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Chapter 108: If jealousy had a name
Scene 1
The kitchen countertops gleamed under the mid-morning California sun. Vanitha stood in the doorway, one hand on the frame, watching as Latha reached into the pantry and lifted a row of spice jars from the top shelf. The younger woman’s saree rustled with each movement, her gold bangles catching the light as she worked. She hadn’t heard Vanitha enter.
Ashok had left for work an hour ago. The house stood quiet around them, the only sounds the soft click of glass against wood and the gentle hum of the refrigerator. Vanitha watched as Latha placed each jar on the counter with careful precision, her movements unhurried but efficient. This wasn’t the first time she’d rearranged the kitchen since arriving from India... the pantry had been reorganized twice already, the spice cabinet once. Each time with the same explanation: better organization, more efficient access, fresher food.
Vanitha crossed her arms, leaning against the doorframe. “Good morning,” she said, her voice carrying the perfect lightness of a greeting between family members.
Latha turned, her eyes widening slightly at the sight of Vanitha in the doorway. “Akka,” she said, her hands pausing above the row of spice jars. “I did not hear you come in.”
“You were busy,” Vanitha replied, her gaze dropping to the jars on the counter. “What are you doing?”
Latha’s smile was quick and genuine. “Reorganizing,” she said, gesturing toward the open pantry. “The upper shelf is too high for easy reach. The lower cabinet will be better.” She picked up a glass container, holding it up for Vanitha to see. “And glass keeps spices fresher than plastic. The flavors stay stronger.”
Her reasoning was sound. The lower cabinet would be easier to reach. Glass containers did preserve flavors better. Latha was right, and the simple correctness of her explanation settled in Vanitha’s chest like a small, cold stone.
Vanitha’s jaw tightened for a fraction of a second, then released. She said nothing, crossing to the lower cabinet where Latha had already begun arranging the new containers. She picked up the first spice jar... turmeric, the label written in her own neat handwriting... and moved it back to the upper shelf. Her fingers pressed it into place with deliberate precision, the glass cool against her palm.
Latha paused, her hands still on the counter. She watched as Vanitha lifted the second jar... coriander seeds... and placed it beside the first. Their shoulders nearly touched as Vanitha reached past her for the third jar... red chili powder... but Latha didn’t step back. She simply stood, waiting, as Vanitha continued her work.
The kitchen filled with the soft sound of glass against wood as Vanitha moved each jar back to its original position. She didn’t rush. Didn’t hurry. Just lifted each container with careful hands and returned it to the upper shelf where it had always been. Some had been in that exact spot since Ashok bought the house four years ago... brought from Chennai in a box labeled “Kitchen” in his mother’s neat handwriting.
“You don’t need to do that,” Latha said, her voice gentle. “I can put them back.”
Vanitha shook her head, reaching for the cumin seeds. “I’ve got it,” she said, her tone making it clear the subject was closed.
They worked in silence for a moment... Latha stepping back to give Vanitha room, Vanitha lifting each jar with the same careful attention. Neither woman spoke. Neither offered to help the other. They simply existed in the same space, moving around each other with the practiced ease of people who had learned to share a home without touching.
The last jar... black pepper, the label slightly smudged from years of use... went onto the shelf with the same deliberate care as the first. Vanitha stepped back, smoothing her pallu with one hand. The silk slid between her fingers, cool and smooth after the heat of the glass.
“Thank you for thinking of it,” Vanitha said, her voice level. “The lower cabinet is a good idea.”
Latha nodded, accepting the half-compliment for what it was. “Of course, Akka,” she said, her own tone perfectly neutral.
Vanitha turned and walked out of the kitchen, her footsteps light on the hardwood floor. Behind her, Latha stood alone by the counter, her hands resting on the edge of the marble, her eyes on the row of spice jars that sat exactly where they had always been.
Scene 2
Vanitha pushed open the home office door without knocking. Ashok sat at his desk, the blue light of his monitor reflecting off his face as lines of code scrolled past. He didn’t look up immediately, his focus still on the problem in front of him.
“I need you upstairs,” Vanitha said, her voice flat and final.
Ashok swiveled in his chair, his hand already moving to save his file. He looked at her face... at the set of her jaw, the directness of her gaze... and nodded without asking questions. “One second,” he said, typing a quick command before shutting the laptop.
