MaAn Love

Crash And Burn

(Writer's note: This fanfic story is NOT suited for readers below 18 yrs of age. It contains explicit sexual content. Readers discretion is advised)

01:00 PM
CEO's FLOOR, AK ENTERPRISES

A loud bang resounded through the corridor as Anu made her way to Anuj's cabin making her freeze for a second. As two marketing interns rushed past her giving each other knowing looks, she heard loud voices of two people in a heated argument: her husband and Kavya were back at it. Taking a deep breath in she grabbed the door handle and entered his cabin, prepared to put out the latest fire.

"You better not have!" Kavya yelled banging on Anuj's desk. Anuj shrugged calmly, arms folded leaning back against his luxurious PU leather executive chair. Kavya picked up her phone, ready to walk out and said, "All men do is cheat on you." Anuj smiled wryly and said, "I think you have me confused with your ex-husband Mrs. Shah." That comment stopped Kavya in her tracks as he knew it would. With pursed lips she turned around, "Okay now THAT was below the belt" she said pointing at him. Anuj shrugged again, enjoying this slightly more than his meeting with his PR team this morning and retorted, "Ab... jo hai so hai... MRS. SHAH" enunciating her last name. Kavya opened her mouth but just then Anu walked in with an expression similar to that on a hostage negotiator's face. Anu looked from Anuj, smirking from behind his desk to Kavya and her annoyed expression and asked, "Aaj kaunsa serial pe ladaai ho rahi hai?"

"Anupama tum batao. Isne kal raat SvS ki char episodes dekh liya without me. Is this fair?" Kavya asked as if she were asking for a jury's guilty verdict on a murder trial. Anu asked, "Svs kya hai?" "Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai!" Anuj and Kavya announced together. Anu sighed mentally making a note to cancel their hotstar subscription for the sake of her sanity. "Arey! Yeh madam jab bhi Svs dekhti hai, tumhe aur Monisha ko compare karti hai. It's very annoying" Anuj complained. "Okay fine. Let's settle this now..." Kavya picked up her phone and a quick second later showed Anu a picture of a pretty young woman with makeup that screamed early 00s and said "Tumhe nahi lagta ki yeh tumhari jaisi dikhti hai?" Anu once again looked from Anuj to Kavya wondering what made her think that getting in between these two was a good idea and dared ask, "Aur yeh Monisha hai?" Kavya replied, "Yes... I mean character ka naam Monisha hai... But asli naam Rupali something hai...Anyway forget this... Anupama, mere liye sirf ek sentence bolo please."

Anu: "Kya bolna hai?"
Kavya: "Sahil, mein ghar chhodke jaa rahi hoon"
Anu (Wondering who on earth Sahil is): ...
Anuj (looking at Anu expectantly): ...
Kavya (rolling her eyes): ...
Anu: "Sahil? Mein ghar chhodke jaa rahi hoon?"
Kavya: "Permission nahi lena hai Anupama! Gusse me kaho!"

Anu knew this wouldn't end until she met their demands and taking a deep breath mustering all the annoyance she was feeling at that moment, said, "Sahil! Mein ghar chhodke jaa rahi hoon!!!" She must have said it right this time because Kavya collected her things giving Anuj a triumphant look and walked towards the door. Her triumphant look however did not last long as the cabin door opened, almost hitting Kavya in the face and Devika walked in. "I'm so sorry" she muttered but not sounding sorry in the least bit. You see, Anuj may have readily become Kavya's bff; Anu may have accepted Kavya's teary heartfelt apology but Devika still needed some convincing. She wasn't letting the woman who gave her best friend all the pain in the world, off the hook so easily... although it did lead to something beautiful she always added grudgingly.

"Kavya, tumhari visa interview ki date aayi hai aur saath me yeh letter bhi, from your lawyer" She said in her most professional voice. She had finally admitted to Anuj last week that whatever shortcomings Kavya might have (and there were a lot) she was good at her job; which was why she had agreed to travel with Kavya to New York and stay there until Kavya got a hang of how things worked around the NY branch. Kavya turned to Anuj and said, "Oh! Btw you still have to forward Nidhi's address to me haan! I'll need it for the visa interview I guess." As Anuj started to reply, Devika interjected, "Ek minute, don't you have a sister there? Tum Nidhi ke saath kyun rahegi?" worried that Nidhi together with Kavya may not be the best combination; especially considering Nidhi's past with Anuj. Nidhi wasn't a bad person; she did however have the reputation of being a terrible secret keeper. Kavya replied taking the lawyer's letter from Devika and walking out, "My sister lives in Key West. I doubt my salary covers daily commutes by flight from one state to another." And with that Kavya walked out showing some remnants of her signature haughtiness.