by your side ! [Completed✓]

19. His warmth

JEEVIKA

We finally reached at our flat in Delhi and I'm on my bed waiting for Arhaan to return back from kitchen as he insisted on making dinner for us tonight.

It's 11:15pm.

I was not ready for this but I had to agree on this as he said that it was my very first day in our home. I was lost in my own chain of thoughts thinking about whatever happened in the past few days.

It was difficult for us to leave Arhaan's home.While we were packing our stuffs, I genuinely felt that Arhaan wants to spend more time here. Also because he must not be ready to leave papa alone with pihu and mummy home. I understand his feelings. It was hard for him to forget whatever happened in the past days.

While we were leaving mummy was crying a lot but Arhaan and I promised her that we'll visit again on Holi which is upcoming after a month probably. When we reached at our home we were welcomed by Arjun. I wasn't expecting at all that I will be welcomed like this. Arjun, my lovely devar, was standing on the door with a puja ki plate all ready with diya and other things.

He welcomed me and Arhaan inside. I saw that the hall was decorated all with balloons and flowers. It was looking beautiful. The hall covered a large area and everything was in the shade of beige.

There was large and comfy sofa in the centre and TV was attached on the wall infront of it. It had big glass window on one side which led to balcony. We sat in the hall and talked for sometime and then I was taken to our bedroom by Arhaan. When he opened the door, his eyes went wide. He looked inside the room, then at me and then shouted, "ARJUNNN!!".

Arjun yelled back in a teasing voice, "Main nahi aaraha aap dono ko disturb karne iss waqt". Arhaan made a face and welcomed me inside the room. My eyes too went wide on seeing the room. It was decorated with flowers and candles. We went towards the table on which a bouquet of red rose flowers was kept. It also had a note. I took it out to read.

My eyes came out of my socket after reading, "Your honeymoon got disturbed because of obvious reasons so I thought of turning your bedroom into a romantic honeymoon spot for you both, I hope you both enjoy the first night in your room,Bhaiya-Bhabhi".

After seeing my reaction Arhaan hurriedly snatched the note from my hand and read it. He cursed Arjun under his breathe.

Arjun is surely a naughty guy.

Arhaan immediately apologised about it and I could see his cheeks had turned all red.

After taking rest for sometime he went to cook for us and I was laying on the bed inside the cozy blanket when my chain of thoughts got disturbed. Arhaan came inside the room with two plates of food in his hand.

He placed it on the table. I came out of my blanket and went to sit on the sofa. We ate our dinner together. He went and cleared the dishes and I returned back to my pretty-cozy-comfortable blanket.

I was looking around the room. It is really beautiful and too in the shade of beige. The bed on which I'm sitting is placed in the centre of the room with two side tables placed on each side of the bed. It has huge glass windows which is covered with white curtains. A guitar is kept near the glass door which leads to the balcony and also a bean bag is lying there.

Arhaan barged inside the room again rubbing his hands together and saying, "Yaar yahan toh Kashmir Jaisi thand hai". I laughed on this and patted my hand on the bed signalling him to come and snuggle inside the blanket. We rested our bodies on the bed.

"Lights off kardu?"

I hummed and he switched off the lights. The room was silent. We could hear each other breathing.

Arhaan broke the silence by speaking, "Jeevika".

I hummed in a reply. "Did you feel bad after reading out that note by Arjun?",he positioned himself on his elbow looking at me.

"No,why would I?", I looked towards him and continued, "Devar-bhabhi ka Rishta hai hamara, haq hai unko hume tease karne ka". He chuckled after listening to this.

"Arjun is a very free minded and funny guy, you'll get to know him soon",he said smiling a bit.

I hummed.

"Arjun has a .. uh- girlfriend", he said. We were still looking towards each other. "Whose that lucky girl?",I asked him with a smile on my lips.

"Annu-Annupriya. they're together since 4years", he said. "WOW!!! that's great", I exclaimed in excitement getting up from my so comfortable position. It's hard to be in a relation for such long these days.

"They met in their school days 12th standard.. since then I've only seen their love growing more day by day",he continued to speak. "ummhmm nicee" , I said with a grinning face.

"I'm telling you all this because.. she often visits here and sometimes stays back here"... "Maybe tomorrow she will visit to meet us, especially YOU",he said pointing his hand towards me.

"Okayy I'm excited to meet her", I said and lied down again on my place.

He smiled looking at me and adjusted himself on his place.

We were facing each other, our eyes met. After looking at each other for few minutes, he shifted a little closer to me and tucked my loose strand of hairs behind my ear. He placed his palm on my cheeks and started caressing my cheek with his thumb. I felt a knot tightening in my stomach.

He was gazing inside my eyes intensely. Suddenly he opened his mouth to speak, " Baby ".

I felt sudden goosebumps in my body. I didn't see that coming oopsie!

I remained silent for a minute, then he took his hand towards my wrist and started playing with my bangles like a kid. He had a cute-innocent smile on his lips.

The room was surrounded with utter darkness as well as silence. I was still gazing him playing with my bangles. He then, held my arm and pulled me closer to him and placed my head on his arm.

He curled his arm and thus my head was lying on his chest now. He was holding me loosely yet with utmost love and care. He came near my ear and whispered slowly, "Apni biwi ko apne karib rakhhna chahte hai hum, please". I felt warmth. Warmth of a partner which probably every woman craves for.

I was getting that warmth in his arms. I don't know why but I didn't wanted either to separate from him so I just hummed on his question. He looked down and raised my chin with his fingers only to make me look into his eyes. His beautiful eyes. He too was gazing directly into my eyes, when he asked, "Baby... Are you happy?".

I could see care for me in his eyes. I lowered my head down and placed my head comfortably on his chest again. "Yes I'm happy.. Aap?"

He was rubbing my back with his one hand and with the other he was caressing my hairs. He touched his lips on my hairs and said, "bohot!". I smiled. Closing my eyes I again slipped into my chain of thoughts.

It was just one month into our marriage and I could feel myself falling for him slowly. He was something different, a gentleman. Caring, protective, good hearted. Handsome, Muscular, Charming.

Everything a girl desires for.

I have never been this close to anyone, not even Rudra. Yes, Rudra and I have hugged many times but we never spent a night together in a room alone. It was a LDR. This experience with Arhaan is completely different. We've been sharing the same room since last one month and we started sleeping on the same bed some days ago but he never did this to me.

This is the first time we're sleeping this close and I didn't wanted to go away from him. I wanted him to keep me in his embrace and make me forget my past. I wanted us to start fresh. As a husband and wife!

I raised my head to look at him and I found him sleeping with a peaceful smile on his face. Soon I too slipped in a deep and peaceful sleep.