- PART 12 -
“ahhh, my head is aching!” she groaned getting up, she was hungry and it was 3am, Ram was fast asleep next to her, she felt him to be cute whenever he’s asleep. She got down slowly, and searched for her bag. She tiptoed outside the bedroom, She found some cupcakes that she’d brought, no, Ram bought. She munched them, and suddenly heard a noise, scared she got up, “Priya? What are you doing?” he asked, startling her, “Phew! Don’t scare me like that. I was just hungry.” She said. “So you are eating MY cupcakes?” he asked raising an eyebrow. “I remember you saying whatever yours is mine” she said laughing, “oh really? Are you sure?” he asked smirking, “for now, this cupcake is mine.” She said finishing it happily, Ram chuckled at her. It was 9am, Priya had gotten up, “You look better, feeling good?” he asked Priya, who came out of the bathroom, she nodded a yes with a smile. “okay, we’ll have breakfast in sometime. And then I have called three people for our security, and we’ll go over the plan.” He said. Priya wore a classic B/W polka dot frock the reach up to her calf, she tied her hair into a half pony. “wah... you look like you’re from 50s” he said checking her out. “Haww, Mr. Kapoor, you think I look old in this?” she asked pouting, “arreyy!! I never said that... why do keep twisting my words.... I said from the 50s era, I just meant you look retro and cool today” he said, “Thank you and oh my- you are wearing black to twin with me aren’t you, you wore black yesterday too, and you don’t repeat the colours two days in a row” she asked squinting her eyes, he smiled sheepishly, “Arrey, tum itna kyu soch rahi ho...Come on, let’s have breakfast.” He said, they went down to the breakfast area, where the spread was stunning. Suffering from the jet lag, Priya decided to have coffee and a croissant, Ram did the same too, but he also took a doughnut, he couldn’t resist it and had one earning a glare from Priya, but it was worth it. “How many times have you come here?” she asked, “uhh, only once. Not for work related though. Vedika... Vedika wanted a destination wedding, so Shashi wanted to do it here. And I had come here with him because I promised to help. So, it was for the wedding.” He said, “I am sorry, this place must have brought up may sad memories” she said, “No, not really. Now that I think about it, maybe I would have sad at that time, but currently I am happy. I like to travel with you.” He said making her smile.
“The Annual club party, Shashi will be there.” Ram said to Priya and the Three men standing behind. “how do you know?” one of them asked. “well, this party is for the VIP members of the Luna e Stella Club, and me and Shashi are. He is a drinker, there will be free drinks there and pretty girls, so knowing him, he will be there.” He said. Two men were the bodyguard security, and the other was a federal agent who has been assigned to catch Shashi. “Mr. Kapoor, this is our chance. We can’t arrest him without evidence, and we don’t have a warrant to search his house. So, we need to get a confession out of him. And I think Mrs. Kapoor here, would be perfect for it.” The agent spoke, Ram’s eyes widened, “Priya? Why Priya? I can’t allow Priya to risk her life. I will do it.” He said. “Mr. Kapoor, I understand your turmoil. But Shashi won’t open up to you, he will run away or just leave. But I think Mrs. Kapoor has the potential to get something from him. And don’t worry nothing will happened to her, any sign of trouble she will be pulled out by the bodyguards.” He said. They turned to Priya, “uh... I... I am... I don’t know. Are you sure I can do this?” she asked. “Yeah...” he said, “But how will I be of help?” she asked, “well, you know him. You are attractive...You can seduce him.” He spoke, “Excuse me! That is my wife!!” Ram yelled before Priya could, “Mr. Kapoor I didn’t mean that. All I meant was, Pri- I mean Mrs. Kapoor should get him to trust her, not literally seduce and all. I am sure you must think you can get him drunk enough and make him open up, but I don’t think he is that foolish to open up to the person he wanted to murder in the first place.” He had a point, but sending Priya was risky, what if something happens. “Okay, I am not too good with the plan but we have no choice, and the faster we get him the better.” Ram said annoyed. “Okay, so when is this happening exactly?” she asked, “Tomorrow.” The agent answered, making Priya bewildered. “to-tomorrow? So, I am doing this TOMORROW?” she said frantically, “Priya calm down. You will be fine. You need to put up a ruse in front of him, get him drunk enough, make him say what he did, and then it’s done.” He said. Ram glared at him, “Firstly, it’s Mrs. Kapoor to you. And please stay a bit of distance from my wife. Secondly, we’ll be in touch with her all the time, right?” he asked, “hehe, Mr. Kapoor, don’t worry, your wife is indeed beautiful, but I am happily married with two amazing kids. And yes, we will be, she will be able to hear us through the ear piece, it is very small, so he wouldn’t be able to see and we will plant a microphone, so that his words will be recorded.” Ram just nodded at his words while Priya was stiff. They had ordered in lunch, agent was telling Priya what to do and what not to, how she must take him and everything, she just agreed to everything he had said. Ram noticed her discomfort and sighed, he didn’t want Priya to do this. It was evening now, “So, I will be coming tomorrow after breakfast, we’ll go over it again and by evening you will be all set. Bye” he said leaving. Ram and Priya were alone now. “You wanna go for a walk, it’s