Dharam froze, the air heavy with Tara's floral perfume, mixed with something like caramel and chocolate.

He took a deep breath, infusing his lungs with that sweet mixture of fragrances.

His eyes moved to Tara, to find her so close to him that he could see his reflection in her orbs.

Instinctively, Dharam closed his eyes, waiting - waiting to feel her lips on his.

He almost shuddered, his heart drumming ecstatically as he felt her warm breath fanning his face, and something warm on his cheek.

Surprisingly enough, a wave of disappointment washed over him as Dharam realised that Tara had kissed him on his cheek, not on his lips!

His heart was drumming in his ears, and he shot his eyes wide open, to find Tara's face an inch from his. But without another word, she turned, walking away to her home.

Dharam's eyes went wide, and his breath hitched in his throat. But even before he could comprehend what had happened, Tara had walked into her villa, the main door closing behind her with a thud.

For a while, Dharam stood there, rubbing the spot on his cheek where she'd just kissed him.

Woah!!

A shy smile curled his lips, and he grinned shyly.

This was the first time a woman was kissing him - except Gayathri, nobody had ever kissed him before, not even on the cheek! Heck, no woman had even come so close to him except his ex wife!

His brain just wouldn't work!! His heart was running a marathon and his ears were full of the sound of his loudly drumming heart.

Even though a chilly breeze was fluttering, he felt hot - very hot! Beads of sweat had pooled on his forehead. But it was a  spot on his cheek that burned however - the spot where Tara had kissed!

Dharam closed his eyes to calm his nerves, but his mind played that scene again - of Tara moving close to him to kiss his cheek.

And Dharam shot his eyes wide open in shock and surprise - he couldn't believe he felt disappointed that the kiss was on his cheek and not on his lips!!

He scratched his head absentmindedly.

Once he regained the sense in his limbs, he slowly stumbled into his car, and brought the engine to life.

As he drove back home, a smile kept playing on his lips - a rather shy smile that is!

As he shot a glance to the passenger seat, Tara's words came back to him - let go off your inhibitions and live life as it comes.

He nodded.

He'd spent all his life living by the rules, conditioned under his inhibitions.

It was time to let them all go and just, live!

And for that, he needed help - but whom to ask?

A few names popped in his mind - his close mates and cousin brothers. But they were all too nosy! And they'd all report to his parents that he's dating Tara!

He didn't want to tell anything to his parents - not yet anyway!

So then who??

Four other names popped in his mind - Abhi, Kunal, Nikhil or.... Rohan?

Dharam pondered over the four names, but surprisingly enough, his mind seemed to lean towards taking help from Rohan Kapoor!

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Leaning against the main door of her villa, Tara panted for breath.

Her face felt very hot, and her heart was drumming in her ears!

"Aiyyo!! Aiyyo!! Aiyyooooo!!" Tara cringed, banging the back of her head against the door again and again, cringing at what she'd just done outside with Dharam!

What had gotten into her, she didn't know!

She didn't know why she'd kissed Dharam!

It was a close one however!

When she'd moved closer to him, her eyes were on his lips! She didn't know why she felt the need to even kiss him in the first place!

Dharam is a sweet, decent guy. And now she's kissed him right after their date! Ugh he's gonna get such a bad impression about her!!

Tara clutched at her hair in despair and groaned.

"Aiyyo!! Aiyyo!!! ammaaaaaaa!!" She groaned, and cringed some more at how she'd kissed his cheek and run back home!

Once she calmed herself a bit, Tara peeked outside through the gap in the curtain of the window by the door.

Dharam's car was still parked there in front, and he was standing a few feet away from the car - almost exactly at the spot where she'd kissed him moments ago! And he was gazing ahead into oblivion, his hand rubbing the cheek she'd kissed.

Tara bit her lip and peeked shyly at him, wondering what was going on in his mind!

And a giggle escaped her lips to see the sly smile curling his lips.

Phew! At least he didn't take offense to the kiss, she thought! 

And she watched him, giggling as he still rubbed his cheek.

Dharam chuckled, making Tara sigh in relief. She bit her lip and gazed at him, another thought popping into her mind - if she'd known that he'd not take offence to the kiss, she should have had gone in for the lips and not his cheeks!

Tara's eyes went wide at that thought - here she was cringing at the peck on his cheek whilst her mind was wishing she'd kissed his lips?

"I'm going mad!!" she clutched at her hair. 

