Meera's throbbing heart is echoing in her. She is trying to bunch up the saree pleats but her anxiousness made her hands go weak. She stumbled on her bed unable to control her overwhelmed heart, leaving out a quiet sigh Meera looked at the ceiling. She placed her hand on her chest to feel her pounding heart.

Am I overreacting? She asked in a doubt.

No dear!! You should be pretty for your love, her heart kindly encouraged her.

Yes, you're overacting, anyways apply some makeup, her mind advised.

After so much of struggle, she draped the saree around her petite yet curvy body. She sat before her dressing table and looked herself in the mirror her blushed cheeks and a small smile over her lips, made her look different, it gave a gorgeousness that she lacked for all these days. Her small fingers trailed over her cheeks and she realized how much she is waiting to see Vikranth.

For three years she never cared about her looks, her broken heart just stuck her in the broken state where Vikranth left her and didn't allow her to move further.

But now she wanted to smile, she wanted to be beautiful again for her life, for Vikranth. Perhaps this is the reason for her waiting, this is the way she wanted to live, wanted to be beautiful only for Vikranth.

In her life, Meera loved him, loving him and will love only him, even she try for thousands much of time to forget him, she can't think anyone beyond him. Vikranth...he is the end and the beginning of her love.

She applied a light pink lipstick to highlight her lips. She braided her hair and she looked whether she's normal or looking weird. She wanted to be beautiful and at the same time, she doesn't want Vikranth to think that she applied makeup for him.

After all touch ups and smiles Meera came out of her room. She checked her phone for the time and it showed 6.35 in the evening.

She knows Vikranth will arrive before 7.00pm. She seated on the couch and waited silently yet impatiently. To pass the time Meera turned on the TV and while changing channels she stopped when she saw Vikranth's father face.

He's addressing the reporters for this sudden increase in taxes. The reporters questioning him without a stop and he's calmly answering with a smile on his face that is abnormal for Meera to believe.

She felt is he really a good person or acting to be one. But it is only up to him.

She looked at the watch again and noticed the time as 7.16pm. She stood up instantly and went outside to sit, wait for Vikranth.

It is a very cold evening the security guard glanced her and gave a small smile and Meera smiled back.

After sitting for ten minutes, she decided to call Vikranth because she can't wait any longer, it is suffocating her. But before she can proceed anything the horn sound paused her thoughts. She gazed at the gate to see Vikranth's car entering the compound. She immediately rouses up in an eagerness.

Vikranth got down from the car fixing eyes on Meera. He gave a wide smile with full of colors, butterflies, and peace.

Purple shirt, rolled sleeves, black pant, black polished formal shoes, tanned skin, tired eyes yet with a refreshing smile, Vikranth walked towards Meera taking slow and steady steps.

Meera was just frozen in that spot, unable to do anything, her face plastered with a small smile, her eyes pleased Vikranth to hug her quickly, and Vikranth dropped the bag and embraced her without wasting a single minute.

That moment everything halted and only his heartbeat filled in her world. Vikranth hugged her tight as much as he could, his arms encircled her in a possessive way, and that showed how much he missed her these days.

"You missed me?" he asked breaking the hug.

Meera nodded her head as yes, she doesn't want to hide this anymore. Vikranth grinned to see that and pecked her curled lips.

He gazed her face with full of bliss, her light pink lipstick, her neatly draped saree and her hands that still holding him. He's surprised of all this, for all these days he wanted this only this from her and now it is happening.

Seeing his fascinating eyes that glimpsing her without a blink, Meera just mesmerized that how can a man's eyes look this beautiful, she's totally fallen for him. With a sudden augmentation of her heartbeat Meera realized her state and she abruptly took her hands from Vikranth.

Finally, she accepted the love into her heart, life.

Vikranth placed his bag on the table, near the package that his father gave to Meera this morning. "What is this?" he questioned still looking at the covers.

"Your father came this morning, he said that today is your mom's birthday and gave this cover to me", Meera said standing near the table.

"That's all!! Did he say anything? Is he talking anything inappropriate"

"NO, giving this he left"

Hearing that Vikranth face turned sore, he carried that cover to his closet and Meera blankly looked at his actions. He came out and asked Meera to prepare dinner for him since he's so hungry.

Meera instantly went down to the kitchen and started to prepare the food. She felt suspicious of his weird behavior, but she doesn't want to ask anything to him now. Right now she doesn't want anything that confuses her.

Vikranth came down wearing a black t-shirt that perfectly hugged his hard chest exposing how perfect he is and a grey trouser. His face plastered with a mischievous smirk while looking his wife who's busily arranging the table for him. He came near her sliding his hand into his pocket.

Without giving a notice Vikranth clutched her hand yanking very close to him that she didn't expect, giving a surprised face Meera gulped little loudly.

Vikranth again gave that intoxicating smile, He kissed her right cheeks and then her neck.

"Vikranth... eat first", Meera said in a low voice and pushed him lightly.

"Which one food? Or you?" he teased her with his words, she blushed and looked down avoiding his dark gaze.

"You're smelling good than the food, I think I need you now", he whispered kissing the corner of her lips, increasing the sexual tension between them. He slowly trailed his finger over her bare waist igniting the fire that she can't resist.

