Radhika entered inside clenching the ends of her jacket close to warm herself. She smiled fraudulently at Arjun who wrapped up his work for he wanted to spend some quality time with her. He wanted to surprise her but instead he got surprised. She didn’t look like herself. She looked liked filled with grimace and nothing hurt him more than those red and puffy eyes. Seeing her state, all he wanted to do was take her in his arms and console her. But he didn’t wanted to scare her so he decided to start a normal conversation.

He said,”Hi how was your day?!”

She replied in a small voice,”Good. Yours?”

He wrapped his arms around her and leaned closer to her ear, he said in a husky tone,”My day was even better because I thought about you whole day. You never left my mind.”
She nods against his chest wanting nothing but his warmth that calms her and heals her instantly.

She felt a push underneath her chin as he lifts it up,”What’s the matter, Love?!" He asks softly.

She feigns ignorance,”What’s the matter?! I am fine.”

He grits her name tetchily,” Radhika….”

Now she knew she was in trouble because the way he said her name made it clear that his simmering anger wasn’t far. She stared at him with moist, upset eyes.
She hid her face in her hands and burst into tears. He wanted to see her angelic face but she had bend her head to hide her teareyed self.
She lifts her eyes to meet his dark ones and choked with emotions as she tried to speak,”Arjun, I….Veer.”She couldn’t form a sentence without fumbling with words.

He asked in a cynical tone,”What about him?!"

She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and said,”He said he loves me, always loved me and he confessed in spur of moment.”

His anger boiled up with jealousy, tetchily he asked,”How fucking dare he to make a pass at you?! You are married for fuck’s sake. How could he?!”

He rolled his hand in his hair and snarled,”I will beat the shit out of him.”

He stood up immediately but she held his hand tightly and shook her head disapprovingly.

She retorted,”Arjun, its ok please don’t.” He yanked her close to himself and howled with emanating fury,”Are fucking you kidding me?! He fucking  proposed you and you want me to keep mum and do nothing about it.” He jerked her away,”There is no use talking to you. I will go and kick some sense in that scumbag. There is no way I could put up with this. I will not let this go."

She threw her arms around him pulling him closer to herself. She rubbed his back to calm the fire and anger burning inside him. He snorts,”Radhika, you are mine. Only mine! I can’t stand the thought of you with him. How dare he….”His words were lost in the sweetness of her mouth as she kissed him out of blue. This was the first time she had initiated a kiss otherwise It was always him who took locked their lips. He was amazed but soon recovered from the shock and kissed her back. He held the nape of her neck and threaded his fingers in her hair, his other hand slipped inside her dress and fondled her bare waist. His hand reached up to her  bra strap and stopped there for he knew his limits. He deepened the kiss and swept her off her feet. He couldn’t how this amazingly beautiful woman who turned his world upside down since the first time they met, could weight so less. He lied her down on the bed without stopping kissing her in zeal force. She kissed him back with everything she had. God! How she loved this short tempered handsome man! There were no words to describe how much. Her love for him was ocean deep.  She was against his warm chest, chiseled to perfection. Must he be so perfect? She splayed her hand against it, intending to push him away, but instead she left it there. She could count his racing heartbeats beneath her own fingers and that feeling was all the more joyful and breathtaking. She didn’t wanted to pull back but her lungs gave up. Their breaths came out in form of fast pants. A trace of smile curled on his lips,” You know you have achieved a distinct progress in kissing.”

“Well I am learning from a man who has mastered this art.” She replied.

He raised his eyebrow,”Oh really?!What else you learned from him?!”

A evil glint flashed in her gaze,”I learned how to be someone’s pain in backside.” She pulled his cheeks annoying him to the core.
His empty threats and glacial glares didn’t work so he tried different technique to stop her.

“Mercy, my lord.”He said in a puppy voice.

She climbed on top of him and lays her head against his chest and whispers,”I love you more than I ever thought I could love anyone. Please don’t break my heart.” Her voice choked with emotions.

He said,“Radhika, I can’t promise I won’t fuck up but I promise I will always be there with you. You know I won’t hurt you intentionally, you know right?!” He asked, patting her head.

She nods against his chest and snuggled closer to his warmth. She closed her eyes in relief and kissed his adam’s apple.

He said in an informative tone,”Tommorrow  we are attending a party of my business partner. Hope you don’t have any problem being there with me."

She shook her head,”No not even this much.”She showed him the gap between her forefinger and thumb.
He chucked at her kidlike nature and said,”Sleep Radhika.”

He tucked her closer to himself more like a precious possession that she was to him. He got a bit irritated when she wasn’t asleep yet instead she was drawing imaginary patterns on his chest.
He said scolding her,“I said sleep not to make my chest your canvas.”

“But I am not sleepy naa.”She rambled.

“Radhika, close your eyes and think about good things that makes you happy.”He instructed.

“In short I have to think about you.”Her voice cheerful and joyous.

“I never said that.”He objected.
She grumbled,“But you make me happy.”

“So think about me.”He said gritting his teeth, holding onto to the thin threads of his patience.

“What you think about when you don’t feel sleepy?!” She asked, out of blue.

“I…I don’t think anything I take a sleeping pill.” He said in a bored tone.

“Owww…That’s such a bad habit. You should not take pills. They mess up with our body.” She said angrily.

“Radhika, are you going to take my class at this hour of night?!”

“There is nothing about place and time when it comes to advising you.”

“Radhika, sleep for fuck’s sake.”He bellowed.

“I don’t like it when you curse.” She said scrunching her nose in disgust.

“Radhika, I am habitual to cursing and it is a expression. Hope you know we all have freedom of expression in our country.” He debates.

“Valid point stated but it isn’t a good expression. Your language speaks more about you than any other thing.” She countered.

“Radhika, you sound like a teacher teaching me good manners.” He said grumpily.

“Arjun, aap…” She persisted.

“SLEEP. What the fuck you don’t understand from this simple word.” He glared at her fiercely.

“Arjun, aap gussa kyun horahe ho.”She said in a low tone.

“Tumhari wajah se. Dimag khati ho tum mera.”

“You have brains?! I didn’t know that you have brains. Thanks for telling me.”She teased.

“Radhika, hear me out loud and clear. If you don’t sleep right now I will tickle you whole night and won’t even stop if you beg me.” He dared her.

“No that isn’t needed. See I am sleeping.”She shuts her eyes tightly,”See I have closed my eyes.”

He stated in a hard tone,”Good now close that mouth too.”

“Hmm.”

After few minutes her eyes shot open,”Wait! I didn’t kiss you goodnight.” She inched her face closer to him and kissed him on his cheek,”Goodnight Arjun. I love you.”

His lips stretched into a smile,”Goodnight Radhika.”

When he saw that she was fast asleep, he kissed her forehead and said in a whisper," I love you too, Radhika. More than you will ever know. I will open my heart to you soon. I will tell you soon what you mean to me."