Back Warmer=Girl on the back of your motorcycle
Monday went in all sorts of meetings. II was basically unaware at this point of the opinion formed about her
She was quite oblivious, everytime she looked at Ritu, in the hallways, "getting a tour", by the elevator, twice at the Daily Perk
She was reminded of the opportunity she was deemed incapable of holding
As a person she quite liked Ritu, she was charming and stylish, way more than II as far as work clothes
She dressed like some chicks in Forex and many in Taxation. Young 20 something CPAs that gave up on modeling to pursue careers in public accounting
It was like Ritu "belonged" with those cliques
Chanchal was like her drowing in her own personal drama to focus on what she wore to work
Bally was a great bridge between the girls, admitting to all the limitations
clearly, expressing his honest opinion of TransPro as a product, giving II a SOLID recommendation
Ritu smiled slowly... but she did
II again missed noticing that, frantically taking notes on her laptop about some "review deadlines" Bally shared
"She took it on and ran with it... I was sporadically involved right from the beginning. It wasnt a big deal for her to fill in my shoes, I was never there to begin with" Bally was gracious
"She drove the thing with IS, Testing, Ashwini, Tax folks, Bansal, keeping the client in the loop...
tiding over road blocks, knocking them down one inch at a time" Bally appreciated generously
"Ur access to Mr B helped a lot"II said smiling warmly
"Oh! yes, Gurti... my predecessor quit to join a manufactirung company as a Controller in Bangalore, we need more Sikhs so we just let him go" Bally said with a straight face
Ritu was stumped
"Hes kidding... he has a great sense of humor... and STRONG shoulders" II gushed
Bally slapped his shoulders.. "suman nahi maanti yaar" he winked at II
As Ritu observed
"I will tell her..." (Saturday when I see the boys for a sleepover)II stopped
Thinking its a bad idea to display too much closeness with a guy two levels up in front of a newbie
"This is a great team Ritu, I am happy and so is the whole deployment team... let kick this ball to the finish line and show em" he raised his hand for a high five
II waited for her turn, Ritu went first... the first of many firsts Ritu would be "entitled" to
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At 6 ish, she was clearing emails from the morning, having the "daily reports" strewn all over, she hadnt gone to Uttam Nagar or the other one
rohini, Naraina and Lajpat Nagar were next
Mayur Vihar, Krishna Nagar & Vishwavidyalaya/Old Delhi
Then the out of state ones
They were going to meet on Gurgaon showroom and workshop failures this week but it was only Monday so it was OK
II filled her calendar up for the rest of the week
quietly went to her Paris honeymoon pictures... no, no selfies from Eiffel or Louvre... random pictures inside the apartment, him chopping tomatoes, seasoning with olive oil
reading a book on the couch, the bedroom window, the pigeons in the neighbor's terrace... even a picture of his ipad with the Ganesha & Lakshmi image
Her seat on the plane... a paperback cover he was reading then.. AND AN IMAGE OF HIM SHAVING!!!
Some selfies.. of them in bed.. fully clothed but flirty, cuddling
Casual unpretentious pictures that would never be awarded by any photo mag, but priceless to her
She quickly shifted to another screen when she heard foot steps
She looked at her Friday... and then her Monday... there were two days in between when she would have Rakshasan all to herself... except for the golf game
Friday would be the end of her "Delhi newly wed life"
sat & Sunday would be the Kerala houseboat ride in the backwaters (she hadnt taken any but had heard from a bunch of young people that it was spectacular)
Monday? Monday the 15th, she would return to work after he left for the airport at midnight Sunday night...
HOW would Monday be?
Will he ever come back?"
"ready to go?" he asked as she scrolled Outlook Monday with her mouse
"tum?" she smiled spontaneously
He wore navy cargos and a white Lacoste.. and NO North Face flip flops
North Face was all about clothing for Arctic weather, who wore flip flops in Arctic??
My Rakshasan!!!
Umm... Dude... ya that sounds better
He wore some expensive loafer kinda shoes... she didnt know what kind they were, sporty heavy.. with some logo on his socks
she knew where he kept his socks, his shoes
She knew EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM... #SMUG #ALLMINE # HOT..AS..UMM..HALWA
YA THE STEAMING HOT HALWA MAHAVIR MADE FOR PRASHAD
she knew what he looked like when he stripped; when he made love
I KNOW EVERYTHING!!