They walked upstairs together, Vanitha leading, Ashok following. Their footsteps made no sound on the carpeted stairs. The master bedroom door stood open, the bed still unmade from that morning, the sheets rumpled from Ashok’s hasty exit for his morning meeting. Vanitha stepped inside and turned to face him.
Ashok closed the door behind them but didn’t reach for the lock. The house wasn’t large. The staircase carried sound. They both knew it.
Vanitha pulled him toward the bed with both hands on his shirt, her mouth finding his in a kiss that held none of the careful distance they’d maintained for weeks. Ashok responded immediately, his hands coming to her waist, his body remembering the rhythm of hers despite the time that had passed. She walked him backward until his legs hit the edge of the mattress, then pushed him down to sit.
“I want you,” she said, the words simple and direct. No pretty preamble, no careful lead-in. Just the truth, delivered in the tone that had always made Ashok’s cock harden in his pants.
He reached for her, but Vanitha stepped back, her hands going to the clasp of his belt. “Let me,” she said, her voice carrying the confident edge that had first drawn him to her five years ago. “Just sit.”
Ashok sat. Vanitha dropped to her knees between his legs, her hands working his belt with quick, efficient movements. She pulled his cock free from his boxers, the head already darkening with blood. She wrapped her fingers around the shaft, feeling it pulse against her palm.
“You’re already hard,” she said, her voice carrying just enough to carry through the door.
Ashok’s breath caught as she leaned forward, her lips wrapping around the head of his cock. She took him slowly, deliberately, her tongue tracing the ridge where the head met the shaft. His hand came to rest on the back of her head, fingers threading through her hair without guiding, without pushing. Just feeling the reality of her mouth on him after weeks of careful distance.
Vanitha worked him with practiced skill, her mouth and hand moving in perfect tandem. She knew exactly how to hollow her cheeks when she took him deep, exactly how to apply just enough pressure with her hand at the base. She’d mapped his body over years of marriage, had memorized every response, every sensitive spot, every sound he made when she hit the right place.
“God,” Ashok groaned, his head falling back. “That’s so good.”
Vanitha smiled around his cock, the expression vibrating against his sensitive skin. She pulled back just enough to speak, her lips still wrapped around the head. “You feel so good,” she said, the words carrying the perfect note of genuine pleasure. “I’ve missed this.”
She’d timed it perfectly... the words falling into the quiet of the house, audible to anyone at the bottom of the stairs. Then she was moving again, taking him deeper, her hand working what couldn’t fit in her mouth. Ashok’s fingers tightened in her hair, his control slipping with each careful stroke of her tongue.
“Vanitha,” he gasped, his voice breaking. “I’m getting close.”
She pulled back, her lips leaving his cock with a wet sound that echoed in the quiet room. “Not yet,” she said, rising to her feet in a single, fluid motion. “I want you inside me.”
She reached for the pallu of her saree, unwinding it with quick, efficient movements. The silk pooled at her feet in a circle of deep blue, leaving her in just her skirt and blouse. She unhooked her blouse with practiced fingers, letting it fall open to reveal her breasts... bare beneath the thin fabric, her nipples already hard.
“Help me,” she said, turning her back to him.
Ashok’s hands found the tucked end of her skirt, unwinding it with quick, efficient movements. The fabric whispered against her skin, falling to join the pallu on the floor. Then she was naked before him... her skin glowing in the afternoon light, the gold waist chain he’d given her for their anniversary catching the light with each breath.
“You’re beautiful,” Ashok said, his voice rough with want. “So fucking beautiful.”
Vanitha smiled, climbing onto the bed beside him. “Show me,” she said, her hand wrapping around his cock again. “Show me how much you want me.”
What followed wasn’t tender. Vanitha pushed Ashok onto his back and climbed on top of him, her pussy already wet as she guided his cock to her entrance. She sank down slowly, taking him inch by inch, her inner walls stretching around his thickness. Ashok’s hands came to her hips, his fingers digging into her skin as he fought to control himself.
“Fuck,” he groaned, his head pressing back into the pillow. “You’re so tight.”
Vanitha began to move, her hips rolling in slow circles as she took him deeper. The gold waist chain swung against Ashok’s stomach with each thrust, the cool metal a contrast to the heat of their joined bodies. She set a deliberate pace... not too fast, not too slow, just the right rhythm to draw out the maximum sensation for both of them.
“Yes,” she moaned, her voice carrying through the room. “Just like that. Don’t stop.”
