"What you like the most in me?" I asked curiously yet like a murmur. Resting my head on his chest and playing with his rough big hand I questioned Vikranth.

"Umm... your lips", Vikranth softly whispered that on my ears and licked it lightly. I felt goosebumps and immediately sat up straight facing him. He pulled my waist again close to him giving no gap between us. His lips were just a few inches away from mine and his intense gaze made me feel little nervous.

"Vikranth..... I asked about my... personality", I giggled when his hands tickled my waist, I locked his hand with mine and looked at him, waiting for his answer.

He stared at me for a minute, his mesmerizing black eyes were on me and the chill breeze made his wavy hair to slither. For a minute I am astonished to see the perfect man before me and the feeling that he's mine gives an unknown fortitude. But I want to know what he's thinking about me.

"First of all I love the way you treat me, I love when you call my name with a shy. I have noticed that you're very kind and helping others. I never thought you will be this kind of girl", Vikranth answered with a glint of love in his eyes.

"But don't be shy around me Meera. Try to understand that these lips are the only mine", he mischievously commented and slowly brushed my lips against his.

I again felt goosebumps again and clenched his shirt. Vikranth smiled to see my reaction. He slowly locked his lip with me and started to kiss me feverishly. I encircled my hands around his neck and started to kiss him back. I don't know why I can't bewield myself. Whenever he touches me or kiss me I feel like I want more, nowadays I am not in a right mind and completely acting like a pet for Vikranth. But it gives me bliss when I am near him so I don't want to care about anything...

In-between our kiss I realized that we were sitting on the balcony and what if someone saw us. I tried to pull out my lips from his dominative control, but he's too adamant to leave me.

Then, at last, I pushed him. "It's time, I want to go", I said breathing heavily.

"Stay with me", Vikranth asked. It sounded more like an order than like a sweet request.

"No... it's already late my mom will scold me, we will meet next week, Ok", I tried to convenience him because it's already eight in the evening.

"OK, but before leaving give me another kiss", Vikranth demanded in a way that I can't deny.

Unable to reject, I slowly placed my lips on his. Vikranth didn't react to the kiss and when I was about to take my lips he held my face with his palms and kissed me again passionately. He kissed and kissed so that I can't forget his taste on my lips.

Finally giving him what he wants, I looked down and grinned out of shy. "Can I suggest you one thing?" he said and I looked him of what he's going to tell.

"STAY WITH ME HERE, FOREVER"

The words keep on ringing in her ears.

Meera smiled and at the same time, she had tears in her eyes to remind the time she spent with Vikranth. She shared both sad and sweet memories with him. Sometimes she questions herself that what if Vikranth stayed with her after her mom's death, then she would not have suffered this much. Her hatred increased over him because of this.

Why he threw me out of his life and moved out very easily. Where I crying and crying thinking only about him of what he did to me.

Actually what I did than falling madly in love with him, why he gave this much of scar in the name of love, was the thought killed her each second.

Meera brushed off her thoughts and continued to cook, after seeing those file and photos yesterday, Meera keeps on thinking about Vikranth. Her heart now constantly believing that it is Vikranth who saved her.

She wanted to talk about this with him but how?

She's too egoistic to call him and her unstable thoughts stopped her ways to approach him.

When she was in her thoughts she heard the calling bell sound. She sighed and went out to find who it is.

A lady in her fifties standing before her, Meera knows her well, she worked as a maid to Vikranth and Meera saw her while visiting him.

The lady smiled brightly and Meera too gave a warm smile. She welcomed her and asked to sit. The lady accepted that and seated on the couch.

She looked Meera, "Vikranth asked me to accompany you for two months, dear, that's why I came", she said to Meera to clear the silence.

"Ohh...Ok, do you want any refreshment", Meera asked and stepped towards the kitchen.

"No...No I don't need anything dear.....I have to work for you, come and sit here", she said in a motherly tone and Meera smiled hearing that.

"Vikranth asked me to come here a week before but I went to my daughter's house in Salem and just now I reached here".

"Oh", Meera nodded her head. She felt awkward and don't know what to speak.

"You know me right? I have seen you with Vikranth. Your name is Meera right?" she questioned.

"Yeah, my name is Meera. I know you", Meera replied.

"What's your name amma?" she asked addressing her as a mother.

"Lakshmi," she answered and Meera had a great smile hearing the name because that is her mom's name.

"Where are you staying amma," she asked.

"I am staying at my daughter's house, which is near to Vikranth's old house," she replied.

"Wait here I will come with a coffee." she got up.

"Oh... my dear how good you are. I don't need anything just give a glass of water, it's enough,"

Meera went to the kitchen and came out with water. Lakshmi maa bought that in her hands and drank a sip from that.

"I will come to work from tomorrow dear. If Vikranth calls you tell him that I came, OK", she said and stood up to leave.

"Sure Amma", Meera said and followed her.

Meera looked at Lakshmi till she reaches near the gate, she felt somewhat relieved, In this five days, she not even talked with anyone other than her cat and the security. She mentally thanked Vikranth for doing this.

After having her lunch, she went up to sit on the balcony. Snowbell came near her legs, three days back Meera named the little cat as snowbell. It jumped on the couch and sat on her lap. Meera had a smile and caressed its little head.

