"Dev..."

"Did mum ask you to cook for everyone?" Dev asked

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"Tell me Sonakshi, did maa ask you to cook for everyone? I had clearly instructed her to not let you do any work!" he said firmly as she stared at him like a caged puppy.

"Dev....I don't know what you told her. But its ok, because I told her I can't...." Sonakshi said.

"God... What's wrong with maa? Jeez..." he sighed and walked upstairs to their room.

In the meantime, Sonakshi quickly heated up the food and set up the table for their dinner. She pulled her hair into a tight bun and sang a random song softly, while preparing a cheese omelet.

Dev came down and once he saw her cooking. He grinned widely and softly padded up behind her.

"Beautiful..." he whispered softly into her neck and wrapped his arms around her waist, ignoring the way she squeaked and stiffened in his arms. Nuzzling the soft spot behind her ear, he stepped even closer to her, pressing his body tightly against her so that she could feel his erection against her lower back.

"Dev" she gasped, her body taunted as she tried not to shiver in arousal.

"That smells amazing. What are you making?" he asked, sliding his hands down her sides and setting them on the top of her thighs. Her breathing hitched and sped up as his fingers started drawing patterns in her thighs.

"Uh...m..h....I am m-making....cheese..omele...t with ahh...." This time there was nothing stopping her body from shaking as he let one of his hands drift slowly towards her crotch, adding heat to her already burning core as he cupped her intimately. His other hand made a journey upwards, under her shirt, until his thumb and index finger rested just under the swell of her breasts.

"With?" he pressed, still whispering against her neck and pressing her even closer while her back arched against him.

"Pasta and........chickennn" she hissed as his hand finally covered her breasts and he pinched the aching nipple between his fingers. Rolling the swollen buds under the laced clothing, just enough to make her squirm. He then moved the hand between her leg, just enough for her to feel the pressure.

Sonakshi moaned softly and clutched at the cold part of stove. Her eyes focused on the food infront of her as she fought the pleasure that he aroused inside her. Her legs shook with suppressed desire which was growing increasingly warmer as he gently played her body like an expert. His fingertips were light on her body which kept her on the edge but not giving her the orgasm that her body was craving desperately.

Dev quickly reached out and switched off the stove before whispering in her ears.

"Remove your tops..." he said without hesitation

"Here?" she gasped as she knew that Dev was stubborn person and wouldn't listen to her when he's in a high.

"Hmm yes... and now, turn around" he said. The huskily-sexy sound of his voice sent shivers in her body as he turned her with his arms. When her eyes met his, the pounding of her heart picked up pace and her breathings burst out from her parted lips, like pants of need.

"Dev....no...not .... Here..." she panted as he continued his tortures.

He then let his hand drift down to her abdomen and massaged her stomach before dragging his hands up. She moaned softly at the feel of his short nails digging into her sensitive skin as loads of emotions were burning so brightly in his eyes that held her attention.

Suddenly his eyes snapped upwards and his expressions changed. He became wild as he saw the glazed look of desire in her eyes. The same hunger that matched his.

"Just a quickie..." he demanded and the sound of his voice had Sonakshi clutching his arms as pleasure ran down her spine. Her mind went blank but she forced herself to come out from her world.

"Dev...we can't have a quickie in the kitchen.... If someone comes here then we are doomed!" she spoke so softly that she doubt that he even heard it. She knew that it was late and everyone else were gone to sleep but nevertheless, kitchen was still a dangerous place!

His hands still roamed inside her thighs. He took his time and nibbled her neck while adding more pressure between her legs. He stopped immediately just in time and clenched his hands into tight fists.

He fought with himself to not pull Sonakshi roughly against him and drag her to the bedroom where he would do what he had been wanting to do for the past few days.

But she wasn't ready and he knew it. Her back was hurt and he didn't want to hurt her more by doing something which they both will regret later on.

Pulling off he just blew some air on her face and calmed her down.

"I am sorry....you must be hungry. Let's go and eat..." Dev smiled while Sonakshi nodded as her face was flushed from the incident.

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As Sonakshi served the food, Dev was still busy scrolling through his phone. Sona quickly filled the plates with food and made sure that Dev's plate was heaping with all the different dishes. She walked to him and settled down in front of him. Before she turned to sit across, a hand gently latched onto her wrists and turned her around.

"Thank you" he said softly, pressing his warm and soft lips on the back of her hand. Sonakshi couldn't help but smile widely. She felt like fireworks had exploded on the back of her hand. All her depressing thoughts were blown away from her mind. She stumbled towards her seat and sat opposite him.

They ate in silence, a comfortable type of silence that she had longed for. After a few minutes, there was a sudden noise near the table. Sonakshi looked to the side of the dining table and realized that Nisha had joined them. Sonakshi felt as if someone invaded their privacy. She felt like she could just wake up and throw all kind of tantrums. But for the sake of Dev, she kept quiet.

