Chapter 13

nimi00

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Thanks for all the comments. Here is the special valentines day update 😉! Enjoy!

Chapter 14

I drove over to his hotel and went up to his room early the next day. I had grabbed the spare key yesterday and I let myself into his room to see him sleeping again without a blanked just cuddled up to a pillow. I looked over at the blanket thrown on the floor and picked it up placing it over him. He smiled in his sleep and pulled at my arm causing me to be over him with the blanket in between us. He opened his eyes slowly; my head was now rested on his chest. "You missed me?" he asked kissing my hair. I nodded my head and looked up, "you should get up now, our seminar is in four hours, it takes you an hour to get ready, we need to eat and I need to catch you up on what I studied last night," I said caressing his hair. "phir se study, ugh, I have other plans," he said smirking, I felt him pull me close and I gasped. "Virat chodo mujhe," I said slapping his arm. I got off him and pulled him up giving him his towel sending his straight to the bathroom. I could hear him singing in the bathroom. I smiled and looked over at the coffee maker; he did tell me coffee was one of his favorites. I took it apart and set it to brew two cups. He came out with his bottom wrapped into a towel and nothing on top a little while later. I blushed handing him his clothes and he understood that I was uncomfortable and went away. It took me forever to get him to focus on his work and not me, but I was able to give him a recap of everything that I thought we needed. We worked all day and I barely got to see him after we got to the workshop. It was finally 6 and our workshop was done for the day. I walked over to the front door to see him waiting and reading over some of the stuff I gave him. "Hey, you tired," I asked smiling. "Yeah, I am still jet lagging and I have a headache," he pouted. I shook my head, I have something that will make you feel better at home, chalo" I said leading us outside. We had dinner again and he fell asleep on the sofa holding his head because of his headache. I walked over with some warm oil and had him sit up, "Virat you will feel better I promise," I said caressing his face. He just nodded his head and hesitantly laid his head on my lap, "Manvi are you sure you are comfortable doing this," he asked knowing that I wasn't used to the intimacy. I smiled and nodded my head yes. He was now laid on my lap, sprawled across the sofa. I applied the oil on his hair and saw that he fell asleep. I caressed his hair and something drew me close to him and I ended up giving him a small peck on his forehead. He smiled in his sleep and turned hugging my stomach. I caressed his hair again and picked up my packet of reading for tonight. He fell asleep for a while and woke up still on my lap. I didn't even realize he was up until he pulled away my book and cupped my face, "I love you," he sighed pulling my face closer. My hair was now covering either side of his face and our faces were less than an inch apart. I felt him close the gap and his lips gently brush mine as our noses bumped. A million sparks flew through me in waiting for the full effect but he pulled back gently kissing my cheek, I pouted at him and he shook his head.

"I wanted to ask you something. Kal valentine's day hai, humara phela valentine's day, I made reservations at cheesecake factory. I know you don't like dates but could we go as friends please, it would mean so much to me," he said with pleading eyes. I nodded my head, "I would like that too, I want the experience too, and you will not go as my friend, you will go as my boyfriend" I said confidently.

"You absolutely sure," he asked quirking his eyebrow up.

"I have been nave enough in India Virat. True, I had never dreamed that I would date anyone, but I trust you. You aren't like the boyfriends that craze over just romance. You changed me completely. I had met so many guys when I studied here and I knew that all they wanted was my body and that's why I always resorted to only friendship with them. Then I met you, and Virat you made me fall head over heels over you. You aren't like them. You respect me and my parents both. You respected every decision I made without any question. You know my limits and more importantly your own limits. We have the same values and we want the same things in life. I don't know what I did to deserve a life partner like you but I would be an idiot if I didn't fall in love with you. Leaving you opened my eyes completely. I love you and I have no doubt over that now. You are my boyfriend and we are in a relationship, a couple, it is what it is and I have no reason to treat you as otherwise or hide it. So what I fell in love; it wasn't like I committed a murder. Virat, you managed to block all thoughts of what society would think, and what mummy, papa would think and made me think of my happiness for the first time. I love you, and my happiness is with you, we are together, and we will be together forever. Regardless of what we will have to go through, we will go through it together. " I knew he needed to hear it, but I needed myself to hear it too. I wasn't going to stop my heart anymore, and I knew this was for the best. I stopped to see him just staring at me.

