Chapter 34: Chapter 34

"My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing beauty of life once more. It's happened before; it will happen again, I'm sure. When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive-- I'll find love again."

Shree's Perspective

Sixth month of my marriage was almost commencing and this was the first time, I was on a date. If it could be consider as date. First time I was feeling loved, first time he was making me quiver and it was first time, I was of view that he was indeed my husband. The loving person I first met.

"Problem solved!" He winked approaching me and grinned exuberantly, I chipped. "This is the best date of my life."

"Best is yet to come!" He hushed, sliding his svelte arm around my waist kindling my bare skin, "I want to make this day memorable for you."

"Why?" I gazed deep in his orbs garlanding my arms around his neck, "Why so much today?"

"Let's dance!" He diverted it again by swirling me and pulling closer, he put his hands wrapped around my waist and his chin on my shoulder.

"Abhi..." I sang closing my eyes and he hummed, propelling me to continue "Whatever we are doing is not considered as dance. We're killing its soul." I giggled and he jerked me back then pulled me again, "That's okay because our imperfection holds perfection."

"I'm so happy. I don't want this moment to end." I mumbled resting my head on his chest and he clutched me tighter, "I won't let your happiness shrink away."

"What are you doing?" I asked as he distanced himself and knelt down on his one knee, smiling.

"Abhi..."

"Now spare me two minutes and don't intervene. Alright?" He directed and heaved a sigh, sparking himself to give me most beautiful moment of my life. I was made to understand this night would always be etched in my heart. Reposeful, I steeled myself for the consequential juncture. My breath was at one stop and his brown orbs drilled deep in mine.

"I know I've been a jerk since the beginning. Whenever you tried to mend, I destroyed it all. No matter how much I explain myself, I know it won't rule out my actions. Neither am I seeking to. I just want to apologize. For every single time I've made you cried. Every time I've crushed your hopes; Every time you have felt vulnerable because of my own insecurities." He paused and detaining my hand into his, he cleared his throat.

"That day when you left me, I felt someone snatched something so precious from me. I can't even describe the void I was feeling. I wanted to kill my own family for letting you stay in your dad's home." His words elicited a chuckle from me, he sounded so funny.

"I know I'm sounding stupid." He joined me in, "But you know, I'm not lying. I really wanted to destroy everything when your best friend told me that she'll convince you to part ways. I was skeletonised and the fact that I don't deserve you, infused life into my fears. I was bereaved of life when I realized you might just do that. And you know the funny thing." He looked at me expectantly and I compelled him to say more.

"Amidst of all this, I realized one thing." He paused, accelerating the anticipation that was building in me with each word he uttered, "That I love you."

No...He didn't. Or, did he? Did he just say that? No... My ears are hearing things. Or perhaps he just confessed.

"I know it's kind of hard to believe since my track record is not so impressive but it's true. I really love you. I never wanted anything the way I want you. I couldn't stop thinking about you when we were apart. I know I'm a jerk but I want to be your jerk only. So...Mrs. Chauhan, will you please make me the happiest person alive on earth by accepting my love? Will you allow me to pamper you for the rest of my life? Will you give me a chance to love you? Will you accept this jerk?" He proposed and I...well...I was standing on my feet without befuddling, isn't it a big deal??

"Um...will you please be quick. My knees are hurting." He made a 'not-so-cute' puppy face and I ended up laughing.

"Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. A big yes." I hugged him tightly squealing as he hoisted me up by my waist and whirled around, "I love you."

"I never knew you could be so romantic." I hushed, once he landed me safe on the ground, "This is not a dream right? It's real?"

"It is."

"You promise?" I asked again, tracing the sharp contours of his face, he designated a phantasm to me and I would end up crying if he was a daydream.

"I love you." He whispered, relishing each and every syllable and rubbed his nose against mine, causing me to giggle.

"I love you too." I breathed out, resting my forehead against his, giving no space to the air to pass through us.

"You won't leave me, right?"

"I won't." I stared deep in his eyes captivating his gaze. How can I leave now? How can I leave ever when he's bonded me with his soul!!

