Rudra who was drooling over Omkara's meal had suddenly felt a sudden vibration in his pocket.

" Bhavya must miss me so much that she is already texting me. Probably to tell me goodnight."

Even though he was happily scarfing down Gauri's food Omkara too felt envious of his cousin but then he saw Rudra make a confused expression.

"What's wrong?"

"Seems like Gauri will have to start taking the bus early in the morning to make it to work. Bhavya is asking me if I know anyone or any place that might be selling a cheap car or scooter."

About to choke on his scrumptious braised juicy chicken Omkara dared not to spit it out. With tears running down his cheek he took a deep breath and swallowed the piece whole leaving Rudra staring in amazement.

"Really Om..."

Taking a napkin to wipe his mouth after chugging down some water Omkara was back to his composed self.

"So you are saying Gauri is going to take the bus from now on."

"Seems so. Bhavya had loaned her car for the interview but she too has a job and Gauri refuses to let Bhavya take the bus."

As he sees Omkara stand up from his seat and personally goes to the sink to wash the tupperware and set it aside to dry Rudra wanted to ask if Omkara was worried for Gauri.

"Worried? Why should I? Many of my employees take the bus."

Not buying his cousin's aloof words Rudra continued to tease.

"Oh? But this employee seems to be more important to you. So? What are you going to do? Need me to teach you how to woo her?"

Turning his back on Rudra as he walks up the stairs to his room Omkara didn't even show any sign that he was bothered by Gauri's situation. But the moment his door closed Omkara immediately took out his phone to search for Gauri's bus stop.

"What? It has to make 2 additional stops till she arrives at work one hour earlier than necessary?"

The only thing Omkara was thankful for was that the final bus stop was just a few steps away from the company but the thought of her having to use the bus did not sit well with him. And for the entire night Omkara racked his brain all trying to think of a solution to his problem.

While Omkara was suffering a sleepless night Gauri on the other hand had no problems with the idea at all. Matter of fact she was looking forward to the 45 minute bus ride. She figured she could use this time every morning to brush up on the different designs that Oberoi Fashions was working with.

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Omkara woke up very early this morning that it even surprised Rudra who was still half asleep. Looking at the clock on the kitchen wall Rudra wanted to just run back upstairs to sleep but when he heard Omkara's shower run at 5:00 AM he couldn't help but wake up too.

"Om...you don't have to be at the office till 8 why are you up so early?"

With his perfect grey button shirt with a simple black tie and vest Omkara leisurely drank his coffee and read his morning paper like any other day.

"I just felt like heading out earlier than usual. Besides I have had enough sleep."

Leaning closer to his cousin Rudra started to smirk and click his tongue.

"Psh...enough sleep huh? Then what do you call those bags under your eyes?"

Clearing his throat as if he wasn't bothered by the accusation Omkara folded up his paper and picked up his briefcase and headed out the door.

Rudra who was left sitting at the kitchen table baffled started to laugh the minute Omkara left the house.

"Oh boy...he has got it bad...Well...I'm going back to bed."

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Sitting in his car at the very first stop Omkara takes out his phone to call Khanna.

"Khanna. I have sent you the address where I have parked my car."

Khanna: Sir? You want me to get your car from here? Then what will you be driving?

Omkara: Do not worry about that. Just pick me up at the bus stop at 7:15.

Khanna: Which bus stop?

Omkara: I'll text you the address.

When Khanna saw the text he was confused as to why the bus stop was not the one in front of the company but rather the one after it.

Khanna: Sir? Is this a mistake? You want me to pick you up at the bus stop 20 minutes away from the company?

Omkara: It's no mistake. And keep my clothes nicely too. I will change into them when I see you.

The minute his boss hung up the phone Khanna was left to imagine all sorts of things.

"Why is the boss so secretive? He's meeting up with his lover? But it's early in the morning...who does that?..No...it must be work related."

Feeling like everything was going as plan Omkara exited his car and went inside the nearest bathroom to change into his disguise and as he looked in the mirror he was pretty proud of himself.

"Well hello there Dilpreet."

With his black mask and his casual white t-shirt and dark grey jeans Omkara proceeded to tie up his hair.

"Okay. I'm ready."

Putting his work clothes back into the car so that once Khanna picks him up later he could easily change back without anyone noticing.

His heart started to beat super fast the minute he spotted Gauri's bus. His goal was to quickly find her and sit right next to her every morning. Standing in line to enter the bus Omkara who was tall could easily spot Gauri. She looked so beautiful. Her hair was down and pulled to the side so that she could feel the breeze from the side window and her simple navy dress with a fitted black blazer made his heart skip a beat. Anxious to see that the seat beside her was empty Omkara couldn't wait to spark up a conversation not knowing that the small old lady in front of him quickly took his spot. Standing there with his mask on and his eyes in shock Omkara didn't noticed that he was holding up the line.

Man: Hey! Quickly find a seat!

Gauri who at the time was looking through a fashion magazine pulled her eyes away to see Dilpreet looking at her.

"Dilpreet?"

Forgetting that was his name Omkara was still surprise that his plan had a major flaw..."other people."

"Dilpreet?"

Only when she said his alias name again did he snap out of his trance.

"Morning."

Gauri nods her head "Morning."

Feeling depressed Omkara took the seat right behind her and for the entire ride he didn't even get the chance to sit by her because the elderly lady had the same stop as him. All he got was a goodbye nod and a smile from Gauri when she exited the bus before him. Staring at the side window as the bus slowly moves on leaving him to watch Gauri enter the small cafe next to the his company.

Heaving out a long dejected sigh Omkara decided that he had to alter his plan a bit. With only 20 minutes before his stop Omkara stood up to sit by the elderly lady.

"Morning Ma'am."

"Good Morning young man."

Omkara: I have a proposition for you.

