As soon as they reached home, Annika was engulfed in a hug by Pinky while Shivaay left for their room. Pinky caressed her hair and asked her,

P: How was the first day?

A: It was good, Maa.

P: I heard what happened in office. Shivaay ka gussa kam hua?

Annika blushed thinking of their moments in the office and replied,

A: Jii, Maa. Sab thik hai.

P: Thanks gods. I was so worried. Chal ja tu jaa ke change karle then come for dinner.

Annika went to the room and saw Shivaay opening his shirt. She blushed and looked down before moving to the wardrobe to get her clothes. Throughout their ride home, they didn't glance at each other but kept smiling to themselves while blushing.

Annika was lost thinking about their kiss and smiling dreamily when Shivaay walked towards the wardrobe and looked at her confused. He cleared his throat to gain her attention but she didn't budge.

S: Anni.

He called her slowly but she didn't even bat an eyelid. So he decided to call her again a bit loudly,

S: ANNIKA!

Annika was taken aback hearing his loud voice and turned to him frowning.

A: Kaan hai mere. I'm not deaf. Why're you shouting?

S: Excuse me, I wouldn't have shouted if you weren't dreaming. And look at what clothes you have taken out for yourself.

Annika frowned and looked down to see Shivaay's boxers in her hands and gasped.

S: Where were you even lost?

Annika blushed but acted stern and replied,

A: No where. And I took it out for you.

Shivaay understood her pretence and smirked,

S: Really?

A: Yes.

S: I think I have a boxer on. Why would I need that? You were dreaming about our kiss, weren't you.

Annika bit her tongue realising that she was caught and looked down while Shivaay smirked. He pulled her close by the waist and pinned her against the wardrobe. Annika gasped and held his bare shoulders tightly.

S: Why dream when you can do it in reality?

A: I..I wasn't dreaming about it.

Shivaay smirked before moving towards her neck. He slowly placed his lips on the hickey he left earlier while Annika moaned lightly.

Still nuzzling into her neck, Shivaay whispered,

S: Admit it.

A: W..What?

S: That you were dreaming about our kiss.

Feeling Shivaay's breath on her neck, she whispered,

A: I wasn't.

S: Sure?

A: 100%.

S: Let's see.

Saying this, Shivaay held her tight by the waist and moved to the other side of her neck and started giving open mouthed kisses which made Annika tremble and hold him tighter.

S: Still sure?

A: Ye..yes.

She felt his hands moving up her waist to the side of her breast while his mouth was busy sucking her sweet spot in the crook of her neck. As soon as he bit there, Annika moaned out loud admitting the truth.

A: I was.

Shivaay smirked against her neck and slowly raised his head to see her breathing heavily. He titled her face upwards and caressed her face while her hands moved to his chest, caressing the light hair there slowly.

They inched forward to seal their lips when Rudra's knock on the door stopped them. Shivaay closed his eyes tight and grunted in frustration while Annika caressed his chest to calm him down.

Taking a deep breath, Shivaay wore his kurta and opened the door while Annika ran to change.

S: Kya hai?

R: Dadi bula rahi hai dinner ke liye.

S: Nikal abhi. Kabab mein haddi.

R: Ohho mere pyaare bhaiya. Romance baad mein karna. Abhi aajao jaldi.

Rudra teased him and left. Soon, Annika came out changing and they left for dinner.

***

After dinner, Annika was talking to Pinky and Janhvi in the kitchen while Shivaay went back to the room.

Annika entered their room to find Shivaay sitting on the bed and working on his laptop. She could understand he was tensed about something seeing the frown lines on his forehead. She got freshened up and sat beside him on the bed.

A: Busy?

S: Hmm.

Annika sighed and lied down on the bed facing him. She kept staring at him while lying down, noticing each and every movement of his. Shivaay noticed that and spoke,

S: Stop staring. It's distracting me.

