Opposites Attract - Maaneet FF thread#5 part 64 - Page 12

Pari ' sir both yash and geet are on leave today.

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He was entering the malhotra house hours before the party. He again checked the file, He needed JM's signature on. Nothing was going right since morning. He was late for breakfast due to a call from banglore office which needed immediate attention. This important document was missing JM's sign which needed to be submitted today. He cud have send any staff for this but that wud delay the process and moreover he was in the same area. He just hated house visits but he had to today as he wanted things to be straightened fast. To top it all geet was missing uninformed. He wanted her to attend this final meeting with a client she had been following since beginning. Yash and Geet were attending meetings along with MSK as trainees and today the client had called to settle all details. He cursed Geet as she was not attending her call. What was the use of attending all the meetings when she misses the most crucial one.

JM welcomed maan with open arms. they sat in the front hall as Karan signed the papers maan had brought and they discussed the basics. The whole house was filled with soft scent of incense sticks and fresh flowers. He heard a familiar soft chum chum of payal and looked up to find geet offering aarti to all. There was a puja that had finished then only and geet was giving aarti and prasad.

She froze as she saw maan. It was a surprise for both. Geet was stunned to see Maan there as he was a least expected guest. He would have refused even if invited and this was a close family puja. As the party for JM's marriage anniversary was in the evening. Maan was stunned to find Geet so homely at the Malhotra's.

Geet offered Maan the arti, her eyes cast down conscious of his piercing gaze. Maan moved his hand over the flame but his eyes still fixed on geet.

She moved her hand to offer him prasad a movement to bring her jittery heart to peace. The movement which broke Maan's gaze. As she gave the prasad her hands brushed his palm which set feelings in geet which were knew and incomprehendable. Their eyes met and each pair had the same question as to what the other was doing here.

Rukmini malhotra very easily broke the silent conversation of the duo. Geet can u do me a favour? I just came down the stairs and dnt have the energy to go back. I have missed a packet to be given to panditji.

Ok where is it?

Ruku took the thali and gladly gave geet the keys to her almirah. Use this key to open the almirah and u wil find it on the 3^rd shelf on right' a yellow envelope. Plzz get it fast.

Maan was stunned how close geet was to the family and ruku had cleared her intentions about Geet in front of him at the party. his heart sank as geet took the keys. So she accepts them too.

Geet hesitantly looked at the keys and then to Ruku. Ur almirah' how can I open it? Ahhh. I will send yash.

Come on geet. u can open it. U r just like my daughter and yash dnt knw how many times he will question me in a matter of minutes. Where? Which shelf? What colour? Why this envelope? How much money? So go hurry panditji is waiting. As it is u told me in the morning u r substituting meer right. So go.

Geet hesitantly looked back at maan. He was relieved to see that she didn't want to do this. Her eyes looked at him asking him to interfere.

She gulped as she turned back to look at maan when she climbed the stairs. Pain and anger was evident in his eyes. She understood he didn't like it but wasn't saying becoz she asked him not to tell about their marriage untill she wants.

Babaji ye kabhi sahi waqt par bolte kyu nahi? Office mein adamant the ki mein bolunga. Aur ab aaj bol sakte the to chup hain. Pata nahi log kaise kehte hain he does all the right things on right moment. Mein kya chahti hu ye to samajhte hi nahi. Par samjhenge bhi kaise maine to unke sawal ka jawab bhi nahi diya. He complicates things. Ab soch geet what do u want Maan ya Unka naam? Pata nahi ye Maan mein hai kya baat'.pehla admi hai jisko khud pe itna jyada ghamand hoga. Naak dekho hamesha asmaan ki taraf karke chalte hain. Par jawab to dena hai' soch geet' she talked to her babji as she walked down the stairs.

Ahh? Meeting? Geet turned to look at him. she thought he has left but he had stopped in the middle of hall.

Yeah even if yash cant come u can attend and tell him the details.

But the arrangements here'.

Ok geet u go I will look after the arrangements. There is not much left to do. And ur arranging everything since morning for the puja and ma will soon rate us inefficient lazy bums if we dnt show us we r doing something. Yash chirped in.

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Finally she was seated in the car next to him. He sighed with relief to see her flipping thru the file. She opened the big earrings she was wearing. She thought it was too gaudy for a business meeting. She looked at her pink salwar kameez it looked fine. It was slightly overdone to what she wore to office but that wud do as it was a outside meeting.

Maan looked at her as she was checking out her ownself. He smiled at her simple gesture. She looked different from her very simple salwar kameez she wore at office. She wud often wear formal dresses if she knew she wud accompany maan to any meeting. He thought how he wud reject the colour pink as too gaudy but here it looked so beautiful. The net full sleeves without lining gave her arms a very splendid look. He for the first time liked the colour. #Was it the colour that made her look beautiful or was it her that made the colour look so good.#

Geet was both happy and sad. Happy that she was brought out from the imposing rukmini who treated her like a daughter in law. God knows how it cud be explained to the woman that it is an impossible idea. She was affectionate towards Geet but at times it crossed the limit as she was just not interested in being her dear daughter in law. But she was missing the festive party mood. They had planned so much for the day. Nuts wud be reaching soon to accompany her. she had veen brought her dress to change for the evening party. but Maan had to poke his nose in all her affairs now a days. He was better indifferent then she did only what she liked but now he will crop up everywhere from home to office to dictate her the way he wants. And he wants me to choose maan' no ways he is so' so'. after me all the time.

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The meeting went well. They had some more points to add to the contract before finalising it.

We can do it now so that we send it to them by evening and they reply by monday. Lets go to the office.

Ok. But office wud be closed by now. It is second Saturday'half day.

So what? Office is open for me 24/7. We can work there before u go back for ur party. unless u have other plans.

No I have no plans. She answered grimly. Her stomach was growling by now. She didn't have her breakfat for the puja and as soon as the puja was over he dragged her here.

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#Babaji khud to pura breakfast kiya hoga aur lunch mein to hamesha fruits kha lete hain. Mujhe se ek baar bhi nahi pucha haan geet lunch hour hai tumne kuch khaya? kuch Khaogi?# She complained to her babaji looking at the blue sky above as she got down in the office premises. Maan looked back he had reached the elevator by now.