With his face mask and his ponytail the old lady thought he was trying to sell her drugs or even worse...prostitution.

Old lady: I..I am too old for you to waste your time young man. Why don't you try to find a better path for yourself. Drugs...prostitution...is not the way my dear.

"What? No. You have it all wrong. I have something very easy for you to do and the money will be good. I promise."

When the elderly lady heard what Omkara had to offer she smiled brightly and shook her head vigorously.

Omkara smirking as he exits the bus.( innerthoughts) "Tomorrow I will definitely sit by her."

Khanna who was sitting inside the car waiting for his boss thought a gangster had just opened the passenger door and was sitting right next to him.

"What...what...what do you want? I have no..no..money."

Omkara who had forgotten about his disguise took down his mask.

"It's me."

"Boss?"

"I will change my clothes and we can head to the company."

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When Gauri saw that it was time to head to work she quickly threw her coffee cup away and walked out the door only to see the same black car that she did yesterday.

"Ah. Must be Mr. Omkara Oberoi."

It was like deja vous for Gauri because once again he looked absolutely perfect. His grey button shirt with his black tie and vest was wonderfully tailored. The workmanship on it was stunning. The stitching was unique and the small intricate design on the cuffs were beautiful.

"Leaves."

But as Gauri was busy looking at his clothes other women were busy stealing glances at him as he walked towards his personal elevator. And as the door slowly closed he once again saw a small glimpse of her walking by.

Hearing his boss sigh Khanna began to worry.

"Is something wrong boss?"

Putting both hands into his pocket and leaning back into the elevator wall Omkara stared at a worried Khanna.

"Everything went wrong."

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Gauri was excited for her first day on the job regardless if she was just an intern and the moment she saw Jhanvi in her office looking at her designs with Riddhima her eyes lit up.

Jhanvi: Gauri. Come.

Walking over towards the desk Gauri saw her black and white drawings of a dress that she had drew.

Jhanvi: When you drew this what colors were you imagining?

Gauri picked up the picture of a dress with a nice duppatta hanging from the shoulder and then gliding down towards the ankle.

"Black long skirt and top with a Royal Blue silk dupatta."

Jhanvi turns over to Riddhima who had a very annoyed look on her face.

"Riddhima. Show Gauri where we go to pick out our fabric and let her choose the fabric for this design. I too think Black and Royal Blue will make this dress beautiful."

Riddhima: But Ms. Jhanvi! I usually deal with the people alone. If they see me bring a stranger they might feel uncomfortable.

Jhanvi: What nonsense are you talking about? She is my intern. I need her to know where to go so that in the future she could run these sort of tasks while I have you do more important things. But I almost forgot. Gauri come. I need to introduce you to the rest of the team.

As Jhanvi heads out the door with Gauri Riddhima was quick to whisper in Gauri's ear.

"You better not cause trouble for me later!"

Acting as if she didn't hear anything Gauri just obediently followed behind Jhanvi who opened another door to a bigger room with two more people.

Jhanvi: This is Richa. She is in charge of ordering accessories for our designs and this is Ajay. He is in charge of finding the perfect models for our campaign.

As she reached out her hand to greet Richa and Ajay Gauri felt his gaze a bit too uncomfortable.

"Hello. I am Gauri."

Richa: If there is anything you need just ask okay Gauri?

"Thank you."

Ajay: Yes. If there is anything at all please do come to me. I will do my best to help you.

"Thank you."

Riddhima who once was the one who turned everyone's head at the office didn't like how Ajay was being overly friendly to her adversary.

Riddhima: Well she is just an intern. If she can't even do simple jobs then this place is really not for her.

Jhanvi who knew things would be tough for Gauri knew that in situations like this she needed to let Gauri fend for herself professionally. And when she saw how compose Gauri was Jhanvi knew that there was nothing to be worried about.

Jhanvi: Enough wasting time. Riddhima go show Gauri where we go to pick out our fabric. It should take most of the morning since we contract with many fabric companies within the city.

Ajay who wanted to get to know the new girl more didn't miss the chance to find an excuse.

" Gauri. When you come back I will show you where the canteen is. We can have lunch."

Jhanvi: That's a good idea. Riddhima make sure you come back by lunch hour. I am eager to see the fabric lay on top of each other.

Riddhima: Yes Ms. Jhanvi.

Once Jhanvi left them all alone Riddhima snapped her head back at Gauri who was still standing there waiting for her to lead the way.

"You better now screw up! Come on!"

As the two girls headed out the company Ajay could not keep his eyes off of Gauri who could feel his gaze on her.

Ajay's innerthoughts "Wow. Who would of thought I'd be so lucky."

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Break Room

Hey did you see the new girls?

Daksh who was a part of Svetlana's team for 3 years now was chatting with his college friend Ajay who was on Jhanvi's design team.

Taking a sip of his coffee as he gives a sly smirk to his long time friend.

"I saw her this morning. Did you see your new girl?"

Daksh: Yea she's very pretty.

Ajay who hands Daksh a cup of coffee with cream.

"I bet my girl is prettier."

Daksh: We will see about that.

Ajay who saw Gauri just minutes ago knew that there would be no other woman within the company that could be as beautiful as her.

"Ah...well all I can say is coming to work will be the best part of my day."

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Omkara who had 2 meetings to attend today was already in a fowl mood because of this morning. But because of this fowl mood his meetings were short but fruitful.

Khanna: Boss! I have never seen them so scared. We got such a good deal! They practically gave us their merchandise.

Omkara: Let's hurry to the next meeting. I want to return to the company early today.

Khanna: Early? Why?

Omkara: Lunch.

**Hope you guys enjoyed this update. I'm not sure if there are many who are reading since the votes has decreased as well as the number of reads. I might make this into a SS. Debating still.**