It takes me a few seconds to process what's happening and when I do I freeze.

Arjun is kissing me.

Oh My God! Is he really?

With each passing second Rishi's voice from outside fades more and more until I cannot hear it at all.

My entire attention goes on to the pair of lips attached to mine.

Heat rushes through my entire body.

Arjun's lips move against mine slowly at first before picking up pace. He scrapes his teeth over my lower lip causing a shiver to run down my spine.

I slowly start moving my lips against his too. The kiss soon turns into a hungry one as Arjun gives my hair a tug causing my head to tilt which gives him more access and he continues kissing me.

My hands find his hair and I pull him closer towards myself if that's even possible.

A bite on my lower lip causes me to moan and he enters inside my mouth. His tongue touching and nudging mine all the while exploring each and every corner of my mouth.

I am a horrible kisser I'm sure because half of the time I am not able to respond the way he does but I hope that's only because of the fact that it was my first kiss.

I had imagined it a couple of times but I had never thought it'd be this good. The kiss left me panting for breath but also wanting more. It made blood rush to all areas of my body and caused my heartbeat to fasten.

When we finally part, panting for breath I refuse to look at Arjun and instead fix my gaze on the floor.

God, I hope he isn't disappointed.

Slowly I raise my eyes and look at him.

His hair is disheveled and his eyes are dark. Darker than they usually are. His lips look swollen,red and glistening.

His shirt is crumpled and his tie is loose around his neck.

God he looks like a mess. A hot mess.

I'm sure I look like a mess too but I am not sure about the hot part. Let's just stick to the mess.

"Don't look at me like that." I tell him a few seconds later when I find the corner of his lips lifting into a smirk.

"Like what Shravya?" He asked me.

"Like you think I look funny to look at. I know I look like a mess but that's because of you." I told him.

"Oh Shravya, that's definitely not what I am looking at you like." He tells me.

"Oh really? Why are you looking at me with a smirk on your face then?" I ask him.

"That's because I love how you look right now." He tells me.

"Ha ha ha, very funny." I say and add "not" a second later.

"No Shravya I am not joking. You look flushed. Flushed and kissed. Your lips look swollen and tempting. They look like they want more and I will be happy to fulfill their wish." He tells me.

If my cheeks were red before they must have failed tomatoes now after listening to his words.

Arjun leans towards me. His lips hovering above mine.

"Tell me Shravya, do they want more?" He asks as his lips now brush over mine.

My entire body was on fire and after listening to his words it burned more but slowly I nod my head at him.

He doesn't waste a second before pressing his lips against mine again.

When we part for the second time, Arjun presses his forehead against mine while his fingers wrap around the nape of my neck.

"God, Shravya I want more but now is not the time." He tells me with a groan.

"Arjun I don't think I can go down and face anyone after this, not for a while at least." I softly murmur.

"You can stay here for as long as you want Shravya." He tells me.

"Arjun, you and I both look like a mess. People will know something happened." I told him.

"Good." He says in response.

I pull away from him and narrow my eyes on him.

"Good?" I ask him.

"Yes, good. Let them understand whatever they want to." He tells me.

"Arjunnnn." I whine.

"Okay let's stay here for a while and settle down." He tells me.

I grab the nearest chair and sit down on it.

"Do you have your phone with you? I have to see how I look. Mine's downstairs in my purse which is with Rishi." I told him.

"Just a second." He says and fishes his phone out of his pants pocket. He switches it on and hands it over to me.

I open the camera and have a look at myself.

My lipstick was kiss proof but it's half gone.

Guess it wasn't Arjun Mehrotra's kiss proof.

My face is completely flushed even now, while my hair is all over the place.

Everything can be fixed but the swollen lips can't. It'll take some time.

My eyes then land on the pendant with S and A on it and a smile forms on my face.

I love it.

My eyes then land on the person who's given it to me. He is currently fixing his tie while whistling softly to himself.

How can this guy be so relaxed?

"Arjun, I'm scared." I told him.

