Chapter 6
After dinner, Shreya went straight to her room, under the pretext of having headache.
She wasn't sure whether she wanted to talk to Daya. She wondered how much he would talk. Maybe he would just kiss her again.
The kiss. She could still feel the taste of his lips on her tongue. It was wrong but why had it felt so right?
Hours passed and when she checked the clock, it showed quarter to 12. Daya sir must be asleep. Maybe they could talk tomorrow.
As soon as the thought crossed her mind, she heard a knock on her door.
"Yes? Who is it?" she called.
The door opened to reveal Daya. "It's me" he said.
Shreya stared at him, panting slightly. A tight knot formed in her stomach.
"You didn't come to meet me. So I decided to come and see myself" he said.
"I thought you must be asleep" she said averting his eyes.
Daya came inside and bolted the door.
"No... please don't bolt..." said Shreya.
"Are you scared of me? Don't worry. I am not going to touch you unless you want me to" he said.
"I am not scared of you. And I want you as much as you do... it's just that I am -" she broke off.
"Guilty?" he asked.
"Yes" she agreed.
Daya sat next to her on the bed. Taking her hand in his he said, "I have already told you, you don't have to feel guilty. You must have realised by now that Priya and I don't get along well"
"Yeah. But why? I keep feeling it's because of me. And if it is so, I cannot come in the way even if I have feelings for you" said Shreya.
"This has been going on before you came. It has got nothing to do with you. When you came, god almost answered my prayers." he said.
When Shreya raised an eyebrow at him, he added hastily, "Yes, I agree I was very angry with you when you arrived here. I really hated the way people were ogling at you. That was the reason why I got angry. I don't know since when did I getting attracted to you but that day when I was playing the guitar, I realised that I cannot hide my feelings anymore. But then you said you needed time. I frankly thought I had scared you. Do you know that I dream of you every night?" said Daya.
Shreya blushed at his confession.
"That day when you accidently walked into me, I could hardly restrain myself. If you had stayed for a few more minutes, maybe I would have taken you there and then... I had to kiss you... and tonight when you kissed me back, I was so happy" he said drawing her close.
"Why don't you like Priya?" She asked.
"I don't know what you will think of me after this but frankly I never felt the passion for Priya like the way I feel for you. It's different. It's not just about getting intimate but our views differ so much. I have nothing to conplain about her. She is what you can say a perfect wife. She loves me. She is the mother of my daughter but I know she is not the right one for me. Don't ask me why. I just know it." said Daya.
"Why did you marry her then, if you didn't love her?"
"Well..." said Daya launching into the story under what circumstances he and Priya had got married.
"That's hardly an excuse. I mean you could have just refused your mother" said Shreya.
"Yes... I could have. But I didn't. It was a mistake" said Daya.
"And now you are going to commit another blunder by indulging in an extra marital affair" said Shreya.
"You know, till now I used to feel that it's just me thinking such stupid stuff. I used to think that maybe if I spend some more time with Priya, things will change. We even went on a family trip together but you can't force yourselves to love someone" said Daya.
Shreya laughed. "Don't tell me senior Inspector Daya that you were living in a forced marriage all these years"
"I am staying for Rhea. I love her too much. If she wasn't here, I would have divorced her long back. Rhea will be shattered if we divorce" said Daya.
"She is not a kid anymore. She realises that things are well between you two" said Shreya remembering her conversation with Rhea when Daya and Priya were having a row over their anniversary party.
"Maybe... but she wouldn't dream of divorcing" said Daya.
"I - I can't do this. I am sorry. I can't be the "other woman" forever. And what if Rhea finds out? I won't be able to face her." said Shreya.
"I promise I will make this work. I don't want you to be my mistress either. We will make this work. Everything always has a solution" said Daya.
"No Daya, we can't make this work. Whay are we going to tell your daughter? And it will be the biggest shock for your wife as well" said Shreya. "I am too young for you"
"Are you ashamed of me? Because I am an old man?" he asked.
"I can never be ashamed of you" said Shreya.
"Do you want this? Did you regret that we kissed each other?" he asked.
"No, I will never regret it" she said.
"Forget everything else then" he said and captured her lips with his own.
"Uhmm... no... please... d- daya" she murmured against his mouth.
"My name feels so good on your lips" he whispered huskily.
Daya turned, angling his head, kissing her deeply, desperately seeking more and more as his tongue danced over hers. He pulled her onto his lap, drawing her close. The hard length of his arousal against her made her gasp.
"See what you do to me?" he said, his voice quavering with need.
