Chapter 4

Yes I said stuttering ,she is my mom so you cannot call her that .

Oh really?

He walks a little closer .Crap!u cannot move ...I want to step back but I find myself simply unable to move .I need some water; it is getting too got here.

Suddenly he pulls me into his arms  My mouth is so close to his .He is looking into my eyes .I am trying to look down afraid that he can read my eyes and see into my soul. He lifts up my chin and gently rubs his thumb over my lips .For that moment I forgot everything around us .All I could focus on apart from tgae sensation of being held by him ,are his dark brown eyes . Oh boy ! He is the only man around whom I can feel mushy without even watching a romantic movie.

His lips were so close to mine

Nandini...    A voice comes suddenly from another room ..

I push him away and manage to calm myself .

It was Rishab asking me to come to the hall .Mom is calling you .

In that moment  my heartbeats thuds very  rapidly ,I rush to attend to my mother .

Later in the evening we all make a plan to go to a famous restaurant in the city .As we get ready for the outing I consciously try to ignore what happened with Mr perfect this afternoon .But still I ensure myself to put on my best dress  and I realised how pleased I am to have taken the pains of bringing so many dresses with me on this trip

Am I trying to impress him ? No way ! Everybody is trying to look their best  so why shouldn't I ?

But I find that I'm more nervous than usual

Soon everybody is ready and its time to leave

You two go in the other car says mom

What? I'm surprised .Mom is asking me to go alone with a boy ! I insist No, I will go with you mom

Yes, mom there is no need of another car says Mr perfect

Thank god! I cannot bear landing in one more scandalous moment after that afternoon

No says mom .You will go in separate car. That's it no more discussions

I know what mom was trying to do. Seriously Indian mothers are such a headache sometimes !

We take another car ..this ones an Audi!!

The street lamps look beautiful this foggy evening between mist and dark night

Mr perfect doesn't say a word .Suddenly he lunged forward to me my heartbeats became abnormal ...I became numb ..he took the seat belt and put it properly ...I released the breath that I had been holding .He smirked at me .

Again there was silence.

So to end this awkwardness I started a conversation

How about your higher studies ? You don't want to study further?

Nandini, I have already done my MBA and I have also been a research scientist at Indian institute of agricultural sciences .So now I am working on increasing crop yield methods while simultaneously learning ropes of my fathers business and also doing some actual farming. What else do you want me to do ?

My jaw almost fell on the ground .

Oh! I said .So you want a wife who can stay with you ? I mean a housewife .

Yes, I would definitely want a wife who can stay with me , Nandini

I knew it ! A narrow minded control freak. Huh!