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AN INEVITABLE INTRUDER

CHAPTER 22

NAINA...

I was relieved that our friends weren't upset with us after we had kept such important plan away from them. Now we all were waiting for the next day when the results would be out. While dinner, I saw Sameer a little tensed. I needed to talk to him but that would have to wait till we get some alone time on terrace.

Once Maa & Nanu retired to their rooms, I pulled Sameer towards the terrace. As usual, I sat down on the swing & he slept on my lap. He was more quiet tonight. "Sameer... tum itna chup kyun ho? Kya soch rahe ho?" He met my eyes, "Naina... mujhe Vijay uncle ka phone aaya tha, unhone jo mujhse kahaa uske baad yeh pataa chal gaya ki hamara shak sahi tha."

My hands froze in his hair & he continued, "Naina... Hamari company mein aisa koi hai jisne hamara presentation churaaya aur Kartik ko de diya. Vijay uncle ne mujhe bataaya ki humne unhe jo purana presentation bheja tha, Kartik ka presentation same hi hai, sab kuch same hai Naina... Iska matlab samajti ho tum?"

When he didn't hear anything from me, he got up from my lap & pulled me in his arms. My trance broke & I realized that I got tongue tied hearing his words. "Naina... Humne jo bhi kiya thik hi kiya tha. Bas ab mujhe yeh jaanna hai ki wohh kaun hai jisne hamara presentation Kartik ko leak kiya. Aur wohh jo koi bhi ho, usse main chodunga nahi. Hamari company mein rehkar humse cheating kar raha hai, hamari information Kartik ko bataa raha hai."

Finally finding my voice, I spoke, "Mujhe ab bhi yakeen nahi ho raha ki koi hamara presentation aise leak kar sakta hai. Sameer... hume jald se jald uska pataa lagaana hoga, agar usne hamare company ki saari details Kartik tak pohoncha di toh hume aage chalkar bohot nuksaan ho sakta hai."

He hummed in response, "Main jaanta hun Naina aur issi baat ka ab mujhe bhi thoda tension ho raha hai. Wohh jo koi bhi ho, hume pataa lagaana hoga aur isiliye maine aur Vijay uncle ne kuch socha hai. Aur isme mujhe tumhari aur hamare friends ke help lagegi."

I kissed him softly on his cheek, "Yeh bhi koi kehni ki baat hai kya? Main hamesha tumhara saath dungi Sameer. Aur hamare friends bhi hamesha hamare saath hi khade rahenge. Bas hume yeh dhyaan rakhna hoga ki hum koi bhi baat office mein nahi karenge. Jo bhi plan banana ho wohh yahin ghar mein karna hoga, taaki kisiko hamare plan ki zara bhi bhanak naa lage."

Sameer touched his forehead to mine, "Jaisa tum kaho Mrs Maheshwari..." Before I could say anything, he kissed me passionately making me forget all the worries for a while. When we came up for air, I saw the desire in his eyes which turned me into jelly within seconds.

"Sameer..." I whispered huskily. He groaned, "Naina... Please aisa mat karo tum. Main... main... khudko control nahi kar paaunga, fir mat kehna kuch." I loved the way he was stuttering which broke my resistance & I claimed his lips. My hands went around his neck & he tightened his hold on my waist.

This time when we came up to breathe, I hid my face in his chest & hugged him tightly, controlling my own urges. When we both calmed down, he whispered, "Chalo Naina... Late ho gaya hai. Hume sona chahiye, kal jaldi bhi toh uthna hai na."

I didn't leave him & asked hesitantly, "Kya hum aaj raat ek saath so sakte hai?" I don't know why I felt the need to be close to him tonight & couldn't stop myself from asking this. He whispered hoarsely, "Tumhare iraade kuch nek nahi lag rahe mujhe Mrs Maheshwari. Kya karne ka iraada hai huh?"

I sensed his teasing & played along, "Haaa iraade toh bikul bhi nek nahi hai Mr Maheshwari. Aur mere iraade kya hai wohh toh room mein chalne ke baad hi pataa chalenge." He raised his eyebrows, "Acchaa ji..." I copied his expressions, "Haaannnn ji..."

He picked me up in his arms & I shrieked, "Yeh... yeh tum ka kar rahe ho? Mujhe abhi ke abhi neeche utaaro." He didn't comply & started walking downstairs towards his room. "Ab tumhe main hamare kamre mein hi neeche utaarunga." I knew he won't listen to me anymore till we reached his room. I moved closer & hid my face in his neck.