Ignoring Sonakshi, Nisha got up and moved closer to Dev. All of the sudden, she started talking about office issues and unwanted topics. The moment they started talking, Sonakshi's face dropped. She felt so low. The more she sat there, the more her heart constricted inside her chest. She slowly got up from the table without finishing her meal.

That caught Dev's attention as he quickly stopped talking to Nisha and turned towards Sona. He frowned and looked at her with his softest looks. He had noticed how sad she looked when Nisha was there. He didn't want to give her any more reasons to be upset that night.

"Why haven't you finished your meal darling?" he spoke in a stern tone.

"I am not hungry..." Sonakshi said calmly. But before she knew what happened, she was pulled down harshly on his lap. She stared at him in horror while his grip on her tightened.

"Dev... What are you doing?" she whispered.

"I am going to feed you." He said while pulling her plate and taking a scoop from her spoon.

"Dev... I am really not hungry. Not now please." She pleaded as she felt too uneasy sitting on his lap infront of Nisha. But Dev was hell-bent on feeding her.

"Just a few more... " he said and forcefully fed her.

Without any other way out, Sonakshi ate quietly and left to the kitchen as fast as possible. Nisha was just burning in jealousy as her food remained untouched the whole time. Once Dev finished his food, he looked at Nisha with shock.

"Nisha! Are you ok? Why have you not eaten yet?" he asked.

"I have no appetite!" she answered grumpily.

"Oh come on! Don't let me feed you also...." Dev joked as Nisha narrowed her eye-brows at him.

"Oh, you dare?"

"Of course I do"

He quickly turned around and took Nisha's spoon from her. He walked closer and forcefully stuffed the food in her mouth to which Nisha stood up and started to poke him. They were chasing around like small kids while Ishwari watched this from the balcony above. She smiled seeing them together

"If only... Nisha got married with Dev, they would have been so happy..." she whispered when Jay entered the room.

"Ishwari... Its time you should stop dreaming about something that won't happen! This is my last warning to you. For the sake of god, your son is married... How can you think of him with another girl? If Sonakshi comes to know about this, won't she feel bad?" Jay asked as he was annoyed with Ishwari's constant rambling.

"Sonakshi...Sonakshi, Sonakshi... You are always thinking about her. Have you ever considered about Nisha's feelings? How many dreams have been broken by this marriage?" she spoke as Jay shook his head.

"Ishwari.... Marriage is not about everyone's dreams. The most important part of a marriage, is the consent of the bride and groom. Before even we could do anything, your son fell madly in love! We have no rights to force him and marry off to Nisha. Look, Sonakshi is a wonderful girl. At the end of the day, both of them are living happily. Isn't that what we wanted?" he asked and Ishwari remained quiet.

She sighed and went back to sleep without answering her husband. Jay just shook his head as he prayed that only god could make his wife understand things better.

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After washing all the dishes, Sonakshi came back to her room. She was tired from the long day and wanted to have a good shower since her dress was all messed up while cooking. As she walked inside her room, she saw Dev folding his sleeves and looking through his cupboard for his t-shirt.

She giggled when she noticed Dev's cute expressions while searching for his clothes. She quickly walked towards him and searched for her clothes in her side of the cupboard. When she took her clothes, Dev caged her between the wardrobe and him.

"We are going to take a bath together..." he whispered as Sona's breathing labored.

"That didn't sound like a question to me..."

"Who told you I was asking you a question? I am telling you that we are taking a bath together!" he said firmly as Sonakshi gulped and shook her head.

"Dev, it's quite late... and I think we don't have the time-" before she could complete, Dev kept his fingers on her lips and quietened her.

"Shh... Everyone is sleeping. This is the best time.... We can use the bathroom next door and like I said, you will use the bathtub only when I can join you!" he winked as Sonakshi stood there mesmerized by his eyes.

She felt like expressing to him how much she loved him. Although they had showered together the previous night, sharing the same bathtub felt more intense. She didn't know what was going on in his crappy mind. But if he was planning for more than just a 'bath' then she had to tell him that she wasn't ready yet. But before she could speak Dev spoke out like he just read her mind.

"Don't worry.... Just a bath together. I promise" he smiled and forwarded his hands.

Without another word, Sonakshi placed her palms on his and walked behind him. She was too nervous that words were not coming out from her mouth. She tried to breathe normally while walking.

When they reached the washroom inside the guestroom, Sonakshi looked around and gasped. It wasn't small one like theirs. It was really a big space with a big Jacuzzi tub in the middle. Dev settled their clothes on the rack and filled the tub with water.

