7:30 am in the morning at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Arjun was sitting in the airport waiting room, killing quite a bit of time before his flight back to Chicago. Wishing he could stay longer, but he felt he could not risk losing his job that might hamper his career. But he knew he would be back to India soon and go only after taking Aditi with him back into his life.

Suddenly someone came up to Arjun from behind and sat beside him, as it was the only seat vacant, breaking away from his thoughts. At first he thought perhaps his mind might be kidding with; it might be a beautiful dream when he saw the person came and sat beside him is none other than Aditi.

"Aditi" Arjun whispered her name in disbelief.

"I have got to thank you for taking a second chance on me, you are incredible."Arjun murmured, kisses the corner of her soft mouth.

"Don't assume anything Arjun. I know you are thinking that you are the reason of all my pain, but let me tell you this you are the cause of all the open wounds in my heart and you let me experience more pain than you thought. Despite all the pain I suffer from you I can never find myself to hate you the way you hate me. Arjun, I don't feel the same way about you anymore, but look at me now still came here and sitting in the chair next to you. There is some serious problem within me." Arjun knew everything she said was right. He was so selfish. He pulled Aditi to him and engulfs him with his strong arms. She was about to protest when his hold on her tighten. Those words of Aditi hurt Arjun very much, but he refused to let her know how much they were hurting him, as life would be even worse if Aditi would leave her and go.

After waiting for two hours, they finally boarded their flight that would take them back to Chicago. Arjun was so close to Aditi that she could feel his breath on her cheek. He sat beside her. Aditi wanted to lean against him, to feel the warmth of his tenderness and love. She was having a very hard time hiding her emotions. She couldn't help but admiring him, He was tall, thin yet well built, he had a fair complexion with handsome features. She couldn't find the will to look away from his face, but as soon as Arjun turned his face at her, she turned her head and looked down at her feet.

It was a very long flight of 19 hours or more in the air. Thousands of miles away from homeland and Aditi felt very tired and just exhausted after the long journey. Arjun kept talking to her all, the way back to Chicago. He went on talking and talking, but Aditi remained silent, listening to the sound of his voice as one listens to someone singing. It was easier for her than to talk with open heart.

The garage door closed behind them as Arjun parked inside and they got out of the car. As they were about to inside their house, all a sudden Arjun asked, "Can I carry you inside?" and then reached down to pick her up into his arms.

Aditi's mouth dropped and she stared at him. "What are you doing?" she asked, wrapping her arms around his neck so that she won't fall down and then she requested politely, "Could you put me down, please?"

"No, I am gonna carry you inside like I should have done when we came here first time"

"No, you are not" Aditi's lips may have told Arjun to put her down that moment, but she knew her heart rejected her that idea.

"Did you hear what I said?"

"Yeah, I heard but that doesn't mean I am putting you down," she sighed and let him carry her inside, his chest filled with something he'd never felt before the warmth that his body was hungry for lie eternity.

Once they were inside, Aditi gave a jerk "you can put me down now."

"Sorry, this is not happening."Arjun sneered as he was ready to let her go and besides, she was light and her body against his doing crazy thing inside him.

Arjun had to put her down for a moment as he opened her bedroom door, he was about to take her back in his arms, when she put her hands up, shook her head and said ""see Arjun, I am not here for a new settlement but I am here because I don't want my parents —" Before she could finish her sentence he grabbed her by the face and crushed his lips to hers. The kiss seemed to be forceful at first, but when his lips started to demand more it became more gentle and passionate. Aditi opened her mouth as she allowed his tongue to enter and explore, she could taste the smell of cigarettes, only making him manlier.

As he deepened the kiss, she felt her knees shaking, so she gripped the collar of his shirt in her fists and moved closer to him. "Don't end this" Aditi thought. They both knew they both needed each other.

"You are the most beautiful woman "Arjun said as he broke the kiss. Aditi could hear the thunder rumbling outside and the heavy pounding of rain. It pattered on the window and beat on the roof before it tumbled down below to the ground. Never had a moment been so perfect, never had they shared such an amazing scene. They got closer, and Adrenaline starts pumping, thunder roars in tune with the beating of their hearts. They embrace each other. Nothing matters at this moment, nothing except Arjun and Aditi. The clouds thicken and the sky grew darker, flashes of lightning shine. Arjun looked deep into her brown eyes and then bent over to kiss her again, softly at first and then with passion and soon he scooped her up off the floor and carried her to his bed.