"When did you plan all this?" I asked and he chapped his lips, smiling "I took tutorials from Google."

"What?" I grinned. He rolled his eyes, "Not everything but yeah... I...kind of searched how to coax an angry wife."

I burst into laughter, "Goo...Google! Seriously Abhimanyu? Go...ohh...I'm sorry." I tried; I really tried to control myself but...well that just happened.

"Okay enough! Now stop." He said sternly, crossing his arms over chest, "You propelled me to do that."

"Ho...How?" I managed to ask recuperating from my insane hilarity.

"I tried everything a man can do to woo his lady. Alright? But you were just...not interested." He shrugged and I poll amused, "Like what?"

"Like shopping, gifts and dinner. I did reduce to begging but-"

"Whoa! Begging? When did that happen?" I wiggled my eyebrows and he rolled his eyes, "Why are we even discussing it now?" With the impromptu move, he pulled me to him, "Shouldn't we enliven the moment?"

"And how do we do that?" I licked my dry lips, palpable of his gaze on them and my eyes drifted to his crowning bow shaped lips with some un-invented pathos.

"Like this." He breathed and with that, his lips swooned upon mine. It took me one twelfth of a microsecond to respond with equal fervor. Outlining my lips with his tongue, he put pressure on my lower lip, sucking it with urgency as if it was his last pop and he'd be deprived of this candy.

I intertwined my hands through his thick hair, grabbing fistful of them to get him closer, it that was possible. His hands roamed from my waist to my shoulder and his one hand skid to my nape, firmly gripping me on spot, providing him with the possibility of accurate access.

Not an inch of my mouth was left from his reconnaissance, each nook and each cranny of my body craving for him as his adept fingers and expertise moves roved my curves ever distinctively. I blushed recalling the moment when I refrained from the entrance and he tweaked my waist to get his work done.

We parted away as our lungs scream for oxygen. Breathing rashly, he rested his forehead against mine. I didn't have the guts to look into his eyes, I was afraid I would find something so atrociously enthralling and I'll lose it. My sanity.

"Look into my eyes." He hushed while I chose to adore the grass beneath our feet.

"No."

"Hey, You're blushing." I could sense his teasing gaze and I blinked looking away, "I am not."

"I know you are and that makes you look more exquisite. Hah! I think I fell for you harder." He tipped my chin, forcing my face up, penetrating into my soul. "Let's do it again."

Without any preamble, his lips found mine again and this time, a little balmy. He teased me with his tongue, not satiating me and agitating me at the same time. I tried to take control and kissed him harder but he must've felt emasculated because gripping my neck and elevating my head, he deepened the kiss.

I let out a muffle surprised squeal as he hoisted me up in his arms never leaving my lips. I felt the soft mattress against my back as he laid me down, partially covering me with his weight.

"You're addictive! You know that?" He panted repelling his gaze and I simpered, "Uhuunnn... No one told me that."

"Good for me!" He pecked me, playing with my fingers. His lips contacting with mine in every next second, this was bliss. Totally bliss.

"Abhimanyu..." I sang as he travelled to my neck with his peppery kisses and pressed his palm on my belly to keep me steady.

"Hmm...." He responded still tracing my skin with his lips.

"I'm hungry. Let's have food." I murmured and he glanced up at me smiling. Crawling over again, he pecked me before flicking off the curls, "Alright! Serve the food. I'm famishing."

I squatted and he leaned on my shoulder, nuzzling my neck, sending shivers down my spine. Averting it away and quickly fishing out the boxes, I emptied the contents in one plate as that was the only plate and fixed forks in it.

"Here!" I swiveled the dish to him and he gave me a bromidic look, "Why do you need another fork when we are going to eat from one?"

"Okay! Open your mouth." I directed and he opened his mouth ajar. Feeding him and me, simultaneously I finished the dishes and he unscrewed the water bottle, effusing the water for us.

"We need to clear the mess. I have no intentions to pollute this place." I manifested, looking around and he pushed me down on the mattress.

