It's Complicated

Prologue

Anika was furious as she walked into the lane where he smoked. It was late evening and people were out and about on the streets of Mumbai, going home back from their offices. She found Ashwin at the paan shop, about to light his cigarette when she screamed at him, "Why do you need to tell everything to Hanish?"

Ashwin looked up from his cig stick and and narrowed his brows. He was taken aback by her sudden appearance and she had to repeat herself, "I said, why do you need to tell everything to Hanish?"

"Because he is my best friend and your boyfriend!" Ashwin said matter of factly.

"He WAS my boyfriend, no more!"

"But he still likes you!" He shrugged casually.

"That doesn't make him my boyfriend!"

"Then why were you asking me about his ex the other day?" He tilted his head.

Anika rolled her eyes, "Just....just like that, my wish, and you didn't tell me anything about his ex anyways."

"Because I didn't know whom were you really talking about!"

Anika was getting more furious seeing him so calm and composed. Yet, that tranquility made her stare at him.

How perfect he is? So calm! How can he not get annoyed when someone is screaming at him?

She thought to herself and said, "But why did you have to tell him about me asking you anything? Anika said firmly and looked at his embarrassed face. Her breath was turning fast as she said, "And didn't he bugger you off when you were telling him that I have messaged you?" I said and he was surprised, "He does not like it that I text you!"

"What rubbish! And can't he keep things to himself?"

He said and I gave him a serious look, "Yes, he shares everything with me too! I know that he..."

"Why would he share with you? I mean it is normal between us, we have been best friends for nearly a decade, and we share every dam..."

Ashwin's mouth was shut by Anika's. Her lips were all over his lips, pressing them softly and kissing the corners of it. She could feel his restless breath exhale on her face when she felt the passion to hold his face and kiss him tighter. And she did it. She did what she had been fantasizing about for months.

For a moment she wanted to open her mouth to let him in but she knew that he was in shock. So, she didn't want to go any further. She slowly moved behind and looked into his eyes. To her surprise, he wasn't only shocked but clearly smitten by her move. This spread a short smile on her face and she found the opportunity to hit back, "Have the guts to tell him about this?" She smirked and took a few backward steps, turned around, and left him stoned.