his. She opened for his tongue, but he pulled away even as she rose on tiptoe to follow the juicy lips that usually gave her so much pleasure. He felt himself twitch at the frustrated noise she made.
“Why are you teasing me?”
He took her face in his hands. “Because I can.” He kissed her again. This time when she opened her mouth, he slipped his tongue inside just long enough to touch her tongue with his. “Because you were not paying attention to me.” He bit her bottom lip before looking into her eyes
“Are you going to pay attention to me now?”
She didn’t answer. So ornery. He curved his hand around her breast and gave her nipple a pinch. She flinched, but the high-pitched sound she made was the approval of the sting his fingers caused.
“Well?”
She rolled her eyes. “Yes, boss ” she replied sarcastically.
He raised an eyebrow, a mischievous smile on his face. “I thought so’.”
She let out a light giggle, but there was a twinkle in her eye. With a tantalising metamorphosis, her face settled into a look so lustful, so sexually inviting, he stilled completely as if she had commanded it. She lifted the bottom of his shirt and he jumped when her frigid hands slid over his chest. Her fingers grazed over his abs and pecs back and forth causing him to shudder. He was rock hard instantly and knew with certainty he no longer had the upper hand.
Her cold hands drifted to his sides and she pressed herself against him. Her eyes widened with innocence when she felt him against her stomach.
“What’s that,” she asked, her expression confused. He couldn’t take his eyes off her doll face and he was too turned on to find his voice. Her hands moved to his pants and tugged them down along with his boxers, her eyes never leaving his.
“Fcuk” he squeezed his eyes shut as her icy hand wrapped around him. The combination of her cold hand and the feeling of her gentle squeezing and pulling was a sensation his brain was having trouble reconciling, except that it felt amazing. His eyes opened to her watching him. She licked her lips like he was a craving she had to fulfil.
“Is this for me,?” Her hand moved slowly in long strokes. He nodded rapidly before dropping his forehead against hers.
“Mmmm.. I like it” the fingers of her other hand threaded with the ones stroking him, trapping him in a cage of moving hands, her thumbs stroking him underneath. “I like you in my hands.” Shiva was shivering from the cold and shivering from the friction and shivering because it felt so damn good.
His head was spinning, his breathing was still ragged and he was so primed for release he wanted to cry. It wasn’t until he got his gasping under control that he opened his eyes. She was sitting in the tub watching him, her arms folded along the rim, her chin resting on her hands. Her sweet smile matched her angelic face, but her eyes gave away that she was a wicked seductress. Shiva looked down at himself and then back at her, crossing his arms.
“You’re a devil,” he growled.
She lifted her chin, triumphantly. “You’re just mad I gave you a taste of your own medicine.”
“Yeah, and we both know how that ends for you.”
She schooled her face into perfect neutrality that was difficult to maintain because she knew. She definitely knew. It usually ended with her exhausted, sopping wet, a little sore and completely satisfied. The lift of the corner of his mouth indicated her neutral face wasn’t fooling him.
“You think you won, don’t you?” His eyes were hard but playful.
“I know I won.”
He nodded. “We’ll see.”
“You keep saying that Shiva and yet...”
She tilted her head to the side.
“Pride before the fall, baby.”
He stared at her and she stared back. He shook his head slowly, loving the naughty gleam in her eye. He had nov problem letting her win if it meant she kept talking to him like that.
“You getting in?” Her eyes softened to match the wholesomeness of the rest of her face.
“I don’t know if I want to share a bath with a chudail.”
“You love sharing a bath with a chudail.” She smiled and he found it hard to resist that smile that he loved. He peered at her and moved towards the tub she lifted a finger to halt him. She raised up on her knees, propping her elbow on the edge of the tub, her chin resting on her palm. His smirk spread into a grin as her eyes floated up his body. When they reached his face, his expression was all sexy confidence. He spread his legs a little and planted his feet, without a hint of inhibition. With that body and all those well-working parts, why should there be?
“You let me know when you're done,” he said, his voice an abraded lure.
She nodded as her eyes floated back down. When she caught his eyes again, she could tell her appraisal was turning him on and his wolfish look was doing things to her. She circled the air with her finger. He grinned again and turned around. She audibly sighed at the broad shoulders, the way his back narrowed to his waist, the ass that was all muscle and the strong legs.
“OK,” she sighed again when she had her fill.
He turned back around. “Are you sure you’re done?”
“For now.” She sank back into the water as he closed the distance between them. When he got to the very edge of the tub, she raised her hand again. He furrowed his brow.
“This” she moved her hands in a big circle to indicate the tub “is the truce zone.”
He laughed. “You scared, Raavi?”
“No! I just want to have a bath with my boyfriend, not my adversary.”
She looked so tiny and adorable in the big tub amongst all the bubbles. He knew an erotic terrorist was also in that water, but her sentiment was endearing. He decided he wanted to relax with his girl, not his competitor.
“Truce” he held out his hand. She smiled and took it in hers. “Truce.”
He brought his face down close to hers. “For now.”
She took his face in her hands and kissed him. “For now.”
She scrunched into a ball to give him room to slide in behind her. When he was situated, she unfolded between his legs, leaning back against his chest.
Raavi laid in his arms for a long time, drifting off to the hot water, the relaxing bubble bath, the candlelight and Shiva’s hands running along her skin under the warm water. Every now and then, she would turn her face to the side to receive a kiss, her arm reaching back to pull him toward her. His lips would catch hers, holding them as his hand floated up to cup her breast. His thumb grazed over the soft skin, the gesture as loving and comforting as it was sensual, another soothing element in this tranquil space he’d created for her. She loved stopping time with him this way.
She turned her body slightly so she could see him better. His hair was damp, curling against his face as if the soft strands loved touching his skin. His eyes, a dark onyx, would suddenly swirl with butterscotch from the shimmering light. His lips seemed fuller and his cheekbones sharper since he’d lost his baby fat over the years and got that sexy looking beard of his. All she could do was stare.
“What?” he asked in a whisper, a wet hand cupping her face. She didn’t answer at first, content to just look at him.
“I was thinking,” she said finally, “I just can’t imagine a better way to spend the night.”
His smile was all warmth and affection. “Me either.”
She kissed him, opening her mouth a little for just a morsel of his tongue before she settled against his chest again, pulling his arms tight around her as they lost themselves in the kiss, forgetting everything around them.
A.N Sorry for the delay guys!! Hope you like it! ❤️
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