[slowburn]
Saesha Krishnamurthy's life was anything but normal. After surviving her traumatic life for 15 years, she decides to escape from the hell she has been raised at.
She chooses to hide her scars and leave the past behind to start her new l...
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"I wish one day...you'd tell me everything" he strokes her hair as he holds her close.
She always made it pretty clear to him that there was an invisible line between them she will never cross. And that he will never reach her emotionally.
"I want you to know, whatever it is you're scared to tell me, I'd never judge you. Okay?" He places a kiss on the top of her head and she nods against him.
"I'm sorry for waking-"
"One more time if you'd apologize over something you can't control, I'm showing no mercy to that pretty mouth of yours" he threatens, earning a surprised gasp from her.
"You...think my mouth is...pretty?" she asks, pulling away from him.
"That surprised you and not anything else?" he asks, lifting an eyebrow, amused.
"Yes. No one has ever complimented my mouth." She innocently replies, her face lighting up.
"Everything about you is fucking pretty" She bites her lower lip, before covering her face with her hands.
"Stop. You're gonna make me cry" Akshay frowns, visibly confused at her response.
"Did I say something-"
"I meant in a good way" she quickly corrects herself, chuckling under her breath and revealing her blushing face. Her response eases him as he smiles at her and pulls her onto his lap, effortlessly, her back pressed against his chest.
"But I didn't do anything to make you cry in a good way, Cara" he mumbles and nuzzles his face into the crook of her neck, slightly grazing his lips over her neck. That was enough to blow her mind off.
"You're such a flirt" she manages to mumble out the words, despite losing her mind.
"I'm fucking intoxicated when with you" he groans, placing his chin on her shoulder.
"You have a way with words" she places her hands on her cheeks to cool her burning face.
"Are you cold?" he frowns, tightening his hold against her.
"No...I'm fine" she chuckles thinking about Akshay being oblivious to her reactions around him.
"How do you say thank you in Italian?" she asks, leaning into him.
"Sono innamorata di te (I'm in love with you)" he smirks, placing a kiss on her shoulder.
"Sono innamorata di te, Akshay." she smiles, unaware.
"Ti amo anch'io, Bella. (I love you too, beautiful)"
"Do you remember Harish's engagement is in two days?"
