His Solace

His Lady's Husband

The man sitting on the bed was completely engrossed in his phone. His wife was sitting on the bed next to him staring at his face.

The man could feel her gaze on his face but didn't look up. His wife huffed in annoyance as he wasn't paying attention to her.

"Arjun, suniye na." She almost whined, pleading him to listen to her, making his lips curl into a smile while his eyes were still glued to his phone.

He intentionally didn't respond or look up at her. She narrowed her eyes looking at his face, then at his phone. In a swift motion, she snatched his phone, catching him off guard.

He finally looked up and narrowed his eyes mischievously, making her earlier courage vanish in an instant.

"Give my phone back." He said in a calm voice, though there was a hint of amusement on his face.

"No." She replied firmly, though her heart thudded rapidly against her ribs and in the back of her mind she knew that defying him was not a good idea. She quickly hid the phone behind her back.

"Give my phone back, my lady." He said softly as if trying to coax her into returning his phone. "Now." The single word was more like a command than a request, a stark contrast to his earlier soft tone.

She trembled under his intense gaze but was too stubborn to back off right now. Instead of returning the phone, she quickly got off from the bed, shaking her head in denial.

She was about to get down from the bed but Arjun was fast enough to catch her arm and pull her back. Her soft body crashed into his hard ones.

"Don't you think you should have returned my phone?" He asked in a low, deep voice that contained an authority that challenged others to defy him.

He expected her to get scared but instead she narrowed her eyes, surprising him. "You want your phone back?" She asked in an annoyed tone.

Her annoyed tone made him chackle a little and he couldn't help but nod at her question.

She quickly returned his phone without arguing further. He was caught off guard by her actions. He didn't expect her to return his phone so easily after behaving so stubbornly a few minutes ago.

She got off the bed and made her way towards the door.

"Where are you going?" He asked in a confused tone. She turned around facing him who was still sitting on the bed, her lips pressed into a thin line.

"Why do you care? You have your phone. You can continue scrolling. I won't disturb you anymore." Nandini replied with a tight lipped smile, her voice laced with sarcasm.

Arjun got up and gently gripped her arms, pulling her towards the bed and  made her sit on it. He sat beside her,
tossing his phone on the bed.

"Are you angry?" He asked with a serious face trying to hide his amusement at her anger.

"No, no. How can a mere girl like me be angry at 'The Almighty Arjun Singh Khurana'?" She asked dramatically making his lips curl into a smile.

"You can be angry on me because you are the wife of 'The Almighty Arjun Singh Khurana'. " He replied imitating her making her grit her teeth in annoyance.

"Aap na ek number ke dinosaur hain." She spat angrily, catching him off guard. His smile faded an instant replaced by a bewildered expression.

"Me? Dinosaur? Tum apne itne handsome pati ko dinosaur keh rahi ho?" He asked in disbelief, pointing a finger at himself.