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Part 7 – Of kisses, cuddles and romance!

"Aise deal seal karte hai..." I didn't waste a second after saying this as I bent forward and claimed his lips with mine leaving a yet again startled Shaheer whose eyes grew wide and brows raised while I gently kissed him.

Eventually, he held my face with his palms and smiled in between the kiss as he reciprocated with love. Our first kiss was all things love and affection... Both just tried to feel each other's lips tenderly without going overboard. We did not feel like moving apart at all but for the need of breath we let go off each other panting slowly.

"I can't believe we kissed..." I mumbled still with heavy breaths from the kiss looking down at the floor but nowhere in particular. Though I was the one who initiated the kiss, perhaps the feminine shyness of being thoroughly ravished by my man had left me blush and turn as red as a tomato.

Our proximity adding on to our tranquilized emotions. Shaheer also blushed almost like me and I knew this without even looking at his face due to the heat radiating from our bodies that had wedged together so closely.

"Neither I can believe my love...! Phir se kiss kare? Shaya diss bar yakeen ho jaye?" I heard Shaheer say in his manly husky voice making my knees go weak by his flirtatious lines.

"Shaheer..." is all I could reply before he took my lips in another passionate yet gentle kiss. We both responded with equal zeal as we let our lips have their way. After few moments of our love filled dance of lips... we rubbed our nose tips and smiled profusely touching our foreheads and still in our safe haven of each other's embrace.

While we were dipped in our ecstasy, we had not realised when we had sprawled ourselves over my bed, lying so close to each other. Shaheer caressed my face with his index finger slowly and before he could go down my neck he murmured "Pooja... can we... do you mind... can I... I mean...forget it..." Shaheer winced his eyes and pursed his lips hesitating to say whatever he wanted to but as always I understood his intent without him conveying but I wanted him to speak this time and decided to tease him a bit. I fiddled my fingers in his lustrous hair while I pulled him a little closer and replied "Shaheer... just because I kissed you, you want to take advantage of me?!" I faked a perplexed expression on my face leading to an uneasy expression of Shaheer.

"Oh no! Not at all Pooja... I was just... I just wanted to cuddle... nothing more. I'm sorry I shouldn't have..." poor Shaheer was indeed scared of my reaction so I decided to end my tease session and comfort him.

"Aww Hahaha... come here..." I pulled him into a tight hug on the bed and rubbed his back to and fro soothing him while he chose to stay silent and just hugged me back.

"Hahaha I'm sorry Shaheera... I thought of teasing you a bit but did not realise you will take it so seriously..." I explained running my fingers in his hair with one hand and other rested on his back.

"Sachi? Aise kon karta hai...? I thought I hurt you..." He mumbled on my shoulder and I brought his face in front of me and kissed is forehead while I said

"Arre noo... you can never hurt me... I knew you wouldn't ask me more than this right now. But I wanted you to speak so I did that. By the way we can cuddle... and kiss too" I winked and lowered my eyes.

Shaheer smiled gleefully and wrapped his arms tightly around my waist in response.

"Meri jaan...!" He squealed while he drew me closer and simultaneously peppered subtle kisses on my ear lobes sending tickles in my body.

"Ah...! Not on the ears please..." I moaned to which he showed a victorious smile clearly knowing what effect his actions had on me and winked before saying "Oh... I guess I have successfully found your sweet spot in my very first attempt of exploring you...!" Shaheer teased me and I had nowhere to hide my flushed face other than his chest. He secured me in his embrace, and we cuddled and kissed endlessly like an almost newlywed couple exploring each other's pleasure spots and giggling/ teasing one another.

Our comfort had crossed all levels and now there was no room for any hesitation between us. As we spent some quality time, we were reminded of the last event in Thailand that is the photoshoot.

"Pooooojjjjjjaaaa... should I really go?" Shaheer asked in an animated manner lying on the bed while I was taking my saree out of the cupboard.

"Yes, my hero... please go get ready? Jaldi ready honge tabhi hum sath reh payenge naa" I said as if I was convincing a school kid.

"But I don't want to goo... I want to stay with you... see you get ready... help you wear the saree..." Shaheer winked hinting at his intentions of romancing me while I got ready. He was still in a romantic mood and did not seem like he was out of our intimate session.

"Uff... you men always have one track mind. Please jao na Shaheer... ready hote hi aa jana idhar... okay?" I proposed a deal walking up to him and kissed his cheek. Now, I knew this would work for him...

"Chalo... utho utho... please..." I woke him up from the bed and almost pushed him out of my room while he behaved like a stubborn kid. He finally agreed and went to get ready not before stealing a quick kiss and a hug from me.

I shut the door ad giggled to myself at how this man turned into a child without any inhibitions with me once we confessed our love. Whatever happened since some time flashed in my mind while I was simultaneously getting ready and I blushed like a new bride whenever I recalled our moments.

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I dragged myself to my room unwillingly with no choice left as we had to get ready for the photoshoot, still lost in the thoughts of my lady.

