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Bhumi's pov

"Bhumi, get changed. We are going snorkelling." Aryamann said, barging into my room suddenly, startling me.

The yacht is now docked in the middle of the sea, far from where we started. Well, we actually started from the middle of the ocean, but the ocean is vast and now we are far far away from where we started.

It turned a bit awkward after that intimate and hot encounter on the yacht deck.

Well, it would be more correct to say, I turned awkward. Aryamann is as cool as a cucumber.

I haven't been able to face him properly after my wanton behaviour, so I kept hiding inside my room.

What is worse is, he doesn't seem affected at all by our intimacy and all I could think about is being kissed and touched by him again.

How much more complicated can this get?

These intimacies weren't part of the contract and I should tell him that we should not repeat it.

"What?" I asked awkwardly.

"Snorkelling, Bhumi," he repeated.

"But, I don't know swimming, Aryamann." I said helplessly.

"No problem. Get into your swimsuit and leave the rest to me," he said and walked out of the room leaving me dumbfounded.

Leave the rest to me?

What in the freaking hell!

I searched my bag and found many sexy bikinis.

I searched my other bag and took out a nylon tee shirt and shorts.

I tied my hair in a tight bun on the top of my head and wrapped a sarong around my hip, which is totally unsuitable with what I am wearing..

But who cares?

I walked out of the room and saw Aryamann standing on the deck only wearing his swimming trunks.

Damn! Can't he just wear a shirt? How can someone look so sinfully hot? My mouth went dry at the sight of him and my hands trembled, wanting to trace a long finger along the line of his taut spine.

What would he do, if I go ahead and touch him?

I shook my head to dispel all those sinful thoughts and walked towards him.

As he heard me approach, he turned around and looked at me. I sucked in a breath seeing the heated look in his eyes.

"Uh uh," I coughed awkwardly.

He shook his head and handed me a life jacket.

I wore it and he held my hand and stepped onto the edge of the deck.

"What are we going to do here?" I asked curiously.

"Close your eyes, Bhumi," he said and I looked at him weirdly.

"Why?" I asked suspiciously.

"Just close your eyes and I will tell you," he said softly.

I closed my eyes and the next thing I know I am drowning.

He freaking jumped into the ocean, without even giving me a warning.

"Help! help!" I yelled out, spluttering the water and kicking my hands and legs in the water.

"Relax, Bhumi. You are not going to drown while wearing the life jacket, darling," he said and left my hand. I immediately grabbed onto him for support. I was clinging to him like a baby koala.

"Bhumi, even if you try, you are not going to drown. You are wearing a life jacket. The purpose of which is to help you to float in the water," he explained, as if talking to a five year old kid.

"No, no! I don't want this, Aryamann. Take me back to the yacht," I said frantically, not paying any heed to his assurances.

"Bhumi, do you trust me?" He asked and that stunned me. I didn't expect such a question and I looked at him without answering.

Do I trust him?

The answer came easily for me.

I do! I don't understand how I can readily trust him, when he gave me no reason to.

But my gut instinct was that he would never hurt me, physically at least.

"Do you?" He asked me again and I nodded slowly which made a small smile appear on his face.

He smiled!

He freaking smiled!

What a miracle.

I have heard him chuckle a few times, but this is the first time I am seeing that smile.

And it knocked the breath out of me. How can someone look so handsome?

"Now you have to trust your life jacket, darling. You are going to enjoy this, Bhumi. And don't worry. Not even for a moment I will let you go," he said, looking straight into my eyes.

And the words kept on ringing in my head.

Not even for a moment I will let you go...

I wish!!

God Bhumi!! You are crazy! What he meant is that he wouldn't let go of your hand while you are in the water, my brain chided me for my delusional thoughts.

"Wear this," he said and helped me wear the eye mask.

Where did he get this from now? I didn't see it before.

After wearing the mask he held my hands tightly and pulled me inside the water. And he swam along the surface holding onto me. Me facing downwards so that I can see the underwater life.

And to say that it is beautiful is an understatement.

I saw many tiny fishes, water plants, corals and even turtles.

Oh em gee!!!

It is freaking awesome.

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Aryamann's pov!

We went snorkelling. Though Bhumi was scared in the beginning, I could see that she enjoyed it very well.

I was feeling so happy and I can't remember the last time I felt so free and happy.

"That was so awesome. I loved it. Thank you for showing me this," she said and hugged me tightly. I felt warm all over.

"I know you would love it." I said.

"Now, how will we go up?" She asked looking up at the yacht.

"Come," I was still holding her hand and now I wrapped it around her form and swam around the yacht and came to the side where I had descended the ladder before diving into the water.

