CHAPTER-35 (MY SOULMATE---MY GENIE)
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Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.
Quote~Richard Bach
If I had time in a bottle,
If words could make wishes come true,
I'd save everyday for eternity passes,
And then I would spend them with you.
Quote~Jim Croce
Dreams come true when you wake up in them...
Quote~Maurice Spees
Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
Quote~Robert Heinlein
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Sasha was getting ready when a knock sounded on her door. She opened the door to find Adi standing outside it.
"Hi Sasha! How was your flight?"
"Hi Adi--- I called you yesterday after arriving but your cell was switched off. You did know I was coming and yet you switched off your mobile. Why?" Sasha frowned.
"I know Sasha, I am so sorry. Yesterday my cell got stolen. There are so many pickpockets here in this city. See I had to get a new cell because of that." Adi took out a brand new cell phone to show Sasha.
Sasha shrugged and went about finishing her breakfast.
"Sasha I need to tell you something before we start out for this office."
"Ok fine what is it? Come and have some breakfast Adi."
"No thank you I already ate. If you have finished we should start. I will brief you on the way." Sasha finished off quickly, she really wanted to see MK again as she hadn't seen him for months now and she was anticipating that by now he must have mellowed down and she would be able to get close with him after he will see how much she cared for him.
They took a cab and started for the office.
"Sasha when we answered the bid for the co-contract for this venture, we met with the owner Mr.Vedanth Mathur and we finalized our deal with him. The information that we gathered about him and his company was satisfactory and this venture has already garnered all publicity as we had expected. But little did we know what waited for us when we went to set up offices there at their setup. God Maan sir is so pissed. But you know Maan Sir, he never backs down from any challenge. I even advised him to let go of the contract or to let us handle the business here and he should go back, I almost had my head bitten off after the suggestion." Adi gave an involuntary shudder at the imagined scenario.
"What are you saying Adi? What challenge? What has happened in the new offices? You are not making any sense, start from the beginning again."
"Wahi toh!" Adi gave a loud clap and agreed wholeheartedly. "Nothing makes any sense. But then our background information was contained to only the guy's professional field and you know Maan Sir he never wants any personal contact and so we never came to know about his personal life and now it is too late. If we back out now we will lose loads of money and not to say we will gain unwanted bad publicity about leaving a contract high and dry. What to do?" Adi punched his fist in his own palm.
"Chalo at least you are here now, I will have some help. I can't trust anybody else you know." he gave a very hopeful look aimed at Sasha who was looking at him as if he had lost his head.
"Adi overacting-----simmer down."
Adi nodded, "Yes I know."
"what Yes, I know, I haven't yet said anything to you."
"Adi don't react when I say something." Geet said in the Bluetooth attached in Adi's ear.
"No, I know you haven't yet said anything, I but I know by looking at you Sasha that you are still confused----- that's what I was saying 'yes' to. Chalo we have arrived and you can see for yourself why I am so hiper about. God knows I am so glad to see you here. You can better handle the situation and Maan sir also agrees to this that you will be of great help. He is waiting for you."
Sasha felt a thrill at the mention that MK was waiting for her and that he too thought that she could help him for something that Adi couldn't that she wasn't paying much attention to anything else and as they entered the offices, she said to Adi_______
"Where is MK's cabin, lets go there first."
"Yes chalo I will take you there, but first wont you want to see the setup here? After all we are partners here and for the time being."
"No all this can wait first take me to MK." And so saying Sasha turned towards Adi, which made her face the reception area.
"Mam is coming inform Ved sir-----." One of the staff came rushing towards the receptionist and in the next instance Geet stepped out of the lift.
Sasha couldn't believe her own eyes. Her mouth dropped open and her eyes were as round as saucers. She opened and closed her mouth twice before she could utter the one word------ "GEET??!!!"
Adi was besides himself with joy. How Maan sir would have loved to see this expression on Sasha's face. Meanwhile Sasha grabbed hold of Adi and dragged him off to a corner of the reception area.
