Salekh Fan Fic # 5: Salekh Home Alone!

Chapter 3: Electricity.

Alright guys it's gonna get REALLY good from here, like steamy, sweet, sexy all at the same time kinda good…and a bit wet too…*winks*…You guys will see. Patience, my dear readers! As always, read and REVIEW!


Saturday- Sadhna's POV:

I woke up before Alekh Ji yet again. It was sort of a Saturday morning thing around here. I usually made sure I did it, so I could see him sleeping like a baby. Besides, after the weird mornings we'd had the past week, and his early morning blowups at the bathroom sink, it was best he slept longer.

I woke up and ran my fingers though his hair. He fidgeted a little, as if he was trying to swat a mosquito. I giggled. He really did sleep like a baby, hitting empty air with his hand. He looked adorable.

But I couldn't sit there forever, sadly. I decided it was time to go bathe and get ready for the day. I felt perfectly fine, thankfully the nausea was completely gone. Once, I was out, I went to the kitchen and started preparing breakfast. Hmm, last night Alekh Ji had told me that he had special plans for us this evening, but I needed to figure out what I wanted to do in the morning. Hmm, what could we do? Oh, here's something we hadn't done before, cook together. Yes, that sounds like a calming activity, Alekh Ji and I could cook together.

It was 9am and I finally went in the room and woke him up. He acted like the old Alekh Ji, pouting and complaining, and asking for five more minutes, so I let him sleep until 10. At 10 though, I went in with breakfast, and bribed him to wake up.

"Breakfast in bed? Oh, I can't wait." He basically inhaled the entire food. It was gone within minutes. I was happy; I loved it when he ate what I made with relish.

"Thank you Sadhna, it was delightful, of course. So now, tell me, what have you got planned for today? Oh, and how are you feeling? "

"Alekh Ji, you're going to go out and buy a few ingredients from the market, and then you and I are going to cook lunch together, ok? Oh, and I feel perfect. In fact I just had breakfast but I'm still hungry. Maybe that was yesterdays lunch and dinner that I vomited."

He laughed. "Cooking...oh, well, ok. That sounds…interesting."

I put my hands on my hips and rolled my eyes. "Alekh Ji, c'mon, you can at least try to sound interested, now I promise you, it's going to be fun. Plus, you decide what you want to eat, and that's what we'll cook."

"Sorry Sadhna." He looked down guiltily.

I accepted his apology, of course I did, and I gave him a list of things to get from the market. He came back around 11:30, and I was already in the kitchen with matching aprons, two knives, and all the supplies ready to go.

I helped him put the apron on, and he held the knife in confusion.

"Whoa, easy there Alekh Ji. Be careful where you point that!"

We both laughed together. Alekh Ji was struggling cutting potatoes. While peeling the peas, he kept playing around with the green worms that pop out of fresh peas.

"Oh my gosh, Sadhna look at these! They're all green and squishy. I wonder what will happen if I squish one."

"Alekh Ji, stop it." He tried shoving the worm in my face; it was shades of old Alekh Ji. He was absolutely adorable! I'm glad I decided to do this because it was just a riot watching him trying to cook.

I boiled some eggs for an egg salad and he was trying to peel the eggs, he wound up with a smudged egg and I gave him an evil look in response.

"Sorry Madam Chef, it's my fault".

"Yes it is Alekh Ji, you're a hopeless cook. Why don't you go sit, and watch the expert".

He obeyed right away, he must really be happy to be freed from the punishment of cooking.

I was frying some onions and I noticed him staring at me, looking totally mesmerized. I tried concentrating, but it was very hard concentrating while he was looking at me that way. Finally, he got up and walked over to my side. He put his arms around my waist.

"Alekh Ji, I'm frying something, it's dangerous for you to be standing here."

"It's dangerous for you to look so perfect, even when you're frying onions."

"Alekh Ji! Move over right now, or I'll make you prepare the rotis."

He moved away, but kept staring and smiling at me.

"You look perfect when you're annoyed too. In fact, I like your face when you're annoyed."

