Married To A Stranger

Karthik Pov:

“You know what, be that way. I’ll just give a call to Ved and ask him to-” I didn’t let her complete the sentence. I just crashed my lips to hers.

I kissed her.

Without her consent.

Did I regret it?

Not a bit!

At first, she was stunned by my sudden punishment but gave in eventually. Her lips were so soft and tasted like cherries. I was never a fan of cherries in my whole life but from now they are going to be my new favorites. She leaned into the kiss after a few seconds and smiled. Now I’m sure she’ll not regret it. Slowly I encircled my arms around her waist, and she did the same around my neck intertwining her fingers in my hair.

Trust me! It took all my strength not to take her right now.

The kiss makes me drowsy. It’s like I was drugged.

Drugged by her kiss.

I just want to stay like this forever just kissing her. Sadly, we need to let go of each other due to lack of oxygen. I frowned a little for letting her go.

“Please don’t tell me you regret this,” she said frowning.

I should be the one who should ask the question. Not the other way around!

”Why do you think I’ll regret it?” I said feeling offended.

”Because you’re frowning?” It sounded more like a question.

“I’m frowning because this is not the way I wanted to have my first kiss,” I said scratching my neck.

“FIRST KISS?” She half yelled.

“I mean to say our first kiss,” I said laughing nervously.

My first ever kiss!

“Thank god” she muttered to herself.

If she only knows!

“It almost felt like my first kiss too. Actually, our kiss removed the traces of my past” she added looking everywhere but me. I know she had a boyfriend during her college days.

“You can tell me anything you know… I don’t judge you just because you have a past” I said softly.

“Umm I-I can’t hide it from you any-anymore K-Karthik. I-I’m not pure. I used to have a b-boy-boyfriend in college a-and umm you know… I-I’m not a v-virgin anymore. I-I c-can understands if you don’t want me anymore. It-it’s just I was so stupid and thought we-we would end up together. And-” I cut her off with another kiss this time it’s not out of anger. This time I kissed her because I love her. I want to let her know how much she means to me. I poured all my love into this kiss. It’s not a demanding one anymore, it is more of a slow and passionate kiss. I let her be the dominant this time. She kept increasing the pace and it’s almost impossible for me to get a hold of myself. Almost. I pulled out making her groan in protest.

I didn’t even realize how we ended up in our bed. We’re in our bed with her beneath me.

”We need to stop otherwise I can’t stop myself and take you right now. Trust me, I don’t want our first to be like this. It should be special for both of us” I said gruffly.

What happened to my voice now? Is this how it feels to be kissed? God! I wasted a lot of time! I should’ve kissed her on our wedding day itself. Then I would’ve scared her. I want to kiss her one more time. Just once!

“Sree, I know it must be hard on you to trust any guy including me after the betrayal you faced in your past. It must have been a real blow to you. I know you have trust issues regarding everyone but trust me when I say… it doesn’t matter for me who’s your first, second or more. What really matters is that you’re with me as my present and future, my wife and I trust you with my life. So, stop blaming for the things that happened in the past and think about our present and future. Sorry if I offend you in any way” I said pressing a kiss on her forehead. I’m not sure if my words cleared her doubts or created more because I was not the one to express my feelings.

I just hope I didn’t mess up.

And I mean every word I said, I don’t give a damn about her past as long as she would promise her future with me.

“Promise me. Promise me to not overthink about your past” I said showing my pinky finger.

“I promise,” she said locking our pinkies.

“How did I get so lucky?” She said giving me a teary-eyed smile.

“I’m lucky to have you, Sree. You don’t have any idea how long I’d like to wait for this moment” I mumbled kissing her crown.

We lay on the bed for some time enjoying the comfortable silence until she opened that pretty mouth of her.

”Tell me about your past girlfriends Karthik” she asked me, looking straight into my eyes. I scratched my head and looked anywhere but her.

”Karthik, you alright? You look kind of pale?” She said placing her palm on my forehead.

”If I tell you something, would you laugh at me?” I asked her, debating myself whether to tell her the truth or not.

”Why would I laugh at you Karthik? I promise I won’t judge you even if you had lots of girlfriends in your past as long as they stay in the past” she said smiling but there was a hidden warning in her words.

Yeah, you must maintain a register to check my imaginary girlfriends Please note the sarcasm.

”I studied in a boarding school later joined in co-ed, but I was really a shy one. So, I ended up having no friends other than my childhood friends and you already know them. I used to have a crush on a girl who was my junior by two years. Being the shy guy, I was, I never dared to talk to her. One day I followed her to confess my feelings but came to know she already had a boyfriend. So, I kind of gave up on her and concentrated on my studies. But I used to follow her without her knowledge. It’s my daily routine for a year. Later not even a single woman strikes that kind of interest in me” when I finished, she had a frown on her face and it turned into a scowl.

What did I do now?

”How dare you to lie to me?” She yelled hitting my chest with her fists.

” In which part Sree? I didn’t lie. I swear” I said holding her hands in a tight grip.

”You said that you liked me? And now you said, ‘not even a single woman strikes that kind of interest in me’ -mimicking my words- what about that?” She yelled again. Rage was clear in her pretty eyes. And trust me it was a major turn-on.

”Of course, I like you a lot Sree.”

”That means you’re interested in me?” She mumbled frowning.

”What are you talking about-” then it hit me. I never said it was her that I was talking about. I couldn’t take it anymore and started laughing at her. When I tried to control my laughter, she started hitting me again.

This time with pillows.

”Don’t you dare laugh at me you Idiot” she yelled and started crying. God! Why can’t I do one thing properly? I didn’t say anything just hugged her stroking her back. When I was sure she calmed down I started talking to her softly.

”Sree” she hummed ” Do you want to know her name?”

“Who? ” her voice became raspy due to crying.

“The girl I liked,” I said brushing my lips on her head.

”No” she mumbled burying her face into my chest.

”You need to know” I said softly.

”Why? ” she mumbled again.

”Because it was YOU Sree. You’re the girl who struck my interest at the first sight and you’re my first crush. It’s always you, Sree. ITS ALWAYS YOU” I said hugging her. She blinked her eyes several times and smiled like an idiot.

My Idiot.

”M-Me? You’re not lying right?” I shook my head saying no ” OMG it’s me. It’s me yayy” she started doing a happy dance on my lap.

” Wait for a second, then who’s your first kiss?” She asked me after a while.

”You” I mumbled burying my head in her neck.

Let’s say it is her chance to laugh at me.