45| Honeymooning

Started writing on 28th December 2020.

Completed on 30th December 2020.

Word count : 3977 words

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– D I V Y A –

"It's too cold here." I said and went inside the warm quilt.

"As per what I heard, most of the population comes to Switzerland for their honeymoon."

"But see the weather too. I'll become a walking popsicle."

"Don't worry, it's just for one week. Next week, we'll go to a different country."

"One week? Are you serious? What will we do in this chilled weather?"

"Anything you wish. We have something called body heat which we can use any time you want." He said while keeping his cold palm on my waist. I pinched his hand and he shouted. "What are you doing? I'm already feeling so cold and you're doing this. Wasn't Delhi's chilled and dry air enough for you to come here?"

"Okay. It's just a matter of few days. Let's sleep now." He said while unbuttoning his shirt.

"Stop. We're not doing anything."

"I didn't say anything."

"But I knew what you were going to do." I said and pushed a pillow on his face.

"And I know what you love to do." He smiled before pecking my lips. "You know, last night was amazing."

"I'm not in mood. I'm tired after this long flight."

"Jet lag?"

"Hmm."

"Who gets jet lag in such a short flight?"

"I. Now sleep and let me sleep too. I don't even have energy to open my eyes." I mumbled and pulled him down beside me. "Don't do any mischief. Just close your eyes and drown in sleep before I beat you up."

"Okay." He said and pulled me over him while patting my back. As the chilled air stroke my neck, I shivered. "Feeling cold?"

"Yes."

"Wait a minute." He said and dropped me on the bed. Switching temperature of the air-con, he hugged me tightly and tugged a strand of hair behind my ear. "Is it good now?"

"Hmm....." I hummed. Hugging his torso tightly, I threw my leg over his' and kept my head on his chest, falling into a deep slumber while listening to the music of his heartbeats.

××

Feeling no music and the gradual up-downs of breathing beneath me, I patted the space beside me, only to find it empty. Reaching my hand more further, I stopped when I felt nothing above the bedsheet.

I sat back with the help of bedrest and yawned. "Ayaan!" I shouted but got no response. Where the hell is he? Standing up, I walked towards the bathroom and opened the door. Slightly rubbing my eyes, I paced towards the basin and sprinkled water on my face.

It was hot.

But my face froze!

And I too froze!

Until I felt a hard body touching my back and a warm breathe fanning my neck. "When did you wake up?"

"Just now."

"You were really eager to meet me. Well, truly saying, I was waiting for you in bathroom after exercising." He teased and winked.

"You think a lot. I was just washing my face."

"Oh! So it was me who was dreaming?"

"Yes."

"I see." He said. He picked me up and threw me over his shoulder.

"What are you doing? I'm your wife, not a two year old." I shouted and wiggled my legs until he dropped me on the bed. "What are you planning? See, let me brush first." My shouts were left unheard as he sealed my lips tightly with his. Trailing his hands below, he tugged my shirt out and moved his hand inside. "Ayaan!"

"I'm listening." He mumbled while kissing my jaw.

"Let's go out."

"What?"

"Don't you wanna go out for sight-seeing?" I asked and pulled his head up to face him.

"Your husband is in the mood and what you're thinking about is sight-seeing?"

"I can't help." I said.

"Ohh! Let me check it myself." He smirked. What does this smirk mean? He cupped my bosoms and I gasped. "You feel pretty good. I don't think I could go out in this condition, leaving my wife in a half aroused state."

"Man! You're too shameless."

"Why? I can touch my wife wherever I want. I can touch her her here." He said and rubbed his cheek with mine. "I can touch her here." He said and squeezed his hold, "I can touch her here." He said before touching my waist and travelled his hand in the south direction. "And I can touch her down there too." He said and I looked at him with disbelief. "Well, the same applies for you too. I'm all yours."

"Shameless." I muttered.

"I am, but only for you." He said and crossed his breathe with mine again, only to end up in rounds of passion and exhaustion.

