You And I

Chapter 16

Meghna was at the Kitchen, brewing Coffee for her. Amey hadn't waken up, yet. So, she decided to make her own coffee for that day. She had now started to prepare a decent kind of coffee, that could make one's morning active.

While she had finished making her coffee, she moved to the beanbag and dropped down her body at the hollowed out buffer and let the coffee perform the magic in her, as she started sipping in it. Only to feel the hot breath hitting her ear, with the company of the voice that could stir her up, she balked. "When did you wake up?", his lazy , alluring voice, along with amore fell in.

Though, she felt enlivened and butterflies rolfing her lower belly; she managed to leave out a reply taking her lips out of the coffee mug.

"Just before sometime.", she shouted as she felt no more closeness, apprehending that he would've gone to carry on with his morning duties. On sticking to the coffee mug, taking in the next sip; she felt his soaring frame, towering over her, she didn't feel it right. In contrast with the tone of his voice and the deed that he was just carrying out, she knew that he was planning something ahead of. On leering at him, she sighed and got up from the beanbag, placed her palm on his chest and moved him aside and tried to maneuver out of the arena, within which Amey had jumped on the beanbag; and his hand was making its way towards her left hand to trail her.

He did so, and she ended up landing on his lap.

This sudden deed generated a sheepish smile along her lips. She looked at him lopsidedly to which he smirked. A smirk to die for! Her smile grew bigger, and she looked at him without breaking the eye contact.

"Let go of me.", Meghna mumbled, making her gaze steady on him. He chuckled, villainously. And shook his head in negative, and beamed at her," Not for now, baby!"

Meghna grinned back at him, and bent sidewards to place the empty coffee cup, on the floor. And lifted her head to him, and wrapped her left hand around him, and nestled him, getting comfortable to lean on his chest. She closed her eyes, and mumbled,"Okay.. Don't leave ..This is nice."

A soft chuckled escaped his lips, and he held her more tighter.

"You're  a daredevil!", he giggled. She was still leaning on him, closing her eyes. Hearing him saying that, she let out a chortle and mouthed,"Yeah, that I am."

And the reply, didn't fail to expand, Amey's smile, she had now started to reply with her josh back in her. He reached for her fingers, and entwined his' with her's and chuckled," How is this now?", he asked pointing out her hands.

"Mhmm!", she hummed, still leaning on him in the position. He bent down to kiss her hair and he leant back on the beanbag. Meghna was regaining her old-self, slowly. As it was him, who was responsible for her to go broken, now it was him who was mending her. While, Amey was deep in his thoughts thinking about Meghna retreating her older stance, she called him out.

"Amey?"

"Hmm?"

"Stay with me for a week or so.. And then go to office...", she pleaded, with the voice that was so crime-less. Anyhow he had been thinking about reasoning out for not going to office. And it was his luck that she, herself had asked him to stay home, for a few days with her.

"Okay!", he replied. Being startled with the answer that she had to hear from him, she came back to meet his blue eyes, with her eyes had gone widening already in amazement.

"Really? You won't go?", she raised her brows, in wonderment. She wasn't really ready to let him go, just like that.

He nodded smiling.

"I can't believe this.", She screeched, flashing a big smile that made Amey, feel that she was recovering back from the depression that she had fallen in. Amey smiled at her, and tried to clasp and arrest all those emotions that were flowing off of her eyes. His hands came to fasten her head, and Meghna had now frozen , a numerous number of times, in that deed. All of her, chilled and stayed between his palms, within which his gaze had gone trickling to her lips.

"Shall we make you believe!", it was an easy gasp, that came out of his virile lips.

Oh my! How many days it has been, since he kissed her!

A breezy sigh wheezed through slightly open mouth, making Meghna more icy. She stayed in the position, until Amey moved forward towards for a kiss. Both of them were close enough to get their lips brushed against each other. Suddenly, Amey felt something mushy against his lips, refraining him from kissing her. It was her soft palm, sealing his lips. She usually closes her eyes while they kiss, but now her eyes were wide open.

Puzzlement was incised all over his face. His eyes had narrowed in disappointment. He was going to feel the warmth of her soft lips, after a whole of two months, and the girl you want to kiss senseless had stopped the kiss from happening. What the heck!

