Salekh Fan Fic # 5: Salekh Home Alone!

Chapter 4: Running.

This is still in Sadhna's Point of View. This part will give you guys a lot to enjoy. We'll get romance, angst, and possessive Alekh too. Enjoy and Review, cuz I love reviews more than Sadhna loves kissing wet Alekh on the beach. *winks*


Alekh Ji got out and opened the door for me. Then he took my hand and I walked with him out the parking lot. I followed him through a pavement and finally we turned right and I saw it. There was a large hut like restaurant decorated with lights, and beyond it, I could see it. There was a vast amount of sand, but something was glittering under the moon, it was the sea.

I stared ahead as far as I could with delight. I could smell it and feel it already. I hugged Alekh Ji's arm. How did he think of these things?

"Don't worry…that beach isn't going anywhere. But first, we're going to have dinner. Is that ok with you?"

"Yes!" I nodded. He laughed and put his arm around my shoulders. I couldn't help it. I was so excited. The entire drive here had been perfect. The weather was perfect, the setting was divine, and my husband was of course, the most beautiful aspect of it all.

I entered the glittering restaurant with Alekh Ji arm in arm. The inside was very beautiful. It was fully carpeted and tables were very well decorated. The walls had pictures of the sea side and a few paintings too, with gorgeous frames. The lights were dim and mostly red. Alekh Ji walked me towards the back of the restaurant. I saw that this area was exclusive. He must have made a reservation. Instead of chairs, the table had a lounge like seating system, and once I sat down, Alekh Ji came and sat right next to me, and took my hand in his.

A few minutes later, a waiter came and took our order. Alekh Ji went with traditional food, as per his usual requests. I ordered the same thing as him, since whatever he ate tasted good to me too. While ordering, I noticed the waiter kept staring at me, luckily Alekh Ji didn't notice, or that waiter might have taken his last order.

After ordering, Alekh Ji inched even closer to me and put his arm around my waist. He was kissing the side of my face and I felt his nose on my neck. I got goose bumps all over and chills down my back.

"Alekh Ji…not here!"

"Sadhna there are no other people in this area, everyone else is in the regular tables…we're exclusive…AND ALONE."

"But still…"

He didn't listen, and he pulled me closer. He reached and put my hair behind my ear. Then he kissed the side of my forehead. After that, he kissed my ear lobe. I was trying to deal with the effects this was having on me, when I felt him graze my earlobe with his teeth. I felt the top of his tongue touch my ear lobe, and I shivered. What was he doing to me? I was totally helpless.

I turned shyly, to look at him, and his expression totally blew me away. His lips were parted, and he looked intensely focused on me. He looked so sexy, that if I wasn't as shy as I was, I would have kissed him right then and there.

I put my hand on his face and pushed it away from me.

"That's not going to work Sadhna…I deserve a little love for driving so far." He winked at me.

He went right back to exploring the side of my face and neck. I felt him place a soft peck on my neck. Then, he kissed that spot again, and again. I felt him beginning to suck on my skin. I closed my eyes. I couldn't handle all of this. His actions always left me so vulnerable. What could I do, it felt amazing! His hands were now traveling from my waist to my thighs. He put one hand on my thigh and kept it there. I was wilting under his touch as each minute passed. So my husband was basically seducing me in the middle of a restaurant. I had no solution for it, in fact, I wanted to reciprocate, so much. But like always, I was the shy one.

"Alekh Ji…stop…the waiter will be here any minute…"

He didn't listen. He began kissing my shoulder. At last, before I could basically turn into a puddle of goop right there, we heard the waiter coming. Our dinner was served, and during dinner, I warned Alekh Ji to stay away from me. He laughed and agreed with me, and promised revenge.

Dinner was absolutely delicious, and the service was perfect.

Alekh Ji tipped the waiter, who was staring at me up and down again. His eyes were focused on my chest, and I noticed my dupatta had fallen. I picked it up and covered myself right away. Alekh Ji noticed this and gave him the look of death I looked down and his fists were clenched.

"Take your eyes off her", Alekh Ji said in a low and absolutely chilling voice. I'd never heard him speak like this before.

The waiter, who was probably a 21 or 22 year old guy, maximum, lost all the color on his face and disappeared fast.

I looked at Alekh Ji with astonishment. Was Alekh Ji really going to fight the guy?

"He was looking at you up and down, how dare he? You're not some random girl alone in a restaurant! I'm right next to you and it's quiet obvious we're a couple. He still had the audacity to look at you in that dirty way. Do people these days have no respect? What kind of society is this?" Alekh Ji looked truly disgusted.

