HeartBeat - Chapter 10

*Love is in the Air*

As soon as they reached home, Raj headed for their room but Minal went to her sister-in-law's room.

"What do I do?, What do I do? , What do I do? I never thought love would make me so mad. To love is so easy but to express it....... its like your stuck in one of your computer programme." He flopped on bed removing his shirt. He was getting ever so restless after that lunch encounter. Closing his eyes he tried to relax but failed. Her face kept rotating in his mind. That pretty face nearing him, her lovely eyes, that smooth skin, those tempting lips just centimeters away from his, when..............

He opened his eyes and sat up on bed. He was being totally disoriented. Getting eager for her day-by-day and even more restless when she would be naughty with him.

"Maybe even she is going through the same emotions, maybe she is reluctant to express her feelings and is hiding it by being naughty. Yes of course that's what happening. How stupid of me. I was supposed to make that first move instead I asked her to do it. She has just got used to me and I have already started demanding. No, I must make her feel comfortable. I shouldn’t...... Damn its so hard to stay away from her. By the way, where is she? "

He went out to look for her. Hopping that she might be in kitchen he went there.

"Do you want something, Sir." Said their maid. He nodded ‘no’ and headed towards his parents room when he hear laughs from his sister’s room. He slowly walked towards her room without making any noise. As the door was wide open, he peeked in and saw Minal and his nephew playing on bed while his sister watched and talked with her. He saw his wife happily getting along with all his family members. She had accepted them with her open heart and was ready to start her new life with them. He starred at her happy face, playing with his nephew, tickling him, kissing his cheeks. He could have sworn to stand there and watch her like this for the rest of his life. Quietly he turned and left for his room. Lying on bed he felt lucky to have her as his wife. Loving, a bit notorious but caring wife. Thinking of her, he dozed off.

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"How do you find him??" asked Rekha, Minal’s sister in law.

"He is nice.’ Minal blushed.

"That not what I meant, don’t be shy with me. Come on tell me." She asked sweetly.

"He is caring and also a bit naughty."

"Yeah, I have no doubt he will take good care of you. He loves you a lot you know. He is very soft in nature. Doesn’t goes into conflicts. I just wanted to tell you that please respond to his loving nature just as he does to you. As much as he takes care of everyone in the family, he never displays his problems of troubles to anyone. You will remember this, right??" she asked her smiling.

"I will be there for him, no matter what." Said Minal. Rekha didn’t needed anything else for reassurance and they both hugged each other.

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"Raj? Raj?" Called someone from his bedroom door. "Open up."

"Coming." Thinking that it might be Minal, he immediately got up from his sleep and ran towards the door.

Seeing his disappointed face, his sis teased him, "oooooo, expected someone else????"

"Yeah" he blushed and scratched his head.

"Here is your tea. She’s occupied with other family members. Let us also spend sometime with her, bro. By the time you guys are back from your honeymoon I wont be here anymore. Mom is going to talk to her too, so you will have to spend rest of the evening alone." He nodded understandingly.

Raj and his dad were taking a walk in the park near their house. After talking about random things, his dad asked about "them".

"How are you both going along?" enquired his father.

"Fine" he replied not actually in the conversation.

"Are you both understanding each other?"

"Ya." Raj said. After a few more replies, he lost track of what his father was saying. His mind kept diverting towards their home, for Minal. Even though he couldn’t see the house from the park he kept looking in that direction every now and then.

"Why are they taking so long to talk. I guess dad knows that’s why he took me for a walk. Its been 2 hrs now." Raj kept thinking and then he saw a couple holding each other's hand and walking in the park. This made Raj more desperate. He was now determined to get that pending kiss TONIGHT.

"Hey, Raj?? Are you listening?" asked dad.

"Huh?"

"I asked, do you think that would be good for both of you??" but all Mr.Verma got in response was a blank face of his son, trying to search for an excuse for not listening to him.

"I think we should go back home now, its nearing dinner time." Chuckled Mr.Verma.

Happy to hear this, Raj quickly turned and his pace increased only to slow down when his dad teased him, mentioning Minal’s name.

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"Dinner is served" announced the maid.

Everyone took their place at the dinner table. Minal and Raj sitting side by side.

"Hmmmm, she smells so good." Thought Raj. It was just the talcum powder, she had used, but even that made him excited for her.

Minal took a look at the food. Since she was a new bride, she wasn’t allowed to cook for a few days. "mmm, chicken curry, rice, salad, Oh wow, pickles." She thought. Rekha served her. She took a bite and gasped. Her breath has stopped. Not because of superb taste of chicken curry but for something else. She looked down at the reason behind this. Her left hand was totally engulfed in Raj’s hand.

