So this book was declared winner under the category of Favorite Real-Person Fanfiction! Thanks a lot for all this love, guys :')

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"What are you looking at?"

Snaking his arms around her waist, Nakuul rested his chin on her shoulder as he hugged her from behind. She had been admiring a few photo frames he had put up on one of the walls in the living room. There were pictures of him with his friends from college days, those from cricket where the team was celebrating winning a trophy, and also various ones from trips with his family. The rectangular frames were all artistically spaced, giving a glimpse of how classy his taste was. His entire house was an aesthetic in itself.

"Just looking at your life before me," Surbhi replied with a grin. "Looks like it was a lot of fun."

"Not as fun as it is with you," Nakuul said, placing a kiss on her cheek. "We should go on a trip sometime."

"Where to?" She asked, amused. Although the idea seemed really far-fetched right now, planning for trips was always one of the best parts of the trip itself. And the thought of going on a trip with Nakuul, just him and her? Thrilling.

"Wherever you want," Nakuul whispered against the junction between her neck and shoulder. He had taken to nuzzling her soft skin and was now busy peppering kisses there. Surbhi subconsciously tilted her head to give him better access, eyes fluttering close at the delightful sensations passing through her body. 

"You smell so good," Nakuul breathed out, running his nose along the length of her neck till he reached her glossy hair and buried his nose there. "So good." 

Surbhi smiled at that, reaching her hand up to cup his face.

"Someone's being very romantic today," She said, caressing his stubble and loving the feel of it. Before she knew it, Nakuul had swiftly turned her around. She was now tightly wrapped around his arms. As her hands held on to his broad shoulders, Surbhi gulped. There was a certain look in his eyes that made her feel very intimidated and wanted, at the same time. She loved it.

"I'm not being nearly as romantic as I want to be," He said, his voice slightly huskier than before. Positioning his hands on her hips in a possessive manner, Nakuul slowly walked forward until he had her backed up against the wall. His gaze traveled all over her lovely face; from those hypnotizing brown eyes with thick lashes, to her cute little nose, to finally her lips. 

Oh God, her lips.

They always looked so tempting, and it was still a wonder to Nakuul to think that he had full rights to kiss her now, any time he pleased. Before they had started dating, he would, he was not ashamed to admit, think about kissing her at length. The memory of how he had kissed her in that locker room right after they had won IPL was one of his fondest, and he wouldn't mind having an action replay of that. In fact, he had made plans already of how when practice would start again, he would take her to the stadium and lock themselves in the locker room again. 

But that was for later, and right now, Nakuul had his gorgeous girlfriend in his arms, looking up at him expectantly, as if to say 'just kiss me already'. He grinned at the thought, and just to tease her, gave her only a light peck on the mouth. She frowned at that, looking like an adorable baby. Continuing with the torture, he gave small kisses along the corners of her mouth, tracing the contour of her lips. He lightly nibbled on her chin, moving along her jawline to place kisses under her ears. She was grasping his shirt tightly in her hands, trying not to moan out loud at this sweet yet painful torture he was inflicting on her with the slow movement. It just made her crave him more. She wanted hard kisses now, to feel his masculine body all over and around her. The thought made her blush.

When Nakuul finally seemed to be done with tormenting her, since he himself was also suffering in the process, he moved back to her mouth. At first, the kiss he engulfed her into was slow- languid movements of their lips and tongues as they lovingly kissed each other. But as he started moving his hands along her waist, in slow circles to try and feel her skin from over the thin material of her dress, things started to heat up. Surbhi fisted his hair in her hands, standing on her tip-toes to try and get closer to him and then leaning her body back so that he bent over her and kissed her even more deeply. As they parted to catch their breath, Surbhi took the lead before he could, and took his earlobe in her mouth to suck gently. The groan that escaped him reverberated through her body, making a surge of feminine pride wash through her. When she bit his earlobe, he breathed in sharply, before deciding to take back the control again. Without warning, he picked Surbhi up by her hips, making her wrap her legs around him in an impulse. She would have gasped at that had her mouth not been occupied with his again. Everything was so hot now, and she was literally wrapped around him like she had wanted to be. He was kissing her with an urgent, feverish need. Surbhi had never felt so...good, before. Every single part of her body was highly sensitized, and she realized how desperately she wanted this intimacy with him. 

