Published on 27th November 2021.

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♡ I don't wanna live another life

'Cause this one's pretty nice

Living it up

Who needs to go to sleep when I got you next to me? ♡

– S H R U T I –

It had been almost twelve hours, including the nine hours we had spent in slumber, Rishabh was not talking to me. He wasn't even ready to spare a glance at me. Whenever I would call him he answered in hum.

When I was placing the order for our breakfast over call, I turned my head towards him in order to hear a few words from his mouth. Instead of speaking to me, he took the phone from my hand and placed his order himself.

Rude!

Currently I was busy switching between the channels on TV which was not a fun thing for me to do. Rishabh was in the bathroom for past five minutes, busy taking a shower. I had already taken one.

"Shruti!" I heard my name being called out from the mouth of my favourite person. I instantly muted the volume of television and my lips went up in a big smile. "Shruti!"

"Coming." My feet touched the floor as I stood up and ran towards the bathroom. I was about to collide with the door but halted in my steps before my head could hit the wall. What the hell was I doing! I need to keep my hormonal rush in control. "I'm here."

"I left my towel out. Can you give it to me?"

"No."

"Huh?"

"Joking. Give me a few seconds." I chuckled and returned back in a jiffy after pulling his towel from the rack. I leaned my back on the door and knocked steadily, "I'm here."

He opened the door with slowest pace and I forwarded my hand in addition with the towel to him. He kept his hand over the towel and pulled it in his direction but failed because of my grip over it.

"What are you doing?" He asked while hiding his body behind the half-opened door and I sighed. There was nothing to hide. I've seen it all! He pointed towards the towel with his eyes and I nodded. "What? Leave it." My grip on the towel and my faith loosened as he asked me to leave.

Don't husbands ask their wife for the towel as an excuse to pull them inside the bathroom?

I'm blushing just with the thought!

The last time it happened was just a few days after our marriage. We weren't too close to share a moment like such then. But now?

Why didn't he do the same?

My husband is unromantic!!!

Closing my eyes after relieving a deep sigh, I walked to the bed and lied myself mindlessly on it.

Another plan to work upon!

✨

The blood-red dress I was wearing looked too sexy to be left off. Actually, from the length it had, my clothes didn't even have the right to be regarded as a dress. The shortness was making me over conscious of myself. My fingers travelled to the hem as they went up towards the curves of my body.

I liked this piece of cloth on me a bit too much. And I loved what was inside more than this. It was my first time doing this and I don't know how it would go. I was nervous to hell.

I hope Rishabh would like the suprise I had for him. I mean, he has to like it. It's necessary. I couldn't get proper sleep last night because I was not able to hug him. I can't compromise my sleep tonight too!

Zor se bolo.

Jai mata di!

Yes.

Taking a deep breath, I applied the red tint on my lips and gazed myself in the mirror before turning back to leave. I walked to the garden and saw him sitting alone on a swing. Swing?

"Rishabh." I called him out as I sat on the swing beside him. When cold wind touched my bare arms, I rubbed them to produce heat. "Shall we leave?" He hummed and helped me to stand up. He took a calculative glance at me from head to toe and sighed.

"Where are we going?"

"That..... is a surprise." I said and he shook his head in disbelief. I clasped his hand with mine and earned a raised eyebrow from him. Closing my eyes in assurance to tell him that everything would be fine, we walked towards the destination I had planned.

I slowly opened the door and gazed his face as we walked in. I hope he would like what I did. His lips twitched up in a smile and came down as quick as they went up. I guess he liked it but wasn't going to show it to me.

Playing hard to get!

Although I hoped that he might pull the chair out for me, nothing like that happened. I sat on the chair opposite to him and pulled the lid off our food, inhaling the delicious aroma.

When I came to know that I was the only one doing crazy things, I sat straight on my seat and gazed the beautiful open groundsurrounding. Candle light dinner wasn't a bad choice though!

As cold air striked my skin, I slowly rubbed my legs and hands. I should've wore full length clothes. My gaze went toward Rishabh who stood up and was stepping towards me.

Did I do something inappropriate?

He took off his jacket and placed it over my lap. Before I could thank him, he walked back and sat on his chair. He cares for me so much.

While I was busy studying the ambience, Rishabh served us the dinner, making me mentally slap my head. Why the hell am I so irresponsible? I took the spoon from his hand and served us rest of the food. It had been a few days we were out from our country and we missed our food too much. That's the reason I chose Indian cuisine in tonight's dinner.

