New FF- Unexpected Love-Part 25 Pg 86- 11/12/2015 - Page 15

Kalpi was really having the best time of her life working in Malhotra Industries offices. She was learning so much and she tried to gain as much knowledge as possible. She had joined the Entertainment Division of Malhotra Industries and she loved the live-wire quality of the whole division. Every day she would be one of the first to arrive and the last to leave. Along with this whole work, she continued handling Vihaan's affairs.

Her new found respect for Vihaan made their relationship better, but they continued to spar over petty things. Every time they discussed his affairs, Kalpi would start blabbering about how grateful she was for the opportunity he had given her to work in Malhotra Industries. Vihaan who had subconsciously started missing her presence around him in his house and during his shootings, did not like hearing this. He had also started receiving very good reports about her from his office people, which did not make him very happy, as he had a sudden wish to keep her a close to him as possible.

Kalpi was busy at work when she received a phone call. It was from one of her closest friends in hostel Sheetal, who had moved abroad a couple of years back. She had been her senior in school, but had been her mentor and best friend in school.

Kalpi was pleasantly surprised to hear that Sheetal was in Mumbai and she was down here with her fiance Vikrant who was her friend too. Sheetal issued her an invitation for a night out with all their old friends from their school days, many of them who had come down to Mumbai to celebrate their engagement.

Kalpi was excited as she was looking forward to meeting her old friends. They had planned to go out for dinner and clubbing. She was not a person who went clubbing, but Sheetal had convinced her that it would be fun.

Kalpi had dressed in a red coloured silk sleeveless pantsuit with a gold coloured chain on the waist. It was a dress she had purchased on an impulse because the sales lady had convinced her that it suited her complexion and figure perfectly. She had never known where she would wear it, but today seemed the perfect occasion.

Kalpi who was not too much into make-up or clothes and always dressed subtly, today decided to dress up as she did not want to stick out like a sore thumb. She had gone out shopping for makeup and the counter lady had given her instructions about its use. She had also praised Kalpi's complexion and told her how to highlight her best features.

Kalpi was surprised to see herself in the mirror after dressing up. She looked totally different, but she did think she looked pretty. She just was worried that her silk dress clung to her figure, but finally checked the time on the clock and decided that there was not enough time to change.

Her friends had said they would pick her up from her home, but she was not comfortable with them coming to Vihaan's home and she agreed to meet them outside.

She had asked Naani for permission to stay out late and Naani had gladly given permission stating that she worked too hard.

They were a group of 8 with 4 girls and 4 guys. 6 of them were her friends from her hostel days and she was really happy to meet all of them. Only one guy Siddharth who was Vikrant's cousin was unknown to her.

As soon as they entered the club, Kalpana was totally amazed with the whole scene enfolding in front of her. The strobe lights, the dance floor, the pulsating music, the bar and the absolutely gorgeous people around left her awestruck. But soon she too started enjoying the atmosphere and her friends company. All the friends started reminiscing about old days and they all were laughing and having too much fun. They were all curious about her job with Vihaan. They started teasing her about how she kept herself from falling in love with Vihaan. Suddenly her mind was filled with images of Vihaan and she blushed unconsciously. She could not understand why her heartbeats quickened suddenly. Somehow the topic got changed and Kalpi thanked her Gods as she did not want to discuss it as it felt too personal.

Vihaan was in no mood to go clubbing today, but the owner of the club was his friend and he had requested Vihaan's presence as he wanted to give his club more visibility.

Vihaan and his group of friends which included Nikhil, were in the VIP area of the same club. The VIP area was set on the upper floor and it was a glass enclosure. People downstairs could look at the celebrities, but could not actually interact with them.

Nikhil suddenly asked Vihaan, "Hey, how is that beautiful secretary of yours doing?"

Vihaan who already a little irritated, snapped and said grumpily, "She is fine, why are you so interested?"

Nikhil said, "Don't get angry, just asking." Suddenly Nikhil who was looking down saw Kalpi and said, "Hey, isn't it Kalpana down there."

Kalpana was the last person Vihaan expected to be in the club and he said without looking down, "Are you crazy, why would Kalpana be here?"

"No, it is Kalpana", Nick insisted and Vihaan looked down.

The image that was displayed before his eyes was of Kalpana laughing into the face of a guy who had his arms around her shoulders. Vihaan suddenly felt an intense anger bubble inside him and his hands closed into fists unconsciously.

Kalpana was looking gorgeous with her dark waterfall like tresses falling over one of her shoulders in long waves and her slinky outfit making her look sexy as hell. Seeing that guy's hands on her bare shoulders made him want to rip the guy's hands off the sockets.

