~ArBi FF Jab Lurve Hua~Part 271 pg141 - Page 11

~Two Weeks Later~

Bhaskar was busy searching for his wallet and he didn't know where he kept it. Payal, meanwhile was sleeping soundly. He kept going in circles around the bed, hoping to attract Payal's attention but she was still sleeping. Looking at the clock striking 6:30 am, he had no option but to wake Payal up. He called Payal but instead of waking up, she turned away from him and pulled the pillow and placed it on top of her head. Bhaskar pulled the pillow from her and hit Payal with the pillow.

Bhaskar:Arre Paayu...wake up, it's 6:30 am..

Payal:Bhaskar!!!You very well know that I hate to be woken up, especially by you..

Bhaskar:Ok I'm sorry..but it's an emergency..

Payal:Emergency hai toh jao na..

Bhaskar:Uffo where's my wallet??

Payal:Arrgghhh Bhaskar it is in the wardrobe in the 2nd drawer from the top

Bhaskar:It's not there...

Payal:Uffo Bhaskar you better make sure that it's not right under your nose or else I'll really kill you!!

Payal woke up from the bed and went to get the wallet from the wardrobe, while Bhaskar smiled flirtishly at her.

Payal:I so knew it Bhaskar..Idiot, I slept at 2:30 am last night and you had to call me 4 hours later....Abhi tak toh theekh tarha se aankh nahin khol rahi hain aur mujhe tumhara wallet dikhaayi deta hai aur tum...

Bhaskar covered her mouth and kissed her cheek, which made Payal open her eyes widely.

Bhaskar:Now your eyes are opened..

Payal:So you did this on purpose,huh?

Bhaskar:Of course jaanemann!!!Come on tum mujhe jaante ho na??

Payal:Yeah I do..(smiled weakly) Anyways have yuo eaten anything?

Bhaskar:Ek apple kaafi hain..Gotta go babe..Bye..

Payal:I just pray that your meeting doesn't succeed...Itni bhi jaldi kya hai??

Bhaskar:Arre shub shub bol..Amarjeet will kill me if I didn't get this deal done...

Payal:Whatever Bhaskar!!One day, I''ll really want to kill him...Anyways good luck!!

Bhaskar:Thanks hunni..Lurve ya..(throws a flying kiss at her)

Payal:Lurve you too..(caught his kiss and smiled)

Payal stood, leaning against and holding the door with her left hand and waited for Bhaskar to start his car and drive away. Payal smiled and silently prayed for Bhaskar's meeting to be a success.

Later on....

~Men's Universe~

Armaan went to meet Amarjeet with the edited photographs while Jiya was waiting for Raj to go for her fashion shoot. Just then Jiya saw armaan barging into her cabin.

Jiya:Heyy...kya hua??

Armaan:What can possibly happen??He said it was jsut fine and he'll ask Bhaskar about it..

Jiya:I really don't understand

Armaan:What?

Jiya:If he owns MU or Bhaskar does...I mean seriously, har kaam mein Bhaskar ka opinion leta hain banda Amarjeet Chaddha...

Armaan:Haha..you're right..anyways where's Raj??

Jiya:As usual late..When I called him, he told me he's outside, parking his car...

Armaan:Iska matlab..he just woke up??

Jiya:Precisely..I wonder..really, if there is any girl born to dominate and straighten him out..

Armaan:Kyun..tum ho na...

Jiya:Haha very funny Armaan..

Armaan:What's so funny...

Jiya:Hey what's that noise??

Armaan:Chal dekh the hain...

Armaan and Jiya rushed out to see a fuming Amarjeet and there was a gathering at the foyer.

Jiya:Great..are we that unimportant now..how come we did'nt know there's a gathering??

Armaan:Uffo ek minute Jiya

Sunny:Hey you guyz..Gyaan's back!!

Armaan:What?

Jiya:What??How can he be back??He left on his own,remember??

Armaan:Yeah Jiya's right..

Sunny: Then who are you seeing there, right in front of Amarjeet??

Armaan and Jiya couldn't see for they were facing his back but when they heard his voice, they glanced at each other and both of them looked at Sunny, who seemed equally surprised to see Gyaan back at MU.

Jiya:(started to whisper to Sunny and Armaan) What the hell is he doing here???Has MWorld thrown him out or something???