With the calamity and confusion brimming over his eyes, he was demanding an explanation for stopping the kiss. You better have a reasonable one!

Meghna voiced,"you're straight from bed! Did you brush your teeth?" Amey, was now in disaster! He opened his mouth and let the flavor of his mint tooth paste, hit her. On the apprehension that he had brushed his teeth, she got comfortable on his to make a kiss happen. She went nearby him, and crashed her lips on him.

The next second, his lips were on her's, making her shut her eyes, and shudder in pleasure. They deepened the kiss, that the kiss had now grown into an intense, excessively passionate kiss.

Both of then were equally kissing each other, as they were kissing after almost two months. The aroused kiss would've got things heated up between them, If they had not broken off at the right time. Meghna felt as If bolts of electricity  flew through her body, to have him kiss her, making her go orderless. Both of them were panting heavily, when they broke off.

Meghna's face had gone haywire, due to the aftermath of the high-spirited kiss. She ached for more of it. She loved it to be left drugged by his lips. As they were still breathing heavily, he groaned,"That was a f*****g real kiss!"

"Do you believe me now?" He asked again.

She nodded her head in positive, replying him with a sly smile; playing across her lips. The kiss , this kiss with her husband; after two long months provided her with a surge of various emotions that she had never felt. Never ever felt!

He then neared her again, she tugged at his shirt, for a soft peck, to seal the pact that he would stay with her for a week or so.

And yeah forever!

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Meghna had given her name , for her photographs to be placed at the pageant. Its been a week since they reached Chennai. She has now got her photographs mounted to befitting, russet frames, that gave a qualified winding up to those photographs. She had the pageant in three more days. And the whole week, she'd been busy hanging around for her photographs and stuff, and all the while Amey was showing around with her.

One week wasn't boring. Instead, Meghna concentrated on her photographs, and Amey revitalized her and strengthened her that she could do things. And in a week's time, her hand had gotten better.

A thing that had been rupturing Amey, since they reached India was to let Sanjay know about their situation or not. Because it wouldn't be fair or promising if he comes to know everything by himself, or by someone else. Amey would've not worried this much, If it had been only personal wealth, but the fact that he had given up everything including his concern, was the thing that was nagging him about letting Sanjay know this.

Anyhow, the whole story cannot be unfolded to Sanjay. Just to inform that he is jobless at the moment, and he is not taking care of the business anymore, his heart ached to let Sanjay know before he comes to know all of these by some other means.

That was a Monday, and the pageant was about to begin in next three days. As Meghna had applied her entry in the pageant, she was asked to submit her photographs three days before the pageant began. That morning, both of them got ready and drove to the venue where the pageant was about to take place. The venue was a posh , seven starred hotel. Once Meghna and Amey, were inside the car with the backseat loaded with the frames of photographs; Meghna took the brochure out and checked out the venue. Only to see the venue, she screeched; "Amey! It's Math uncle's hotel!" Math, was Sanjay's best friend and Julie's father. The other day when they'd gone to enquire about the pageant, it was a different address, and the pageant was taking place at a different address.

"Oh, cool!", He chuckled responding her; handling the car expertly.

The ride was filled with giggles and talks. Meghna had almost got her lost avidity, back. She was all returning to her thing and how she was. And Amey was the first one to be happy, to see her that way. She had always been his cherished one, the light of his life, his treasure. Her happiness and welfare mattered him, more than anything else.

On making an entrance into those gigantic gates, of that swanky, posh, high-reaching blocks of building, Amey and Meghna got off the car and he helped her to carry those photographs to the place inside. On quickly carrying in all those photo frames, Amey pulled Meghna by wrist to a corner. The place they were standing was flooded by a large amount of people who were cramming there with their photo frames.

On taking her aside, he looked at her eyes profoundly, and crumpled the ruffled hair to the earlobes. She smiled at this gesture, of him. "I have got a work now. I will come soon and pick you up.", he paused and looked at her, to express how worthy she was. He then enjoined,"Laters baby!", as his deep blue orbs burned into her black ones, with his lips stretched as a smile, and his eyes trying to convey something sincere. Meghna smiled and nodded her head. With that, he leaned forward to kiss her front. Meghna, swayed forward, gripped his wrist and made an upswing to give a peck on his cheeks. With that he turned aside to walk out of the area, leaving her frozen there.

