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"Sit still, will you?" I raise an eyebrow at her, as she giggles a bit then squares her shoulders and sits straighter. I slowly move the brush over her closed right eye and step back to look at my piece of art. "Perfect. This is gonna be gross but my brother is gonna simp over you all again."

"Really, he better make it worth my while then." Tani says as she winks at me.

I scrunch up my nose and utter, "gross," swaying my hips a bit, I watch Tani move in front of the mirror and silently stare at herself. "Oh come on, throw those insecurities out. You look extremely hot. I can why your boyfriend wants to bang you even when you're on a call with me." I roll my eyes as I comment.

Fuck why did it have to my brother, out of every single male species in this world.

A smile graces my face as I watch her blush. I hug her from behind, keeping my chin on her shoulder. "You know I'm happy for you right?" I ask, as she smiles and nods.

"Let's get going, otherwise your brother will kill you." She says as turns around and takes my hand in hers. I laugh knowing that if we get late, my brother won't be scolding Tani, but he would definitely be scolding me.

I hastily grab my phone and follow Tani, my hurried steps echoing against the marble. Throwing a fly kiss to Shiloh, I successfully pull the door without letting him out.

In the lift, it becomes Tani's responsibility to click some sexy pictures of me as I try to struck the sexiest pose I can think of. And then in the lobby, it becomes my responsibility to click some pictures of Tani's before we meet my brother.

The moment we come into his eyesight, I just roll my eyes and make my way towards the car, hoping to be in the car before I witness hearing and seeing gross themselves out for me.

Opening the back door, I stop with one leg on the step as I feel jaw drop. There sitting was Atharva, my therapist, apparently my brother's best friend. My eyes roamed over the streetlight shining over his face, making his charcoal eyes give more depth than usual. "Snowdrop."

And that was enough to snap me out of my wander.

"Atharva, fancy seeing you here." I greet him, as I climb up into the backseat of my brither's Land Rover.

"Well I did say that I need to take Siddharth out for drinks." He explained as I nodded my head in understanding.

Keeping my hands over my lap, while watching my fingers fiddle around I think about what to say next, or if I should be saying anything at all.

"You look gorgeous by the way," he suddenly says, which results in having heat crawling up my neck.

"Thank you, you cleaned up nice as well." I utter, while sweeping my eyes over his black leather jacket and formal pants.

"Why, thank you my lady." He says in a posh accent making me smile a bit. He is your therapist for fucks sake!

Soon Tani and my brother are getting into the car as the latter introduces Atharva to Tanishka. Both of them exchange many many words throughout the ride as I silently just keep glancing out of the window.

I had a feeling that something would be happening tonight that will either disturb me forever or make me extremely happy for a time being.

When I feel my phone vibrating in my hand, I glance down looking at a message from Ethan, opening it I see a message of 'are you okay sweetcheeks' with a link attached to it.

Opening it, I read the headlines about him landing in Mumbai today evening, that is an hour ago. I go through his pictures clicked by the Paps in the International airport exit.

I knew that our Indian paps were comparatively respectful to our celebrities so I have no doubt that they didn't make him much uncomfortable.

And now I knew I was ready to loose myself to dancing tonight. Considering I can't and don't drink alcohol.

When we reach the nightclub near the other side of the Juhu beach, Tani, Atharva and I get down as Siddharth drives away to park. We siblings didn't prefer handing the car to valet. We call it trust issues.

We're just very protective of our cars.

The bouncer lets us in as soon as Tani shows Siddarth's VIP card. Tani wraps her hand around my bicep as she drags me deeper, a bounce present in every step she takes, the bass of the loud music shaking my heart rapidly with adrenaline. I glance back at Atharva for a second, noting how he is watching us with amusement.

Flashing his infamous smirk my way he follows, as I turn forward and let myself be dragged away by Tani.

Taking a seat by the bar, she orders shots as I order virgin mojito while Atharva orders whiskey for himself.

My bob my head to the song playing as Tanishka continues rambling I have no idea about and taking shots after shots, I'm pretty sure that when Siddharth would be here my bestfriend would be drunk already.

"Let's dance!" She suddenly announces as she stands up from her seat, grabs my phone and turns towards Atharva. "Guide it with your heart will you." She winks playfully as I watch the scene my mouth gaped.

Atharva throws a smirk back as I watch his heavy, veiny hand take our phones from Tani's hand. Suddenly my eyes are drawn towards the ring on his middle finger, a platinum one just like people wear when they're married.

He was married?

How come I never saw that ring before, it's a pretty clean and shiny for someone to miss it out.

My eyes are fixated on that ring as I feel Tani drag me towards the dance floor screaming excitedly.

Only one question roams in my mind, he was married?

I feel someone shaking my shoulders as I glance ahead, watching Tani staring at me with a concern look. "He was married?" I ask her.

She raises an eyebrow in a way to ask who. "Atharva?" Her eyebrows creases and that shows that she doesn't know. "Never mind." I shake my head and pull a small smile.

I pay attention to the music playing, an old Bollywood song from our post teens years. I cheer as I grab her hands and start dancing. Swinging my hips from side to side, fingers venturing into my hair.

Hands roaming down my short glittery dress, my toned legs darting in and out, my hands making way around Tani's neck as she giggles and leans in more for a sultry dance move.

We dance for few more songs then make our way back towards the bar, towards the men discussing with a serious expression. I feel panicked for a minute thinking if my therapist is sharing our session details with my brother.

But then Atharva glances down at his hand and removes the ring, toys with it then puts it back on. Okay, they're not talking about it.

I maybe bad at conversing, but I can read body language very well.

Tani hugs her boyfriend and squeals as I chuckle, knowing it's the alcohol that's getting her. Both of them whisper among each other, as I bite my lower lip and decide to take a step towards the fire burning inside me. Towards the devil who is tempting me with its charcoal eyes.

Standing really close to the sitting figure while jutting my hip out towards him, I order another mojito. The turn towards him, noting the jaw clenched and hardened eyes, someone is holding back.

"So, got all dirty details from my brother?" I ask, as he glances at me. Even though he was sitting he was at the same eye level with me, despite the fact that I'm wearing four inches heels.

"Absolutely, all the dirty details about you." He smirks sweeping his eyes deliberately over my figure, to show very clearly how he checking me out. Boy, if he is good.

I smile, leaning closer to him aware how we're breathing the same air. I watch him glance at my dark red painted lips then back at my eyes, reading everything I want to show him. "Have you forgotten that my brother is sitting right there. Want him throw few punches here and there?" I tease.

I was waiting for him to glance at my cleavage, and that would be my sign that to back the fuck off from him. But he never did, he maintained the eye contact like a man on a mission.

"Did you forget that I'm the same man who got your number from your brother?" I nod appreciatively, well played. Well played.

I turn back towards the counter, taking the mojito from the bartender a flirty smile to let Atharva know that he is not the only one, that he not exclusively settled in my thoughts, that's because he is not. He definitely is not. Nope.

Nah uh

A MILLION LITTLE THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR:
My brother
My bestie
My dirty mind