burning in love

episode 3

 It was still early, barely nine and because it was Saturday the roads were a bit of congested. Still she felt free and headed from the Malabar beach one of the wealthiest beaches of India towards the city. Usually she would go to Goregaon and spend the day with Aditya and Nafisa but she knew that it was the first place Viren would look so she chose the destination carefully and the most dangerous and unexpected one.

She thought of the most ridiculous thing she would do because the only thing she wanted at that point of time was an illusion. Illusion of freedom even if it was short lived. So she spent her whole day watching movies from one show to other; laughing, crying, cringing or jumping depending upon the plot. It was the most unproductive day she spent in herlife and she loved it.

By the time the last show of the day finished it was after midnight and she had a throbbing headache from nothing but darkness and the flickering light of projector and a slightly upset stomach from a die of coke and popcorns. It was as she was heading back towards her car, that the sudden reality of her situation sank In ans she started shivering. She didn’t what to expect from V( viren)… she had never seen him display anything other than icy icy control, even in bed but it was the first time she had ever done anything like this and while she knew physical violence from him is not an option he would never do that mental and emotional door were actually opened to him and there the potential was infinity. The house was ablaze with light when she got back and the dread made her stomach heave. She swallowed down her nausea and bravely parked her car and headed toward the front door. It was wrenched open before she even had the chance to get her keys out.

She gulped slightly at the huge form of her husband looming on the doorway and stifled a yelp when he grabbed her arm and yanked her inside. He slammed the door shut, gripping both shoulders In his huge hands and backed her up until she was leaning against the door. It took her a few seconds to get over her disorientation and realize that he wasn’t hurting her, his gaze was feverishly raking up and down her trembling body until apparently satisfied that everything was in good condition he raised his eyes to meet hers full on.

The eyes, which she’d had so little opportunity to look into, were so beautiful that her heart ache. They were core black and set between incredibly thick , blue black lashes and beneath sweeping brows and right now they were smoldering with something that , in any other person would have been described as anger and fire.his hands released her shoulders and crept up to her face….she flinched slightly at the contact but they remained gentle moving to cup her jaw his large thumbs brushing over her cheeks. Her breathing became ragged when he leaned towards her, dipping his head closer to her. He was so near now that she could feel his clean warm breath on her face. He tilted her jaw slightly and she groaned, aching for his lips o hers wanting it so desperately her legs had just about turned to jelly and the only thing that kept her from falling to a puddle at his feet was his own huge body braced against hers. She could feel his erection throbbing against her stomach and knew he wanted it as desperately as she did…. His lush mouth was cm away from hers and when he finally spoke his lips brushed against her mouth.

“you pull a stunt like so again jaan and i swear, you’ll regret it lifelong!” she flinched away from him as reality brought her back with  a thump. He let her go and she slip down the door landing on his feet. He raked a contemptuous gaze over her, the ice back and the fire vapourised as if never was there.

“where have you been ?” he asked calmly. She staggered to her feet, humiliated that she had allowed him to affect her to such an extent that ultimately she fell on his feet. She was week but she wasn’t like this.  She refused him tilting her head defiantly. “I am warning you….adi (aditi)”

“warn away….” She taunted. “but I refuse to let you treat me like a door mat. I refuse to let you walk over me. Its time you start showing me some respect!”

“how the hell am I supposed to respect you when I know what sort of person you are ?....” he growled with tight control “how can I respect someone who put herself on sale for the highest bidder to….  ” she gasped, stung. “I have no respect for you aditi… not even as the potential mother of my child because quite honestly you are incapable of even that.”

She lost it and for the first time in her entire life aditi resorted violence. She launched herself at hi,, hissing , spitting and scratching like a cat! In that moment she hated him so much that it felt like a living thing trying to claw its way out of her to get him. When she came back at herself, she realized that he had her in his arms, her back to his front, her wrists in his hands and her arms crossed over her chest. They were both out of breath and she realized that all the verbal hatred was gone and what all left was sobs while he held her firmly not hurting her making soothing sounds just above the her right ear. She went limp, hanging defeated from his arms.

“I am sorry…” she froze. He said sorry. The words were so quiet she had a doubt that she might be hallucinating. “that was wrong …I mean what I said its not true. ”

She didn’t reply she didn’t know how to so she kept silent. He swallowed  and he released her wrists ad stepped back, away from her . she rolled her wrist rubbing them even though he hadn’t hurt her but she  did that to herself she broke her wrist from the lucky bunch that landed on his neck her two nails were broken while her fist was bruised too. The guy indeed was injured badly with scratches all over his face and hands and a huge agonizing cut on his neck apparently from her monstrous nails.

“your punch was quite mean.” He said sheepishly. He looked down at her hands and before he could do anything grandma opened the door disturbing them.

“haaye raam what is happening here ?, ” she raised her eyebrows frowning over the situation as she entered her grandsons apartment for the first time. Both faces went blank. Aditi went numb from the sudden intrusion of grandma she had never seen before , not even on their wedding. This was the first meeting.