"Of whom?" He asks.

"Of going downstairs." I told him.

"Let's escape then." He tells me.

"Escape? Arjun, I'm serious." I told him.

"I'm serious too, Shravya. Let's get away for a long drive." He says.

"What? How? Where?" I ask him.

"We'll leave from the back exit. No one's going to know." He tells me.

"But people will question your disappearance." I say.

"I'll manage everything. Just give me a minute and my phone." He tells me.

I hand back his phone to him and look at him with my brows furrowed. He taps on his phone a couple of times before pressing it to his ears.

A few seconds later he begins speaking to the person on the other side.

"Chup hoja, teri class toh main lunga. Par abhi tu meri baat sun. [Shut up, I'll deal with you later, but right now listen to me.] " He says and then looks over at me.

I give him a questioning look and he blinks in assurance at me.

"Abhi, Shravya and I are getting away for a while. Neeche sab ko kaise handle karna is your responsibility. [How to handle everyone downstairs is your responsibility].Make some mastermind story and keep everyone distracted okay." Arjun continues saying.

So he's speaking to Abhi.

"Kitna lootega bhai ko?..Acha theek hai chal, I'll give it to you. Aur sun Shravya ka purse us Rishi Mehra ke paas hai woh leke back exit pe aa [How much will you loot your brother? Okay fine, I'll give it to you. And listen Shravya's purse is with Rishi Mehra. Take it and bring it to the back exit]." He says and then disconnects the call.

"Everything's sorted." He tells me.

"What, how?" I ask him.

"You don't worry about all that, babe, you just get ready for a long drive." He tells me and then picks his keys up from the table.

Babe? Babe who?

Did he just call me babe?

This guy!!!

"Okay." I softly mutter and stand up from my seat.

I settle myself and then Arjun and I leave his office.

He takes me to the opposite corridor and then we descend down the stairs which I assume leads to the back exit.

"Oye hoye, love birds. Kuch toh hua hai, kuch toh zaroor hua hai. [Something has happened, something has definitely happened]" Abhi says as soon as his eyes land on the two of us.

My face turns crimson and I try to suppress the smile ready to form it's way on my lips.

"Chup kar, aur purse la [Shut up and give the purse.]" He tells Abhi.

"Bhai lagta hai Bhabhi to be aur aapko badi jaldi hai. Yeh lo. [Brother, it seems like Sister in law to be and you are in a hurry. Here take it.] He says and hands over the purse to Arjun.

Abhi is about to turn around and go when Arjun stops him.

"Accha Abhi sun. [Abhi listen]" Arjun says and Abhi stops.

"Yes, Bhai?" He asks.

"I love you, brother." Arjun tells him.

"Aw, I know that Bhai and I love you too. Have a safe drive two and be careful if things go out of hand, okay? I hope you guys understand what I mean, yes?" He asks with a wink.

Arjun gives him a punch on his stomach.

"Oww, bhai, zor ki lagi. [Oww, brother, it hurt badly] He says.

"Harkate dekh apni. [Watch your behaviour.]" Arjun tells him.

Abhi makes a face at him and leaves.

Arjun turns to the opposite direction and starts walking. I follow him and soon we reach the parking lot where his car is kept I assume.

•

The drive soon begins.

For the first few minutes I stay silent playing with the pendant Arjun has just gifted me.

Arjun Mehrotra is my actual boyfriend now. The thought is unbelievable.

A couple of months back what first started as a pretend relationship has now turned into a real one.

Everything that happened today is so overwhelming.

I turn my head sideways to have a look at Arjun.

His eyes are focused on the road while he softly whistles some tune.

Will things change between us, now that we are in an actual relationship?

I guess they will.

"What are you thinking, Shravya? Care to share?" He asked me.

"Well I was just thinking will things change between us? And if they will, what kind of changes should I expect?" I ask him.

