LOTSSS...😳
To say they were busy would be an understatement. Chirag fumed as he could not take multiple coffee breaks during the day to flirt up girls in Accounting and Operations
"Did you speak with your Grandpa dude?"
"Umm not really" "He wasnt home last night, he was busy this morning squandering away his billions" Ashvin grinned cynically
"Did he loose a bunch of money day trading again?"
"Umm. that? I dont know... you should ask him" Ashvin didnt care for prying questions
"Phir why did u say he is blowing up money?"
"Umm.. he handed jewels to the women" Ashvin's lips twitched
"Trisha got some too?" Chirag was curious
"She did" Ashvin nodded firmly as if he were saying "Yes that means she is my wife so quit drooling you pig"
"Did she take it?"
"She was wearing it... so I am not sure if she will keep it" he said silkily
Chirag's expression crumpled
"Does she bring the cats?"
"Actually... not the couple days... or last couple" he said getting up
"Are we interviewing for those IT positions later this afternoon? he walked out and peeked, asking his admin
The guy, a young chap in his early 20s scrambled, pushing his pen holder to the ground
"Yes... I think so Mr Narang" he said nervously
"I am good with Ashvin" he smiled slowly hoping that would somehow transmit to the young guy and cause him to slowly calm down..
He imagined such a scene in his mind and smiled further
"There are 17 people between both openings, will you meet them all?" Sandeep, the admin questioned eagerly
"If we are going to hire fast, then probably not Sandeep" he said
"Why is that?"
"Well you see, I talk to 17 people, HR has already talked to 17 people, I talk to all of them once, twice... its going to stretch everything out into March or April I am hoping to quit by end of January?" he told Sandeep patiently
"Why are you quitting sir, you are very good " Sandeep was distraught
"Umm.. its a long story... not for now... dont cancel the interviews, just put it on my calendar for this afternoon, if I like both I might just offer it to both and wrap it all up"
Sandeep nodded sadly
Chirag stormed out of Ashvin's office
"Hey sun, woh IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) violation tha na us Dimsum chain ke brochures mein toone lawyers ko kya kaha?"
"It was nothing the franchisee stole a bunch of stock images off the web and made LED signs out of it so its not US... not cuisine craft" Ashvin said quietly
"U dont pay me enough for this shit dude" Chirag walked away talking on the phone
"THAT would be something the new CEO Sharanbir Narang can address for you" he called after his friend
He went into his office Trisha had texted a couple times
"Ashvin can we get cats"
He burst out laughing... there was no greetings no how are yous, just "Can we get cats"
Her second question
"Just like MJ OK?"
"How many are we talking about?" he asked playing along
"U will buy lots?" she asked in her simple english
"What is "lots"?" he asked biting his lower lip
"You dont know lots?" she asked shocked
"No..." he said
"Its like many na... in English, we use lots" she explained
"Lissie and Mridula?" he asked
"U remember?" she asked smiling
"I do" he texted
"So lots?" she insisted
"10? 20?" he teased
"I can get?" she asked
He laughed heartily sat in his swivel chair and stared at his screen fondly
"Today?" she asked
He imagined the apartment over run with cats
Sitting on top of his laptop, staring at him as he shaved
Pushing his glasses off the nightstand
Peeking through the covers on the bed at night
Soft... like her
"U hate them no?" she texted as if she suddenly realized he hated them
"I do" he said
Chirag came in fuming again and offered him his phone, the Dimsum brand licensor Jade was on the phone from Taipei threatening to sue Cuisine Craft because an idiot licensee in Pune
decided to steal some stock images and display them as part of Jade Garden advertizing
Ashvin set his phone on his desk and threw himself into work, returning home weary, exhausted after 9 PM
Sharanbir and Mandira were in the balcony finishing up their glass of wine after dinner
Leela was in the kitchen mixing some concoction to apply on her face at night
"Where is Trish?" he asked yanking his tie loose
"U didnt wear a tie this morning, how come u are wearing one now?" his sister asked literally holding his tie with her gooey turmeric-cream laced hand
He was too tired to prank her back... but the urge licked him
He dodged another grab by her and grabbed her bowl quickly and turned the faucet on it
"ASHOOO" she scowled
Bringing Trisha from her room glasses on holding a journal
The brother sister duo, tackled each other in the kitchen
"Ashwinnn" Trisha scolded when he twisted a screaming Leela's arm behind her back
He let go
"I am telling MA and you are deaddd" Leela sprinted off
"Studying he asked softly
He approached her after rinsing his hands quickly
She nodded
"Did u eat already?" he asked looking at the neatly covered bowls
"No... you didnt come no so I waited" she said effortlessly
He felt a groan escape from the pit of his stomach and waft out of his lips
He hadnt expected her to wait
"U werent hungry"
"I was... but what to do" she told him honestly
He smiled gloriously at the innocent admission
He grabbed her feverishly and held her close
"U didnt come no, so no cats... so I brought MJ" she said
"Oh yeah... LOTS" he repeated
Grabbed her and kissed her a long hard, hungry one, making her breathless and giddy
"Ive been thinking about LOTS all afternoon" One hand going to her spine, the other pushing away her springy curls behind her ear
"Your hair is like silk" he said
He kissed her more deeply
He pressed his lower body on her
"Lots of cats na?" she whimpered when he freed her mouth
"Yeah lots" he nodded