An open marriage

Rashmi could not sleep.

" I have fallen head over heels in love with you"

Jeet did not fight. He just surrendered. But its her who will lose."Here is my number", he has said. " Give me a call if I stand a chance".

She fondled his number with her hand.

" Jeet", she sighed.

Later

" Darling please finish your coffee", said Kash. " God knows you are playing with it.

" Are you alright ", asked Chi chi softly.

Rash was sitting with her two best friends Kashmir and Chanchal in a high end cafe.

She sipped her coffee.

" You are unusually quiet", said Kash. " Its eerie".

" Y.yes I t.think you are sick", said Chi Chi.

" Papa wants me to get married", she blurted all of a sudden.

" HELL NO"! Kash jumped as if he touched a live wire.

" Y.you are so young and j.just out of c.college", Chi Chi supported him.

" That's what I said but Papa insisted I meet him", she said.

" Just refuse", said Chi Chi.

Rash sighed.

" I met him", she said.

" Is he hot", asked Kash raising a brow.

" Yeah", she smiled.

" Y.you like him", asked Chi Chi.

" Hell no", she said. " He is too arrogant".

" G.good", said Chanchal smiling.

" He proposed", she confessed.

" In the very first meeting", Kash was surprised. " You must have left one hell of an impression"!

" You will marry him", asked Chi chi.

" No silly. I'll just refuse. Now let me show you the report I prepared pn the city park", she said.

And her friends forget about it.

BUT NOT RASH.

She called him.

" Hello", his manly voice answered.

" Ranjeet", she squealed.

There was a moment of silence. She chickened out and was about to cut the call when he spike.

" Rash you called. Oh my ! Thank my lucky stars !"

" I. I.. umm. want to meet you", she said slowly.

" When and where", he asked immediately.

" Two point five say at 8 in evening", she said.

" I'll be there", he said.

Good she will f*ck him and throw him out of her system.

8 PM

Two point five disco and bar

He was already at the bar when she entered.

" Rash", he waved.

She joined him. The music was too loud for them to talk.

She ordered a Pina colada and he ordered whiskey. As they finished their drinks he pulled her in the crowd.

" Lets dance ", he said.

" Okay", she said.

She was wearing a black minidress while he wore t shirt and denims. She gyrated in his arms like a pro. He matched her rhythm and moves perfectly. Their bodies touched and fire was immediately lit.

Rash knew how this was going to end. AND SHE WANTED THIS. WANTED HIM. Shecreally let her hair down. Jeet too was enjoying a lot. Rash has ignited fires in him which he thought he never was capable of.

To wet their throats they drank again.

Lets eat something", he said.

He took her to a nearby restaurant. She ordered a prawn rice which he refused.

" I am allergic to seafood", he said.

She then changed it to chicken and they enjoyed chicken nuggets. She refused dessert and finally coffee arrived.

" Your place or mine", she asked.

" As much as I am tempted by this offer Rash I won't allow you to give me a kiss off", he said seriously.

" You do want it", she sulked.

" I do", he said. " But not only this". His voice was sombre.

" I told you I am not ready. This is all I can offer", she said irritated with him.

" And I told you I am the persistent one. Its not easy to shrug me off", he said calmly.

" Either you f*ck me now or I'll end up with another man tonight", she said.

" And you think that will deter me", he asked.

" I don't want you to think but act", she said slamming her lips on him.

Well she got her wish.

They ended up in one of the rooms of his hotels. If the initiation was explosive the rest of the night was a sweet torture. Jeet was such a giving and such a demanding lover. He wrung her out. Their night together was so explosive that they were panting minutes after their first round and going for one after another the whole night.

Next Morning

She was aching all over. But far from being sated she was craving for more.

He refused to let her go.

" Its a weekend", he said. " Come with me to my farmhouse".

Well she would always blame it on wine and the hormones. She went with him.

He wined and dined her. They went on hikes together. They swam in pool and went for horse rides. She even cycled with him. He was an encyclopedia of knowledge. He could talk about a wide range of topics art or politics ; science or business very easily. He also was keen on her opinions on them.He was witty too with a dry and satirical humour. He made her laugh Like moth to flame she was drawn to him.

On her last night with him he made sweet love to her whispering words of love in her ears. She bloomed with him. He brought her to brink again and again before they both shuddered in an explosive cl*max.

" What do I lack Rash", he asked after they came down from a high.

" Jeet I", she cried.

" It will kill me to be away from you", he said.

" I can't be loyal to you in bed. I have varied interests", she shrugged. " You deserve better. " Plus I will be working full time. We cannot cope".

" Do you think I am a chauvnist who wnjoys to keep my wife locked at home". He was offended.

" You are free to live your life as you like. So am I", he said.

" But s*x", she said.

" Do you have any complaints ", he smirked.

" You know I don't", she blushed. " But what if I stray".

" So", he shrugged. " I like variety too".

" What are you saying"?

" Your heart should be exclusively mine not your bed", he said.

" And".

" It will be an open marriage ", said Raj. " You can have your variety and I shall have mine. But no one else in here", he touched her heart.

" You are okay with me sleeping with others", she asked.

" I assure you my love", he smirked. " None of them will ever come close to me".

AND TO DATE NONE HAVE.

Flashback ends

She was married to him within six months mused Rashmi. And everything was fine. Until that blasted wedding. SHE KNEW IT ENDED IN A MASSACRE.

And something changed in her husband after that.He turned into a wall.

She tried her best but he never returned back from those depths. WELL SHE WAS DONE. She has her own secrets now. And she can't run from her problems. Ranjeet will now be her history. She need to leave him and Move On.