The Puzzle Of Love | Ishman

Ch.27

*third person's POV*

A few months later, Ishan was too engrossed in his studies and Shubman could only watch him sitting on a desk and a laptop, and big books which were haunting him and his boyfriend. 

"Baby, take a break now, it's been two hours since you've been studying for 2 hours straight" Shubman held 2 mugs in his hand. He had just returned from his cafe. He had a 24/7 access to Ishan's laptop's camera to keep an eye on him if he wasn't at home. 

Ishan didn't reply so Shubman kept the mugs aside and pulled Ishan along with his chair away from the desk. 

"What Shubi?! Don't disturb me"
"I brought you some hot chocolate. Please take a short break, Darling. It's really not good for your health to continuously keep studying"

"No I don't want it, go away" Irritated and tired Ishan spoke. Shubman's face showed the part of hurt his heart felt and Ishan suddenly regretted what he said. 
"..I'm sorry, Boo. I didn't mean that. Please don't be sad. I'm sorry"
"Will you take a break for me?"
"Okay, for you"

Ishan instantly curled up into Shubman, who handed him his hot chocolate. It was the month of Jan and it was chilly enough. 
"Mmmmm, I'm so lucky that you're my boyfriend. Thank you for taking care of me, Shubi"
"I love taking care of you, my Princess"

Ishan still blushed when Shubman would call him that. No matter how many days pass by, Ishan would still blush and feel adrenaline rushes whenever Shubman would kiss him. "Can I kiss you?"
"Will I ever say no?" 

Ishan kissed Shubman, feeling all of his muscles relax at once. "I want to sleep, Shubi. I'm so tired of this"
"Take a half an hour nap, Baby. I'll wake you up on time"
"Want to cuddle you"
"Of course. Come here, Darling"

....

Shubman then woke Ishan up. His eyes still showed sleep. "Are you feeling any better, Baby?"
"hmm?" 
"Still sleepy" He kissed his forehead. "Do you think you can study more? Or do you want to end the day here?"
"I don't know... there's so much to study"
"I understand it, Darling... I have a plan. Why don't you let me make your schedule"
"And what exactly will you do then?"
"C'mon, Ishu. I'm the owner of such an established business, arts might not be my primary skill, but I'm an expert at this kind of stuff"
"Okay" he kissed him. "Then we'll start tomorrow. Why don't you take me on a date today?"

Shubman beamed up. Finally a date after months!

"Go select outfits for both of us, Baby. I'm going to plan something quickly"
"Okay, Shubi"

....

"Double Date!" Siraj and Ishan screamed together. Their boyfriends made plans without telling them. 
"Where are we headed to?"
"The pub"

It was very crowded and people were dancing like there's no tomorrow. Some couples snogging, groups dancing and friends playing games and just everything was happening at once. Shubman, with his VIP pass got them to a less crowded and a quieter area. 

"Siraj and I will get the drinks. Shubi, you pay"
"Get whatever you want, Baby"

"How did you even convince Siraj to leave his studies for tonight?"
"I just said Ishan's coming too" he shrugged and Shubman laughed. "I'm starting to think he just loves Ishan so much more than me" Kuldeep joked. 

"Of course. Ishan's so loveable. He just has that in him. The first day I met him in my cafe, it was his smile that got me. His beautiful smile. His behavior was ever so polite, and everything about him just pulled me closer to him."
"You both really do have a beautiful story"
"Yeah we do... and the best part is, this was not the first day I met him"
"Hm?"
"He was my best friend during our school days. My crush, my first love, my everything. But back then, he didn't feel the same for me. He had these ugly, monstrous boyfriends who'd always hurt him in some way or the other and no matter how many times he tried, he'd just get hurt. He used to tell me everything about it. Everything. And I still can't forget the times he'd come running, crying, into my arms. Or telling me about his date excitedly, that I used to be so jealous of. But I loved every moment we spent together. But I had to leave and we never contacted again, never. I always wondered what that Ishan might be doing, until one day, my drunken ass helped both of us figure out that we were the lost friends. Now boyfriends"