Part 10
16+ part. Read at your own risk. Don't say I didn't warn you bacha logh. :P
As the sun's rays peeped into the newlyweds' bedroom, only one awoke, trying to cover her eyes in order to block the brightness. She groaned loudly and turned her head slightly to realize that she wasn't on the floor but was lying on an elevated piece of furniture. She got up with a jerk as she saw the crumpled sheet and blanket that she had used as a bed.
"How the hell did I get up here?" Riddhima wondered. She turned to her other side and gasped loudly.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Riddhima asked a still sleeping Armaan. Armaan on the other hand still kept his eyes shut showing her that he had still not woken up from his slumber.
"Awww. He looks so cute and innocent. Mera shonu monu. WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST SAY?! Mera shonu monu?! RIDDHIMA! YOU'VE LOST IT! But yaar, dekh toh. He looks so uncomfortable sitting up like that and sleeping. Did he sleep like that the whole night? Haye. Bechara. Wait, what? NO! No bechara. He deserves it. Making me sleep on the floor. Hmph. Who the hell does he think he is?! But he did end up putting me on the bed… NO! Why did he sleep next to me? He's just a badtameez. Plain and simple," Riddhima's dueling thoughts fought each other in a realm of confusion only to settle on the latter negative opinion. What she didn't realize was that Armaan was now awake and had slightly opened one eye to see her changing facial expressions as she thought about him. "What a weirdo," he thought, "I wonder what she's thinking. Oh my lord. She's doing that evil smile thing. She's up to something. Haye ram. Mujhe bachao." Armaan quickly shut his eyes as he saw Riddhima glance up at him through the corner of her eyes. She turned around and Armaan slightly opened his eyes again only to see Riddhima reaching for the water jug lying on their side table.
"Oh sh*t! No way. She's out of her mind," Armaan thought as his eyes opened wide with shock. As Riddhima turned around to face him, Armaan quickly shut his eyes again. He slightly opened his eyelids a tiny notch to see her about to splash the water on him and quickly grabbed the hand holding the water jug and gave it a jerk hoping that the water jug would fall to the floor only to have his plan backfire.
"YOU IDIOT!" they both screamed at each other as both sat on the bed wide awake from the cold shower they had just received. While trying to get the jug out of Riddhima's clutches, Armaan had not only wet himself but Riddhima as well.
"TUM! Why were you trying to wet me?!" Armaan asked.
"YOU….! YOU…! YOU…!" Riddhima said as her teeth began to chatter due to the coldness.
"Kya you, you, you lagaa rakha hai. Bolo bhi!" Armaan said angrily as he too shivered from the coldness.
"TUM EK NUMBER KE DUFFER HO!" Riddhima shouted angrily.
"What the hell did I do to you?!" Armaan asked.
"Why were you sleeping next to me?" Riddhima asked.
"Arre yaar. I was only sleeping next to you, not with you. Chill kar," Armaan said grinning.
"EWWW MALLIK! Trust me, you're never going to be sleeping with me so keep dreaming, samjhe?" Riddhima said with a glare.
Armaan laughed. "Oh really now? I wasn't dreaming about you. But it sure looked like you were dreaming about me," Armaan said smiling.
"M.. m..main? Aur d…d…dreaming? T…t…tumhare barey mein. Nahi toh. When?" Riddhima stuttered.
"Ohh. So hamari b…b…bholi b…b…bhaali R…r….riddhima ko k…k…kuch yaad nahin?" Armaan laughed as he mimicked her, "Itni nervous kyon ho phir? Why are you stuttering?"
"I AM NOT! I'm.. I'm…I'm cold. That's it. And what do you mean? Bholi bhali Riddhima. I am bholi bhali. Tumhare tara chalaak nahi hu. Understood?" Riddhima said defensively.
"Oh really? Let's try remembering what I heard someone saying in their sleep yesterday. Hmm. Remember this? 'Ahh. Chodo. Armaan. *giggles* Kya kar rahe ho. Koi dekh lega. Shut the door at least. Mhmm. Armaan. Armaan. Mhmmm. Ahhh. Waha nhi. Mhmm baby'" Armaan said laughing uncontrollably. He had gotten up suddenly the night before only to hear Riddhima smiling and tossing and turning while mumbling whatever he had just told her. He had grinned excitedly knowing that he would have fun teasing Riddhima the next day. Riddhima's face had turned bright red by now. Her clothes seemed to be drying at a faster pace as well.
"Kaafi hot dreaming karti ho tum Riddhima," Armaan said grinning.
"Shut up. I never said any of that. Stop it with the bakwaas," Riddhima said defiantly.
"Oh really? Then why are you red like a tomato," Armaan said accusingly.
"Because I'm hot," Riddhima said.
"Ooooo baby. That you are," Armaan said as he pulled her hand towards him only to have Riddhima come crashing onto his chest, "You're sizzling," he continued.
"Chodo Armaan. Right now. Koi dekh lega," Riddhima said trying to push him off.