I figured he wasn't going to stop and I was blushing already so I decided to complete the egg salad.

He went and sat down, and continued staring at me. I could have done the same if I wanted too. Alekh Ji's shirt was unbuttoned half way. He hadn't combed his hair, and I always thought he looked best when he was most casual. He was wearing a pair of very old jeans. I wanted to stare away too, but since he was the worst cook in the world, I figured it was best do it myself, unless we wanted to starve this afternoon.

"So, what's the plan for tonight?"

"It's for tonight, I can't tell you in the afternoon." He wiggled his eyebrows at me and smiled.

I laughed. Why did I expect him to tell me? This was the person who I knew was best at keeping secrets.

I finished making lunch, and he seemed very entertained just by watching me. I shook my head in amazement at him. He loved me so much. This was the same person who I died to get one look from. Hugs, kisses, and simple hand holds used to mean so much for me. Now I had his entire attention. We were inseparable. I found all the happiness I needed in him, and he told me he could pass his entire life with nothing but me.

I went over to the kitchen sink with some dishes. Lunch was ready but I could never eat while the kitchen was so messy. I turned the faucet on, and there was no water. What in the world? A few seconds later, it made a funny sound, and bam! Water came gushing out and splashed everywhere. Alekh Ji got up and found a mop; I closed the faucet and saw that the entire kitchen was splashed with water. Oh, great.

"So it's the kitchen now? What are next, the toilets? Those plumbers did nothing. They moved the problem from the bathrooms to the kitchen". Alekh Ji was back to his angry mood.

"It's ok Alekh Ji, it's just a little water…or a lot of water…but it's ok, we can get a handle on it. I just can't turn the kitchen faucets on until this problem is fixed."

"Sadhna the floor is wet, you're wet…well I don't mind that part…but" He smiled at me sideways.

Yes I was pretty wet. My sari was dark color, otherwise it would be pretty see through at this point. Alekh Ji was crouching on the floor trying to wipe the cabinets, but I noticed his eyes were on me most of the time, so I tried wiping myself with a towel.

"Don't do that, you look so sexy when you're wet…"

"Alekh Ji!" I blushed. He was too much.

"Ok fine, but at least let me help you out…just a little…I could dry you up right away…"

Sure, all he wanted to do was to help me dry up. I didn't have time to reply because he snatched the towel from me, and pulled me to him. He wiped my neck and my arms. He saved my face for last. My body was cold from being splashed, so I was already shivering. Our eyes locked on to each others while he began to wipe my face. His movements slowed down. He stopped completely, and began to lean his face toward mine.

"You're shivering…" He whispered.

I nodded and looked down. There it is…that electricity, the one which always develops between us, and one which pulls me towards him every time. It's also the one which makes me completely helpless. I'm magnetically drawn to him by it.

He put his hand on my face and wiped away the water from my cheeks. I just couldn't stand the cold feeling on my body anymore, so I inched closer to him. I could feel his warmth radiating throughout my body. I could feel his love for me too. There was a buzz around us now; the electricity in the room suddenly became concentrated between the two of us. The magnetic pull he had on me was taking full effect on me now.

He continued holding my face, but didn't come closer. I needed him to come closer, because suddenly all elements in the room ceased to exist, and it was just us. I only saw him, I only needed him, and I forgot about everything else.

Finally, I couldn't bear it any longer, the magnetic pull was winning, I couldn't hold back from him any longer, it was unbearable, and almost painful. I hugged him. I crushed my body to his and wrapped my arms around his waist. I buried my face in his chest. I noticed that his arms weren't around me yet. I looked up at his face, his eyes were closed, he looked like he was blissfully happy.

"Alekh Ji…" I could hear the desperation in my own voice. I was almost begging and pleading with him to hold me back. After two years of a physical distance between us, where even hugs didn't feel long enough, my tolerance for not being touched by him was very weak.

Finally, he put his hands on my back, but very lightly. I was growing impatient. Come on; hold me like you need me.

