'come home in my arms,
which have gone cold
without your warmth.'

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Siddharth's POV

Since the day I came back from Mumbai, she is behaving differently.

She is smiling more often at me, most of the time I found her staring. Without saying anything she is just blushing here and there whenever I'm around.

This is so strange!

Is she possessed or something?

Definitely possessed! This isn't the Anusha I left behind.

This is..... this is different.

And the more shocking thing is, on Monday morning when we fell, and accidentally she was top of me, she was about to kiss me.

The feeling of her body on my naked upper half was so....so.....tempting that for a moment it was like I gave in to my emotions and let that happen, but I stopped myself. By faking a frown.

What happened to her now?

She is definitely possessed!

She started teasing me, I wanted to let her kiss me. For god's sake that was the first time, she was taking a step. But I was so overwhelmed with anger that I rejected her.

I know she must be hurt but I was preventing myself from getting hurt anymore. It took me weeks to overcome my heartbreak and I don't want false hope again this time.

Because this time again her body will respond to me, to my touch but she will never get the reason behind it. She has feelings for me but she is never going to accept them.

So, its better to put your guards up and just live your life peacefully the way it is going.

The next day she forced me to eat breakfast with her, then lunch and then dinner. Actually, I can't sleep hungry every night and she was torturing me by cooking delicious food all the time so I decided it is better to eat silently.
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I was in my office when she texted me,

' Invited Rehaan and Radhika for dinner. I hope you don't mind :) :) '

I decided to ignore her so I didn't reply. Of course I don't mind and she knows that better than anyone.
Then again a text popped up-

' I'm taking your silence as a yes so.........Thank you :)
try to come home early.
See ya hubby
I'll be waiting <3'

Weird?

Really very weird!

We need some psychiatric help!

And I'll make sure about that.
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Right at 6 in the evening I arrived and the moment I entered our home, I was welcomed with an excited squeal and a hug freely given by her, she wrapped her arms around my neck and buried her face in the curve of my neck and..... and..... kissed it.

Freaking she kissed me............ she kissed me on my neck!

My breath got stuck in my throat and eyes opened wide then she whispered,

"Welcome home"

in the most seductive way, I've ever heard.

And the moment she pulled back her eyes were filled with a different emotion which was screaming to be spelled out, but she was quiet.

I mean what happened to her, hugging-kissing and all, firstly in private and now in front of her friends as well.

Calming my nerves down I greeted everyone and don't forget I greeted Radhika too.

Then I made my way into our bedroom and found my casuals already kept on the bed, with a card written 'wear me' on it and then a wink.

I'm going to die in shock!

We were settled across the dining table, having dinner. I decided to behave normally in front of her friends. I don't want them to learn about our relationship problems, about the tension between the two of us.

I don't want her to be embarrassed in front of them.

She was all the time staring at me and sometimes blushing. Confusing me even more.

We were having dessert when I felt something on my foot, well not something but some feather like thing caressing my foot and it felt nice.

In confusion, I decided to look down under the table, and the moment I noticed what it was I choked the ice cream I was eating.

"you OK?" She asked rubbing my back playing dumb, she held a glass of water to my lips to drink.

Really Anusha!

"careful Siddharth" Radhika said smirking

I ignored her and continued eating but I don't think my wife took the signal that I'm fine now, she was still rubbing my back with her warm hands, sending goosebumps all over my body.

"I'm fine now, you can continue eating," I told her

"Oh" She smiled teasingly and leaving my back she started her amazing torture on my foot again with her small soft toes.

If it wasn't the new Siddharth in me, then I would be very happy by her constant staring and teasing but the new me don't want to accept any false hopes. He is scared to miss reading anything again.

The way she was looking at me was so overwhelming, my traitor heart was craving to get lost in those black orbs. The whole past months I was praying God to make her love me but all I got was pain and now I don't want to feel that anymore.
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After Radhika and Her husband, Rehaan left.

Tomorrow I have an important meeting with Dad and other teammates. I'm in study making my presentation.

I'm trying to avoid her because I don't want to confront her this time about my behavior in front of her friends. And further, I don't even want to know why she is doing all this.

Once my work is done I looked over at the wall clock it's 12:49 already I should sleep now.

