He took slow steps towards the bed while she abruptly got down from the bed.

Her hands were trembling...lips were shivering of seeing this huge beasty man infront of her.

She saw his greenish Blue eyes in dim light that shined. She didn't want to admit but she couldn't take her eyes off his sexy bod.

She forcefully put her head down and as he continued taking longer steps to her...her heart hammered in her chest thinking of

'WHAT NEXT?'

He stood very close to her...she literally felt the heat of his body. She had drops of sweat settled on her forehead.

He slowly bent looking into her eyes and stroked a line on her forehead with his forefinger...

Her lips trembling... quivering ...her body was reacting to his magical touch.

In a soft voice he asked 'I hope the AC is ok with you....coz ....You are sweating...' he whispered with a smile in her right ear. ' she had all sensations happening in her body.

While her legs were loosing strength already. Her mind was telling her he's a cheat...stay away from him...while her heart still wanted his closeness.

Finally her mind got over her heart and she pushed him back with all her strength.

'What the hell do you think you are doing!!!'

He smiled saying 'Asking my wife...if she's doing good in her house...in her bedroom with her husband...is that wrong' he asked in a firm voice.

Though 'her house her bedroom her husband' echoed in her mind and the strength he said it with had a sharp impact on her mind...she stood straight looking into his eyes and said 'You are no one and I am doing good or bad is not your business...now excuse me' she said firmly and took a pillow from the bed and walked towards the small couch next to the bed near the balcony area.

'Where are you going' he asked without turning back....knowing and expecting her to spit venom at him again but he preferred her to spit it out rather than keeping it within her. He knew she turned bitter in these years but he knew he had to get all the poison out to make her the old chirpy Saanjh...

He knew the heat may burn him...but then he was ready for it... He couldn't see her like this.

'Going to hell Mr...mind your own business' she yelled.

Wasn't a shocker for Vardhan...he walked towards her, held her arm and pulled the pillow...she was scared now...angry as well...and a bit nervous too....

While he bent his neck by coming closer to her face and said softly cupping her face in his hands...

'You are my wife Saanjh..you are my responsibility... I'm supposed to take care of you...Fine you are not comfortable sleeping on the same bed with me...you can say that...I can bear your anger not your discomfort Eve' he said softly while the hot breath from his mouth hit her lips and nose.

She trembled...her lips lightly shivered...her throat was dry ..she gulped and looked into his greenish Blue eyes.... And closed her eyes while a tear dropped out of her left eye.

'Eve' from his mouth always had an impact on her no matter how much her heart denied and now she was falling weaker.

While Vardhan continued to look into her beautiful face. His lips wanted to feel her lips...he controlled his strong urge to kiss her...and rubbed the tear that rolled out of her eye with his fore finger.

She expected more...

But she was left in a shock while he removed his hands and took the pillow and walked towards the couch.

And she opened her eyes to see him put up the pillow on the couch and walk towards the cupboard to pull out for an extra comforter.

The tigress in her came alive again flashing all the past infront of her and she screamed

'You call me your responsibility? Huh...you care for me really? Where the fuck was your responsibility 7 years back when you cheated upon me...where was your care when you forgot me like a yesterday's thing...when you slept with an other woman you bastard...' she screamed while tears flowed out of her eyes...while her eyes were red with anger... she was so angry and upset that if she ever had a knife there she might have stabbed him. Her pain was evident in the amount of tears that were flowing down from her eyes which was red in anger while she was breathing fire...

It hurt Vardhan more than anything on this Earth. Her every tear pricked like a 100 thorns in his chest piercing through his heart.

'Saanjh please...it was a mistake...please atleast now listen to me...I didn't slee' he tried to explain..

'Mistake!???' she cut his words

'Betting with your guy friends to impress a 21 year old college girl is a mistake???

Flirting with every random girls in while promising an innocent girl of marriage who had a million dreams to live a life with you and then cheat upon her was a mistake?

Hurting a girl's sentiment, breaking her trust and shattering a girl's heart into million peaces was a mistake???

Or sleeping around with her own sister was'

'Enough Saanjh' Vardhan yelled ....'Stop... please...I told you then as well and I'm telling you again ...Navika and me...that never happened.... I never felt anything for her...she was your cousin Saanjh... above all...she was just 18... She was literally a kid... I'll never do that Saanjh...I still stand-by my words even after 7 years... ' he explained in a strong tone.

'O really? So guess you weren't drunk too...if I wasn't wrong you were drinking on the new year's Eve right Aarya??? It's 7 years but I haven't forgotten anything yet...I saw you on that bed with Navika... what do you call that ... some dream that I saw?? Or you wanna say someone removed your clothes and pushed you forcefully on bed with that bitch....' she rubbed her face with the back of her hands.

