I quickly muttered bye to mom and walked towards the car. Vikram's driver Rajuji opened the door for me. I thanked him as I got comfortable inside the car. As he started the car, my mind drifted towards the message I read on my school whatsapp group.

'Class Reunion' the name of the group was changed to. I was so damn happy to see that. I loved my school and all my friends in their.

Only of friend Rujuta asked me in the personal message if I wanted to go.

Of course I wanted to but I decided to reply to that message later. I wanted to ask Vikram about it. He needed control didn't he? Why not start with this.

If he agreed then I would go.

If he didn't I would throw a tantrum and then I would go.

Either way I would win.

Rajuji stopped near my Kaka's office. Vikram at the moment had set up his office there. Due to some legal reasons, Vikram will have to stay in India for some more time. I was happy for that. I dreaded for the moment when Vikram would come and tell me to pack my bags and leave India.

I navigated through the known way in the office. Me, Deepti and Vihaan would spend hours here playing hide and seek.

I passed Kaka's cabin but didn't go in. I didn't want anything to spoil my mood.

I took stairs to reach Vikram's cabin, suddenly I bumped into someone and the next moment papers were flying everywhere.

I wanted to apologise to the person who I bumped into but I was surprised when I saw who that person was.

Rishi Gupta. 

One of my school mate.

I quickly hugged him,"What a surprise Rishi"

Even he was startled looking at me.

"Indeed a surprise"

"What are you doing here" I asked him. He had the same boyish features but he was not a boy anymore. Both of us bend down to collect the papers now scattered on floor.

"I am trying to sell chat" He said smoothly. 

"What?" I looked up at him

"I work here dummy"

Well, that explains the paper. At this moment even my intelligence was face palming. I resumed collecting the paper.

"Oh since when"

"Since last week. Hey you got married?" He said looking at the mangalsutra in my neck. My Mangalsutra, a black beaded necklace given to me by Vikram during our traditional ceremony. It was an indication of married women in every Indian household.

"Yes, this week" I said giving him the pile of paper that I collected

"Wow, Congratulations. You didn't invite me?" 

"Actually it was a small wedding. Just the family" I couldn't tell him that my husband forced me to marry him as he thought I was cheating on him with another man. 

"Okay. Congratulations again. By the way are you coming to the reunion" He seemed rather  interested when he asked this.

"I don't know. I need to ask Vikram if he has made any other plans for that day."

"Vikram?"

"Vikram Joshi, my husband"

"Oh..." He was taken aback from my revelation, even scared. Must be because he was his boss.

"Okay, then tell about it soon. I have to go work okay. See you soon bye" He left with a unorganised bunch of paper in his hands.

**********

I knocked on the door.

"Come in" Vikram's said in his sharp voice.

I entered his cabin. Woww, it was big. They converted the whole storage room into his cabin and mind you the storage room was damn big.

"Lila" his face softened as he glanced at me.

"I am sorry about my outburst on the phone. Apparently I forgot to buy my brain cells in the market today" I said walking towards him.

"Make sure you write it on some list so that you don't forget it the next time" He chuckled

"Okay, till then bear me"

"I am already doing that" He muttered under his breath.

"I heard that" I said as I sat on the desk.

"Where were you" He asked me changing the topic,"Rajuji informed me 15 mins ago that he left you on the front gate. I was thinking  of sending a search party for you" He said picking up a file from the desk and opening it

"Actually I met my school friend, Rishi on the stairs. I was chatting with him.

"Who is he? What was he doing here?"

"He works here. Rishi Gupta"

"Which Department?"

"I didn't ask" Please don't start doubting me. Please don't.

"Okay"

Hallelujah!

"By the I wanted to ask you something"

He seemed as if he was surprised by my sentence. Hey I am not that bad.

He nodded. I continued.

"There is my school reunion two days from now. It was on my whatsapp group and even Rishi told me about it. Can I go?"

Vikram just stared at me for a moment. He was going to say no. I could feel it. He kept the file in his hand on the desk and closed his eyes. In few seconds a smile played on his lips. 

Was he going to enjoy saying no to me.

He suddenly got up and walking towards me the other side of the desk.

He took my face in his hands and kissed me. I was enchanted. His lips moved with a urgency on mine, biting mine every few seconds. It was a needy kiss from his part. 

We broke apart to gasp for air. I was looking a fish outside water.

"I think you didn't hear me right, I asked you whether I should go to the reunion but believe me I loved what you heard" I said to him about the kiss.

He kept his hands on my shoulders and looked at me deeply in the eye. 

"Lila, I can't believe that you asked me about something. This is what I need control"

I knew he was going to be happy about it.

"So does that mean you are going to give me power in this relationship?"

"Why do you need it"

"I need it to keep you safe?"

"From what?" he looked dead serious.

"There are somethings, I can't tell you for your own safety"

"But..."

"Please, Lila, trust me on this"

"Okay. I will but if it is too much for me, I will put my foot down"

A cute smile emerged on his face.

"You have no idea how happy you have made me Mrs. Joshi" 

He engulfed me into a hug. His arms felt like home and warmth. 

But as soon as I started feeling the warmth his arms left mine.

He walked towards the door as I whined and locked it.

He turned around with a determined look on his face. 

"What are you doing" I asked my voice cracking.

"As I said Mrs. Joshi you have made me happy today and it's high time that both of us should be rewarded for it.

*********

Yayyyyy I did it. Some serious stuff will happen in the next chapter ;)

I know many of you are excited about that. 

They are going to do 'something' they should have done ages ago.

Family, if you are reading this, time has come when you stop reading this.

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