I entered the bedroom and the lights were off, I sighed thank god she already slept. Without turning the lights on I lie down on the bed and shifted to the corner side, far corner.

Which is my new found side?

After lying down for a few minutes, I feel like the other side of the bed is empty I can't feel her beside me. I touched the side and it was empty indeed.

Where is she? At this hour!!!

I got up from the bed and turning the lights on, started looking for her. I searched for her inside the bathroom but she was not there.

I looked for her in the study, and other rooms, she was not there. I went downstairs, inside the kitchen, living room she was not there also.

I became so worried, sitting on the living room couch I covered my face with my palms and started thinking.

Many thoughts came running my mind, I was panicking.

Where are you Anusha?

Are you trying to take revenge from me?

So you won, I quit. Come now.

I'm not angry anymore.

I decided to call Ayusha, whether she is with her. Or maybe she knows the whereabouts of her sister, I was going up in my bedroom to get my phone when I noticed light coming from the balcony. Maybe she is on the balcony. But what is she doing there in this cold weather?

I entered the balcony and left shocked by the view.

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the whole balcony was decorated with candles and lights, a beautiful fragrance was filling the surrounding. There was a small cake on the center table, I moved forward and saw Happy Birthday written on it.

SHIT!

Then I remember it is my birthday and then suddenly a soft voice came from behind in a mild whisper.

"Happy Birthday"

I turned and saw her smiling, for a moment I forgot that I was so worried because of her, because of her playing hide and seek with me at this hour, because of her not loving me, but the moment my eyes met her face again my love took over all my anger.

"Why are you here in this cold?"
I asked
She smiled, didn't say anything moved closer to me, everything was like a slow-motion movie building the tension between two souls and then she held me close to her, resting her head on my chest listening to my raging heartbeat, she wrapped her arms around my torso.

"I was waiting for you"

"And I was so worried" I replied still shocked by her sudden gesture.

She pulled back, looked into my eyes,
"I always make you worried. You are always upset because of me." chuckled a little but it was evident with sadness.

I don't know what is she talking about. I was looking at her in confusion. I opened my mouth to say something but she held her hand on my mouth,

"I'll talk and you'll listen." She said sternly leaving no space for argument

I nodded like a kid.

"you know you talk so much," she said copying my exact words.

I smiled but her hand was hiding my smile but I'm sure she read my eyes because she blushed.

"I use to be independent, live freely the way I wanted, never thought how it will feel to have someone right by my side. I never allowed anyone to barge into my heart and suddenly you came."
I can see mixed emotions in her eyes. Love-sadness-happiness-care all at the same time.

"the feelings you were creating inside me was so overwhelming. The way you care for my family for my friends. You always knew what I wanted, always understand me. You never forced yourself on me, always encouraging my stupidity"

She stepped back, faced her back to me and continued, "you know the very moment I saw you, I was also attracted to you, but I ignored it I was so afraid to feel anything so soon. But it took me so long to realize. On the day of our engagement when you confessed your feelings, I was shocked I thought I'm doing this for our parents so I replied in a yes, but it was not only about our parents, something inside me also wanted to say yes. I wanted everything to work. I wanted my decision to turn out the best decision I have ever made, just like you said."

She turned to face me again with a serious expression a faint smile, looking into my eyes, "on my birthday, I learned that I like whatever you are making me feel. So I decided to accept everything and to go with the flow. I admit that I was not happy with the decision of getting married so soon. But the reason is, I was so afraid, I was terrified that you will realize it sooner or later that what you are feeling towards me it's just your infatuation and attraction and soon it all will disappear. I never believed in all this. I never believed in love."

"But you proved me wrong Siddharth"

I opened my mouth to say something but she cut me off-

"later on, I don't know why but I started getting ready for you, I started putting efforts on myself, taking extra care of myself just to look pretty in your eyes. I wanted to dress for you. Whenever you were out I was waiting for you I was anxious to have you with me, all to me, but never showed it. The small things you do makes me smile, you make my heart warm Siddharth. Never confessed it earlier but you make my heart my mind go crazy."

She came closer to me, even more, held my left hand in her small ones, interlaced our fingers together and smiled looking at it. I smiled too.

" I love the way your hands fill the gaps of mine. I love the way I have butterflies in my stomach whenever we are close."

