Vihaan felt a severe sense of loss as he watched her go. He had desperately wanted her, wanted to make love to her and never let her go. He hated himself for being a good guy and allowing her to leave. She had tempted him as he had never been tempted before, it took more will-power than he knew he possessed to let her go. Her petite body had fitted into his arms so perfectly and her lips had seemed to have been shaped to match his perfectly and he knew he would be haunted about these moments for a long time to come.
The journey from the chalet to the hotel was accomplished in tense silence. Kalpi and Vihaan both wanted to be in each other's arms, but no one had the guts to take the first step.
Finally Vihaan decided to speak up and said, "Kalpana, we cannot behave like strangers, especially after what happened last night."
Kalpi blushed and lowered her eyes immediately unable to utter a word as the whole scene from last night flashed before her eyes.
Vihaan looked at her flushed face and had to use his iron will-power to prevent himself from dragging her into her arms and kissing her senseless.
"Kalpana, I am not saying this to embarrass you, but we need to talk about us." Vihaan said.
"I know we need to talk Vihaan, but as I said before can we do it once we reach Mumbai. We are leaving for Mumbai day after tomorrow anyway. This perfect place should not be spoilt by anything" Kalpi said.
"Why do you think our talk will spoil anything?" Vihaan said, wanting to know why Kalpi felt this way.
" I did not mean it that way. It is just that every emotion seems to be heightened in this beautiful place and talking about relationships might not be very appropriate here" Kalpi said.
She just worried that she would blurt about her love, if he pushed her too hard and drive him away.
Vihaan agreed because he himself was not sure what was needed to be said.
"But I promise that I things will not be awkward between us. This trip was beautiful and so perfect and I will not allow anything to spoil it." Kalpi said.
Vihaan smiled at her and got a dazzling smile in return.
Soon they were conversing about various places they had visited in Switzerland and how much they had enjoyed it, but skirting around the real issue of their intimacy.
As soon as they entered the hotel, the first person to spot them was Trisha. Her temper rose to unmanageable levels seeing them together. They were so absorbed in each other that they did not even notice her. She decided that today evening she would get back at Kalpana for taking Vihaan away from her.
There was an end of shoot party scheduled in the evening for the entire cast and crew as well as the press who had covered the shooting and various Swiss and local Indian dignitaries.
There was a sudden knock on Kalpi's hotel room door and she opened it and the room boy handed her over a beautifully wrapped package.
Kalpi accepted the package hesitantly, but a huge smile appeared on her face when she saw the message on it.
"To Kalpana, for gifting me so many unforgettable moments. Vihaan" was written on it.
She opened the wrapper carefully to see a note in the box containing the most beautiful dress she had ever seen.
The note simply said, "Wear it to the party".
The dress was a one shouldered full length gown in peach colour. It had tiny red roses dotting the entire neckline and the bottom of the gown and circling the entire waist. It was lovely beyond belief. It fitted her to perfection and showed off her slender figure to the utmost advantage.
She had purchased a set of ruby red stone earrings while in Switzerland and she felt sure that Vihaan remembered it while selecting the dress.
Then Vihaan's make up man came knocking saying that he was going to help make her up. She tried to refuse but he insisted and Kalpi gave up.
Once she had worn her dress and had her hair and make- up done, she was stunned to see herself in the mirror. She looked different, she felt beautiful. Everything seemed perfect, her dress, her hair and her make-up seemed to create a vision which was alluring. She could not wait for Vihaan to see her.
Suddenly there was a knock on her door and she answered the door to see Vihaan on the other side, Vihaan who was looking devastatingly handsome in a tailored tuxedo.
There was a look of intense admiration on his face which made her feel shy. She lowered her eyes and blushed and an adoring smile came up on Vihaan's face.
"You look lovely, Kalpana" Vihaan said.
"Thanks for everything, Vihaan. This dress is beautiful. I had the best time of my life here. You made everything so perfect." Kalpi said and unconsciously leaned over and planted a soft kiss on his cheek.
Both of them were stunned. Kalpi immediately got totally embarrassed, while Vihaan was in a state of shock, because even though they had kissed a lot of times, Kalpi had never initiated it. Hence this kiss which was so simple felt more profound
Vihaan just kept staring at Kalpi's down bent head with a look of total adoration.
"Let's go down and join the party, Kalpana." Vihaan said understanding her state.
Kalpana who was overcome with shyness told Vihaan, "Vihaan please go down, I will join you shortly. I feel very shy to make an entrance with you, as you would be a cynosure of all eyes."
The old Vihaan would have totally gone bonkers with anger over her refusal, but now the new Vihaan who understood Kalpana perfectly, understood her reluctance and started walking away.
Suddenly he turned back and said, "My cousin Neel and his friends including Mike are here. He landed here suddenly and I could not do anything without causing a scene. But I have warned Mike that if he comes even within 10 feet of you, he will rue the day he was born. I hope you are okay with it. If you want I can ask them to stay away from the party."
Kalpi smiled sweetly and said, "No one can spoil my day today and I don't care who is here". She had loved the wealth of caring she had heard in Vihaan's voice.
Vihaan joined the party, but his entire attention was towards the door where she would make an entrance.
He was talking to Trisha, who was trying to gain his attention without much success. His distraction was totally evident to Trisha. Trisha knew that she was looking absolutely stunning and no one could hold a candle to her today, but she could not understand why she was unable to hold Vihaan's attention. Suddenly she saw Vihaan's face light up and she looked to see the reason. Her blood boiled seeing Kalpana at the other end of his gaze. She was looking pretty, she acknowledged, but nowhere close to her beauty, but the way Vihaan looked at Kalpana was as if she was the only one who existed in the whole world.
Vihaan walked towards Kalpana, with not even a bye your leave to Trisha. Kalpana looked up at him and smiled and he smiled back. Trisha who was watching them closely felt all her dreams about Vihaan come crashing down.
Soon Vihaan and Kalpana were circulating among the guests. Kalpana felt on top of the world, everything felt perfect in her world. She and Vihaan were together. The person she loved the most in the world was with her today and she did not care about tomorrow. She was introduced to various dignitaries and she enjoyed talking with them. Her innate charm and intelligence impressed everyone who talked to her and Vihaan felt a great sense of pride.
Even though they got separated from each other her they felt bonded together by an unseen bond.
Vihaan was himself enjoying the party, just because she was there. Her presence brought him joy, which he had never experienced. He smiled thinking of the inauspicious start to their relationship and how they would fight at the drop of a hat, but now he could not stay away from her even for a few minutes.
Kalpana was coming back from the wash room and suddenly she was confronted by Mike. Vihaan had warned Mike to stay away from her, but Mike was too drunk to care. He hated Vihaan and had never forgotten the punch he had received from Vihaan.
Kalpana tried to bypass him but he made a mad grab at her and tried to bring her close to him. "Still sexy as ever aren't you. Are you still available to only your boss or can I sample your wares", he asked leeringly?
Kalpi was initially stunned but immediately recovered and slapped him hard and ran away from him.
Unknown to her Trisha was watching the entire scene and she approached Mike. Seeing Trisha approaching, Mike tried his flirting with her and said, "Wow, are you a human or are you an angel fallen from heaven."
Trisha looked at him in disgust, but said, "Don't you think you should wait till the slap marks on your face fade before you make a move on another woman?"
Suddenly Mike felt his anger returning and he said angrily, "I will get back at her and her snooty boss"
Trisha smiled and said, "That's good and I am going to help you do it".
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