pretty nice outside.” He said, she agreed. They were outside near a bridge, Priya admired the canal below them, there were boats and it looked so surreal and calm. “Priya, if you say no, I will whole heartedly accept it. I don’t want you being uncomfortable. And putting you in danger’s way, seems irrational to me.” Ram said holding her hands, “You think I can’t do it? You don’t trust me?” she asked sadly, “Noo... That is not what I meant. You can do anything, heh. But I don’t wat you to be uncomfortable, or be in any kind of trouble for me.” Priya smiled weakly, “Mr. Kapoor, I can do it. I will do it for you.” She said firmly. “I can’t talk you out of it, can I?” he asked laughing lightly, she shrugged with a small smile on her lips. “Gelato?” he asked, “huh?” she asked back not understanding what he meant. “wait here, I’ll be back” he said excitedly, leaving a confused Priya all alone. There was a small bench on the bridge, she waited for him, who came back in few minutes with two cups in his hands which had something similar to ice cream. “Mr. Kapoor, you went to take ice cream?” she asked as he sat down next to her. “Arrey yaar, it is similar to ice cream but has its differences. Now tell me which flavor do you want? ‘Gianduia’ or ‘tiramisu’?” he asked extending both the cups, “I know what tiramisu is, but tell me what is the first one you told.” She spoke, “Oh, it’s just chocolate and hazelnut.” He replied. “Hmm, I’ll have the tiramisu.” She said, he gave her the one. They were eating in silence, Ram took his spoon and took a bite from Priya’s while he fed her his. “Mr. Kapoor! see you dropped some in your shirt. How many times have I told, eat properly.” She groaned, taking the tissue and wiping it. He was just looking at her amazed, how could one small act have such an effect on him. It was tough night for both, extremely nervous about tomorrow.
The following morning, the man had come, explained everything again, and assured them Priya is in good hands and she will be safe. It was around 4pm and the event starts at 9pm. Priya was asked to get ready. “Don’t get stressed, you know what to say and how to tackle him. From what I have heard about you, you are a girl with a witty charm. I am sure you will be able to do this” the agent said giving her a reassurance nod, “also, you husband is fuming over there, please let him know, I have no interest in pursuing you, although you are amazing” he said, she laughed, Ram’s eyes narrowed at them. She headed inside her room. After an hour she came out, and Ram’s heart stopped beating at the sight in front of him. She was wearing a simple red gown, with laced sleeves, her wavy hair let open, and there was no need for much makeup, she carried a natural glow. He was dead, he wanted to just hold her and kiss her, shaking out of his thoughts, he walked up to her, while men inside left to given them privacy. “Do I look okay?” she asked her lips pressed into a thin line. “Sexy… sexy is the word you must be looking for. Gorgeous, I can’t even begin to tell you how okay you look, if I have to put it in your words.” He said pulling her closer. She blushed profusely, “uhh… wow, that’s a lot. But ummm… Thank you” she said. “nervous?” he asked sensing her stiff body, “no, I don’t get nervous.” She replied trying to sound confident, Ram raised his eyebrow, “okay… I am, so much… what if I mess up, I can’t ruin this for you.” She said, “hey… hey, kuch nahi hoga. If you mess up, you mess up, but you’ll never ruin anything for me. We are in it together.” He said, hugging her, she relaxed a bit. “you know what, mom texted me, she asked us how we are, and then when I replied back, she called! We spoke.” He said his face brightened up like a kid, look at him made her smile automatically. “Good, I wish I could have spoken to her, it’s fine, I will after all this.” She said genuinely happy for him, Nandini taking efforts made him ecstatic. “Also, whatever I say today to Shashi, it’s just words and has no meaning, alright.” She said, he looked confused for a second and then gave a thumbs up. “card check, microphone check, purse check, phone check, am I missing something?” she asked ruffling through her purse, “yes, you forgot this” he said, she looked at him, he came closer and gave a small kiss on her cheek, which made her go the deepest shade of red. Her heartbeats raced, feeling butterflies in her stomach, she just stood there comprehending what had just happened. “hello? Priya? Come on, you need to go. Listen, be safe, don’t do anything that might cause harm to you, and the minute you feel in danger, you will tell, understand?” he said shaking her, making her to come out of her trance, “yes Mr. Kapoor, I’ll be just fine. You see, later on, I might go on to become an international spy.” She said chuckling, “haan, dekhte hain, Miss James Bond” he said escorting her to the car. She gave a small smile to him.
It was 9:15pm, and the place was filling up, she got in using Ram’s VIP card, it was a huge area, people laughing and drinking, dancing and talking. It wasn’t so hard to find Shashi, he was at the open bar, drinking whiskey. She took a deep breath and walked towards the bar, a little further away from him. Red wine in her hand, leaned on the counter looking at the people centre. “Priya?!.....”
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Shashi thing will be over by next part, I hope.. and then it's RaYa and Venice❤️... The insipiration might be from various spy movies I have watched, I do watch a lot of movies😅. But do tell me, how you like this one...
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