PART 25
"Ok… lets go now."
"No no… I did not say bye to…"
"AROHI!"
Arohi stopped in her tracks when she heard Arjun shout in frustration.
"Jab maine dadi ko kaha that we want to say bye to Simran and her friends, I did not mean each and every person that has attended this wedding! Bohat hogaya… ab ghar chalo."
Arohi bit her lip and moved in the direction of the parking lot. She had been delaying their leaving on purpose.
"Arjun… are you guys leaving???" The question laced with a heavy british accent, fell on Arohis ears. She turned around to see Pam, whose real name was Parminder, approach Arjun. She was one of those shameless girls who were rapping and dancing around Arjun on that song.
"Yes Pam. Arohis parents are waiting for us at dinner. It was nice meeting you."
Arjun had spoken normally to her but to Arohis ears it sounded too sweet, too polite and too flirtatious. Pam pouted at Arjun with puppy dog eyes and Arohi marched over to them.
"Sorry Parminder... But because of Arjun we are already late… so we kind of have to rush. It was very nice meeting you. We should get in touch when we come to UK."
Grabbing a shocked Arjuns hand, Arohi dragged him towards the exit.
"But… but you guys don't have my number!"
Arohi heard Pam speak in confusion and without stopping her walk, she turned around to answer.
"I will take it from Simran… bye."
Arjun could only stare at the back of Arohis head as he let her drag him out of the venue, towards the car. When Arohi stopped near the car, Arjun turned her around, held her shoulders and pinned her to the door.
"Ye kya tha???"
Arohi frowned. "Kya!"
"Because of ARJUN we are already late???"
Arohi looked away, avoiding his melted-honey eyes.
"Haan toh! Who told you to stop and chit-chat with her???"
Arjun raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"You're so jealous!!!"
Arohi glared back.
"No im not!!!"
"Yes you are…"
"No im not…"
Arjuns hands slipped to her waist.
"Yes you are…"
Arohis voice dropped an octave.
"No im not…"
Arjun bend down towards her and whispered.
"Yes you are…"
Arohis voice choked in her throat when she answered softly.
"No im not…"
Arjun rested his forehead against hers and closed his eyes.
"Yess… you… are…"
Arohi could not answer. Arjuns breath fanned her face. Her stomach knotted up and her eyes closed.
"Nnoo… I am…"
Arjun smiled. His one hand came up to cup Arohis cheek and he aimed straight for her lips.
A car honked nearby and they both jumped.
"Kya karrahe ho Arjun! We are in public… lets go home."
Arohi turned around to sit in the car.
"Lekin ghar pe bhi toh sab hain… toh waha kaise kiss karenge?"
Arohi turned around with a shock on her face.
"I meant lets go home… to have dinner!"
"Oh!" Arjun came near her smiling mischieviously. "I thought you meant dessert."
"Shut up! Shameless! Gaadi mein baitho…"
Arjun threw back his head and laughed seeing Arohi blush. He went near the passenger door and sat inside.
Halfway through to home, Arohi squirmed in her seat. She had got her car to the wedding incase she had to go to office from there. But now that she was the one driving and could only look at the road ahead, Arjuns continous stare was making her conscious.
"Stop staring Arjun."
"Kyu! Tumhari gaadi mein stare karna manaa hai??? Isske liye bhi koi rulebook hai kya tumhare paas???"
Arjun chuckled as Arohi changed gears.
"Why don't you drive and ill stare at you! Lets see how you concentrate on the road then."
"Is it a challenge??? You can stare all you want at me Arohi, I don't mind. Do you want me to drive?"
"No thanks. Agar tum distract hogaye aur accident hogaya toh… I don't want to die so soon."
"Shut up! Im a very good driver. I will prove it to you. Stop the car."
Within 5 minutes of driving Arjun realised what a bad move it was. Since he had accepted a challenge, Arohi was opening staring at him, even ogling, to distract him. And he knew that she was winning.
"Arohi…" Arjun groaned.
"Yes Arjun??? Kya hua? I hope you're not getting distracted." Arohi never thought she would ever try such games, but now that she did, her husky voice was showing her the results. She smiled.
Arjun sharply pulled over to the side and grabbed the hand brake. Snapping off his seat belt, he released hers too and pulled her closer.
