Don 3: Heart's Desire

Chapter 32

Roma woke up the next morning and stretched lazily but immediately froze as the memory of the past night began sinking in on her. She stood up on the bed and looked around for Don, but there was no sign of him. She looked around some more and saw his cummerbund, shirt, coat and shoes and her dress scattered on the floor. She furrowed her brows. That wasn't at all like him. She glanced over at her shoes that he had placed neatly near the nightstand. He was so tidy and organized, disciplined. She began worrying thinking he had left the room in a hurry. She touched the side of the bed he had rested on and flinched at it was cold, as if no one had slept there. Her expression saddened. He hadn't slept with her.

She hated to do so but she went and took a shower, washing away his touch. On the bright side, she felt revived and ready to face him.
She wore a pair of casual jeans and a white t-shirt. She wanted to feel as comfortable in her skin as she could. She tied her hair in a high ponytail and stepped out of the master bedroom. She could hear male voices from the dining area in the kitchen.

'Actually it's 24 karat gold'

'I see. That's surprising given its size' she could hear Don utter

'See right here, that's Emerald'

'You sure it's not Jade? It's so small yaar' she could now see Don and Sameer leaning over the kitchen counter, inspecting a piece of jewelry.

Don looked at it through a loupe 'It's Emerald alright' Don grinned as he inspected the jewel

'Yeah, I know, they like to ruin fine jewelry with plain stones' Sameer rested his chin in his palm, his elbow on the counter 'But this is the real deal' he grinned

'It's exquisite' Don pointed out then placed the items onto the counter 'What else?'

'You're going to love this' Sameer sounded excited 'It's platinum and white gold, 22 karat. Those are sapphires'

Don inspected it as well 'It has Amethyst too'

'Really?' Sameer furrowed his brows and Don handed him the loupe to see 'You're right'

'But!' Don retrieved the loupe and after inspecting the jewel a bit further he returned it to Sameer 'These are diamonds. All 3 of them'

'This is crazy!' Sameer let out an excited laughter

Don chuckled and suddenly stopped as he gazed over to Roma, finally acknowledging her presence 'Roma' he nodded and hesitatingly gave her a dimpled smile

'Yeh kya hai?'she frowned as she approached the counter

Sameer looked over at Don questioningly. Don gave him a look and placed his hands on his hips 'This is very rare, very expensive jewelry, darling'

'I can see that' she looked over at the gorgeous pieces. She couldn't help but stare at them. She doubted she had ever seen something more beautiful

'I'll... come back later maybe'

'Relax, Sameer' Don patted his back as he passed by him, circling the counter to come near Roma. And then he placed his hand on her lower back as he looked down at the jewelry and took the sapphire bracelet and placed it over her wrist, securing it 'How does it look?' Roma wanted to reply but she realized the question was meant for Sameer

'It's outstanding' Sameer's face lit up with a smile 'Looks even better on her wrist'

'It does, doesn't it?' Don caressed the bracelet with his thumb as he held her wrist 'I think it goes with your outfit, too' he grinned at Roma

She gasped 'Belkol nahin!' she tried to remove it but couldn't with her left hand.

Don gently caught her hand 'Why do you want to upset me?' he asked softly, but his look grave