"Anu, what do you say, shall we get out of here?"

Anupama instantly nodded in agreement. With an amused smirk, Anuj mirrored the nod to tease her, making her crack a smile.

After Anuj paid the bill and dropped a quick text to inform Devika, he picked up his zipper hoodie. Gesturing Anu to lead the way, he followed closely behind her, inhaling her alluring citrusy scent on the way.

As they stepped outside the nightclub, they were greeted with the chilly midnight breeze, making Anu shiver. The road was cold and deserted. As it was almost midnight, people were either partying inside or had left for home, to get away from the nippy weather.

Anu vigorously rubbed her arms to warm herself a bit. Before she could take a step forward, a black-hoodie was held out right in front of her, blocking her way.

Her eyes drifted towards Anuj, then at the hoodie he was holding. She instantly shook her head, "No it's yours, I can't take it-"

He cut her off, "Anu, I brought this hoodie from home just for you actually."

Watching her brows furrow in confusion, he elaborated. "The temperature drops at night, so I knew you'd feel cold in that dress."

For the hundredth time, he was successful in making Anupama blush. Her cheeks reddened at his thoughtful gesture and she felt greatly flattered to be cared and pampered by the man of her dreams.

"Par..." She weakly tried to object, a little hesitant as she had never wore a men's clothing item.

His voice was tender and teasing, yet determined when he spoke next. "Anu, wear it or else I'll make you wear it myself."

Her blush deepened at his words and the firm resolution in them. Before her mind could conjure up an enticing image of him acting on his words, she quickly grabbed his hoodie and bashfully slid her arms in it.

His large hoodie almost swallowed her small body. Moreover, the inviting fragrance of Anuj's musky cologne mixed with his own manly scent instantly drowned her, overpowering her senses.

Knowing his sharp eyes were fixed on her, she tried her best to focus on the task in hand before indulging into his warm hoodie.

Bringing up her shivering hands, she attempted to zip up the hoodie multiple times, but kept failing. As she went for it yet again, big steady hands closed around hers. She looked up to find Anuj's gaze focused on the zipper as his hands got a hold of it.

She bit her lip when she found his stormy eyes focused over the zipper, then slowly raking upwards her torso as much he continued to zip. Her heart skipped a beat when his gaze went over her chest briefly as he pulled up the zipper over it, covering her up.

Finally his eyes reached her face and locked with hers. She waited in anticipation, all too aware of his hand clutching the zipper above her chest. His jaw twitched, making her gulp.

The next moment, he backed away and dropped his hands from the hoodie, effectively breaking the daze they were in. He silently got a hold of her hand again, and interlaced their fingers together as he started walking, trying to ignore the thick tension around them.

She inhaled deeply, letting the intoxicating manly scent of Anuj, lingering in the hoodie wash over her senses. If not Anuj, then his hoodie will make do to ease her raging hormones that craved for him. The warmth and the comfortable fabric was just the added benefit.

As they walked in silence, relishing in each other's company yet yearning for each other, she suddenly winced.

Halting immediately, Anuj was on high-alert. "What is it?"

"Nothing, just my ankles are aching. I don't usually wear such high-pencil heels, and today I danced in it. I'll just take them off and..." She was about to bend down but stopped, realizing she's in a short dress, and bending would look highly indecent.

Before she could think anymore, Anuj was already on his knees in front of her. Not giving her time to object, he immediately started working on the straps, in order to remove the footwear from her sore feet.

Her heart fluttered as deja-vu hit her yet again in a single night, reminding her of another night when they met...

That night she couldn't remember him, and now she could relate to him about worshipping the one you love.

She was convinced now that she couldn't draw a single breath without him, let alone survive.

Lost in her thoughts, as she admired the magnificent man kneeling for her, the inevitable happened. She at last did what she had been careful about the entire night.

She finally lost her balance in the heels and tripped.

Letting out a shriek, she stumbled forward where he was crouching. Before she could fall, Anuj's remarkable reflexes acted up instantly. In a flash, his one hand closed around hers to break the fall.

