âDo you.. I mean?â âUâ
âYeah Mrs Parashar I am in love with himâ Viveka spoke softly, blushing a deep red
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Interior & Exterior
âThatâs great, thatâs greatâ Smrita was left almost speechless
A few minutes went by when neither spoke, as Viveka excused herself to answer some texts
And she returned mentally and smiled pleasantly
Smrita just could not figure her out
Why was Viveka so pleasant, why wont she get mad? Why is there no look of insecurity even after the longish lecture about luxury and press interviews and decadent lifestyle
Does she not care about any of it?â
Smrita quizzed her as to why she would choose to work for free for impoverished crafts persons, and why she didnât take up a job at a prestigious Wall St bank or Investment firm
Viveka spent many minutes explaining why, simply and thoughtfully
âWill you move to Kharagpur if you enroll?â
Viveka nodded and smiled with great enthusiasm âOh I wishâ
âRaanav cannot work from small towns you seeâ she muttered gently
âHe told me he frequently works from factory sites at yavatmal and Aurangabad, Kharagpur is a picturesque college town with many green areas where he can runâ
Great! Looks like Raanav had told her everything!
Great!!
âYou havenât been have you? I know Lekha has, MANY TiMES. Our Aurangabad township is like Singaporeâ Smrita was afflicted with hyperbole
âNo I havenât beenâ Viveka shook her head
âYou will not feel like you are even in Indiaâ yet another hyperbole
Smrita looked up her phone furiously to show a real luxuriously furnished âsummer retreat of British colonizersâ on a tree lined avenue
âThis looks lovelyâ Viveka nodded
âYeah Lekha loves it she hopes to redecorate it to her tasteâ Smrita reminded her that such privilege will never be available to Viveka
âBetter her than I, because I would trust Naina with my house, not myselfâ she laughed
Smritaâs expression crumpled when she heard Nainaâs name
Viveka kept on âNaina made it to the 30 under 30 list of Interior Designers in NCRâ
âThere are so many places offering such courses I am happy she was able to find a good oneâ
âOh she did a two year research project in Design Innovations Center of School of Planning & Architecture, thatâs one of the toughest programs to get intoâ
âNiceâ
âAnd she interned for Satish Gujralâs protĂŠgĂŠâ Viveka sighed with a satisfied appreciation
âthatâs greatâ
âHas she designed your house?â smriti was a smart cookie
âWell, she has indeed designed the way we use spaces, when Papa got the allotment of the apartment she showed up almost everyday to planâ Viveka laughed
Vivekaâs phone rang again
âYou are so busyâ Smrita mumbled
âUmm.. studentsâ she glanced at her phone
âThey ask for better marks?â
âNo they donâtâ she smiled fondly wondering why she thought so poorly about JNU students
âOh?â Ummâ
âWe are planning a destination wedding for Rakshit and Lekhaâ
âThatâs greatâ nodded Viveka, as she checked her ringing phone, pushing her glasses up
She had been harassed and prodded and argued with about giving in on that topic, so she knew already
âYeah those are the rage these days, my cousin is getting married in December in Mauritiusâ
âOh? Who?â
Oh! How could Viveka the nerd hijack Smritaâs property?
âHarsha Shrivastav? My Uncleâs sonâ
Viveka did not ask Smrita âdonât you know them, thatâs where I even met your gorgeous son for the first time. Ive seen you thereâ
âOh?â Name sounds familiarâ
âHaha its such a common nameâ
Viveka didnât get riled
âViveka is a unique nameâ Smrita sighed
âOh why? Oh why did this girl had to have such a self confident high achieving brain and have such a unique name⌠Raanav, why betaâ
âThanks⌠If that can be something to be proud ofâ
âWere they expecting a boy? Ur parents?â
She knew Anubha had heard those exact words from Smrita at their first meeting
Viveka looked up at Smrita in shock and quickly composed herself
âI am not sure, I donât know, but I am glad I got that nameâ she smiled
âViveka Parasharâ Smrita let those sounds roam her brain
A soft groan escaped her lips
Vivekaâs phone started to buzz
She could see exactly what Raanav saw in her
Utterly gorgeous, articulate, kind, and with such a unique name
âHow can I break them up?â she swallowed âI need to work harderâ her mental voice urged her
âWell nice meeting youâ Viveka said picking up her phone, and car keys
âsameâ Smrita nodded
âWhen we get closer to the wedding and start handing out event cards for Rakshitâs wedding we will definitely have you over for⌠an eventâ Smrita was back! She would invite Viveka to wedding events she sees fit
âthatâs greatâ Viveka nodded
âDonât tell anyone but its likely to be in an island off the coast of Thailand in a private island, or at a Scottish estate near Fifeâ
Viveka stood up and nodded with a smile
âIve told Raanav when he gets ready he needs to pick a location, Delhi is too polluted and crowded to host a weddingâ
âOh?â
âOh yeah⌠I cannot have people over in this messâ she waved both hands
âI am sureâ Viveka was trying not to laugh at Smrita
Smrita got up ditching her napkin and gave her a warm hug
âYou take care of that gorgeous skin OKâŚ. Too much pollutionâ worrying about how anyone and everyone looked on the outside
âI will thanksâ Viveka smiled genuinely shocked
âMy future DIL owns a natural skin care empire, I will ask her if she can help and text you some productsâ
âGreatâ Viveka nodded
Smriti was hoping for a âreally? Can I get a discount?â
âhave you met her?â âShe is a smart ambitious woman who knows how to turn a profitâ Smrita took a not so subtle potshot at Viveka who had chosen selfless service for crafts peoplesâ welfare instead of taking a SVP job at a foreign bank
âNope, Ive only met Kalyaniâ
âOh Kalyaniâ Smrita rolled her eyes âSuch a childâ
âShe is very sweetâ
âBye Mrs Parasharâ
Foolish Mrs Parashar would text Raanav
âI am done with my meeting beta, come on overâ she urged a minute too soon
Raanav was made to wait at the bar lest he saw Viveka
But as fate would have it as Viveka was walking down the hallway from the coffee shop, she bumped into raanav
âWhat are you doing hereâ he smiled letting his eyes rove her form
âOh I just met your motherâ she smiled
âYou DID?â he asked in shock
âhmm⌠kyon?â
He looked nervously at her face
âI didnât knowâ
âAre you going to see her?â
âYeah I got here early she said she is in a meetingâ
âShe is gorgeousâ Viveka said with a smile
He smiled slowly
âI had a good chatâ
âCan you wait?â he begged
âNo I cant⌠mujhe ghar jaana hai Raanavâ
âI promise I will drop u homeâ he promised with a growl
âApni car ka kya karoongi main?â she stared at the luscious column of his neck
He had a way with clothes and words⌠âUfff!â
âUmm.. uhâ he was staring into her eyes
âSoch lo mere paas time haiâ she whispered with a soft chuckled
He grabbed her hand
His thumb in the center of her palm
He felt her soft moan
âTomorrow?â
âI will come over to your place we can spend the day in bed?â she whispered
âJesus!!â he cursedâşď¸
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