A D V I K

"I am proud of you. You are the best brother, a son and husband anyone could ask for, but more than that, you are the best human being."

Her words echoed in my mind, providing me with the warmth and gentleness that I had never felt. I shake my head and look at her- my Ritika, who is sleeping peacefully in my arms and snoring.

I slowly took my hand towards her and gently touched her face, which was lying on my chest, and caressed it. Softly. Our breaths mingling in the room, and my heart following her beat.

Was marriage supposed to feel like this, like the soft and gentle feeling of warmth? I always thought marriage would be a continuation, a responsibility, but the day she entered my life, marriage started feeling something else - of love and warmth.

If only my parents had met someone they would cherish, they wouldn't have fought, right? Cause Now that I look at her, for not once do I want to fight, shout or even touch her in a way that would make her uncomfortable.

When I told her about me, she didn't say anything but let me say, and listened to me, and sometimes the best thing people could do is just listen. 

She didn't become my rescue but my comforting shelter.

I sighed and shook myself from dwelling on the thoughts; instead, I looked at her, admired her, and took in every detail of her.

I kept looking at her, and I don't know when I got lost in her, and the sleep took me in.

***

"Want me to grab Coke too?" She screamed from the kitchen.

"YESS!" I screamed back and scrolled through the TV to find the perfect movie.

And in seconds, she was here, beside me, munching on the takatak and looking at the screen.

"Did you find any movie?" Her eyes met mine.

"I was searching, what kind of movie do you want to watch?"

"Heartfelt romance!" She replied.

"Any suggestion??" I asked.

"What about Taqdeer?"

"Sure, baby." I mused and played that movie.

She grinned, and I pulled her towards me and wrapped my hands around her.

The movie started, and time flew too fast. I didn't the when it ended, and we were just cuddling on the sofa, while discussing about the movie.

"I loved Avinash's mother." She replied while chuckling.

I smiled and muttered, "They were hella chill."

"TRUEE.!!"

"Baby?" She called me, and my heart raced as it was the first time she called me baby.

"Hnji?" I replied while completely lost in her brown orbs.

"It's time for us to cook."

I smiled, "So excited to cook with me?"

"So muchh!" She spoke, her tone layered with sarcasm.

I laughed and wrapped my hands around her knees and held her in me in a bridal style.

"Omg what are you doing?" She asked while wrapping her hands around my neck.

"Taking you to the kitchen," I spoke while moving.

"I could walk, you know?"

"But I love when you are closer to me." As I said those words, her laughter echoed in the room, and she hugged me closer, her head resting on my chest. As if she was listening to my heartbeat.

I took her into the kitchen and settled her on the slab, and stood infront of her, between her legs, and leaned towards her to press a kiss on her soft lips.

She smiled and pecked me back on the lips and cheeks.

"Would you love to eat pasta?"

"Yep yepp!!" She exclaimed, and I smiled, looking at her beautifully bright face.

And with that, I parted ways from her and started cooking pasta.

I was in my own thoughts and focusing on my work when her voice entered my ears, "Advi?"

Ah, the nickname she gave me.

"Hnji?"

"Make me sit on the slab." I looked at her, and she was standing on the floor barefoot.

"Ritika, you would catch a cold. And why did you stand up?" I asked while holding her and making her sit on the slab once again.

"Hehh, I wanted something."

"You could have asked me." 

She shrugged her shoulders and asked, "How much is it going to take?"

"I just have to serve," I replied.

"Okay then! Serve!" I nodded and served the food for us on one plate.

And my chest burned at the reminder of why she wanted to eat in one plate, but now she won't have to be lonely; I am here for my pretty Ritika.

I filled the spoon and blew on the pasta, because it was too hot. And made her eat the pasta. 

"OH MY GOD, it's so delicious, I swear."

 I smiled.

And slowly, just like standing there, me between her legs,  we both finished the pasta.

I kept the plate aside and looked at her.

"Advi?"

"Hnji?"

"I have something for us!" I frowned at her words and asked, "What is it?"

She slowly took something out of the pocket of her shorts, "These!"

I took them in my hands and found the tickets for Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.

And my eyes widened at the realisation, "Ritika?"

"Chill, hubby, it's our honeymoon tickets!" She exclaimed.

"Ritika, omg thank you so much, baby." I smiled and took her in a hug.

"But you didn't have to do it, I was planning it to your favourite place."

"There is no favourite place to me, Advik. As long as you are with me, it's my favourite."

"And about that I know, but I wanted to do it, I wanted to gift you something." She said while looking at me, and a wide smile lit up her face, making my heart flutter.

"What should I do with you, my pretty Ritika?"

"Kiss me." She said while holding my gaze, and the tension erupted in the kitchen, our breaths heaving, and in seconds, her lips were touching mine.

I grabbed her waist and pulled her closer to me, as much as I could. She wrapped her legs around my torso, caging me in her hold.

Our lips were moving in sync, tasting each other.

My hands wandered under her t-shirt, feeling the warmth of her naked waist under my palms.

Oh my god. 

I pinched her waist, making her moan in my arms, and I slid my tongue inside her mouth as the moan left her mouth.

My tongue touched hers, making me hard and crazy over her.

She tasted sweet, spicy, of pasta and comfort.

My comfort.

We kept kissing for minutes until our breaths knocked us out.

"Ahhh," she moaned and pulled out of the and looked down, making my heart beat faster for her.

Her face now looked down, I touched her chin and muttered, "No need to be shy, wife."

She shook her head, and her hands found her face, hiding herself.

I laughed at her cuteness.

Oh my pretty Ritika, what are you doing to me?

A/N

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