I hugged his arm and squeezed his hand. "It's ok Alekh Ji, it happens to girls everywhere".

We walked out and went behind the restaurant. There I noticed a long inclined pavement leading down to the beach. The beach itself was pretty empty, and peaceful. I saw a couple of families walking slowly on the beach. Both had small children with them.

Alekh Ji held my hand tightly and we began walking down the path towards the beach. I noticed he was quiet.

"What's wrong?"

"I just don't like the way he was looking at you. No one should look at a woman like that. No one is allowed to look at MY WIFE like that. Sadhna, did you get looks like this before...before I became normal? Did guys bother you a lot? I know they did but how bad was it?"

"Alekh Ji…it's…yes I got looks like that but what girl doesn't? And I got picked on a few times but it's ok, I'm here now and fine."

"I was never able to stand up for you. I never defended you. I couldn't protect you. What if I wasn't so lucky? What if, like those criminals that shot you, someone had hurt you in a different way? You, you're the purest angel…and these disgusting, impure, vulgar…MEN, or should I call them animals…they…I couldn't protect you from them…and the things that go on in their mind…when I see them…I can tell…and I don't like it."

He pulled me closer to him.

"I would kill someone if they looked at you the wrong way, or dared to go beyond that."

"Alekh Ji! Take those words back right away. You will NEVER kill anyone for anything. Not my Alekh Ji. Don't ever say anything like that again."

He looked at me, the moon was casting shadows on his face but I could see his eyes sparkling. He looked furious, but his expression softened after what I said.

"I just…I don't like anyone disrespecting you."

"Neither do I. But you're by my side, so I have no fear of these kinds of people. One look from you is enough. Just look at the way that waiter disappeared. I mean, he ran for his life!"

Alekh Ji nodded, still looking a bit upset.

At last we made it to the beach. We were greeted by deep and beautiful sand. The sand looked off white and clean. This was one of the best kept beaches. It was beautiful.

He saw the excitement on my face, so he let go of my hand and I walked ahead. I was just meters from the edge of the water now. The sand was getting thinner and thinner under my feet.

"Wait Sadhna! Take off your sandals."

I took them off. My feet started sinking, but it felt so pure and perfect. I felt like a child! I saw the water shimmering ahead. The moon was casting light on it from all sorts of angles. The light was bouncing off the water and hitting different spots. The water itself looked very calm. The waves were calm. I stopped at the very edge where the sandy shore met the water. I smelled the fresh, chilly air. Now I knew why Alekh Ji made me bring a shawl. I looked up at the sky, and there was a bright moon, and thousands of stars illuminating it.

I felt Alekh Ji walking up to me slowly. Finally, he put his arms around me, and rested his head on my shoulder. I turned and looked at him. He looked very peaceful. He looked at my face and smiled. I smiled back at him. He bent his head and leaned closer to my lips; I got up on the tip of my toes, and got closer to him. He kissed my lips, and I kissed his back. The kiss lasted nearly a minute. I pulled away breathlessly, and I turned myself around and hugged him. Finally, I felt Alekh Ji pulling me down, and we both sat down on the sand, with the water just a few feet ahead of us.

We put our arms around one another and sat entangled with one another on the beach. This was perfect. It was as if God himself was saluting our love. This scenery, that sky, and the love of my existence in my arms, I felt on top of the world.

"You're happy?" He looked into my eyes questionably.

"I'm blown away. You're the most romantic, loving, caring, beautiful, and perfect person I know. Thank you…thank you for tonight, for last night…and for every night that you try so hard to make me happy. I cannot be happier than I am right now."

"I'll work on that too. I'll make sure one day you are happier than you feel right now."

"You know what's the best part of this, Alekh Ji?"

"Hmm?"

"You're in my arms. I have you. That's the best part."

"That's the best part for me too". He smiled sincerely.

It was quiet for a while with just the sound of the seagulls above us, and the waves in front of us. For the most part, the water was very calm.

I was lying with my head on Alekh Ji's lap now, staring at the water. Both of us were pretty much covered with sand. It didn't seem to matter to him, so it didn't matter to me either.

I turned my head and looked up at him, and he was looking ahead at the water. I could see the flashes of light from the moon striking his eyes. I reached up with my hand and touched his cheek. He looked down at me.

"What are you thinking about, Alekh Ji?"

"The water…the way it's endless…and that there is life underneath the water, and above it too…and I think the life below it is more peaceful than the one above it…"

He looked very serious and contemplative.

"Is everything ok Alekh Ji?"