I fell flat on my back on the bed and recalled how I had confessed my love to Pooja, how I had expressed my feelings that I had hidden from past one year and how she had accepted my love with all the positivity she held within. To say that her acceptance had taken me to the cloud nine would be an understatement to the happiness that I experienced with her one yes to my love. A gleeful smile crept on my face that never left we had kissed. Pooja had taken me my sheer shock when she initiated the kiss. It was surreal and almost gave me the feels of my first kiss in life. The jittery feeling, the adrenaline rush in my body had pitched up high as we expressed our love through kisses and cuddles.

Pooja was indeed one in a million girl for me. I was flying high in trance when she called me on my phone and I swiped the phone in a jiffy.

"Abhi tak bed pe lete ho na?" She reprimanded not even saying hello to me. And I chuckled how she knew what I was doing.

"Hehe... yeah. How do you manage to know everything my love?" I quipped while she replied in the same tone "Yeh thoda cheesy nai ho rahe tum? My love, my lady and all that..."

"Haha shukar karo tumhe baby, babu, shona nai bula rah.." I giggled.

"Oh please don't ever call me those...I know just like me you also find these cringy. par mujhe tumhe Arya bulane ka man hai..." She said and I knew she was blushing on the other side of the call...

"ah ahhh... ok ok. May be I was always meant to be your ONLY Arya...! Haha.." I said while hinting how possessive I could get hinting at the time she was suppose to call all 5 Pandav's as Arya in our show Mahabharat.

"Possessive much huh? Vaise Draupadi ke 5 Arya the par Pooja ka ek hi Arya hoga... aur voh sirf tum..." She said mesmerizing me at her choice of words she uses to flatter me always.

"Of course... mein bhi tumhe Pooji bulaunga... pyar se... theek hai?" I asked smiling wide.

"Hmm Pooji sounds cute.. theek hai janab. Abhi utho aur jaldi ready ho jao please...!" She almost pleaded me over the call.

"Yes yes ma'am... I'll be ready in 15 minutes dekh le na that too before you!" I kind of challenged her to which she readily agreed saying "Dekhte hai... chalo bye" and cut the call.

I quickly got up from the bed and freshened up. Took out my blue Chinese collared suit and wore it as quick as possible. Wore my watch, applied some cream to my face and set my hair. I kept looking at the clock to not miss the challenge I just go into while I wore my shoes.

I looked myself in the mirror for one last time and headed out to my lady's room.

"Tan tan naaaahhh...! Here comes your hero..." I pushed open the door of Pooja's room while I made a filmy entry but stood awestruck at what I saw. Pooja was clad in a beautiful pink satin saree with a backless blouse that let her milky white skin visible for my eyes. She stood facing the mirror and fiddling with her blouse's thread that had to be tied around her neck to keep her blouse intact to her body. I stood rooted to my place while gawking at the ethereal beauty who stood in front of me revealing all her gorgeousness at once. I could even notice her petite bare waist and her feminine curves that I had seen last night while walking back to our room from the basement, as she had her long hair flow in front while she still tried to tie the thread properly.

"Shaheer...!! Kab se bula rahi hu.. kaha khoye ho...?!" Her reprimanding voice brought me back from my frenzy to reality while she turned to face me now.

"Can you please help me with this? Mere haath dukh gaye par yeh bandh nai paayi...!" She whined while complaining over her blouse's dori.

"Me...? Yeah sure..." I replied curtly and walked forward as she turned her back again and handling me the dori to tie, yet again giving me the chance to ogle at her supreme beauty and even touch her at the same time. I was lost again inhaling her sheer fragrance close as I tied her dori mechanically.

I peppered few kisses on her nape and shoulder before I let my fingers draw patterns on her bare shoulders, taking them down her back while she let out mild giggles and whispered," Sheikh sahab... hahaha I'm feeling ticklish...!" and she turned around laughing heartily and bringing me back to my senses.

I just gave a wide smile to her and rubbed my hair behind and winced my eyes as I went and ast on her bed... I saw her from front now and felt she looked absolutely like a diva with perfect feminine features that I had not tried to observe in her until then. While I continued checking her out, she comfortably adjusted her pallu on her bosom clearly unaffected by my presence in the room. But I turned my gaze away this time as a reflex action when I saw her doing so, perhaps the chivalry I have in me stopped me from further gazing my own lady.

"Arre wah! You got ready as you said... in flat 15 mins! Good boy!" Pooja appreciated while walking towards me.

"Hmm..." is all I could reply probably because of the fact that I was still not out of the little cosy moment spent with her.

"So ya I agree... you won the challenge my man..! utho zara dekhe toh... aaj kaise kapde pehne hai janab ne..." she averred in her style while holding me by my arms she made me stand up.

"Hahahahaha.... Yeh kaunsa designer hai bhai... jo mere hero ko band set wale ke kapde bhej diye...! Hahaha" Pooja laughed so much, almost brimming her eyes with water while she snickered. Her laugh brought an automatic smile on my face too and I could not stop myself from pulling her towards me by her waist.

