[Steel]

Oh God. It was true. Laila wasn't just here with Rakesh. She was here... for Rakesh. Even with all the evidence before and now, Sharath hadn't quite believed it. But as Laila leaned over and gave Rakesh a brief, but tongue-heavy kiss to tide him over, he couldn't deny the truth any longer.

For some reason, he felt his cock stir beneath his fluffy robes.

He cleared his throat uncomfortably and tried to change the subject. "So, um... your career is doing well? Yoga, right?"

Laila laughed, her lips quirking up at the corner in a way that Sharath was all too familiar with. The smile that meant that he was the butt of the joke. "No, I gave up yoga about a year back. I've taken up a new career that I find much more... fulfilling."

Sharath's mouth went dry, and Laila's eyes bored into his. He felt the question bubbling up inside him, unable to be stopped. And he could tell that Laila, his old friend, the woman he'd once been hopelessly infatuated with, and still held a tiny flame for somewhere deep inside… wouldn't leave anything out. She would proudly tell him every filthy detail. No matter how devastating and arousing that would be for him.

But he was saved at the last second. Sharath had been so wrapped up in the conversation with Laila that he hadn't realized the pedicure had wrapped up, and the spa employee guiding the couple's day announced that they would be moving on to the sauna experience, which, of course, would be separated by gender.

Sharath had been hoping to catch his wife and apologize, but Kusha followed the guide quickly, her face still annoyed, not even glancing back.

"It was good catching up, Sherry," said Laila with a smile as they stood. Without warning, she pulled him into a close hug. Even with the thick robes, Sharath couldn't help but think about the fact that they were both naked beneath them. "We'll have to do this again sometime. Soon." With that, she waved and followed the rest of the women out of the room, leaving Sharath with Rakesh, who gave him an aggressive thump on the back. "Looks like it's just you and me for now, buddy," he said with a manic grin, "And I think it's about time you and I caught up as well."