'You are that devil who made me loose trust in love...in relationships...how could you do that to me Aarya...you destroyed me...The Saanjh you knew died that day... and this right now standing infront of is a pile of ashes you burnt me into 7 years back. You are responsible for everything. For my life to take dangerous turns. Your heartbreak was something resulted in me marrying Ehsaan ...not knowing if he was the right one for me... I just wanted to marry....I wanted to get rid of you...of the horrible nightmare you gave me...first time I loved someone whole heartedly...so much...I know Ppl say at the tender age of 21 or 22 we hardly know what we want ..it's immaturity... But you know what...it's different for everyone...you left me so much shattered that I was ok to even destroy myself to see you destroyed...that's why I married Ehsaan just in a matter of a month. However I tried my best to give best to that marriage but looks like men and trust both don't go hand in hand...one cheated upon me for fun and other for money... Distrust and heartbreak has no medicine. You left me with that wound which has now rotten my entire soul Mr AaryaVardhan Malhotra.' she screamed while hot tears kept rolling down from her eyes...
She rubbed her nose with the back of her hand and continued

"If I'm this bitter today...you are responsible for it Aarya...only you.. yes Ehsaan cheated upon me...but that was because he was selfish...but you...you cheated upon me to satisfy your male chauvinist ego...you broke my soul...my heart...I may someday forgive Ehsaan for once as atleast he was honest he needed a divorce ...he asked for it...but what were you doing two timing me with my own cousin...woow....what morals you've got Mr Malhotra... '

'Today ... understand this for once and forever... You can never be the man to take care of me...I'm self sufficient...and I can very well take care of me...get it?
Just stay away from me...your presence disgusts me...I Hate you from every inch of my heart and soul...Will hate you tikk my last breath...' she threw out all her anger at once and walked to the bed... Lied down on the bed pulling the comforter over her.

While Vardhan collapsed on the couch...her every single word echoed in his ears the loudest possible.

His eyes were filled with tears, pain and anger.

He stared at the roof blankly thinking 'Can I do this...can she go back to what she was...this seems hell of a difficult task...but he was determined to not give upon her so soon' .

He still wanted to make her Trust him. believe in him...love him.

Just like he did... He loved her from every nook and corner of his heart and soul and was determined to get his 'Eve' back.

Saanjh couldn't stop the hauntings of her past come back to her... Flashes of their past haunted her again and again. She couldn't sleep. She thought of browsing through her phone for sometime while she noticed Vardhan wasn't on the couch.
She ignored it. Then she again looked at the couch.....again phone... couch again. Bad thoughts crossed her mind. 'Was I too harsh? Come on I spoke the truth'... But her heart wasn't very comfortable... somehow the urge to look for him was uncontrollable. Failing to convince her mind she got up and started taking a walk around the house. She didn't find him in the balcony nor the pool area and kitchen as well...He wasn't anywhere... She thought to herself where could he be...

'Huh... If he still hasn't changed all these years he definitely is doing this!!!'

She dialed the intercom

'Hmmm Hi... Vardhan Sir is there?'

The voice on the other side said 'Sir just came few minutes back mam...Sir was hungry...so he asked to make '

'Pizza? Cheese burst right?'

The voice on the other side said 'Yes mam...'

She felt better and she dropped the phone.

'You still remember?'

She heard a voice at the door. While Saanjh turned back and Vardhan stood at the door with a pizza tray in his hand.

While she chose not to answer him and walked towards the bedroom.

'Pizza is hot...it's double cheese burst...wanna share? I know you love pizza too...Maria aunty makes the best pizza in Bangalore...you must try...i know you love the brand Popeyes better...but this is great too...I insist..it's a must try..after all.. this is the only one thing that was always common amongst our choices and we'll agree upon' he said in a happy chirpy tone.

She turned back and told him in s strong voice.

' There is nothing common between us Aarya...we are two distantly different priolt. I don't eat junk! Then I was a teen..I ate everything crap... believed everything that looked fancy is good for me. Now I know what's good and bad!All that glitters isn't gold... sometimes it's just cheap quality plastic.' she said at once 'And that is harmful for my health!' she pointed finger towards Vardhan.

Vardhan understood the sarcasm in that comment. His sight followed her till she went into the bedroom.

Saanjh was browsing through her mails while she saw Vardhan look for something on the table next to the bed and on the dressing table.

She noticed him. But didn't care. She saw him slowly from an angle while putting her head down.

He was badly searching for something in the middle of night. 'Its 3:30 in the night.. what does this psycho need after having an extra large cheese burst. Crackpot!!!' she thought to herself.

When she noticed his search finally stopped and he started walking towards his mini library area. Picked something and walked to the pool area.

'He will read? Now?' she wondered raising her eyebrows. While he went to shut the balcony door that she had opened.

'Dont !!! I need fresh air...The ac is suffocating' she said while still looking at her phone.