Sunny:Haha Jiya..

Armaan:Chup...God knows what must have happened there...

Jiya:Trust me dude he must definitely created some mishap there....Waise iska naam Gyaan nahin hona chahiye tha..

Sunny:Toh phir??

Jiya:Excuses ka badshah hona chahiye...aur waise Ms Vinita aka his ally-in-crime kaha hai??Dikhaayi nahin de rahi...

Just then Vinita came walking and asked them to excuse her as she walked in between.

Armaan:Has she heard you??

Sunny:Excuse me you guys...

Jiya:Even if she heard it I really don't care yaar....

Armaan:Why are we even here??

Jiya:Oh come on yaar let's see what Gyaan has to offer to Amarjeet this time round...

Gyaan:Sir please give me a chance..Dobara aapko shikayat ka mauka nahin doonga..

Amarjeet:Aur issi liye kehraha hoon get out Gyaan!!!Tumne jo dhokha kiya hain na uske liye maafi toh kya tumhe toh..

Vinita:Sir ek minute...Usse bolne toh do...

Gyaan:Sir I accepted MWorld's offer just to see what they've got for the next issues...and I've only been loyal to you sir..Maine aapka namak khaya hai Sir!!

Jiya:(whispered to Armaan) Namak hi nahin bhal ki AJ ka sarr bhi bohat baar khaaya hai...Hahaha...

Armaan:Ssshhh...

Gyaan:Sir they are planning something really big par before I could find that out, they caught me red-handed...aur issi liye...Please sir....

Vinita:Sir ek mauka toh doh is bechara ko....(gestures to Gyaan to beg for forgiveness)

Gyaan:Sir main aapka pau pad tha hoon...Please sir...Mujhe maaf kardo....

Vinita:Sir aap kabhi apni biwi ki pau aise pakda hai kabhi...???

Amarjeet:Ab meri biwi in sab ke beech kaise pohanch gayi Vini??

Vinita:Nahin sir...Gyaan maafi toh maang raha hain na..so please Sir...

Jiya:Rab ne kya evil jodi banaya hai...Lollz....Dekhna ek din ye dono shaadi kardenge aur mujhe hairanagi bhi nahin hogi...

Armaan:Uffo chup rahoge ek minute ke liye???

Jiya:Mujhe kyun chup kar rahe ho tum huh???Main tumhe aage ki kahaani bata thi hoon...AJ forgives Gyaan...Gyaan and Vinita plans some more conspiracies...They have narrow escapes every now and then....and so forth...Yehi toh chalta aaya hain na...

Armaan:Tumhari quick commentaries ke liye thanks a tonne....

Jiya:You're most welcome....Ab chale???

Armaan and Jiya went back to Jiya's cabin where they were waiting for Raj.Meanwhile, Raj was just bathing and he had soap on his face and he had closed his eyes and he was searching for the shower. He realized that the shower was there on top and turned the knob for the water but the shower wasn't working well and he almost slipped while going to the kitchen basin to rinse his face.His house was in a terrible mess; a typical eligible bachelor's home. He quickly rinsed his face with the icy cool waters and quickly took a brown shirt and took his pants and started wearing them while picking his tie and getting his socks.Before he went off, he took his mobile and checked the mirror once again to ensure that he was looking as awesome and dashing as ever. He started his car and checked that he had taken his files and portfolios with him and rushed to MU. Along the way,his mobile started ringing and he looked at the caller..~Gauri~..He smiled at the caller and disconnected the call and drove at a high speed. He had no option but to do so for if he hadn't rushed, Jiya will kill him and that's for sure. While waiting at a traffic junction, he saw a pretty girl and looked at her and smiled at her. She turned away and he just turned away too and found her uninteresting and went driving.

Finally Raj reached MU and he took the lift to Level 2 where his cabin was situated, next to Armaan's and Jiya's. Raj wished Good morning to Sonali and Mahi while he rushed to Jiya.

Raj:Heyy you ok??

Armaan:Ab isse kya hua hain??

Raj:Well nothing..She was missing me too much...I'm here Jiya..

Armaan got amused by Raj and Jiya just glared at Raj for coming so late.

Jiya:Shall we??The models are waiting...

Raj:Let them wait Jiya..They always do for Raj...So not to worry...

