Finding us

Chapter 39

They'd moved a long way away from the shore when Priya and Rohan finally stopped swaying to the music. The Mumbai City Skyline was just discernable at the distance, the lights twinkling like stars.

Twining his hand with her's, Rohan lead Priya to the edge of the yacht, to the railing, and smiled as he watched her eyes going wide as she gazed in amazement at the beautiful night sky above.

Without the interference of any man-made light of the city, the stars were shining brighter, twinkling around a large bright moon.

"You've made me speechless so many times before.... But never like this!" Priya whispered, gazing up at the sky.

Priya always loved to watch the night sky and gaze at the moon. She didn't know constellations or the different stars, but she loved star gazing, and she loved to rewind in her balcony at the end of a hectic week, with a cup of strong coffee in one hand and gazing up at the moon.

It just felt so magical to gaze up at the imperfectly perfect moon, with his gazillion stars around him, all in awe of his beauty!!

"You too have made me speechless so many times before, but never like this!!" Rohan whispered, wrapping his arms around her and gazing at her beautiful face, shining under the bright moonlight.

Priya smiled and gazed up at the moon before his words suddenly dawned upon her, and her eyes went wide with shock, heat creeping upto her cheeks.

"That's better" Rohan murmured, nuzzling her reddening cheek and chuckling in her ear.

But he didn't press the matter, and pecking her cheeks once more, he lead her to the side, where a table was set.

The table too had red roses and little fairy lights, but the tiny vanilla scented candles stole the show.

"Care for some champagne?" Rohan smiled, kissing the back of her hand before picking up the bottle of champagne from the ice bucket.

"Champagne? What are we celebrating?" Priya smiled, her eyes lighting up to find the unopened bottle.

"You... Me... My first date in ages... Because I've started hoping from life again... There are so many reasons really!!" Rohan shrugged, trying to sound off handed, but his eyes twinkled as he pulled the cork off the bottle, with a pop.

But as he poured the bubbling frothy champagne onto two flutes each of which had a strawberry at the bottom, Priya blinked.

Rohan handed a flute to her and smiled, picking the other one for himself.

"For the upcoming possibilities" he nodded, clinking his flute to her's. And Priya's eyes went wide.

"What??" She blinked at him in horror.

"Upcoming possibilities baba! Now drink up!!" he nodded, sipping on the cold bubbling liquid.

"What do you mean by possibilities?" Priya narrowed her eyes at him, slowly sipping on her glass of the cold, bubbling and slightly fruity champagne.

"What kind of a doctor are you? You don't even know the meaning of possibilities?" Rohan frowned at her, looking rather disappointed.

But Priya rolled her eyes and scoffed, saying "Ha ha, really amusing! So funny!"

Rohan didn't say anything, but just smirked - a smirk that silenced her as her insides fluttered and her brain turned to a complicated knot of emotions bursting inside her.

Why does he have to smirk and look so handsome?

"I meant... What kind of possibilities??" She finally controlled her thoughts and emotions as he poured another glass of champagne for her, adding another strawberry into her flute before pouring a glass for himself.