I felt his shiver when I peppered some kisses on his neck, his hold tightened & he walked briskly towards his room. Once in the room, he closed the door with his leg & walked towards the bed. He put me down & came on me pushing me more into the mattress. "Sameer... tum..."

Before I could say anything, he claimed my lips hungrily pouring all the love & desire he felt for me. I responded with the same intensity forgetting that the door wasn't locked, the main lights were still on & the windows of his room were still open. My hands automatically moved inside his shirt & he removed it in a swift move.

My heartbeats accelerated when I saw his bare chest after a long time. My hands trembled when I started moving my hands on his bare chest. I could clearly feel that he was breathing heavily & was controlling himself. His hands were fisted on my sides. I looked into his deep chocolaty eyes which were darkening with my small assaults.

I held his gaze & moved my hands from his bare chest to his bare back, pulling him to me. Because of the sudden pull, his full body weight came on me, crushing me below him. I could sense his growing hardness. Before he could move away, I wrapped my hands around his back & whispered, "Stay..."

I felt him shudder hearing my words & he gave in. "Naina... Tum jaanti ho na, tum kya kar rahi ho?" I kissed his neck & whispered, "Haaannnn... Jaanti hun." His eyes locked with mine & then he descended to my lips, taking me in for a passionate kiss, my hands frantically moved over his bare back & he rolled me over to his side without breaking the kiss.

My skin burnt under his touch. His fingers trailed its journey from my lower back & moved upwards. I sensed his hesitation but after a while, his hands moved upwards on my bare back & stopped, "Naina... tumne... tumne... kuch nahi pehna andar???" All the breath whooshed out from my lungs when I heard his question.

When I didn't reply, he whispered again, "Naina... I Love You. Bas ab uss waqt ka intezaar hai jab sahi maayne mein tum meri biwi banogi, Mrs Naina Sameer Maheshwari banogi. Uske baad hum dono ke beech koi dooriyaan nahi hogi. Samajh rahi ho na?" I looked at his hooded eyes & nodded, "I Love You too Sameer... Main bhi intezaar karungi uss din ka..."

Moving his hands out from my kurta, he kissed my forehead, "Ab so jao... Warna main sach mein tumhe poori raat sone nahi dunga." I chuckled at his not so innocent threat & murmured, "Goodnight..." I snuggled more into him & he wished back, "Goodnight Jaan..."

When next morning I opened my eyes, I saw him already looking at me with a serene smile on his face. I looked around at the clock to see that it was already six in the morning. I tried to get up but he tightened his hold on my waist, "Aise thodi jaane dunga tumhe? Pehle meri good morning kiss do aur fir tum iss kamre se baahar jaa sakti ho."

I pleaded, "Sameer... dekho kisi bhi waqt Maa aati hi hongi, please mujhe jaane do. Tumhari morning waali kiss udhaar rahi." He thought for a while, "Thik hai... Par fir tumhe mujhe kiss ka interest bhi dena hoga." I scrunched my nose, "Yeh kiss ka interest kya hota hai? Maine toh pehle aisa kabhi kuch nahi suna Sameer."

He chuckled, "Tumne nahi suna kyunki yeh maine abhi ekdum fresh banaaya hai. Jaise log loan par interest lete hai, waise hi tumhari udhaar waali kiss par bhi interest lagega madam. Tumhe mujhe ek udhaar morning waali kiss par ek aur kiss as interest deni hogi. Bolo manzoor hai? Agar tumhe manzoor hai, tabhi main tumhe hamare kamre se jaane dunga."

I chuckled, "Sameer... Tum na poore ke poore paagal ho gaye ho." He pulled me on him & whispered, "Haannn... Paagal toh ho gaya hun par sirf aur sirf tumhare pyaar mein." I blushed sensing his blazing gaze on me & spoke, "Thik hai... Baad mein le lena. Par abhi toh jaane do na please..."

He left me reluctantly & I moved away from him but not before giving him a quick peck on his lips. He groaned aloud & I ran away from his room towards mine to get ready for the day. When I reached downstairs at the dining table, I saw our friends too had joined us for breakfast. Sameer shared what he had told me last night with everyone on the table.