Amey hasted his pace to his car, he took his phone out of his denims, and gave away a massive sigh, and dialed Sanjay's number on his phone. His heart beats were in a hustle. A high rate hustle. With the alert of call being picked up, Amey straightened himself on the car seat, that he gained some steadiness to let Sanjay know about a few things, that happened. Well, only a few things!

"Hello? Amey!!", Chuckled Sanjay, from the other side, seeing the caller ID. Amey had always respected Sanjay. He had unceasingly ascertained Sanjay as his mentor.

"Uncle... Yeah.. Umm.. How are you?", Asked Amey, plainly. And Sanjay was smart enough to sense the plainness in his voice, which Amey had anticipated already.

"I am fine, Amey. Seems like you're not in order. Is everything okay?", he asked, with his  voice had gone all serious,  already. Amey, decided to spill it out.

"I am., yeah.. Kind of okay.. I want to see you and aunty in person, Uncle. Can I come home now? Both of you're home now?", Amey asked  patiently.

"Come home! There is no need to ask. Drop in, any moment from now.", He offered.

"Ah.. Yes. I am coming right off the bat.", Amey declared and cut the call. He dusted off to Sanjay's villa. Plunking down the car neatly, he jumped out and locked it and climbed in. Sanjay was no where found when Amey strode in, Mitha was at the couch in the living room. On seeing Amey there, her face battened in a good cheer.

"Amey. Come! How are you ?", She chuckled. But to see him with an unexplainable pain on his face, she definitely knew that something was wrong.

"I am good, Aunty." He gave a out a suppressed smile. It wasn't how Amey, usually talks to them.

"And Meghna?", Mitha asked, smiling. Though, she was confused by Amey's sudden stunt, she was somehow sure that Amey and Meghna were happy together.

"Beautiful and awesome! As a rule.", he widened his eyes and chuckled heartily. It was an involuntary one. By some means, to see Amey chuckle happily about Meghna, made Mitha breathe a relief. "Uhm.. Uncle is-"

"Jay is at his study. Some phone call, you know. He'll come back. You want something to drink? Like a cup of coffee?", she asked.

"No Aunty, Thanks!", he smiled at her Whilst, Jay approached them. "Amey! When did you come?", he chuckled, seeing Amey.

"Just before ten minutes, Uncle."

"Alright! Is everything okay? I highly doubt that you're not!", his gaze had already started to probe, Amey. This man was going to find out everything before anyone could open their mouth.

Amey, steadied himself; and took in a long breath. He had to do this. To have Meghna with him, to have her in his arms, to love her forever; he really had to do this right away.

"Ermm.. uncle.. I just want to let you know a few things from my mouth before you come to know from someone else..", he faltered. And with this Sanjay and Mitha, had started to worry. They'd never seen Amey like that. All they know was cool, composed, confident Amey, and to have the same man, falter in front of them , didn't help them have a good time. Sanjay and Mitha, looked at each other with confusion and worry stippling their face. Amey, eyes had gone mangled with his interwound, long fingers.

"Uncle, Aunty..", He called them, and looked at them earnestly and made a start," Just be patient until I completely finish what I want to say..", he made up for what he wanted to say. They nodded calmly.

"I don't have a job right now. I mean, I am not taking care of our businesses. I am in a stance of not letting everything know to you both. But I am telling you this, I just don't have anything, right now. In short, I am not a billionaire at the moment. All I have is Meghna! She is one great possession of mine. Other than her, I have my savings account in which I have a considerable amount of money to feed Meghna and keep her happy. I have my car, and the apartment that Anjali had gifted. You wonder why my parents are with Anjali, since so long. It is because of me. I had asked Anjali, to do so. They, themselves do not know about what's happening in my life.. I don't really know what will happen next , but just trust me.. I can resolve all these in a little while...", he said and took in a breathe to calm down himself. When he opened his eyes to notice their expressions, Mitha's eyes had watered; and she was clutching Sanjay's hand tight. And Sanjay's face was all grossed in being befuddled.

"All I need is a little time and Meghna beside me. Trust me, Uncle. Please. Like how you did, months before while handing over her in my hands.. In the same way.. Please...", he pleaded. His eyes begged for them to approve what he was asking for. He was all sincere, and muddled in what he asked.