"No, please Daya" she said firmly, breaking the kiss.
"Don't turn me away. I know you want this too." he said.
"No. We can't do this. It's wrong." she said.
"I am crazy about you. Don't -"
"I just wish you weren't married Daya sir" said Shreya and she removed herself from his grasp"
"Shreya -"
"Please just go. I need to sleep" she said curtly though her own words pierced her heart like a thousand knives.
"I will make you change your mind. I will make you see sense. We are not doing anything wrong. Loving someonw is not wrong" he said.
"Loving someone is not wrong but it's wrong when you are betraying someone who loves you" said Shreya.
"You didn't think abouy that when you kissed me?" said Daya angrily.
"How dare you!" said Shreya.
"I will dare! I will! I know you have feelings for me yet you are running away from me. I won't be able to have feelings for Priya. Not now. Not now when I know that my happiness lies somewhere else" said Daya.
"Please go" she said.
Daya watched her for another minute and then left the room shutting the door with a snap.
Shreya stayed away from him for next few days. Daya tried to convince her but she was still unwilling to give in to her own desires. She found herself dreaming more and more about him, having a family with him. Why did things have to be so complicated?
She feared that her resolve to stay away from him won't last too long. Little did she know how shortly it would be crumbled.
Few Days later -
"Dad, please you have to come. I don't want to hear any excuses" said Rhea.
"Rhea, now he said he will try to come" said Priya coldly.
"I am coming obviously. You know I never miss your inter school tennis championships" said Daya, glowering at Priya.
"That's great. Make sure Shreya comes too" said Rhea.
"That's out of my hands. I am not her boss" said Daya.
"I am still a trainee Rhea, I can't go on asking ACP sir to give me favours" said Shreya.
"Oh, dad please. I know you will be able to do something even though you are not her boss. I want her to come too" said Rhea.
"I will surely try" said Shreya smiling at her.
On the day of Rhea's tennis tournament, Daya, Priya and Shreya arrived much before time. Rhea was glad that all of them were able to come. On reaching the venue, they encountered another problem.
"They have messed up our seats" said Daya frowning. "One is in the 2nd row while other two are in 12th row."
"What the hell!" exclaimed Shreya. "Now what?"
"I will go sit in the first you. You and Shreya stay together" said Daya to Priya.
"Ummm... if you don't mind, can Shreya and you sit at the back? Actually I met a friend who is sitting right next to our seat. She is Rhea's friend's mother." said Priya.
"Okay, we will go at the back." said Daya. Together he and Shreya took their seats at the back.
"Just my luck. I was hoping to sit with you" said Daya.
Shreya gave him a shy smile but said nothing. She was still determined to maintain her stand.
Soon tha game began and they were cheering and enjoying themselves along with the rest of the crowd when suddenly, it began to rain heavily.
People in the stands started to disperse, yelling and shrieking, trying to save themselves from getting drenched.
Unfortunately there was no shelter available except a few trees and within minutes Daya and Shreya were soaked to the skin.
"What do we do?" Shreya yelled over the roar of thunder.
"I can't see Priya or Rhea anywhere!" said Daya searching the crowd frantically for sight of a familiar face.
"Shit, the rain is getting worse. Have you tried calling them?" said Shreya.
"I did. I can't reach either of them" said Daya.
"So what now?" asked Shreya.
"Let's go home. They will be cancelling the rest of the matches anyway." said Daya.
"What about Rhea and-"
"We don't have any option. We can't wait forever in the rain like this. Come on. They will take a cab home." he said and together they ran back to the car.
By the time they reached home, Shreya and Daya was shivering.
Their chattering teeth were making her laugh.
"What' so funny? I just hope we don't get sick. ACP sir won't be giving a single sick leave. There is too much work to do" said Daya.
"No we won't get sick. But wasn't that fun? I can't remember the last time I got wet in the rains. It's reliving my childhood once again." said Shreya excitedly.
Daya opened the door and they marched inside. "Let's change and then I will make some hot coffee" said Daya.
"Oh I just love you for this. How can you read my mind so perfectly? I was just thinking about hot coffee!" said Shreya.
Daya stared at her, smiling naughtily.
Realising what she had said, she hastily ran to climb up the stairs to her room.
As he finished changing into fresh clothes, there was a loud bang and the house was plunged into darkness.
"Ruddy powercuts" he muttered. "I better go and check whether Shreya is okay."
