Ok guys here's my next installment of the series...I hope you enjoy reading it...I know I'm extremely late this time but please pardon me considering my not-so-good health and oh-so-much workload... happy reading...
BTW...this chapter is dedicated to my dear friend Sneha aka Rhy2015...ab yeh mujhe na poochna kyun...woh aayegi to usi se pooch lena ok...
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Chapter Twenty Three
"yeh Dev bhi naa...jab jaroorat hoti hai sabse jyaada tabhi inka phone nahin lagta...aur phir mujhe daant padegi ki main ek baar bhi inform nahin kiya...iss baar to milne hi do... I swear agar mujhe daant lagayi na iss baar to main bhi chup nahin rahungi......Sona ranted endlessly as he phone rang flashing Elena's name...so desperate was she to have a word with Dev, that without giving a look at her phone screen she swiped the phone on...Dev kya hai yeh?...kabse phone try kar rahi hoon...utha nahin sakte the kya?......she shot back aggressively only to be teased by a giggling Elena on the other side...poor Dev jeeju yaar Sona...tu aise daant lagati hai unhe... I can just imagine...bichare kaise dare dare rehte honge na tujhse......Sona checked her phone to see who had actually called her...she face-palmed herself as she realized she had mistaken Elena to be Dev...
"Ele...tu hai?...mujhe laga Dev ka call hai...woh actually main use kabse call karne ki koshish kar rahi hoon aur uska phone hi nahin lag raha...isiliye thoda irritated thi...woh use inform karna tha ki main aaj office nahin aa paungi......Sona immediately trailed on her words and nervously bit her tongue as she realized what all she had spoken up in her hurry...she wished that Elena should not have heard her attentively, but to her dismay she did...ek second...what do you mean ki tu Dev ko inform karna chahti hai ki tu office nahin aa rahi hai?...tu Dev ke office mein kaam karti hai kya?...aur Dev office chala gaya?...maine kahan to tha tujhe ki rok ke rakna use mere aane tak...tune phir bhi use office jaane diya?......she complained like a school going kid, which irked an already tensed Sona even more...but guess she had no option then treating this matter calmly...Elena, calm down...pehle tu ghar aa jaa, phir main tujhe sab samjha dungi...aur haan please yeh baat ghar pe kisi se mat kehna...yahaan koi nahin jaanta ki main Dev ke office mein job karti hoon...chal ab jaldi se bata ki tu kab aa rahi hai?......Sona tried to divert the convo and emphasize more on getting Elena home...wahi batane keliye to call kiya tha... I mean come n pick me up yaar...main yahaan station pe aadhe ghante se wait kar rahi hoon...taxi bhi nahin mil rahi mujhe...kaisa shehar hai tera????...she wailed like a kid...jyaada overacting mat kar...tu aisa kar wahi pe ruk ok ...main aati hoon tujhe lene...Sona consoled her putting an end to her wailing...she picked up her scooty keys and helmet and made one last unsuccessful attempt to call Dev, when his phone still came as unavailable, she huffed in dismay and left to pick Elena...
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Dev had just finished his meeting with the Korean Delegates...seeing them off as soon as possible, he hopped back into his cabin with the only hope of seeing Sona there all waiting for him...his bright face immediately drooped down into a sad one, when he realized Sona had not yet reached office...letting out a tired sigh, he called Tina inside his cabin to get a few papers prepared for his next deal...the moment she entered the cabin, Dev felt an urge to question her if she knew anything about Sona's whereabouts...but he feared seeming to be extremely eager...it was his decision to hide his actual relationship status from his employees, thus it wouldn't make sense if he did something impatient...he calmly dictated the notes to Tina, who attentively jotted them down...as he finished his dictation, Tina got up to leave for her desk...suddenly stopping in her tracks she spoke...Sir, aapko Ms Malhotra ka voice message mila kya?...woh actually aaj woh office nahin aa rahi hai...unki koi relative aane waali hai, so she has asked for a day off... I'm sorry main aapko pehle inform karna bhool gayi...unhone actually aapko hi call kiya tha, but aapka phone not reachable aa raha tha, so she informed me......Dev quietly nodded his head, careful enough to not display any explicit emotion...as Tina left the cabin; he quickly locked the door and dug into his phone to hear her voice message...