The headboard began to knock against the wall, the sound sharp in the quiet house. Vanitha matched her movements to it, each thrust driving the wood against plaster with a force that couldn’t be mistaken for anything but what it was. She’d positioned them perfectly... Ashok’s back to the headboard, her facing the door, both of them visible to anyone who might walk past the partially open door.
Ashok, who had no idea what had triggered this sudden hunger and wasn’t asking, met her with full energy. His hands gripped her hips, guiding her movements, his cock driving up into her wet pussy as she rolled and ground down onto him. The bed creaked beneath them, the headboard knocked in a steady rhythm, and Vanitha’s moans filled the room... loud enough to carry down the stairs, through the kitchen, to where Latha stood with her glass of water.
“I’m close,” Ashok gasped, his voice breaking. “Where do you want... “
“My navel,” Vanitha cut him off, her hand coming to rest on his chest. “Not inside.”
Ashok nodded, his hips bucking up to meet her. Vanitha reached between them, her hand wrapping around the base of his cock as she lifted herself off him. Then she was guiding him, positioning the head against her stomach just below her navel as his orgasm hit.
“Fuck,” Ashok groaned, his back arching off the bed as the first pulse of cum hit Vanitha’s skin. “God, yes.”
Vanitha watched, her hand still on his cock, as rope after rope of white semen landed on her stomach. She made sure to keep her expression visible... lips parted, eyes half-closed, the picture of a woman completely lost in pleasure. When the last pulse had left him, she leaned down to kiss him, her tongue finding his in a deep, thorough connection.
“Happy?” she asked against his mouth.
Ashok laughed, the sound rich and genuine. “Very,” he said, his hand coming to rest on the small of her back. “Though I have no idea what I did to deserve that.”
Vanitha smiled, pressing another kiss to his jaw. “You exist,” she said simply.
Downstairs, in the kitchen, Latha stood at the island with a glass of water she’d stopped drinking ten minutes ago. Her hand rested flat on the cold marble, her eyes fixed on the middle distance. She didn’t move. Didn’t blink. Didn’t acknowledge the ceiling that had finally gone quiet above her head. She just stood, perfectly still, waiting for whatever came next.
Scene 3
They came downstairs twenty minutes later... Ashok loose-shouldered and smiling, his shirt still being tucked into his waistband, his hair mussed from Vanitha’s fingers. Vanitha walked beside him, her saree perfectly arranged, her hair repinned with deliberate care, her expression carrying the easy confidence of a woman who had gotten exactly what she wanted.
“Anyone want lunch?” Ashok called, already moving toward the kitchen. “I’m starving.”
Vanitha followed more slowly, her eyes on Ashok’s back. He moved with the relaxed energy of a man who had just been thoroughly satisfied, his steps light on the hardwood floor. She’d given him exactly what he needed... not just physically, but emotionally. A reminder of what they had been before Latha arrived, before the surrogacy, before the careful distance they’d maintained for weeks.
The kitchen smelled of the cardamom tea Latha had made that morning, the sweet spice lingering in the air. Latha stood at the island, her back to the counter, a glass of water beside her. She’d changed since Vanitha had last seen her... her hair now in a simple braid rather than loose around her shoulders, her bangles swapped for a single gold chain at her wrist. She looked up as they entered, her expression neutral.
“I was just thinking about lunch,” she said, her voice level. “There’s enough rice for biryani, if you’d like.”
Ashok nodded, already pulling the refrigerator open. “Biryani sounds perfect,” he said, reaching for the container of yogurt. “I’ll make the raita.”
Vanitha moved to the island, taking the stool across from Latha. The younger woman met her gaze without flinching, her dark eyes direct and unreadable. Vanitha studied her face... the smooth skin, the full lips, the careful composure that revealed nothing of what she might be thinking.
“Did you hear anything strange while we were upstairs?” Vanitha asked, her voice carrying the precise lightness of a question that wasn’t a question. “Nothing from the bedroom I hope.”
The moment stretched between them... Latha’s expression unchanging, Vanitha’s smile fixed in place, Ashok’s back to them both as he reached for a cucumber from the vegetable drawer. The refrigerator hummed in the background, the only sound in the suddenly quiet kitchen.
“No,” Latha said finally, her voice steady. “I didn’t hear anything unusual.”
Vanitha nodded, accepting the answer for what it was. “Good,” she said. “I must have imagined it.”
Latha looked at Ashok with a knowing gaze, he is after all a man, he is goin to accept sex wherever he is getting. Vanitha is after all his wife.
