PART 15 B to 27 FF

I guess the original message on that thread cud not take it anymore. will try again tomm morning

To read Parts 1-15A, click on this link:

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/kasamh-se/328218/fan-fiction-part-1-15a-updated-now

Here u go!

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PART 15 B
Wat Phra Kaeo situated in the Grand palace premises housed the most spectacular statue of emerald Buddha Bani had ever seen in her life. she had not stepped out of the India before nor had she travelled much within. This surely was a visual treat for her. The temple containing three main buildings ....... first containing the relics of Buddha, then the library and the Royal Mondop where statues of deceased kings of the Chakri Dynasty were kept.From there they went on to see the Wat Suthat temple which took a whopping 27 years to build and housed some rare murals from the Charki Dynatsy. Bani could have never imagined ever visiting Thailand all by herself. Firstly I cant afford it she thinks and who wud she have come with? 😳

From there they headed to Vimanmek Palace Museum which happens to be the world's largest golden teak building. Bani's curiosity as piqued by just about everything they say especially after noticing that her hubby was barely enjoying the whole thing. 😉 They ended the sight seeing for the day at Anandasmakhom Palace where Thai kings held their parliamentary meetings.JW had also bought her a light lunch at a very expensive Thai restaurant as promised.


They were waiting to take their boat ride on the Chao Phraya River, often quoted as the "Venice of the East"..All through the trip JW was at his polite and patient best. He didnt care much about thai history, he was there because hsi wife wanted to be there. B enjoys every bit of it, does not compalin even once, ready to walk miles, stand for hours in line behind tourists at packed attractions and took her own sweet time to read every board and every little piece of information about the place or an artefact driving him insane. 😆 The weather was not on his side either today. His shirt folded to his elbows and a couple of extra buttons undone on his shirt exposing part of his chest, his sun glasses on his head 😳 ........ Much to her chagrin he had opened her purse and helped himself to the Kleenex she had in there many times to wipe off hsi sweat......The weather was a muggy 90F, no signs of the thunderstorms anywhere, uncaps his water bottle and pours some on his face, relishes the feel, swears under hsi breath at the heat and catching her unawares pours the rest on her!!

B(busy concentrating trying to read a board that gave the detials about some potters village on the route) Mr Walia!!! Kya kar rahe hain aap?
JW: Chill Bani (laughs) 😆
B: tee's all wet with the freezing water, his eyes dont miss every curve being accentuated 😉 rubbing it off trying to distract him" Mujhe peena tha paani, aapne saara mere oopar gira diya"
JW:Relax Bani! I 'll go get some more. Bfore that, Bani plz lagta hai ek ghanta wait karna padega line mein, chalo yahan se chalte hain (standing close, bringing his arms around her waist, swaying sideways almost like dancing in the same spot and begging into her head 😳 )

B refuses to look into his eyes, but realizes that what is on display in front of her eyes is way more tantalizing, closes her eyes shut, looks up at hsi eyes defeated....... "I want to wait"
JW bringing her closer, playing with her sunglasees also on top of her head" I promise we'll come early tomorrow, chalo yahan se"
B: Aapko apne biz ke alawa kizi cheez mein bhi intrest nahi hai (frustrated and sulking, shoulders sagging)
JW: Hai na! (She looks up again)
B: No dont tell me! I know (blushes tho trying to sulk)
JW I was going to say golf (winks) 😉
She hits him with her bag in his waist and walks off from the line in a huff. He almost sprints to catch up with her rubbing his waist, coz he was laughing too much

Catches up with her, arm around her waist "Thank you thank you"
B: Kal subah mujhe exactly 8 Am yahan aana hai (sternly)
JW: Yes Maam! ( agreably)
JW Lekin tum subah to 10 baje uthti ho na? (chuckling)
B: Theek hai mujhe kuch nahi dekhna, chalo Bombay ghar waapis chalte hain (tearful, first but freezes when she realizes what she has just said).
JW Kiske ghar? (looking at her intensely)
B: Mere ghar! (a slow smile spreads his face, coz he deliberately misunderstands her "mere ghar" to be Walia Mansion)
B: Mr walia please aapko kahan jaana hai ab?
JW You want to go see our resort? (all enthu and chirpy suddenly)
B: Its yours I dont want to see it (turns away her face as she suddenly realizes the circumstances under which she has been brought to Bk)
J and B just stand there in quiet silence.
JW:Theek hai main next month Sanjana ke ssath Bk aa raha hoon, I can take her then (flatly)
B: Great! Hope she loves it, I am sure she WILL (suddenly her ballloon pops!)
B: Tab tak main apne apartment mein chali jaoongi. So I dont care.
JW:We'll see! (grimly)

The driver shows up,
B feels suddenly bereft. Its like she lost something. teh mood until a few minutes ago is all gone now. He has his head resting on the backrest and is trying to take a nap. She looks at his face, she had given herself to Jai and her marriage, it was without reservation, wholeheartedly infact, without expecting that her love be reciprocated. She was haunted by the fear that JW was waiting for her to capitulate to activate another subtle pending plan of revenge he had in mind. But when JW was in bed with her, these thoughts were the farthest from her mind as he gave her no room or energy to doubt his intentions. But when wide awake, the danger seemed real.

B: Mr Walia mujhe Suriwong jaana hai, Pia ke liye kuch khareedna hai, aur Rano ke liye bhi Wahan gemstones achhe milte hain, I want to buy some jade if its not too expensive.
JW still eyes closed pretending to sleep.
B brings her hand and touches his chest, on top of his heart "Aap so gaye?" (she peers close to check his face)
JW grabs her hand, pulls her toward him self "Bani why do you make me SO angry?" (softly)
Trying to steady herself and sit up straight.......
B: I am sorry.......... par main resort dekhkar kya karoongi. I work with the Darjeeling and shimla hotels.
JW realizes she is pretending to make it all about biz!
JW(softly, impatient) Thsi si exactly what i am talking about. So stop!!
B Let me go! Mr Walia
JW still holding on to her hand runs his other hand thru his hair, softly swearing under his breath "One of these days Bani.......... we have to talk!" (bluntly)
Jw pulls the curtain down on his face, suddenly becoming all iunscrutable........
Looks down at his struggling wife
B: Mr Walia please!
JW:Did u know u always call me Jai at nite? (thick)
B: (incredulous) Kya? (realizes what he just said, color scorches her face). No I dont...
JW Want to bet? (grins)
JW: Its like your endearment for me! I love it Baneee (softly)
She yanks her hand out of his grip, is successful, ofcourse becoz he let her go!

Car reaches The Silom/Sukhomwit area, she tirelessly walks up and down again to find the right gifts for her sisters. He is just there physically, no intrest what so ever in what she is buying. She decides to try out a jade necklace set in gold with jade earrings. She wears it and turns around almost like asking him how he liked it. As if on cue, he looks up from a magazine he is reading, their eyes lock and she is not able to ask turns away but can see him watching her through the mirrors in front of her.
He puts the book away gets up walks up to her, pushes her hair back gently and feels the earring with his left hand.......... a pleasure tingle registers his touch in her brain and her heart starts the welcome drum roll.
B: I was just trying it on. I dont have any green saree.
JW is already talking with the store clerk to buy at the price she has quoted. She pushes past him and starts arguing with her. JW has already given her his credit card.
B(mad) Mr Walia I dont want it! Achha theek hai main Anu ya Jigayasa aunty ko de doongi... (turns away in a huff)
JW: We have to buy you some green sarees (completely ignoring her tantrum)
She selects what she wants to buy for Pia and rano and he wants it to be put on his acrd again, she almost screams and shoves him away "Meri behano ke liye aapko khareedne ki koi zaroorat nahi. I will pay Mr Walia!" She almost throws her card at the clerk
He can see that she has gone back into her shell again.
Decides not to argue at the store, lets her pay,they take their stuff they both head out.
The drivers goes to Empriuom Shopping Center in the Sukhumvit area and parks. The place looks really exclusive and grand. Bani is reading to pitch her next tantrum.
B: Maine le liya mujhe ab hotel jaana hai.
JW: Its not for you Bani (cool and short)
B is a lil peeved but does not respond
She manages to be in his vicinity tho yards away haughtily follows him, upset and angry. He walks into the Cartier store. Starts looking at watches for women The really grand pricey kind in gold. Bani tries to be disinterested but gives up and has to try some one, she does.........He is watching her from the corner of his eyes. She picks a exquisitely beautiful Lanieres rectangular watch wears and admires her wrist. She slowly takes it off and places it back on the velvet display tray. Steps back and starts casually looking at other stuff on display.

He is done in a few minutes carrying the small paper bag with the logo on it. Must have been gift wrapped, she thinks. May be its for Vivian? Or Sanjana? Or Jigyasa Aunty.
Ride back to the hotel in silence. Take the elevator to their room.
JW is tired, slumps on the couch she walks over to her room, does not notice her missing luggage is in his room, gets his old worn out fave tee (that she had stolen from him on Sun nite) showers, and wears it pairing it with an old pair of capris she has. Walks to the bed, falls on it, lays there for she doesnt know how long.......... until she feels someone touching her hand, opens her eyes startled, hubby is strapping that watch on her hand. The one she had been admiring!!! All showered and shaved (;-) wearing an old pair of jeans and a white Polo t-shirt looked fresh and dangerous. His cologne shud have warned me! May be my senses welcome it so much that they have quit warning me? she worries.
She doesnt say a word, moves her hand away, just looks at him and gets up and leans back on the bed, propped up against the huge pillows. He sits in front

JW: How do u like it (Smiling)
B goes to remove it.
JW:Baneee! (warns)
B:Mujhe kyon pehnaya? Jiska hai usko deejiye na aap? (upset not to let her tears show)
JW: I just gave it to her! (husky)
B: I dont want it. Mujhe aapka kuch bhi nahi chahiye.
JW Kuch bhi? Are u sure? (she can hear the amusement in his voice)
B: I am tired..............thanks for trying it on me, but u can give it to who u bought it for............ (sad)
JW Look at me......... why do we fight so much Baneee?
B:I dont... u do (trying to fight tears)
JW:Tumne mujhe pay nahi karne diya Pia Rano ke gifts ke liye. U refused to go see our new resort. Is that fair?
B: I dont want to get involved with you........... mujhe aapka kuch nahi chahiye. I already owe you a lot of money
His face tightens and eyes hardens and his warmth is gone........
JW I dont want to talk about it Baneee right now. This is for you. I saw you were wearing a silver watch at Priya's engagement party. Jab tumhara hero tumhe road pe chhodkar chala gaya tha (a caring statement laced with a taunt) so I thot I wud gift u a gold one when I got the opportunity. What better place than Cartier to buy it?
B: Its yours I dont want it! (upset even more by the taunt, but ignoring it)
JW Lets go to bed....... (urges her to get up...... thickly) He wants to unsettle me, he has the devious ability to destroy my defences she thinks. He kept throwing her offbalance by working on her feelings and systematically destroying her defences........ and then offering a pretence of sympathy................
B: No! Aap apne kamre mein so jaayie.....
She cud see JW is on the edge of his patience. He wants something so badly that it took every ounce of his already low control. ......... and that person is ME!
JW OK then main bhi yahin so jaata hoon. Gets up goes over to the other side, first switches off the bedside lamp, and then the TV and sprawls on his side of the bed
B: I am not sleeping in your bed. Why are u sleeping in mine. (goes to push him off it)
JW (coolly, turning to hsi side facing her, head held in his hand anchored on left elbow) so do u like your new watch?
B(tired and defeated) Ya its beautiful........... but u have to go back to your room.................(shaky)
JW:I think its very baeutiful....... (looks at her, she senses warm heat envelop her body, but does not look at him)
JW bending down towards her face "Banee now that we are sorting out what yours and whats mine................. can I have my t-shirt back". 😳 😳 😳 Before she can escape, pins her down and brings his lips down on hers with a groan............

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Its Sunday morning, JW is ready to take B to see the resort, she is as usual late. Thsi time Pia didnt even call. So while she cooks up a good bahana while she showers hubby starts going into his impatient. In the past couple of days, JW had taken her to visit Kim and Vivian for a formal dinner, took her on the promised boat ride and a few other attractions within Bangkok. H ehad actually been busy the last couple of evenings in meetings with Kim as the Thai government formalities for foriegn company investment was being worked out. He just had to tell Bani that they were haeded to teh resort today, she ahdnt argued or protested, her suual silence had greeted his statement.
JW all set for the day, in blue jeans and white and blue college stripe half sleeve tee, walking shoes on his feet, Rolex in place, shaved..................0 wearing Aqua............ ready to attack...

B's phone rings, when he is working in the living room of the suite. He thinsk fo going to get it but stops after the five rings, rings again, and teh third time, JW gets up to go slam who ever the caller is with all hsi frustration of his wife being late. He looks at the acller ID It says "Tarun S" on it
JW (curt) Yes!!
T(demanding) Kya main Bani Dixit se baat kar sakta hoon?
JW (shorter than before) This is her husband Jai Walia, you can tell me.
Tarun apparently shocked, even tho eh had hrd thru the garpevine about her being married , he hadnt expected JW to receive the call. Silence....
T Uhhh Ummmmm Mr Walia Bani kahan hai?
JW (palinly irritated) She is in the shower
T: (gruffly) Mujeh yeh poochna tha woh India kab waapis aa rahi hai?
JW Tomm nite. Is that all?
T: Uhhhh Ummm. Mu.... OK, Thank you
Click!
Involuntarily carries it with him back to the couch from teh dresser, looks at it, flings it on the side
JW' s face hardens, sumthing close to disappointment tinges it.......
Goes back to his laptop
B is finally ready, wearing pink drawstring capris and a whitetop that has pink embroidery on teh neck and sleeve. She notices hubby being not very talkative suddenly.
Walks by to him "I am ready Mr W"
JW (expressionless) OK
B is curious but says nothing. JW shuts PC packs it carries it with him, they go off to the elevator, not a word yet. Waits for it to show up. She checks her purse, finds her cell phone missing, excuses herself, goes back in, doesnt find it on the dresser Looks, finds it on the couch....... picks it upruns to the elevator, both hop on sh checks the last callers, face pales when she sees 3 in a row from Tarun, last one saying "recvd", looks up at him isntinctively, sses him looking at her, colors and bends down again.........
She understands the raeson for hubby's mood Despite hsi nasty mood he is a gentleman, opens the car door, lets her in, sits down himself. Bani is overwhelmed by his closeness and his cologne............ "He Looks dangerous and determined" she worries...............
Car heads to the resort over an hour's drive from the hotel. She settles back and opens her book notices, he is bringing his lap top out, looks from under her alshes as it boots up, sees the background pix is one from their trip, a nature photo, no him and her in it......
B(nervously) Mr Walia aapne pics load kar diye?
JW Hmmm
B(polite) may I see?
No response for a few minutes, then opens the folder, moves teh laptop partly to her thigh, sidles closer, his jean clad thigh singes her, but she is glad her hair is forming a curtain on her face........... JW politely scrolls up and down for her to see all the pics
B( trying to talk points to one) I loooooooooved thsi place, mujhe yahan jaana hai phir se...
JW We cud......... next month (blandly)
B realizes if she pays off teh loan she may be out of his life by then, quietens
B: Great pix
JW (flat but out of the blue) Jab hum Mumbai chale jaaye to apna name change karna Mr A ke office mein.......
B colors
B: nahi koi baat nahi they all knwo me as Ms Dixit.........
JW (crisply) Baat hai Banee, I want it done. Dixit is not your legal name. You should not even be using it..........
B: But I want..........
JW(raises left hand to stop her) Main nahi chahta ki tum wahan kaam karo, but if u will, the u will AS MY WIFE.
She is sure he hears her thunderous heart beats.......
Before she can say something his phone rings
JW:Excuse me! picks it up
JW: Hi! Aditya, when did u get back?
A: last nite. Where are u ?
JW: Hum abhi resort ja rahe hain. Aditya for the next six months one of us will have to make bi-weekly trips here.
A:Thats fine Sahil shud be back next week, Ranveer later during the week, one of us will
JW:I also have to haed to Delhi to work on legal and governmenatl formalities about buying a foriegn Co.
A: Ab to Bani bhi aa gayi we can manage, dont worry............ is she with you?
JW,Haan want to speakw ith her?
A:Sure
Hands the phone, she gets it with one hand, trie sto move the laptop back to his knee with the other, hands collide on the laptop, sh quickly removes hers, looking at him, his eyes on her as well...........
B: Hi! Uncle
A: So how is Bk? Did JW do a good job of showing you?
B: (giggles) haan unko ghoomna pasand to nahi tha par phir bhi mujeh le gaye., she rattle sof names of places she went to with JW
A: U shud extend it by a week B, Jai ko do phone, take care
B Unko Mumbai mein kaam hoga na, OK.........
B hands it back to him.
JW: Haan A bolo.........
A Are u having a good time?
JW (flushes for a second, B is not sure what was asked) Oh ya,
A: Then stay on for a one more week, wont u....
JWNahi mujhe Mumbai mein kaam hoga na (looks at his wife, captures her gaze with his.............) mera matlab hai..........
A:(obviously doesnt understand the play of words) OK see u tomm then, I wills end Darshan
JW: Bye
Click!

