Riddhima was cooking potato curry in her new kitchen. Thankfully she was accustomed to it even though she was away from here for a good four weeks already. Vikramaditya was an early morning person. Trust me he can compete with a rooster when it comes to waking up early. Therefore when she woke up in the morning, he was gone. She saw him though, when she was coming out from the bathroom. He was all soaked in sweat from head to toe. He passed a smile at her and tried to kiss her but she pushed him away and asked him to take a shower first. Honestly he was stinking with all that sweat on.
"Radha chop the vegetables quickly. Your Thakurji must've gotten ready for office. I don't want him running late for the office." she told Radha, the cook. Radha nodded meekly and started chopping the carrots.

Suddenly, a pair of arms snaked around Riddhima's waist. She could feel a warm body pressed against her back. Fear spread inside her. With the knife clasped tightly in her hand, she wheeled around tenaciously, ready to strike her assualter. She raised her arm in air for a second before.....
"What's up for breakfast!!!" he asked with a charming smile on his lips. Riddhima sighed in relief.
"Oh!!! It was you....you scared me." she whispered. His eyebrows furrowed. What do you mean 'you'!!! It can't possibly be anybody else but him after all.
"Why are you so scared!!! What's the matter??? Has anybody else touched you in this way before???" there was an evident discontent and jealousy in his tone. He hated even the slightest prospect of anyone laying their dirty fingers on his pretty Riddhima. He just loved her so much after all.
"Um.... it's just that...."
"So somebody did touch you!!!" and his eyes were slowly embracing darkness. Riddhima closed her eyes and huffed. She can't possibly hide things from him.
"It was in the early days of my stay in here....I mean Anurag jusk sneaked up behind me and tried to you know...."
"HE'S DEAD TODAY!!" he declared, and was just about to turn when Riddhima held his arm and stopped him.
"Please stop. At that time things weren't the same as they are now..."
"But still that fucker touched you, his fucking brother's wife. He's dead, I am telling you. I am sending him to hell." he said with hatred. Riddhima drew in a breath.
"Mr. Raghuvanshi please, Anurag wasn't aware that you were faking your illness. For him you were just a baby with no future nothing. He has always been a jerk and you know it better than me. Besides, he hasn't tried any of his tricks with me since he has found out that you are now back into business. He's a pervert but he's your brother..."
"No he's not. He's just a burden that I have to carry with me all my life for no reason. And I am not letting it slide away so easily, how dare he lay even a finger on you!!!" he shouted. Riddhima huffed. Why are they both so difficult to handle??? If Anurag is east, than he's west, there's no similarity whatsoever in them.
"Calm down. It was long ago and he's paying the price of what he did with us. I have nothing to settle with him. Let's just forget it please. Besides I slapped him that very moment." she assured him. He looked at her suspiciously for a second.
"Are you sure!! Because I can shoot him just now if you say." he told her acidly. Riddhima rolled her eyes at him.
"Stop hanging out with gangsters please. Killing is no joke." she chided him. He looked at her seriously.
"Same way touching you is no joke to me." he said flatly. She sighed.
"I am ok I promise. Just wait outside I am bringing your breakfast." she told him sweetly. He kissed her on her cheek.
"Fine. If that's what you want, but I am positively punching him for sure." he told her seriously. She chuckled.
"Ok. If that's what makes you happy." she said. Fixing his collar she looked up him and found him gazing down upon her in pure love and admiration. Gently she placed her head on his chest, the memory of Anurag's dirty hands around her waist still heavy on her mind. He enclosed her in his strong arms. His warm arms comforting her soul.
"It's just that don't sneak up on me like that again." she whispered, still not over with her encounter with Anurag. It happens to all of us after all, one bad memory simply just don't fade away into the ashes of past. Rather it sticks with us for a very very long time.

Vikramaditya had gone to his office. He dragged Anurag with him and yeah, he punched him too, repeatedly. Poor chap got a broken nose by his temperamental elder brother. However Riddhima was all alone now. Hate to say this but she kinda missed him. I mean, although not much of a talker, his presence itself was sort of comforting to her. It was as if with him nothing can happen to her. To pass time, she talked to Mrs. Rautela on phone for an hour and it did lifted up her mood but again she was all alone. She really wished him to come back home soon. This loneliness kills her honestly. And Vikramaditya did called her twice, asking her what she was doing. He was ready to talk to her longer but she insisted that he should focus on the work and they can talk in the evening when he comes back. Riddhima knew Vikramaditya was very passionate about his work and she didn't wanted to be a distraction for him in anyway. Besides work is equally important as wife. However suddenly, as she was preparing coffee in the early evening, she recieves a call from an unknown number. She picked up.
"Hello." she said.
"Yeah Hello!!! Hello!!!! How are you??? I am pretty sure good. Is my toad around???" she heard a thick Maharashtrian voice of a female. Riddhima chuckled as she immediately recognised the voice.
"Shivanshi didi. Hi!!! How are you??" she asked excitedly. Shivanshi chuckled.
"I have two little Rakshas in my house, I can't be at peace positively. However, their fathers are a little more thorn in my flesh and your husband, well, he's cherry on top. I mean I probably abducted somebody's husband in the past life and your husband is basically the God's way of punishing me for the sins of my past. But yeah, I am good. How are you???" she rambled. Riddhima chuckled.
"Didi I am also good. Um your best friend is in his office." she told her politely.
"Ofcourse I know that dear, that's why I called you at this hour. Well, your husband is a lunatic, nothing new though, also a psychotic healthy diet planner. So, in your house you shall find nothing but green leaves and nuts all around. However, I actually replaced the left most shelf in the kitchen with some snacks for you. Have fun eating them!!" she said. Riddhima literally jumped like a child. She ran to the kitchen cabinets and carelessly pulled open the left most one. Tons of packed goodies were waiting for her inside the cabinet.
"Awwwww thank you so much you're so sweet!!!" she told her. She chuckled sheepishly on the phone.
"That's alright my dear, you're like my little sister. Have fun and yes don't hesitate to call me when you're bored. I am always free. I don't even work that much. I was born a billionaire. Perks of being born in a royal family. He he." she laughed loudly. Riddhima chuckled.

