Dhwani frowned as she entered the room holding a tray. “Sok” she sternly called her husband. His smile faded as he turned to his right finding his wife in that mood.

“Um.. I was just..” he tried to explain. But Dhwani did not seemed to get affected by his innocent looks. She placed the tray on the small table on the leg side of their bed and walked to him swiftly. Grabbing the file in his hand she gave him an annoyed look.

“I had told you to rest” she complained. “I was doing the same” Shlok reasoned. “With this?” she showed the file. “Um.. Yeah I was just arranging it in a proper way” he sheepishly smiled at her. Dhwani did not looked convinced by that.

“Liar liar pant on fire”she stuck her tongue out. Shlok's eyebrows twitched in amusement. He muffled his laughter behind his sorry face. “Awww. You are cho cute” he pulled her nose and Dhwani slapped his hand with the same cute anger intact on her face.

“I am sorry” he held his ears pouting at her and she sighed looking at him. He sure was adorable with his antics and she could not hold herself behind the fake anger for very long time. He held her by elbow and dragged her and she landed straight in his embrace.

“You are still not cured Sok” she spoke worried. “And your worries will not lessen my pain” he looked down at her. She drew circles over his chest. “Then what should I do?” she looked up at him. “I don't know. Just love me enough to forget the pain” he kissed her hair.

“How to do that?” she rose up facing him. He just shrugged his shoulder. “You figure it out yourself” he stood up and walked towards the washroom. “Sok” she called him and he turned and was greeted by her warm lips crashing on his. He was shocked once then relaxed and kissed her back gently.

“Now my wife is learning to love ha?” he teased and she giggled. “Did you forget your pain?” she asked deepening her eyes and he felt his stomach flipping. “A tiny bit” he teased her. She leaned and kissed him again. When they felt difficult to breath they departed. “Now?” she asked still looking into his eyes.

“I might get used to this ointment” he chuckled before dragging her for one more kiss lifting her a bit in his embrace and Dhwani felt a stream of emotions rushing inside her. She never wanted to get departed from him. What was happening to her? She had no clue. Whom will she ask all this? She had no clue. All she could do was worry more at her feelings. Because last time she did as she wished she almost lost Shlok. She did not wanted that to happen again.

There was weird thirst inside her which grew when she was not around Shlok. She needed to be close to him all the time. If the distance increased tiny bit also she used to feel weird like she is no more breathing.

Shlok on the other hand used to find it weird when Dhwani used to turn silent when he walked away from her. Her constantly worrying face was not letting him to live in peace. He knew he had to talk to her regarding this sooner or later. But there was a kind of fear from the last incident when he gave up to his craving and ended up hurting Dhwani emotionally. He did not wanted to repeat it ever again.

He decided he has to speak to Dhwani regarding this today at any cost.

“How is your wound Shlok?” his mother asked when they were all having dinner. “It doesn't hurt much mom. But your daughter in law is just exaggerating it” he nodded his head.  “Really Sok? You stop screaming when I apply the antiseptic then tell you are okay and it is not hurting” she twisted her lips and her mother in law smiled at her.

“For god sake it is an antiseptic and it will hurt even on ant bite” he spoke the fact. His father chuckled and got glares in return from Shlok. “I don't care. Unless it will heal completely that means you don't scream when I apply it I will believe there is no more pain” Dhwani said with her chin up.

“Fine” Shlok gave up and continued to have his dinner. His mother and father were amused at the way those two showed their love and care. It was unique.

Dhwani was trying to spread the bed sheet on the mattress but the huge cloth was not in her control. It flew and landed on her whole body instead. After so many trials her hands started to pain. Shlok entered the room when Dhwani was covered with the bed sheet and it instantly made him to crack up.

“Sok” Dhwani spoke from behind the sheet hearing his laughs and absent minded walked towards him. And as it was written in the rule book of some sort she stumbled upon the sheet and was about to fall. But Shlok acted quickly grabbing her safe in his embrace.

He was still looking down at her when she craned her face out of the sheet and in the process her hair scattered all over her face. It was a scene not to miss. She moved few hair strands and tried to blow them away. Shlok really felt he had to count still many reasons why he loves his adorable wife so much where she was not missing a chance to make his heart beat race.

After taking a deep breath he made her stand straight and unlatched her from the shackles of the bed sheet. Dhwani just watched him do so. When he was taking the bed sheet over her head she felt her heart jump out of its cage.

Shlok felt her gaze and looked down at her. They stood like that for a very long time. “Sok” she whispered and he still was gazing in her eyes. “Hmm” he hummed not blinking his eyes.

“I am feeling something” she scrunched her eye brows. His breath was fanning her face now. And she did not mind it.

“What?” he asked lost. “I don't know” she raised her eyebrows. “I don't want to make you upset again” she said in a low whisper. He narrowed his eyebrows.

“Why do you think I will be upset Dhwani?” he cupped her face. Now all her senses were on fire literally.