Scene 1
The kitchen countertops gleamed under the mid-morning California sun. Vanitha stood in the doorway, one hand on the frame, watching as Latha reached into the pantry and lifted a row of spice jars from the top shelf. The younger woman’s saree rustled with each movement, her gold bangles catching the light as she worked. She hadn’t heard Vanitha enter.
Ashok had left for work an hour ago. The house stood quiet around them, the only sounds the soft click of glass against wood and the gentle hum of the refrigerator. Vanitha watched as Latha placed each jar on the counter with careful precision, her movements unhurried but efficient. This wasn’t the first time she’d rearranged the kitchen since arriving from India... the pantry had been reorganized twice already, the spice cabinet once. Each time with the same explanation: better organization, more efficient access, fresher food.
Vanitha crossed her arms, leaning against the doorframe. “Good morning,” she said, her voice carrying the perfect lightness of a greeting between family members.
Latha turned, her eyes widening slightly at the sight of Vanitha in the doorway. “Akka,” she said, her hands pausing above the row of spice jars. “I did not hear you come in.”
“You were busy,” Vanitha replied, her gaze dropping to the jars on the counter. “What are you doing?”
Latha’s smile was quick and genuine. “Reorganizing,” she said, gesturing toward the open pantry. “The upper shelf is too high for easy reach. The lower cabinet will be better.” She picked up a glass container, holding it up for Vanitha to see. “And glass keeps spices fresher than plastic. The flavors stay stronger.”
Her reasoning was sound. The lower cabinet would be easier to reach. Glass containers did preserve flavors better. Latha was right, and the simple correctness of her explanation settled in Vanitha’s chest like a small, cold stone.
Vanitha’s jaw tightened for a fraction of a second, then released. She said nothing, crossing to the lower cabinet where Latha had already begun arranging the new containers. She picked up the first spice jar... turmeric, the label written in her own neat handwriting... and moved it back to the upper shelf. Her fingers pressed it into place with deliberate precision, the glass cool against her palm.
Latha paused, her hands still on the counter. She watched as Vanitha lifted the second jar... coriander seeds... and placed it beside the first. Their shoulders nearly touched as Vanitha reached past her for the third jar... red chili powder... but Latha didn’t step back. She simply stood, waiting, as Vanitha continued her work.
The kitchen filled with the soft sound of glass against wood as Vanitha moved each jar back to its original position. She didn’t rush. Didn’t hurry. Just lifted each container with careful hands and returned it to the upper shelf where it had always been. Some had been in that exact spot since Ashok bought the house four years ago... brought from Chennai in a box labeled “Kitchen” in his mother’s neat handwriting.
“You don’t need to do that,” Latha said, her voice gentle. “I can put them back.”
Vanitha shook her head, reaching for the cumin seeds. “I’ve got it,” she said, her tone making it clear the subject was closed.
They worked in silence for a moment... Latha stepping back to give Vanitha room, Vanitha lifting each jar with the same careful attention. Neither woman spoke. Neither offered to help the other. They simply existed in the same space, moving around each other with the practiced ease of people who had learned to share a home without touching.
The last jar... black pepper, the label slightly smudged from years of use... went onto the shelf with the same deliberate care as the first. Vanitha stepped back, smoothing her pallu with one hand. The silk slid between her fingers, cool and smooth after the heat of the glass.
“Thank you for thinking of it,” Vanitha said, her voice level. “The lower cabinet is a good idea.”
Latha nodded, accepting the half-compliment for what it was. “Of course, Akka,” she said, her own tone perfectly neutral.
Vanitha turned and walked out of the kitchen, her footsteps light on the hardwood floor. Behind her, Latha stood alone by the counter, her hands resting on the edge of the marble, her eyes on the row of spice jars that sat exactly where they had always been.
Scene 2
Vanitha pushed open the home office door without knocking. Ashok sat at his desk, the blue light of his monitor reflecting off his face as lines of code scrolled past. He didn’t look up immediately, his focus still on the problem in front of him.
“I need you upstairs,” Vanitha said, her voice flat and final.
Ashok swiveled in his chair, his hand already moving to save his file. He looked at her face... at the set of her jaw, the directness of her gaze... and nodded without asking questions. “One second,” he said, typing a quick command before shutting the laptop.