××

"So, where are we going?" I asked.

"Swimming?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"Let's go to the food-court first. I'm hungry."

"Wait! You haven't prepared the destinations we need to travel? Then why did we come here?"

"How come I would know that we'll go out for sight-seeing?" He asked.

"What? Then what would we do here?" I asked and he pulled me down on his lap.

"The same thing that other couples do in their honeymoon. Sex, sex and sex." He said and I slapped his arm. "What?"

"Have some filter on your mouth."

"I have it." He said and I raised my eyebrow, "But not with you. I mean, I need to open up to someone and that someone is ofcourse you. You can't expect me to sit back and do nothing. If you want me to be like that, then I'll do the same."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"I won't act shameless anymore. I'll hide myself under the blanket of shame. Is that okay with you?"

"It sounds wierd."

"You want it."

"I never said that. But let's try it. We'll see what happens." I said and stood up from his lap. For a second, I thought that he would pull me back but nothing happened. He's really the man of his words!

"Let's go out." He said.

"Okay. I'm really hungry."

"Hmm.... We need to go out or you'll beat me for not giving you enough food." He laughed and brushed his hairs. Really no double meaning for hungry?

"Okay. Let's go out." I said. Picking a warm coat, I wrapped it around my body to face the cold outside. "You're ready?" I asked and he nodded. Going out, we ordered our brunch and looked at our surroundings. "It's good that the temperature is in control."

"Hmm... "

"Let's order some icecream."

"You were feeling cold just few minutes back. And now you want to eat icecream?" He asked. I shifted on my seat and sat close to him, tilting my head towards his shoulder.

"That time, I was feeling cold. But it's warm here."

"We're in public and it's not appropriate, even to sit like this." He said and I looked at him in disbelief. I couldn't believe that he was the one saying this?

‘I won't act shameless anymore. I'll hide myself under the blanket of shame.’

Okay!!

"Here's your order." The staff served our order and went back.

"How is the food?" He asked.

"Good." I said while munching my bite. Deciding to tease him a bit, I kept my leg near him and slightly rubbed my calves with his. Getting no response, my leg travelled up slowly until he caught it with his hand.

"What are you doing?"

"What am I doing?"

"Let me eat properly." He said and I nodded. Averting my gaze to the other side I cursed myself for being so stupid. "Don't you want to eat it?"

"Nope. I'm eating." I said and stuffed everything inside. After eating we went out to take a look of our beautiful surroundings. Most of the area was covered with thick white layer of snow while big colourful flowers were popping out in the resort garden.

"What happened?"

"Nothing." I said, "I was just taking a view of everything."

"It's good right? And you were complaining."

"I never said that this place is not good. It's just that I can't handle such a drop in temperature. Well, what's the temperature?"

"When I checked few minutes back, it was minus three degree Celsius." He said. Suddenly, I started feeling colder than before.

"No wonder I'm feeling cold."

"You want to use my coat too?"

"No. I'm alright." I nodded in negative. While walking on the way, I felt many eyes in my direction. I turned to the source of those those eyes and found a group of girls ogling at us.

It was not towards you but Ayaan, you fool!!

Why can't they mind their own business instead of watching others husband?

And this man carries his charm everywhere he goes!

I locked his arm which mine tightly and glared at those girls. "What happened? You're alright? Why do I feel jealousy?" He said and started acting as if he was smelling something.

"Who's jealous? I'm not."

"I never said that it was you."

"I...."

"Okay. I understand. They're just looking at me. You don't need to feel insecure with such a small matter. I'm yours and only yours."

"I'm not insecure. It's just that they shouldn't look at you like this. Not only you but any man."

"And why?"

"If a man stares a woman, you say that it's wrong. But what if a woman is shamelessly watching a man? It's too considered as eye raping." I said and he smiled.

"Well, it's true. But why waste time on these things? Let's go and enjoy the scenery." He said and I nodded. Wandering around for an hour he dragged me to a crowded place.

"Where are we going?"

"We're going to ski. It's been a long time I did it."