"Do you want to move to the bedroom?" Nakuul asked her in an extremely rough voice, breathing deeply against her neck. Surbhi nodded, and he, without putting her down, started walking upstairs. They didn't stop kissing even as he climbed the spiral staircase, almost tumbling over at one point. It was only a miracle that they managed to reach his bedroom without having a major accident, and he carefully laid her down on the bed, leaning on top of her with his palms pressing against the mattress. As soon as he had done that, he was back to kissing her, nibbling on her lower lips so that they were swollen already. Moving to her neck and shoulders, he now placed harder kisses on her soft skin, a contrast to the gentleness he had been showing before. In fact, finding the sweet spot that made her moan, he took her skin in between his teeth and bit it, soothing the slight pain with his tongue. All this while, Surbhi was a hot mess underneath him, not being able to do anything but let out sighs of pleasure. 

When Nakuul seemed to have been satisfied with feeding on her skin, for the time being, he leaned up and smoothed her hair, making her eyes flutter open. Pressing a loving kiss on her forehead, he asked-

"Do you think I was going too fast?" His voice was hesitant, slightly nervous even. Surbhi looked at him in confusion. How could this man even ask that?! She had been an equal partner in all this, and she had loved every bit of it.

"Nakuul, don't be stupid," She said, cupping his face in her hands. "I wanted this, too. It was...amazing," She said, with lack of a better word. He smiled at her fondly.

"It really was." Then, breathing out deeply, he rested his forehead against hers. "I like you so much Surbhi. So much. You're all I think about, these days."

"I'm glad," Surbhi said, kissing his cheek. They stayed like that for a while, basking in this beautifully romantic moment after their passion-filled makeout session, before Surbhi's stomach growled and interrupted them. She looked at him, embarrassed, while he only grinned.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't realize you would be getting hungry," He got up from above her, and they both sat on the bed. "But," He continued, eyes turning mischievous, "I thought I'd been satiating your hunger pretty well, all this while!"

"Nakuul!" Surbhi cried, hitting him with a pillow. Laughing, they walked downstairs, and she helped him prepare dinner. After eating a filling meal, Surbhi checked the time and was surprised to see it was 11 pm already.

"Oh shit, it's so late!" She cried, grabbing her clutch from the living room table. "I have to get going, Nakuul. Mom-dad might start worrying, and I also have to wake up early for work tomorrow."

Nakuul nodded and grabbed his car keys. In the car, he asked her when they would be able to meet again. After their kisses today, he had started to crave for her even more, if possible.

"Well, Star Parivaar Awards is this weekend, so I'll be pretty busy the whole week," Surbhi replied with a sad pout. "But I'll try my best to meet you," She added, thinking he might mind if she didn't.

"Surbhi, it's okay! I don't want us to meet as a compulsion, alright? Just let me know if you're free, and I'll come to meet you."

Surbhi smiled at him gratefully, wondering how she had managed to get the most perfect boyfriend, ever. When they reached her house, she leaned in to place a kiss on his lips.

"I'll see you soon," She said, and was about to walk out when he called her back.

"Yeah?" She asked. Nakuul didn't reply but instead leaned over to place all her hair over one shoulder, much to her confusion. Noticing her gaze, he grinned and whispered into her ear-

"Love bite."

Blushing a furious red, Surbhi Chandna got out of the car and ran all the way to her house without turning back.

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Thoughts on this one? I'm so skeptical about this, writing such romance for Narbhi for the first time! I feel like it could have been better but this is all I could manage. Hope it wasn't cringe-worthy🙈