Plane & Palak
He refused to allow☺️ her to ride the Metro. They had their first argument about it
“I am no different from the millions of women that ride it”
“Sure! But if you meet with me and head out after 7 PM I am going to be in charge of how you get home”
She had not seen the hard as metal side of him much recently… actually never it was a bit unnerving at first
“So I will minimize my outings to see you after 5 PM?” Then?”
“That’s your choice” he flashed a smile
“Raanav… I hate to have an argument”
“I am not arguing Viveka”
“Ufff… just say Veev” she thought to herself
“So? Are we good then?”
“Umm”
“This is not a battle of egos or who is stronger”
“Is it not?” she smiled
“Nope… not at all, this is about you getting home safe”
“Ive… live… I was born here and have lived 30 years”
“Could be.. butI am not getting on a plane if you want to do it alone”
“PLANE chhod dogey?” she asked in shock
“You know me” he muttered darting a look at her lips
“Fiine”
“I am not trying to control you” he said quietly
“We need to write down rules about such things” she smiled mirthfully
“Terms you mean?” “Sure” he began to flirt
“I live my life however I want I don’t want to do something because I am married to you?”
“Sure… done.. for everything except you know what”
He leaned back slowly and watched her turn red with satisfaction
“Obviously I am not talking about ---” she was hot
“Oh good” he muttered, continuing to stare at her between his lashes
“Can we make rules about that?”
“I am going to want you in bed every Friday night, you can be wherever you want to be in the world during the week, Fri, Sat Sun, get your hiney home” she said breathlessly
He did not expect that
They both sat wordlessly staring at each other, wishing it was a Friday night
“What if I am not?”
“I am broke but I will make arrangements to fly out to where ever you are every Friday” she said with e---c conviction
“I am goingt o have to test that”
“You think I wont do it?”
“Oh… I know you will” he growled
“What happens if I don’t have to travel some week”
“Then u report to me at 6 PM” she chuckled nervously… “Or if I am not teaching and don’t have to be at JNU, then 11 AM? Or Noon? Or whenever I demand”
“Understood” he nodded huskily
He reached for her hand, they were sitting in plush sofas side by side
“Can you atleast call me in the evening?” she whispered
He squeezed the fleshy tip of her thumb
She groaned and shut her eyes “Uff”
“Naina kept saying you will get to a point where you don’t care who is watching you just want to tear off his clothes” she muttered with closed eyes
“Wise”
“hahaha… I am now there” she took her other hand and dabbed her face to cool it down
A man knocked on the room door
“Sir, check in in 20 minutes?”
“Thank you” he nodded sitting up
“Ma is returning Friday”
“Nice”
“Do you want to come home for dinner sometimes?”
“Thought you would never ask” he stood up too, and hugged her, they stayed touching for a few minutes
“I will text the driver and also text you his number, he should be outside”
She nodded, picking up her bag and shoving her papers and laptop
“Rakshit and Lekha are going out to dinner when she is in town soon, do you want to go?”
That line brought her back to earth with a giant thud
“Umm… I..(don’t think so) umm.. I can try” she said politely
“Viveka” he waited for her to wrap her powercord and stuff it in
She turned
“Its fine if you don’t want to, we don’t have to pretend we like something if we truly don’t” he smiled mischievously
“I was going to say no… but I didn’t want to be childish and dismiss even before Ive tried, like the kid and palak analogy” he laughed turning red
“You are funny”
“And you are .. hot” she muttered with frustration
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