"What a mess!" Priya shrieked looking at the mess created by Mr Tycoon in the kitchen in the name of preparing sandwiches.

Ram pouted his lips while narrowing his eyes at her.

"Move aside, you are taking hell a lot of time and creating mess all over the place. Let me prepare, I can't starve anymore." Priya said, stepping down from the kitchen counter.

"I told you I will prepare. You wait and watch." Ram said, pointing a knife at her.

Priya sighed in disbelief.

Looking at Ram struggling to cut onions, Priya asked suspiciously "When did you last prepare something?"

"Are you suspecting me darling?" Ram asked, turning towards her.

"First answer me." Priya demanded.

"Okay fine, 10 years back when Vikram and I went camping." Ram said proudly.

"Oh wow! That's very recent." Priya said out of sarcasm. "What Vikram was doing when YOU were preparing a sandwich?" Priya asked further.

"Vikram did nothing other than cutting veggies. I was the one who prepared it." Ram said confidently.

"Fantastic! You proved me right." Priya raised her shoulders looking at Ram who stood clueless.

"You are just wasting time. In fact, you know nothing about cooking, not even preparing sandwiches. You were just boasting that you prepared a sandwich before, when in reality Vikram was the one who cut the vegetables and you simply arranged it and took all the credit." Priya shook her head in disbelief glaring at him.

Ram stood there sulking quietly.

"Forget it, I can't wait anymore. I am going to prepare food." Priya pulled him back taking his place.

"Why are you shouting at me? Talk nicely and convince me." Ram pulled her towards him caging in his strong arms.

"Leave me." Priya struggled in his tight hold.

"No" Ram hugged her tightly leaving no gap in between them.

"Raam!" Priya whined looking into his eyes.

"Hmm" He said absentmindedly shifting his gaze from her lips to eyes.

"If you don't allow me to intake calories then how can we burn them later." Priya said softly biting her lower lips to compose her flushing state.

Ram's jaws dropped hearing her response. He forgot to blink his eyes in shock.

Priya tried to maintain a straight face seeing his shocking expression.

Gathering himself back from the shock, he said "Great improvement! I did not expect that my wife could talk boldly too."

"What to do? My husband never leaves a chance to let me utter such things." Saying this Priya encircled her hands behind his neck.

"Then you should be grateful that you have got such a lovely husband who is quite capable of turning his sweet innocent wife to a bold and romantic one." Ram said winking at her while his hand roamed freely feeling the softness on the back under her shirt.

"I could not agree more." Priya said with a sly smile.

"So what are you waiting for? Please your husband for his good deeds." Ram said, grazing his nose with hers.

He took her lips and their lips mate with each other for a longing kiss. Ram locked her between him and the kitchen counter slowly running his hand inside her top. She gasped sharply when he cupped her breast.

Ram groaned in despair when she broke the kiss distancing himself from him.

"What are you doing?" Ram asked out of frustration.

"Exactly my question. You are quite distracting. Go and wait on the dining table. I will come in a few minutes." Priya ordered.

Having no mood to move away from her, he said with an innocent face, "No, I will be here like a good boy and will not disturb you." He turned her towards him holding her wrist.

Priya sighed in disagreement. "You and good boy? No way! You are a baaad boy." Priya said, stretching her words and adding a playful smile. She turned to focus on preparing their meal.

"So pretty girl, love this bad boy right." Ram said hugging her from behind planting wet kisses behind her ear. He tickled her and she was jiggling with a tickling sensation.

"Yes, stop it." Said Priya in between her laugh.

They took their sweet time in the kitchen and finally Priya somehow prepared food for them even after Ram made it difficult for her to concentrate on cooking.

Arranging food on the dining table, Priya pulled back the chair next to Ram.

Before she took her seat, Ram pulled her making her sit in his lap.

"What are you doing Ram?" Priya asked, holding his strong arms.

"Just pampering my loving wife." Ram made her sit comfortably in his lap.

Ram fed food to her from his hand, which she gladly ate. She too fed him from the same plate and finished their brunch feeding each other alternatively.

Simple meal turned out to be a great one with the best company.

*********

Romila was trying Ram's number continuously but became frustrated when getting only a single response all the time as the phone was switched off.

"Oh my god! What could have happened to my jaanu? His phone has been switched off since yesterday." Romila worried.

"Where are you Jaanu? I am missing you badly." Romila said looking at Ram's picture in her gallery.

"I need to talk to someone to share her feelings." Romila thought about who could understand her feelings better. Only one name popped up in her head and she immediately dialed that number.

Her anxiety levels reached its peak when she received the same automated message from this number too.

"How could both of the numbers have the same message? Is there any link am I missing here? No no! Didi can't betray me." Romila convinced herself.

*********

Sky was turning dark after sunset; Priya was sitting near the pool dangling her legs in the pool water. Her hair swayed along with the cool breeze.

Priya recollected all the events that had happened and are happening currently in her life. She did not welcome Ram's entry in her life but the turn of situations, which made Ram an inseparable part of life is worth. She jerked out of her chain of thoughts when he cleared his throat sitting adjacent to her.

"Looks like someone is lost thinking about me." Ram smiled softly swinging his legs in the water.

Priya smiled at him snuggling close to him as he wrapped his arm around her.

Taking her palm near his lips, he kissed on it "I love you." He said while she was playing with his shirt buttons.

"Why do you love me so much Ram?" Priya asked with tears welled up in her eyes.

Ram looked at her while knitting his brows.

"I hated you the most before and after a few months of our marriage but you did not give up on your love towards me." She asked curiously.

