Intekhaab✔️

Chapter 19 - Qurbat (قُربت)

It was the last day to their honeymoon. And she still hadn't spoke to him, he kept trying to make small conversation with her but she gave him the cold shoulder. The whole day had passed like yesterday, he know began giving up imitation conversation.

It was evening and they were doing their final packing since they were to leave early tomorrow morning. Finally having packed everything Laiba picked out a pair of pyjamas for tonight and an outfit for the airport tomorrow. And she made her way to the bathroom. They had come up with a towel curtain on the inside of the bathroom, resolving the transparent wall problem. She took a long bath got dressed and lay in her place next to a Arif who looked her way. She wasn't speaking to him so she didn't even tell him to stop gazing.

The last two nights were miserable, she had the worst sleep ever. It had only been a few days to the habit, but they became used to sleeping in each other's embrace. So sleep had been rough lately. Thinking that they have a long journey tomorrow she deemed a good sleep to be important for tonight. She turned her face to the outside of the bed, her back towards him.

He too was fed up of this distanced sleep, so without speaking he pulled her into him. One arm under her shoulders and one arm over them, capturing her in between. She jerked at the instant pull but relaxed straight away. A victorious smile made way to her face, she didn't have to break her silent treatment and still got what she wanted too. She snuggled more into his arm, the one beneath her, just seeking the comfort she missed for two nights now.

"Laiba..?" He merely whispered.
"Laiba...I did say sorry na" he kissed her cheek.

And she just remained there comfortably.

"Speak to me. Please" he pouted.

She turned towards him still laying in his embrace. She looked at him but still didn't speak.

"Sorry" he pouted and pecked her nose.

Qurbatein hotey hue bhi, fasalon me qaid hein
Kitni azadi se hum, apni hadon me qaid hein
-Saleem Kausar

She suppressed a smile by biting her inner cheeks but her eyes couldn't help but sparkle with giddiness. She had already slowly began accepting him as her soulmate. And she was prepared for what their relationship demands. She was nervous for sure, but right now everything aside she was egoistic. She had sworn to give him the silent treatment and she was going to keep up to that.

He slowly moved from her nose to her Cupid's-bow gently letting his lips flutter over there a little too. She could feel his eyelashes fluttering near her nose add he blinked whilst pecking her. She sharply inhaled when he stayed there too long. She held her breath, feeling his linger over her lips. Her eyes shut as reflex when he let his tongue run over her lip.

"Arif" she shuddered as she breathlessly whispered.

He smiled, she finally broke her silence. His smiling face turned serious when his eyes met her intense and dilemma filled gaze. Her gaze held a force, a magnetic force pulling him into her. He let nature do whatever it was doing right now, without any opposing to his natural desire he claimed her lips in a proper kiss. She let it happen and took part in it too. It was like it was all just happening so naturally, effortlessly.

When they needed to catch a breath they pulled apart, the intensity in both gazes had grown and somehow they knew where this would lead. He placed a hand on her head and a read a specific dua before pecking her forehead.

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MATURE CONTENT ⚠️ (A/N; agaye hum phir ek beghairat scene ke saath lol. Jinhe na-munahsib lagey; the chapter ends here for you 😇).
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With each passing second the passion in their light playful to passion-full kissing converted into engulfing eachother in ways they hadn't before. Exploring each other's anatomy, which hadn't been exposed to anyone before. It was a first for the both of them but it happened so naturally and effortlessly that it didn't feel foreign. They felt at home, letting their fingers run over the surface of each others chest to shoulder, stomach and eventually even lower.

Her thin cotton garments allowed him to feel each goosebump that arose on her body in response to his touch. It was so delicate, yet still proved to be such a barrier between them. He let his hand slip underneath the thin cotton shirt. He could feel the skin of her soft bare stomach against the creases of his fingerprints. The gentle touch caused a tickle to run up her stomach, causing ripples of an unknown desire to rise.

He threw of his shirt and hovered over her, putting his hands back where they were a second ago. Just feeling the softness of her stomach. As he lay down closer to her, his hand made their way up, cupping at one of her bare curves. She hissed against his touch as it griped with more pressure. He nuzzled in the crook of her neck to soothe away any discomfort. And she let her hands roam his bare shoulders.

Placing sloppy kisses on the length of her neck he moved his hands up, tugging away that delicate cotton barrier. She hugged onto him tightly, saving her femininity from his eyes. He chuckled as he felt her softness against his solid chest. She nodded her head into the crook of his neck, hiding her face in embarrassment.

Taking his lips to the lobe of her ear he placed a kiss and then  sucked it lightly and whispered assuring sweet nothings into her ear. She pulled back and looked him in the eye as his hands began travelling down south. A tug was all that was needed for any lower garment of hers to be removed.she nervously laughed as he freed himself from any restrictive clothing too. Her laughter died down when he came back in position, but this time bare. He dragged along the bedsheet with him covering them both.

After a while of making her ready, he joined his body with hers. The silent room filled with soft and eventually louder moans of pleasure and expression of love as the couple consummated their marriage. It wasn't uncomfortable in the slightest to either one of them. It was like he knew exactly how to prepare her to a comfortable level to be able to enjoy the marital bliss other then have to just do it as an obligation.

The pleasurefull night was pleasant to the both. It ended with the two just laying close, no words being exchanged. Just resting to the tune of each others heart beat. He lay on his back with his arms over her, one on her back the other playing with the curls of her hair. Whilst she lay face front on his chest with her hands sprawled over his chest too. Their eyes closed out of exhaustion and they slept in solace. Solace, that's right, Sakoon, sakoon-e-ishq.

Kya hai ishq? Khuda hi janey
Kiya ho ishq, jo aap khuda ne
Deewar-e-shabh ko chala hai girane
Bachey dill kese? Pyar tho hojata hai
- Deewar-e-shabh

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A/N;
So let's not say anything lol.
Moving on to chapter 20..