Chapter 18

🌷Rahul POV

"How do you like the party, Robert?"I ask one of my father's employees."I am really enjoying it, sir!"He tells me."I told you many times Robert, No need to call me sir."I remind him again.

But I feel someone tapping my shoulder. I turn around to see Meera. Before I could ask her anything she pulls me by my tie and attaches her lips to me. Did she just kiss me?! I can't believe it. I was so stunned I couldn't even react.

She was slowly pulling away. But I won't let her go from me. I pulled her back by holding her face. I really am in love with her. This kiss made me feel a lot of things.

We sure needed some air now so we pulled out. I look into her eyes glowing at the moment with the little light present in the club. I just wanna get out from here with her. But I have to be at this shitty party. I know it's my birthday but nothing is more important than her.

"We will talk about this after the party."I ask her. But it sounded more of like a statement. She nods her head and goes back to where Adithi was sitting. Everybody was asking whether it's official or not but I brushed it off. Soon everyone left. I didn't wait a second I pulled her by hand took her to her apartment. I told them no one should come here beforehand so we could talk in peace.

We stand in her apartment living room. The light isn't that bright. Just enough to see the girl I will be calling mine in few minutes." Meera, I will get straight to the point. I love you I know it's only been 5 months since we met, but I can't help but fall for you. Will you be my girlfriend?" saying she was shocked would be an understatement.

Her hands shuffle in her lap. She was biting her lips. I want to shout at her for doing that. Damn her lips tasted heavenly back then. If she continues to bite her lips  I might just kiss her again. But her answer was enough to trash this thought out of my mind. 

"I love you too. I will be your girlfriend." She answers my question and hugs me. I don't hesitate to hug her back. As much as I want to kiss her lips again. I will wait till she initiates again. I don't want to do anything that is uncomfortable to her. 

"Was it your first kiss?"I ask her tauntingly. She blushes at that statement. She freaking blushed. But she calms herself down and scrunches her nose ever so lightly asking me "Was it that obvious?". "You're cute." I tell her the truth and stick to kissing her nose. Her kissing me was the best decision ever.

Before I knew next day I was standing in front of Meera's house. I hear some door bangings and shoutings."Why the hell he never told me he is Devraj Savan's son?"I hear Meera shout. I thought she knew ."Meera! You idiot Rahul Savan would obviously be Devraj Savan's son!!" Adithi answers her back.

But Meera shrieks again!"I am on news! What do I do?"She starts whining. I can imagine how cute she looks. Before they could talk any further I ring their doorbell. I wait for a few minutes and Adithi opens the door."Hello, Mrs. Aroura" I tease her." Shut up" she tells me back rolling her eyes.

"Good morning to you too."I tell her to which she mimics me but fails miserably."Meera Rahul is here."Adithi tells her.

"What pleasure do I owe you for standing at our door this early morning ?" she asks me as I enter the house.

"I came to meet my girlfriend."Adithi smiles at me.

"Why did he have to come when I look like a raccoon."Meera shouts from her room.

"I bet you look pretty as always."I shout back to her.

"Please promise you won't run away after seeing me." She asks me from her room.

"I promise I won't run away from you anytime soon." I tell her. Just a few seconds after that I hear her come out of her room. She was wearing a huge pink hoodie with long black leggings, Her hair was tied in a messy bun. She was wearing her spectacles.

She looks so tiny!"As much cute as you look. I think you should change."I tell her giving her flowers."You got me flowers!"She jumps like a cute baby" It's our first day. I figured you might like these flowers."I tell her.

" It's Alstroemeria –it either means you will be by her side forever or you are thankful she is with you."Adithi chimes while going to the kitchen."It's both!"I shout back to her.

"Why should I change?"Meera asks me."To meet my dad."I tell her. Saying she was shocked would be an understatement.

"Dad now why?What?"She wasn't making sense at all."Because we are on the news he wants to meet you. He came back from his meetings. He wants to meet you now."I try to explain to her. But all she understood from that was" Your dad will kill me."  This.

I look at her rolling my eyes."For the first time and hopefully the last time my dad is a businessman, not a murderer."I tell her.

"It's our first day of relationship and I am already meeting your father great. Will you tell me to marry you tomorrow?"She asks.

I could see she is overthinking again. Before she runs away" Meera you are just meeting my father. It will be fine. Stop thinking too much. Now breath."I tell her.

She nods to my words and breaths a few times."Good now decide what you wanna wear."I tell her."I thought you would help me."She whines.

