Shades of our Love

Suspicious

Shivaay felt irritated whole night. There was this annoying woman in his house, and he can't even do anything about it, because Tia hired her. "Are you okay Shivaay?" Tia asked him as she came in to his room.
"Hmmm"
"You are annoyed that I hired her aren't you?"
" Hmmm"
"She came with good recommendations, and you have to agree, she's rather funny! I think it'll be fun to have her around!"
"Huh? That witch? No way!"
"Witch? Haha Shivaay I don't think she knows any magic tricks, but looks like she does make you pretty hot and bothered for some reason!" Tia winked.
"What do you men Tia?"
"I think you like her!" she teased him again.
"What nonsense! I hate her! She's annoying, irritating, and she is so clumsy!" He huffed.
"Ha ha, I am just joking Shivaay!, The sky will fall down the day, that Shivaay Singh Oberoi, starts liking a woman!"
"What do you mean? I like you?" He asked confused.
" I meant really really like a woman....as in loooooooove a woman?" Tia teased again.
"Tia you've also gone mad! You know I don't believe in all that bullshit!" Shivaay hurried off, annoyed at Tia taking a pun at him.

He sat down by the bar, and poured himself a drink, when he noticed, a shadow. Someone was going in to the study, he was sure. He thought to call security, but it will be too late if he doesn't follow now. He tip toed behind the dark figure, keeping distance, as it entered the study. Who could this be? Is someone trying to sabotage his family again? After the self immolation of that man, at the maha arti there family had been under a lot of scrutiny. He took cover behind the door hoping to attack at the right time. The figure was using the mobile phone light to search the drawers of the writing table. He slowly approached from behind, as the uninvited guest was busy investigating. He swiftly grabbed hold of the thief, restraining with all his might. "Who are you? And what are you doing here?" He demanded answers from the rather dainty figure he was holding on to. This must be a woman he thought as he could feel delicate breasts against the arm he was restraining.   "Let me go you IDIOT!" She bit his hand causing him to shout in pain.
"YOU!!" He released her and tended to his own hand realising that it was the irritating assitant.
"Yes me!"
"What are YOU doing here, in the study?"
"I..I came looking for candles!" She sounded nervous.
"You sneaked in like a thief, and you want me to believe that you came here to look for candles?"
"I told you! Mr. Oberoi, I came to find candles, I couldn't find the light switch!"
Still not convinced, Shivaay grabbed Annika's hand, as if she was going to run away. Suddenly the room lit up! "BHAIYA!" They got interrupted by OmRu who came running to check on Shivaay! "Bhaiya are you okay? We heard you scream!"
"I didn't scream Rudy, what are you talking about!" He was trying to brush off the fact that he actually screamed in a rather high pitched tone, as her teeth dug in to his skin. They both noticed a distressed Annika and Om elbowed Rudy.
"Sooo Shivaay, who is this?" Om raised an eyebrow! Annika answered before he could, "Hi I am Annika, Tia's new assistant!"
"Ohhhoooo Tia's New assistant? To assist Bhaiya?"
"Shut up Rudy!" Shivaay gave him a stern look.
"No No just to assist Tia! Your brother doesn't need one! His big ass ego is his assistant!" She glared at Shivaay. Shivaay glared back at her with equal contempt.
OmRu looked at each other noticing the Cold War and smirked.
"Annika! We like you already!, I am Om, and this is Rudy" Despite what she came to do, she really liked these two brothers. They both had an innocence in them, and she could see a lot of love and respect in their eyes towards her though she just met them. "We've missed having our sister around, since Priyanka went to boarding school! So Annika Didi it'll be fun to have you around instead!" Rudy exclaimed, like a joyful child.
"Didi?" Shivaay muttered under his breath irritated by how trusting and innocent his youngest brother is.  He couldn't understand how welcoming his brothers were towards this annoying strange woman. He didn't trust her for some reason. Why would anyone come looking for candles in the study, and why does she need candles in the middle of the night?
"Err I think I should go now! I have a lot of work tomorrow!" She exclaimed.
"So you don't want candles now?" Shivaay asked her raising an eyebrow.
"Oh...Yeah I forgot..." She fidgeted around, and Rudy helped her to find some. Shivaay kept staring at her suspiciously as she left the room in a hurry.

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That was close. Annika was panting as she closed the door behind her. She had gone to the study, in the hope of finding some evidence. But this annoying Shivaay Singh Oberoi, had butted in. OmRu seemed like nice blokes, unlike their brother. She knew she had to remain careful, as Shivaay's eyes were on her. Perhaps it was too early to start her investigation. It was stupid of her to risk it on the first day she thought. She should try to gain the family trust first. "One step at a time!" She reassured herself. She opened her suit case, and started unpacking her cloths or rather throwing them in a pile in to the wardrobe. The quarters was pretty big for an assistant she thought. Especially she was not the one for keeping things tidy. She wasn't the best cook in the world either, so she'd probably won't be cooking much in the ample sized open kitchen. She suddenly started missing Sahil, they would usually stay back up, laughing sharing stories, and after meeting OmRu, she started missing him more. "I wish you were here Sahil!" She muttered. She had decided to keep him as far as possible from all of this. After all he was the only family left that loved her, so though she had the urge to call him she didn't.  Shivaay Singh Oberoi, for some reason was getting on her nerves, and she couldn't stop thinking about him. His arrogance, his ego, his attitude irritated her from the core. She also knew from her background check that he was running the Oberoi empire hand in hand with Tej. He is probably involved in all of this she thought without a doubt, and decided to hate him more. " I am not going to let him win!" She promised, to complete her mission, as she finally laid down, exhausted.