Ok guys here's my next installment of the series...I hope you enjoy reading it...
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Banner Credits : Binnu (my darling Binnuuddiii)
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Chapter Eighteen
"So Ms Malhotra...shall we start making the presentations?..."...Dev's voice echoed in the cabin as a petrified Sona turned around to face him and stood rooted to the spot...he showed her a chair next to him on the left hand side of his rectangular table and got back to punching into his laptop...this time more seriously...on seeing Sona being still at her position he called out to her all over again..."kya ab humein pandit ko bulakar muhurat nikalwana padega?...yah aap iss baat ka wait kar rahi hai ki band waale ayenge aur aapka swagat karenge...kuch der pehle to apne senior se badi badi baatein kar rahi thi aap...ab kya hua, use rulakar ab khud rone ka mann kar raha hai?..."...Dev held a fierce look on his face although in his heart he was Rolfing at Sona's petrified state ...he knew Sona would be scared of this strict way of his...Sona was extremely scared now as she could see a glimpse of the angered Dev who had stopped haunting her a few days back...hurriedly she gathered courage and took the seat next to him as he forwarded the laptop to her and started dictating the points for the presentation as she typed on like a robot...after a while Dev asked her to go through the presentations and refine it as per her knowledge while he got busy over the call with his clients...as she immersed herself into the work Dev admired her passion to learn new things and ability to work under tough conditions...this is what he wanted her to be...a tough and intelligent businesswomen.
When Dev put his phone down Sona tried to make peace with him..."Dev, woh main actually...tumhe batana chahti thi kal...par phir laga ki..."...Dev stopped her abruptly in-between scarring her all the more..."phir laga ki Dev kahin meri tarraki pe stop na lagade...kahin mujhe kaam karne se mana na karde...ya shayad tum mujhe ye batana chahti thi ki tum kitni jyaada smart aur intelligent ho ki tumhe lagta tha ki tum mere hi office mein mujhe bina bataye kaam karogi aur mujhe pata bhi nahin chalega...just look at you, tum apne hi husband ke office mein ek junior position keliye interview dekar select ho gayi...roz yahaan kisi bhi aire gaire ki baatein sunne keliye ready ho gayi...par ego itna hai ki humesha saath rehne waale pati ko nahin bataogi ki din bhar kahan rehti ho...theek hai na, its fine with me, tum agar mujhe apne kisi bhi matter mein involve hi nahin karna chahti to phir main bhi kyun tumhe lekar pareshan rahu...hum wahi karenge jo tum chahti ho...aaj se iss office mein hum dono sirf ek boss aur employee hain...uske alawa aur kuch nahin...humari shaadi, humara rishta sab iss office ke bahar hai...ghar ki baatein ghar jaake karenge...office mein we are nothing but strangers...happy?..."...Sona knew he was hurt but all she could do was try and try till he gets pacified..."Dev I'm sorry..."...she was again cut through by Dev..."apne boss ko naam se bulaana is not good manners Ms Malhotra...so please henceforth I would like you to address me as Sir...and no personal talks please..."...Sona hung her head down and nodded to his command as he gave her some more work and asked her to complete it before going home...yes he had decided to tease her by being extra casual with Tina but somewhere her not informing him about taking up this job had hurt him deep inside his heart...he had felt this possessiveness towards her for the past few days where he wanted to be involved in each and every decision of her life.
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Tina who had her table facing Dev's cabin had never really seen the blinds of his cabin let down...she was amused that her boss had chosen to indulge into some private discussion with his new employee as she had hardly seen him socializing with any of his female employees...she was the only one with whom he would be a little frank as she was his secretary...but otherwise rest of the office including her was not even aware of his personal life...they hadn't even seen how his wife looks like...Tina was lost in thoughts as Sona came out of the cabin and stood infront of her to grab her attention..."woh Sir ne kahaan hai ki unke cabin mein ek alag se table aur chair lagwani hai mere baithne keliye...aur poocha hai ki kab tak ho jayega..."...strange...her boss who had trusted her all this while had started sending her messages through his new personal helper..."aakhir aaisa kya hai iss ladki mein ki seedha join karne ke ek din ke andar hi boss ke cabin tak pohunch gayi..."...she thought relentlessly as she informed Sona that her work will be done by the next day...as Sona went back to the cabin Tina was amazed to see the cabin door lock yet again behind her automatically while the blinds refused to go up...dismissing her thoughts she decided to leave them alone and concentrate on her work, as she was a mere employee at the Dixit's and had got nothing to do with her boss's personal life.
