SURROGATE RELATIONS ...part 11 on pg 142 - Page 38

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6.Unknown Feelings

Daadi's remedy for Geet's despair was working. The vacant expression in her eyes was less evident since she joined KC. She made a few friends in the office like Mrs. Angelo ( Rosy), and especially Pinky. Pinky was an energetic hurricane, who munched on anything and everything that had food tag on it. She was so full of life that it was difficult not to get energized by her. In her company Geet got her smile back, though they didn't quite reach her eyes. Mrs. Angelo, or Rosy di, as Geet preferred to call her was efficiency personified. She had a calming effect on Geet, who welcomed her like a long lost sister. Under her watchful eyes, Geet learned to become an efficient secretary, especially the likes and dislikes of 'Maan sir'. At the office she saw a different version of Maan who was tough, strict and powerful businessman, so different from the loving grandson of Daadi. She enjoyed the challenges involved in the work and was eager to learn. The only aspect she wanted to change about the situation was her mode of transport, in the boss's car. Pinky and others were curious about her, about her stay in KM, so she cooked up a story about being a distant relative of the Khuranas. That seemed to satisfy most except Sasha and her chamchi Tasha. Sasha, Geet felt had taken an instant dislike to her. This amused pinky to no end...

"Of course yaar, she wouldn't like you!" Pinky said in between bites of the Hamburger.

"But why?" Geet pushed the food around the plate, not feeling like eating.

"Because you have more access it to DD."

"More access?"

"More chance to charm him, silly!"

"Charm...but I don't want to..." Geet argued taking a sip of the lemon juice to calm her stomach.

"Even if you don't she does...and she thinks you do too. Got to say this though Geet, DD never shouted at you, even once. Even his orders are toned down," Pinky said giving Geet a speculative look.

After this talk Geet became more conscious around Maan and in her hurry to avoid him whenever possible, she found herself bumping into animate and inanimate objects! It was during one such escape that she collided with a beautiful stranger.

Maan had called her into the cabin to draft a letter. In between he had to attend a call. Maan found himself loosing the thread of the conversation when he observed Geet. She looked a perfect picture of innocence and allure, doodling away in her notepad with such relaxed concentration that she seemed unaware that the tip of her tongue was brushing her upper lip. Her free hand played with a loose tendril, twisting it around her finger, occasionally she looked at the sculpture of the bull placed on the side table, near the sofa.

The insistent "Mr. Khurana" at the other end of the phone brought his attention back to the call.

"That's all Mr. Chopra...I'll make the changes we discussed and fix a meeting for next week." He finished the call.

Maan had kept a watchful eye on Geet at the office because of Daadi. He had assigned her the cabin with Mrs Angelo, which was visible from his cabin. It didn't take more than a few days for Maan to recognize the potential in Geet. She was hard working and intelligent. He thought it was a pity that she had to discontinue her studies. He made sure that she was not burdened with lots of work.

Now, he realized watching Geet had become a habit for him, a habit that gave him pleasure. His eyes constantly strayed to her cabin, noticing her odd habit of making faces at the problems she was concentrating on...her animated hand gestures while she talked with Pinky or Mrs. A. He could make out her moods from her postures and he was happy that the silent moments, when he was sure she was thinking about her mother, was becoming fewer and fewer.

When had that happened ...this new awareness ...when had she become more than a duty, a responsibility...did she notice this change in him? She always seemed to be in a hurry to get away...away from him as if being with him troubled her. Even after weeks, he was not able to instill enough trust in her, so that she relaxed during their ride together to the office...or withdraw herself with shadowed eyes whenever they touched. Was it just him, he had often wondered...then during the weeks long observation he noticed her aloofness with men in general...with Adi and even Nakul. It was as if she didn't trust men in general...what had happened to her that made her wary of men?

He looked at her contemplatively, the girl who had gotten past his defenses, who with sorrowful eyes filled him with a desire to make her smile, filled him with a wish to hear her laugh. Her wary eyes filled him with chivalrous instincts, made him wish to protect her, to hold her close and tell her that he will make everything alright, that he will fight the demons for her. He wished to kiss away her fear..

That thought pulled him out of his musings...

"Geet," he called, still confused about the direction his thoughts had lead. She was still in her doodles, unaware the call had ended sometime back.

"Geet" he called again, louder this time and she jerked in shock. The pen she had been holding dropped to the ground and in her hurry to retrieve it she struck her head on the edge of the table.

"Sorry sir," she said rubbing her forehead.

"Why can't you be more careful?" he gently scolded as he came towards her to examine.

"I'm alright sir!" Geet said sinking deeper into the chair, away from him.

He leaned down and gently but firmly pulled her hand down to look at her forehead.

" It may swell...you need to massage the place with water." He said, softly caressing her forehead. When she flinched, he gently blew on it.

He saw her hazel eyes widen in surprise and leaned closer, caught in the mesmerizing pull of her eyes.

His phone rang again, breaking the moment. He straightened and moved away to talk "Hi Sam, are you here?..just a moment..."then turning to Geet he said, "we will continue later. Go see to your hurt."

Geet hurried out of the cabin ...away from the strange unknown feeling she encountered in Maan sir's cabin. She bumped into someone walking towards Maan's cabin.

"Steady, sweetie!" said a husky voice. Geet raised her eyes to look into a pair of amused grey eyes.

"Sorry, ma'am" Geet apologized, wondering who the gorgeous woman was.

"No harm done. Maan is in his office?"

"Yes ma'am. But is he expecting you? Who should I say..:

"Don't worry, darling. He knows I'm here." She cut in as she walked towards the cabin.

"inside the cabin, she hugged Maan with a familiar ease and settled in the chair.

"Maan, what did you do to that poor girl? It seemed she couldn't escape from your cabin fast enough!" she asked with an amused smile.

"oh! You met Geet?"

"Geet? That was Geet? I thought she was your new secretary."

"Now Geet is my secretary too. It's all Daadi's doing..." Maan went on to explain the situation.

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