She stared at her phone and want to call Vikranth but she thought he must be busy, so Meera decided to message him.

First, she typed WHAT YOU'RE DOING, then she erased and typed HAVE YOU EATEN, then again she erased and typed ARE YOU BUSY? She touched the sent button and waited for his reply. But sadly he didn't reply to her message even after twenty minutes.

She's little, no no greatly disappointed. "I hate you Vikranth", she murmured and placed the phone on the side table.

In the middle of his discussion with Vikram, Vikranth heard his message tone but he didn't mind and continued to talk with the chief engineer, his friend and a well-wisher Vikram.

Vikranth became close with Vikram two years before where Vikram happened to be the chief engineer of their hospital construction. He's like a brother figure to him added to this they are all related.

"Vikram I think the front area needs to be extended", Vikranth said to him.

"Sure Vikranth we can", replied and continued to show the plan on his laptop.

At that time Vikram got a call, he smiled to see Rithu's name on the phone screen.

"Vikranth excuse me for Just a minute my wife is calling and I have to talk", Vikram said.

"Oh please that's very important", he chuckled and Vikram went to a secluded place carrying his phone.

Vikranth watched Vikram who's talking with a big smile on his face. He's conversing with excitement and Vikranth understood that even a great man will fall head over heels before the love of his wife.

That moment Vikranth reminded Meera, he didn't call her purposely because he's so afraid whether he will go back and do something stupid to her when he hears her voice.

And also this separation, he believed that Meera will realize her love for him. After coming to Mumbai he asked Lakshmi ma to accompany Meera and he's so worried to leave her all alone. He always calls the security of their house to ask whether Meera went out today if anyone suspiciously roaming around his house and made sure that no one can harm his wife etc....

Even he's not with Meera he's protecting her and caring her more than when he's around her.

He took his phone and saw a notification about Meera's message on the lock screen. He immediately went in and his heart is raced to see what she has sent.

ARE YOU BUSY? He smiled reading the message. He noticed that the message came half an hour ago.

So you started missing me... Vikranth thought and had a smirk and typed a reply.

Why? Are you missing me?, he typed but erased Then he typed I Miss You but he erased again and typed Yes, Did Lakshmi maa came today? He sends the message and waited for her reply.

Within three seconds he got her reply.

YES SHE CAME, SHE WILL WORK FROM TOMORROW.

HAD LUNCH?

Vikranth typed the reply, Yes...You?

Meera replied him, YES...THEN?

Vikranth replied, Nothing. I will call you later.

After sending Vikranth felt really happy, even a small message from you is making him feel like that I have attained all the happiness, what if you again start to love and adore me like the past... God, I want that soon Meera... I want you Meera.

Vikram came to him after flirting with his wife and Vikranth too came out of his thought. "Sorry I took a long time", he apologized.

"It's okay", Vikranth replied with a smile and Vikram too gave a blushing smile.

That night after finishing his dinner with Vikram, Vikranth went to his house, he had a very big house in the southern part of Mumbai. Vikranth parked his Ferrari and walked inside.

He switched on the lights and went into his room. He removed his shirt and entered the bathroom to take a hot shower. He reminded to call Meera after taking shower,

Soon his head clouded with the thoughts of Meera, he remembered the passionate kiss he gave before leaving.

No aversion, No regret and No more tears from Meera. Yeah, I am really her true love, first love, even she hates me the most she will always love me after that. And she can't easily erase that uncontrollable love on me.

What I did to get a girl like her, she's the one who wholeheartedly, purely loving me after my mom. I am sorry Meera, I am really sorry... Vikranth had tears in his eyes. But the water washed away his lonely tears. Several times he cried silently thinking about the past, it killed him inside to remind the teary face of Meera.

He punched the wall with his fist to control his inner agony. Why I did that?? WHY? WHY? He asked and start to punch again and again until he gets satisfied that he's punished.

Vikranth came out of the shower and wore a T-shirt and pant.

He took his phone and went to the lawn. After sitting comfortably on the settee. He called Meera and badly waited to hear her voice.

"Hello", Meera answered the call.

"Meera..." he searched for words to express his feelings and love. But he found nothing than her name.

He once promised Meera than he won't cross his limit but he crossed that several times. But still, he's having a fear whether he will hurt her again in the name of love.

"I am sorry Meera", he apologized without knowing why.

"I hate you", she replied.

"I know", he said.

"I am sorry", he again said.

He heard the sobbing sound of Meera. "Don't cry Meera... I am sorry"

"Why Vikranth, why you're doing this to me?" she asked controlling her tears.

"I love you Meera", he said and tears rolled down to his cheeks.

"I miss you", Vikranth said and Meera immediately ended the call without replying.

Vikranth dropped the phone, he didn't call her back and blankly stared at the tree.

He never thought love will be this painful and hard. The reason why he's feeling this broken today is that his heart terribly missing Meera. And the text from her proved that she too felt the same as him.

Then... why we can't be together.

You're mine I know and you know that too then why I still have to stay behind. What is hindering our way?

The past? Bullshit!! I need your love now, I need your everything not that reasonless past.