Nachiket lay on the diwan, one arm covering his eyes, the other flung carelessly on his chest. Feeling utterly lost, he lay there his fingers unconsciously moving back and forth over his aching heart, when he felt a soft pair of hands lifting his arm, as Ragini slid in beside him on the diwan. She settled in beside him, with her head resting on his shoulder, and her arm across his chest, her hand inadvertently coming to rest on his heart. And then a couple of seconds later, she rose up, and leaned over to place a tender kiss on his heart.
"Does it feel better now." she asked softly
"Ragini ...yeh"
"From now ownwards I don't want you to sleep alone and that too here No ways."
"Ragini ...What are you saying. It means do you really...? "
Ragini rose up a bit and shifted herself, adjusting her position till her arm was resting on his chest, and she was looking down at him.
"I LOVE YOU Nachiket ", she said softly, looking straight in his eye.
Nachiket was silent. His mind and heart tried to absorb what he had just heard.
Not hearing any response from him she jerked away from him, got up and went to stand near the window, to look out, up at the sky. Nachiket got up and walked to her and put his arms around her from the back. Ragini struggled, and tried to loosen his hold, but he only tightened his arms and brought her even closer. When she persisted, he turned her around, so that she was facing him, and both of her hands were pinned between their bodies.
"Ragini... I love you too. I can't imagine my life without you." he said
"But first repeat what you said 2 minutes ago."
"No"
Ragini, I will not let you go till you say you love me once again, and I can stand here all night like this, without getting tired.
I don't care. Now I don't love you, and that is final!
"Are you sure?" asked Nachiket
"Yes."
"Very sure?"
"Yes. I don't love you." said Ragini.
Ok then. Now this is your fault. You are making me do this. And, remember I will not relent till you tell me that you love me.
And with that he tightened his arms, and brought her up so close, to him that she could barely breathe. Then he backed her up against the wall, and lowered his face to look into her eyes,
"Love me?"
"NO!"
He brought his face closer and skimmed her lips with his,
"Love me"
"No"
He kissed her lightly taking time to caress first her upper lip, then her lower lip, by taking them gently between his own. And he placed light kisses all over her face, before coming back to where he had started from,
"Tell me, you love me."
"No"
Then he proceeded to place tiny kisses and love bites along her jaw, and down the side of her neck to her shoulder, where he buried his face, and his muffled voice reached her ears,
"What about now, ready to say it?"
"No"
Nachiket chuckled, and shook his head at her stubbornness, and took a fistful of her hair, and gently pulled at it, so that her head was tilted back, arching her neck. Then he proceeded to kiss his way across from one side to the other, and back up to her lips, which were slightly parted now, as he still had her head tilted back. Nachiket bent to her lips, and then gently put his lips to hers and ran his tongue along her teeth, and along her lower lip. This brought a low involuntary groan from her throat. Then with his lips still on hers, and his breath mingling with hers,
"Tell me you love me Ragini. I need to hear you say it."
Ragini shook her head. and unconsciously darted her tongue out to moisten her lips. Then he lost all control. Nachiket let go of his grip on her hair, and pulled her so close that they were standing flush against each other. He lowered his face, and took her mouth with a force, that had her gasping for breath, and he proceeded to plunder her mouth mercilessly, memorizing the taste and texture of that heaven with his tongue. Ragini was hesitant at first, but then with growing boldness, also reciprocated his moves, and soon, they were so lost in each other, and their desire for one another, that both of them had forgotten, why all of this had gotten started in the first place.
He let go of her mouth buried his face in the crook of her neck, and started working his magic there. And, when Ragini moaned he brought his lips back up to hers, but this time gently, and tenderly, as he slowly banked down the fires. Once they had both cooled down, he drew back, and looked into her eyes.
"Ragini, I am sorry Sweetheart."
Ragini , finally smiled, and put her arms around his neck, and placed a gentle kiss on his lips,
"I love you. And you know that. You just need excuses. You have not at all changed."
Nachiket laughed softly, and brought his forehead down to touch hers.
The End
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