Chapter 4

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Part 4:

Armaan and Shilpa are working in Armaan's office, looking at some of the reports. Armaan looks up to find Shilpa completely engrossed in the reports, a cute frown creased her forehead, her eyes screwed up in concentration… a thin flick of hair caressing her cheek, that refused to stay behind her ear inspite of her many attempts… disturbing her again and again. And once again he was lost. Lost in her loveliness, her face, her grey eyes that kept flicking towards the other files….

"Dr. Armaan… I was thinking once Minnie comes back from her treatment in US next month, we should…." Shilpa started, but trailed off once she realized Armaan was staring at her.

She blushed. Armaan was behaving a little weird since yesterday. Wonder what's he thinking? But he does look so cute in this expression.

"Dr. Armaan !!"

Armaan snapped out of it. "Yeah.. what were you saying??" he said.

"Well, I was wondering if we should wait for Minnie, I mean the patient who's in US for her treatment. Once we examine her, we can suggest the same equipment here. What do you think?"

Armaan nodded his head, remembering Minnie. Yeah, she's coming back!! Next week!! Yay!! Finally I'll have someone I can talk to!! She will definitely know what to do… I have missed you minnie….it's been so long since I've talked to you…

"Yes… lets do that. Meanwhile, could you grab the other pending cases… lets c what we can do there…" Armaan said.

Shilpa got up from her seat and went to the reception to get the files. Armaan, on the other hand is little worried. Armaan beta, isi speed se chala na, toh bol diya Shilpa ne Haan Sid and Riddhima ke saath dinner ke liye!!! Jaldi kuch kar, or else you're plan is doomed!! Big time!!! What the hell do I say to her? Damn why did it have to be Shilpa!!

Shilpa came back with the files. "here they are…" and handed them to him. She was about the leave but Armaan stopped her.

"Shilpa…I mean Dr. Shilpa …. Where are you going? I will need your assistance in some of these cases." Armaan lied even though he could handle all the cases all by himself. But he figured that spending time with her was elemental for his plan to succeed.

"But… you sure you need help with them…???" Shilpa asked knowing well that he was capable of that.

"Yes…"

"Oh..Okay Sure" Shilpa smiled at him, her smile so sweet and pretty and Armaan found himself saying….

"You are beautiful Shilpa…. Your eyes….." Armaan sighed.

Shilpa was taken aback by the unexpected compliment. A pink blush started from her neck to her face. She looked at him, and she couldn't move her eyes from him. She stared into his hazel eyes, drowning in them. His hazel eyes reminded her of the calm and soothing beaches and the luxurious green waters of the ocean. She just loved that color….Loved !!

And just like that she returned to reality, bringing Armaan with her…

"Shilpa…" Armaan started.

"I….I….I have to..to go….I have the t-tthing I have to..to…do" Shilpa stammered and turned to go towards the door. She was about to head out, when she felt a pull on her dupatta and she stopped short. She turned around to see the end of her duppatta stuck to the corner of her table. Dammit why did it have to get stuck to Armaan's desk? Why did I wear the salwar suit today? Because you wanted to see Armaan's reaction to it… admit it Shilpa you wore the suit because you know he likes them. She looked at him and saw him smiling at her.

"See even your suit didn't want you running off without me…" Armaan stood up and started walking to where she was standing.

Shilpa saw him coming towards her and got really nervous. She looked away from him at her dupatta and started fidgeting with it, trying to pull it from the desk…when she felt his hand on hers. And suddenly a thousand currents started running in her hand. His close proximity to her, the scent of his cologne or maybe his natural scent she didn't know but she was lost. His closeness was like a drug that made her lose track of everything, what she was doing, where she was. And for the life of her she couldn't move…

Armaan looked at her, noting her pink cheeks, noting her discomfort. He started pulling the dupatta from the table, all the time looking at her.

"Kya hua Shilpa? Why are you so red? " Armaan teased her.

Is he flirting with me?? what's going on here? Shilpa was totally confused with this new Armaan. Okay, I think he's buttering me up for something. Something is definitely fishy. I need to find out what…

"Will you have dinner with me sometime?" Armaan asked her in a husky voice, holding his breath for her answer, his plan now miles away from his mind. He really wanted her to say yes…

Shilpa just blinked. Stunned wasn't the word for it.

She was so taken aback by that question, she wasn't sure she had heard him right…

"I'm sorry.. but did you just ask me out to dinner " Shilpa asked puzzled. When Armaan nodded, Shilpa started to free herself and started towards the door again.

"I need to go now.." Shilpa said.

"I know this sounds --"

"Just let it be Armaan." And she walked out of his office.

What did I just do? I'll tell you what you did… you screwed it up …. Oh God… what am I gonna do now? Armaan thought. He started pacing back and forth in his office. And then he looked up and smiled, a very calculated and happy smile. Look out Shilpa, here I come. Nobody says no to Armaan and runs off like that. And I mean it just because of the plan, nothing else… (keep convincing yourself that Armaan 😉😉 )

The next morning :

Tap!!tap!! "Basket!!! Yay!!! " the kids shouted.

"Shilpa di!! You're the best, I wonder if there's anyone in Sanjeevani who can defeat you one-on-one? " one of them said.

"Not Possible… I am an awfully good player when it comes to basketball sweetie."

"Shall we put that to test?" a voice said behind her.

Shilpa turned around and caught her breath. Armaan stood at the entrance of the basketball court wearing just a black vest and track pants. And he looked hot!!! Oh god lord… have I like died and gone to heaven?

She dribbled the ball once. " Armaan what are you doing here?"

He walked over to her and snatched the ball from her before she had a chance "I'm here to apologize."

"Already forgotten."

"Doesn't sound like it."

"No?"

He shook his head.

"Fine." She took a breath and said, "Apology heard and begrudgingly accepted then."

The corners of his mouth twitched with amusement. Damn, he really liked this woman. He'd never met anyone like her, anyone who made him smile this much.

"Listen," he began, "about last evening--"

"Okay that one is forgotten. Seriously."

"The thing is, I'm not looking for you to forget that part—just the way it was delivered."

Shilpa looked at him as if he had grown two heads. "Armaan forget it… I am not going to have dinner with you… get it through your thick skull…" Shilpa finished irritated. And why not Shilpa? Is it not what you actually wanted? Why are you so scared? Because of my feelings for him which I am very sure he will never return.

He just smiled. " Wanna bet on that? Lets play a game… if I beat you in the game of basketball, you will willingly have dinner with me…"

"And if you lose..??" Shilpa challenged.

He flashed one of his cute dimples again, as if that possibility never occurred to him. "Then I will never bug you to go out with me."

Shilpa thought for a while. What if she lost?

"Not sure of ourselves now, are we? What's up?? You scared??" Armaan baited her, eager for her to accept the challenge. As soon as he said that, he could see resolve on her face.

"You're on…" Shilpa looked at him and smiled.

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