What happened in the previous parts (6,7,8,9) you ask?
Kripa and Angad go to the party held at the Fashion House. There Kripa meets many new people including some old 'friends'. Tainya, the girl who is just absolutley coo-koo over Angad, comes and invites them to a party, and to Angad's chargin Kripa agrees. Angad doesn't want Kripa to go becasue all the stuck-up rich people will insult her. The next day her friends remind her Angad in only being nice becasue of the deal, this makes Kripa's spirits fall, but they are ifted once again when she gets the job right on the spot. After the interview Kripa has lunch with Angad and Angad admits he really likes her and wants to continue being friends after Sunday. Kripa agress. Then Kripa finally meets Naina in the evening. Kripa pisses Naina off really well, and in the end Naina confronts Kripa and they both team up together to make Angad confess his love for Kripa.
PARTS 10 and 11
10. Thursday
Kripa.
Kripa woke up with a big smile on her lips, yesterday night had been really fun and she was still thinking about the handsome man that was taking roots in her heart.
When she exited her room she was surprised to see Naina Khanna sitting comfortably in her living room reading a newspaper.
She was wondering why everyone had the brilliant idea to come in her house at the early hour of the morning. Josh, Prithvi and now even Naina decided to visit her!
She smiled politely "Good morning Naina. Can I ask what are you doing here?"
Naina smiled "Good morning Kripa. Well, yesterday we had a brief talk and I gave a superficial approval of you. Today, I'm here to discuss the matter further with you. I know that you like my son and he likes you back but I want to make certain things clear between the two of us."
Kripa was now a bit scared. "Sure, let's talk about anything you wish."
Naina's smile widened. "I would like to know if you are planning to go on working after the marriage."
Kripa eyed her with surprise "Uhm. Yes, I'm planning to work at least until I don't have children. After that a part-time work will do. I want to give my children all the attention that they deserve."
Naina nodded "Do you know that as a Khanna wife you won't be working after the birth? I don't know how it works with low class people but you will have to be a mother full-time in the rich world."
Kripa started to get a bit annoyed "Naina, I will be honest with you. I am from a low-class family and for as much as I like Angad I won't change who I am. Now, if you want someone who will definitely don't resemble my personality at all, we may just stop here. I won't give up anything of my world for him. He has to accept me the way I am."
Naina stood up and approached Kripa. The younger girl was scared and she wasn't expecting Naina Khanna's embrace.
"Kripa, I definitely think that you are the girl for my son. He needs someone strong and determined. I like the way you don't want to change in order to make things better. As the wife of a wealthy guy they told me that I had to accept everything my husband ordered me and it almost make me lose my son." Said the older lady.
Kripa was happy. "Naina, I promise that I will always consult you before doing something under the Khanna's name but I can't promise that I will accept your suggestions."
Naina smiled "I wouldn't want you in any other way and I think that my son finally made a good choice. Isn't it ironic to think that he wanted a fake wife and instead picked the most suitable for him?"
Kripa giggled "Well, to tell you the truth he wasn't on my favorite list of candidates to be my man either."
After a bit more chat the two girls saluted each other. Naina wanted Kripa to spend the Saturday with her and Angad at the Khanna Mansion and she told Kripa to expect the invitation soon.
Angad.
Angad woke up with a slight headache. He groaned remembering the evening with the two women of his life.
He got out of bed and took a pill in order to clear a bit his mind. He sighed thinking about the confrontation that he was going to have with his mother today.
When he got down for breakfast he was surprised on not finding her there. He groaned again, this was not a good sign.
He called for Nikita. "Nikita, where is my mother?"
The maid replied "Mrs. Khanna went out early today. I don't know where she went. Sorry, Angad sir."
He nodded distractedly and after a quick coffee and a toast he left for work. Today, he was going to meet Josh.
He was almost regretting the letter he had sent to him the day before but what was done couldn't be undone.
He sat in his office waiting for Josh but he doubted that he would come anyway.
He was startled by a knock at his door. "Come, in." he said and Josh Kapoor appeared in his office.