While his other hand....

His other hand went where it shouldn't.

Wild tremors erupted in her heart and body when his big hand, instinctively, clasped behind her bare thigh, in as strong vice-like grip to support her leg.

She gasped while her leg quivered, a familiar sensation passing few inches above from where his fingers were gripping her thigh.

Their eyes met again, resistance slipping away like sand, as the deciphered the daze of desire in each other's.

The touch was affecting him greatly as well, considering how his hand and entire form went rigid after that. His eyes eventually left hers and then settled over his hold on her leg. Instinctively, she clenched her legs together. The act might've disturbed him immensely considering the way his eyes dropped towards her feet.

She watched the way his broad shoulders rose and drop as he took deep calming breaths. Then after a few moments, his burning touch left her leg.

Him pulling back like this annoyed her royally. She didn't knew if she should appreciate his astounding self-control, or pounce on him to satiate her 'Anuj' cravings.

At last, she did neither, the timing wasn't right as always. They were on a road. Instead, she focused on the way he removed her footwear.

When her heels came off, he immediately started untying the laces of his sneakers as well. "Anuj yeh app-"

Shushing her, he pulled out his sneakers and placed it near her feet. Understanding what he's about to do, she instantly stepped back.

Shaking her head in denial, she spoke up. "No Anuj, please don't do that."

He tried to gently coax her. "Anu please try to understand, concrete roads are cold and rough."

"It will be rough and cold for you as well, no, I'm not letting you walk bare feet because of me." She stated.

Anuj took another deep breath. It was already hard enough to keep his eyes in check when they were in the direct line of sight with the vision of her ravishing bare legs. Not to mention the feeling of those smooth legs under his hand-

Snapping away from that dangerous territory, he tried to convince again. "I'll keep the socks on, alright? Now put your feet in the sneakers."

"No, I'm still not gonna do it." She denied again.

Sensing she's not gonna agree easily, he went with his only alternative. "Fine, if you'll not wear my sneakers, I'm going to carry you, but I'm not letting you walk bare feet."

Her eyes widened at that.

He continued, "And since you are wearing a short dress, you know very well where my hands might wander." He let his gaze sweep over her bare legs until her thighs, a slight smirk adorning his face in appreciation of what he saw.

Her jaw dropped and she blushed profusely when he openly addressed it. She instantly pressed the frilly fabric to her thighs, a futile attempt at covering her legs.

This time, her mind did produce enticing visions based on his statement, momentarily distracting her successfully, all while he swiftly lifted her feet and placed it in his big sneakers, deftly tying it.

By the time Anupama had realized what had happened, Anuj was already up on his feet, accomplished in his task.

Granting himself a moment to admire her, he let his eyes drink in her form. His black hoodie was oversized for her, swallowing her body completely, falling just above the hem of her skirt. Clad in his large white sneakers, with his loose black hoodie over her short white dress, she was a lovely sight to behold. Not to mention, she was currently glaring and pouting at him with her cute-button nose turning red because of the chilly air.

He wanted to ingrain this version of Anu in his brain till eternity. She just looked so young, pure and adorable, like a little college girl. Now even Anuj felt like he was in college, on a date with his Anu.

This feeling somewhat finally eased the pain and unfulfilled desire he had been carrying since the past 26 years. It felt as if his past, that painful reality erased itself and transformed into this new beautiful one, where he was young and in love again.

But this time, his love was with him, on a date. She wore a dress under his hoodie, right now glaring at him because she just cares for him so much. More than everything he ever wanted...

"Why do you have to care about me so much?" Her pouty, angry complain halted his musings. Feeling completely enamoured by her, he approached her, then lifted his arms and rested it on her shoulders.

Watching the way she shivered, he shot his own question. "Why do you have to look so cute and trouble me so much?" She reddened at his words and he just smiled, booping on her nose.

He could kiss her right there.