"Of course we will. I don't want to profane our love spot." He acclaimed, lying next to me, scooping me in a hug.

"Love spot!"

"Hmm....this is the place we've found our love." He promulgated, trailing his fingers down in the back, dallying himself by assessing the skin.

I coiled against him, venerating his suave features, his hands stopped and stapling me to his chest, he prop on his arm as my pillow, draping another around my waist.

It is believed that if you gaze deep in the abyss, even it will stare back at you. The drift is, if we do something with dedication, it does give us emolument. As I got my emolument; Love. It wasn't easy, it wasn't that rough but it was heartbreaking, it was painful. I was, at one point, clueless as to what I go for but I am happy that I waited and he totally worth it.

"You love beaches?" He queried breaking my reverie, and I averred. "Yup I do."

"You love mountains?" Came his next question and I sneered, "Yes I do but what's the context of it now?"

"Don't you want to go out for honeymoon!" He expressed surprise. Fake emotion. I knew him better.

"Where are we going?" I catechized enthusiastically and his chest rumbled with fleer, "For that we need to decide the place."

"Only if you're not planning to scoot in Malva or Udaipur or any nearby resort." He added, lewdly and I hit his chest "Just shut up! That was a lame joke."

"That was actually not a joke." He punctuated and grinned pecking my nose.

"I won't repeat." I feigned grouchiness and he circled his thumb on my cheek, sporting cattish pout, "Don't be so outrageous. You brought that up."

"What's your budget? You can afford international or national trip out?" I pursed my lips tightly not to crack in snicker and his cockling eyebrows created frown.

"That sounds condescending to me. I'll take you wherever you want. Just name it." He uttered with pure arrogance.

"This would never change." I simpered, pinching the bridge of his nose, "And I think I can live with that."

"You don't even have any choice now." He groaned, flipping on his stomach and hiding his face in the hollow of my neck.

"Goa it is then!" His words tickled me and I prompted perplexed, "Goa! Why?"

He snooped at me and smirked, "Coz Goa has babes in bikinis. I found beaches pretty hot."

"Seriously! This is the reason you want to Goa." I could sense the change in my voice and the scowl I'd pasted on my face.

"Hmm...Why don't you like Goa?It has reflection of Portuguese culture and it also holds an historical role.Oh! May be you're not fascinated to history that. Right?" He enunciated hissoliloquy, luxuriating in my disapprobation.

ESV fanned me with her emboldening, 'Okay. He's just teasing you, he doesn'tmean it. The boy is head over heels with you. Be calm. No need to hyper out andof course, no need to show him your jaundiced self'.

Of course not! I'm all cool.

"We are not going Goa or in any beach ever to be precise and if you even thinkabout it, I will kill you. So don't you dare to think about bikini, babes and history? Get this straight in your head!" I finished off my envy ridden speech and pokedmy finger in his forehead.

ESV fumed at me, murmuring curses and kicked the ground.

I got the drift. Yup, I'd very flamboyantly made myself a covetous and thewinning smirk on his face was screaming that he succeeded in riling me up.

"Fine! You can laugh." I snorted rolling my eyes and he did. He chuckledheartily hiding his face again in my neck.

"God! I love you so much. You....just...don't change. Kay?" He dictatedactually and resumed his hyena like sneering session.

"So now, where to?" I chewed my lips and he shrugged, "Wherever you want to.Though there's no hurry. Take your time."

"Hmm...Let's go home." My fingers knotted in his hair on their own accord andhe nuzzled my neck, peppering kisses, "Let's sleep here."

"It's not safe."

"It is. I've spent nights here. It's actually safe."

"Boys night out and this, what we have, has a difference." I pointed out and hepropped on his elbow, "What's the difference? We're not making out. We are justlying, silently."

"No need to convince me, because I'm not going to spend the night here. Not at all." I averred, crossing a sign across his face and he rolled his eyes. "Fine! But I don't want to go home now."

"Okay but just don't sleep here. You sleep as if under drug dose." I propounded and he hummed, spooning me and I stared at the same twinkling sky, witness of this moment.