They walked upstairs together, Vanitha leading, Ashok following. Their footsteps made no sound on the carpeted stairs. The master bedroom door stood open, the bed still unmade from that morning, the sheets rumpled from Ashok’s hasty exit for his morning meeting. Vanitha stepped inside and turned to face him.
Ashok closed the door behind them but didn’t reach for the lock. The house wasn’t large. The staircase carried sound. They both knew it.
Vanitha pulled him toward the bed with both hands on his shirt, her mouth finding his in a kiss that held none of the careful distance they’d maintained for weeks. Ashok responded immediately, his hands coming to her waist, his body remembering the rhythm of hers despite the time that had passed. She walked him backward until his legs hit the edge of the mattress, then pushed him down to sit.
“I want you,” she said, the words simple and direct. No pretty preamble, no careful lead-in. Just the truth, delivered in the tone that had always made Ashok’s cock harden in his pants.
He reached for her, but Vanitha stepped back, her hands going to the clasp of his belt. “Let me,” she said, her voice carrying the confident edge that had first drawn him to her five years ago. “Just sit.”
Ashok sat. Vanitha dropped to her knees between his legs, her hands working his belt with quick, efficient movements. She pulled his cock free from his boxers, the head already darkening with blood. She wrapped her fingers around the shaft, feeling it pulse against her palm.
“You’re already hard,” she said, her voice carrying just enough to carry through the door.
Ashok’s breath caught as she leaned forward, her lips wrapping around the head of his cock. She took him slowly, deliberately, her tongue tracing the ridge where the head met the shaft. His hand came to rest on the back of her head, fingers threading through her hair without guiding, without pushing. Just feeling the reality of her mouth on him after weeks of careful distance.
Vanitha worked him with practiced skill, her mouth and hand moving in perfect tandem. She knew exactly how to hollow her cheeks when she took him deep, exactly how to apply just enough pressure with her hand at the base. She’d mapped his body over years of marriage, had memorized every response, every sensitive spot, every sound he made when she hit the right place.
“God,” Ashok groaned, his head falling back. “That’s so good.”
Vanitha smiled around his cock, the expression vibrating against his sensitive skin. She pulled back just enough to speak, her lips still wrapped around the head. “You feel so good,” she said, the words carrying the perfect note of genuine pleasure. “I’ve missed this.”
She’d timed it perfectly... the words falling into the quiet of the house, audible to anyone at the bottom of the stairs. Then she was moving again, taking him deeper, her hand working what couldn’t fit in her mouth. Ashok’s fingers tightened in her hair, his control slipping with each careful stroke of her tongue.
“Vanitha,” he gasped, his voice breaking. “I’m getting close.”
She pulled back, her lips leaving his cock with a wet sound that echoed in the quiet room. “Not yet,” she said, rising to her feet in a single, fluid motion. “I want you inside me.”
She reached for the pallu of her saree, unwinding it with quick, efficient movements. The silk pooled at her feet in a circle of deep blue, leaving her in just her skirt and blouse. She unhooked her blouse with practiced fingers, letting it fall open to reveal her breasts... bare beneath the thin fabric, her nipples already hard.
“Help me,” she said, turning her back to him.
Ashok’s hands found the tucked end of her skirt, unwinding it with quick, efficient movements. The fabric whispered against her skin, falling to join the pallu on the floor. Then she was naked before him... her skin glowing in the afternoon light, the gold waist chain he’d given her for their anniversary catching the light with each breath.
“You’re beautiful,” Ashok said, his voice rough with want. “So fucking beautiful.”
Vanitha smiled, climbing onto the bed beside him. “Show me,” she said, her hand wrapping around his cock again. “Show me how much you want me.”
What followed wasn’t tender. Vanitha pushed Ashok onto his back and climbed on top of him, her pussy already wet as she guided his cock to her entrance. She sank down slowly, taking him inch by inch, her inner walls stretching around his thickness. Ashok’s hands came to her hips, his fingers digging into her skin as he fought to control himself.
“Fuck,” he groaned, his head pressing back into the pillow. “You’re so tight.”
Vanitha began to move, her hips rolling in slow circles as she took him deeper. The gold waist chain swung against Ashok’s stomach with each thrust, the cool metal a contrast to the heat of their joined bodies. She set a deliberate pace... not too fast, not too slow, just the right rhythm to draw out the maximum sensation for both of them.
“Yes,” she moaned, her voice carrying through the room. “Just like that. Don’t stop.”