Everyone seemed tensed after hearing him. Munna asked, "Sameer... tujhe kisi par shak hai kya?" Sameer thought for a while, "Nahi Munna... Ab tak mujhe kisi par shak nahi hai, par hume ab aage har ek kadam sambhaalkar uthaana hoga. Waise maine aur Vijay uncle ne ek plan socha hai jisse hume wohh cheater ka pataa lag sakta hai. Bas aaj Mittal Empire ka result announce ho jaaye toh aage ki planning karne mein aasaani hogi."

After finishing our breakfast, we left towards the Mittal Empire's office. We asked our friends to be with us during the announcement & they had joined us too. When we reached the conference hall, we saw Sunaina too had accompanied Kartik today. She smiled sweetly at us & took her seat next to him.

The conference hall seemed too huge to accommodate more than hundred people at a time. We settled down & waited for Vijay Mittal's arrival. At sharp 10, he entered the hall with his board members & took his place on the small stage ahead of us.

"Good morning everyone. I'm very much happy that each one of you gave your best presentations yesterday. But as you know that I had to choose the best one amongst you all, I had to see all the presentations again after you all left to be sure of my decision. After reviewing the presentations & the tenders that you all submitted, I have come to a conclusion..."

He looked around & continued, "I & my team here have liked two presentations & also the prices quoted in their tenders were quite attractive. But we wanted only one winner, so we've decided that both the companies will have to make new presentations & new tender quotations so that we could select one company as our partner. So, the two companies who have qualified for now are..."

Everyone held their breaths to hear the qualifying two companies. "Singhania Companies & Maheshwari Industries.", he announced the names earning loads of applauses from all. He continued, "May I call upon Mr Kartik Singhania & Mr Sameer Maheshwari to join us on the stage please."

Sameer got up happily whereas Kartik's face had lost its color. Both of them moved towards the stage together & then were made to sit next to the other board members. Vijay uncle spoke, "Now... Let's see what presentation these two young gentlemen had made to impress us."

The lights dimmed & the first presentation that was shown was of Singhania Companies which was followed by Maheshwari Industries. I fisted my hands on my lap in anger when I saw that Kartik had no doubt stolen our entire presentation. I saw Sameer who too looked very much furious. His eye caught mine & I gestured him to be calm. He nodded & got back to the screen where our presentation was showcasing.

When the lights were switched on, all the people present there again applauded for the awesome presentations. My Vijay Mittal took the mike again & spoke, "Congratulations Kartik Singhania & Sameer Maheshwari. Aap dono ki companies shortlist hui hai, toh ab main aap dono ko aur do weeks deta hun. Fir se ek presentation aur tender quotation banaaiye aur hume do hafte baad submit kijiye. Iss baar yeh presentation aapko sabke saamne present karna hoga."

There were huge murmurs around the hall & he continued, "Ji Haannn... Aap sab ne sahi suna. Ab se do hafte baad mera birthday hai aur ussi party mein Kartik aur Sameer ko apne presentations sabke saamne dene honge. Jiska bhi presentation aur quotation hume jyada accha aur profitable lagega, ussi company ke saath Mittal Empire judega. Maine last time aap sabko sirf itna kahaa tha ki meri company sirf partnership ke liye open hai par aaj main ek aur announcement karna chaahta hun. Inn dono mein se jo bhi company iss partnership ki haqqdaar hogi, hum uss company ko hamare Mittal Empire ke twenty five percent shares bhi denge aur wohh hamare company ke board of directors ka hissa bhi banenge."

When the murmurs increased, he said, "Maina jaanta hun ki aap sabko lag raha hoga ki maine itna bada decision kaise le liya. Aap sabne inn dono companies ki presentations dekhi aur hum sab bhi bohot impress hue hai, toh ab yeh kehna galat nahi hoga ki jo bhi hamari company ka partner banega, wohh iss kaabil zaroor hoga ki hamare Mittal Empire ka hissa ban sake."

Mr Vijay Mittal turned to Kartik & Sameer, "I wish you both all the very best. Give your best. Ab hum do hafte baad milenge meri birthday party mein, tab tak meri aur hum sabki wishes tum dono ke saath hai..." He again turned to us, "Aap sab tea aur snacks khaa kar jaaiyega. We all will meet soon after two weeks..." He talked with Kartik & Sameer for a while & then they got down from the stage.

