"Dude....Gabbar ne naukri se toh nahi nikal diya na?" Vicky asked as Nandini came back and sat at her cubicle.

"Nahi...everything is fine." Nandini assured him.

"Aur yeh awaaz kya thi?"

"Kaise awaaz?"

"Arre woh...it sounded like laughing or something?"

"That was laughing." Nandini replied and Vicky's mouth dropped open.

"Did you drug Manik Sir's coffee?"

"No of course na...kuch bhi!"

"Acha btw tum office ki Valentine party pe aa rahi ho na?" Vicky asked.

"Haan...Jeej ne bataya tha iske baare mein. I cant wait! Um...I dont have to have a date or anything right?"

"Nahi...its not needed. I also dont have a date." Vicky looked sad.

"Toh isme itni dhukhi hone wali kya baat hai?" Nandini asked. "Single hona koi gunna thodi na hai."

"Yaar mera bas chalta toh main single nahi hota...par woh manti hi nahi."

"Woh?" Nandini raised an eyebrow. "Yeh...woh kaun hai?"

"Um...woh...koi nahi." Vicky turned away but Nandini grabbed his chair and pulled him back.

"Oye...kahan bhag rahe ho? Aadhi baat bol ke tum mujhe aise latka nahi sakte...tell me who she is! Now!" Nandini demanded.

"Ok Ok....her name is Zoya, Zoya Malik. She's that girl over there." Vicky motioned with his head towards the other side of the room where a girl was chatting with Cabir. "She is Cabir sir's PA."

"Oooh...she's pretty." Nandini whispered. She then got up and started walking towards her making Vicky panick.

"Nan....what...Nandini!" Vicky whisper yelled. Nandini turned back winked at Vicky and then walked upto Cabir & Zoya.

"Hi Cabir bhai!" Nandini greeted.

"Hey Nandu...Manik zyada dant toh nahi raha hai na tumhe?"

"Oh you know I can handle Manik sir." Nandini replied. "Vaise....who is this?"

"Oh! So sorry, Nandu yeh hai Zoya, my PA. and Zoya this is Nandini Murthy, Mukti ki behen, Navya ki cousin aur Manik ki PA." Cabir introduced them.

"Acha...toh tum ho the famous new PA!" Zoya commented.

"Famous?"

"Aur nahi toh kya...usually Manik sir ki koi bhi PA 4 din se zyada tik nahi paata but tum toh alag hi cheez ho."

"Haan...woh toh main hoon." Nandini nodded.

"Haha....I like you." Zoya giggled and the two girls shook hands.

"Vaise Zoya...tum bhi Valentine Party pe jaa rahi ho na? Do you have a date?"

"Nahi...what about you?"

'Haan hai na...mera Vicku baby!"

Vicky who was trying his best to hide behind the cubicle while also leaning in and listening to their conversation literally fell off his chair in shock after hearing Nandini. Everyone looked to him and he just awkwardly waved.

"Awww Vicku baby.... sharma rahe ho? Come na!" Nandini motioned for him to come closer and Vicky gave her a weird look as he walked upto them. Cabir had his mouth wide open while Zoya looked surprised and also a bit sad.

"Tum dono ek dusre ko jaante ho? I mean...I didnt know Vicky had a girlfriend." Zoya glared at Vicky as if to say why flirt with me if you have a girlfriend?.

"Uh actually..."

"Actually we were broken up for a bit." Nandini spoke up before Vicky could say anything. "Kya hai na, Vicky left London and I wasnt sure about a Long Distance relationship so I broke it off but now that hum dono ek hi shehar mein hai and in fact ek hi office mein kaam karte hai...I decided we should pick up where we started from."

"Oh..."

"Ek minute...lekin mujhe yeh sab kyun nahi paata?" Cabir asked.

"Kyunki aapki source....AKA Navya ko bhi kuch nahi paata. I was barely in touch when I was London."

"Um...mujhe kuch kaam hai." Zoya excused herself and left and after a few minutes Cabir left too.

"Vicku Baby? What was that?! You...... kya kar rahi ho yaar?" Vicky asked.

"Tumhara setting. Relax ok...when Im done, you will have a girlfriend, aur phir mujhe thank you bologe tum."

"Matlab?"

"Matlab did you see her face? She was jealous!" Nandini said.