Annika shrugged and replied,

A: Why? I have the right. You're my legally wedded husband. I can stare at you, kiss you, make love to you or do whatever, whenever I want.

She said it in a flow but blushed realising her words which made Shivaay smirk.

S: Yeah you may. But technically you can't.

Annika frowned.

A: Why?

S: Kyunki koi na koi aa hi jata hai to interrupt us.

Annika smirked and got up to sit beside him. She closed his laptop suddenly and moved it away from his lap while he looked shocked at her. She straddled him and didn't waste one moment before taking him in a fierce kiss making his eyes wide.

Not feeling him responding, she ground against his bulge to make him come out of the shock and it worked. Shivaay held her waist with his left hand and used his right hand to pull her face even closer, if it was possible, and kissed her hard.

This time, it was Annika dominating the kiss while he was fighting for it. She swirled her tongue inside his mouth, occasionally biting his lips, making him groan. They broke apart needing to breathe and kept their forehead against each other.

After some time, Annika spoke,

A: You're right. Like right now, this laptop was interrupting us.

Shivaay grinned and took her in a kiss again. This time, a slow and passionate one. Breaking the kiss, Annika kept her head on his chest, still straddling him while he caressed her hair gently.

S: I didn't know my wife's this bold.

Annika looked at him and moved her index finger on the side of his face teasingly,

A: You don't know a lot of things yet, Mr. Shivaay Singh Oberoi.

Shivaay held her hand and entwined with his. Leaving a kiss on her fingers, he spoke with a small smile,

S: Ek baat kahu?

A: Hmm?

S: I thought our first kiss, our intimacy, will take a long time since we had an arranged marriage.

Annika became slightly worried and asked him slowly,

A: Do you regret it?

Shivaay replied immediately,

S: No. Never. What I meant was, I thought we'll be distant like what they show in films and all. But I'm happy we aren't. Firstly, because I really want us to be free with each other. Together, forever. Being each others' companion, support, everything. From the time Dadi mentioned about us, I don't know why, I couldn't see anyone else as my wife. And I'm glad you said yes.

Annika smiled at him and caressed his chest before speaking

A: Secondly?

S: Secondly, we both have pasts. We can't change it. I was afraid you'd fear being this close with someone again. I have kissed before but honestly, after ours, I regret those. I wish I saved my first kiss for the right time. I'm so...

Annika didn't let him continue and pecked his lips stopping him from talking. They parted slowly before Annika spoke, caressing his beard.

A: Shh. Don't say sorry. I regret having a past too but we can't change it. I have kissed before but what we have is incomparable to that. You're my husband. My life partner. And above all, my home. I was never this close with anyone. Maybe physically. But the peace we feel, the intimacy we have, those cannot be compared with what we had earlier, Shivaay. We're more than that. Now, is there a thirdly too?

Shivaay chuckled and shook his head in no before taking her into a tight hug. Annika moved a bit to balance herself on his lap, still staying in the hug, which made him groan slowly.

S: Anni.

A: Hmm.

S: You know what? There is a thirdly.

Annika slowly came out of the hug and looked at him confused.

A: That is?

S: Thirdly, you should really stop grinding against me. Otherwise, I'll lose the tiny bit of control I'm left with and make crazy love to you which is going to be extremely messy at the moment.

Annika gasped and blushed hearing him.

A: Cheapde. Aapki dimaag ki train ek hi patri pe chalti hai.

S: Ek second. Main cheapda hoon? And what about you? What about the cheap things you were doing a while ago?

A: CHEAP things? Fine. Nahi karne wali ab se.

She was about to move away when Shivaay pulled her back and pinned her on the bed.

A: What now? Leave me.

S: Never. Shivaay Singh Oberoi ne yeh haat chhodne ke liye nahi pakda.

Annika smiled inwards but acted stern,

A: Don't try to act all romantic now. Doesn't suit you.

He smirked before continuing,

S: Really? We'll see.

Saying this he took her in a slow kiss making her smile before they fell asleep in each others arms.

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