Falling For You

Moments

“Priya, are you free for lunch?” Ram calls

Neha winks at priya, “yeah, I mean neha has come to meet me, we are on our way to grab some lunch..!!” Priya replies

“Ram, come to pizzeria near priya’s office, and bring him along.” Neha cuts the calls, hands over phone back to priya, from whom she pulled it a while ago. She didn’t have to specify who “him” was, don’t we all know and especially ram?

Priya’s thoughts were filled with Rams’ “what he would’ve thought? Was he busy? Will he think I instigated?"

 As neha beckoned waiter, “The regulars, and a veg extravaganza.” She instructs, the waiter nods

Priya looks puzzled. “This is your husband’s favorite pizzeria, so we come by regularly, and he knows what we wants so..!!!” neha concludes, clearing her doubts

As soon as ram and Vikram arrive on scene,
“Vikram come with me” Neha tells

Feeling the warmth of other hand, priya looks down at the table. It was Ram’s over hers

“Priya, iam sorry” ram confessed, “what?” priya asked

“Your father was in the office today. You know, right? We were finalizing the deal today. And its finalized. I am sorry, I misunderstood a few things.” Ram said

“You misunderstood many things ram,I take the blame too” Priya thought

“When dad told me this morning that, this deal was supposed to be a surprise to you, I was really surprised. I wanted to call you that minute itself, but..” ram trailed off

“That’s okay Ram, you don’t have to be. Truly speaking, we never spoke really. I know I am to blame…”priya spoke

“I am really sorry, we have to go, there’s an emergency,” neha interrupted

“What happened?” Ram reverted

“I’ll call you, don’t worry, we can handle it.” Vikram Replied with a wink.

“What was that for?” Priya quizzed

“His wink means, the topic must be nikki, my darling, the most mischievous yet the most loving." Ram replied, and priya smiled

She for a moment was lost, in his smiling face. True she wanted to conquer everything, but somewhere her heart pinched, as she wanted to go away from him.There was somebody she could call hers. Her Husband. Her Man.She wanted to tell the world, there was somebody only hers. Though her mind nodded sideways, her heart thought otherwise.

“How beautiful you are. You have made so much on your own, but why do I notice emptiness. Why this sorry feeling keeps lingering, on doubting you with Rajat. Why don’t you open up to me? Priya, I know you have a lot going. Why did it feel, like there was friction between your parents and you? Please let’s talk.” Ram thought, laying his palm on hers.

Thanks to winter season, Cool breeze in the afternoon, with his warm palm felt good. Some people leave deep marks in your heart, even if it’s momentary.

She was transported into past, her beautiful memory with Ram.

While Priya flipped through channels, Ram scrolled through his phone. A small glance towards Ram, her eyes landed on picture he was scrolling, of his childhood, improper set of teeth and clothes, while nose leaked, and eyes teary.

In a flinch she pulled his phone and laughed her heart out. Taken aback by surprise, Ram said, “Priya give it back to me.” Priya, “not by a single chance, Let me at least mail this to me.” Their catch and run race, got them on either sides of bed.

Ram, “don’t you dare.”

Showing her tongue, trusting her instincts that even if ram tries to catch her from the opposite side of bed, she moved to check options.       

But are instincts always to be trusted??

Grabbing the opportunity, Ram leaped on bed, pulling her by her hand. Thanks to the coupled force, they rolled down from bed to the floor, with priya taking in Ram’s load. And their hands entwined over her head.

The proximity, fanning of breaths, and his weight on her did things, to her, she only thought existed in books, because she hadn’t felt this way even with Sameer. This was something new to her. Her long lost infatuation for him traced its steps back. When she was starting to set-up her business, she looked up to his interviews. Icing on cake was his personality. Is it not a basic human thing, to love one, yet have a small piece of crush on another? Do we not adore super heroes? She justified herself. Yet she never hid this from Sameer. His ideas always seemed to up her spirits. But never in her dreams, she thought, would she be here. Sameer would always joke, when she spoke about Ram to him. “Why don’t you go and marry him?  I am sure, if your father knows, he can do something about it.” The moment her father’s name was involved, her infatuation dissolved. A moment lost. And Sameer would go back to nagging her and asking her sorry. But the things happening to her when ram was around, or even getting married to him, was never in her thoughts. The things she read about love, the adrenalin rush, the high pitched breathing, waking up some incomprehensible feelings, were all coming true in that single moment. It was like it lasted forever, until ram came back to senses, tried to take the phone from her. All the thoughts, dissolved and her reflex of pushing him and moving out was fast enough to fail him in his mission. But Ram grabbed her wrist and pulled her. For an onlooker it would seem as though she was cocooned with him. His arms and legs wrapped around her, his face on her shoulder. This time, the feelings rushed to priya with a higher intensity. Her face heated up, sweat beads formed. She immediately came out of the cocoon, not being able to hold it any longer, she handed his phone back, and rushed out.

Ram waved his hand, “Hello Madam, where are you lost?”

Priya, “Uh=Oh, nothing. Just some thoughts”

Ram, “madam I called you for lunch and I am hungry. Let’s Eat.”

The smell of pizza filled her nostrils, and her stomach growled.
And she didn't wait for ram and started to sprinkle oregano, and started enjoying pizza. Her face showed how much she loved it. Her face lit up.

"Ram you have the best selection.This is the best pizza I've had. I love it." Priya spoke with her mouth full.

"I hope I have done the same, even now" ram thought as he looked at her.

"Why aren't you having??? Trust me this is so good." Priya spoke between the mouthfuls.

"Madam, I know these people make the best pizza. I am here always. Didn't Neha tell you something? You should've known this." Ram said, smiling, making a light hearted conversation.

Priya blinked her eyes, meaning she knew of this.

"How cute, like a kid." Ram thought seeing her, blinking her eyes for approval.