Nick said, "Why don't we ask her to join us? It will be fun and I can get to know her better." He removed his cell and started dialing her number before Vihaan could say anything. Vihaan himself was confused about what he wanted. He was not sure whether he wanted her to join him or just take her home away from that guy. But there was no way in hell he wanted to leave her alone here with that guy.

Kalpi felt her phone buzz in her purse and she picked it up. She was surprised to see Nikhil's number flashing on the screen.

She thought, "Why is Nikhil calling me at this time? Is there any problem with the contract that Vihaan signed?"

She picked up the call and said, "Hello".

Nikhil said, "Hey Kalpana, look up".

Kalpana got confused but she looked up as he said and saw Nikhil waving at her.

Nikhil said, "Kalpana, come up and join us here in the VIP section. It will be fun".

Kalpana who had just met Nikhil a couple of times before immediately said, "No, I am fine here, but thanks for the invite."

Nikhil continued to insist and Kalpana said, "I am here with my friends and I don't want to leave them". Kalpana continued to make excuses.

Her refusal made Nikhil more insistent and he said, "Hey, bring your friends too. The more the merrier".

Vihaan who was listening to this conversation was getting more and more irritated by the minute. He understood that Kalpana must be stubbornly refusing to come up and Nick's flirtatious tone while speaking to her was getting on his nerves.

He angrily made a grab at the phone and said, "This is Vihaan here. Kalpana come upstairs with your friends, I insist. I will send someone to escort you up." He did not wait for her answer and cut the call.

Kalpana frowned and thought, "What an arrogant prick? Who does he think he is?"

Sheetal who was looking at Kalpi saw her frown and asked with concern, "What happened? You look worried."

"It is just Vihaan. He is here and wants us to join him in the VIP room".

Everyone in her group suddenly shrieked and said, "Vihaan's here and we get to meet him. How great is that."

Suddenly the owner of the club himself came to escort their group to the VIP longue.

Everyone was excited except Kalpi who was feeling strangely uncomfortable at the thought of meeting Vihaan in such circumstances.

Soon they reached Vihaan's group and soon there were introductions all around. Her friends were all sophisticated, intelligent people and they handled introductions with Vihaan and his other famous friends reasonably well without too much gushing. Vihaan was polite and friendly to her friends, but he had not spoken a word to her neither had he looked at her.

Kalpi was in conversation with Nikhil who insisted on her calling him Nick and he was flirting shamelessly with her.

Nikhil said, "Red is really your colour. You really should come with a red signal warning guys to stay away from you or get burnt by your beauty."

Kalpi immediately retorted, "But it does not seem to have worked, it did not keep you away."

Nikhil burst out laughing at her quick wittedness and said, "You are something else, aren't you".

Vihaan was seemingly in conversation with someone, but was observing Nick and Kalpana from afar.

His felt his temper rising seeing them together and he excused himself from his companion and walked towards them.

He went to them and grabbed Kalpi's upper arm and said, "Please excuse us, Nick. I need to have a word with Kalpana here about some work stuff".

He moved her away from Nick and stopped at a distance and looked glaringly at Kalpana.

"So Miss Goody too shoes here, has another side to her. She is into clubs and flirting with boys. I never knew that" Vihaan said.

"I am not Miss Goody too Shoes, but neither am I into clubbing or flirting with boys." Kalpana retorted back angrily.

"You say you are not, but yet I see you here in this club dressed, provocatively out to attract as much male attention as possible." Vihaan asked.

"I am not dressed skimpily or provocatively. I am much more covered than the girls who have come with you", she said looking at his group which consisted of girls who were wearing dresses which barely covered their assets.

Kalpi herself had not liked seeing Vihaan with these scantily dressed females who were clinging to him.

Vihaan suddenly realized what Kalpi was saying was the truth. She was not wearing anything revealing, and the girls who were with him wore much more revealing outfits. But he who never bothered with what girls around him wore, suddenly noticed Kalpana's outfits and her effect on men around her. He suddenly realized that he was feeling jealous and he angrily tamped down that feeling in his heart.

Instead of accepting the truth of her words he suddenly asked, "Why did you not inform me that you were going to be out clubbing and were going to out late?"

"I already informed Nani and have taken her permission. Anyway, it is none of your business what I do outside work hours" Kalpi retorted angrily.

"As long as you are staying in my house, everything you do is my business. If something happens to you, it would be my responsibility", Vihaan said.

Kalpi understood his concern, but did not want to admit it and said, "I am out with my friends and nothing is going to happen to me. You don't have to feel responsible for me. I amadult and can take care of myself."

Both were staring at each other angrily and the atmosphere around them was electric.

Suddenly Manish one of her friends came near her and said, "Hey Kalpi, come let's dance. Don't you remember how much we used to dance at our school functions."