His brain reprimanded as that unabashed desire sunk in. Damn! His self-control had been teased and tested so much times in a single night, that he finally lost control over his thoughts, and ultimately slipped into the uncharted territory of racy desires. It's highly possible that he's going to lose his dangerously brimming physical control soon as well, since Anu is welcoming his every advances.

But alas, he was Anuj, so he pulled back again. The last thing he wanted was to do something scandalous on the road lest trouble his Anu.

Lifting up her strappy heels in one hand, he grabbed her hand in the other and resumed walking. They walked together as if the burning tension wasn't killing them, as if they weren't hyper aware of each other's presence, as if they weren't on the verge of giving into their temptations.

When they reached near his SUV in the parking lot, he opened the backseat door so they could comfortably wear their footwear back.

Settling on their sides, he waited as she removed his sneakers. She winced on lifting her leg a bit.

His eyes instantly drifted towards her poor, sore ankles, concern overpowering his desires. "Anu your ankles are red and swelled up...!"

Anu couldn't help but nod, unable to mask her pain that rapidly shot up on her feet.

He forwarded his hands. "Come on, lift up your legs and place your feet on my lap. I'll massage them, it might reduce some pain."

The offer sounded tempting, still how could she..? But sensing that Anuj isn't gonna budge, she relented, and because her feet truly ached.

Turning sideways towards him, she sprawled her legs over the comfortable backseat and placed her feet on his lap. Her heart thumped when she felt his warm hands trail across her feet, rubbing them a little to warm them up.

Cupping her foot, his deft fingers slowly began applying pressure over them, kneading them, making her body go limp with relaxation. A sigh left her lips as he started rubbing along the stiffness in her feet. As he worked wonders with his fingers over her sore feet, removing the knots and soothing the ache, the pain reduced considerably after some time.

Then the sensations began...

As she relaxed after the pain subsided, she felt a different sort of sensation overtaking her body. She inhaled sharply through her nose as her focus shifted towards the way his long deft fingers curled around her legs.

Now she wasn't the one to get aroused by massages. But the fact that it was 'Anuj' who was doing it with his big beautiful hands, not to mention he had to be so good at it...!

Hee Kanhaji, is there anything this man isn't good at?

She bit her lips hard to refrain herself from releasing the uneven breaths that threatened to erupt from within, which might alert Anuj about her state. No, the last thing she want is Anuj to witness how she was getting turned on by just him massaging her feet...!

But her efforts went in vain and a moan abruptly escaped her lips when Anuj applied a little bit of strength from the immense power he had. His hands stilled, and she observed how he focused on the way his hands were holding her small feet.

He had been so worried and occupied, focusing to soothe her pain that it slipped his mind that he had been holding the same woman's legs he had been admiring throughout the night. And now it dawned on him that they were literally being presented over his lap.

Anupama observed the way Anuj went stiff after she moaned. Her heart danced when his eyes slowly trailed over her legs, then upwards her torso to settle on her face.

As she looked into his eyes, she realized the earlier fire in his gaze, she had seen when he backed her to the wall, hadn't diminished a bit. If only, it had intensified throughout the night.

She realised the consistent interruption he faced whenever they came closer, fueled some kind darkness in him, the darkness which told that his control had reached its peak. It promised to ruin whatever came in between them now.

His impassioned gaze made her sweat. She had unknowingly awoken the dark side of Anuj Kapadia by drawing his attention throughout the night. And the knowledge of bringing out his 'that' side was strangely exciting and thrilling her.

As she stared in his eyes, entranced by their depth and dark,dangerous beauty, it dawned on her that they were finally alone...!

Locked inside a car's backseat, in an isolated parking lot. With silence and darkness being their only companion.

There was no source of interruption now...

As the realisation settled, she felt fear and excitement at the same time.

Fear of anticipation because what next might happen between him? And excitement because she knew whatever might happen will be soul-stirring, mind-boggling, intensely euphoric and transcendental.

Her breath hitched when he inched nearer, pulling his spectacles away, giving her the close-view of his beautiful burning gaze. She shivered when he possessively caressed her cheek with the back of his hand, while the other continued its heavenly ministrations over her feet.