"I just wanted to let you both know this before you come to know from some other source. Because, I can't lose Meghna. I am afraid that If you'll take back her from me, on knowing all these. I just don't want any s**t like that happen in my life. Please trust me, Uncle; I can make it up all in sometime. I can sort it out. And For that, I need her.." He completed and the last two sentences where mere a whisper. He didn't even know how would they react after hearing all these.

After all, parents; after hearing what had happened to their only daughter would make an going off, response there. He was ready for everything. Even If Sanjay was going to show him his wrath, he really was ready. Leave be, not for a life without Meghna. After letting all those obscured, veiled stuff to them; they were sitting, with their gazes convincing each other. He had literally begged to them, asking not to snatch back Meghna. He had done what he could.. And now, it is all in their hands to decide what should happen.

On heaving a sigh, Sanjay looked Amey firmly,"So, You don't have anything right now. But you're not frightened,because you've her with you..", he disclosed. Amey nodded, durably.

"Why do you think that we're going to snatch her away from you?", Sanjay asked, with his concerned gaze making Amey, come back to normal. And now, he could heave a wheeze.

"Why would we do that?" Mitha voiced, with her eyes shining with unshed tears in it.

Sanjay averted his scrutiny to soothe his wife, and they both looked each other assuringly, Sanjay then spoke,"We don't know If you guys are in love.. But for sure we will not snatch her from you... She is you wife now. Your other half. Why are we going to take her from you when both of you are happy being with each other?"

"Her happiness is all what it matters, Amey. She is happy with you. We've seen her euphoric, when you're with her. And you say the same.. That you want her.. So, why would we do that? Why would we take her back?", Mitha let her easeful voice fill in. Amey, was now feeling comfortable.

"And we trust you...", Sanjay's bold, assured voice came in. Amey smiled at them. This was what he was waiting to hear from them. Those three words from Sanjay's mouth seem to usher back all the strayed belief in himself. He smiled at them, confidently.

"We trust you, Amey. Just try to sort out things soon.", Mitha coupled Sanjay.

"I will, Aunty. I will do my best. And thank you so much for hearing me so patiently. And.. I don't know.. I can't ask for better.. ", he said smiling. The smile all screamed gratefulness. The couple smiled at him, causing me a sustenance.

Amey, smiled being pleasantly occupied.

Sanjay and Mitha, looked at him amazed; being unable to apprehend the reason for his amused smile. Both of them watched him closely, he smiled at them and disclosed,"I just understand from where did the empathy and compassion in Meghna, did come! Thank you so much for understanding. And Thank you for giving Meghna, to me.", he delivered, soberly.

They were feeling proud of their daughter and the relationship between Amey and Meghna. It seemed like beautiful!

Just like their's.

In sometime, Amey decided to take a hike. He had Meghna waiting at the hotel for him. He had left her alone, and had come here. For some reasons, something was nagging him to let her be alone, anywhere. He made a proclamation that Meghna doesn't know anything about what he revealed to them. They agreed.

On leaping into the car, leaving Sanjay's Villa; Amey took his phone to check for calls from Meghna.

The phone showed him an iMessage notification floating on it. Meghna had texted.

I am both hungry and angry. When will you come? - Meghna. A spontaneous smile, broke out on his lips.

Hungry and Angry? Deadly combo of Meghna! Great Amey! Just great. You left her alone, and now .. Disaster! He muttered to himself, as he dashed off a quick reply ,he put the phone to his pocket. He ignited the engine and zoomed in, to the hotel, where she would be waiting for him.

On parking the car at the parking, he climbed in and reached for his wife, who was boorish and sullen, that was indisputably visible.

He neared her, whilst she was triggering enraged glares at him. Amey, smiled apologetically. To which, Meghna made a face at him. There was only one way that he could convince her. Food!

"Baby? How about Cream centre for lunch?", he asked, watching her closely to discern if her reaction changed. He knew that Meghna doesn't like to eat in swanky, posh hotels. What she loved was tasty food, in reasonable cost. Knowing her well, he offered to take her to Cream Centre. Where their first date happened!

She shot back the same glare at him and gritted her teeth,"I hate you!"

He giggled at her, and held her by shoulders. "Okay. Hate me. Now, come. Let's go, get something to eat for you. I am too tired to deal with a lioness right now." She stood up and walked behind him, silently.