"who are you and what did you do to Manvi?" he asked shocked.

I shook my head, "you stole her heart away and changed her completely, ab kya kare?" I said cupping his face. He leaned in closer and closed in any space between us placing his lips on mine. I felt my body melt in his arms and I ended up moaning in the kiss. My hands slowly made their way up to his hair his down to my waist, hugging me tightly to him. We pulled away reluctantly and he placed small kisses on my cheek while I tried regaining my breath again. "I love you Manvi, Happy Valentine's Day," he said as he pointed to the clock, it was midnight. Our first kiss couldn't have been more special, it was on Valentine's Day, everything just felt so perfect with him. "I should probably head home," he said breaking me out of my thoughts; he was about to leave when I held his hand. "Can you sleep here tonight, I can open the guest the room" I asked him pleadingly. He smiled "I would like that, judging from the fact that I need you to wake up in the morning," he chuckled. I shook my head at him "aacha, is liye, then you go, I thought you would like to spend some time with your girlfriend before you left her for a year but I guess not," I said pouting. "Mela shona baby, I love you and that's why I am staying," he said sighing as we sat down on the sofa. "I can't wait till I don't need an excuse to be with you" he said dreading that we still couldn't tell mummy and papa. We talked for hours that night. The last thing I remember is falling asleep in his arms on the sofa. I woke up in the morning to see I had a blanket over me and I was now on my bed inside the room. I looked beside me and saw a rose next to my pillow. I knew who gave it to me but the guy in question was lost. I felt guilty; with all our talking yesterday I never opened the guest room. I picked it up and got up to look for him and saw him studying on the sofa with a small blanket over him. I walked over to get his attention. "We fell asleep hugging, why did you move?" I asked confused. He smiled, "oh good morning baby. I know you are more comfortable now but I know my limits, don't worry only one year and then I will sleep with you only every night," he said getting up so I could sit. "What do you want for breakfast," I asked and he shook his head pointing to the table, there were two plates set with omlettes, toast and coffee with whipped cream in the shape of heart on each. My heart melted at everything he was doing for me. I never felt this special before and I knew for sure I made the right decision last night. We ate breakfast and I remembered that I never finished the reading for today. I was so caught up in spending time with him that I left it half way. I was frantically trying to skim it when he sat me down on the sofa telling me chill. He gave me a complete summary of the reading and quizzed me too before I went to go get ready. We took forever getting through the day. I had two cancer patients and got stuck helping them until 8. I told Virat to cancel the reservations and gave him the keys to get a cab to the condo to go and rest. I got home around 9 to see the all the lights off. I sighed. He was probably asleep by now. It was my first valentine's day and we didn't even get to eat dinner together. I held back my tears because I knew Virat was tired, I couldn't blame him for going to sleep. I opened the door and just as I had suspected all the lights were off and Virat was nowhere to be seen. I didn't turn on the lights in the living room thinking he was maybe asleep there but when I opened my room door the bright decorations touched my heart. My entire room was decorated with pink transparent curtains and there was a table at the foot of my bed set with two plates and candles. I finally looked at my bed and saw a two bears holding a heart, "I love you," it read and next to them Virat was sleeping just like a baby. I picked up the gift and hugged it and sat it back down and got changed and came back to the bed. "Virat did you eat dinner," I asked gently caressing his hair. His stomach growled giving me the answer. "Virat you must be starving, chalo utho," I said pulling him up. He picked me up in his arms, "Happy valentines day sweetheart, I love you so much and I always will," he said twirling me around and pecking my cheek. He placed me on the chair for dinner. After dinner we ended up talking again while listening to songs. I recognized the song immidately. "Tera mujse hai phele ka nata koi, Virat I love this song," I said amazed. He grinned proudly, "I know, that's why I picked it," he said smiling. I stared at him as he bent down on one knee getting out a ring from his jacket. My breath hitched when I saw the ring, I knew this was coming soon but I wasn't expecting him to fully propose.

