Published on 15th March 2021.

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♡Suni naheen zamaane ne teri meri kahaaniyan

Karde koyi nawaazishen karam mehrbaniyan♡

– S H R U T I –

I woke up next morning, only to see Rishabh's head nestled on my chest and his arm around my waist, gripping me tightly. His right leg was over me, tangled with mine.

This was the first time I felt we were sleeping so close. All the time, it was me over him. But this was my first encounter where he was sleeping on me.

My fingers involuntary went into his hairs, caressing his locks. The smooth and silky texture of his hair made my finger easily glide through it.

Feeling him stirring in sleep, I stiffened. Although we can now kiss each other without any hesitation, we never really faced a situation like this where he would catch me staring him while he was asleep.

He mumbled good morning in my bosoms and I was too shocked to say anything. He moved up, only to give a light kiss just below my ear.

Did he even know what he was doing?

I could've got a heart attack!

He moved up and laid his head against his pillow while his arms pulled me extremely close to him.

This is what we call as getting too intimate...

"Rishabh..."

"Hmm?"

"I need to use the bathroom."

"Go."

"Your leg." I pointed towards his leg and he immediately pulled it back from over me. While getting up, I saw his boner from over his sweatpants. I immediately closed my eyes and ran towards the bathroom to get a hold of my mind.

Boners are common.

It's not a big thing.

Doing all the morning chores, I took a quick bath and walked out, only to see Rishabh sitting on the bed, engrossed in some work.

Using all the essentials, I walked out of the room and saw ma discussing something with papa. "Shruti, can you give me a glass of water?" Ma asked and I nodded.

Giving her a glass filled with water, I was about to go back but she stopped me.

"Shruti, we were talking about-" Ma was about to complete the sentence but papa interrupted her in between.

"Let's wait for Rishi. We can discuss it together." Papa said and we nodded.

As the time for breakfast came, we all sat around the dining table and started our breakfast.

"Rishi and Shruti....." Ma said, stretching the words.

I knew they were upto something big.

"It's going to be almost three weeks to your wedding and we think that you should go for your honeymoon. Delaying it won't cause any good." Ma said and I widened my eyes.

When we're living here, we get the perfect amount of privacy and personal space.

But if we leave for honeymoon, we would have nothing to do there.

It should be called as extra privacy!

Which in a way is not too good.

"Ma but it's-"

"Can we postpone it for four weeks later? I have an urgent project lined this month." Rishabh said and I looked at him with disbelief.

Was he giving a green signal to this honeymoon?

"Shruti?" Mom asked looking towards me and I nodded hesitantly. "Then it's decided. The next month it is. In a way it's good. We can celebrate this Diwali together."

As we finished our breakfast, we took the car to reach to our respective places.

"Shruti?"

"Hmm."

"Where would you like to go?"

"What?"

"On our honeymoon. Any specific destination?"

"Is it necessary?" I asked and he stopped the car.

"Don't you want to go?" He turned towards me and asked. When I couldn't say anything, he sighed and closed his eyes. "I'll ask them to cancel all the plans. It's-"

"I never denied." I said and he opened his eyes. "I just couldn't process through all these sudden things."

"Oh. I thought the other way. Are you sure?"

"Hmm..."

"I mean, do you really want to go?"

"Yes." I said and he sighed before starting the car again to reach my firm.

✨

"Shruti? Your news is still hot in the market." Aditi said while we were having our lunch.

"Which news?"

"Your pregnancy."

"How many times should I tell you that I'm not pregnant?"

"I know, but others don't know. Rumours spread faster than reality. And it's really hard to take them back. Just last night I heard some aunties talking about you and your fictional pregnancy."

"Can I sprinkle some forgetfulness potion over them?"

"I wish it was real. But no, you can't."

"Leave it. Where is Parth? Did you hear about him?"

"No. It's the second day he took leave. Who knows what he's upto!"

"You asked auntie?" I asked and she shook her head in negative. "Should we call her now?"

"No. I mean, he's not a child." She said and I glared. "Okay, if you say so. I'll call her now and enquire about him." Pulling her phone out she called auntie's number and she picked it on the third ring.

"Hello?"

"Good afternoon auntie. How are you?" Aditi said.

"I'm fine. How are you? It's been a long time you visited. Where is Shruti?"

"I'm here auntie." I said and heard her talking with someone on the other side. "Auntie, where is Parth? He has been on leave for two days."

"He's just not well."

"What happened to him?" Aditi asked.

"Nothing. Just some food poisoning. He's being so careless these days."

"Where is he now?"

"At home."

"We're coming there soon." Aditi said.

"Sure. Come fast." Auntie said before hanging the call.

"What was that? Why didn't he inform us about his condition?" I asked and she shrugged. "Let's go there by evening after completing the work." I suggested and she nodded.

