Siya's POV:

My heart was really beating hard once I read the note from the hotel that wished us on our 'Honeymoon'
...

Well...

My cheeks went crimson pink ..I was trying to run away from this embarrassment...

Thankfully Raghav changed the topic to food and yes....food is something that gets me all shameless 😋

I was dying in hunger ...I just wanted to eat and sleep...

We had a lavish non veg spread...I don't eat chicken... But I'm a fish lover...

We had Pomfret, prawns...ohhh... 😍😍😍 Absolutely delicious...

Now that my tummy was happy I wanted to hit the bed ..

Only then I noticed Raghav staring at the couch and bed and looked confused...

I understood he couldn't fit into the couch and really didn't mind him share the bed...but then this extreme genius man and his overdramatic antiques...

I had to stop him sleep on the floor... And now I have him next to me on this bed...

It's a very different feeling...

I won't lie...

I'm nervous...very nervous...

Specially after all the mad happenings with both of us...

It's actually a tad bit risky sharing the bed...but then I trust him and trust my self too....

Slowly sleep acquired my eyes...I was fast asleep
..

Only to open my eyes and it was ticking 6...I slept an entire afternoon... I got up to see Raghav isn't in the room... I looked around...he wasn't there...

Then I noticed a sticky note saying
'Out for a business meeting...will be back by 7:00 max...'

I smiled...

I quickly ordered a cup of coffee via room service and took the lazy chair near in my room... being the sky villa i had a fabulous view of sunset from my room...

Sky looked so beautiful...

I leaned lazily to watch the beautiful view.....

Just then I heard the door knob open...

Raghav was back...
He looked tired...a little irritated... He threw his blazer on bed and took the lazy chair next to me...

I looked at him... He was relaxing by lying down on the chair with his eyes closed...

'How was the meeting' I asked...

'Ummm... Not so good yaar...I believe there is no other way except offering a higher price for the land as of now...it would be a loss but eventually we'll try to multiply the profit' he said rubbing his forehead...

'You having a headache???' I asked...

'Ummmm no...it's just the client is a tad bit of an irritating one' he said...

'Ummmm.... well...if you don't mind...you can share with me...they say it feels lighter when you confess your tensions...' I said...

He opened his eyes while still leaning on the chair and looked straight into my eyes...

His eyes pierced my face like it was directly shot into my soul...His eyes looked light brown and black during the sunset and was shining a tint of orange shade... We had a moment...

I turned my gaze off from his burning eyes....while he got up from his chair... Sat straight up and said

'Mr Noronha, my client is a 76 year old... was a farmer... His son settled in U.S and has 2 grandchildren now. He spent all his life in Goa looking after his grape farms and spice farms...he lost his wife almost a year ago and doesn't want to stay any longer in Goa...but he seems to be emotionally attached to them however seems to be selling it away so that he can settle down in States with his grandchildren and children...

He doesn't want a favour from his children so he wants to take the money of those farms and distribute it amongst his grandchildren...But he seems to be in two minds in selling it away...And I also have a local competition who owns the land next to this resort Mr Vishal Karmarkar...who is also planning to expand his resort. But he's a little cunning...

Mr Noronha doesn't like my plan to destroy his grape farms and put up huge buildings...he believes those farms were dearest to his wife... And Doesn't want to give it to Karmarkar as he is dishonest...

What should I do....I'm not understanding...

He doesn't want to sell it to Mr Karmarkar nor me...

This is taking way too long now...we tried convincing Mr Noronha since last December... It's April end now...5 months is too much...he said sitting down looking at sunset...

'Hmmm.... Coffee???' I asked showing him the coffee mug

He said Sure and no time he took the mug from my hand and had from the same cup...

I was speechless...

'Thats .... that's...my cup' I said...

'Oh...zohmmm I'm sorry' he said...

I didn't know what to tell...

Slowly we saw the sunset happen...it looked beautiful.

Suddenly I told him...

'Raghav can you invite Mr Noronha and Mr Karmarkar for a dinner tonight?' I asked...

He looked at me giving clueless look...

I smiled and said...'Trust me... You will not loose this deal...nor will you have to do extra investment into this and I promise you will make s decent profit'

He looked at me and asked 'Whats cooking in your head Siya'

I smiled saying 'I Just wanted everyone go home happy tonight'

Raghav looked at me saying

'You're unpredictable'

***
The private dinner table for 4 was all set by the beach side...

I wore my black denim with peach top and black over coat... Raghav wore his white formal shirt with formal pants with a grey tie and blue tuxedo waistcoat...

We being the hosts were early to the table. We requested complete privacy to the resort folks as it was going to be a discussion over a business deal...