"No, you have to choose it yourself, and let me tell you my dad is very particular about clothing."I tell her.

"I think we established that beforehand."Meera shouts as she walks to her bedroom. I follow her behind. She starts throwing out everything from her closet."I have nothing to wear."She whines.

"Meera! Listen to me calm down. There is nothing to worry about. Wear what you feel is right."I try to assure her and go out.

After an hour Meera comes out wearing a grey pleated skirt white and black striped full hands top, a belt, a quilted black sling bag, with gold earrings and black kitten heels. 

"How do I look ?" she asks.

"You look great Meera!"I tell her. I can't help her with anything my dad will know my style in a second. If she has to make an impression on my dad it's in her hands."Should I leave my hair open or tie it in a pony?"She asks me."Your wish. "I tell her. She leaves her hair open. Within no time we were standing in front of my dad's home office.

🌷Meera's POV

"I won't be coming inside with you." He chose to drop the bomb now."Sorry ."He says going back.I never saw this part of the house.I slowly knocked the door twice.I heard a faint come in."Hello sir!Good morning."I greet him with a smile. I see a not-so-old man maybe in his 40's, He wore a black suit and was sitting by his thick oak table.

"Hello! Ms. Meera. It's a pleasure."He answers me back.

" You told you wanted to meet me, sir?"I asked a bit meek.

"A 24-year-old young doctor, how did she fall for the only son of PR boutique? Or how did she trap the only son of PR boutique." What does he mean by that?

"I know what I purely mean Ms. Meera. Are you after his money? How much do you need 40 lakhs,50 lakhs? How much will you take on leaving him?"

What the hell is this? Does he think am a gold digger? I can't stand like this.

"Am sorry sir to point this out but am not after your money. I genuinely love Rahul."I try to explain him.

"I know you kind of girls. You are from a poor background Ms.Meera and I know you need money after your parents have spent so much for your education." What kind of girls! I am bound to lose my patience.

"Sorry! To break your bubble Mr.Saavan. I might be from a poor family but I myself paid for half of my college fees through scholarships and now am working at a well-known hospital.I don't need someone else's money to know where my standard is. I also didn't know Rahul was your son until this morning."I answer him.

"Then why the hell are you with Rahul?"He asks me raising his voice."Cause I love him, sir!"I too raise my voice a bit. It wouldn't be wrong to say he was shocked.

"Why did you choose to wear that?"He asks me eyeing my outfit up and down."Cause when I wore it this morning this dress felt like me."

"You did know you were meeting with one of the most fashion influential people, shouldn't you dress up more extravaganza?"

"No sir! That's not me. I will dress up how I want. I won't dress up to impress someone else."I answer with all confidence I have.

"You can marry Rahul, Both are good for each other. Sorry if I was too harsh I was just testing you.Welcome to our family Meera." He tells me.

"What?" I was still trying to make sense of his words.

"You are loyal, straightforward, love my son so much and also you have a great fashion sense. You can be with my son. I approve of your relationship."

Okay! That's something."Thank you, sir!"I answer him.

"No! My child, call me dad. You are family now."Should I be happy about it?"Ok, dad."I tell him.

He smiles at me. Just then the door opens and comes in Rahul.

"Your taste for girls is not bad as I thought. You got yourself a pretty and intelligent woman. The first doctor in our family." Mr.Devra- dad says and pats my head.

"I am so happy you came into our family. Tonight we will be having a small family dinner. I will see you there."Saying that he goes back to his work. As we were about to leave"Rahul you will be taking over the company next month, hope you are prepared."

With that, I was taken out of his room."That was something?"I try to talk.

"Wanna have breakfast?" he asks me."I want to talk to you first."I tell him." yeah I understand."

"let's go to a café."I tell him. The next thing I know I was in a restaurant, a fancy one to be honest.

"Why did you bring me here?"I ask him confused a bit."Do you want to come on the news again?"He asks me to which I don't speak.

"Why didn't you tell me about your family?" asking him taking a sip from my chocolate shake early in the morning cause I can't drink coffee. But nothing prepared me for what he was about to say.

"I am sorry, I hid many things from you, even though you told me everything." Rahul confesses. He is hiding stuff from me.....

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Word count: 1857

So, How did you like the chapter? I know I was a bit late. I lost this chapter so I had to re-write. But hope it was worth the wait. What do you think Rahul is hiding? Will Meera take what is coming positively?

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