Chapter 184 - Does that mean we would spend a night together?

|Innaya|

While washing the utensils my thought reeled back to the Arjun. After listening to what Eshan said, my heart was not feeling at ease. No matter what, he was the first person beside Eshan to stick to me. When I was told that he could be in a problem, I could not stay still.

Though I wanted to probe Eshan further, I had to stop. He could have told me if he knew. Because he kept silent even after knowing, I realized he was most likely telling the truth. I decided to pray for him regularly.

My hand trembled considering the possibility of him being hurt. The plate in my hand almost fell, but at the exact moment, someone caught it.

My eyes followed the long arms to Eshan's smiling face. When did he enter the kitchen? Wasn't the attending the conference call in his study?

We had finished our dinner early after we returned from the garden. Eshan then went ahead with his work while I did the same. Who knew, Eshan would return so early.

"Thank you!" I took the plate from his hands.

"Okay?" His concerned eyes glanced at me.

I nodded, smiling a bit. I was lost in my thoughts, thus my hold had slackened. There was nothing to worry about.

"Why are you here?" I asked him when he leaned against the kitchen counter and had no intention of leaving.

"Nothing, I wanted ginger tea."

"Oh! Wait a bit, I'll quickly prepare one." I wiped my hands with the kitchen towel. I was done with washing all the dishes. It would not take me long to prepare the tea according to his taste.

"Make that two." Eshan crossed his arms across his chest.

"Someone is coming?" I faced him. I did not recall that we invited anyone. Then who could be arriving so late?

"Ar-"

"No." Eshan shook his head. "Another one is for you. We'll continue from where we left. Come to the bedroom." He winked before he went away.

The spoon in my hand trembled. Some tea powder spilled on the counter.

'We'll continue where we left.'

'Come to the bedroom.'

His sentences whirled in my head.

What did we leave incomplete? I could not understand.

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The mystery Eshan left behind made things difficult for me. Because I had decoded it, things were complicated. He wanted us to continue our topic of intimacy.

Like what the hell! Ah! I could not stop my face from turning red.

Could I have the option of backing out?

With every step I crossed, I could not help but wonder what would happen in the bedroom. No matter how much I wanted to drag the time, I could not do so because of the hot tea I was holding. If I were to stall for time, would not it mean that tea will cool down?

Though it would give me more time, in the end, tea would be wasted. Sigh! How did I end up in such a predicament?

I reached the threshold of our bedroom. At first, I did not notice that the door was open. So, when I reached out to push the door, my hand met with the empty air. Lifting my head, I looked ahead.

The whole room was bathed in the dim yellow glow. The glass door connecting the balcony had a colorful small LED lights attached in the shape of a rose. Moving my gaze, I found the number of candles lit in every possible corner of the room. I inhaled sharply on finding how beautifully the room was decorated. A strong smell of rosemary assaulted my olfactory senses. I could not help but breathe more into it, while my eyes searched for the origin of it.

Beside the bed, on the side table, an incense stick was burning. The smell was coming from there. My eyes then moved to the perfectly made bed. All that remained was the path of rose petals on the floor and heart shape of them on the bed. Then the room would have converted into the one for the first night of newlyweds.

Firstly, I had not paid that much attention to what would follow later, only focussing on how much effort was put in decorating the room. However, I was jolted in reality when the bathroom door opened and a figure dressed in a white shirt and black slacks walked out.

Suddenly my throat went dry as I followed the towel to the wet hair of the man. A simple action such as wiping the hair dry sent my mind in a whirlwind.

Who knew Eshan had that capability? How did he end up in the shower? Hardly fifteen minutes must have passed since he asked me to make the tea. Then when did he do all this, and he even took a shower. Was there any secret trick hidden in it?

If I could accomplish things so swiftly, then I could have so much spare time to spend.

'Hey, you fool. Return to the present. Do you see the significance of the decoration that had been done? Open your eyes and take a clear look again.'

My mind returned to the pressing reality with a bang.

"You brought the tea. Great. Come inside, why are you standing at the door?" Eshan's voice came from the inside.

Was it the ambiance in the room affecting me or he deliberately made his voice deeper? Was I overthinking again?

'Argh!'

I never thought Eshan could be a step ahead and organize everything so swiftly. Does that mean we would spend a night together?

'You always spend nights together.' My mind scoffed.

'I know. We always spent a night together. What I meant is as a couple? We would spend a night making love.' I snapped back at my mind.

My discussion with my inner voice came to an abrupt halt when two warm palms brushed against mine as the tray of the tea was taken away.

"Where are you lost? I've been calling your name for a while, Tesoro," Eshan gently spoke.

His voice was neither rushed or pressing. For a fact of the matter, I felt it was little teasing.

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