Chapter 313

The silence was broken with a great applause and the two of them stood up and clapped for the extraordinary performance by the cast. They both left the building along with a few others and when they got out it was a bit chili. They were holding hands when they walked out. She had her coat on and looked very relaxed. It was obvious that she was happy even though she was not smiling. His eyes on the other hand had compassion and affection towards her when he looked at her every time. They walked over to their car as it was a bit of a walk and as it was late at night she took her hands away from him and rubbed her hands to warm herself up and held it tight around her chest to keep herself warm. Noticing that she was feeling cold, Akshar drew her closer and hugged her rubbing her back gently helping her warm up. She looked up and smiled at him; he kissed her on her cheek and continued to walk. Before they knew it they had reached their car. She looked at him said before getting into the car, “Thanks for a nice evening. That was an excellent show.” He smiled and said,”Indeed it was. Especially watching with you. I am glad you had a good time. So did I. I guess you should get into the car, I don’t want you to be freezing out here. She gave a big smiled and leaned towards him and kissed him on his cheek and said, “Good night.” He grabbed her by her waist and kissed her on her lips. She felt his tongue and closed her eyes and gently ran her hands around his neck with her bag hanging from her hand on his back. He tightened his grip and kissed her more fiercely. He let her go after a few really long seconds with her still in his arms and said, “See that how I say good night.” He let her go and she got into the car and he said, “Drive safely”. She let go of his hand what she was holding and said, “You too” and took off. He got into his car and drove off.

She wondered if he had planned everything that had happened that night. The place, the food, the show it all felt like he knew all along and had planned this. But she had called him, it was a last minute call and he had then taken her there. It was so confusing as it had been wonderful even though that had completely unplanned. The show was so intense, the actors, especially the ones who played Turandot and Calaf. They brought the emotion to life in everyone in the room. She felt it, what Turandot felt and she knew he felt what Calf felt. The events of the evening played over in her head. All the women she ran into who knew him all too well and were very friendly towards him and Liz who made the strange remark about him. She realized that she hardly knew anything about him, he was the first guy that she really liked and went out with, even kissed and know nothing about. She didn’t know where exactly he worked but she knew what he does for a living, well she met him in a business seminar. She had met his family, at least his sister if not anyone else. She felt a bit confused if she knew something about him or not. The fact that he had so many women in his life was a bit unsettling and felt like she had to compete with them even though she knew she was not. It felt so right and was so romantic when he kissed her exactly at the climax of the story when Turandot and Calaf kissed. She wondered “Who is he and why am I so interested in him. Damn. I really like him. He is a very good kisser. Too good.” She was already home and she came in and it was one fifteen in the morning and she wondered she wasn’t feeling sleepy even thought she had had such a long day and had hardly slept the previous night. She decided that she would change and drink a warm glass of milk and maybe she will fall asleep. In just minutes she was in bed but was just a little tempted to call Akshar to see if he reached home safely. As if someone read her mind her phone rang and it was him and she picked it up with extreme excitement.