Love or Compromise?

Episode 2

Suhaag Raat

Nehmat could not believe her ears and felt her heart beating really fast. It was not the first time that Nehmat heard those three magical words from a man. Before, their marriage, Ekam always showered her with those words during their special moments. However, after marriage, Nehmat never had the chance to hear those words from Ekam. And now she was hearing those same words from someone whom she had never expected would utter those words to her. She shakily asks, "What...What did you say?" Advait replies, "You heard it right Miss. Nehmat Sandhu Virk...ah ha no Mrs. Nehmat Advait Kapoor! The Advait Kapoor, the heir of the Kapoor Empire has fallen madly in love with you.

Nehmat was completely taken aback with those words. She never imagined that Advait would ever fall in love with her as she had always thought that Advait was in love with her best-friend, Mallika. She adjusts herself moving away from Advait's lap and sitting few inches away from him. Within a few minutes, she was lost in her pool of emotions. Strangely, instead of feeling upset, Nehmat felt a ray of joy in her heart. Nehmat couldn't understand her emotions, "What is wrong with me? I have only loved Ekam my entire life and loved to hear those words from his lips, but now what is this feeling inside me when Advait has professed his love?"

As Nehmat was still confused and coming in terms with her emotions. Advait swiftly leaps forward, places his lips onto hers and gently kisses it. Nehmat was surprised by Advait's quick move, however, for a minute, for exactly one minute she did not retaliate rather she allowed him to kiss her. But then all of a sudden, Nehmat as though having received a sudden jolt of thunder, pushes Advait back shouting, "Advait!!!!"

Advait is drifted backwards with force however he does not lose his confidence. He straightens himself, catches Nehmat's shoulders and pulls her towards him. Before Nehmat could escape, Advait catches the lower part of her head and smashes his lips onto hers while balancing the weight of both of their heads on his hand. This time, Nehmat tries to retaliate with all her might. After all Nehmat was a boxer's daughter. She gave two tight punches on both sides of Advait's chest.

However, Advait, like a hungry lion didn't let go of Nehmat's lips while catching it firmly in his. After giving several hard punches on Advait's chest, Nehmat eventually stops punching him when she realizes that he will not let go. Unconsciously, Nehmat gets lost in the taste of Advait's lips. Her hands which were now tired of punching Advait hard gradually dug their fingers onto Advait's back and slowly made their way into Advait's neck, feeling his sharp bristles of hair. Soon, the two of them were kissing each other passionately ignoring the world around them.

His lips mashed against hers, as if trying to flatten and destroy her mouth. The half-grown bristles of his beard on his unshaven face scratched against her soft cheeks as she gripped his head firmly, as if to keep him from escaping. While, her lips brushed his, softly, delicately, like butterfly wings, just long enough that he could inhale her breath, feel the warmth of her skin, and the taste of her lipstick.

Gradually, Advait leans forward to kiss the mole on her right cheek near her ear and feel the warmth of her body. This time Nehmat willingly allows Advait to run his hands on her body. She neither retaliated nor moved away; on the other hand she quietly enjoyed the warmth of Advait's tender hands on her body. The two leisurely got carried away in their passion. As Nehvait quietly enjoyed their passionate moment in the warmth of each other's bodies, the only noise which was heard in their room was their rapid breathing and the slow ticking of the clock kept on their night table.

Hours later

Nehmat tiredly opens her eyes in surprise hearing a loud ringing sound. She drowsily lifts her naked body covered with bedcover to switch off the alarm kept beside her and lets out a cry.

It is already 8:00 A.M. in the morning!!!

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To be continued.