"Hmm. This sounds a lot like that dream that you were having last night. I think I should turn it into reality, no? We're already half-way through," Armaan said as he winked at her.
"No Armaan. Stop it. Chodo mujhe," Riddhima said embarrassed once again.
"Arre yaar Riddhima. Tumhari script or tum hi bul gayi. You said those lines already. The next line is, 'Shut the door at least,'" Armaan chuckled as Riddhima's eyes widened.
"No way!" Riddhima cried.
"I'm not letting you go until the script finishes so either finish it or stay in my arms forever. I know you like the second option better. Trust me baby, I do too," Armaan grinned as he nuzzled her neck.
"Argh Armaan! Shut the freaking door! Happy?!" Riddhima screamed.
"To do what? Hawww Riddhima! What do you have planned that you want me to close the door. Besharam buddhi," Armaan chuckled only to have Riddhima glare.
"Tum ne mujhe buddhi bulaya?! TERI TOH….!" Riddhima screamed as he began to struggle against his chest since she was still laying on top of him with him holding her hands to his chest.
"Shut up," Armaan said as he sucked on the skin on her neck.
"Ouch! Dracula kahin ke," Riddhima cried as she stretched her neck to give her better access. Armaan on the other hand bit her neck only to hear Riddhima moan loudly.
"Now you're following the script. You should go to acting school Riddhima. You learn fast," Armaan said as he pulled her head down to kiss her. He rubbed his lips against hers and began to prod his tongue into her mouth only to have her open up right away. He slowly broke the kiss and turned her over so that he was lying on top of her. He kissed her forehead, cheeks, nose, chin, ears, purposely not touching her mouth. She moaned in disappointment.
"Armaannnn," Riddhima cried as he kissed her at the corner of her lip. She moved her face up and crashed his lips onto hers into a deep kiss. She made the first move and sighed loudly as their tongues met and moved in unison. Armaan smiled against her lips and moved down to kiss her cleavage. He stroked her chest through the cloth only to hear her moan even louder.
"Armaaan. Mhmm," Riddhima said as he bit her cleavage leaving a love bite.
Armaan began to move his hands around her body. As his hands began to roam lower and went underneath her shirt, Riddhima's eyes opened wide and shoved Armaan to the side and gasped for air.
"No Armaan. That's enough," Riddhima said as she struggled to get her breath back. Meanwhile, Armaan looked shaked up and ran a shaking hand through his hair as he too tried to get his heartbeats back to normal.
"What in god's name were about to do?! YOU IDIOT, ARMAAN! You're forgetting your goal here. This isn't what you want! You just want her money. Take it and leave her. Stop getting physical with her," Armaan told himself in his mind as he shifted his gaze here and there.
Riddhima slowly got off of the bed and made her way to the washroom.
"What just happened there? Why did I let him do all that? Why didn't I stop him early. Hai baghwan, yeh mujhe kya ho raha hai?," Riddhima asked herself as she leaned against the closed bathroom door.
"That's it Armaan. No more funny business. It's time you do what you really wanted to. No more distractions. Just focus on your goal. You need to be sweet with Riddhima but that doesn't mean you should take every opportunity you get to touch her," Armaan's conscience said.
"But she's so tempting yaar," Armaan whispered to himself as Riddhima made her way out of the bathroom.
She looked up at him as he muttered those words and their eyes met. Riddhima quickly moved her gaze away.
"Listen Armaan. I don't want any more of this bullshit. I know you don't love me. Screw love, I bet you hate me. Stop with the show and just tell me what you want," Riddhima said taking a deep breath.
"No, listen Riddhima. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done what I did. I took it too far. Please forgive me," Armaan said not believing the words that came out of his own mouth.
Riddhima looked up in astonishment. "Hold up, this is my Armaan? Arre Ridzi. Waddyu mean my Armaan. He's not yours. Stop talking like that. Anyways, how did he change? He's saying sorry. And that too, to me? He's lost it. No I've lost it. Hai baghwan. We've both lost it. Bachao," Riddhima said to herself as she looked up towards the ceiling saying a silent prayer.
"Riddhima? Tum teekh ho naa?" Armaan said as he saw Riddhima's facial expressions change several times in the span of two minutes.
Riddhima looked up shocked. "Y…yes. I'm fine. Mujhe kya hoga," Riddhima stuttered with Armaan still giving her weird looks. Riddhima caught a grasp on herself and turned back to glaring at him.
"Anyways, Armaan. I accept your apology but I'm telling you right now, I don't believe a word of what you are saying. You're up to something and I won't rest until I find out what it is," Riddhima said and with that she left the room.
"Shit man. Armaan, you're going to have to stay on the down low for awhile. Don't let her suspect anything. Just be nice to her. Although, it doesn't seem that hard anymore. Kyun? Kahi pyaar toh nahi ho raha?" Armaan's conscience laughed at him.
"Oh shut up," Armaan said and lied back onto the bed only to fall into a deep slumber.
Kumkum Bhagya
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