Discordance

Chapter Thirty-One

There was no way he had heard her correctly, nope.  His ears were ringing and his breaths were coming out in short choppy bursts. The hand holding her to him shook as he tried to comprehend what had just happened.

"Umm you'll need to repeat it again" he said in her hair desperately wishing she would pull away so he could look at her eyes but this was also her moment and he was sure she would pass out if he pried her away before she was ready.

"I can't..." she whispered but Abhimanyu gave her some time, especially when he felt her lips on his neck. God, why did that feel so wonderful? 

"I umm..I said that I really really like you too" she mumbled after a while and clutched him tightly like her life depended on it, which it probably did but in that moment Abhimanyu felt like he was truly the king of the world, nothing bad could touch him. She liked him? SHE LIKED HIM! His conscience screamed.

This was so out of the blue that he still felt jittery yet all he wanted in that moment was to get lost in her, her kisses, her hugs, just her.

"Oh monkey" he groaned as his hands slowly began to caress her back "you have made me the happiest person alive."

"Really? You mean that?" her small voice came from his neck and he bit back a grin. She was so damn adorable.

"Yes, I promise! I want nothing more than to be yours, be liked by you." He meant every damn word of it too. It had taken her almost two whole months to confess that she at least liked him so he couldn't yet scare her with the other L word, his monkey was so skittish that she would probably have a nervous breakdown at this point but he didn't care if they had only known each other for a short period of time, he knew Akshara was his forever and not because they were forced to be married but because no matter where she went, even if they divorced, he would forever be hers.

"Baby, you have to let me kiss you. I cannot not after what you just told me" he said trying to pull her away but she stubbornly held on.

"I can't, not yet, please don't make me" she sounded so sincere and sweet that his heart ached with love for his tiny little monkey.

Scoffing softly he smoothed her hair "what is it about that spot that you like so much?" he really was curious but he wasn't sure if she would respond. He had almost given up hope when she said in a barely audible whisper "you smell so nice, it calms me" if he looked at her he was sure she would be red from tip to toe. "I want to buy bottles of your cologne and bathe in it" he could hear her giggle but he hated what she had said with a passion. No, he would buy every single bottle out there in production so if she ever wanted to smell it she would have to come to him. Haaah! Take that Miss Goenka.

When she refused to let go after a while, he whispered to her "ok baby, we won't talk about it if you don't want to but I have to kiss you before our food comes." And finally she untangled herself from him, cheeks red as a fire engine. He stroked the back of his knuckles on her cheeks and bent down to press a kiss on that blush, so sexy and all his.

Their moment was interrupted by the server as he dropped plates of food on their table and he was thankful because he needed a moment to calm his racing heart. He threw her a grin when he saw that she was equally nervous, gulping her drink in one big sip. Pulling her close to him, he asked for a refill for her and kissed the top of her head "Relax monkey or you won't be able to eat."

She had staunchly avoided meeting his eyes before grabbing her fork and twirling the pasta on it and shoving it in her face. He was yet to pick up his plate and fork, watching her like some lovesick fool. Watching her eat enthusiastically was one of his life's greatest pleasures, her comfort and happiness were his top priority.