Chapter 3

Part 3

 

 

Arnav was waiting for his PA, seated on the couch of his living room. He looked towards Jennifer. She was sitting quietly on the other sofa. After so much of articulating and chattering she was sitting quietly there. And after listening to her ranting, now seeing her all quiet was little unsettling with him. And knowing that the reason of her lull form is he, was adding more to his misery. And so Arnav thought of taking her out of her stillness.

 

"Hey, Jennifer, hungry? Will you like to have something?" asked Arnav, trying to make a conversation.

"Hmm...I WAS but not anymore" replied Jennifer

"See, Jennifer, it's not like I don't believe you but still you can't suddenly show up one day and expect  me  to happily accept you as my daughter, I need some proof " Arnav tried to make her understand.

"Ya, I understand that! Now I am hungry, what do you have?" asked Jennifer.

Arnav looked at her! Unbelievable! One moment she says she is  not hungry and the other she says she is ! She is definitely Khushi's daughter, no doubt there!

"Hmm...I don't have much! Sandwiches?" asked Arnav.

"Ok! I will have that" replied Jennifer.

 

Getting a positive response from Jennifer, Arnav moved to Kitchen to prepare sandwiches for Jennifer.

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As Arnav was going to pour milk in the glass, he heard the door bell ring. So immediately taking the plate of sandwiches and the milk he went in the dining area.

"Hey, Jennifer! Here's your sandwiches and milk" said Arnav while placing the plate and glass of milk on the dining table.

Jennifer got up from the couch and went and sat on chair to have her sandwiches.

And Arnav moved towards the door to open the door  for the expected guest.

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"Good morning, ASR!" greeted Aman.

"morning! Came in!" Arnav moved aside to let Aman enter.

Aman entered the house and soon Arnav joined him. They both went and sat on the living room's couch.

 

"Aman, I want you to do something for me...Aman? Are you listening?" Arnav asked when he saw that Aman was looking over his shoulder, towards  the dining area

"Aman?!!" Arnav called loudly.

"Yes...Yes...ASR...Hmmm...ASR,  I think there is a girl in the dining area" Aman said, confused.

"What a coincidence, Aman! I too can see a girl!" moked Arnav.

"You do? Thank God, I thought I am hallucinating. But what a girl is doing in your house, ASR?" was Aman's next confusion.

"Just shut up, Aman! I have not called you here to listen to your non sense!" clamored Arnav.

"I am sorry, ASR!" apologized Aman.

"Now listen carefully, Aman. You see the child in the dining area, I want a paternity test done of her and me." Said Arnav but didn't get any reaction from his PA.

Arnav looked at Aman. He was looking at him as if he has said something as astonishing as promising him that he will never ever shout at him.

"Aman! Did you heard what I said?!" asked Arnav through gritted teeth.

"Yes...Yes...ASR...I mean What? ...Paternity test?...Paternity test?!...Paternity?!!" repeated Aman, disbelievingly.

"Aman...HAVE YOU LOST IT?! Why are you repeating it? Don't you know the meaning of paternity test? Should I teach you that?" Arnav asked, why is that everyone is testing his patience today.

"No no ASR. I Know what it means. But but you and her...is she your child?" asked Aman.

And Arnav patience snapped.

"Aman!!! That's the reason you are here you idiot! You see that girl? She came here this morning and started claiming me her Father. She gave me some proof but I can't accept her on the basis of that proofs and  that's the reason I am asking you to do the paternity test! You think that if I had known that she is my child than I would have gone with the paternity test? Are you in your senses? I have a doubt and I want you to finish with the paternity test! And I repeat as soon as possible, don't test my patience, Aman. I had had enough for today! You just have to do is do a paternity test and I give me the result, fast! Do you get me?!" bellowed Arnav.

 

Aman looked at his Boss. He was not making any sense. But dare he ask any further question. So Aman nodded his head not wanting to be kicked off from here.

"And fast" added Arnav.

"But Sir for that I need some samples..." Aman said, hesitantly lest his Boss blows again.

 "OH! Yes!" Arnav  got up moved towards Jennifer who was having her sandwiches.

"Hmmm...Jennifer! I want a sample for the DNA test..." Arnav said looking at Jennifer.

"Sample?" Jennifer asked confused.

"Yes sample...i mean your nail or hair?..." Arnav tried to explain.

