Lifestyle and Wife Swapping Club : One of my favourite stories

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Scene 13

The four of them were now sitting together on one of the large, plush couches in the main area of the Quiet Corner. The immediate, frantic energy had subsided, replaced by a charged, almost solemn air. Amit and Neha sat side-by-side, their hands clasped tightly, still trying to reconcile the primal experience of the last few minutes with their rational rules.
Rohan and Riya were opposite them, their expressions calm and non-judgmental.

Amit had just pulled his shirt back on; Neha had smoothed her dress.

Neha: (She broke the silence, her voice surprisingly steady, yet edged with the nervous energy of a definitive decision) "Rohan. Riya. We broke our rule. We knew we were going further, and we didn't use the stop word soon enough. But... I don't feel regret. I feel complete." Neha: "Rohan. Riya. Humne apna rule toda. Humein pata tha ki hum aage ja rahe hain, aur humne stop word time par istemaal nahi kiya. Par... mujhe pachtawa mehsoos nahi ho raha. Mujhe poora mehsoos ho raha hai."

Rohan: "You reached a place of pure instinct, Neha. That happens when the emotional security is high. You felt safe to let go. That's a good thing, not a failure." Rohan: "Aap shuddh instinct ki jagah par pahunch gaye the, Neha. Aisa tab hota hai jab emotional security zyada hoti hai. Aapne khud ko chhodne ke liye safe mehsoos kiya. Yeh ek achhi baat hai, failure nahi."

Riya: (She leaned forward, her eyes meeting Amit's) "Amit, your 'Shakti' brought it to a clean stop. That shows control. But now, the question is, what did those feelings, those sensations, tell you about what you truly want?" Riya: "Amit, tumhare 'Shakti' ne isko ek clean stop diya. Yeh control dikhata hai. Par ab sawal yeh hai ki woh feelings, woh sensations, tumhe kya batati hain ki tum sach mein kya chahte ho?"

Neha: (She turned to Amit, her eyes wide, holding nothing back. She was riding the high of the recently crossed boundary) "I want more, Amit. I don't want to leave here tonight with 'almost.' I want to know what it is like to completely surrender to this experience. Do you want to do Full Swap?" Neha: "Mujhe aur chahiye, Amit. Main yahan se aaj raat 'lagbhag' ke saath nahi jaana chahti. Main jaanna chahti hoon ki is anubhav mein poori tarah se surrender karna kaisa hota hai. Kya tum Full Swap karna chahte ho?"

Amit: (He felt the word Full Swap hit him like a physical blow. The last bastion of his conventional identity screamed a loud No! His corporate mind flashed through all the rules they had set the five-session rule, the commitment to discussion. But his body, still humming with the aftershocks of Riya, and the terrifying, beautiful image of Rohan at his wife's breast, was overriding everything. He resisted, taking a huge, ragged breath.) "Neha, we agreed... the five-session rule. We haven't even gone home to process the Soft Swap yet. This is too fast. This is... it's beyond our commitment." Amit: "Neha, hum sehmat hue the... paanch-session rule. Humne abhi tak Soft Swap ko process karne ke liye ghar bhi nahi gaye hain. Yeh bahut jaldi hai. Yeh... yeh humare commitment se pare hai."

Neha: (She squeezed his hand hard, her voice dropping to a seductive whisper) "The commitment is to us, Amit. And I feel us slipping away right now, back to the safe, lonely place. This energy... it won't last until next month. If we wait, we'll talk ourselves out of it. Let the feeling be pure. I trust you. I trust Rohan and Riya. Let's finish the conversation we started." Neha: "Commitment humare liye hai, Amit. Aur mujhe lagta hai ki hum abhi wapas us safe, akele jagah par ja rahe hain. Yeh energy... yeh agle mahine tak nahi rahegi. Agar hum intezaar karenge, toh hum khud ko mana lenge. Feeling ko shuddh rehne do. Mujhe tum par bharosa hai. Mujhe Rohan aur Riya par bharosa hai. Chalo woh conversation poori karte hain jo humne shuru ki thi."

Rohan: "It's your decision, Amit. It's only a clean Full Swap if there is zero coercion. But I will tell you, the trust you build in the final step is what solidifies everything you’ve felt tonight." Rohan: "Yeh tumhara faisla hai, Amit. Yeh sirf tabhi ek clean Full Swap hai jab bilkul zabardasti na ho (zero coercion). Par main tumhe bataunga, jo bharosa tum aakhri kadam mein banate ho, woh us sab ko majboot karta hai jo tumne aaj raat mehsoos kiya hai."

Amit: (He looked at Neha’s face, open, passionate, desperate for this final release. He saw the woman he fell in love with, finally free of the feeling of their routine. He closed his eyes, let go of the last piece of corporate control, and opened them to the full, raw feeling) "The rules are still the same: Shakti is the only stop word. We talk right after. And we leave together. Do we have a deal for Full Swap?" Amit: "Rules abhi bhi wohi hain: Shakti akela stop word hai. Hum turant baad mein baat karenge. Aur hum saath mein jayenge. Kya hum Full Swap ke liye deal karte hain?"
Neha: (She smiled, a slow, radiant smile of victory and immense relief) "Deal, my Captain. Let's see what's on the other side of everything." Neha: "Deal, mere Captain. Chalo dekhte hain sab kuch ke doosri taraf kya hai."