Once his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he climbed the stairs to her room. The door was closed. He slightly pushed open the door and her sight made him stop in his tracks. He inhaled deeply. She had put on her a simple white shirt. He could see sneak peak of her lacy black lingerie. She still had not put on her jeans. Slightly bent forward she was wiping her wet hair with a towel.
He simply couldn't resist touching her. He crept behind her noiselessly and grabbed her wrist.
She jumped slightly, caught offguard by his sudden iarrival. Her breath stilled when she saw the lust filled, hungry look in his eyes.
She bit her lip anxiously.
"Stop biting your lip. It turns me on. I won't able to stop" Daya whispered sternly.
"S - sorry" Shreya mumbled backing away slightly.
Daya stared at her from top to bottom finally resting his eyes on her bare legs.
"My jeans were wet. I was going to put another on after drying my hair -"
"Shhh" Daya whispered fanning her face with his warm breath.
She inhaled deeply as Daya ran his fingers over her flat belly.
"W -what are you doing?" she murmured.
Without answering, Daya continued his exploration and then without warning, his hands dipped down and down until they were circling her clit over her panties. Her breath hitched as he stroked her lightly.
"Wha...ahhh" she gasped. Daya chuckled. She was so wet.
"I shouldn't have waited this long. I should have done this when we kissed for the first time itself" said Daya as she jerked her knee and let out a pleasurable moan.
Daya could see she was struggling to keep her eyes open.
"Close your eyes and relax." Daya whispered against her eyes.
She bit her lip hard as his thumb applied a bit more pressure on her hot centre.
"Ahhhh... Daya" she panted.
"You are enjoying that, aren't you? You will enjoy this even more" said Daya and inserted his finger inside her.
She let out a loud yelp.
"Dayaaa!"
Daya delved deeper inside her. Shreya leaned against the table unable to stand steady on her feet.
Daya inserted another finger and he began to move them in and out of her. He was doing it slowly, watching her squirm under his sensual touch.
Shreya spread her legs wider tto give him better access. Her resolution to stay away from him was long gone.
"Dayaaa... ahhh... ahhh... please... please..."she moaned.
Daya saw her taut nipples under his shirt. He could feel his own arousal spring up listening her seductive moans.
"More!" she screamed.
Daya began to pump faster and faster which made her dizzy. Any moment now she was going to come... and then Daya slowed his pace all of a sudden.
"Noooo! Don't stop!" she whimpered.
"You like it fast do you?" asked Daya chuckling. "Tell me how you like it"
Shreya opened her eyes to look at him. "I - I will show you" she said in the most erotic voice he had ever heard.
He gasped when she covered her hand with his and push his fingers deeper inside her.
Daya groaned as her walls clenched around his fingers. Her legs began to tremble and Daya could hold back no more.
The next moment, his lips were on hers and Shreya's other free hand was pulling him on top of her.
His other hand continued to pump inside her and minutes later Shreya screamed Daya name as she came all over his fingers.
Daya gently eased his fingers out of her. He kissed her with all the passion.
"I want more... please" shreya whimpered against his chest pulling him tightly towards her panting hard.
"I -" Daya was about to say something when he heard a cab pull up in the driveway.
"Shit" he swore loudly and rushed to the window.
He saw Priya get out of the cab and Rhea had already rushed to open the door. He knew Priya had spare keys.
"Priya is here. I need to go" said Daya urgently.
"What?!" said Shreya just as Rhea called from downstairs "Dad, are you home?"
"Go to the bathroom and come out after 5 minutes. Tell Rhea that you were taking a shower if she asks. Go on. Quick!" Daya whispered.
Once Shreya was in the bathroom, Daya threw a look around the room. Everything looked to be in perfect order apart from one thing. The smell of sex. It was all around him making him dizzy. He had a mad urge to break open the bathroom door and continue whatever that had been doing.
He groaned. He couldn't lose control like knew he needed to get out of the room before anyone found out. He turned around and gasped as he found himself face to face with Rhea.
"Dad? What are you doing here? Where is Shreya Di?" Rhea asked narrowing her eyes.
"Uh.. yeah she is not here. I think she is in shower" said Daya as they heard the shower running inside the bathroom.
"What are you doing here?" asked Rhea.
"I came to to check on her. There was no electricity and I thought I should just see if she's okay." said Daya unabashedly.
Rhea's eyes lingered for a moment on his askew hair and then on his shirt whose top two buttons were open.
"Oh, it was so hot" he said fanning his face with his hand. "Come on. Let's go downstairs" said Daya as he explained further, " I hadn't expected rain today at all. Shreya and I were soaked to the skin and we couldn't find you. Shreya was all cold and shivering and I thought we should head home as quickly as possible" said Daya.
