“Hmmm, Khushi, that was fantastic.” Arnav said licking his fingers clean.
“I’m glad you
liked it so much.” Khushi couldn’t control her smile from stretching
ear-to-ear. She loved when her husband was satisfied.
“Seriously
Khushi. Thanks for bringing me dinner all the way over here.”
“Arnavji, do
you forget? I’m your wife.
If I don’t take care of you who will? You’ve been working so much at the office
lately. And I know how you get. You end up putting your health on the
back-burner. I can’t let you do that, I love you too much.” She got up feeling
a little irritated at his carelessness, but couldn’t resist placing a kiss on
his cheek before repacking the empty containers they’d just eaten from. “Ready
to go home?”
Arnav was lost
for a moment admiring his beautiful wife. She was everything he never even knew
he needed. Now there was water, food, shelter, and along with all those
essentials in life was his Khushi. She filled all the gaps and spaces in his
soul and made him feel so much when he once thought he wasn’t capable of
feeling anything at all. Even the innocent smooch she’d just placed on his
cheek had taken him by surprise and given him a little thrill. Every one of her
glances and touches always had this unexplainable effect on him. Standing up
from his chair, he came around his desk and halted her packing, clasping her
hand in his.
“Arnavji?” She
turned around, looked at their entwined hands then up at his handsome face.
“Khushi, I
need….” he trailed
off searching her eyes, letting his gaze drop to her lips for a moment, and
then back up. “Come with me.” He said leading her out of his office.
He led her
downstairs, through the main floor of cubicles to stop at a door. He punched a
code into the keypad on the wall, willing the door to open with a loud snick.
It was really dark inside, and even though she knew she had nothing to worry
about with him beside her, she couldn’t help but tighten her hold on his hand
and clutch at his biceps with the other. “Arnavji? Where are you taking me?”
she asked trying to keep the nervousness out of her voice.
“Khushi,
you’ll see, just watch your step.” He replied carefully leading her down the
stairs. When they reached the landing, he flicked the lights on, sending a
fluorescent glow to spread through the room.
She had no
idea where he was taking her, but she would’ve never imagined anything like
this. A large, spacious, white room, shiny white tiles, and minimalist white
furniture contrasted by racks upon racks of bright, colorful clothing, random
fabrics and patterns flung in this direction or another. It was almost like a
reflection of herself and Arnavji, a clash of austerity and vibrancy that
somehow managed to blend together and be seamless.
“Khushi, I
have an urgent deadline. I need to see how the new line looks in person, but
the models won’t be available until Monday. I can’t wait that long. So if you
could try on the dresses for me….”
“But Arnavji,
you know I don’t wear clothes like that. They probably won’t suit me and then
there’s the issue of how they fit.... I don’t even really know how to wear
dresses properly…..” she was
rambling and feeling flustered just thinking about putting on a show for her
husband. She just didn’t have the nerve to do it.
He cupped her
face in his hands. “Khushi, stop worrying so much. It would be a really big
favor to me. Please.” He saw her mulling over it and decided to add some fuel
to the fire. “Khushi, no one is here but us. No one will see you but me. And
besides, I’ve already seen you in much less than one of these dresses….” he said lowering his tone
suggestively, stroking his thumb across her trembling bottom lip. He let his
hand drop and shrugged. “But if you can’t handle it, then ok.”
“I CAN too
handle it!” Khushi retorted. Argh! He knew exactly what buttons to push and
knew she would never back out from a challenge. After all she was Khushi Kumari
Gupta Singh Raizada. “Where are the clothes?” She asked with a little more
agitation in her tone than she wanted to let on. She would show him!
“They’re on a
rack in that room over there, behind the curtain.” He couldn’t help but smirk
triumphantly as she all but stomped off in the direction he had pointed.
She stared at
herself in the mirror as she tugged at the hem of the dress, if you could call
it that, willing it to be longer. Finally she gave up. “What will Arnavji think
when he sees this revealing dress on me?” She was curious to see his reaction
and finally stepped out of the fitting room. He’d been calmly sitting in a
chair, sifting through files on his desk. She cleared her throat to get his
attention. When he looked up, she thought she saw a flicker of something spark in his eyes before recovering
and going into business mode.
“Turn around
for me.” He said in a cool tone. After she’d obliged, all she got was a curt
“Ok, good. Next.” and he went back to looking through his files. As she walked
back to the dressing room she thought to herself “That’s it? That’s all he had
to say? Maybe he’s more stressed with this deadline than I thought….” She went to try on the second dress.
