The Eternal Crush

There is something about Noor that captivates

me, the magnificence of her eyes, the evident

purity of her soul and everything else that I know

about her is only making my crush stronger!" said

Vansh to his childhood buddy, Naman.

"As you told me, it has been a while since Noor has been in a relationship, she has been heartbroken a few times in the past. There is a possibility that she hasn't really moved on from her last ex, why do you want to carry that burden? She has no idea that you like her but once she does, she might distance herself from you and that may end your friendship too!" - said Naman.

Vansh was an eternal optimist but deep inside he

knew that Naman made sense. "Well, I am hoping for the best and I am also prepared for the worst. There is a slight chance that she reciprocates my feelings, I don't want to have any regrets in the future. I will handle rejection gracefully and will try my best to make sure the bond isn't affected after the natural initial awkwardness. Also, if Noor has feelings for me and we end up being in a relationship, I will ensure that I don't stop being her friend." - said Vansh with a smile that reflected his internal conflict between uncertainty and confidence. 

Noor did justice to her Facebook bio, which read,

Easy to befriend, difficult to understand,

impossible to conquer. She was tall, tall enough toqualify for those beauty pageants in which

contestants say that they will work towards world

peace but most of them end up working in shitty

films. Her hair was luscious and long enough to

caress her waist. Her eyes were hazel, not too big,

not too small, with a spark that was almost

unearthly! She had a wicked sense of humour and

understood sarcasm with ease, a quality that built

the foundation of her friendship with Vansh. She

loved her parents, was indifferent to her job and

disliked people that spoke to her in a dominating

tone, the reason behind most of her breakups.

Though she had a simple, old school approach

towards love, she had never really felt it's essence

in any of her relationships, she had consciously

decided to take a break from getting involved with

anyone, because she was sick of going through

the same process only to end up being

heartbroken. She was sick of her mind questioning  her heart's unnerving faith in love. 

She wanted someone to answer all these questions and put an end to her mind's Bournvita Quiz Contest(Love edition) once and for all. Vansh was tall too, tall enough to take part in a beauty pageant but his average looks would

ensure he doesn't have to reach the round in which he has to pretend to ensure that he will do

something for world peace. 

He had been in relationships before, he had expected one of them to transform into eternal togetherness, but some expectations are like a double edged sword with a tendency to shatter the very dreams that it helped originate. Vansh's love for movies and wood fired pizzas(with extra jalapenos) was known to his friends. Infact, Naman had even decided to make a short film revolving around a pizza with extra jalapenos as a birthday gift for Vansh but he dropped that idea and ended up giving him a t-shirt which had the customised quote, 'Naam mera lbu Hatela, Khayega Kela with Nutella?', a reference to the iconic character, lbu Hatela, from the iconic movie, Gunda.

Vansh was introduced to Noor by Shalini, who was Vansh's neighbour and Noor's colleague at her birthday party. Vansh was always intrinsically shy, he took his time to open up to people, but there was something about Noor that broke these

shackles of shyness and they spoke with ease on

their very first meet! Vansh wasn't too close to

Shalini, but a few days before her birthday, she had come to his house to take some curd, but Vansh had said with a straight face: 'Dahi toh nahi hai, office ke baad, mere dimaag ka dahi milega, woh le lena. Both of them ended up laughing and they eventually ended up bonding well. Shalini noticed Noor and Vansh's natural chemistry

at her party, but she chose to keep her thoughts to herself.

A few weeks had passed and Noor and Vansh had

been bonding at an amazing speed! They had

exchanged numbers at the party and had regularly kept in touch. They had also gone out for some quick meals post work. One day, they wanted to have a pizza and they decided to try this new pizza place in the city.

"You like your pizza with extra jalapenos no?"-

asked Noor.

"How did you know?" - asked a surprised Vansh.

"Well, it wasn't too much of a mystery as it is a

major part of your Twitter Bio!"- said Noor with a

sly smile.

Vansh wasn't used to being on the receiving end of sarcastic statements. It was a welcome change and he instantly knew that she speaks fluent sarcasm, a quality that he had always been search for discreetly in his partner. Vansh loved the look in Noor's eyes when she saw the server coming to their table with their order. He couldn't help but notice the kajal in her eyes which accentuated their exquisiteness.

"You want anything for dessert?" - asked Noor.

Vansh looked down at his plate in order to stop his eyes from giving out a mischievious answer.

"Though my stomach is almost full, I can never say no to ice cream!"- said Vansh while thanking his stars that Noor couldn't read minds.

"I like how you think. " - said Noor with a smile that could have put toothpaste advertisements to

shame. It had been a few days since Noor had gone on a Eurotrip with her parents. Despite the time difference, she managed to stay in touch with Vansh and would summarise her daily schedule to him like a cute travel blogger. It was surreal for Vansh to experience Europe through Noor's eyes.

