19. A car drive with him

Preeti's point of view

Everyone is waiting for me to complete my phone call. When I hung up everyone is starting to go in their car.

"Let's go." Keerti said.

"You all go. I'll come at evening. I have to go to the work right now." I said to everyone.

"But Preeti you are on leave, right." Mummy asked me.

"Yes, mummy...but due to the festival season there is staff shortage in bank. So I have to go." I said.

"Okay, but how will you go?" Mummy asked me.

"Don't worry..I'll take auto rikshow." I said.

"No, I'll drop you." Siddharth said looking at me.

"No..no that's fine.. I can manage. " I said to him.

"There is more traffic on roads and I don't want to take a risk of your safety. So I'll drop you and that's final." He said looking give me a look 'he doesn't want further discussion on it.'

"Yes I think this is right. Siddharth will drop you and pick you after your work." Papa said.

I looked at Siddharth and then nodded my head as yes.

Siddharth open the passenger door for me of his black Audi car and hold it until I hopped inside it.

'Such a gentleman. '

He sit on the driving seat, type the location of my office in car g.p.s and starts the engine. He look more handsome when he focus on the road while driving the car. My hands are itching to touch his hand and hold in mine. I want to feel his hand again against my hands but I don't have a courage to do so I just put my hand on my lap.

"So Kshama is your friend? " He asked me.

How do he know her name and know that she is my friend.

"Sorry I saw the caller Id when you picked it up." He answered my unasked question with a soft smile.

"Yes she is my best friend. " I said with a smile.

"So you replaced kshama today?" He asked me while taking a right turn.

"Yes she is out of town, So I have to take her place." I said.

"Why don't you tell your boss that you can't come. I'm sure he will understand." He said looking at me.

I laughed humorously.

"You don't know my boss he will fire me and his girlfriend will kill me if I don't show up. He is such an arrogant and jerk. I'm sure every boss in the world is arrogant and Bossy jerk like him." I said looking back to him.

He raised up his right eyebrows in offence. I looked at him confusingly and then it hit me.

Shit! He is also a boss of his employees.

"Sorry I didn't mean all the bosses. Some are good." I said apologetically.

He chuckled and shake his head while focusing on the road and take left turn.

"Don't worry I know the feeling. I felt the same when dad used his bossy tone on me." He said with a smile.

He stopped the car in front of my office building. I didn't realize when we reached. Whenever he closed to me I don't know where time flies. I lost in his talk that I didn't realize the time.

"What was kshama asking about me?" He said suddenly.

I spun my head to him and looked at him shockingly.

'How did he know?'

He chuckled and said, "You were blushing when you were talking to her."

I felt warmth again on my cheeks and I know I am blushing right now. He knows I into turned when it comes to him. I lowered my head try to hide my blush.

"So tell me what she wants to know?" He asked amusingly.

"No, noth...nothing..imp..important." I stammered and looked into his amusing filled eyes.

"Preeti..Tell me in a simple way or I have other ways." he smirked.

"She wants to know about progress in our relationship." I said again looking down at my lap.

A strand of hair fell on my face because I bent my head down.

I feel his presence and body warmth near me. I didn't look up but I can feel him near me. He tuck a hair strand behind my ear.

"Preeti I don't know what we progressed in our relationship. But I want to take everything slow. I want to know you more and better that I can read your heart beats. I want to know what you are feeling right now. I want to know what your beautiful eyes speaking when they looked at me with so much emotions. I want to know about every happy and bad days of your life. I want to know you more than you." He whispered the last part.

He put his hand on my chin and lifted my chin up, making me look at him. I slowly lifted the curtain of my long lashes and looked into his deep coffee brown eyes.

"I know your feelings Preeti and trust me I feel the same. The feeling are mutual from both the sides. I really like to spend time with you, talk to you either you alone or not. I love the look in your eyes when every time you looked at me with these most beautiful brown eyes." He traced his fingers at the corner of my eyes and I closed them, leaning to his touch.

"I love the blushed pink colour on your cheeks." He whispered and leaned and kissed me on my right cheek.

"I love when they turned red whenever I get close to you." He turn to my left side and kissed me on my left cheek.

I slowly half opened my eyes and looked at his intense one.

He stopped in front of my lips and leaned more. I can feel his hot breath on my lips and I got goosebumps all over my body. I felt summer salt in my stomach and the my heat is beating with its highest pace. Many butterflies are dancing, spark is flowing through all over my body. I closed my eyes again in anticipation.

"Preeti..." he said in his husky voice.

Every time my name rolled on his tongue beautifully, It done something different to me.

"Open your eyes." He whispered again underneath his breath in his husky voice.

I opened my eyes slowly and looked into his intense and deep eyes. They shows the love for me.

We both look into each other's eyes for a while until a car honk break our gaze and I turn my head to collect my self. Siddharth also sit straight in his seat.

