Chapter 12

Note : So I am sure you all would have friends , the kind who will kick you in the shin and make you move your fat butt to do some thing you had to do but were just Procrastinating.. well I discovered I have a few of those yesterday...
so this is dedicated to those friends here and there is a special tribute to them somewhere in the update...I just could not resist

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Part 12

Shaurya wrapped his happiness closely around him. Even his sportsman heart found it difficult to deal with so many emotions at the same time and threatened to burst ..The euphoria , the elation, the achievement , the sense of relief and above all the sense of homecoming ...He had finally arrived to where he belonged .
No deal,no award ,no success could compete with what he felt today ,,,when he knew that his ordinary girl from a dusty lane in a non- descript Mohalla loved her ..
He had always tamed dame luck , she had no choice but to be on his side .,but now all he could do was thank her ..for giving him that second chance , when at first he in his folly and arrogance he had refused to recognize the Gem that had fallen in way and almost kicked it away.

"Decide whether you want to smile or kiss me , it tickles" Laddoo was pouting ..somebody had surely turned very demanding
She tried to push him away in mock anger .He responded by tightening his grip around her waist ..
I am actually smiling thinking about what I want to do next with you
Kya ..her eyes widened .
.
He always found it difficult to decide when she looked the cutest ,when she smiled or when she was angry at him or when she was scandalized by something he said ...

Wow itni curiosity ? he loved playing with her
He tried to find her lips again, to get back to the only task that mattered to him at this point , but she strained her neck back refusing to give him access to those intoxicating culprits.

"pehle aap batao what do you want to do with me " she asked with a schoolgirlish churlishness..

Bataonga .. but before that where is my coffee ...I need coffee for that ..you know it has a strong property to make a man go all night...

" Aalll nnnight "   Stuttered Mehak . She was getting extremely nervous and her skin had turned form vermillion to crimson...,

"Why are you turning red Mehak " " what is going on in your mind "

He feigned sudden realization .." ohh you thought that I want to...chee chee Mehak , what a gutter mind you have ..where are you picking all this laddoo .i hope you do not go to these bekaar forums on the net"

Mehak playfully hit him on the chest " I don't have a gutter mind.. I will get your coffee"

He laughed all the way to the living room and was still smiling when she got him his coffee. He pulled her next to him , once she handed him the mug.

I want to sit and talk to you all night laddoo..You know everyone thinks that I have everything , but do you know the one thing missing from my life ..
" A friend , a confidant some one whom I can say anything and everything , unifiltered "

Ma and Nanz cannot understand everything , they come from a different generation and mindset and Rajeev I cannot tell everything personal ..but in you I have found that one person with whom I can share everything ..

The night wore on ..they spoke of many things from their likes and dislikes to their deepest fears .Life had dealt them both their fair share of blows and tonight they found someone to share their own burdens ..Mehak cried on his shoulders talking about the 12 year old girl who was lost her parent and his eyes burned as he spoke about the humiliation he suffered at the hand of his father .

.Mehak's head was on his chest .His hand encircling her shoulders . Being a woman she had the privilege of tears , and she let them flow unbridled She realised he had become quite and she looked up to see tears making their way out of his eyes. She got up and wiped them gently off his cheeks , kissing both his eyes and gently cradled his head on her bosom . Her heart had enough love to mend the cracks on his .


Silence spread between them . She gently ruffled his hair , messaging his head ..
"Shaurya."

Hmm

" you know you did not say "

Did not say what laddoo

"That you..."..she fell quiet

That I what??

Chalo hato mujhe jaane do ..(move let me go) Somebody was surely getting demanding ..

She moved his head and attempted to rise
He pulled her back to sofa entrapping her with his body above her
Mehak Sharma , do you know the first day I wanted to do this to you he said kissing her lightly

His signature husky tone had returned

..She was again blushing and was trying to keep her stare fixed some where in the region of his chest .., but her curiosity got better of her
..
She looked up with questioning eyes

Do you remember the karwa chauth day

"Hmm"...
Many memories flooded through her ..their no holds barred row, his rant against karwachauth and societal Norms , his care when he realized that the fasting had taken a toll on her..