"Oh yes, Sadhna…I'm so happy right now…I guess when you're under the sky, with nothing but the beauty of nature surrounding you, and the love of your life is lying in your lap…you tend to wax poetic…" He smiled down at me widely.

Then he began to bend down slowly, with his eyes focused on my lips. Before he could reach me, I rolled away from him, and I landed on the sand. He grabbed my hand and I pulled away. He looked at me with his "fake angry face", and I began to run.

"I still want revenge for the way you acted with me at the restaurant!" Alekh Ji was yelling behind me. But once he saw me running, he began to run after me too.

In the meantime, I continued running with no aim. It just felt good to run, and have him chase me. It was as if each leap I made was helping to put behind me any pain I might have encountered in my entire life, and bringing me fully within happiness, permanently. In fact, happiness was chasing me. My heart was beating like a drum, and I was sweating. After running for quiet a few minutes, my body was really at its limit. I didn't mind, I wanted to let happiness catch me. It wasn't far now. I felt my own legs giving out, and I began slowing down. Finally, I stopped running. I was catching my breath when I felt him behind me.

I turned around, and smiled at him. He smiled back, also breathing very hard. His face was glowing. Then, he suddenly bent down a bit in his knees, as if he was getting ready to pounce. I was a bit surprised by his posture, and I froze. Next thing I knew, he threw me over his shoulder and began carrying me.

"Alekh Ji! What is this? Put me down. Alekh Ji! I'm going to fall!"

"I'll never ever let you fall. Ever."

My head was facing the opposite direction from his, so I tried turning a bit and saw that he was carrying me towards the water. Oh my god!

"Alekh Ji! What is this? We don't even have spare clothes. We're going to get sick if we get wet".

He was quiet and still breathing hard. I could feel the back of his shirt, which was already very damp from sweating.

"Alekh Ji! I can't swim. Please…"

"You won't have to swim."

All of a sudden I was pulled down and stood in front of him. I turned and the edge of the water was like an inch from me.

I was dazzled by the depth of the water. It looked dark. But somehow, it smelled as if it was warm. Even on a chilly night like this, it smelled warm.

Alekh Ji took my hand and began walking into the water. I was terrified, but he was holding onto my hand very tightly, reassuring me. He looked back at me and smiled.

"Don't worry…just wait…I won't let anything happen to you".

I was right, the water wasn't warm, but it was basically room temperature. It was now half way up to my knees, and I could already feel the pressure and weight of it. I moved towards Alekh Ji who was looking down and taking every step carefully. I put my arm around his waist, and he let go of my hand, so I held onto him with both arms.

The water was now up to my knees, and Alekh Ji stopped. He put his hands on mine, and pulled them away from his waist. He turned around and looked into my eyes.

"Relax. Come closer. Come into my arms, Sadhna."

I saw his face clearly now, with the moon right above us. We were surrounded by an endless expanse of water, dark water. But his eyes were what had the most effect on me. He continued encouraging me with his eyes, which were even deeper than the water we were surrounded by. I had no reason to hold back, I trusted him with my life. I walked into his arms, and we hugged one another. He broke the hug and took my hand again…and walked me back a bit closer to shore, but the water was still up to my ankles.

Then he dropped to his knees, and pulled me down with him. We were now both on our knees before one another. The waves were gently rolling back and forth underneath us.

Alekh Ji was looking deep into my eyes. "I need to kiss you."

Before I could even respond, his lips were on mine. I wasn't prepared yet, so I felt breathless. He stopped for a few seconds, but he clearly wasn't done. I was just getting started too.

He grabbed my face and I put my hands around his neck, and we kissed again. The kisses kept growing in intensity, and so did my desire. Come closer, I want you to come closer. I wanted to lie down in the water, and I began to lean back, pulling him down on top of me. Our lips stayed connected, and soon I was laying on the beach, surrounded by inches high water. I felt the wetness spreading through my clothes, but I didn't care, I was under another spell right now.

I pulled on the collar of Alekh Ji's shirt. He was hovering on top of me, but it wasn't close enough for me. I pulled on his shirt, and he began bending down even more.

"Alekh Ji…I love you…"

"Show me how much you love me."

I was surprised with his reply. I looked into his eyes, and he looked serious, almost a bit defensive.

"Don't you know how much I love you?"

"I want you to show me."

"But here…we…"

"The entire beach is empty. Show me Sadhna, let go…let go Sadhna…don't think…for God's sake don't think about anything else right now but us. I know you love me, but I want you to show me right now, HOW MUCH you love me." He had a completely straight face through all this; he was very serious about what he wanted from me.

"I see no one but you…I love you…I love you more than anyone in this entire world."