Jiya:Like I care...Where's the file..I need to talk to Sunny and handle some official matters and then we can go...

Raj:Oops I forgot about it...

Jiya:Yeah right..give it to me Raj...

Raj:I'm serious...I forgot...

Jiya:What????Raj....I told you to specially bring it...and you!!!!Bulakkad kahi ka!!!

Raj:(smiled flirtishly at her) Haha chill babe...Here you go....Check if it's the right file...

Jiya:Arrgghhh....Already the day is going terrible and you...Stop eating my brains will you???

Raj:Chill yaar...

Jiya grabbed hold of the file and went away while Raj wondered what's happening.

Raj:Ab isse kya hua??Kal tak toh theekh thaak tha...Mamla serious hai kya??

Armaan:Kya bataoo...Gyaan Verma's back!!

Raj:What??He got an offer from MWorld...

Armaan:He told Amarjeet that he was trying to be a loyal dog to him by trying to leak out MWorld issues to him...Only God knows why he's back for....

Raj:Goodness....Looks like they threw him out...

Armaan:You and Jiya think so much alike..She was just saying the same.....

Raj:Hey what did Amarjeet say about the photos??

Armaan:As usual..Bhaskar se poochna padega and all that crap!!

Raj:Aur tumhara haal kya hai??You left early....

Jiya:Dimaag khaane ko sab ke paas time hote hai...Arrgghhh!!!

Armaan:Kya hua Jiya??

Jiya:Sab kaam delay ho gaya..Sunny forgot to brief the models and he's tensed about his new designs and collection and all...Sab ko tension hai....Yaha kya haal hai??

Just then Raj's phone was ringing and he disconnected the call.

Just then Raj's phone was ringing and he disconnected the call.

Armaan:Who is it this time???

Jiya:Pooja..Rani..who is it???

Raj:No one..

Jiya:Seriously???

Raj:(grinned sheepishly) Yeah...

Jiya:Toh phir phone uthao..ya phir main uthaaoo??

Raj:Haan aur keh dena ki....

Jiya:Woh sab mujh par chod do....Tumhara band main bajaaongi..No tension...

Raj:Actually her name is Gauri...

Jiya:Kaafi conservative type ka naam hai..Kaha pe mili thi yeh??Now don't tell me kisi mandir mili thi...

Raj simply nodded his head in agreement which shocked Armaan and Jiya.

Armaan:Arre lekin tum toh kabhi mandir nahin gaya na??

Jiya:Yeah..yeh achanak yeh badlaav kaise??

Raj:She looked nice so i thought why not...

Jiya:And so why aren't you picking up??

Raj:Chumbak ki tarha peeche pad rahi hain yaar....Doesn't she get a clue or something that I'm not liking that???

Jiya:Main phone uthaa rahi hoon,ok??

Armaan:Bachchu get ready!!!

Jiya:Hello..

Gauri:Who are you??

Jiya:Aap mujhe phone kar ke mujhse hi pooch rahe hain ki main kaun hoon...Who is this??

Gauri:It's Gauri and may I know where Raj is??

Jiya:Ohh Raj!!!!He's...(pauses for a while, thinking of an excuse while smiling at Raj)..Woh toh margaya...

Gauri:Margaya???Matlab??

Jiya:Simple..he's dead..Upar chala gaya...

Gauri:Lekin kyun???

Jiya:Tum uske saath thi kal raat???

Gauri:Haan lekin...

Jiya:Jagda ho gaya tha kya??

Gauri:Haan.....

Jiya:Tab toh woh police banda toh highway pe jo bhi keh raha tha woh bilkul sahi tha...

Gauri:Highway police???

Jiya:Kisis girlfriend par gussa utharna aur woh bhi gaadl chala the waqt aur upar se overspeeding....aor ek major accident.....Bas bechara...mar gaya!!!!

Gauri:Nahiiinnn!!!!

Jiya gestured to Raj and Armaan Gauri's response as a dramatic No and the trio couldn't suppress their laughter and Jiya quickly disconnected the call.

Armaan:Lollz Raj....you guyzz!!!!

Jiya:This is your girlfriend number???

Raj:Ermm...actually 265th....

Armaan:What????

Armaan felt disgusted by the number while Jiya told him to chill.

Armaan:Jiya..seriously...

