Part finale of The Storm is here, and it may get a bit steamy. Fair warning!

"I love you too Anu! I love you so so much", Anuj laughed,his eyes getting misty. She is his now. Forever.

"Ab main tumhe kahin nahi jaane doonga!" He warned her.

Chin propped on his shoulder, balancing the height difference on her toes, hands wrapped around his wide back, her heart soared and she chuckled, "Jaane ke liye thodi aayi hu main".

"Then hold me tight. Because I feel like I am flying", Anuj grinned, a huge smile plastered on his face. She tightened her hold on him and replied, "You are not allowed to fly away anymore, Mr. Kapadia. Aaj se aap single nahi hai!"

"That wretched status! Finally!" Anuj rejoiced and decided to pull away from her. He needed to see his happiness reflecting on her face.

While pulling back however, his eyes shifted sideways and met hers, and Anuj froze on seeing her face so close. Her confused questioning gaze peered into his stormy ones and involuntarily flickered to his lips then,staying for a beat longer than intended.

Anuj sucked in a shaky breath on seeing her gaze fixed on his lips and when she looked back up, he was sure his eyes mirrored the look in hers. She saw his eyes glaze over with desire and flicker to her lips before he stared back up, his browns pitch black with passion and he leaned in.

The feeling of her lips against his was sinister. Sinister for shivers travelled down his spine and at the same time, he felt his entire body grow hot. Sinister, because he had just grazed the tip of iceberg and his sanity was already disintegrating to ashes. If she were to...

And her lips moved, slowly against his rugged ones. A low groan escaped him at her move, and Anuj pulled back, just enough so that he could still breathe in her scent. Eyes wild with hunger, he looked into her surprised ones.

She was surprised at her bold actions, and more so by the fact that he had pulled back so quickly. His adam's apple bobbed, for his entire body felt charged and that was from a mere graze of lips. He worried that if they took it any further, he would lose his control. But the look of mild dejection that he caught before she glossed it over, absolved him of any further doubts and placing his right palm against her jaw, snaking the other around her waist, he drew her up to him and kissed her again, with intent this time.

Lips moved slowly at first, a touch of hesitation in their movements but when her lips parted slightly, Anuj attacked her lower lip and sucked on it, softly. Anupama flinched as a sweet feeling built up in her stomach and diffused into her lower region. Eyes flying open, she saw his face dead close, only able to make out the big lashes since his eyes were closed. He however opened them in that instant and paused with his ministration, his gaze ravenous.

That look of innocence coupled with inexperience that he spotted in her eyes, tugged at his heartstrings and his strings of control. The absolute high of being the first one to seduce her properly made him feel bold and he skimmed against her lower lip with his thumb, pausing in between the parted space, before prying open her lips and dipping his thumb in. As the tip of her tongue grazed against it, Anuj felt his loins tighten and closed his eyes briefly.

"Anu...." He breathed her name huskily, causing her breath to catch in her throat. And when his eyes opened, he added lowly, "Tongue out..."

She couldn't place what was happening, just the fact that strange sensations had gripped her body. She complied, drunk on his sexy voice and poked her tongue out gently. He leaned in closer once again, and she watched, his eyes smolder over as a smirk came on his lips before they parted as his tongue slipped out and touched hers. Her vision erupted with colors at the contact and current coursed through her limbs as she limped in his hold,bunching his shirt for support. As her eyes clenched shut, he pressed her closer,his tongue tangling with hers, taking his own sweet time to explore the corners of her mouth.

His tongue moved against hers languidly, for he felt no haste. He wanted her to feel the things she had never before. He switched to sucking on her upper lip soon while she mimicked his actions, sucking against his lower lip. His hand across her face slipped behind her neck where he started trailing circles with his thumb while the one on her back, slipped lower and crushed herself against him. A low groan erupted from the back of his throat in response while Anupama shuddered as his hardness poked against her stomach and she closed her thighs, as the nerves in between throbbed with excitement.

Anuj lifted her suddenly, making her squeal in surprise and while she clasped his shoulders for support, he spun around and proceeded to walk in the opposite direction.

"Aap ye kahan....." Before she could voice out her query, she felt her pelvis touch something hard and found herself hoisted on a small cabinet near the window.

Anuj leaned in then, laying his palms on either side of herand placed a long kiss against her cheeks. Eyes fluttering close to reign in the turbulence his actions were giving rise to, she bit back a moan when he suddenly suckled on her earlobe and laughed when she felt scandalized by her own raspy voice.

He pulled his face away for a moment then, "You were uncomfortable, balancing on your toes..."

She smiled at his thoughtful gesture but felt the heat rise to her cheeks in the next when he added, "And my neck was starting to ache too.The night is young right now, it's only right that we get comfortable".

His words, their insinuation, that suggestive tone and the impassioned look in his eyes, conveyed to her promises that she was going to see stars tonight. As he put his one hand against her thigh, she pressed her legs closer on reflex. Cocking his head to the side amused, he flashed her coy smile and her eyes widened when he pried her legs apart and moved between them.

"Relax, Anu", Anuj smiled softly as he cupped her fistedhand on the table and caressed it. He looked into her eyes then, "Don't feel appalled by the way your body behaves. If it feels good then let it be. And if you don't like it, then just say the word".

He waited a moment to let her reconsider but when he saw no sign of rejection, he cupped her shoulder and nuzzled the crook of her neck and she tilted it slightly to give him further access.

"A yes, it is", he remarked into her shoulder and opening his mouth, started to nibble against the spot, venerating it by alternating between his lips and tongue. One hand going over his shoulder while threading the fingers of others into his mane, she pushed him closer and basked in the bliss his touch was evoking.

Having made sure that he had imprinted her, he focused his attention on her neck and started to place open mouthed kisses against it,trailing up to her ear and moving to the side of her face. He kissed her cheeks first, before moving to place a chaste kiss on her forehead, followed by a peck on her nose and then a fleeting touch against the corner of her lips.

She awaited their touch against hers but when nothing happened, she opened her eyes to find him staring right into her soul, his eyes full of love.

"Main bas...apne aap ko assure kar raha tha ki yeh haqeeqat hi hai", he explained and was astounded when she closed the remaining distance between them, and took his lips between hers. Smiling into the kiss, he picked her up once again and this time neither of them broke the contact, as he carried her to the bed.

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Hours later, Anuj kissed the crown of Anupama's head, while she lay fast asleep in his arms, her hand placed against his heart.

Now, she belonged to him as much as he did, to her. The storm had put them through the trial truly, but they had emerged triumphant,and together. And now, he looked forward to sailing through the tide together. With her. By her side.