Falling In Love With You

Chapter-32

Shifting to her husband's room didn't require much of an effort on Vasudha's part since most of her luggage remained unpacked . Pallavan made sure that she moved all her things into his room , he didn't care if they both got late for their office , all he wanted was her to be close to him.
                    Arranging her clothes and accessories did consume quite a lot of time but Pallavan insisted Vasudha that she arrange as much as her belongings in his closet. Vasudha tried to talk him out of changing his decision but Pallavan made it a point that there was no going back on his word . After shifting most of her things to his room , Vasudha checked the clock to see if she had any time left to prepare breakfast for them. " It's already late , Vasudha ! We'll grab something to eat on our way to the office..." Pallavan convinced her when she contemplated whether or not to prepare food with what little amount of time they had in their hands.
                    Since both of them needed to get ready at the same time , Vasudha took a bath and changed into her work clothes in her old bedroom , while Pallavan got ready in his room. Hurrying towards the garage , both Pallavan and Vasudha got inside the car. Pallavan drove the car at a maximum speed in order to avoid the traffic of the office hours . Throughout their ride both Vasudha and Pallavan remained silent , they knew they had a lot to discuss , but neither of them had the courage nor were they ready to talk about what happened between them two days back . They both knew that they both were on the verge of breaking each other down but for the time being they both , in their minds  decided to let the topic rest for some time .
                   The day progressed on as any other busy business day , only one more week and the project was coming to an end , so every  other Team Leader was pushing their team members to finish up with their last minute developments and to check in on their codes for any descrepancies. After their altercation with each other Vasudha and Saravanan avoided each other , and so was Pallavan. He was still not ready to forgive his cousin for breaking his promise to  him. The hectic day came to  an end and as usual both Vasudha and Pallavan slipped to the garage and made their way back home without anyone noticing them.
                    Vasudha and Pallavan followed the usual routine of their week day , only instead of going to the guest room Vasudha ended up sitting awkwardly on Pallavan's huge bed. She looked around the room . It was a nice room , with elegant and stylish  interiors and a well constructed balcony on the side . She seemed a bit out of place sitting on her husband's bed .
                   Her things were unpacked and arranged in her husband's walk-in closet , which he himself oversaw to make sure that she was following through his  orders. Vasudha kept looking around the room , barely getting a hold of where her wayward thoughts were going.
                  Suddenly she heard her husband entering the room  . She turned around to see him walking into the room so casually with a laptop in his hand. Vasudha swallowed hard at seeing him in such a closed space . Some boundaries were crossed after what happened between them in the bathroom. Suddenly the huge room felt too small for her, she didn't know how to react to her husband's proximity , given that they would be sleeping on the same bed. Living in the same house was one thing but sleeping together on the same bed and sharing the  same roof was a bit unnerving for Vasudha. Vasudha fidgeted with the ends of her nightshirt , unable to keep her nervousness at bay.
                 Turning to face her while putting his laptop in charge , Pallavan noticed the slight tap of her foot , the concealed fidgeting of her hands ., All indicating anxiety and nervousness . Pallavan  raised his eyebrows at her in a way of asking her ' Is something the matter ?' When Vasudha didn't give a reply he asked , " What is it Vasudha ? Why are you still up ? It's already getting late , we have to be early at the office tomorrow. "
                 "! It's just... It's ... I'm still trying to get used to this  room... Could I... Could I go back to my room , until I get used to your room ? I think I could sleep there better !" Vasudha hesitantly told her husband , still fidgeting with the hem of her dress. 
                  Pallavan's lips curved up in an amused smile , walking to where she sat on the other end of the bed , Pallavan stopped before her. Slightly bending to her eye level he spoke in his deep voice , " Well...! You put up a nice argument , my dear ! But you see... You're losing some major logic in your statement there... You don't get used to a place by not living there , you get used to it by adjusting and making yourself comfortable in that place.  So throw all your doubts away  and come to bed , Vasudha !" Saying this Pallavan stared into her eyes just to make her more nervous than she already was.
                   Two days ... Just two days he didn't get to see her dark eyes. It was true that she always tried to hide her thoughts , her emotions from him , but for the past few months he had come to like the mystery in her eyes . Everytime he looked into them , the more he wanted to get lost in the dark depths of her eyes and forget the world around him . As he looked into those eyes again , the two days seemed like a lifetime for him. He just wanted to remain like that , drowning himself in her eyes , for the rest of his life . He never thought a woman's eyes would make a man go crazy , but his wife's eyes sure did make him go crazy . He saw the way the black of her eyes deepened more , concealing everything and letting out nothing just as she always did when he came too close to her , to her emotions... Suddenly she turned away leaving him desperate for more of the darkness in her eyes.
