I started placing the rose petals one by one in the bathtub to make a heart shape but when my plan started to fail I dumped the whole bucket full of petals in the tub, now every inch of the water surface is covered with petals of this beautiful flower, I lit vanilla scented candles and placed them on the shelf nearest to the tub.

Okay.

Rose petals, check.

Candles, check.

Music, well that would have to wait for a while, else it would give away the surprise.

Just then I heard the sound of main door opening and then closing followed by the sounds of footsteps coming up the stairs. I tried to calm my expressions and stood leaning the bathroom door a towel in my hand so that he won't be able to see the nervous shaking of my hands.

The door to the room opened and there he was tired from a busy day at work, still as soon as his eyes met mine he gave me a warm smile.

God that smile, even after seven years of being together it still has the same effect on me.

He sat on the edge of the bed and started taking his shoes off.

"Hey" he said.

Not trusting my voice I just gave him a nod which he obviously didn't see as he was busy taking his socks off.

He just sprawled on the bed then looked at me and gave me his famous pout "Geez it's been only two minutes, I am going to take a bath, not everybody is like you... jumping straight into shower as soon as they get back home."

I just shook my head and gave him a smile, my showering habits are something he always teases me about, he know I have to take a shower after a long day at work and basically that is the first thing I do as soon as I come home, and laying on the bed before shower is a complete No –No in my case.

However I never forced him to do the same, but after college, nearly three years ago when we started living together he just caught on to this habit, but he still have his lazy days and today seems to be one of them.

I went to stand near him, he just stared at me lazily from bed, I extended my hand for him to take but he refused to take it making me raise my brow, he just scoffed then proceeded to sit on the bed and said "You even brought the towel with you, geez I Don't smell that bad, Do I?"

I laughed at that, if only he knew.

I sat near him, his pout increasing by every passing second and when I tried to kiss he just turned his head.

"kanan, babe"I poked his side making him laugh lightly, I placed my lips just on the corner of his mouth, making his smile widen. He stood up then proceeded to remove his blazer, followed by his trouser and shirt, he looked at me coyly, bending down to kiss me but before my lips could touch his, he stepped back but not before snatching the towel out of my hand.

He just gave me a smirk and as he was about to open the bathroom door I took out my phone from my pocket and turned on the soft and soothing music.

He just looked at me questioningly I just shrugged my shoulders in response.

"What are you up to?"He asked me while coming back towards me.

I just took it as an invitation and opened my arms for him, he also complied and hugged me across my midsection.

"So what is it?"Kanan asked me again.

"Nothing" I replied.

"Oh please you never listen to music, you weirdo" he said with slight smile.

"Can't a man listen to music without being judged "I said to him.

"Nope not you" kanan replied which earned him a nip on the nose, which obviously made him laugh.

God he is so beautiful.

"Okay you weirdo, let me go I need to take a bath"he said while wiggling out of my arms.

Once he opened the door to the bathroom, he just stood still without even stepping into the bathroom.

"Ryan wh-what is all this?" kanan asked without even looking back.

I just went to him and hugged him from behind; I gave him a kiss under his ear.

"Just a simple bath" I replied making him chuckle.

He turned around in my arms and said "with flowers"

"Yes"

"and candles"

"Yes"

"And music"

"Yes"

"Thank you" he replied genuinely.

This is what I love so much about kanan, he didn't need extravagant things to be happy, simple gestures like such are more than enough for him.

I took him by his hand, removed his last article of clothing, his boxers and settled him into the bath.

"I love you"kanan said.

"I love you too" more than you will ever know.

"Aren't you coming in?"Kanan asked me.

"In a minute"I replied, he just gave me a nod and closed his eyes.

"Hey kanan"

"Yeah" he replied his eyes still closed.

"If gay marriage was legal in India, would you I mean"I left the question there.

He opened his eyes then flicked water at my face and said "Yes Ryan I would..I mean if it was possible, God you sound so nervous" He then closed his eyes again.

I took out the ring from my pocket and asked him "So you promise, that in future when the law will allow you would marry me,right"

"Yes Ryan as I said---- what the hell" he just stared at me for a minute and then at the ring.

"So what say"I asked him while taking his hand in mine.

"Ryan"

"Hmmm"

"Just put the ring on"Kanan said cockily.

As I slid the ring onto his finger I could not express the emotions that were going through me.

"Now will you get in the bath"Kanan asked.

I just gave him a peck then stood up from the ledge of the bathtub, I removed all my clothes and hopped in the tub behind him.

I encircled my arms around his waist, drawing him more into myself.

He just looked at the ring then back at me and said "This is the fourth time and you still sound nervous as the first time."

Well that's true, for the past three years,well four marking this year, well , I have been given him a ring every year with the same promise, I mean I love this man so much so why not seal the deal with a ring, even if the law doesn't allow us to do so.

"Did you go to Sameer again for the design"kanan asked.

"yup"I replied while placing small kisses on his shoulder.

Sameer now handles his family's jewellery business and he injects his creative mind to create different pieces that are amazing, he was the one who gave me idea for these stackable interlocked kind of diamond rings, every year the ring I give kanan actually gets linked with the previous one so well that you cannot even tell if it is single ring or multiple.

"I need to thank him"Kanan said.

"Hey I am the one who trust his ideas"I said to him feigning hurt.

"I am not talking about the rings"kanan said leaning more into me.

"Then what"

"If not for him I wouldn't have tried to run out from the café and bumped into you all those years ago"He replied looking at me with a small smile.

"Then I must thank him too"I add while kissing his forehead.

He just hummed but didn't say anything.

"Oh in case you are thinking I forgot what today is...then you are dead wrong"kanan said closing his eyes.

I just laughed and squeezed his waist, today is the day seven years ago I bumped into him.

"Oh and your ring is in my bag, I'll give it to you once we get out of the bath, I just want to lay here few more minutes with you" he said again, making me chuckle.

I was sure he will not forget, the first time when I had given him the ring, he started laughing real hard, the reason being he was holding onto a ring himself for me but was not sure how to give it to me and that was three oops four years ago, and now both of us have four rings on our ring finger, well I'll have the fourth once we get out of the bath.

The only difference between our rings is that his are all diamonds while mine are majorly platinum bands with some diamonds here and there.

"I hope the government legalizes gay marriage soon otherwise my ring finger will fall off from weight of all the rings you'll put on it until then"Kanan said looking at me playfully making me laugh.

That night when we laid in our bed, kanan looked at me and said "You know the first time I saw you the very first thought that came into my mind was, My God he is so handsome."

Even after seven years together, admitting this, I can see his ears turning red, how cute.

"What was your first thought of me"Kanan asked me while scooting closer to me.

I caressed his soft lips with my thumb and said "Flawless.....you were flawless....you are flawless."