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Almost all the employees had left the office except for a few including Tina, Rahul along with Dev and Sona themselves...Sona had received almost 5 calls from her mother citing the reason for being this late...she had assured her that she will be back home soon and she needn't worry about her safety as Dev would be picking her up, while passing a glare onto Dev who had been already noticing every move of hers intently...while Tina came into the cabin for getting a few important files signed, she saw Sona settling on the couch in Dev's cabin working on his laptop while Dev was busy going through some papers at his desk..."Tina aisa karo Ms Malhotra ko kal ek naya laptop dilwa dena...aur haan inka table bhi wahaan kone mein lagwa dena...kab tak aise couch pe baithi rahegi..."...he eyed Sona while speaking to Tina just to check if his doubt was indeed correct..."Sir inka table kal subah tak lag jayega aur baaki cheezein bhi aa jayengi...aur kuch ho to aap mujhe bata dejiye ga...sab ho jayega..."...Tina assured him as he found the perfect opportunity to test Sona for her level of jealousy..."tumhare hote hue bhala mujhe kis baat ki tension ho sakti hai...you are just the perfect secretary anyone could get...you know I feel so blessed at times ki tum meri life mein ho...warna I really don't know what kind of a mess my life would have been... I feel I could never thank you enough for what you do for me everyday..."...as Dev finished his speech of gratitude, he saw Sona shooting daggers at him and Tina through her expressive eyes while her fingers were busy tearing ends of the papers she held in her hands, as Tina stood confused as to why had her boss all of a sudden started praising her going out of the way...hadn't it been his office and hadn't Tina been along with them, she would have definitely pounced on him for trying to flirt with another girl in her presence...he was now all the more sure of her possessiveness and jealousy...he felt victorious as his guess had turned out to be right, but a part of him was confused on why was he so excited to see Sona being all possessive about him, just like he had admitted to himself about being possessive about her...he had experienced the same feeling when he had caught Sona blushing while he had walked out of the bathroom shirtless, he had felt so elated to see Sona feel shy for him...what was it that was making him all excited like a child whenever he would see Sona expressing her right over him...had he started liking her as a life partner?...was she not just a friend to him now but much more than it?...he was lost in his own thoughts as Tina bid him goodbye and moved out of his cabin leaving him and Sona all alone again.
Walking over to Sona who pretended to be immersed in her work when actually he had seen her fuming over his cordial behavior with Tina a while ago he closed down her laptop and set her files aside..."raat bohot ho gayi hai...ab humein ghar jaana chahiye...yeh sab waapas apni jagah par rakh do aur apni samaan lelo...get ready..."...Sona tried to act normal feigning ignorance and nodded as she put all the things back in its place while Dev made a call to his driver to get his car...as Sona and Dev came down to the parking lot they were surprised to see Rahul emerge out of nowhere ...as Dev certainly didn't like his presence around Sona, she seemed to be all the more annoyed with him..."Sonakshi jii, aap kahe to aapko ghar chod dein...woh kya haina raat bohot ho gayi hai aur itni raat ko aapka akele ghar jaan kuch theek nahin hai..."...it was Dev's turn to be furious at this person who was trying to be extra friendly with his wife with him being around...before Sona could snap back at him Dev replied..."Mr. Rahul, lagta hai aajkal aap kaafi samaajh seva karne mein lage hue hain...accha hai, aisa kaam karna chahiye...par Sonakshi ke baare mein aapko chinta karne ki jaroorat nahin hai...kyunki unhe main ghar chod dunga..."...just then Dev's driver arrived with his car and got down to salute him...he was confused to see Sona in a different look then he had been seeing her, with Dev and Sona trying to act as strangers...he was about to salute her as well when in time Dev signaled him not to do so..."Ms Malhotra...apne scooty ki chaabi aap mere driver ko de dijiye aapko main ghar chod dunga...mera driver aapki scooty aapke yahaan pohuncha dega..."...Sona was about to refute when a stern look from Dev made her follow his orders silently...turning to the driver he kept his pretence on..."madam ke saath jayiye aur unka address acche se samajh lijiye...unki two-wheeler safely unke ghar pohunche dijiye aur gaadi ki chaabi mujhe de dijiye..."...as Sona left with the driver to hand over the keys to him Dev turned around to find Rahul still waiting there all set to decipher what all was going on around him..."arrey aap abhi tak yahin hai?...aapko bhi kahin drop karna hai kya?"...Dev's question was enough to scare Rahul as he took off in jet speed...Dev waited for Sona to join him back in his car as they drove back home, this time both deciding to be silent.