They say, the way to man's heart is through his stomach.

Let's see to what degree true it is.

"How is the food?"

"You made it?"

"No." I spoke and he nodded.

"It's good." I sighed at how awkward our conversation was going. No spice, no teases, no love, no anger, nothing.

"Rishabh."

"Hmm."

"Rishabh..."

"Hmm?"

"Rishi?"

"Hmm?"

Even his nickname Rishi wasn't going to work now?!

My fate!

I sighed at my loss and smiled when an idea striked my mind. I took my leg in his direction under the table and touched his leg sensually. It was hard for me to put my control on what I was doing because it was my first time to pull such a naughty stunt. Plus, his stoic expression was not adding to my playful mood, instead it was making me more nervous.

I trailed my leg up all through his skin over the clothes he wore until he held my leg before it could reach his crotch.

Plan fail.

"What are you doing?"

"You know it." I knew he liked it when I touched him down there. He told me himself. But today, he wasn't going to show it on his face. I knew it very well.

"Shruti, we're ou-"

"Should we go back?" I asked and he raised his brows, "To our room." My smile changed into a smirk as I spoke and he frowned.

Trust me, the thing I was doing now wasn't a child's play.

Flirting isn't my cup of tea.

I withdrew my leg back from his hold and ate the rest of my dinner in silence. I knew I had to make things right between us before tomorrow's sun goes up. For now, I was going to enjoy the intriguing flavour in my tastebuds till the last bite.

As soon as we completed our food, I tangled his hands with mine and dragged him towards our room before he could take another way.

"What are you doing?" He asked and I turned my head back to him, "I know we're going back. I can walk on my own." He said in a bitter voice and I sighed while leaving his hands. Rude!

As we entered inside our room, I locked the main door and caged him between the wall and me. Everything happened in a span of few seconds that he couldn't do anything. "Rishabh..." I grazed my fingers on his face, feeling his well-trimmed stubble on my skin, "No, Rishi." I stood up on my toes and frowned as I still failed to reach his height.

It's not that I'm short.

He's tall!

His palm secured on my butt cheeks and I smiled. We were going in the right direction. I wrapped my arms around his neck and stepped towards him, decreasing the distance between us. Closing my eyes, I softly placed a kiss on his lips.

Before I could feel him respond, he pinched my butt hardly, making me yell. "Ouch!" I pulled back from him and looked at his frozen face. Expressionless man! "What was that Rishabh?!"

"You know it." He stated and I rolled my eyes. He walked away and I gazed the wall infront of my eyes. "Change your clothes and go to sleep." He said as he walked into the bathroom.

Counting it as my last chance for tonight, I walked to the cupboard and searched for the matching robe of the lingerie I had beneath the red dress I wore. I unzipped my dress and put on the maroon-coloured satin robe over my one-piece lingerie.

I knew it was going to be hard.

I stood infront of the mirror and gazed myself. The thing I was wearing now was more revealing than the dress I had on my body a few minutes ago. I don't know how he's going to react after seeing me in such an attire.

Honestly, I felt a bit insecure about carrying it in front of him. I know he had seen me in my birthday suit but this was more than awkward. Firstly, I've never ever pulled such a stunt in my life. Second, he's not ready to look at me, let alone talk to me.

To calm myself down, I let a glass of cold water down my throat. Switching the lights off, I lit on a few aromatic candles and smiled at my work. When I heard the door of bathroom opening, I ran into the balcony to hide from him for the time being.

It was only a matter of few seconds he came into the room and looked around, probably thinking the cause of decorations in the room. I took it as a green signal and tiptoed into the room without making any noise. Before he could notice me, I wrapped my arms around him from back and closed my eyes to feel his presence.

I loved this feeling.

"What is this?" I heard the irritation in his voice. So, he wasn't going to entertain me and my words. Let's see what would happen when he sees me! "What are you-"

His words halted in his mouth as he turned around and saw me. His eyes travelled down through my body and came out as wide as saucers.

I had two choices.

I could either shy away and lose the chance to make everything right or go ahead with my head straight and make him talk to me.

I was going to choose the latter.

I took a step ahead and he stepped back. The process continued until we reached the couch and I pushed him back on it. He fell on his back on the couch and I pounced upon him without leaving a second for him to reconsider everything.

I placed my lips on his right cheek and felt his palms on sides of my waist, trying to push me away. To keep myself stable, I straddled over him with my legs folded on his either side.

