Part 10-
"Who is that woman with you" Ayesha asked suspiciously, peering over Zain's shoulder at Aditi
As if taken out of his trance he turned around to Aditi, "Ayesha this is Aditi, my" he stopped, pursing his lips "my co-worker"
Aditi smiled at Ayesha, she couldnt help but feel she was just an annoying bystander between Zain and Ayesha, especially after Zain had reffered to her as nothing more than a co-worker, agreed they werent a couple, but at the very least she thought they were friends
Not wanting to stay in a place where she felt unwanted any longer than necessary she stepped forward
"So, im going to go" Aditi smiled and put her scarf around her neck and pulled her gloves on
Zain frowned, suddenly realising that he had been so caught up in talking to Ayesha that Aditi had felt left out
Before he could say anything Aditi had already left
Ayesha followed Zain's gaze and watched Aditi leave , "So Zain, maybe we could meet some time, just us"
Zain still didnt answer and Ayesha tapped him
"Yeah sorry, sounds great" he replied without really concentrating
"Okay, see you soon"
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Aditi's POV-
I was glad to finally be home, I could sit down in my comfy pyjamas and watch the latest film on tv. I was just about to press play when I heard a knock on my door.
11pm at night, who could it be?
I wandered over to the door and opened it to see Zain stood in the pouring rain, he was drenched from his head down and he looked guilty of something
"Zain, what are you doing here, is something wrong"
The next thing I knew, I was pushed up against the wall and Zain's face was directly infront of mine
His cold hands felt hot on my bare waist where my vest top had rolled up
He hoisted me up, making me wrap my legs around his waist and pushed himself into me even more
"You drive me crazy Aditi" he said, his lips against my neck, the baritone in his voice making chills run up my spine
"Zain, youre wet and youre going to make me"
I could feel him smirk into my neck, he tipped his head up and looked into my eyes before pressing a kiss to my neck
"Im sorry about earlier"
As if I had been drenched in cold water, all of my senses returned to me and I made him put me down
"I think you need to go, its late"
He frowned and put his hands against the wall, trapping me "Why, why cant I stay" he asked
"Zain, we have work tomorrow"
"Aditi, please dont be mad at me"
"Im not" I tried to sound believable but even I was aware of how fake I sounded
"I didnt know she would be there, she was just an ex, nothing else"
"And I am just your co-worker, nothing else, goodbye Zain"
"This isnt over" he muttered before walking away
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It was early the next morning and Aditi had tried her very best to only interact with Zain during shoots
"So, I have some good news, we are all travelling to Goa for shooting, tomorrow"
Aditi looked down at her ticket, she looked over at Zain to see his seat was next to hers
"Zain and Aditi, youre on a seperate plane, hope thats okay"
Zain looked delighted, whereas Aditi looked mortified
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Aditi sat next to the window on the plane and closed her eyes, she had always hated flying but knew she had to go to Goa.
Zain looked at Aditi, her eyes squeezed shut, her hands clenched
He reached out for her hand and held it, her eyes popped open quickly
"Zain" she muttered
Then the plane started to glide across the floor, flying upwards
Her breathing was heavy and she held his hand tightly
"Its okay Aditi, look we're in the sky now"
She turned to look out the window and felt calmer
Pulling her hand away, she muttered a thanks and got out her book
Zain rolled his eyes at the title of the book 'How to lose a man in 10 days'
"Really"
She looked at him innocently "Who says this is about you" she retorted
"Then who is it about"
"Just someone" she replied and looked back at her book
"How long are we going to do this for" he asked, already missing having her around
"Doing what"? "You were the one that said we are just co-workers, we're not friends and were not anything else"
"It was in the heat of the moment, I didnt mean it"
"Yeah, I realised, you dont mean a lot of the things you say"
Zain huffed, closing his eyes he took a deep breath "Whats that meant to mean"
"All this, lets go out on a date Aditi"
Zain felt bad, he knew he had blown all chances with Aditi now and hated himself for it
"I always meant it, I just didnt know what I was saying to Ayesha, I am really sorry and I hope we can make amends soon"
Aditi noted the sincerity in his eyes but she was angry, at herself for being so upsett about it all and at him for acting like she was nothing important when his ex came back into the picture
If this was how things were now, they would never be able to progress any further
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Zain and Aditi were finally able to leave the airport after all the checks and get to their hotel
Aditi looked up and her eyes widened "Oh no"
Zain looked at Aditi "You okay"
"This really is the season of exes, what is he even doing here" muttered Aditi, hiding behind Zain
She hadnt seen him since the break up and didnt want to make things any more confusing then they already were
"Aditi, is that you"
Aditi peered out from behind Zain and smiled "Oh, hey"
"Its good to see you" he muttered
"Yeah, what are you doing here" asked Aditi
"Actually, I came here to see you, I want to talk"
"Talk about what"
"Us"
Aditi walked over to a private corner and waited for him to join her
"Look Aditi, I have really missed you, I dont want to pressure you into anything but, call me sometime please, so we can talk"
Aditi huffed "Im sorry, I just, I dont think we can work anymore, things have changed and for that I am sorry, I hope we can still be friends"
He nodded and lowered himself, hugging her and then walking away
Zain waited for Aditi to walk back over, his jaw ticking and his hand clenched around the suitcase handle
"Back with him then"
"No actually, I said I just wanted to be friends"
"Oh" Zain muttered
"Yeah, oh" she replied and sat in the back of the taxi
Zain looked over at Aditi, he really wanted to sort this argument out, he was just unsure how to fix it
He found himself asking what Neil would do to convince Avni and thats when he thought of a plan
As they got out of the taxi, he turned to her "So I will be at your room in an hour, be ready"
Without giving her the time to reply he walked away leaving Aditi stood with her jaw dropped
"The cheek, who does he think he is to order me around" she muttered
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Zain knocked on the door, Aditi opened it and smiled "its been 40 minutes"
"I couldnt wait" he replied
He looked her up and down "Dressed to impress, I see"
"Am I ever anything less, so where are we going"
Zain paused, something was definitely up, he just couldn't put his finger on it
Pulling a scarf from behind his back he smiled
"Its a surprise"
Putting it over her eyes, he tied it at the back and guided her slowly away from her room
Hellooo sorry its so late! Forgive me please?
The amount of times I wrote Neil rather than Zain and Avni rather than Aditi is stupid!
Anyhoo, I hope you enjoy!
Kumkum Bhagya
Arjun
