Adultery Priya Didi

[shailu4ever]

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The gentle feel of fabric over her waist, the way the blouse hugged her shoulders, and the faint light on her collarbone, all of it made her look effortlessly beautiful.
 
“Her beauty isn’t in her clothes, or her hair, or her face… it’s in everything she is, every fraction of a movement, every pause… every breath. And yet… she doesn’t know it. She doesn’t flaunt it, doesn’t demand attention, and that makes it… even more impossible to look away from.”
 
He noticed how even without makeup, her skin seemed to catch the afternoon light in a soft glow, highlighting the curve of her cheekbones, the delicate line of her jaw, and the gentle sweep of her hair across her shoulder.
 
Every small motion she made, the tilt of her head, the careful placement of her hands, felt like a quiet announcement of her presence.
 
“I’ve been thinking,” she said finally.
 
The words sounded insufficient the moment they left her mouth.
 
“Of course you have,” she thought bitterly. “You haven’t done anything else.”
 
She took a small step, not toward him exactly, but closer to the space they shared.
 
The distance shrank.
Not enough to touch.
Enough to feel.
 
“I may have…” She paused, choosing carefully. “Spoken too harshly last night.”
 
Ravi’s breath caught.
 
“This is it… don’t ruin it,” he thought.
 
She looked down, then back up, gathering courage from the act itself.
 
“I was upset,” she continued. “And scared.”
 
“Even scared… she’s stunning. Every word, every movement… breathtaking,” he told himself silently.
 
“I don’t think you do,” she said quietly. “Not fully.”
 
He frowned, not in offense, but confusion.
 
“I didn’t explain myself,” she added. “I didn’t… give you space.”
 
Almost.
 
The apology hovered between them, fragile and unfinished.
 
Ravi swallowed. “I wasn’t expecting, ” He stopped himself. “I mean… I didn’t need anything.”
 
“He’s protecting me now… after everything,” she realized.
 
“I should have been clearer,” she said. “About where I stood.”
 
Her voice softened, losing its careful edge.
 
“Say it… say you were part of it,” she urged herself.

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