--**Soulmate**--KR n SS OS#2 || Chap 18 - Pg 91 || 27th Oct. - Page 47

He just settled down resting his head on the comfortable seat after his long meeting. He smiled a bit reminiscing the last night moments which made him restless everytime it passed by the mind. He closed his eyes again thinking about her, her eyes, her soft touches, her surrenderance and how he felt kissing her and how her kisses made him feel. He groaned when he got a call which broke his thoughts. Seeing the name, he felt better.

'Good Morning Sweetheart', he voiced with a smile knowing very well that she has slept again after going to her home. 'Rey..Swayam aapko kabse call kar rahe hain aur aap attend hee nahi kar rahe ho.', Kriya adjunned discarding a reply to his greeting. 'Ah. Shit. I just forgot. I was in the meet when he called and I forget to call back', he spoke regretting his plainlessness. 'Okay. Abhi call karo. Bye', she stuttered. 'Wait a second', he mumbled quickly before she ended the call.

Kriya : Do you want to say something?

Rey : Haan..actually nahi. Bas yahi poochna chahti thi..did you call me to tell me about Swayam?

Kriya : Hmm.

Rey : Aur kuch nahi?

He asked hopefully getting off the seat and walking to the window baring her silence on the other side.

Rey : Bas Swayam ke liye call kiya? Fine. Ok then bye.

He said but didnt cut it soon enough, to be interrupted by her 'Reyyy'.

Rey : I am missing you.

He trailed off venting what he felt.

Kriya : Mein aa jaun?

She replied excited.

Rey : Bas ek aur meeting hain. Ghar aa jana.

Kriya : Evening? Mom and Dad would be going out for a function.

'Sir..', someone called out knocking the cabin door.

Rey : Hmm. Gotta go. Bye love you..

Kriya : Love you too..and... Swayam.

Rey : Yes madam. Call karunga bye.

He interrupted midway and ended.

He was laughing heartily with this girl in his Office. She was fun in a strange way and cute too. She was that one girl who made him laugh with her super weird behaviour. He was normally talking to her after the stressful meeting they had over in the office. His phone vibrated in the hand indicating him the call, he checked on it and saw 'Kria' flash on the screen. He ignored it and continued what he was doing.

"Madam..ek minute..mein sir ko inform karta hun", the guard repeated again when she was on the verge of leaving. She rejected him with, "Nahi..woh bahut BUSY hain", she said sarcastically watching him from a distance. She had come over to the office when it was late evening and when he wasn't attending her calls. She wanted to spend time with him after his meeting and thats the reason why she asked guard to stay instead of informing Rey because she felt it would disturb him but just a view of him laughing away with a girl and ignoring her calls made her fume in anger. She just stormed out in fury.

The guard who understood what was going on went to Rey's cabin which was already open when the girl left him alone.

"Sir, Kriya maam aayi aapse milne..", he said.

"Kab?", he queried with a smile searching for her presence in the office.

"Aayi aur chali bhi gayi", he mumbled much to Rey's disappointment that his smile withered away.

"WHAT?", he muttered in disbelief.

"Jab aapka meeting chal raha tha..tab aayi", he explained.

"Aap mujhe bathaya kyun nahi?", Rey asked.

"Woh aapka intezaar kar rahi thi...unhone dekha jab tum uss ladki se baat kar rahe the", he said pointing out at the girl who was at a distance.

"Aur chali gayi", he concluded.

"Wow", Rey scorched rolling his eyes and he closed his eyes realising that he cut her call when she was watching him. She would be angry, pissed off and frustrated and what not on him. He had to make it up while he thought he would just go over her place and surprise her. It turned out worse than the worst plan.

He hopelessly walked out of his office and got on the car calling Kriya on the way and it only got rejected continuously and then her number was busy.

He smiled. The main door wasn't locked. It made things easy for him. He parked his car far off from the house because he didn't want anyone to know he was here ; especially her parents. The house was pretty much free. No soul was out there in the hall nor were there any noises. He just escaped and straited upstairs towards her room. Everything was in favour, the doors and no one to stop and question him. He sneeked inside the room leaving the door open because he didn't want her to acknowledge his presence when he was far away. He saw glimpses of her in balcony, her long legs exposed in shorts and a loose shirt adorning her. Her hair to a side and sleeveless top. He walked slowly loosening the tie and as he went closer to her, he found her more fascinating and she was talking to someone on a call. He would have devoured her at the moment if she was in the oh-so-loving mood of hers. Wait? She was still talking over the same call since so many minutes.