"Wait. I'm not going to do that thing. It's too scary."

"It's not. Even if you break your bones, I'll carry you back to the nearest hospital."

"It's not funny." I said while glaring him.

"When was the last time you skied?"

"The last year of our high school."

"You mean in class twelfth, when our batch went on a trip to Manali?" He asked and I nodded. Suddenly he started laughing loudly, "You remember how you skied that time? You literally fell even while walking."

"There's nothing to laugh."

"Okay, sorry. Let's go."

"Are you sure?"

"I am sure. Are you sure?"

"No. I don't want to go. It's too scary. What if I have an accident and lose my legs?"

"Then I'll carry you back."

"Everything is not funny."

"Okay. Let's go and see if you can do it. We'll start with the shortest trail."

"I won't die right?"

"No one dies in such a short way. Just look." He said and directed to my front. The area in front of me was wide and empty, without any obstacle. "Is it good now?"

"Hmm...."

"Then let's wear everything before it gets late." He said and dragged me to wear my accessories. Fitting my ski boots, I walked into the skis and took a deep breath.

Calm down.

You can do it.

"Ready? I'm here too. First I'll go. You can follow me." He whispered and I nodded. "Nothing is scary. Just look at this like your new project." He took a deep breath and sighed before skiing through the way. "You can do it. It's nothing." He shouted.

Taking a deep breathe, I rubbed the skis on snow before sliding down. The way cold air was cutting my face, I thought that it would be my last moment on this planet. Closing my eyes, I bent my knees until I felt myself being stopped by friction.

"How was it?" He asked and I opened my eyes. I'm still alive?

"Huh? I'm safe."

"I told you. Want to try it once more?" He asked and I nodded my head vigorously in negative. "Okay, we're going back then." Changing back, we walked towards the market where I saw him clutching his stomach while walking on the way.

"Are you alright?"

"Hmm..."

"But it doesn't look like that. Let's sit first."

"No, I'm alright. It's nothing big."

"Nothing? I'm not going to hear you. We're going back." I shouted. Going back through cab, we entered inside our room and he sat on the bed. "Drink water. It'll be good." I said while heating water. Drinking it slowly, he kept the glass on side-table and ran to bathroom. "Ayaan, are you alright?"

"Yes. I'm fine." He shouted from the bathroom.

"Should I come inside?"

"No..."

"Okay. I'm waiting." I shouted. I sat on the bed and took my phone out to check the notifications.

‘How is the trip going?’ — By mom.

‘It's good!’ I typed.

‘Don't spoil your stomach by eating junk food outside. I've packed some medicines in your blue bag. In case you need it.’

‘Thank you mom. And Ayaan's stomach is not well.’

‘What happened to him? What did you both do?’

‘After eating lunch, we went out for skiing. While walking in market, his stomach started paining. He's in bathroom.’

‘He knows that his stomach is not well. If he's not feeling well, give him those medicines.’ She typed. How come I forget it? By the time he was out of bathroom.

‘Okay.’ I typed.

He sat on the couch and closed his eyes. "You're alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Eat these medicines." I gave him the medicines with water and he gulped it in a go. "Sleep now." He lied on the bed and I covered him with duvet. I too went inside the sheets and lied beside him. He stood up and ran to the bathroom again, "Ayaan, what happened?" I shouted but got no response. "Ayaan! You're alright?"

"I am. Don't worry." Waiting for few minutes he finally came out and lied on the bed. "I'm fine. Maybe due to indigestion."

"You have a weak stomach. Still you ate out."

"I'm sorry. I forgot." He sighed. Covering us with the duvet, I looked at him and closed my eyes. Suddenly, I felt him moving down and hugging my waist. I opened my eyes and saw his head hugging my chest.

"What are you doing?"

"Let me sleep here." He mumbled. "Please."

"Hmm....." I hummed and pulled him closer to me while ruffling his locks, which eventually lead to falling in sleep.

