Author’s POV

“ Your place is beautiful, '' said Asher, looking around the wide hall area which was arranged tidily with white and black themed furniture and colourful  paintings of animals on the wall. The paintings of dogs and cats sticking their tongues out got Asher attention when he entered inside.

The dull yellowish lighting of hall areas instantly changed his mood to warm and cosy as he  walked in, and took a wide glance around the  corner meanwhile Maya dropped her bag on the table and  put her phone in charge as the bettray was dead. Thanks to her presence of mind  that she ordered her food in the meantime of waiting for Asher down in parking lot of her apartment.

“ Thanks, take a seat….feel like home….i’ll be back in a moment “ Maya gestured him to sit on the couch while he walked to the end of hall and disappeared behind the door of her room.

Getting inside she took deep calming breaths, as this  is the  first time she bought a mam  in her apartment,  who’s not her boyfriend or one night stand.

“ Just  a matter of drink, “ she said to herself and went inside the bathroom to get fresh. She knew inviting him to her apartment was something that  happened in a rush of the moment as she didn’t intentionally want to invite him. She knew, he’s just not a random colleague of hers nor does he behave like one. Yet she ends up approaching him for a drink that she didn’t plan.

Little did  she know, things always get messier after the drink.

Asher figured out that  she went inside to freshen up, meanwhile he  took his time to admire her home. The hall area was painted in white to give peaceful eyesight and positive energy through the  yellowish long lamps added more shades to it. As his eyes  travelled further, he found two doors located at the end of the hall. It’s a two bedroom apartment, with  a wide angle balcony  and well organised kitchen.  He guessed that one of those rooms must be Maya’s since she went inside the first room, but his mind ran up a quick scan around to find the tracce about the person who might be living in the second room which is just  opposite to hers.

The thought of her sharing her apartment with  a man made his blood heat up as he unknowingly clenched his jaw thinking about it only. Looking around he couldn’t stop but imagine her having sex in this same apartment with  her roommate he could be a man, possibaly. He got jealous imagining her with another man, so instead of that he imagined her with himself.

Maybe on this couch, inside her bedroom, on top of kitchen slab and of cource shower sex would have been  her favourite part of the day. On this very couch he would have kissed her lips senselessly, beside that drawer she would have pushed him away after a hot making out session perhaps on that dining table. Asher kept making scenarios in his mind gazing at every corner of the apartment. The thought of  Her moaning his name, and crying for his touch on her made him gulp hard. He hated his mind for not listing to him and showing him the image of her being fucked by him which was purely a creepy thought. He hated his mind even more than for imagining such things in advance that may not happen at all.

Shaking his head, he forcefully stopped thinking and came out of the pressure of his imagination of her. He felt like a creep, sitting in the couch of her apartment and thinking about her having sex with him, which morelikely to not happen anytime soon. He wasn’t a teenager to think about sex all the time, but when it’s comes to her he wouldn’t mind being a teenager. 

No matter how hard he tried to push away his feelings for her, they always lingers around him making him go through hell and heaven both at a times. Having to work in the same team of hers, Asher got more opportunity to to be around her which didn’t helped him to divert his mind from her. It’s not like he wouldn’t love to be in a relationship with her but he feels that this isn't the right time to ask her for one. Just a few days ago he saw her regretting her past relationship and he doesn’t want her to repeat that same regret, with him. He wants  to make sure that she is clear and sure when she choose him this time. And for that she might need some time to think about what  she actually wants from a relationship. Rushing for things only will make it worse and he  has already experienced this once. He wants her to take some time to get over her past relationship fully before she steps into another relationship, with him of course. And he’s willing to wait until she someday walks up to him and smiles warmly without hiding her inner turmoils. Having to say that, he knows she is interested in him but for some reason she doesn’t want to express that. He has seen her staring at him and gulping hard whenever he’s around her. Her interest in him is so obvious to him. That’s why he’s confident and willing to wait for her rather coaxing her to consider his approach. 

He likes her so much that now suppressing his feelings is becoming hard for him. She is one hell of a woman he has seen till now, young, strong and tame but soft when  she is around the people whom she genuinely likes and cares about. Sometimes she is wild, warm and tender but  the other times she is soft and gentle. The balance of her character is what amazes him every time. Like, she could be literally anything and yet be beautifully slaying her every role.  She’s a free spirit, she can be what she wants to be yet if she wants to be with him then he can’t be more happier than that.

