Chapter 284 - What did you just say?

Bathroom doors closed behind him and Akash nicely cursed himself for being an impulsive piece of shit.

Akash- you idiot!! This is the first time she is coming over for a sleepover and you end up jumping her bone!! Nice going, bastard. You should have perfectly scared her off!!

His own consciousness scolded him to no end. But seeing as the damage was already done, he just let out a self-deprecating sigh before going over to her closet and changing out of his wet clothes. He then grabbed a really huge sweatshirt and a pair of his shorts and went back to the bath.

He knocked on the doors and yelled, "Madhu, I am keeping a change of clothes outside… come down, when you are done." He then walked down without really waiting for her reply.

Madhu on the other hand, came out of her head only when she heard Akash yell. She quickly washed up and went down…

Akash was in a call when she came down. Madhu went to the dining waited for her obediently. A few minutes later, he came to her and started serving the food for both of them.

Dinner was quiet for most parts in spite of Akash's efforts to lighten her mood up.

Madhu mostly remained dazed for most parts of the dinner and stuffed the food served subconsciously at best. After a while, Akash stopped trying and let the silence prevail. Once both were done eating, Madhu actually cleared the table while Akash got another call and walked away to talk.

The call actually took longer than he had anticipated… when he came back in, Madhu was nowhere to be seen. But since he had urgent work, he decided to complete them first before going to talk with her…

More than the fact that the work was urgent, he wanted to give her and himself some alone time and he was also scared to face her just yet.

Another half-hour passed like that with only the sound of Akash tying away in his laptop sitting on the living room sofa until it stopped… and coincidentally, he also heard a rustling sound from behind him.

"Are you still busy?" Madhu asked walked up to him from across the living room… but she stopped a few feet away.

"No… I am done." Akash said closing the laptop with a snap and placed them on the short table in front of him.

Madhu just stood there biting her lips while Akash looked at her and said, "Hey… I am sorry if I scared you before. I know there is no excuse… but it wi…"

But Akash never got to finish it as Madhu interrupted and said, "Marry me, Akash."

Akash froze for a second before thinking 'Just great, I am so fried in my head that I am even hallucination shamelessly now!'

"Sorry… can you repeat what you just said? I am hearing things…" Akash said after furiously shaking his head. He was absolutely sure that he was hearing things.

Madhu, on the other hand, looked amused for once and actually dared to repeat it one more time, "Marry me, Akash."

Madhu did not really know where this sudden surge of confidence came from… most probably, it came from how much Akash valued her. So, she actually looked straight up in his eyes as she said it.

Akash blinked astonished once again.

"What did you just say?" He asked in disbelief as he got up from his place and actually approached her.

And with that, all the confidence she thought she had mustered flew out the windows with a wuff and Madhu's eyes hung down.

Akash on the other hand got anxious seeing her like this… maybe he was hallucinating things again…

"Baby, if you don't tell me clearly, I am going to think I am imagining things you know!" Akash said caressing her cheeks before lifting them to face him. But Madhu's eyes shied away from meeting his in just a second.

"Did I really hear what I just thought I did?" Akash asked in disbelief seeing her reddened cheeks.

Madhu mustered a lot of energy and actually nodded her head tentatively.

Akash, at last, knew he was not going crazy. But then a sense of bewilderment set in. Between the two of them, Madhu was the slow one and he had to painstakingly restrain himself to meet up with her pace in their relationship so as not to scare her off… so, he was puzzled as to why she was suddenly rushing forward. Then he thought of their encounter last time and this time… he figured, Madhu was probably afraid he would leave her or something all over again.

And he wanted to marry her when she wanted to and he did not want it to be because she felt threatened in their relationship somehow.

So, even when the offer before him was so f.u.c.k.i.n.g tempting beyond reason, he wanted to clear things out between them. He did not want to take the big step because of her misplaced emotions and later have her regret it… which would be more painful for him than anything else.

So, he gently took her hands and pecked on their back before pulling her back to the sofa he was sitting on.

He sat down and pulled Madhu down with him… but when Madhu tried to sit beside him, he actually stopped her midway and pulled her on to his laps.

If only her mind was not such a mess, Madhu probably blushed beet red by now. But then, her mind was miles away, so, she did not bother to complain and actually sat down comfortably stranding him.

Madhu was so small that, even sitting on his laps, she only came to his chins, and given she had her head hung down… it was even less.

Akash somehow found that adorable as he playfully ruffled her head and smiled at her. For just a split second, looking at her, he would completely forget the world and himself. His hands just wrapped around her and let her lean on his embrace with a mind of their own.