PAINFUL PLEASURE [COMPLETED]

16. Grocery Adventure

SIDDHARTH'S POV

Avneet is munching on her fries as I watch her like a creep. I brush a strand of hair away from her face. She takes a huge bite of the burger and some sauce sticks to the side of her lip. She pulls her tongue out and swipes, wiping the orange sauce.

The imagery of how satisfying that tongue feels on my body flashes through my mind, and I instantly feel hot and hard. I adjust my crotch and go back to staring. After leaving her office, we came straight to McDonald's.

She ordered her usual - a small burger and large cheesy fries. I'm not a fan of junk, but she insisted I buy something for myself, so I ordered a small burger, which she's currently eating after finishing her own. Avneet loves to eat, and her diet multiplies three folds during her periods.

"Stop gawking," her voice brings me out of my trance. Her frown registers in front of me.

"Stop being pretty," I retort.

"I'm literally eating in the most ungraceful manner ever," she teases.

I rest my elbow on the table and support my head on my palm.

"You still look cute," I say with a dreamy expression.

She blushes and starts dabbing her hands with a napkin. That's when I noticed that she's finished eating.

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I love holding Avneet in my arms. If it was up to me, then I'd carry her everywhere. But it's not. She wouldn't let me do it. And I kind of understand her concern. So instead, I lace a protective arm around her shoulder and tug her close.

We walk towards the flat building. As we enter the gates, we see a line of shopping carts. I pull one out. I plant my hands on her waist from behind, lift her, and gently drop her into the cart. She shrieks at the unexpected gesture and stares at me wide-eyed.

"What -" She starts but can't find the words to finish.

I start rolling the cart. It's a weekday, plus it's still morning time. That is why the mart is mostly empty with only a few people.

"Siddharth," Avneet calls out.

"Yeah?" I question.

"We can't shop like this," she exclaims.

"Why not?" I challenge.

"Because it's bizarre."

Just then, a woman with a small boy in her cart passes by us. I look at Avneet and raise a brow.

"He's a kid, I'm not," she huffs.

I know that no matter what I say, she wouldn't be convinced. So I do something we used to do a lot as kids.

Making sure that the lane in front of me is empty, I break into a run. Avneet shouts horrified and closes her eyes. Right before we are about to crash into the wall, I stop. I turn the cart and break into another run. This time, she spreads her arms and giggles with joy.

"This way," she points to her left.

I position myself and push forward at the fastest pace I could go in. We follow through with this a few more times.  As we finally halt, I start panting, and that says something because I am an athlete. This means that I have amazing stamina.

The few people in the store give us weird looks, but who cares? I only care about this woman who's beaming with happiness. She gives me a broad grin, and I mentally trace all the lines of her face. Opening the camera of my phone, I captured this moment.