Visits done................ at the airport Monday afternoon, situation still continues to be of a cold war between the two.............. just talk if they need to......check in stuff. JW's phone rings. Its Mr A, he walks around in the security check wait area, while she reads her magazine.... She wwatches him when his back is turned to her. He is wearing blue cotton trousers, and a pale almost offwhite/pink cotton half sleeve shirt, ruffled hair, drive to the airport in the muggy 95 degree weather can be blamed for his hair condition. B wearing a yellow/black tie/dye skirt and a black sleeveless blouse.........

He seems to be scowling, and talking from between his teeth. Is done in a few minutes and hangs up.........
Walks toward her in his purposeful, angry, unaware-sexy, confident style............
JW(sharply) We need to talk
B(startled) Kya hua
JW sits down by her throwing his duffel bag hand luggage on the floor with a bang
JW(threatening) Did u apply for a bank loan with Diya's husband's Dev's bank
B's face loses all the color she loses her voices, and grapples for oxygen.........
B Aapko kisne kaha?
JW: Did u or did u not?
B: Plz......... Mr Walia dont shout..... (going forward in her chair ignoring him with the physical vibe)
JW pulls her arm back sliding his left hand in a firm grip just above her elbow..............
She lands on teh back rest
JW: Banee I am waiting
B(flushed and guilty) Woh Piya ka phone aaya tha Tuesday ko, usne kaha, Pushkar ke flower delivery van ka accident ho gaya hai, driver ko koi chot nahi lagi, but to save money he didnt get it insured.... so the van is gone
JW looks at her incredulously, if theyw erent at the airport, he cud have killed her with his eyes..............
B: I applied for a loan with Dev's bank yesterday on the phone. Mere se poochne bagair Dev ne income verification ke liye Mr A ko call kar liya (angry and agitated with Dev)
JW:Oh No! Banee DO NOT blame others for all the trouble YOU are in(trying to contain his exploding anger)
JW: kitna loan tha?
B: 4 lakhs
Flight is called........... JW and B obviously being biz class get to board first...................
He picks up hsi duffel bag in disgust, she wants to stay back in thailand and get a job and save for retirement and die there
He heads to the gate, turns around doesnt find her, comes back to where she is, bends down
whispers in her ear, and at the same time, bodily lifting her, almost crushing her bones and her body to his...........
JW: Mrs Walia the vacation is over. Lets go!!!

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PART 17
Not a word is spoken on the plane until the plane takes off. Bani is hungry decides to eat her meal. Turbulence stops her from letting her go wash up. She looks at him in fear, he is busy memorizing his Biz News magazine. She looks at him a couple of times, hoping and praying teh turbulence will end but it continues to rock the craft gently. The weather the past few days hasnt been cooperating either, the low clouds causes it to bump.
She grips her arm rest, he notices her white knuckles. Puts his mag away, looks at her, her face is pale. Reaches out to take her hand in his, face still grim. She lets him and grips hard......... closes her eyes and waits for the ride to steady.............

Meal is served. She eats almost all of it. Goes back to read a book, he has his eyes closed, she is not sure if he is taking a nap, decides to read her book. Gets up and opens the overhead bin, suddenly realizes hubby's remarks about her midriff during their previous ride. 😳 Suddenly brings her hands down, only to find that he is looking at her, not at her midriff. 😉 Its almost as if he remembered it at the same time. Blushes when he looks and waits for him to close his eyes again, he does and she opens it gets the paperback out of her duffel bag, opens her purse gets a black and white beaded rubberband for her hair. Sits down starts reading. His breathing steadies, she feels he is asleep looks at him. Closes here eyes and tries to sleep too.

JW looks at his wife sleeping on his left arm, wrapping his with both of hers, her left hand almost on his knee. Her hair all over his arm and chest. He gently lifts a finger and tucks it behind her earand starts observing her sleeping and the rythmic beating of her heart 😳 😳 .She mutters something illegible and goes back to sleep unaware of her posture. He actually smiles when he thinks what she wud do if she were to wake now. He wonders how she can reach out and help people like this. She is very possessive about her sisters and would go to any extent to ensure their happiness he knew that. But her action the previous day bordered on the ridiculous. Maybe she did it to annoy him? He was not worried about what dev would think. He wanted to know what motivated Bani to go to such extremes for people she cared about. He envied them all. She had infact kissed him in exchange for some rock star show tickets for herself and Diya!!!!!!
If she cared for some one she went all out. He had to some how stop her from extending the same compassion toward Tarun. When the name crossed his mind, he felt his face harden, he cud feel the muscles in his hands clench causing Bani to shift a little. Atleast she wants to be close to me in her sleep he thinks wryly. 😉Finding out what tarun means to her is priority after I get back.............JW thinks. Maybe I shud have asked her why he had called or if she called him back. He hadnt bothered to do that even though it was on the forefront of his mind the past two days...............
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JW(super-soft) Baneee!! (gently touches her hair)
B graons and continues to sleep.......
JW: Banee wake up! (gently taps her cheek)
B hears his voice up close and personal and gets up startled, her right arm is caught under his left and is numb..............
Looks at him in shock and embarrassment, tucks her hair back behind her ear with her left hand, he slowly lifts his left hand so that she can get her other hand. 😳 😳 The button on his shirt sleeve edge has imprinted on her cheek, forming a red welt. He looks at it. She reaches for it on cue and feels the red staining her cheek.
Captain announces the seat belt sign and landing instructions asking crew to take their positions.
B(bending down to wear her belt so taht she doesnt have to look at him) Thanks!!
JW ignores it. Her seat is not upright, he points to her, she tries, fails, he leans over and slams it with his thumb (big guy! 😉 ). She notices his shirt sleeve all crushed and creased........ Backrest moves.
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8 PM

Plane lands, he gets her hand luggage out. He turns his cell phone on, she does too. Its starts ringing like crazy, his does. He gets her hand luggage out and they get priority exit..........
Step out go off to the baggage area, touts start bothering them until the airline employee comes by to retrieve their luggage for them (first class travelelrs)....... B is waiting near the carousel. trying to spot their bags, he is talking on the phone smiling laughing intermittently. B rubs her cheek, she feels its sore...... She smells like his Acqua now she thinks. Smooths her hair with her fingers, its a sultry 90F no AC in the arrival lounge. She looks for her hair band thing, cant find it in her purse. Turns around, eyes search for him........... he magically shows up where she is looking both lock gaze over bags and carts and people........ him still on the phone.
She has her hair held up with both hands..............
She wants a hair clip from her bag. He delves into his pocket, brings out her B/W beaded thing. Walks by to where she is hands it to her, without taking his eyes off her one second (It had fallen off her palm on to his knee when she was sleeping he had put it away in his pocket) 😳 😳

She turns around with difficulty tearing her eyes off of him. Bags get dumped like crazy on the floor. Spots hers and his, tells the guy. He loads it, she turns around, bags everywhere no room to walk, the luggage guy waits to weave thru the mess. Spots hubby but just waits, he extends his hand over the bags. 😳
She reaches for it and takes it to hop over to his side, he almost pulls, carries her. She lands on him, he takes her fall and steadies her with both hands on her waist. Her face hits his chest. The cologne takes over again and her heart does the samba...... 😳 😉
Hubby steps back
STILL NOT ONE WORD!!!

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She follows close. Verry close. The place looks like all the planes over Indian airspace have just been asked to land and offload all the people. He gets ahead in the crowd, turns around cant find her in the milieu, she pushes her way forward still dazed from her sleep, his eyes find hers again........... he extends his left hand, she looks at him, hesitates but takes it, his fingers close in a solid grip, he leads the way.. 😳 😳

Step out, Darshan finds them first...... JW and himexchange greetings he does a polite nod/bow thing to Maam. She smiles and ack

Almost like a mirage Tarun appears in front of Bani
Bani's face loses all color, her hand is still in hubby's grip 🤢 🤢 🤢
T: Hi! Bani (obviously happy to see her) 😳 JW talking with Darshan abt where the car is, D shows him turns on hearing the voice
he's curious at first, coz he has no idea its his sworn enemy, looks at Bani curiously.
B: (shaky, dying, mouth dry, voice haorse) Mr Walia, yeh Tarun Seth (hand still held by hubby)
JW's face totally inscrutable and blank, his grip of Bani's hand though tightens considerably causing her to almost.
JW: Hello, Kya naam bola? (bends his head down to get his ear near her lips)
B: (shrill) Tarun Seth
Tarun watching all this in complete stunned silence.........
JW: Hi! Tarun I am Jai Walia, Bani's husband, Are you here to receive some one? (mock-innocence, extends his right hand)
Tarun proffers his albeit a lil shaky
T:Hello Mr Walia (his eyes give a majnu kinda betrayed look to her). Haan ek friend ko lene aaya tha, shaayad woh chali I mean chala gaya.......
She conveniently bends down, JW catches it..............
JW: Hope u dont mind, we are really late. (clipped), (places his left arm over her waist urges her to move with him) 😡 😡 😡
Darshan is loading the car,
T (trying to come up with something to make her stay) Bani tumhaare gaal mein kya hua, almost goes to touch it

JW (interrupts coolly) Oh dont worry Tarun....... its the imprint from the button on my sleeve. Bye!(Points to it first and gently rubs her cheek which happens to be on fire already, and starts to turn around towards the car)
Set, match Mr Walia!!!!

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PART 18

B cud feel JW's clenched jaw sitting at the other end of the back seaton their way home from the airport. Not a word said. But she knew more than a word was comin. She felt angry and upset at the way JW 😡 😡 😡
spoke with T. She must call him soon and speak about the whole thing before it gets even more out of control. T had been a real friend to her all these months when she was alone and trying to make a life for herself away from husband. She was furious with JW for letting him get under her skin like this. She didnt owe him ANY explanations.

They were separated and almost heading for a divorce if it were not for the sham of a reconciliation that he was forcing on her now. She was not physically involved with Tarun. He was this great friend she had never had before. He was calm and shy just like she was and they had found each other getting drawn not in a physical sense more in a co-worker turned friend sort of way. Tarun had been hurt once before he told her, his engagement had broken, and the girl had gone off to marry some one her parents chose. He was seeking emotional security and their needs seem to dovetail so perfectly that their mutual desire for companionship was grwoing into a strong closeness.

Trust JW to misunderstand and ruin everything for her. Who teh HELL is he to tell me what I should be doing with my life. I dont belong to him. I am not going to cut off ties with Tarun just because HE wants me to.
Closes her eyes and pretends to sleep again. He is busy working on his laptop.

Reach home, luggage to the roomS:-)
Aditya greets them, JW and A talk shop, B walks upstairs to her room, decides to go take a shower
The door opens and shuts with a slam

JW(Barks) Was he there at teh airport to receive you? 😡 Tumne phone kiya tha usko?(his usual style no preamble to pleaseantaries no nothing)
B bending down trying to get stuff from her suitcase, drops her clothes in shock back in it, turns around
B(shrill) What is your problem Mr Walia? 😡
JW(stunned at her strong response) What the hell was he doing at the airport?
B: mujhe kya maloom
JWDont lie Banee (walking over to where she was with index finger warning), you called him
B:Mr W mujhe nahi maloom aap kya soch rahe hain, but id ont care. Maine nahi phone kiya usko.(teary eyed) 😭
JW: Bani u dont know what you are getting into. Dont mess with me! (between his teeth, spits the words out)
B: (really irriatated and half sobbing) Mr W stop threatening me, Tarun mera dost hai, agar aapko pasand nahi hai to aap us se baat nahi keejiye. I will not break my friendship. Dont try to control ME
JW explodes, he holds himself with great difficulty................
JW (haorsely, in rage) Do u have any idea tum kya keh rahi ho?
B: Aapko kya problem hai main kiske saath dosti karoon...... we are separated now. Agar maine Mr A se woh loan nahi liya hota to aap mujhe apne ghar mein nahi laa paate. I like Tarun very much. i dont care what you think of him. I plan to talk with him and hang out with him.(cries openly now)
JW shoves his hands into his pocket, paces up and down the room
JW(loud and dangerous)LIKE HELL YOU WILL If thats the case Banee then I will do what i have to do
Bani is sure A would be hearing this outside, but she is really worked up over hubby's high-handed arrogant ba----- atitude..........
B(nonchalantly shrugs her shoulders crying away all red faced) I dont care Mr W go right ahead.
JW:(turns around walks toward like a panther assessing his prey before the kill ands says savagely) Mrs. Walia you have been warned!!!
Walks out and slams the door shaking the things on the table and rattling the curio shelf...............
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Mr W at work, Mrs too though she feels pretty jetlagged, wont stay at home, Coz what her hubby said last nite has started worrying her. Plus usko Tarun issue bhi resolve

karna hai. He had called her last nite she had told him what ever he had heard about her at work was indeed true and she was sorry but would explain things later when she

saw him in person.. B wears a beautiful pink saree with faint offwhite motifs on them. Does not wear the watch miya gifted her, which she had been wearing the past couple

of days. He had looked at her wrist yesterday on teh plane and had met her eyes but she had quickly looked away. Deliberately left her hair open.

Mr A was all apologetic about calling JW about the car loan thing, but insisted that any approvals henceforth will have to go thru JW. Bani suddenly realzied hubby had not

given her any crap for that yet. may be its still stewing she thot...........
Tarun was happy tos ee her at work, her mangal sootra still obviously tucked in, she looked single..............
They both went downstairs to grab some coffee from the Cafe Coffee Day across teh street. Walk over get it, start walking back, wait to cross the road, are standing on the

median, she suddenly notices a white S class Merc just like hubby's windows are rolled up so she cant tell for sure, it stops at the light ahead. T and B weave their way thru the cars waiting, have to pass the white Merc B notices Darshan at the wheel, he nods to wish hello.
B's face pales, her coffee spills and she some how manages to hold on to it and cross

T: tumhe bata dena chahiye tha Bani, I was hoping after I came back from Darjeeling we could talk
B(guesses what he means but doesnt want to go there) Tarun I didnt know I was going to Bk
T: Tum shaam ko kya kar rahi ho?
B: Kuch nahi ghar jaaoongi (doesnt tell him she has moved in with hubby thinking he probably knows)
T: Tum aaj kal Mr W ke ghar mein ho na?
B(flushes) Ha.....aan
T:Bani mujhe laga tum phir kabhi waapis nahi jaaoogi
B: Tarun its very difficult to explain
T (angry) kal airport par bhi tumne theek se baat nahi ki, darti ho kya apne husband se. How can u love that man?
B(flushes again her heart does a somersault) Tarun hum shaam ko baat karte hain, please.......... I have more than shared a house with him the past few days she thinks

and finds her heart thundering in agreement to that statement and her body feels like its been wrapped with a steaming towel...................

