His Arranged Wife

Movie Time

Rudra's pov

My eyes scanned the environment and a sigh left my lips. It was Shridha's idea to give me a trip around the city but it was raining heavily and our plan unfortunately was canceled. I leaned against the railing while looking at my girlfriend who was seated on the armchair with her sad face in her hand.
" It's alright na. We can talk the whole day." I said and she threw a glare at me before shaking her head.
" What do you want to talk about, Mr. Kapoor? We had the whole night chat yesterday and now I planned to show you around and look at the weather. It's raining.. oh god. It's literally pouring at the end of January. " She said while standing up and coming towards me and I smiled at her.
" We can talk about you, darling." I said while holding her and she removed my grip from around her.
" You know Rudra.." her voice softened as she looked at me, holding the rail, " I like rain and it is my most favorite season after winter but not today. I don't feel love for it." She said and I tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.
" What made you lose your love for rain?"
" This." She pointed towards the heavy downpour with a sigh, " We rarely meet and not to forget we don't really go on dates. I can count on my fingers the number of dates we went on in these five months. You will leave tomorrow and I cannot do anything to make you happy during the period of your stay." Again her face fell and I smiled at her.
I didn't expect her to say these but it felt nice hearing these words.
" Who said we cannot have a date today?" I asked and she looked at me for a moment before averting her gaze to the trees which danced in the rain.
" I am not talking." She said and I chuckled.
" Okay, we can still watch your favorite movie. I don't know what movie you like. So it will be an effective date, right," I proposed and she thought for a while before rushing inside and bringing her laptop which made me chuckle again. She fastly set up the speaker and a rug near the couch. She went inside the bedroom again and came back with a blanket this time and I bit my lower lip.
It seems like a plan.
I stood there while observing her as she went to the kitchen and came back with some snacks which she placed near the laptop on the table. When she was satisfied, she looked at me and threw the happiest grin which almost took my breath away. She turned off the lights and placed a few electrical lights at the table which gave a glowy yet theatrical effect to the living room of Shridha Saxena.
" Let's get our seats. " She said and I walked over to her and sat where she made me sit. She sat beside me while browsing Netflix.
" What language will you prefer?" She asked while going through the options and I shrugged my shoulders.
" I am okay with anything." I said and although she didn't look at me I could see the mischievous smirk on her face.
" Okay then." She said finally choosing a movie and leaning back sitting comfortably on the couch beside me.
The movie began with a man and then the dog and when I finally tried to focus on the movie, my eyes widened.
" I don't know Kannada, Ridha." I said and she burst out laughing. Something in her laugh made my heart beat faster as a smile made its way to my lips.
" Didn't you tell me, anything is okay for you." She teased me and I shook my head at her.
" I thought you would choose English or Hindi, I didn't think that my wife would also know Kannada." I said and she proudly patted her shoulders before changing the movie.
" The movie we were about to watch was Charlie. My favorite movie forever but as you don't know the language and the dubbed version doesn't give me the same feeling, let's watch something which is next on the list. " She again chose a movie and sat back.

A walk to remember, that's what it read and I looked at her.
" I have read the book years ago but this is the first time I am watching this movie. I am not a movie person." She confessed and I touched her head, running my fingers through her hair.
" So you are a book person. What kind of books do you read?" I asked and she was still looking at the screen when she answered.
" Predominantly Romance and comedy" she said and this time I had a mischievous smirk on my face.

" Romance huh?"

" Yes. But it was three years ago. I don't get enough time to read now and also I have unwrapped books on my shelf which I planned to read but couldn't." She said and looked at me and when her eyes locked with mine, she gasped.
One of my favorite things about Shridha is that she understands my gaze, the emotions in my eyes within a blink and I don't need words to decipher it to her. Her eyes widened when she realized what are the things running inside my mind and even when she wanted to avert the gaze , she couldn't.
" What books have you read so far?' I whispered and she gulped down as her cheeks turned red and I licked my lips making her even more nervous.
" Yo..you are distracting. We were watching a movie. Focus." She said while shaking her head and more than to me, she was saying this to herself. I held back my laugh as I saw the sweat on her forehead and her hands fumbling with her blue maxi dress with straps.
She got ready to go out with me but as the plan was cancelled, she didn't bother to change, rather she removed the white jacket she was wearing earlier.
Her gaze was fixated on the screen as she was engrossed in the story while my eyes found her more attractive than the movie. I rarely saw what the movie was about although I wanted to know her taste but I couldn't avert my gaze from her face, the emotions in her eyes as they shone on a  happy scene and tear up during the sad one. She threw her legs in my lap to make some space for herself to lean comfortably on the couch. I laid the blanket over us and touched her feet.
" Na.. A man should not touch a woman's feet." She said still looking at the screen and I looked at her with curiosity filled my gaze.
" Even when he is your husband?"
" Particularly if he is a husband." She replied while trying to pull her leg but I kept it in place.
" That's a stress booster."
" Huh?" She finally looked at me , confused probably.
" My hand moments on your feet are a firm stress booster." I said and she knew she cannot argue with me otherwise she will miss the most important scene from the movie. She looked back at the screen and I gently touched her toes before pinching it and she smiled.
" You are tickling me again." She said and I smiled while continuing my movements. I gently massaged her feets and I felt her relaxing near me. The next time I looked at her, she had fallen asleep and I was quite surprised.
We slept around five in the morning after having a debate about where to sleep and finally we both slept on the bed with a great wall of Mysore being constructed by Shridha with the help of pillows between us. I was the first one to get up and it must be around twelve while Shridha woke up an hour later. We had our brunch which was prepared by me and then planned to go out which eventually failed. I looked at my watch which showed five in the evening and my girl was asleep again.

Next day

" I don't know what to say." She said while sitting on the bed holding her phone as I took out her trolley to pack her bags.
After having a three hour conversation, she finally agreed to go back home with me and now she is brainstorming about what to tell her parents.
" Give me the phone and let me talk to them." I said and she shook her head.
" If I will let you speak to them then I will be digging my own grave. Let me talk." She said while getting up and finally dialing her mother's number. Meanwhile I took out her dresses to pack and she crossed her fingers as the ring went.
" Haan Maa, Mai Ghar aa .. Yes Mom, can I come home?" I smirked looking at her. The angry lioness was now behaving like a scared cat.
" No, I don't have any work left here. I am free these days so I thought of coming back." I couldn't hear the other side but looking at her expression, I was at ease.
" Okay Mom, I will come back today."
" Yeah, one of my friends had coupons which are expiring tomorrow so we booked the tickets for today." My eyes widened hearing her story which she made up in an instant.
" Lier" I mouthed and she held back her smile.
" Okay mumma. Bye." She finally hung up and jumped into her place before running towards me and falling in my arms.
" Yes I am going back." She said with all the smileys on her face and I kissed her forehead.
" Hmm. We are going back." I said and she took her clothes from my hand and started to pack her bags.
After a few hours we were at the airport and as we moved ahead after the check in my eyes landed on someone and my feets halted in the track. I took a moment to look carefully at the person.
A slim girl, a little taller than Shridha stood in front of us. Her black hair was changed into blonde and also shortened in length. The overcoat which matched her hair hung on her wrist as her eyes met mine.
" What happened?" Shridha asked as she found me stuck at my place and her gaze followed mine

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