But then Dharam moved, drawing her attention, and with her breath hitched in her throat, Tara resumed observing him.

But Dharam just moved to his car, and after a few moments, drove away.

Tara bit her lip, her heart fluttering for the first time in years!

When was the last time her heart had fluttered like this, she wondered.

And then she recalled - the last time she'd felt like this was a few days before she found out that he's been cheating on her!

The thought of her ex husband felt like a puncture to her floating heart.

Her golden came sniffing out of the bedroom, wagging his tail as he found Tara, who smiled. She couldn't help remember that Dharam too loved dogs!

Wonder which breed of dogs he has?

The other golden retriever came out next, wagging his tail and running towards her.

Both the dogs pounced on her, and then began licking every inch of her that they could reach, making her chuckle.

Her German Shepherd Ollie was back home with her family. How she missed him?

"Leo!! Teddy!!!" Tara chuckled, but her dogs continued to sniff at her, till she fell down on the floor, laughing.

These dogs were her sources of happiness now - her solace!

Unlike her ex husband, they never let her down, and always made her smile!

"I love you" she cuddled both her dogs, who whimpered and lay down on her lap to cuddle her more.

It was a while before she finally patted the dogs to get up and she herself got to her feet.

She slowly made her way to the bedroom, slumping down at the foot of the bed. The dogs too sat beside her, laying their heads on her lap

She didn't even bother switching on the lights as her heart waged a war with her mind.

"Let go off your inhibitions" she told herself out loud and nodded.

Both her dogs yelped at the same time, as though they too were agreeing to her statement.

Tara cuddled her dogs, her mind finally reaching to a conclusion - moving on.

And for that, she needed Priya's help.

Quickly fetching her phone from her purse, she dialed Diya's number.

Their mutual love for fashion and skincare had made Tara and Diya bond over quickly when they'd met earlier that day during Rohan's photoshoot!!

And for any appointments with Priya, Diya was the door!

The phone rang and rang, till it went to voicemail.

Tara sighed. Maybe Diya is already asleep she thought.

She searched for Priya's number, only to realise she didn't have it! Her best friend and boss's girlfriend and she didn't have Priya's number??

And then she recalled that earlier that day, she and Diya had chatted, not she and Priya! No wonder she doesn't have Priya's number, Tara thought!

Tsch tsch! Tara grumbled under her breath, before she tried Rohan's number.

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A loud buzzing broke the silence in the air, and both of them froze, their gaze stuck on one another.

Whilst Priya's eyed were wide, Rohan had clenched his jaw, a vein ticking in his temple.

They'd returned back to Priya's place after their couples date, and Priya had just dressed up in a sexy lingerie, teasing him.

Rohan's restraint was slipping - the way Priya gazed at him, blushed and touched him - it was setting his body on fire!

But this ruddy phone had to ring at the same time?

But Priya raised her eyebrow at him, and he scowled.

"Ignore it" he cleared his throat, and even before Priya could say anything else, the buzzing of the phone died.

"Continue..." He trailed off, grinning, and tucking his hands under his head, as though waiting for her to put on a show. It had been so long since they'd shared such an intimate moment together, and that too, Priya was dressed in a lingerie for him - Rohan wanted to make the most of this moment!

Priya blushed, and adjusted herself on top of him, making him groan.

But just as she bent over him again, the buzzing sound began, making both of them freeze.

Rohan clenched his eyes shut, the vein back in action against his temple, whilst Priya bit her lip.

"Excuse me" he hissed through gritted teeth, before lifting Priya off of him, and he rushed out of the room and slammed the bedroom door close behind him, cursing his phone and his grandmother loudly.

There was only one person who would call him at this time of the night - his grandmother!

Whilst Priya continued to blink at his retreating figure, Rohan opened the bedroom door and walked to the living room.

And as he found his phone at the dining table, he froze to find Tara's name flashing on the screen.

Tara? At this time of the night?

He picked up the call - only an emergency would make Tara call him at this time of the night!

"Tara? All okay??" He asked, answering the call.

Tara bit her lip - what happened is she's confused and needed help and Priya is the one who can help her! But ugh how to let Rohan know of all this?!

"Yeah... Um Rohan can I get Priya's number?" Tara asked, sounding very nervous.

Rohan blinked.

"What happened?? All okay?" He asked politely.

