The sweet November breeze was whispering across his skin. Closing his eyes he gripped the railing of the balcony he took a deep breath to inhale the smell of ocean. The crowd inside the ballroom faded immediately when he made his way towards his favourite place. Lazily he opened his eyes to check across the whole area when a sweet mesmerizing voice broke his meditation.
"Hi!", there was excitement, a bit of hesitation and definitely nervousness entangled the way she spoke. His knuckles turned white as the grip in the railing became stronger.
He glanced sideways and then fixed his eyes towards the horizon without reciprocating her.
Khushi frowned a little unable to understand Aarav's silence. Wasn't he not excited as much as she was? No this can't be. He wanted to be with her as much as she wanted. He went to Europe for 3 days and after he returned he only sent the parcel, which content the black dress she was wearing but he did not meet her. First she thought he wanted to see her in the dress in the evening so resisted to meet. But now when she was there right in front on his eyes, he didn't spare a single glace towards her. Why?
She took a step forward and immediately saw him tense due to the movement. She flinched once again and then without warning slipped her tender palm round his muscular bi-ceps.
Jolt of electricity went thorough her body even though his arm was covered with black shirt. Instead of the fabric she as if felt his skin. She was forced to remove her hand and unconsciously check it. Her skin tingled with sensation, which she had never felt. It was much stronger than what she felt under the mango tree, something primitive.
And then he turned to face her. His dark brown eyes meet her honey brown ones and they felt the connection. Passion was an understatement what Khushi could see. It was unadulterated. How can a man change like this? Aarav was a simple and warm man, but right now he was full of passion, just like God came down right from the heaven to drive her crazy.
"Hi!" he said in a husky tone. Strangely everything about him tooked so different, his voice sounded different, more deep, more passion filled.
"You..you look handsome in the black suit. I always dreamt of seeing you in tuxedo just like this. It suits you".
He looked down to check himself before returning his gaze towards him. "you like it?"
"Ofcourse I do. I really like the way you dressed tonight.
"How are you Khushi?"
Did he deliberately purred her name to make it sound husky or was he really feeling vulnerable as she was equally? She thought.
"Nervous. I mean like this after you know..."
"I was dying to see you Khushi".
Something terribly changed, she thought. Her name has never sounded so seductive before.
"Me too", she breadth out unable to control her heartbeat which was now galloping like a race horse.
"How much did you miss me Khushi?"
Why was he asking like that? What was the matter with him? So many questions in her mind, yet she didn't want to interrupt the moment between them. She liked it. Oh she loved it.
"I can't tell you how much", Khushi dropped her voice deliberately making it sound low and dangerously attractive.
"Then show me" he took her hand and gazed her fingers then very slowly he dipped his mouth to place a warm peck against her fingers and he was rewarded with an audible gasp.
Khushi close her eyes to feel his lips against her skin and all of a sudden she became alive. Her lips were parted and her breath coming out in the form of short gasps.
He took her hand and placed it on his shoulder then very slowly tugged her towards him until she was few millimeters away.
"Look at me", he commanded. And she did
"you are beautiful", he said touching her cheeks with his thumb.
"Oh your touch" Khushi hopelessly awed and tucked her lips in between her teeth.
"Don't punish them", he touched her chin to bring out her lips and Khushi's heart skipped a bit seeing him looking at her lips.
"Aar.."
"Shh!" he placed his warm to silence her "let me see you first then we will do the talking.
Wasn't his guest waiting for him? He never left his guest unattended. She was excited as well as afraid. Excited because she was seeing the new side but afraid because of the obvious reason. If he continued to assault her like this they will definitely end up crossing the barrier tonight, before their marriage. She also knew after looking at him today she was more than sure that this was the man with whom she wanted to share her each and everything. Specially her most precious thing, her virginity,
Her chain of thoughts broke when she felt her thumb against her lips and hopelessly she tried to lick her suddenly dried lips and ended up tickling his finger.
She saw him close his eye when she unconsciously did that and take a long deep breath as if he too was waiting for this moment.
He took the final step to join her and then tiled her head to kiss her on her right cheek simultaneously brushing his thumb at the corner of her lips. He repeated the same on her left cheek then hissed between his teeth.
"The moment I waited till eternity. I want to kiss you on you lips. Would you want me to devour you the way I want to?" he asked cupping her cheeks.
Khushi was half dead already feeling his strong, firm lips on his cheeks, all rational thought flew away. The only thing she knew was that if she doesn't allow him to kiss her, her heart will stop beating.
"Kiss me please before I die".