There was only one waiter who stood aside to serve us food and drinks and a guard to make sure no one trespassed the deck area to reach this side of the resort.

I and Raghav sat next to each other while I looked at my rose gold watch that ticked a 7:55pm...

Raghav looked at me and said
'Siya are you sure about this plan?'

'Raghav... You must trust me...' I looked into his eyes pressing his left hand lightly...

While he looked into my eyes and said
'I trust you... completely' the voice came huskily from his throat...

I gulped my saliva...

This is not the time ... relax Siya ...I convinced all the adrenaline rush to shut the F*** up🙊🙃

Just then we noticed someone clear their throat. While I saw a man almost dad's age infront of us ...he was fair about 5.7 or so...he wore a simple formal shirt, a thick gold chain and looked very much like a villain straight from 90's Bollywood movies...

I stood up to welcome him...while I saw Raghav did not move from his seat...

He stared at Raghav with all hatred... I noticed the brewing tension between both of them...

'Hello Sir... You are'

'Vishal Ganpatrao Karmarkar' owner of GK guest houses Goa and Mumbai.' he introduced himself with his coarse yet confident voice.

'Hi Sir... I'm Mrs Siya Raghav Prabhu... Thank you for joining us at this short notice'

He gave a vicious smile and said 'Mr Prabhu calls me for dinner and I deny...how dare I ' I noticed the sarcasm in his voice...while Raghav was shooting daggers at him while still sitting on his chair...

Ok...I was clear... They hate each other...And I must handle this with care.

'Sir....seems like Mr Noronha would take some time...would you want to have something till then' I asked him...

'I'll take a whisky on the rocks' he said...

I called the waiter and requested the same for the man...

'So how come you wanted to talk to me Mr Prabhu...' he said

'Oh...I was missing your anonymous threats Mr Karmarkar ..so thought why not handle this with a candle light dinner' I saw Raghav spit venom with kilos of sarcasm.

That man laughed and said
'And still you wouldn't budge...you desperately want that land don't you?' he had pure hatred in his eyes...

I saw Raghav clench his fist...

Ok...this wasn't going to be easy...Just then I noticed a old man walk at the deck with a helper along with him.

I and Raghav got up to try to help him..
He asked us to sit with showing us a sign that he can manage...

He was short, almost bald with a Little grey hair at the backside of his head... he had a walking stick and he wore vintage suspender black pants with blue checker shirt...he reminded me of Ajjo ❤️

He asked his helper to leave... while Raghav asked him what would he have...

He said...
'Young man...I don't eat outside food...I came here only to talk as finally I can meet you and Vishal both together at the same place and finalize the deal'

Raghav nodded.

I called the waiter and soon he got what I requested...

'What is this young lady...' he asked me...

'Ummm you wouldn't want to join us for a meal so I thought if you atleast have a bowl of chicken soup just that we feel previldged to have had the opportunity to have dined with Retd Captain Roydon Swebert Noronha... The brave man who served our country both as a Army personnel and a farmer too' I said...

While his old eyes looked at me with a question mark...

'Sir... everyone knows about you'

He just put his head down and picked the soup spoon with his shivering hands and kept a spoonful into his mouth...

'Can we come to the point please...why am I and Noronha uncle are both called here' we heard Karmarkar intervene...

'To discuss business Mr Karmarkar...let me explain' I said

While he got up at once saying
'A woman will explain me??? Huhhh' he left a vicious laugh that irked Raghav...

'Behave Karmarkar... she's my wife' Raghav roared

'Exactly...so ask her to stay until serving drinks and soup and not get into business matters' he said

'Huh....this is exactly the reason why you were still owing 6:guest houses 20 years back and still DON'T own the same... You're deteriorated mentality is infact worse than your deteriorating business Karmarkar... Only if you had handed it over to your daughter the business rather than pushing her to get married' Raghav yelled...

That minute I noticed Karmarkar and Raghav were at loggerheads...both got up to catch each other's collars...

'Shutup you both... Behave ....else I'll leave and I promise you both won't get the property' said Mr Noronha calmly while still sitting...

Both men sat down while still breathing fire...

'You young lady... explain...
You Raghav learn to relax...this man is your dad's age
And You Vishal... Learn to respect women... Raghav said the truth...only if Archana handled your business it would flourish today as she was educated and knew the changing needs and requirements as generations changed... Change is the need of hour...no wonder your guest house closed down 3 months ago...you once had 6 of them...now left with only 3 of them...so have some patience and listen to the lady'

Mr Noronha literally shut everyone up and I could finally speak up...