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Back home Dev and Sona had their dinner silently as Asha and Bijoy looked on to them suspiciously...not being able to hold back Asha asked them..."kuch hua hai kya?...tum dono ne phir se jhagda kiya?...aise chup chap kyun baithe ho?...Dev tumhe kya hua hai?...roz to mumma yeh mumma woh karke itni saari baatein karte ho...aaj kya hua?...baat karne keliye kuch nahin hai ya baat hi nahin karni hai?..."...Sona looked on as Dev tried to cover up for both of them..."nahin mumma aisa kuch nahin hai...woh darasal office mein kaam kuch badh gaya hai...to bass mood nahin hai..."...Bijoy hopped in to lend his helping hand..."Dev beta agar kuch problem hai to tum mujhse keh sakte ho...waise bhi Jay se meri baat hoti rehti hai...main humesha hoon tumhe help aur support karne keliye..."...reassuring Bijoy that he would let him know if he needed any help he silently put his dish for washing and moved up to his room with Sona following suite...once back in the room Dev got busy as he received a call from his office while Sona decided to change in the meanwhile as she had to talk to Dev and explain to him her stance...she couldn't let another round of misunderstanding crop up between them.
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Sona had dressed up in her night wear (orange pajamas with white sleeveless t-shirt) which clung to her slim figure accentuating her curves and making her look all the more alluring...she approached Dev who was now sitting on the edge of the big window in Sona's room, looking onto her dreamingly ...he had now put down his phone after his little chat with Tina, Sona went and knelt down infront of him...Dev tried his best to continue with his pretence of being hurt by Sona's move, he turned his face away from Sona as she tried to speak to him...he was very well aware of the guilt filled expression on Sona's face at the moment, but he was enjoying this whole thing took his own sweet time to mellow down towards Sona..."Dev mujhe pata hai ki mujhe tumhe sabkuch pehle hi bata dena chahiye tha...maine uss din batane ki koshish bhi ki thi lekin phir tumhari tabiyat kharab ho gayi...phir agli subah tum jaldi jaldi mein nikal gaye...phir kal raat tum kaam kar rahe the aur main tumhare free hone ka wait karte karte so gayi...phir maine woh sapna dekha...aur phir main..."...she trailed her words as she recollected her naughty dream about Dev...she felt her cheeks burn when she imagined how wildly they had smooched each other in her dream...Dev who was now facing her was quite observant when it came to noticing her sudden change in expressions, he wondered what made her blush recollecting a dream wherein he she saw him scolding her badly for not listening to him...trying to trap her in her own talks he said..."mujhe yeh sab sunakar manane ki koshish mat karna...kyunki iss baar tumhe maafi bilkul nahin milegi...tumhe agar sachmein mujhe sab batana hota na to tum mujhe kab ka bata deti...face to face na sahi ek phone to kar hi sakti thi...lekin tumne aisa nahin kiya...ab tumhari in sweet baatoan mein main nahin aane waala hoon...sach yahi hai ki tumne mujhe bohot jyaada hurt kiya hai...itna ki mann karta hai tumhe tumhari iss galti keliye punish karun...par aisa bhi to nahin kar sakta...kyunki tumhe phir ek aur bahana mil jayega mujhse naraaj hone ka..."...Sona didn't want Dev to be angry with her or for that matter stop talking to her...she could go to any extent to apologize to him..."Dev tumhe agar mujhe punish karke hi accha lagega then go ahead... I promise ki main bilkul gussa nahin karungi...tum jo sazaa doge main bhugatne keliye ready hoon...par please mujhe maaf kardo..."...she held her ears like a small kid apologizing to her parent...the cute look on her face was making it more and more difficult for Dev to resist her...his mind was telling him that it was wrong to fantasize about her in a romantic way, but his heart told him that he had every right to do so as she was his legally wedded wife.
