22-06-2025, 02:19 AM
But she hadn’t. Not even close.
He couldn’t stop looking at her, not now.
Not when she was glowing in the dappled light.
Her lips still parted slightly
A faint smudge of mango on the straw.
There was a boldness in the way she sat now, like she knew she had unsettled him and was quietly proud of it.
She wasn’t untouched either.
She’d always thought Abhi was attractive, of course, tall, fair, and infuriatingly calm
Like the lead of a slow-burn romance novel she would absolutely pretend not to read.
But today, under this warm light and in such easy, playful proximity,
She noticed more
the defined line of his jaw when he chewed thoughtfully, the sharp collar of his shirt brushing his neck, and those eyes that lingered, eyes
That didn’t just look, but studied.
Understood.
It made her feel—seen, stirred, and slightly breathless.
Their feet touched under the table again.
Neither of them moved away this time.
The meal went on.
Plates emptied slowly
But the tension didn’t.
It thickened,
Sweet and slow
Like the last spoon of lassi left melting in the glass.
And somewhere
between laughter and silence,
between food and touches
that weren’t quite accidental,
something deeper settled between them
Unspoken
Undeniable
Ready to become more.
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He couldn’t stop looking at her, not now.
Not when she was glowing in the dappled light.
Her lips still parted slightly
A faint smudge of mango on the straw.
There was a boldness in the way she sat now, like she knew she had unsettled him and was quietly proud of it.
She wasn’t untouched either.
She’d always thought Abhi was attractive, of course, tall, fair, and infuriatingly calm
Like the lead of a slow-burn romance novel she would absolutely pretend not to read.
But today, under this warm light and in such easy, playful proximity,
She noticed more
the defined line of his jaw when he chewed thoughtfully, the sharp collar of his shirt brushing his neck, and those eyes that lingered, eyes
That didn’t just look, but studied.
Understood.
It made her feel—seen, stirred, and slightly breathless.
Their feet touched under the table again.
Neither of them moved away this time.
The meal went on.
Plates emptied slowly
But the tension didn’t.
It thickened,
Sweet and slow
Like the last spoon of lassi left melting in the glass.
And somewhere
between laughter and silence,
between food and touches
that weren’t quite accidental,
something deeper settled between them
Unspoken
Undeniable
Ready to become more.
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