Get off the elevator go back to their cubicles
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JW steps off the elevator at Mr A's he is wearing black trousers, black and white pin-stripe shirt, folded 2/3rds silver Rolex, black shoes wearing Sean John's Unforgiveable (aptly for a day like today) looking very much like the guy who might actually own so many hotels across the country.

He has Sanjana with him. She is wearing dark blue salwar kameez, and looks like a million bucks, she better, Huh, she just rode with the boss to the client's in his Merc. Mr A greets them and starts talking with Sanjana just outside the elevator

Bani has not seen them yet, his eyes seek and find her form she has her back toward him, travel up and down her length, noticing her saree the plunging back neckline of her blouse, her hair not managing to conceal it all 😳 😳 😳 With her back turned toward him, he cud still visualize those black stormy indignant eyes, that stubborn mouth, the way she

had looked at him when he ahd last seen her. Nice lips he thought, especially nice when he kissed her..............., 😳 😳 😳 when she smiles her whole face lights up.His lips twisted in self derision at the thoughts his mind was wandering into He had seen her at the median on the road, coffee cup in one hand, her flying pallu and her change purse in the
other, hair flying all over her face. He had tried not to react to that image coz Sanjana was sitting by him and may have noticed any reaction. He had tried to be very cool and impassive about it, until T had joined her on the median coz he was late in crossing the first section. JW cud feel his entire body muscles clench in rage as he saw them walk by the car, B ack Darshan. He wanted to step out and hold T and lay him down on the road and had wanted to persoanlly to run over him.......... 🤢
He had shut his eyes to savor that thought for a minute!!!

Bani's ESP prompts there is trouble in paradise, she is talking with her female coworker in personnel, she suddenly turns around startled only to find her brain was indeed working and its her nemesis........ her hubby. His eyes were hot with triumph smoldering with approval.........She feels heat envelop her under his gaze. 😳 They now travel all over the front noticing the mangal sootra tucked in the saree her lipstick, everything. It was the kind of greedy needy look that struck terror in her heart

She turns away,her throat lets out a faint groan. She turns to the side hurriedly talks with her co-worker and heads back to her desk,
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Bani working away on her laptop, she feels if she sits idle for a few minutes she may start sleeping right at her desk. Knock, turns around its T wanting to talk about her

Darjeeling and shimla slides... start talking him sitting on her desk, facing her, she in her chair, occasionally pointing to her slides. He makes notes
Looks at her coffee, all gone
T: Itni jaldi peeliya tumne apni coffee?
B: nahi woh thoda spill ho gaya road mein..
T:U hate coffee na, tumne chai kyon nahi liy
B:Cafe Coffee Day ki Tarah Cafe Chai Day hota to le leti. I miss my tea (makes a sad face and giggles ta her bad joke, throwing her head back, exposing the slender

column of neck)
T looks at her longingly and laughs too.........
JW(flat and commanding) I am sure that joke was about work.
B is irriatated but doesnt respond, ignores him and just goes back to her laptop
T: woh Uhhhh Mr Walia Uhhh haaan main Ms Di...... mera matlab hai Mrs Walia se Shim.....
JW interrupts signature style with left hand................ Gives his wife one of his hot sweeping stares, " Mujhe Darjeeling ke is mahine ke occupancy reports chahiye in 10

minutes, looks at his Rolex
T leaves flustered
B still refuses to look up...........
JW: (when T is still within ear shot) Mrs Walia next time you choose to flirt with your co-worket take it elsewhere, dont do it in my office.... 😡 😡
Set Mr Walia
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Bani waits for the elevator.
It stops, she gets in, finds JW and Sanjana inside talking and laughing...... (HOW DARE HE! she thinks Obviously his own advice does not apply to HIM)
She thinks of letting the elevator go but changes her mind and gets in.It smelle like Unforgivable. Hubby has a totally expressionless, bland look on his face, one foot up,

hands in pocket, S almost all over him. B picks the other corner..................
Punches the button with all her might.
S: Ms Dixit, dheere, elevator band ho gaya to yahi rukna padega (sarcastically looking at JW for approval).
JW(amused at wife's anger, tauntingly) Oh Dont worry Sanjana, Ms Dixit can be quite entertaining in a stuck elevator 😳 😳 (referring to the kissing epi PART II)
Furious color rushes to Bani's face, she waits for it to stop so she can get away from him.
Sanjana has no clue what she is talking about, so ignores it.
S: Mr walia humne kuch liya hi nahi kal ke liye?
JW(surprised ) oh ya! How about we go after work? lets grab something to eat and then head out or the other way, jaisa tum chaho. (very casual not intended to make NB jeaous at all, but ofcourse it DOES)

In an affected sorta way,S opens her Louis Vuitton bag takes out some Kleenex and rubs her face "Mr Walia I LOVE this bag, its my favorite of all. Thanks for gifting me this" 🤢 🤢
Looks at B, who has already drilled like a dozen holes on the steel wall by now.
JW:Sure Sanjana I am glad u like it! Half the fun in giving gifts is being appreciated (taunt for Bani not thanking him about the watch)
Set Mr walia
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B probably has one of her worst days ever at work. Too much work too little time, when she gets home its around 9.30PM JW nowhere in sight. She easts, asks Tony if JW

is home he says no. Aditya walks over fro his study asks her how she is doing, she responds and tries to fish for some info on where hubby cud be Aditya has no clue so

he declines, he asks her to go to bed, she hasnt changed yet for the night. Not a bad day in Mumbai 78F and rainy all evening, quite romantic she thinks. Done with dinner

walks back to her room stands in the balcony and enjoys the rain soak her face and saree. Wasnt able to go have that dinner meeting with Tarun yet may be tomorrow she

thinks. Its past 11..........her mind doesnt want to ack it but she wonders where JW is, wonders why he gifted S an expensive purse like that why the hell does he go have dinner with his co-worker but warn me to stay away from mine? He's probably having dinner RIGHT NOW she thinks. It angers her more to think he wud advise her not to do something but go ahead and do it himself..................... she cant seem to relax. Part of her warns her that if he is back before she goes to bed she may see that fantastic tantrum of his again.......... but another part wnats to know what he is doing with sanjana.................Decides to listen to some music on her Ipod, her headset doesnt work.

Walks over to JW's room (their room) and prowls around, rain is falling hard outside............. the patio door is open curtains dancing to the rythm of the rain................. Tony walks by she goes over to him "Mr Walia ka koi phone aaya" (nervous and edgy)
T: No Maam Kyon?
B: Nahi bus poocha.
T:Aditya sir ko pooch leejiye.
B:Unhe bhi nahi maloom, koi baat nahi thanks
T:Aap Sir ke cell phone par kar lijiye
B:Band hai (lies)
T: Aap kuch dhoond rahi hai, can I help?
B: Woh mera headset kaam nahi kar raha,to mujhe Mr Walia ka............ shows him her ipod, koi baat nahi main dekh loongi tum jao.......
T walks away. JW had been hearing the whole thing approaching his room
B turns inside and prowls around some more.................Goes to the balcony peers over to see if any car is coming into the drive way..........

Walks in unaware hubby is leaning on the balcony rail just outside his room arms folded at his chest watching her nervous unsettled behavior.......................
He slowly detaches himself from the railing walksinto his room, closes and locks the door with a soft click

JW(softly) Have u decided whether u are going to look for me first or the headset, Mrs Walia 😳 😳 😳
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PART 19

B gets ready for work, wears a lavender and lemon cotton salwar kameez. her thoughts drift to the night before............ her face turns scarlet.She had actually dreamed about spending the nite with hubby and what a nite that was! 😳 😳 😳 Reality was not as kind as that, she had no idea when he actually came home, she had given up looking for the ear phones and had made her way back to her room, showered and had gone to bed.
There was no signs of him this morning. Aditya had also left for work. Rano and Sahil were expected over the weekend and Jigyasa with son and dil in tow were to arrive early next week..........
The later the better, or she could even find and replace later with NEVER she thot.
Pia had called her after she had returned wanting to know, how her trip was, Bani was evasive at best making her even more curious B had promised her that she wud stay the nite tonite at her place. I am not calling JW about it she decides.
JW had a car waiting for her when she stepped out, not the regular drivers a new guy, she hadnt seen before. The car seemed new as well to her, burnished gold, the Accord gleamed in the sun.............. May be he will check with the driver to see if she rode it, she thinks nastily. Gets off at work driver asks her where he shud wait, she tries to send him away but he insists its boss's orders so he cant..........
B walks away furious, promises herself that while the guy waits she is going to take a cab to pia's tonite........"any woman wanted/loved by thsi man was headed for a life of constant turmoil" she realized..................

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Its pay day, B talking with Anna from payroll/personnel (the gal from part 18) about setting up her deduction to pay off her "loan"
A:: I heard there was some loan thing between you and your husband! (incredulous)
B(flushes) haan! Anna, I want the deduction to start this month. Can u do Rs. 10k per month going forward?
A (gently) I dont intend to pry, but I knew you were reconciled with your hubby now, ab kya hua?
B:(flushes again) Oh Anna, lambi kahani hai, our relationship is very complicated. I am married to him nwo thats all I know for sure.
A: Gosh he is handsome Bani. if u change ur mind mujhe bataogi (cheering her up)
B: U can have him now if u like
A" Come On! Banee, the way he looks at you the way he flirts with you, EVEN WITH HIS EYES, I can tell he has eyes only for you. We are all so curious about you two you know. sab yeh jaan na chahte hain ki kya ho raha hai.
B: Mujhe khud nahi maloom Anna (suddenly visualizes the raw emotion in those brrodingly sexy eyes)
A: Tarun ko maloom hai u are reconciled?
B: I am not reconciled Anna, Ok well, I have to tell you, u work in personnel, Anna, I had to borrwo money for my sis's hubby and Mr Walia bought the comapny and took over the loan
A: OMG! He is so romantic, he did that to get you to reconcile?
B:I AM NOT GOING TO (vehemently denies)
Bani thinks A has no clue how devious and scheming and arrogant her hubby can be. JW thrived on challenges. No objective was pursued half heartedly, there wa sthat unlimited enthusiasm in buying that next hotel or buying out her loan from Mr A or making love to her!!
A Dont worry Banee I will set up the system to deduct, and get the pay check redone for you.
B decides to set up soem time with Mr A to talk about the additional loan she is taking on with Dev's bank. She is surprised that JW has not given her any grief after wanting to tear her apart at Bk's boarding lounge. Wondering what he may be planning was more terrifying to her than actually facing his decision, she lets go and walks by to Mr A's office finds he is not in there. Sees Tarun and promises that they can do their dinner date tomorrow nite to talk about her life and the recent upheavals in it.

Walks by around the elevator to get back to her desk, the elevator opens its HIM again........... his shirt almost identical to the color of her dress pale lavender, plain pairred with blue-black trousers, shirt sleeves folded 1/3, showing off is Rolex. "show off" she thinks........ Right around teh time he steps off she is done with her evaluation, his is still on it registers the fact that her eyes have caught the similarity in colors..............
JW (tauntingly) Mrs Walia!
B (damn! the way he says it without fail brings color on my face, just closes and opens her eyes, no direct ack.
JW:We make a good pair today dont you think?
B thinks NO!! We donT!
JW: U probably knew what shirt I was going to wear.
B: I have no idea Mr W I dont even know when u come home and when u leave for work (haughtily, as if she doenst care, but .......)
JW: would u like to know Banee? (Approaching her)
B turns away, notcing their conversation is attracting more attention that necessary........ People stopping at the copier, standing by on aisles trying to catch a piece fo what is exchanged between the newly reconciled couple......
B: Mr walia main aapke company ki employee hoon am sure u keep an eye on your employees just to know what they are doing. You are the big boss (smiles extra sweetly)
JW: Har boss apne har employee ko notice nahi karta.....(back to her)
B: But aap average boss to hain nahi....... (smile not reaching here eyes)
JW So u think I am special (mocking)..........
B has a "go away" look on her face...........
JW: BTW tum raat ko theek se soi nahi kya, your eyes look really tired......
B:None of your business! (cant atke it anymore walks away, him following her with the cheshire act smile)
B doesnt wish her life on ANYBODY at this point, a husband who wont take no for an answer, why is he here EVERYDAY now? Doesnt he have other hotels to think about? a friend who wants to be more than a friend, a sister with all sorts fo financial needs............. Walks back to her desk and puts her face in her hands and just sits there until her phone rings.
Its Pia she wants to know where they shud go for dinner.........
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Takes a cab to Pia's without calling teh new driver to tell him abt it. She has her overnite bag packed and ready to go.
Gets off, pays the cabbie, goes to Pia's apartment......... knocks on the door. Pia opens, hug, talk about Thailand, and Bani gives her the gifts she bought. pia is all curious wants to know if everything is OK with JW. Bani is again evasive. Pushkar reassures her about the van loan, he promises to arrange it from elsewhere. Bani raessures him that all is going well and he shudnt have to rent a van for too long and that the loan would be sanctioned soon. She doesnt reveal anything about JW' sknowledge of it.B washes up changes for dinner and is having chai........
Knock on the door
Pia opens............. its JW!!!
Pia: Mr W anadr aaiye, Dee chai pee rahi hai (polite but not very happy)
JW: Where is Bani? (short sweet abrupt just his style) JW nods at Pushkar...........,
Pia and Pushkar are confused but just stare for a few minutes and then thinking hubby and wife might need some privacy leave the living room
JW's eyes search for her find her back towards him, she has changed into a lime green saree, may be ready to go out for dinner he thinks. Seeing her in a saree does strange things to his euqilibrium
He had changed too to his fave blue jeans and and a firebrick color Polo t-shirt, walks in authoritatively assessing the situation while seeking her attention. His clothes couldnt hide the physicality of his personality, more often than not it seemed like he used his intimidating size to win over an argument....... There was something rakish and arrogant about him walking inside Pia's tiny apartment.
B's ESP had informed her the moment she herad that brief knock that itw as him, she had deliberately not decided to turn around to give him the pleasure of a captive audience. She bent down and sipped her tea some more. What the hell was he doing here? did he have any where to go tonite with Sanjana? Maybe buy her another purse perhaps?Hands in pocket, seeming outwardly casual, walks over to the dining table pulls himself a chair sits down Bani senses Acqua around her shuts and opens here eys hoping it wud go away.. but it doesnt
The way his eyes survey her possessively there was something almost prtective about it, sending an intense heatwave hurtling towards her.
B:Aapko kisne bulaaya? aap kyon aaye yahan?
JW: I need to teach you to say hi! (thickly)
B looks away flushed.................JW bends down nips her ear, B pushes his face away, feels his after shave smudge her cheek.......... the clean male smell of him teased her nostril......her pulse hammered heavily enough to be audible to him...........
JW Mrs Walia. u obviously dressed to go out for dinner with me tonite, so lets go (his eyes devour her, but what he says is laced with impatience)
B looks at him like "are u out of your mind?"
JW: baneee lets go (trying to control his temper)
B: Main aaj Piya ke ghar ruk rahi hoon
JW: U never asked me!
B: I dont have to, I do what I please (annoyed trying not to raise her voice)
JW drums his fingers on the table...............
JW: Bani go get ur things lets go
B:Mr Walia main aapke saath 3 hafte se hoon I want to be with Piya, cant u understand.......?
JW:Banee I have to talk to about work (runs his hand thru the freshly showered hair in exasperation)
B: Kal subah main office aa rahi hoon I can come to ur office if u like, please go now (pleads)
JW Banee I am going away to delhi tomorrow, I want u to go take care of something at Darjeeling so lets go.
Gets up and touches her shoulder....
She shrugs and pushes it away refusing to budge
B:Plz main aapki emlpoyee hoon to iska yeh matlab nahi aap kabhi bhi mujhe kaam de. (angry)
JWBanee lets go fight outside ............. not here please...........
B grabs her purse from the dining table pulls the instalment check out and hands it to him distastefully "Yeh raha aapka is month ka instalment:
JW looks at it shoves it back into her purse, holds her hand almost pulls her, making her stand up, she holds on to his chest, hears his heart thundering, pulls away as if it singed her fingers. He sees that, but is in too busy to react to her blushing...........
JW:tum kahogi Pia ko ya main kahoon? TUm apne trip se aakar ek hafta kya ek mahina reh lo I dont care
B: Ya why wud YOU(it just slips!)
JW:Sorry?
B: Chaliye......... 😭 😭
Goes inside, tells a shocke pia and pushkar abt change of plans and takes her bag and things and walks back, hubby leaning on the door jamb feet crossed at ankles hands in pocket again......... sees her step out of the room, goes and gets her back against her wishes........
Pia:Did yahan raat ko rukne waali thi (Accusing)
JW: Oh! maybe when she gets back........ (not even giving her more than a sentence)
B is more pissed at the way he talks to pia.............

