Okay..here goes Chapter three...I might be have a crazy week ahead at work..so will be slowing down on the writing next week...but I am glad you all like it...
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Chapter 3
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Prem could not believe his eyes..was Heer really here in his arms..was he dreaming, if he was, he didn't want to wakeup, he didn't want to do anything to disturb this..He just stood there bent over holding her in his arms..savoring the moment, fearing anything he did would make her go away...She smelled like Lilac and Lavender..it was just like he remembered it 6 yrs ago...
Heer was lost looking into his dark chocolate brown eyes..she forgot for a moment everything..her anger, the resentment, the past...she was lost in his eyes..
A knocking on the door brought them both to reality...Heer stood straight and out of his arms. Prem was annoyed, but went and answered the door..his dinner was here..he tipped the waiter and closed the door...
"What are you doing here" Heer asked him accusingly. "You are stalking me now, following me to Deheradun even?"
"Heer, I think you are stalking me" he said mischievously, "I was here already, you came after me into my room and into my bathroom even, and you are saying, I am following you ?. So you missed me already from last night"
"What do you mean, your room, this is my room, I am not in your room, you are in mine. I will just now clear this, I will show you whose room this is.
Heer moved towards the phone and called the front desk. Prem just stood there smiling amused at her anger..She looked so beautiful when she was angry..he thought.
"I am calling from suite 329, I want to confirm on whose name the reservation is ?"
"One minute Ma'am, I will just confirm...It is Junega"
Heer was satisfied, now she will tell him.. this is her room, just when she was about the hangup the phone, she realized something and asked again
"What is the full name on the reservation"
"Prem Juneja"
Oh no, Heer thought..now she understood, when the lady told her there was already a reservation she just assumed it was on her name. She never even thought it would be possible that Prem would also be coming and booked a room. Never mind..what was done is done, she would just ask for another room.
"I would like to book another room under Heer Juneja", Heer said determined to set things right.
"Unfortunately, there is no availability right now, we are completely booked"
Heer hungup the the phone and turned to face Prem, he was standing there, his eyes looking right through Heer, smiling at the situation. He thought.. fate is always trying to bring us close together, why didn't she understand that..they are meant to be together..
Heer quickly got up and picked up her bag and moved towards the door..Prem quickly stopped her by blocking her way to the door.
"Where are you going Heer?"
"You are right, this is your room, I am leaving"
"Why thanking for admitting, that I am right, but where are you going? I heard the receptionist saying that there are no other rooms available, where will u stay?"
"I will manage somehow"
"Heer listen to me" his voice was now pleading, "It is late, and you will not get any other place at this time. If you are so against spending the night in the same room with me, I will leave." Prem started to move to the door.
"No, wait", Heer said she knew, how cold it was and she couldn't let Prem spent the night out in the cold. It was only one night, tomorrow she could find another place.
"Stay, I will also stay. In the morning I will find another room" she said that and took her suitcase to the bedroom and settled down.
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When she came out, Prem was setting up dinner for the two of them at the table, this reminded Heer of the time he made, or attempted to make dinner for her when they had just gotten married. She quietly moved to the table and sat across him.
The two of them sat there eating dinner, neither saying a word. Suddenly Prem started coughing, without thinking Heer got up moved to his side and patted him on his head and gave him a glass of water. It was only when she was inches away from his eyes, she realized what she did and moved back.
Prem smiled and thought, she still cares but won't admit it..too stubborn...no problem, I will wait for her patiently for as long it takes..
"Heer, I think someone must be thinking of me. so intently that too..What do you think..Who must be thinking of me right now..hmm...I think we both know who it is, don't we.." he paused.
Heer glared at him.
"It is Bauji, who else, could it be.. do you think it can be somebody else..I mean, who else could be so involved in my thoughts that I would cough like that, I don't think there is anyone else, do you?"
"I don't know" Heer said, the anger clear in her voice.
Prem just smiled, knowing she understood, that he clearing meant she was thinking of him. Now she was definitely thinking of him..since she was trying so hard not to think of him.
Aachooo...Heer sneezed...the next thing she knew, she felt a drizzle of water falling on her. She turned to see where that was coming from and it was Prem sprinkling water on her.
"What are doing Prem?" she exclaimed.
"Heer, I had a friend in college, who said that when someone sneezes while having dinner, we should sprinkle water and ask where they were born. So tell me, where were you born.?
"Don't you know where I was born" she asked angrily, "You were there remember, you have known me my whole life..." her voice trailed off. She knew what he was up to she was not going to let him bring back old memories... She got up..
"Wait Heer..I will be right back"...
He came back and he had something behind him...and started to walk towards her slowly he moved close to her..Her heart was racing..even now after all these years he had that effect on her..He walked closer and closer, he was not so close that she could smell his cologne..she froze..her mind told her to move..but her body refused to listen...he stood there now so close..she could hear him breath..He stood there for a moment..then moved his face to her neck, Heer closed her eyes, Prem slowly lifted his hand and wiped the water from her neck with the towel he was hiding behind his back...
Heer opened her eyes..embarrassed..what happened to her..what was she doing..this was exactly why she didn't want to be around him..he mesmerized her..she lost all coherent thinking when he was around..she couldn't let that happen..she took the towel from his hand and moved away.
"I will do it myself " she said her back turned to him, too embarrassed to look him in the eye and walked off into the bedroom.
Prem was beyond himself, at what just happened..his Heer was still there, buried deep under this Nakchadi..but still there...his Heer, who still looked away when he got close to her, blushed when he looked at her...This was his opportunity to bring his Heer out in the open..God has given him this chance and he would not let it go to waste...
Prem went to settle on the sofa next to the fire..tonight he would sleep well..This would be the first time in 6yrs that he would have a good night's sleep.
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