“I don't know Sok. I feel I can't breath when you aren't around. I can't be happy or feel even relaxed when you are not around. I want you to be around me all the time. If you move a little bit far also I can't even breath” she said anxiously.

“What is it? Is this how it feels when we love some one?” she asked and he looked at her without finding any answer. He cannot influence her thoughts or feelings. But at the same time he cannot let her suffer for not understanding her feelings.

He leaned and kissed her deeply this time. “What do you feel Dhwani?” he whispered when he dragged himself away. “I... I feel like the kiss to never end” she said narrowing her eye brows. He moved to kiss her ear and whispered “Now”

“I don't want you to stop” she whispered holding his shoulders tightly. He moved further down kissing her neck and she tightened her hold on his shoulder and arched her back. “Now?” he asked again. “I don't know Sok. But I just need you very close to me. But don't leave me like last time” she looked into his eyes.

“I love you Dhwani. And I know you feel the same. But we can't take the next step yet” he looked into her eyes narrowing his eyebrows.

She did not understood what he meant. “I.. I don't know what are you talking about Sok. I love you but is there anything we should do still?” she asked confused. He dragged her to a warm hug. He knew she is gonna freak out if he explains her what was next stored in for a married couple who love each other. May be it was best if they don't ever go to that step. Dhwani was too innocent for it. And he can't even guess what will be her state after that.

But those feelings were a sign that she was moving closer to experience things which she had not experienced all her life. It was natural but of course for her it was too much.

“I think we are happy the way we are and I don't want it to change” he kissed her hair. And she still did not understood what he meant. She looked up at him. There was a satisfactory smile on his face and that was enough for her face to bloom like a flower. 

Shlok sat on the bed and Dhwani in his embrace with a first aid kit. She removed the band aid and Shlok narrowed his eyebrows in pain. Dhwani looked at him worried. She dipped a small piece of cotton and placed it over the wound. So that he doesn't feel the pain she blew on it like it was some kind of a burn. Shlok opened his one eye and looked at her pink lips which were so close and tempting.

She then turned to the box and picked the ointment and slowly applied it. After that placed the plaster over it a wave of relief washed over her face. She closed the box and bent towards the head rest above which the rack was which was the place of the box.

She sat back watching Shlok who was grinning at her. “How are you feeling?” she asked. “Not the way I felt in the evening though” he pouted cutely. Dhwani moved on her knees nearing him and sat on his lap and started to kiss his lips and he smiled in between his kiss and Dhwani realized his pain was vanishing with this kind of treatment.

“Now?” she looked down at him. He dragged her near and rocked. “I guess I should get hurt more to get treated this way” he smirked and Dhwani's face went pale. She got up furiously yanking his hands away. Shlok instantly did not understood what he did.

“Dhwani...” he followed her to the balcony. She sat on the floor huffing with her crossed arms. Shlok worriedly walked to her. “Hey” he sat beside her and she sank into his embrace and bitterly sobbed. He rubbed her shoulders trying to understand what happened to her suddenly.

“You want me to kiss you Sok just tell me okay. Don't speak of hurting yourself for that” she whined. Shlok who was startled relaxed understanding her rage. “Oh.. I was just joking Mrs. Shlok. I did not meant that way” he looked down at her. She still sobbed. “I am sorry?” he brought her face up. She sniffed and her pink nose and pouted lips made her look more than cute.

“How am I supposed to compensate for hurting you?” he asked defeated. She twisted her lips and looked away still pissed.

“Dhwani..” he called her and she looked at him. “I won't say that again” he shrank his eyes. “Promise?” she asked and he smiled widely at her and then dragged her to his warm embrace.

“Promise” he closed his eyes rocking her in his embrace. Dhwani smiled when she heard his speeding heart beats. “Now come sleep” he forwarded his hand to her getting up. “I am too sleepy to get up” she said with her sleepy voice.

Shlok bent and picked her in his arms and walked inside the room while she dangled her hands across his necks.

“You are cutest wife in the world” he nuzzled her nose with his while placing her on the bed. She waited for him to lie beside her and immediately pounced to cuddle. “And you are the ?” she thought for a right word.

“Budhuram husband in the world” she chuckled and Shlok frowned. Soon his frown turned into a wide grin when he felt his wife's ears aligned to his heart to hear her favorite lullaby.

He dragged her more near and they drifted to sleep in each other's embrace like always.

**.**
Do you think Shlok is going very slow.

I don't know I just feel they shoul not move forward in their relationship.

Let me know your opinions.

This was sure crap.

Sorry my mind is blank due to lock down.

Stand in the door watch the same buildings come inside look at the same faces and then some time in front of the TV.

The death toll increasing in other countries is making my breath hitch every time.

And when I see the struggles of our police department to keep the people inside the home I feel so sorry for them

Some people are struggling to have a one time meal.

Some want to reach their homes.

This lock down sure is necessary but then there is a dilemma trying to understand what's their bloody fault that they are poor or daily wagers.

I don't know till when the hope will survive.