SS: Adventures in London, Part 7 updated 5/1/2013 - Page 2

Part 2

He gave her the matching ear studs...…. with Shiv continuing his assault on her neck…and his hands exploring the bare soft skin of her shoulders she could not concentrate on putting them on as her hands were shaking, ….CS chodiye na, mein earrings nahin pehen pa rahi hoon…..aap bhi na kahi bhi shuru ho jate hain…..accha theek hain main tumhari help kar deta hoon…he helped her screw the right earring, kissed her right ear and then the left…..at this rate, we will never end up at the party she thought to herself…chaliye ab bahut ho gaya….Shiv made his trademark puppy face, gave her a lopsided grin, offered her his arm, she held on to it and told him, sambhaliyega mujhe, agar main kahin fisal gayi to, mujhe na, Jaitsar mein ye sab pehenne ki adat nahin hain…Shiv could only smile at her innocence.

They finally left the room and reached the lobby, all eyes turned towards the gorgeous couple walking hand in hand oblivious to the whole world and looking so much in love...…

They reached the banquet room where the event was being hosted… Anandi looked up at Shiv, he gave her a reassuring smile and said…don't worry, everything will be fine…just relax and enjoy yourself….main hoon na tumhare saath…

Dekhiye, aap mujhe kahin par bhi akele chod kar mat jayiyega, main pehle hi keh deti hoon, ek to mujhe inki accent samajh mein nahin aati, main nahin chahti ki main kuch galat salat bol doon aur aap ki bezzadti ho jaye….

Accha baba, ab chalo…there were a lot of dignitaries in there, they all were awed by the beautiful looking couple who walked in thru the door…Mr Smith, head of rural development for Great Britain, came forward and said in a heavy British accent ….Ohhh there you are, son…I was wondering what took you so long…glancing at Anandi…he continued, I don't blame you….with such a lovely distraction…I would be late for all my meetings…Shiv turned red while Anandi was blushing…come let me introduce you to my family….Mr Smith whisked Anandi off, she turned back reassured to see Shiv right behind her..smiling….

This is my wife Nicole, my daughter Anne and my son Mark, turning towards his family he said and this lovely young lady is Anandi, Mr Shekhars wife, who has been hiding in the hotel room all this while…Mark who looked bored until now, suddenly was all ears, he couldn't stop staring at the lady standing in front of him…finally something to cheer him up, in this dull party, he thought to himself. Shiv was busy discussing some more ideas with Mr Smith and a group of other people, Mark took this opportunity to strike a conversation with Anandi, who was curiously looking around and watching the guests and admiring their clothes and the ambience…

So….how do you like London…did you get to see anything yet? Asked Mark in his heavy British accent… Anandi assumed he was asking her how she liked the place as she only understood the word London, she just smiled back and said, no not yet, but we are planning to go site seeing tomorrow onwards…..I am looking forward to it…

Shiv saw the two from the corner of his eyes, excused himself and quickly came to Anandi's side, so Mr. Shekhar, I was just asking your wife, if she visited any places here, you must take her around, and this is the best time of the year in London (it was June, beginning of summer). Yes, we plan to do that the coming week, as soon as I wrap up all my meetings…the music changed and the band was playing one of his favorite songs… (Always by Atlantic Star)

Girl you are to me
All that a woman should be
And I dedicate my life to you,
Always (crooned the male singer)

Excuse us Mark, said Shiv, I would like to dance with my beautiful wife, Anandi choked on the soft drink that she had just sipped and started coughing, Shiv whisked her away….suppressing her coughs she said kya kar rahe hain aap, main aise dance karna nahin janti, Shiv responded, yeh koi rocket science nahin hain, mere kadmon se kadam milao, aur apne aap ko mere hawale har do….dekho kitna mazaa ayega…tumhe koi thumke marne ki zaroorat nahin hain, chalo jaldi nahin to mera favorite gana khatam ho jayega….

Shiv put one hand on Anandi's waist and pulled her close to him, and held her other hand and started swaying to the music...

