Don 3: Heart's Desire

Chapter 43

Roma woke up as if in a daze. She felt something on her forehead and was needless to say surprised to realize it was Don's palm. He was hovering over her as if to check her temperature

She saw him looking worriedly at her and so she asked 'Hm? Kya hua?'

'I'm worried. You don't normally sleep this late in the mornings' he looked at her, all serious

She blinked a few times to get everything into focus then even rubbed her eyelids yawningly. Suddenly she felt cold and realized the duvet had fallen from her chest, exposing her naked chest. She quickly covered herself up and blushed, as it all came back to her.

Don chuckled 'I think you're alright, though' he said as he stood up 'Coffee is waiting. I hate to leave like this but Sameer arranged a business meeting...'

She avoided looking at him in the eye 'It's alright, go, do your thing'

She smiled and stole a glimpse of him. "I can't believe I had this sex god in my arms last night" was all she could think of

'I could cancel...'

'No, no!' she insisted 'You go, I'll manage'

'Why don't you take the Peugeot out for a ride?' he caressed her cheek looking down at her, then swept the back of his hand again over her forehead 'Are you sure you're alright?'

She looked up at him and smiled 'Yes'

He smiled back 'Good' then leaned in and gave her a kiss. As soon as he left the room, Roma hid under the covers and let out a girly scream that even made her giggle

She couldn't tell for how long she had stayed in bed after he left. Must have been a while, though, as she went through all of the previous night's events. She thought about the previous night over and over and couldn't believe what had hit her. She always though Don to be a great lover, but he had exceeded all her expectations. It wasn't at all how she had imagined it to be. When she was a teenager she used to think of it way too sweetly. Then growing up, she had become more and more cynical about it, thinking that sex was overrated. One conclusion that she had more recently reached, hearing out her friends, was that you couldn't have the best of both. You either had to choose love or great sex, but never both. Either settle down and fall in love with a great guy, but don't expect much as far as intimacy goes, or just settle for one night stands and flings that really had no strings attached but you were more likely to enjoy yourself than in a committed relationship. Roma couldn't handle neither of the two options, which she found both to be silly, and just gave it up altogether. She drowned herself in work and took her mind off any relationship. She wanted someone to love her (although that could never had worked out since she was all the while in love with Don) and also was a bit worried about still being a virgin, given her age (although she really wasn't the kind to consider sleeping around just for the sake of changing that). So she was caught up in the middle and refused to deal with it.

To say she was taken aback was an understatement. Roma was downright shocked. In less than 24 hours she had resolved both so called issues. And all she could feel was happiness. Happiness she had never experienced before.

She felt terribly sad to go take a shower and wash away Don's touch, but she did so regardless. She remembered the first time Don hinted at any physical contact, it had happened in the same apartment
Don was standing in the doorframe, with nothing but a bathrobe tied around his waist, his wet hair combed back, water dripping from his face onto his bare chest.

'You know what?' he said all of a sudden, punching the door into the wall

'Maybe I haven't made myself clear' he seemed really furious, Roma took a few steps back but he quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her into the bathroom, she almost slipped onto the wet floor.