"Um... I'll tell that later... Kind of an emergency... I need her number.." She trailed off. She had to call Priya and book an appointment with her for first thing tomorrow morning! Even a moment's delay might make her wait for a long time and she wanted to talk to Priya before coming to a decision regarding Dharam!

"Sure.. I'll text you" Rohan said, and they then disconnected the call.

Tara sat back, gazing at her phone screen, her heart in war with her mind - she was doing the right thing, wasn't she?

Her thought process was interrupted a second later as Tara's phone beeped with Rohan's message - with Priya's number.

***trigger warning***

Tara bit her lip and contemplated however - to make that call or not? The memories of her ex husband floating back in her mind.

Her hand went around her waist again, caressing her stomach from over her dress, tears pooling in her eyes.

Ever since she was a kid, she remembered wanting to have her own baby - to become a mother.

Caressing her stomach from over her dress, Tara smiled sadly.

"We'll get aborted but you're not having a baby now" Sandeep, her ex husband, had hissed the first time she'd missed her period and suspected she was pregnant.

The shock she'd received back then!

Tears slipped the corners of her eyes as Tara continued to caress her stomach, imagining a baby.

"I'm sorry babe, I got stressed out when you just popped the idea of a baby!! We just got married and we're still figuring out life!! A baby can wait, can't it??" Sandeep had later assured her, once Tara had it confirmed that she was not pregnant.

And then he'd began kissing her, making her lose track of the conversation.

"A child will change the dynamics of our relationship. I want to spend time exploring just us before we throw a kid into the dynamics! And besides, abortion is no big deal!! Everyone gets them done.. " Sandeep had said after another argument a few months before she'd found out about him cheating on her!

She'd known the man for all her life, and yet she'd missed out on all the red flags. What if she's not seeing Dharam's red-flags too, because she's so taken aback by his chivalrous behavior tonight?

***trigger warning ends***

Her dogs yelped, licked her face, putting a hold onto Tara's thoughts.

Tara sat bolt upright and wiped her tears, giggling as her dogs continued to cuddle her. 

No, she wouldn't let the memories of her past tarnish her future! 

And so, she dialed Priya's number.

It kept ringing for a while, before someone answered it. Even before she could say a hello, she heard Rohan's hiss from the other side.

"What the fuck woman? Don't you see the time before you call someone?" Rohan hissed into the phone, making Tara jump.

Rohan had already been interrupted by his grandmother just before this call of Tara's!! He just wanted a moment alone with Priya - why did everyone seem to suddenly want to call him right when he and Priya were about to spend some lone time together??

Rohan cursed his luck whilst Priya giggled at his desperate state.

Tara had never imagined that she'd find Rohan in such a situation - the desperation and anger in his voice only meant that she'd just interrupted their intimate moment. And Tara almost giggled!

She bit her lip, her eyes trailing to the clock - it was very late indeed! She wanted to tease him, but neither was she in a good mood to tease her boss cum friend, and neither was Rohan in any mood for a joke she knew - teasing him now would be like tugging the whiskers of a hungry lion!

And so, Tara went for the help she needed.

"Sorry Rohan, I didn't realize you'd be spending your night with Priya" Tara apologized. It was true however, she hadn't realised that the two love birds might be spending the night together!

"Well now you know! So good night!" Rohan hissed, ready to disconnect the call before Tara could say another word.

"Wait wait... Rohan no!! C'mon man!! Look I tried Diya's number but she didn't pick up the call.. I wanted to book a session with Priya.." Tara said quickly.

Rohan muttered a curse, and Tara heard the shuffling of footsteps and Rohan grumbling something before Priya answered the call.

"All okay Tara?" Priya's concern filled voice made Tara smile - so polite even at the middle of the night, she thought!

"Um yes... actually, I wanted to book a session with you... for tomorrow morning.. is that possible?" Tara asked hesitantly.

Priya did some mental calculation and hummed in response.

"We can have a session at 8 tomorrow morning, will that be okay?" She asked, to which Tara sighed in relief.

"8 is fine for me! Thanks Priya!" she beamed, to which Priya chuckled.

"And I'm so sorry for disturbing at this time.. Rohan must be very upset" Tara trailed off. 

Priya giggled.

"He needs to learn patience, so it's okay" Priya replied cheekily, making Tara burst out laughing.

Bidding goodnight, they disconnected the call.

And it was with a light heart that Tara finally got off the bed and made her way to the washroom to freshen up.