"Manvi, I don't know where to even begin on how much I love you. You are sweet, funny, cultured, so respecting of my family, you have every quality that I always wanted in my life partner. I have known you for less than a year and I feel like we have a relationship that goes back for centuries. You know exactly how to calm me down, how to help me, you make everything so easy for me. You always manage to encourage me even in the worst situations just like a better half should. You opened me up in a matter of 2 weeks, and you know the secrets not even bhai knows about me. Manvi you have a golden heart and I must have done some big penance in a previous life to deserve you. Manvi Chaudhary, will you marry me and let me cherish every quality you have for the rest of our lives; I will never be able to give everything that you deserve but I promise to spend every second of my life thanking god for giving me the blessing of having you as my life partner."

I was stunned at his words. His eyes were gleaming with love for me. I smiled and nodded my head through my tears. He placed the ring on and picked me up twirling me around again. "I love you Virat," I whispered kissing the tip of his ear. He smiled and finally put me down, "alright Mrs. to be Vadhera, I think we should finish readings before we both fail the quiz tomorrow he said leading us to the living room. When he sat down on the sofa, I glared at him. "Virat you just proposed to me and you are worried about studying, you are such a mood killer," I told him pouting as I turned away. I heard him chuckle as he hugged me from behind, "meri princess what would you like to do, your wish is my command," he said kissing my cheek. "I want ice-cream," I pouted like a little kid and he shook his head. "this late at night, Manvi its almost 11:00, how about this, we study now and I take you out for ice-cream after lunch tomorrow. We have an hour long break because of seminar," he said nuzzling my neck. "Fine, but I am staying in your arms mister, no complaining about that," I warned him. He chuckled and turned me around, "alight madam, let's get to studying," he said securing me in his arms as he sat down on the sofa. I fell asleep in his arms again after studying and I felt him try to pick me up but he was too tried to take me to the room. He sighed hugging me closer as he pecked my cheek, "can you get up just for a second, let's get you to bed properly, you look exhausted," he said helping me sit up. I moaned and laid down in his arms again, "virat I am comfortable, tum so jau," I said resting my head on his chest. I felt him lift me up again, this time he made it all the way inside my room and placed me inside my covers as he kissed my forehead. "Good night angel, I will see you tomorrow," he said heading back out. I sighed waking up in the morning without the comfort of his warmth and got up to see if he was still studying. He was asleep on the sofa with a small blanket. I smiled and went over to caress his head and could resist but cuddle up in his arms. He sighed contently as he hugged me closer adjusting his position so that I could fit too. He was smiling in his sleep now. He woke up a little while later to see me half asleep in his arms. He shook his head and kissed my gaal, "you missed me even in your sleep," he mumbled holding me securely in his arms. I nodded my head yes finally refusing to open my eyes. I sighed. This was the comfort I was looking for the entire time I was back from India, his warmth, his love; I was finally where I belonged, he completed me in every way possible; without him I had nothing but with him I had no use of anything but his love, I loved him and it was a truth I couldn't deny. Ishq dil se kiya jaata hai, that's why I couldn't stop my heart and I finally realized it now. It was easy to control my brain and force it to think of mummy, papa, everyone, but when it came to my heart, I knew my heart would never be in peace without him. Dil ke bina dharkan nahi chalti, aur dharkan ke bina saasein; he had my heart, without him I would be living my life without a heartbeat, without breathing, it was nearly impossible. I gave my life back to my heart and cuddled in closer to him, "I love you," I could help but smile at the truth of these three simple words, it took these three words to give me back all the happiness I felt like I lost in India; I didn't know about what everyone would think, what society would think, all I knew now was I had him with me and we would face it together. As long as I had him, I needed nothing else, my life was embedded with him, regardless of everything else I needed him and I wasn't going to stop my heart from beating any more.