Becoming Sweethearts [✓]

Part Forty

True to his word, after a quick yet sumptuous lunch, Omkara had rewarded her with a fleeting brush of his lips against hers, which honestly, he enjoyed more than her, and had left him wanting for more. Gauri had smiled and pulled his cheeks, earning a cute smile from him. She had then proceeded to complete her other household chores and to catch up on her favourite web series which she'd watched half, while Omkara was logged into work.

Later that evening, Omkara groaned in pleasure as he felt her nails scrape against his scalp. Gauri, being bored to death while he was logged into back-to-back virtual meetings, had offered to give him a head massage. More than ready, Omkara had happily sat on the floor with his laptop, in front of the sofa where she sat, and had muted his microphone as the team meeting was going on. "Damn!" he murmured, almost feeling the tingles down his whole spine when she massaged him at the back of the base of his neck. He had even asked her to keep gently scratching his scalp with her nails, and when she did, he had moaned, "God that feels amazing!" making her chuckle.

Oddly, her mind had visualized him moaning the same words although in a completely different situation and context. However, given her inexperience, would she ever get to hear those words from him? She decided to chuck the thought away. Whatever they shared, she was happy. A week ago, she hadn't even expected them to kiss. Now that they did, it felt like it was the most natural display of their affection for each other. Similarly, she knew that when the time was right, whatever has to happen would happen. He would certainly make sure it was all right.

Omkara felt as if he had attained nirvana as her fingers glided across his scalp. His mind had the audacity to pop up a thought that if her fingers were so skilled in massaging his head, they would certainly be skilled in massaging a lot more of him. He uncomfortably shifted in his seat when he instantly felt a stirring in his groin at that thought. To add to it, Gauri had immediately bent towards him and asked him in a warm voice if he was comfortable. Oh, he so wasn't, especially when he had felt her breath against his ear as she spoke. If he would as much as lean an inch back, his head would be cushioned into her breasts. Omkara simply nodded, trying his best to focus on the meeting, although not wanting her to stop massaging his head.

When his phone vibrated, he looked at it and was surprised to see Shivaay calling. He was about to pick up to answer it, when one of the team members called out his name, asking his perspective on one of the aspects they were discussing. Omkara leaned forward to unmute his microphone with a "Yes, Avni," and Gauri stilled, moving her hands away, not wanting to distract him. However, as he started to talk, he quickly thrust his phone into her hands, asking her to attend it and see what Shivaay wanted to say. Gauri immediately walked away to the balcony, answering his phone, so that Omkara wouldn't get disturbed.

"Hi, Bade Bhaiyya!" she greeted with a smile. "Hey, Gauri?" he sounded confused for a moment. "Yes, yes, you called your brother's number only, and not mine. But since he's in a meeting, he asked me to talk to you." Gauri answered with a smile, asking, "How are you, Bhaiyya? How is Annika Bhabhi?" The thought of Annika made her heart feel momentarily sad, but she chose not to show it. However, she frowned a little when Shivaay sounded a bit gloomy.

"Bade Bhaiyya, is everything okay?" she asked, now getting a little tense. "Yea, yea," he said distractedly, and then asked her in a hesitant voice, "Gauri, if you both are not too busy, can Annika and I come over to pay a visit in the evening?" Gauri immediately said in a genuine tone, "You know you don't have to ask, right? Please, just drop in anytime. We don't have anything lined up, given the stormy rains. He'll finish his meeting in another half an hour, and after that, we're absolutely free. Please come over with Bhabhi, Bade Bhaiyya. We both also could use your company" Shivaay sounded relaxed when he heard her, and after making some more small talk, he ended the call.