Part -79
Locking the door behind, Dev paced behind Radhika. By then she went inside the closet and picking her dress, was almost closed the inside washroom door, Dev's hand stopped it in force. Radhika looked at his face in surprise,
Dev with a smiley face said: not that, extending his arm towards her dress area, he picked that new light cream satin night gown, and forwarded that towards her.
Radhka looked at him in question , and met his innocent, passionate, requesting face, which always beamed her heart and mind. When she see that look in his eyes, she was unable to take her eyes off him, she was unable to resist anymore, she melt easily like a candle and the color just spread all over her cheek and her lashes droops with shyness.
Meeting her eyes, Dev: please
Radhika took the dress from his hand and Dev slide his hand away. Stroking his hairs back, he started looking for his dress slowly and his hand was moving rubbing each one in that slot, but he was unable to pick one, his eyes were not seeing any and his eyes were meeting the small sliding door in between, with an expectation to see her in that dress. He continued his gesture, it took so long for him to get that door to slide away, he saw the door sliding away with his beaming eyes. His lips parted and his dreamy eyes looked at that space with his flickering heart. His hands fell onto the sides as she appeared in front, carrying her skirt and that tee in her hand at the chest level and she turned and slide the door back. Just passing a little glance at him, she turned to hang her dress. As she completed her task and put her hands down, she felt the force on her bare shoulder from behind.
A shiver passed through her and she felt her heavy heart. She stood there still as his hand moved down pressing her skin hard and as his hands reached near her wrist, he moved closer to her body, and bowing down slightly he tried to take a soft breath inhale , to sense her scent into his nostrils , down to his body. Slowly releasing her wrist, he placed a soft kiss near her bare neck, and he saw her taking a deep inhale and she went froze for a moment. He slowly lifted her up in his arms and walked towards their lighted bedroom. Radhika turned her face away as he placed her on the floor.
Dev with a smile, wrapping his arms around her waist line, pulled her completely towards him. She slide her arms along with his and he felt all her weight on to his hold. He tightened his arms more around her and her breathing went heavy under his tight hold. Time ticked by.
Releasing her slowly, he untied those ribbon from her hair and slowly moved her hair to the front. He looked at those low cut lines of that light cream dress, which was exposing most of her back. His lips placed a soft kiss near her upper back and her upper body shrink slightly. Holding onto her shoulder he placed another soft kiss near her shoulder blade. Slowly his hands moved up and his fingers touched her burning skin. His each hand movement and his lips awaken all her senses. She was unable to stand anymore that she turned quick and wrapped her arms around him and hide her face in his chest.
With the passionate soft face he took her in his arms, but once he felt the shield of her hair, releasing her slowly he moved them back and slide his arms under them to hold her and feel her close. As his arms went little loose on her, her arms just went under his tee to feel his skin, She felt better as she felt him by her palms. Their arms moved down each other's spine and the time was ticking by.
The sheet was covering them up to their shoulder level and his lips were fused with hers, and her nails were digging into his shoulder skin , urging him to give her more and more. Slowly the light cream color satin dress fell down to that floor as the couples were satisfying their needs. Time passed by. The covering sheet moved away from the foot end revealing the intertwined legs, and his upper body was resting onto her side upper chest and his arms were circling her to the shoulder down to her back slightly lifting it up as if supporting her weight still in his hand. She was laying, looking at the ceiling, taking the most beautiful feeling in to her body and her mind.
His lips mumbled: tomorrow we will go little early to the college parking lot , so that we get enough time to practice , ok.
He felt the push on his resting chest and her legs struggled to unwind the lock.
Slowly releasing her shoulder, he looked at her face surprisingly for interfering his comfort.
Dev in his tired voice: kya huva?
Radhika looked at him : what did you say now?
Dev innocently: what did I say?
Radhika: about my learning
Dev: ha,
Radhika bringing an innocent smile and touching his raised shoulder front: is that must?
Dev understood the reason behind that smile now: yes
Radhika in a childish tone: actually why should I learn now itself. Rema deedi told me that she took it after 2 yrs of coming here,and Padmaja deedi. Her voice trailed off
Dev: ha ha, Padmaja deddi, bolo bolo saying that he tried to hold her back in his arms, and the sheet just moved as he lifted his leg to rest over hers, bending it at knee level.
Radhika again forcing on his shoulder up , to make him to look at her face: no, what I am telling is, I have no plan to go outside alone, and I don't need anything particular, so
Dev: you need it, what if you get a job soon.
Radhika; job, for me, it will take forever to accept me and then the visa processing and all. It will be a long goal in our card for now. Then why to hurry like this now.
Dev: Radhika, you need it, especially when we have our baby and all, you may need to take the baby for appointment and all, you cannot depend on me all the time, again trying to rest back
Radhika: that is after two years na, then
Dev: Ok, no learning tomorrow, happy, we will think about it tomorrow,
Radhika with the happiest tone: ha
She placed her hand over his back neck as he rested back on her and held her tight by holding onto her shoulder.
But then as if understanding the hidden meaning of his saying, Radhika : what did you say
Dev: we will think about it tomorrow, now no more talk of that, ok
Radhika: ha, and when tomorrow comes, you will say, 'radhikaa, get ready let's go'
Dev: ha, I may still with closed eyes and comfortable resting tone.