Again a revealing number, she stepped out tugging this way and that as he
looked on expectantly. And once again all he gave her was a perfunctory “Ok,
next”. She continued with the outfit changes, but by the fifth one she’d gotten
irritated and twisted her hair up into a bun. “He’s acting like I wear dresses
in front of him everyday. Do I look that bad that he’s not even saying
anything? I would think he would give me some sort of reaction at least.” She looked
at herself in the mirror, taking in the plunging neckline of the current dress
she was wearing. “This dress must’ve been made with the intent of self air
conditioning” she thought sarcastically before stepping out. This time he
hesitated for a moment before giving his response.
“Ah…..ok very nice. Go on, I think that was
the last one.” He said before watching her walk back to the dressing room.
“Ok, very
nice?! The neckline is practically to my bellybutton! And all he could say was
very nice?!?! Who does this Laad Governor think he is?!” She was muttering to
herself as she furiously changed out of the dress when she spotted one more
ensemble. She couldn’t stop the smile from spreading across her face as she
formulated a plan. Bhuaji didn’t call her Sanaka Devi for nothing. “Arnavji…. there’s one more!” She called out to
him, slipping it on.
He was holding
it together pretty well until he saw her step out. His mouth had gone dry and
his tongue was stuck to the roof of his mouth, eyes threatening to pop out of
his head. She was wearing lacy red lingerie and high heeled stilettos. It
wasn’t part of the line so he knew she’d chosen to wear it on purpose and that just
lit his fuse even more. “Khushi…..” he wasn’t sure what he wanted to say, too busy taking in the
sight of her. His angel was being devilish, and he really liked the prospect.
“Is this ok
too, Arnavji?” she asked in a sugary tone as she slowly approached him with her
hands on her hips, a coy smile dancing in her eyes. He came around the desk to
stand in front of her and began slowly reaching a hand up. She locked eyes with
him, watching intently until he unclipped her bun, letting her hair unravel.
“Abb teekh
hai.” (“Now it’s good.”) He replied matter-of-factly, immediately withdrawing
his hand. This time she did actually stomp her foot before turning on her heel
to walk away with a huff of frustration. He was about to let out a laugh when
he had the breath sucked out of him. He’d forgotten the panties were high-cheek
cut and the sight of her left him mesmerized. Before she could get away, he
quickly grabbed her around the waist making the back of her body collide with
his front. He slowly pressed himself further into her delectable little form,
letting her know he wasn’t as unaffected as she thought. He leaned in close to
her ear, letting his lips graze skin as he spoke in a low rasp “Itna gussa kyon
Khushi? Why so mad?”
Mad…? She was ….mad? She couldn’t remember anything
with his body hovering behind hers like this, his hands caressing and spanning
across her stomach and hips. He was slowly pressing himself closer and closer
into her behind when she gasped. Was that his…..?! She closed her eyes and absorbed the feeling of him. “I
thought ….. I thought …. you didn’t….. you seemed like…” she couldn’t speak. Everything in her
body was beginning to tremble in anticipation.
He bent his
knees and then slowly rose, pressing into her behind as he slid up the crease
between her cheeks. “And what does it seem like now, Khushi?” His voice had
gone gruff as he nipped on her earlobe and traced the outer shell delicately
with his tongue. When he softly blew on the dampened skin, she let out a sexy
little moan from under her breath.
His fingers
were lightly tracing around the elastic waistline of her panties before he
dipped his thumb in slightly, pulled, and let it snap back, sending a jolt
through her. The rogue had the nerve to tease her! She defiantly whipped
around and pointed a finger at him. “Itni assaani se aap ko maafi nahi mille
gi!” (“You won’t be forgiven so easily!”).
“Maafi? Sorry
for what?” he said trying to snake his arms around her waist again before she
batted his hands away.
“You let me
think it didn’t matter to you…. you…. I felt ….I thought you weren’t attracted to me……” she confessed vulnerably, staring at
her fidgeting fingers. He brought her chin up to face him.
“Khushi, are
you crazy? Do you see this?!” he said incredulously while pointing at the bulge
in his pants. “Does this look like I’m not attracted to you?!?”
“That’s only
because I’m standing in underwear!”
“Khushi, why
do you think I was sitting behind the desk the whole time when you were
changing dresses? I’ve had the hard-on since the second I saw your sexy little
behind coming up the stairs, bringing me dinner. I didn’t think you would appreciate
being ravaged in my office so to cool down I had to put some space between us.
What better way than by getting work done? I did need to get previews of how
the clothes looked on an actual body, so I thought I could have you spend some
time trying them on while I refocused. As you can see it backfired on me…..” he admitted, holding her by her
shoulders, lowering his head to be eye level with her.
