"Angad, I'm hungry," Kripa said drifting in and out of sleep. "Really hungry." She said when he nipped at her shoulder. "I have no energy and if you expect to kiss me ever again tonight, you will feed me."
"But I am feeding you, love."
She groaned and shifted under him. The sheets were tangled around them in a hot heap, as a result of their hours of love making. Kripa was sure that it was well past two in the morning already, and they both had only slept for a few moment between this very important task, as Angad had called it.
She had never felt better in her entire life.
When her stomach growled loudly, Angad chuckled and turned his face into her stomach, kissed it. "Maybe I should feel you." But he lay there, his growing beard pricking the soft skin of her stomach. Intentionally, he rubbed his cheek there and threw her into a fit of giggles. Smiling, he reached up and kissed her nose. "I'll get some of that left over cake."
"Sounds good. Also, if you plan to touch me again tonight, please go shave."
"Oh, no." He rubbed his prickly cheeks over her shoulder, had her squeaking this time. "I know you love it."
"Angad!" She managed to take his face in his hand. "Go get that cake." She found his pants from the floor and threw them to him. "And, get that second bottle of champagne we never opened."
"At your service, Madame." She watched him tug his pants as he turned into the kitchen and sighed. He was absolutely mad. She pulled the sheets free and wrapped one around her, knotted it under her arm tightly. If she knew Angad, it wouldn't stay that way for too long.
He was pulling out the champagne when Kripa walked into tied in the white cotton sheet. Angad cocked an eyebrow at her. And, he looked so perfect doing so. His skin was almost a gold tan and no loner white as she once remembered it to be, he'd left his pants un buttoned. And, boy did he look sexy standing in her kitchen, shirtless, with a body of a Greek god. She bit back the sigh and took the forkful of cake he offered her. Took the champagne right out of the bottle.
In minutes, they were sitting against the wall on the kitchen floor eating cake and drinking a second bottle of champagne and laughing, in the dark. Kripa chocked on the liquid, managed to drink it down, before she let her head fall on Angad's chest. Angad Khanna and his encounters as a king were funny.
"One more."
"No." Kripa sobbed the word out and pushed the plate of cake away and closed her eyes. "My stomach hurt from overindulging your stories."
"They're funny." He drained out the last of the champagne. "Do we have more?"
"No. That was the last one." She closed her eyes. "Lets hit the bed now, Angad."
"How about the kitchen floor, first? We'll make out way to the bed."
"I meant," she said pushing away from him, "lets go to sleep."
"We could sleep here."
"Yes, you can. Alone." She kissed him mouth and picked up the plate and rinsed it in the sink, then threw the bottles away. Then she was scooped into Angad's arms. "We're sleeping now."
"We can do that," he said, "but I can carry you to bed still."
"Sure. I'm off limits for the rest of the night."
"You're never off limits." He turned the bed lamp on in her room after lying her down. He could see the light marks he had given her, passion and love, from his hands and his very detestable beard. He kissed her neck softly over the bruises. "Did I hurt you?"
"No." She wrapped her arms around him and closed her eyes. They both were asleep within minutes with his face pressed in her neck.
Chapter Twenty-Two A
Kripa shifted and groaned. "Angad, handsome." She pushed at his shoulder. She needed air. "Angad," she tried again. "Please move."
"Hmmm?"
"Jesus!" She found his hand and bit the side of his palm until he screamed.
"Holy hell!" He was sitting up now in bed, staring at his hand, with Kripa's teeth marks on it. "Damn it, Kripa. What the hell were you thinking?"
"I hope you realize that I do need to breathe in order to live." Because she's lost the sheets she had worn the night before wrapped the quilt around her. "It's cold," She complained a moment later. "And I'm still sleepy," she commented between a yawns.
"Uh-huh." He wrapped his arms around her when she leaned into him for support. "So… how's life?"
"Wonderful." Laughing, Kripa kissed his cheek. "I have a interview on radio at a seven o'clock show. We should go shopping after that if you're free."
"Sure." He glanced at the clock, grinned. "Darling."
"Hmmm?" She closed her eyes again.
"In the evening right?"
"Ah… no. I get there at seven and the interview starts at like nine-thirty, in the morning. I was going to go over a few things first with my publicist and the host."
Very casually, Angad slipped his hand under the blanket around her and toyed with her hands tucked at her stomach. "You're running late."
"No." She opened her eyes and looked at the clock. Screamed. "Shit!" She was rolling out of bed and into the bathroom after reading eight on the clock. Angad sat on the bed, chuckling as she cursed herself behind the closed doors of the bathroom. He might have sneaked in with her, but he had different plans for now.
Kripa walked into the kitchen as she pulled up her skirt and zipped it. Her shirt was buttoned very easily from the bottom to mid-chest. As she continued with the last few, Angad placed a tray in front of her. "I love you. You're my hero" She kissed him, gulped the tea. "I've got to run." She ran and got her files and purse.
"I'll drive you." She would have protested at another time, now she couldn't. "You can eat till then."
"Okay, fine." She picked up the tea and one dry toast, and ran out with Angad behind him locking the doors. As he drove, she barely ate her toast, finished her tea, and read her files. At eight-fifty she was parked in front of the station. "Thanks." She got her stuff and then turned to Angad, smiled. "I'll see you in a bit."
"I'll pick you up." He leaned over and kissed. "Good luck."
"Thanks." She kissed him back. "I'll call you when I'm done." She kissed him again, grinned. "I'll cook you lunch." Then, giving him a final pat on the leg, left him. And, felt terrible about lying to him.
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Neha