Darmiyaan

Chef's Kiss

Ram was out of his office, trying to find Adi, but really, his mind was on the delicious food he just ate, and hoping that the chef should have been there to feed him herself. Ram, control. Itne bade sapne dekh raha, tujhe pta hai yeh kabhi--

A collision made him stop talking to himself and when he made sense of what was happening, the chef he was hoping for was in his arms, clutching his blazer tightly so she doesn't fall because of her heels. Ram held her making sure she didn't.

Time seemed to stop when Vedika looked up and locked eyes with him. Her hair was flowing freely, her eyes were lightly lined with kajal, her lips were a vibrant shade of red, but not as her cheeks that seemed to flush while realizing the position of his arms on her waist, all of what made Ram's heart pound faster than the time his BP had shot upto 200. He thought he was having a panic attack.

Vedika wasn't sure how she ended up here. All she thought about on her way to the office was Ram. She was thinking about meeting him here and what she would say if he asked her why she had sent the food. She is not supposed to do that. If she wanted to send food, she should send it to her husband. Not his boss.

But her husband had already eaten, and if his boss hadn't, he would be irritable all day. She was just insuring that his husband's boss would not be irritable. And then she thought how stupid that sounded. Husband's boss? The same guy who she can't think about without smiling to herself. And that's when it happened. She was already smiling when she bumped into him, and she was blushing too when she had Ram's hand wrapped around her. Yeh kya ho raha hai?!

Both of them were lost when Vedika looked down at her hands on his chest. A small flick of her hair came across her face and, as much as Ram loved her hair, he didn't like that they were blocking his view. He released her from one hand and lifted it up to stroke the strands out of his way like he does it everyday. He was half successful when his hand touched her cheek and she looked up. There was something that made them freeze against each other. She didn't want his hand to go away and he didn't want to move it. They both relaxed and Ram released a breath he didn't even know he was holding in. This was perfect. This was all both of them needed.

SHEESH MAHAL NA MUJHKO SUHAYE,

TUJH SANG SOOKHI ROTI BHAAYE,

MANN MAST MAGAN, MANN MAST MAGAN,

BAS TERA NAAM DOHRAAYE.

He was just about to hold her face in his hands when they heard Shashi. Their grip on each other weakened, Vedika gained balance on the floor and Ram released her waist. As Shashi walked nearer, they looked away from each other, knowing they won't be able to if they stared a moment longer. 

Special mention to KarenCastelino08 for letting me use stills from her beautiful edits. Thankyou.