"Why are you asking suddenly?" He asked.

"My life was very plain before you entered into my life. Why did you think that I am suitable for you? You could have got a better match for your standard, why me?" Priya asked, holding his gaze.

"If you want me to answer your queries then I want to know from you what makes you think that someone is suitable for you to marry? Money and lifestyle? On the other hand, Love, companionship and values? Answer me which one you choose." His question cleared so many layers of doubts in her.

"I have more than enough money and I can take good care of my partner and fulfill all her wishes so how much money/properties my partner has doesn't matter to me." He added.

She nodded in understanding, smiling at him.

He continued further squeezing her hands gently with both of his hands. "I fell in love with you at the first sight itself. I saw some connection with you instantly and I was clean-bowled when I started knowing you. You are the most down to earth and humble person I have ever seen. You give value to the person not to the money they possess, that is why you did not accept the marriage proposal right away." Ram said genuinely while Priya was lost in his intense eyes.

"But yes, you gave me a tough time to love me back." Ram chuckled.

Priya too joined him in laughing.

"I can never get a better wife than you like the way you can't get a better husband than me." Ram said proudly and she nodded in agreement.

"Thanks for coming into my life and I am glad that I got you as my husband who loves me unconditionally and makes me feel on top of the world. I love you too Ram." Priya said with moist filled eyes.

"Don't ever think negative or low of yourself. You have all great qualities that I desire in my better half." Ram said genuinely.

Ram moved dangerously close to her. He could not help but land his lips on her appealing lips. She closed her eyes when he deepened the kiss. Sucking her lips, he leaned more into her until her back touches the floor near the pool. Priya shivered when the chillness touched on her back. She tried to get up feeling awkward about their position in the open area but he was in no mood to leave her lips. He was savoring the sweet nectar invading tongue inside her mouth.

Grabbing his strong arms, she pushed him little away using all her strength.

"What are you doing?" She said while inhaling a huge amount of breath to compose her irregular breathing.

"Making love with my sexy wife and showing her why I love her most." He said tracing his lips over her neck not allowing her to get up.

"Raaam, not here let's go inside." She said with much difficulty.

"No one is here. It is a private place; no one else can come near to the place. Don't worry it is dim light only and don't stop me, please." He pleaded with urgency to make her his again.

Though she was feeling a little awkward to make out in the open area, she could not say no to his pleadings and trembled like a dry leaf when he started nuzzling her sensitive area on the crook of her neck. He was aroused completely long back and it was difficult to step back now.

Soon she became normal with his warmth and caressing, her nipples erect when he slipped his hand inside her nightshirt. Moaning his name loudly, she let her fingers thread into his hairs pulling him for a passionate kiss. He slid her shirt until her neck but she was making futile attempts to stop him to go further out of her womanly shyness.

Grabbing her both hands, he pinned them above her head. He was lying on top of her meeting her shocking gaze with a playful smirk on his lips.

"He is definitely up to something crazy" She wondered.

She gasped sharply when he pulled her shirt over her head to tie it around her wrists.

"Ram, what are you up to?" She asked in utter shock.

"Ssh! Wait and watch." He said while pecking on her lips before moving down to her cleavage.

Within no time, he freed her twins from the bra. The glint in his eyes was evident how desirable and tempting her globes were.

Priya jerked her head backwards when she felt his wet lips on one of her mounds and his other hand was busy in pulling her shorts and panty down her legs. His urgency was quite evident in his actions. There was no stopping now; he shifted to another mound while his fingers were massaging her private part. She was dying to feel his skin and touch him with her lanky fingers, but he did not let her hands out of his strong hold.

"Ram please don't torture me." She pleaded looking directly into his eyes.

Capturing her lips into a passionate kiss, he let go off her hands freely. She responded equally to the kiss letting her hands roam around his strong built.

He entered filling her inner walls with his hardness after they were done with their foreplay.
The air filled with their moans and groans as the two lovers explored each other in a different way. Her cheeks colored up at the way they made out.

*********

After some time, they finished their dinner with their cute banter. He teased her like hell seeing her flushed state and she complained to him on how uncontrollable he was.

"When are we going back to Mumbai?" She asked casually.

"What's the hurry? Let's spend some more quality time here." He winked at her.

"Don't you think we are spending too much quality time here?" She asked furrowing her brows holding herself not to flush any further.

"What to do I can't get enough of my sexy devil." He answered with a mischievous grin.

"Haww! You called me sexy devil! Am I looking like a devil to you?" She pouted her lips.

"Yes, you are a bewitching beauty." He said, pulling her cheeks.

"And you are my handsome monster." She said.

"Wait and watch, what this monster can do." He challenged her.

"Oh yes, why not? Catch me if you can." Saying this she ran towards the room as fast as she could.

Priya was quick enough to slip inside the room, locking it from inside.

"Priya, open the door right now." He banged his hand on the door.

"No way." Priya said. He could hear her giggles ringing in the air.

"Open the bloody door Priya." He yelled in frustration.

"No! Devil needs some good sleep and allowing monster inside the room means another sleepless night to the devil." Priya joked at him.

"Are you seriously not opening the door?" He shouted from outside the room.

"Yes, Good night. Sleep in the other room and let me sleep for some time." She said while slipping inside the blanket.

"Priyaaa!!!" He screamed but no use.

Priya slowly slipped into her deep slumber, as she was very exhausted with their love encounters.

Ram felt dejected when he did not get any response from her for some time. Stamping his foot on the floor, he made his way towards the other room next to this. He was very angry with Priya that she did not allow him inside the room.