Noor had to cut her trip short because of her

demanding employer but she wanted her parents

to stay back and complete the trip. She was

obviously irritated at this sudden development and was fuming on her flight to Mumbai. The fact that the airline decided to show Singh is Bling in the flight didn't help her cause one bit. She couldn't wait to meet Vansh, she knew her fellow sarcasm lover would help her in roasting her boss with some sharp insult humour.

She was thankful as she finally got off the flight, if she was forced to spend any more time on the

plane or even at the airport, she would definitely

punch someone. Despite her mood, her face broke into a wide smile when she saw Vansh waiting for her outside the airport.

"This is a wonderful surpise!" - said Noor, still

smiling.

"Umm,I wanted to surprise you" - said Vansh. He

looked uncomfortable, nervous almost. Despite

being more of a listener, he was never at a loss of

words with Noor, but at that moment, he couldn't

think of what to say.

"Okay"- said Noor, filling the borderline awkward

gap of silence. "I'll just get my luggage and we can get out of here."

"Oh, I'll get it" - said Vansh. He was always in two

minds when it came to being his naturally

chivalrous self with Noor. He didn't know how an

independent woman like her would take it, but he

didn't want to pretend to be someone else and let

his instincts guide him into doing what he wanted

to do.

Vansh turned on some music in his car, he knew

that Noor shared his love for acoustic music. She

relaxed in her seat as they traveled in silence.

"Vansh, is everything okay?" - asked Noor.

Vansh smiled slightly and nodded. But the drive

continued in silence.

Noor looked out the window as she looked at the

alory of the setting sun.

Vansh, you missed my house!"- said Noo.

Vansh smiled. "I know. I have got another surpise

for you." Noor smiled too, relaxing in her seat once again. She was a little exhausted from her journey, frustrated about the fact that it was cut short and outraged at the thought that she had to go to work the next day. Despite the mixed emotions, she couldn't wait to see what Vansh had in mind. In no time, they reached Vansh's building. He took her to Shalini's flat. Noor was wondering if her colleagues had come together to throw a surprise party for her at Shalini's place. 

She was surprised to see Vansh open the door with a key. As soon as they entered Shalini's house, Noor saw countless polka dotted balloons in the living room.She was waiting for people to come out of hiding and shout 'Surprise, but that didn't happen. The only sound that she could hear was of her heart that was beating loudly. She looked into Vansh's eyes, this time, Vansh made no attempt to hide his mischief. He took her hand and guided her to the bedroom. A lot of Noor's favourite chocolates were arranged on the bed in an orderly manner. She turned around and hugged Vansh tightly. 

He felt her tear on his shoulder and he quickly kissed her eyes and wiped the left over tears.

"Noor, I..." was all Vansh said before he felt her

soft lips on his. He slipped his hands around her face before he slid them into her hair softly. His mind processed everything, from the faint taste of cranberries on her lips, to the gentle movements of her tongue. As the kiss naturally broke, Vansh's face hovered centimetres from hers, his eyes still closed. "That's what I was trying to say" he joked. He opened his eyes to see Noor smiling at him

They kissed again, Vansh then went on to suck her collarbone as he slid his hands inside her dress and caressed her hips before he pulled out her panty from under her dress and tossed it on the floor. Noor giggled and then moaned as Vansh's fingers danced between her legs. She was wet and felt like velvet under his fingertips. 

He wanted to touch it and keep touching it.

Noor felt Vansh's bulge pushing against his pants.

She massaged it through the fabric, until his

playing made her need to grab harder to something. She slid her hand into his hair, pulling

it, before gripping his shirt collar. His fingers slid

inside her, pressing up and massaging her most

intimate spot. He kissed her and she breathed hard and fast, in gasps as Adam's fingers moved faster and firmer. She felt the orgasm approach, from the deepest part of her body and her soul, releasing the wound up sexual energy.

"No one has been able to touch my heart like you

have Vansh and trust me no one has been able to

impactfully touch me down there like you have!I

love you"- said Noor as she looked at him

endearingly. "You are crazy, funny, cute and wild and I love every little thing about you. I can't wait to discover you for the rest of my life. I love you" - said Vansh as he kissed her forehead. 

"I am hungry, I think it's time for some dessert" -

said Noor.

As Vansh was unwrapping one of Noor's favourite

chocolates, Noor took the chocolate out of his hand and kept it on the dressing table and

eventually had her dessert slowly and softly.

As Vansh looked into Noor's eyes, he was

reminded of a quote from Christopher Poindexter,

'Her eyes carried a certain kind of silence that

begged to be understood and I felt as if I was a

scientist, staring with eager, fervent eyes into

galaxies that have not yet had the chance to be

named.