Destiny

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Gauri lay back in bed, her head resting on stack of soft pillows, reflecting on the day's events as she waited for Siddarth to join her. Her eyes fell on her rings and she smiled to herself. Leave it to Siddarth to pick out the most beautiful set of rings for her. Her heart swelled at the reminder of his love for her and she promised herself that soon she will also tell him how much she loves him and have always loved him.

Gauri felt the bed dip and turned to see Siddarth dressed in body hugging T-shirt and pajama bottoms. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw him turn towards her and smiled with so much love in his eyes. He raised himself on his right elbow and rested his head on his hand.

“What are you smiling about? He asked her.

Gauri held up her left hand and smiled. “My rings look beautiful, thanks so much.” She said to him.

Siddarth rested his head back on the pillows then took her left hand in his. He pulled off the wedding band and showed the inside of the ring to her. “Did you see the inscription?”

Gauri was startled and took the ring from him; she hadn’t thought to look at the inside of the ring. She read what was inscribed inside the ring.

“Be mine forever.”

Her eyes glazed over and her heart lurched at the words, but she still couldn’t bring herself to tell him how she feels about him. She did not want to ruin this night so she kept quiet, she did not want to tell him how much she loves him until she confesses everything to him.

She also knew she wasn’t being fair, but she just couldn’t do this him on their wedding night. However she could give him something to let him know that he was not alone in these feelings he has for her. She took his hand in hers and pulled off the wedding band she had placed on his ring finger.

Siddarth frowned when Gauri took off his ring and realized she had a similar thought as him and had his ring engraved also. He felt his heart give a loud thump and felt it’s beat increase in rate. He read the inscription inside the ring.

“You make me whole.”

Siddarth’s happiness increased ten fold with those words, because those simple words told him more than any of her other gestures showed him.

They both placed the rings back on their fingers. Siddarth put his arm around Gauri to pull her close to him and she placed her head in the crook of his neck. She inhaled his musky scent then placed her right hand right over his heart and felt the vibration of his heartbeats against her palm.

Siddarth caressed Gauri’s bare arm and shoulder. Her night attire of thin-strapped silky tank top and matching pajama bottoms had surprised him. The material of her outfit was smooth as the skin he was caressing. He took her hand and held it up to distract himself and immediately remembered he needed to find his name in her hand. He absently traced the design with his finger until something familiar caught his eye.