Rima
6.00am in the morning and my alarm is blaring in my ear. I hit the snooze button as I feel a little drained today. I was into my third week of the live shows and the constant being switched on and busy schedule was tiring.
I hoped for a blissful 5 minutes before I had to get up to go to the gym. It was hard to keep my body as it was but I was dedicated and then my ringtone went off less than a minute later. It was Sachin, did he ever wake up at this time?
I was groggy and annoyed as I answered, "Hello."
"I haven't slept all night. Last night rumors have been spreading like wildfire about your affair," he said manically.
I got up in a flash as I panicked that someone had seen me with Dev. I was in his hotel room after all and the elevator, of course but why wait so long?
"What affair? What is this?" I tried to play dumb. If there were no videos or pictures, I could simply deny the reality and no one would believe I would be interested in Dev.
"You and Gaurav. It is on every gossip site," he said in his over dramatic manner. I breathed a huge sigh of relief. I could live with baseless rumors.
"I don't have time for this Sachin. I will call you back in 10 minutes." I said as I cut off the phone and rolled out of bed. He was such a drama queen and I had no time for his nonsense this early.
I wore yoga pants and a sports bra to the gym. My hair was in a ponytail. It was on the top floor of the hotel so I did not worry too much about how I looked.
As I started my 30 minutes of cardio I called back Sachin.
"What were you saying about Gaurav?" I asked.
"It is everywhere, babe. There is a picture of him bringing you coffee and then you did a cheers. Hashtag couple goals," he joked.
"Gaurav! People will believe anything. He had two coffees and I took one," I said in frustration as I pounded the treadmill at high speed.
"You have not been this popular in the last 10 years. Oops. I didn't mean that. No shade intended. On the plus side you were trending once more. Or Gaurima was," he said.
It was the truth, my marriage had curtailed my career in many ways and as a woman when you age, you fade out of popular consciousness.
"Whatever, just put out a denial so I don't get bothered by this. I have another live show tonight," I replied as I cut the phone and returned to my workout.
30 minutes on the treadmill and then the real workout started. Squats, planks, crunches and leg raises. It was tough to keep my body in shape and I worked hard to do so. Sometimes I wondered if I could find a man to let me be dependent on him. I never had that even when I was married.
It had been a few weeks since that evening in Dev's hotel room but I didn't return. In fact he had been a perfect gentleman as he let me concentrate on the show and protected me from my in laws. I was seeing a new side to him.
It was mid afternoon when we began doing a few run throughs and setting up for the evening.
It was the first time I was seeing Gaurav, Dev and Sonakshi together.
"Should I call you Sugar Mommy now?" Gaurav remarked as he lifted up his shirt to show his abs and Sonakshi giggled like a fan girl.
"Gaurav, if I was in the market for a toy boy, I would pick some young stud who is actually in his 20's with rock hard abs and not these flabby things," I said as I pinch his sorry excuse for abs.
Dev chuckled to add a little more salt to my dig.
"Ouch, Aunty. Words hurt," he said with a final little dig. He was a petulant child but I decided to move past it.
Around an hour before the show, there was a producer meeting and Dev knocked on my door. I had been walking around in just my thong as I like to do when I was alone. When I heard it was Dev, I decided to tease him some. I had been wearing a long t-shirt that was long enough to be considered dress length and yoga pants. I left my bra off and I decided to only wear the t-shirt with my bare legs out for Dev.
"Oh, what is it?" I asked as I opened the door for him partially.
"There are some changes to the show tonight. Can I come in?" he replied.
I feigned some hesitation as I wanted him to know I was still guarded with him but I opened the door. After all I was dressed to tease him.
He let himself in and took a seat on the couch. I joined him.
He showed the production sheet to me. His hand gently brushing my bare thigh as he sits next to me. His eyes narrowing in on my stiff and engorged nipples. I have just milked myself a few hours ago but his looks made me wish I had more to offer him.
They have added a dance between me and Gaurav. It has pissed me off because of his rude attitude.
"I told them, you will not be happy. But we must give the audience what they want. You are the star and they want to see you dance and Gaurav is just a prop," he said with a smile.
"I just don't like his misogyny," I said and the irony had not dawned on me that I was telling this to a man who had treated me like a sexual object when I started.
"I don't like it either but I love watching you dance. I wish you were dancing just for me," he said as his hand crept under my shirt and between my thighs. He squeezed my inner thigh and I sighed.
I had baited him and he fell into my trap. This was the part I loved.
Swiftly before he could make another movement I gave him a hard stinging slap across the face.
"Dev, you must learn to keep your hands yourself," I said in my feigned anger.
"The next time my hands are on you, I want to breed you," he said with an intensity that went right between my legs. I gulped as I swallowed the saliva in my mouth. I could feel my panties moisten at hearing him say those triggering words.
"Stop it," I just said but there were so many thoughts going through my head.
"I want to impregnate you," he followed up.
"Please, just stop," I begged.
My legs involuntarily parted slightly as I felt this moistness grow.
"Your biological clock is ticking and I want you to have my baby before it ticks too far, " he said leaning in to me. I took a deep breath.
I wanted to muster that fight to push him off but he was making me crazy. He was saying just what I needed to hear.
His hand returns between my thighs but he has uttered the magic words that have opened my legs. He cups my pussy with his strong fingers and I purr like a pussy cat.