Chapter 9
The eyes that have never lied to her, showed remorse. Naked remorse. And she couldnt find it in her to recompense both of them so she repeated his own words to him "show me how sorry you are" as she kept her right hand on his side of the face.
His happiness knew no bound when he heard those words, he turned his face and kissed the inside of her palm first before claiming her mouth. Until she came in contact with the surface of the bed, she hadn't realized her husband had carried her to the bed without breaking their kiss. She had no idea he would have taken her request to another level. She frantically thought of an excuse when she saw him sitting next to her looking baffled at her reaction. "I.. There.. The door Raman, its not locked" and before she could get up from bed he had completed that chore and was back in the next moment, nuzzling her neck.
In the heat of the moment, she hadn't known the outcome would be such. How does one explain the emotions she was going through? He continued to kiss her neck, showing in his own way the love he felt for her and also apologizing in the only possible way he knew how. She found herself trapped in his touch and her fears. He didn't need to be a exorcist to know that his wife was not responding to him so he stepped back and looked in her eyes and asked "what is it?"
She tried to look down and avoid his eyes but he seemed too adamant to let go this time. "Its.. The time."
"Are you telling me, you have to select a mahurat for lovemaking also?"
His humour, even at this time. She blushed at his selection of words though and came up with an answer thankfully "no, its dinner time."
"Woman! You do take your meals seriously, dont you?" He could see she was disturbed and he tried his best to make her comfortable. May be he shouldn't have pounced on her the way he did.
"Mummy is waiting for me in the kitchen." She finally managed an excuse.
"Okay, go."
She was about to leave the room when he stopped her with his next request. "I hope i wouldn't have to hunt you down tonight, you'll sleep here." She nodded before she made her way to the kitchen.
The dinner turned out to be better than everyone's expectation. Ms. Bhalla being the entertainer of the night was teased by her favorite chachu and she was delighted to have her favorite aunt in her house as permanent member. Besides Mrs. Bhalla, she was more than happy for this new turn of events. However, the new Mrs. Bhalla couldn't ignore the new gleam in her sister's eyes and a constant tinge that crept to her cheeks. Just to make sure that she was heading in the correct ddirection, she glanced at her brother in law and found him eyeing his wife every now and then. She couldn't help but smile, at least her sister found her long lost happiness. It was then that her own husband caught her looking every where but the food and pointed out the same to her to which she merely shook her head and resumed eating.
When she had a last look at the kitchen which was now spick and span as if it were new, and since she couldn't avoid going to her room she finally entered the vicinity to find her husband working on his laptop. She picked the moisturizer from the dressing table and sat on the bed next tyo him. "Is it important?" She asked him.
"Its been pending and you are to blame for this."
"What have I done now?"
"You may not realize it madam but you do have the tendency to make me lose my mind. I'm almost done though." He reassured her.
When she came back after changing into her sleeping suit she found him keeping away the laptop on the coffee table and he held her wrist. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Is it your monthly cycle?" He knew she was agitated and in the last hour when he was certain she was avoiding him he had thought of every possible reason for the delay.
"What?.. No. No, it's not that."
"Then what's bothering you? Or you still haven't forgiven me yet?" He let go of her wrist then and went to his side of the bed to settle down. She came up behind him and sat in front of him.
"You'll laugh at me."
"I don't find anything funny here." He did sound serious.
She held his hand before replying "what.. What if I'm not enough for you?"
"I'm not a Casanova."
She almost bit her lower lip before explaining "its not you but me."
"I thought we were 'us' now, not 'you' and 'me' anymore." He meant every word of it.
"I don't know how to please you."
He smiled at that and replied "if you pleased me anymore than you already do when you kiss me, I'll have to believe I'm in heaven." He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, somewhat getting to know her fear.
"But.. I mean it, Raman. I don't know if.. If.."
He patiently waited for her to finish and when she couldn't he said "go on."
"I want to make you happy."
"What makes you think I'm not?"
"If after making love you realize I'm not good.. Good for you, than what?"
"I'll be honest here you are absolute opposite of what I had expected and I love every bit of it... But until you don't face your fears you will never over come it.. I'm willing to wait if you want to."
She has never failed to amaze him and today was no different when she whispered in that low tone of hers " but I can't wait now."
"For?" He wanted to be certain.
"To be yours. Completely." She lifted her eyes to his and he couldn't have been more delirious at that moment when he saw the desires and love in those shining eyes and he almost jerked her into a fierce hug.
"I love you." He said after they laid in each other's arms completely exhausted, her head was now nestled on his shoulder. She raised herself on her elbow and asked him "you still do?"
He laughed as he rolled her over at her side, covering her body with his "that's the most unromantic reply I have ever heard. What kind of a question is that? You still had doubts?"
"I didn't know if you would still feel it after... After what we just did."
"Its called love making and if its even possible I have fallen in love with you all over again." He kissed her forehead then and noticed she had tears in her eyes. "Does it still hurt?" He asked with concern. She shook her head and replied "I didn't know I could be this happy Raman, I love you with all my heart and soul." She kissed him to show she really meant it.
"There is something else I want yo tell you that I couldn't earlier."
"Please don't tell me you have anymore skeletons in the closet.' She faked an exasperated gasp.
"You looked devine that day on the wedding."
"Thank you!"
"You ought yo listen to your husband more often, you know."
"I'm glad I listened to you." She blushed and remembered the conversation they had before their intercourse.
"Then I think we should give it another shot." He said as he saw the blush creeping up her cheeks when she lowered her eyes in affirmation.
Take me now
The world's such a crazy place
When the walls come down
You'll know I'm here to stay
There is a smile on my face
Knowing that together
Everything that's in our way
We are better than alright
-Between the raidrops
-Lifehouse ft. Natasha Bedeingfield
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