Chapter 81 My scared kitten

Gouthami didnot like this serious look of her man. She was happy that he decided to do something and gave some serious thought about it. She doesn’t mind him being a helper to his brother infact she is happy about it, she just wanted him tobe serious about his life. But just now the way he talked made her realize that he was doing everything on purpose for a reason which she doesn’t know. She missed her cute flirty man. She wanted to console him but she doesn’t know how to do it and didn’t understand what to say to him to make him normal and be in his usual self. She called his name and he looked up to see her but at that very instant he felt her soft lips on his. He was shocked but came back to his senses very quickly. He reciprocated to her action and soon the gentle kiss turned a passionate one. They both know what was going to happen next but both of them didnot want to stop what they were doing. They moved to the bedroom and when they reached the room Rahul took Gouthami’s hands in his, kissed the back of her hand and said "I love you baby and thanks for understanding me." he smiled at her. She smiled at him and said "I love you too Rahul". They both continued their kiss and also aftermath. * * * * * * Shriya looked at him not knowing what to say. She was still in surprise. If she was right Abhi just told her "I love you" which means he confessed to her. She couldn’t believe her own ears, she wanted to make sure that she wasn’t dreaming, she pinched her right hand with her left hand and she felt pain which means she isn’t dreaming. Abhi found the look on her face was cute and her action made him chuckle he wanted to give her a tight hug but he controlled the urge to do so as it might make her feel awkward. She stared his eyes and they were moist and tears rolled down from her eyes on to her cheeks. They were sparkling with that tears and it was a scene to watch. Abhi wiped her tears from her cherks with his thumb and said "you don’t have to answer me right now, take your time." She shook her head and said with a rough voice "I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t even know what you mean by you love me". She looked like a scared cat. Her expression was so adorable. Though she guessed that Abhi loved her and will confess his feelings to her one day, she was quite shocked when she actually faced that special day of her life. Seeing her expression he said in a gentle tone while holding her face in his hands "Don’t feel pressued by my words Shri, I just wanted to tell you about my honest feelings for you. I don’t want to hide my feelings anymore". He stared her eyes and said with a gentle smile, " For me Love is a promise. A promise to say that I will be there for you no matter what. Remember I will always be there for you no matter what happens in the future and what you choose. The promise remains the same". His expression was as gentle as it could be. Shriya looked back his eyes and nodded her head and smiled at him. Abhi kissed her gently on her lips and she didn’t show any repulsion to his kiss. After giving her a light peck on her lips, he asked her to come downstairs for dinner and said that he will also join her and Preeti soon. When she asked him about Rahul, Abhi said "Rahul will not be home for a few good days" but he didnot tell her the reason for Rahul’s absence. At the dining table Preeti asked Abhi about Rahul. He told her with a smile "His friend has come so he will stay with his friend for a few days." Shriya heard it and she thought about it. Abhi looked at her confused expression and whispered to her so that Preeti couldnot hear him "His girl friend has come from US". She looked at him wide eyed, She thought to herself ’so Rahul has a girlfriend already and she came here to see him. She wanted to know where they were staying and she is also curious to see who Rahul’s girl is. Abhi saw her and answered her silent question "They are staying at their own apartment and I guess you will get to see her very soon". She nodded at him but wondered how he could know what she was thinking and he was always right. After dinner they went to their own rooms and Shriya took the milk glass to Abhi’s room. Though there were many people in the house, Shriya preferred to give milk to everyone personally and see that they complete the glass, because Rahul and Preeti always leaves the glass as is. She brought the milk to Abhi’s room and put it on the small wooden table in front of the couch and when she was about to leave the room, she turned back and saw Abhi who was sitting on the chair in his study busy reading a script "When will Rahul come back home ? ". He looked at her mischievously and asked her "Are you curious about what they were doing there alone?" She gulped hearing him ask this question, she wondered how he always managed to tell what she was thinking. She held her head down as if she was caught red headed while she was stealing something and she was embarrassed. He smiled at her scared kitten face and teased her saying "They were doing which we haven’t done yet. Afterall my brother’s girlfriend is not as slow as my scared kitten", saying so he winked at her. She looked at him but left the room in a hurry as soon as he winked at her. The next morning Shriya went to college and during the lunch time they sat at their usual table with Naveen and Brahmini at a table adjacent to their’s. Sony was blabbering continuously about the preparations for the fest and Shriya listened to her friend quietly while eating. Just then Dhruv came to her table and stood beside it silently. Shriya looked up to see the person in front of her and saw Dhruv standing there looking at her. Sony didn’t know Dhruv, so she thought that he is someone who was there to trouble Shriya again, as it was what happened in the past when Vishnu troubled her. She looked at him who is smiling at Shriya and said "What’s so funny here, Who the hell are you and what are you laughing about?" she sneered at him. Before Dhruv could answer her question Shriya said in a calm tone "He is the student president of our University." Sony still looked at him with the same annoyed look on her face though she panicked for a moment and the words ’so what’ were written all over her face and she mumbled to herself with the same annoyed tone "as if he is the president of India" she had her eyebrows knit together. Dhruv ignored her and said to Shriya in a calm voice "I want to talk to you". Naveen who was concentrating on his girl’s chatter turned his head as soon as he heard Sony talk to Dhruv. He knew Dhruv, he saw him saving his young madam from a weirdo so he decided to stay quiet for the time being and wanted to listen to him, afterall he didnot seem to be dangerous. He just turned to their side and looked at them. Shriya stood up and followed Dhruv out of the cafeteria. When Naveen was about to get up and follow them, Shriya signalled him to sit and wait for her. He obeyed her order of waiting for her, yet he followed her a few steps away so that they couldn’t go out of her reach but at the same time he wanted to give some space for them to talk and stood silent only a few meters away from them. He didn’t want his young madam to get hurt again. If something were to happen to her like last time, he know what will happen to Abhi and what the latter will do to him and he isn’t ready to face the aftermath. Dhruv stopped at the corner and turned back to see her. He stood there and said with a calm expression "This year we are having a fest. You might have heard of it already". Shriya nodded her head slightly as saying yes to his question and then looked at him for him to speak further.