"She doesnt like me...maine hazar baar date ke liye puch aur har baar she rejected me." Vicky replied.

"Yeah...sometimes insaan ko kisi cheez hi importance tab paata chalta hai jab woh cheez khone wala hota hai. Tumne aaj tak sirf usse attention diya hai na? Now ignore her for the day, mere saath party pe chalo and I guarantee ki party ke end tak she will confess that she likes you!"

"Party ke end tak? Really?" Vicky asked hopefully.

"Of course...you know my plans always work." Nandini replied.

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Zoya Malik(25 Yrs): 10 months older than Vicky & Nandini. Zoya is Cabir's PA and has been for 3 years now. She always rejected Vicky thinking she shouldnt date within the ompany but actually likes Vicky too.

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Later that evening, the employees all came back to the office and met in the party hall for the Valentine party. Cabir & Abhi had come with Navy & Mukti respectively while Manik just stood to one side. Zoya had also arrived wearing a white crop top and red maxi skirt.

"Yeh Ms Murthy kaha hai?" Manik suddenly asked, looking around.

"Apne boyfriend ke saath aa rahi hogi." Cabir replied. Manik, Abhi & Navya all looked shocked to hear about her boyfriend while Mukti already knew as Nandini had msged her.

"Oh Yeah...Vicky na?" Mukti asked.

"What...who Vicky? Nandini ki boyfriend kabse hai?" Abhi started getting protective.

"Vicky matlab...Vikram Dsouza?" Manik got angry thinking back to when Nandini was laughing with him.

"Haan...they knew each other in london and dated back then phir breakuo ho gaya kyunki Vicky yahan aa gaye and then they are dating again." Mukti explained.

"Yeah...and its Vicku Baby...not Vicky!" Cabir joked.

"Vicku Baby?" Manik & Abhi both yelled.

"Abhi...Nandini bachi thodi hai. She is allowed to date." Mukti calmed her husband down.

"Aur tujhe kya hua?" Cabir asked Manik.

"Nahi...kuch nahi."

"Gussa kyun aa raha hai tujhe?"

"Who me? No...bilkul gussa nahi aa raha hai. Im fine....absolutely fine."

"Oh there they are." Navya looked towards the entrance where Vicky & Nandini entered with their arms linked. Nandini was wearing a gorgeous one shoulder red gown while Vicky wore a red & white suit. Manik admired her as she entered and a gust of wind came and rippled through her hair. Nandini was smiling, waving and stopping to talk to everyone along the way. Finally they reached where Manik & the others were standing.

Manik Outfit

Nandini Outfit

Vicky Outfit

Zoya's Outfit

"Hi Didu! Hi Navya!" Nandini hugged both girls.

"Hi Nandu...this must be Vicky right?" Navya shook hands with Vicky. Manik meanwhile completely forgot that Vicky was there and couldnt take his eyes off Nandini. Thats when Nandini turned towards him and he looked away to act casual.

"Sir...aapne ghar jaake change nahi ki?" Nandini asked.

"What do you mean? Yeh mera party wala suit hai." Manik replied. Nandini looked him up and down.

"It looks like the same black one you wore this morning." Nandini shrugged. Then she noticed Zoya walking towards them and she slid her had around Vicky's arm. "Aur mere Vicku Baby ko dekhiye....Valentine party pe aise rang pehene chahiye."

The purpose was to make Zoya jealous which worked as she was starting at their linked arms and didn't look happy at all but someone else was also getting jealous. That was none other than Manik. He didn't like that she compared him to Vicky and in anger started tightening his grip on the wine glass he was holding.

"He is looking soooo handsome na? Vicku baby always wears what I ask him to." Music then started and Nandini grabbed Vicky's hand pulling him onto the dance floor. "Baby let's dance!"

The music was really slow and romantic and Nandini made sure to be extra close to Vicky.

"It's working! Uski shakal dekho!" Nandini whispered to Vicky while looking over to Zoya. " Hold my waist."

"Kya?"

"Just do it!" Nandini insisted. So Vicky did and Zoya walked away in tears while....

SHATTER!

Everyone looked towards the sound and saw Manik standing there with his hand bleeding and the glass he was holding had shattered in his grip.
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Note: Hope you like this chapter. Pls comment below what you think will happen next?