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Meant to be

part 16

Raji's deep sleep was disturbed by the sudden blow of the cold air hitting her hard.. she pulled the sheet up to her neck tightly to cover herself fully...then she felt something warm besides her...and she slowly snuggled into the warmth which was needed for her shivering body .. she was slowly coming out of her sleep ,when she felt the hard thing in her arms she frowned in her half conscious state...at first she thought it would be her pillow which she used to hug while sleeping...but her sane part of the brain said it was not..

"Yennoda pillow yeppadi ivlo hard aachu..?"

And tried to figure it out by running her hands over that strong material which she was hugging ...

She was damn sure that it was not her favorite pillow..

It was hard,stiff and even moving.. which her pillow would never do...

As she was hugging it so tightly she could feel.. even the slight movement of it..when that hard material moved... it rubbed her body passing an electricity through her whole body...she jerked back immediately and snapped opened her eyes ...her eyes dilated to its maximum to see the thing besides her...it was Karthik s arm which she was rubbing previously...

Actually she had slept snuggled to him like a puppy ...she was shocked to the core, imagining the position they were in, a few seconds before...

"Kadavule..yenna idhu?office conference hall la naan ippadi thoongitu iruken..adhuvum oru paiyanoda ivlo close aa..paarkuravanga yenna ninaipaanga..?"

She was totally baffled...then she quickly checked the time in her watch..it was only half past 5..she sighed in relief for a second..

"Nalla vela yaarum innum office ku vandhirukka maataanga...aaana ivan yeppadi yen pakkadhula vandhaan? Naan thaniya dhaane thoonginen...?" she looked at him in confusion...

He was peacefully sleeping with his hands folded across his chest ..showing his well built muscles ...

Then only her mind registered the point that he was sleeping in his vest ...and she was wrapped in his shirt..she gasped hard and covered her mouth in shock..

To add more to her embarrassment Last night's events also flashed in her mind ..she couldn't control the heating up of her cheeks with those memories..

She rubbed her cheeks lightly and bit her lips hard to control her blush...and slowly glanced at him with the corner of her eyes...

It seemed he was still in his deep slumber ... she was slowly attracted to the sleeping form of his..the calmness of his face ,all his nerves were relaxed and he looked more like a child in his sleep... This was the first time she was observing him that much keenly and in that much proximity...gaining courage by seeing his sleeping form she had started exploring his physique taking her own time ...

Her heart noted the every minute details of his figure...

His shuffled hair falling on his forehead tempted her to ran down her hands through that dark thick scalp...the light wrinkles on his forehead indicates the depth of his knowledge...thick eyebrows...long eyes lashes...the lids covering those big attractive eyes...his sharp nose.. cheek bones..Neatly trimmed bread ..and the bow shaped pink lips...

Her gaze halted there for longer than it actually required...her unruly thoughts ran out of her control...

"How could it feel like, if get kissed by those lips?.." she was sweating even in that cold climate caused by her wild thought..she bit her lip hard to get a grip on herself... after her shameless thought she didn't even dare to see his sturdy muscular physique...she was sure that she would go crazy if she allowed her gaze to continue further..

Suddenly she had realized that she was openly drools a sleeping man...she was even more ashamed of her shameless act...

"Ippadi pattikaataan mittai kadaiya paarkara maadhiri paarthittu irukome..avan mattum ippa muzhichi paarthaan vera vinaiye vendaam..yennai oru jollu nu romba kevalamaa nenaichirupaan..."

To added to her misery she saw him moving in his sleep and it seemed anytime he might have woke up...she was bewildered and tried to move away from him before he would caught her red handed...

In a hurry she didn't noticed that her kurti was struck under him..she was pulled back by the same force in which she had tried to move away . her legs had slipped and she bumped on him with the force..

As soon as she fell on him, Karthik snapped open his eyes instantly and caught her in a jiffy..

Karthik saw he was hugging Raji by her waist so tightly...she was all over him .her face so close to him ..her uneven heavy breath fell on his face..her eyes were closed might be out of fear ..her lips were trembling... their bodies were glued to each other as if both could feel each other's heart beat..

She was clutching his bare shoulder with both the hands ...

He couldn't understand the head and tail of the event which had happened..he felt it was an extension of his endless dream..but it felt so real..he touched her cheek with his one hand to confirm whether it was real or a piece of his mere imagination.

It was so delicate and soft than it actually looked like..he slowly rubbed the pinkish tint on her cheek..she snapped open her eyes at once and looked at him all baffled..

"Oh god..it's all real..Raji is in my arms...yeppadi..?"he was confused..

She had read that confusion and also the reason behind that...

"Iyoo.. avan yennai pathi yenna ninaipaan. yeppadiyum nalladhaa nenaichiruka maataan...pinna thoongitu irukkum podhu ippadi mela vandhu vizhundhaa yeppadi nalladhaa nenaika mudiyum... romba mosamaa dhaan nenaichirupaan...kadavule.." her face was flushed in embarrassment

She tried to get up hastily, she took off her hands from his shoulder immediately.. and tried very hard to get up without touching him... as a result she fell back on him again without getting the balance properly.. for an instance her lips slightly brushed his lips which had created the havoc between the two...she was now hugging his shoulder very tightly to avoid falling on him further...instead of hugging... he too was grasped her waist with his hands with the intension of preventing her from falling ...she gasped and her eyes widened with his touch. His strong grip on her delicate waist had turned something upside down inside her. Her throat went dry and she gulped hard..