The two men eyed each other for a while. The silence was starting to progress far too long for both their liking but none of them wanted to speak first.
Angad sighed; he had to do the first step. "Have a seat Josh. I need to talk to you."
Josh nodded and sat in front of him "What do you want Angad? I just would like you to know that I came because you said it's about Kripa."
Angad tried to calm himself. It wasn't going to be easy for him. He had the feeling that he would rather punch him than trying to befriend the black-haired FBI officer.
"I know Josh. The only reason I called you is because of Kripa." Said a very serious Angad "I know that she informed you about our little trick for my mother."
Josh nodded and Angad went on "I must admit that I didn't expect to like her for real."
Josh gasped "Are you telling me that you like Kripa?"
Angad seemed a bit embarrassed "Yes. I think she is the right woman for me and I need help from you to make her realize that I'm the right one for her."
Josh tried hardly to remain serious but at the end burst out laughing. "I don't believe I heard you right. For a moment I thought that you were asking for my help to make Kripa fall in love with you."
Angad cleared his throat and with an annoyed look said "Josh, I'm trying very hard to be polite here. I don't like you and I'm sure that the feeling is mutual but I need your help. So, what do you say?"
Josh looked at his nemesis "Angad, give me one reason for why I should believe that you are serious about her."
Angad sighed "Josh, I really appreciate Kripa not only as a woman but as an intelligent girl. I think she is the right match for me because I think we are very similar. Both of us have never considered having a relationship and we both run far away when someone spoke to us about feelings. Now, I'm here saying that I have feelings for her and for once in my life I want to face them. I think she needs to face hers too and I'm here just asking a chance with her. Please, believe me when I say that I haven't got any intention to hurt her."
They remained silent after Angad's speech for quite a while. Josh was mulling over the information that Angad gave him and about Kripa's behavior. It was obvious to him that unfortunately she had feelings for the idiot.
Angad was slightly shocked about his admission to someone about his feelings for Kripa.
Josh sighed "I want to say two things, first that I still don't like you and this will never change. Secondly, I think that you may be right about Kripa. She had always run away from feelings but I believe she likes you. I don't know how that happened and I want to see her happy. So, how can I help you?"
Angad was relieved and told Josh what he needed him to do for him. The two men talked until lunchtime. They agreed about a plan of action.
Josh would go and talk to Kripa on Friday and will send Prithvi to talk to Angad on the same day.
Angad was a bit worried to meet Prithvi. He knew that he was the toughest to get through but he prayed that Josh would soften him a bit before the meeting.
They departed agreeing to write to each other after the talks.
11. Lunch Angad/Kripa
They met at Pot Belly again. After a good morning kiss both repeating in their mind that it was for the audience, they ordered the food.
While waiting for their order to arrive, Angad asked her "So, Kripa tonight there is nothing official to do. No party or meeting of parents. Do you want to do something with me anyway?"
She was pleased that he had asked her out on a date without a hidden agenda and smiling she replied "Why not? What have you got in mind?"
He seemed a bit unsure but then he said "I thought that you could introduce me to your culture. I mean I would like to spend an evening with you, doing things you would normally do. I am sure you don't do the stuff I do in the evenings."
She grinned "An evening doing the things I would normally do?"
He nodded "Yes, does it sound very silly?"
She laughed "No Angad, it's just that I didn't expect you to offer yourself for something like this."
He smirked, he could see that she was pleased about the idea and he decided that he would have to thank Josh a lot for this tip.
Kripa after all was a strong headed girl and if he wanted to be liked by her, he had to show interest in who she was.
Brilliant Josh that suggested him that! How much he hated Josh for his brilliant idea!
He was torn at the moment because he felt that he was starting to get soft on the Prithvi, Josh, and Kripa Trio. He had spent so long hating them and now he was discovering that they weren't so bad.
Kripa noticed Angad's sadness. She didn't know what made him sad but she really wanted to be the one to make him smile again.
If she had her way he would never be sad again. She was sure that she could make his life much better than it was.
Kripa was smiling "Do you want me to organize it for us?"