"What is SHE doing here?"
"That is what I was telling you about. Geet is Vedanta's girlfriend. When we procured all info about Ved Sir we didn't think to get any personal information too, otherwise we could have avoided this sticky situation. Now you can well understand how much difficult it is to work with her around and that too when she is in such an influential position. Maan sir is so filled with anger and determination to come out of this a winner."
Sasha was still staring at Geet when Geet without a glance towards them, as if she hadn't seen them at all walked off towards her cabin. Geet entered her cabin to find Maan's roses waiting for her. with every single day the number of roses were increasing. She caressed the half open buds and picked up the small note attached to them------
"Geet good morning and best of luck for facing Sasha down."
Geet smiled to herself. She picked up the phone and called him.
"Yes?"
"Good morning Maan Sir."
"Good morning."
"Sasha is already here and you should have seen her face when she saw me coming out of the lift. Her expression was priceless."
"Good, now you know what you have to do right?"
"Yes Maan Sir, I have told Ved almost everything, leaving behind just a few details and he is more than happy to help."
"Fine_____ Geet sorry in advance as I will have to be very rude with you in front of Sasha."
"No problem Maan Sir, I too will be lashing out, in fact I am looking forward to it, lets see who scores among us."
"Is that so?"
"Right!"
Just then there was a knock on MSK's door and at his permission, Sasha and Adi entered.
"Ok I will see you later, hope we can have a successful project together, have a nice day."
"You too Maan sir, the ball is in your court. Please keep your temper in control---- please."
"Ok I will try." And MSK kept the phone down.
"Hello Sasha, how are you? I hope your journey was pleasant?"
"Hello MK, yes Thank you everything was fine. How are you doing?"
"I am fine, everything is going ok________ till now." MSk said with a pause.
"MK--- Geet---- being here must be intolerable for you right?"
"It sure is and this is something I don't want to talk about."
Maan didn't even want to hear Geet's name from Sasha, but that he knew couldn't be stopped but he didn't want Sasha to abuse Geet any further in his presence.
"Sasha Adi will provide you with all the files necessary for you to study to see what we have completed and what is left. Even if we don't like certain parties involved here we will have to make do with them as we don't have any other route open for us just now and I believe we are professionals enough to conceal and function perfectly for the job at hand. Can I assume that you too can do so Sasha?"
Sasha had opened her mouth once and then closed it when she realized that MSK was not ready to entertain any talks on Geet or anything to do with her. she understood that he was a thorough professional and expected her to be so too. She was thrilled to hear him refer to Geet as 'certain unwanted parties', little did she know that it was 'SHE' whom MSK had so referred to.
"There is a meeting scheduled in about an hour's time with them Maan Sir, Sasha can attend that with us."
"Humm---- yeah she can do that, and you can then introduce her to our team here."
"Ok Maan Sir."
Sasha frowned after the initial greeting MK hadn't looked at her directly even once.
'He must be really upset seeing Geet here. Oh God! How did she land here? After the lengths I had gone to, to remove her from MK's life, he had to form a partnership with this company where she is an important part of the owner's life. I will have to observe her carefully. She didn't seem to be someone to love someone one day and then someone else the very next day.' Sasha was thinking all these while accompanying Adi towards the smaller of the two conference rooms.
They were the first to arrive. After some time almost simultaneously MSK and Ved entered. This was the first time Ved faced MSK knowing 'HE' was the same man who had hurt Geet so much. Ved couldn't stop himself from feeling a little resentment towards MSK and it was reflected in his eyes when he looked at MSK and he in turn understood what Ved was feeling. Geet had told him how both of them had been duped and manipulated, and how due to certain painful events in MSK's life (which she didn't elaborate after much persuasion) MSK had believed at that moment that Geet had done all those things. But according to Ved when we come to know someone, if we consider them our friends, nothing and no one can ever make us doubt them. Ved was a person who never ignored the feelings and instincts of his heart. He was very different then MSK and so he didn't think any past misfortunes excused the hurt that Geet had suffered due to MSK. He too was looking forward to this make-believe script that he too was participating in.