"Damn right I am! And since you're doing it on purpose, now you're going to pay for it."
Arohi could only take a deep breath just before Arjun crushed her lips under his. It had been more than 24 hours that he had Arohi in his arms, his lips on hers. His one hand went to her waist, open at the side and he caressed her baby soft skin. Arohi straightened in reaction, sucking her stomach in at the impact. Arjun slid his hand behind and pulled her closer, crushing her chest to his.
Arohi could feel sweat break out on her skin, despite the ac running in the car. Arjun had now pinned her to her seat and was leaning on her, deepening the kiss. Her one hand went in his hair, grabbing the soft strands slowly, involuntarily pushing his head more towards her. Arjun smiled and sucked hard on her lower lip making Arohi gasp. Arjun reduced the intensity of his actions and Arohi moaned. Arjun felt a sharp pain in his stomach hear Arohi make such pleasurable noises. His hand went to her waist and held it firmly, his thumb caressing her skin, right below the hem of her blouse.
He could feel the goosebumps and a shiver run through her. Arjun pulled back slowly, gathered her in his arms and leaned against his seat, taking Arohi sideways with him. He cradled her head against his chest and she grabbed his kurta, trying to bring her breathing under control. Arjuns one hand caressing her hair made her relax a bit and she closed her eyes.
Arjun watched her through the rear view mirror. The subtle smile on her lips, her heavily breathing chest and her flushed face was a fatal combination. Arjun wanted to kiss her over and over again, just to understand what was with this woman that made him lose control. He had always seen her like a serious and guarded business woman. But she looked so innocent and vulnerable to him right now that he felt a strong urge to protect her… from everyone… including himself!
Next morning… Ahluwalia office…
The liftman almost got hurt when he froze and forgot to remove his hands from between the closing doors. The receptionist dropped the phone receiver and was too shocked to even scream as it hit her foot. Shanti didnot look where she was going and bumped against the wall at the end of the corridor. Sunil opened his mouth so wide that his jaw hit the floor. Danish smirked as he viewed all these events one by one.
All because Miss Ahluwalia had not marched... but walked in the office, with a smile on her face!
"Good morning Danish..."
Arohi flashed her million-dollar smile at her PA and entered her cabin. Danish turned to follow her inside and all hell broke loose outside.
"Good morning ma'm." D shut the door behind him and sat opposite a smiling Arohi.
"So whats my schedule for today?"
"The first and most important thing on the schedule is enlightening your PA about the reason for your gorgeous smile."
Arohi actually laughed and D looked at her surprised. He liked seeing her like this.
"Ok. Even I've been wanting to tell you something... actually..."
"About Arjun? I know already..."
Arohis smiled dropped and her eyes widened.
"What! How do you know??? I mean its been just two days and..."
"Hamare jasoos chaaron taraf failey huey hain jaani..." D rubbed his neck imitating the worst Rajkumar that Arohi had seen.
"D... voh actually..."
"Its ok Arohi... It was quite obvious anyway. Sirf tumhe nahi pata tha. Warna mein aur Natasha toh..."
"Natasha! Usse bhi pata hai???"
D smiled. He knew how much his friend liked to focus and concentrate on one thing. But since Arjun had become her focus now, she didnot even realise the knowing smile that Natasha was giving her lately.
"Aru... Jaise mein tumhara dost hoon, waisa Nats Arjun ki dost hain. So..."
"God! This is like high school..."
D laughed. "I know. Thats exactly what Arjun said."
Arohi blushed at Arjuns name and there was a sharp knock on the door. After she said 'come in' Arjun entered the cabin, looking extremely handsome in his navy blue suit and a bright yellow tie. He just glanced at Dhondu and his face beamed up seeing Arohi. Smiling, he walked up to her and Arohi got up from her chair.
"Good morning beautiful..." Arohi had barely come out of her trance when he bend down and kissed her lightly on her cheek. Arohi blushed and fumed at the same time and looked at Danish, who had already stood up from his chair. He had a small smile on his lips but his eyes were guarded.
"I will get your coffee and the updates from yesterdays meetings."
As soon as D left the cabin, Arohi rounded up on Arjun.
"Arjun... ye... what is this behaviour! I don't even allow husbands and wives to do PDA in my office. Aur tum ho ki..."
Arjun stared at Arohis fiery eyes. The dark black colour took on a red halo as the fire lit up inside her.