"sorry Dev, aaj office nahin aa sakti...woh darasal Elena ghar aa rahi hai to use pick karne jaana hai...please don't mind...her short and curt message made his blood boil more vigorously...picking up his phone all bottled up he dialed her number...not even bothering to check who's on the other side, he begun letting out his frustration...what do you mean by aaj office nahi aa sakti...tum hoti kaun ho yeh decide karne waali ki tumhe kab office aana hai aur kab nahin...yeh mera office hai Mrs. Dixit, aur main tumhara boss hoon...to main yeh decide karunga ki tum chutti logi yaa nahin...scrap whatever you are doing and aur jaisi ho usi haalat mein abhi isi waqt office pohuncho...do you get that... I want you to be here right now!!!!...he was about to cut the call abruptly, but stopped immediately as he heard quite a known female voice giggling on the other side...he shut his eyes in embarrassment and held on waiting for the person to reveal her identity...kya baat hai Dev jeeju!!!!!...Sona keliye itni tadap?...ek din bhi usse door nahin raha jaa raha?...waise aapki jaankaari keliye bata doon ki jispar aapne abhi abhi apna gussa barsaya hai woh aapki pyaari patni nahin balki aapki hot si saali sahiba Elena hai, jo aaj hi infact bass abhi abhi Delhi land hui hai...aur mera bilkul iraada nahin hai Sona ko aaj office bhejne kaa...so guess you will have to wait...waise bhi aap chahte hai ki Sona jis haalat mein hai usi haalat mein office aaye, jo ki possible nahi lag raha...kyunki Sona abhi abhi nahakar aayi hai aur filhaal bathrobe mein badi hot lag rahi hai...so Sona to aise office aa nahin sakti, par haan agar aap chaho to abhi ghar aa sakte ho...maasi aur mausa jii ko lekar main kahin ghoom aaungi... I swear main aap dono ko bilkul disturb nahin karungi......her giggles didn't bother to cease as she mercilessly teased Dev...
Sona was quick enough to pull the cell out of her grip, as she fell back on the bed laughing at their shy state...moving towards the window away from Elena, Sona tried to have some private chat with Dev...are you mad?...pehle pata kar lete ki phone kisne uthaya hai...phir apni bakbak chalu karte...aise kaun karta hai Dev...pata hai Elena ab mujhe kitna chidhayegi......she blushed to a hue of red as Dev could feel her getting all shy on the phone...
to jab pata hai ki tumhare boyfriend ko tumse door raha nahin jaata to kyun apna phone yahaan wahaan chod deti ho?...ab mujhe kaise pata chalega ki phone tumne uthaya hai yaa tumhari uss paagal cousin ne?...aur yeh kya baat hui?...ek to tum aaj office nahin aayi aur upar se tumne mujhe batana jaroori nahin samjha, par Tina ko call kardiya...how mean of you Mrs. Dixit...kya aapko andaaja bhi hai ki yeh Romeo apni Juliet ko kitna miss kar raha hai..."...she blushed at Dev comparing her to Juliet and himself to Romeo...trying not to feel embarrassed by his cheesy talks she feigned ignorance...excuse me Mr Dixit...maine sabse pehle aap hi ko call kiya tha...lekin aapka phone not reachable tha to ismein bhala meri galti kahan se hui...aur dusri baat, meri cousin stupid nahi hai ok......she tried acting strict but was caught off guard by Dev...ohhh I see...to aapki cousin stupid nahin hai...tab toh woh khudko sahi se describe kar rahi thi...she is indeed hot...waise agar aapse pehle woh mujhe mil jaati na...to pakka apka koi chance nahin tha... waise abhi bhi agar tum kabhi mujhse bore ho jaao to bata dena... I could try dating her......Sona's mouth fell open in a wide "O at his shameless talks...sochna bhi mat...kyunki main badi possessive type ki girlfriend hoon...aur mera koi iraada nahin hai tumhara peecha itni asaani se chodne kaa...aur kya kya bataya tumhe Elena ne?...agli baar se apna phone use bilkul nahin dungi main...tumse koso door rakhna padega use......she bickered on the phone as Dev let out a chuckle...waise tumhari cousin bata rahi thi ki tum bathrobe mein badi hot lag rahi ho...usne waise mujhe offer bhi diya hai ki woh mumma-papa ko lekar kahin bahar ghumne jaa sakti hai, so that in the meanwhile main wahaan aakar tumse mil saku...aur you know hume woh bilkul bhi disturb nahin karegi......Sona covered her face with one palm as the other held the phone...apne pyaar pe thoda control karo Romeo jii...kahin overflow na ho jaye...aur Elena ki baatoan mein to bilkul nahin aana...uski purani aadat hai...logon ko phasaane ki...pata chala tum yahaan mere saath waqt bitane aao aur tumhe papa ke saath waqt bitana pade...kahin tumhare haseeen sapne sirf sapne hi na ban kar reh jaye...she laughed imagining his state infront of her enraged father...