Ved sat down and Adi introduced him to Sasha and Ved turned the full force of his charm on her. He was a handsome devil when he wanted to be one and he very expertly with a few comments made Sasha like him instantly -------- all the time hating her for being the cause of such a major pain in Geet's life. He still remembered that first look in Geet's eyes when she had landed in Kolkata airport.
'Oh you are going to pay dear.' He thought to himself.
"Mr. Mathur should we start?" Adi asked straightening his tie.
"No Adi, let Geet come, she should be here by now." Ved said looking at his watch.
"Mr. Mathur, I saw Geet coming in, and I told her the time for this meeting myself. Maan Sir, hates to wait actually----."
Just then Geet swept inside the room without knocking. She took the chair on the right of Ved and directly across Sasha.
" Good morning everyone. Someone mentioned my name?" Geet asked loftily.
"Ahem! Actually you are late---- and Maan Sir hates to wait so----." Adi stammered, going red in the face.
"Ved am I late?" Geet didn't answer Adi directly but turned towards Ved.
Ved took her hand in his, "You are never late Geet, Good Morning."
Geet gave a huge sweet smile and inclined her head towards Ved, "Good Morning Ved."
Maan looked at the two of them smiling at each other and he frowned. He had himself made the plans with some changes by Geet and Adi but he hadn't known that seeing them together, 'acting' thus, he wouldn't like to be a spectator.
"Overacting" he thought to himself.
Geet then turned her head and then as if she had just noticed her, she frowned at Sasha.
"Hello Sasha, how are you? When did you arrive here? Adi you didn't say anything about our dear Sasha coming to Kolkata?"
"Yyeeahh--- yeah Sasha arrived suddenly, without prior intimation."
"Why Geet are you not happy seeing me here? After all MK is a partner in this venture, so any of his employees can come for the project right?"
"Of course iam happy to see you Sasha, you were such a good friend of mine when I was in Delhi."
"Shall we start the meeting? MSK asked looking at Ved and Ved too nodded.
All through the meeting Geet cut Adi in mid-sentences, didn't talk to MSK even once, and rejected whatever Sasha tried to put in. By the time the meeting drew to an end, Sasha was thoroughly pissed.
"What does she think of herself." Sasha fumed to herself.
When the meeting was over Geet tucked her hand through Ved's arm and left the conference room with him and just after them MSK too went off.
"Chalne nahi hai Sasha?" Adi asked.
"How do you tolerate her Adi? She is so irritating."
"Yeah, I was outnumbered before, but now you are here---- we will bring her down a notch or two. You know I have got the impression that this Ved doesn't know why Geet left Delhi. Whenever some reference of Delhi comes to the front, Geet changes the topic. So ----- but, maybe I am wrong."
"Hummm!!"
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This went on for the next few days and after some days. Sasha felt her hatred for Geet increase. She felt spiteful towards her not only because she still felt Geet wasn't a girl to have forgotten her love for Maan Singh Khurana that easily, but also because she was burning up with jealousy to see Geet in such an influential position in 'Visions'. For two days she tried to corner Geet somewhere______ anywhere, but wasn't able to do so, because someone or other would come an she had to keep her conversation on basic topics only.
Meanwhile Geet was getting angry on MSK. She understood that she had to face Sasha alone and that the other woman was seeking an opportunity to talk to her, but Maan was adamant that she shouldn't do so. Whenever Sasha cornered her he would send someone there, today even he came to the archives where she had gone after making sure Sasha heard her tell almost everyone she met where she was going. Predictably Sasha had entered the archives and waited for some other colleague of theirs to finish his work and be gone and then when she had come and stood directly in front of Geet------ MSK entered talking on his cell. He nodded to them absently and then went off to a section there and stood looking at the files, as if waiting to finish his conversation so that he might look for the file he had come to seek.
