Love that Hurts

HOUSE OF CARDS

"What more do you want from me?", Aryan spat at Sana. She had shown up at his practice, and had made a scene, saying if she didn't get to talk to him, she wouldn't leave.

"I want you to know what I love you Aryan. Everything I did was an impulsive mistake. Please listen to me, I'm the one you want, the one you've loved all these years. Not her, it was me, always me. You're doing this because you're mad at me, I know it Aryan!", Sana held Aryan's shirt and pulled him closer to her, almost as if to kiss him. Their lips were about to touch when Aryan held her shoulders firmly, looked into her sternly and said, "Get a hold of yourself Sana. Things between us, are over. I want to be with my wife."

"What if she doesn't want to be with you? After what you have done to her, you think she would want that? Any girl. me included, would die to be with you but she wouldn't. She knows what it is like, she has gone through cheating, your ignorance and your humiliation. You are doing all of this in vain, you two would never be together. "

"I don't need a whore's opinion on my married life."

"You fucked your wife over for this very whore. You and I are so alike Aryan, you are trying to get her back despite cheating on her and i am doing the same with you. We are of the same breed, we are perfect for each other. And if you think, you going back to her begging for mercy or yapping about how sorry you are is going fix things then you are so much worse than me, atleast I am not delusional about my chances. Think this over Aryan,"

Sana left and Aryan went back to his practice, her words playing over and over in his head. He knew deep down that what she was saying was true but he didn't want to believe it and he certainly wouldn't stop trying. She was his, for many lifetimes over.

She was his. 

He missed the ball. "Concentrate veere!", shouted his teammate.

She was his.

"Wide."

She was his.

Something grazed Aryan's Jaw, slapping his face to the side. Rahul rushed to his side and cursed the newbie," You fine? Are Ravi itna offensive kyu khel raha hai? "

"I'm fine, sorry. I'm just a little off today.", he started steadying himself to play again when Rahul asked Ravi to stop, "I think you have had enough today, take the day off."  

Aryan went back, and by this time a bruise had formed on his face, a very visible one at that. It was a miracle it hadn't hit him directly in the face. He opened the door to his penthouse and found Raina working on something with her back to him. He slowly started moving upto her and whispered in her ear ,"How was the interview?"

Raina was startled and she turned around frantically with her hand hitting his face, right at the place where the ball had grazed it. "Shit!",he cursed loudly. She noticed the bruise and quickly ran to the fridge to get the ice pack, Raina carefully and gently pressed the icepack against his purpled jaw.

"Does it hurt ?", Raina looked at him with pain in her eyes, unaware of the fact that she was singlehandedly ruining her own plan, bringing him closer to her.

Aryan's lips upturned a little and he slowly shook his head.

Now nothing will as long as you are with me.

Raina pushed the ice pack into his hands, while instructing him to keep it pushed against his jaw. His stare was making her feel uncomfortable, "You need to stop with the whispering, it startles me. And I didn't mean to do that."

"Bubble, I know you didn't mean it and I'm sorry for scaring you.", she slowly turned around and scrunched up her eyebrows at being addressed as a bubble.

"What did you just call me?"

"Bubble. It's my nickname for you."

"I don't like nicknames."

"Make an exception for your husband, will you?"

She whispered under her breathe, "You'd be the last person I'd make this exception for."

"What was that?"

"Do whatever you want Aryan, I don't care. Give me all the nicknames you want because it's a luxury you will have for just a few days."

Aryan's face turned menacing at the mention, "Bubble, I assure you I will have that luxury for decades to come and for as long as I want."

"Try me.", Raina looked at him with defiant eyes, and he countered hers with a determined one. Then suddenly, Aryan took her hands in his and then pushed her palms against his lips, whispering a thank you into them. His hot breath against her palm sent chills down her spine, she looked at him quizzically. He slowly forwarded his other hand and then wrapped it around her small waist. He found it adorable, how easily he could wrap her whole form in his, how well she fit into him. It was like somebody had carved out a piece of him and made her out of it. He pulled her towards him, and buried his face in her neck. He placed a small kiss on it and inhaled her.

Did he just sniff me?

Raina tried pushing him away in a panic, but in the process of him falling she fell on top of him and then the unthinkable happened. Her lips touched his. Her eyes bulged out of their sockets as the realization dawned upon her,Raina quickly got up as Aryan started laughing hysterically.

"For someone who claims to be disgusted by me, you sure as hell did kiss me right now.", Aryan said heartily, but Raina didn't find it funny. She was embarrassed out of her wits.

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PRECAP

Raina's phone was lighting up with messages from someone, as she was busy trying to fix herself a snack. Aryan couldn't help but take a peek at the incoming messages.

What do I do now?

He doesn't seem to be moving closer an inch.