Get on the elevator in silence B looking at her cell phone checking calls, JW just looking at her waiting for her to explode.
Darshan bows/nods, get in the car
B(explodes, glorious anger erupting like a steam) Ek din late nahi ho sakta tha kya kaam. Itni kya jaldi hai Mr Walia
JW: Calm down Banee
JW :Darshan exuse us please!
He leaves......... The car is aprked on an empty by lane
JW: Dont over react Banee, u can see her when u get back. You are my wife first and her sister later. 😳 😳

B: I am your employee not your wife. Jab chahe aap mujhe bulaaye aur main kaam par jaaoon........ I am not goin tomorrow
JW:I am going to delhi, main chahta hoon tum Darjeeling jao, I will let Mr A tell u everything tomm morning
B: Cant it wait ONE NIGHT! 😡 😡 😡 (hears herself scream the last part, eyes tear..........)
JW:Dont forget you owe me money Banee Lots of it!!
B opens her purse "Thats why i wa sgiving u ur money. Yeh leejiye, aapka paisa, aapko apne paise ke alaawa kuch aur dikhayi nahi deta Mr Walia, u are the most selfish unfeeling, cruel man I have ever met
Throws his check at him almost violently punching him, he picks it up folds it and tucks it away in his pocket in slow motion...................
JW :Ouch Banee! Dont throw punches unless u are willing to take some (looks at her intensely)
B:Great, Mr walia just like a man, jab aap haar jaaye argument mein.......... to u can use force (still blazing in anger.........)
JW:Tum isko argument kehti ho? (holding her wrists captive...........)
Drawing her closer.......... her anger turns into apprehension, a kind of expectation..........using her captive wrists to draw her closer, provoking ,maddening, exciting her.......
JW: Shall I tell u what I see and want besides money?
Brings his lips down on hers, and it was as if a match had been struck and flame flares.......... big and intense..............

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PART 20

It took a while for Bani to get her composure back after wards, JW sepped out to go get Darshan and the rode in silence all the way, B just went to her room only to be

followed bY JW.

J: Baneee!
B:Busy unpacking and putting her stuff away, does not look at him.....
J sits on the bed, props a pillow up to lean back, kicks his shoes and puts his feet up crossed at the ankles, arms behind his head quietly watches her unpack, she is

aware of his gaze following her all around the room..
J:Baneeee
still no response........
Attempts to get up, that for some reason makes her more nervous......... she looks at him, their gaze locks, what transpired in the car, on top of their minds.........
B obvioulsy embarrassed by her response to him again..... flushes. He hasa knowing look,
J:Baneee, baitho.... She gets the stool by the dresser and pulls it closer to the ebd, he is watching her do that, doesnt protest or demand she sit on the bed..

B: kahiye (softly looking at her hands)
J Baneee, if this was not urgent, phir main kabhi nahi kehta tumhe, I know how much you love your sisters........
B(cant take his kind tone, feels a lump forming in her throat) Its OK Mr Walia, I am your employee, so I have to go where u ask me to go...... (polite and impersonal)
JW: Dont !!!! Dont start again Baneee............... Tum apne zindagi mein itna kisi se nahi ladi hogi itna mujh se ladti ho (referring to her impersonal remark). I am trying to be

patient here.
B: U dont have to be, u dont have to feel bad, mujhe kaam batayie aur aap chale jaayiye
JW(runs his fingers thru his hair, closes his eyes and exhales audibly) You just drive me INSANE!!!
She colors at the word, understanding the implication of it...........
B:Kab jaana hoga?
JW just looks at her, does not respond, sits up arms folded, visibly trying to control his temper, because she just doesnt seem to be taking this right............
JW:(calmly) Kal subah ke tkts ke liye bola hai Ms Singh will call me, shud not be later than a 11.30 flight. Jet does not fly there, Air Deccan ya Spice mil jaayega

hopefully....
B's face pales when he says that, she is fearing he will yell if she says she doesnt want to fly......... but he sees that............
JW: Baneee I knwo you are scared of flying. I know............. he pauses) but we have to get the papaers ready to submit with the WB govt.... surrender deed transfer deed,

power of attorney, agreement for sale etc Mr A ne tayyar kar liya hai, kuch tax forms process karwaane hain. I dont know if it can be done... Mr A already aaj wahan hain.

WB govt assembly by elections hain next week NO GOVT machinery will function. Yeh kaam sirf Calcutta mein ho sakta hai, after u come back I will take it all to Delhi and

get the bureaucratic approvals I HATE DEALING WITH BABUDOM! (swears under his breath)
JW: Oh! I am sorry!
B is used to his swearing so she lets it pass with just an opening and closing of her eyes....... like she always does............
B is just looking at him, his passionate enthusiastic outpouring, its like he is a 10 year old and has discovered a new game and wants to play right now, his eyes sparkle,

he speaks rushed.............. she is just mesmerized........
JW:Baneee (softly) are u listening.......
She flushes, being caught staring Haan!!!
JW: leans back on the bed, looks at the bedside table, finds her bangles from last nite or nite before, takes em in hsi hands and rotates them oblivious of what is happening

to her at the sight of him doing that.
JW(continues) Bahut saare approvals lene hain, i dont even know if Mr A has signed all his papers yet,he has promised to get it all done in one trip of yours.. I wnat you to

do this on behalf of me Banee (coaxing)
B:Kya main train mein ja sakti hoon (quietly)
JW(looks at here eyes, hers are on her bangles in his index finger, he looks back at it and the at her) Banee I am sorry I know u hate flying, I wish I cud have gone, main

nahi ja sakat kal, hum Bhuvaneshwar mein ek property assess kar rahe hain I am trying to get those people here tomm...
B is amazed as to how many balls he can juggle at the same time........... She has a what are u made of anyway kind of look on her face........
He understands that from her eyes, these two dont need words anyway
JW: (sheepishly, embarrassed, running his fingers thru hsi hair again) I know I need to slow down, Banee but i promise in the next few months when all thsi si over, main

slow down karoonga I promise you, then we wont be so goddamn busy like this. We can actually spend time together.......... (says all in one breath again)
She blushes beetroot red when she hears that, ist like he is assuming they will be together for ever and he is being a typical husband........
JW again reads that and realizes what he just said, both just lock eyes and wait for the other to look elsewhere.....
The room is quiet, except for the harsh sound of JW's breathing and her thrundering heart................
B is the one to lower hers first, not a word said not a sign given but a lot is said and heard.............


JW (raspy, breathless voice) I have asked our third party partner to send someone by tomm nite, so Govt formalities mein kuch to leeway milega humko. We have to grease a lot of palms Banee
B thinks why is he using the word "we" all the time and then tells herself "Oh I am his employee, its his company so its that WE"!
JW: If u want tum Calcutta ruk jao aur shopping kar lo after u get the approvals, take time off a week twow eeks I dont care........
B(upset that he wont even miss her, her eyes show it) No! Thanks! 😭
JW realizes it again........... runs his fingers thru his hair again for the 4th time in that many minutes:-) Damn!! Baneeee, I meant tum shopping kar lo if u like, mujhe laga tum mujhse door jaane ke liye desparate hogi (winks) 😉
B almost in tears, doesnt wnat to be amused, gets up and turns away toward the dresser, wipes an errant tear drop, he sees it in the reflection.........
Puts her bangles back on the bed side tabel in a tinkling clutter, gets up, touches her shoulders, turns her around
She protests and fights to get out of hsi grip, he wont have any of that, holds her with his arms around her waist, his bare arms cause the most exquisite friction on her midriff at the back, she finds herself breathing thru her mouth her hands forming a protective shield between her and him on his chest..................
Just rocks on the same spot holding her like that..........
JW(husky, kissing her with his eyes........) I will miss you. Will you miss me? (blunt direct, straight, upfront)
Starts to nuzzle her face neck and and ears and hair...... she just stands there like a life size water balloon quivering and moaning trying to fight her responses....
JW: Have I told you, your hair is the softest and smells the best? (teasing)
B: Haan aapko to pata hoga (accusing)
JW(chuckles) A little......
B:(takes her fingers to his hair, laces it in, caresses his scalp, making him groan) Yours is OK......... 😉
JW looks at her like "U didnt mean that!" her eyes respond with "ofcourse I did!"
He brings her closer now that her hands are around his neck...........
JW: Baneee lets skip dinner (in her ear, capturing her pearl studbetween his lips) 😳
B: NO!
JW: OK how about "Jai"?
B buries her face in his open V and contemplates..........
JW:(thickly, almost violently) U are going away for God knows how long............. Baneee, give a man some oxygen will ya?
B:Hmmm Ummmm....... Jai (mouth dry, breathless) Jai Jai (all into his V of the tee) 😳 😳 😳
J(laces his fingers thru her hair drawing her face up) God! I love the way you say my name, no wonder u dont say it in public, it wud be bloody obscene!!! (brings his lips down on hers with a possessiveness that stunned her each time) 😳 😳 😳

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Part 21

THIS IS TO CHEER UP TISHA!
HOPE BABA IS DOING FINE!!

Bani reaches work the next morning at around 9, the day reflects her mood, dull drizzly and and a tad bit cold......... leaves her with barely an hour to meet with Mr A over the phone and some others at Valley resorts. Tarun has called in sick and she so she calls him on his cell phone to check. The flu he says. She feels bad to take off at a time like this but duty calls. He is evidently upset with the impasse and the postponement of any real talk opportunity. she promises that she will be back in a day or two, citing WB elections and vows to take a day off to sort things out.

She has been booked on the 2 PM flight of Air Sahara (Sowmya thx for the air deccan tip, its a horror I know:-) to DJ. She collects all teh documents she would need, as Mr A is slated to return to Mumbai the day after she reaches DJ. his nephew's wedding he said. B was invited along with JW. Gives B an opportunity to act suitably "upset" at not being able to attend.

She raeches the airport after Noon. Gets priority check in as she has been booked in biz class for the barely two hour flight. She has butterflies in hers tomach ever since she woke that morning, but had tried to bury it under the trip prep meetings. On the way to the airport they are out of the bottle, flying free in her tummy. She is wearing a beautiful ethnic salwar suit in Gold ochre and Indian red, with mirror inlay and embroidery all over. After the Mumbai blasts there is a total ban on visitor entry, but then there is always some body who manages to go upto the aircraft gate using their "powers" JW is of that select few. He does not mis use it to that degree.... He sees her walk in and put her stuff through the initial Xray. He is wearing navy blue trousers teamed with lemon and navy stripe shirt, sleeves rolled up rolex in place,
He slowly walks up to where she is, headed to the Air sahara check in.....
Her ESP signals her she turns around almost bumps into him, he steadies her with a hand on her waist......
B:Aap yahan?
JW: Haan West Zone HOA ka luncheon tha yahan Radisson mein socha tumhe pehle see off kar doon
She blushes at his thoughtfulness but the blush is only shortlived, Sanjana appears behind his shoulder, dresed to kill in black biz suit
S: Hi! Bani (dropped the Ms Dixit but just cannot seem to say the Mrs Walia:-)
B: Hi! Still looking at hubby.........
JW senses the disruption in their eye contact and politely turns toward S
JW Bani is going to get the papers ready in DJ (repeats himself, as eh amy have already said that to her in the car or at the office)
S(flippant) oh! Great! But u will miss the great Mumbai weather, haan Bani?
B eyes convey what she will actually miss........... and hubby recvs message in in-box and reads the message😉.......
B:Kaam hai to jaana hi padega (she says extra sweetly)
S: Ms Singh was talking on the phone with the airline agent, toh woh tumhare baare mein keh rahi thi............... u hate flying?
B: (looks at hubby) Haan ......(looks at S) among other things...........
S didnt expect that!
Set Mrs Walia! 👏
JW to ease the tension among the two suggests, S to take off promising her he wud join soon.........
S is peeved but leaves
JW walks with her gets her checked in, after theya re done walk over to the almost empty visitor seating area, he hands her a paper gift bag. She is surpised, takes it peeks in, finds some books of the author she is reading currently, newest titles, and some Lindt Truffles and her Ipod with a brand new earphone pack....
B blushes again "Thanks"
JW just smiles.......
JW: You will be recvd by Arindam Bannerjee (Bongs have the BEST first names in the whole world, who ever dares to challenge that can PM me! I LOVED coming up with these names. 😉 ...)at the airport, Mr A nahi aayenge. Aurin is a very good friend, an Ivy League MBA, works for a venture capital firm in Cal. I tried to woo him but he wont budge (smiles)
B smiles too
JW: You will like Aurin, he is in his 20's like you are, very charming and funny..
She hits him playfully with her gift bag.............
JW (suddenly changes tone, husky, into her ear) But dont like him too much alright? He's probably nowhere close to your hubby ........... in bed (laughs huskily)
B STOP IT!!
Bends down to hide her flaming cheeks....... her forehead rubs on his shirt pocket and her already faint sindoor smudges off. 😳 😳 😳
B: sorry! ( she goes to wipe it off, opens her purse for kleenex)
JW holds her hand and stalls her......... Dont worry Baneee..... (tries to scrape it off with a finger nail)
Looks at her forehead, takes her kleenex and re-shapes the thing back again on her forehead into a teeka........ 😉
Hands it back to her, while she just stares breathless, gasping for air............