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The night had long passed and the twittering of the birds in the early morning was something Dharam never missed. But this morning he was pre-occupied with his own thoughts, hardly realizing what he's doing or even where he is!

Pacing the length of his bedroom, Dharam pondered on what to do. The thoughts about his next step had actually kept him twisting and turning on the bed, hardly able to sleep!

It had been very late when he'd gotten back home last night, and Taniya had long gone to sleep. 

He was a bit relieved to be honest - else Taniya would have had bombarded him with so many questions and she'd have had teased him so much! Dharam shuddered - his face had been red even when he'd gone to bed last night!

The fact that he'd blushed so much would have had reached his parents, and then they'd have all hopefully waited for Dharam to move on with Tara if Taniya had seen him last night after he'd returned home!

No!! He didn't want to involve his family until he was sure about Tara! And Tara - he wanted to know more about how she actually felt.

The thought of Tara only brought back the memory from last night when she'd moved closer to him, to kiss his cheek, and blood rushed upto Dharam's cheeks again!!

For a moment back then, he was so sure that Tara was moving towards his lips!! And he couldn't believe he still felt a twinge of disappointment that Tara had kissed his cheek and not his lips - not that he had the guts to kiss her on the lips anyway!

Ever since he'd woken up, the thought of his next step had kept Dharam uneasy and quite literally on his feet - not knowing what to do, Dharam had first thought of calling up his best mate Max for help. But getting Max involved wasn't a good idea either!

He knew how Max approached a girl - take her out on a fancy date, then out for drinks or dancing. And Max always ended the night with the girl at her place!

Dharan was not sure if he could take that approach - he was a conservative man himself, and he felt this vibe from Tara that she too is just as conservative as him! She might have had kissed him just after their first date, but Dharam was sure that she wasn't the one who'd kiss just anybody that she meets!

The other options at Dharam's disposal were his cousins, his brother Lakshman - all of whom would make a big deal out of it, assuming that he's deeply in love with Tara! Besides, from what he'd heard from Tara, it seemed that she and Lucky were good friends - no, Lucky would only tease them both if he got wind of this!!

And so, Dharam had pondered on his other options - approaching Kunal or Nikhil, but both of them would tease him more than helping him out!!

So, his only option - the one name that kept popping in his mind - was that of Rohan's! 

He didn't know why he felt so comfortable around the man - probably because he was also a one woman man like himself - also because Rohan would understand better than anybody else his apprehension about dating a woman after Gayathri!

Also, he'd heard from Shruthi that after Gayathri, Rohan had been single for a long time, till of course, he'd met Priya.

Dharam wanted to know how he'd moved on - and moreover, how he had approached Priya! 

Finally making up his mind, Dharam scrolled through his phone's contacts till it landed on Rohan Kapoor - Shruthi had long passed him Rohan's number - hoping that a talk with Rohan would persuade him to sign the divorce papers with Gayathri!!

Funnily enough, it had taken only one session with Priya to change Dharam's mind and sign those divorce papers!

Perhaps he ought to talk to Priya regarding all this? Dharam paused.

But then he shook his head - Priya is a woman, and Dharam couldn't talk about all this with a woman! She might be his counsellor but still, dating business was something intimate that he couldn't just talk to with Priya - she would tease him, true, but he felt rather uncomfortable talking to her regarding this dating stuff, given how she was his counselor and not his close friend!

Rohan on the other hand had gone through all this - perhaps he had approached Priya first to date her - and hence he could give him better tips on how to approach Tara? Besides, Tara is one of Rohan's closest friends!

With his breath hitching in his throat and rather feeling like as though he was going to war, Dharam dialed Rohan's number.

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Sitting at a corner table of a posh rooftop cafe, Rohan looked around, waiting. His hair ruffled in the late morning breeze and it was a rather cloudy day. The breeze was cool on his face and he tapped his feet, flicking through his phone.

A pink rose up his cheeks as his eyes fell on his wallpaper - onto Priya's face. It was a picture from when they'd gone trekking to a waterfall a few months ago, and this picture was taken under the waterfall, moments before they'd kissed passionately.

He recalled Priya's blushing face in the morning, when he'd woken her up, to his kisses, before he began thrusting into her in slowly rhythmic moment. She'd glowed so beautifully in his arms, he grinned slyly.

It was amazing how insatiable he became around her! He couldn't get enough of her! He'd never been like this with Gayathri even though they were in a long distance relationship for so many years!

