Virika: Agent K2

XVIII

6 Months Later
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Karan was getting used to this view now. Waking up every morning next to his girl in her home. He smiled at her angelic sleeping face and leaned in to kiss her nose.

A faint smile made way to her face as she felt his touch. It was a routine now, to wake up from his kisses and she didn't mind.

"Wake up beautiful." Karan whispered in her ear before kissing it.

Krystle moaned and stretched her arms but didn't wake up. Karan chuckled looking at her and tickled her belly.

"Karan! No!" Krystle squealed as he continued to tickle her. "Please!! Okay okay. I'll wake up."

"Good." Laughing, he got up from the bed before picking her up and carrying her to the washroom.

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Krystle sat silently in the passenger seat of Karan's car while he collected his thoughts. It was a difficult decision for them but it was more difficult for Karan.

Krystle gently placed her hand on his making him look at her. She smiled softly at him.

"You can back down if-"

"I'll do it. I want to have a change." Karan stated.

Krystle nodded and got out of the car with Karan. Holding hands, together they went inside the agency where Karan had spent most time in his life since ten years.

Entering the agency, they so no one as it was Sunday but Karan was sure he would be there. They walked down the hallway before taking the right and entering his office. Karan never knocked on his door and would never will.

Knowing that only one person would enter his office without permission, Mr Srivastav turned his attention from the window to the couple standing in front of him. He smiled looking at their joined hands and sat down on his chair.

"Please." He gestured Krystle to take a seat as it was her first and probably the last time of her visiting his office while he didn't say anything to Karan because he knew he would do what he wanted to.

Krystle smiled and seated herself in the chair in front of Mr. Srivastav beside Karan, not once leaving his hand.

"I will not give you an emotional speech because both you and I know that I'm not capable of it. So I'll keep it short. Take care, enjoy your new life and call me once in a while." Mr. Srivastav voiced his thoughts.

Karan scoffed while Krystle laughed hearing Mr. Srivastav's small yet crisp display of emotions. She could hear his voice getting thick with emotions but didn't show it because of Karan.

"I'll take care, enjoy my new life and will call you once in a while." Karan affirmed.

Mr. Srivastav smiled a little before getting up and standing in front of Karan. Karan unsure of what to do stood and before he knew it, he was engulfed into a hug. Mr. Srivastav patted his back as he uttered the next words from his heart.

"I'll miss you. You are like my son who never had. I'll always worry about you wherever you are but I'll not stop you from starting a new phase of your life.
You always have my blessings."

Krystle didn't know what the old man said but she definitely knew she saw unshed tears in Karan's eyes. It touched her heart seeing her man getting emotional.

"Okay okay. Enough of this." Mr. Srivastav stepped back to look at both, Karan and Krystle.
He went back to his chair and knelt down to open the last drawer. He took out the blue coloured box wrapped with glitter ribbon and stood up facing the couple who were looking at him with confused eyes.

"I wanted to gift you something but didn't know what. This is the most I could think." He held the box out for Karan to take.

Karan hesitantly picked up the box as he looked at Mr. Srivastav's excited yet nervous face.

This is new.

Karan thought as he undid the ribbon and took off the lid of the box. Krystle excited to see what was inside the box, walked closer to Karan.

She gasped as she saw what was inside. There were two matching watches from Gucci's latest edition with changeable straps. They were a beautiful mix of black and rose gold.

"They are no ordinary watches. They have a GPS installed in them. Considering Karan's profession, I think it would be safe for you to know location of each other always."
Mr. Srivastav explained, yet he was nervous about their reaction.

"It is considerate and useful sir." Karan smiled as he took out Krystle's watch and buckled it on her wrist before wearing his own.

The couple smiled looking at each other before showing their watch clad hands to Mr. Srivastav who had a soft look on his face.

"Perfect." He complimented.

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So I decided to write one more chapter before finishing the book.
Enjoy!

Kaur D