"I think I should go." I said while wiping my sweat on my forehead.

I turn and about to open the door.

"Preeti.." he called me.

I stop and turn to him.

"Take care..and I pick you at evening." He said like, he doesn't want to leave me.

I nodded my head as 'yes'.

"Bye..see you soon." He replied.

"Bye.." I said looking at him. I opened the passenger door and leave.

He stood there until I didn't go inside. After looking at him last time I directly go to the managers cabin. I greeted him he greeted me back.

"Today you handle cash counter." He said without looking at me while typing something on his laptop.

"Okey.." I said and turn to leave.

"Preeti.." He called me.

"Yes sir.." I said turning to his side.

"Today I don't want any mistakes. There is a lot of pressure from management now a days. I want everything perfectly. It won't be better for you if anything goes wrong." He threaten me while pointing his forefinger to me.

"Okey sir..." I nodded my head and leave cursing him in head for his rued behavior.

He is such a bipolar and hypocrite person. He changed his colours according to the situation. So it's hard to believe on his words.

What the hell he think about himself. What he means about any mistake. I didn't do any mistake especially in cash. It's always his girlfriend priyanka who short the cash everytime when she sit on cash counter. But of course he will not going to say anything to her because his father is the head of the management team of all the branches in city. On Priyanka's single tear his father fire the whole branch so it's necessary for all of us not to backfire on her when she showered you with beautiful words or played any prank on you.

This is going to be a long day I just wanted to go home as soon as possible after finishing my work. So that I can see Siddharth.

I am so whipped in his love but I like to be whipped in his love.

I like when he smiles on things which I said. What he said to me in car was overwhelming to me. Our feelings are same. I don't know if he love me or not till now but what he said earlier one thing is sure he also liked me as much as I love him. I blushed when I remember his kisses on my cheeks and our morning intimate position.

I was walking towards the cash counter, lost in his thought that I didn't aware of my surroundings and bumped into someone. My bad luck was that the someone is none other than Priyanka herself.

"Watch out bitch.."she said with frown.

"Sorry.. I lost in my thoughts that I didn't saw you." I apologised to her sincerely.

I so much used to Priyanka's bitchy behavior and when she scolded me with such a beautiful word without any reason. so I just learn to ignore her simply because if I said something back to her she make me fire and I don't want that. So I just kept quiet and ignore her.

"In which one's thoughts you were lost huh...stay away from him, he is only mine." Priyanka said while greeting her teeth.

She is over possessive about her boyfriend and think that every girl is crazy for her crazy boyfriend. Instead of her, her boyfriend sometime show interest in me and flirt almost every girl in office when she is not around. I didn't say anything and walked out from there. It's not that mean I didn't get hurt for her behavior I just learn to ignore her. I don't know what I and Kshama done to her that she hates us with all her heart. I set on cash counter and start working blocking all the negative things which is happening around me.

Today is a rush of customers in bank that I don't had a time for my lunch. I constantly work five hours without break.

"Hey..Nidhi is calling you. She needs some help in loan section till then I handle your section." Priyanka said with a frown.

"Okey.." I nodded my head and got up.

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I helped Nidhi in some loans which she didn't understand. I walked back to my counter and said priyanka that I handle from here but when I came to my counter she got afraid to look at me and try to hide something in her handbag but I can't see properly that what was she hiding.

"You took to much time to come. You are such a lazy person." Priyanka said to me with irritation.

"Sorry.." I said.

After that she go back to her seat and I shrugged it, what was she hiding.

'Maybe it was something personal.'

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It's 7.00 p.m of the evening but my work isn't complete yet. We stopped the customer dealing and now I telly the cash.

My phone rang and I check the caller Id but it shows the unknown number so I ignore it. It rings again and it shows the same no. So I ignore it again. After five minutes my phone rings again and I saw the same number displaying on my phone screen.

'Nobody called me before with an unknown number. I have limited friends and I saved there number in my phone then who is calling me.'

Then it clicks in my mind. May be Siddharth is calling me. The night before I gave my phone number to him and I haven't save his number in my phone because he didn't give me his.

'Oh! My God what I did.'

I immediately pick it up before it's going to end.

"Hello...Preeti.." I sigh in relief hear his voice.

"Hello.." I said softly with a shy smile and bit my lower lip.

"Are you alright." Siddharth asked me worriedly.

"Yes, I'm okey. Sorry for not picking your call, I thought it was someone else who is calling me." I said.

He chuckled softly on phone. I chuckled too. His laugh is a harmony to my ears. I can hear this all day and all my life.

"How much time you will need to complete your work so I can come to pick you." He asked me in a firm and soft voice.

"It will take me an hour or so." I replied.

"Okey I'll see you in an hour." He said softly.

"Okey.." I said in a whisper and cut the call.

I smiled to myself and bit my phone by my teeth while thinking about our conversation. This is the first time he called me and we talk on phone.