“Ji, he is here I
will call you later.” And then disengaged the call and looked at Arnav as he
settled himself beside her.
“Chotey, you were
very wrong in talking to Nani like that.”
“Di please, I had
to make her understand that what she is waiting for me to do is just not going
to happen. She had to understand… Di.. she had to move on..”
“But Chotey, marriage
is an important part of life…”
“It’s not
necessary part of life it’s just a social norm, Di”
“Chotey, what
about Sanaaji, she must be expecting you to take the next step in your
relationship.”
“Both Sanaa and I
know very well that there is no next step in our relationship Di, if there is
any step, it will just be moving on with our lives without each other” his
temper was raising now
“What do you mean
Chotey? Are you guys breaking up?” Gosh his Di always took the wrong meaning of
his words.
“NO Di, but I just
meant that other than that our relationship has nowhere to go.”
“You just talk
about breaking up with her without any care, without any emotion without even a
small frown… she means nothing to you, Chotey” His blood was starting to boil
now
“Di, I am not
ditching an innocent girl, Sanaa knew what she was getting into and she also
understands the dynamics of the relationship. I made it very clear to her right
at the beginning that I will not ever offer her something more in this
relationship and she agreed.”
“No Chotey, that’s
not what I meant ….” He looked at her questioningly and she continued
“I was just
observing that the thought of leaving Sanaaji doesn’t affect you at all.” He
frowned what was his Di trying to say.
“You don’t love
her.” She completed
“DI, how many
times do I have to tell you that there is no such thing as LOVE… “
“No Chotey, there
is love and I pray to Devi Maiyya every day to send the girl who will make you
fall in love into your life soon.”
ASR just laughed
sarcastically at his Di but his subconscious flashed a picture of “HER” and his
laugh stopped midway and a frown made its way on to his brow “No it can’t be…”
He was irritated
now, he got up from beside his sister and picked up his keys and said “Di I am
going to LA next Wednesday, I haven’t booked a return ticket yet it might be a
few weeks before I get back. Mama will take care of everything here and Aakash
will be at home if you need anything and I guess NK will also be around. If you
need anything from US just ask Aakash to email me.”
“Chotey the
wedding is in 8 weeks, you have to be here for the wedding.”
“Ya Di, I know I
will be back by then.” he said and started walking towards the door and said
“Di I am going to see Sanaa to tell her about my trip. I will be late don’t
wait up for me.”
***************************
He flicked the
bell the third time before she opened the door. He walked in and headed
straight for her sofa and sat down and flicked the TV on and changed the
channel to a news channel.
Sanaa closed the
door and followed him to the living room and leaned on the wall and watched
him. When he had finished settling himself in, he said
“I am leaving to
the US for a couple of weeks.”
“What!! ASR I
didn’t know you were planning to go out of the country, when are you leaving?”
“Next Wednesday.”
Was his short reply
“Ok good I think I
can get everything on my schedule cleared in this week and I can join you on
your trip, I won’t be able to stay away from you for a couple of weeks.” She
finished
“Sanaa, there is
no need for you to change your schedule and come with me. And what is this
non-sense about not being able to stay without me??” he said with controlled
temper
“ASR darling… you
know, I was thinking about the next step in our relationship… and…”
He stood up faced
her and yelled “Sanaa, what the heck!! Didn’t I tell you before I took you out
on our first date that there will be no future in our relationship and you said
that you always had open relationships and you understand what I am offering?”
“But ASR our relationship
works so well and I never left this way about any other man I ever went out
with, you are special darling…” she cooed and stepped forward and hugged him
and played her last card.
She was pushed
back and away from him and his eyes were filled with rage “Sanaa, don’t talk
crap… how many guys have you said this to before me? You know ours is a
relationship based on convenience and NOTHING more than that… understand?” he
bellowed.
Sanaa was shocked.
She didn’t come all this way to let go of him… he was her ticket to luxury and
riches beyond her reach. She had used her mind and her body to get herself to a
place where she could fall into some rich man’s eyes and her luck had got her
near the most eligible bachelor in India and 8 months into the relationship,
she had been his longest relationship ever. No absolutely not, she was not
letting him go.
She turned to ASR
and laughed and said “See ASR that’s what I wanted to show you, that we know
each other so well and understand each other’s need’s thoroughly. I wanted you
to realize that even if we take this relationship to the next level nothing
changes I will not be a nagging partner and also I will help in getting your
family off your back if you settle down.” She laughed a little more as if to imply
all that they talked before was some joke she had planned.
ASR frowned she
was playing him and he knew it, who does she think she is dealing with. But
then again she had a valid point about his family. By then Sanaa had made him
sit back on the sofa and cozily settled in his lap, took his hands and put them
around her and leaned into him making sure her breasts were pushing into his
chest and took his lips in for a kiss.
When he didn’t
respond, she pulled back and said “ASR… please we won’t see each other for a
long time… I need you…It was just a joke… imagine ME in YOUR house attending a
Satsang… no thank you.. I am fine just the way things are…” she whispered the
last in his ear and started kissing his earlobe and the slowly moved no to his firm
jaw and kissed her way to his lips.
ASR closed his
eyes and gulped down his anger as long as she knew her place. All the girls he
had dated before her were on the marriage issue within three months; at least
she knows where she stands. He felt Sanna’s hand reach into his shirt and roam
on his chest and shoulders and he felt the familiar stirrings of desire in him.
His hands
tightened around her waist and one hand moved up her back and onto her neck to
position her face to best fit his lips. He pulled her closer and placed his
lips on hers and she parted lips inviting him in. He closed his eyes and mechanically
dug in…
Just as he closed
his eyes… his brain conjured up a whole new picture… he could picture her lips
against his, he suddenly wanted more, he deepened the kiss with a need he had
never known before. His heart started racing and he could feel her fingers in
his hair and it thrilled him to a new level. He sucked on her tongue and his
hands travelled over her body but not too harshly just strong enough to feel
her and let her feel his need for her. A thrill ran up his spine as his hands
moved from her waist to cover her breast……. gosh he had waited for this for so
long…
He was already so
ready to take now… right now. He wanted her with such urgency…but he didn’t want
to scare her she was so innocent…so fragile. He would go slow; he would ask her
if it was ok with her… as he opened his eyes, with his voice filled with desire he said “Khushi…”
And the magic mirror broke into a million
pieces right in front of his eyes as reality hit him hard in the gut and he saw
Sanaa, still in a daze in his lap and….
He felt like throwing up….
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