Avu took a last glance of herself before checking the time again. She had deck herself in an off-shoulder floral dress that reached a few centimetres above her knees. She had tied her hairs in a high ponytail and the loops in her ears were accomplishing her looks.

Avu's look 👆🏻

Vibha was out to meet some old business friend whereas about Sid, so he must be in any meeting or again must be working on his office desk like a robot.

Avu pov
Stupid workaholic robot.

She had dinner plans with Nishant and didn't wanted to get late. She have made many hangout plans with Nishant earlier too, but due to various reasons it always got postponed.

So she finally decided to go with him today as even Vibha is not home and Sid, nowadays he always come late in the night.

She wanted herself to get distracted by him and his distant behaviour. After thinking for like hours she felt like she is being very attached to him.

I know I have developed feelings for him and it can be dangerous for me.

Their deal just consists her carrying the tag of his wife for an year and in return he will help her to elope from her problems.

And doesn't that mean we have to go our separate ways after that ?

She lets out a weary breath and sits on the bed. These thought makes her feel a weird kind of pain in her heart. But on other hand, she was scared. Scared that she would be left in misery of one sided feelings.

Once this one year will end, maybe he will forget me like as if I never existed. Maybe we will end up being complete strangers.
And only the mere thought hurts like bitch.

Pursing her lips, she pushes all these hurting thoughts in the deep pit of her mind and get back on her feet. Quickly picking her phone from the bed she rushes out of the room to fetch the car.

She staggered back after clashing with an unknown object which appeared out of nowhere when she unlocked the door. She grimaced at this unexpected clash and raised her head with narrowed eyes.

Avu- the fuck man!

She cursed while rubbing her forehead, shrinking her nose simultaneously.

Avu- what are you doing here ? Mr. Robot is not back yet.

She scoffs with a boring look and Riyaz gives her an apologetic look, shooking his head alongside.

Riy- well, boss is actually back

Riyaz eyes towards his right side and Avu furrowed her brows in confusion before trailing the direction of Riyaz's eyes. Her eyes etched wide with surprise and within few seconds got replaced with worry.

Avu- what's wrong ?

She exclaims and hurries to balance Sid who was staggering in Riyaz's support.

Riy- Mr. Nigam was in a meeting with some foreign clients and drank red wine and got drunk.

He denotes and gesture her to help him carry Sid inside. Her eyes move on to Sid who was draped in a dark navy blue suite that was displaying a good amount of his chiseled chest as he wasn't wearing an undershirt.

Elegantly hot.

From his outfit it was easy to scale that the meeting would be a fancy one.

Avu- this isn't something new, he always drinks with his clients in his meetings or parties.

Avu marked and helped Riyaz to lay Sid on the bed properly. Sid hadn't pass-out yet, he was just staggering over his steps due to the affect of alcohol. After making sure that he was in a comfortable position, they strides out of the room.

Riy- wrong. He will carry the same glass all while but will hardly take a sip. Basically he is not a fan of drinking at all.

Avu's lips curves into an O shape on the new set of information. She actually never noticed it priorly, she always thought that he have a high alcohol tolerance that he doesn't get drunk easily.

And this unknowingly brought a feeling of envy in her heart that how perfectly Riyaz decipher the moves of Sid. This may sound ridiculous but she started feeling jealous of it.

Riy- I see you are going somewhere so I think I would ask aunt Rita to look after boss.

Avu glances at the door of the room then back to Riyaz.

Avu- I'll prefer cancelling it for now. It isn't that important.

Not more than him.

Riy- that would be awesome.

Riyaz suddenly squicks being all excited which made Avu confused. She shot him a questioning look.

Riy- I mean, Vibha aunty will be back soon and seeing Mr. Nigam drunk will upset her.

He explains quickly and Avu nodded her head in understanding, not paying much attention to his words.

Avu- you don't worry, I'll look after him.

Scm- ofcourse, you can look at him for the whole day without getting tired

Don't bring this up, mind.

Riyaz nodded in acknowledgement and take his farewell. After he finally leaves, Avu ambulated back into the room.

When she went back in the room, Sid was no more lying on the bed. He was instead standing in front of the mirror, his fingers fumbling with the buttons of his dress coat.

She halted in her way, her eyes got glued on the reflection of his now displayed chest.

Sid's look 👆🏻

Her eyes imbibing the way the muscles of his back flexed when he finally discarded the dress-coat off from his body.

She had to lick her lips as they suddenly seems so dry.