His grip on me became stronger, and finally, he pressed his hands on me as hard as he could. He bent down and kissed my shoulders. He began rubbing my back, and then my arms. Finally he brought his hands to my hair, and he opened my clip and let my hair go. He began stroking my hair, and running his fingers though it. He put his hand underneath my hair, and caressed the skin on the back of my neck. I moved my hands from his waist, to his chest, and clung to him.

If anyone needed a definition of us, this was the best one we could give them. We couldn't be defined by words, only actions. This happened between us very often. We would be busy doing other things, and suddenly, our eyes would land on each other, and something would happen, something powerful, and we'd be unable to hold back. There was a strange, powerful, spiritual, magnetic, and electric attraction between us. Sometimes we would just cling to one another, listen to each other's heart beats, and just breathe together. Nothing more needed to happen. This moment would be enough for us both. And right now, that's what was happening.

We held onto each other like this for about 10 minutes. Yes, in the middle of a wet kitchen, with lunch still not served, while I was still pretty wet, we held onto one another as if there was nothing else left in the world.

Finally, I was the one to pull away. We stood before each other in silence. He was looking at his feet. I was looking at my feet too. Finally, I looked up at him, and he returned the look. We both smiled at each other.

"You better change now, my darling. Let us agree that you will never be cold again". He smiled at me.

I nodded and went to change. I came back and he had finished drying the kitchen.

"Thank you, Alekh Ji!" I smiled widely at him.

"You're welcome Sadhna Ji". He smiled back.

"Ok, I think we should eat now."

I set the table up for two; we sat right next to each other. "Lunch is served!"

We ate and Alekh Ji told me about some guy at work who was having trouble at home with his wife.

"Did you give him advice?"

"I told him to be patient and thankful."

"Why?"

"Well, you were patient with me for two years, so I learned from you that patience is an important ingredient. Now, I have to be patient with you, when you tease me and scold me about my habits. And I told him to be thankful; because he's lucky he has someone to go home too".

I smiled at him. What wonderful advice. I hope it would work.

"That's very sweet Alekh Ji, and I agree with it".

Alekh Ji complimented me and finished eating. It was around 2pm at this point, and Alekh Ji told me that he needed to check the car for tonight.

"Uh, ok…Alekh Ji are we driving somewhere?"

"Yes we are, we're going to leave around 6."

"And you're still not going to tell me where we're going?" I batted my eyelashes at him playfully, but he just raised his eyebrows at me and shook his head.

After that, Alekh Ji went out and started checking the car to make sure it was ok for a long drive to wherever it was that we were going.

I went into our room and cleaned it up. Then I took a warm shower and put on dry clothes. Alekh Ji was just outside the house, but even that was too much distance for me. I sat down on the bed and opened up a newspaper to read. I couldn't find anything interesting. One hour passed, and I was really feeling bored and plus I missed my husband.

I decided to go out and accompany him. I opened the door and locked it, and I saw that Alekh Ji and the car weren't there. I was momentarily taken a back. Where did my Alekh Ji go? He'd been out for an hour. My heart started beating fast right away. Ok Sadhna, be realistic. He must've gone to the gas station to fill the tank up, or take care of the tires.

My hands became cold and clammy though. I tried calming myself down. I was reacting like this was the old Alekh Ji…as if someone could hurt him…scare him…harm him…I had to remember that now Alekh Ji was aware of all his surroundings. He was brave and he could stand up for himself. I tried to breathe in and breathe out.

I went back inside the house and stood with the door opened. Oh God, where is my Alekh Ji? My brain finally clicked and I realized I should call him, so I closed the door and headed for our room. I went back in our room to get my phone and saw that both our phones were on the dresser. He left his phone?

My throat became dry. My heart was now pounding away with ferocity. I felt a rush up my spine. What could I do? Should I just sit down and wait? In the mean time, twenty minutes had now passed by since I realized Alekh Ji and the car weren't in the driveway.

Ok maybe he went to find a mechanic. He might have found a serious problem with the car. Calm down, Sadhna. He is ok.