He nodded "That would be good. You can decide to do whatever you want. I mean whatever you would do."
She giggled. He glared at her "What's so funny Miss I-giggle-every-time- Angad-speaks?"
She giggled again. "I'm laughing about the way you go on saying, what you would do here and what you would do there. Whatever you would do. You haven't got a clue about any of this, have you? And it makes you feel very uncomfortable?"
He sighed "Well, yes. I'm not really in my environment. I don't get a lot of free time, and when I do barely go outside. I barely know anything that normal people would do."
She smiled at him "Why then are you doing it?"
He smiled back "As I told you Kripa, I would like to be your friend and tomorrow you are going to face Taniya and the rich community. So, you should see tonight which is going to be hard for me as a payback for tomorrow which is going to be hard for you."
She smiled "You have a deal Mr. Khanna. Come at my house at seven o'clock. And don't be late."
He smiled back and agreed. The meal was over soon and they departed with a sweet kiss which left both wanting for more.
Angad.
Angad was a bit nervous about the evening but it couldn't be that bad, after all he was with Kripa.
When he arrived at his office he found Josh waiting for him.
Angad eyed Josh and asked "What are you doing here?"
Josh smirked "Just wanted to know if she liked your offer for tonight."
Angad glared at him "Josh, did I tell you that I hate you? You are here to laugh at my expenses. Do you think that I'm scared about tonight?"
Josh laughed "Actually, yes, I do. I came here to tease you about the scary evening. What will happen to the poor rich guy in the big, bad normal people world?"
Angad glared at him even harder but he had an amused expression when he said "Yes, Josh, just laugh about me, I will be laughing back when you will need help from me."
Josh looked at him "Believe me Angad I won't need help from you anytime soon."
Angad smirked "Really? I thought that you really liked a certain brown haired girl who goes by the name of Alliyah. You know by chance I overheard a conversation that she had with another girl about the guy of her dreams."
And then Angad feigned disinterest for the topic "But then maybe I'm wrong and you don't need a tip on what would make Miss Alliyah, wait, what did she say?'Having her heart melt and her body on fire' that were her exact words. If I recall right."
Josh was blushing furiously "All right Angad. You got my attention and your revenge. I apologize for teasing you but now tell me all about Alliyah."
Angad smirked and the two of them had a long chat about 'what women want'.
Kripa.
Kripa spent the afternoon in London. She was looking for the right kind of date that Angad would enjoy.
She decided first to buy him some clothes because he couldn't really go around with a suit on but she found that she didn't know his size.
She went to the Khanna Mansion where she talked with Naina about the evolution of her relationship with her son.
Naina was truly shocked to hear that Angad had asked for this type of evening "He must really like you a lot. I would never imagine my son proposing such a date."
Kripa blushed and she looked thoughtful "Someone must have given him advice, but I can't figure out whom."
Naina smiled "Don't worry you will discover it soon. Now for your question, let's go and get a pair of his pants and a T-shirt so that you can take it with you and pick the right size."
Naina laughed "I can't imagine my son with clothes other then a suit. Please, Kripa take a picture for me."
Kripa smirked evilly "Sure Naina and every time he will annoy you, you can always bring the picture out and embarrass him."
Naina snorted "You are very evil, Kripa."
Kripa left soon afterward and managed to do everything she wanted by six. She had an hour to prepare herself for the date.
She couldn't wait for Angad to arrive and to experience his first normal evening. She hoped that it was going to be the first of many more.
So you guys like it? You guys might be confused about why Angad is so uncomfortable about doing things normal people do here let me explain. Angad is a really big business man. He owns 2 really big companies. He is a busy guy. He does get his free time, but not that often. It is usually home to office, office to home. Right now it seems he has more but you could say he is taking a break becasue he is getting bored with this business man stuff. Anyway yeah so he doesn't get time do things other people would. So he is like a stranger to those things. For him normal is going to a fancy Party in the evening in stead of going to the movies. Hope i cleared that up if you had a confusion! Hope you like it! Remember it is Thursday Taniya's party is on Friday!
ENJOY!
-Natasha
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