"What? I am not going to give that!!" Jennifer retaliated.

"What do you mean by that Jennifer? If we have to do the paternity test than we need to give the samples."Arnav continued the explanation.

"Well, correction there. It's not WE it's YOU who wants the paternity test done, so I am not giving any sample or whatever..." Jennifer clarified, and took another bite of the Sandwich.

"Now what is this?! Jennifer I need the sample to carry the paternity test!" Arnav said, controlling his anger.

"But I can't give my hair or my nails. I love them very much! Won't anything else do?" asked Jennifer, she has fought with her Mommy to grow nails and she will not harm them for anything and sample is the least. And hair? She loves her hair too much and can't bear to see a single hair off her skull.

"If you don't want to give your nail or hair than we have to go to hospital and give them the blood samples. Do you want to do that?" Arnav asked, he knows that all kids are afraid of injections and according to him Jennifer is no different!

According to him, that is!

"Ok! I am ok with anything thing unless I am not asked to cut my nails or give a hair." Replied Jennifer

Arnav stared  at Jennifer. She surely is Khushi's daughter! Not an ounce of doubt there. Both are well versed in giving him shocks.

"Ok! I will than get ready and came. Than we can leave for the hospital" said Arnav.

"Ok!" agreed Jennifer.

And with that Arnav moved upstairs to his room to get ready!

 

 

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Jennifer looked towards the living room. She saw that one man was sitting on the couch, doing something in his cell. Her sandwich was over, so Jennifer thought of having some fun. And with that thought, Jennifer entered the living room.

 

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"Hi!" greeted Jennifer, standing in front of Aman.

Aman looked up from his cell and saw the kid who was sitting n the dining area was now standing in front of him.

"Hi!" Aman reciprocated the greeting.

"So, Daaddyy was shouting at you, right?"Jennifer asked and sat beside Aman.

"Daaddyy?" Aman asked. Is she really ASR's daughter?

"You mean ASR, right?" asked Aman.

"Oh! Yes! Him. But he isn't believingly me? Can you believe him? He isn't believing Jennifer Gomes! Like seriously!" Jennifer said dramatically serious.

"hmm...ya...  I think that's why he doing a paternity test. So that he can believe you..." Aman said. He knows his Boss. He always works on proofs.

"Ya, I know that! But still he is not believing me, unbelievable! But let it be! Now you tell me why was he shouting at you?" asked Jennifer.

"He always does that! There's no particular reason. I am used to it." Aman replied smiling.

"Really? He always does that? Than how is that you still work for him?!"asked, Jennifer, genuinely shocked.

Aman laughed at the kid sitting beside him.

"Because he is very good at heart. If he shouts at his employees than he also praises them when they do a good job. He cares for his employee. He is like a mother who always scolds his children but at the same time also praises and cares about them. And not to forget, he pays me a good payroll for putting up with him" Aman completed with a laugh.

 

"Oh...kkk...if you say so...hmmm...so you also think that I am lying?" asked Jennifer.

"Hmmm...see, sweetheart, you can't expect that someone starts trusting you in first meet itself. You see this is how the world works. What if some other girl comes tomorrow and claims that ASR is her father. You can't expect him to believe everyone. He will have his doubts. I am happy that  atleast he is doing a paternity test. So you should be happy that he is trusting you here and  instead of simply denying all your claims he is doing a test. See, he believes you. " explained, Aman. He was not ASR's PA for nothing. He knows his boss in and out. His Boss has agreed for the test this itself is a big thing here.

"Oh...kkk...but let the test get over, than I will make him pay for not believing, Jennifer Gomes, completely." threatened Jennifer Gomes.

Aman looked at Jennifer, If it was up to him than he would have given his vote in Jennifer's favor. And looking at the look Jennifer was giving, he is 90% sure that Jennifer is ASR'S daughter.

But before he can ponder more in that direction Arnav came downstairs, wearing a black Armani and the gang of three left for the hospital.

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Arnav and Jennifer were seated in the waiting room and Aman had gone to take the result. It was now nearly two hours they came to hospital. Arnav looked towards Jennifer, she was staring at him, hands folded on her chest. He averted his eyes from her. Where the hell is Aman!

 

"Hi, ASR!Here's you result!" Aman said while entering the room and forwarded his hand, holding the result.