Jiya:Well this guy practically has been working with us for the past 4 years...and he meets a new girl every day or so but it's surprisingly low for me...So I am not that surprised.....

Armaan:Goodnesss....

Jiya:Shall we focus on our problem at the moment..Your photos...

Armaan:Bhaskar has to come...to approve of our work..

Jiya:And to get credit for the work we do...Annoying!!!I've been tolerating this nonsense ever since I've started to work here....But this is crazy,ok???I practically feel like resigning...Seriously!!!!

Bhaskar:Then why don't you just do that???

Raj:Ahhh welcome Bhaskar....

Bhaskar:Thanks Raj..Amarjeet sir, I think these photos need a bit more editing for our fantastic issue and cover page...

Jiya:If you don't mind Mr Bhaskar I will like to tell you to stop butting in and mind your own business...

Amarjeet:Jiya is this how you should talk???

Jiya:Yes indeed Sir..This is how I talk...and I want an aswer to my questions today, Sir..Who is he to judge our work...And not only judge you are the boss of MU,right???

Amarjeet:Is there any doubts in that???

Jiya:Yes indeed I do!!!We work so hard to get the photographs well but ultimately why is that Bhaskar gets all the credit and the final say???Sir, you seem to be the type of guy who has no backbone....

Bhaskar:Sir she's criticizing you...

Amarjeet:What do you want Jiya??

Jiya:Now that's a perfect question...I want justice to be made to all of us...We work so hard as a team but the credits go to Bhaskar..This got to be stopped at any cost...I've been proving myself every single day to achieve the impossible and all our efforts are going to waste because of your attitude and Bhaskar...Why is there a partiality towards him???I agree he may have contributed so much to the industry but that doesn't mean he is the greatest here..All of us are equally capable and promising and I want everyone's work to be appreciated and acknowledged..

Bhaskar simply smirked at her but Amarjeet kept mum for a while.

Amarjeet:Bhaskar what do you say?

Jiya:I don't believe this!!!

Bhaskar:Sir you decide...Waise according to our discussions last week, our next issue should be ready within a week.

Amarjeet:Jiya I'll give you a challenging assignment and you prove it to me..I'm giving you a big responsibility..

Jiya:Why are you even bothering Sir???Bhaskar's the only capable employee here,right??

Amarjeet:I'm giving you a chance Jiya...

Jiya:Fine Sir...but if I prove myself I want no more partialty..If that's ok with you I don't mind taking up even the most challenging task...

Amarjeet:Great...but if you failed to do so,

Jiya:I'll resign..Happy??

Bhaskar:Very much...

Jiya and Bhaskar simply glared at each other.

Bhaskar:Waise the idea that everyone else had agreed to is bodypainting...Well get the models and get your work done within 5 working days, according to Amarjeet sir's order.

Armaan and Raj were hell shocked.

Armaan:Lekin Sir..

Raj:Sir we had done this before and we didn't get any positive respo..

Jiya:Agreed...But sir I promise I'll get it done in 4 working days instead of 5...

Amarjeet:Great..(and he left)

Bhaskar:Wow itna confidence..Anyways best of luck!!

Jiya:Pehli baar good luck wish kar rahi ho tum aur woh bhi mujhe..I mean the first time in 4 years....Interesting..Thanks a lot!!!So far in these 4 years yuo didn't wish me and i've proved to be a success...Now that you've wished me I hope I don't go over the top Bhaskar....

Bhaskar:Sambhal kar Jiya...Kahin ghir na jaana..Bye!!

Bhaskar left and Raj closed Jiya's cabin door.

Armaan:Are you even out of your mind???

Jiya:What??

Raj:Yea Jiya...What were you thinking???

Jiya:I want no more partiality towards him..it's high time things change...And I'm so positive about this....Are you guys with me???

Armaan:Do we even have any other option besides that???

Raj:Exactly...

Jiya:Don't you guys even trust me???

Raj:We trust you more than anything...But right now...Ok let's go for our fashion shoot uske baad we'll have lunch and discuss about this,k??

Armaan:Yeah don't worry both of us are here for you Jiya....

Jiya:Thanks guys!!

The fashion shoot went much better than expected and they finished the photo-shoot quickly and the three of them went to the MU cafe for lunch.

While eating,

Armaan:So...what's the plan??

