Kiara Malhotra is sunshine personified. Ever smiling, bubbly and tenderly beautiful, she's more than a pretty face. She's a talented baker from Delhi, India. She owns her own bakery which serves some of the most delicious desserts in the city. As sh...
(A/N: Everyone in the book will occasionally address Kiara as 'Ki' for a nickname. Only Daniel will call her Kia. Please do not get confused while reading.)
Daniel Reynolds
My alarm went off on my usual time the next morning at 6. I tried turning to my bedside table to switch it off when I realised I couldn't. Kiara was sleeping with her head on my chest and naturally my left hand was under her.
I somehow managed to turn off my alarm and then my mobile. Since we all are very tired from all the stress of the wedding, I've decided to rejoin office after some days so that means it's an off day today.
I turned around and saw Kiara. My beautiful wife.
She was sleeping peacefully with a small pout forming on her mouth. I took this time to adore her. Her beautiful black hair were sprawled half on her pillow and half on my chest. Her delicate hands were on my chest and waist. Her beautiful eyes were hidden behind those long lashes and her rosy cheeks looked so cute right now. My eyes fell on her lips again and my thoughts immediately started running wild. What would it be like to kiss her?
I almost instantly shook the thought off. I shouldn't stare at her while she is sleeping, it's creepy. She stirred at bit in her sleep and I pulled her closer, snuggling into her. I wrapped an arm around her waist and closed my eyes again.
I'm starting to love this feeling. The feeling of her in my arms.
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The next time that my eyes opened, I saw Kiara was gone from beside me. I checked the time and the clock showed 9:07. I sat on my bed and looked around for her. As if on cue, she came out of the closet with causal clothes on. She was wearing a white sweater over a pair of blue jeans and white shoes.
"Good morning." She said once she saw me.
"Hmm." I whined as got up from the bed. I walked upto her and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. "Good morning."
"I'll be back in 5." I said and quickly went into the bathroom and took a quick shower. I then got dressed in a pair of jeans and a light blue shirt and walked towards Kiara's vanity. I saw her standing there with the box of vermillion in her hands.
She was about to pinch some in her hands but I beat her to it. She turned towards me and I raised my hand, filled her parted hair with a bit of vermillion. She smiled at me and kept the box on the vanity, closing it.
I don't know why but I internally smiled when I saw her wearing her mangalsutra.
"May I cook breakfast?" She politely asked as we were descending down the stairs.
"Firstly, it's your kitchen so do whatever you want. However, you don't need to." I mean, I already have servants for that.
"I want to. Please." She requested again and I nodded my head shrugging my shoulders.
She immediately went to the kitchen where the maids started helping her. I smiled at her back and sat on the kitchen island, reading the news on my iPad.
The doorbell rang and a maid immediately went to open the door. Soon my best friend, Xavier, entered the kitchen.
"Morning." He chirped happily and I smiled at him repeating his wish.
"Where's my bhabhi?" He asked and I gestured towards Kiara in the kitchen. (Sister-in-law)
"Kiara Bhabhi!" He called Kia in his basic American accent and I suppressed at smile at how weird that sounded.
When Savannah calls her that, it doesn't sound weird because she can switch her accent to an Indian one when pronouncing words like 'mangalsutra', 'bhabhi' etc. Jack calls her by her name since he's a couple years older to me and Kia. Savannah being my little sister, respects the age difference between them. I've learned to pronounce these words properly but Xavier hasn't so it is still a bit unusual hearing them from his mouth.
Kiara walked out with a confused expression on her face.
"This is my best friend, Xavier Smith." I introduced her and she gave him a smile. But that asshole stood up from his place and went to her to give her a hug.
"I'm so happy to meet you, Bhabhi." That moron said and Kia chuckled.
"Nice to meet you too. And please call me Kiara." She said with a smile on her lips.
"What're you feeding me today?" He said and casually swinged his arm around her shoulder as if they are old friends. Typical Xavier. He befriends people way too soon.
I cleared my throat loudly when both of them turned towards me. "What?" Xavier asked pretending as if everything's okay.
"Xav." I warned and glared at his hand which was still on Kiara' shoulder.
"So possessive. Why aren't you so possessive of me?" Xavier counter argued with a pout on his face and Kiara laughed a bit before keeping a finger over lips in order to suppress it but there was still a small smile there.
"Don't make me kill you, Xav." I said and he raised his hands in the air mumbling an "okay."
"Kiara, I'm dying to taste your food. Do you mind if I come to the kitchen with you?" He asked and Kiara gestured towards the kitchen as a sign of approval.
Xav turned towards me and showed me his tongue in a teasing manner. I rolled my eyes and looked back towards my iPad.
How did I end up being friends with this idiot?
~ Kiara's Outfit ~
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