Destined To Be Together

Go, get a wife!

26th November 2030- Tuesday
Ryan

"I thought about the deal Mr. Ryan. And it's really impressive. So we have decided to sign the deal with you."beamed Mr. Dalton.
Hearing this I felt a sense of accomplishment like 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓭𝓲𝓭 𝓲𝓽 , 𝓡𝔂𝓪𝓷. A wide smile covers my face. But it doesn't last long. It faded when he says,
"But before I sign the deal, I would like to meet your wife. " He shifted a little in his chair.
Wife?
Am I married?
These are the thoughts that came in my mind at first. I am confused as well as dumbstruck. Within few seconds I come back to my senses. Maybe he had some misunderstanding. I should tell him what's truth that I'm not married. I open my mouth to say but he cut me off.

"Mr.Ryan, take it as a condition or whatever but the deal will be signed only after meeting your wife. "states Mr. Dalton.
" But Mr. Dalton what the deal has to do with wife? "
"I will repeat for you Mr. Ryan, introduce your wife and grab the deal or just forget it. "he states banging his palm calmly on the table.
I think for a while before answering to him. After all he is asking for a wife, not a large size pizza. I can't let go this deal just because I'm not married. But it's not easy to arrange a wife so suddenly. And I dont even know who the heck is he talking about or if he is just assuming everything.

Without taking much time and not showing the anxiety on my face, I answer him that I will introduce my wife to him. Seeing his facial expressions I can say he is really glad to listen to this as if he had just won a war.

"That's good to listen, Mr. Ryan. To be honest my whole family, especially my grandchildren are really looking forward to meet miss Rhea Davis. They are all very curious to know everything about you both. And don't worry, I will make sure our deal won't make any consequences to let your secret relationship out. ", he said with a wide smile after shaking the earth for me.
Mr. Dalton stands up and comes forward for a final handshake with me.
Before leaving he reminds, " See you at dinner this weekend WITH MISS RHEA. " He deliberately pushed the last three words. Then he goes happily followed by his secretary, leaving me behind, startled.

Rhea. I repeat this name again and again in my mind. How could he even think that? That too married to Rhea? I sit steady on the couch, my head in my hands, thinking what should I do now? I have already lied to him so telling him the truth is not at all an option. Yeah. The only choice is Rhea. I need to find her. Meanwhile Ansh rushes into the room with long and heavy steps. He kept staring at me for a while, eyebrows raised and deep breathes.
"How could you do this? ", he snorts.
" What? ", I ask with the look 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚍, 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚊𝚍𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚝.

" You call me your, we live together since 5 years but you never told me you are married. How could you do this to me? Or do you call me friend just for the sake of calling. You... "
I cut him off before he says anything else and misunderstands.
"I'm not married. ", I say rolling my eyes.
He stares at me for a second with unreadable expression. Then he comes towards me and touches my forehead with his palm.
" By any chance...are you sick or did you fall on your head today? "
I push him away immediately with the 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚙𝚒𝚍? look.

"I'm absolutely fine, okay? The truth is.... I'm really not married. It's just a misunderstanding of Mr. Dalton which I have to prove correct for him so that he signs the deal."
"Aah.... Is that deal so much important for you? "
I nod without looking at him. He sits down on the couch beside me;perhaps his anger is cooled down but there's no reason to be furious either. He can't sit still, he keeps shifting to and from, shaking his head as if thinking something or trying to absorb the weird new I gave him.
After some shifting and thinking, he comes up with a question.
"Now as you said you have to come up with a wife, I just wonder who your wife is or would be? "
I look at him and there he is, not my assistant but a genuine friend who is always by your side and cares for you and whom you could rely on. This feeling doesn't last long as I remember I'm not someone who rely on others no matter what the situation is.

"Yeah... Well I don't know if you know Rhea Davis but it's her. ", I reply looking here and there with some hand gestures.
He stands up from the couch with a jerk and shock. He points his index finger at me and says, " You sure it's Rhea Davis? "
He hesitatingly adds, "I... I mean the Miss Perfect Rhea Davis. "
"Yeah, it's her. ", I say as if she is no one but just another women on the earth.
He sat down beside me while shaking his head.
" Impossible! "He declares.
" What impossible? "I ask confused.
" The deal! "
Finally I look at him and say, "why are you being so pessimist and why do you think so? "
"You don't understand, Ryan. Just think about it. Why would Rhea Davis agree to help you? "
"Why won't she? Of course she will. "
I try to be optimist but deep down even I am aware that she won't.
"Is she your childhood best friend or something that she will come to help you? " I hear sarcasm in his tone.
Well, mistakenly but guessed correct, I think.
"I'll handle this, okay."
As I say many memories of Rhea flourish through my mind. We used to be so happy together. I still remember the day when we went on out first Valentine date at the the age of 10 at an ice cream shop. Ansh interrupts my beautiful but bitter memories,
"Fine. Do you need me to do something? "
"Talk to her manager and fix a meeting with Rhea. "
"Sure."
I go to home after a meeting and go directly into bathroom for a cold shower. I turn on the tap and drop by drop water falls on me. The cold water becomes lukewarm just after hitting my body. Even though the weather is not cold enough, I shiver.
After shower I can't help but go into my storeroom. I stay there for an hour or something and then step out of the room and lock the door behind me. Ansh is already there setting the dining table for dinner.
"1 hour and 57 minutes! ", he exclaims looking into my eyes with a wide eyes.
" What's that? "
"Your new record....for staying in the storeroom. ", he states sarcastically pointing towards the room.
" I really don't understand what the hell do you do in the storeroom for so long? "
I ignore his question and sit on chair and help myself with food. He walks to the chair opposite me and sits there, still staring me. Now staring me even harder. He bangs his right hand on table and concludes, "I got it..... Oh god, why could not I get this little shit till now?"
The spoon drops from my hand on hearing this. I take deep breathes. A part of me thinks that he really got to know the secret. The secret which I have been hiding for ages from everyone.
I look up at him and ask with a deep sigh, "what.....did you.....got to...know?"
"I got....to....know.....that", he stands up and comes beside me putting his arms on my shoulder and says, " I got to know that you are........a gay and you fuck with guys in storeroom. Right? "
I shrug hard and his hands fall from my shoulders.
"Run! ", I say without looking at him and taking a knife in my hand.
" What? "
"Run right now if you don't wanna die with my hands. " I snap and suddenly stand up from chair to catch him. He screams a little and runs to his room.

I continue with my food and think. A gay. Seriously? I laugh hard in a very low voice pressing my palm against my mouth so that Ansh doesn't hear me. Hats off to your imagination Ansh.