A/n - not edited and not proof read either.

***Sahana's P.O.V***

Lost in thought about my own messed up feelings, I didn't notice where I was going, or who I was going with.

"This is the first of many things" Raj said, as we walked to the entrance of the building.

Forgetting everything else, I asked "What do you mean?"

"I've known Arush from literally from the day we were born.... our mothers are best friends you see... I and Arush grew up together...introvert kahika...well, it's actually really surprising that he became friends with Kabir too...well maybe it was because I first became friends with Kabir....he's a very jealous and possessive guy Arush...he cannot tolerate the person he loves get close to someone else" Raj said, a soft expression on his face.

Wonder why he's telling me all this though?!

"I've known him for 28 years now and yet sometimes I feel like I don't know him at all! He considers himself so strong and so unpredictable.... but the idiot doesn't know that even though his actions may sometimes be unpredictable, the intention behind his acts are always predictable....that possessive asshole" Raj muttered darkly, though his face had this expression which clearly stated he was proud of this behavior of Arush sir.

"Being possessive is important, don't you think so Sahana?" he asked, turning to me.

"Um...depends really. I have been told that I can be a bit possessive about the people I really care about, but I've never had anyone being possessive about me" I said, shrugging.

"You know, when it's the right person, you sure as hell would want them to be possessive about you" Raj said, smirking a little.

"I really doubt that! A very high level of possessiveness.....sounds a bit too suffocating to me" I said, wondering why on Earth were we talking about this?!

"Arush has that suffocating level of possessiveness about the people he cares about, but I personally love the fact that my best mate loves me so much! To you it may look like a bit too much, but for me it's actually touching to know that someone out there wants my presence in their life so much that they can't tolerate sharing me with anyone else" Raj said, smiling.

"And he always likes to be right, and in control of the situation.....sala can't talk in front of a group of 5 strangers but he wants to dominate over everyone" Raj added, chuckling.

"Well I understand what it is to talk in front of strangers... It gets all...hazy and... trust me I never make friends easily" I blurted out.

"Well, you're talking to me" Raj said, smiling warmly.

"And I still don't understand how that happened actually" I said, grinning sheepishly.

"Arush milgaya toh mujhe bhool gayi kya Sonu?" came bhai's voice from somewhere nearby, and I turned around to find bhai standing a few feet away from where I and Raj were standing, his bike parked at his side, and looking at me disapprovingly.

"Arre this isn't Kabir or Arush!! I'm sorry" bhai said apologetically, looking at Raj and apologizing to me.

"Trying to humiliate me even more bhai??" I asked, glaring at bhai.

"Bhai?" Raj asked, puzzled.

"Hi, I'm Reyansh, Sahana's older brother. And you are?!" bhai asked, extending his hand to Raj.

Seriously, why is bhai bent on making contacts at my office?! And how could and introvert like me have an extrovert outgoing person like him for an older brother?!

No complains though - he's the world's best bhai!!

"Oh you're the dude Reyansh that Kabir mentioned?! Hey man I'm Raj..... The asshole... I mean...Arush's best friend" Raj said, grinning at bhai.

"No 'Raj, naam toh suna hoga' dialogue?" bhai asked, shaking Raj's hand.

"I tried it on your sister, and would have had tried it on you too, but you're a guy" Raj said, letting go off bhai's hand.

Bhai chuckled along with me and Raj, but an angry voice broke our moment - Arush sir's voice of course!

"You are bent upon making me wait....oh hey...Reyansh" Arush sir's angry voice suddenly changed to one of surprise and calm.

"Hey man 'sup?" Arush sir said, smiling.....SMILING at my brother!!

I and Raj gaped at one another, and then at the scene in front of us as bhai too smiled back at Arush sir as he said "Good...how about you?!"

"Never been better actually!! Do you have any plans for the evening?! We were going for coffee...Miss Aggarwal, me and Raj here....would you like to join us?!" Arush sir asked him, smiling a smile that made my heart skip a beat.

I never knew Arush sir smile, let alone be polite?! And that too he has such an awesome smile?! God he should smile more often!!

"Really?! I wouldn't mind joining, that is, if these two don't mind" bhai said, smiling back at Arush sir, and indicating me and Raj. 

I shook my head and looked at Raj who continued to gape at Arush sir like he'd just seen a ghost.

"Close that mouth shut Raj, else an ill-fated fly would find it to be it's home" Arush sir said with the slightest hint of a sneer in his voice.

"Huh?" Raj said, looking completely dazed. Arush sir smirked at him and said "Raj...your mouth...shut it"

"Yeah right" Raj said, shaking his head vigorously, as though intending to remove a fly that has gone into his ear.

