Author's POV:

When Megha went out of bathroom after freshening up and changed into new pyjamas, she could see the room was empty. She went out of the room in search of her husband but he was no where to be seen. When she made her way to balcony she could see her husband was sitting in the balcony on a two seater tear-drop shaped swing chair. He was sitting on it side ways. He was on leaning one side of arm rest window with her back and extended his left leg to the other side of the arm rest slightly crouched. His right leg was hanging freely to the ground from the swing chair. He kept his left hand extended on his crouched left knee while the right hand was placed leisurely on his lap. His head was tilted back with his eyes closed. He seems to be in a deep thinking. She could see that he had already changed into his pyjamas, maybe freshened up in the common bathroom, she concluded.

She silently made her way towards him and cleared her throat to make him known to her presence which was successfully executed. He lifted his head and opened his eyes to see her standing in all her glory like an angel, his angel. He gave her a breathtaking smile and extended his right hand to her. She kept her relatively small hand in his big one and took a step closer to him.

He slightly adjusted his position to sit straight without changing his posture. He made her sit down infront of him. They were sitting like her side profile is opposite to him. Though it's a two seater chair, it was tear dropped shaped and the cushions occupied most of the place so they were sitting very close to each other, he hugged her close winding his arms around her and bending down his head for rested his forehead on her shoulder. Without saying anything she put her hand in his head, running her fingers through his luscious locks. He hummed in delight. She tilted her head a little and gave him a forehead kiss making him smile. She realised she was quite comfortable with him even if it's the first time they were kissing, owing to his attitude of making her feel she own every little thing that was his, making her feel she owns him, making her feel home. There is no lie in that he is her home.

He leisurely crouched back into a comfortable position, dragging her towards him, making her rest her head on his chest. It was quite uncomfortable for her, so she adjusted herself slightly turning towards him and placed her hand on his chest. She rested her chin on top of her hand looking at his face. He has his eyes closed but a serene expression was clearly visible on his face, his lips were slightly curved into a very small smile, which made him looks adorable. She was lost in his features.

After few seconds he took her free hand and placed in his hair. She doesn't understand what he was doing at first. Then he grumbled lowly making a frown looking at her like an adorable child. That's when she understood what he wants and laughed out loud while caressing his hair with her slender fingers. After sometime when she almost thought he was slept, he groaned in appreciation while saying "God! I love this. I don't want you to stop but I don't want your fingers to hurt too." He muttered like a child with a pout. She laughed out looking at his different side she never known.

He grabbed her hand from his hair and placed a chaste kiss on her palm while she pressed her cheek on his chest making herself comfortable on him. He started caressing her cheek with his thumb.

"You know I was my parents only child. Mom and dad tried to conceive after me but they couldn't. They love girls. That's why they like you and raga so much, infact more than me." He started telling her, giving her a forehead kiss and she hummed in response.

"When I joined school it was very strict there would be no mischievous things going around, so the interaction between students is nothing more than formal. I was an introvert. Because I have no one to talk to or play with even at the home. I was the only child at my neighbourhood of my age. They were either really small or really big. The small childrens games were not interesting and seems childish to me. While the older children's do not let me join in their teams reasoning I was a kid. My mom used to play with me and entertain me for her best but she couldn't fill the void in my heart. I had no one to discuss about my cartoon characters and argue with them that mine was best. I had no one to boast about my new remote control car that my dad bought when he came to vacation from army. I had no one to share lunch and stationary with. I had no one to bunk a class. I was really lonely. I had no fashion sense as I have no one to discuss which model, which brand, what to pair up with what. Adding to that I have terrible colour matching taste that everyone used to make fun of me. When I used to copy fashion from other students in the college they just used to laugh on my face. So I used to wear what my mom bought me." She was looking at him placing her chin on his chest and squeezing his hand with her hand for moral support. His other hand went back to support his head on the arm rest window of swing chair. He was looking vulnerable at this stage. She didn't said anything and he continued.

