Chapter 60

Mohit's POV



" Listen beautiful... "



" Please Mr Paul, there is no one around, you don't need to pretend. So save all those endearments for someone else. Please tell me what do you want to eat. "



Ufff !! Temper ?? She is hot !!! I love it...



Concentrate... you idiot!!



" Will you listen to me??" I said to her.



" Yeah... but first let me get started with making dinner. I am already tired. " She had already started kneading the floor.



" Listen, you don't need to do this job... we can order food if you are tired. "



" No, I enjoyed my first day on that job. I can cook, I would not neglect my one job for another. Tell me what you want... " She took out pans and picked up onions to peel and chop them.



I was desperate to talk to her and she was working on our dinner.



Oh, God !! She was as stubborn as any other member of my family.



" I don't want anything, for God's sake, just listen... "



" No, tell me what you want, you did not even eat your breakfast. I want to do my job perfectly. My job is to provide you with nice, healthy and hot food. I don't like it when you don't eat. The food gets wasted and I feel bad that I didn't do justice to my job. "



What happened to her??



" Why are you behaving like that?? "



" Like what?? "



" Like this... So formal?? We are... "



" Friends?? No, you just call me your friend politely when we are alone, but in front of your friends, you can't even call me that. Sometimes, I am just a girl your parents wants you to meet, another time, I am your fellow designer, and yesterday your employee... Which is absolutely true. So let's keep it that way only. There should be no confusion. So next time if anyone asks, we won't have to think."



God !!! She was thoroughly irritated with me. But what did she expect me to tell them?? I could not tell them.



You could have said that she was your friend. My soul said.



But she seemed to be hurt... Why was she hurt?



She thinks that you call her a friend, just to be polite?



But I do think of her as my friend. Don't I ??



No... Not as a friend... You don't feel for Manu what you feel for Srusti.



I don't know... But she is as important to me as Manu is... I want her in my life. I want to take care of her for the rest of my life. I didn't want her to go away, I wanted her to be with me all the time.



Then tell her whatever you think or feel for her.



Oh, I wish I could tell her but there was no point in talking while she is in this mood.



" Excuse me... I am making dinner, go and sit there. " She said to me as I was standing there, while she was cooking. She was having problems in working.



" I am sorry for that but I could not introduce you to them. " I explained, I could think of.



" Yeah... as I am not good enough to be your... friend. After all, I am your cook... " She was still angry with me.



" No, you are very important to me."



" Yeah... Because your family think that we are married. "



" No... You are getting me wrong... Can't you understand that I was worried about you? " I said all of a sudden.



" Worried?? Why ?? "



Shit !! I didn't want to scare her. But Robin was very vengeful and he knew my feelings for her.



" Why didn't you pick up the calls? "



" I told you, I had put on my phone on silent mode as I had an interview. I forgot about it later on. What is the issue?? Anyways you didn't want to talk to me when your friend was here, you just wanted me to leave. I prepared your breakfast and you just shouted at me that you didn't want anything. You didn't even bother to eat. You just wanted me to get away from you. Then why did you call me 10 times?? "



" I didn't want you to leave the house... I wanted you to go away from here. "



" That's one and the same thing... "



" No, it was not... I didn't want you anywhere near him. "



" Why?? I was not going to hurt him." She glared at me.



How do I explain that it was the other way around???



" I was angry with him. " I said.



" What ?? So you took it out on me?"



" I am sorry, I didn't want to... I got annoyed that he was ordering you. Why did you have to cook for him when I told you to go inside? "



" He was a guest, and he said he was hungry. He asked me to make something for him. How could I refuse? "



" But I told you to do that... You should have listened to me instead of him. " I was annoyed discussing him.



" Right, you are my employer... I should have listened to you... But he was your guest and he requested. But since you are the boss, I should have listened to you. Sorry boss... " She said.



What was wrong with her?? Why was she being sarcastic ?? She has been behaving weirdly since I got carried away and kissed her...



She had already started preparing my favourite food since I didn't say what I would like to eat.



" That's not what I meant, I just wanted you to go away from there at that moment. I didn't want you to meet him. "



" Yeah... of course, I am not good enough to meet your friends, you are ashamed of me... " She was saying, I was so shocked at what was she thinking...



I was about to answer her when my phone started ringing. I looked at the screen and saw that it was from Manu.



An instant smile came on my face. I was missing her and wanted to talk to her. She called after so long...



" Excuse me but I need to take this call. "



" Sure sir, you don't need to take my permission for that. You are the master of the house. " She said and started making chapattis.



Oh God!!! Why was she snapping at me??



I was looking at her face while she was avoiding it.



I had to pick up the call, so I did, "Hi Manu !! How are you?? "



" I am good, how are you? "



" I was miserable, beautiful, but I am very good to hear your voice. I am missing you a lot. " I said and saw that Srusti was working with lightning speed. Her back was turned towards me.



" I missed you too... I was planning to give you a surprise earlier but then thought against it."



" What surprise, sweetheart?? You know I love surprises... Why did you cancel it?? "



" Well, I didn't want to shock you?? So, I thought to make you aware of it. "



" Come on now tell me already, I am all ears please tell me... " I said to her and saw srusti serving food on the table.



" Well, I am planning to join you back. "



" What?? Are you kidding me?? When?? Wow !! I love you... "



" Tomorrow ?? "



" What ??? Oh my God !! I may get a heart attack. Call your brother. He is a heart specialist, right?? " I settled down on the table and started serving food on my plate. As I was too hungry.



" What? Is it so bad?? "



" Bad??? Are you crazy?? It is so good. I am so happy... I might have a heart attack. I have been dying to have you back. " I said and heard of a sound as if something fell where Srusti was working. I looked at Srusti, she was working very fast as if she needed to go somewhere.



" So, Is that ok?? " Manu asked.



" It is so good !! God !! You know, I love you... How can you even ask that? I am so excited to meet you. "



" But Mohit, I would need another room for kids and my new assistant. "



" The whole office is yours, sweetheart, just order me. I am so excited... And will your handsome husband also come?? I can arrange for him as well. Or he can share my room. " I said to tease her. It had been so long since I teased her.