Chapter 18

Damini's POV



" Does anyone want to try these succulent Gulab Jamuns?" Samar asked and we all shook our head.

" Are you sure, they look so good? Damini, you just said that you have at least 16 sweet teeth. Try some. " Samar insisted.

" I am too full to try anything. Please don't tempt me. " I said with a smile.

" Oh !! C'mon just a bite. " I could not resist it and cut one of them into half and tried it. It melted in my mouth. I little moan escaped from my mouth.

" This is awesome, thanks Samar for making me try it. " I smiled at Samar and he smiled at me.

" I did not know that you could be tempted so easily... Would you like to try Ras malai as well? " Sagar said with fake humour, while I knew it was laced with sarcasm.

" No Thanks, Mr Malhotra, I have had enough. " I gave a faint smile.

" You want me to tempt you?? Like Samar did?? "

" Not at all, Mr Malhotra. "

" Your sweet teeth don't like Ras malai?? Or you don't consider me as your friend to share it with me? "

" It's not like that, Mr Malhotra, I am just full and I am yet to try my Kulfi. "

" Oh !! What is the big deal ?? Damini, try one bite of that as well. And call him by his name. His name is Sagar, Mr Malhotra is just too formal. We all will be working together so let's have a nice, non-formal, friendly environment. I hope you don't mind her calling you as Sagar. " Samar said.

" No... " Sagar said but he looked angry.

I took a spoonful of ras malai too. It was equally good. A smile came on my face.

" It is amazing. Thanks " I said to him and he gave a faint smile and nodded.

I had some of my Kulfi too. But could not finish it. Sagar took my plate and finished my Kulfi too. It felt so good. I didn't know how, but that looked so natural and obvious as if we were a couple.

But we were not and would never be. Not after what I saw that day...

" Oh god !! I think I am going to burst today, I have never had this much food in the one day, I think I was being glutton today." I said.

" Hey, don't feel guilty, I always end up eating like this when I come here. Let's blame it on food. " Samar grinned. He was really cute and easy to talk to. I almost giggled at that.

We were about to leave the restaurant when we heard someone calling Samar. We all turned to see two men coming towards us with smiles on their faces.

" Hi!! Bharat, Neeraj... How are you? It has been so long. Good to meet you." Samar hugged them both.

" Yes, you have become very busy. " One of those guys said.

" Ok, nothing like that. I am just starting something so a little busy. But hey, anything for friends. " Samar said.

I just wanted to go to the washroom, so I excused myself to go to the washroom. I rushed there to get fresh.

The conversation, I mean the argument I had with Sagar was coming to my mind again.

He wanted an explanation??? He ?? After what he did??? He should be explaining to me. But I am well over it. Thank God, that I did not fall for his charm.

Well, you did... My inner self said.

No, I didn't.

You did... You had fallen for him... You can deny it to anyone but not to your inner self.

Anyway... He crushed my heart, but I will never accept it in front of him... I can't let him crush my self-esteem.

I was proud of my acting skills. If Sagar can act, so can I. I am happy, that I could throw my words at him without getting emotional when I said, " Listen, Mr Malhotra, I don't know what you are talking about. "

He looked angry. He has the nerve to show that I did something wrong to him? What a bloody Casanova.

He was even coming towards me when his phone rang and I escaped. Thank God.

I was washing my face. But whenever, I thought about him my face became red and hot. When I wiped my face and turned to go out of the washroom. He pushed me and walked in.

" Are you out of your mind?? What are you doing here? "

" You know, that I came to get the explanation. "

" I told you, I don't know what you are talking about."

He took more steps towards me that engulfed the distance separating us. Our front bodies were touching. I gasped and he smiled.

" What are you doing, get away from me. "

" I will, once I tell you what was I talking about. "

" You... You can't come to ladies washroom. I can get you arrested. "

" Try that, Beautiful. I will follow you to even another side of the earth. I will not let you go, till you tell me. "

He held my hand and brought it near his mouth and place a long kiss at my fingers looking at me. I almost shivered.

He could make me shiver then just by holding my hand or even just looking at me with those dreamy intense eyes. He is much hotter now.

Taller, broader with more muscles and his handsome face was much more angular and manly with that light five O'clock shadow.

My body was plastered to his and I could feel his hard chest against mine. It gave me a fair idea, how many hours he must have spent in the gym to get a body like that.

Shit!! Why am I thing about him like this? I can't fall for his charm again. Think of something else. Something weird.

" So, what I wanted to say was that the whole school knew my feelings for you. Including you, so if you have forgotten that, because of this decade you stayed away from me. Then I must remind you. " He said.

" Oh, Please... I haven't forgotten anything and you don't need to remind me. It is just not worth remembering. " I said with all the bitterness that had been simmering in me for years.

" What do you mean by that??? You are saying that whatever we had was nothing?"

" I am saying exactly that. You have become very smart Mr Malhotra. "

" Stop calling me Mr Malhotra, right now. "

" But, that is your name, Mr Ma... "

" My name is Sagar. I hope you remember that at least. Or all you can remember is Samar's name? "

" Oh yes, Samar. He is a nice person, I just met him yesterday, but I liked him. He is so... "

" Don't say another word, Damini... "

" Or what?? What will you do?"

" Why are you doing it?? You know it is giving me pain, still, you are flirting with him. "

" What do you mean by that? I am not flirting with anyone. "

" You have been flirting with him. Sharing food with him, flashing your smile to him, doing what he is telling you to do. You were not ready to have sweets but you agreed to have as that Samar tempted you to do that. Then you shared Gulab jamun and not to forget you didn't want to share sweets with me, even when I offered but you did when he persuaded you. What is going on ??"

" Well, you won't understand. A confirmed casanova like you would always think like that. Only you could take a friendly smile or conversation as flirting. "

" Confirmed casanova ??? Me?? Have you lost it?? "

" Listen !! Leave me or I will shout. "

Just then the door of the washroom opened and two ladies walked in. They were shocked to see him holding me like that. He removed his arms from me.

" Are you ok?? Do you want help? " The women asked me glaring at him.

" N.no thanks... " I said and ran towards the door.