*Swathi Pov*

"What are you thinking?" I gave her a side glance, but continued to drive along with trying to control my thoughts.

"About Job!" she replied in a whisper and I frowned.

"Why? It is not like your first day." I pointed out and turned the car reaching near the company.

"It feels like that only. I don't know how to behave and what should I do regarding the middle door. And also what should I... should I use to address him." She continued and I didn't have any words to say hearing all that.

"Maha!" I mumbled, reaching the company and she got out, but I too not wishing for her to go inside without I say something to assure her.

"Look, you were not wrong in any of this and you need to keep some control or even change yourself. Just do what you wish to and keep yourself happy." I said and she gave a sad smile.

"I wish to go near him and not leave his hand at all, even though if he pushes me. That is not a bright thing to do, right?" she asked and I shook my head.

"Maybe not that!" I whispered and she nodded, but glanced over my shoulder only for a frown to appear on her face.

I turned around to see Nakul getting out of the car which is being driven by James. And it suddenly hit somewhere as if these are the only moments I will be seeing him. If not for me dropping Maha and he doing the same for Nakul then we may never even cross our paths.

"Why is he still dropping Nakul?" I asked her with impatience suddenly wishing he just stop doing that so that I can never see him and move on completely.

"Why would I know about Nakul?" she asked back and I frowned at her.

"Because he is your hus..." I stopped my words, seeing her pale face realizing my mistake too late.

"I can ask the same regarding James." She asked with an anger expression which is kind of the first strong emotion she is showing after three days.

"He is not!" I simply stated and she nodded.

"Same here!" she whispered and I glanced at her neck.

"It doesn't look like that." I said and she followed my glance before glancing at my neck repeating the words.

"It matches my dress." I said, shrugging and she shook her head.

"Fine! Let's hurt each other for something that already happened." She mumbled and took her purse from the car.

"Let's not do that." I said, holding the necklace and looked at each other before removing it at a time and placed it in our own bags.

"I will come to get you." Saying that I climbed into the car and had a feel of something choking my neck, which is silly because I am not wearing anything around my neck anymore.

I just drove off not even glancing at James car wishing I didn't have to see him this fast and why does he has to still drive Nakul around when his job is over.

"Guess what?" my assistant said the moment I entered the boutique making me frown.

"Now, what happened? I think I locked the doors yesterday properly only." I replied and continued to walk to my cabin.

"I don't know why you are working even on Saturday's and Sunday's, Madam. But the news is we got a contract and maybe your hard work is in need for this." She said forwarding the letter.

"Perfect! At least something is." I whispered and immediately started planning for this along with arranging the meetings.

I just hope Maha is doing fine and I know it must be harder for her to continue to work for him. I asked Dad to offer her to join our company itself, but she is adamant to continue the work she earned on her own.

She is really brave to be ready to be in his presence every day after everything while as for me, I got shaken by just a glance at him.

*Maheshwari Pov*

I am such a coward! I thought, staring at the back of Di's car while she just drove away. How was she able to drive with that control while here I am not able to move my feet.

I looked away from the gate where her car already left and met the eyes of Nakul. I sucked in my breath and tried to talk myself out of all this.

You need to be strong! I thought to myself and finally looked away, clearing my throat and started walking towards the entrance.

Thank to god he didn't reach near to me because of which I was able to get in the elevator alone and then reach my cabin to compose myself before meeting him again.

However, the first thing I did after reaching my cabin is to move the curtain only to see the charts I pasted removed from the wall. Of course! He can't let them be there with many people entering his cabin. But then there was a small voice telling me maybe he didn't want that nuisance and removed it.

I walked to my chair and started organizing it before taking out the notepad along with the pen with shaking hands, thinking about the encounter I am about to have with him.

As usual, I walked to the connecting door and opened it to see him sitting behind his desk. Immediately a smile appeared on my face as if everything is fine, but then reality got kicked when she glanced at me and I closed the door with complete force before stepping back to stare at it.

How did I get the information out of my head that he didn't want me to use this in the beginning when we were married?

I composed myself again and reached to my cabin door and walked to his before giving a slight knock and opened it, saying, "May I come in, Mr. Singh?"

And that for a brief second I saw an emotion on his face, which is shock hearing my words before it went to blank mode. What should I feel about this?

I walked to his table and stood calmly while he just stared at me before giving a small nod of acknowledgement and then it started the normal routine of work.

Everything was same with him giving the work and with me asking for suggestions, but only one thing was different that this will be the only place we will ever meet.

I sat before my lunch and glanced at the connecting door, remembering how many times I escaped to there and had a lunch date with him.

But now he already left the office to have lunch from his regular hotel while I tried to finish mine before throwing myself at the work literally.

"How was your day?" Di asked and I shook my head.

"It was normal!" I replied, making her frown and she reversed, but stopped when another car was on the way.

She stiffened seeing that as James car and I held her hand while he moved his car aside after which she drove off.

"Interesting day!" she whispered and I didn't comment anything over it.