"So we are not husband wife! And this is not office... this is your cabin."
Arohi frowned seeing him relaxed and answer her so casually.
"I don't allow anyone to break the rules that i set in this office Arjun... including myself. If this is something that you cant understand then..."
"Ok... Ok..." Arjun put up his hands in surrender. "But don't you think that since now, this is my office too and we are in a relationship, maybe we should compromise or alter some of the rules?"
Arohi looked suspiciously at him. Arjun was as stubborn as her, and so his immediate surrender made her question his intentions.
"Matlab?"
"Matlab i agree that we should not display our emotions in public, but it should be allowed in the four walls of your or my cabin."
"Arjun... we spend more than half the time working with each other, in our cabins. And we wont achieve anything if you... if you keep distracting me."
"Ohh!" Arjuns eyebrows jumped up. "Look whos talking! The distraction herself is accusing me of distracting her."
Arohi blushed furiously. "I mean... i mean that we cant keep getting personal all the time. I need us to be completely professional when we are working."
"Arohi you cant keep laying down all the rules. We need to meet each other halfway here."
"Ok fine. So then... lets say... we can be just Arjun and Arohi during lunchtime."
Arjun stared at the specimen in front of him. "Kya! Tum expect karrahi ho ki mein alarm lagake romance karu???"
Arohi flinched. Beautiful. Distraction. Romance. She realised that she was not yet comfortable with these words in regards to her.
"I mean we can discuss personal stuff. Other than that we should be completely professional."
"Fine. On one condition. I will pick you up every morning and drop you back every evening. If you want to be professional during office hours, then i want one hour each, before and after office."
"Arjun, we are not signing some deal over here, where i need to compensate some hours!!!"
"Listen to yourself Arohi! Aise lagraha hai ki main tumhara boyfriend ke job ke liye application de raha hoon. Ab bas salary discuss karna baaki hai!!!"
Arohi felt like laughing but Arjuns thunderous look silenced her. This was too new for her. It had been a long time since she had to manage anything other than her work. Even her family didn't expect her to be around during office hours. So she was completely clueless how to handle a relationship with someone whom she worked with and was around her all the time. Maybe it would help if he voiced his suggestions.
"Ok im sorry. I didn't mean it to sound that way. What do you think we should do then?"
Arjun relaxed and held her hands. "Arohi... i like you... a lot. And i know that you like me too. Don't you think it will be difficult to spend so much time with each other and yet not touch each other?"
Arohi gulped. She thought that she could be completely professional around him all the time. But now, when he was actually in front of her, it seemed difficult. She just nodded her head.
"So then lets say... every day i want a good morning kiss. Lunch together. Atleast one hour of together time after office. And dinner twice a week... excluding weekends."
Arohis mouth opened in shock! Now who was making it sound like a deal?!
"Arjun... this is..."
"Later!" With a tug on her hands, Arjun pulled her closer. "First i want my good morning kiss."
Before Arohi could argue, Arjun placed his lips on her. Very gently, allowing her the liberty to push him away and break the contact. But Arohi was powerless, the moment his soft lips touched hers and his warm breath washed her face. Arjuns arms slowly went around Arohis body and he tightened the hug. Arohi drew in a sharp breath and Arjun deepened the kiss.
Arjun was kissing her like he had all the time in the world. He was in no hurry in exploring the hot interiors of her mouth. This was the first time that the kiss was not passionate or hungry, but it was soul touching and Arohi felt herself drowning more and more in the sensation. Arjuns one hand went to Arohis hair and he opened up the tight bun, allowing her luscious thick auburn hair to cascade on her back. Arohi was completely oblivious to everything... even when Arjun grabbed a fistful of her hair and pulled her head back. His lips followed hers and he leaned down to continue the exploration thoroughly.
After a long time, when Arjun released Arohis lips, there was only one thought that popped up in her mind... how the hell was she going to work if he started the day by such good morning kisses??!!!
arohi and arjun are warming up!!! 😆 i've a vision of how this story is going to go... but im not so sure of how their romance shud progress, except i know that fact that its going to be hot and spicy 😉 priya had asked for a hot date and i will write that soon... if anyone has any suggestions or any guesses then please do mention in your comments... i may consider them 😳 thank you all for reading and liking this one 🤗
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