"Things will definitely change now, Shravya. Now I won't need excuses to see you, now I'll just drop by your office or house whenever I feel like it. I'll take you out at least once every week, and I'll call you and disturb you at least once every hour but because I know you love your work and you might just block me if I disturb you during it, I'll call thrice during your working hours okay?" He asked me.

A chuckle escapes my lips.

"You want to call me every one hour? Isn't that too much? What will we even speak about?" I ask him.

"We'll talk about stuff. I just want to hear your voice as much as I can Shravya, you could be yelling at me for being a clingy boyfriend and I'll be happily listening to you. " He tells me and smiles.

"I can totally imagine that happening. Me yelling at you if you call me too often, that is." I say in response.

"I know." He says.

"Will you tell your family about us?" I ask him.

"My family must have already got some clue. I know Abhi well enough to be sure of that." He answers.

"Oh no." I mutter.

"Don't worry Shravya, they love you already. Everytime they get hold of me all they talk about is setting me up with you." Arjun tells me.

"They do?" I asked him, surprised.

"Of course." He answers.

"Can I ask you something?" I ask him.

"Sure, go ahead." He answers.

"How far did you go with Niharika? Are you still in contact with her?" I ask him, a little nervous about his answer.

"We were both each other's first everything. We're friends on Facebook but apart from the birthday wishes every year we don't really speak." He tells me.

That answer doesn't settle right with me.

I remain silent.

Niharika clouds my thoughts.

"Hey, what are you thinking about now?" He asked me.

"Nothing." I softly answer.

"It is definitely something. There's a frown on your face." He tells me.

"Wait, is it about Niharika?" He asks a second later.

"No, it isn't." I lied.

"Shravya, you fidget with your fingers when you lie. I've come to notice that." He answers and my fingers immediately freeze on spot.

"Okay, fine, it's about Niharika. I haven't even met her and I don't like her already. You may call me kiddish or whatever but I just don't like the sound of her being your first everything." I tell him and he chuckles listening to me.

I look at him with a glare.

"Shravya, she was my first but you'll be my last, I promise you." He tells me.

"Accha, what if we break-up and part ways? I'm sure you won't remain single forever right?" I ask him.

"Aaj hi toh relationship start hua hai aur yeh ladki break up ki baat kar rahi hai. Positive socho, Shravya, positive [Today the relationship has started and this girl is talking about breaking up. Think positive, Shravya,positive.]" He tells me.

"If you say so." I told him.

"What, 'if you say so', haan [yes?]? Itni aasani se Arjun Mehrotra tumhara peecha nahi chodhne wala. [Arjun Mehrotra is not going to leave your side so easily.]" He tells me.

"Shravya Arora bhi Arjun Mehrotra ka peecha nahi chodhne waali, okay? [Even Shravya Arora won't leave Arjun Mehrotra's side so easily, okay?]" I told him.

"Perfect." He says in response.

"Arjun?" I call out his name after a few minutes of silence.

"Hmm?" He hums in response.

"Should we go to that kulfi place again?" I ask him.

"Of course. Let's go there." He tells me.

•

"Arjun Mehrotra bilkul baccho jaise kulfi khaata hai. [Arjun Mehrotra eats kulfi like children do.]" I comment as I watch some of it smear on the corner of his lips.

We had reached the kulfi centre a few minutes back and then Arjun had brought two plates of it for the two of us after which we immediately dug into it.

Right now as I watched him eating I couldn't help but smile at how cute he looked while eating his kulfi.

"Accha? [Is that so?]" He asks me and I nod my head in response.

"Clean it up for this kid, will you?" He asked me.

"Gladly." I say in response.

Instead of reaching for the tissue box I lean towards Arjun.

He cocks an eyebrow at me and I smile in response.

I lick the corner of his lip and quickly pull back.

Arjun has a look on his face that says he was totally not expecting that.

"Woah, that was bold of you Miss Arora." He tells me with a smirk on his face and my face instantly flushes.

"Don't worry, I'll happily thank you for helping me clean up." He says and leans towards me, gently pressing his lips against mine for a very very sweet kiss.