Drawing his face nearer to hers, with his fierce gaze boring deeply in her own eyes, he whispered huskily as if not wanting to break the trance of the silent moment.

"Back at the house....you said yes."

Her heart hammered through her chest as if she wasn't in the backseat of a standing car, but in a propelling roller-coaster.

Though she was a 43-year old woman, still this sensational feeling was absolutely new for her. A feeling that only Anuj could evoke, by just his presence and doing nothing but bare minimum.

In her 25 years of married life, the meagre times her ex-husband came closer to her, she always prayed for 'it' to be over soon. She was infatuated with him yes, but she dreaded the times they had to do 'it'. Just because her mind and body were never drawn to him 'that' way. It was always about his pleasure and convenience, she never felt even an ounce of it. Neither pleasure, desire, attraction, nor comfort. All she felt was pain and fear of disappointing him.

Now she understood why...

Locked in a car with Anuj, she got all her answers. She understood why she felt the new-found comfort, protection, love and desire. Not only that, she felt the foreign feeling of thrill, intoxication and arousal.

Anuj made her feel things she had never felt before, or thought she's too old to feel it now. He did that without actually doing anything apart from just breathing and existing.

The unreal man he is...

Realising she had yet to respond to his statement, she fumbled for an answer, her mind clouded by his proximity. Brushing her locks away from her shoulder, he again confirmed her approval, "Yes, was it?"

Despite her verbal approval at the house and the obvious affirmation her state was screaming right now, still him seeking her consent made her fall for him even more. Not to mention it turned her on and she found his gentlemanliness extremely sexy.

With her eyes mirroring the intense love and desire in his, she nodded and parted her lips. "Yes-"

Thats all it took. With lightning speed, he closed his mouth over hers, as if the wait for her green signal was the only thing restraining his desires.

No matter how dark and intense his feelings were, still Anuj Kapadia would only snap when Anupama tells him so.

Basking in the intoxicatingly euphoric sensation of her lips against his for a second, he let go of the reins on his urges at once, and moved his lips. Anu gasped for air as waves of pleasure drowned her, while Anuj felt the onrush of his desire for her, flooding him up at once.

The kiss escalated instantly, melting away the split-second's jitters and hesitancy after they got a taste of each-other's lips. It only hungrier after that. They weren't ready to leave each-other's mouths as they got immersed in the wild exhilaration that engulfed them.

Anuj was rapidly becoming addicted on the sweet taste of Chikoo milkshake and thus, deepened the kiss. While Anu was getting drunk on the strong, heavenly minty taste from his Paan milkshake.

She lowly squealed against his lips when she felt his hand locking around his knees and pulling her over his lap. As her thighs rested partially over his lap and over the seat, she felt his arm snaking around her neck then resting on her shoulder, thus drawing her lips more into his.

As they guzzled the enticing flavors of each other's moreish mouths, he bit her lower lip, making her moan into his mouth. That triggered him. In an instant, his hand shot up, grabbing the zip of the hoodie.

Her chest heaved when she heard the zipper rustle as it slid down. Lost in the heat of the moment, she helped him in taking off her hoodie without interrupting the kiss.

Once taken off, he grabbed it and threw it somewhere in the car. While his one arm was locked behind her shoulders, his other one snaked around her waist, exploring its form and contours over the bodycon dress.

She was having trouble catching up, as he continued to kiss her senseless. She let herself simply submerge in the paradise as the force of his kiss continued to push her back.

This wild, sinful side of her Anuj Kapadia was driving her insane...

Instead of pulling her closer, Anuj simply leaned in, pushing her behind more. Her hands clutched his collar in thrill when she felt herself being lowered on the leather seat behind.

As her back hit the seat, he slightly hovered on her, her thighs still over his lap as he leaned his frame a little above her.

With one arm locked around her waist while the other pillowed her neck, she convulsed against him, feeling breathless by his relentless, prolonged kiss.