Zuby's Birthday Treat
A very Happy Birthday Zee-girl. I hope your day was as wonderful as you. Much love and blessings.
Sorry, I did not have much time, so I will have to do the OS in two parts. Hope you enjoy it as much as you enjoy your coffee.
Chapter 1 - below
Chapter 2 - page 4 (epilogue)
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The Best Kept Secrets
Aarti got up from her seat with the rest of the management team and was about to head for the door.
"Miss Dubey, please can you stay behind. I need an update on the premiere party of the new SRK movie."
Aarti took a deep breath and turned around slowly. Her heart beat erratically and she felt her body heat up. She hoped that the others did not notice her flushed cheeks. This is exactly what she wanted to avoid. She had deliberately come late so that she would not be alone with him. He made her crazy.
"Yes, sir"
Finally the last one left and closed the door behind them.
"So, Miss Dubey? Anything to report?"
"Nothing since the update I gave you yesterday. And you know that."
"It must have slipped my mind."
"Has it? Sir."
"Mmm"
"So can I go now?"
He shook his head and got up from behind his desk and walked towards her.
"I have work to do."
He still continued walking towards her.
"I'm going" she said as her voice faltered and his gaze kept her fixed to her spot.
He kept moving till he was right in front of her. She felt weak and her breathing was ragged.
"I know why you came late."
She just shook her head. He was too close to her now.
"I don't know if I like these business suits of yours. And your hair all tied up."
"What's wrong with it?" she asked nearly breathless.
"Nothing, other than that I want loosen your tight bun and remove this very professional looking outfit to find out what's underneath."
He grabbed her too him. She gasped and he used that opportunity to explore her mouth with his tongue. She was totally lost as she give into her all-consuming desire for him.
He broke the kiss and she was still clutching him as her knees were wobbly and weak.
"Do you have plans for today?"
"Work"
"I know, but do you have any meetings?"
She shook her head.
"Then I want to show you something."
"Then show me."
"No not here. You have to come with me."
"No."
"Yes, it is an order Miss Dubey."
"Is what you want to show me work related."
"You don't know. It could be."
"We both know that it's not."
"Are you going to be paying me to go gallivanting with you?"
"I suppose if that is how you want to put it. I am not taking no for an answer. Unless of course you want me show you something in here. You know how people talk, you spending so much time in the boss's office. And all the sounds that come from there."
"What sounds?"
"Oh, Miss Dubey" he said loudly. She quickly closed his mouth with his hand.
"Stop it. I will go with you. But I am not liking this at all." She as angry now, all passion forgotten.
"So let's go."
"Let me get my bag." She said crossly.
She walked passed his PA and she heard him say.
"Kunal, Miss Dubey and I are going to look at some venues. We will probably be gone the whole day."
"Yes sir."
He was waiting for her outside at his car.
"My lady your chariot awaits."
She gave him an angry glare.
"Fine, we will take your car." he knew how she hated this display of excess. His car was a red Ferrari.
She gave him her keys.
"Nice car." he said as he gave her a raised brow look. It was a brand new, top of the range 1 series BMW Coupe.
"Don't start with me or I will ..."
"All right, All right. Hold your horses."
Half an hour later they drove through the gates of a private estate. They stopped in front of one of the lavish houses, which had their own high walls and a gate.
"What is this place." she asked as he opened the door for her.
"Come inside." he pulled her along with him.
The house beautiful. It was unfurnished but the quality of the finishes were evident. He dragged her through all the rooms. It was 3 bedroom house, with a huge kitchen, a swimming pool, study/office, dining room and entertainment area. And it had a beautiful garden as well.
Finally he asked.
"So do you like it?"
"It's beautiful. But why have you brought me here?"
"It's for us."
She just looked at him.
"Aarti, please. This place is very secure and private. The security firm has strict procedures in place to ensure the residents privacy."
"Yash, please don't ask this of me."
"I want this Aarti. I am sick and tired of sneaking out of your apartment in the early hours of the morning and quickies in the office"
"I don't want that either, but living together. What if someone finds out?"
"That is why I chose this place. We can still go to the office separately. I promise you, no one will find out that we are living here."
"And my flat?"
"Keep the flat."
"I don't know, Yash."
"Aarti, please. I love you. Don't you love me?"
"You know I do but I can't live with you."
"Can't or won't."
"Yash..."
"Decide Aarti. Do you want to be with me or not."
"I do."
"But you don't want to live with me."
"I do."
"Then what is stopping you."
"You know."
"I know Aarti. But that is why this place is ideal. I will protect you baby. I won't let anyone find out. Till you are ready."
"What if I am never ready?"
"I trust in our love, and I trust that one day you will be ready to admit to the world that you love me."
