CHAPTER 5
The doorbell buzzed twice before someone opened the door.He immediately too his ahnd out of his jeans pocket,smiling at the person,who ushered him into the living room with a knowing smile on her face.Amrita pointed towards her sister Preetika's room and went back to her bed.
It was 10.30 at night,not really an appropriate time to come announced at his girlfriend's apartment which she happened to share with her elder sister.
Harshad stood in front of the closed door, wondering about the unfinished business that he had come over to complete. He turned the knob and entered the room.
She was wearing his red t-shirt..even though it was a size too big for her. A pint of ice cream on her lap and her eyes strained on her Tv screen. Completely oblivious presence in her room.
"So you knew that I'd come to visit you?"
Preetika looked up at him.he was standing at the foot of the bed.She scrambled out of the bed and Harshad noticed that she had teamed up his T-shirt with a pair of boy shorts.
"harsh?You're here?"As if the answer was not obvious,she looked up at him,with her inquisitive eyes.her brow furrowed..perhaps she had suddenly remembered some important information."Isn't your family here to visit you..then.."
"I came here to complete an unfinished business..."He smirked...she noticed it,from the corner of her eyes."You still havn't answered my question,ms.Rao.."A shiver ran down her spine...whenever he addressed her by the same.
"oh..I----I put your name in the list of visitors..because I presumed that since..since we're "
She stuttered.
"Since we're ,what..Pree..?"
"Since we're dating..that you'd be coming over...and these security people..they create problems..so..I""Preetika shook her head,dismissing whatever she ahd menat to say.
""I see you're wearing my t-shrt..Missing me weren't you?"
She blushed pink on being caught..Preetika dug her fce in his chest,hoping for the earth toswallow her up.
"I think you-you should..yyou should..go back,harsh..."She said,holding onto him,tighter than before.
"Preetika?"
"hmm.."
"If you would've really wanted me to go back,then you wouldn't be holding onto me so tightly,in the first place.."
Embarrased.Preetika tried to move away,but found herself trappedin his arms.He tipped her chin towards his face.
Articulating realty was far more dreadful than dreading about the future.
Harshad tucked the wisp of hair ,behind her ears..allowing his fingers to linger for a few more moments on her cheek.
"Actually..I wa-wanted.you"you to come over tonight.."she didn't want to look at him and feel more embarrassed than she already was. She was behaving like a love struck teenager!
"You could've just asked me..You know.."
She squirmed, as his fingers dropped to the cove of her neck and he trailed his touched over to the hollow at the base of her throat, slowly tracing her collarbones and the spot beneath her ears.
"I-I di"din't..Harsh ,youre not really helping me here..your""
"My, what pree...?"he smirked.
"Your hand is distracting me..you're distracting!!"
He dropped his hand to her waist, pulling her closer.
"Say.?" he whispered in her ear.
"I didn't want to be those typical stingy girlfriends..."
"I know that you'd never be able to be one.."he chuckled..brushing his lips against her earlobe.
"harsh,what are you-you doing?di"Di..is here..she might walk...He paid no heed to her words,and continued his ministrations.
"Pree,am here to spend tonight with you..And.."he drawled.
"And?"
"And finish my unfinished business.."
"Unfinished business..?"A tight knot formed in her stomach,as she noticed his eyes linger on her lips,his eyes which were enough to make her curl in a ball ,out of embarrassment,because they made them desire for things she could've never thought about doing with /to someone, before meeting Harshad Arora.
"Yes..."
"What is it Harsh..?"
His lips gently brushed against hers..maybe she had been waiting for this moment,for all long the years when..or maybe only after she had met him..He had kissed her for the first time in her make up room..it was unexpected,Then in his kitchen,which was filled with raw desire,followed by few more that night,but this was far more gentle than the rest.He was his own sweet time in teasing her bottom lip..brushing aside her hair, and caressing her luscious curves.
She was not patient like him,she needed him and once he ahd set her body on fire,she would have a hard time coling it don..She lunged forward,kissing him fervently, nibbling his lips and grinding her hips against his.
Harshad moaned ,as she slipped her tongue in the cavern of her mouth,hitting the roof of his mouth,and tasting the newly discovered territory.
He drew out ,gasping for breath...
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" I love you.."Her body stiffened.She had not really recovered from the kiss they had just shared when his confession almost threw her off the edge.She was not ready to confess, she was scared that she wouldn't be able to recover when everything will fall apart.
"Pree..?"She was standing..facing away from him.She wouldn't be able to look into his eyes,because she wouldn't -ever be able to see him hurt.
"Harsh..I'm not ready for this..I need some time..Its all new for me.."A single tear trickled down her eyes.
"Shh..I know Pree..But I know that you love me, more than I love you..and I know that you're scared...I promised you one thing and that's you won't ever have to do something that you're not ready for..I'll wait for you Ms.Rao, even after these six months get over, and am sure that you won't be able to live without me..even if you want to.."