"I will always remember this, Arjun! Your kisses, your harsh hands delicately touching every inch of my body, the passion and desire in your eyes, the warmth of your body and the pleasure that no one but you can give. I will recall each one of them." She sadly thought about it.

Arjun gently laid Aditi down on the bed and climbed up over her, never breaking their eye Contact. Wordlessly, he brushed her hair back, his hand swimming in the thick black strands, as he laid his lips on her neck, grazing lightly, while kissing and suckling it. Aditi melted into Arjun body, wanting to cry at the thought that this strong, powerful yet sensitive man above her loved her. Their hands were wondering around each other's bodies. He sucked her throat and her hands clawed his back as a moan escape from her mouth.

"Aditi" Arjun mumbled against her shirt, pulling the buttons loose with his teeth. His tongue snaked beneath her bra and laved a hardened nipple as he pulled her bra over her head and then brought his hands to her hair again to pull her impossibly closer to him. Aditi hissed in aspiration as at the same time she unbuttoned his shirt and let it slide down his arms.

His eyes went down to her belly, to her leg, then back up to her breasts. "I love you forever," Arjun said, nibbling on her earlobe as his hands pushed her jeans with panties down her slender hips, leaving her body naked in front of him. He hugged her naked body tightly to his, feeling the warmth of her skin, running his hands up and down her back, and feeling her nipples. They stayed that way for several minutes, just kissing and reluctant to pull away from each other for breath. But eventually, they had to pull away to breath.

"No wonder any woman will want you. You are beautiful."Aditi sighed at her thought.

When Aditi woke up it was four in the morning, she was lying in Arjun's arm. Her face was pressed against his bare chest. Her lips were almost touching his skin and she could feel the heat of him. She knew she would never forget how bliss full is to fall sleep in his arms after making love to each other and how it felt so colorful in the dark of the night with those arms wrapped around her. Now Aditi had given every last thing to Arjun. She was left with nothing with her, but lots of memories.

'Thank you, Arjun. It was such a pleasant dream for me." Aditi said, kissing Arjun's forehead as tears run down her eyes.

"Goodbye, Arjun... I'm going to breathe for the first time on my own." Her hands sensually run upon Arjun's arms, feeling his warm skin under her palms. She wanted to remember everything about him, how he tasted and the way his mouth felt on hers. The rough scrape of his slightly shave beard on her chin and the heat that escape from his skin, the power of his muscles flexing under her palms and mostly the hard pounding of his heart.

"I have waited for you for so long that I forgot, how many lonely nights I spent crying over you" Saying this Aditi slowly untangled his arms from around her and slipped out of bed. Then she slowly put her clothes back, careful of not to disturb her peacefully sleeping husband.

"I love you so much, but I don't know how to repair a broken heart, I am so sorry." Aditi said sitting back on the side of the bed fully dressed.

"I have allowed my heart to be controlled by you, but I needed to find myself and see who I was; I needed to uncover Aditi, only Aditi without any Virk or Malhotra. My wounds are so deep Arjun that even if you tell me right at this moment that you love me... I ...I will still choose to run away from you." tears started to form in her eyes, a tear dropped onto her wrist as she was mumbling this to herself while she ran her fingers of the other hand through hair, and then bent down kissed his forehead.

"I had promised to love you, to stand by your side for no matter what and I actually tried to fulfill it, I stayed with you when I was hurting myself because I don't want to leave you alone in the shadows of sadness. But it's different now; this marriage can never hold us together strongly, Arjun. The foundations are so weak because love was not included. It easily crumbles like a castle of cards," she whispered, sniffing

"Arjun, you understand me, right?" she asked, pressing her hand on her mouth to restrain the sounds of her sobs.

"When we meet again, I hope we will be not sad or broken. "She whispered, as she took off her wedding ring and her mangalsutra put it on her bedside table.