B I will miss you (looking into his eyes) JW interprets it as "Oh she is so nervous about flying she doesnt know what she si talking about B thinks "If I werent so nervous I wudnt have ever been so honest"
Another misunderstanding:-(
Boh just look at each other
JW(changes the mood) You will be so busy, tum mujhe yaad bhi nahi karogi........ Achha Banee, AGS Services (third party comapny) se koi Cal nahi ja raha wahan unka already office hai they have assigned a guy called Swapnil Ghosh. aaj subah e-mail aaya I have fwded to u Talk to him...
B OK
JW: Tumne Mr A ke DJ office waalon ko prep kar diya na?
B: haan Ek Aparajit aur Ritwik dono se baat ho gayi. they cant wait for me o get there
JW (happ) good ....... good!!
Pause....
JW: I know you dont like talking with me but, roz at the EOD tum mujhe e-mail bhejogi that uve reached the hotel safe?
B: I can call (tentatively/nervously)
JW (stunned) Tum mujhe call karogi? 😳 😃
B Haan?!
JW Great!! (smiles wide)
Looks at his watch...... gently touches her elbow, to guide her twrds the security check gate..... She walks by him. He pauses and gives her a warm hug, she doesnt want to leave....
He gently extricates himself
JW(in her ear) Trust me u will be FINE!! Good luck Enjoy ur biz trip...
B just looks at him like Can I go by train?"
He smiles and pushes her toward the gate........ gently
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JW at his desk, swivels in his chair his watch catching the morning rays of sun, its 10 AM. Bani's been gone for over 10 days now Things not going well at all at DJ elections slowing things to a stop, he has not been very happy with the progress what so ever............. Havent spoken to her much all these days, he's had extremely busy evenings and many times she had just left VMs...... This morning he's been here......already for four hours. Ms. Singh peeks in
Ms S: Your 10 O clock is here........
JW on his cell phone now, indicates to her to hold on..........
Ms Singh pauses and waits taps with her pencil on the door gently.....
JW:Hold on will you?
JW: Haan kahiye Ms Singh, i apologize I am not having a good day here.......
Ms. S: Thats OK Jai..... Mr Dutta is here from KPMG
JW:Oh taxes! (swears under his breath)......... OK buy me 10 minutes will you?
Ms Singh Sure!
Walks out....
JW: (back into the cell phone) i'll have to call you back......... Bye for now....
Hangs up
Meets with Dutta...... for over two hours, phones ring like crazy he doesnt pick it up.
All the calls end up with Ms Singh.............
Dutta has to be pushed out literally...............
Ms Singh peeks in again...... "its Mr A she says"

JW:put him thru Thanks
JW: Hello
A: Congratulations Mr Walia Valley view DJ is yours
JW feels a thrill run up his spine, its like that shot of adrenaline he's been waiting for all day and the past 10 days..
JW:WHAT! Are you bloody serious?
A:Haan Absolutely!
A:Ofcourse Delhi will have to process the papers but its out of my hands now technically.
JW laughs joyously
A: You havea brilliant wife Mr walia!
JW feels himself flush at that remark, his heart starts racing........
JW:Main samjha nahi Mr A.
A: She deserves all the credit, she knows what she is doing, She was the one who pulled this whole thing off.
JW is impressed, he knew his wife was smart but had no idea about the depth of her smartness
A: We faced all sorts of problems with the transfer deed and power of attorney, unhone, (she is young enuf to be his grand daughter, but u know biz partner's wife and all😉..........) apna saara prior expertise use kiya, went back to her old files, redid the addendum and worked with swapnil many times through the nite........
JW Wow! really?
JW:Wow!!
A: Oh! Yes.........She tirelessly travelled to Calcutta almost as many times in 10 days............ she is not only smart but puts in ridiculous hours to get the job done too
Jw is still speechless
A: Well WB govt has approved it, the govt stamp is on the papers, I will let you take it from here........ Or shud I say Mrs Walia take it further along......... (laughs)
A:I am getting another call, can I call u back
JW gets out of the trance grins wiiiiiiiiiiiiiide "sure go ahead, thanks for the FYI. We need to celebrate"
A:Sure take care, Bye.............

JW dials B's cell phone number............
B: (busy, doesnot chk to see who it is) Hello, Banee Walia here (she thinks its some Babu from WB govt)
JW: Mrs Walia this is your husband
Silence!!!
B(husky hrt racing) Aap? 😕
JW:Remember me? the guy you love to hate?(laughs)
B: Oh! 😳 (collects her composure)Mr Walia AAP, kya kaam tha 😡(annoyed)
JW Thats more like my wife, you got me a lil worried there for a min 😉
B:Stop!!
JW: congratulations wife, DJ is ours......
B: mujhe pata hai (smug) 😉
JW: You didnt even call me? 😡
B: well resort mera nahi hai Mr A ka hai why shud I call you? (logical......... cant blame her hubby has rubbed off, in more ways than one)
JW:THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 😳 😳
B:You are welcome?! (cant understand what the big deal is..........)
JW Kab aa rahi ho ghar?
B (Flushes) I am taking some time off, mujhe shopping karna hai................... (drags)
JW( short and clipped) Baneee, stop messing with me and get on the next bloody flight when ever that is.........
B:sochoongi......
JW: If I dont see u tonite, u will see me there soon after, and that wont leave you much time for anything leave alone think 😳 😳 😳 ........ Bye(B closes her eyes understanding the implication)
Click!
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PART 22

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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PART 23
😡

Bani, body shaking chin quivering, bristling like a maddened porcupine walks up to his desk "HOW DARE YOU MR. WALIA" she is standing on one side of the desk facing

him, she throws the books back at his desk, it hits a hand blown glass curio thing and it falls on the carpet and shatters........he is still in his chair, the muscles in his jaw

clench, his eyes harden but he continues sitting... behind the desk is all windows overlooking the bay and the coastal road below),
JW (shocked but trying not to lose his cool) What happened Bani?
B: Baniye mat, aapko pata hai aaj aapne kya kiya?
JW lots of work I think (eyes hard as steel, unflinching)
B: STOP IT!
JW Oh! will u please speak up (abruptly)
B: aap ke jaisa maine ruthless, devious, unfeeling aadmi nahi dekha.
JW(bristling) What the hell are YOU talking abt?
B: You are an arrogant selfish, and a cunning man
JW: stop it thats enough Bani.. (stands up and walks by to where she is his stance threatening eyes as stormy as hers, quickly holding on to his temper, coz this was NOT

the wlecome he ahd expected form his wife)
B: Aap aisa kaise kar sakte hain (starts crying, but angrily wipes away her tears, before they flow down her cheeks)
JW: What the hell DID I DO?
B: YOU TRANSFERRED TARUN!!! (yells)JW's face pales for second, quickly regains composure,
JW: hmm so hero tumhaare kandhe pe sar rakh ke roya lagta hai (tauntingly)
B:SHUT UP!
JW YOU SHUT UP BANEE (ready to strangle her! shoves his hands in his pockets rolls them into a tight fist)
JW "I did what had to be done for work"
B:Jhoot Mr Walia. You are LYING.
JW: Can u prove it Baneeee (savagely closing up on her)
B: Aaap ne usko kaha either its your way or the freeway (accusing again)
JW :I DID BANI! (softly but firmly)
B: who the hell are you to send him away? (outraged)
JW smiles, caustically "Bataoon main kaun hoon Banee?" Holds her by her shoulders, searing them with his touch "I own the company, Its mine, I do what ever I please if it makes a good business decision" (drops his hands to his side, still standing up close, Banee can smell the Unforgivable again, tries to stay calm,........... she has never been so angry with him, not even when he forced her to move into his house)
B:It was NOT a business decision.
JW(tauntingly soft) No? Why would you say that?
B(flushes, trembles) You know,.......... aap jaante hain kyon kiya aapne yeh.
JW:Why Banee, humor me.....
B:You wnated to send him away from me
JW:Oh I did? (quasi-innocent)
B: you are SSO cheap Mr walia. Aapko na apne oopar bharosa hai na mujh par
JW :SHUT UP BANI! Dont go there!
B: I have told him NOT to go to DJ (smugly)
JW: did u say that Bani (eyes like wo chips of ice, angry color staining his face, breath coming out in a hiss, spkng thru his teeth)
B: haan i did! Because if he goes I GO TOO (shaky and loud)
JW : My dear Bani Walia, I paid Rs. 25 bloody lakhs to get you (hisses in her ear, holding her by her shoulders again, B feels his stubble on her cheek and ear, but is

terrified to even react).......... and if u step out of the state without my knowledge I will bring you and your sorry hero back before you could say hide!!
B face pales, You are the most horrible man I have ever met. I HATE YOU MR. WALIA (tears start flowing freely now)
JW: Nothing comes for free Mrs Walia. (haughtily)
B: Main aapka ghar chhodkar ja rahi hoon, I dont wnat to live with you for a minute, I HATE YOU (savagely)
JW: You do that my darling little cheating wife, I can have you thrown in jail, and your hero too for embezzling company money.............(swears violently)
B looks at him wearily "You dont give up do you? (she whispers)
JW: (suppressing the feeling that is overtaking him) My decision is final Bani, he can go to DJ or quit.
B: What if he quits and I continue seeing him (taunts)
JW: Are you provoking me Bani?... (softly walks up to her and breathes on her face, wraps hsi fingesr around her neck gently) You wouldnt do that Mrs Walia would you?"
(looks in here moist eyes again, no compassion or sympathy in them, just pure vengeance)
B: Agar aapko mujh par bharosa nahi hai to aap kisi aur ki life kyon ruin kar rahe hain? (pleads)
JW: I DONT LIKE HIM (there! JW said it)
B:I DONT LIKE SANJANA EITHER, main karoon usko fire? (nasty, scathing)
JW: (releases her neck, she drops her head looks at his shoes) Mrs Walia, but there is a miniscule difference here. I am not having a bloody affair with sanjana!
B HOW DARE YOU? Mr walia..you are the most cheap, lowly, dirty person I ever met, aap aise soch bhi kaise sakte hain? (in fury humiliated........ the lump in her thraot

not letting the words come out easy)
JW: then I am sure Mrs Walia...you wont mind if I show you how lowly I am (closes the gap pulls her toward him savagely wrapping his arms around her waist, her head
plops on his shoulder with a thud stunning her)

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PART 24

(some may have already read it! Sorry!😉. Thsi is the edited version)

PART 24

She is always cold! JW thought to himself and smiled, looking up from his lap top........... as she lay there sleeping, head propped up with a pillow by the foot of the couch

on the expensive Persian rug, on the navy blanket wearing his black shirt, all huddled up in another grey blanket.............. He had turned the AC down for her........
It was past midnite, tomorrow being second Saturday it was Ms Singh's day off. He had woken around 11 PM, changed into his gym clothes, track pants and an old tee,

and had gotten back to work.......
He had called hotel security and had asked them to disable the elevator button to the Executive Office floor where his office was situated and had also requested for dinner

to be sent from the Indian restaurant, the dinner hadnt arrived yet.
He wanted to wake her, he was sure she hadnt eaten a thing since she had got off the plane or even before he worried. He looked at her sleeping face, calm and serene, not

much different from when she was awake, except when she fought with him or responded to him......... then the eyes would sparkle, cheeks turning crimson, lips fuller...it

was as if he injected life into her...... injected life............it was true the other way around as well he thought.
The closest he got to bliss wwas when he was with her. He suddenly remembered something he had read in a book, though not a voracious reader like her, but one line

stuck with him "Why is it when you yield, I feel like the one who has been conquered".

The line was made for him and her, he felt. She slept peacefully as she always did, curled up near him, wrapping both her arms around one of his, fearing she may be abandoned in the middle of the night or life......... he didnt know which.........almost like a child.
He wanted to reach out and allay all her fears, wanted to go deep down and understand what her heart was saying, wanted to be able to predict her moves. He had seen fear

in her eyes when he had wrapped his fingers around her neck during the fight.............. he had hurt her many different ways, but the thought of causing her any physical

harm made him sick to the stomach. He was sorry for reacting like that.................. He was sorry for his tirade...........He could never force himself upon her, she meant too

much to him for him to even let that thot cross his mind....... he had to somehow convince her that life with him would not be as turmoil filled and scary as she imagines it to

be right now.
THIS TIME I WILL MAKE IT UP TO HER! he vows...... he just needed that one chance. He has to act with urgency as trouble was looming large in the form of tarun.
He hadnt expected her to rally Tarun's cause the way she did last nite. He will wait and wtach for Tarun's next move. If eh chose to stay in Mumbai and resigned his job he

needed to get worried and get working. He felt his jaw clench at that thought. Wish Bani would give him reason to trust her, wish his doubts would go away.................

He had had one of the best evenings of his life. He had spent each moment of it showing the woman the ONLY woman in his life how to please him and learning from her as

to how to give her the same joy. It was exhilaratingly rewarding he concluded with lips twitching in a smug smile, as he rubbed his jaw reminiscently............

His cell phone rings, its room service his order is ready they want to knwo if they can send it up, he assents.........

Food arrives, JW receives it just outside the elevator and takes it into his office. Looks inviting, it contains Banee's fave daal, and shahi paneer and rotis, with his buter

chicken....... All steamin hot and ready to be devoured............

JW (softly, bends down almost on his knees....) Baneee.......
No response
JW:Baneee utho
JW( B turns but does not open her eyes) Baneee...... swthrt......... wake up......
B: please mujhe soney deejiye, I am tired..........
JW laughs aloud "Banee tum kuch kha lo, get up...........
B:Mujhe nahi khaana, I am not hungry......... (still eyes closed)
JW achha theek hai, I wont eat, i am joining u in bed....
B's eyes fly open.........
JW: It always works! (Smiles wide)
B sees hubby in tee and track pants and wonders where she is, turns and body hits the couch, color swweps her face, holds it in her hands "Oh God!"
JW: banee its OK.......
B: Go away! (refuses to look at him)
JW:(walks over to his desk) apna chehra band karke kha logi na? Coz I am going to go eat, if u dont get up here ina minute tumhara khaana bhi main khud kha loonga
.
She just sits there leaning on the couch at the back, face hidden in her hands......
JW:(starts eating) tis your fave Banee come eat, paneer and dal..............
B looks at him, he turns around holds her eyes................ stops chewing at the image of her all tousled hair, face flushed....... and trembling.........
JW: My shirt suits you,..........
B: Oh No! (looks down at it, starts searching for her clothes.......)
JWGood food, something even better to watch while I eat, aur kya chahiye ek aadmi ko (winks)
She picks up stuff from the floor and puts it back on the table a woman on a mission.........the moment his remark hits her she slams the book on his shoulder.
JW:Banee Ouch! kya kar rahi ho?

JW:serious, now eat Bani (warns) tumhaare kapde closet mein hain points to where the blanket was, his gym bag was etc)
B starts eating off his plate just the roti tears off pieces that were close to the chicken gravy and throws it back....... he smiles and wtaches slowly she sits in the chair by

him....... eats heartily........
She is done..... drinks all her juice.
B: I want to go home (grimly, looking at her fingers on her lap)
JW: In a minute................(in front of her, pulls her hands to stand her up, and holding her to him)
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I am really sorry for yesterday, hope all is well and hope myy FF still has that ZING!!😉

Love

A
PART 25 A

It was Priya's wedding on Monday nite, Bani had to finish up at work and rush home to get dressed for the event. When they reached home sat morning it was past 6! Rano

was openly worried as Bani's cell phone had died for the umpteenth time and hence she could not get a hold of her. Jigs and clan were thankfully out of sight. But B was

sure Tony must have filled her in abt the guest room situation. Its not like there are'nt any more guset rooms so its OK, Bani thought
She did NOT move into hubby's.

JW went off to work after dropping her off in the morning saying something about oing to Pune for the weekend, B had not asked anything further. She wanted the space, to

think about what transpired at JW's office and to think about what she would say to tarun abt his transfer.

She was back at JW's office on Monday to discuss everything from getting new Walia staionery for the new hotels to new monogrammed china to replacing uniforms to

customer care training for the new employees on board.

The meeting was held in the conference room, Sanjana, JW, a couple of folks from DJ Mr A, were all in attendance. Tarun was conspicuous by his absence, Mr A covered

for him by saying "he would be in later". Banee in a lavender chiffon, looking as beautiful as the spring itself, JW in black trousers and white shirt sleeves rolled up 1/3rd

Rolex in place. No time for H&W to exchange pleasanteries, just nod at each other, and their eyes say the rest............

The meeting broke briefly for coffee, B walked out and stumbled into Sebi Diaz JW's Mumbai hitel Guest Relations VP. JW had the habit of summoning top 5 customer

issues on a daily basis from all his hotels to get the feel for guest expectations. It was usually e-mailed to him, but B was surprised to see Mr Diaz in person along with the

Front office guset Rel Mgr Mr Anil Rawat....
D: Hi! Mrs Walia
B: Hi! How is work?
D: Going well
B:We are not done here actually, we just broke for coffee.........
D Oh! I just needed a few mins, (looks a lil worried)
B: Kyon kya hua?
D Oh we may have an issue here, thats why I want the boss's ears first hand (smiles)
D I cud tell you I guess, u are his wife (winks)
B alil uncomfy, but still curious
D Its about our IFB-Bosch Corporate client, looks like we pissed the Country head off Mr.Leon Schmidt
B:Oh No! Kya ha?
D System problems, Guest relations is phasing out the old Windows version and migrating to new one, some one dropped the ball, or shud I say MS-Outlook dropped it

(Smiles)
B:Oh!
D Ya we missed his e-mail, didnt ahve a room for him and now he wants to take his biz elsewhere. (worried)
B: haan woh log apna manuf plant laga rahe hai na Nandhed mein?
D: Ya good stuff for us but ab I dont know now.............
B: Did u try free meal vouchers, free spa treatments (bored with her own choices)
D: Ya we did........
D: U see the Mumbai rains made it worse, he cudnt find any rooms any where, I called around as we were full and got him into Marriott but..............
B:I am so sorry
D: JW is not going to be happy (his face pales)
B KNOWS how that is, first hand, wants to reach out and comfort him
B:Mr Diaz I am sure they will be back, if u dont mind can I give u a couple of suggestions?
D Definitely Bani...
D I am sorry.... Mrs W
B:Plz call me Bani Mrs Walia sounds...... (stops colors and continues)
B: How about we send someone to Nandhed to set things right, or even to their Mumbai office first.
D Oh?
B: Mumbai/nandhed employees ko Walia hotels ka free stay coupons dete hain any where but Mumbai............ U know, some vacation resort, we can set it up withtheir HR.

