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11. 'Love Is In The Air'

Later that night, Dev crossed the kitchen and walked into his dark room. When he turned from closing the door, he found himself pushed against it, Sonakshi holding him tightly. Then, her mouth was against his, violently. He recognized demand, passion, need, hunger, greed, and the longing love. Her lips moved to his neck and stayed there, her finger held his robe tightly as she waited for him to say something.

"I've waited too long, Dev." She looked up at him and saw the moon through his eyes, kissed him again, lightly. "Not longer. I've longed to tell you and hear from you, now I need both. Please."

"I love you, Sonakshi." He pressed his lips to her forehead and then around her entire face. His kisses were slow and lingered her skin for seconds before leaving. "I love you," he repeated pressing his lips finally to hers, and walking her back.

She wasn't looking for patients and gentleness, he knew that himself. Yet he gave her just that, he took her though the night slowly, loved her the way he had once before. And, she accepted, him and his love. She'd been waiting, she'd been wanting now that she finally had him there were no questions. He was her, mind, soul, and body. And in everyway she could think of, he was hers.

When he finally allowed her to, she slept in the warm circle of his arms. Before falling into that wonderful sleep, she knew she'd finally found home. The feeling made her a different person. She could call herself Mrs. Dev Dixit in everyway, emotionally and lawfully.

She awoke the next morning in the center of the bed, with the silky bedding around her, she still felt his arms around her like last night.
Turning, she looked at his face. Observed it for a few moments before getting closer again. They had the venue to look through today, rehearsals to monitor. And, she didn't want to wake him up.

"Dev." She finally called minutes later, shaking him. "Wake-up."

"No." He moaned and gathered her closer, pulling the blanket over them and falling back asleep mumbling, "five more minutes."

She laughed and tilted her head up to look at him, "It's ten already."

"I don't care." He found her forehead and nuzzled there.

"We have work to finish."

"I lied to you." He opened his eyes and looked at her with a frown. "Our show isn't until another fourteen days, Sonakshi. Viola and Shanaya are here to take care of everything. We are here because this is that very late honeymoon I've been dying for." His eyes closed again, his head lowered to the curve of her shoulder. "Go back to sleep."

She wanted to giggle when she felt his thumb trace her spin, up and down. Again and again. "You're not anywhere near sleeping, Dev. And stop that."

"Stop what?" He whispered into her shoulder, she lifted it to get over the tickling sensation. "I'm not doing anything."

"Then why don't you just let me go? It's been years since I've slept for this long." And, she loved it.

"Good, because you're going to stay here until I let you go." He backed away and looked at her now. "But between everything, did you sleep fine?"

She blushed biting her lip and buried her face into his chest. "If you'd let me."

"Good, I wanted to hear that."

"Now that you have," she was surprised as how quick she'd stopped blushing. "Let me get up." She reached over him for her robe but he pulled her back. "Dev please."

"No please. Stay here, I'll let you go in a few minutes."

Defeated she fell beside him again and looked at him. "Now what? Do I just stay here and stare at you?"