'Mr Noronha...I was told you were a farmer and are only having concerns that Raghav would destroy your plantations only to have a resort put up and you value your plants owing to Late Mrs Noronha treating them like her own babies...we understand your emotions Sir...what if I promise you the latest resort project wouldn't destroy your plantations and we will still have the resort... Would you agree?' I looked at Mr Noronha... While he smiled and nodded.

'Great...' I said...

'But won't we end up getting into losses? Asked Raghav...

'I mean...look at the investment we are putting in Siya...' Raghav said...

'Your investment wouldn't go a waste... Nor would you have to invest on extra staff, kitchen setup, maintenance staff...the investment cost would only be of the room setup...which we would have the villa and tree house concept and nature tents...' I said...

Raghav looked at me surprised...
'Woow that's a great idea...I mean with this we will cover all three sections of society from young college children who can afford a certain amount only to lavish villas for businessman to families with kids who would want to enjoy the tree houses...and with that we wouldn't be destroying any plants or trees... This is brilliant Siya...' he held my hand out of excitement and almost went to hug me...I cleared my throat and he realized we were with 2 more gentleman here...

This man I tell you 😍🙃🙈

Just then Raghav asked...' But how are we saving on staff and kitchen setup...'

'Well....That's by just breaking the wall between Karmarkar Guest house and Noronha plantations...' I said with a smile 😊

"You mean partnership with this man... in your dreams Siya' Raghav looked elsewhere folding his hands to his chest

'Yes... I can't be partner with this young man... I need the Noronha plantations to myself...I will buy it' said Mr Karmarkar

'Mr Karmarkar... You don't have a choice...your business is already into losses, you are under a debt with your own son in law, you have already sold one guest house 3 months back and if the existing one doesn't make profits you will end up loosing all that you have... So it's best you join hands with Prabhu Group of Hotels...we promise this venture will not be called Prabhu resorts as we also have another investor Harshita involved here...we can name it something you three agree upon...with that you can benefit too' I said.

'You think I'm asking alms here you young lady... This is why I don't listen to women...who are you even??? I don't take instructions from women...neither do I like to deal with henpecked husbands.' he said and the next thing I saw was Raghav's hands caught his collar...

Raghav was boiling in anger...

'You don't understand respect right Karmarkar??? This was your problem then as well as now ..Archana was my bestie...you didn't let her follow her dreams...she wanted to study... You instead forced her to marry that shameless useless son in law of yours...your daughter is going through so much everyday yet you give a damn... What fucking pride are you talking about...what makes you a man??? You have destroyed your business... You call yourself successful??? By just inheriting your dad's money and fame??? Karmarkars business setup since 120 years old....today you have hit the rock bottom Karmarkar... You married the second time to have a son who ended up to be a Casanova...good for nothing... and your daughter who was a true gem you discarded her... You call your man pride is it??? You questioned my wife's worth some time ago right???

Meet her...
She is Siya Raghav Prabhu...

For you kind of men...

She is just Siya...

She doesn't need Raghav Prabhu attached at the end...

She has made it on her own...

She is only 23 now...she runs a line of vegan and vegetarian bakery products in Mangalore and Bangalore...

She owns a total of 4 bakeries already...a business worth half crore and a pretty decent turnover every year...

At her age we were literally either trying to assist our parents or trying to understand how business works...

And you question her worth?

How dare you Karmarkar... Trust me if you weren't my dad's age I would have taught you a lesson for a life time.

Huhhhhhh... You know what I don't care if I'm baring extra cost...I'll manage to have my own setup instead of dealing with a hypocrite like you...

Just by wearing this thick cycle chain kind of gold chain in your neck or travelling Goa in a Mercedes doesn't keep up your reputation...everyone knows your truth....And your image was tarnished post last year's police enquiry where there was a couple below 18 years of age found in your guest house...huhhhh.... your guest house was flashing on every news channel....You're drowning Karmarkar...hold on to something...else you're end is very near' said Raghav leaving his collar...

My heart was full duty emotions when Raghav spoke up about me and my career...I was happy about what he thought about me❤️

Soon I noticed
That man sat down on the chair like a lifeless body...he held his hand on his head...

I felt bad for him...

I went near him...

'Uncle.... I hope you don't mind calling you that...you are of my dad's age uncle...and I know losses and profits are always a give and take in business...it happens... Uncle Raghav didn't mean to disrespect you...if you felt bad I'm sorry on his behalf...See uncle...
We know life isn't always a piece of cake...glory and success come with a bag of failures too..You don't agree to this then Raghav and Harshita will buy this for a higher cost than what you are offering Mr Noronha and you very well know once this resort comes up your guest house will definitely shutdown as this resort will be a unique of its own kind specially in Sinquerim... please think about it...
Also Raghav and Harshita both are new in Goa with you joining them and your age old contacts you folks would have one of the most successful ventures in Goa... please understand...'