"I do, I do love you so much. But I am scared. Your life is so different to mine. I don't want to be part of that."
"And you don't have to be. But for now just let's be together. Please baby."
"Ok" she said softly.
"Really."
"Yes." He hugged her.
"Thank you, Thank you, and Thank you. You have made me so happy."
"If you're happy then I'm happy." She held on to him, but at the back of her mind she had this niggly feeling that this would not end well. But she wanted to be with him so much. She loved him so much. Despite of their differences she hoped it would work and that he would remain this happy.
Aarti was sitting on her hotel bed watching tv. It was a beautiful place. It had been a long day at the annual management conference of Scindiya Enterprises. They had flown in the morning and met all the other senior managers of the Scindiya Enterprises from all the regions. They had a quick welcome by Yash, as he was the General Manager. Then after breakfast they were addressed by the CEO, his father. The day was packed with motivational speakers and experts in various fields of Events management and everything that goes hand in hand with that. They venue this year a hotel in Goa. The weather was great. Right now there was a slight breeze. They had dinner and socialised a bit with their colleagues. As she was fairly new to the company she didn't know most of the people. She was aware of his eyes on her all the time. She liked it. She had retired early and she expected him to come to her that night.
Her phone rang.
"Come to the balcony"
"Why?"
"Just come."
"Ok" she got up and went to the balcony and looked down. But there was nothing. Suddenly she was grabbed from behind. She screamed.
He put his hand on her mouth.
"Shhh"
She turned around and slapped his arm.
"You nearly gave me a heart attack."
"Why? Did you really not expect me to come." He said gathering her in his arms. He was only in his boxers.
"Of course I did. Where did you come from?"
"I have the adjoining room." he said. They stood in the balcony like that for a while.
"This is nice" she said burying her hear head in his naked chest, loving just being with him.
"Mmm, very. I love you."
"Love you too." She looked up into his eyes. She put her arms around his neck and they shared a passionate kiss. The kiss deepened as he lifted her and her legs wrapped around him as he walked back inside the room with her. He didn't close the patio door and they made love as the gently breeze played over their heated bodies, till they were both satisfied and sleeping in each other's arms.
The conference was 3 days long and they shared a room every night. The last night she was sad, he was staying behind a couple of days to have some meetings with suppliers in the area with the local managers and for the first time she would be alone in their home in the month that they had been together. They made love most of the night and the morning before she left to her flight.
Two days later she stepped into the office. She stepped inside and felt uneasy all of a sudden. People were looking at her in a weird way.
"Priya, come to my office."
"Yes, ma'am."
"What's going on?"
"You don't know?'
"Know what?"
"She came around Aarti's desk to her laptop and signed into a gossip blog."
Aarti gasped. She was shocked. There were pictures of her and Yash on the balcony of the hotel. In some of them she was not clear but some of them were very clear.
"Oh no."
"Ma'am reporters have been calling here all morning. What should I tell them?"
"Tell them I am not available."
"Will you please excuse me Priya."
She called him immediately.
"I know. I saw the pictures" he said when he answered. "I am on my way back now."
"Yash, this is exactly what I was afraid was going to happen. I don't want this Yash. I don't want a life that is constantly under scrutiny. I don't want to be followed and read about myself in tabloids. You are used to this, not me. I knew this would happen."
"Aarti don't leave before I get back."
"My parents, Yash. What will I tell them?"
"Baby, we will figure it out. Please just don't leave. Where are you now?"
"At the office."
"Get one of the drivers to take you home. I don't want you driving on you own."
"Ok."
"I will be there soon."
"Ok."
She was packed when he got home.
"My father wants me back home."
"I will go and speak to him. We can make this right."
"No, Yash! You can't make this right! Your money can't fix this. My parents will never understand. And your presence there will make it worse." She was shouting through her tears.
"Ok, baby. Don't get so upset. I will take you to the airport."
"No, I already called a taxi. The security just phoned to say it has arrived. "
"How long will you be gone?"
She picked up her suitcase, looked at him with a hopeless expression.
"I can't do this Yash. Good bye."
She left. He knew now was not the right time to go after her. But he wouldn't let her go that easily. He would allow he some space. He knew that she had an issue with his notoriety and that this very thing was what she feared. It was why she did not want to be in a relationship with him. But being considered one the most eligible bachelors in India, and his circle of friends, ranging from rich socialites, actors and singers, basically the highest of society, he was a target for the tabloids and social media sites. He knew as she did, that eventually something like this would happen. They couldn't hide their relationship forever. He never intended to. He was just giving her time to accept their situation. He was sure that their love was strong enough to overcome this. He wasn't that upset that the secret came out, only about the way it did. And the effect it had on her. But other than that he was glad that the world knew she was his and his love for her would not be a secret anymore.
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
