*James Pov*

"There!" I said, throwing the blanket and pillow on the floor and stared at the person enjoying the dinner.

"You are sleeping here? That's a very good decision. I knew you have at least a little brain." She said, nodding and stood up to wash her hands.

"I have enough brain to turn a lie into truth. You will sleep here making you lie a truth." I said and just walked to my room not even glancing at her.

"Oh no!" I heard her voice and she walked inside the room holding the things I threw with anger covering her features.

"I kill the people who lie, Miss Guptha. This is the best option." I said, lying on the bed and placed my hand behind my head before closing my eyes.

"If that's the case." I heard her voice again but I ignored it and tried to sleep with the thoughts that are roaming in my head.

"What the hell!" I shouted, feeling the weight on me to see her sitting on me and trying to clear her throat forcefully.

"What are you doing?" I asked, placing my hands on her waist to push her away but she held my wrists.

"As per your words I drool so much, right? I am getting my drool or spit as per some technical problems." She replied and then smirked before bending her face directly to my neck.

I moved my hands away from her waist and moved one to hold her hair while another at her neck and pulled her up.

"Gulp it!" I mumbled and she shook her head.

"I said..." before I can finish the sentence she opened her mouth and I saw there is nothing.

"Don't order something which you can't do it yourself." She said smirking and I closed my eyes.

I opened them when she was about to move away, but I pushed her on the bed to her back and covered her with my body.

"James!" she said and moved her hands to push me away but I held them.

"Don't put the proposition before them again to go inside that house." I warned her and she frowned.

"I will and I may even walk inside it too. Maybe take a guest room and sleep there. Maybe we can live like that until you come there and live for six months." She said but I frowned frowned hearing her words.

"I said no! I am a bodyguard and this is my house and this is where I will live." I said and she huffed.

"For god's sake! I know you are just that and I am not imagining you as something else. And I am not asking you to get his properties on your name but just to live there." She said looking at me.

"Just imagine, we can have our own space and not get stuck to each like this." She added and for the first time I have met her she smiled at me.

That broke my concentration on her words, making me realize what she is doing. I knew she would do something like this and she wants some sort of revenge on Nakul.

What is a better way than to be in his house? I will not let her do it no matter what. If not for that promise, I would have put her to investigation already. To go to that I need some answers which I am going to get soon.

"But I am liking this stuck feeling." I whispered and her eyes widened with fear clearly showing.

"Move!" she shouted and finally pushed me away.

We both laid like that in silence before I felt her turning towards me. I just ignored and try to push back this... this whatever feeling it is which can be complete rage which is not good.

"Just imagine Maha coming here morning and night and bringing the meals like some maid. I thought you cared for her." It finally struck me and I can say she is brilliant at words.

"Then you can cover it up." I mumbled not wishing to back out.

"How?" she asked and I glanced at her.

"Start cooking!" I said shrugging and turned my back to her before closing my eyes to get some sleep.

After someone I got up feeling irritated and glanced to my side to see her sleeping. I stood up and walked out of the house.

I walked to the back of main house passing the pool and reached the warehouse kind of space which I took under my care from the time we shifted to India.

Removing the shirt I walked inside to see my equipment I personally requested to be shifted for my exercise.

It's been a few days since I entered here and it is time to stop that. Maybe midnight is not a correct time but for now I can't think of doing anything else.

After ten minutes, I heard a sound and glanced at the door to see Nakul walking inside not even glancing at me. He too started his exercise while I continued mine.

"Nakul!" I finally said and he glanced at me.

"Until when will you be angry?" I asked and he closed his eyes.

"I love her, James. You tell me how should I be?" he asked back.

"You didn't tell me Maha became your PA." I said not wishing to go to that topic having a trace of guilt but if he knows Swathi's plan then love would be like invisible topic for him to think.

"Why should I tell you anything about her?" he asked and I sighed.

"Look, I am here to keep you safe and she comes under the radar too. I need to know all this." I replied and he smirked.

"You were doing your job on that day too but we ended up in disaster so why now?" he asked.

"I know! I should have been more careful." I replied nodding and he immediately cursed.

"Shut up! That day even you got the bite more than me. I just said this in anger." He said and I shook my head.

"I don't want to take any chances for that to happen again. I know we are in different country but there is still same danger." I said folding my arms.

"Will I have my peace and my wishes when I am at least laying in the coffin?" he asked and walked off while I sighed.

I walked back to the house and took a quick shower before standing near the bed to see her sleeping peacefully. No matter what! He loves her and I need to respect that.

