23 January, 2014

Smitten....


You know you are a greedy child. You want all the love and all the warmth and you know you don’t want to share.

You can hear him humming in the washroom, almost picture him dancing in the shower with the shampoo bottle for a mike and you smile even when you are half asleep. When he comes out, he tells you to wake up and plays “All of me, loves all of you”. Not that you specifically love the song but you like how he gets to the ‘all your curves and edges…” bit and looks at your face with feeling. You smile dismissively and cuddle into the covers till it’s a tangle of fair arms, dark legs, stubble and pink-tipped nails but…

… You know you are a greedy child, a greedy child who wants a few more moments of the quiet and cozy and John Legend crooning voice even when running late. 

You are chattering away, in the middle of animated conversation about your favorite topic and all your friends laughing at your jokes but you still want his undivided attention when you are around. And you throw a make-believe fit. And he knows that it’s a make-believe fit. He puts up with all the teasing that your friends put him through with that smile on his face, all because of the undivided attention that he gives you, and mouths ‘I love you’ secretly right before leaving. You don’t reply because you want your friends to think you are the cool one, the one who doesn’t obsess over the boyfriend but….

… You know you are a greedy child, a greedy child who loves that he loves you and secretly prays that he never becomes un-smitten. 

You bang on the door when he’s busy with something else, demanding that he deem your new dress pretty.  He ‘hmmms’ you first and then quickly snaps out of his reverie knowing that you’ll pout at his distractedness. He feels the silken hem and runs his hands over the fitted waist all the way to the lace trim at the shoulder, conveying how sexy he thinks you look without words, without even glances. He finds the perfect balance to deal with your constant switches between the child you want to be and the woman you really are. You never make a big deal out of how much he spoils you, you tell him it’s his duty, that it is the price he pays to be with the awesomeness that is you but..

…  You are secretly doing the happy dance because you are a greedy child, a greedy child who is glad to have someone do all the things you have always wanted Prince Charming to do but is too independent and grown-up to actually say it out loud. 

You know you are a greedy child. You want all the love and all the warmth and all the attention but you know you don’t want to share. And here he is giving you all that you wanted. And then some.

Enough to make even you want to share.



P.S: Inspired by this gem.

41 comments:

  1. I read the post by anisha which has inspired you to write this.. I am so glad you did. :) :)

    Loved the last line.. :)

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  2. I read her post and was totally enchanted...and now you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I am such a greedy child and I love it! :D
    Brilliant my PeeVee

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  3. Oh lady this was B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L!

    The gem surely was priceless :)

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  4. Just finished reading Anisha's post and it was so beautiful that it made me a little sad because it ended so soon. But then I found your post..yay!

    I felt so connected with each of the snippets shared. Lovely! ^_^

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  5. "You are secretly doing the happy dance because you are a greedy child, a greedy child who is glad to have someone do all the things you have always wanted Prince Charming to do but is too independent and grown-up to actually say it out loud. "

    That is just totally me. I would never let him know he is my prince charming :D

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  6. Oh, and I just remembered this while I was sharing it,

    What mad Nijinsky wrote
    About Diaghilev,
    Is true of the normal heart;
    For the error bred in the bone,
    Of each woman and each man,
    Craves what it cannot have,
    Not universal love,
    But to be loved alone.
    ~Auden


    Cheerio!

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    1. I had to Google it but wow. Auden strikes the nail right on the head and ever so gently... Thank YOU :)

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  7. Made me go just...greedy;) Good one, peevee :)

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  8. Ooh Goodness! This is the motherload of awesomeness. I'm all warm and gooey now ;)

    Thankyou for mentioning me. I'm flattered.

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    1. Thank you for writing one of the best pieces I have read in a really long time. Every time I go back to read your post, I melt <3<3<3

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  9. I am not the kinds to usually go awwww...but!
    Peeveeeeeee, this was a warm fuzzy ball of mush that had me melting... :)

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  10. I guess I'm a greedy child :)

    P.S. Sorry for missing out from blogging for so long. Will try to blog more often now. Wish you a very happy new year :)

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    1. Been a real long time, girl :) Glad to have ya back!
      Happy New Year to you too..

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  11. This is beautiful. I can't even begin to describe how gooey this made me feel.
    Aren't greedy children the best? :D

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  12. I read both the posts...And god I'm a greedy child :D
    Brilliant :)

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  13. awwwwww, arent we all greedyyyy!!!! i loved the way you have written this post. it reminded me of someone special .. :) Thank you :*

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    1. Really? :) I'm so glad :* The pleasure is entirely mine!

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  14. Just opening up your blog makes me happy, SO MUCH CHOCOLATE, I've probably said this before, but I loveee your header!

    And like always, I'm blown away by your writing <3

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    1. Awww, you come hang out here more often, you always make me happyhappy <3

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  15. I AM A GREEDY CHILD TOO.. yes, yes I am!!!!

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