And then he claimed her lips. The first contact was something, which Khushi never imagined. It was so powerful, it was so electrified and yet it was just a touch. He worked on her lips devouring it like it was the best thing to have on the earth. Her hands slid towards his neck to touch the base of his hair while his hand slowly dragged her towards him to fuse each other.
When the kiss grew stronger, she opened her mouth to give him access and he took that opportunity to explore her sweetness.
They knew what they were heading towards cannot take place like that, in the open air, anybody can come and see them and he cannot afford to do that. Not for him but for the woman in his arms. He knew Khushi was reserved kind of girl and that what kept alive his attraction towards her. So he cannot jeopardize her reputation.
With immerse power he pulled back and thankfully he was still holding her otherwise she would have falling in a heap. The aftermath of the kiss was even more dangerous. She was totally blank and her foot felt wobbly.
"Khushi we cannot finish what we want to do here", he stated.
"My room?" the words slipped from her month like she had no control over them. She never said such words, but today everything was going the other way round. Things were happening the way she never dreamt off.
She saw him raising his eyebrow and before she could take back her words, he picked her up in his arms and said, "guide me".
In what way she thought? She was novice when it came to physical intimacy. She can never guide a man like him. He still looked easy 3 days back when he headed for Delhi, but tonight he looked dangerous and out of her league.
When he was about to take the front door she stopped him as asked him to take the back door instead so that no one traces them.
"Don't you think everyone will wait for you?" Khushi asked him.
"Do you think we can wait after what we shared right now?" he pinned her gaze and held it for couple of minutes.
She blushed furiously thinking what laid ahead.
"Do you want to stop it Khushi? You need to tell me and I promise I will stop".
"No" she said in a hurry and then hid her face against his neck.
He opened Khushi's room then closed the door securely checking the lock last time and headed towards her bed.
**
Her body ached sweetly after their lovemaking. It was not a nagging pain, but the sweetest reminder how special the night had been. He was so careful and so slow taking care. She felt like a wax doll treated with great care. And then came the blissful moment when they became one, each their heights together.
She could smell his aftershave and she love it. She promised herself that she would never wash the bed-sheet in her life so that when he had to leave for work she will sleep in it and inhale his musky perfume. It will also remind her of their special moment.
They made love all night and in the morning. She was tired but nothing like falling apart in his arms. She felt so alive, she felt like a woman for the first time, satisfied and utterly pampered.
She stirred to face him and smiled seeing the boyish expression in his face. Very carefully he kissed his temples and then suddenly her eyes fell on her blinking phone. She frowned and checked the time. It was almost 7.30 in the morning.
"Shit!" she uttered and reached the phone, which fell on the ground and slid under the bed. She totally forgot to change it from silent mode and then she forgot to take it along with her when she saw Aarav standing in the balcony.
She picked it up without looking at the screen. "hello!"
"Hey Khush, where are you? I have been calling you since yesterday night. Are you alright?".
"Hey Aarav, she smiled thinking about their intimacy and then her eyes fell on the man sleeping next to her". The colour on her face drained unable to understand what was happening.
She checked the caller ID on her mobile screen and then checked at the man whose legs were still tangled with her.
"Aa...rav"... she stammered over the phone..."where are you?"
Aarav frowed and looked at his phone, "in my room aur kahan hounga?"
"Kal...Kal".
"that's the reason I was calling you Khush. I had to go to office for some emergency and Aman had to handle the program. I tried to contact you but you never picked up. So I asked aman to let you know so that you don't panic unnecessarily".
"What are you talking about Aarav. I mean Kal raat..."
She saw the man steer in his dreams exposing his shirtless chest. How is it possible she thought? Aarav is right beside her then how come Aarav be on the other side of the phone?
"Khushi are you there? Khushi...hello..."
"Kal raat you were there in the balcony" Khushi said unsure of what she was saying.
"Me? No. I went straight to the office. I didn't even come home. Oh you must have seen him".
"Him? Who?" Khushi clutched the phone tightly fearing to hear what Aarav was about to say and what she was suspecting.
"Khushi I forgot to inform you that Arnav is back".
Hearing his name the receiver dropped from her hand to the floor.
Arnav flinched at the sound and woke up, "what's wrong he asked in a sleepy tone".
"Oh my God... Oh.My.God" she held covered herself. "this can't be true..."
Arnav tried to reach her. "What? What cant be true sweetheart?"
"Tell me you are not Arnav", Khushi desperately pleaded. "Tell me I was dreaming. Tell me whatever happened it was just an illusion".
"Tum bol kya rahi ho? I am Arnav, I am real, we made love to each other yesterday night, everything is true.
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