While Andy tried to distract himself by punishing his muscles, the story was different at Anya's end...
What a night Anya had with Andy! First time in her life after her brother’s death she felt genuinely cared for.
Andy was a lovely guy and a breathtaking partner in bed. He had given attention to her every reaction. She had a great time and some earth-shattering orgasms. She didn’t feel for a second that he was a novice. In fact, she enjoyed guiding him to do what she wanted.
But things didn’t go the way she would have wanted them to.
She had actually believed that being with Andy would have avoided the nightmares.
Her psychiatrist was the best in town and he had clearly said that her nightmares were a product of her loneliness.
She was shocked to see Andy staring at her with sympathy in his eyes when she had woken up with yet another reminder of what she had lost when her brother saved her.
She didn’t k
Rahul looked at Anya’s worried expression as she punched in the number again to call. “He isn’t attending right?”"Do you know who I am calling?""Yup! The guy glaring at you in Night N Gale? Andy, right?" he asked.She looked at Rahul and shook her head. She didn’t know what she was supposed to do. Why was she getting worked up by Andy’s behaviour? It wasn’t like he was her boyfriend. But he was special to her. The only person who she had been able to connect with, at an emotional level!“Do you want me to drop you over at his place?” said Rahul, frowning.“I don’t know his address,” she disconnected the call and put her cell phone in her clutch purse.“Are you a cop or what? Oh, God!! Don’t tell me that you are too drunk to remember!” Rahul teased.“Oh yeah! No… Not drunk, just tired. Suddenly off the adrenaline from the evening ru
She was hurt and angry. Why couldn’t he understand that she had a job to do and her work came first, no matter what! She had faced a lot of trials in her life and her perseverance had just recently paid off.After her brother’s death, she had been so lost. A twelve-year-old growing up in a slum isn’t easy. Every male around thought they had a chance with her. They would either pass lewd comments or bully her or try to be compassionate only to want to get into her pants.Thanks to her brother’s friend Geetatai(in the local language of western India, tai is used to address elder sister) she was introduced to a Non-Government Organisation (NGO- a charity) that worked for women and children. She had enrolled herself in their ‘earn while you learn' program where the elder students provided babysitting services to the younger ones for a fee.It wasn't full-time work and it helped save money. With GeetaTai'
Rose released Andy’s hand, held the bottle of water with both hands and drank it in quick gulps. When she rested the bottle on the table, her dilated eyes spoke about the turmoil she was living again, while sharing this story. Anya was watching Andy. His face looked impassive and his jaw was clenched. A typical ‘angry Andy’ sign. “Thank you, madam,”Rose's soft voice brought Anya’s attention back to her. Anya waved her hand. “That’s alright. Will you be able to talk?” Rose nodded and continued, “The man Abbas, was handsome. About 30 years old at that time. He had seen me in the fields. Although I wore my hijab, today I wonder how he had seen me. But at that time I was young and naive. Full of dreams. I wanted to do something for myself and my family. Abbas was working in Mumbai. He wore expensive clothes. He had style! His sparkling watch and stylish sunglasses reeked of money. He gave 25000 takas (Bangladesh currency) to my parents for marrying
But Ma’am she has been abused and cheated.” Anya protested. She wasn’t planning to give in without a fight. After all, she had promised Rose that she would help. A call from her Commissioner of Police would not deter her from doing the right thing.“You are a fucking smart cop. Figure something out. But don’t let that reach me! I will let the minister know that you are going to visit.” She disconnected.Anya looked at the dead screen of her phone. What was she supposed to do which would be legal and still get Rose out of the hell that she was living in? Anya couldn’t fail. Her word to Rose and Andy meant everything to her right now.She looked at Rose. The girl’s eyes were teary as she could feel Anya’s dilemma. No one had heard what the Commissioner had spoken on the phone but the atmosphere in the room had changed considerably.Anya looked at Roshni and spoke <Bengali>, “Amra feshe ge
Anya and Eknath got Roshni’s tickets done. They helped her get to the train. Anya gave her the needed contact details. Eknath joined them at the railway station. Andy was quiet through the entire exchange. Just being around Anya made him happy and she had been pretty clear that he was supposed to speak only when asked to.He was frustrated with Anya’s high handed approach to him but remained silent. Before getting on the train Roshni hugged Anya and then Andy to say thank you. By Sunday evening their transaction was complete and Anya had asked Eknath to leave.Finally, they were both together.Anya asked Andy, “are you up for a coffee?”“Oh! So I am allowed to speak now?” His face looked amused.