I know they are hiring now so they will be more than pleased with the incentive........ And how about we set up meetings with Munich and offer Mumbai hotel deals to

German biz men?
D just looks at her speechless....
B:Mr Diaz?
D Oh great!! Thatw ud be fantastic Mrs Oh I mean bani.
They talk some more on how Diaz can get things going and how Bani can pitch in etc etc
JW walks out of the conf room phone on ear looks at his wife in conv with Diaz and gravitates towards them hangs up...................
JW:Hi! Diaz! How many walked out on us today (winks)
D (even more pale) just one, a biggie chief!!!
JW (all serious) what? Who?
DBosch...........
JW diaz are u serious?
D I am afraid I am.......... chief.......... (explains the whole Schmidt crisis)
JW wears his thinking hat and gets going
D interrupts: I know how we can get them back. Its not as bad as it sounds
JW: How? (impatiently)
DBani here I mean Mrs Walia (JW looks at her when he hears her name being said eyes lock) is brilliant, we will have them back for sure
JW (still eyes on his wife) we will?
D narrates the whole sugg word to word
JW just stares............
D: U have a smart one here I tell u chief (winks)
JW (First word only for Bani's ears) too SMART I agree
JW Fantastic....... Go for IT, SHE IS RIGHT, pull her in or keep her posted........ (still looking at her)
D She was made for this biz
JW I agree SHE IS (firmly not taking his eyes of her)
Set Mrs Walia!!!

B feels the heated gaze on her, looks away
D and JW start talking abt others stuff, time for her to sneak off back into the conf room
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Back in the conf room, after another three gruelling hours........ meeting finally over except for............Mr A, JW, Sanjana and BW..............
JW:Mr A aapne kisko transition karna hai apna role kuch socha?
Mr A: I have a person or two in mind.................. (drags his feet)
JW I was thinking of someone (looks at his wife, locks eyes)
B signals NO!!!!!!
They do this for a few seconds, Sanjana sensing the under current with fake chirpiness "Mr walia I would do it" (all enthu)
JW tears his eyes off his wife........ "Oh great Sanjana!"
Mr A interrupts "I was thinking of Tarun...............
JW suddenly expression less and stony "I thot we already transferred him?" 😡
Mr A Oh ya we did...... he is highly skilled.............. he is due for a promo, so why not make him a VP?
JW I will have to think 😡 (looks back at his wife and the color on her face, she furiously typing away)
Mr A: Wud u mind if I left now?
JW Oh plz!! Go ahead (gets up shakes hands a warm hug later sits down again)
Back to the trio
B is packing up........
Gets up collects her stuff, notices the red and gold Priya wedding card. by Jw's lap top
B (cheery) Aap aa rahe hain? shaam ko? 😳
JW (blankly) Hmmm? 😕
B:Priya ki shaadi mein? (walks over by him picks up the card)
JW No Baneee (blandly)
Sanjana chooses the exact moment to look up from her laptop.....
S: Oh ya tonite we have to go to dinner with Bhuvaneshwar folks.......... (happy and smug) 😳
B (visibly disappointed, knows hubby is mad at her not accepting the DJ VP role) Theek hai, I have to go get ready, Bye Mr Walia, Bye Sanjana (smugly) 😛
S: Itni jaldi?
B (sweetly) haan, I have to get ready and tarun will pick me up (right back at u Mr Walia!) 😛
Set Mrs Walia
JW feels his jaw clench!
B turns around heads to teh door
JW :Mrs Walia (Its that same possesive lilt)
B shuts and opens eyes does not turn around "Hmmmm?"
JW: You forgot something.........
B turns around"What?"
JW hands her a small ziploc containing her claw clip and her pearl stud!!!!!!!! 😳 😳 😳
B wants to be swallowed by the building that instant, but no such luck, she turns gloriously red instead
Hands trembling she takes it from hubby
S: what is that?
JW: Oh nothing sanjana, just one of her earrings and her hair clip? (looks at her for the correct name) thing!
S (totally pissed) You lost them?
JW Oh ya on Fri nite............. (drawls) 😉
B needed a manicure but promised herself that it wud come after sinking them first into hubby's neck............
S:(fake) Oh aap log kaam kar rahe honge................ 😡
JW:Oh ya all nite long (eyes ONLY on his wife) 😳

Set, match JW!!

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PART 25 B (CLOTHES COURTESY SOAP INCL THE LINKS😉 Song Soap AND ss28) THANKS!! Am not so creative afterall😃
8:00 PM Monday Nite Walia Mansion
Bani dressed in a red saree bought in Calcutta, last week
(https://www.benzerworld.com/collection2006/subDept.aspx?Dept ID=4 look at saree number6/17) in red georgette, embelishhed in the border and pallu with elaborate mirror work and sequins. She had lied to hubby about Tarun picking her up for th event. Yadav was wiating for her to take her there. She had first gone off to the beauty salon to get her hair and nails ;-) done.
She wanted to go with hubby and was upset he was not going to be able to make it. what upset her more was, that he was going to be spending the evening with sanjana.
"I make a big deal about getting ready and pretty myself up but he goes off for the evening with HER!!" Makes an effort to calm her simmering anger down. Wears her Mom's kundan jewelry. Wears the Cartier watch......Dabs Pleasures at all her pulse points Inspects her make up and attire and cant help think of hubby again and how he wud react on seeing her like this tonite. Quickly brushes the thought away, picks up the matching red draw string pouch/purse, throws her cell phone in along with her credit card and a few hundreds....
Walks out, turns back into her room, picks up Priya's wedding gift, a small box containing a pair of Bengali silver lamps she bought in Calcutta as well last week
Pia calls while she is getting ready wnating to know when she can visit and stay. She thanks Bani for the loan and for the new truck. Bani later makes a mental note to call Diya's hubby Dev and thank him for approving the loan despite her being so deep in debt already. diya and Dev have gone off to Bangalore on vacation...............

Past 9.30 PM
The wedding is a country club near Hiranandani, Priya's hubby Varun Mehta was from Baroda.Hiranandani being one of the more newer posher places in the city, the country club was not too hard to find. She gets off her car, completely stunned by the green and pink fresh flower decorations all around the lawns................ It was one of the most beautiful wedding setting she had seen in her life. Walks nervously inside, cursing JW for not being there with her to share the edgy feeling.......
Finds her office group not too far from the entrance. The wedding is inside the hall the evening greet and receive and dinner thing is all set up in the lawns. the dance floor is under a series of white tents forming a pentagon, lighted only with fire-torches creating a really romantic ambience.

There is tons of finger food and all sorts of stuff to drink.......being served by uniformed attendants. Bani starts to have a really good time with her friends,. chatting laughing, joking, very relaxed and comfy. Sees Tarun walks over to his group, greets him, he offesr to walk with her to go greet the wedding couple, they do, Bani gives her the present. Walks back to her group, tarun hopes to leave early to go get his sister and BIL from the airport. they are on their way to Goa. Bani checks with everyone in her group about the finger food being vegetarian before popping it into her mouth. She is hungry but decides to wait for food. She wonders if JW's dinner was over and would he have gone home by now.Checks her watch the minute hand is flirting with 10.30 PM. There is a flurry of activity by the entrance, Bani wonders if its some celebrity, too far and too crowded to even get a glimpse, just turns away and starts talking again.B's friends go off to wish the wedding couple and wnat her to join, she refuses and promises to stay put in her spot until they come back............


JW: dont you know its unfair to look more beautiful than the bride? (huskily in B's ear standing behind her)
B whirls around in shock the object of her thoughts, yet again, looking unbelievably sexy in a black jodhpuri suit with a brocade vest. (https://www.benzerworld.com/Collection2006/subDept.aspx?Dept ID=7, look for pic 6/12), hair freshly showered and combed, curling behind his ears, smelling of after-shave
B found herself blushing wildly, and her heart getting the jumpstart it needed for the 200m/hr race, so it takes off. picks up speed upon smelling his Armani Code...
she has a "Aap?" look in her eyes.
JW tilts his head to one side in ack. "Mrs Walia", nods.
B(breathless and hoarse) Please...... I have a name!!
JWThis one is yours too (eyes on her face)
B: I want you to call me Bani
JW"Then why would you wear this I wonder? (surreptiously, reaches with left index finger and traces the mangal sootra locket still visible under the transparent georgette)
B Woh!!! Uhhhh.... Mmmm (thinks of a suitable excuse)
JW: Banee please dont lie, let there be honesty between us atleast in somethings (pleads with his eyes)
JW: the way our bodies respond to each other and this, these are the only two truths in our lives right now.............(sombre........voice trails off)
B bends down, gasping for air, she is sure he can hear her heart pounding.
JW: you look incredibly beautiful tonite Baneeee (softly, eyes caressing from head to toe)
B(still looking down, looks up startled at that remark) Uhhhh Thanks (husky)
JW You do...... you better stay away from the altar, I wudnt want you whisked away, mistakenly for the bride
B:Please!!
JW: No wonder the men cant keep their eyes off yu tonite.....
B:(trembling voice) I look married and I fe(she is about to say "feel married" but checks herself..... and blushes again)
JW GOOD!!, Thats exactly how I wnat you to feel (passionately violent)
B: I am happy you came, matlab Priya will be too.........
JW just looks at her ack the accidental honesty in her statement
JW: I was just teasing you in the office...........
B:Oh! (feels a pleasure thrill run up her spine, that he came becoz he wanted to)
JW:Tumne wish kar diya unko?
B:Haan woh maine..... (stops again, not wanting to spoil the mood)
JW haan?
B:Aapke saath chalt hoon main
JW dials a number on his cell fone, Darshan shows up with a gold color paper wrapped box, takes it, D ack B, and leaves
Walk over to the podium, wish the couple, JW obviously charms the heck out of his employee and her would-be-hubby
they step down, his arm around her waist, posessively........JW: "She was the among the top 10 in the top 100 performers last month, so I decided on a free trip to Mauritius for the couple" (winks at B)
B: How wonderful!!
JW: ya Ms Singh ko bola maine to go pick something up, she bought some jewelry I think, so I threw that in as well..........
B: Oh!
They have reached the dance floor section...........
JW turns around stands in front of her, takes her right hand in his "Would the lady honor me with a dance?"
B speechless just acks with her eyes, face suffusing with color.......... 😳

DJ plays Bani's most fave romantic dance number

Saanson Ko Saanson Mein Dalne Do Zara

He takes her in his arms, wraps it around her waist, hers on his chest,she melts into his arms her face against his jodhpuri jacket eyes closed, she wanted him and thats all mattered to her right now. It did not matter to her if he loved her or not...........He held her tight,one hand around her waist, the other cupping hers on his chest............. it was like she died and was in heaven, they moved in fluid yet sensuous movements............. 😳

Saanson Ko Saanson Mein Dalne Do Zara
Dheemi Si Dhadkan Ko Badne Do Zara
Lamho Ki Guzarish Hai Yeh Paas Aa Jaaye
Hum... Hum Tum...
Tum... Hum Tum...

JW: Lets go get married tonite Banee (husky kissing her hair) 😳
B: (startled again) I am ......... already married............. to you (breathless ) 😊
JW: (looks into her eyes) Yes you are, to ME!! 😳 (smug)
Both dance away lost in a world of their own.........................

Aankhon Mein Humko Utharne Do Zara
Baahon Mein Humko Pighalne Do Zara
Lamho Ki Guzarish Hai Yeh Paas Aa Jaaye
Hum... Hum Tum...
Tum... Hum Tum...

Saanson Ko Saanson Mein Dalne Do Zara

JW: Have I told you how beautiful you look tonite?
B I know..........
JW throws back his head and laughs heartily, she has the knack of catching him completely unawares like this this, he ack in his mind.
JW: did you dress yourself, thinking of me?
B:(ragged plea) Haan!!
JW:(a faint groan escapes his throat) Baneee......I can return the favor while I undress you tonite...........
B digs deeper into his chest..........
Silence...............

Salvatein Kahin Karwatein Kahin
Phel Jaaye Kajal Bhi Tera
Nazron Mein Ho Guzar Tha Hua
Khwabon Ka Koi Khafila
Jismo Ko Ruho Ko Jale Do Zara
Sharmo Khaya Ko Machalne Do Zara
Lamho Ki Guzarish Hai Yeh Paas Aa Jaaye
Hum... Hum Tum...
Tum... Hum Tum...

Saanson Ko Saanson Mein Dalne Do Zara

B: Mujhe Pia ke ghar jaana hai
JW (body tightens does not respond)
B:Mr Walia?
JW: Do you honestly think I am going to say yes the way you are dressed tonite? (swears)
B: Stop!!
JW Spend tomorrow with her. I want you back at night
B: (annoyed) aapne kaha tha DJ jaane se pehle ki main 10 din bhi ruk sakti hoon?
JW(blunt) Its always not woman's prerogative to change her mind. Maine change kar liya
B: theek hai main ja rahi hoon kal
JW Good, be back at nite!
B: I will be backa fter 10 days..............
JW (firm unshakeable)Wednesday nite Bani, I am coming to get you. You know I always keep my word.......................
Silence..............................
Choolon Badan Magar Iss Tarah
Jaisa Surila Saaz Ho
Hum Hai Re Chupe Tere Zulf Mein
Kholo Ke Raat Azaad Ho
Aanchal Ko Seene Se Dhalne Do Zara
Shabnam Ki Boondein Phisalne Do Zara
Lamho Ki Guzarish Hai Yeh Paas Aa Jaaye
JW (husky) lets go away on vacation Baneee
B: (disapproving) abhi to Bk gaye na?
JW: Woh vacation kahan kaam tha, they are going to be here next week, I ahve to go to Delhi and then to Bhuvaneshwar....... (irritated)
B:To nahi jaayiye
JW:Very funny............ Baneee have mercy on your husband (pleads)
B:Hum abhi aaye hain
JW (thick) We spent the whole fri-----time sight seeing, baneeeee, chalo na, we'll go to Bermudas or Alaska or Finland, jahan tum kaho....
B:Wow!! Itni door?
JW: Kyon dar lagta hai kya? (taunting)
B Mmmmmm
Hugs her tight................. "U will go with ME, kyon dar rahi ho? Unless its me you fear? (winks)Bends down and trails a path of fire with his lips on her neck, and shoulder, starting to melt the already semi-solid Banee completely..............
He brings his left hand up to her ear and traces the curved earring on her left ear, its almost covering it completely
JW: Tum aisi jewelry jaan bhoojkar pehanti ho na
B feeling a tingle run thru her entire body
B: Nahi
JW ; I cant even b----- kiss your ear!
Tries to figure out how to remove it........ she brings her hand up and pushes his hand awy
B:Mr Walia pleez.......
JW Baneeeeee (tormented, but decides to give up the quest for touching her ear!)
Instead trails his fingers on her blouse line in the front................
JW:( Are u hungry?
B (lost completely cant respond)
JW Chalo ghar chalte hain.......(voice blending with the low sexy throb of music)
B: We have to eat
JW runs his hand thru his hair, slowly puts some space between them...............