I started praying. "God, he didn't tell me he'd go somewhere, but if he went somewhere, please tell him to come back soon. I can't bear to not know where he is. Alekh Ji, please come back home soon, safely. I can't stand this."

It was now 3:30, Alekh Ji had gone out at around 2:10. Was I overreacting? Maybe I was. I tended to do that with him. I was so touchy about him. I trusted him, I knew he would be fine, I just…I always needed to know where he was going; otherwise my body would go into full panic mode.

I realized I hadn't sat down since I came back in the house. I sat down on the edge of the bed. "He's fine. He's fine. He's at the gas station, or he's probably getting the tires looked at. He will be home soon".

Finally, 10 minutes later, the bell rang. I basically ran to the door and could barely open it. My hands were shaking. I needed to see that my Alekh Ji was on the other side.

I opened the door and there he was. My personal miracle was standing right before me with a shocked expression on his face. Wait, what happened? Why did he look so shocked?

"Sadhna, what happened to you? What happened at home? You look white as a ghost. What's wrong, my love?"

Oh, he was shocked at my face. What did I look like? I looked that terrified? I touched my hand to my cheek; my face was cold and clammy. I realized my mouth was open too. Oh, my God…I must have scared him half to death.

I stepped back in the house slowly.

"I'm fine. I just…I was getting anxious…I don't know why…but I'm fine."

"You're fine? You do not look fine. Sadhna, what's the matter? Did something happen in the house?"

"No. The house was fine."

"So everything is FINE? You just look like you saw a ghost randomly; it's a new Sadhna thing to greet me at the door with an expression on her face which shows total fear?"

"I…Alekh Ji…Alekh Ji!" I ran into his arms and basically rammed into his chest. I didn't even care about the impact.

"Where did you go? You said you were outside the house looking at the car. When I went out and saw you weren't there, and the car wasn't either, I got so worried…why did you do that? And you didn't take your phone…You were gone almost two hours…and I didn't know where you'd gone…I was so scared". I said all of this at lightening pace.

Meanwhile, Alekh Ji was attempting to gain my attention.

"Sadhna listen to me! Look at me!"

I finally quieted and looked up at him.

"I went to the gas station, and I had the car checked out and there were a couple of small issues with it, in terms of the gas and break fluid. The front tire was shaky too and we need the car in tip top shape for a long drive. But Sadhna, you must learn to trust me. I can handle the real world now". He looked at me with a combination of concern, anger, and a bit of confusion.

"I didn't mean it like that. I trust you more than anyone in the world. I trust you with my life. I know you can handle the real world. I just…I…cannot…stand to not know where you are…I don't know why…I get so scared…I'm sorry Alekh Ji…I wasn't doubting you…I was just so scared…I love you…"

"You were afraid. I saw that on your face. In fact, you look mortified. You were on the verge of tears. You thought something might have happened to me? I'm ok Sadhna, look at me. I'm fine. It's my fault, I should have taken my phone, I'll make sure to do that next time. Thank you for telling me your needs. I realize that…we both need each other…we're extraordinary…I feel the same way when you go somewhere and I don't know where you've gone. But Sadhna, never think the worst, my darling. If I ever go somewhere and can't notify you where I am, I want to know that you can handle yourself behind me. I want you in one piece when I come back. Don't you know how I felt when I saw the look on your face? I thought someone had tried to hurt you. That, Sadhna, is MY biggest fear. I think your fear and mine are the same. But, just trust me honey. Trust me, and trust God, and trust our love."

"I'm sorry I scared you…"

"No, I scared you. That won't happen again. I know what my Sadhna's needs are. That phone will be glued to me now." He smiled at me and placed a soft kiss on my lips. I kissed him back very hard, so he smiled even wider and kissed me once again, this time he totally took my breath away.

"Well look at the time, it's 4 already. You might want to start getting ready now Sadhna. We're going to be out late, so tell Mamaji just in case they want to visit. Also, bring a sweater or shawl for yourself.