"Calm down, Rishi." I sighed and leaned my face down to his, "Listen to me and the rest is upon you."

This was the only thing I could do now!

Seducing him to daze his mind for a span of time and then making him fall in a position where he would listen to me was the only way left with me.

"Listen to what? There's nothing to hear."

This adamant man was not going to listen to me!

I took a deep breath and sealed my lips with his before he could take a moment to think the other way. His palms came in front of my chest and I felt a soft push over it. It was as if he was trying to push me away but at the same time wanted me to stay.

When I was sure that he wasn't going to respond in our kiss, I trailed my lips down his jaw to his neck, in search of his sweet spot. My hands lingered on his chest with the slowest movements possible. Feeling a warm squeeze over my bosoms, I hissed against neck, mistakingly taking his skin in between my teeth.

We were going in the right direction.

Possibly!

"Ow! Shruti!" He moaned in pain and I mumbled a sorry to him. I slowly licked the area to calm him down and blew my breath over it.

Feeling a warm gush of wetness flowing through my core, my hips moved against him, letting our bodies touch just at the right places.

If I had things in my hand, I would've stripped all our clothes and had sex with him like rabbits.

But then—

Leave it!

I placed my lips on his, in urgency to feel him near me and let myself go off.

Again, he was not ready to kiss me back.

I pulled back from him and sat straight. I looked into his eyes and saw a poker expression on his face. "Rishi..." I whined and he hummed as if nothing had happened. "You're seriously gonna show that it isn't affecting you?"

"I don't joke around." He said and I gave him a fake smile, showcasing all my teeth.

Now, I had only one way left with me.

I never planned on using it but he left me with no choice.

I looked straight into his eyes and winked to give him a warning beforehand. My hands roamed around his body until they reached the waistband of his pants. With a mischievous glint in my eyes, I palmed his crotch over layers of cloth and gave it a gentle squeeze, making him wince.

If I was not wrong, any thirty-year-old man would've surely reacted to what I was doing. But the one lying in front of me didn't give a budge. God!

"Rishi..." I tried to call his name out in a seductive voice, which strangely came out to be in a good way. My hands reached to the belt of my robe and I felt his gaze settled over me. His pupils dilated as I slowly undid my satin robe, pushing it off my shoulders.

Feeling his heated gaze on me, I diverted my eyes to his chest and sighed.

It's now or never.

I gently rubbed his groin and smiled after seeing an emerging tent in his pants. My fingers travelled to buttons of his trousers as I opened them, eventually unzipping it. Before I could pull the last layer of cloth from over his modesty, I heard an angry sound.

"Enough is enough Shruti!"

My hands froze where they were and I moved my gaze up to meet his anger-filled orbs. I felt my eyes watering without any reason and I blinked them to control myself.

It was obvious that he didn't want me to continue.

"I'm... sorry. I just wanted to apologize to you for what happened last night." I closed my eyes and felt a tear running down my cheeks, "I had no intention to talk to that drunk man. I... It won't happen again. I'm sorry."

I detached myself from him and covered myself back with the robe before leaving the couch to stand on the floor. Wiping tears off my face, I opened my eyes and stepped away from him. Before I could walk away, I felt myself being pulled back.

I landed on a warm yet hard surface and it didn't take long for me to know that it was Rishabh. What did he want from me now?

"Seducing is not the way to resolve things." I heard his voice near my ears and raised my brow. I turned around to see him but he stopped me midway, making me sit straight on his lap. "The tactic you used now might not always work. You're twenty-eight and you should learn to use a mature way to make things right."

"I-"

"I haven't completed yet." He said and I sighed, "Don't think of me as a dictator who wants you to stay mute to everyone. I would never ask you to stop talking to people, neither men nor women, unless and until I feel something wrong with them. It's not about my safety but yours."

"Rish-"

"Understood?"

"Hmm."

As soon as my throat emitted a humming sound, he withdrew his tight hold over me and turned me around to face him. His arms wrapped around me as he pulled me close to him, decreasing any visible space left between us. I hugged him tightly and closed my eyes as I felt him place kisses on my forehead.

"I missed you."

"I missed you very much." I mumbled against his neck and he chuckled. All I wanted to do now was hug the life out of him in a bone crushing hug but refrained. Only I knew how I breathed without him in these twenty-four hours. We were near yet miles away.

But now, everything was fine.

I oath to solve such silly problems in future before they take place.

God!

I love him too much!

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