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“He was swimming.”
“Oh, come on.” Krish groaned. “He was swimming. What was so special about him?”
“Nothing much.” Trisha shrugged innocently.
Krish relaxed slightly.
“Except,” she added, taking another sip of her drink, “he had a very nice body and looked ridiculously good in those swimming trunks.”
The silence that followed was priceless. The four men stared at their wives. The women stared back at them.
Meher finally broke the silence. “What happened? Why do you all suddenly look so bothered?”
“Exactly,” Siya added, folding her arms with an innocent smile. “You thought the Maldives was a paradise only for men?”
She glanced around the resort.
“Have you actually looked around this place? This might be the best escape we could have chosen.”
Raghav’s jaw tightened. “I don’t like where this conversation is going. Who the f*ck booked this resort?”
“You did,” Ayaan frowned.
“Fine.” Raghav exhaled, shaking his head. “But Krish approved it. And didn’t we specifically agree that the resort would be barely twenty or thirty percent occupied? We wanted privacy.”
“I took care of that,” Krish defended himself immediately. “Half the resort is practically booked by us.”
He gestured towards the women.
“Who the hell was supposed to know the other half would be full of ridiculously good-looking men for our wives to admire?”
“Let’s change the resort,” Vishnu immediately announced.
“Relax, boys.” Trisha cut in before the men could get carried away. “This is going a little too far now. We are not changing resorts just because the four of you are suddenly jealous.”
“Exactly.” Meher nodded, leaning back in her chair with a satisfied smile. “Besides, after hearing from Trisha what happened at the beach, we decided to give you a little taste of your own medicine.”
“A little taste?” Ayaan muttered. “You actually planned all of this?”
“Yes.” Meher’s smile widened. “And honestly, it was a fair deal. If you men are allowed to notice beautiful women, why can’t we notice handsome men?”
“Really?” Ayaan stared at her in disbelief. “One more mention of another man and I swear we’re shutting this entire resort down.”
That only made the women laugh harder.
Siya glanced at Raghav. “But watching all of you become this jealous? That was definitely worth the price of the holiday.”
“I agree,” Simran laughed before her expression turned slightly more serious. She looked around the table at all four men. “But consider this a reminder that the rules work both ways. If you look at other women, we can attract plenty of attention from other men too.”
Vishnu immediately lifted both hands in surrender.
“Got it. Lesson learnt.”
The others laughed, but Raghav remained focused on Siya.
He reached across the small space between them and gently pulled her chair a little closer to his.
“Framed it up or not,” he said quietly, his eyes fixed on hers, “here in the Maldives or anywhere else, I don’t care. But I want those eyes only on me.”
