Day 1
"Pata Nahi" Anupama said going inside her room. It was true. She did not know why she was upset. She had no answer to Anuj's question.
Anuj followed her to her room surprised and completely taken back by her response. He had seen change in her. She was more comfortable with him. Smacking him on shoulder, touching his arms while talking had unknowingly become common. Then again, there were occasions were she held her breath when he grazed her hand or came close to her.
She was trying to pull her kada out when he stepped into her room. Clearly angry and irritated. She hurt herself trying hard to pull her bangle when he stopped her. He gently held her hand as if she would break. Anupama gasped, forgetting to breathe. He found a piece of silky cloth. He used it to cover her hand and gentle pulled out the kada. He repeated the same thing on the other hand.
The atmosphere in the room had suddenly changed. Anuj placed her kadas on the table still holding her hand. Anupama could feel butterflies in her stomach. Her cheeks turning warm as blush creeped in. Having Anupama so close, Anuj's control over himself started to loosen. He moved behind her, moving her long silky hair to her right shoulder, he slowly removed her left earing. Anupama could feel his hot breath on her neck. She felt resisting him was something she will not be able to do.. not anymore.
As Anuj moved to her right earing, Anupama closed her eyes in anticipation. "Anu" she heard him call her. Lifting her eye lashes, she could see him staring at her in the mirror. She knew he had seen her reaction and sensed his effects on her. He gently removed her necklace and turned to go from the room . "I'll wait outside for you" he said placing all her jewelry in the box.
"Sahi time yeh pal hai Anupama" Anupama said to herself. She turned around and stopped him holding his hand. "Nahi Anu. Abhi nahi. Pata nahi kyun apne aap pe control nahi ho raha hai. Tum itni sundar lag rahi ho ki mann me ajeeb si khayal as rahe hai" Anuj tried to make her understand.
"Jaan sakthi hun kya khayal aarahe hai" Anupama asked shyly. " Bol dun" .. "haa".. Closing the gap between each other, they were now millimetres away. Anuj knew he was crossing all boundaries, but he did not want to think about it. At that moment all that mattered was Anupama.
Anupama shuddered as he removed the hair strands from her face trying to read her eyes. Feeling his lips kiss her forehead, her hands reached his waist for support. While his one hand held the back of her head, other hand snaked around her waist pulling her closer.
He traced his lips from her forehead to eyes to cheeks. "Anuj" came out as whisper. Anupama was melting in his arms. Anuj continued to assault her jawline placing wet kisses all the way to her slender neck and shoulder. Anupama reached to hold his collar like her life depended on that.
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They jumped apart when Anuj's phone started ringing. It was Mukku. They stood there in an awkward position not knowing what to do. They had crossed the boundaries they had set but were not sorry about it. They did not feel guilty of what had occured few mins ago. However there were many things unsaid.........
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