Ian sat down with his laptop and Pari got the glasses. They actually didn’t drink much but focused on work. After a long discussion and detailing, finally they were done with their reports and he mailed it to the partners. He took off his blazer making the room a bit hotter than usual for her. “ So how was LA? " She asked to break the silence. “Just fine. You know my schedules.. All those meetings and discussions kept me busy. I didn’t get time for anything else. Let's not talk about those boring things. Tell me about you. How’s life? Got a new place, partying with friends.. " He asked as he sat comfortably in his seat. “My life…iIt's quite good in some ways. I wouldn’t say no. I'm enjoying it..” “So…. Did you think about us..? " His sudden question startled her. There was a pause in the conversation and she resumed talking after some time. “I still have some things to ask you” “Go ahead. I’m all yours " He was all in for the conversation. His entire focus was on her
Pari's phone started buzzing with a call from her mother. They both had some arguments a few days ago and they haven't been on talking terms for some time now. But since her mother was calling at the break of dawn, Pari was a bit worried so she excused herself to receive the call and went to the balcony. “Maa… What happened ?” She asked with a tensed tone. “At least you decided to pick my call finally. Why are you not picking up my calls? " Her mother spoke rather harshly. “I didn’t want argue for silly reasons” “Your marriage isn’t a silly thing Pari” “Maa… I am just 26 " “You’ll be 27 soon " “So what Maa? I'm independent, happy” “But we are not. You can’t find a man for yourself. You don’t accept the one we selected. What are you planning to do? " Shilpa was worried about her daughter's future. Pari had yet again rejected a proposal with a reason of not wanting to quit her job. The continous taunts by the relatives had worn out Shilpa and Ajay. They ju
Pari... a girl entirely different from the ones Ian had met till date in his life. She was independent, strong and intelligent and beautiful. Though Ian wasn't certain about the amount of liking he had for her, something in her was drawing him closer to her from the very moment he saw her. Maybe those brown orbs of hers that twinkles with confidence when she speaks about her thoughts, maybe the attentive brain of hers that comes up with the perfect solution for any issues, maybe her entire being was tempting him to get close to her. He didn't know the exact reason, but he surely wanted her to be a permanent part of his life. Being away from her in LA made him realise her importance in his life. Though she had sorted out everything for him, something felt empty without her.He had never seen someone so graceful in his life, especially her ethnic outfit was a treat for his eyes. When he came back home from LA, he really wanted to meet her. But he couldn't as he was caught up with some
Ian met Abby as promised on Friday. It's been a really long time since he met her. So they discussed each other's life, most of it regarding the professional one. "So, how was LA? " Abby asked him while sipping her wine."Quiet, professional and busy... I had a lot of meetings set up and stuff like that. So I didn't get much time for myself. I heard you were casted in a movie, great work " "Thanks Ian.. It was a good opportunity and I couldn't say no. It's really a great chance to reach a peak in my career" "Cheers to your successful career then" "Cheers to our successful career and togetherness " They clinked their wine glasses. Abby continued to speak about her upcoming projects and Ian wished her luck for her future. After dinner, Abby's driver picked her up as she had to leave for an early morning flight. Ian was still in the parking lot attending a business call when a toddler, busy running around, fell right in front of him. The tiny sobs had already attracted Ian's attenti
Pari was about to turn 27 in a week and people around her were more than excited to see her getting old. Irony was that Pari didn't feel so special about it. Sonu decided to host a party to celebrate Pari's birthday and Pari didn't have an option to say no to her best friend. But on the previous day of her birthday Ian dragged her home with him. Her boss definitely had his ways to convince her and he usually didn't appreciate no for an answer. Bundled up in blankets they both watched a movie in his cinema room after the delicious dinner prepared by Ian. One of the things Pari really admired about Ian was his cooking skills. He's just a magician in the kitchen and everything he cooks could be on a 5 star restaurant menu. She really felt blessed to be able to enjoy it every now and then. Pari was too lazy to walk up to his room after the movie, so Ian offered the service of picking her up and tucking her in bed. Then he slid next to her and hugged her but neither of them were sleepi
George drove Pari to Ian's place and she went in to look for the man of the house. Ian was in his study with his laptop and reading glasses, indeed a distracting visual for her.He was already the epitome of sexiness and his glasses were her new found weakness. She went ahead and sat on his working table taking her own sweet time to enjoy the visual treat. "Do I look so tempting that you can't take your eyes off Ms. Pari Deshmukh? " He spoke with his husky tone and her insides were stirring up. "How do you manage to lure me every single day? Shouldn't you be labelled as dangerous? " She continued staring at him. "Oh am I dangerous now? " His gaze was on her, making her flustered some more. "To my senses and body.. Definitely yes, " She giggled. In the blink of an eye she was in his lap and he was caressing her cheeks lovingly, longingly. "You smell heavenly. Looks like you're too excited for tonight that you went out to get ready " "It's called self love my dear. I did get ready
Pari's phone started ringing and she excused to pick it up. It was her father's call."Happy Birthday Pari beta. We are missing you. " His words alone brought tears to her eyes. "Thank you Papa. I miss you both too" Pari held back her tears and replied ."How's my daughter doing? Celebrating your birthday well? " Ajay asked her. "Yeah Papa. This is the best birthday in my life but I wish you both were with me too.. " Back in India, the only time Pari couldn't celebrate her birthday with her family was when she was in IIMS, other than that it's always been with her parents. Her mother would drag her to the temple and perform all kinds of rituals to bribe god to bless her daughter. They would go on a family outing and buy whatever Pari wanted. Later in the evening, her mother would literally prepare a feast with all her favourite dishes.Pari missed them a lot on her special day, but recently because of the arguments she couldn't even talk to them normally. Every phone call would end
It was finally the day of departure for Pari. So she asked George to drop her off at the airport as she didn't want an anxious Ian around her when she boarded."Call me at least 10 times per day" Ian began his lecture session before her departure. "Ian, 10 times is ridiculous. We'll have our own things to do. I'll call you three times a day. One video call when I get a chance. Incase of any emergency, we can always communicate through messages''"Just 3, make it 5 please" Ian was literally begging her. "4 at the max. No more discussions""OK. Fine. But you need to stay safe. Don't fall sick, don't get hurt and no crying because of anything ""Ian… I'm going home, not to some warfield. Calm down. I'll be fine. Just promise me that you'll take care of yourself. Don't be lazy at work. Don't drink too much. Don't be harsh on yourself. Is that clear?""Yes mam. As long as you're fine, I'll be fine ""George must be downstairs. I need to leave in time to catch my flight" She hugged him.