Shreya and Charan laid sprawled on the couch. The television was muted relaying closing credits of some movie while popcorns were littered all over the place.

Charan was holding her against him while gently c.a.r.e.s.sing the top of her head. Shreya, on the other hand, was sleeping very comfortably in his arms. So he did not even dare to move a muscle. He just kept staring at her. There was tranquility in the air that was so very pleasant and sweet.

But such calmness was stirred as Shreya's eyes fluttered open on their own accords. She lazily turned on her sleep almost falling off of the couch. Charan caught her just in time and held her in place.

"Hey, we are on the couch…" Charan said gently.

Shreya snuggled back against his c.h.e.s.t and mumbled, "That movie was boring!!"

So far whenever they watched movies, Shreya always chose the movie and she always chose action movies. But today she was too lazy to choose and Charan randomly chose something. Who knew she had zero tolerance for romantic comedies?? Shreya was out cold 5 minutes into the movie. And the popcorns lasted exactly 5 minutes.

"Says the person knows dialogues of Tangled by heart!!" Charan commented sarcastically. God knows how many times he had watched the same movie with Shreya and Akira. If the pattern lasts, he is afraid, even he will end up knowing the dialogues by heart.

Shreya slightly swatted in his c.h.e.s.t and protested vehemently, "Tangled is fun!!"

Charan just shook his head and did not reply. Anyways he was not going to win this one.

But then Shreya continued after a pause, "And besides what's the point of make-believe love stories when I have you beside me...??" Her eyes were practically sparkling when she said it while Charan's lips spread to his ears.

"Well, you have a point as always…" Charan surrendered instantly. But after seeing her extremely smug look, he leaned in and bit on her ears making her giggle and squeal.

And somehow between Shreya's goofing around and Charan's tickling, Shreya ended up sitting on top of his torso with Charan still lying flat on the couch. Charan looked at her with a smile dancing on his face.

And when Shreya met with his eyes, something tickled in her heart. Shreya paused on her tracks staring at him. He was looking at her with so much adoration that her heart squeezed. The look in his eyes made her feel breathless somehow. It was torturous but at the same time very pleasant. For a second there, she got lost in them. But then she crashed her lips against his the very next second.

That feeling of knowing someone adores you beyond all bounds and reasons was addictive like a drug. It was extremely sweet but it was also extremely intoxicating for her.

She suddenly felt so desperate that she lost all sense of reality. All she could think of at that moment were their lips against each other. In her desperation, her hands that were holding her up almost slipped out of the couch but she was the least bit bothered.

Charan, on the other hand, was swept away by her emotions. Her lips were so very sweet but they were so desperately moving over his… it was driving his crazy. Slowly his own emotions and need got just as desperate as hers. He bit on her lower lips and s.u.c.k.e.d so hard that Shreya whimpered in delirium.

They, at last, pulled away struggling for air. Both their hearts were pounding against their ribs.

Shreya's hands felt like they will give out any minute. But before they gave out, Charan circled his arms around her waists and flipped their positions. Shreya yelped surprised and her eyes widened.

Charan on the other hands just stayed there catching his breath and staring at her intently. She looked sinfully pure at the moment. He did not even know how that was even possible.

Her eyes were extremely dazed as if she had little to no sense of reality while her cheeks were flushed pink. Her hair was all over the place and her lips were swollen.

She just stared back at him with clear eyes that felt as if she was seeing through his soul.

And under her watchful dazed eyes, the words he had been holding back for so long just slipped somehow. It was almost like he had come to the end of the road and he couldn't hold back anymore.

"I love you…" He whispered looking straight into her eyes. For some reason, he felt that the words themselves would weigh more to Shreya than how, when or where he said them.

But all his confidence plummeted when he saw that Shreya did not react at all. She just stared back at him frozen for a long time. Maybe he should've put some more effort after all. With that thought, he started explaining a little anxiously.

"Sorry… I just… I had this whole plan and everything. I even looked up hotels and stuff too. But somehow it always slipped. When I was free, you were stuck up somewhere else and when you were free, I ended up having something to do. I wanted it to be perfect for you… but I just blurted out without even realizin…. Ouch… sss… Shreya…"

But his ranting came to a standstill when Shreya leaned forward and bit on the crooks of his necks out of the blue. Charan hissed in pain. She bit so hard that Charan felt as if she was going to bite off his skin altogether. But before he could air his concern, she s.u.c.k.e.d on the same spot soothing the pain.

Charan's lips spread once more since he knew she always does this whenever she felt possessive over him. And if the intensity of the bite was any indicator, he knew he did not mess it up. He leaned over and whispered those three magical words straight into her ears all over again.

"I love you…"

It was simple and straight forward. He did not add anything to it. And he did not need to either. Shreya knew that he meant it and that was all she ever needed. Her own emotions spiraled out of control very quickly.

When she heard those words coming from him, she felt as if she had found a family for herself at last. After such a long time, she felt as if she belonged somewhere. This was the first time she felt that way after losing her own parents.

Yes, she did have her uncle, aunt, cousins, and friends. She also knew they will be there for her no matter what. They were her family. There was no doubt in that. But at the end of the day, she always faced an empty house.

"Say it again.." She asked in a hoarse voice. She wanted to make sure she heard him right. The desperation in her voice baffled Charan. But he still complied. He leaned over and whispered against her ears all over again.

"I love you, Shreya. I love you so much…"

Shreya circled her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to herself with a desperate need to feel him against herself.

In her emotional state, her pull was actually quite firm. So Charan lost his grip and came crashing against her while his head landed on the crooks of her neck.

Charan tried to get up but Shreya held in place.

"Shreya, I am crushing you…" he said softly.

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