And so the charade continued for the next two weeks with complete silence, but then I lost my patience one day with James but not with Nakul.

"How are you, Maha?" James asked while I am trying to push down the memories of the three of us travelling like this with Nakul sitting beside James.

However, today I rushed to sit in the passenger seat before Nakul can come downstairs to this meeting. That day he insisted because he didn't want to sit back with his wife sitting in the front, but now what wife and what husband.

I didn't reply to James and just sat there in between going through the files. We reached the hotel and walked inside, but James stayed out.

Everything went well and Nakul stayed back to talk to them while I rushed out to see James waiting for us.

"Why are you still accompanying him? Is there any other danger to him?" I asked him directly and he frowned.

"No! Why? Are you worried?" he asked making me frown back.

"Of course! What do you think of me? That I will forget a person I love just on a click of the fingers? Now, tell me." I replied and he shook his head.

"You know he doesn't drive anymore and I had difficulty of staying back with not much work. So, I am doing this to pass the time at least for a few more days." He said shrugging and I nodded.

"She left me and went, Maha." He added when I stayed silent.

"Just like how I left him and went? Do you think I should have stayed?" I asked and to my surprise, he didn't reply with a reluctance.

I searched my bag and took out a paper from it before placing it in his hand which he opened with a curiosity.

"You promised me that you will never let any hurt reach my family and mainly my sister all those months back. But you didn't keep your promise." I said when he was looking at the paper I made him sign at the very beginning when we both were planning to make Di step back of her plans.

"I wish I made your sister sign something like this too." He whispered and looked over my shoulder which I followed to see Nakul standing near to us.

"Don't we all wish for the same." I whispered and we three got into the car lost in our own thoughts.

I frowned the next week just before the weekend while having my lunch with worry for Di. She is doing too much work these days and I don't know how to bring her out of it.

At least now I can see the person I love every day and be at least an employee but she doesn't have such chance. I was brought out of my thoughts with a telephone ringing from his cabin.

When it continued to ring, I stood up and stepped out of my cabin before reaching his after knocking to only stiffen looking inside.

There on the couch, he is sleeping like really sleeping. However, I continued to walk towards his desk when the ringing started again.

"Hello! This is Singh Industries, how may I help you?" I asked and felt a pause before I heard a voice.

"Hello! I am Neha and can I talk to Nakul?" she asked with a familiarity which made me think she must be some old friend.

"I am sorry, but he is not in the cabin. Can I take a message?" I asked her.

"Sure! Tell him that he can come to my home at eight and not seven for just this weekend. Please make sure that you pass this message." She replied in a normal tone and hung up while I just stood there holding the receiver in stunned silence.

I calmly placed the receiver back and closed my eyes before taking out a notepad on his table before writing the message on it. Then I placed it on his system.

With that, I walked back to the door, but paused near the couch to see his sleeping face which can be noted for the tiredness. I slowly walked near to him and patted his shoulder to wake him up remembering the meeting within an hour.

He opened his eyes blinking and saw me, but before I can step back, he held my hand and pulled me to sit in the place remaining on the couch.

I stared at him wide eyed and moved to get up, but before I can do that, he moved his head to place it on my lap and held my legs tightly before drifting off into sleep.

"Oh Nakul! I should be angry at you right now for moving on so easily, but I don't want to believe that phone call." I whispered and brushed his hair to press a kiss to his forehead.

"No!" I mumbled to myself realizing how weak, I am becoming with just this small gesture which he may have not done if we was not sleepy.

I slowly moved him, but when he didn't budge, I pushed myself to the end before standing up making his head fall on the couch which caused him to awake with full consciousness.

"There has been a call for you, Mr. Singh. And we need to leave for a meeting soon with the client reaching here within an hour." I said with more harshness because of the anger at myself for becoming weak for him.

And when he moved his hand to place it on the place of his forehead when I kissed, I rushed from the room as if someone is behind me to catch me.

"What? Are you serious?" she asked with outrage and I nodded.

"If Nakul can be that forward, then I can expect double from James with no blame for him." She commented and I shook my head.

"James is not dropping or picking Nakul anymore." I commented when she kept on looking at the gate like from the past few days.

"So?" she asked and I sighed, closing my eyes only to remember the phone call.

I sat at the dining table, picking my food while Mom is trying to not comment on my aloof behavior like from the past few weeks and the father is calmly having his dinner but glancing at me in between.

"The weekend is over, Maha." Suddenly I heard Di's voice and looked up to see her reaching the table finally returning from the work.

"Yeah!" I replied, pressing down the pain that rushes whenever I think about the phone call which is all the time.

I don't want to think worst out of it, but I am not a saint to think best out of it too. Nakul! When will this torment can finish? At least behave worse so that I can step back from all this.

"You spent it by sulking and I did by working." She continued and I shook my head.

"And?" I asked, wishing she finishes it so that I can go back to my sulking like she is saying but it is more than panicking.

What if he completely moves on and marries someone and I have to stay back and see all that? I thought and sat straight feeling so horrified that I looked around hoping no one saw my expression but Di didn't miss it.

