That first wait
To say her family was delighted to see them return around 11 PM would be an understatement. She even carried many bags to prove she had shopped
There were things for kids in Roorkee and Bareilly
She had called Chandu on her way home and Lakshmi Vaidya had answered telling her he was asleep
"Jaldi so jaate hain hamare bina? she worried
"Ghar mein bache 9 baje so jaaten hain, bus Chandu hain jo nahi sunte the Lakshmi reminded her gently.
"Andd? Meeta was snoozing on the couch just to get all the dirt
"Humne ITTI SAARI Chinese khaayi Teeku made a face
Harit hung out with Dhruv and Vibhu, her parents were asleep
"Bhabhi why are u still awake? Teeku asked looking at her brothers worriedly
"Kyon? Aur kaise aane dete aapko ghar mein akele? Ma hamey daat deti
"This is my house, I don't want to greeted every time Teeku was beginning to be worried if her brothers were going to stall her husband
AND... they did
She stayed up waiting for a guy for the first time in life. Acutely aware of every movement in the hallway, hoping it was him
But fell asleep around midnight, rolling over, or trying to at 3 AM and finding herself trapped by his arms
Feeling her body relax and melt into his when she realized he was in bed, she stayed up admiring his features under a microscope
Falling back asleep soon
When she woke at 10, he was awake and sitting up, leaning on the headboard group chatting with friends
She rolled over facing him
"Did you play cards again?
"Nahi kal raat ko nahi
"Kab aaye aap soney?
"Aapne miss kiya? not looking up from his phone
"Umm she didn't know what to say
"Avantika still looking at his phone
"May.. be she said almost inaudibly, her eyes closed, nervous
He put his phone away, and slid down, she panicked trying to sit up
He lay by her looking at her intensely
"I she tried to back track from her admission as her face turned red
"U didn't text me... u could have he whispered
Waves of pleasure rocked her body at his encouraging idea
"Avantika...
"Hmm she could feel the flames from her face
"I think its all part of discovering someone we like he said softly
"I know that she bristled
Heard him laugh
He didn't even touch her nor was he attempting to, and yet his words were sending her to a tailspin.
"The lawyer mayactually be OK enough to share a bed with... he taunted
She tried to get up
He pinned her down, bending over her
"U do believe I am dull though right? he challeneged huskily
Her body was behaving oddly and she didn't know how to stop it, but his questions were infuriating
"If you only wear greys and blacks? she reminded him
"Goths are interesting, aren't they? he derided her gently lowering his upper body on hers
She looked at his beautiful face and imagined him in black lipstick, and shook her head innocently.
"Harit... hum kuch kahey hi nahi she was defensive
"Your eyes Avantika he whispered
She shut them quickly
"Hari !!!" she whispered
"I like that!!" he groaned struggling not to kiss her
She found her mouth seeking his with quivering purpose
"I want to kiss you in my room, my bed!!" he groaned viciously
He allowed himself to knock her breath out, crushing her
He felt her first tentative hug "U could hold me tighter "
he offered achingly
She was too afraid
"Avantikaaa!!" he groaned
He rolled over to his back, taking her with him as a few more bangles snapped and fell off on their bed