Geet knew a wasted opportunity and so exited from there with a file, she had no use for, fuming at Maan.
"Oh the man was so arrogant. However much you reason with him, he will do whatever he thinks is right!"
Geet was pacing in her cabin and muttering when Adi entered her cabin under the pretext of some drawings.
"Geet?"
"You---you and your boss are just impossible!"Geet charged at him and Adi shrank back at the door.
"What did I do Geet? U know I have tried to make him understand, but he thinks she will hurt you again with her spiteful words and so----."
"What am I? huh? a kid?"
"You are wasting your breath telling me this you know that right? If possible you should talk to Maan sir directly."
"You just wait till I get to see him face to face."
"Talking of which he has asked you to meet him at the parking lot at exactly 6pm today." Adi said this with a wide grin on his face.
"6 PM? Ok, I will make him understand then. What are you grinning about?"
"Nothing, absolutely nothing." Adi made a zip closing action over his lips and left from there.
Geet frowned then put him out of her mind and went to tell Ved about meeting Maan at 6pm. They had decided to tell each other of every move so that nobody was out of the loop. Ved asked her if she needed his help for something but Geet assured him that she could go without the pretense of going out with him.
Geet was geared up and spoiling for a fight when she took the elevator to the basement. Suddenly Adi called her saying Sasha was right behind her and that she shouldn't meet with Maan sir as Sasha might just see them, he also said that Maan sir wasn't picking up his cell. It had been Adi's task to keep Sasha occupied and he had tried his label best but Sasha had seen Geet walking towards the reception lobby and try as Adi might, he hadn't been able to stop her from following Geet. Geet had by that time exited from the elevator and she was searching for MSK and thinking fast what she could say if Sasha asked her where she was going as it was yet early to be leaving office. She knew she had just minutes left as Sasha had also ridden in the adjacent elevator.
Just as Sasha's elevator door was opening, and Geet was walking towards Ved's car, praying that Maan should also see Sasha and not approach her------- a man ridding a brand new BMW bike----zoomed to a stop next to her. He was wearing a maroon polo T-shirt and black jeans and a black helmet and his face was completely covered. The man stopped beside Geet and revved his bike, and then indicated to her with his head to sit besides him. Geet's mouth fell open_____ and she covered her mouth with her palms, her eyes wide-------
"Maan Sir?" she whispered.
"Sit Geet, make it fast, Sasha is walking towards us."
And without further talk Geet hopped on behind him and MSK zoomed off, leaving behind a surprised Sasha who frowned after them seeing how Geet had been first surprised then happy to see the man on the bike. There was something distinctly familiar about the man, but try as she might she couldn't put her finger on who it was and why she thought she knew the man.
Her mind jumped to other thoughts quite easily as she thought Geet was double-crossing Ved and that she could use this as a leverage against her.
" So I had underestimated the girl, she is much more layered than what I had thought."
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Geet just couldn't get over the image of her Maan sir astride a bike. Why, she wondered was she surprised? This big mean looking machine suited him just fine--- actually better than fine. He seemed molded to ride it. In all her imaginations and girly fantasies she had never imagined a machine like this, or a man like him. Her dreams had started with the soft glow of being in love and of riding on the back of a bike with her love______ that's it. She had never imagined a man like Maan Singh Khurana being the person she would be riding with. A glow came from within her as she remembered and understood that he had bought this bike only because she had mentioned that silly girly dream to him. And to think she had been thinking of all those common bikes that people all around her rode------- even as she looked around she could see, everyone, especially the men, notice the powerful and costly bike that crossed them.
Geet chuckled once thinking, whenever Maan Singh Khurana did something, he did it in style. She sat at first holding on to the back rail. But when MSK revved the engine again after a stop light_____ she knew he did it on purpose and that he was enjoying the experience_____ she put one hand on his shoulder.