After checking the temperature of the water, he removed his clothes casually and dumped them inside the bucket before going inside the bathtub with just his boxers on. Sonakshi stood there like a paralyzed person. She felt like her heart would explode from her chest. She tried to remove her tops, but realized that she couldn't move much as her back was hurting.

She didn't want to make a fool out of herself infront of him. So she stood there biting her lips as Dev looked at her with a smile.

"Just come in...I will help you" he said softly and offered his hand.

Sonakshi's heart was racing and all she wanted to do was curl up into a ball and wait for someone to save her. But no one was there except for the devil himself.

She courageously walked inside and accommodated herself in between his legs. He pulled her gently, so that she was lying comfortably on his chest. Sonakshi calmed down once she settled down while Dev looped his hands around her.

"I love you....just don't be nervous" he said while rubbing her palms with his thumb and resting his head on the crook of her neck.

"Hmm....I miss you.... I miss my boyfriend Dev. The Dev who was funny...... I miss the hot and handsome hunk who used to love me crazily and spend so much time with me regardless of all his other college work." Sonakshi sighed and Dev chuckled.

"Even I miss my drunk Sonakshi..." he giggled. Sonakshi gasped and turned away from him in embarrassment.

"Dev?"

"Come on...I was just joking..." he said and fisted her hair lightly around his hand, so that he could turn her around and forcefully look into her eyes.

Sonakshi's eyes flickered to the side and her teeth started nibbling at her bottom lip but Dev stopped her actions by kissing her hard. He drew her abused lips into his mouth and laved the soft skin with his tongue. It was an action which had Sonakshi relaxing instantly as her voice disappeared.

Lowering his head, he kissed her neck roughly while pulling her tops up. Her position was so constricted and she struggled to match his rough kisses. He quickly held her hips and turned her around carefully so that now, she was straddling him and their faces were just inches apart.

Using only one hand, he quickly whipped off her blouse before Sonakshi could even protest. Wrapping his arms around her, he immediately released her from lacy lingerie that was covering her bare skin and took her nipples in his mouth while toying the other with his hands.

Sonakshi moaned and let her head drop against his shoulders. Desire spiked through her body, hitting her core with such ferocity that her back arched and her toes curled. Dev gripped her hips to help her stay in position as she pressed her chest against his face, silently demanding more.

Sonakshi was moaning over and over when he flicked his tongue and scraped his teeth over her swollen bud. Distantly, she was aware of Dev's hands sliding along the top edge of her pants and slowly unbuttoning it so that he could easily pull it off her legs. Before she could protest, the pants were pulled off her legs completely as both of them were now completely drowned in the soapy water. He carried her lightly so that she could step out from her clothes completely.

Taking his time, Dev explored every inch of her skin, lightly caressing her quivering thighs. His fingers traced the path of her spine while he continued kissing her down her collarbone. She felt his hand finally touching her hip and slowly sliding downwards between her legs, passing the flimsy material and through her wet slit.

Her hips helplessly moved back and forth as she rode his fingers, unsuccessfully trying to get some sort of friction.

"Your back might hurt if we proceed further..." he whispered breathlessly while Sonakshi just ignored and rotated her hips.

However Dev held her firmly and looked into her eyes as they stopped abruptly. He rubbed her back while she shoved her face in his neck to calm herself down. All the nervousness and shyness was long gone. She herself was amazed at how easily they connected. She never expected their bath to go this far but now, she wanted more. She wanted him to continue regardless of the dull ache that was present in her back.

"My back is fine.... It's not so bad Dev." She said kissing his hair while they enjoyed the warm bath.

Dev kept massaging her back as she moaned, feeling raw sensations crawling up her skin due to his fingers.

"But I will keep my promise. Just a bath!" he smiled as he helped her lay down comfortably against him.

"Dev.... Are you ok?" she asked after a few minutes of silence.

"I had an extremely hard day at work today...." he sighed as he pulled her closer.

"Why? What's wrong?"

"There's some error in the files. Since it's the end of the year, we are facing trouble closing down the accounts..... The cash amount in our safe is not tallying...." He spoke as Sonakshi caressed his worried face.

"I will come to work with you tomorrow and deal with the accounts department. Don't worry..." she consoled as he smiled and nodded.

"Get well soon. Let's take a short break from all this and go somewhere, okay?" Dev asked as Sonakshi's face immediately lightened up.

"Really?"

"Yes....I have been thinking about it for some time"

"Where do you want to go?" she squealed like an excited kid.

"Hmm...Anywhere my wifey wants" he chuckled.

"God...Just take me anywhere Dev. I mean it... anywhere! I just want some relaxation and rest with you..." she spoke and kissed his palms which was caressing her face.

"Rest?? Nah...Trust me, you won't be having any..." he winked

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Precap: Problem in office; Devakshi argument