It was around 9:00 when Vikramaditya returned and not in a very good mood at that. He stormed into the room and threw his briefcase roughly on the bed. Riddhima gasped loudly.
"What happened!!!" she asked softly. He looked at her, his eyes now softened.
"I work with fools. I mean when you know a client is a complete idiot, why waste my time. I literally wasted two hours of my life with a looney in a useless meeting. Everybody is getting on my nerves. I am firing everybody. Morons." he cursed them. Riddhima stroked his arms.
"Relax, why don't you strictly ask your employees to only fix meetings with sane clients who are willing to forge a partnership with or are willing to enter into a contract with the company." she told him politely. He loosened his tie and looked at her.
"Tried this several times. But there's this gullible woman who happens to be the manger, she's the one who creates all this ruckus." he said in disdain.
"But why does she do that??" she asked casually. He huffed.
"I don't know, somebody said her husband left her for a younger woman. And she has lost her mind and has slipped into depression. People these days." he said, throwing his blazer on the bed. Riddhima picked up his blazer and folded it nicely.
"Maybe you should talk to that woman. She's going through a tough time." she suggested. He looked at her and smiled.
"It's not a tough time. C'mon you can't do yourself a harm after somebody who doesn't gives a damn about you. And she's an independent woman, she needs to understand that men are not in short supply nowadays. If he left her, she can find more. Why depress yourself over a pedophile.!!!" he told her. Riddhima smiled weakly.
"Sounds great but not too many women are built that strong. 70% of women only love one man and that guy's betrayal just breaks everything inside her. It will take her perhaps half her life to get over with everything that's happened in that relationship. She needs somebody to understand her, a shoulder she cry on." she told him. He looked at her and sighed.
"It won't be my shoulder positively, because my everything is already booked for you. However, if there's any person that can heal you, it's you. It ain't nobody else. And sweetheart...." he looks at her affectionately and continues "100% women are more stronger than they think. It's perhaps for a man to understand that, a man's betrayal makes a woman stronger but a woman's betrayal will break a man forever. Know why??? Because man are built strong outside, but inside they're too soft. I'll be back after a shower." he told her and stepped inside the bathroom. Riddhima thought about what he said for a minute and smiled afterwards.

Riddhima stood before the window, looking at the beautiful outline of mountains flanking their house. It was a cool, windy night. The sky was dark, probably because of the clouds hanging low upon the sky. It will rain for sure tomorrow.
"What you're looking at!!!" he asked wrapping his arms around her waist. He placed a kiss on her shoulder. She leaned closer to him, her nightgown wasn't warm enough but he was so it was only logical.
"I love mountains. Don't you!!" she asked. He placed cute butterfly kisses on the side of her neck. She giggled.
"I love you more." he said, kissing her deeply.
"Stop it..." she whispered, giggling as his kisses tickled her. She looked into his eyes, his passionate eyes.

His eyes were always so beautiful and ofcourse filled with possesive love. He leaned over and kissed her on her soft lips. She threw her arms around his neck and melted into the kiss. His rough lips somehow were just too good at kissing.
"Mmmm..." she moaned. And immediately regretted as he stopped and looked at her, his eyes clouded with lust. She gasped.
"Bad move..." he whispered as he pulled down the curtains and picked her up.
"No please." she whispered as he threw her on the bed. He climbed up on the bed and cupped her face.
"Do you trust me!!" he asked her in a whisper. She nodded timidly. He smirked.
"Than you know I wouldn't hurt you..... much..." he whispered as he attacked her neck with kisses. She giggled.

His hands than found their way to her nightgown. He elegantly undid her nightgown, leaving her in her undies. She looked down shyly, laying under him all bare. He started kissing her collarbone.
"Please.....mmm....." she moaned. He looked at her breathlessly.
"Don't worry I am only going to lick every inch of you tonight..." he whispered. She looked at him and gasped. This night wasn't endin anytime soon, she just knew it.
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