Forever Entwined

chapter 20 : playdium

-Author's pov :

Devaansh's hand held his girlfriends in a beautiful grip as he drove through the bustling streets with a continuous smile on his lips.

He was over the moon after returning from the mansion. After his mother and Shalini insisted, they stayed there for two more days. Spending the time with purity and no sour feelings. The connection Devika felt with his family grew within these days , forming a comfortable and enjoyable bond.

Devaansh and Devika were going back to the penthouse when an idea struck devaansh's mind. Being stuck in the whirlwind of emotions and troubles from the family disasters , he couldn't get the time to go out with Devika on a fun date.

To think about it, they never went on any official date but before preparing himself for that special occasion, he decided to just explore and have fun with her beside him.

He looked at her , giving her a loving glance and noticed her looking outside the window , lost in her thoughts.

Devika was happy to have a new family. She hated to be the centre of attention but the kind of attention she received after escaping that hell of a room , she never knew she needed it the most.

The love , care and affection coming her way from her boyfriend and his family overwhelmed her. She had spent a lot of her time with the youngsters of the family so those two days she gave her time to his parents and chachi.

And having spent half of her days with them. She couldn't help but think about the light hearted yet meaningful conversation she had with Devaansh's mother. Not in clear words but with hidden meanings, his mother expressed how much she wanted her dev to be married.

And she wasn't wrong. He was at the age where people usually start their new families and make new bonds.

But somewhere she felt overwhelmed with the thought of marriage. She had no doubt about their relationship and was ready to take a step ahead but feared that what if Devaansh wanted to spend a few more years or months as girlfriend and boyfriend or what if his mother had someone decided for him before she entered their lives.

The negativity somehow faltered when she saw the love in his eyes for her and care in his mother's eyes but a slight fear and hesitation lingered.

"Ansh, we were supposed to take a right turn here" she softly uttered , pointing at the way which led to their building.

"We aren't going to the penthouse sweetheart" he smiled , bringing her hands up to his lips and kissing them tenderly. She frowned , giving him a confused look.

"Kahan janay k iraday hein aap k" she playfully remarked earning a light chuckle "aap k sath bhaag janay k"

(Where do you intend to go?)
(to run away with you)

She shook her head , her smile widening as she moved closer to his seat , keeping her elbow on the central control and mischievously moving her other hand up to caress his left cheek.

"Kissay bhagna hai hamay?" She whispered softly . She roamed her fingers down to his jawline.

(Who are we running from?)

His gaze softened as he looked at her but the movement of her hands made him re-adjust in his seat. "iss duniya se"

(From this world)

She stopped her fingers on his neck and slightly pulled her face towards her , kissing his cheeks and letting her lips linger for a while.

His gaze returned to the road while his heart swelled with affection and desire. Driving by the side of the road , he gently pulled her face in front and gave her a quick peck on her lips and let her move away to focus back on the road.