"Show me…RIGHT NOW". With that, he moved off from on top of me. I got up right away, and pushed him back down. He landed on the water, and it splashed on us both. I put my legs around his waist sat on his lap. I bent on top of him and began to kiss him again, with more intensity than I had ever kissed him. I was furious. I must show him how much I loved him. If I loved him so much, he needed to know. He needed to know how much I loved him!

I began running my fingers through his wet hair, and my other hand went under his shirt.

He got up right away, and I helped him take it off.

"Let go Sadhna…stop thinking…let go…"

I felt frustrated. How could I do this? The setting was indeed, perfect. It was us, under God's splendor. I still felt frustrated though, I felt like I couldn't show him exactly how much I loved him, and that was unacceptable.

I moved off his stomach, and stood up. He stood up too, right in my face, and put my hands on his chest.

"You don't love me?"

I moaned in frustration. I hugged him and ran my hands up and down his back. I was pulling on his skin, and my nails were digging deep into his skin. I was hurting him, but he didn't flinch. I put my hands around his neck, and got up on the tip of my toes, and kissed his collar bone. I felt him put his hands on my hips, and lift me up. He lifted me and I wrapped my legs around his waist, then he walked over to the shore, water dripping off both of us in heavy droplets. He laid me down, and lay down next to me. I was panting now, and really frustrated. Why couldn't I show him what I felt? He was right, I always held back a bit, I never fully let go. It was like after years of nurturing hopes of these days, I'd built protective walls around myself. I was protecting my own love for him, and then the days of our separation had made those walls a bit stronger. Even on nights where we expressed our love physically, I never showed him EXACTLY what I felt for him. I was afraid. I was still afraid. I thought it was just my personality; I was shy Sadhna, unable to fully express herself to her husband. Maybe that was a part of it, but there was more too. It's not like he didn't satisfy me, he did. I knew I satisfied him too, but there was much more which I could show him.

I turned to my side and Alekh Ji was looking at the sky. I moved over to him and put my arm around him. He put his arm around me too.

"I know you love me Sadhna. But…you love me more than I'll ever know. I've seen some of it expressed, but there's a lot more in there. You love me more than I even deserve. I see the layers of it in your eyes, and I feel them in your every touch. I just want you to let go Sadhna, and show me all of it. Don't be scared, I will reciprocate it all. We're together until the end now; I'm never ever letting anything get in our way. It's just us, so don't be scared, and don't hold back, show me, make me feel all of it."

"You're right. I was afraid. I always feel like everything is too good to be true. I'm Sadhna Rajvansh, and she never gets pure, ever lasting happiness. That's why…I hold back. You're right, I haven't fully shown you how much I love you…because I'm afraid something will happen…and…and I'll…lose you…or …I don't know…that we'll be separated…" My voice began shaking. I felt a burning sensation in my eyes, and knew it was tears, threatening to escape.

I sat up and hugged myself.

"I know we've had things happen to us, and we've been separated for reasons both within, and not within our control. I have always been the root cause of it all…"

"NO! Don't blame yourself…we're talking about me right now…and my fears…"

"Your fears are partly due to me and some of my actions…"

"Alekh Ji…don't do this…"

"Sadhna…just trust me. Trust our love. Don't be afraid, and let go. I'm yours and VERY happy to be yours. My heart belongs to you…and everything else too. I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU. I will never let you down. I will never let anyone separate us, and you will never be robbed of your happiness."

He put his arms around me. I was still hugging myself.

"I ruined tonight…and I'm truly sorry for that. It's getting late; we're both wet, maybe we should go home now."

"Sadhna, we're not going home tonight."

"What? Where are we going to sleep? Alekh Ji, you're wet…you're going to get sick..."

"You're wet too. We're going to a hotel. I have a reservation for tonight. I told you tonight would be special." He smiled at me encouragingly.

"You did all of this for me? Alekh Ji…why?" He was such a beautiful person. His heart was made of gold. He went to any extent to make me happy, and here I was, still holding on to my inhibitions, my fears, my anxieties, and my doubts.

How could I ever meet unhappiness while he was around? He got up and took my hand, and helped me up.

"The hotel is only 5 minutes from here. Take your shawl, cover yourself."

"Alekh Ji, wear your shirt!"

"Oh, right…I'm topless" He laughed.

I laughed too. He put his shirt on, which was still wet. We were both wet. There wasn't any way to hide that. I wonder what the people would think if they saw us. Oh well, we're married!

Alekh Ji and I held hands and ran to the car, laughing along the way. We got in and thankfully no one was around.