"I can wear N number of funny clothes like these to see you laugh wholeheartedly like this Pooja... You look beautiful" I said caressing her face with my fingers suddenly making her stop her laugh with my mere touch. It was astounding behave nonchalantly even though I kissed her shoulders at one point and to see her melt just by my finger touch at another instance. She was both bold and shy with me, fierce and fragile with me... And I loved the fact that she was so comfortable with me by now.

"Sh...Shaheer... thank you... but let me... let me wear my heels. We are getting late" Pooja, fumbled to form her sentence as we increased the proximity between us.

"Pehen le na... but baat toh puri suno..." I slid my right hand on her bare waist on her left side and clasped her right palm in my left, her left arm adjusted itself on my shoulder while I made her sway along with me as if we were ball dancing to an unheard music. She stared into my eyes with love and let me do whatever I was silently.

"You are looking gorgeous Pooji... Masha Allah! itni haseen ladki meine dekhi nahi hai kabhi... Saree mei bohath khoobsurat dikh rhi ho" I managed to say the words that I wanted to since the time I saw her in the saree.

Pooja lowered her eyes in utter shyness that I could now decipher from her blush cheeks and pursed lips. "Itni tareef...! Thank you sheikh sahab... and I love it when you praise me in urdu" she said while giving a tight lipped smile.

"Toh hum aaj se urdu mei hi apki tareef karenge...!" I declared, taking a circle holding her in our dance posture.

"Hahaha... Shaheer.... Tum bhi na... chalo we are getting late now" She tried to move away from me but in vain as I pulled her back again in to my arms being all romantic.

"We aren't leaving... not without my kiss" I demanded while she gave a quick peck on my lips and escaped from my clutches laughing again as lively as she could.

She wore her heels and primped herself properly from the mess that she had become because of my grabbing her in my arms. Once done, she smiled at me and stretched out her arm to hold mine.

She held on to my elbow and we walked out like the bride and the groom in a white wedding!

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We went to the venue where our photoshoot was organized and clicked so many pictures in different poses. We had fun shooting it with even the Thai host who was very sweet to us. I loved to get clicked with Shaheer and this was indeed special as this was our first photoshoot together. I held on to his arm and clicked numerous pictures not wanting him to let go off me. As much as it sounds creepy, I loved the way our photos came out. We both looked like a made for each other couple as our height difference, our personalities and of course our chemistry was perfect on and off camera both.

We were glad to finish the shoot, changed into our casual clothes and got few selected pictures transferred to our phones as our favourite memory as we headed back to our hotel since our flight to India was early in the morning.

We reached our hotel in some time and I told shaheer that I was damn hungry. So we decided to freshen up soon and meet for dinner.

I changed into my night clothes, a black short and a tank top as usual and went to check on Shaheer in his room. I knew he would not lock his door so I barged in freely.

Now, it was my time to ogle at my man... He was trying to wear his tee from above his head, flaunting off his perfectly chiselled abs. I stared at him without blinking my eyes shamelessly. When he was done wearing the tee he walked forward and asked me "Like what you saw?"

"Oh I love it...!" I answered still lost in him and he blushed while smirking.

"Glad to know that I also can send you in trance..."

"Of course! How can I resist while my man shows off his hot body like this...?!" I expressed not at all shying away. He's completely mine so no hesitations.

"Oh common...! You looked smoking hot today in the saree... I'm not hot" I replied while grabbing my mobile from the table.

"Ask me how hot you are..." my voice almost sounded seductive; reason unknown to myself! Oh god that's the effect this man was having on me.

"gosh... Pooja...please don't... then I can't control myself..." Shaheer whined while pulling my hand and walking out of the door.

I blushed, he blushed and we walked away without speaking a word but hand in hand close to each other, smiling now and then like maniacs.

We had our dinner and since it was our last night at Thailand we went toward the beach, the place where we spoke our hearts out, we shared so much about ourselves, we explored each other in the few days spent there.

The sea seemed calm and the stars glittered beautifying the whole sky. The crescent moon appeared like the smile on our faces that never left. We both strolled on the shore holding hands, occasionally splashing water at each other and playing.

We then settled on the sand and laid down on our backs... staring at the star lit sky. I snuggled closer to Shahher and let my head rest on his shoulder while he wrapped his arm around me. We closed our eyes and perhaps both of us saw the same in front of our eyes... the past few days of our togetherness, a happiness for lifetime that this trip to Thailand gifted us.

We smiled at each other and hugged hoping for a new beginning in the city of dreams Mumbai from the next day. When we came to Thailand we came as two individual people, but we were returning back to our country as one, madly in love.

After some time, we headed back to our rooms, and I chose to sleep in Shaheer's room with him as from the next day we would stay apart in our homes and would not get to feel the warmth from each other that we craved for.

In one day, our equation had changed completely and for better. From our confession to our cuddles, everything seemed like a dream for me. A dream that came true with the man I admired and loved. We drifted off to sleep in each other's arms peacefully that night basking in our newly brewed love!

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