Maan was thoroughly enjoying himself, with the powerful engine growling under him, he wanted to open her up to its full capacity and so he fast left the city behind him. As he crossed the city limits, his speed increased and he started to hug the curves. Geet had to put both her hands on his shoulders to maintain her balance. Geet pretty soon revised her opinion of riding a bike. Why, she again wondered, would anyone want to drive something so dangerous, so_________
A small calf left to stray beside her mother suddenly jumped on the path and Maan braked to avoid a hit and Geet was thrown against him and her arms snaked around him to save herself. The calf walked off across the road, but Maan didn't start the bike. Geet had her head tucked behind his back with her arms wrapped tight around him and he could feel each and every curve of her along his back. He would have given anything at that moment to have turned and taken Geet in his arms. His body responded to this touch with a familiarity. He started throbbing and felt his breathing grow fast. Maan gulped bringing his heartrate under control and lifted his visor and turned towards Geet------
"Geet are you ok?"
Geet who had hugged him out of pure reflex now breathed in with her nose pressed to the small of his back. The smell was distinctively Maan, something that she had tried to forget but had been unsuccessful to remove from her memory. Her arms which had instinctively held him felt so right, surrounding him thus. Memories swamped her. She could feel the strength of his corded muscles, his body honed to perfection and with her eyes closed she could see them quite clearly without the barrier of all these clothes.
"Oh how she wished that she could feel these arms encircle her again. She wanted to feel the same sense of security and peace that she used to feel when Maan used to just hold her to his chest, his strong arms branding her as his own."
Geet gave herself a mental shake. She didn't have the courage to do what she desperately wanted to do at that moment_________ hold Maan in her arms and be held by him. She knew why he had reacted as he had done in Delhi, she knew that he loved her. But what she still didn't know or was unsure about was where Maan wanted this relationship to go from here and because of this insecurity she wanted Maan to make the first move.
"Yes, I am ok, where are we going?"
"To see a movie, where else?"
And so saying he kicked off once again. Then they were flying down the road again. Maan realised that whenever he speedup Geet held him more tightly and a naughty smile hovered on his lips, unseen by Geet. Geet felt alive, with her arms tight around Maan's waist. She could always say that she had been scared. The wind felt gorgeous. The thrill of the machine and the man together was something she would always remember. Her heart skipped a beat as he leaned into a turn.
They arrived at a beautiful sea resort some 70 kms away from the city. [*see below]
The place was just wonderful, with the resort spread over a vast expanse of land bordering the sea. It had 10 buildings, 25 cottages, spa facilities, restaurants, one small helipad and three movie theaters. It was a mini town in itself.
The place was spectacular.
"Wow"----Geet said as she looked around. "I had heard about this place but I never came here in any of my visits to Kolkata."
"ah Geet we need to get down."
"Yeah."
"You will have to let me go for that."
"Oh Sorry." Geet blushed as she realised that she still had her arms around him. Maan held out his hand for her to get down and Geet took it and then had a good look at the bike.
"Maan Sir, when did you buy this?"
"Ah--- one week ago, it was delivered yesterday."
"Oh!" right after she had mentioned her silly wish.
Just then Adi called and Maan spoke into his cell for a few minutes.
"Thank God, Sasha didn't suspect anything and she didn't recognize me too, otherwise we would have been in trouble."Maan said replacing his cell in his jeans pocket.
The mention of Sasha brought back to Geet why she had been angry with him and she flashed up looking at him. Maan knew he was in for a good Geet Handa temper because Adi had forewarned him that Geet was very angry with him.
Geet put her hands on her hips and faced him down----------
"Speaking of Sasha, what do you think you were doing down at the archives today?"
"I needed a file and so I went there."
"Since when did Maan Singh Khurana, go to the archives himself for a file?"
"Why cant I go? You yourself always tell me to ________ what was your fav. Word, 'come down from my high horse', so that is what I was doing."
"Nono'no'no, I know what you were doing there, you were there to stop Sasha from talking to me alone, out of some misguided sense of I don't know what. Deny this if you can."
