Second Chance

Chapter 21 A Cheesy Romance with a Disappearing Act

'So you are finally accepting that?' asks Dev.

Mahi looks at him softly as she takes a long pause breathing in a few times, taking in his expressions. Dev waits for her response patiently, looking in her eyes, trying to read her through them. He hopes for her not to dismiss everything that just happened and simply give in, not resisting her feelings for him. Mahi reads through his hopeful expressions as she says,' Do you still doubt it?'

Dev breaks into a soft chuckle at Mahi's acceptance. Seeing him smile, Mahi couldn't help but smile. Looking at her smile, Dev couldn't hold it and leans down to capture her lips with his. Mahi closes her eyes as Dev draws her in a soft and yet passionate kiss. Both respond to each other's yearnings through their lips at first and then giving passage to each other's mouth. They express their long-awaited feelings as they kiss each other even without breaking away to breathe. They move their lips in sync as they devour each other. They keep kissing in a dimly lit front of their house, expressing the rush of emotions through it. 

They get drawn back to the real world when Dev's phone rings in his coat's pocket. Dev groans while ignoring the ringing, keeping himself busy on Mahi's lips. Mahi tries to politely break away from him but fails. So she barely says through the kiss,' Take it. Someone must be looking for us.'

Dev groans again as he finally breaks away from her lips to take the call. He picks it up in frustration as he keeps his one hand around Mahi, keeping her close. Mahi, too, holds onto him as she keeps an arm around him and her other hand on his chest. Dev picks up the call and speaks into it,' Yes. We are on our way.'

He ends the call as he puts the phone back in his pocket. Mahi notices the disappointment on his face.

'We have to go back,' states Mahi, knowing the call must be about. They completely forget about the world around them when they are lost in each other. 

Dev nods as he softly sighs off rests his forehead on hers. 

'I don't wanna leave yet. I just got you,' says Dev.

'That's not true. You had me for a while.'

'Yes. You know what I mean,' Dev says, softly tightening his hold around her.

'I know. Neither do I. But, we have to.'

'How about we skip this one?'

'We can. Only if you are prepared to receive cursing from Anu. For the rest of our lives.'

Dev straightens up his head and then says,' No. I don't think I am.'

'Thought so.'

Dev leans down to her. He softly rubs the tip of his nose to hers as he says,' just for few more seconds.'

Mahi nods, closing her eyes. Both stay quiet, leaning on each other and breathing in the other-self.

'Chalein?' asks Mahi, after minutes of quiet, as she gives a nudge to Dev. He leans back, smiling as he notices Mahi stealing his dialogue. 

'Why? Only you could say this?' asks Mahi, acting innocent.

Dev simply keeps smiling as he says,' Nope. It just...you did notice what I was doing.'