Rhea merely nodded but didn't say anything. This part wasn't a lie. What has followed after that was not at all planned but he had enjoyed it very much. He could still feel her inner walls around his fingers.
He could feel his erection harden in turn. What the hell was happening to him? How could a mere thought have such effect on him? Damn! He needed to cool down. He really needed a long icy shower!
He stopped walking abruptly.
"What happened?" Rhea asked.
"I forgot my phone upstairs, I think. I will just get it. My boss may call. We have an important case on hand." said Daya.
Rhea accepted this without question.
"Okay. Call Shreya Di, will you? Let's sit by the fire to warm ourselves" she said.
"I don't need to warm myself anymore" Daya muttered to himself.
"What?" Rhea questioned.
"Nothing. I will tell her" said Daya and marched back.
"When he reached the landing, he checked whether Rhea had left. Then he went to Shreya's room. He found her sitting on the bed looking troubled.
"Daya!" she said and immediately rushed into his embrace.
"I can't concentrate! I simply can't. I don't know what's happening to me! I am not sure if I will be able to stay away from you anymore. This is wrong! I - we can't do this. You have a family -"
"She is not my family!" said Daya angrily. "We are not doing anything wrong" he said kissing her.
"We need to cool this down. I feel I could really take a cold shower! You are so amazing and sexy, do you know that?" said Daya, his chest heaving.
Instinctively, Shreya reached between their bodies and felt the bulge in his pants. Daya bit back a groan.
"Don't touch me!" he said angrily.
"I am sorry" said Shreya looking scared.
"No darling... I want you to touch me everywhere but not now. Stay away from me for now. Otherwise I won't be able to stop myself... please" he said in a pleading tone.
"I need to be alone with you again" she whimpered. "Soon. Very soon" she said.
He kissed her hungrily. Her lips were already swollen but he didn't care. He couldn't seem to stop touching her.
Shreya reached down and once again palmed him through his denim. Daya groaned.
He pushed away her hand and whispered, "Meet me in the study after 11. Priya goes to bed at 10.45. I will meet you there." he said.
With one last long kiss he left her room trying not to think about the feeling of her small hand over his manhood.
Shreya walked down carefully into Daya's study that night but found it empty.
Why wasn't he here? She decided to wait for sometime. She surveyed the room. The curtains were closed. A few case files lay on the settee. She bit her lip as she remembered their sexy morning encounter. If his fingers were able to drive her over the edge, how would it actually feel when he would be inside her?
She waited patiently, waiting for him to arrive. The clock was ticking. At fifteen minutes past eleven, Shreya began to wonder whether he had fallen asleep and forgotten about their meeting. How could he forget? He was so eager to... she heard approaching footsteps. Her heart began to beat faster and a blush creeped up her cheeks.
The door opened and Shreya exclaimed - "There you are! I was wondering whether you had forgotten"
But the person who came inside was not Daya but Priya.
"Oh Shreya! You are still awake?" said Priya sounding surprised.
"Oh, I am sorry" said Shreya timidly.
"Were you expecting someone?" asked Priya.
"Daya... sir" Shreya added hastily realising her blunder.
"Oh, why?" asked Priya.
"Uh... he said he had to discuss some case" said Shreya.
"I have banned him from working when he is home, didn't you know that?" said Priya.
"Oh, sorry. Well, I didn't know... he told me to wait in the study..." said Shreya uncertainly.
Priya began to laugh at Shreya's terrified expression. "I was joking! I haven't banned him from anything. And do you think he is going to listen to me?"
Shreya merely smiled.
"Actually I had some work. So I told him I need to sit in the study" said Priya, pointing at the desktop lying on the table.
"Oh, okay. I guess I will talk to him tomorrow then" said Shreya.
"Yeah, goodnight" said Priya cheerfully.
Feeling a bit disappointed, Shreya stepped out of the study. She would have to wait until the next day morning now to see him.
She was at the foot of the stairs when felt a hand grab her waist from behind. Undoubtedly, it was Daya.
Shreya looked at him but didn't say anything.
As though reading her mind once again, he said, "I would even dream of forgetting our meeting"
"Where are we going?" asked Shreya. "We possibly can't..."
"Be quiet and follow me" said Daya.
Sneak peek into the next chapter - Daya and Shreya get a bit carried away with their sexual escapades and Rhea spots them doing something they shoudn't be doing. How will she react? What consequenses will that incident have on everyone's lives?