Khushi was
quietly listening to her husband, wanting to believe him. But now she was being
niggled by the thought that he might see her as a bit of a prude who only got
physical in the bedroom and nowhere else. She was his wife and wanted to please
him.
“Khushi you’re
the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met, inside and out. How could you ever
think I wasn’t attracted to you or didn’t want you? I ALWAYS want you! I even
tried to persuade you to do our wedding rasams (rituals) backwards so we could
have our suhaag raat first!” He was adamantly trying to convince her. He’d
never meant to hurt her feelings.
Khushi
suppressed a giggle at his reminder. She kind of liked him pleading with her.
It made her feel powerful, like she had the upper hand for once. He’d teased
her an awful lot since their marriage. Lingering touches, caresses, and stolen
kisses all through the day to keep her on edge assuring she’d be desperate for
him by night when everyone was finally asleep. She feigned a hurt look. “Why
did you think I wouldn’t appreciate making love in your office Arnavji?”
He was
stunned. Out of all the things she could’ve said to him, he would’ve never
guessed that to come out of her mouth. “Khushi I thought…I don’t know. I just…..you’re so sweet. I envision you on a
bed of roses, not sprawled across a hard, unforgiving desk. You bruise so
easily, I could never do that to you…..”
She walked
around him to the so-called offending furniture and looked back at him while
running a hand over the smooth surface. “It doesn’t seem that bad…” trailing off suggestively as she pushed her hands into it,
testing its sturdiness.
“Khushi, what
are you…..” he saw her
leaning over the desk, assessing it and putting her pert behind in the air all
for his viewing. “Shit...” he muttered to himself. “I think I need to sit
down.” He was breaking out into a sweat watching Khushi and her antics. He
really didn’t think he could handle it much longer without reacting.
Khushi took in
her husband’s expression. He wasn’t looking too well. “Arnavji are you ok? Are
you feeling dizzy? Did you take your meds?!” She was getting concerned.
“See what I
mean? You’re so sweet and innocent Khushi. It’s not my diabetes! It’s you!
You’re strutting around in lingerie and it’s making me light headed from all
the blood rushing to my groin!” She looked surprised and flinched at his words.
He immediately winced at getting loud. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to yell at
you. It’s been a long day. I shouldn’t have made you try on all those clothes.
And I never meant to make you feel bad. You know I love you very much, Khushi.”
He cupped her face with one hand and stroked the apple of her cheek with his
thumb.
“It’s ok
Arnavji. I’ll just go and change so we can head home”. He was looking a little
exhausted and she didn’t want to push him. She turned to walk away but halted
after a few steps when she heard him mutter a curse. “Arnavji what happened?!”
He had a huge beige-brown stain settling into the front of his crisp white
shirt.
“When I went
to reach for my briefcase I knocked my mug over and got coffee all over myself!
Crap!” This was really the last thing he needed right now.
“Arnavji I’ll
go get you another shirt!” She started her way to the backroom where she’d
spotted a few on a rack.
He quickly
unbuttoned his shirt and shrugged it off his shoulders but then realized he
couldn’t remove it all the way. He let out a growl of frustration. He’d
forgotten to roll his sleeves back down before trying to take it off. He tugged
a few times but it was to no avail, he was definitely stuck. “Khushi!”
She spun
around when he called for her and then froze. She was practically drooling at
the sight her husband made. A perfectly sculpted, bronze chest, tan torso, and
thickly corded arms bound by a snowy white shirt. His sinewy muscles flexed and
rippled as he struggled to move about. His body was like a work of art, she
could stare at him all day if he’d let her. Her own personal Adonis.
“Can you help
me? My sleeves are caught.” He was so annoyed at being immobile. She hurried
over to him, her heels clicking a sexy little staccato in her wake. If he
wasn’t so irritated, he would’ve definitely enjoyed the show she was
unknowingly putting on for him. Just another thing he loved about her. She
might embarrass easily but always pushed everything aside when it was anything
concerning him. He couldn’t help but close his eyes as she leaned over him now,
her lace clad breasts in his face, her hair fanning across his chest and
shoulders as she tried to help remove his shirt.
She could feel
his breath blowing soft whispers onto her cleavage, his nose nudging her chest
here and there as she moved. She was having a hard time keeping her wits
straight while having him so close and so..…bare. She tried to control her rapid breathing as his hair
deliciously tickled her neck. As she struggled to unroll his sleeves, she
couldn’t help but inhale his scent. There were traces of cologne, coffee, sweet
hazelnut, and Arnavji. She wanted to lap him up like a kitten would lap away at
cream. She stopped trying to free his arms and leaned back to look at him. This
magnificent man was her husband.