Avu- stop ogling you idiot

Slapping her cheeks slightly on reminder, she reluctantly withdrew her eyes away from the million worth scenario.

Godd! That was SEXY

SCM- sexy as fuck!

Scratching her nape awkwardly, she clears her throat to draw his attention. And it actually worked. He finally turned and come across to her. His eyes hooding with the smugness but his face nuetral as usual.

From the look on his face, it was tough to predict that he was actually drunk. Even being in the clutch of alcohol, his aura still held the same ego and pride in them. And the entire thing about him never setback to captivate her. He was the live example of the man described in the fantasies.

And before she could find anything suitable to initiate a conversation with him, her eyes fell on the scratch marks on the side of his neck near the shoulders.

Avu- that

She pointed her fingers towards those scratch and scooted closer to him, taking a better look in analysing them.

Avu- what are they ? Marks of nails.

Scm- women's nails

Did someone tried to hit on him ?

Instantly anger and envy rushes into her veins hazing her mind.

Scm- bitch

Avu- fucking bitch

She flared, her fingers gazing over those marks. Meanwhile his observant eyes were reading through her every move. The touch of her fingers were soft but her eyes were hooded with complex emotions. And it immediately warmed his heart. He could clearly see that she was jealous.

Back in the party when he was finding Riyaz to take him back to the mansion. A woman suddenly emerged in from of him, being all clingy. She was dressed in a seagreen bodycon thigh slit dress and no doubt was looking gorgeous. But it failed to drag his attention and he stood with his cold face all the while.

She was the same woman who in the previous meeting was also trying to hit over him. And today spotting him drunk, she thought that she could hammer the nail on spot, but failed obviously.

Without saying anything Avu walked to the dressing table and take out the wet wipes and ointment from the drawer and then came back to him.

Avu- you have being in contact with a virus, it should be disinfected quickly.

She said through gritted teeth and quickly started wiping it with the wet wipes. He blinked his lashes a few times taking into her comment and his demeanor eased instantly.

That fucking bitch and these shity marks.

Her eyes never for once stopped glaring at those scratches. The mere thought of another woman trying to get close to him was burning her insides.

Was that woman pretty ?

How old will she be ?

Would he even notice her ?

Her hold around the wipes tightened stopping her movements abruptly. Sid squeezed his eyes to keep himself into his senses and held her wrist.

Sid- don't bother that dear brain of yours, little kid

He said while trying to keep his eyes open. On his sudden comment, her head got twitched towards him. Staring directly into his hazel pools, she glared into them. When no body dares to even raise their eyes to him, she doesn't even fears to glare into them, gazing in them without any fear.

Avu- I'm not a little kid. I'm almost twenty two. Old enough..

to be with you.

She sneered jerking his unclad chest with her forefinger and moves more closer to him but halts her sentence in halfway. Her chest rises and falls as she takes deep breath to calm her temper. Her magnetic exquisite eyes were attracting him with utmost force.

The alcohol didn't do much to him except to stagger on feet. But her proximity to him straightway started sweeping away his senses, binding him in the vortex of an indescribable captivation.

Sid- I need to sit

Avu- uhh..?

His sudden words made her muddled and she fumbled with her words, not knowing what to say. Yet she nodded otherwise and helped him to settle on the bed.

Avu- now here, let me apply this ointment on it.

She said taking a little amount of ointment on her finger and took a seat beside him.

Avu- before her filthy touch makes you infected.

Even though she muttered the last part in low voice nevertheless he heard it. He tilted his shoulder to have get proper look at her. She quickly started applying the ointment on those scratches but it looked more like as if she is trying to coat them with it. She was trying hard to suppress her feelings but couldn't actually was winning on it.

But he, he on the contrary was losing his clutch and letting his guard slip down. He couldn't name it actually but whatever he was feeling was very soothing, very beautiful and full of contentment. She have filled the hollow emptiness within him with warmth.

She lifted her eyes to him with confusion carved on her features. As he held her palms stopping her movements all of a sudden.

Sid- sorry

Avu- what!?

Did I hear right ?

She was taken aback by his sudden word and nictated her eyelashes in confusion.

Sid- I said I'm sorry

His face was void of any emotion but those eyes, those eyes of his were holding various emotions. And it paced her heart beat.

Avu- for what ?

She questioned not exactly knowing what was he apologize for ? But she suddenly felt the desperate urge to know that why would he want to apologise to her.

Sid- for everything. From everything I've caused you since starting and till now.

Her lips parted on the bomb of apology he just dropped over her out of blue. She didn't replied anything because her mind was stuck on his words.