Kalpi was not really in a mood to dance, but she wanted to get away from Vihaan and this charged atmosphere.

Once Kalpi went on the dance floor, she forgot about everything. She was a trained dancer and loved to dance. Manish and she had danced together many times during her school days and they got back into the groove soon. She started having fun.

Vihaan who was watching her felt his temper rise in proportion to the fun she was having. He suddenly asked one of the girls from his group to join him on the dance floor.

Vihaan danced closely with her, and Kalpi who saw him immediately felt an intense dislike for the unknown girl. All her happiness and enjoyment seemed to have been covered by dark cloud.

Both Vihaan and Kalpi continued to dance with different partners, but they were only aware of each other's presence as if they were tied together by an unknown bond.

Kalpi was dancing with Siddharth, but she who had been comfortable with all her other partners felt suddenly uncomfortable.

Siddharth said, "Kalpana, you really are one gorgeous female and I really like you. Since you are also in Mumbai, we should get together again. Give me your number and I will call you."

Kalpi had no desire to keep any contact with Siddharth in future said, "I am really sorry, but I am not going to be in Mumbai for long and while I am in Mumbai I will be very busy. So I don't think I will be able to keep in touch."

Siddharth said, "Don't play so hard to get, Kalpana."

Kalpana got angry and said, "I am not playing hard to get. I am being honest and it will not be possible for me to keep in touch with you."

Siddharth who hated being rejected as he had very high opinion of himself said nastily, "I think you are holding out for someone from the VIP section. You may be gorgeous to look at, but Vihaan is way out of your league and if you are looking to trap him, it ain't going to happen, sweetheart."

Kalpi who was already angry just got wilder and told him angrily, "I am not out to trap anyone and that includes Vihaan, but if I ever wanted to trap a guy and there were no guys except you in this world, I would still not trap you."

Immediately his whole demeanor changed and he pulled Kalpi closer to him and said, "You have a sexy mouth and it needs to be put to better use than trading insults."

Kalpi started squirming in his arms, but he just tightened his hold, but Kalpi was quite capable of taking care of herself, dug her high pointy heels of her shoes into his feet with full force causing him to yelp with pain and loosen his hold.

Vihaan who was watching this whole interaction from far had already moved near to them when he saw Kalpi squirming in Siddharth arms.

He cut into them and took Kalpi into his arms and said, "We have not danced together yet. I claim this dance" and moved away with her leaving an open-mouthed Siddharth in their wake.

Kalpi and Vihaan suddenly felt at peace as if they belonged in each other's arms. As Vihaan enfolded her in his arms she felt completely blissful. Vihaan could feel his heartbeat getting faster and he felt as if he never wanted to let her go. The DJ started playing a soft romantic number and Vihaan and Kalpi swayed in each other's arms not saying anything.

After sometime, Vihaan looked into her eyes and said, "I hated to see you dancing with that lech". Kalpi who in normal circumstances would have immediately got defensive and argued with Vihaan just replied softly, "I hated dancing with him too". Vihaan heard her and held her more closely and Kalpi did not protest at all.

The song suddenly ended and Vihaan escorted Kalpana to their group. He had an intense feeling that he wanted to be alone with Kalpana and he just announced to the group, "I have an early morning shoot tomorrow and Kalpana has to accompany me, so we will take your leave." Vihaan looked at Kalpana expecting her to object, as she always did. But Kalpana who knew he did not have an early shoot did not say anything and meekly said her goodbyes surprising herself the most.

Both entered the car, but there was an unusual awkwardness between them and both did not speak to each other at all. Vihaan wondered why he had behaved so strangely today and why did he feel it essential that she not be left alone in the company of all those guys. Kalpi was lost in the thought as to why she, who had fought with Vihaan like a tigress at the beginning of the evening, became a pliable lamb after the end of the dance.

Both were lost in finding answers to imponderable questions and it left them both totally confused.

Loved to see a jealous Vihaan! and moreover a jealous Kalpi was fun to watch too! hmmm

Loved the part where you mentioned how comfortable they were in each others arms while dancing as if that is the place where they belonged to. Just like how we are at peace when at home.

Kalpi thinks maybe Vihaan considers as hi responsibility which is very sweet of Vihaan however Vihaan is making this excuse to fool Kalpi or himself. Now how much more time will he take to accept what he feels for her! She makes him vulnerable and he behaves with her rudely to mask his real feelings for her!

Kalpi was just having fun and it had to be spoiled by Vihaan the great! But did her fun get spoiled or was it a real deal that she could dance with him? and she even enjoyed dancing with him. Loved the chapter. Rekha please give one more update this weekend na? Please.

Love u dear for these wonderful updates!