Maaneet OS - Elevator Encounters

Maaneet OS 1 - Elevator Encounters

"Shit.Shit.Shit" muttering under her breath, Geet broke out into a run - the MD and CEO from AR group were scheduled in for a 9 AM meeting today, and they had been chasing this deal for weeks now. If anything ever went wrong, her life as she knew it, would be over.

Nah, she was not being dramatic. And she did that quite often - her best friend Pinky often chided her for being so overly dramatic and she often retorted with a "and proudly so".

Skidding to a stop in front of the elevators, she jabbed her finger on the button, maybe a tad bit more harshly than needed.

She wasn't being dramatic now, her life, as she knew it, would really be over. Her boss would ensure she paid for any guffaws today. Her boss and CEO of Khurana Constructions, Maan Singh Khurana -

Mr. Dreamboat

A small sigh escaped her and even as the colour quickly rose over her cheek, she quickly rearranged her features, replacing the grin with a scowl, "Geet, now is not the time" she scolded herself, swinging her laptop bag over her side.

But despite what she was telling herself, her mind promptly threw up the memories of last night where she and Maan had worked late at night running over last-minute projections and data for the meeting today.

"How much longer is it going to take, Geet? I don't want to be sitting here all night"

Her fingers stilled over her laptop as she threw her boss a look from the corner of her eyes. The sleeves of his light mauve shirt were rolled up to his elbows, revealing perfectly muscular arms. The gel in his hair was worn out by now, making locks of his hair fall over his forehead as he poured over the files on his laptop, his expressive brown eyes clouded in concentration.

Aaj adjectives kuch zyada Nahi ho rahe hai, Geet?!

The female population in the office called Maan DD (Dhak Dhak) and not without reason, Geet had quickly learned, as she started working closely with Maan.

It was not only his astonishingly good looks that had earned him this nickname - it was also his high-handed cockiness and rude demeanour which sent the heartbeats tinging albeit for totally different reasons.

And over the last year of being closely associated with Maan Singh Khurana, professionally associated that is, Geet knew that there was a softness about Maan that he kept well hidden. But she had been privy to this a lot of times, and with every such instance she found herself being more drawn to him.

Not just the handsome ruthless CEO persona he often put up, but the man he was.

That did not mean his high-handedness did not irritate her.

Pursing her lips in a tight smile, she turned to him, "I prefer to ensure accuracy over haste, Mr. Khurana"

Maan raised an eyebrow at her, and as he did that a stray lock of hair fell over his arched eyebrow "accuracy is important, Geet"

Damn her insides for doing a funny dance at the way her name sounded when he said it, Geet chided herself.

"But don't confuse accuracy with procrastination - I need that report in 10 minutes"

There it was again - that cockiness - which she was used to by now, but every time it was directed to her, still infuriated the hell out of her.

"Of course, like not confusing arrogance" she paused and threw him a look, "with competence"

If someone had told her she would be talking to the boss this way, she would have called them mental. But this had quickly become the routine for them and she knew that Maan probably secretly enjoyed this.