"Sivaangi, it is been 20 minutes, it is just me, please come out" Ashwin begged looking at the rest room door.
"Ayo iru Ashwineyy, this is the first time I am trying on a swim suit, light ah puppy shame ah irukku" came Sivaangi's voice meekly from the restroom.
"Ma.. , this is an isolated suite on the ocean, there is no one here, except for me. please vaa ma, I want to enter the water before the sun sets, already evening aagiduchu" Ashwin pleaded.
"Except for me ah, andha me dhaana problem eh.. Ayo idha pottu eppadi avaru minnadi poradhu? " she murmured trying to adjust the swim suit as much as she can to cover her but failed miserably
"nee po Ashwineyy, I will join you in few minutes" Sivaangi replied.
"Okay, whatever, honeymoon la thaniya po nnu solra mudhal wife needhaan" Ashwin sighed and left to enter the lagoon.
Sivaangi looked at herself in the mirror.
"Eppadi vaangi kuduthirka indha Mika, ivala nambinen paaru yenna sollanum" Sivaangi sighed looking at herself in the mirror
Asides Sivaangi's own inhibitions, she looked smoking hot in a black one piece swim suit with cris crossed 'X' in the mid rift, and the suit going down up to her mid thigh but cut in horizontal layers from the upper thigh, giving a zebra look, with her own skin.
She took a deep breath, wore the bathrobe over and came out slowly.
He was no where to be seen, she opened the verandah door leading to the lagoon and came out searching for him in the vast Indian ocean spread right in front of her.
The view was absolutely exhilarating. the ocean shimmered like ,millions of diamonds strewn all over as the rays of the evening sun fell on it.
The whole sky looked a mixture of orange, gray, red and blue making it look like a perfect wall paper material.
She took her mobile and started clicking pictures when she saw him swimming efficiently towards her.
She moved towards the end of the ledge and sat down letting her legs immerse in water looking at him with at most adoration.
He saw her and swam towards her swiftly.
"Pesama mela oru salwar pottutu vandhuru, edhukku anavasiyama robe ellaam, unakku poi paathu paathu vaanginen paaru, enna sollanum" Ashwin sighed looking at her, fully immersed in water neck below.
"Yedhu neenga vaangineengala? Mika la vaanginen sonna? "Sivaangi asked confused.
Ashwin just gave back a non-committal shoulder shrug.
"Think properly, she never would have said she bought it for you, she would have said that she will pack your things for the trip, that is all, more over do you really think Mika would like to dress you up like this?" Ashwin replied with a teasing smile and pulled her into the water
"Aye! Ashwineyy enna panra? 'hkk ' 'hkk ' " she squealed taking in gulps of water and started coughing them out.
"Ashwineyy enakku avalo swimming theriyaadhu, please please enna vittudaadha" she squealed more holding on to him tight.
It took few seconds for her to compose herself, once done she looked at him and raised her eyebrows sarcastically.
"Neeye swim shirt pottu swim panra, enna robe podrathukku tease panriya?" she asked sarcastically.
"Illama, you know I have signed a new movie, tan aagitenna kashtam, adhaan I am wearing this" he said in a justifying tone
"Chumma vetti reason kudukaadha Ashwineyy" she replied with a smirk trying to keep her robe together as much as she can against the waves of the water while holding onto his shoulders with the other for support
He looked at her eyes for a second and in a swift movement removed the dry wear swim shirt he was wearing making her gasp in shock
"Your turn" he said with a slight nod of his head, raised eyebrow and a smirk.
But she got too engrossed in his chiseled chest that her hands automatically moved away from the robe and touched the center of his chest.
Without her hands to protect, the water started playing with her robe pushing it away from her with its pleasant waves, but she was too into him and his enchanting presence that she failed to take notice completely.
Although it definitely caught the attention of the intended person, making him move closer to her as his hands slowly helped the waves to complete the job.
Even though she realized the absence of the robe the oxytocin flooding though her body made her care less for it pushing her to make the first move.
Her hands went around his head into his hair and pulled him closer down to her, he looked into her eyes where both pairs mimicked the same fire of passion.
His eyes moved down from hers, slowly taking in every inch of her as it passed through, admiring his own work in selecting the perfect swim suit, but unfortunately he now knew it was worn just to be unworn in just a matter of time.
His eyes came back to her eyes which clearly showed she was becoming inpatient and waited for him to start.
He smiled at her with a slight tease and with at most passion his lips came crashing down on hers, finally giving her what she had been craving for.
As the sun moved closer to the Indian ocean, she started turning red with blush, the ocean's love waves caressing all over her with his mighty arms, sensually yet patiently, giving her the time to adapt and enjoy every single movement of their togetherness as she started to give up slowly immersing herself into him with complete surrender. The ocean smiled at the sun with extreme adoration and love that he slowly let her set into him completely, as she closed her eyes with a perfect satisfaction. This is not the first time the sun sets into her ocean, yet the ocean embraced her with the same amount of love and affection that makes her feel loved everyday as the first day.