××

Feeling something heavy on my chest I woke up and saw his head still on my chest. Needing to use washroom, I tried to shift him without waking him up but his tight hold wasn't allowing me to.

"Ayaan!" I tried to wake him up but got no response. "Ayaan wake up!!"

"Hmm......."

"Wake up. I need to use bathroom."

"Let me sleep. It's such a soft and cosy pillow."

"Pillow? It's my body." I said and he looked at me with his sleep deprived eyes.

"Why is it so soft?"

"How would I know this?"

"It's your body right?" He asked and I nodded. He poked my bosoms with his fingers and asked, "Then who would know about this?"

"Ayaan yaar, let me go."

"Why? Just sleep."

"My bladder is full. I need to use toilet. It's urgent."

"Okay." He said and cleared my way to the toilet. Coming back after brushing, I saw him still sleeping inside the covers. Having nothing to do I too went inside and slept beside him.

Ring... Ring...

Exactly how long did I sleep?

It was almost three hours after brushing my teeth, still he was sleeping. Picking my phone up I neared it to my ear and said in an uninterested tone, "Hello."

"Good morning." The voice said and it sounded somewhat familiar. Flickering my eyes open, I checked the caller ID and it was dadi. Oh God! I should've checked the name first!

"Yes dadi. You called this early. Is there something important?"

"First of all the time is twelve thirty, which is not at all early."

"But it's eight here, dadi."

"Oh! Okay then."

"You wanted to say something?"

"What were you doing before I called you?"

"I was sleeping."

"And Ayaan?"

"He's sleeping too."

"Okay. When he wakes up, tell him to call me."

"Okay dadi."

"Hmm..." She said before cutting the call.

I looked at Ayaan, while he was still sleeping. This man! Why is he so charming?

"Ayaan." I mumbled while looking at him, "What are you doing to me? You're the best thing happened in my life. Don't ever get away from me."

"I won't." He said while his eyes were still closed. He's awake! My eyes widened with shock. Did I say all the things when he was awake? It was really embarrassing. "It's not."

"Huh?"

"You said that it's embarrassing. But it's not. There's nothing wrong to say these things to your husband." He said and pulled my cheeks and I whined.

"Leave my cheeks."

"Okay." He said. Leaving my cheek, he pulled my nose. "How's it now?"

"Very bad." I said in anger and he laughed. "I'll go and take a bath. Do whatever you want to." I said and walked to bathroom after picking my clothes.

Taking my clothes off, I switched the tap on and stepped one of my legs in the water. Feeling the temperature warm enough, I walked below the flowing water. As the warm water touched my body, it soothed all my nerves in this cold weather.

It felt so good!

Drying myself, I wore my clothes and went outside, only to see Ayaan lying on the bed, naked and only in his boxers. What on this Earth did I see?

How come he was naked in this chilled weather?

Ofcourse, due to setting of the temperature of air-con.

"Do you like it?" He asked.

"What?"

"My new avatar."

"New avatar? Are you going to stay like all the time? I don't mind but the weather is too cold to stay like this. You'll become a walking icecream."

"This new avatar is only for you." He said and was about to pull the last piece of his clothing down when I stopped him.

"Stop. Go inside the bathroom."

"Why?"

"Don't you remember how you spent your last night in bathroom?"

"I remember it. You don't need to inform me about these things."

"Hmm... Now go and take a shower."

"Okay. But you need to be there with me."

"I've already taken a shower."

"Please." He said and made a pleasing face.

"No.... Now go and wash up. We need to go outside."

"Can't we stay back?" He asked and I nodded in negative. Rolling his eyes, he went inside the bathroom leaving me all alone.

××

Days were passing in a blink and we were now in Japan. One thing I couldn't understand was his order of choosing the destinations. We could've gone in a straight way from one country to another but his plan was like a spider web.

It was the last day of year and we were preparing for celebrations. "Divya!"

"Hmm...."

