Omkara sipped his morning brew and chuckled looking at how hurriedly she stormed in the office looking in her wristwatch and then stumbling then tying her hair properly and then stumbling then blabbering cute curses and then stumbling and then looking into her phone which rang with an irksome loud Bollywood kind of ringtone. Something something swag ... something something swaagat. Gosh he did not even know the song. Letting the peppy song be he again observed her chirping happy thank you's. It is her birthday today. Finally she reached her cubicle with her still damp hair leaving traced on her face and the back of her neck. Why does she not have to care ... she will catch cold now! She sat in her cubicle and joined her hands in a silent prayer, even he closed his eyes. After she was done talking to the peon and giving him a handful of chocolates. He returned to his cabin to get back to work.
Gauri made a grumpy face staring at the nameplate of his cabin for the nth number of time. She had come to the office at nine in the morning and it is almost lunchtime now. Four freaking hours. She kept herself busy in preparing slides and stamping paperwork then reading a journal and she even did some basic theory revision along with checking her Facebook and Instagram feed. Amidst such multitasking ... people from the bank, people making insurance policies and people from the mobile company called her to wish a happy birthday. People from the same school as hers whom she did not even know posted messages and cake pictures on her Facebook wall. Even the pens, pencils and papers in the office had sung the birthday song for her. And look at this stubborn long haired chimpanzee who has to accomplish milestones and achieve laurels only and only today, he has so much work to do that he does not care to blurt to simple words ... even formally. The one who can script novellas and poetry can just not speak a HAPPY and a BIRTHDAY to her. IdiotKara!
Yeah, its not that he has not wished her. They talked for more than two hours after the midnight. Just sweet nothings. He had called her to wish and then his voice, his words, his plans and his promises did not let her sleep peacefully. Okay okay ... its not fair for him if she keeps behaving like this but she has every right to do so. Because she wants all the kisses along with his wishes.She is going to be the Oh-So-Special Mrs. OSO in less than an year's time and she just cannot react in front of anybody and everybody. Romantic Ri and Naughty Kara are a best concealed secret. Another secret is how he has started planning their honeymoon trip so well in advance whereas it is only their wedding date finalized as yet. She was slowly drifting in his thoughts when a colleague called her name in a shrill voice. YES! She is here to work ... she has a presentation today. A really important presentation. She has to prepare ... she took out her notebook and started memorizing her speech again.
He walked in the canteen to see that the place is livelier than usual. Everyone was singing, even dancing happily. After all it was Gauri's birthday. He smiled looking at the party, patiently wanting for the whole staff to get her the cake they brought to celebrate. Yes today being a mid week day, he was extremely busy but he could not have missed having a look at her birthday cake for anything.
She held the pretty green colored plastic knife and darted death into his eyes. She again looked at the knife and then at him. And a repeat. She will have to make him stand at a knife point. He is hopeless! Standing there a distance. She was beginning to flicker in worry seeing him in knots of workload and practical tensions. She wanted to go and stand beside him. She wanted to hold him tight and upright. She wanted to assure him that what come may ... everything will be fine. She kept staring at him noticing the tints of his over thinking in his body laguange. OH ... THAT SEXY DRAWL. But no! She is angry with him. Very angry and he has to be at the point of his plastic knife.
Omkara enjoyed how she did a happy dance and sang herself a birthday song while cutting the birthday cake. She was so happy. Her friends in the office even got her a sash naming her DABANG GAURI'. The cook working in the canteen specially made Dal, Rice and Garlic chutney for her. This was life for his Gauri. She is way too simple for the worldly ways and always finds happiness in the little things that life offers to her. And now her happiness has turned into a annoyed expression seeing him. He knows that she is preparing herself to fight him off but hey is that manager guy really asking her for a party ... like a date? Oh he has to shut up...
"The party is over guys ... back to work! Omkara clapped his hands coming center forward.
"Not now sir ... the party will be after office hours. The same lanky nerd interrupted.
"No partying for Gauri today! Sorry to dissapoint you guys ... she has work and work and more work. Omkara said in a victorious tone leaving Gauri baffled with the thought of exactly what work.
"My boss does not tell me what I do out of office. She spoke to him in an irritated tone.
"Its important. He said in a calm, collected and straightforward tone. She knew she has to keep quite, this is his "Don't-You-Try-And-Escape ... The Don't you mess with me' tone. Whatever it will be. It is important.
"Gauri ... Give some cake to Omkara sir also. Saumya insisted cutting a slice.
"Saumya don't you know that OMKARA SIR' is not too fond of sweets! Gauri blabbered with a sharp intake of breathe. Saumya stared at Gauri dumbstruck, why was she talking like this?
"At least a chocolate ...
"I don't have any left now! Gauri spoke with a straight face and stomped her steps away only for Omkara to observe her walk. She was so frustrated because of him.
She spoke of some text book definitions he knew she had learnt by heart and then she kept explaining various things slide after slide. Her hands had their own way of conversing and her eyes were proud. She was a thunderstorm like a beautiful day. Clad in a simple cotton dress, a light shade of turquoise. The duppata was pinned on her shoulder. Her hair held in a black clip and her wrist tightened by a wrist watch. There are simple studs in her ears and some kohl in her eyes. Similar like everyday but today she is wearing a beautiful bracelet ... little diamonds studded in platinum. So beautiful they looked ... so beautiful she looked.
She stood there to see off all the seniors and executive guests out of the conference room after everyone congratulated her for the presentation and she suddenly felt his touch gripping her wrist and caressing the bracelet. He is looking straight at people moving out of the room but his thumb busy encircling patterns on her veins.. What was he doing? Why was he doing? What's wrong? She looked at him questioningly and he grinned. She got so confused thinking about what wonder did she do to get that loving caress when he left her wrist to walk away but turned and smiled. She kept looking at her palm, her fingers, her wrist ... what is new with her hand?
She was literally bored sitting in his cabin as he worked on one thing or the other. She had completed almost everything and was too tired to work on the computer now. Her neck and back was aching. But how to tell him to let her go. For a person who always gifts something or the other to the staff members on their birthday's. Flowers, pens and even chocolates ... she knew something special was there for her. But she wanted to go out of this office.
"I am going home! She picked up her bag and got up form her seat.
"I have finished all my work ... now please leave me so that I could go home! She snapped at him as he rested his forehead onto hers inhaling her floral mist.
"Not so soon love. He clutched her wrist in the small of her back tugging herself to him.
"You Stupid man ... you ignore me the whole day and now force me into a wall of your dull and boring cabin! She tried to push him away.
"Just taking advantage of an empty office and the early darkness of winter ... Doll. He brushed his fingers across her collarbone to hold onto her shoulder.
"You know I did not have lunch today because you did not wish me ... you did not even talk to me. She complained. The truth remaining neither did he ...
"Can we go out for dinner today. She asked with a kissable pout as he played with the zip of her dress ... teasing the supple skin of her neck with his beard. "Of course. He replied in a hoarse whisper.
"Happy birthday Gauri. Omkara spoke in her skin softly kneading her breast in his palm.
"What are you doing? She asked feeling the shivers of his warmth. Such proximity was totally new for her.
"Birthday wishes and gentle kisses. He murmured zipping down her dress as it slid down from her shoulder mischievously for him to nip and bite. She bit her lip understanding what he just did. Moaning his name she fisted his shirt almost crying because of his mark which was now purple. She blushed remembering their conversation of the previous night and his intention of giving her a birthday present.
"Sketched. He whispered in her ear licking her lobe.