Bani got off the plane at 3.35PM the day after the papers got transferred, glad the trip was over. The worst part of it was the plane ride, obviously for her, her hubby had actually called her after she reached wanting to know whose hand she had squeezed the blood out of, she had responded saying some old lady who was seated by her, who was visiting her daughter and that she did thsi trip once every month!!!
B was wearing a Ivory Black form fitting skirt a lil above her knees and a Lemon chiffon colored bloused on top, she hadnt carried the jacket that went with it, as the weather in both places had not warranted any warm clothing on.....
Rano had called her multiple times after reaching Mumbai was very happy and surprsied ot note that she was home and was so busy with work and wanted to know if she can cut short her biz trip and be back soon........ B had laughed hard and reassured her that her next destination would be home and nowhere else. pia had called too wanting to know the reason for the whisking away from her place. Pia could not understand how Bani could feel anything for this man, how she could continue to atke his orders, work for him and accomplish biz deals for him. Bani had not shared with pia what else has been going on with her and hubby, no surprise how Pia would react on hearing THAT!
a reconciliation in the physical sense was not Bani's idea but JW left her with NO choice, HE made the decisions. All he had to do was to kiss her and she'd change her mind. Part of her wanted him so much it was an impossible ache and she had been succumbing to it when ever opportunity presented itself. All the issues still remained, plus there was Tarun and Sanjana now in the picture. Her body's response to his touch had never before been this intense. He was fond of her, she knew that, he never failed to surprise her by reading her mind acurately each and every time, But.......she wanted them to feel the bond lovers do, married people have, that did not exist......
Their bodies communicated better than their minds. Her sixth sense alerted her of his presence every time, and each time her body reacted as if he had reached out and touched her..............
Jigyasa, Ranveer and Rashi were back from the sojourn as well....... Rano had alerted her to the impending danger. Bani told herself that it woudl be JW's resposnibility to explain his actions of bringing her back into the house. Jigs dare not ask her about being ina different room, cause if she did, she would want to hear what bani has to say about her dear brother.............
She had gone shopping last nite despite JW's warnings, she had not asked the hotel for the next flight's tkt............. She had a good time with some DJ office folks they had taken her out to dinner bought her some presents and had wrung a promise out of her that she wud be back with hubby on a holiday pretty soon. Bani knew thatw ud never happen but just promised anyway.
Her driver Yadav was there to pick her up, she had e-mailed JW in the morning abt her flight details, deciding not to call him, lest he showed up at the airport.........though she had spent the majority of the time at the airport and on the plane thinking about him and wanting him...............
She insisted on going to office as yadav was instructed to take her home only. She didnt want to go see Jigyasa so soon. She had hardly prepared herself mentally yet.......
Leaves her stuff in the car, takes her laptop and walks into office. Friends and co-workers greet hera lbeit a lil surpsried at seeing her back so late in the day that too after a brutal biz trip like this one. Sets up her PC, checks e-mail, goes to grab some coffee, walks by to tarun's desk and is shocked!
She sees him packing his stuff, she is not sure if he is going on a trip or quitting
B:Hi! Tarun, ab main aa gayi to tum DJ jaa rahe ho?
T does not respond continues clearing papers from his desk
B:Tarun Hi! Kya hua?
T Hi! I am busy can we talk later
B is sad and almost driven to tears
B:Tarun kisi ne kuch kaha?
T: Bani please I dont wnat to talk about it............
B waits and pulls a chair and sits down................... She sensed the same emotional reserve in him that existed in her, he would say simple things to her that would make her feel happy rather than pay her a stunning compliment each time she walked by. She didnt have to be on guard constantly with him pysically and emotionally.He didnt unsetlle her equilibrium quite the way hubby did, her heart did not race when she saw him or she didnt feel the electricity when he touched her.
she knew he is a very strong man, with firm opinions on everything, extremely well educated and intelligent and can be perceived as arrogant by people who didnt know him, but Bani knew it was just his ploy to cover up his innate shyness. He had big dreams for himself in the hotel biz. He eventually planned to go on his own. He came from a business family in Delhi, though not as affluent as JW but was quite well known in the auto parts business. tarun was the dark sheep of the family, who actually went to work for some one!
That too a man like JW!! Despite working for a man like him he was holding his own, in fact Mr A may have named him the successor of his biz had he not sold out..........
B: Tarun please tell me............ (pleads)
T slams sheaf of papers back on his desk, turns around, drags his chair frustratedly and sits down by her
B:Kya hua? tabiyat kais hai?
T: I am fine came back yesterday...........
B:Oh, So kya hua?
T:Bani I have been transferred!!!
B:WHAT!!
T: I had a one on one with Mr A yesterday, he wants me to move to DJ jab tak we get going there as a Walia hotel..
B WHAT!
T: bani I cant do this, is liye maine un se poocha why is eh sending me he said "boss's orders"
B:I dont believe this
T: Main milkar aa raha hoon abhi Mr Walia se he didnt have time for me yesterday. He either wants me to take the transfer or quit!!