"Now, carefully step on it and climb up. I will be right behind you." I said and she did as was told.

As we stepped onto the deck, she sprawled across it, exhausted after hours of swimming.

I couldn't take my eyes off her beautiful form.

She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, I have seen quite a lot in my life.

I have never been so hot for a woman before, like I was with Bhumi.

Not even with Har-. No, let's not talk about that.

I looked at Bhumi again and saw that she was turning red. And I just love it.

The blush makes her even more beautiful and I just couldn't help it anymore.

I bent down to her level, and snaked an arm around her waist and pulled her up a little.

"Aryamann," her words were a throaty whisper and I knew that she was feeling the same.

This kind of chemistry is not easy to come by. Only one in a hundred gets to experience this. And I am not going to ignore that chemistry.

So, what if we can mix a little pleasure with the business.

We will be together for a year and we can surely come to an amicable agreement.

Third person's pov!

Without hesitation or warning he brought his mouth down on hers and she felt his strong hands slide down her back, holding her captive.

Her damp skin burned against the pressure of his fingers and sexual excitement consumed her body like a ravenous beast.

As his mouth plundered hers with raw, unrestrained passion all she was aware of was heat.

The heat of his tongue seared through her body like a flaming lance.

It was like nothing she'd ever felt before.

Like nothing she'd ever imagined—

As their lips collided the chemistry exploded, the sudden eruption of passion so primitive that it was like being caught in white water.

Bhumi was swept along, her senses churning and tumbling, unable to escape the flow of searing excitement that shot through her body.

Her mouth opened under the demands of his and she felt the erotic stroke of his tongue and the pressure of his hand on her back as he pulled her against him.

As their bodies touched, Bhumi melted. Her head swam, her knees weakened and everywhere there was heat— around her, inside her, frying her nerve endings.

With a moan of desperation, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back, fascinated by the strength of his shoulders and the sheer power of his masculine frame.

He made her feel beautiful, desirable— irresistible— and she gasped as she felt his hands on her breasts, his touch unerring as he pulled off her tee shirt and untied the strings of her bikini bra, pulling the cup down and dragged his thumbs over the swollen peaks.

He didn't speak and neither did she, but their actions said everything as they feasted on each other's mouths and savoured each fresh exploration.

He trailed kisses down the length of her throat, and his fingers worked at slipping the bikini bra off her, exposing her bouncy full breasts to him.

Aryamann sucked in a sharp breath as he took in the beautiful body of hers. Her dark hair was sprawled around her head. Her hazel eyes are bright with arousal.

She was breathing hard and with each intake of breath, her breast moved up and down, fascinating him more.

He lowered his head down and captured a brown tipped peak into his mouth. His tongue worked fast on her nipples, causing her to shudder with each movement.

Bhumi was lost in another world. Too aroused to think of anything else.

Aryamann peppered little kisses all over her upper body, leaving his marks in between.

As he proceeded to remove the rest of her clothing, Bhumi's sanity returned and she tensed in his arms.

Aryamann was quick to sense that, he stopped immediately

Aryamann's pov!

"Bhumi?" I whispered looking into her beautiful eyes.

Her hands came up to modestly cover her upper body.

She averted her eyes and avoided any eye contact with me.

"I- we can't" I heard her whisper.

"I want you. You want me. What is stopping us?" I asked.

"This was not part of the deal, Aryamann," she said, her soft hands gently pushing my body away from hers.

I didn't protest. I moved away, giving her space to sit up and cover herself properly.

She still refused to look at me.

"It is up to us, Bhumi. This chemistry we have, do you think it is easy to come by? Do you think you will be able to feel it with anybody? If you think so, then you are mistaken. I have been having sex for more than a decade now and I have never experienced such strong chemistry with anybody before." I said honestly, not even bothering that she could use that information against me.

"This will complicate our arrangement, Aryamann," she said adamantly.

"Only if we let it. We will be together for a year, Bhumi. What is wrong in enjoying each other in this one year?" I asked, wondering why she is refusing such hot chemistry.

"What is wrong is that my body comes with a heart attached to it, Aryamann," she said fiercely and I reared back as if she hit me.

Those words were enough to douse the flame in me.

An emotional attachment is not something I am looking forward to.

As I remained silent, she looked up at me. Her eyes blazed with emotions.

"What? Nothing to say now?" She asked.

"You are right. Let's not complicate it more. I apologise if I overstepped my limits." I said and stood up from where I was lying.

"Thank you for understanding. It was not my intention to lead you on," she said and I nodded.

"I know. Let's forget it ever happened," I said and watched as she scrambled up from her position and went inside the yacht.

My body comes with a heart attached to it, the words echoed in my head for a long time.

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