Her heart had warmed up when Andy called her honey. She wasn’t sure if she should object. It felt good so she smiled to herself and took the wine glass that he had offered. Her body was reacting to his. She didn’t want to hop into his arms yet. To avoid losing control she sat on the sofa next to the coffee table.His smirk was also alluring although she felt a tiny bit of irritation that he knew about her discomfort. Her phone chimed. She was shocked to see a message indicating a deposit of 100,000 Rupees (INR) in her account.She never took bribes. Her job was everything for her. Her way to nirvana since her brother died. So where did this money come from? Was it Arya? No! He didn’t have her bank details.This was the exact amount that she had paid to the Madam for Rose. Was it the Madam’s w
It had been a nice evening. They drank till the wee hours of the morning. They both had called in to join work later.Anya had slept soundly after they had repeatedly made love to each other.After that day she had started meeting up with him sometimes for a coffee and sometimes for a nightcap.Things were going well. She liked it like this, no strings attached. It meant she could have the time to herself when she would be chasing criminals and solving cases. The added advantage was of her sleeping marginally better when she was with him.For some reasons her nightmares tended to stop or become less distressing when she was with him. That reduced her drinking too and her mood improved
“Wait a minute”, Andy glared at the muscular man with light brown eyes. He was a handsome man but had a darkish evil look to him. “Did you call on Mia’s phone sometime back? You sound familiar.”Andy was suddenly alert. Who was this man turning up at her flat in the middle of the night? He looked like a mafia head. What had she gotten into within a month that he was out of contact with her? He cursed under his breath as a million questions raced through his head.“I am Dane’s friend,” Dr Raj responded and left before Andy could ask any more questions.Andy did not like the speed with which the man who called himself Dr Raj dashed towards the hospital. Why didn’t he call Jenny or Dane? Why was he here instead of Dane’s flat? Dane wasn’t on the ca
Anya She looked at her phone as Andy disconnected, promising her to call back. It was past midnight and he would be reaching sometime in the morning. She might as well sleep. But she was super charged. She looked at their bedroom. It looked empty without Andy. It wasn’t like she hadn’t stayed here alone before, neither was it like Andy had never stayed away. He had been away for a month before this. Yet, knowing how far away he was made it all the more difficult for her. She missed her boyish boyfriend. She tapped at the back of her head, “No silly! Your fiance!” She said aloud to herself and beamed. She repeated the word fiance, letting her lips purse as the word rolled off her tongue. It sounded scary, scarier than the bullet that almost hit her today. But it was happy and scary, she loved the apprehension. She couldn’t believe that after being alone for a lifetime, she was blessed with such a loving partner who understood her work and the uncertainties that came with it. Ex
Andy He stepped into the flight and was welcomed by a pair of smiling air-hostesses in their beautiful deep red, almost purple outfits. One of them held out her hand for his pass, inspected it to find his seat and escorted him inside. She asked for his baseball jacket, reached up on her toes and tucked it away in the rack. Andy could not help but notice how toned her body was. “My name is Aisha. Happy to have you on board. Enjoy your flight, Sir!”, she said as she caught his stare. Are they trained to make you feel welcome and maybe a little extra comfortable, or was Aisha flirting with him? He brushed the amusing thought away as she went away to serve the others. Andy sighed seeing the single seat with the purple and cream upholstery lining the window. It was early in the morning and it was still dark outside. The previous night he had been up packing and watching his sexy fiance sleep. He hated being away from her for so long. Especially because of her crazy, risky assignments.