" You asked me to tell myself what I feel when you hug me when you kiss me?" she said and looked up at me again.

" I love it Siddharth. I love it so much that I can't explain. I enjoy doing shopping with you. Hanging out with you is my favorite activity. You know that?"

"I thought how can someone like you fall for a girl like me," she said

" You are perfect. Don't think like that please" I mumbled dumbstruck

she nodded with a never leaving a teary smile on her face, " yes! I'm jealous when any other girl comes closer to you and I feel like a fire raging inside me, all I want to do is just to choke all the bitches to death. And don't know when I started feeling this way but I enjoy each and every moment with you, I like waking up next to you. Seeing you in the morning sleeping peacefully beside me hugging me, I just love that feeling."

"Thank you, Siddharth. Thank you for everything. Thank you for coming into my life, for accepting this clumsy Anusha."

I held her face between my hands and said- "No thank you for coming into my life. You make me complete. I know in past few days I was being a jerk to you........"

She interrupted me, "No! just don't apologize for that. It was all my fault. I deserve what you did. Actually, why didn't you do it earlier?" she said suddenly giving me a murderous glare.

"You are stupid Siddharth. Why did you tolerate my cloddishness for so long?" I can see tears welled up in her eyes, she is just seconds away from crying.

"I was always running from my own feelings for you. Never realize how important you are to me? never knew someone could become my life my everything....."

" Tum samajh the ho a main kya keh Rhi hu" a tear escaped her eye, her lower lip was trembling from her silent cry.

"Siddharth it was always my mind that was making me stubborn to accept my affection towards you." She smiled and hugged me tightly.

"Siddhartha I didn't tell my brain that I'm falling for him instead I told him............ 'I belong to him, I'm already fallen and fallen so hard"

I pulled her closer if possible so that I can see her face. I smiled. I don't know what to do? How to react? I'm so happy at moment. I just want her to continue whatever she is saying I've been waiting for these words from her.

She cried in my arms, cried so hard that my soothing was unable to stop her, but the smile never escaped from her lips. Her eyes were shedding tears but glistening with my love.

I hugged her even tighter taking her off her feet, she embraced me wrapping her arms around my neck, her breath fanning the skin of my neck. I was cherishing the feel of her in my arms after so long.

There was so much I wanted to say, so much I was dying to tell her. Every word was on the tip of my tongue, begging to escape pleading to come out and fill the silence fell around us. But I willed my mouth shut, not wanting to ruin the moment. Still just waiting for those words to come out from her lips.

"I love you," she said in a whisper against my neck. I was shocked. Even more than that.

Did she just............?

Now I'll die because of heart attack, a happy death though.

I dropped her on the floor slowly and carefully held her chin with my finger and made her look up at me, she was blushing too hard that it was like going to ask her to kiss me. Nice idea though.

"What did you just said?"

She bit her bottom lip while blushing and said
"You go first, I'll follow."

I grinned and nodded impatiently,
"I love you Anusha"

She pursed her lips shyly scrunching her nose to hide her adorable blush and said-
"I love you Siddharth"

I don't know what I'm feeling right now, my heart swelled listening to this, I forget how to breathe, I never knew after listening to her feelings for me I will be dumbstruck. I just don't want this night to end.

Everything around us felt so intense that I can't control my overwhelming emotions. Finally, she said what I have been waiting to listen from the past six months. This is the best birthday ever. This balcony is now the best place around for me in our home.

The only thing I can see right now is love. LOVE FOR ME.

She burst out crying and hugged me more tightly embracing my neck this time. A weird cry actually, she was smiling and blushing but her were shedding tears, tears of happiness. I hugged her back, this is exactly where she belongs in my arms.

" Stop crying Anu," I said caressing her hair. I felt her nodding.

"This is the best birthday of my life," I said still holding her.

We pulled back from the hug after what felt like hours. She smiled a bit, her red face from crying and tears stained cheeks, I wiped her tears with my thumb and kissed her forehead, pulling back still looking into my eyes she said- "let's cut the cake."

I grinned and nodded and we sat across the table on the ground beside each other. I cut the blueberry cheesecake and feed it to her.

"Happy Birthday once again,", she said stuffing my mouth with a large piece of cake.