Arnav got up and immediately took the result from Aman's hand.He opened the envelop and carefully unfolded the folded paper.

After reading the result, Arnav looked up from the paper. Jennifer was looking at him. she was giving him the look which a predator gives to his pray.  Arnav  gulped, folded the paper and kept in his pocket.

Arnav looked towards Jennifer. She was already staring at him and now raising her eyebrow asking what? He looked towards Aman. Well, what can he do, he was just looking at him and expecting to declare the results. And so Arnav cleared his  throat and prepared himself for the grand announcement.

 

"Ammm...you see sweetheart, ammm...the result...ammm the result is POSITIVE..." announced Arnav, grinning at Jennifer.

But Jennifer remained in her initial position staring at her Daaddyy and hands folded. But seeing his father grinning at her she got up from the chair and exited the room.

"Jennifer wait!" and soon Arnav too exited the room, following his newly found daughter.

Aman saw Jennifer and ASR exiting the room and not seeing any reason to wait there, Aman too followed the Father-Daughter duo.

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"Jennifer, Listen! See I am sorry for not believing you. But you see, I just met you today and you started claiming me your father, what was I suppose to do?" Arnav asked all the while following his daughter.

"I don't know. You didn't believed me and now I don't want to talk to you!" declared Jennifer, stubbornly.

"Please , sweetheart I am sorry!" apologized Arnav. How as he suppose to know that she is his daughter, dammit!!

"Do hell with your sorry!" how dare he not trust Jennifer Gomes.

"See, sweetheart I can make up for this" Anything for his daughter.

And that brought  Jennifer's ears at alert and she halted in her track.

 "What did you just say?" asked Jennifer.

"What? That I am sorry and I can make up for this..." repeated Arnav.

"Yes! The last one! So you want to make up for this?" asked Jennifer, raising her eyebrows.

Arnav took two long stride and little bending down he picked Jennifer in his arms.

"Yes, sweetheart! I can make up for this! Anything you want! " promised Arnav unaware of what he is inviting for.

"Anything?" asked Jennifer.

"Anything!" confirmed Arnav.

"Kkk...so what do you do the whole day?" asked Jennifer.

"I work! Whole day I am in my office." Replied Arnav.

"So...I am also staying with you in your office" grinned Jennifer.

"No you are not! I work there not enjoy!" Arnav retaliated.

"You just said ANYTHING and now you are denying the first thing I asked" pouted Jennifer.

Arnav looked at Jennifer's pouting face and sighed. Looks like he has no say in this. He himself have promised.

"Ok! But you will behave and let me do my work. Deal?" Arnav extended his hand.

Jennifer placed his tiny hand in his fathers and grinned. And anyone who knows Jennifer knows that, that grin held anything but promise.

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Arnav entered the office with her daughter by his side and saw that each and every head had turned towards them but not paying a heed he tightened his hold on Jennifer's hand which was in his and moved forward.

 

Jennifer saw that each and every employee of the office was staring at them as if they are seeing the eighth wonder of the world. She looked at each and everyone, smiling broadly but no one was in the scene  to reciprocate her smile. She looked at her Daaddyy, he was just looking straight with a straight face so not wasting her smiles anymore,  Jennifer also tried to keep a poker face just like her Daaddyy! Tried, that is!

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Arnav pushed the door of his office and entered the office, Jennifer tagging along.

Arnav looked towards Jennifer, she was looking around the room in an awe.

"You liked it?" Arnav asked, smiling.

"Daaddyy, your office is so huge! And also beautiful! And with this white and red combo, I just love it!" replied Jennifer, her eyes roaming around the room.

Arnav went and picking Jennifer up he sat her on his office couch and bending down to her level he began.

"So now, Jennifer, you will sit here and do not disturb me, ok?" asked Arnav, pointing his finger at Jennifer.

"Yesss, Daaddyy! I will not disturb you!" Jennifer replied, grinning!

"That's like a good girl" spoke, Arnav , went and said on his leather chair.

But when had Jennifer obliged to anyone? And today is no different!

So Jennifer got up from the couch and started searching for something exciting and soon Jennifer found one.

"Daaddyy is this painting an antic piece?" Jennifer asked while pointing towards a painting.