Raj:Actually let me see about my contacts and the models I've met..Maybe they can be of some help....

Armaan:Lollz Raj..will they even agree??

Raj:Heyy...I still got the charm to get them to be convinced,alright??

Armaan:Hhmm...

Jiya:Well I'm going to have to check the list of models who have worked for us too...

Armaan:I'll check as well....

Raj:Waise aaj kal yeh Shikha kya kar rahi hain??

Armaan:Shikha..the girl who told us that she was going to Mauritius for bodypainting,na???

Raj:She's indeed a bold girl..Yeah we could try to contact her...

Jiya:Great!!!!But let's check on other models as well,k??

Two days later.....

Bhaskar was just browsing through some magazines at his cabin when Vinita and Gyaan popped by his cabin to give him the good news of what they did for him.Bhaskar smiled as Vinita told him excitedly what she did.

Vinita and Gyaan had met Shikha who was waiting for Jiya in her cabin.Gyaan informed her that Jiya had arranged for a new photographer and stylist to get her make-up done. Shikha didn't know if she ought to believe Gyaan but then seeing this, Vinita told her that Gyaan is just lying to her and in fact the timings for her shoot has changed to the next day instead. Shikha had to go for an important international shoot the next day in the morning and she had left a note to be conveyed to Jiya and left it on her cabin.When Jiya came back, she saw Vinita shredding a paper in front of her, smiled and both Gyaan and Vinita left from there.

Raj overheard the entire conversation amongst Gyaan,Vinita and Bhaskar and went to meet Jiya.She was totally disheartened but she kept mum and went for her fashion shoot alone.

Armaan and Raj felt awful for Jiya who was silent throughout the whole day.Raj told Armaan to go off since his mum must be waiting but Armaan offered to stay.Both of them got some food and drinks for Jiya as they went to Jiya's place.

Jiya:It's really crap....And I'm such a fool to even tell AJ that I can complete this within 4 days and we need to get it done by tonight or else I'm finished!!!!

Armaan:Cool Jiya...We can think of something yaar....

Jiya:Yea right....Shikha bhi haath se chali gayi...Uss Vinita ko main...ek din mere haathon se hogi uski khoon..

Raj:Chill yaar..Kuch toh sochenge.....Don't give up...

Jiya:Seriously dude...I give up...God, are you even hearing me out....You really are unfair to me this time round....Sab kuch khatam ho jaayegi..aur kal meri naukri bhi....

Raj was about to say something but his phone rang.

Armaan:Who is it??

Raj:Bata nahin kaun hai..Hello....Yes, Nisha...erm are you free tonight???No..No I didn't mean it that way...Listen..Listen...

Watching Raj's expression made Jiya and Armaan burst out laughing.Just then Raj realized that he had an important work and he went off while Jiya went back to MU with Armaan for she forgot her laptop there and Armaan offered to accompany her and Raj told them to wait for him for he'll reach MU after his work and they agreed.

Jiya and Armaan reached MU and Jiya was practically feeling terrible about leaving MU and she visualized Bhaskar's grin and his victorious smile and Armaan told her to stop visualizing such crap and nothing of that sort will happen.Jiya just wished for a miracle to take place and wished that God could send her a Guardian angel to help her out.

Armaan and Jiya were waiting for Raj at the foyer. Meanwhile,Armaan received a call.

Armaan:Heyy..

Bharti:Hi Armaan..are you still at MU??

Armaan:Yeah why...??

Bharti:Well I went shopping with Payal and then went to the saloon to get my hair done...And I thought why not drop by at MU if you are there...I'm coming,k??Payal has gone already after dropping me here....

Armaan:Sure,ok....(hung up)..I guess there's someone who can cheer you up....

Bharti:Hi guyzz....Wow so this is Men's Universe....

Jiya:Heyy Bharti....

Jiya went to her and hugged her.

Bharti:Looks like someone's having a rough day at work

Jiya:Indeed....Thanks to your best friend Bhaskar...

Bharti:Bhaskar??What did he do???

Armaan:Chod na...

Bharti:Armaan, I will like to know!!!Jiya tell me...

Jiya:It's nothing...

Bharti:Come on..I have all the rights to know how he has disturbed you today...Come on just tell me everything..Don't worry about me or my friendship with him..Just shoot!!

