Aishwarya POV

"Do not tell me that you got fever because you were tensed about that stupid letter. I will kill you Aishwarya, for real,"

He said and I just stared silently at him. His arms were wrapped around my shoulder and the spoon were closer to my mouth. I did not know but I wanted to trust him. His lips were carrying the slight smile and maybe I wanted this.

I wanted him to tell me everything and talk to me. I wanted his attention.

"Come on, Baby,"

He said and I parted my lips and tasted the curry. The sour taste settled in my tongue mixed with the bitter taste of my mouth bringing a lump up in my throat and resulting into a hard cough.

My chest hurt all of sudden and I started coughing badly.

He immediately started to pat my back and I tried to calm my racing heartbeats.

"Careful, Aishwarya,"

He said and passed me the glass of water.

I drank a few sips and he again started to feed me. Sip by sip, spoon by spoon with small and loving appreciations he made me had the whole curry and all of sudden I was feeling better but it was still chilly.

"Aapne bhojan kiya?"

"Have you had dinner?"

I asked in a slow voice and he smiled looking at me.

"I will but you should have the medicine and sleep for now,"

He said and passed me the small bowl of liquid medicine to me.

"I have to tell you a lot,"

I said and he pushed the bowl closer to my mouth and made me drink the ugliest medicine in the whole world. My tongue burnt and as the liquid passed down my chest, I could feel it sending strange warmth to my body.

"I will listen to you when you will be healthy again,"

He said and helped me lay down on the bed. He pulled the comforters up to my chest and touched my cheek softly and leaned in to kiss my forehead for a moment.

"Sleep tight, baby,"

He said and I looked at him standing up from the bed and I could not stop myself from holding his hand.

He turned to look at me and I said.

"Aap naraz hai humse?"

"Are you angry with me?"

I asked in a slow voice and he turned to look at me.

"No, baby, why would I be angry?"

He asked and I tried to pull him closer and he sat beside me.

"Then why are leaving me?"

I asked and shifted my head from the pillow to his lap. He carefully helped me place my head in his lap and moved my hair aside which were disturbing me.

"I am not leaving you. I just want you to rest,"

He said and I said.

"I am resting,"

I said and placed his hand on my head lovingly.

"I am sorry, Hukum, but I could not think of anything else. I thought you were forced in this marriage and I did not want it. I mean, I could not think of anything else. I thought that you are so handsome and you married me, then the agreement would be real,"

I tried to say in my slow voice and I felt him slowly caressing my head and it was making me feel so relaxed.

"I love you, Aishwarya. You do not have to insecure anymore about anything. Just remember one thing always that I am here for you till the death do us apart. We will live this together, we will fight, overcome arguments, understand each other and grow old together. No matter what happens, I will never leave you and will never let you leave me. Because, if I am married, I am married for lifetime,"

He said and I look over at him. His words made me feel butterflies and I smiled looking at me. He was seeming tired as the hair was falling over his forehead and  his eyes were slightly red.

"You should also sleep, Hukum,"

I tried to say and he smiled looking at me.

"I need to take a bath before I jump on the bed and I am hungry too,"

He chuckled at the end and I smiled.

"I am sorry, yes, you should eat and take the bath,"

I said and moved my head off his lap and looked at him.

"I am waiting for you,"

I said and he got off the bed and walked away from there but not before saying.

"I will be back soon,"

I saw him disappearing into the bathing room and I could hear the faded noise of water running into it. I was feeling insanely better now.

And, suddenly I remembered what Jiji said about growing old. And, the moment I realised that he just said that he wanted to grow old with me, a wide smile appeared on my face.

The faded noise of water running into the bathing room stopped and I saw him coming out into the chamber.

And, the moment my eyes looked at his half naked body wrapped with a white cotton cloth my heart beats raced insanely.

The water droplets were falling down his forehead and all the way to his chest and I saw him running his fingers into his wet hair.

"Stop staring, Aishwarya,"

He said without even looking at me and I sat up a little and looked at him even with more comfort.

"Why?"

I asked and gulped nervously to see him sitting down on the couch in front of me.

He clapped twice and I looked at a attendee running in the chamber quickly and the moment she saw him sitting half naked on the couch she started to blush.

"Can you bring something to eat for me and I need my clothes to be washed before sunrise,"

He informed and I looked at the attendee nodding and walking in to the bathing room to collect the clothes and leaving ffrom here.

After some time, his food arrived and I sat up against the pile of pillows he lifted his gaze to look at me and smiled at me.

"Stop watching, Aishwarya,"

He said in a slow and teasing voice and I shook my head.

"No,"

I said and he took a bite of the food and I could tell that he was really hungry. His biceps were fluffing up along with his chest whenever he was moving his hand from the plate to his mouth. 