After their lunch in Cream Centre, Meghna had got back her jocundity. That's when Amey could draw in.

They decided to backtrack to home. And decided to watch a movie, together. Only to see her happy, giggling, and taunting him as she use to do; Amey, felt like he had got back his lost soul. They really were happy, during those days.

Though, he had nothing to complain about; he had this one unshared, prostrating, unfavorable pain and stuff! It was the only thing to fright Amey, a number of times. He, definitely knew how much and how sharp her reaction would be, to know all that he had done for her. She would just wail, at him. On tampering with those futuristic thoughts which could even end up in a tragedy, he decided to delight in the moment he had. They had together.

Amey decided to make dinner, and all the while Meghna was settled on the kitchen counter, nearby him; talking stories loose-lipped. She could even make him wonder If what she had were a pair of lips, or something else. Those lips talk a lot. Meghna, wouldn't keep her mouth shut with Amey close at hand. She would just talk anything and everything, that would clobber her mind straightaway. And to have Amey, hear all her stories caught up in, what she said; she felt complete. She felt that they were really for each other. She craved for more of it.

Sometime after the dinner, Meghna on changing to her trousers and a loose t-shirt, jumped to the bed. Amey had gone in for a shower. Meghna was feeling all sleepy, and had already drooped on to the bed, digging head into the pillow. Only to see Amey, come out of the shower in his boxers, shirtless; she had to pant for air, being thrown off of balance. This scene of having to watch the provocative glamour of her husband, messed her up and made her lead astray.

"You're an eye candy!", She gasped, involuntarily being spell bound, by what she had to see. Only to trail her gaze up to meet his, she discerned that he was already smirking devious. Having gotten caught by him, red handed; she wanted to face-palm. He was still smirking, as he moved to his closet to pull over a tee shirt. She tossed and turned to the other side of the bed in a whirl, as she mumbled ,'Meghna, better to turn this side. What's happening is not for good at all.' With that, she shut her eyes tight. Amey was heeding all these , on his way to bed; stealthily. He jumped to the bed, and poked her arms.

"Why are you mum! Talk something.", He started, to have her prattle something funny. He knew that she was wordless, due to the bang of a tempting scene!

"Leave me at a loss of words and then want me to talk.. Do something like this and-", she was mumbling to herself, which made Amey burst out in laughter. She was still facing the other side. Amey decided to play along. He let his arms, approach her waist unnoticed and draped it around her waist. This startling act, made her flinch. Playing on this startled state, he pulled her closer. She tried to wriggle out his arms, and muttered,"You're trying to seduce an innocent soul, mister!".

Amey strangled his grip around her waist, and pulled her closer, causing her to suck for air. However, she squirmed, within his arms; she knew that it was her place for the night; and she cannot escape it.

"I wonder where is that innocent soul !", Amey, giggled leering at her. She pouted at him, and stopped squirming; deciding to settled within the warmth that his embrace was providing her.

"Now, that's like a good girl!", he grinned at her. She pouted again, and made herself complacent in his hold.

Amey giggled again,"You look cute when you pout!"

Meghna's eyes travelled up to meet his, and she mouthed,"Only when I pout?", raising an eye brow. He guffawed out loud, and nodded in positive.

"And rest of the time?"

He stopped his guffaw, and halted his gaze at her. Meghna felt the gaze mesmerizing. The gaze could just blazon and affirm, that how much is she worthy of. He was looking at her like, she had never looked at her, before.

"Beautiful, gorgeous, sexy, fascinating, classy... ", he kept letting out all those adjuncts, sighing slowly; making her go bonkers. She couldn't explain how she felt. What he did was out of description.

He, himself was out of descriptions!

"All these during rest of the time..", he muttered, still looking at her directly; trying to express his expressions naked. She felt a kind of warmth diffusing in her cheeks, and her heart was felt alive with rapid speed. She felt herself getting reddened in his words. An unassertive blush was trying to tinge on her cheeks, sincerely.

On thanking him mentally for turning off the lights, so that he wouldn't be able to catch her blushing; she moved forward to peck his lips, and mumbled,"Good night!"

A soft chuckle escaped his lips, and then he mouthed,"Good night, love."

With that, it was the time for them to drift off to their dreamlands.

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