A love like yours is rare
It must have been sent from up above

Every word in the song screamed what Shiv was feeling for Anandi, he couldn't have said it any better, he kissed her forehead and she turned her face into his chest, smelling his perfume, his proximity and his scent was driving her crazy. Her hand that was resting on his shoulder seemed to have its own mind and voluntarily moved to caress his neck and then into his hair. He groaned into her hair…. Anandi if you don't stop doing that, I will not be able to stop myself and we will end up scandalizing everybody on this dance floor, he whispered into her ears…

And we both know
That our love will grow
And forever it will be
You and me

Ooh, You're like the sun
Chasing all the rain away
When you come around
You bring brighter days

Anandi had never heard any English songs before, but it was soothing and the lyrics made perfect sense to her, Shiv was truly her Sun who chased away the darkness in her life and made her want to live, to be happy, to dance, to dream and look forward to their future…. she rested her head on his chest and let his dancing expertise take over, he guided her and they danced as one, he twirled her, glided with her and they did not realize how everyone else stopped and just watched the two lovebirds in sync….

You're the perfect one for me
And you forever will be
And I will love you so,
For always

Come with me my sweet
Let's go make a family
And they will bring us joy
For always

How badly they both wanted this, a family of their own, children they would love and cherish,

Oh boy I love you so
Can't find enough ways to let you know
But you can be sure I'm yours,
For always

And we both know
That our love will grow
And forever it will be
You and me

You're the perfect one for me
And you forever will be
And I will love you so,
For always …..

The song ended, but Shiv did not let go of Anandi….he was overwhelmed… he just wanted to hide her from the whole world, from all the hurt she had faced, wrap her in his arms and let her know how much he loved her, her smell and touch was driving him insane and all he wanted to do was devour her….a tap on his shoulder brought him back from his thoughts, and before he could realize it, Mark had already pulled Anandi in his arms and said, may I have the next dance, the music changed and it was another sensuous song. Mark pulled Anandi close, too close for comfort, she wriggled herself out from his hold and tried to maintain some distance, but Mark was persistent…Shiv was fuming, he was about to go and rescue Anandi when Anne slipped her hand into Shivs and whispered…oh come now Mr Shekhar, you sure can leave your wife alone for a couple of minutes you know, she can take care of herself…she is a big girl….let's dance.., reluctantly Shiv started dancing with Anne, he could not wait for the song to end….he could see from the corner of his eyes that Anandi was very uncomfortable and was searching for him…Mark trying to nuzzle Anandis neck was the final straw, Shiv excused himself from Anne and pulled Anandi away from Mark as the song came to an end… he pulled her in his arms as the next song started, a tear escaped her eye, he kissed it away, kaha tha na maine apse, mujhe akele chod ker mat jaiye….kyun nahin roka apne use….main gaav ki rehne wali ek sadharan ladki hoon, mujhe apke ye bade shaharon ke taur tareeke nahin maloom, apke siva koi aur mujhe chooe aur apko kissi aur ladki ke saath dekhna mujhe bilkul pasand nahin hain. Shiv knew he had hurt her….hurt….something that he never wanted to do…but yet…he had…and he was furious at himself for not anticipating Mark's intentions. I'm sorry Anandi…maine tumhe yahan nahin lana chahiye tha…tum bahut alag ho….tumhara dil…tumhara man bahut saaf aur pavitr hai... tum in logon ke taur tarike nahin janti aur main ye baat nahin samajh paya…main tumhe saari khushiyan dena chahta tha, aur maine hi tumhe dard diya…chalo chaltein hain, Anandi could see that Shiv was hurt and feeling guilty about what just happened….she wanted to console him….nahin… woh….aap…isme aap ki koi galti nahin, bas mujhe ye sab pasand nahin hain…aap mere wajah se apne aap ko dosh mat dijiye…to lighten the mood she added…waise mujhe nahin lagta hain ki Mark phir se mere paas ayega, maine do baar galti se uske pairo per apna heel rakh diya, use kafi dard ho raha hoga…Shiv was amazed at this little lady who stood in front of him…he looked for Mark and saw him limping a little and he chuckled to himself…and thought, he deserves it…trying to steal my wife from me, was he,…serves him right… Anandi managed to diffuse the tension a little bit and Shiv agreed to stay back but he made sure that he did not let go of his wife even for a second. They danced some more and had dinner, Anandi barely ate anything, all the bland food around her had messed up her appetite and she was longing to eat some Dal Bhati Churma…Shiv mujhe kuch Hindustani khana chahiye…bahut bhook lagi hain…Acchha, chalo tumhe koi Hindustani restaurant le chalta hoon. They said their good byes and left.

To be continued….