He lifted his gaze to look at me and said.

"Okay, come here,"

I smiled and pushed the comforter away to step down the bed and walk towards him. He shifted a little and I sat beside him silently.

He forwarded a bite towards me and I took it. I was not hungry anymore but I missed him so badly.

"Are you feeling better now?"

He asked and I smiled looking at him.

"What happened to me?"

He chuckled and he asked in a low voice.

"So, you got angry because you thought that I took gold coins to marry you?"

He asked and I nodded.

"Not just angry but hurt. I thought that every emotion and the time spent was because of the wage you had been paid to keep me happy,"

I said, and he smiled feeding me another bite.

"You did not even trust me or thought of waiting for me to come back so we could discuss?"

He said, and I inhaled a deep breath.

"I believed it was true and I do not want to be in a marriage where my happiness has been sold. So, I was not expecting any explanation for that,"

I said leaning against his bicep and closing my eyes.

"I am sorry, Hukum,"

I said, and he did not reply anything. His skin was feeling warm yet cold because he was freshly bathed.

"How is your business going on?"

He asked, and I immediately looked at him and smiled widely.

"It's doing well but growing slowly and we have decided on a different strategy for the women of Kingdoms,"

I said, and we both talked until he finished eating. I told him everything about the strategy, people and everything I knew. He was surprised, happy and I could see the pride in his eyes for me.

"I am proud of you, Aishwarya,"

He said and I smiled looking at him.

"Really?"

I asked and he nodded.

"Yes,"

He said and kissed my forehead.

"Now you should go and sleep,"

He said and I asked in a slow voice.

"You are not coming to the bed,"

He shook his head slowly and said.

"I have to send a few letters,"

I gulped silently and nodded while standing up from the couch. It was past midnight now and the light lamps were going off leaving the heavily oiled on to cast the dim lighting in the chamber.

I climbed on the bed and looked at him writing down something on the letters. He was looking so good today. I did not know why.

Maybe it was because I was looking at him after two months. I was feeling perfectly fine and I wanted to be close to him. I did not know but there was an urge building in me be close to him, in his arms. His lips were looking beautiful and I just kept staring at him while he was writing down the letters.

My mind was unknowingly remembering everything that Jiji told me about pleasing a man. She told me kiss him the way he kisses me, everywhere.

But, I was afraid because he was seeming tensed or maybe he was still angry with me.

Suddenly, he stood up from the couch and I felt slight shiver running down my spine and I fluttered my gaze between the comforter and him. The white cloth wrapped around his waist was hanging low and I knew he was naked beneath it.

I saw him coming closer to the bed, on the other side and I closed my eyes for a moment. I felt him laying down beside and suddenly I felt him pulling me closer to him and my heart beats raced and my eyes opened wide.

His naked chest touched against my chest. I did not have my dupatta with me and I felt his arm around my waist.

"Hukum,"

I breathed and he smiled a little looking at me and pushed the strands away from my face.

"I have not taken a bath today,"

I said in the slow voice and he cupped my cheeks firmly and pecked my lips for a moment.

"Dirty or clean, all mine,"

He said in a slow voice and a slight smile appeared on my face. I felt a kind of tension building between us.

"Hukum,"

I said and he inhaled deeply and I saw him closing his eyes.

"Hnn,"

He hummed and I tried to say.

"I asked Jiji... and she said... that its real,"

I said with a slightly shaky voice and he smiled all of sudden.

"I told you,"

He said and I felt him pressing his forehead against mine and he said.

"I missed you so much,"

I felt him coming even closer to me and slowly pushing me down under him and pressed his lips in the base of my neck. I felt my heart beats racing wild and I did not know where to put my hands.

His arms were under mine and I could feel his weight over me.

I collected my courage to wrap my arms around his shoulder and I could feel him breathing calmly against my neck.

I did not know but it was doing something to me. The rythm of his breathing was bringing goosebumps on my face. I could not help but close my eyes and feel the side of his forehead againt my cheek.

His feet were touching mine as his one leg was over my legs, restraining me even to move an inch.

Strangely, I was craving his touch all of sudden. Suddenly, my inner thighs wanting him to touch me, suddenly I wanted his finger to touch me there and... inside.

My lips parted and I tried to calm myself down. My body was feeling hot of sudden.

"I am feeling hot all of sudden, Hukum,"

I tried to say and he lazily replied.

"Its okay, it will help you break your fever quickly.

His voice sounded hoarse and I pressed my lips against his shoulder and felt the wamth of his body soothing me.

"Hukum,"

I tried to say as I wanted him to touch me. There was an urge building in me and I could not stop myself from asking.

"To...touch me, please,"

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