"Goodbye" Aditi whispered as she picked up her bag and walked out of his room with it. Aditi She closed her eyes, summoning the strength to leave this place once again, but soon took out her cell phone. She dialed Taylor's number and put the phone to her ear, and while waiting for the other line to answer her call.

"Aditi? Are you okay?" Taylor's concerned voice came through the phone. Anyone in his place would have been worried if they get a phone call from a friend at 4:30 in the morning, when it's still dark outside.

"I am fine," Aditi responded quickly.

He took a pause for a while and then said, "I have been worried about you ever since your husband dragged you down--."

"Were you sleeping?" he was interrupted before he could complete his sentence by Aditi.

"Um, no, I am actually returning home from a night shift," he answered her in a confused tone.

"Sorry to bother you, but can you pick me up from my house and take me to Chicago Union Station?" Tears started to fall down from her eyes once again at the thought that she would never again see her home.

"Aditi! What the hell is wrong? Did your stupid husband hurt you once again?"

"I can't explain right now, Taylor, but I have to go Ogilvie Transportation Center right now" Aditi sniffed into the phone.

"Okay, I will be there at your place in fifteen minutes. I am already on my way."

"Thank Taylor; I will be waiting for you outside. "She said as she pulled the phone down to disconnect. As she was confirmed that Taylor had understood her request. Aditi thanked god that he didn't scrutinize her much and was coming to pick her up.

She slowly walked down the stairs to the hall. She looked around her living room of which the color scheme was all white and she designed it. Aditi then glanced down the white leather sofa. She could still see that her husband was sitting on that sofa and flirting with Diana.

She thought, "What kind of woman I was that I sat and watched my husband flirt with another woman and said nothing?" as she took a brown paper packet out of her bag and placed down it on the sofa.

She felt very sad as she looked at the hush of the corridors as she crossed them in silence and walk in the garden, which gave immense joy and one thing which was actually her in that big house of her husband for one last time.

Aditi loved the way the rough stems felt in her hands and how the bright petals of the flowers were so soft that when she brushed her hand against them she had to close her eyes to feel them. "You are beautiful," she whispered to her flowers.

"Spread Your Scent Around here and keep this place colorful while I will be no here. Don't be sad without me." She said with a smile, but sadness was clearly visible on her face.

It was about five minutes before 5 in the morning, it was quite early in the morning and so it was still dark outside. Taylor parked his car outside the gate and walked in. When he saw Aditi standing in the garden he ran to her. "Aditi! Why do you look so pale and weak?" he was actually a quiet shock to see Aditi, She really looked a mess, with a scowl on her face.

"Did your fool husband tell you something?" Taylor tone was rather a statement than a question while eyeing her intently. She shook the head disagreeing with the statement.

"And then why are you standing here and crying?" Taylor asked Aditi as he raised eyebrows.

'I want to leave this house and go somewhere else," Aditi whispered as she brushed away some more tears with the back of her hand. And Taylor shook his head in disbelief of Aditi's words. Taylor got a major shock because he knew for Aditi, Arjun was like the whole world and she used to revolve around it like the moon.

"I--- I want to find the real Aditi, "Aditi stammered after a second.

"Are you sure you feel up to leaving this place?" Taylor asked, feeling uncomfortable about letting her take a wrong decision. To be honest, He didn't like Arjun that much and was very pleased with her decision to finally stand for herself, but he didn't want her to regret on this later.

"I had already made up my mind that not only is,  I need time not for healing my heart's gaping wound, but it is also the time for me to peruse more dances, my passion my dream"

"Now will give a drop to the Ogilvie or not?" she said jokingly, changing her mood quickly.

"I am not sure if I want it or not," he joked back and this brought a small grin on Aditi's face. Soon Aditi followed Taylor as they went and she sat uncomfortably in the passenger seat as he headed towards the station. The farther she got from her house, the harder her heart pounded.

After half an hour of the journey she finally reached the Ogilvie Transportation Center.

"Don't worry, from here I will my own life of own choice, thank you, Taylor, for your support and friendship." said as she gave him a parting hug to Taylor. 

Lots of chapters are unpublished in this book because Now it is published in Ficfun.