✨

Returning from Parth's home after dinner, we came down through the elevator and saw Rishabh's car standing out. I informed him about going to Parth's place and asked him to pick me up.

But I never knew that he would be there on time.

"Your husband is already here. Go." Aditi hit my shoulder with her's and winked.

"You'll come with us too."

"Go. Newly married couples should have some private space."

"It's already late. You shouldn't-" I was about to complete my sentence but Rishabh shouted in between.

"Are you gonna come in? Or should I drive alone?!"

"Coming!" I said and dragged her in. We both were about to sit back but were stopped by Rishabh's voice.

"Why do I feel like I'm your driver?" He said and Aditi chuckled. I sat on the passenger seat while she took the backseat. He started the car and drove to her house first.

"Excuse me, Rishabh." Aditi said and I looked back at her.

"Hmm?"

"Do you remember the time you were in eleventh? Your class always used to have a free period on every Tuesday before lunch. And Shruti-" Before she could complete what she was saying, I coughed loudly to stop her from speaking further and to gain his attention.

I was in no mood to tell him the tales in which I had a crush on him.

He stopped the car and passed the bottle to me. "Are you alright?" He asked and I hummed. I opened the cap and drank it in a go. "Fine?" He asked while patting my back and I nodded.

He started the car while I pulled my phone out after hearing a ping of messages.

Aditi

I must say, you got a caring husband.

Now, I can rest assured for your future.

Me

I know.

And what stunt did you pull just now?

Aditi

What did I do?

Me

You were about to tell him my teenage fever.

Aditi

So?

Didn't you tell him about your decade ago love for him?

It was so funny that we were texting with each other while sitting just a metre apart.

Me

Ofcourse.

Not!

"We've reached." Rishabh said, pulling us out of our world.

"I'll go. Have a safe drive." Aditi said and left the car.

"How is Parth doing?" Rishabh asked while starting the engine.

"He's good now. Because of food poisoning, he had to spend last night in hospital."

Parth always cares for each and every organism on this planet. But when it comes to him, he's such a careless man!

When we were six, his father died in an accident. Since then, his mother has been raising him as a single parent. He stays with his mother, his dadi and his bua who never married, simply because she was never interested in marriage.

And when I say that all the three women in his family are too great, it won't be a lie.

Growing up with women all his life may be the reason why he understands all the female problems so clearly and easily.

"What was your friend saying just a minute ago?" Rishabh asked.

"Huh?"

"Aditi. She was saying something. Class eleventh or something."

"She was mumbling nonsense. Don't mind her."

"Really?"

"Hmm. Actually, she hit her head with a wall while coming down. Maybe that's the reason." I lied.

Sorry, Aditi!

"Oh. But it's strange."

"A little. Why don't you focus fully on driving?" I said and he nodded. Sigh!

Reaching back, I opened the door of my car and quickly walked out. Standing out I waited for him. Leaving alone doesn't look good!

"Let's go." He said and I nodded. As I took the first step I felt my someone gripping my hand. Before I could take a moment to think about it, I was in his arms with his lips on mine. His eyes were closed, but mine had just opposite case.

Wait a minute!

We were outside the house.

What if someone sees us?

But the moment was somewhat different. So, I kissed him back while his hand travelled to my back. Feeling my legs going jelly, I held his arms for support.

Feeling out of breath we pulled back and he smiled. He held my hand and said, "Let's go." And all the way I could feel myself smiling just like a teenager who got her first kiss from her crush.

I wasn't blushing, right?

Hope I wasn't.

Or everyone would know what we did!

"Shruti, how is your friend doing?" Ma asked.

"He's fine."

"You had your dinner, right?" She asked and I nodded. As it was night and everyone was tired, we came back to our rooms to get a good sleep.

As I came out after using the bathroom, I collided with a wall. It's Rishabh, ofcourse! At this moment, I could even sense him in my sleep. "Sorry." I said and walked out to the room while he went in to use the bathroom.

And I was wondering why it didn't happen today!

While applying moisturiser on my face, I felt Rishabh's chin dipping on my shoulder blade. "Any help needed?" He asked and I shook my head in negative while seeing him through the mirror. "Then finish it early. I can't sleep with lights on." He said and I frowned.

He walked towards the bed and lied on his side while I cursed him under my breath.

He came here just to throw advices on me, not to sweet talk with me.

I rolled my eyes and walked towards the bed. Lying on my side, I sighed and closed my eyes. As I was about to drown into sleep, I felt myself being dragged to other side.

Feeling myself pinned to his front, I opened my eyes and turned to the other side, only to see him sleeping soundly.

Was he doing all this while sleeping?

Turning back to my side, I moved closer to his chest and closed my eyes. Keeping my hand over his' which was resting over my waist, I sighed.

Tomorrow is Saturday. Weekend!

Let's see what plan he has for the next day.