Our journey from engagement to marriage by Shipra Saini (thriller book recommendations TXT) 📖

He came closer to me decreasing distance between us. He is only few inches away from me. I lowered my head and looked down. He make me turn by my shoulders to face him and lifted my chin with his forefinger.

My heart beat increased rapidly ready to come out from my chest and my face is all beetroot red due to the blush. There is silence around of us that I can hear his heart beat too. His heart is also beating faster like mine.

He moved his hand from my shoulder to my arms and put his both hands on my waist and pulled me closer to him by my waist that our foreheads are almost touched.

A gasped escaped from my mouth and I put my both hands on his shoulder to balance myself. My eyelids are lower because I can't afford to looked into his deep intense eyes. My knees are becoming week under his touch and I only standing due to his support.

He started leaning in and my heart started running in marathon as the distance between our faces are decreasing.

Siddharth leaned more and I took a sharp breath when I feel his lips on my right cheek. He kissed me on my right cheek. His lips felt so soft against my skin.

"You are most beautiful girl Preeti. " He whispered in my ear and took my earlobe between his mouth and give it a light suck before letting it go.

That's it...

I could not take it more and I hugged him tightly and hide my face in the crook of his neck. He hugged me back and hide his head in the crook of neck. His heart thumping very fast like mine. It feels so good to be so close to him. It feels like my whole world is in his arms. I feel protected and carefree.

We both stood there for sometime holding each other closely in each other arms.

We both jerked apart when we heard sounds of footsteps coming towards us.

"Someone is coming, I should go." saying this I ran away from there leaving Siddharth standing there alone.

I looked back and Siddharth was smiling to himself. My lips curled into a smile and I walked towards the kitchen.

After leaving Siddharth standing in a lawn, I came to kitchen. Smile did not leave from my face. I'm all red because of his previous act.

When I told him about my crush on a boy from high school I saw jealousy in his eyes but when I told him whole incident I saw concern in his eyes. The look his eyes hold for me is not a jealous, it was a look he wanted to be there with me, to protect me from the heartless people.

I looked at my engagement ring and kissed on it. First time he hugged me, I can feel his arms around me till now. All these feelings are new to me, I can see the respect in Siddharth's eyes hold for me whenever he look at me. He make me feel that way which I never felt to anyone before.

I was grinning when my eyes fall on the wall clock and it shows 5:00 p.m of the evening.

Oh! shit. Mummy will be going to kill me. It's  already evening and didn't start the process of sweets.
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It took me two and a half hour to make all sweets. I made kaju barfi, gulab jamun, mung dal halwa (pudding ),and chocolate barfi. It's already a dinner time so I started doing preparations for dinner.

Papa and Akhil dad already came from the shop and sitting in the living room. Mummy, Neeta maa and Keerti also came from market and sit in living room with everyone. Keerti heping Anshul and Siddharth to decorate the house.

Fairy lights are shining outside our house which Anshul and Siddharth put at evening and now our backyard and front yard is illuminating under the fairy lights. Our house is little bigger then our neighbors because having front yard with backyard also is difficult to find in this locality. My tau ji (paternal uncle)helped Papa to build the house in this locality.

I took out a salt box from the rack and tried open the lid but it seems stuck. I sandwich the box between  my stomach and arm and tried to circulate its lid around the cap rings. My jaw is clenching when I tried again but it's all gone in vain.

I turned towards the kitchen gate, still focused to open the salt lid.

"Do you need help?" I jumped on my place and hasped escaped from my mouth when I heard his voice.

Siddharth is standing in front of me with all his glory. Blood immediately rushed to my face and heat was coming out from face. I didn't even hear his footsteps coming inside the kitchen.

"May I.."  He asked while pointed his finger on salt box.

I looked at the salt box and then him. My mind stops working whenever we both breath in a same air and my heart started running in a marathon, this kind of a effect he has on me.

I came to my senses back and stretched my hand forward to give him the salt box. He took the box from me opened it without any effort that it makes me doubt on my strength. His eyes were on me when he opened the lid easily, boring holes in my skin.

"Thankyou.." I whispered while taking the box from him when he stretched his hand to give it back to me.

At my peripheral vision I saw his lips curled up into a very small yet beautiful smile. I could miss it if I didn't focus.

I turned to the kitchen counter and put the salt box aside. He is still in the kitchen. I could feel his presence at my right side.

To divert my attention from him I took the tomato from the basket and started chopping it in round shape for a salad.

I know he looking at me right now. I can feel his heated gaze on me. His eyes are following every action of mine.

We were alone in the kitchen. I didn't dare look at his side because whenever he looked at me with his those deep eyes my mind stops working and I am too shy to match his gaze because of our intimate session at lawn.

He is just a few steps away from me and his eyes are still on me.

"Water.." He whispered coming close to me.

"huh.." I looked at him like a stupid.