Hum... Hum Tum...
Tum... Hum Tum...
Saanson Ko Saanson Mein Dalne Do Zara
Bahon Mein Humko Pighalne Do Zara
Lamho Ki Guzarish Hai Yeh Paas Aa Jaaye
Hum... Hum Tum ...

JW sets a plate for her with her fave sabzis and naan/roti and rice, and gets himself a plate, both walk over to the 4per table settings around the dining area and sit down to eat.
He is not too hungry, just watches her eat, goes to grab a spoonfull of her dal,
B: Aap apna khaiye na?
JW I was just attempting to taste Baneeee (hurt)
B Achha theek hai, leejiye, (slams her spoon almost into her dal scoops it and goe sto drop it off) He holds her wrist and makes her feed him that watching her while she does, notices her watch........
JW:I thought tumhe watch achha nahi laga? (taunts)
B: Woh!! Mera watch pata nahi kahan reh gaya (lies)
JW Liar, Mrs Walia u are a liar! 😳
B continues eating
She notices her favorite rice on his plate, wants some, almost reaches for it but stops when she sees it almost smothered in pieces of meat stuff
JW notices, scoops a spoonfull and goes to feed her
B:Mujhe nahi chahiye.
JW Kyon?
B I dont like the meat..........
JW Baneeee (abs amused) How come its OK to kiss the guy who eats meat but not eat it urself? 😕
B (agonized) STOP IT!! 😳
JW laughs loud............ carefully picks up a "clean spoonfull and offering her , she grudgingly takes it, closes her eyes and chews on it..........
She sulks and finishes her meal, feeling his amused eyes on her all the while.

Spend another hour at the wedding, Banee introducing him to all her friends individually. JW at his gracious, charming polite best, amused by the frank appreciation in some of her female friends' eyes.
Its almost midnite, both have been busy socilaizing the last part by themselves......... until they walk together to the couple tying the knot and congratulate her again and ask to leave........ part ways, go back meet with their respective friends one last time, he doesnt know anybody really except his wife and a few from the Corp office...
He searches for her across the now packed lawn. She is finishing up with Anna in payroll........
He walks over.....
JW:Hi!
B: This is Anna, she works in payroll..........
A: Hello Mr walia! How are you?
JW Great, and you?
A Awesome!!! (looking at hime with besotted eyes)
JW (smiles) Banee chalen
A: Mr Walia, you must be tired of all the female attention you get?
JW :Mujhe to maloom bhi nahi women look at me (sincere)
A: U have to be kidding........
JW No I mean it 😳
A: All the single women at Valley want you, Bani got you (sad, acts weepy)
JW guffaws 😳 😆
B: anna stop it!!
JW: I really like you Anna, we shud meet up for coffee sometime.... 😆
B: I dont think so (hotly)
A See she is jealous (squeal of laughter)
JW Yep she is a tigress when it comes to protecting her territory...... (acts terrified) 😉
B: Anna GOOD NIGHT
Hold JW's elbow and pushes him fwd
He brings his left arm around and hugs her shoulder, both walk out of the venue, Anna watching it with a fond smile spreading across her lips

Reach home, B walks to her room heart thumping, notices, hubby fllow closely behind enters her room shuts the door locks it..........
She turns around face pales........
B Ghar pe sab log hain aap apne kamre mein jaayie na (irritated)
JW: to kya ho gaya? (approaching her)
B: I am not going to your room, aap mere kamre se jaayiye 😡
JW Bani a slight correction! 😉 (lounging on her bed in is fave position, lifting his left index finger up) this is MY house!
B But this is MY ROOM
B walks over nervously to the bedside table and pulls out the drawer for getting her necklace box out.....
He pulls her down on himself..........
B groans, she felt the deep shuddering breath that he took, his chest rising against her own...............
JW: I always keep my word Mrs Walia, promised I 'll think of you when I undressed you!!!! (going for the,........... u guessed it! earrings first 😉 )

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PART 26 A

"May be I am falling in love with him ALL OVER AGAIN?" Bani froze in her tracks, 😳 😳 😳 she felt like a freight train had just hit her. There is no other explanation, she thought. Why do I think about him all the time. Why do I feel so happy when he is good to me, why do I seek his approval constantly? The past month had been the best in her marriage to him, she had never felt so secure and cared for. He was being extremely patient with her, handling her with kid gloves at times, she knew he was NOT patient man by nature. For a man who was otherwise praised for his awesome self-restraint lost himself completely and with sensual abandon each time he made love to her. 😳 😳
All her senses were on red alert, every light sharper, every color brighter, every sound louder, her entire being just on call all the time. What she felt for him during the first few months of marriage can be compared to a light on the head of a match stick the feelings for him now, more like a fire torch, blazing and intense......... She felt like she had been caught in the raging storm, spun around mindlessly and thrown far far away from the real world.............She WANTED to be loved by him, she did not want to be a brutal part of some insensitive monetary contract, she did not want to be a payment for a debt any more. The six months without him , she had live her life, sure, eating walking sleeping, working, breathing........... she had done everything, like a robot, a huge empty void in the center just growing inch by inch day by day. She had lived WITHOUT him. Now living WITH him, she realized how alive she felt all of a sudden


I have to be falling in love, why else wud I tell Tarun, that I am attempting to give this reconciliation a chance? Bani reddens when she thinks of what she actually said to tarun over their lunch meeting. He had not honestly told her what his plans were, if he was actually going to DJ or quitting, that made B a lil nervous. But she was glad she met him and had a chance to speak for a longest time. He was not too happy to hear that she wanted to give her marriage a second chance.
He was hoping she would stand by him. Bani convinced him that it would not change anything between them (you sees she has NO IDEA, he wants to date her and eventually get married to her!). Tarun had been this solid wall of support to her during her months of estrangement from hubby. Bani had nothing to hide, she knew her relationship with Tarun enraged her husband but deep down she knew she didnt see Tarun that way at all.

She had come to Pia's on Tuesday after work and had been here ever since, he had allowed her not more than three days, she had taken Wed and Thursday off and spent that time with Rano and her. They didnt ask too many questions, they already knew their Di had the most complicated marriage in teh whole world, to a man who was not very easy easy to live with many times. Rano hoped to stay on for a few more days. Bani made an excuse about going in to work early on Friday and having to go away again to DJ and left for home.

Yadav dropped her off after 10 PM and took off for the night. She made her way to her room, no one was around. Maybe they died! she bursts out laughing and checks herself quickly at the suging of such an evil thot for Jigs and ranveer. Sees Tony in the hallway, nods in ack, he takes her bag and laptop case, puts it in her room

B: Sab kahan hai? (Sab ofcourse meaning only one person! 😳 )
T: Maam, Sahil Sir so gaye.......Jigyasa madam apne friend ke ghar poker party mein gayi hai, Aditya sir Shimla gaye hain Ranveer sir ke saath.......
B: Oh!
T: Aap kuch khaayengi?
B: Ummm nahi........... Ummm.......... Mr Walia......... (voice trails off)
T: Maine kaha, I am sorry maam woh to Wednesday ko hi Shimla gaye Aditya sir ke saath.
Glorious rage starts building insde B 😡 😡 😡

B: Thanks! Goodnite
Spontaneously starts looking in her purse for her cell phone.........
Tony walks out with a confused look..............
She shuts the door after him, bolts it, furiously finds his number from the phone book and lets it dial......
It rings he picks up on the second one, its a lil noisy, music in the back ground.............

J: Hello! (One hand on his ear, other holding the cell phone to the other ear, didnt see who it was)
B: Mr walia, aapne kaha tha, I shud be back in two days, aur main aa gayi 😡 😡 😡 (shouts, no almost screams)
J: Baneeeeee, Hi!
B: U said I cant stay more than two days 😡
J: Haan.......... so? (confused)
J walks out of where ever he is to the road much quieter and clear now
B: Aapne mujhe bola aur aap khud ghar par nahi hai? (nasty and angry) 😡
The moment it comes out of her mouth, she realizes what she just did, she had actually wanted to come back to the house when he was in it, she had come back to see him, she had come back to be with him and not finding him at home, she had called him!! Dismayed at giving herself away like this, she tries to come up with an excuse. 😳 😳 😳
Her heart doing the happy dance, color rushing to her face and mouth drying up.....................
J: Baneeee tum ghar aa gayi? (happy tho still a lil confused) 😊
B: Haan (evasively) Main aapko kal call karti hoon.... Goo NI..(he interrupts as uska light finally chamak gaya)
J: Not so fast Not so fast Mrs Walia!!! 😉 (commanding)
B: I have to go (caught stealing tone)

J: Now comes the bloody interesting part, aur tumhe jaldi hai (taunts)
B(still hiding) I am tired yahi bolne ke liye call kiya ki main aa gayi
J: NO!!! Liar! 😳
B:I have to set up the other meeting, kab aa rahe hain aap waapis (all biz like)
J silent
B: Mr Walia?
J: Why did u call me? (firmly)
B: I have to go (husky) 😳
J Baneeeeee
J: You called me becoz tum ghar aayi aur mujhe nahi dekha tum mujhe dhoond rahi thi. 😳
B: Nahi
J: U came back on the day i asked you to (thinking aloud, his voice not concealing the pleasure)
B: Woh mujhe kal subah jaldi jaana tha kaam pe
J:Woh tum Pia ke ghar se bhi jaa sakti thi (Gotcha! Wife)
B:Ummmmmm
J: You came back for me. You wanted to see me ( husky and smug) 😳
B: I dont even like you (Read YESSSS! I DID)
J:I want to see you too.
J: You were angry and mad becoz I was not home
B: Nahi
J: Baneeeeee u care.
B: I dont miss YOU (husky)
J: Thanks I miss you too like hell!! (thick)
Silence....................................................

B: Main ab jaoon? (pleads)
J: Mmmm......mmmm (NO!!)
Silence again................... both listen to each other's hearts.......................
J: Come here tomorrow! (ragged)
B: Nahi (wanting to but not able to)
JBaneeee Plz
B: I have to go to bed............ (trails off)
J: Do u promise to think of me in bed? (like a kid making a wish)
B: No!!(lies, ofcourse she will)
J: Thanks, I will do the same
B:Goodnite
J:Get some sleep while u can....... (passionately)
Silence.......................
J oh Banee I forgot.........
B: Kya
J:(smiling) Can u tell Anna I said hi! 😉 😉 (lively and taunting again) B throws her phone across the bed disgusted............ and falls on it herself.......face down on her pillow and starts punching it furiously....
Click!!
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PART 26 B


Bani got off the car in front of JW's hotel. It was raining........ runs to the lobby trying not to get her lap top case wet.......She was wearing a baby pink chudidar kurta set, with white embroidery and the trim, with white and pink polka dotted dupatta.She was here for the routine weekly meeting at JW's about DJ. He had e-mailed her the nite after she reached home from pia's wanting to know if she would go to DJ as he was headed there but she had declined. It had been over two weeks since he had been gone, he had made a trip to Delhi as well to get things going for the Thai project.
Busy man juggling too many balls at the same time she mused.

It was almost two months since she had moved in to his house, she had gone back periodically to her apartment to check on things. Part of her wanted to let go of the lease and move/sell her things. Part of her was not so sure. He had never said anything explicitly about wanting her back permanently so it would be a foolish thing to do. She knew her neighbors well, 4 flats on each floor, particularly close to Charu Desai......... Charu said she missed her a lot and was curious to know if she would ever return. Her landlord on the other hand was fine as long as the rent was piad on time.

That was leaving Banee with very little money the past two months, infact she had been putting way too much on her card, her balance now over Rs 30,000, she was paying the basic minimum on it just to get by. She didnt know how she was going to get her finances in order. She was paying Rs.10K a month ftowards her Rs.25 lakh loan and hasnt even had a chance to speak with Dev yet about the car loan and how much she owed on it, for Pushkar. Pushkar had promised to start paying off both loans by October. It was August now and she had to worry about two more months.............................

Takes the elevator, she was there early. The meeting was supposed to be at 5 PM, its was just past 4.15 PM. Gets off almost walks into Sanjana, who is as usual dressed immaculately in a olive green and cream biz suit. Not a hair out of place. Bani felt like a drowned kitten.
Manages to keep her cool and her composure

S: Hi! baneee
B:Hi!
S: Long time Huh?
B:Haan kaisi ho?
S Oh fabulous! (smug)
B: Kaam kaise chal raha hai?
S: Aaj to I am soooooo tired, we just got back two hours ago.
B wonders who the "we" is
S: I am just atking it easy today....... takes a sip of coffee from her mug
B:Oh ya, some days are like that!
S: I hate biz travel (hint)
B: Ya I know
S: Areent u early?
B Ya
S: Mr Walia is in a meeting (shakes his cell phone!!!! Grrrrrr in her hand, so obviously must be some super imp meeting Bani thinks)
B: Oh!
S: We both got back today and poor thing he has to work here I am enjoying my coffee (smiles smugly, as she has comm the juicy info)
B: Mr Walia aaj aaye?
S: Tumhe nahi maloom? Oh ya we were so busy he must not have called, the most busy and fun two weeks I had in life
B: Great!!
S: Mr Walia is soooooooooo much fun to be with
B just smiles, it not reaching her eyes...........
S: You shud go on a trip some time, I will tell Mr waalia.....
B: Ya you shud (cool)
S: I am surprised you guys are married but, u never talk to each ther do you (obviously happy)
B I have been busy (choosing to defend herself and not hubby)
S: When I get married I want to hear from my husband morning noon and nite
B: How romantic (expressionless)
S:Esp if he looks like Mr walia, I am going on every biz trip with him. 😡
B: Ya u shud (bored)
S: unhoney tumhe saath chalne ko nahi kaha?
B: I was away at my sister's so..........
S has a ya what ever look on her face
B looks at her Cartier it shows 4.30
S:Beautiful watch!
B: Ya I LOVE IT 😳
S: Original hai? (with a pitying look............B----!!!!) 😡
B:(shrugs casually) I dont know Mr Walia bought it at the Cartier store in Bk, when we were there last month. I better go S, so nice to see u, see u inside in a few
(S's face pales)
Set Mrs Walia!!

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4.45 PM
B enters JW's room as Ms Singh informs that the lion is summoning her!
B walks in nervously.
JW wearing a silver greay shirt, two buttons undone at the collar, freshly showered, shaven, looked like it was 9 in the morning and not 5 in the evening. How dare he look so sexy at the end of the day she cursed............ did her own little sightseeing tour of his body, his neck, his hands his sleeves rolled up 2/3rd, saw the way they brushed the lap top mouse and keys as he typed, a thrill running up her spine when it reminded of those hands on her!! His silver Rolex creating a gentle tap on the edge...........

