Chapter 23

Sakshi PoV:

I am so happy to be forgiven by Randhir. Finally I got his love back for which I craved from a long time. As Randhir is sleeping, I am enjoying the weather seeing the drops of rain outside from the balcony. I didn't know how long I stood in that way remembering all the sweet moments I had with my Randhir.

Suddenly I came into this world as I felt the hug of someone from the back. A smile occupied my lips feeling the love in that touch.

"What are you thinking, baby?" asked Randhir hugging me more tightly.

"About my boy friend," I said naughtily.

"Wow. That's great. I think my girlfriend is becoming so romantic day by day," He said smiling.

He moved his fingers on my back teasing me. After sometime I felt his lips on my back. He then slowly moved his fingers on my belly. I clenched my fist as his touch is making me remember the past where I am tortured horribly by him.

"Randhir, please stop it. I can't...." I whispered.

He made his movements with fingers more faster and kissing me everywhere on my back.

"If you can't then don't resist. After all we are a couple," he said licking my shoulder moving my blouse aside.

I turned towards him. He started touching my face and replacing his hand with lips. He then lifted me and took me to the bed.

"I want to love you more and more. It feels good if I do this with love. Till now, I touched you only with anger. But from now, it will be with love."

His words remembered me the first two horrible nights where I was tortured and my shouting mixed up in the darkness and how he showed his anger at my body. The day where I was unable even to get up from the bed and struggled to do the household work which he forced me to do without mercy. Tears started coming out from my eyes.

Randhir looked and kissed my eyes.

"I understand how you feel remembering those bitter moments. I won't force you. Take time to become normal. Only then we can restart our married life. Let me heal the wounds of your heart with my love."

He left me. I sat on the bed holding my face with my palm crying. Really it's tough to forget. I know it's all because of my past behaviour but still I need time. Whenever he touches me, though my heart is responding with love, something is making me to fear for him. I can't accept his touch normally.

He is right I need time to become normal and give myself to him. I just didn't refuse because I thought he won't listen and may become angry. But he understood.

I know soon I will become normal with his love filled with sweetness.

"Would you like to have a coffee?"

Randhir brought coffee to me. He sat beside me and We both had coffee. He held my hands.

"It takes little time to forget. Because I tortured you brutally. I know when you are in our bed room, your heart starts beating fast and makes you stressed and frightened."

I didn't answer him. I can see guilt in his eyes. He continued.

"Let's shift to my old house where our love bloomed. I bought it back."

"Really?"

I asked with excitement. Because I have many sweet memories with Randhir in that house.

"Yes. I am revamping it and as soon as it finishes we shall shift to that house."

He said hugging me from the side.

"I am so happy. I want to go there as soon as possible."

He smiled.

"Go and get ready. I will take you to your parents as you said you want to visit them. Meanwhile I will make our baby ready."

I said ok and got ready in a dress. He looked at me and laughed.

"What? Why are you laughing?"

"You look very old fashioned in this dress. Like a granny."

I looked at him seriously.

"Ok. I am sorry. Wear something which is of latest trend as Sakshi Arora always do."

I opened wardrobe for other dresses. I took a dress but remembered his past warning where he said I should wear dresses only those which covers from neck to toe.

He took the dress from my hands.

"I am just seeing. I am not going to wear it," I said thinking that he is angry.

"But it looks great. It's beautiful and simple too. Wear this for me."

I nodded and changed my dress. He got our baby ready. We both met my parents. We are talking with mom and dad. Baby started crying. I thought to take her out.

"I will take her out for some time. You can stay with your parents," He said taking baby outside.

My dad asked me to takeover the business and run it. I don't know what Randhir will say. I just said I will say after talking to Randhir. We went home having dinner outside. Randhir is reading a book in the room. I went and stood before him hesitating to talk. He saw me and kept book aside.

"Do you want to talk to me?"

"Yes."

He told me to sit beside him.

"Tell me, Sakshi."

"I...I mean dad asked me to take over the business and to run it by myself."

"What did you decide?"

"I didn't decide anything. I just said I will tell my decision after talking to you."

He looked at me seriously.

"No. I won't permit you to take over the company. I don't want to see Sakshi Arora in you again."

"I won't change into old Sakshi again. Dad is not well these days, So ......."

"Didn't I say no?" he shouted. I got scared and moved back.

"Answer me."

I nodded.

"Enough, Sakshi. If I say No to something, it means you no need to talk about it anymore. Got it?"

I nodded with tears. He suddenly became angry at me again.

"I am sorry," I said as he is furious.

"Just shut up and sleep now without irritating me much."

I silently laid on the bed and shut my eyes requesting sleep to come earlier.