Even amidst all her question, confusions and the maelstrom of emotions within her ,she felt strangely at peace when she heard him confess his love for her.
"I'll be waiting for you too Harsh.."She drew in a deep breath,before nuzzling into his chest,allowing her elixir to drift into her senses, and help her mark it in her memory...
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(NEXT MORNING)
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When her eyes fluttered open to the annoying buzzing of her phone,she found the other side of the bed empty.A warm smile spread across her face, remembering the events of the previous night and how he had cradled her into his chest,until she fell asleep.Preetika looked out at the sky,peeking from between the blinds.the first rays of the sun had yet to dissipate the darkness completely.
Quickly realizing that she had again lost her way in her day dreams,she picked up the call.."Meghaa?"""What"megh"Wh-what will th"Okay Fine!I'll get ready!-Bye!!"
Unwilingly droping her covers from her body,she trampled across the room to her bathroom..she was going to meet him,one last time before he leaves for cape town.
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Meghaa Ruparel's white Range Rover,came to a screeching halt in fornt of an apartment in Vile Parle,Mumbai.
She almost dragged her to his apartment, wondering why she had suddenly turned so shy'.
After greeting his family,she excused herself and timidly walked in the direction of his rom.the dorr was left ajar.She watched,as he went over the last minute details.Preetika closed the door behind her,hoping that it wouldn't creak.But then it was her hoping.Harshad turned around,with the noise."Preetika..?"
HSe fiddled with the wristand of her watch,another habit,other than the stuttering,stammering,blushingand rambling,which she had developed in his company.
Harshad stood their,his hands in his jeans pocket,with his infamous lop sided smile adorning his face,which she noticed had a five o'clock stubble.
She sauntered towards him ,unsure of what to say ,as he looked at her expectantly .
She was about to say something..but stopped on noticing the crease on his shirt.She flattened it out,her hand lingering on the soft fabric,before they glided past his shoulder and snaked around his neck.
"We can Skype each other right..?"
"yeah..and WhatsApp and Tweet too.."
"Be careful okay..from them.."She said,her voice,a tad bit louder than a whisper.
"From whom..?"His chuckle resounded in the room.
"From those girls..'"
"So my girlfriend is jealous?That's something new for Ms.Preetika Rao.."
"Am not jealous okay!I trust you..its them I don't trust.."
"I'm taken Ms.Rao..And I'll call my girlfriend ever night before she goes to sleep..I don't care about other girls.."
"you better not Mr.Arora..!"
"Promise me something will you..?"he asked.
"What..?"
"Promise me ,that you'll take care of yourself..when am away.."
"I promise..and why are you taking like its forever Harsh?"
"I don't want a forvever without you Pree..I love you.."
"Hmmm.."
"Are you getting late..?"
"Nope..I don't have to be at the airport in the next 4 hours.."
"Good.."she whispered back.
"Will you miss me,Pree..?"
"Of course I will Harsh, am your girl""she had never claimed..not with such assurance.
"Really..?"
Preetika took a step back,with each step that he took forward..towarsd her..and she continued moving,until her back hit with the closet.
"What are you doing Harsh..?"
"really?You don't know what I want to do right now..?"he eased her mercilessly,dragging the tip of his nose across her jawline.he grnned as her breath quickened."harshad...what if someone walks in on us..?"
"Then they will walk out too..Ms.Rao.."
Preetika grunted as he slipped his hand under her t-shirt,and his fingers which strangely felt cold to her warm skin,left behind a trail of Goosebumps as he drew patterns on her bare skin.
His face was hovering over her quivering lips..almost touching them.
"Harshad.."
Her voice came out as a gurgle-a very seductive one.She was surprised at how much he could affect her senses and her body.
It was as if her inner Goddess had been woken.he took her lower lips,in between his teeth and slowly tugged at them, sucking her strawberry lipsgloss,leaving her to wonder,how many more ways he could kiss kiss her and still leave her quivering like a blooming flower bud.
His thigh were pressed up against hers,her hands tugging at his hair, and his tongue thrusting in the moist cavern of her mouth,sending her over the edge and making her wrap her dainty legs around his waist.
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"AHEM!AHEM!!"Meghaa had been standing at their door for more than one minute,trying her luck to draw their attention,making futile attempts at drawing them apart.
She found no other choice than t bang the door.
They pulled apart,as if they had been electrocuted.
With their disheveled hair, just-kissed' look and a blush brighter than red,Preetika and HArshad avoided meeting her gaze.
Meghaa's face broke into a grin at their state."Both of you fx yourselves and come for breakfast..everyone is waiting.."
Harshad looked over at the clock..nearly an hour had passed since she had arrived...
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From
Ann J