'God she is so beautiful', Maan thought to himself. The ride had put some colour on her cheeks and the anger put some more. Her eyes were flashing fire and she was almost toe to toe with him. His Geet looked like a 'Jhasi ki Rani' right now and the thought brought on a smile on Maan's face. Geet's mouth formed a indignant 'O' on seeing him smile. She punched him on his arm,
"why are you smiling? Answer me."
"Why are we fighting Geet?" Maan asked tucking a wayward curl behind her ear.
They were meeting after almost 5 days as Sasha was almost always with him and Adi and so Maan hadn't been able to meet with her.
"Because the whole plan depends on Sasha thinking that she can blackmail me and you are not letting her talk to me alone, and until and unless she can talk to me, she will never be convinced that she has a upper hand over me."
"I know, but you know Sasha, she won't stop at just talk. She will hurl words at you, which might hurt you."
"SO? I am ready for that. I was ready for that since the day we had thought of this plan. I can handle myself and moreover her words could have hurt be earlier, but not now when I know, you know the truth and believe in me."
Maan was touched. He cupped her face in his hands.
"I will never ever hurt you again Geet, I promise."
Geet held his wrists and nodded, "I know. you don't have to tell me this, I know this for a fact now."
"Geet______" Maan desperately wanted to tell her he wanted them to form a permanent bond, that he wanted to marry her, but somewhere, he was plagued with a hesitation, how she would react. That Geet loved him was something he didn't doubt, but he had never bared himself like this to anyone before and like every man, Maan Singh Khurana, also hesitated letting those words slip out from him.
"Yes Maan Sir?" Geet looked at him.
"Your movie will start, lets go."
Geet looked at him for a second more and then she nodded and turned from him. Maan realised that she too had felt that he had been able to say something else.
Geet walked with him towards the movie theatre frowning. She felt Maan was about to say something to her when he restrained himself. What could it be?
The movie was wonderful, more so as both hadn't paid any attention to the screen but had talked and talked so much that few of the resort guests who had gone there to actually watch the Friday night release had looked back at the two of them and had shushed--- them. When one couple actually advised to them to go to the coffee shop , even advertising how good the coffee tasted there, Geet had started giggling and Maan too hadn't been able to stop himself from smiling much to the chagrin of the couple. The ride back was equally wonderful. Geet was reluctant to let go and Maan had wanted it to go on, just to feel her arms around him.
Geet got down from the bike and Maan accompanied her to the lift. Geet could feel her heart start its drum beat with anticipation. She wanted her MSK, the man who would just take what he wanted. Maan was clenching his fists. 'God let there be people in the lift.' But the lift was completely empty. Both got in. Self-conscious, dry mouthed they stared at each other across the expense of the lift. Geet licked her dry lips as she searched around for something to say and said the first thing that came to her mind____
"Why did you stop riding in elevators?" and realised that it hadn't been the best thing to ask right then.
Maan walked towards her, unable to take his eyes off her.
"because whenever I rode in one I remembered how you tasted",_________ he came to stand before her________ "because everytime I stepped inside one, I remembered your smell,"_____________ Maan put his hands on both sides of the wall caging Geet______
"because everytime I entered a lift, I wanted you there with me, my hands on you, my mouth on yours. You, only you Geet, everytime."
Geet was dazed, her mouth already dry was now open and she was breathing through her lips, her eyes glazed. Her chest felt tight and heavy. She lifted her face to his, still separated by inches, they breathed, taking in each other's smell. Devouring each other with their eyes. Past caring whatever their brains were telling them.
"Did you miss me Geet?"
"Yes."
"Did you ache for me, like I did for you everytime I was in all those places where we had been together?"
"All the time."
"Did you realize that a simple elevator ride could bring back a kaleidoscope of urges to smell, touch, taste that I wanted to ignore whatever the world was saying about you and just take you away with me, away from everyone, in our own sphere?"