He closed his eyes, recalling the moment from last night, just before he'd dropped into sleep - he'd wanted to say something to her, but tears had pricked his eyes and his heart had felt heavy.

The words at the tip of his tongue were - I love you.

A few feet away, the tall figure of Dharam looked around the cafe, searching for Rohan. He found him sitting at a corner table, looking rather lost Dharam thought.

But Dharam's feet felt heavy and he felt hesitant - sure it had felt rather easy to pick up his phone and dial Rohan's number, but he felt rather humiliated on how to actually approach the man with the topic he had in mind - on how to move on, and how to approach Tara?

Dharam's mind raced back to the previous evening - at how relaxed he'd felt in Tara's company. Usually, even though he's surrounded by people - even with his family or closes friends - Dharam felt alone and suffocated, after the whole fiasco with his ex wife.

But the whole evening with Tara, Dharam had felt so carefree, so alive. He hadn't once felt lonely! And he yearned to feel like that for a bit more.

He wanted to feel - to just feel something other than heartache!

And that thought alone made him walk forward to where Rohan was sitting inside the cafe.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting" Dharam's masculine voice brought Rohan abruptly to reality, and he blinked, to find the tall figure of Dharam gazing apprehensively at him.

"No worries.. I got here just few minutes before yourself" Rohan smiled, getting to his feet too.

The men shook hands and sat down. Rohan took off his grey glares whilst Dharam looked around, looking very uncomfortable.

They did small talk, about the weather and the business, before the waiter came in, taking in their orders.

Once the waiter left, a few painfully silent moments ticked by, with both the men avoiding one another's gaze.

Dharam shot Rohan a furtive glance and looked away, wondering on how best to breach the topic.

Finally, Rohan broke the silence.

"You wanted to meet up.... All okay?" Rohan asked.

Rohan had been on his way to office after dropping Priya at her office, when his phone had buzzed, showing an unknown number. And since it was a call on his personal number, her answered it, wondering who it would be?

But he'd been shocked and surprised to learn it was Dharam, and he'd gotten his number from Shruthi, and that he wanted to meet him that morning.

And so, Rohan had made his way to this cafe.

Dharam had sounded urgent and nervous in the call with Rohan earlier, but now, Dharam wasn't even speaking!

Dharam cleared his throat, and then sipped on a glass of water, before he turned his serious gaze to Rohan.

He opened his mouth, but no voice would come out. 

I'm gonna make a fool out of myself - he thought!

But better make a fool out of myself than feel miserable - another thought popped in his mind in Priya's voice. And so, Dharam nodded.

"I... Gayathri... She's dated a lot of guys before me?" Dharam asked, taking Rohan completely by surprise.

He blinked at Dharam for a few seconds before he recovered. Dharam's eyes went wide. This wasn't the thing he had wanted to talk about!

Of course he knew that Gayathri had liked some Reyansh before Rohan, and that she'd been two timing Rohan as well as himself, and she'd had multiple relationships with multiple men even when she was married to him - Dharam had overheard his mother talking months ago!

But why did he ask this now? Even he didn't know!

"I um... I think there was one guy before me... I'm not sure... And then it was you..." Rohan trailed off.

Dharam nodded. Funnily enough, this answer from Rohan didn't ruffle Dharam. He was thinking on how to approach Tara's topic - because that was much more important than his ex wife and her string of lovers.

He couldn't believe when and why he prioritized Tara over Gayathri, but his eager heart didn't let him think anymore.

"I... Yesterday... Meeting Tara... She's very bold..." Dharam rubbed the nape of his neck, a light pink coloring his cheeks as he recalled the kiss from the previous evening.

Rohan stared at him in disbelief. They had already kissed?! 

What the... how come Tara hadn't mentioned about it the previous night when she'd called him and Priya twice and disturbed them - Rohan wondered!

"Nothing happened... I mean... She's nice... but I'm... And her ex husband..." Dharam trailed off, a frown creasing his face, drawing Rohan to reality.

And as Dharam's words dawned on him, he nodded in understanding.

"Tara and Sandeep... Her ex husband... They were each other's best friend. They've known each other all their life... His betrayal... She's getting over it... She's even talking to Pri today! It's not like she loves him, but they have known each other all their lives... and that was one heck of a betrayal. Tara wanted to desperately talk to Priya, she called and booked a session late last night" Rohan nodded reassuringly at him.

But at Rohan's words, Dharam paled.

"She's meeting Priya today?" He asked. Rohan nodded.

