Shreya walked into a family restaurant with Ajay and Kabir hot on her trails. They all ordered food to their preferences.

As soon as the waiter walked out, Shreya looked at both of them with gleaming eyes and a big mischievous grin.

Ajay and Kabir looked at her puzzled and slightly nervous as to what she might ask.

"Okay, since we are friends, there shouldn't be any secret between us right??" Shreya asked out of the blue completely catching them off guard.

So they could become her friends just like that ah??? With the Shreya Srivastav that too?

"I guess…" Ajay said uncertainly not knowing what she was getting at.

"So can you tell me all the embarrassing stories of Charan???" Shreya asked. If her eyes were gleaming before, they were absolutely sparkling now.

Kabir laughed out loud.

"So this is what all your excitement was about?" He asked smugly amused.

"What do we get in return?" Ajay asked without giving her the opportunity to reply.

Half an hour later Shreya walked out of the restaurant with Charan's childhood picture, loads of gossip and of course a big fat grin.

"Hey don't forget… we get to ride your car for two weeks each starting this Monday…" Ajay reminded her.

"Stingy… I thought you said we were friends." Shreya said pouting at him.

"Yes… and friends should keep their promises to each other." Kabir said joining them.

Shreya huffed childishly but then said, "Fine. I will have someone deliver it over."

Ajay and Kabir entered their respective cabins with a wide grin while Shreya went in search of Charan. Charan was sitting behind the desk doing his job when she barged in without knocking. She beamed and extended a bag in front of him.

"See… I bought your food! Don't you have the best girlfriend?" Shreya proclaimed shamelessly.

"Yes yes… The best girlfriend who forgot about his boyfriend completely and went to have fun with his friends," Charan complained in extreme irritation without even looking up at her. He was not trying to be petty but then he was extremely annoyed. She did not even greet him before she went off. That pissed him off. And of course, his fowl mood intensified after meeting the snobbish client that Ajay was supposed to meet with for lunch.

Shreya blinked for a minute but nothing came out of her mouth. Between the two of them, she was the impulsive and petty person and Charan had always acted m.a.t.u.r.e and understanding. So she was unfamiliar with this situation. She did not know how to convince him.

She was not really ignoring him… she was just a little too excited to know more about Charan that she completely disregarded him in the process somehow. And she knew his anger was justified… it's just she was completely blank as to how to defuse him.

She timidly took a few steps towards him and stood beside him fidgeting with her hands. But Charan did not bother looking up at her.

"Charan…" She called out meekly. With her head hung low, she looked like a battered puppy but sadly Charan did not look at her. He knew the minute he sees her, all his irritation will fly away like a kite without strings.

"I'm sorry…" She said sadly when Charan did not bother replying to her even after quite some time passed.

Charan could not take it anymore and look up at her. She was not acting cute or being sly. He could see the guilt and sincerity in her eyes. He shifted his chairs and pulled her to sit over his l.a.p.s. He circled his hands around her waist and snuggled into her neck.

"You know, Akira was already torturing me from morning… She kept bombarding me with photos of you completely gloating. I was already very miserable because of it since I couldn't be with you. And on top of it, you just walked away with my friends like that without even giving me a second glance…" Charan w.h.i.n.ed all his grievances.

"What did Akira do??" Shreya asked.

Charan reached out to his phone and showed her his chat history with his daughter. Akira had sent him at least a dozen photos of Shreya… They were photos of her sleeping, eating, setting up the dining table and driving.

Shreya's jaws dropped. Then she remembered Akira telling about her making someone drown in jealousy. But not in a million years did she ever think that she would be doing it to her own dad.

Well, that explains all the cl.i.c.k.i.n.g sound she had been hearing from the morning.

But seeing this just increased her guilty consciousness.

"I'm sorry…" She said once again.

"It's okay…" Charan said still leaning over her.

"And your daughter is little miss devil you know??" She chuckled and said looking at the photos.

"That she is," Charan admitted without any protest.

Shreya suddenly thought of something.

"You know she gave me a list of places she wanted to go during her short vacation. Originally I thought it was cute and giddy happy but after I saw this, my guess is… that is also done for your benefit. Brace yourself; your torture is just going to intensify," Shreya warning him.

Charan made a long face. He could already see his next two months. He really regretted provoking the little devil. But after all, regret is a bitter pill. It was too late to make it right. So all he could do was silently swallow it.

"I will let you get back to work," Shreya said trying to get up but Charan held her in place.

"Just a few more minutes please." He said softly against her ears.

"Okay, I won't go. But at least have your lunch before it goes completely cold." Shreya said and dragged him to the couch.

But instead of being dragged, Charan pulled on her hands and crushed her against him and engulfed her in a hug.

"What happened??" Shreya asked bewildered.

"Nothing happened. Just let me hold you for a minute. I don't know when I will get the chance next. I am going to be extremely busy from now on." Charan said. Even though they will be staying in the same house, he knew it would be extremely difficult to spend time together in the next two months and he did not like it one bit. But then he wanted to prove to her that she did not make a wrong choice so he would work extra hard just for her.

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