B: OMG!! (her rage beginning to simmer inside her)
T: You know what Bani, just becoz woh chahte hain main DJ jaaoon main nahi jaoonga.
B shuts her eyes in disgust, OMG, here begins juvenile battle of supremacy between the only two men she has ever been close to in life. And the prize at stake was HER!
B:Tarun please......
T: You are very reserved, you are not expressive, but bani main chup nahi rahoonga.
T:I was reading about thsi guy on the web jab main ghar pe tha, all the interviews and interviewers call him either a hawk or a panther, he has a very deadly reputation for going after what he wants and getting it Bani, It said every time that he has the power and influence to financially ruin any adversary without any qualms.......but for once I think he has found his match.(lot of conviction and confidence in his voice)
B:Tarun please (voice trembling)
T: Bani tum to kahogi nahi unko, that u care for me or like me or what ever I myself dont know what u feel, but main itne easily nahi chhodoonga.
B:Tarun aaj tum ghar jao, hum kal baat karte hain
T:Bani thats what we had been planning for over two weeks now, jabse main DJ se aaya hoon, hum mil nahi paa rahe hain.
B:I knwo I know I am sorry
T: Bani I know what you mean to me, from what you have told him about me, I think you should not go back to him.....
B: He is a very powerful man Tarun, I know him (blushes)
T: maine unke aaj tak ka har interview padh liya, his employees, friends and family LOVE him but his enemies either hate him or just say that because they fear him......
I know he plays dirty. Mujhe dar nahi hai, agar tum mere saath ho.
B thinks "Great! her life's most imp decision, being made over war between husband and freind"
B: Aaj nahi Tarun please tum ghar jao. I will definitelt talk with you tomm..........
T Ya what ever Bani, but you have to decide soon. maine Mr A se ek week ka time maanga hai, I will quit based on your decision, any way I will quit I feel, coz main ab inke liye kaam nahi kar sakta.
B:Tarun please dont give up your job?
T:Tum chahti ho main DJ chala jaaoon?
B thinks "Why is it so easy for me to say "Yes" Why dont I wnat him to stay, after all the nasty, devious things JW has done to him, why do i still wnat him to go?"
T: Abhi main ghar ja raha hoon, see you tomm, Bye Bani (gently taps her shoulders, picks up his laptop case, and his stuff and goes away)
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Bani starts boiling and stewing on her ride to hubby's office. HOW DARE HE! This line kept ringing in her brain over and over again. Why did Tarun's opponent have to be JW. the match was over even before it had begun.................... She knew JW would go to any extreme to stop what he wanted to or get what he wanted to but she had never in her wildest dreams ever imagined him doing anything like this. A bitter smile creased her face"Hey, he has brought you into his house blackmailing you about the loan, Tarun is small fry"
7: 00 PM Drizzly and windy........... Night is starting to set in what looks like another breathtakingingly beautful Mumbai nite.......Gets off Yadav wants to know if she will be back soon coz he needs to go grab a bite, she asks him to go do what ever he wanst to do. Takes the elevator, carries the books he gave her at the airport......... gets off sees Ms.Singh waiting to get on, she holds the door open while she chats
M S: Hi! Banee what a pleasant surprise, how was your trip?
B:Good Ms Singh
MS Congrats BTW U pulle dit off, he is extremely plzd with you, atleast he WAS (frowns and shakes her head)
B's heart starts roaring, her skin suddenly seems too tight for her body as her nerves have expanded
B:Oh!
MS Ya somebody ruffled the lion's mane today, he is NOT happy
B:Oh !( astrange fear grips her but she does not let it shake her up further)
MS: I am sure he's been missing you thats why the tantrum, go on, he cant wait to see you
B:I cant wait.... (TO KILL HIM, she thinks)
A hug, and M S takes the elevator......
B inhales and exhales a few times......
Stops outside his door closes her eyes and waits for a second, just opens the door without a knock enters and SLAMS it behind her locking it................JW completely stunned by the sudden entry his wife looks up in shock from his laptop,his incredibly dark eyes almost black, his sensuous mouth, well cut hair stylishly groomed, dressed in black shirt, three buttons undone, giving generous views of the hairs on his exposed chest..........sleeves rolled up till the elbows teamed with Cold grey trousers black shoes, rolex in place, hair thoroughly ruffled, eyes kinda red,he looks brutally sexy...... Oh! what a lovely lovely way to die Bani thinks as a wave of sensual delight clogs her breath seeing him like that.................
JW:Ya (he senses colo, rush to his face at the sight of his wife, hasnt seen her for over 10 days.................. his eyes travel up and down her length drinking in her, skirt, the blouse, her hair TIED!....his hot gaze noting the volcano waiting to erupt.....,
JW (calmly) Hello! Mrs Walia, welcome home!
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