'I need to close the door...you'll hate the smell maybe... ' Vardhan replied.

'Stop bothering about my comfort and mind your own business' she barked.

Nudging his shoulder Vardhan left the door open and dragged the balcony chair to take a seat while Saanjh still looked into her phone..

'Wait... what smell did he mean..!!! what's he doing' she thought and looked at the balcony glass door...she saw some smoke...'

'What the hell...he's smoking?' her anger was at the peak now. She barged into the balcony to notice Vardhan holding a cigarette in his hand.

She was boiling in anger.

'What the fuck is this!!!' she yelled

'He looked at the book in his and then her face and said 'Cigarette!!!'

'And What the bloody crap do you think you are doing...' she continued with her boiling rage while staring at the burning cigarette reaching his lips

He calmly looked at her crossing his legs saying 'Minding my own business'

Saanjh was pissed off...

'You know I hate smoking...and since when did you start it again..I thought you quit it long ago.' she screamed like a mad woman.

'Just like you were a kid 7 years ago...I was also immature then...had no responsibilities...now I have so much stress... work and a stressful marital life already' he spoke taunting her .And took a deep smoke and ended up coughing.

Saanjh ran to him... Patted his back. Pulled the cigarate from his mouth in one shot and threw it.

' You know it doesnt suit you...it's worst for your health..it chokes you' while Vardhan was shocked seeing so much worry on her face. For a few seconds he got a brief view of the old Saanjh he fell for 7 years ago.. that care that worry...he felt like there was still hope. While she made him drink a glass of water quickly pouring into a glass from a jug full of water kept on the dressing table...she kept the glass on his lips while he drinks the water from the glass looking into his Saanjh's eyes...she continued patting his back... that's exactly when she realised what is she doing.

She stepped back. And walked towards the bed and told him 'I hate smoking Mr Malhotra. Please tell me if you want to smoke I will leave your house right now. I don't wanna die being a passive smoker. ' she said and lied down on the other corner of the bed while her back faced him.

Vardhan smiled.

'So she's still there...just some polishing and dusting needs to be done on the good old memories.' he thought while he was happy that she still cares for him. He went back on his couch and peacefully drifted to sleep.

While Saanjh still was in her thoughts of past but slowly sleep made some way towards her too.

Vardhan opened his eyes to notice the bright sunlight thrown on his face. He heard the shower run. He understood his wife woke up before him.

While he got up and went to the kitchen to make some coffee for both of them. He made some hot coffee asked Maria to make some parathas, toast and juice while they'll join downstairs soon and stepped into the room to offer her coffee only to be left stunned looking at the beauty of his wife.

Saanjh was struggling to tie the lace of her backless blouse.

She was wearing a spaghetti wired black blouse and a off-white printed kalamkari saree. While her wet hair was dripping water drops on her shoulder... likevdew drops on a leaf post first rain...while a few drops of water shining on the soft skin of her back. Vardhan was already driven crazy at the lavish view of his wife's sexy back. Vardhan froze looking at the goddess in front of him. Her hour glass figure, soft smooth skin which looked beautiful in thin strapped black blouse...every ounce of her exposed back invited his fingers and craved to feel her..once...just once.

He was mesmerized by her beauty and started walking towards her like a dumb struck hypnotised man. Saanjh was struggling to tie that lace on her blouse while searching for her watch looking down on the dressing table hence she didn't notice him standing behind her. It's only when she felt a finger touch her hands that were trying to helplessly tie the lace. She was shocked.

Her body shivered ...she slowly looked in the mirror and she saw him standing just behind her shocked dumbstruck dreamy. Through the mirror. His eyes were gazing her back that was exposed to him while her wet hair was still lying on her left shoulder. He was looking at her back and her eyes via mirror. They had an eye contact.

Both their hearts were beating faster. His fingers worked their magic shd he tied the first knot ...While he tightened to tie the first knot of the lace on her blouse Saanjh arched her back putting her chest front reacting to his touch. Now she was slowly loosing her senses. His fingers now slowly trailed from the lace to her back. The touch sent a hundred shivers in her body while her legs didn't have the strength and he slowly moved his lips towards her scented hair. While Saanjh had all unsaid emotions and her harmones jumping at his magical fingers asking for more and more while the naughty tracing continued on her bare back like he was an artist and she was his half completed painting ...His fingers now traveled from her back passing by her ears and reached her neck. He placed a soft peck on her hair... Saanjh's lips quivered and she had goosebumps at his every single touch. Vardhan slowly moved his lips on her neck which had a droplet residing on her right shoulder and suck the droplet from her soft bare skin while Saanjh again arched her chest out firmly and a moan slipped past her lips 'Ahmmmm'

While Vardhan was going crazy with his wife's mesmerizing magical beauty and her crazy response to his touch.