She whistled excited.. as her face heat up
#ONLYMINE
I know which side of the wallet the Driver's License is, India's is on top, when he is overseas the French...
""whattt?" he asked softly staring at his feet
"Kya?" she said
"Do u insist people take ur shoes off outside the cube?" he mocked
"Jerk!!!" she cursed
she turned to her monitor
"Lets go II"
"Were u at "Work?" she asked
PLEASE SAY NO
PLEASE SAY NO
PLEASE SAY U ARE HERE TO GET ME
LIKE OTHER 20 SOMETHINGS WHOSE HUSBANDS WAITED FAITHFULLY, BROWSING THE WEB
THE FACES BREAKING INTO HUGEEE SMILES WHEN THE WIFE SHOWED
"Why?" he asked
"Slime ball" she cursed again
Ritu walked in or... um paused...
He turned and smiled
"5 minutes II" he said tapping his Swatch
"Hey can I have reports for three days in a row?"
"Sorry" she said to II's husband
"Oh! no.. I was hoping she can leave"
"Hey Ritu, this is my husband.. Raman Bhalla (Author's Note: Arghhh!!
saying that brings back visions of the show for me Sorry!!, unavoidable... had to say it tho)he goes by R&B
"Oh! really?" Ritu extended her hand
"And THIS is my new Manager Ritu Madaan" Ii said warmly
II stacked up three days' reports and handed a pile to her
And unplugged her laptop... and shoved her things in, HE bent down and pulled the plug off the socket for the wife
"Leaving?" ASKED Ritu
"Ya" nodded II smiling
"Have a great evening... I am excited II... this is going to be good" Ritu said politely
"I look forward to being on your team" Ii said graciously
"I am excited with the TEAM I INHERITED"Ritu said BUT SMILED
She looked on as the couple left II's cube...
"Yenn phone irukka?" II asked as usual, he pulled it out of his pocket
"Oh! OK" II smiled
Ritu would peek out of the cube and look at the man
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He would go to his spot where his Ferrari would be parked but she would find a MOTORCYCLE, "Vyrus" it said
"YOU RODE THIS FROM HOME?" she shrieked terrified
He nodded amused
"U ARE MAD" she yelled
Stepping back
"Its a long drive da... please... Ggaon Expressway is not the Carpathian Mtns its WORSE"
He wore his helmet held hers, took her purse and laptop bag and tucked..
"THERE IS NO ROOM FOR ME TO SIT" she blushed furiously
He leaned on the bike arms across his chest waited for her tantrum to pass, like a cloud burst...
he was used to it, it was the same routine, he ducked, found shelter and waited...
"i am taking a cab... ITS TOO SKINNY" she complained, measuring the seat with her thumb and pinkie
"I cant believe Sam would let u drive this?" "Did u sell the car?" "U DID DIDNT U?" she yelled punching
"I didnt" he said removing his helmet his scalp was gettin sweaty
"II" he begged
"Like I am a teenager" II mumbled
"If u wanted to get rid of me u had cheaper options" she pointed to the motorcycle
He threw his head back and laughed, wearing his sunglasses slowly
RAKSHASAN!!!😳
"shut up" she ordered
"Appa will kill u if something happens to me" 😈
He nodded with a glint his eyes... the familiar sexy glint... the glint before the kiss, the glint before the second base, the glint before third base the glint before home run
The glint before the motorcycle ride was added to the list...
He turned wore it back again, kicking the stand and igniting the engine, the parking attendants loved him for a reason and he gave them more reasons to love
"I am embarrassed... but u might give up on the idea after I make a fool of myself" she hissed in his ear, lifting his helmet up, he moved a lil so her lips would graze his cheek
She wore her helmet and sat down, wrapping herself around him securely, thank God for the helmet her eyes were closed☺️😎
Atleast 25 people gawked as he sped out of the underground parking causing a sonic boom like sound...in the otherwise quiet underground parking garage
Edited by Nisha0604 - 8 years ago
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