JW looks up, quits typing returns her favor does his own inventorying, LIFO, FIFO all done....... B conciously tucks her hair back behind her ear, looks at her pink sandals
JW:Mrs Walia? (stranegly grim)
B is more nervous now
B: H....HHHi! Mr Walia (walks up to his cherry desk nervously)
JW watches her set her purse on it, and open her laptop case, pull it out set it, hook the power cord, network cable........ trembling and nervous........ hair framing her flaming cheeks, bends down, notices shiny black loafers, feet crossed at the ankles

JW: U want to start?
B has a about what? look
JW (grimmer) About this............. slides some papers towards her....... she sees the name of her bank
Picks it up ,its her credit card BILL.
B:yeh aapke paas kaise
JW: You are my wife, remember?(cool but controlling his temper)
(color stains her face)
B: Aapko kya baat karni hai (flippant, while she reads it, she had actually missed her payment this month, she had seen the bill and promised she wud pay but FORGOT!)
The balance being so HUGE, the bank had started collection procedures and had actually called hubby based on the new address on the bill

JW: you missed your payment! (accusing)
B: haan
JW: U think its a bloody joke?
B: Mera card hai why do u care? (upset and almost in tears)
JW swiftly gets up walk over to her, tucks her hair back in behind both ears, she smells Lacoste...... making her mouth go dry.........
His finger singing her ear and cheeks
JW Banee why didnt u tell me?
B: Kyaaaaa? (plainly irritated)
JW: U missed your payment, u have barely Rs.500 in ur fri-------- savings account at the bank (jaw clenched)
B: Its none of ur biz (embarrassed)
JW It is MINE! (still almost on her)
B looks down
JW : i paid in full and have put money in ur savings! (blunt pithy) 😳 😳 😳
B: i dont need your money
JW:Oh yes u do, u bloody well do Mrs Walia, u are more needy than others, coz u have to help a greedy lazy sister and her worthless hubby! Goddamnit! 😡 😡 😡
(still in the leashed angry boice)
B starts crying.........
JW: Damn!!! Damn!!! (runs his fingers thru his atill damp hair)
Goes to hold her by the shoulders and bends down to kiss off her tears......... 😳 😳 😳 knock on the door 😡 😡
JW: Just a minute
Gives her time to wipe off her tears, she picks up her bag and excuses herself and goes off outside to use the rest room........
Its Sanjana with a piece of cake in her hand, chewing on one
S:Mr Walia ur fave Choco mousse cake
B ignores her walks out
JW back at his chair
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B returns in a few minutes enters without knocking finds S dusting off cake from JW's shirt by his left chest.
S coolly turns around not afraid at all "Aaj Aditya sir ke assistant ka Bday tha, so there is cake, u shud go get some Bani, while I get this off hsi shirt"
JW looks at her, not embarrassed not guilty just blank, excuses himself and picks up a kleenex and wipes it off
S sits down
B too.......
Its a quick one as S has to go suddenly........... just setting up meetings for next week they do that............ B not looking up from her laptop feeling hubby's eyes all over her all the while despite S trying her best to distract him and get him to look at her
S: Bani tumhaare baal brush nahi kiye tumne?
B: Kyon?
S baarsih mein bahut geele ho gaye na, its falling in clumps (nasty)
B: I like this it looks like a natural perm......(smiles sweetly)
JW not particularly reacting to the cat fight............
B goes over to his side picks up the papers she wants, pauses turns around extends her left hand, runs fingers thru hubby's nape, lacing it thru his still moist hair
B: Mr Walia's hair looks exactly like mine when its wet
JW sucks his breath in at wife's open flirtatiousness
S is totally pale, fangs showing ready to attack physically
Color suffuses JW's cheeks, eyes become stormy........... almost pitch black from the cool black from a moment ago.............
B still leaves her fingers on his hair and shoulder area
S: I better go Mr Walia. I am already late
JW :sure Sanjana (slowly grabbbing wife's wrist in a steely grip and taking it down)
S: Get that stain off I hope i did a good job (smiles wantonly) nahi to mujhe deejiye I will try its my fave color and we bought it together at Shimla so u better wear it.... (winks)
B: dontw orry S, he hates that color, so I am sure he did it deliberately (smiles back)
Set Mrs Walia!
S gives her a nasty look walks off, slams the door. B tries to free her wrist..................
JW just jerks it, she falls on his lap , struggles to get up
JW: Mrs Walia, that was some rocking display of "affection" there (read jealousy) 😆
B: I want to go! I hate her so I did it, I dont care what u do with her
JW: Bloody hell u do !
B struggles some more
JW:Can u do that again (husky)
B: No!
JW: you must (teasing)
B: You are crazy, I have to go
She attempts to get up, holds his shoulder, hands encounter his cheek.
JW: Ya I shaved!! (answers the question from her eyes)
B: I dont want to know........ (hoarse) 😳
JW yes u do........... u know why?
just continues anyway....... trying to twist her arms around and hold her down...... nuzzling her hair neck, and face at the same time.........
JW: Becoz I knew I was going to be seeing my wife tonite 😳
JW: Because I wanted to brand her with my after shave 😳
JW: Becoz I wanted to show to her that I dont have a personal vandetta against her skin (winks) 😉
Bends down and claims her ips...........................

After what seems like hours
JW (raises his head from her flushed face) I shud have more meetings arranged for the three of us dont u think? Quite rewarding for me! 😳 😳 😳
Bends down again!!
Set, match, tournament Mr Walia 😉
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PART 27

Many from Mumbai hotel's back office staff were there for the party, including all of Valley Resort's Mumbai employees. it was a merger/welcome party at JW's Panvel

farmhouse. The farm house offered spectacular 360 degree ocean views from where it was situated on top of a hill, the hedge around the property was maintained at a height

that did not deter the views...........
Bani had not participated in organizing the party, Jigs had wanted to and righfully so B thot, she is the owner's sister. iam just his WIFE! 😡 Jigs had gone all out and spent a lot of her brother's money in tents and fans and food and drinks, it looked more like an evening wedding than a corporate bash..........She has bad taste and it shows B thought......
the only thing good abt it was the giant misting fans set every few feet all around the lawn. The weather was not too bad eitherl, not sunny and a lil breezy,

Bani was wearing a turqoise and white ankle length skirt in paisely pattern, form fitting, a slit running from just above her left knee to the end, and a turqoise spaghetti strap tank top with slits on both sides. I shud have worn shorts! she thinks, walking towards the misting fan......... She is carrying straw bag with her curr fave novel, sunglasses and her make up stuff. She is hardly wearing any today except her lipstick and some eye make up. she is wearing a turqoise and white beaded necklace of sorts (No MS;-)
and matching earrings hair thankfully tied up in a turqoise clip! with strands escaping and framing her face......... Walks over to the fan and enjoys the cooling mist and inspects her clothes, may be the neck line is too plunging she thinks placing her right hand over it, I must keep an eye on it she warns herself

the whole family was there, ranveer rashi, aditya jigs, JW had asked her to call Pia and Pushkar as well but she had declined knowing he prolly didnt mean to invite them.
Jigs was all over the place B could see, trying to make friends, make employees feel "comfortable" trying to get food organized, making sure everything was in place.
they were having the food catered. Bani felt like an employee and not JW's wife. She didnt complain. She went into this knowing how it was going to be. At times like this she wanted to pay off the debt ASAP and leave his house.
It was past 5 PM and the host was not there yet. And his mistress! B thot bitterly. Sanjana was absent along with Ms Singh and Mr A
Must have been in a meeting she thinks. She wanted to get off early and go home and get some rest. She hadnt told JW abt it but she was going off to Diya's for the night, she had change of clothes and clothes for work for the next day and everything secretly tucked away in her car.

It had been two days since JW had returned from the gruelling two week long Shimla-Delhi-Shimla-Darjeeling trip. He had taken her home that nite after the meeting with

Sanjana.........She had refused to go to his room, a man of few words he had just joined her in hers............ again.................... 😉 😉
He had even joked about it "later" 😳 😳 😳 that he planned to move his stuff in as well, wiping all the color off her face..... but hadnt........
Last nite B and Rano had gone off to watch KANK ;-) when they had returned she had seen JW's car parked outside and had assumed he was in bed. He was in HIS for a change.........
B had left it at that.

Rano and Sahil were just entering, B walks over to them, they hug and talk animatedly about the happenings in thei life, havent seen each other for 21 hours you see and in

Dixit time its equivalent to 2 billion years!Rano is wearing capris, she compliments B's skirt and says in her ear about it being very sexy and wants to know if she and Mr

Walia have had a tiff or something and if she was trying to "kiss and make up"
B hotly denies, although cant control the flush creeping up her skin..........

JW had strictly instructed his staff to keep the press out so it could be really informal and it was, B mingled and chatted and drank all the iced lemonade she could in one go, wanted iced tea but cudnt see any................
Walks over to a quiet corner that has another misting fan and bends her head down thoughtfully takes a sip. Closes her eyes and enjoys her body being chilled inside out
JW(in her ear) I thought they didnt make nymphs anymore.................................
Startled, turns around, almost dumping her lemonade on his shirt.
She bends to set her bag on the grass realizing her note to herself about the plunging neckline half way down, straightens, not before offering sweeping views to hubby for a few seconds, straightening, trying to cover her neckline with the hand that held the bag, while her right hand still held her half empty lemonade glass
Him FULLY CLOTHED! How dare he make me feel naked she thot........ watered down brown thoroughly washed cotton trousers, and a half sleeved madras checked shirt in yellow, coffee and pink more than two buttons undone she could see the hairs on his chest curling in the moisture, untucked, the expensive sporty watch in place, coffee brown sandals on his feet, $500 Salvatore Ferragamo sunglasses covering his eyes, could not conceal the scrutiny, she could still feel the heat as his eyes travelled all over her.......... (Dont worry Mr Walia my sunglasses are cheap Ray Ban knock offs I bought at Chor Bazaar she sthinks looking at his)

His hands tucked away safely in his pockets, lest he has to offer her any help........ His cologne wafts with the mist and teases her nostrils and charges her already taut nerves to tighten and almost burst...........
JW: So Mrs Walia what do u think? (voice not concealing the amusement at the appraisal)
B (shifts her lemonade glass to her left hand along which has her purse and flexes her fingers of her right to to feel how sticky they are, just looking at her fingers hiding her flaming cheeks) I am sorry!
JW: That does not answer my question......
B: Mujhe nahi maloom aap kya baat kar rahe hain................... (looks sideways at the fan)
JW: Werent u taught as a kid ki jhoot bolna paap hai? (sincerely)
B: go away!
JW: Yahan akeli kyon khadi ho?
B :yoon hi
JW:Tumhara hero to aaya hai, why dont u talk with him(his eyes searching for Tarun in the crowd)
B: I am hot! (changing the subject)
JW: I can see that!
Her glass trembles along with her hand.................
JW:Here, let me hold it.(proffers his hand)
B: No, (taking her drink back violently, spilling a drop or two on her blouse and skirt)
JW takes it anyway, his fingers cupping hers to get it out of her hand...
B:Please aap jaayie, aapki party hai.... I am fine here
JW: I want you to go with me. Naraaz ho ki main itni der se aaya
No response
JW: I am sorry. (runs his left hand thru his hair, B notices a brief glimpse of his tanned waist and the coffee brown belt) there are so many fri------ things I have to do..........
B Its ok (grudgingly)
JW: so do u forgive me? (cheery)
B: Nahi!
JW:Thats better! (winks)
Puts his arm around her waist gathering her close to his body.
B flexes her fingers again "Mujhe haath dhona hai"
JW sipping her lemonade, "chalo andar chalte hain
B: Nahi aap jaayie I will be fine
JW just continues walking purposefully not letting go of the firm grip on her waist..........................
B feels naked, with almost all her thigh being revealed by the parted skirt while she walked, the fan and the breeze not helping either..
They walk inside the house,Jw moves his sunglasses to the top of his head, some hair escapes from under and falls on his forehead............... walk into one of the bedrooms in the ground floor and head twrds the bathroom, him still with her........ he is done with her lermonade sets it on the

vanity counter by the sink, she sets her bags washes her hands and splashes water on her face, him leaning on the door jamb wtaching her hands in his pocket, her

checking from under her lashes after every splash to see if he is gone, and continuing to splash.......... almost drenching the whole front of her shirt

JW: I am not going to go away Banee
B stops!!!
Opens her eyes, sees him look at her thru teh reflection, bends down to close the tap and notices her top again (B swears! (ya!) no wonder he wont go) and spontaneously

brings her hand to her chest..................
B: look what you did! (accusingly at him, pointing to her wet top)
JW: (smiling) maine kya kiya Banee?
B aap ja nahi sakte the bahar?
JW: NO!
B trying to edge out sideways with her back rubbing the door.........
He stops and frames her body with his forearms

JW: Kya pehna hai tumne aaj?
B: Its called a skirt and a tank top (informative)
JW (husky and amused) who tore it? (running his hand on her open slit on her thigh)
B pushing it away squirming........"Its not TORN"
JW looks torn to me (going back there again)
B: Stop......... hame bahar jaana chahiye..........
JW: Party abhi start hui hai (counting the wisps falling on her face one by one)
B: Aapke saath sanjana bhi aayi hai? (disappointed)
JW(ignoring her eyes) haan
B: No wonder u were late................
JW: Kya matlab?
B: kuch nahi, lets go (tries to leave, he wont move, there is no way she can move from between him and the door)
JW finger now working on tracing her spaghetti strap "Where did u buy this"
B: Rano gifted it.......... Goa se laayi shaayad
JW: we shud go to goa(bends down on her shoulder)
B her hands trying to grab the door backwards..........
Silence.......both have their eyes closed. B slowly getting sucked in........ an exhilrating sensation causing her bones to turn jelly ............
B slowly brings her hand to his hair on his nape and carrresses his scalp at the back
B: I love ur shirt........
JW:Just my shirt? (still on her shoulder and neck, his hands on the door by her side)
JW spkng on her skin....... hers coming out in ragged whispers
B: And ur belt
JW:aur
B: Your trousers
JW And
B:sandals
JW mmmm
B: and........... bus
JW: And? u left out something very imprtnt......

B: Oh ya.......ur sunglasses................ it smells like your cologne................
JW 's head is under her chin...........
JW:its called Cool water"
B Nahi, it smells like your cologne......... and matlab its like you............
JW what do u smell of? Hmmmmmm
smells some
B: Guessed?
JW: let me try again......
B : Nahi thats cheating (giggles)
JW: Achha prize mat dena, one more chance, lifts his left index finger to request
B: Mmmm mmmmm
JW bends down anyway and inhales the last in class to turn his answer sheet in...........
B: kya hai?
JW: its Baneeeeee, baneeee and baneeeeee
B Wrong!!
B: its lacoste for women... Rano ka hai
JW lost, not paying any attention.......
His hands around her bare midriff, hers around his neck they just stand there for ever and finally kiss..........
B: Lets go home!
JW: yahi ruk jaate hain raat ko..........
Knock!!............................. knock!!!
No response,
JW swears............. lets her go..........
steps back helps her starighten her clothing, turns around looks at the mirror, straightens his hair
B trembling, pulls out her lipstick case and starts wearing it

Knock again!!
JW bends down and blows air in her ear, causing her hand to shake some more, smearing lipstick on her cheek
She punches him on his ribs
JW:Ouch!!(rubs it)
Watches her wear it again........there is twist on the door knob.......Sanjana walks in............... in shorts and t-shirt, very summery and sexy............
Jw walks out of the bathroom.........
S:Mr Walia aap yahan hai Jigyasa aunty aapko dhoond rahi hai
JW:(cheerful) Ya chalo
S notices Bani straigheting her make up
S: Aap Bani ko bulaane aaye the kya?
JW: No she spilled lemonade all over my shirt, so I made her sponge it off with water. Mrs Walia is just so nervous and shaky at times........... dont know why.. (turns around winks at wife and walks out with S leaving her aiming her purse at him violently)

wow! i wish i cud be where she is specially if its with a hunk like jw!! expectations r def gettin higher aditee!! great job!! 👏 😃 pleez cont soon!

sahar

awsome..... 👏
kitni taariif sunogi... 😉
achcha achcha..u've written verryyy well.... the small details u pay attention to make it so real....
keep up the good work...

Love,
Poo

wow!! please do continue!

i loved it!! u make us weak in our knees.. geez i want to be where bani is
especially with JW!! 😳

👏

loved part 15B, hats off to jw, he really is putting up with bani's tantrums so much, feel sorry for the guy, wish i was in bani's place, would comply very happily with all his demands.

looking forward to reading 15C or then 16 soooonnnnn, great work dear, can't seem to get enuf....... i thought my days of reading mills & boons stories were over, but u have made that dream come true once again. heartfelt salute from me to u.

Wow.. That was gr8. Wish it was me rather than Banee... I'm blushing just with the thought of it 😳

👏 !!
aweosme yaar!!
wow!!
luved it!!
pls cont.soon!
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loved part 15b!hats off to u, aditee! u better urself each time! 👏 👏 👏

sowmya

DOnt want to write anything mor Aditee ... its simply fabulous ... do keep writing 👏 👏 👏

wow aditee nice one yaar...... lot better than Ekta....

why cant' she put some of these scenes in the serial