Part 14

Part 14

Sai returned back home at late night. Virat was already asleep then or rather pretended to be asleep. He was shocked that for the first time Sai taunted him at the party, he was not used to this behavior. She was always coy, shy, understanding around him, she was the girl who was madly in love with him and he had started to like it a bit too much. So he was not prepared when she questioned him back and defied him openly. He knew she had been very patient with him and even though he was also growing close to her, he could understand her disappointment with him for not reciprocating same depth of feelings. All this was making him even more confused and frustrated than he already was with himself.

Sai on the other hand had started to loose her calm. It was true that she loved him unconditionally and she also couldn't miss that he was making efforts in this relationship in his own way but she was growing tired of waiting for him to talk to him freely, have him in every way, see the same love in his eyes like it was in hers for him. And these little incidents like that of award and party were making it impossible for her to not worry about the future of this marriage. True, that she kind of decided to have no expectation from him because of their circumstances but her heart was yearning for him and now she can't take his aloof behavior, his apathy and when doesn't open up with her.

Both of them decided to not take this matter further. Though they didn't talk to each other but there was a mutual unsaid decision to brush it under the carpet. They both had their own reasons, Virat was struggling with his feelings for Sai and Sai feared that this matter may further mess up their already complicated relation. So from next day they behaved as if the party night never happened. However, the storm was already boiling in both of their hearts. But everything from outside looked normal, at least normal as per their standards.

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Few days passed like this. One night they again had an intimate moment when Sai came out of bathroom  in her bathrobe thinking Virat was not in the room as she last saw him in the garden with baba. She was standing in the changing room she didn't bother to close its door as she thought she was alone in the room. She took out her night dress and removed her bathrobe when Virat entered there.

"What are doing here?" Sai shrieked as she hurriedly covered herself back in the robe but was failing miserably.

Virat knew that he should either close his eyes or go out of the changing room immediately but he didn't do anything. He was just transfixed at his position.

"What are you looking at. Go from here." Sai whispered still trying to stand straight and appear decent.

But none of her words reached Virat's ears as he his inner conflict was back again to haunt him.

"Wow! What a beauty. What are you waiting for? Do you need written invitation? Go claim your beauty." Devil said after he wolf whistled.

"Are you out of your mind? Yaad na pichli bar kya hua tha. Don't take any step forward." Angel was quick enough jump in.

"Damn! That marble body. To hell with this loser Angel and his saint advice." Devil purred.

"Don't...this devil is ruining you. Step back I am telling you." Angel warned.

"Ok, what about just a step closer to her. Just a step closer and then may be you can hold her." Devil lured him.

"But ...but..." Angel tried to stop him but Devil shot him dead with its gun.

"Ya, just a step closer and I can hold her." Virat repeated Devil's words and it smiled in triumph over Angel's dead body.

Virat come close to her in his transfixed state. Sai stopped fidgeting with her bathrobe. Virat slowly ran his hand from her waist to her shoulder and Sai's heart started beating fast. He traced the contours of her face with his other free hand and his thumb stopped at her lips. At this point Sai was completely lost in his eyes. She almost let go of her bathrobe leaving her vulnerable self almost half naked in front of him. Virat couldn't resist anymore and placed his lips on her trembling ones. It took some time to reciprocate but she did kissed him back. Virat kept sucking her lower lip all the while inhaling her body fragrance. He was completely intoxicated due to her closeness and body heat and same was true for Sai. It was long back when they had become intimate. After that even though both had decided to avoid physical intimacy between them but couldn't deny that they had relived that beautiful morning numerous times in their mind and always wonder when it will come back to them.

Today was one such moment for them and they just wanted to cherish it as long as possible before their reality pull them apart. They both kept mating their lips for what felt like eternity. Virat had almost pushed Sai towards the cabinet, shoving his body more into her while Sai was busy in caressing his hair. And when they were just about to loose themselves completely into the moment, the inevitable happened and reality gave them wake up call.

Virat's phone has rang at that time bringing him out of trance ending the beautiful moment. Once there was some distance between their bodies, both had realized what had happened. Virat was shocked and realized his mistake and left saying sorry while Sai couldn't believe it happened again, he gave her hope, came close to her and then left her in the middle. She had cried herself to sleep feeling rejected by him once again. Both of them couldn't have sound sleep that night.

