HEARTSTRINGS (Short Stories)

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Dasha was accustomed to waking up in the mornings without Arjun by her side. He left for the army headquarters very early and she had only hoped that maybe one day she'd have the luxury of waking up to the grouch that was her husband.

The marital bliss part was yet to come for them. It would come when they'd sail past the initial phase of getting to know each other and get better acquainted.

So while dasha was savoring the last few moments of her morning sleep, she heard the bathroom door closing and woke up with a jerk.

"Aap?",she gasped while gazing at Arjun with drowsy eyes while he towel dried his hair, being shirtless.

"Jee mein!", he chuckled amused at how surprised she looked but her reaction was fair considering how he was never home in the mornings. He felt guilty for leaving his lawfully wedded wife as if she was some bed warmer that he was ashamed of coming face to face in the morning.

Dasha only looked at him in absolute wonder, he looked extremely handsome even at 7 in the morning. She quickly sobered her wild hair, hoping she looked somewhat presentable in front of her impeccable husband.

He clearly has to be gods favorite child.

"Why? I mean you dont have to go to work? It isn't a sunday and you arent home even on sundays!", she reprimanded him only to regret it instantly.

He squinted his eyes while taking in her drowsy form, she looked adorable all tangled up in the sheets while looking up at him with her enchanting eyes.

How had he resisted the magnificent allure of her beauty? Clearly had he been a brain addled fool all this time.

He went and sat next to her on the bed and she immediately scooted away from him worrying if there was any drool on her face, that'd be horrifyingly embarrassing.

"You seem very eager to get rid of me babe!", he said while caging her languid body between both his arms, almost hovering above her.

Dasha on the other hand was a complete mess. He had never being this close to her willingly except for the few cheek kisses he gave her while being clicked for their wedding pictures. She didnt know what had gotten into this grumpy human and why he was being like this that too at such an early hour.

Did she offend him? Or was he being affectionate? Was he teasing her? Being romantic?

"Uh w-what? N- no I mean you can come and go whenever you want, it's your house", she rambled trying to get out of his hold around her, while her hand went to his chest and she unknowingly caressed his muscles.

"Like my pecs? Huh?", he asked gazing down at her flushed face and bent down nuzzling at her soft neck. He just could not resist the temptation and went ahead to kiss both her cheeks.

"And it's our house, okay?" He looked her in the eye assuring her that this home was now theirs, their little sanctuary. She nodded her head mumbling a faint yes in response.

"Now do you wanna sleep in or freshen up? I'll make us some breakfast," he asked hoping she'd come down for breakfast and maybe they could talk.

"I'll come, aap jaayien", dasha breathed a sigh of relief when he finally let her go, and jolted from the bed as soon as he was out of the bedroom. She sprinted towards the vanity and checked in the mirror if there were any specks of drool on her face and thankfully there were none.

She then pondered upon what had just happened. Arjun had initiated a conversation with her, showered her with affection and kissed her too! This was too much for her to take in considering how he had always been distant and reserved around her.