The man she could share everything with, especially her desires. She felt a
wave of determination wash through her as she decided to change course. “I
don’t know Arnavji you’re pretty stuck in there. And I think I…. I kind of like seeing you like this.”
She bit down on her bottom lip, trying to control her grin.
“Khushi don’t
even think about it! Just help me get this off!” He struggled with jerky
movements that entangled him even more as his hands and wrists flexed about.
She gained
some courage knowing he was fully bound. She trailed a finger over the tie he’d
abandoned hours ago that was now lying on his desk. She lifted it delicately
and placed it around her neck before sitting in his lap. Ignoring the weary
look he was shooting her way, she leaned in close to his ear and whispered “I’m
not as innocent as you think, Arnavji…. “.
Arnav closed
his eyes and counted silently to three. He needed to calm his raging hormones
before he really did snap and just take her on the desk. “Khushi you’re driving
me crazy! I need to get you home ASAP!”
“Why home
Arnavji?” She saw a drop of coffee running from his clavicle down the middle of
his pecs and licked it away before it could go any further. Coffee had never
tasted so good.
Arnav
shuddered. “Khushi!!!” He couldn’t keep the shrillness out of his voice. She
must’ve been slowly trying to kill him.
“Arnavji!!”
she exclaimed right back, mocking him.
There was
mischief in her eyes and it was lethal. He normally couldn’t resist Khushi to
begin with, so how was he supposed to resist this new, sexy side of her? Who
was he kidding? He couldn’t deny her anything. “Khushi are we really doing this
here? Are you sure?” He kept his voice sincere, needing to make sure this is
what she wanted.
She stopped
her teasing for a moment and looked honestly at her husband before nodding her
head slowly. They locked eyes, searching each others’ depths before he
completely stopped struggling against his accidental-restraint. She gave him a
huge smile when she registered his compliance and hugged him.
“Khushi can
you free me now?”
“Arnavji I
kind of like you tied up..…” she said as
she quickly used his tie to further restrain his wrists.
“Really? Was
that necessary?” he couldn’t believe she was doing this. And then he thought
for a moment at how sweet payback was going to be.
“Arnavji, you
rip my clothes off all the time, there’s no guarantee you won’t do the same to
your own…” she gave him
a wink to accompany the devilish smile appearing on her face.
Arnav sat back
in surrender. “What are you going to do?”
“Let me think
about it, in the meantime I’ll just get more comfortable.” She arose from his
lap and proceeded to remove what little clothing she was wearing. Once she was
done, she bent to remove a shoe when she heard him interject “Leave the heels
on.” There was fire burning in his eyes and she definitely felt the heat
simmering inside her.
She came to
straddle him wearing nothing but those sexy stilettos, her mangalsutra,
sindoor, and a naughty smile. The second she was settled, he captured her lips
to kiss her senseless. If his mouth was the only way he could touch her, he
intended to make full use. He nipped and tugged at her bottom lip until she
opened up, granting his tongue access to glide against hers. It just wasn’t
enough. He angled his head, diving deeper, eliciting a moan to rumble from her
throat. He could feel her nimble fingers working their way over his scalp until
they took hold and tugged at the strands of his hair, making him groan. He
broke away from her mouth to kiss a path starting at her jaw, down her neck
until he could dip his tongue into the hollow of her throat.
How is it that
he could turn her on like this even with his hands tied behind him?! She leaned
her head back, giving him more access, as she caressed her hands down his
chest. When her thumbs stroked across his nipples, she felt him nip the pulse
at the base of her throat. Her hands continued absorbing the feel of his body,
down his torso, to pause at his belt buckle when she felt his mouth at her
chest.
He kissed and
licked a path around the swell of one of her breasts. He just couldn’t get
enough of her, she tasted so good. He really wished his hands were free to
touch and explore her gloriously creamy skin, hold onto what was his, but he
wanted to indulge her. Besides, he’d always loved a challenge, and was
determined to drive her wild just like this. He tenderly circled a nipple with
his tongue before suckling it into his mouth. Hands or no hands, she was still
his. That possessive thought made him release her nipple to place his open
mouth just above her areola. He sucked the skin there against his teeth causing
her blood to pool and trap beneath the surface. He placed a soothing lick on
the spot before leaning back to look at his handy work. He couldn’t help but
feel a surge of satisfaction at the maroon hue it was already taking on. He
loved seeing his mark on her porcelain skin, especially in areas that were for
his eyes only.