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They both were back from Maldives and moved to Chennai to start living their life. Ashwin had already arranged for a private school for their kids where most star kids go that ensures the best security and privacy for them.
Now all that is left was for them to go to SG and give a sayonara to the life there.
Sivaangi had to serve one month notice there while Ashwin had some arrangements to be done for his restaurant.
Even though they have decided to move to India, Ashwin did not want such a good business deal to go to waste as he was equally passionate about restaurant business as he is about acting.
"Please take your seat Lekha" Ashwin looked at the woman standing in front of him with a warm smile.
"Thank you Ashwin, Congratulations on your wedding, I am happy everything worked out between you both" Lekha replied with a smile that did not reach her eyes.
She looked like she had lost all the weight and happiness in her life in the past few days.
"Thank you Lekha, you played a major role to get us where we are today, without your help we wouldn't have reached here today." Ashwin replied.
"You are too kind, but I cannot forget the part I played in leading to all your suffering and may be that is why Karma is hitting me back now" Lekha said with a depressed smile
"There is no point in looking into the past Lekha when there is so much to live for in the future" Ashwin said
Lekha did not reply.
"For all you have done for us, I want to do something for you" he added.
"Sorry Ashwin, already you have a given me a job in your father's company which helps to pay my bills and live sufficiently, I may have done a mistake, but I still have self respect left in me, if I take your monetary help, I will be forced to loose that too, so, no thanks!" Lekha replied curtly.
"If that job pays sufficiently then why are you looking like you are just back from Somalia? "Ashwin asked her in a concerned tone.
"Akash took his revenge, as in your case, I have helped to hide some of his other small financial mishandlings too, but he turned it all on me, made it look like I am running away with that money and hence the sudden resignation, the college did not have any physical proof except for his hear say but they put a hold on all my termination benefits and also made it difficult for me to apply for another job in SG. The salary here is sufficient for me to survive, but I do have a big family to provide, hence my this stature. " said Lekha tears rolling down her eyes.
"What is your experience in administration and finance Lekha? " Ashwin asked looking at her.
"Almost 10 years in both, Akash was the chief administrative officer only in the name, I was the one who literally handled everything" Lekha replied
"I trust you, send all those details to my personal assistant Sakthi, here is his card" Ashwin said giving her the card.
Lekha got it from him with lot of hesitation.
"May I know what this is for? " Lekha asked.
"I need someone to take care of my restaurant as I am not moving to SG, I will handle as much as I can from here, but I need someone I trust there to take care of everything on the ground, will you be able to help Lekha? " Ashwin asked with a comforting smile.
Lekha looked at him bewildered. "Is this man really trusting his entire business with a woman who played a major role in all his years of suffering? "
"Pardon!" she asked wanting to make sure what he heard from him was right.
"You heard me right the first time Lekha, benefits ellam I cannot promise much as it is a start up and I don't have much to shell out before the profits starts to flow in, but I will try my best to match your previous drawn paycheck, so send all those details to Sakthi, he will take care of your In principal approvals and Visa processes. He is there now taking care of all the arrangements for the restaurant, adhoda he can do this too" Ashwin replied.
"Thank you so much Ashwin, thanks a lot, even though I did not expect this I knew I was taking the correct decision when I put my entire career in line for you and Sivaangi to do the right thing. You are the best, I promise I won't let you down, thank you thanks a lot" she talked continuously with overwhelming emotions.
"It is okay Lekha, you deserve it, not everyone in this world has the courage to amend their mistakes and accept when they are wrong. It takes a good heart to be do a right thing but it takes a courageous and extremely pure heart to right a wrong thing and you did that. Be proud of yourself" Ashwin said as he got up and patted her on her shoulder.
Ashwin's concentration turned on his laptop once Lekha left, trying to fill and e-sign all the final documentations Sakthi had sent him which seals the deal for the restaurant, when two hands came from behind and hugged his neck tight.
"I am so proud of Ashwineyy" she said kissing him on his cheek.
"It is all because of you ma, you taught me to see the good in all and that is what I did today" he replied with a smile, returning the kiss back to her.
"Ayi, appa enakku enakku" came Mithra running who started picking up on easy tamil words thanks to her extended stay with her grand parents
"Apo amma nee enakku" Nethra added trying to climb on to her mother.
Sivaangi lifted her happily and resumed hugging her husband from behind, Ashwin turned a little side ways hugging Mithra with one hand while his other easily embraced both his wife and his other daughter, pulling them all together into one big happy hug.
Author's note:
So the next chapter is here, so what do you guys think of it.
I have written the romance between the protagonists as subtly as possible, hopefully it did not go overboard and make anyone feel blah..
Otherwise, it is evident that the story is moving towards its closure. 50 chapters is my target, so I might add filler episodes here and there with no actual context to the story, hopefully you all will like it.
Now about this chapter, let me know your thoughts and opinions in comments and as always andha vote eh appadiye alli thelichu vidunga paapom.
Love,
DV