The headboard began to knock against the wall, the sound sharp in the quiet house. Vanitha matched her movements to it, each thrust driving the wood against plaster with a force that couldn’t be mistaken for anything but what it was. She’d positioned them perfectly... Ashok’s back to the headboard, her facing the door, both of them visible to anyone who might walk past the partially open door.
Ashok, who had no idea what had triggered this sudden hunger and wasn’t asking, met her with full energy. His hands gripped her hips, guiding her movements, his cock driving up into her wet pussy as she rolled and ground down onto him. The bed creaked beneath them, the headboard knocked in a steady rhythm, and Vanitha’s moans filled the room... loud enough to carry down the stairs, through the kitchen, to where Latha stood with her glass of water.
“I’m close,” Ashok gasped, his voice breaking. “Where do you want... “
“My navel,” Vanitha cut him off, her hand coming to rest on his chest. “Not inside.”
Ashok nodded, his hips bucking up to meet her. Vanitha reached between them, her hand wrapping around the base of his cock as she lifted herself off him. Then she was guiding him, positioning the head against her stomach just below her navel as his orgasm hit.
“Fuck,” Ashok groaned, his back arching off the bed as the first pulse of cum hit Vanitha’s skin. “God, yes.”
Vanitha watched, her hand still on his cock, as rope after rope of white semen landed on her stomach. She made sure to keep her expression visible... lips parted, eyes half-closed, the picture of a woman completely lost in pleasure. When the last pulse had left him, she leaned down to kiss him, her tongue finding his in a deep, thorough connection.
“Happy?” she asked against his mouth.
Ashok laughed, the sound rich and genuine. “Very,” he said, his hand coming to rest on the small of her back. “Though I have no idea what I did to deserve that.”
Vanitha smiled, pressing another kiss to his jaw. “You exist,” she said simply.
Downstairs, in the kitchen, Latha stood at the island with a glass of water she’d stopped drinking ten minutes ago. Her hand rested flat on the cold marble, her eyes fixed on the middle distance. She didn’t move. Didn’t blink. Didn’t acknowledge the ceiling that had finally gone quiet above her head. She just stood, perfectly still, waiting for whatever came next.
Scene 3
They came downstairs twenty minutes later... Ashok loose-shouldered and smiling, his shirt still being tucked into his waistband, his hair mussed from Vanitha’s fingers. Vanitha walked beside him, her saree perfectly arranged, her hair repinned with deliberate care, her expression carrying the easy confidence of a woman who had gotten exactly what she wanted.
“Anyone want lunch?” Ashok called, already moving toward the kitchen. “I’m starving.”
Vanitha followed more slowly, her eyes on Ashok’s back. He moved with the relaxed energy of a man who had just been thoroughly satisfied, his steps light on the hardwood floor. She’d given him exactly what he needed... not just physically, but emotionally. A reminder of what they had been before Latha arrived, before the surrogacy, before the careful distance they’d maintained for weeks.
The kitchen smelled of the cardamom tea Latha had made that morning, the sweet spice lingering in the air. Latha stood at the island, her back to the counter, a glass of water beside her. She’d changed since Vanitha had last seen her... her hair now in a simple braid rather than loose around her shoulders, her bangles swapped for a single gold chain at her wrist. She looked up as they entered, her expression neutral.
“I was just thinking about lunch,” she said, her voice level. “There’s enough rice for biryani, if you’d like.”
Ashok nodded, already pulling the refrigerator open. “Biryani sounds perfect,” he said, reaching for the container of yogurt. “I’ll make the raita.”
Vanitha moved to the island, taking the stool across from Latha. The younger woman met her gaze without flinching, her dark eyes direct and unreadable. Vanitha studied her face... the smooth skin, the full lips, the careful composure that revealed nothing of what she might be thinking.
“Did you hear anything strange while we were upstairs?” Vanitha asked, her voice carrying the precise lightness of a question that wasn’t a question. “Nothing from the bedroom I hope.”
The moment stretched between them... Latha’s expression unchanging, Vanitha’s smile fixed in place, Ashok’s back to them both as he reached for a cucumber from the vegetable drawer. The refrigerator hummed in the background, the only sound in the suddenly quiet kitchen.
“No,” Latha said finally, her voice steady. “I didn’t hear anything unusual.”
Vanitha nodded, accepting the answer for what it was. “Good,” she said. “I must have imagined it.”
Latha looked at Ashok with a knowing gaze, he is after all a man, he is goin to accept sex wherever he is getting. Vanitha is after all his wife.
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