Taking her hands in his he stood up making her stand up as well...looking intently in her eyes he asked..."tumhe sachmein meri maafi se itna farak padta hai?...kya tum sachmein mere liye kuch bhi karne keliye ready ho?...(Sona who was lost in his eyes and proximity, nodded affirmatively as if she was in a trance)...jo main kahunga tum karogi?...kal ko mujhe iske liye blame to nahin karogi na?...(she shook her head sideways assuring him that she would never blame him for whatever he does)...agar main tumse koi aisi cheez maang loon jo tum mujhe na dena chaho to?...phir bhi gussa nahin karogi?...(Sona again negated his doubt making him feel more elated...he bent down and picked her up in bridal style and carried her to the bed, making her lie down he came over her...her eyes now refusing to see him directly as she was scared he would see the same love in her eyes as she sees in his for her...)...Sona, main thak gaya hoon yeh dosti ka naatak karte karte...ab aur nahin hota mujhse...main bhi bakiyon ki tarah ek normal married life jeena chahta hoon...tumhe pyaar karna chahta hoon...tumhara pyaar paana chahta hoon...kya hum dono apne rishte ko aage badhane ki koshish nahin kar sakte?...kya hum woh sab nahin kar sakte jo ek normal couple karte hai?...kya tum mere liye woh sab feel nahin karti jo main tumhare liye feel karta hoon...bolo na Sona?...please mujhe batao ki yeh sab jo main tumhare liye feel karta hoon kya woh sirf meri akele ki feelings hai ya tumhe bhi aisa hi kuch mehsoos hota hai?...(Sona who was extremely overwhelmed by his indirect confession had nothing to say...she just chose to convey her feelings to him through a bone crushing hug...Dev hugged her back with equal might as he very well understood what all she wanted to convey to him...breaking the hug he cupped her face and placed a longing kiss on her forehead...he placed wet kisses all over her face and stopped as he approached her lips...as a shy Sona held his kurta tightly and hid her face in his chest, he slid the strap of her sleeveless nightwear from her shoulder and bit her bare skin as she dug her nails into his back and moaned against his skin...he sucked her shoulder to soothe her pain as she repeatedly called out to him...)...Dev...Dev...(but guess he was too lost in tasting her, all he could manage to say was)...hmmm...(he was snapped out of his reverie as he felt Sona tugging his arm to gain his attention...)"
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Sona shook him vigorously trying to get him out of his dream-world...she called out to him to gain his attention..."Dev...Dev...kahan khoye hue ho...main yahaan baat kar rahi hoon tumse aur tum ho ki apni hi duniya mein khoye hue ho...kahin apni uss hot secretary ke sapne to nahin dekh rahe..."...Sona was all angry at him now as all this while she had tried to persuade him to forgive her and he was busy dreaming about god knows what?...she eyed him angrily as he looked on to her with his mouth wide open, all aghast at his audacity to dream something like this about Sona and him...he realized he had gone too far on his imagination as he saw Sona being least affected by his proximity while he dreamt of taking his relationship with her to the next level...only if he knew Sona also would dream such naughty things about him in her free time...gaining back his stance he acted normal..."nahin sapna nahi dekh raha tha...aur agar main apni hot secretary ke hot sapne dekh bhi loon to bhi tumhe isse kya farak padta hai...aur main tumhe kyun batau ki main kya sochta hoon?...specially jab tum mujhse har baat chupati ho...agar tumhe kuch nahin batana to mujhe bhi nahin batana...khair chodo, isse pehle ki main bhool jau tumhe ek baat batani thi...woh inn dino jo humari nayi deal chal rahi haina uske liye kal ek chota sa get-together hai...main aur Tina wahan jayenge...tum saath chalogi to it'll be a good learning experience for you...party office hours ke bad hai to I won't force you...kaafi late ho sakta hai ghar lautne mein so your wish..."...he felt odd to invite her to any party since the last one they attended together was a big debacle...but Sona was on a different plateau altogether...she couldn't let her handsome husband attend late night parties with his secretary...without giving it second thoughts she quickly agreed his offer..."haan haan main chalungi na ...mujhe bhi bohot kuch milega seekhne ko...tum mujhe bass yeh bata do ki kitne baje nikalna hai...main ready rahungi..."...with this she went to grab some sleep all assured that her husband will be under her scrutiny and Tina won't be able to snatch him from her as Dev looked onto her in all confused about her enthusiasm.
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Ok that brings you to the end of this chapter...hope you guys enjoyed it...silent readers do hit the like button and other please do comment...stay tuned while I bring in the next update soon...
Edited by DevakshiCrazy - 8 years ago