Shivaay reached the dining table to find Anika seated beside Gauri. The two of them were laughing and talking to Rudra, while his parents were busy talking about something. He sat on the chair beside the one on which Anika sat. She turned to face him and he noticed the smile she was trying to hide, her eyes twinkling. He held back his own smile as she filled his plate with food.

"Thanks", he muttered placing his left hand on her thigh. Anika's smile wavered and her gaze dropped to his hand momentarily before she looked away towards Gauri and Rudra. Shivaay smirked glad that Miss Tsunami was busy taking his brother's class.

Shivaay had both his elbows on the table, as he focused on his food. The entire time his thoughts were on his wife. He inched his left foot closer to her right foot underneath the table. There his foot rubbed against her cold foot. She shifted in the chair not sparing a glance his way. Keeping up a blank expression on his face he began caressing the length of her feet with his toe. She sat still. He smirked deciding to have some fun.

"Anika, all okay? You need something?"

She glanced at him taken aback, aware of everyone's attention on her. His toes reached her ankle. "yeah, nothing" She said stuffing a spoonful of rice inside her mouth.

"So, have you guys decided where you will go for a honeymoon?" Gauri asked turning to them. The two of them looked at her astounded.

"Not yet?" She quizzed.

Anika glared at Gauri. "I just joined work, and Shivaay has work commitments too."

"Yeah!" Shivaay shook his head, what would he do on a honeymoon when he hadn't even got to base two with his wife.

"Come on, you guys can at least pull a three-day getaway, right Aunty?" Gauri suggested hoping Pinky would take charge of the matter from there.

"Yeah," Pinky said thoughtfully looking at Anika and then Shivaay. "You both can take a small trip, as it is the marriage had happened in a rush, and then Shivaay's business travel. You both should at least take a break."

"I agree" Shakti muttered when he felt Pinky's kick on his leg under the table.

"Shivaay book the tickets for next weekend...'

"Mom, I really..."

"No one is asking your opinion. You left for business travel soon after the wedding, the least you can do to make up for it, is, take Anika on a weekend trip."

"yeah, Bhaiya, it's not an exam that you have to take it's a freaking honeymoon." Rudra smirked with mischievous eyes.

"Shut up, Rudra. Focus on your food... I won't let you go before eating the bottle gourd gravy.." Pinky shut up Rudra who made a face.

"It's fine. I think.." Anika began.

"I will book the tickets!" Shivaay cut her off. She snapped her head in his direction and he shrugged with a smile playing on the corner of his lips.

Anika simply focused her attention on the food while Gauri smiled.

* * *

Anika entered the room to find Shivaay seated on the bed using the ipad. He looked up hearing her footsteps. "Where do you want to go?"

"Are you serious?" Anika asked sitting beside him peeping at the screen.

"yeah! And Anika, umm, we can really go on a longer trip if you want. I will adapt my schedule accordingly. I mean that's the least I can do for whatever you've done..."

"I am going to get fired if I take that many leaves in the first month of my job." Anika grinned stupidly.

"Well, then, a weekend trip for now... we'll take a proper trip later."

"Hmm, sounds fair. Can we go to a place where there is paragliding or river water rafting?" She asked excitedly.

Shivaay stared at her, his eyebrows curving up. "Umm, we did parasailing..."

"paragliding is different," Anika informed him.

"I know that, but, uhh, this is supposed to be a honeymoon not a sports trip, right?"

"So? Honeymoon means you and me on a trip... Shivaay we had so much fun parasailing, come on, don't you want that thrill again?" She asked her eyes shining with excitement.

Shivaay placed the iPad aside turning slightly such that his body was faced towards her. "Anika, honeymoon means you and me cozying up, not jumping from planes." He inched his face closer to hers not looking away from her eyes. "It's supposed to be more of an indoor thing than outdoor sports. The thrill, on a honeymoon, should be the kind that... that makes you blush." He muttered tracing his thumb on her cheekbones while his fingers glided through her hair.

"Shivaay..." she whispered breathing audibly.

"You freaking like it, don't you? Our closeness?"

"Hmm..." Anika answered feeling dazed under his intense gaze and husky voice.

"Why don't you give in? It gets so hard to think straight around you." he whispered letting his tongue flick over her jaw. He felt his hand rest on his thigh, as she took in a labored breath. Damn, she obviously had no clue about how close she was to getting where he wanted her to be.

Anika closed her eyes as his fingers threaded through her hair making her tilt. He left urgent wet kisses along the column of her neck. Anika hissed as his teeth grazed over her skin, gripping tightly on his thigh. The soft fabric of his trousers radiated warmth to her hand. Shivaay screwed his eyes trying not to push her over the bed or worst change where her hand was.

He created dome distance between his lips and her face. She opened her eyes to find him gazing at her intently. She had never felt a more scandalous gaze on her. Her heart was plummeting crazily and her senses were all over the place. She had no clue how he did that to her, but he did it very smoothly.

They both instantly turned towards the door when they heard the clearing of a throat. Shivaay immediately pulled back his hand from her head. Anika pulled back her hand from his leg.

"Shut the door, if you're getting at it."Gauri muttered. "I came to ask if you both would like to come for an ice-cream, but I guess it's only me and Rudra today! Have fun people!" She winked pulling the door to shut it.

"She has pathetic timing!" Shivaay muttered.

Anika giggled getting off the bed.

He immediately held her hand pulling her to stand between his legs. "Where are you going?" Anika found his face with those hopeful eyes too cute. She leaned kissing his forehead. "to change...she muttered."

"Anika," he looked at her pleading with his eyes for her to give in.

