SwaDarsh TS ||Chocolate was the answer?!|| Part 2 up Pg 2

Adarsh hurried to open the door for her.

"You don't have to open doors for me Mr. Sinha." She said as she passed him by.

"My mother raised me to be chivalrous. We are a dying breed, you know." Adarsh replied, taking a long whiff of her perfume, and almost sighing into the doorframe.

She turned around to give him a look.

"I would've liked to take you to a better place for our first date, but this is the place that serves the best chocolate." Adarsh hurried to her side.

"This is not a date. You just caught me at a low moment." She clarified.

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks. Either way I'm not complaining." Adarsh smiled, pulling a chair out for her. Soon Swadheenta, soon.

She shook her head.

"Here, a slice of the nine layered chocolate fantasy." Adarsh said putting down her dessert in front of her.

"You are not eating anything." She observed as he sat opposite her.

"I don't like chocolate." He stated.

"You don't like chocolate?" she asked in disbelief, holding a bite stationary in the air.

"I might have a change of heart." Adarsh said as he caught hold of her hand and took the bite for himself, holding her gaze. "I think I just did."

She quickly shut her mouth. "You're not getting another bite from this." She muttered with little semblance of herself, turning her gaze to the chocolate wonder.

Adarsh smiled at her coyness.

"In the first hearing of the case against Ahuja Constructions in the Delhi High Court, the scales seemed to be tipped in favour of the construction giant. While there were no comments made by the lawyer of the villagers staking claim at the land on which Ahuja Constructions is developing its biggest housing project yet, Mr. Singhvi gave a bite and stated, "There is no case against Ahuja Sahab's company. It's a frivolous money making scheme. And I will prove so in Court""

"Really!" Swadheenta put down her spoon in a huff. "What self respecting patisserie even runs the local news? Aren't they supposed to play punk rock music or something?"

"I think its because a lot UPSC aspirants come here. Sorry I should've thought about it." Adarsh explained.

"Don't be sorry. It's not your fault I messed up so badly in court."

"You wanna talk about it?"

"What's to talk about? I was so tongue tied out there. I couldn't even get across that I wanted to file a motion for injunction. Before I could utter "temporary injunction" Singhvi took the opportunity of me coming late and everything and moved with his motion for dismissal stating there is no case. I don't think first year students are ragged as much in college as I was in a courtroom. If he had more material from that party he would have sued me for criminal intimidation just to spite me! And I can't believe he's making this so personal. I thought a man of his stature would be above gloating. But he took perverse delight in having me cornered. It was a train wreck!" She explained.

Adarsh put forward a glass of water toward her. "Thanks."

"It's all part of his game. You're new to this. He thinks he can faze you easily. Its just a strategy to throw you off your game."

"I wish I had a game. Really. In all of this I feel so bad for the people I let down today. You should've seen their faces. I haven't ever seen anyone that disappointed with me."

"Well only one thing for you to do then. Don't disappoint them again. You can do that." Adarsh said.

Swadheenta smiled. "Chalein?"

"Itni jaldi?" Adarsh looked up taken aback as she stood up.

"Aren't you supposed to be at work? Slacking?"

"Just lost track of time. We should go on a date again." Adarsh replied holding the door open for her.

"This was not a date. I was just upset. Like I said before."

"You're being defensive again. It's your default mode I guess. You should try going on the offence in court that will probably change the game. Kehte hai na "the best defence is a strong offence"", Adarsh said.

A light bulb clicked in her mind.

"Thanks Adarsh!" she said with a genuine smile.

"Anytime." He replied.