The painting was just having colors like orange, purple and all shades of blue, spread in all direction. Jennifer tried to look at the painting from all direction but was unable to make out any head and tail of it.

Arnav looked at the painting Jennifer was pointing at. He has bought that painting from one of the charity exhibition and was not much fond of it but had bought it just because it was going with the interior of his office.

"No Jennifer! It's a modern art painting!" replied Arnav.

"Modern? I think it's very weird! What can you understand from this painting! Just the colors are spread . I can do  better than this..." Jennnifer spoke giving a weird look at the painting.

"Jennifer, I have said, do not disturb me!" Arnav reminded.

"Oh...kkk...sorry" quipped Jennifer.

And just a moment passed when next question was being shot from Jennifer.

"Daaddyy, this vase is so beautiful! From where have you bought this?" asked Jennifer examining the vase.

Arnav looked up from the laptop and eyed Jennifer. It's futile to remind her, he has a feeling that she will not pay a heed to what he wants. So he looked at the vase Jennifer was holding. That was the vase he has bought from his last year Paris visit for a Fashion week.

"I have bought it from Paris, Jennifer!" replied Arnav, and again immersed in his laptop.

But Jennifer-express has taken her speed and it was little hard to slow her down.

"Daaddy, this paper weight is so beautiful! My my is that your initial engraved in it?" Jennifer asked excitedly.

The paper weight resembled a silver coin with A.S.R engraved on it.

"Yesss, Sweetheart! If you liked it so much that you can keep it with you!" Arnav replied,smiling seeing Jennifer's happy face.

Hearing her father's reply Jennifer immediately took the paper weight, went near the couch and picking her hand bag she stuffed the paper weight in her bag.

It was not the paper weight that excited her, she has seen much beautiful paper weight than that but her Daaddyy's initials engraved in that, made the paper weight special for her.

Arnav saw Jennifer keeping the paper weight in her bag and smiled. Crazy!

Jennifer, after keeping her newly found treasure in her bag she took her initial position, near the table.

And now it was Arnav's chair's turn.

"Wow, Daaddyy, this chair is so soft! And also so huge! And you are also so huge! You look so supreme sitting here!" spoke Jennifer in complete awe of the leather chair occupied by her Daaddyy and running her fingers on the material.

Arnav looked at Jennifer, she was running her fingers on the material of the chair. Arnav got up from the chair and picking up Jennifer, he sat her on the chair.

"Now, are you feeling "supreme" " asked Arnav, quoting the word supreme with her fingers.

Jennifer nodded her head vigorously and grinned in reply.Resting here cheek on the leather; she closed her eyes to feel it.

Arnav picked his laptop from the table and settle himself on the couch.

 

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After nearly an hour when Arnav's work was complete, he looked towards Jennifer. She was fast asleep on his chair.

Long hour of flight and morning's drama has tiered her out.

Smiling at the sleeping form of Jennifer, Arnav went towards Jennifer to wake her up as it was pass lunch time.

"Jennifer, get up! Aren't you hungry?" Arnav patted Jennifer's cheek.

Jennifer opened her eyes, disoriented!

"Daaddyy, let me sleep! I am feeling very sleepy!" Jennifer replied and closed her eyes again.

Arnav saw that Jennifer again closed her eyes but he tried again.

"Sweetheart, aren't you hungry! And you will strain your neck by sleeping here!" Arnav spoke, concerned!

"Please, Daaddyy! I want to sleep!" Jennifer again retaliated.

Arnav looked at Jennifer and sighed, she will not listen to him. So he thought of giving in. But he will not allow her to sleep here to strain her neck.

"Jennifer, I am done for today. So do you want to go home? You can sleep there" asked Arnav.

Jennifer opened her eyes and seeing her father waiting for her reply she extended her hand to pick her up.

Arnav smiled and picked her up.

"Daaddyy, my bag.." Jennifer pointed towards the couch.

Arnav went and picked Jennifer's bag.

"Happy now?" Arnav asked.

Jennifer nodded her head and keeping her head on her Daaddyy's shoulder she took the slumber again.

 Arnav shook his head at Jennifer and pushing the office door open they started towards their home.

 

So, guys? how was it? I am really sorry for not my keeping my promise but with unexpected guests and my exam preparation I was not able to update yesterday. And now the next update will be on Sunday or Monday as i have my exam on Saturday.

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