Jiya told her everything that has been going on for the past three days.Bharti was shocked for she didn't know that Bhaskar had another side to him than what she had seen over the past 7 years of their friendship and she felt truly disgusted by what Jiya told her.Bharti hugged her and patted her head and asked Jiya if she could do anything for her but Jiya smiled and told her that Bharti's concern is enough for her. Bharti asked if there is any vending machine to get some drinks for she's thirsty and Armaan directed her and Bharti excused herself.

Just then it struck Jiya.

Jiya:Armaan..I have an idea...

Armaan:What???All of a sudden???

Jiya:But..I don't know yaar....

Armaan:Just say na...

Jiya:Bharti...She's really gorgeous na??

Just then it struck Jiya.

Jiya:Armaan..I have an idea...

Armaan:What???All of a sudden???

Jiya:But..I don't know yaar....

Armaan:Just say na...

Jiya:Bharti...She's really gorgeous na??

Armaan:Ahaaa..What about her beauty??

Jiya:No one in the office had seen her,right??

Armaan:What are you coming at???

Jiya:Why don't we ask her to be our model???

Armaan:WHAT????Are you even out of your mind???

Jiya:No I'm not..My mind is real crystal clear now.....What do you think???

Armaan:I think the Pepsi must have gone over your head...Come,let's go...

Jiya:Armu!!!Please yaar....

Armaan:Are you nutzz??

Jiya:No I'm not....I just want to get back at Bhaskar big time.....

Armaan:It's true no one saw her before except for Bhaskar and us...But Amarjeet??

Jiya:Don't you get it..When Bharti was getting married to you, the rest of MU staff had to go for an important conference in Bangalore...remember??And Amarjeet was also there too...There's no chance of getting caught!!!

Armaan:Par pakde gaye toh???

Jiya:Woh baad mein dekhlenge na???Please maan jaao na!!!

Armaan:Par...How do we even ask her???I don't know what she's going to even think....

Jiya:I'll talk to her...

Armaan:Ok,par....

Bharti:Hi guyzz coffee for all of us....

Jiya:Bharti, I've been wanting to talk to you...

Bharti:Yea shoot...

Jiya:Have you ever done a photo-shoot before??

Bharti:No..Why do you ask??

Jiya:Bas aise hi..Actually do you think you can help us out???

Bharti:I'd lurve to, in any way I could....Just tell me how...

Jiya:Do you think you can be our model for this..Bodypainting assignment???

Bharti gasped in shock and almost spat out the coffee but she controlled herself.

Bharti:Me???

Jiya:Yeah....we are not forcing you or anything...It's just if I can't get this done, I'll have to look for another job...

Bharti:I'm not familiar with all these...I mean I have never...

Armaan:Bharti you don't have to,ok??

Bharti:Jiya...

Jiya:Yeah...

Bharti:I'd lurve to!!!

Jiya:What???Are you..are you serious?????(held Bharti's hand)

Bharti smiled widely and nodded in agreement.Armaan was totally taken aback by Bharti's reply for he had not expected her to just say Yes to Jiya.

Bharti:I want to...And I will get to see what a photo-shoot will be like and perhaps you guyzz can show me around MU as well...What say???

Jiya:Awesome....let me get you changed and made up...Excuse us Armaan!!!

Armaan was smiling continuously for he couldn't believe his eyes. The past few hours had been extremely depressing for Jiya, Raj and himself and Armaan recalled Jiya's conversation with him along the way to Men's Universe.

Armaan:Hey everything will be ok yaar

Jiya:It has to, or else I'll seriously lose faith in God..Hey do you think I'm being crazy and stupid enough to voice out?

Armaan:No way Jiya..I really appreciate what you did...That was really brave of you to voice out..

Jiya:You know something Armaan?Before I even got a job in MU, my mum and several others had told me to consider taking a job in another field but I was passionate about photography and I was so crazy about it and the fact that the two years of unemployment which I had faced was nothing compared to the first few moments after getting the job confirmation letter from MU...Ever since then, this had become like my second home and I've gotten my dream job..Then the 4 years od struggle till now and the frustration at Bhaskar which I've not only seen in me but others too...If I'm going to lose my job, I'm only glad for at least I voiced out...

Armaan:(held Jiya's hand) Don't worry Jiya..Nothing will go wrong..Let's cross our fingers....

