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Ragini looked at her watch anxiously.. the day was nowhere close to ending. She'd applied for a half day and wanted to finish her work as soon as possible. She laughed when she lied to her supervisor that she was not feeling well and hence needed a half day.. her supervisor had no idea that it was Valentine's Day and that was the real reason behind the request.
Signing off on the last batch of files, she smiled contently as she got up to make her last rounds for the day - this was concerning a patient who needed to be discharged that day. As she walked down the hall, she recalled the night before.. she was reading a book and he had his head in her lap. Her hand was fondling his hair gently in between flipping the pages while his eyes were half-closed, his arms folded over his chest.. humming a tune she could not recognise.. in the softest of tones..
Her hand stopped in his hair when he asked her what she wanted for a gift for Valentine's.. she put down her book and looked at him, wanting to make sure he was not joking. It was unexpected for her - she did not think for a moment Nachiket was one of those who took Valentine's seriously.. they had never been in a situation where either of them had the money or involvement to buy each other gifts specially for V-day.. he was smiling back at her, almost radiant.. she could imagine a hundred thoughts in his head.. trying to second guess her and her choice of gift..
Running a finger down his temple, she told him his gift should be something he 'cannot buy' and laughed, throwing her head back.. she thought the matter was sorted because Nachiket had gone all silent.. her hand was still in his hair.. but now he held it and brought it to his chest.. closing both his hands over it, hugging her hand as her palm spread over his heart..
"Hmmm...", he drawled... before going to sleep. Ragini knew Nachiket was not going to go all out for Valentine's anyway .. but she was going to surprise him. She had planned to take half the day off..
Coming back to reality, she checked her phone.. there were no messages from Nachiket. She was a tad disappointed. He didn't even wish her. She was being silly. He had himself mentioned the day the night before... of course he remembered, maybe he was having a difficult day at work. She thought about peeping into the peds department - where he was on rotation.. but she held back and left the hospital after attending to her patient..
She knew what her surprise was going to be.. she was going to cook him a 3 course meal, full of things he loved. She never got the time to cook for him properly - they hustled up dishes that were simple and fast.. things they could make together. But this was going to be special - her true labour of love. She lugged the bag full of grocery and ingredients into the kitchen and huffed as she mentally thought over the menu..
It was going to be mushroom cappuccino, penne in arabiatta sauce with chocolate ganache for dessert. She shot a quick message to him asking what time he was going to get free - he replied a few minutes later saying he had a surgery planned that would take at least 2 hours. She was happy.. she had all the time to finish this..
Cooking the meal turned out to be therapeutic for her.. she finally felt like she was going out of the way for something.. otherwise life with Nachiket was so easy.. there were no real hurdles they were facing.. they were madly in love.. but every now and then she yearned for something extra-special and now she was happy she was creating that special something.. the bell rang and she panicked.. the ganache was in its last stage and she hastily removed her apron to open the door.. she knew it was him..
He looked a little weary.. maybe the surgery had not gone that well.. she did not ask and welcomed him home with a hug. He just held her close for a long period of time.. he did not do that often .. it was a little worrying but maybe he was just feeling more affectionate today. She held him close..nudging his neck with her nose.. almost purring.. he hugged her tighter.. burying his head in the crook of her neck.
"I love you", he said at last..
Still no reference to V-Day.. Ragini wanted to whack herself..
"I love you too, baby", she said almost instantly.. kissing his neck..
Meanwhile, Nachiket was out of a harrowing surgery.. of course he remembered all about V-Day and the look in her eyes told him she'd planned something for him already. He just wanted to take a hot long shower and then give her his surprise.. he couldn't wait for it but his body was betraying him.. the stress of the week was taking its toll and unfortunately, his body knew it was a Friday night..holding her close was his stress buster.. taking in her smell, he willed himself to recharge.. to get back the enthusiasm he wanted to make tonight special for her..
Pulling away from her gently, he told her he'd be right back after a shower.. she nodded earnestly..
When he was back, he was in for a grand surprise.. there she was at the dinner table with the food all laid out.. it was a spread! He could not believe every dish was something he loved. He wanted to kiss her and he rushed towards her.. while making his way towards her, he caught a glimpse of the kitchen and realised she had cooked everything.. he could still see the ganache in its last stage.. he shook his head in disbelief and scooped her up in his arms.. picking her up from her chair..
She was stunned.. but that was always Nachiket's style.. he was not one to hide his feelings.. his passion and his absolute enthusiasm when it came to their love. Kissing her ear, he removed her spectacles with the other hand.. she sighed as he moved to kiss her cheek and moved to soft kisses on her eyelids.. she gathered handfuls of his shirt and her lips parted.. both hands in her hair now, he pulled her close and their lips met.. a delicious french kiss later, she pulled herself away, reminding him of the food.. he kissed her hand and sat down on the chair besides her..
It was delicious.. he thanked God for her with every bite he took. He could not believe the amount of effort she had taken for this.. she thought about his V-day plan and sighed.. she was just looking at him contently.. he nudged her, faking anger, asking her to eat up as well! She just laughed and kept looking at him enjoy the meal.
It was time for dessert .. she got the ganache..
50% chocolate, just the way you like it.. she almost sighed..
Before he knew what was happening, she straddled him on his chair.. he tried saying something but she smeared the ganache on his lips before taking his lips in hers.. it was wild and passionate, a side to her she rarely let him indulge.. a side to her that killed him every time she unraveled.. the kiss was frantic from both sides.. she pulled and tugged at his hair.. relishing the taste of his mouth and the chocolate... he sighed against her lips.. nibbling at his lips now, she felt him smile..
The kiss left them breathless.. she rested her forehead on his .. trying to catch her breath..
he tried to move ahead in the game and moved his hands up her back.. she swatted his arm and told him she wanted to see his gift first.. Nachiket gulped..
To be continued.. (Nachiket's gift next) :)
This is dedicated to Rachna and Sammie - my first 'juicy' attempt đ
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