"I realized one thing, Maha." She said, sitting straight and I just stared at her waiting for her to continue.

"What we need is a man." She stated and there were immediate side effects like the father choking on his food and Mom gasping at her and me laughing at her with tears spilling from my eyes, but she had a determined look which scared me later after I finished laughing which was after so many weeks.

"One man for both?" I somehow commented and this time she laughed shaking her head.

*Nakul Pov*

"This weekend you can be here whenever you want to, Nakul." She said and I stared outside from my cabin holding the mobile tightly.

"Sure!" saying that I hung up while moving my hand to touch my forehead.

It's been one week since that happened, Nakul. And you bathed all these days, but still trying to feel it? I asked myself and walked to the couch before laying on it.

I closed my eyes to have a little time to sleep before I have to wake up for a meeting with Manjula and her. Immediately I opened my eyes thinking how can I sleep now thinking about the meeting with her.

"May I come in, Mr. Singh?" I hid the flinch when I heard the words after one hour and saw her face with a blank expression along with Manjula's confused expression.

"Welcome back from your holiday." I said to her and she nodded but frowned at both of us.

"What is it? You both quarreled in the mean time I was not here?" she asked smiling.

"Can we start the meeting, Ms. Manjula?" I asked her in a harsh tone and immediately wished I didn't.

"Sure! So, Mrs. Singh briefed me about..." she immediately stopped when my mask slipped while she placed a hand to stop Manjula.

"It's Ms. Guptha!" those words left the whole room in silence.

"Please continue!" I requested Manjula and she did like any professional, but her eyes were questioning both of us.

When we both were left alone with Maheshwari leaving the cabin after the meeting, Manjula just stared at me with questions.

"What is it? In the morning I heard from the attender that you are using the penthouse of this building from one week and now she is saying this. What is happening? I know, I am just your employee, but after these few months, I think you as my friend." She said frowning.

"Like you said we quarreled and she is angry. I don't want to stay at home. So, I shifted to here. I know you wish to know everything but for now this is all I can say." I replied and she sighed but nodded before leaving the cabin.

"What is it?" I asked, lifting the call.

"You missed me so much in just a week that you are finally snapping at me?" James voice floated through the phone.

"Tell me what you want." I repeated and he sighed.

"Fine! I will there at closing time with a few documents regarding the job finishing for my company policy. Just wait for me before leaving for your home if you are actually leaving the company at least from today onwards." He commented.

"I will be there!" I said hanging up.

How can he be so calm and composed? I thought to myself, but shook my head to do the work in which I am lagging even after sitting before it for hours.

In the evening, I reached downstairs and waited for James but saw Sweety's car. She parked, but didn't get out. However, she rolled down her window to talk to someone on her phone.

"Sure! We both will be there and that is a promise. No! We will not back out. I am expecting some amazing time and mainly for her." She continued to talk in bits and pieces which would make anyone curious but James reached there before I can think about that.

"It's a good thing that you are here. I have an important work to do after this." He commented, but he is looking at her car with a side glance.

I took the documents and started checking them before asking for his pen which he didn't give while asking, "Where are you going during these weekends?"

"Keeping an eye on me now?" I asked, still with hand forward waiting for the pen.

"Kind of! But still, where are you going?" he asked, frowning, but gave the pen which I took before starting to sign.

"I am going to get some peace from my life every weekend. Happy?" I asked back and heard a throat clearing from behind me.

"Hello!" Sweety said, smiling at me and I felt scared for a second seeing her expression but nodded at her.

"Do you remember when I told you that if you hurt her then I will find a guy for her? Well, I actually fulfilled my promise." She said still smiling and my elbow slipped from the hood of his car which I took support to sign.

"Nakul!" James whispered when I staggered back hearing her words and she stared at me with wide eyes filled with shock.

"Di! Did you see my card? I am searching everything in my bag, but not finding it. You asked me to buy some gown for this date and if I don't find this card then I am not buying it. If you want, you can buy for your date though, but I will buy from my own money finally using my salary." I heard the voice and glanced at the steps to see her climbing them down with her eyes searching inside the purse.

"Di?" she asked and looked up only to step back looking at three of us while I placed my hand on the car for support to not fall down on knees right there.

"I will buy now and you can pay me later, Maha." Some voice reached and then I heard some doors sound and the car leaving.

I finally took a deep breath and glanced up to see James standing there lost in his own thoughts making me realize in their words that even Sweety is going for a date.

Signing the documents he brought after five minutes, I stepped back and he drove off while I walked back into the company and reached the penthouse in which only one is suitable to live at present. I just stood in the balcony calling Neha.

"I will not be there this weekend." I explained and she accepted saying she will expect me for the next week before hanging up. I held the railing tightly as if it is my pain.

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here it is and with nakul pov uff... i dont whether it is enough or not but i didnt want it to be too much... now, what do you want this double date to be? fun or something else? let me know but i will decide at the end what to be though:P

how is the chap???

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p.s-net chapter will be next tuesday...