"udaalo...jitna mazaak udana haina udaalo...lekin beta laut ke to ek din tumhe mere paas hi aana hai...abhi rehlo apne hitler papa ke ghar mein...safe and secured...lekin jiss din mere ghar aaogi na...uss din dekhna main tumhare saath kya kya karta hoon... I swear you will plead me to let you go lekin tab shayad mera mood nahin hoga to spare you......he threatened her sensuously as her cheeks kept glowing to the brightest shade of crimson...their lovey dovey talks were interrupted by Elena, who had by now finished her laugh riot...waise tum dono aapna saara pyaar na abhi jatalo...kyunki aaj raat main isi kamre mein sone waali hoon...to you two won't get a chance to romance in my presence ok......Sona scurried her out of the room as Dev got into a serious mood...Sona, Elena ko abhi tak pata nahin hai kya ki main ab uss ghar mein nahin rehta?......he questioned dejectedly as Sona let out a sigh...abhi abhi aayi hai...maine use kuch bataya nahin...lunch ke baad sab bataungi...don't worry she won't misunderstand you...chalo mumma neeche bula rahi hai...bye......she assured him and was about to put down the phone when Dev called out to her again...suno... I...I...I love you......Sona felt elated to here the three magical words from Dev, but was too shy to say the same back to him...by now she was almost sure that she had started loving him more than her life, but going by her shy nature, she was reluctant to convey the same to him...
"Dev...woh...I...I......she stuttered in her speech as Dev stopped her...it's ok Sona...jaroori nahin hai ki maine bola to tumhe bhi kehna hi padega...you can take as much time as you want...main tumhara confession sunne keliye poori jindagi wait karne keliye ready hoon......an overwhelmed Sona mouthed a low-voiced "thank-you to him before disconnecting the call...so blessed was she to have Dev in her life...he was definitely not among the stereotypical husbands, who would consider their wives as their personal treasure and force them to fulfill their desires...he was a man with principles who would give her the much needed space and wait for her to make the first move...
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After lunch she asked Elena to accompany her to her room and confided her in every detail of her married life...the circumstances in which they got married...the pain both of them had to go through, due to each other and due to other people around them...the efforts they had put in to keep their relation alive...the deal they had cracked to explore a new phase of their relationship by playing the gf-bf to each other...the agony they had to go through when Dev was asked to leave the house by Bijoy...all felt like a bad dream but it was very much true...Elena patiently listened to her and once she finished speaking, Elena calmly put her hand on Sona's shoulder and questioned her...Dev iss sab se ek baat prove hoti hai ki Dev tujhse bohot jyaada pyaar karta hai... I mean kaunsa aisa husband hoga jo apni wife ke ghar shift ho jayega, just to get her back...aur woh bhi Dev jaisa bada businessman...use kis cheez ki kami hai?...woh chahta to ek jhatke mein tujhe chodkar kisi aur ke paas jaa sakta tha...par usne aisa nahin kiya...that shows ki woh tujhse kitna jyaada pyaar karta hai...Sona meri baat ka genuinely reply dena...kya tu usse pyaar karti hai?...do you harbor any feelings for him?......Sona shot up her head to face Elena and immediately lowered her gaze to slyly nod in affirmation...
