Disclaimer : All the characters written below are imaginary and a work of pure fiction. There is no resemblance to any incident or situation and is written as work of fiction.

"Mishti you are from Delhi right?won't you meet your parents?" Ritwik asked her as they walked out of Delhi airport. They couldn't arrange for any other flight so decided to reach Delhi and drive to Nainital from there.

"they are not in town...." she said sadly.

"oh...." he said and went to the car which was already waiting for them.

"thanks kaka...." he took the keys from the driver. "I will drive....you go home and rest...." he said and put his luggage in carrier and went to pick her bag.

"sir I'll do it...." she said immediately.

"relax...." he chuckled and picked her stuffs up and put it in the carrier. "sit...." he opened the passenger door for her and she sat inside.

They chatted happily and within some hours they were on the hilly roads.

"chai?" he asked looking at her.

"i would love to...." she chuckled as he pulled his car to a dhaba.

They got down and sat on the bench.

"dada do chai kadak wali...." Ritwik told an attendant.

"sir do you want maggie?" she said eyeing a girl who was having maggie , a few metres away from them.

"i don't mind...." he shrugged.

"okay then....dada do plate maggie....keep it a little soupy....and hot...." she said licking her lips and he chuckled. The attendant nodded and walked away.

She rubbed her palm together to warm them. Her pull over was not helping her keep warm.

He opened his blazer and wrapped it around her.

"sir it's okay....i don't need it....you will also feel cold...." she said immediately.

"i am wearing thermals don't worry...." he said with a smile.

The attendant came and gave their chai and maggie.

"mountains maggie and chai hits different...." she said blowing air into the chai and sipped it.

"true that...." he folded his legs comfortably on the bench and started to eat.

As they were happily chatting and eating , she notice a girl checking him out.

"sir....don't look immediately....but the girl wearing red on your right is checking you out...." she said sheepishly.

He frowned and casually looked at that direction and saw the girl.

"hot yaar...." he said looking back at her.

"hai nuh?you wanna try on her?" she asked with a teasing smile.

"naah...." he made a face and had a bite of maggie. "too much work now....and moreover ultimately all these things doesn't matter...."

"what doesn't matter?" she frowned.

"looks and everything...." he said sipping the tea. "a few years later neither am i gonna look the way i look now nor will the girl look the way she looks now...." he shrugged. "it's deeper than that...."

"yeah like you don't look like how you looked in pre school...." she said without filtering.

"huh?isn't that obvious?" he frowned in confusion.

She got alerted immediately. What was she doing. What was she saying. Can she stop giving it away?

"Mishti?" he clicked his fingers in front of her face to bring her out of the reverie.

"hmm?" she looked at him and shook her head and then looked at their empty cups and plates. "let's go?"

"yeah....let's go...." he got up , paid and went to the car.

They drove to their resort and checked into their room when he called her.

"yes sir?" she said after picking up the call.

"listen just got a call from the clients....there is a small party going on in the conference hall....as in banquet whatever....we have to join that....so get ready....i will see you in 20 minutes outside your room okay?"

"okay sir...." she said.

"cool then....see you...." he disconnected the call and they got ready.

She opened the door to go and knock his door after getting ready but saw him standing outside her door.

"arrey sir....you could have knocked....i am sorry for keeping you waiting...."

"that's fine....i am habituated with your punctuality...." he said chuckling making her pout angrily and went behind him.

"blue suits you...." he said after entering the lift. She was wearing a blue bodycon dress with her hair left open.

"thanks...." she said with a blush.

They reached the ground floor and went directly to the venue of the party.

He held her hand involuntarily and she didn't say anything. She looked at their hands and smiled softly.

He went and met with his clients.

"Meet Mishti....designer of Noon Fashions and my friend...." he introduced her to everyone and she looked at him surprised.

After having a short talk with the clients they went aside.

"you want any drink?" he asked as they walked to the bar.

"just a coke...."

"two cokes please...." he told the bar tender and leaned back on the bar counter and looked at her. "so you got taken aback when i called you friend?"

"isn't it obvious sir?" she said sarcastically.

"so you mean to say that we are not friends?" he raised his brows.

"sir....two cokes...." the bar tender handed him two cans.

"thanks...." he said with a polite smile and opened a can and gave it to her.

"chivalry and all...." she chuckled as he opened his can.

"i am chivalrous....cheers...." he clicked his can with hers.

"right....you remember what all you said to me sir?" she raised her brows.

"can you stop embarassing me for once?" he said rolling his eyes. "i said sorry...."

"just joking sir...." she chuckled and looked around. She looked at a cute guy standing in a corner who waved at her. She waved back with a cute smile.

"i know him....he is a casanova....don't even think about it...." he smirked.

"i am not going out on a date....he waved and so out of politeness i waved back....he is cute though...." she said sipping her coke.

The guy came towards them.

"may I have the pleasure to dance with the beautiful lady?" the guy forwarded his hand towards her.

"sorry bro....she is taken...." Ritwik said with a sheepish smile.

"would you mind bro if i take your lady for a dance?" he asked with a smile.

"i will definitely mind....right baby?" Ritwik forwarded his palm to her. She pursed her lips to stop her laughter and kept her hand on his palm as he took her to the dance floor.

"what was that sir?" she asked chuckling softly.

"what?i told you that he is a casanova...." He said holding her waist as she kept her hands on his shoulder and they swayed.

"do you think anyone here is not a casanova?with whom i can go out?" she said looking around.

He rolled his eyes and twirled her as she laughed heartily.

For once she let herself go. At that moment the laughing guy in front of her was not her boss but her sunny. One night , one dance won't hurt , she convinced herself and let her guards down. She felt good. She didn't want to. But once won't hurt. She wanted to feel this. The feeling which was making her walk on air.

Ritwik didn't know what he was doing. He had no intentions of coming close to her. He had no intentions of falling for her. Whatever he was doing , he was doing it unintentionally , without even realising that he was falling. Or may be he had fallen.

When the song stopped , they were standing really close to each other , in each other's arms. She looked here and there and avoided her eyes and so did he.

"umm...." he gulped his saliva and licked his dry lips. "chalein?" he asked restlessly. Both were awkward and it showed on their face.

"haan...." she said finally looking at him.

"dinner?" he said awkwardly , pointing at the buffet area.

"umm....no....i am not hungry...." she said politely.

"will you have momo?from outside?" he asked scanning her face. Her face lit up and she nodded.

"let's go then...." he walked ahead and went out of the party.

They went and walked towards a small momo joint.

"aunty....two plates of momo...." he ordered to the women standing across the joint and sat on the wooden bench. "shit it is cold...." he said rubbing his palms for warmth.

"yeah...." she sat beside him. "i didn't know you like roadside joints...."

"yeah because you thought five star night clubs and restaurants are my daily affair...." he shrugged.

"yeah whatever...." she rolled her eyes and he laughed.

"i hate such high end parties....you have to behave properly and appropriately...." he said as the women came with their momos. "you cannot behave like this right...." he said dipping a momo to the chutney and put the entire thing into his mouth.

"so true....i love this....roadside joints and calm nights...." she said dipping a momo to the chutney and she also put the entire thing into her mouth. They sat there finishing their momos and chatted about themselves , their likes and dislikes and didn't have a track of time.