"What?" She asked fumbling as she pulled away but he pulled her closer.

"I need you in every way possible!" He said softly his hand leaving her hand, snaking around her waist. Anika stared at him, he was literally burning her with his gaze, with his touch and with his words.

"let me change.." Anika said in a feeble voice.

He sighed letting her go. He propelled his elbows on his thighs bending down placing his face in his hands. His body was screaming in need. He heard the door of the bathroom shut. Going for ice-cream would have been better. He was just frustrated in the moment. He wondered what held her back. Did she not find him tempting enough to give in? Was she scared about the first time? What exactly had her so resistant to the part where they do it?

He knew she loved being kissed, he knew she liked the kissing between them. He was aware that she liked him. He just couldn't understand what was not right between them? He sighed hearing the door open. He should just put up a happy face. He didn't want her to know he was upset because he didn't get her under him. He rose from the bed and walked around looking at her.

His jaw dropped, she stood there dressed in a black silk negligee. Hell! Wasn't it enough torture to him already, that she had decided to wear that on bed with him? There was no way he could keep his body under his control if she wore that. His eyes intricately observed her from bust to thighs where the scanty material ended. He felt his pants tighten. Oh no! He finally met her eyes. She drifted her gaze away. He found his feet moving closer as though to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

"Anika, what are you wearing!' he mumbled trying very hard to not gawk.

Anika's flushed cheeks heated up more, "You don't like it?" She whispered her thoughts. This was such a terrible idea. Stupid of her to think, whatever she thought.

"I love it in all the wrong ways!" he muttered looking aside. He quickly looked back at her, "You..." He mumble realizing that it could be her way to tell him that she was ready.

Anika flushed looking everywhere but at him. Shivaay couldn't help but grin moving closer. Her eyes quickly darted to meet his. He ran his fingers pushing back her hair that covered her shoulder with his right hand while his left curved around her waist pulling her closer. Anika's lips curved into a shy smile and her gaze lowered to his chest.

What came next took her by surprise, he had lifted her up putting her on the bed. Her heartbeat was crazy, she hoped this wouldn't end in life-long embarrassment for her. He was kneeling over her staring at her. She was intimidated. Her breathing became heavy as her cheeks burned. Stupid of her to actually read that stupid blog and think she'd feel bolder. She felt nervousness build up in her stomach. "You're making me very nervous." She finally gathered the courage to speak her mind. His lips contoured into a grin, a smug one. "that doesn't help!" She spoke aloud her thoughts unintentionally.

He lowered his lips on hers. After a teasing her lips he grazed over them nibbling. As soon as she let out a gasp he smiled claiming her mouth. His hands moved all over her waist and abdomen loving the feel of the soft fabric. He felt her arms lock around her neck pulling him closer. He let his body make contact with hers. She gasped her body freezing.

"Ease up, Anika. It's just me..." he whispered leaving open-mouthed kissed on her chin, jaw and neck.

"Shivaay," She tried moving her body to find some comfort. He sighed and stopped what he was doing. This was turning out to be harder in a different way than he expected.

He looked at her in the eyes. It wasn't hard to tell she was freaking out. He ran his hands from her temples to her cheek, all the way down till her jawline. "I think, I have a solution." Saying that he got off the bed unbuttoning his shirt on the way to the cupboard. Anika sat up feeling terrible. For the first-ever time she felt she wasn't good enough and the feeling sucked. She had no clue why she was so nervous about it despite liking his kisses.

He returned with a bottle of clear liquid and picked up the glass beside the water jug. She tucked her hair behind her ear looking at him. "It's white wine, have some, it will help you loosen up."

Anika gaped at him as he poured some into the glass and offered it to her. She stared at him and then at the glass. Was he serious? Of curse, he was but she was disputed.

"Anika, this much won't get you drunk, it's just to slow down whatever goes on in there," he said pressing his index finger against her forehead. Anika took a deep breath and took the glass from his hand. She stared at him as though asking for confirmation.

He smiled reassuringly his hand resting on her leg just below her knee. Anika bit her lower lip. What a messy situation she had put herself in! She didn't like the smell of the liquid. But she trusted him enough to have it. He said it will help her loosen up, just what she needed at the moment. She began gulping the contents when he stopped her abruptly gripping the glass over her fingers. "Anika slow..."

She looked at him and then at the glass. She was weirdly reminded of her mother giving her paracetamol in the middle of the night. The taste of whatever that liquid was, was strange. She took another sip feeling his hand reach her knees as he continued rubbing. Damn, his hand was so warm and nice. She glanced at him and wished she hadn't. The way he looked at her gave her heart drop to the pit of her stomach kind of feeling. Anika finished the remaining of the liquid in one gulp. She shook her head feeling extremely weird. He smiled taking the glass from her hand and placing it on the table. He peeled his shirt off and sat on the bed. She was staring at him with wide eyes. He smirked getting his vest off, throwing it away. He crawled closer to her. "like what you see?" he murmured and she smiled turning away.

He hated how she looked away. He knew he had to be patient. He held her shoulder laying her on the bed. He put his legs on either side of her balancing his weight on his knees, and began running his hands all over her.

Anika couldn't look away from his naked torso. His touch was pleasing her like always. Soon his lips began their magic. Seconds turned to minutes and Anika found herself touching his body. He kissed her leaving her mouth hot and her body bothered. He caused her to gasp and moan. Oh, he was so adept at that! With a beating heart and yielding body, she welcomed his every touch in every form, letting herself to be carried away in the waters of intimacy with the waves of pleasure.

Not a cliché lovemaking scene, I agree. Would love to have a piece of your thoughts!

-Anami!