When I saw you sitting in that corner in this very apartment , drying your hair ..there was something that stirred inside me .I somehow wanted to reach out and touch you , be part of you that moment ,,and I hated you for that ..you were making me wanting to break my own prejudices.
Why else do you think I bought this apartment ..
Now there were other things I wanted to do to you that day ..but chalo choddo ..

He was back to smirking as she hid her face in his chest.

"And this is exactly what drives me crazy ..when you do this ..."

"I just want to hide you from the world an keep you some where safe ...you are my princess laddoo

You know ..i had decided I was going to get rid of that tailless primate .right when you had hugged me that night ..

Referring to her greedy lumpen ex fianc
That was the moment I knew , what was I missing and that I could never let you go...

That idiot was going to go..no matter what ..by hook or crook...
"
The intensity in her tone made her look at him again ...He was looking right into her eyes

Zaroorat padti na ..to main tumhe utha le jaata (if it was needed , I would have kidnapped you)

If I have it my way , I would shield you and this innocence you have from this world , laddoo

Promise me you will never change. Laddoo ..never
Matlab ..asked Mehak ...

Matlab ...be the tubelight you are always ...

He was again laughing as he wrapped her in a tight hug and rolled over so that she was on top ..
I love you Mehak Sharma ..I love you more than anything in the world.
Had it been any other girl , specially the ones he was used to , they would have gloated on their conquest , the exhilaration of landing a catch like Shaurya Khanna..

But this was Mehak Sharma ...all she said to him was simply ..

And you be the Khadoos you have always been , just don't ever hold your pain back share it with me..
"
Ab aap jao ..Mujhe neend aa rahi hai .( please go now ..I want to sleep). she tried to wriggle out of his grasp.

Mehak Sharma .. you are amazing ...you are in the arms of Delhi's most eligible bachelor and all you want to do is sleep??

Mehak very eloquently stuck out her tongue at him..
Jao na..mujhe sona hai ...( go I want to sleep )

The next morning seemed brighter and so did the morning after and the one after . Was it just her, or the sky seemed bluer. And the wind crisper.
The winter flowers in Delhi were in full bloom ..The Chrysanthemums , the Petunias , the Pansies and the Dahlias ..they all shared her secret and danced happily ... There multicoloured hues reflected in the glow of her cheeks.

Shaurya and Mehak were in a land of their own ..shielding their secret and nurturing their love.
They would be careful to not to talk to each other much in anybody's presence , but sometimes their eyes would meet and a smile would escape .A sudden glance would make Mehak cast her eyes down , the blush obvious on her face.

They would find time late in the night either in her apartment or his penthouse to talk and when , he was travelling or she was back at her family home , they would be on the phone all night.
Sometime he would be back at his home in Vasant Kunj. Those were the nights he would not call much. Even if he would he would largely speak in monosyllables . She would always sense that
he was in a foul mood and would leave him alone.
He would be better the next day.

She was looking forward to seeing him in the office that day . He had ben in Vasant kunj the last two days and they had barely spoken.

Her steps and had a spring to them as she crossed the reception .of the restaurant , getting in.

Good morning she chimed in brightly

The receptionist Ruby and the security supervisor Shamsher , barely noticed her as both were busy peering over the newspaper.

What are you guys busy looking over ...

Arrey aapko nahin pata . (have, nt you heard)?? Ruby whispered conspiratorially
"Seems Shaurya Sir is really getting involved with this Model Lisa ...
I mean every month at least a couple of pictures, of them together appear..and now it seems even Lisa is confirming the relationship.."


Mehak , felt the ground beneath her feet slipping.

She needed to talk to Shaurya now.
Is shaurya ..Shaurya sir in??

Yes he is ..though my advice would be stay away from him today.. He is worse than a bear with a bullet in his head.


Mehak knocked twice on his door , before opening it .
He was on the phone..
Shau...Ssir ..i need to talk to you ..Her eyes were already glistening with tears..

He gritted his teeth . not now Ms. Sharma..




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