Annika wakes up to blinding sunlight in eyes, having not closed the curtains last night. She didn't get in until after two. Annika, not wanting to cause a scene, went back inside and spent the next hour acting as if she hadn't almost fucked Shivaay on the patio.
Annika groans, how is it only Sunday morning. She had been home for three and a half days and she feels like she's been here a lifetime. How has so much shit happened in such a short period of time. Also, what the actual fuck was she thinking yesterday?
She pulls her pillow over her head, thinking back to the bar. Had she just not gone over to Shivaay in the first place he wouldn't have touched her at the bar, they wouldn't have ended up on the patio, and the night wouldn't have ended up with his hands down her pants.
Another wave of complete guilt washes over her, how could she have done that to Harry? How could she have jeopardized everything they had built back home. Drunk or not that was a shitty fucking thing to do. She would have to tell him, somehow. She should have told him after the party on Friday night.
She just wants to sleep. She needs sleep and a Egg Burger for her hangover. Bing Bing , Annika sighs, and grabs her phone. Who the hell would text her at 7:15 in the morning?
Unknow Number [7:15am] - Hey, I got your number from Siddharth when he was drunk last night. We need to talk. It's Shivaay.
Suddenly she can't breathe, coming home was by far the worst decision she's made in quite sometime. Yet, she wants to see him. She wants to talk to him. Why did he pull away last night?
Annika shakes her head, no, no, no! You should be happy he pulled away and ended it before it went any further. At least one of you had a conscience last night. Yet, it hurt that he was the one that ended the kiss, that he regretted it.
Annika [7:18am] - Hi...
She literally has no idea what to say, so the message remained unsent. She knew he could see she had read it and was typing, but she didn't know what to say. Her phone chimed again.
Unknow Number [7:22am] - Meet me at the pier in an hour.
Annika [7:23am] - Okay.
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An hour later Annika is standing on the pier, looking over the water. It's early, so the air is still crisp. She had managed to leave without anyone noticing. Jyoti was out, probably at the foundation or yoga and everyone else was still asleep. She hadn't taken a guard with her, but she was with Shivaay. She would be safe.
Annika notices a black SUV pull into the pier parking lot beside her car, he flashes his lights. Letting her know it's Shivaay, something the family always did. He got out of the car, a bag in hand and made his way over to her.
He looked good, he always looks good, he's wearing jeans and a black jacket. He looks, nervous, maybe? Hesitant. Annika can't stop her heart from beating faster, she has those stupid butterflies in her stomach that she used to get all those years ago. You idiot.
The pier used to be their spot, they would meet here when the first started dating, to avoid the prying eyes of the family, after that they would always come here after an argument. Neutral Ground as Shivaay had once called it. She tried not to read into him asking her to meet him here.
Annika smiles and gives Shivaay a little wave as her gets closer, he smiles back and places a bag on the rail. McDonalds. He hands her a coffee and fetches a Egg burger out of the bag.
"Extra cheese, of course." He chuckles as he hands it to her. "You always want one after drinking." She smiles, yet her heart aches that he remembered, or that he cared enough to pick one up.
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SOMETHING (BEAUTIFUL) UNFINISHED
Romance"You can do this. You can do this. Repeated like a mantra the whole flight home. No, she's been repeating it for the last month, since she agreed to go home. Its only eleven days, eleven days & you'll be home, safe and with them. You can forget. Aga...