"you thought so?then?"
"My heart had always known what my brain refused to accept Geet, you were made only for me, and you could never be as they were telling me then."
Geet lifted her hand and held Maan's face in her palm. Just that one touch was enough to fray out whatever control Maan had held on to.
"How did it end Geet?"
"What?"
"Your dream. Your wish of going for the movies, riding behind your boyfriend's bike. How did your dream date end?"
"I don't know, I had never ever gone till the end of the day."
"Would he kiss you?"
Geet realised what Maan was asking and she nodded, "Maybe."
"Then we should fulfill your dream, right."
Maan carefull leaned forward and kissed her. a soft brushing of the lips. It just took that one contact and they went up in flames. Maan held her hands in both of his and they went under. Warmth spread from their lips. The world faded. There was just the reality of her. she was more sweeter, more alluring then he remembered. Geet wanted her hands on him and his on hrs, but Maan kept holding on to her hands, intertwining their fingers, coz he didn't trust to let go. He wont stop at this then.
"Geet your face belongs to a painting----." Maan pressed small kisses all over her face.
"And hair," he said almost whispering,
"hair, that reminds me of night----- a hot summer night that keeps you awake, and thinking, and wanting." Maan let go of her hands and plunged both hands into her hair, scattering the small combs that she had attached to keep them in place.
"and skin," Maan murmured, "that makes me think of satin sheets and tastes like something deliciously forbidden."
Geet was drunk on the picture that Maan had painted in her senses, was it her he was talking about?
"Do you know how you have tormented me."
"No, tell me."
"Too much, too damn much." And he took her waiting mouth.
Their passion was immediate, frenetic. Geet had thought she had imagined the attraction, now she knew she had been wrong , so wrong. It was much more. Everything inside her seemed to speed up_____ her blood, her heart, her brain. With a moan she tilted her head back, inviting him to plunge deeper. But he wanted more. Surrendering to the desperate hunger, he ran open mouthed kisses on her neck, taking in her essence. Returning, always returning to her lips.
Maan hadn't expected to be desperate. A kiss was always a prelude, not an all-consuming force. It should be pleasure, not this trembling pain. He knew only that all of him, much more than his body, was crying out for her. and she was the only answer.
"Maan." Geet's breathless whisper reached him through his passion clouded mind.
"Maan the lift has stopped."
Maan hit the button to close the doors and put it on hold.
"God what was he doing? He had promised himself this time he would restrain himself and take their new relationship to the next stage only after she agreed to marry him. Last time he ahd told her that he desired her and nothing else mattered. This time he wanted to win her over with his love, not just on physical attraction.'
Maan looked at Geet, her eyes lidded, her lips swollen form his and felt himself weakening. Even as he was thinking so, Geet raised herself on her tips and gave a small kiss on his lips------ "God, how am I supposed to resist her."
"Geet I promised myself----." He forgot what he had been thinking and succumbed to his heart's desire of one last kiss.
"Promised what?"
"hum? That this time I will wait till you agree---- God don't look at me like that, you make me forget everything."
Maan pressed the button and opened the lift doors and gave a very confused Geet a gentle shove to make her get out of the lift.
Geet was burning up. It took her some seconds to come out of MSK's effect and realize that he had made her get out of the lift. Geet blinked owlishly at Maan.
"I don't understand--------what just happened--."
Maan gulped , she looked so sweet and innocent, standing there with her hair so mussed, her lips swollen and pink, a seductress, a temptress, totally oblivious to the power she wielded. Resisting her was something which had been hard, but now when he had broken his promise it would become almost impossible. He had to do something fast and in such a manner that she would have to agree to a quick marriage very soon and an extended honeymoon.
"Bye Geet, Good night." And the lift doors closed throwing back her own reflection at Geet.
"Huh!" Geet looked at her self, thus disarrayed, with her mouth open, blinking like a -----------
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* The place described is imaginary, only the name is taken from a real resort.
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