I walked off to the living room with my pillow and blanket and laid down on the floor closing my eyes but then frowned remembering her still trying to harm him.

"Hell!" I said getting up and again moved to the bed before laying on it closing my eyes.

"Next minute will you go to your car and check whether you can sleep? What happened? Not getting sleep without me?" I heard her teasing voice making me turn around.

"I will tell you." Saying that I pulled her in my arms and closed my eyes ignoring her voice getting the sleep because of workout while she just laid still.

"Don't bring anything, Maha." I said the moment I opened the door and saw her placing the tray.

"Why?" she asked frowning.

"My wife said she will cook for me and doesn't want other woman to do it." I replied shrugging and immediately heard a choking sound from behind which made me smile because I knew she was drinking water when I opened the door.

"Okay!" she mumbled and left but didn't took the food with her.

"What was that?" she asked the moment I stepped inside.

"She can't bring it every time like this." I replied shrugging.

"Don't act innocent, James. Yesterday you just hugged me while sleeping making me uncomfortable and now these words before her. You are crossing your line." She warned.

"Over? I need to have my food and leave." Saying that I started having my breakfast.

"Yesterday you crossed a signal which you were not supposed to. Don't do that again." I said and this time she choked on her breakfast.

"What? How do you know that?" she asked frowning.

"My people!" I replied and she narrowed her eyes.

"I don't want any people follow me. I am just your wife." She said rolling her eyes.

"You are which the others may think as my weakness and do something about it to reach Nakul." I said and she suddenly laughed.

"You both are really crack. I mean, do you think the whole world is out there to harm him?" she asked and I leaned near to her face.

"You would know, wouldn't you?" I asked and she stilled.

I shook my head and walked away holding the coffee and she followed me stopping her breakfast in the middle. She pushed me away and stepped out only to still in her place.

I was taking a sip and gazed to the place where she is staring. I coughed feeling the liquid going in wrong pipe and Maha stilled.

"Maha! What are you wearing?" Swathi asked, moving near to her.

"He ordered!" Maha replied and tried to tug her skirt down.

"That bastard." Swathi whispered and I don't oppose it.

"Come inside!" saying that Maha got dragged inside my house and they returned after some time with Maha wearing some kind of coat and the skirt is a little down now.

"What did you do?" I asked, but glanced at Maha.

"My work!" that's all I got as a reply and Swathi took Maha away who was still uncomfortable.

I stood near the car trying to control the anger and glanced up to see Nakul climbing down the steps while looking around.

"I need to have breakfast." He said and I nodded in silence while we both got in the car.

I stopped near the restaurant we generally have all our meals and waited outside to which he gave a surprised look but walked inside.

"Is there new threat?" he asked when we were near the company compound.

"Nothing like that." I replied and got down along with him.

I stayed there and fisted my hands, but then glanced up after a few minutes to see Nakul walking outside the doors in a rush.

"What happened?" I asked him and my hand moved to my gun but he shook his head.

"I forgot my phone." Saying that he got inside the car and again got out with a calm expression now.

"All good?" I asked and he nodded before again walking inside the company.

Weird! I thought and laughed at the memory of our first meeting when I called him weird and got a reply with word 'weirder'. And then a few punches and then a beer bottle and then friendship. I took my mobile out and got into the needed things to get this friendship back if possible and also to stop this torture on Maha who doesn't have anything to do with any of this.

*Swathi Pov*

"No!" I said, shaking my head.

"Sweety! This is an amazing news." He said, but I held my phone tightly.

"Dad! We are talking about Maha here." I pointed out and he sighed.

"You tell me, if we tell her who Nakul is and what he has done, wouldn't she help us?" he asked in a serious tone.

"She will help us." I replied confidently.

"Then, this is the needed opportunity. Now she is already inside the company and she can get something important which would help us." He said and I shook my head.

"But..." I trailed off not knowing what else to say.

"Try to talk to her." He advised.

"Nakul is angry at her. Do you think he will give anything important to her?" I asked and met the silence.

"Fine! Maybe not now, but maybe later. Okay! Tell her this when you think it is a right time." He replied and I sighed in relief.

"I will talk to you later, Dad." I said and hung up before staring at the wall.

"Maam! Did Maha like the skirts?" my assistant asked walking inside.

"Those are yours? I thought she bought them." I mumbled.

"She said she doesn't have enough money." She replied and I immediately sat properly in my chair.

"How much shall I pay?" I asked, taking out my purse.

"Maam! That was a gift." She replied uncomfortably.

"Then this is a gift for giving that gift." I said and she smiled.

