Unnamed Thoughts

10. 'Mine'

He drove thought the empty streets in silence. If he tried to take to Sonakshi she would only reply with short answers. Spoke only when it was necessary and smiled to see him so impatient. He'd been testing her patience, now it was her turn.

When they arrived at the restaurant, built on the beach, Sonakshi simply walked away from him. Not because it would irate his more, but because the sight was so beautiful. When he stepped beside her she took his hand in excitement.

"I haven't seen anything more beautiful, Dev."
Her face turned to his and she kissed his cheek. "Thank you."

The entire place was lit with candles hanging from the glass roof of the outside seating area. Music, Hawaiian to be more specific, played in a jukebox with young girls entertaining. On the other side of the eating area most couples enjoyed the water with their children or alone. Some sat on the sand looking at the setting sun, while some sat and enjoyed a good book with the music.

"Mr. Dixit." Sonakshi looked away from the water to a old man walking there way. He looked to be in his mid fifties, dressed in a Hawaiian shirt and beige shorts. His hair fell over his forehead in a dark brown color. His eyes were deep blue, matched the water perfectly. And, the man was absolutely to handsome to be in his fifties.

"Welcome. You're guests have been waiting for you for quite sometime."

His arm was now around Sonakshi as he shook hands with the man. "Thank you, Tom. You always make my life so much easier when I'm here."

"Oh, anytime." Tom gave Dev a tightly, loud smack on his shoulder and looked at Sonakshi. "Is this your latest girlfriend?" He asked him with a naught wink.

"Well actually, Tom, this is my permanent wife." Dev laughed at his expression and gave him that slap back on his shoulder. "Yup, I got married."

"Hey, that's not fair!" He took Sonakshi's hand and kissed it. "She's too good for you." He winked at Sonakshi, who grinned back.

"No, I was thinking the other way around." He pressed a kiss to Sonakshi's temple chucking at her look. "Now if you don't mind, why don't you show us our table?"

"Of course, Shanaya and Viola are waiting for you." He told him over his shoulder, leading them to a table far back on the gigantic beach.

"Dev," Sonakshi whispered to him. "I thought you told them we were going out together, alone." She tugged at his arm finding it hard to walk into the sand with heels. "And you should have told me we were coming to eat in the sand. I wouldn't have bothered the heels." Angry, he wasn't talking to her, she looked at him.

He was dressed in jeans with a dark blue and white, striped shirt. Over his broad shoulders he wore a black coat. It was stylish, she thought. He was stylish.

"Are you angry?" She asked pressing her cheek to his arm.

"Of course not. My wife just didn't want to talk to me for the one hour drive here, why should I be angry? I was just trying to tell her how much I loved her, but she didn't want to hear me. Why should I be angry?"

"You're wife says sorry." She stopped him, kissed him, and walked with him behind Tom.
"Here we are!" Tom announced seeing Viola and Shanaya. "I'll be back in a few minutes with your menus."

Oh the menus, Sonakshi thought. She hated the menus. She'd never been here before and with Viola here, it would be horrible.

"Hi Sonakshi." Shanaya stood up and hugged her. "You guys are late." She told Dev after wards.

"Of course we aren't late, Shanaya." He leaned over and kissed her cheek. "Haven't you heard someone say, The queen is never late, everyone is simply early."