I saw a tear drop his eye... which fell on my hand that was holding his hands...

I felt very bad for him... Times change... Once the roaring king of Goa guesthouses now was looking helpless... I didn't like to see old men cry...it reminded me of Dad... I held his hand tightly...

Raghav also melted a bit looking at his breakdown...

'Mr Karmarkar...I didn't mean to hurt you...it's just that Archana was my classmate during college days and I hated what happened to her...and I didn't like the way you spoke about my wife...she came up with this business proposal, she convinced Harshita too...but when you tried to question her worth I couldn't tolerate....she is priceless to me... You can never calculate her goodness and Worth in numbers...no personal grudges!!!' Raghav finished.

I looked at Raghav and those words

' she is priceless to me... You can never calculate her goodness and Worth in numbers' echoed in my ears ...

I had a smile and a twinkle in my eyes...

Finally Mr Karmarkar stood up and shaked his hand with Raghav agreeing

'Its a deal'

Mr Noronha was extremely happy too...so was Raghav. He infact extended the handshake to a hug. So the business rivals hugged it out.

Mr Karmarkar kept his hand on my head saying

'She is a gem Raghav.... treasure her'
He said ..

'I will Mr Karmarkar...I will' Raghav looked at me sipping onto his glass of apple juice ..

That look in his eyes had so many raw emotions...I couldn't face...

'Well gentleman and young lady... This was an interesting scene... I prefer to have my dinner with this clad today... Get me some really good Chicken Vindaloo...' Mr Noronha said raising a toast with a glass of water and we all had a mighty laugh...

While Raghav's sharp gaze still captured me desperately throughout the dinner...I felt like he was over admiring me today...
Tonight??

Night .. I swallowed the piece of paneer Tikka that was stuck in my throat thinking about night ...

This man is on 🔥🔥🔥

Raghav's POV:

This lady proved it to me on how did she setup her successful business venture in a mere 3 years of time...

She convinced everyone...

She's like wonder woman... everyone likes her...

My baby dragon proved that she can be an absolute sweetheart😍 while handling sensitive deals like these too...

I must convince her some day to join Prabhu Group of Hotels 😊😬...

However now I feel relaxed as finally our 5 months of struggle was turning fruitful all thanks to Siya's brilliant approach.

Minimal investment maximum profit...woahhh😎

We bid goodbye to both the gentleman...just when I wanted to go to our room....

And now this baby dragon 🐉 of mine wanted to go to beach for a walk .. she was wearing a peach colored sleeveless top with a blazer that was already off her shoulders...

Her wheatish skin show to the peach sleeveless top complimented so beautifully...my eyes absolutely enjoyed every single view of this gorgeous woman... She wanted to play in water...I pulled her back and told her she can do that tomorrow morning... But would she listen...

She ran around the beach like a little girl and I enjoyed looking at her..

Sometime later I couldn't find her anywhere... The very next minute I felt someone put wet sand into my shirt...it was so cold...I danced at the tickling sensation the sand made to me ..I turned around to see this naughty girl laugh like a maniac...

'You.... Stop right there. You little devil' I ran behind her...she was already too fast...

I fell down and she came back...

'Raghav you're alright???' she was on her knees thinking I hurt myself...

That's it...I took a hand full of wet sand and put it into backside of her sleeveless top... and she froze...

I literally fell laughing right there and was literally rolling at the foreign expressions she gave 🤣

'Mr Raghav Prabhu...I will kill you' she said running behind me and throwing wet sand at me...

We were playing literally like 5 year old kids did on beach...just then she fell...and screamed in pain...

'Ahhhh....'

I thought she was trying to fool me...

But the minute I saw she wasn't I ran to her...looks like she twisted her ankle...

'Can you walk??? ' I asked her...

'Ummmm it's paining badly Raghav...' she said...

I made her hand encircle my shoulder and tried to make her walk but as the beach sand got drier it became tougher for her to walk and she finally stopped...

I couldn't see her cry in pain...

That's it ..

I just carried her the bridal style while she looked at me in complete shock...

'R...Ra. Raghav...i I'm fine...' she started her famous stammering...

By now I knew this little baby dragon stammered either when she was lying or while she was nervous....and the latter always happened when we were closer to each other...

She circled her arms around my neck...
And I looked into her brown orbs carrying the most beautiful woman in my arms.

I was a very proud husband as well today ...I was looking at her and wondering what an intelligent and talented businesswoman I have been blessed with as a wife...

What a deadly combo :

Smart Sweet Sexy....😍

Sexy???

Harmones.... relax...not now...I warned my adrenal glands!!!