Heartless

26.

While returning back home, Prachi and Ranbir were both silent. Their first kiss kept playing in their head. The incredible feeling was still there. And both could still feel each other's on their lips.

Ranbir stole glances at her and her shy smile was an indicator of what she was feeling right now. Prachi had been trying to hide that smile, but it was too persistent.

His hand reached hers which was laying on her lap and he entangled their fingers.
This made her look at him and she smiled at him.

Ranbir: "So, when exactly are your exams?"
Prachi: "I will send you my timetable... until the last day, no distractions, Mr. Kohli."
He chuckled at her threatening yet cute warning.
Ranbir: "I can't promise that... after kissing you, I might want a kiss or two everyday now."

Her cheeks grew slightly red on that note and she preferred to stay silent because she knew her voice would betray her at any moment.

A ringtone broke the moment and their eyes moved to his phone on the dashboard.
Prachi: "I will see it."
She took it and noticed the unknown number. She picked it up but as soon as she spoke, the line cut.

Ranbir: "What happened?"
She informed him about the unknown number and he asked her to check via the number identification app. She followed his instructions and as soon as the name of the individual appeared, her smile and happiness disappeared instantly.

Ranbir noted that and asked her: "Who is it?"
Prachi, a little sad: "It says Rhea...."
Ranbir looked at her confused but her lost smile worried him more.

Ranbir: "Block it, immediately. Don't know how she got my number now..."
Prachi: "You do it later on..."
She put his phone back on the dashboard and turned to look outside the window. Her heart had ached the moment she read the name displayed.
She knew that it was nothing worrisome but she was a little jealous.

Ranbir too knew about the shift in her mood but he concentrated on his driving. He let this conversation for later.

It didn't take long to reach Kohli mansion. They both started unbuckling their seatbelts and he couldn't stop watching her.
Her ruined mood bothered him to another extent. He wanted her smile and the little redness on her cheeks back.

As they both moved to the entrance of the house, Ranbir caught her arms and turned her to him.
She was avoiding eye contact with him.

Ranbir, comfortingly: "Mrs. Kohli, no matter how many times she calls, I will never answer. And she doesn't matter to me. Nothing is going to change the fact that you are my wife... only you."

Prachi, nodding: "I know, it's just..."
Ranbir: "It's just upset you..."
Prachi: "It's just bothers me a bit... but like you said, she doesn't matter to you. So, I shouldn't feel jealous."

Ranbir, with a little smile on his face: "You are the only girl that had secure her place in this heartless heart. No-one, absolutely no-one can achieve what you did."
His words successfully brought back her smile and the blush he had began to miss.

He took a step closer to her and whispered: "Trust me, Prachi, no-one will come in between us. I won't allow it."
The sincerity in his eyes made all doubts and insecurity flow out of her.
And she smiled at him genuinely.

Her beautiful smile caught his entire attention and his eyes moved there. It lingered more than necessary.
Hers followed as well and landed on his lips. They both were taken back to the moment their lips had touched.

The magical and beautiful moment played as flashbacks in their mind and how they wished they could feel that again.

But they actually could feel it again...