My fear finally settled and my heartbeat returned to normal. My curiosity took over once again, but I knew he would never tell me. Alekh Ji and I had had quiet an eventful and emotional day already. I really needed a nice and calm night, just me and him. No distances between us, just us, and our love.

Alekh Ji showered and dressed very casually. He looked amazing. Casual dressing always suited him. He wore a dark blue polo shirt and jeans. I followed suit and wore a casual Shalwar-Kamiz. It was a new one that Mummiji had gotten for me. It was sky blue, with silver designs on the kamiz and dupatta. I found a matching shawl, put on light makeup, and let my hair open.

I went up to Alekh Ji and he approved right away. "Perfect, couldn't have picked out anything better if I had tried myself. You look beautiful…so beautiful."

I looked down and smiled. "Thank You…you look…perfect".

He smiled back at me, and put on his watch. We were both ready and out the door at 6 sharp.

"Ok Alekh Ji, will you just tell me already where we are going? I'm dying here!"

"God forbid Sadhna! May you outlive me by a thousand years! Don't say things like that!"

"You know what I meant Alekh Ji. And I pray YOU outlive me. I cannot exist without you. That is unnatural, and I refuse to live an unnatural existence."

"Ok, we'll work on our departure plans later! Now just sit back and relax. Let's enjoy this drive."

I settled back in my seat and Alekh Ji turned on some music.

I looked out the window, and we were on a highway, and I had no idea where we were going. Besides, the sights outside weren't as interesting as the one inside, so I focused my attention on my husband again.

I very happily began to stare at his face. He noticed me and smiled. Then he looked at me and removed one hand from the steering, and took my hand in his. He squeezed my hand and smiled widely.

In the mean time, one of my favorite songs was playing on the radio. It was the song, "Mere Humsafar" from Refugee. I loved this song. I always thought of Alekh Ji when I heard it. Even in the early days of our marriage, somehow whenever I heard this song, I would be drawn to him.

I looked up at his face. He was concentrating on the road ahead.

"Alekh Ji…you know, whenever I hear this song…I think of you…"

He looked at me right away. "Really Sadhna? I love this song…it's beautiful. It reminds you of me?"

"I always end up missing you when I hear this song."

"I have a couple of songs which always remind me of you too…"

"You do? Tell me…"

"Well, you know that song "Kaise Mujhe", I feel like that's my love story. I always hear it and dedicate it to you in my heart. I still don't know how I found you, but I'm damn lucky."

His expression was so soft and a bit shy too, as he said this. I was so blown away and touched. He smiled at me, that innocent smile which always melted my heart. I smiled back at him. He was still holding my hand, and I squeezed it and gave it a quick kiss.

We drove the rest of the way talking about anything and everything…I even made Alekh Ji tell me a joke…he in turn told me to recite poetry…it was an ideal drive...

Finally, I noticed that it was getting dark, and there weren't many cars on the road. The area also seemed less populated, and I noticed the air was a lot cooler. A few minutes later, I smelled something which immediately gave away our location. I smelled water and I smelled wet sand. I also overheard a few seagulls. We were going to the sea side! Alekh Ji was taking me to the beach. I lowered my window and looked out right away. The overwhelming smell of the sea was in the air, and the air itself was chilly and damp. The sky overhead was now a dark blue shade, and the sun had set.

I looked back at him wide eyed and I think my smile was ready to rip my face in half. Alekh Ji nodded and laughed.

"So? What say you?"

"Oh My God Alekh Ji! This is one of the best beaches in the area. It's so far…no wonder you were worried about the car. Oh My God, this is perfect. Look at the weather…it's beautiful. I can't wait to get out there!"

I was truly excited. I think I was glowing from excitement. It would be me, Alekh Ji, the starry deep blue sky, the chilly air, and the sea. What a perfect setting. Nature, at the height of its beauty, would serve as the setting for our love tonight.

I was basically clapping like a kid by the time Alekh Ji parked. The parking area was huge and I noticed there weren't many cars.

"It's not as busy late on weekends, that's why I made sure we came here tonight."