"So, are we going to the cafe now or what?" Arush sir asked, smirking at Raj.

Why do I get this feeling that my boss intentionally invited my brother for this coffee thing?!

Does he hate me so much that he's bent upon making me not go to the coffee shop?!

Not that I want to go out or something...but...well.... You know how we tend to want to do something when we're strictly told that it's prohibited?! Same here! Who's he to control me?!

He can hate me as much as he wants in office, but Raj was right - after office hours he cannot dictate me!

"Yeah of course we're going... Reyansh bro... You don't mind your sister going out for coffee with friends like me, do you?" Raj asked Bhai seriously.

"No! I trust Sonu and I know she can take care of her own... But if someone does hurt her...." Bhai's voice trailed off as he cracked his knuckles with a menacing expression on his face.

Raj looked unabashed by this comment, but Arush sir looked a bit... intimidated?!

"Okay so well all four of us can go in asshole's car...fuck what's wrong with you?" Raj yelled the second half of the sentence, glaring at Arush sir and wincing in pain as he shook his left foot gingerly.

"Nothing...nothing...maybe I stood on your foot by mistake" Arush sir said, glaring at Raj.

"It felt more like stomping on my feet and less of a mistake" Raj mumbled, moving away from Arush sir.

"So where's this coffee shop anyway?" bhai asked, looking from a still wincing Raj to a lip-tightly-pursed Arush sir.

"Oh there's this nice little coffee shop near by...as I was saying before Arush stood on my foot by mistake...." Raj trailed off, glaring at Arush sir and then adding "...we can all go by Arush's car?! Or maybe Sahana can join us with Reyansh...but no neither of you know the address... or Arush can go with Reyansh on his bike and I'll drive Sahana to...what the fuck ARUSH"

Raj yelled the last part of the sentence, glaring at Arush sir and moving away from him, hopping on his right leg.

"What?" Arush sir asked in an innocent voice.

"Bloody asshole" Raj mumbled, looking at his left foot and wincing in pain.

"You come to this office to work and you're actually wearing slippers?!" Arush sir asked Raj, smirking and indicating his feet.

It was then that I noticed that Raj was wearing beach slippers and his left feet looked like it had been badly stomped by someone more than once.

"How about I and Sahana follow you guys in my bike?" bhai asked, looking from Raj to Arush sir.

Raj had this very gleeful face as he turned to look at Arush sir, smirking slightly. But Arush sir on the other hand looked a bit...disappointed?! 

"Um yeah sure" Raj said, beaming at bhai, while Arush sir continued to have that look of what I'm sure is disappointment on his face.

"Uh fine" Arush sir mumbled and walked away to his car that was parked a little away from us and Raj followed him.

"You know, I have taken a liking for Arush, your boss. He looks like a stand-up guy" bhai said, handing me a helmet and taking my office bag from my hand.

"Stand-up guy?! Bhai I've told you a hundred times already that he's a big khadoos and a jerk and well, Raj's words that he's an asshole... I do agree to him on that" I mumbled the last part, as I recalled how Arush sir showered extra work over me to stop me from leaving office early.

"Well he's a decent guy and I approve of him" bhai said, getting on the bike and wearing his own helmet.

"Approve of him for what?! And why are you bent on praising him?" I asked through narrowed eyes, looking at bhai through the side mirror of the bike.

"Because...he seems to be a good and decent guy, and I wouldn't mind being his friend" bhai said, bringing the engine to life.

I said nothing but held on tight as bhai followed Arush sir's Honda City car out of the office campus and onto the main road.

Still thinking about the day's events, I didn't realize when bhai had stopped the bike.

"Sonu, utarna?! Dekh hum log aa gaye" bhai said, bringing me to reality.

"Huh? Right" I said, removing the helmet and taking my office bag from bhai.

Raj and Arush sir to joined us, who had parked his car right next to bhai's bike.

"Right so you guys go in, I'll join you all in a moment" Raj said as soon as we had entered the threshold of the small but elegant-looking cafe.

The three of us made our way to a window-side table for four whilst Raj stood at the entrance, busy on his phone.

I sat on a chair next to the window and facing the door while bhai sat on the chair right in front of me. Arush sir stood rooted to the spot, probably in a dilemma as to where he should sit.

Arush sir glanced at bhai a couple of times, who was busy browsing his phone now, and then towards the entrance where Raj was standing, busy talking on phone. Finally, to my utter amazement, sir sat on the chair next to me, not once meeting my gaze. 

The almost-intoxicating fragrance of Arush sir's perfume filled my nostril as he sat down and all of a sudden I felt incredibly hot.