This little sorry was not explaining everything that he felt all these days. It can't even describe how guilty he really have been all while. But he have never given long lectures about how he is feeling so the best way he found was to express it simply. With a sorry.

That word which is so small with it's five alphabet combination and too short to pronounce. But it contains a vast meaning. This single word can change the entire ambience, short out so many dilemma, can lift up someone's mood.

This seems so ridiculous when we think deeply about these things. How a mere short word can do magics which even long explanation fails to do ?

Her eyelashes batted rapidly and bright smile took over her lips. Her eyes gleamed with adoration. Silence wrapped around them while they did nothing but to stare at each other. Her lips started to ache from all the smiling but yet she kept smiling whereas his face was occupied with cold expressions but eyes were radiating warmth.

Avu- I forgive you.

She beamed again and he felt his chest on ease. He thought she will thrash on him that how much he have bothered her. He least expected her to forgive him so easily.

But what he didn't know that her anger was gone long ago. Whereas now she feel blessed that she met him. A man who is hard to approach, so cold and impassive but inwardly is an epitome of transcendence.

He is like a moving mountain of perfection to her. All she could point is perfection in him. It's not like he doesn't have flwas but if you will see from her sight, you will find perfection even in the way he moves.

Avu- but but but

She adduced in a playful voice and his eyebrows arched sensing the mischievousness in her tone. She quickly searches for her phone and opened the camera as soon it came into her hand.

Avu- I need to record this moment. The Great Nigam saying sorry, it's a fucking epic moment.

She yelps excitedly and he mentally scoffs on her childish behaviour. Though he could see only innocence in her demeanor.

Sid- I'm not doing it

He shook his head denying her instantly. Her shoulder slumped down in disappointment. She pouts and looks into his hazel orbs with pleading eyes.

Avu- Please Mr. Nigam

She requests stubbornly. She raises her hand with her phone being clutched between her fist and fixed the camera on a better position so that both of their faces could fit into the screen. And then quickly tapped on the record icon.

Sid- a no means no

His tone was as usual sounding like 'no-more-discussion'. And she who was already staring in the screen waiting for him to repeat his words, pouts on his constant denials. She snapped towards him furious but gasp out as her nose clashes with his.

Her fingers tightens around the phone and the words in her throat disappears God knows where. Their gazes collided the same way seawave, which was yearning to touch the shore, meets with the seashore.

Her throat wobble when she gulped the pile down her arid throat, realising the proximity among their lips. His eyes read her every movement discreetly and he also suddenly felt that his throat was so dry that he had to swallow his saliva.

Their eyes lock started turning intense with every passing second. All those feelings that she had made him feel till now, suddenly started bursting. And the little consciousness that he was trying to hold in his fist started to leave. And she, she never actually had a good control over restraining her emotions.

And within no time, their lips came crashing down to each other. The last string of their restraints finally broke apart. Their entire body shivers on this new experience. They were screaming a lot of unsaid emotions from their lips that were dancing together.

His hands slowly trails to her neck, wrapping his slender fingers around her nape to get a better access in the kiss. Whereas his other hand was holding her thigh, keeping her closee to him.

Her grip around her phone loses leading it to fall on the carpet but she had no care for it for now. She grips his shoulder to support herself and her another hand rests over his bare chest, feeling his frenzy heartbeat right above.

They reluctantly parts from each other feeling the short of air in their lungs. Both were feeling light headed and couldn't really believe that they really kissed each other a moment back. All of this felt like a open eye dream.

Soon they stopped panting after feeling enough oxygen in their lungs to breath normally. Though their breathing turned back into normal but heat was still crept in the atmosphere. Their touch still clung on their bodies.

She afraid to face him further, suddenly got onto her feet, ready to leave the room as soon as possible. But couldn't take any step forward as he gripped her wrist making her body go stiff on it's spot.

Sid- stay by my side

Her lips quivered feeling the depth of his words. But she was afraid to give brittle allusions to her naive heart. When she turned to face with him, she found his face stolid like everytime but it looked like his eyes were practically pleading to her.

But for now, she decided to shove all these uncertainty back in a corner of her brain and nodded at him.

Soon the room got engulfed into darkness, the room was swaying in silence and both were laying beside each other. There was still a little distance between them but their hands were interwined together.

Non of them said nothing but just kept on feeling each other's presence. Maybe it was the alcohol, or the easiness he felt on her being there for him, he soon fell into deep slumber. Whereas she was wide awake. She knew things are going to change from tomorrow.

But I just hope it changes into a better way.

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