"Thank you" I mumbled grinning. I'm a madman right now so overwhelmed with his own feelings.

Blushing she started leaning, slowly, so steadily. Now, this is exactly what building the tension called, and when she reached an inch away from my lips she looked into my eye and gave a quick peck on my lips then she stood up and started rushing inside and was about to leave when I held her wrist.

I gave her a lopsided smile and,
"I want a real kiss".
With this, I stood up in front of her and held her by her waist and pulled her closer to me.

Her face turned red and she started biting her lip. But still not breaking the eye contact.

"I'm waiting,", I said teasing her.

But its true I'm so impatient right now, it feels like an ear eternity since I kissed her.

"God! You are so impatient" she said still blushing.

Standing on her toes she kissed me hesitantly first and pulled back looking at me in my eye and smiled.

Then the next moment she kept on staring at my lips and once again holding my right cheek she kissed me, this time for a longer kiss. I stood still without moving my lips only wanted to feel the magic of her lips on mine.

She pulled back pursing her lips, but I was not done with her yet, so I gripped her waist more tightly and this time I kissed her for a deeper kiss. She clung to me and started replying with equal passion.

The moment we pulled, we were gasping for breath. I rested my forehead on her,

"I love you,", I said waiting for her to complete me.

"I love you,", she said.

And I felt completed.

This made me happy. Since from the day of our engagement I was waiting for these words. Now she said what I was longing for and made me the happiest man alive. I can't measure my love for this girl in front of me, in my arms. She is my everything.

I smiled looking at her angelic face and came up with a new idea and said "Lets sleep" she nodded while giggling.

Holding her wrist I started dragging her out of the balcony when she stopped me.

"wait!"

"what happened?"

"turn around"

And I did like a good husband I am.

There was silence for a fa few seconds and the next second I know she jumped on my back and kissed my nape, I act instantly wrapping my hands around her legs which are tangled around my waist.

"it was totally unexpected,", I said laughing, yes unexpected but amazing, I've never done this with anyone before.

"I wanted a piggyback ride,", she said again kissing my nape. I laughed again and started moving inside with her.

I was climbing up to the stairs carrying her on my back, when she suddenly said, "Fuck!"

I turned my head a little looked at her in amusement. I'm telling you she sounds damn sexy when she swore.

"I forgot something. Put me down, it's in the kitchen"

Raising my eyebrows as I asked her What? ' Our eye language'

"Put me down Siddharth" she commanded

I shake my head and turned still carrying her towards the kitchen. I made her sit on the kitchen counter and trapped her between my arms and the counter.

Looking into her eyes I started leaning down to her and rested my face in the crook of her neck and started nuzzling knowing very well she loves it when I do that. I felt her breathing hitched and leaving a muffled moan.

She gave me a straight face pulling back, "Siddharth let me go. I have something for you."

I released her. Desperately wanted to see what she else has for me.

"Here,", She said giving me a bowl of Moong-daal-halwa.

What? She cooked me my favorite. For me!

"You cooked this?" I asked her. She nodded.

"Special efforts for someone very special" with her adorable smile

Impatiently I took the bowl from her hands and quickly took a spoonful in my mouth. But then an idea popped in my mind, its been like forever since she fed me.

"you feed me"

She still blushing took a spoon full and fed it to me.

Yummmmmmyyy!!!

Just like Mom!

I wanted to say but I thought otherwise. I made a cold expression and just nodded.

"It's nice. Good efforts"

"Just nice?" she whined like a kid.

"Yeah,", I said shrugging

She pouted and turned to leave.
I pulled her by her wrist and

"This is AMAZING. Thanks for this-this with a huge smile.

She smiled and asked, "Really?"

I nodded, "really!" and hugged her.

"Thanks for making my day special"

We fed each other.. more like she fed me and I loved that.
"Siddharth I think we should sleep it's already late"

"Hmmm..." I replied and again picked her up and went upstairs into our bedroom.

I put her on the bed as I lie down beside her and pulled her in my arms giving her a firm kiss before drifting to sleep.

I promised myself that day, to protect and love this girl for the rest of my life. She is going to be the only women in my life who deserves my love. I promise I'll never get fed-off her.

Never!

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'Kiss me like it's our last day
together,
even we have eternity
under the moon'

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