Chapter 35: chapter 35

Rakshita and Shreya stood with their mouths hanging open at Jash's comments. Shally, got down from the car and gave her keys to the valet and came forward. She was shocked to see both Shreya and Rakshita standing together and she patted Rakshita's shoulder. She turned towards Shally and Shally raised her eyebrows questioningly. That exact moment Shreya also came out of her trance and looked at Rakshita with furious eyes. She rubbed her temples and pointed her forefinger at Rakshita's face and asked "What the hell did you just do here?", Shally came inbetween them said, "we came for lunch, what else?", Shreya gave a angry laughed and asked, "then why do you interrupt in my business?", Shally was about to say something again, but Rakshita held her and nodded her head sideways. Shally kept quiet balling her fists. Then Rakshita turned towards Shreya and spoke in her soothing voice, "Look I didn't know whether it's right or wrong. But when I saw you in washroom, I thought something was odd, so I followed you and came to your cabin. Your eyes were red and sad,so I pulled you out.", Shreya took a step forward and asked, "that's what I am asking, even if it's something wrong, why did you come for my rescue?", Rakshita looked straight at her eyes and said, "Because you are family and family members help eachother. They just don't ignore other ones trouble.", This made Shreya to take a step back, she blinked her eyes several times and turned away to leave. But before she took further steps, she turned back and said, "I have every right to hate you, but somewhere deep in my heart, I like you for no particular reason." Then she turned and walked away. Shally pulled Rakshita in. They both had their lunch and left the hotel. Meanwhile Shally told about a place she visited recently near the foothills on a river bank. And they had put a sale sign over there. Shally mentioned that would be a perfect place for Rakshita's restaurant. Would be very dreamy and romantic during winters. They could build the restaurant as if it's facing the river on one side and viewing the mountain through other windows. Also she would help with interiors and landscaping and told she would take her to that place now. Rakshita couldn't control her joy. And they both started to that place. There she texted Rakesh about the place and sent few images. Rakesh and Sachin were together and they found the place perfect for creating another asset. At evening, Rakshita sat with Nikita in the living room and shared her details about the location. Rakesh and Sachin came after their work and sat along with them. Shreya called Sachin at that time and told she wouldn't involve herself in other meetings or partnership related things with JDS. She told she will only speak to him about the finances and would never extend her service to JDS. If she is pushed against this, she would even be ready to quit her job at SK groups. Sachin was baffled by her words. He tried to ask her what happened, but without further information she ended the call. Rakshita who was already in dilemma about confessing what happened that afternoon, made decision to share it, thinking Shreya is in some sort of trouble. When she narrated what happened during lunch, all were surprised to know Shreya's state. They wondered who it might be, but had no clue it could be Jash. She even mentioned about the threat, that Shreya has to meet the man tonight for dinner. Shreya was sitting on the lawn on her farm house, while thinking about the day's events. She thought how brave and Rakshita is and wondered whether these were the attributes Rakesh was looking in a woman. Then she removed his images from her mind. She heard a car sound, parking in front of her gate and saw an image of a man approaching her house. Once he comes below the light, she knew it was Jash and told with a furious eyes, "tresspassers are not allowed", Jash stood still and said, "The you have to come with me, if not no one can stop me from entering in", fear formed in the pit of her stomach. She rushed to her door, but he caught her wrist before she entered in. She got stuck in the threshold. She looked at him, her eyes blazing with anger. He turned her around, went inside, pulled her along with him and locked the door. It happened within a minute that she couldn't react at all. She stomach started churning when she realised that she was with him again in a closed house. She tried to open the door, but he blocked her way out. She went and sat on the couch, keeping her head down on her hands. Tears flowed down. Jash took a seat opposite to her and looked around the house. It was tidy and elegant, but not so girly. Exactly how he envisioned her taste. His gaze landed on her, she was dressed in a long meroon skirt, white shirt and a meroon scarf around her neck. Her hair was braided. She looked in every way the most annoyingly beautiful girl to his eyes. He had never been behind a girl like this. He cleared his throat. She looked up, her eyes glistening, tears prickling down. His heart ached. He urged to go near her and console her, but he should first clear their misunderstandings. With a disdained look in him, she asked, "why are you here?", He back questioned her, "why you didn't come for dinner?", she asked with anger, "Why should I?", He then said, "Because I said so...", she got even angrier and told, "you have no right to order me around",  he acted as if he is thinking and said, "I have every right too", she asked, "In what ways??? Just because we had an one-night stand doesn't mean we are in to something. It was a mistake and it's over. I might be sorry for using you.  Now you may leave. ", Jash flinched at her words. He thought what the hell she is speaking about, then he remembered her blabbering about her plan to have an one-night stand. Realisation dawned on him. So it's the reason she has been avoiding him. She thought they were intimate on that night and that's the reason, she spoke like a maniac the next day morning. Jash laughed at the hard truth. She stared at him,"What's so funny now?", Jash couldn't control his laugh, he is still amused by her, even when she is sober. He felt it odd yet pleasurable in a pleasant way. So he thought to tease her some more and said, "Come on babe, don't be like that. You know how we both enjoyed it. You face was blooming with pleasure that night. If we keep doing, at one point you too will start liking it. And you yourself will ask me for it. ", Shreya closed her ears and bent down. She couldn't take it anymore and shouted, "Stop... Please Stop", Jash looked baffled. Shreya looked up, tears were flowing down her cheeks. She couldn't take it anymore and Jash felt bad for teasing her. He immediately came near her and knelt down in front her. Took her hands in his. His other hand lifted her chin and he saw her eyes. Her eyes were closed, but his sudden touch made her eyes wide open. He said in a sad voice, "I am sorry, extremely sorry, I teased you.", Then he searched her eyes. She was puzzled. So he continued, " Actually, nothing happened between us that day, you fell unconscious at the bar, I don't have any whereabouts, so I took you to my mansion. You puked on the way, your dress became shabby, so I made my maid to undress you. I even slept only in the one of the guest rooms that night. I thought to tell you everything next morning itself. But you left abruptly and did not look back. Even this afternoon I tried to explain you only this, because I don't like the disgusted look you gave me throughout the meeting. I felt something is off and tried to clear, but you didn't give me a chance until now.",  Saying so, he held her hands, to that were becoming more chilly. She looked at him, searching his eyes for truth. His eyes were genuine and sincere, so she accepted. Again he continued, "Only now when you said, what you thought had happened, I realised why you hated me all these days. But it was fun to tease to, you are so cute in an amusing way when you get angry, that why I teased you.", And smiled at her. That's when she saw his real smile. She smiled too and said, "Thank you", she was relieved from her stress. She don't know what else to say to him. But then with an mischievous glint in his eyes, he said, " but if you are that desperate to have an one-night stand with me, I am open to it. ", and looked at her with hungry eyes. She was taken aback by his comment and tried to kick him. But he caught her feets. Chills ran up from his touch. She pulled her feets away. He too got up and sat on the couch opposite to hers.Both did not speak for a while, then she offered him coffee, he gladly accepted and left her house. A heavy burden was lifted away from her heart. She slept peacefully that night. Next day, she went to office asusual, Rakesh and Sachin were wondering whom they can appoint to stay with JDS other than Shreya and asked her the opinion. She told she don't have any qualms now in working with them and happily started her task and went to her cabin. She seemed happy, but Rakesh and Sachin had some suspicion in her sudden change in behaviour.