                    Unlike before Vasudha couldn't remain unaffected by her husband's intense gaze , it did something to her heart , she realised that the more he stared into her eyes the more her heart was trying to become alive again . Against her better judgement she wished to be in his arms once again , as he kept looking into her eyes , she felt her resolve melting away . Her mind reminded her of the soul-stirring yet the destructive kiss they shared , the way his hands roamed over her curves , the way his tongue...Well let's just say before she could let her mind run waywardly , Vasudha turned away from his intense gaze.
                  Frustrated at her for still keeping him at an arm's length , Pallavan sighed deeply . Walking away from her Pallavan removed his T-shirt on his way to the other side of the bed.
                 When her eye caught some movement , Vasudha turned around to see what her husband was doing and her breath caught in her throat at his half naked form . The moonlight that streamed steadily through the balcony fell over his taut , hardened muscles of his arms and torso , the dark curls on his broad chest thinning over his stomach made Vasudha wonder what it would be like to run her hands over the curls. Suddenly sleeping with him on the same bed seemed like a very bad idea to her. 
                  Pallavan felt her eyes on him and smirking to himself he turned to her suddenly , catching her gawking at him openly.
                  Embarrassed at being caught red handed , Vasudha turned away from his very distracting figure. Looking away she asked her husband , "Is that... Is that how you go to sleep...?" She despised herself for how her voice came out all squeaky and breathless.
                    The soft blush on her cheeks on being caught while checking him out made Pallavan's pride jump in joy . He wanted to tease her a bit , he wanted to see more of the blush making her cheek become a darker shade of pink , to glow in the moonlight . He wanted to see for himself that he indeed was having such an effect on her. Clearing his throat ,  Pallavan remained silent instead of replying to her question just to make her turn towards him. As he expected she did turn around when she didn't get an answer from him when she thought he was gonna give her an answer by clearing his throat.
                   When her eyes were finally on him , Pallavan  said to her in a very solemn tone , just to pull her leg , " Well , I  would take off my pyjamas too and sleep with only my boxers on but since you are still getting adjusted to our new room , I thought of giving you some time , Vasudha ! But don't you worry , you will soon get used to me !" It happened just as he wished , her eyes went round and her blush deepened to a more sensual color , a delicious mix of red and pink against her creamy cheeks and all he wanted to do at that moment was to kiss her cheeks all night long just to keep that beautiful blush on her face.
                    Hearing her husband's words , Vasudha's heart thumped erratically , swallowing hard she croaked out , " Wh... What ?" Trying very hard to keep his chuckle in check Pallavan fell on the bed and turned his back towards his  wife , smiling to himself , he called out to her , " Good night , Vasudha!"
                    Oh how she wanted to thwack her husband on the head for teasing her like that , but slowly her feigned anger flew away and she smiled embarrassingly to herself . Not trusting her erratic heart and the wayward thoughts that circled her mind , Vasudha laid down on the far corner of the bed leaving a considerable gap between them. The previous day's tiredness and physical exhaustion caught up with her . Her eyelids closed on their own and she slowly drifted into a deep sleep.
                    Both Pallavan and Vasudha slept on the opposite sides of their bed far away from each other , however Pallavan remained awake for sometime until he heard the steady breathing from her side . Turning around he saw his wife curled up on the bed with her back to him . Slowly scooting over to the middle , he gently pulled her to him. She moaned slightly at first but then she turned around towards him , smiling to himself Pallavan pulled her close and wrapped his hands around her. Pushing her hair away from her face , Pallavan looked down at her , her face looked peaceful. Pallavan felt relieved that she was not having any nightmares. He kissed her forehead gently , inhaling in her scent and listening to her steady breathing , Pallavan's eyes closed to a peaceful sleep. 
                      Pallavan woke up early the next morning , even before his wife was up. He didn't want her to wake up to the both of them sleeping in each other's arms. He didn't know how she would react to that and he wasn't sure if was ready to face the fact that he was falling for her. But every night , Pallavan lay awake beside her waiting for her to fall asleep so that he could have her in his arms. Her steady breathing , her soft snores and her scent had become a personal tune of lullaby to him. And everyday he lapsed into a peaceful sleep with her in his  embrace.
                      The next few days went by , with their busy schedules both Vasudha and Pallavan stuck to their  daily routine . But every morning Vasudha woke up confused as to why she was lying in the middle of the bed when she very well remembered sleeping at the far corner of the bed and also everyday she was all alone on the bed , her husband was always awake before her . Vasudha feared if she was disturbing her husband in her sleep by rolling onto his side in her sleep , but he never said anything like that about , to her. Every day  he would greet her in the living room with a gentle smile and help her with preparing their breakfast and he never complained about anything to her. Something seemed different to Vasudha , she didn't know what it was but somehow she felt something was about to change in her life...
                             
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