‘I haven’t had sex for four months,’ I said, but she went out and opened the
fridge.
‘You have beer too. Superb!’ she praised and she pulled out a bottle. She
offered it to my flatmates; they declined. We moved the food and beer to my
bedroom. I didn’t want my friends outside to witness sin as we finished a full
chicken and two beers.
‘And now for dessert,’ I said and came close to her.
‘If I burp, don’t stop loving me,’ she said as her lips came close to mine.
I burped. She slapped me. We kissed and kissed and kissed some more. Our
lovemaking was more intense, not only because we did it after a long time, but
also because we were doing it in this stuck-up city for the first time.
‘Mr Citibanker, there is no train to catch. Slower, gentler next-time,’ Ananya
said as we lay back. I sighed as I entered a semi-trance state. Ramanujan played
Tamil music outside the room.
‘What, say something? Men just want sex,’ she said and kicked my leg.
‘Yeah, that’s why I’ve agreed to teach your brother at five in the morning. You
want to see my chemistry notes?’ I sat up, wore my clothes and pulled out
tutorials from the drawer. ‘I read these for four hours last night,’ I said.
‘So sweet,’ she said and came forward to kiss my cheek. ‘Don’t worry. My
parents will soon see how wonderful you are. And then they will love you like I
do.’
‘They’ll sleep with me?’ I lay down next to her.
She elbowed me in my stomach.
‘That hurt,’ I said.
‘Good.’ She looked into my eyes. Her gaze turned soft. ‘I know the tuitions are
hard. My parents are weird people. You’ll not give up, right?’
‘I won’t give up.’ I stroked her hair.
‘This is so amazing, this intimacy. Isn’t it even better than the sex?’
‘I’m not so sure,’ I said and reached a hand to increase the fan speed.
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