Wooing His Wife | ✓

Chapter 23 - Love In Every Breath

"Anika!" 

She blinked. He quickly switched on the lights. "Are you okay? What are you doing here, in the dark?"

She looked at him breathless. She had been dreaming all of it! Darn! 

"Anika?" He asked concerned.

"Hi! You came!"

"Yeah." He answered looking at her weirdly. "You here?"

"Ahh..I came for these." She said looking at the hairpins in her palm. "Gauri needed them."

"Oh! But why didn't you switch on the lights?"

"No. I was leaving. I just switched them off. "

"You okay?" He asked gently patting her shoulder. She was always little afraid of darkness.

"Yeah!" She smiled, at his concern.

"How was your day?" She asked looking into his eyes.

"Hmm..four out of five so far!" 

"Ahaann..is that rare?" 

"Yes. It's not everyday I get a sexy kiss on my neck." He said tilting his head to stretch the part of the neck he had received the kiss on.

She blushed. "What was with you in the morning? Everyone has been teasing me since then. "

He laughed heartily. "I actually was embarrassed too, later in retrospect." He stepped closer.

She giggled. "Get ready fast. Before mom starts her panic inspection rounds." Escape before imaginations come true.

He held her wrist when she passed him. "Shivaay!?" She gasped without turning. He didn't turn to look at her. "You look beautiful!"

She blushed. "Thank you!"

He still didn't let her go. She twisted her wrist in his hold. "You look royally gorgeous and insanely sexy as well!" 

Anika's jaw dropped at that. Well, she hadn't expected that? No. She had very well expected that. It was coincidentally a color he loved and she had taken good care to look her best.

"If you're done with your appreciation. Gauri is waiting for me. " she smiled winningly. No they were still not looking at the other.

"I am waiting too!" With those words he left her hand. 

She blushed profusely leaving the room. He smiled broadly. Neither of them turned to look at each other. Hearts held more than what even eyes could express.