“ Hey, hope you didn’t get bored. '' snapped his  head towards the direction of her Voice, Asher shook his head slowly, gulping his saliva  down after witnessing the mouth watering appearance of Maya.

She came out wearing a  baggy blue t-shirt pairing it up with brown cargo shorts. She washed off her makeup and made a loose and messy bun of her hair. 

“ So, you live alone ? “ asked Asher, fighting with  his urge to look down at her thighs.

She walked upto the  drawer and took an old wine bottle that she got as a new year gift from one of her friends '' yeah, until i find another roommate, “ she said while  grabbing bordeaux glasses from the kitchen slab and walked to him.

“ That  means there was someone else too ?” he couldn’t hold back his question as he desperately wanted to know who was her roommate, most likely  to know if the roommate was he  or she.

“ hmm “ she hummed, pouring red wine into a glass for him and then one for herself.

“ ohh, what happened with the previous one ?'' Asher asked again, getting curious to know about it.

“ Nothing much, she got promoted along with being transferred to another city, just two weeks ago and since then I've been living alone here…. Until i find a suitable roommate “ she  answered handing him his glass of whine.

“ The apartment seems good and comfy. Anyone would love to take this whole place for  herself…..then  why are you  looking for a roommate ? ”

“ don’t go for the look of this apartment man, I also have to pay the whole rent which is double than my salary “ Maya stated the fact. She would love to keep this whole apartment for herself only if the rent was in her budget. Previously her roommate used to pay  the half amount of rent so Maya never felt the weightage of the rent but after her roommate got shifted to another city Maya had to worry about the rent amount, which is out of her budget. Either she has to find another roommate or she may have to vacate this apartment and find herself a new place which is suitable for her purse.

Though she  doesn’t want to leave this pretty place because she has been living here for almost three years, plus her neighbours are too friendly and genuine which is rare to get. Adding to that her apartment is located in the centre of the city which makes her life easier as her office is just a fifteen minutes drive away. This apartment is too perfect for her to leave. Nevertheless her landlord gave her two options, 1) either pay  the whole rent by yourself 2) or get a roommate before this month end to share your rents. She couldn’t even bargain with her landlord.

“ ohh “ he thought for a moment before gulping the  whine down in his throat.

“ yeah… “ she sipped the whine slowly, letting the liquide spread in every corner of her mouth.

“ what about you ? wait….i think sometimes ago i heard  that you’re  living with your longtime girlfriend…is it true ?”

That  was the on-the-spot question she could think of to ask him. When a few months  ago she  heard one of her staff talking about Asher being in a serious relationship she  didn’t pay much  attention to it as she was happy with  Ruben and had no time for others personal life but now the context  is different plus she wants to know if he’s committed to someone else.. 

She could see him shifting uncomfortably before he said “ it  was true, but  it didn’t last long……we broke up long time ago…..and successfully moved on “

“ ouch, sorry….that  might have been painful right ?” asked Maya, anticipating some sad story of his break up.

Asher let out a chuckle “ umm actually  the break was mutual and the reason for the break up was our increasing detachments with  each other. Of course there was a time when we both were crazy for each other but with passing  time our love faded away for some unknown reasons and we knew that  we’re just being together for the sake of promise we made to each other but after a point we felt suffocating to be in a relationship where there’s no feelings or attachment….so by  the  time we broke up,  we were already  over with each  other….and had no reason to feel bad or cry about. The move on was pretty quick and easy for us, “ he explained, clearly placing the empty  glass on the table in front of him.

Maya didn’t say anything, and just gave a node before finishing off the last sip of her drink.

A moment of silence fell when they both  heard the sound of a bell.

“ Must be the pizza guy, let me attend  '' saying that Maya  rushed to the door and quickly  opened it. As she  guessed it’s the pizza guy, who put up a courtesy smile before handing her the package  and getting money in return. Greeting her goodnight he left.

“ Would you like to join me for dinner ?” Maya  wanted to facepalm herself as soon as she asked, but left the idea when Asher said yes instantly without any second thoughts.

He was hungry, just like her and had no hesitation to have dinner with  her. Why would he ? He liked her so much  that  this night was all he ever wanted and when  he finally got this, why  would he leave this tempting chance instead of grabbing it ?

Aside from that, she always has a choice. Choice of being whatever she wants to be adn tonight if she wants to be with him then why would he let his golden ticket out of his hand ?

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