Serendipity

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Vanraj stood there unmoving, taking in the blissful scene in front of him. Anu was leading Anuj. And that man was proudly following.

He tried to clear his throat to indicate his presence but there was no sound.

The two parted for breath, bringing their foreheads closer to touch. Anuj whispered something that made Anu blush furiously. He smirked. She blushed even more. Tiptoeing, she placed a kiss on his forehead and tried to turn only to be pulled by Anuj and crash forcefully against his chest. He wrapped his hands around her, caging her near him. She laughed playfully and swatted his hands away. He smiled. Bringing his head closer to her neck, he pecked her nape. She closed her eyes, her face displaying the emotions she was experiencing.

Vanraj continued to stand still, his feet refusing to move. His mind focused on the pure unadulterated joy that was being exhibited on Anupama's face.

"ANUPAMA!" Leela's voice reverberated throughout Anuj's cabin ending their beautiful tryst. Anu opened her eyes and looked towards the cabin door to see the mother-son duo staring at them, one in anger and the other in pain. Instinctively, she sighed and moved away to put some distance between herself and Anuj. But Anuj held her hand firmly. Pulling her closer to him, he wrapped his hand around her shoulder. 

"Aren't the two of you ashamed?" Leela asked Anuj and Anupama. 

She looked at Vanraj. And the expression of hurt on his face further fuelled her anger.

"Ashamed of what?" Anuj asked calmly.

"This, this shameless behavior of yours. In a public place," she fumed.

"Public place?" Anuj chuckled. "Last I checked, AK Group belonged to me. And this office is my private property."

"So what if this is your private property, these types of activities don't suit big people."

"What exact types of activities are you referring to Mrs. Shah?" he sneered. Anuj was getting irked. And Anu, looking at his patience wearing thin, gently placed her hand on his to calm him down. He looked at her and took a deep breath. Mistaking their gesture, Leela gloated.

"What's the use of feeling ashamed now? You should have thought about this before you did all that."

"DID WHAT?" Anuj hollered, momentarily scaring Leela and Vanraj. GK who'd stayed outside to ensure all of the Shahs were able to get to the 30th floor without any challenges, rushed inside.

"All that hugging and ...I even feel ashamed to say what you both were doing." She looked towards the floor.

"But you don't feel ashamed that you walked into MY cabin without knocking? Or you don't feel ashamed that you are here to BEG Anupama to come back to your 48-year-old son, after having mentally abused her for 26 years?"

His eyes bore through the mother and son. 

"Oh, I know what you feel ashamed for. You feel ashamed for having GIVEN BIRTH to Vanraj."

Leela looked at him, her eyes spitting fire. "Why would I be ashamed of having given birth to Vanraj?"

Ignoring Leela's question, Anuj turned his attention to Anu and asked: "You didn't tell me Vanraj was God?"

Anu smiled, understanding where Anuj was going with this. But Leela, who'd had less experience with sarcasm, answered: "Vanraj is not God. Why did you say that?"

"Because of your feeling of shame, Mrs. Shah. If love and physical attraction are shameful to you, how did you give birth to two children?"

"Anuj Kapadia!" Vanraj hollered. "Mind your tongue. You're talking to my mother."