Radhika pushing him back , away from her: you are not nice
The unexpected force moved him away, and laying on his back he grinned: Radhikaaa
Radhika raising her head up looking at his face: ha I know you act so sweet now and then when you take me to driving, you simply shout at me and warn me not to talk about chandenpur
Dev: don't say it like that Radhika, I want you to learn it ,and I am sure you can do it. And don't say I don't like chandenpur anymore, ha your chadenpur talks annoyed me earlier, but after our engagement I was imagining you running around all over that place. That made her to lay silent with a smiley heart, and his hand held her hand and placed that near his heart. : remember how happily we run around that place, and you were like going crazy showing me everything, Radhika, so trust me , I love chandenpur so much now, it is my home too.
Radhika's giggle came out listening to his talk. He looked at her sideways and found her smiling wide looking up at that ceiling
Dev: why you are smiling
Radhika: no , I was thinking about you sleeping in that cluttered room and blaming Biju bhayya for nothing.
Dev propping his head up with his hand and looking at her face: ha, all because of you, but for now I need you to compensate that night
Radhika widening her lashes: what?
Dev :ha, I mean what I said , saying that his face came down and fused her lips into his. Her arms just wrapped around his upper back and moved him more closer to hers.
Suddenly the lights went in his closed eyes and he flung open his eyelids and found the hostess coming with rolling down the meal trolley and soon he looked at the monitor and found estimated time to destination 2: 10. He rubbed on his face once and moved up the oval white shield from blocking the outside view. His mind thought of that moment, where she held him tight. Looking at those grey and white bundles, his mind also saw another vision of one dark night where she just laid with her frozen body and cold lips when he fused them with his warm soft ones. His lashes flickered for a moment, "will she be keeping all that in her mind still, or she has changed to my old Radhika, actually what happened to her? What went wrong between us/ nothing, it was all her silly thinking and beliefs, and I hope this separation time has healed and cleared all her thoughts. But Radhika , why did you take this step to leave me alone like this, don't you know I can't live without you. My days are not bright anymore as you took the sparkling of it with you , and my nights are too dark without your presence near me, without being you in my arms.
His eyes felt wet, he took the grey color goggle out and wore it quickly, masking his emotion from the surrounding. He stared through the oval window in that shade, all the white and blue soft bundles looked different shades of grey to him. Suddenly his eyes caught the sight of brown lands way down, he passively looked at it, then it turned the surface to blue, may be an ocean. But he looked at both without any excitement, as his heart started pounding fatser, thinking of meeting her soon, and seeing her reaction,./...... his mind was thinking, how she will approach him in front of everyone. But no , Rahdika, I am coming, I wish I had that black beauty with me now, and all that gears to protect me , because as I come near you, I just want to sweep you away from the crowd and race away to the castle's tallest tower, and look into your eyes forever . I wish Radhika, and I wish to see that black beauty now which that little boy of chandenpur was describing about, dreaming about, which belongs to the prince of his dream. He wiped of that tear drop that rolled down behind that grey frame, and tried to bring a smile , imagining his families reaction of seeing him. Babuji might have come too, he may embrace me hard, crush me in his arms, but I am ready for anything, till I get my time with Radhika.
His eyes beamed up seeing the ground beneath him, The sun has set and the atmosphere was looking grey too. He took his goggles away , seeing his land. He saw the green trees and long roads with small small vehicles moving slowly in it. He saw the tallest buildings. Soon the distance between him and the ground started narrowing and soon the flight landed on that runway, followed by captains announcement. He was unable to concentrate what the captains was saying, he just wanted to grab his stuff and run away from there.
He waited for his turn to step out, he gave a thanking smile to the hostess and the men who stood at the door step. He breathed in the air of his own land. He walked out, his long legs paced faster , and soon he waited for his luggage to show up and grabbing that small box easily , he walked towards the exit.
While walking he thought " Purposefully I didn't mention the time, because I want to give them surprise, thought not to call either, but somewhere inside my corner I wanted everyone to be here in Delhi as I don't want to wait another minute to see them. Mom might be angry and may be fuming with anger for not telling the time. Dad may try to cool her as usual. Lechu will be happy as usual and Radhika, Radhika, what she might have thinking? will she be dressing like a dulhan again for me,? she better, otherwise I will, a shadow of blushes spread on his cheeks, he tried to hide his smile form the surrounding, and he walked out from the terminal outside to the open air, calling out for a taxi, and with that hidden smile he prompted the house address and got in with his bubbling heart'.He looked at the lighted street and speedly moving crowds, he thought with a smile, nothing ever change, delhi is still awake at this late hour.... and as the darkness filled the air completely the driver parked the car in front of his house....
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Thank you friends for the lovely support and comments. Next updates will be as expected Dev Suchi meeting and interaction and may be a glimpse of Radhika ( don't know whether it will be possible, but depend on Suchi and Dev's reaction as it comes to my finger, so if not next, it may come soon. Now we will start with the conflicting situations thru Dev's words and Dev's memories.. ok.. Rest of the sweet moments will come back after Dev's return to U.S. so for now I am taking leave, hopefully you will get there with me with the safe landing. Will catch you with next
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Edited by Devika. - 14 years ago