"Maybe you already have with this job." She said and left while I sighed.

Dammit! This Nakul is creating too much trouble for everyone. How can I stop him at all? I thought, rubbing my forehead.

And yesterday night it was the most stupid thing I have ever done. How can I just... just leave my senses? I thought, leaning back and closed my eyes.

*Maheshwari Pov*

"You are looking amazing." I heard Manjula Maam's voice and I turned to see her talking with some guy.

"And who can this lady be?" the guy asked forwarding his hand.

"Manish! Behave because she is Sir's PA Miss Maha." She introduced, remembering when I told her to call me that.

"Nice!" he said, smirking and I frowned, feeling to slap him, but gave a polite nod before walking away while he got inside the elevator to go down.

"Help yourself with the coffee and if he said how he likes his coffee, then take it otherwise leave it. He always makes his own." She said and I nodded, stopping before the machine.

I did mine and his like that day before stepping inside his cabin. I placed the cup on the table and walked inside my cabin before sitting down.

I covered my face with my hands, remembering how conscious I felt. Actually, no one gawked at me, but in my head it felt like that only until this Manish.

It's not a big deal, Maha. Di wears them and even her employees too. So, why can't you? All you need is some patience and try to remember six months because somewhere I feel he will be normal after the divorce.

"Miss Guptha!" I heard his voice and I felt my heart still before looking up to see him sitting on his chair and is staring at the coffee cup.

"Yes Sir!" I mumbled and stood up, but adjusted my skirt a little before stepping inside his cabin.

"I don't like black coffee." He said and moved the cup towards me.

"Sorry, Sir! James had that so I just thought..." I trailed off and stared at him to see his hand tightening on the cup.

"I can prepare myself if I need any coffee. Now, I want your work to be started." He said and I nodded, moving forward the notepad and pen like a journalist.

After a few minutes, I was feeling like going unconscious with all the work he is saying, but I put up normal face and heaved a sigh of relief when he said that's it.

That's it? Yeah, yeah! It will feel like that only for an elephant but for an ant it will be different. I wanted to scowl at him, but controlled that too.

"You can leave!" he said and I nodded before moving to the connecting door, but he cleared his throat loudly making me turn around.

"Yes, Sir?" I asked, but I saw his eyes closed.

"Don't use this, but the normal door. This is for me and it will be removed soon too." He replied finally opening his eyes and I nodded changing my direction to normal door.

After some time I felt a groan from inside feeling the file little confusing. I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths and stared at the file with complete concentration.

I normally looked up to meet a pair of eyes from a distance with a glass separation. I felt my hand stop which was trying to turn the paper and my breath to still.

I averted my eyes down and didn't glance up again, even when I felt my neck paining a little. I don't want to feel like that again where I felt so terrified and so curious at the same time.

At lunch time when I finally heard a door closing with him instructing me to take care of the calls, I relaxed leaning back to stare at the ceiling.

I finished my lunch soon and did all the work that needs me to stand up and move around the room for any files or the cupboard.

After he returned, I again looked down, but finally lifted my head to crack my neck but stilled meeting his eyes. However, this time I closed them immediately and opened them to see him working calmly like he never glanced this side.

Maybe this is all my illusion. But why would I even dream of him looking at me? I thought, snorting and continued my work until I heard a knock.

"It is past your working time." I heard his voice and glanced up to see him adjusting his tie.

"I didn't finish my work you have given, Mr.Singh." I said with a polite smile.

"That work is for a week, Miss Guptha." He said with irritation.

"Oh!" I let out a sound feeling stupid, but then I felt him stupid too.

Because only this much for a whole week? That is like not so good if he is keeping away the work from me which I can learn something from.

"This is your first week so little work but later the main one starts." He said and I sighed in relief before arranging everything while he left.

I finally stood up and took my coat which I removed during lunch. I wore it and walked out of my door like he asked.

I glanced around to see everyone already left and I saw that it is past one hour than the timings that were given to me.

I got to the front after a alone travel in the elevator and reached the main doors nodding at the watchman. I started walking to the gate to see no cab is in the sight.

I should have booked one before coming downstairs. I shook my head and started walking to the bus stop, but stopped when a car stopped beside me.

"You are stupid or what?" James asked, rolling down the window and I saw Nakul in the back seat.

"What?" I asked James frowning.

"You could have called me or asked Nakul that you don't have a ride from your sister. If not for Nakul's call we would have left." Saying that he unlocked the doors.

"I am just his PA." I mumbled and felt the silence surrounding me.

"Get inside!" James said and I opened the passenger seat before sitting on the chair.