Turning self-conscious she tried to remove her hand, but his grip was strong. She couldn’t move much, or else everyone would notice them. Raj knew it and he was enjoying his moment. In their tug of war under the table, he had dragged her hand onto his lap.

"Minal aunty, why are you all red?" Asked her nephew, turning everyone’s attention towards her.

"Oh God, why did he had to see me at this moment." Thought Minal and then she heard a soft chuckle from Raj. Knowing the reason everyone just suddenly popped up with some topic to talk about, in an attempt not to make her embarrassed. Minal felt a strong urge to kick his leg but that would make the situation more worse for her, so she choose another option. She turned and looked at Raj with her pleading face.

When Raj saw her it was impossible for him to ignore the cutest little pleading face he ever saw. Smiling, he slowly loosen his grip and quickly she brought her hand back, but that was not the end. For the rest of the dinner Raj kept teasing her by brushing his legs with hers and his hands on hers. Every bite she took, Raj would tease her making it hard for her to swallow.

After dinner, everyone stayed in the main room. Mr. Verma watching T.V, Mrs. Verma enjoying her grand son’s company and Minal and Rekha chatting about. Everyone having good time, except for Raj. He was with his dad but kept glancing at Minal. He was getting angry on his sister for engaging Minal. After half hour, Mrs.Verma asked Rekha to take Vicky to bed as he had slept on her lap. Everyone followed Vicky’s suite and started retiring for bed. Raj almost ran towards his room and waited for Minal to come.

"Ok, Relax. Don’t Rush in, take deep breaths. Damn it, Clam down Raj, or you will scare her. You need to go steady." Raj tried to clam himself sitting on the bed.

Few minutes later Minal came in. She didn’t darn to look at him, as he was fully aware of what was going on in his mind. She straight away headed for the dresser, all the time feeling his gaze. She started combing her hairs. Raj kept looking at her all the time his desires getting stronger. He stood up but remained there.

"How much longer?" He asked in a tender voice.

"For What?" She teased him.

"You know it, for the kiss, I said I would take it at night." Now he started approaching her. Minal tried to clam herself. Her breath kept getting deeper, the more he neared her.

"Yeah, but you never mentioned it to be tonight. So, I win again. I get to choose which night." She replied turning to face him.

"Not This Time." Before Minal could understand, he grabbed her by her waist and crushed his lips on hers. She closed her eyes and just stood in his arms not able to move. Its wasn’t a harsh kiss. It was a tender one full of passion behind it. She could just feel his love in it. He backed off to see her reaction. Both were equally dazzled by this new kind of emotions that was so strongly building up inside them. They were breathing heavily and didn’t blink for once. When Raj again leaned in to kiss her, she stopped him.

"I think we should wait." She said, trying to clam her heart which was jump out from his place.

"How ?? Tell me how Minal??" He said in his desperate yet tender voice, to make her understand his feelings.

She had no reply to his question and looked down at the marble floor.

"Please" he continued. "Please don’t ask me to wait anymore. You have no idea how hard it has been to wait for you since the day I saw you. I swear, I have never been attracted to any girl in my life ever, until I saw you. You were so different form all the girls in the world, I just couldn’t take my eyes of you. So innocent, so beautiful, so delicate like a flower with soft petals. So pretty like a rose glowing in the morning sun’s rays. My heart was beating ever so fast as if it would explode. I cant wait anymore Minal, not when your so near to me, now that your always in front of my eyes, looking more beautiful everyday. Every move that you make, makes me want you more and more." By now tears started to flow from her eyes. Seeing this he gently pulled her close to him and made her look at him.

"Don’t cry, sweetheart. I know you feel the same way. Don’t be scarred, dear. Don’t be afraid to give me your heart, my love. Don’t be scarred to fall in love with me. I promise to love you and care for you for my entire life. I LOVE YOU, Minal." Promised Raj.

Minal was uncontrollably crying, Raj hugged her with all his passion. When she had cooled down. He softly kissed her shoulder, then her neck and then her lips. This time it was not one way kiss. Minal too responded, which only helped to intense their long waiting kiss. Both got lost in each other. She could feel herself melting in is arms which were now embracing her back. She felt as if she was gliding freely in air. Free to fall in love with him. Raj was desperately kissing her soft pink lips. They kissed for almost 2 minutes, then Minal felt her keens weaken by all the emotions running through her head and broke the kiss. She was about to drop on floor, but Raj quickly picked her up in his both hands and took her to place her on their bed. Looking intently in each other’s eyes, they kissed again and let the night slip away from their hands.

Raj and Minal spend the night like the Husband and Wife truly and deeply in love with each other.