He was doing
such delicious things with his mouth and when she looked at him, he was busy
eyeing her chest. She took advantage of the moment and deftly unbuckled his
pants, slipping a hand inside to cup his livelihood. She could feel the heat of
him in the palm of her grasp and stroked.
He closed his
eyes at the feel of her warm, soft fingers gripping him. When she’d stroked,
he’d reflexively pressed himself more firmly into her hand. He felt her give
him a tentative squeeze and he couldn’t resist reclaiming her mouth.
He was
drugging her senses. She felt the urgency in his kiss and freed him from the
confines of his pants with equal fervor. She hooked her heels onto the
legs of the chair and lifted herself up, about to guide him into her body.
“Khushi wait!
Free my hands. I need to make sure you’re ready.” He exclaimed hastily.
“Arnavji,
trust me. I’m very ready.” She was panting, teetering on the edge of her
beckoning climax.
“Khushi, I
don’t want to hurt you. My hands are tied and I can’t tell like this. I need to
make sure!” He didn’t want her to feel anything but pleasure when he was inside
her.
She quickly
reached between their bodies and swiped a finger near her core to ebb his worry
and prove him wrong. “See?!”
She was
waggling her glistening finger in front of him. He didn’t know what had turned
him on more. The fact that she’d touched herself in front of him, that her
finger proved she was wet, her heady scent or her taste. He leaned forward to
curl his tongue around her finger then sucked it into his mouth.
She hooked her
heels onto the legs of the chair again and lifted up, only to sink slowly back
down onto him, this time with him inside her. She leaned her forehead against
her husband’s for a moment, nothing but the sound of their heavy breathing
filling the room. Neither of them moved, savoring the feel of each other. When
she felt him place a kiss against her forehead she opened her eyes, steadied
herself against his shoulders, and began to move.
Like a snake
charmer, Khushi had him entranced in the rhythm she’d set, his body dancing and
swaying to every tune of hers. Every rise and fall was majestic and
hypnotizing. His body was a slave to hers, eagerly flexing up to join her
downward thrusts, begging to be encased in her tightness. “Khushi…”
At the sound
of her name huskily escaping her husband’s lips, she found herself rising and
falling faster and faster. She clutched at his biceps feeling them strain with
every movement, reminding her that he’d willingly given her control. Control of
his body….control of
his pleasure…..control of their pleasure. On the brink of those
thoughts, she went over the edge, leaning forward to kiss him and moaning her
release into his mouth.
He was a goner
once she’d kissed him. Having her supple lips on his while her insides
rhythmically clenched him, sent him over the precipice. He labored for breath
as he felt her arms wrap around him, quickly freeing his hands. He immediately
brought his arms around her, caressing up her back then holding her tightly, as
he’d wanted to do this whole time. They held onto each other as they tried to
regulate their breathing.
She reached
behind herself to bring his arms in front of her. She lifted his hands and
inspected his wrists before placing a kiss on each one and then gently massaged
them. “Arnavji, I’m sorry if….”
He placed a
finger over her mouth, promptly silencing whatever silly thing she was about to
say. “Khushi I love you. I can’t believe we just did that. I knew you would
always keep me on my toes.” He leaned forward to place another kiss on her
luscious pout and stroked his hands over her thighs, feeling goosebumps arise.
Grabbing his crumpled shirt from behind him, he shook it out to place it
over her shoulders, slipping her delicate arms through the sleeves and
buttoning the middle few buttons.
Did he know
she’d been feeling chilly? She placed a lingering kiss on his cheek as he
straightened the collar. “I love you too Arnavji. Ready to go?”
He traced a
finger over her cheek. “Sweetheart, I could sit here all day and night with you
like this.” He then caressed his hands over the goosebumps on her forearms.
“But you’re getting cold, so we should probably go.”
She arose from
his lap and leaned against the desk to button the rest of the shirt as he got
up and refastened his pants. When she stood up straight and went to take a
step, her shoe slipped off her foot. Before she could bend to pick it up, he
was kneeling in front of her on one knee, holding the shoe out for her.
“Come on
Cinderella, let me take you home.” He placed her foot in the shoe before
standing up and sweeping her up into his arms.
She
instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck and admired her husband’s
handsome profile as he effortlessly carried her. “Arnavji….humme patha tha…..” (“Arnavji….I knew….”).
“Kya?”
(“What?”)
“Ke aap
humaray Raj Kumar hai.” (“That you’re my prince charming.”)