He adored her standing at the balcony door which still had few steps distance from her. Her eyes, her lips and the way they curved when she smiled. Kria heard footsteps hovering her when he didn't make the effort to maintain noiseless walking and before she could completely turn, he hugged her from behind with his arms holding her tightly. He kissed her cheek making the grip stronger and she was surprised by his unexpected presence there. Taking seconds to sink in, she tried to shrug him away and remove his hands. "Reyyy", she protested. He left off his right hand at her waist and placed it on her lips glancing back at her scrutinizing eyes. "Call", he said throwing back a glance at her mobile which was in her hand and someone calling her name on the other end. Rey smiled when she looked away attending the call back. He nuzzled into her neck and kissed there with his hand moving over her bare waist under the top. Kria stuttered with the touches and just maintaining her composure she mumbled a bye soon.

"Rey...chodo mujhe", she yelled fighting back the grip when he continued to pepper kisses on her neck. "I am Sorry", he apologized giving a pause on his ministrations and she for a second didn't fight to loosen the grip. A look on her face and he thought his words did really have an impact and that it convinced but she blurted, "Nahi..chodo mujhe" trying to free herself again. "Chodne ke liye thodi pakda maine", he mumbled and in a matter of seconds he turned her around by the shoulders and moved closer blocking her again. His right hand cupped her face with his finger caressing her cheek. "Surprise dena chahta tha isiliye call nahi uthaya..but you were missing me already", he said with a smile breathing the words on her lips.

She glanced at him and her eyes lowered when he leaned in closer to her lips. Her breath was hitched when his lips almost touched hers but she pushed him away startling him. "Bother to explain?", he questioned staring deeply lost in those eyes.

"Rey..mom aur dad..kabhi bhi", she started and he just kept on walking towards her. She pushed him again and escaped to the room but he caught hold of her arm and pinned her to the cupboard. Closing the distance between them, he took her lips in his and this time she gave in. She wanted to feel the kiss, to feel his lips against hers. He sucked her lips in his and her fingers clutched his shirt while his tucked her hair way caressing her face as he kissed her passionately. He broke the kiss hooking her closely against him. He nuzzled into her neck kissing her and giving lovebites on her soft skin, she gasped. His hand moved from her right wrist to the arm, he kissed her on the shoulder and moved down kissing her skin. She blushed timidly when she felt jittery with the kisses. His hand traced her body and she shivered when he moved up from the waist. She holded it away with a smile and escaped from his region again.

He held her wrist and pulled her against him. Her legs were touching the wood of the bed. His hand was around her waist with her arms against his body. He bended her down slightly on the bed still holding her and she pulled herself up by clutching his collar and fused her lips on his. She bit his lips making him groan at her attack. Her left arm entwined around his neck and she cupped his face sucking his lips in hers.

'Kriya..', a voice echoed at the door and Kriya felt the ground underneath her pulled away. Rey moved away from her maintaining a distance and just in seconds he heard the voice, Kriya's mom walked in. 'Breathe', Rey mumbled to Kriya in a low voice urging back the chuckle. Her cheeks were warm and flushed when her mom walked in at them but just missed their kissing by seconds. She glared at Rey suspiciously.

"Hi Aunty..", Rey greeted casually though he knows it so sounded like the very routine and normal way. "Beta..aap yahaan?", her mom queried finding it suspicious. "Actually aunty..", Rey tried to get a reason to explain. "Woh actually mom..he came to ask if I would join him in picking up Swayam and Sharon from airport", Kriya stuttered in a go with a relief for finding a sensible reason. "Par..", Kriya's mom began. "Mom..jaun?", Kriya dodged a question without letting her mom think more about it. "Jao", she replied glancing at Kriya and Rey smiled instantly. "Kriya..", her mom voiced walking to her. "Yeh kya hua?", she said reaching out to the red mark on her neck and Rey cursed under his breathe. Kriya understood from the look evident on his face. "Kuch nahi mom..mein ready hoti hun..its late already", she hissed and walked away to the washroom darting a glance at Rey.

"Kriya..tum ready hoke aa jao..mein neeche wait karunga", Rey stated finding an excuse. "Rey", Dimple called making Rey stop in trance. "Haan aunty", he answered turning around facing her. "Tum kab aaya?", she asked. "Abhi abhi..", he lied. "London se..", she clarified. "Parso", he lied again. He thanked his stars when his cell rang. He can't lie more. He excused himself and went down. He breathed standing against the car door. Getting into the car and starting it, he drove and parked his car infront of the gate waiting for her.

She smiled when she found Rey standing against the car door lost in thoughts. He noticed her when she walked infront to him. She hugged him resting her face against his chest. It felt good and peaceful. He engulfed her in his arms kissing her hair. Loosening the grip but never letting go, she titled staring at his face. He smiled and kissed her forehead closing his eyes cupping her face. He pulled back from the hug saying, "Its really becoming too late" and Kriya nodded walking to the other side and got in. They drove to airport.

Dimple smiled at the image they made. They were too oblivious to the world and so lost in themselves and it was new to her to see her daughter head over heels in love but something made her uneasy. Maybe it was the lie of Swayam saying Rey was with them. Pushing it back to the mind, she went easy on it and straited away from the balcony.