"What are you doing? I told you to be in kitchen with me." He shouted from the kitchen while I was standing in balcony. As he couldn't tolerate food from outside, we were living in a hotel suit with an attached kitchen inside. I walked inside and saw him cooking. "Where were you?"

"In balcony."

"So you were busy gazing the scenery when your hot and handsome husband is inside the kitchen?"

"Oh my God! Stop exaggerating."

"Okay. Let's get ready to eat." He said while bringing the dishes and I helped him carry the bowls. I sat on the chair opposite him and he started, "So, what's your wish for the upcoming year?"

"To get away from you."

"Well, let me think about it. It would never happen. Not in this life, not in any of our lives." He said while eating. "You want to know my wish?"

"No..."

"I want to make love to you on every possible day and night. Ofcourse not on your periods. How is my wish?" He said and I rolled my eyes.

"Pretty boring."

"It's boring? We need to do something interesting this time then. How about kinky stuff?"

"Shut up." I said and looked at the clock. "Time is almost eleven forty five. We need to prepare everything soon."

"I've prepared everything. What do you want— beer, scotch, wine or vodka?"

"What? We're going to drink? Then I'll have scotch."

"Wait. You're not going to drink. The last time you drank, it created a mess. Not now."

"So? It's you who's going to drink while I'm going to watch you drinking?" I asked and he nodded.

"No way. It's cheating."

"But-"

"No but. It's already cold. I'll drink the one with least alcohol content. Okay?"

"You know, getting intimate produces more heat than drinking." He leaned forward on the table and teased.

"Getting intimate after drinking produces more heat than the situations you mentioned." I said and ate the last bite.

"You won. But just a glass." He said and stopped for a second, "Wait a minute. Did you give a green signal for tonight?" He asked and I shrugged my shoulders.

"Then, cheers for living this year happily without any obstacles." Pouring scotch in his glass and beer in mine, we clinked the glasses and drank it sip by sip.

"Cheers for being each other's life partner."

"Hmm... It's eleven fifty nine. Just few seconds are left." I drank a sip and said.

"Ten."

"Nine."

"Eight." He said and I stood up from my chair. He look at me with shock while I was walking to him. Sitting on his lap I took the last sip.

"Two."

"One." He said and connected his lips with mine in an instant. As he took the lead, his smoky flavoured breath mingled with my bitter one, causing a really new different flavour to form. "You know, it's the best New Year gift."

"I know." I mumbled on his lips and kissed him aggressively while pulling him close by his neck.

I just didn't wanted the moment to stop.

Not now!

Not anytime soon!

He stood up and I wrapped my legs around his torso, while he kissed my collarbone. Holding my hips securely, he moved his lips on my neck and I moaned. "You know. I always wanted to have drunk sex with you. I can't stop myself."

"Then don't stop. Even I want you to be rough tonight." I mumbled and he smiled.

"Your wish, my command." He said and took my lips in his. Freeing my hairs from the bun, he tangled his fingers in my locks while shoving his tongue inside my mouth. Opening his jacket, I threw it on the couch and unzipped mine too. "Baby!"

"Hmm..."

"You don't have any problem in me calling you baby?" He asked while I was opening his shirt.

"No. Atleast not for now." I said and he smiled before pulling me in a long kiss, devouring every inch of my body.

××

"Divya!" I heard Ayaan calling me from my back while I was sleeping.

"Hmm....."

"We did it raw."

"What?" I asked and turned to him while rubbing my eyes.

"I forgot to use protection last night."

"Okay." I said and turned my back to him.

"Are you okay with it?"

"Hmm..... Now let me sleep." I closed my eyes to fall in sleep as we slept late at night. Or I can say, we slept in the morning. And it was still morning. He kept his hand over my waist and hugged me tightly from back. He threw his legs over mine, while his breathe kept fanning my neck.

The thing was, we were naked and sexual tension was high. Each and every part of his body was touching mine.

Control. Control.

I started counting numbers and slipped into sleep in between.

*****

TIED TOGETHER BY LOVE 💍

It's the second last day of year and ofcourse Taehyung's birthday.