"When I came to college I thought things would change to the better but I became a loner and ignored there too, because of my nerdy looks and these black rimmed glasses, they used to call me names, I started to wear white which goes well with any colour of trousers without making me look like a fool. And slowly it became my favourite colour and it's a saviour from teasings and embarrassments." He had a frown on his face remembering all those days when he was a loner. She just hugged him tightly around his torso giving her silent support to let out his inner sufferings.

"That's when I met with karthik. He was the only person who approached me at that time. Though he approached me for few doubts in his notes, he became my best friend. Later I found out we were studied in same school but he was complete opposite to me. He has a sister and brother, the three were a disaster when kept together. We both were welcomed by each other's family freely in our houses and his siblings were more than friendly, they became my siblings in no time. They made me laugh out loud for the first time." He had a smile while saying this and she reciprocated it with her own happy smile listening to his childhood and all.

"Karthik used to push me to make friends but none was successful. He even made me try to talk to girls too, but I literally used to make a fool out of myself before them. To make myself safe from the embarrassment I stopped trying. Then after completing graduation we were joined in different small companies for experience. After three years I promoted to team leader and worked in that company for two more years. Then I got an offer from the MNC company which I'm now working at as a regular team member. Though the position was degrade from my team leader to team member I accepted it as it was a reputable company and pays me high. So I changed companies after sometime I referred Karthik and joined him with me too. About after an year of joining it, my doomsday started. I met her then, vyshnavi." He took a shaky and heavy breath with clogged emotions in his throat. She just looked at him to continue in anticipation of what's going to come. Their hearts started to beat fast.

"She was a freshly joined intern in our team. At first we used to be normal. There was nothing between us and I didn't used to feel anything towards her. She used to make lot of mistakes and she used to approach me to solve them. She used to reach me whenever she got any doubts in her work. Though I was very busy with my own work I couldn't say no to a freshly joined graduate, afterall I was once in her position and looked out for help from my team members which in return I got nothing but taunts. I used to see myself in her so I started to help her out. Slowly she started to look at me in different way. At first it was wierd to have someone look at me because I never have anyone doing that with me before. And then she started to smile and greet me whenever and wherever she met me. I used to just nod at her to not interpret this casual thing into something big. It's casual hi and bye to everyone but for me it was a very big thing. I never had anyone to greet me, everyone used to avoid me upon seeing me. She used to ask me 'how is my day', 'how's my weekend has gone', 'what I had for lunch' etc etc." Slowly I started to reciprocate her advancements. My eyes would search for her all the time. Her one smile used to made my heart flutter. If she doesn't come to office for one day my heart used to felt restless." At this time she was feeling sad but covered it with a little smile and nodded him to continue. He was looking at her like he understood what was going in her mind and hugged her tightly like saying he's here with her and he is hers, only hers, giving a forehead kiss and sealing their fates.

"Then we slowly got closer and started to call and talk for hours. Mostly she used to tell me and I would listen to her. Like that our friendship started. She took it to one more step ahead and started to come to my room. Karthik and I used to share a rented room to lessen the expenses and at first he went out to give us some privacy whenever she came to us. But it becomes a habit of every weekend to her and she spends her weekends in our room all the time. It became a burden to Karthik to not be able to get rest even at weekends. I used to tell her to understand but she ignored it all the time. She always used me to check her work in weekends and I eventually got tired of explaining her the same things again and again. But I used to feel she's becoming dependent on me though it was only in work, I feel responsible for her and used to complete her work in my free time and weekends. Slowly I used to work double as she completely started leave her work on me. I was sleep deprived. I was looking like a walking zombie. In all this chaos the one thing I missed to notice was my broken friendship with karthik. Though I used to feel guilty I couldn't be able to do anything about it. I barely got time to eat and sleep for myself. I couldn't even saw my parents once in almost six months" She could see regret in his eyes as his eyes became moist.

