Chapter 132 - 131

Charan woke up when he heard a delighted squeal followed by rushed footsteps. When he opened his eyes to see what was going on, he found Shreya opening the sliding doors leading to her balcony eagerly.

Before he could ask her what was happening, he saw the downpour of rain. The doors to the balcony are glass so he could clearly see the rain from the bed and a few minutes later, the smell of wet sand filled the room and Shreya dashed out into the rain enthusiastically.

Charan got up from his bed and followed her.

"Shreya, get back in here… you are going to catch a cold…" Charan yelled over the noise of the rain.

Then only Shreya noticed that Charan was also awake. She darted towards him and pulled him out with her. She was completely drenched in rain already.

"Shreya…" Charan exclaimed when he felt rain shower over him.

"Oh, come one Charan. Don't tell me you don't like rain…" Shreya said spinning around in rain. The water splashed all around her from her wet hair and clothes.

"I like rain when I am under a solid roof…" Charan said keeping a hand over his face trying to block the rain.

Shreya stopped her spinning and looked at him with a stinky eye as if he had done something terrible.

"Hey, come on. Not everyone likes to shower fully clothed you know??" He said as his eyes gave a once over at her. But seeing her fully drenched translucent t-shirt and shorts sticking to her skin like glue, he added, "But now suddenly I actually see the merit in them. Maybe it's not so bad…" He said staring at her curves.

Shreya's eyes flared but before she could scold him, her eyes landed on two little buns running towards them from behind Charan.

"Hey, Akira… Hey, Akil… Come on. Come play with me…" She beckoned them eagerly.

And that was all it took, the two kids dashed past Charan excited without bothering about the rain. And a few minutes later, high pitched squeals and giggles overshadowed the pitter-patter of the rain. Shreya and the kids danced and played around in rain joyously. Even Bharath was not spared. He was dragged in and splashed with water when he came into the room in search of the kids. He puffed his cheeks and joined the fun with vengeance.

The happy atmosphere was almost intoxicating. "Maybe rain isn't such a bad thing after all…" He muttered to himself.

It took him almost one whole hour to actually haul them all out of the rain. He first went to settle the kids. He gave them a warm bath and changed them into dry clothes. He then instructed Bharath to make them some warm milk. By then even Bharath had changed out of his wet clothes.

After that only he went to check on Shreya. He found her sitting on the balcony floor. The rain had slowed down to a soft drizzle and Shreya sat there in one corner with her eyes closed and face titled towards the sky.

Charan shook his head and approached her. He did not even give her a chance to decide. He straight up went and heaved her into his arms and walked inside. He tried to set her down but Shreya stubbornly held on to his necks and gave him a smug look.

"Shreya…" He called exasperated and sat her down on the bathroom counter. Shreya was still holding on to his neck pretty tightly making him lean into her. But then when he stared into her smiling face, all his exasperations and complaints poofed into thin air.

Charan noticed that she kept throwing childish tantrums these days. It was almost as if she was doing it purposely… as if she was checking his limits. As if testing how long he could put up with her.

So instead of complaining, he leaned over her shoulders and showered her neck with open mouth kisses while his hands slipped under her wet t-shirt and pinched her waists.

Shreya winced lightly but still did not complain. But instead, she actually leaned closer into his touch resting her head against his shoulders while her lips teasing his skin around his neck and drinking away the residual water.

"Don't you think you are being too much naughty these days??" Charan asked against her ears making her slightly shiver.

But when he felt her lips against his neck, he lost control. What started as a punishment for her became a test of control for himself. And when he lost it, he pulled away and crashed his lips against hers for a hungry kiss. As minutes went by, his craving just got worse. While his lips satisfied his thirst by sucking in hers, his hands explored her soft supple skin. His hands slowly moved upwards from her ribs and when they reached their destination, he gave them a gentle squeeze earning a m.o.a.n from Shreya.

When they both pulled back to catch some air, Shreya's unruly hands automatically went to his buttons. She swiftly undid his buttons and pushed the shirt over his shoulders.

Charan leaned on her shoulders with his eyes closed trying to calm himself down but as always Shreya was not making it easy on him nor were his hands that were leaving a burning path on her skin. With some effort, he pulled off his hands but her soft lips were running errantly over his skin drove him absolutely crazy.

Shreya practically plastered herself against his skin but still felt slightly unsatisfied. But when her hands went for her t-shirts, Charan's hands held on to her both wrists in iron grip without letting them go astray while his lips claimed hers once more for a kiss. He poured all his desire into the kiss making her whimper in pleasure. She started struggling to free her wrists but his hands were just so stronger. She desperately arched her body trying to fill the gap between their bodies.

"Shreya…" Charan let out a groan when he felt her softness brush against his bare chest. He pulled back holding her hands behind her backs firmly restricting her movement. He then leaned over resting his forehead against hers gently… both of them were gasping for air taking deep breaths. When both of them got back their footing, Charan disentangled himself from Shreya with great effort giving her a tender kiss over her temple. If things went beyond this, he was afraid of the consequences.