At that, the thought of his fetishism involving her bra created a sensation in her body, which made her shiver expectantly. ‘Why not confirm by noting the arrangement,’ she thought mischievously and arranged her lingerie meticulously.
Thereafter, as he went for bath, she kept time. While she visualized him handling her brassiere, she felt as though he were squeezing her breasts, and when she anticipated him to smell the thing, she felt as though his breath had warmed her breasts but above all the idea that he would be toying with her panty pulsated her frame.
Lying in wait, she rushed into the bathroom as he came out of it, only to return with a satisfied smile much later.
When it was time to stop for the day, Roopa addressed Raja Rao, ‘I hope you don’t mind using the bedroom.’
‘Why bother?’ he said embarrassedly. ‘The hall should do for me.’
‘I would rather insist that you use the bedroom,’ said Roopa. ‘Though we’re fine otherwise, it takes us a little to accommodate our guests.’
‘The need of any family could be a couple of chairs besides a cot or two,’ he said as if to make them grasp the underlying irony of status. ‘The odd guest could be accommodated on some spare bed. However, the paraphernalia we acquire is meant more to announce our arrival on the social stage than to serve our needs. Having put them in place at great cost, and with much compromise even, we won’t rest till we show off to our acquaintances. Well, a house is where we take shelter as we live and vacate as we die.’
‘You make me feel at home,’ said Roopa to Raja Rao, ‘in my own house.’
‘It’s the best compliment,’ he said, ‘I’ve ever received from any host.’
‘Don’t hesitate to feel at home,’ she said in undertone as Sandhya went in to have some water.
‘I’d love to,’ he whispered to her.
Calling it a day, Sandhya followed her husband, however after winking at her friend.
‘It’s a little embarrassing, isn’t it?’ said Raja Rao as Sandhya bolted the door.
‘Never mind, I’ll join her later,’ said Sandhya fondly caressing his chest.
As she lay beside Raja Rao, Sandhya felt that he seemed fonder than ever for Roopa too was fond of him. For his part, as Raja Rao took Sandhya into his arms, he found himself fantasizing Roopa’s presence as well and while he made love to his wife, he found himself craving his beloved’s body too. Even though he got ecstatic in the climax, he nevertheless felt wanting in his fulfillment.