Meera bite her lower lip for the kiss he gave on her collarbone, Vikranth started kissing her all over face, he lightly bites her chin and Meera encircled her hand around him unable to control her inner needs. She needed his touch and kiss over her skin, and she understood that being apart is nothing going to give anything so Meera made herself ready for the impending things that are going to happen.

Vikranth cupped her face and kissed her feverishly until they were out of breath. Instantly Vikranth carried her to the couch when he left her lips to breathe. He placed Meera on the couch and pulled his t-shirt looking her with a desire that he can't resist any longer. Meera decided not to push him away even though a small part doesn't want this to happen now.

He jumped over her, his hard chest pressing her, his legs tangled with her totally he trapped her under him. He gazed her face and Meera looked nervous.

"Where this lipstick to seduce me?" he teased her again.

Ah why you're doing this to me, she blushed.

"No"

"Oh... but you did a wrong thing today by doing this", he said and again kissed her. Meera ran her fingers through his hair, the pleasure just broke all her inner barriers.

Suddenly the sound of calling bell ceased their action. Vikranth raised his head and gazed Meera's eyes.

"You escaped", he grinned and got down from the couch. Meera sat up and adjusted her dress.

Before opening, he looked Meera whether she dressed properly but he's shirtless. *Stupid Vikranth*

He opened the door and Arjun was standing before him.

"Hey Vikranth you're Shirtless!!" he exclaimed but soon he stopped when he looked Meera. That's so awkward.

"I think I came at a bad time", he said to Vikranth.

"Yes you're", Vikranth threw glares on him.

Meera roused up from the couch and welcomed him in. Vikranth picked the shirt on the couch and slide that on his perfect body.

"Meera coffee" Vikranth signaled her to bring some refreshments.

"Oh," she headed to the kitchen.

"You said you're coming tomorrow?"

"Yeah, but tomorrow I am leaving to Mumbai right so I came here to see you now. And... Vikranth one good news I am going to get married next month", he grinned.

"Congratulations!! Is that the girl you said before?"

"Yeah, I thought she will be a nice companion for me, so I decided to marry her"

"Super, but I am sorry for separating you from your fiancée", Vikranth chuckled.

"It ok, after all, we are business people try to endure everything. By the way congratulations for that award", Arjun said.

"Thank you"

Meera handed the cup to him. Arjun gave a small smile and bought that from her hand.

"Meera... Arjun is getting married next month", Vikranth said.

"Congratulations Anna (Brother)", she wished. For that Arjun smiled.

Vikranth pulled her hand to sit next to him. He wrapped his hand around her shoulders that felt so awkward in this situation because Vikranth won't do this kind of thing before others, it's unusual.

Arjun twitched his eyebrows lightly. "Ok Vikranth, I am leaving", he said and stood up.

"Have dinner with me Arjun"

"No I already had, you continue", he said and walked out. Vikranth watched him leaving the house then he locked the door and came near Meera like she's kind of magnet that attracts him.

"Why you did that?"

"That is, Arjun is my friend and my cousin but he's so close to my dad. He will tell every single detail about me, I don't want any suspicion that we are living apart. I don't want my dad to know anything about us", he said.

Meera nodded her head. She asked Vikranth to have his dinner and after eating Vikranth seated on the couch and asked Meera to sit next to him.

"Today is your mom's birthday?" she raised her brows.

"Yes", he replied like he doesn't want to talk about that and continued to watch the news.

Meera immediately cut all her ideas of asking about his mom and dad. "You're looking tired", she said to get his attention.

"Am I?" still his eyes were on that damn TV

Meera got irritated. Then why the hell you ask me to sit next to you.

"You take rest. I am going", she said and stood up to leave.

But Vikranth tugged her again next to him and looked her with a smile. He lifted her to sit on his lap, Meera easily got her seat on his lap and looked him astonished.

She placed her hand on his shoulder and her eyes traveled to his kissable lips. "Kiss me Meera" his words dilated her pupil.

This time without a hesitation Meera leaned in, she kissed his cheeks lightly that Vikranth didn't expect. She looked his eyes that were intently looking her.

"I missed you", Meera whispered and hugged him.

Vikranth can't control his smile, he pulled her face him. "What did you say?"

"I missed you", she blushed very hard.

Vikranth again hugged by placing his head on her chest. Thanks, Mom, he smiled with a relief.

That night Vikranth didn't ask Meera to share the room with him even though he knows that she will accept.

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Days passed it is going to be a week since Vikranth came from Mumbai. Everything seemed new for Meera. The kisses and hugs from Vikranth. Sometimes surprises from him made Meera think whether these are all real. The life she wanted with Vikranth is now coming into reality, but still, she didn't confess her love for him.

She tried a few times but nothing worked out, perhaps this the thing hindering Vikranth to have her fully. She doesn't know exactly what he's thinking.

They are still sleeping in separate rooms. Every night Meera didn't go to her room without giving a kiss and Vikranth won't allow her too. But other than that he never crossed his limit.

There's something missing in their relationship and she knows it is because of her...

It was a pleasant evening Meera came out from the Pooja room completing her evening prayer. She went up to her room to take her mobile...

She turned on to see whether there's any message from Vikranth. But there's nothing. Sitting on the balcony Meera wondered how to confess her eternal love for him?