My mind started wandering towards places I'd rather not think, specifically about Arush sir and his charming smile, and his arm that was almost brushing mine. 

Twiddling my fingers, I looked around the cafe to distract myself - it was a very beautiful place, with cute little tables all around with cozy chairs, nice indoor plants here 'n there, and a soothing music playing in the background.

"So you guys ordered yet?" Raj asked, taking the only available seat now, the smirk back on his face.

"Nope we were waiting for you" bhai said, putting his phone away.

"Okay so what do you guys want to order? Let's call this my treat, afterall, I was the one who wanted to have a cup of coffee" Raj said, winking.

All of us chuckled, but Arush sir did not. He looked a bit gloomy as he looked through the menu in front of us. 

Looking at his slightly sweaty face and the pink patches on his cheeks, I can assure you guys that I'm not the only one who's feeling hot - the AC isn't cool that's all!

"Can I have your orders?" a waitress asked, standing next to our table. 

I ordered for a Brownie Nutella shake, while Arush sir and bhai ordered for an Irish Cream Coffee each and Raj ordered a Coffee Nutella shake.

Raj beamed and smiled at the waitress who nodded and left our table. 

"Now you're hitting on waitresses?" Arush sir asked Raj, raising his eyebrow.

"What?! No!! I agree she's good looking, but, I was just being polite to her" Raj said, a bit defensively.

Just then, the soft and soothing music issuing from the speakers above changed to a very familiar tune - 

'Hey Ya!I See YouWalking To The Door

Hey Ya!But Won't You Looking Cross The Floor

Hey Ya!I Got To Tell You How I Feel

Hey Ya!Ohh! Baby You The Only One For Me

Hey Ya!I Wana Get Closer To You

Hey Ya!I Meet To Be Closer To You

Hey Ya!I Got To Tell You How I Feel

Hey Ya!Ohh! Baby You The Only One For Me'

"I haven't heard this song in ages" bhai said with a reminiscent smile on his face.

"Reminding you of someone bhai?" I asked, smirking and winking at bhai who scowled at me.

"You know even I've not heard this song in ages....the last time I heard it was when Kabir sang it for Riya" Raj said, smiling.

I gave a knowing smile to bhai who again scowled at me and I looked away - to control my giggles. This song is from the movie 'Karthik calling Karthik'  which had released when bhai was in his final year of bachelors, and well, he had sung this song to his then crush on valentine's who mercilessly rejected him!

The song ended and I finally found it safe to look again at bhai, who was avoiding my gaze. Biting my lip to stop laughing, I looked at Raj, who had a very smug expression on his face as he looked around the cafe. Hesitantly, I looked sideways at Arush sir who was still sweating and a bit pink in the face. 

For some reason, Arush sir being this uncomfortable didn't sit well with me and I almost opened my mouth to tell either Raj or bhai to call the waitress and ask her to reduce the temperature of the AC.

I would have called the waitress and told her myself but you see, being an introvert means having to have a big ass mental dialogue session with the stranger inside your head and hoping against hope that the stranger would stick to the dialogues that you had in mind!

But then, all thoughts popped out of my head as the next song began - 

'Would you dance if I asked you to dance?
Or would you run and never look back?
Would you cry if you saw me crying?
And would you save my soul tonight?Would you tremble if I touched your lips?
Or would you laugh? Oh, please tell me this
Now would you die for the one you love?
Oh hold me in your arms tonightI can be your hero baby
I can kiss away the pain
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away'

Though it was one of my favorite song's by Enrique Iglesias - 'Hero' and I'd already heard the song like a billion times, for the first time in my life, I wondered what it'd feel like to have someone sing this song to me and mean every word of it, whilst gazing into my eyes like I mean the world to him?!

The thought alone made me blush and I looked away to distract myself from the thoughts, and incidentally, my gaze clashed with that of Arush sir's.

For a moment, all was lost. I felt like I was floating somewhere very peaceful and all I wanted to do was continue gazing into the brown orbs of the man next to me. I felt heat rising to my cheeks and so wanted to tear my gaze away, but couldn't.

'I can be your hero baby
I can kiss away the pain
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away'

The song continued in the background, and I continued to hold this man's gaze, all thoughts blocked from my head.

"Here's your order" came a feminine voice, making both me and Arush sir jump. Both of us quickly looked away and I for one felt my face becoming extremely hot and bit my lip nervously.

What had gotten into me?! Why the heck did I look at Arush sir like that and why for the love of God did I continue to look at him?!

And for fuck's sake why the hell is blood rushing to my cheeks?!

To be continued...