Jiya:I don't know..I have a gut feeling that things might go wrong..But I'm still hoping for a miracle

Armaan:Me too...Come,let's go!!

And after some time, Bharti came. It just happened so quickly and Armaan was still in a state of disbelief, that Bharti had agreed instantly.

Meanwhile, Jiya brought Bharti inside the dressing room where Jiya introduced Bharti to her colleague aka hair stylist, Avi. Jiya told Bharti to relax and both of them will guide her along. Jiya was discussing with Avi on styling Bharti's hair in a way such that no damage occurs to to Bharti's hair, which she got done just a few hours ago. Avi smiled and agreed.Jiya took a hot red haulter-neck dress for Bharti and instructed Avi to get Bharti's hair done and add some highlights and let her and Armaan view Bharti.Avi agreed.

Jiya went to check on Armaan. He was trying to call Raj but his mobile is switched off. Jiya realized the time and they had so much work left to do. Jiya went to meet the security guard downstairs and informed him that they might be here the whole night and he told them not to worry. Jiya thanked the security guard and went upstairs.

By the time Jiya went up, Bharti had come out with Avi. Jiya was stunned to see Bharti as Jiya walked slowly towards Armaan, not taking her eyes off Bharti. Jiya turned to look at Armaan who was practically losing himself in her ebautiful eyes.

Bharti:Erm guys stop staring. Am I looking awful??

Jiya:Nnnn...

Armaan:Bharti you look...

Bharti waited for Armaan to complete what he wanted to say.

Armaan:Bharti, you look perfect!!Great work Avi!!

Jiya:Yes Avi, awesome!!Now we need to get the real work done..We are painting half,right?

Avi:Yeah..so tell me the colours..Based on the theme for the upcoming issue..

Jiya:How about..

Armaan:Gold and red streaks??

Jiya:Wow...that'll be an awesome combination..

Avi:Guys I'm going to get started..Well, perfection will only be achieved with your photo-shoot--it has got to seem as if she is entirely painted...

Jiya:Yes you're right..Nothing should go wrong now!!Bharti,just relax,yeah??I'll get my camera ready with Armaan..(smiled at Bharti and winked at her)

Avi took Bharti inside while Jiya and Armaan went to the studio and adjusted the lightings and made sure that everything was set before Bharti came. Jiya tried Raj's number and finally the call got through.

Jiya:Hey dude where are you??

Raj:You sound much better...

Jiya:Of course I would,since I've got our model..

Raj:What?

Jiya:Yeah...we got a model & she's getting ready!!

Raj:And you're telling me now??

Jiya:Armaan and I have been trying your number since jsut now but we couldn't get through..Waise where are you?

Raj:I was also trying to get a model...And Nisha..

Jiya:Don't tell me you're trying to convince her..If you are, you better stop and come right away to MU..

Raj:Uffo,theekh hai..aata hoon..

Jiya:Ok bye..

As Jiya turned with her mobile in one hand, she saw Armaan going closer towards Bharti. She walked to the side to see what was going on. Armaan walked towards Bharti and brought her fringe forward towards the right side a little and raised her chin and smiled. Bharti raised her eyebrows and Armaan told her that she looked awesome. Bharti was feeling all so jittery and nervous and she was blabbering away as she just wanted everything to be perfect for Jiya and Armaan stopped her blabber, placing his finger on her soft,luscious lips. Armaan gazed into Bharti's eyes and Bharti looked at him, waiting for him to say something.

Armaan:Tum bohat bolte ho Bharti...Do you trust me??

Bharti:Yeah I do..

Armaan:Then all you have to do is just relax..

Bharti looked at his finger placed on her lips and Armaan followed her eyes and quickly withdrew his finger and asked Bharti to smile and pose. Jiya was watching everything and she knocked on the door and broke the silence between Armaan and Bharti. Jiya told Bharti that Armaan will take her photo-shoot and excused herself.Before she left, she watched Armaan taking the pictures and thought to herself, "Aur tum mujhe bata rahe the ki tum dono sirf ache dost hain..Uff Armu, main bhi dekh thi hoon ki tum mujhse kitne dher tak apne dil ki baat chupa the ho..Kam se kam meri musibat mein in dono ko kareeb le aane ke liye thanks God"..