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After a whole minute passed, in which I guess she controlled her breathing, before replying sweetly, ‘Goodnight.’
And I knew she was currently blushing the deepest like she did this morning and was trying to wrap-up the conversation before I made good on my promise right away and teased her more.
‘Sweet dreams ;)’
I texted with a wink, letting her know she’d definitely be in my dreams tonight and I wouldn’t let anyone else acquire hers.
Smiling, I went down the stairs to have dinner with Gran. Throughout the meal Sanu distracted me with her naughty smiles, her soft touches hitching my breathes, her kisses every now and then on my face making me forget the world around. Much less the food.
To stop Gran's eyes directed at me dancing with mirth as she kept asking helpfully,
‘Has your liking changed? Would you like something else instead? You’re not eating.’
I finally gave up the efforts to finish dinner and ran up to my room after giving her an excuse.
God this girl is trouble. Infuriatingly desirable, loving kind of trouble.
When even while watching a movie I felt her face flashing in my vision, her lips and hands all over me, I switched it off.
Knowing I won't be able to think or do any kind of work, I decided to call it a night and got under the sheets, when suddenly my phone rang. The caller id surprised the hell out of me.
Is this my lucky day?
26- Passion
Sani
I switched on a single dim light, leaving the room in cosy darkness. It was not that cold, yet I covered myself in the purple blanket from head to toe.
Taking my phone, I went through our chat this evening once again. My heart thumped and tingled at his words, Sweetheart and Kiss. I knew the heating on my face had nothing to do with being under the blanket.
I wished I could talk to him as they do in movies and novels. Have all those lovey dovey conversations. I felt guilty as sin for having hung-up on him earlier due to Zee. Even on text, I did not tell him what he wanted to hear.
What if I had hurt him? Oh God!
Caressing his name saved on my phone, ‘Prof Aariz.’ I couldn’t help but sigh at how the events had changed in my life. It had been a roller coaster until now.
Indeed, the next moment my heart went literally in my throat as I realized, I. Called. Aariz.
My caressing the phone screen might have done that. Shit! What the hell do I do now? How do I stop it?! How does this thing work?! Suddenly I was a Stone Age girl, freaking out over this alien thing of a phone that was about to eat me up.
And just as I calmed myself the hell down and was about to press here and there on the phone, anything to stop its conspiracy against me, Aariz beat me to it and his deep husky voice dripped out saying,
‘Sani...’
I. Was. Stunned
Would it be too wrong, if I just sat in silence, pretending not to hear him or being asleep? He would hang up then, won't he?
‘Nope!'’ came Aariz's amused voice.
I mumbled to myself,
‘Did I just say that...’
‘Out loud. Yes.’ Aariz supplied, barely holding back his laughter.
I took a sharp intake of breath as if it was the last remaining in the atmosphere.