"Karthik used to tell me that she was not good and just using me but it all got on my deaf ears as I used to think she loves me. I could see nothing important but her until one fateful day. That day all of our team left office early while our team leader and I were left in office wrapping up things for the final presentation. After that I left the office while our TL stay back for something. When I was almost half way to my room I remembered that I forgot my phone in the office itself. I should thank my starts that I went back and see that thing." He tightened his hold on her and his eyes were already moist and red in anger. She just cupped his face in her hand and nodded 'no' at him. Her heart hurts for him. She wanted to take away all the pain in him.

"When I went back to our office I heard some sounds from a side, at first I chose into ignore but I heard vyshnavi's voice I couldn't stop myself from going there. There she was with our TL hugging and kissing him in a secluded corner out of cctv coverage. He was groping her and she was moaning. I couldn't see more and went back after retrieving my phone. I was waiting for her at the office entrance parking to confront her. After sometime my TL left the office in his car and she came to her scooty while talking to someone in the phone. What I heard next made the ground slip under my feet. She was saying that she was only using me to do her work. She couldn't be with a nerd and called me stupid to fall easily for her. She also said she was with our TL and manager at the same time because they promised her an on-site programme of 3 years to London. After that I couldn't confront her and went back to room. I spent a week locked myself in my room, all depressed, distressed and disheveled. She couldn't even once tried to reach me or concern about me. Though I know she didn't liked me I waited like an idiot. Karthik had been a great help to me at that time. If he was not there I couldn't even imagine what would I've done. After a week when I went back to office she acted all concern. I gave her a look and went back to my work. She couldn't even tell my indifference with her, that's how much she cared about me. And after 2 weeks she came with the news of assisting in an on-site programme with our TL and she acted all innocent and cried for leaving me alone here. But she wants me to stay in touch as after three years she would be back and we will be together again. Even after three years she wanted to put me on a loop for her use. Only if I hadn't been foolish to reject the London opportunity to stay with her in India, then she couldn't have gotten this chance. She got this chance because of her work which infact solely done by me. I was hurt like hell." He looked at her and she pecked his forehead for him to calm down. He gave a small smile to her and continued.

"I was still hurt until you came in my life. When I first saw you I liked you, very much. When our eyes met I felt my heart would burst out of my chest at the rate of its speed. I never thought of her after I met you. Life became colourful and more meaningful. You make me feel complete. You make me feel rest assured. You make me feel loved, cared, cherished. Your touch became my comfort. Your smile became my medicine. You pout became my weakness." He laughed a little making her laugh. "You know you fill the void I felt since childhood. I thought I loved her but it became crystal clear that what I felt was mere attraction towards her which she made it happen by forced planning. But with you it was all natural and I completely connected and attracted to you physically and mentally since I laid my eyes on you for the first time. I truly and completely fell in love with you. I don't know when it happened but I'm sure I couldn't be able to live without you" He confessed making her surprised, well pleasantly surprised. If she could, she'll be flying over the moon right now.

"I love you too. And I falling more in love with you by each passing second. You're my life." She confessed him truthfully making him shocked yet happy.

"What's with your expression!?" She laughed seeing his shocked face on her confession.

"I didn't expect you to love me. Sure I know that you like me. But love!? I thought you didn't liked me in our first meet when you didn't even look at me." He asked utterly confused.

"Ah! If only you know when I fell in love with you." She started making him curious.

"When?" He asked suddenly forgetting all his painful past he just narrated to her.

"It's a secret Mr." She flicked his nose and rested her cheek on his chest leisurely lying on him. He frowned but didn't say anything. He left it to ask her some other time when she's in good mood and prone to spill the beans.

"Lilliput! I wanted to tell you something and it's very important." He suddenly went on full serious mode and her heartbeat picked up thinking what's more.

He was opening his mouth to tell something but couldn't be able to so he was closing his mouth without saying anything. After doing it for two to three times megha got impatient and blurted.

"Do you have any terminal disease?" She blurted out of blue.

Shock was clear on his face.

God!!!

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