Poolside - where it all started

Suhaagraat

Ah! The kiss felt good. Yeah, being married has its perks for sure. Ahaan thought.

Meanwhile, Ishqi's good cop-bad cop mind game was on:

Itna bold hoke kiss karna chahiye tha kya mujhe? Na jane ye AVM kya samajh le. – Her sanskaari mode said.

Waise fark kya padta hai, samjhe jo samajhna ho, maine kaunsa kisi ainwey ko kiss kar liya? Kiya hai to purey hak se apne legally wedded husband ko. To main kyu sharmau? – Her risky mode said.

Par sharmaney ki thori acting kar leti to kya bigar jata tera? Waise vi aaj suhagraat hai. - Sanskaari mode poked again.

Haan to kya ho gaya? Waise bhi kaun si bari baat hai? Na janey log ye suhagraat ko itni importance kyo dete hain! Waise is bande ke dimaag me na jane kya hurdam mach rahi ho....thori der chup ho jati hoon...kahi zyaada kuch kehne se ye ulta sulta kuch samajh ke koi harkatein na karle....uff yaar! kya pressure hai... - Her risky mode took control of the situation.

She teared her gaze from his face and focused on the stars and the moon shining in the lap of the distant sky.

Ahaan slid his hand slowly from her shoulders to her bare back. He made a few circles with his fingers and caressed the skin of her bare back before moving his hand down further to wrap it around her waist. She took a deep breath and he immediately felt her stiffening a bit.

Hey wifey! You ok? – He asked in his sexy husky voice by dropping down an octave.

Hmmm. – She gave a monosyllabic reply.

He brought his hand up to her shoulder to hug her tighter.

What's wrong? – He asked.

How do you know something is wrong? – She looked up to meet his eyes, curiosity written large on her face.

I can feel it. And I have always felt it – call it my spidey sense or loverboy sense but whenever you're in danger or aren't in a good space, I can sense it. And I just sensed something wrong a moment ago when I touched your waist.

Actually, all these are still very new to me and I feel shy and a bit withdrawn with touches that are so personal. Aapko kiss karna tak to theek hai par uske agey jane ki abhi meri himmat nahi hai. I haven't been this close to any man earlier, despite being engaged once, and this physical proximity still unnerves me, you know? Please don't mind, ok? I'm trying but I may just need some more time to feel comfortable. You know what I mean, right? But just stay assured that you're my life's first and last love and I don't mean to hurt your feelings and sentiments or keep you away from your desires. It's just that I feel I'm not yet ready for the physical proximity that a suhagraat typically demands, you know na?

Nahi....nahi to...ab meri ye pehli muhabbat hai....aur mainey tumhari tarah darjano filmein bhi nahi dekhi hain.....to mujhe kya pata suhagraat pe kya hota hai. – He made a goofy face and asked innocently – Waise hota kya hai is raat ko do logon ke beech me? Care to enlighten me?

And her cheeks turned red. She lowered her eyes and kept staring at the floor while Ahaan enjoyed the sight of his blushing bride who looked ethereal under the starlit sky.

Kya hua, bataya nahi? Waise to romance karna sikhane ka vaada kiya tha or itni si baat ka jawab nahi hai?...Dhat teri ki! Ho chuki meri romance ki shiksha to! – And he gestured slapping his palm on his forehead out of sheer despair.

Kuch cheezein batai nahi jati....practicals karna parta hai....bas aap ab mujhe sataya mat kijiye...choriye, jana hai mujhe.

Hai meri jaan! Chor hi to nahi sakta.....ab pakar me aa hi gayi ho jeevan bhar ke liye to baith hi jao thori der....kuch aur batein kar le dono, kyu?

Raat bahut ho gayi hai. Kal se phir bahut sarey functions, rasme vagarah bhi hain karne ko. To rest kar lena chahiye hum dono ko.

But Ahaan was in no mood to comply.

Thori der aur baithtey hai na, please? – He requested. Waise tumhari pareshani ki koi aur vi vajah hai kya?

Performance anxiety! – She said with a straight face. Virgin hoon na, practicals ka mauka hi nahi mila aj tak to...

Aur maine to jaise darjano larkiyo ke sath ki hai na practicals! Kya yaar, kuch vi bolti ho....

Ab mujhe kya maloom apne kya kya kiya hai.... – She made a face.

Accha, aisi baat hai...ruko, batata hoon avi theory, practicals, aur baki sab kuch.

Please, nahi...aj nahi. – She giggled and sprang up on her feet, ready to run away.

But he was ready too. He held her wrists and gave them a light tug, which made her fall on his lap. He cushioned her fall and made her sit comfortably.

She blushed. But said – Aise kheechatani me ghutno ki ye budi haddiya toot gayi to ho jayega kalyan aapka!

Meri age pe vaar! Not done, Ishqi! Not done!

Ab age ho gayi hai to waisa hi bartaav kijiye na, itna romance dikhane ki kya zaroorat hai?

Ab suhagraat pe apni wife se romance na karoon to kab karoon? – He smiled from ear to ear. – Waise tum janti ho na ki mai tumhe pyar ke sath bahut sara respect vi karta hoon? To humare beech kuch vi tabhi hoga jab tum aur main dono ready honge, ok? To koi tension mat lena ye sab fizool ki batein soch kar, thik hai?

She smiled and nodded. 

He kissed on her neck and she leaned in to embrace her man.