Elena squealed in happiness and hugged Sona tightly, her sister was finally in love with the most handsome person she ever knew in her life and she was the happiest person on earth...lifting Sona's face she nudged her...dumbo...mere saamne itna sharma rahi hai to Dev ke saamne kya karegi?...usse kaise kahegi apne dil ki baat...kahin tum dono confession confession khelne ke chakkar mein oldies na ban jao...phir tumhare apne bacche hone se rahe ...par haan padosi ke bacche tum dono ko uncle-aunty jaroor bulayenge......Elena mocked her, earning a hard whack from her...Elena turned Sona towards her with a jerk and advised her, indeed dramatically...kuch paane keliye kuch khona padta hai Sona...aur Dev ko paane keliye tujhe apni yeh shy girl waali image to tata tata bye bye bolna padega...ek kaam kar, kal office jaate hi sabse pehle use I love you bol dena...use collar se kass ke pakadna aur use ek passionate sa kiss kardena...bass saara matter wahi solve ho jayega...Dev jeeju flat ho jayenge tujhpe...dekhna tere aage peeche love-struck puppy jaise ghumenge......Sona looked at her audacity all aghast, as she was busy advising her as if it's as easy as making a cup of coffee for Dev...Elena continued her lecture on ways of expressing your love, as Sona felt the world zone out for her, she sat down on the bed clutching her head in her palms as Elena continued her blabbering in the background...
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Here Dev was back at home after nearly like a month's time, Jay was elated to have his son back...they both bonded over their late evening tea, as Ishwari tried to remain as aloof as she could from Dev...she knew her son was annoyed with her and he would not pardon her so soon...so she decided to watch over him from her distant space and not disturb him in his life with her unnecessary advises...as Dev retired to the room after his dinner, he felt very restless being all alone in his room yet again...all this while he had been accustomed to having Sona around him like his shadow...but now that she was not there, he missed her dearly...picking up his phone, he decided to call her but then stopped himself thinking that she might be with Elena and he certainly didn't wish to subject her to yet another round of endless teasing...to be on the safer side he dropped in a message to her...eagerly waiting for her to reply...
hiii...sleeping???
Sona checked her phone to find Dev's message...she was too missing him badly and it had been more than 12 hours since they had seen each other...she immediately replied back to him...
"no not at all...we can talk... I'm not yet feeling sleepy...but if you are tired then its ok...you can go to sleep...
Dev was elated to see Sona responding to him quickly...he sat up straight on the bed and punched on his phone...
"I'm not feeling sleepy either...infact I'm missing you... I so wish to see you...if you don't mind can I ask you something??...
Sona felt happy hearing Dev was missing her...she quickly replied...
"yes ofcourse...why would I mind?...hum kabse ek doosre se itna formal hone lage...jo poochna hai bejhijhak poocho...
Dev felt relieved that she didn't take his lovey-dovey talks in any wrong way...he immediately popped the next message...
"can we meet know?...if you are ok with it?...no compulsion...just a request... I won't mind even if you say no...
Sona got all worked up, she didn't want to turn him down, but she was scarred to be caught by her dad...
"abhi?...main ghar se bahar kaise aaungi?...papa ko kya bolungi?...
Dev realized her helpless state and decided to quickly put an end to her agony...
"tumhe ghar se bahar kahin nahin aana hai...main aaunga tumse milne...bass tum terrace pe aa jao...agle aadhe ghante mein...will that be ok?...
A relieved Sona immediately replied...
"perfect... I will be there...see you soon...
Dev pocketed his phone and picked up his car keys before making a dash out to his BMW...afterall he was eager to meet his girlfriend...here Sona picked out one of the dresses she had shopped with him the other day...she blushed remembering his words that he wished to see her in a hot and happening avatar everytime they would meet up for a date...this time it was not a formal one...but this was something either of them had never tried...sneaking out of the house, hiding from their families...and spending some cozy moments with each other...plus she had made up her mind to confess her feelings to him tonight...she prayed silently that god should give her the courage to speak out her feelings to him...she quickly changed into her dress and sneaked out quietly of the bedroom, leaving a soundly sleeping Elena behind...
PRECAP: Devakshi's sweet and secret date on the terrace ...
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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...
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