Anya (two days back) She had returned earlier than expected. Opening the door to Andy’s house with her spare key, she entered the living room and made a beeline for the kitchen. Andy would have left her favourite chai, the sweet tea latte in the flask. She loved how thoughtful he was. Regardless of the stress he was dealing with, he would always be mindful of her needs! Over the last few months his playfulness had consistently reduced due to the increasing pressures of his work life but he had not allowed that to affect his time spent with her. She poured herself the chai and curled up on the couch in the living ro
Andy Andy sat in his corner office on the top floor. The office had a view to die for. He had just returned from Ahmedabad where his company had sent him for a month-long executive leadership program at the Indian Institute of Management, the IIM, the top management institute of the country. He looked out of the glass walls at the distant Mula Mutha river snaking through the city in a steady stream. He was now a member of the Royal Connaught Boat Club too. The top of its majestic building was just about visible from his Southern window. He looked forward to the weekend with his boating buddies. It was good to be back. Lately, his team was giving him some trouble and he could feel the resentment affecting their work
After the movie, they went to bed in each other's arms. Anya woke up in the morning with her back resting comfortably against Andy’s athletic body.Something hard poking against her butt made her heart skip a beat as Andy caressed the side of her face. He let his hands move to her naked shoulder where her loose T-shirt had fallen off-shoulder exposing her smooth wheatish skin.He left soft feathery kisses at the nape of her neck gradually working his way up until he reached the back of her ear. She was waking up with a burning desire between her legs. She moaned and turned around to meet his lips with her own.Thanks to Andy her nightmares had finally reduced. It had been a night of peaceful sleep cradled in the arms of her lover. She wasn’t sure if she felt guilty about forgetting her brother but
Dane wanted Jenny to meet his family. They settled the bill and a chirping, chortling Jenny left with Dane. She was a little high. The couple's happiness was addictive as Anya looked forward to getting some free time with Andy. Mia wanted to go for bike ride and poor Raj acceded to going back to his flat in the city. Everyone could see how smitten he was with Mia. Anya had a sense that he wasn’t really planning to let Mia off the hook that easily. She would need to run him through the system. After all Mia was her friend now. Anya and Andy decided to spend the rest of the evening together. The only place Anya wanted to be after such an exciting day was in Andy’s arms, relaxing at his house, in the TV room. His house felt more like hers now. They put up a Boll
WHAM! Anya punched Sushant in the face. “That’s for what you did 3 years back. I was the cop who put you behind the bars and I won’t hesitate again. Stay away.”Impressed by Anya’s outburst, Raj glared at the excuse for a human in front of them, “who is the joker?”“Her ex!” Andy replied, gesturing towards Mia who stood stunned at the turn of the events.Anya had enjoyed the movie. She loved masala Bollywood movies but Iron Man 3 was a good movie too. More than the movie she enjoyed watching it with Andy and his group of friends. For the first time, she felt she belonged in a group.It was a group of people from diverse backgrounds with varied interests and differe
Hearing the unspoken words and acting on unexpressed feelings can sometimes bring peace to two aching hearts who share the same emotions.Author Kat KyleThe two lovers decided to take their relationship to the next level without an explicit proposal. They both knew this was what they wanted and the rules of the world mattered very little when your hearts are connected.Anya’s phone had Andy on speed dial so she could connect quickly with him. Eknath at the police station knew about this new development but Anya kept their relationship a secret for everyone else. She had a spare key to Andy’s house. Although she stayed with him whenever possib
Anya reached the entrance of the restaurant Night N Gale and bumped against Andy. He looked angry. His jaw was set and the scorching glare from his eyes almost burnt Anya.She gave a sweet smile, “Let's go. My jeep is just around the corner.”Andy was very angry. Why did Anya have to go alone on these dangerous missions and go incommunicado? She almost gave him heart failure. The last time she did something like this she got stabbed. She had no family or friends who could care for her. Thankfully this time he was around! He wanted to care for her, he did not want to be away from her anymore.He pulled her outside the restaurant, ‘you are coming with me. Let Eknath know. He is waiting with your constables. I dropp