A Gift

Then Aaron asked Jason, " what about you ? Do you have a girlfriend ? "

Jason looked at Arora and said, " I... "

And was soon interrupted by Arora, " how about we leave now. Its really getting late. "

Everyone agreed and got up from their chairs to leave. They left the room and Jason stopped Arora by standing before her and not allowing her to leave.

He smiled charmingly and asked, " why did you stop me just now ? Are you afraid that I would tell your name ? "

Arora glared at him, " don't get ahead of yourself " saying that, she pushed him and left the room.

He then thought to himself, " she really is hard to please. " and he too left the place.

***

Next day, as usual Eric went to work at Avelon Group and was asked to follow Sara Cooper to a client meeting.

The meeting went well and the client was satisfied by the work and designs. They were asked to stay for lunch but they rejected politely, and left the place.

Sara, who was tired said, " let's get back to office first "

Eric looked even more tired. No actually hungry. Ofcourse, the meeting went for almost five hours and his energy was completely drained. So, he must really be hungry.

Seeing him in that state, she agreed with him to have lunch before returning to office. They went to a nearby restaurant and ordered food.

As they ate the food, life seemed to be coming back, as well as their energy.

Then Eric placed a gift box along with a small card saying, ' happy birthday to the most beautiful lady ' on the table before Sara and said, " sorry for the late gift "

Sara smiled and thanked him.

It's the first time he saw her smile. She's so beautiful when she smiles. Its like thousand candles were lit up at once. It's so captivating. Eric just stayed there staring at her without even realizing.

Sara opened the present and saw eye lens inside it. She was surprised. She never expected him to give that.

She said with a baffled look, " these are... "

" yhaa, they are contact lens. Didn't I tell you, you would look pretty without those spects. You are hiding those beautiful eyes behind them. " said Eric with a huge smile on his face.

She said doubtfully, " well... "

Eric assured her, " you don't have to force yourself to wear them. It's just a gift from me, its your choice to use them. "

She was really admired by his statement along with his gift. How can he think of giving something like this as a gift. Among all the gifts she received, she liked them the most.

Sara said with a pleasant smile, " thank you for the gift. I'll keep it in good use. "

He smiled with a satisfaction on his face, soon followed by her.

They then completed their lunch and went to office, to resume their work.

***

... to be continued ...