"I think so yes..." He frowned.

"Priya will tease me!" Dharam shook his head, though a deep pink colored his cheeks.

Rohan raised his eyebrow. This was definitely not what he'd expected when Dharam had called him earlier that morning, asking him if they could meet!!

"Something happened between you and Tara?" Rohan asked, unable to stop himself.

A sly grin curled Dharam's lips and he looked away, rubbing the nape of his neck.

Rohan gaped at him - until the previous evening, he'd only seen Dharam looking somber or brooding or even smiling curtly.

But what had happened over the course of an evening, to make Dharam blush?

And he blinked - Tara had only been with her ex husband, and though she'd gone out for dates with a few guys after her divorce, she'd never even kissed any of them, let alone spending the night with them!

What had happened between Tara and Dharam indeed?

"Nothing like that... Just... After we drove to her place... She um... She kissed my cheek... Before she got off the car..." Dharam trailed off, blushing profusely.

Rohan gaped at him - he didn't know what was the shocking part here - that Dharam was blushing so profusely, or that Tara had kissed Dharam - hey even a kiss on the cheek counts!

It had taken him and Priya months before they had had their first kiss, a tiny part of his heart whispered! And he couldn't believe that someone as naïve as Dharam had already had his first kiss by the end of their first date!

"That's... That's it??" Rohan asked, trying to sound very casual and hide his excitement. A part of him wanted the full scoop - he couldn't wait to tease Tara more on this! But another part of him was genuinely happy for Dharam and wanted to make him feel better.

The fact that Dharam was finally ready to move on from Gayathri made Rohan happy!

Though Dharam's face fell at Rohan's words, he nodded. He had only ever done anything with his wife! And so, even something as small as a peck on the cheek by Tara was a big deal for Dharam!

"I've... I've only been with um... You know... I've only been with one woman before... And um... Even with her... I've not done this dating business Rohan... And Tara is so... " Dharam trailed off, shaking his head, hoping Rohan would understand why he was so nervous!

Rohan nodded.

He felt the same way with Priya! He still remembered how it had felt after they'd hugged the first time... the way his cheeks had tingled after she'd kissed his cheeks that first time!! Oh and how his lips had burned after their kiss in her office ?

"I... Did you feel the same way with Priya?" Dharam asked, drawing Rohan to reality.

Rohan's pink cheeks and sly grin gave Dharam his answer. Dharam actually felt relieved to know that all these feelings were normal!

He'd never felt or seen things like this before! This whole dating business was a foreign concept to him.

"What do I do next?" Dharam asked, sounding very nervous.

"What exactly happened last night?" Rohan raised his eyebrow, unable to stop smirking.

"Well I was supposed to drop her off... So um we talked on the way... We have a lot in common, and then we reached her place... She said she had a nice time, that she'd not expected to even smile the evening, let alone laugh! And then I wanted to ask her number but I didn't know how to... And after an awkward silence, she kissed my cheek and bid me goodnight" Dharam shrugged.

But his ears were red and his cheeks were pink and even though he tried hard he couldn't hide the shy smile on his lips.

"Looks like the evening went good?" Rohan grinned.

"It went great! I... I don't have a lot of friends Rohan... And your past and mine... Well... and you also know Tara so well... I thought you would be able to help me out..." Dharam trailed off, looking uncomfortable again.

"I'd love to!" Rohan grinned, making Dharam sigh in relief.

"So what do I do next? I don't even have her number!" Dharam shook his head, looking dejected.

Rohan looked thoughtful for a whole before he grinned again.

"Well, for starters, I'll give you her number. And then you'll ask her to join you for some event in your club... Shooting or golf or what not?" Rohan raised his eyebrow at Dharam, who, to his amazement, had taken out a pocket notepad and had began jotting it all down!

"And then ask her out for coffee, and then dinner... Spend time doing those activities that both of you like... It'll bring you closer!" Rohan ended brightly.

Dharam nodded.

"And then?" Dharam asked, blushing profusely.

"Then just go with the flow!" Rohan winked, to which even Dharam chuckled.

Go with the flow - not bad, Dharam thought.

To be continued...

A/N - next chapter is here, hope you like it.

I know there has been a long overdue for this update but do forgive me - I'm going through some personal stuff and it isn't easy to write with a big writer's block in my mind.

Take care and keep safe. Happy Independence day (in advance) to all my Indian readers <3

Megha.