He slowly made her to stand straight with the tight grip on her waist and got up along with her..

She had adjusted her dress quickly and looked everywhere else than at him..both were avoiding eye contact...There prevailed an awkward silence between them..

Karthik tried to ease the situation...

"Raji polaamaa.." asked in a casual voice..

She was jerked slightly hearing his sudden voice,.

"Yenga..?"she asked in confusion..

"Veetukku dhaan..innum 6 kooda aagalai..veetukku poi fresh up pannitu varalaam.."

She nodded her head and followed him silently... on the contrary their hearts speak volumes...

Now they have reached their door step...both unlocked the door with their respective keys..

Karthik turned towards her... at the same time Raji also looked back at him..their eyes met each other..

An involuntary blush appeared on her face and she quickly hide her redness by disappearing into the flat hastily..

He grinned ear to ear and get into his flat with a delightful whistle..

She was leaning on the door with her back touching the door and tried to calm down her fluttering heart..

Everything had changed between them after the last night..

She felt all the barriers of her heart had been removed and her securely hidden feeling were surfacing..

Netech solutions

Raji was walking restlessly here and there across the veranda near the conference hall... for every five seconds she was looking at the entrance and biting her nails in tension..

Vishnu watched her weird behavior and approached her..

"Raji yenna idhu..labour ward la wife ah admit panni iruka husband maadhiri.. kurukkum nedukkumaa nadakareenga..."

"Velaiyaadaadheenga vishnu..naane romba tension la iruken..."

"Adhaan yen tension nu kekuren..naama dhaan project ah nalla badiyaa mudichitome.."

"Illa adhu vandhu..." she stopped in mid ,and thought for a second and said...

"Clients ku pudikaama poita..?

"Yendha client dhaan,naama panra project ah appadiye ok panni irukaan...?maamiyaar maadhiri yedhaavadhu korai kandupudikka dhaan seivaanga..naamalum marumaga maathiri adhai kandukaama vittudanum..."

He laughed shaking his hands..

Mean while Karthik joined with them.. with a question..

"Yenna inga meeting..?"

" Vaa machi...Raji romba tension aa irundhaanga..adhaan avangala cool panna naan joke sollitu irundhen..."

Saying that he turned towards Raji.and asked. "Illai yaa raji...?"

"Illai..Karthik ,indha Vishnu podura mokkai thaanga mudiyala..."Raji complains about him..

" Aamaanga ippa naan pesuradhellaam ungalukku mokkaiyaa dhaan irukkum...Adhaan ungaloda sarva roga nivaarani vandhutaarilla inimel naan yedhukku.." Vishnu was vacating the place.

"Yenna aachu Raji..?"Karthik asked in concern..

"Yedhaavadhu sodhapiduchinaa..?"Raji had eyed the meeting hall..He could see the restlessness in her eyes..

"Onnum sodhapaadhu..everything will be fine...don't worry.."he emphasized each word while saying..

"Nijamaa.." she looked at him with hopeful eyes..

"Nijamaa.."he assured her with a blink of his eyes..

To her astonishment her uncertain and disturbed mind till then has got convinced with his one simple word...

"Romba bayamaa irundhaa yen kaiya pudichiko..bayam podium.."he teased her..to bring her out of her nervousness..

Raji showed him her tongue and said.. "Romba than...yenakku onnum bayam illai...konjam nervous aa irundhen avlo dhaan.."

Suddenly she heard sounds coming from the conference hall ...indicates the meeting was over..

Koushik shook hand with the clients and walked towards them..

Mean while lakshmi , Vishnu ,Angel and other team members also assembled there..

Koushik s face showed grave expression..which increases the palpitation of the already thudding heart of Raji...

She clutched Karthik's hand firmly for support..Karthik looked at her and seeing her perplexed face...he gripped her hand tightly for boosting her confidence..

Lakshmi asked.. "Yenna aachu koushik..?"

Koushik hesitated for a second and said..

"Clients were happy ,they asked for some small improvisation that's it.. Otherwise everything was ok.."

All their faces beamed in joy..everybody cheered and hified each other..

"Adhukku yen sir ,dhukkathukku vandha maadhiri face ah vachirundheenga..oru nimisham vayathula puliya karachiteenga koushik.." Vishnu kalaachified Koushik..

"No.. No.. everything was perfect as expected..Great work guys... Vishvanadhan sir also very happy ..he specially mentioned our team in his speech as a token of appreciation.."

He was smiling to others and gave heated glare to Angel..for which she bowed down her head in fear..

"Let's celebrate the victory of our team work..and its party time friends..." Vishnu shrieked in joy...

KR looked at each other with a contented smile on their lips..Raji s eyes were filled with gratitude and unconditional love for him..Karthik also reciprocated her feelings through his eyes..which showed his immense love for the girl besides him..

Both were looking each other and the time had stilled to them..

Their hands joined... gazed fixed and forgot the whole world except them..

They felt they had moved a step forward in their untold and unspoken relation which would be felt only at heart...

They were immersed in their won world oblivious to the two pair of eyes starring them with sheer hatred and aversion..

Koushik and Angel ..In their process of separating KR...they didn't even realized that they were the catalyst to help KR to come even closer than before.

To be continued...