The Lion and the Rose

Bonus Chapter 3

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Three days ago, I posted the Bonus Chapter 2, if you haven't read, please do before continuing with this update.

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Ashwika

Is he hurt? Have I been too harsh on him?

Two evenings back when we reached back to my parents house from the mall, Siva and my male cousins went to Vishu's room after dinner and everyone settled with PS. I was talking with my female cousins but my mind often went back to the elevator incident. The kiss felt so real and I tasted Siva but he was calm and composed as nothing happened.

When the clock hit ten, mom ushered everyone to their rooms and called the boys out. As our house is a two storey with two separate 2BHK flats, Vishu and I had our rooms in the ground floor flat while our parents had their bedroom and a guest room in the first floor. But with the relatives at our home, my male cousins slept with Vishu, female cousins and aunts with mom in the first floor bedrooms while dad and uncles in the living room of both the floors.

Usually, when our extended family members visit us my female cousins used to stay in my room and it used to be a lot of fun. But as I'm newly married and was there to attend the final wedding ceremony, Maru Veedu, they wanted to give us privacy. When I saw my family adjusting themselves in the rooms, I understood why Siva said he would feel uncomfortable. Siva tried to convince my dad and uncles to take our bedroom but they were stubborn that we should take it.

Siva and I locked our bedroom door and changed into comfortable night dresses. Siva took the left side of the bed and I lied on the right side, turning to my left and hugging my dora doll. Though we don't make love, I wanted to cuddle with him but when he doesn't want to, I don't want to entice him.

But at the end of the day, it's my man in my bed and in my bedroom, I too have some wishes to fulfil.

A while later, a hand curled around my waist and I was pulled back.

"Siva, enna panra?" I turned half towards him. (What are you doing?)

"Shhhh." Siva kissed my shoulder and pulled me more close to him. "I only said that we cannot make love as everyone will be around. I didn't say we should stay away from each other."

I turned towards him completely and buried my face against him. "I felt so empty when you stayed away from me."

"I was physically staying away from you but my thoughts were filled by you." He wrapped his hands around me and kissed the top of my head. "Didn't my thoughts reach you?"

I leaned back and rested my head on the pillow, looking at his face. "Maybe that's why, I felt like you kissed me in the elevator."

He didn't say or react to anything but looked down at the dora doll laying between us. "Idhu enna namma papa va?" I shook my head. " Apo thooki antha pakkam vachiduren." He lifted the doll from between us and placed it at the corner of the bed. (Is this our child? I'll keep it aside.)

"Papa venum ah?" I moved closer to him. (Do you want a baby?)

"First, fulfil your career goals. We still have time to parent a child." He cocooned me into his warmth and we slept tangled in each other's arms.

Today, late in the morning, his family and extended family visited my parents house for lunch and early in the evening we left for our home. The moment we stepped into our house with my bags and shopping bags, Siva held the pallu of my saree and pulled me against him like he did at the office elevator when we first confessed our feelings.