"Back seat?" I asked James in a whisper.

"More angry today." He whispered back and I snorted to which he gave a small shrug.

"How was the work?" he asked after a few minutes.

"It became hectic because of my stupidity." I replied, sighing and he gave a confused look but I waved him off.

"Stop! I need to get my dinner." We heard Nakul's voice and James immediately stopped before a restaurant.

"The bachelor's Annapurna?" I asked and glanced at James and then at Nakul who gave a confused look.

"Sorry! We both are married to be bachelor's." James commented.

"Could have fooled me." I mumbled in a whisper, but he heard and gave out a chuckle before walking inside alone.

"Get one for me too." I shouted rolling down the glass.

"Specific?" he asked and I shook my head.

I leaned back closing my eyes but felt them widen with shock when I heard Nakul saying, "He is a married man, Maheshwari."

Maheshwari! Someone... someone said it and that someone is not a stranger. I closed my eyes, but I felt so restless that I sat up straight.

I want to open this door and walk somewhere or even run not wishing to feel this happiness because of this person who hates me.

"What happened?" James asked returning and I shook my head.

When we reached the house I took one packet from the one he gave me and rushed inside after putting the remaining on the seat.

I took the plate on my way before climbing the stairs and closed the door getting inside my room and leaned on it.

After a few minutes, I took a shower and had my food before lying on the bed lost in my thoughts. I was supposed to be in my home laying on my bed after talking to my Mom about how did my day went.

What am I even doing here? I thought getting up after some time to keep the plate downstairs. I climbed down and washed my plate along with his which is lying in the sink before again moving towards the stairs.

When I placed my hand on my door, I heard faint shouts. I frowned and moved towards his room and heard the volume increased.

I pushed the door, seeing it not closed properly and gasped when I saw Nakul punching the pillow beside him while shouting, 'Mom!'.

I took a step back feeling scared with that violence, but then moved forward hearing the terror in the voice. I gulped and moved slowly near to him and placed my hand on his head.

"Shh!" I whispered, brushing his hair and he slowly calmed down.

I removed my hand and immediately walked away leaving the room, closing the door behind me. I then ran to my room and got inside along with locking it before falling on the bed.

"Is this what James means? That I have to take care of him. But... but I can't hear anything when I stay in this room." I whispered and then frowned.

I am not the right person to look after him. Suppose if I hear his nightmares again, then I will do like what I did today otherwise I will not go and look them for myself.

With that thought I drifted off into sleep but couldn't help, but hope he slept off peacefully and not had another nightmare again.

*Nakul Pov*

"What you did was wrong, Nakul." I heard James voice and glanced away from running figure to see James looking at me.

"What?" I asked him frowning.

"Do you know how uncomfortable she felt in that skirt?" he asked, frowning and I fisted my hands.

"Tell her to say to me directly whatever she wants to say, but not to go running near you every time." I warned him.

"She didn't say a word and she doesn't need to." He mumbled and I ignored him before walking inside holding the parcel.

I had a bath and walked downstairs to have my dinner in silence, but then heard shouts making me walk out of the house in darkness.

I stopped near the door to see James and Sweety standing near the door fighting and then I saw steam coming from something.

"Don't you know that oil catch fire? You can't even make an omelet properly." James shouted.

"You are the one who was teasing me for the shape of it and my hand slipped. It is not my fault that the pan caught fire." Sweety shouted back.

"Shut up! You should have got burned on your mouth and not the hand. And then I would have got some peace." He said in anger and I moved down to see whether it is something major but stopped when he put her finger in his mouth.

"Eww! I can't believe you are doing it and I can't believe I am allowing it. I am sure this is because of that fire. God! That was a huge fire and it raised too much." Sweety continued to babble while I fisted my hands and turned around to get inside the house.

I had my remaining food and placed the plate in the basin before climbing the stairs. I walked directly to my room and took a deep breath before shutting out the lights.

I gasped for breath and felt like this is going to be the end feeling everything enclosing but then felt a presence along with the walls leaving me alone. I felt my breath go normal and felt the peace before drifting off into sleep hoping that presence will forever stay so that the walls will not enclose me again.

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so, i know i said no update but that was because i typed two pages and kind of did backspace not liking it as it felt artificial and felt down a little but then started this...

if i had continued the previous one then i am sure i would have not got these scenes at all... and i am glad... maybe sometimes it is better to start with a clean slate than to just go along with whatever being thrown on it ignoring the instinct... just maybe...

how is the chap???

comment plz and vote...

p.s- more than 4000 count... dont say short ;)