The Heart Gets What The Heart Wants/FF ShivIka(Ud:May08 Ch:34a/pg141) - Page 40

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Chapter 21: Sometimes The Student Becomes The Master

Shivvay took a few minutes to assess the whole new experience of being married to Mrs. Annika Singh Oberoi for life and let it sink in. He realized that he was no longer restrained by the promise made to Tia and was finding this status as a husband to Annika Singh Oberoi a temptation that was very difficult to resist.

I somberly realized how easy it had been to flirt with or tease Annika when I had been sure that it had been a temporary arrangement or marriage, which would have resulted in nothing permanent or lasting.

Then the stakes and chances of anything coming out of it had been lower as the option of an easy escape in the form of a divorce had always been on the horizon. I also knew that, where I was concerned, there would always be a boundary that I would never cross with Annika physically or emotionally, as long as I had made a marriage promise to Tia.

But since yesterday I had felt a major shift in that dynamic and in my feelings towards her. It was as though there had been a part of me I had hidden even from myself because I had been too afraid to confront it, least I acted on those feelings.

Now with the wall of' 'a marriage promise to Tia' gone my conscience had nothing left to hide behind anymore and that hidden part of me was making an overzealous appearance, much like 'a rabbit on skates'.

My cool, logical and factual mind had already processed since yesterday that this was my legally married wife and that there was nothing wrong with the intimate thoughts and feelings I was having towards her.

But that did not solve the problem that my conscience knew it was wrong to assume that because that meant I was not giving Annika the freedom of choice once again. I was acting selfishly on the basis of my feelings and my wants without thinking about hers.

In order to make this right for her and for this to be a new start in working towards a relationship based on respect and trust, I would have to hold back any emotions as much as I could till Annika was ready for it too.

She was, after all, still unaware about Tia or Daksh's truth and was clearly at a disadvantage, compared to me, because of that. But this simple task, of keeping my distance from her, was proving to be more and more difficult by the minute, knowing there was no one and nothing to hold me back from her anymore.

I determinedly walked over to my chair, behind the huge ornate teak desk, and decided to put as much distance as possible between us, in order to compose myself and clear my head.

Then, too bring back some normalcy and disperse the sexual tension that was hanging in the air, I asked Annika to present the two articles she had prepared this morning. That mundane topic, that she would drone on about, would give me a chance to regain my composure, I thought happily.

As I began to seat myself at my desk comfortably, I was utterly taken aback and caught unawares by what happened next, which ended up working in reverse to what I had intended the atmosphere to be.

The Annika, who normally was the one that loved to put as much physical distance between us as possible, very eagerly in her childlike enthusiasm, pulled her chair around the table to my side and seated herself extremely close to me.

Then she leaned across the desk, pulled her laptop towards her and proceeded to proudly open it, completely oblivious of the effect her close proximity was having on me, while she earnestly opened the files for her first presentation.

I had hardly had the chance to recover from the first assault on my senses when the second assault began anew.

I found myself getting giddy headed again enveloped by the smell of wild roses and Annika, the sound of the soft tinkling of the crescent moons on her delicate bracelet, the sight of the smooth delicious bare skin of her back that was so tempting to touch and her lovely long dark locks that brushed my hand that was gripping my armrest in a vice so tight, so as not to reach out and seize this delicious enticement that was not only within arm's reach but also belonged solely, legally and totally to me.

I closed my eyes again and groaned softly at this painful experience while Annika still had her eyes on the screen and innocently carried on setting up the presentation.

She pointed to the screen and introduced the name of the company and the reason she had chosen it as her first article to me, unmindful of my distraught state.

All I could hear was her voice but the words were difficult to concentrate on. I had never had this problem with Tia ever and this whole experience of not being in control was very new to me.

I startled her as I sprang from my chair and walked to the other side so as to keep the distance between us.

"What is the matter?!!! Did I say something wrong?" she inquired puzzled at my sudden action, her hand to her chest to steady her nerves.

When I did not reply she looked back to her screen and continued, "Badi Ma said to pick one up coming and one established company every time I presented so that I would understand how both worked! This is a small and upcoming budding pharmaceutical company on the current market with a potential for growth? Did I choose a wrong topic?"

I ran my hand across my face to calm myself down and shook my head in defeat.

Dear naive sweet Mrs. Annika Shivvay Singh Oberoi never had the slightest clue as to the effect she had on the poor opposite sex and especially on her husband who had just learned that she was now officially available and legally his.

"Nothing is wrong Annika..", I replied in a tightly controlled condescending voice to cover my out of control emotions, "just continue please. I would like to hear a presentation for now, not see it. You do not have to show me what you have put together; I just want to hear what you learned from it"

She made a face at my patronizing voice and with a childish toss of her head continued about its financial and operational details. I smiled affectionately at her juvenile action as I paced the office floor with my head down.

I jammed my hands in my trouser pockets and began to absorb the details about the company, with the tempting distraction sitting as far away from me as possible.

