Love by Surprise by Shilpa Mudiganti

Author:Shilpa Mudiganti
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-05-25T04:00:00+00:00

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Ryan

Anshi looked like she lost her favorite toy. She dragged her feet on the way out of the building, and then sat dejected on the subway on the way back. When I insisted we have ice cream to cool off from the heat, she obliged, but the ice cream melted while she stared out at the street through the ice cream shop window. It was part concerning and part amusing.

One look at the tiny apartment and I thought I would suffocate in a few minutes. There was a reason my penthouse had a two-story ceiling. I can’t stand small spaces. Even my bedrooms had twelve-foot ceilings. But when I turned around, I found Anshi in love with the shoebox. Eyes shining, she had already set up her home there during the first sweep her eyes made around.

When she turned to me all excited, I knew she had made her choice. I was glad there was a huge window in there, at least. It did make it a bit airier, and I imagined myself enjoying hanging out there with my neck stuck out of the window for fresh air. Not a bad bargain--if I was allowed in her space.

“Earth to Anshi,” I said, waving my hands in front of her face. She turned, rolling her pretty eyes. She scooped a spoonful of melted ice cream out of her cone and sipped dejectedly. “I think you got a great deal with the rent,” I continued. “If I were you, I would consider myself lucky.” Joanna really hit this one out of the park. The owners were desperate to rent it out to manage their mortgage, and they were having difficulty finding renters willing to wait to move in. They gave Anshi a great rate for waiting three weeks.

“Well...that really was a blessing. But...three weeks,” she said, biting her bottom lips. “It’s not fair to you.” She stared at her ice cream, mixing it up again.

I had offered to let her stay at my place until she got the apartment. In fact, I didn’t even want her to start hopping around the city looking for a place until she felt more settled. But her need to prove something to her father won once again. She had to show him she didn’t need him. That was all fine and good, but I thought she needed to analyze the situation better before jumping to action. She seemed resolute, though, so I tagged along. And if one day was all I got with her, I wanted to be around her for the whole twenty-four hours.

“I told you I’d love for you to stay at my place. It’s big enough.” Just seeing her in my kitchen, opening the door for me as I returned with breakfast, was the best feeling I had in a long time. I had to make her see it would be a good thing for her to stay.

“I know. But it’s a bother. May be I can call Nisha and -”

“Do you really want to spoil their honeymoon? She is going to be so worried.

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