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Sai brought coffee for Virat next morning but she saw Virat was still sleeping. She came forward to wake him but stopped as she remembered what happened last night. She placed the cup at the corner table and called him few times to wake him up but he didn't respond. She didn't want to go near him so she took the cup again and went outside. Sai gave the cup to Ashwini and asked her to wake up Virat and give it to him.

"Why don't you give it to him?" asked Ashwini confused.

"Aai called me in the morning. She wanted to talk with me regarding something important so I am going to my house." Sai lied and went from there quickly before Ashwini could ask more questions. Ashwini kept looking her for sometime as she wondered what happened to her suddenly? Then by her expressions, she guessed that there might be something wrong between her and Virat. She wondered what it could be? Her guess was Virat might have done something to make Sai upset.

Ashwini went and woke up Virat. He opened his eyes sleepily and the first thing he saw was his mother standing there holding his coffee cup. He closed his eyes again thinking he must be having some kind of dream. As in all these days since his marriage, he was so habituated to see Sai's face the very first thing in the morning.

Sai's face...her beautiful face and wet hair and that freshly bathed fragrance...the sound of her bangles and anklets...and that melodious voice in which she calls him lovingly, "Virat...uth jaiye subah ho gayi aap late ho jayenge office ke liye." He smiled in his sleep remembering her words.

Ashwini saw him smiling and lost her cool as she was trying to wake him up now from 10 minutes. "Virat wake up or else I'll throw this coffee on your face." Ashwini shouted and Virat woke up startled from it.

"Aai? You....here...now?" He asked rubbing his eyes.

"Yes...you idiot...itni derr se utha rahi hoon...itne kumbhkaran kab se ho gaye tum?" Ashwini shouted again.

"Please aai, atleast dheere bolo....God! my head...ye kya tareeka hai subah subah chilla ke uthane ka? And why are you even here? Where is my wife?" Virat asked irritated on being scolded by his mother in the morning.

"Oh! I see....you wanted to see your wife's face first thing in the morning that's why you are so irritated. I thought my son was practical types but you turned out to be love sick hubby after all." Ashwini teased him earning an angry glare from Virat.

And as he sat up straight on the bed, he remembered last night's events and got worried thinking about Sai. "May be she is upset from me."

"Where is Sai?" He asked again.

"She has gone to her parents house. Why are you asking repeatedly?" Ashwini raised an eyebrow at him.

"Its nothing like that." Virat replied as he took the coffee cup from Ashwini's hands.

He took a first sip and almost spitted it back in the cup. "God! Its awful." Who made this?" Virat said as he put the cup back.

"Sai had made coffee for you but since you took forever to wake up it was cold and I asked servant to make it again." Ashwini answered.

" Why she didn't make it again?" Virat asked still making faces over the taste of coffee.

"Bataya na abhi abhi she went to her house. She said her aai wanted to talk something important with her." Ashwini informed him.

"Aai, you know I cant start my day without coffee. Please you make it this time." Virat requested in extra sweet voice.

"Please I don't have all the time to fulfill your demands. I have lots of things to do. You see I am not Sai who keeps running around you whole day ready to fulfill your wish the very next second it comes out your mouth. So save your tantrums for your wife." Ashwini said sarcastically as she partly wanted to tease him and partly wanted to teach him a lesson for his ungrateful behavior towards Sai.

Virat looked down in guilt as he also realized that whatever his aai was saying was true. Sai takes all his tantrums and doesn't even say anything and he sometimes behaves so rudely with her. Yesterday he did it again. It was his weakness. He came close to her than rejected her once again. Ashwini saw Virat was looking guilty and she smiled in satisfaction. He was her only son but Sai was not less than her daughter. She loves her equally and nobody had a right to hurt her daughter in law.

Virat knew things can't go like this between them forever. He was definitely attracted towards her and had started to like her too. Their approach of brushing everything under carpet and behaving like nothing happened wasn't working anymore. Its high time they both start communicating. He needed to talk to Sai and clear everything. He got ready for office and thought to talk to Sai after breakfast.

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to be continued...