When she was done I quizzed her on their stocks and market value and asked her to make a report on where she would estimate their stock value would be in 2 week's time.

She was to keep an eye on the stocks and shares for that period and establish if her estimate had been closer to being correct or wrong. She was to shadow all and everything about that company for the next two weeks and build a report on all she had learnt.

In short I wanted her to wean out the potential of the company and whether it was worth pursuing in the future.

I watched with a strange feeling of tenderness as she feverishly jotted down all I had asked her to do and for some reason, watching her do that with the tip of her tongue sticking out in concentration, awakened a sense of pride and protectiveness for my wife.

I am going to make an 'Oberoi' out of you Mrs. Annika Shivvay Singh Oberoi, I thought, if that was the very last thing I ever did. I am going to spin such a delicate web around you that you are going to forget the fact that there was a time in your life when you were not an Oberoi.

She finished her notes and looked up at me with a mischievous grin as she announced it was time for her second presentation on Rohan Veer Singhania. I nodded with a dry smile and indicated she start her presentation.

It was a very illustrious and long presentation but I had not expected anything less about the insufferable man. I had been secretly glad this morning to hear that she had picked him as her second presentation. Unknown to her, she had chosen the very Business House I had wanted her to delve into as part of her training with me.

When she was done I asked her what she had learned from it besides the fact that they were as powerful a business house as the Oberoi's. When she started listing unimportant details I raised my hand to stop her.

I told her to concentrate only on the business deals and company accounts they had lost and gained and not on the man. He was just an identity not the Singhania Business House. If she was to learn about their business she was to concentrate on the Business House not him.

I told her to list each loss or gain and account a reason for each of them. What were the short comings and what were the strategies. What had led to the failures and what had led to the gain? Pursue the stocks and shares as with the earlier company and estimate the growth or loss in 2 weeks of a particular Singhania share.

With that done I walked up to the buzzer on my desk and asked Nisha, my receptionist, about my next meeting. It was in 15 minutes with a potential client and had been set up in the conference room.

I told Annika that she was to sit next to Nisha who would be making notes of the meeting for the office documents. She was to listen and observe the meeting and make notes on any questions she may have for me later.

I saw the panic on her face at thought of facing other people and immediately walked up to her and held her shaking hands that were clasped tightly on her lap, while I squatted down in front of her.

"I don't want to Shivvay!! I am scared. You said I would train with you!!You said nothing about meeting other people while training with you!!" she said in alarm, her beautiful brown eyes looking apprehensive and her hands trembling.

"It will be fine Annika, you will not be participating in the meeting, only making notes for your training with me. Nisha will be sitting with you at all times and I promise I will not put you on the spot", I said sincerely. Then I squeezed her hands encouragingly and held my breath as I softly asked, "Do you trust me Annika?"

She stared at me as if captivated for a few minutes and then began to relax as she felt my fingers gently rub her delicate hands that were still in my large ones, to sooth her fears. She looked down at our hands that were joined together on her lap for a long time while I waited with bated breath for the answer that meant so much to me now.

As I continued to stare at her face in boyish anticipation my heart burst with joy at what she did next and I was sure it did a small summersault.

Her eyes moved from our hands clasped together on her lap to my face as she smiled a small smile. Then she closed her eyes and leaned in to rest her forehead on mine while she whispered softly, "I do trust you Shivvay. I know whatever happens you would not intentionally harm or hurt me. I will attend the meeting as you have planned."

Overwhelmed by her sincerity as always I closed my eyes as well and vowed to her in a choked voice, "Annika...I will never hurt you again ... I promise this on my life and if ever you find a reason to doubt that in the future always remember today and these words I have pledged to you."

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So beautiful !! Reading about Shivaay slowly falling in love ... reading with heart in my eyes... Lovely !!

Lovely Asya!!!
This was a total fab... i bet u write romance the best!!! Nd i swear...the way u have written the tortures Shivaay is facing due to her priximity is brilliant. Oh poor Shivaay! He is in for a fix!
Fighting his hormones...
Anyways the trust and the promise mde by him touched my heart. The moment was sooo beautiful!!
Awesome Asya 👏👏

Love Sharmi

Oh wow...that was beautiful...my heart did a somersault as well at d last part especially n d update as a whole...oh my this guy has come a long way n i love d way u explain he is a gentleman thru his thoughts...how he realises she is his n he is now free to explore his feelings for but keeps a distance bcos this time she gets to choose...just wow...

Loved this update.

Just amazing!! Love the way their story is unfolding. New emotions, new opportunities, new possibilities.
Love it.

Chapter 21:I just love how he genuinely loves her and wants the best for her when he said that she was going to leave as an Oberoi. The ending was so perfect and emotional 😭 ... I just hope she isn't upset w/ the divorce b/c I know he won't take it back since he is totally convinced that he is doing the best for her by giving her the divorce.