Everyone congratulated them for getting shortlisted & getting a once in a lifetime chance to be a part of Mittal Empire. When Sameer joined us, we all hugged him in elation & then proceeded towards the other side of the hall where tea & snacks were being served.

When only few people remained in the hall, Sameer deliberately approached Kartik & Sunaina. I didn't know what Sameer was upto, but yet we tagged him along. "Heyy congratulations Kartik Singhania. So finally, tum shortlist ho hi gaye." Kartik's smiled deterred a little but he hid it away instantly.

Sameer continued, "Aaj raat ki party toh hogi na Kartik? Tum kal keh rahe the na ki partnership jeetne ki khushi mein tum aaj party dene waale ho? Toh hum aaj raat party mein aaye na???" Kartik had lost his voice & Sunaina replied, "Kaunsi party sweetheart? Mujhe toh kisi party ke baare mein kuch pataa hi nahi hai?"

I couldn't keep quiet & walked ahead, "Arey... Aisa kaise ho sakta hai? Tumhare sweetheart ne tumhe aaj ki party ke baare mein bataaya nahi tha? Ohooooo... Not done... Chalo koi nahi, main hi bataa deti hun. Kal Kartik ne humse kahaa tha ki aaj wohh yeh partnership jeet jaayega aur hume uski iss jeet ki khushi mein uske ghar party mein invite kiya tha. Par mujhe yeh samaj nahi aa raha ki tumhare boyfriend ne tumhe kaise yeh sab nahi bataaya??? Sochne ki baat hai, hai na???"

Sunaina fumed in anger & left from there. Kartik glared at me & I continued, "Maine kahaa tha na kal hi ki overconfidence acchi baat nahi hai, par tumne sunaa hi nahi. Khair chodo. Ab hum do hafte baad Mr Vijay Mittal ki party mein hi milenge. Till then, work hard. We will see you soon."

Sameer wrapped his hand around my waist & spoke sweetly, "Mr Kartik Singhania... Do hafte baad milenge, tab tak ke liye saayo naara..." We walked out of the hall towards the parking lot. Many things were running in my mind but I knew this wasn't the place to voice it out. It was better we got home & talk about it.

Once we were seated in the living room of our home, Nanu asked, "Kaisa hua sab?" Sameer narrated all that had happened in the conference hall in detail. "Nanu... Main aapko bataa nahi sakta ki mujhe uss Kartik ka presentation dekhte waqt kitna gussa aa raha tha. Wohh poora ka poora presentation hamara banaaya hua tha. Agar humne sahi time par wohh change nahi kiya hota toh aaj wohh sach mein Mittal Empire ka partner hota."

I too seethed in anger, "Mujhe toh mann kar raha tha ki sabko chilla chilla kar bataun ki wohh presentation bhi humne hi banaaya tha. Kitna gira hua hai na Kartik, usse zara bhi sharam nahi aayi yeh sab karne mein? Koi itna kaise neeche gir sakta hai?" Munna & Pandit too added their displeasure after seeing that our own hard work had been stolen by him & presented to Mr Vijay Mittal.

"Ab aage kya karne ka socha hai Sameer???", Nanu asked tensely. "Pehle toh yeh pataa lagaana hai ki hamara banaaya hua presentation kisne churaaya hai aur kyun? Jo bhi hai wohh hai toh hamari company mein se hi koi. Bas hume hamari aankhen aur kaan khule rakhne hai. Jisne bhi yeh kiya hai wohh ab tak toh chaukanna ho gaya hoga. Hume bas bohot acche se dhyaan dena hoga. Zara bhi shak ho toh ghar aane ke baad hi batana hai, office mein iss baare mein koi baat nahi karega. Hum waise hi behave karenge jaise pehle karte the, sab normal hi hona chahiye. Kisiko bhi bhanak nahi lagni chahiye ki hum uss dhokebaaz ko dhoondh rahe hai kyunki hume nahi pataa ki wohh ek hi hai yaa poori gang."

Everyone agreed & then we decided to keep a close eye on each & everyone in the office. We once more were going to follow the same plan as before of working on two presentations simultaneously. But this time we were better prepared than the first time, we knew what we had to do & how. It was just the matter of two weeks & the culprit would be out in the open.

We stayed home that day & prepared a proper plan so that there would be no confusion while working in the office. Sameer made some calls & arranged for some things on priority basis. This time Munna, Pandit, Swati & Preeti were going to help us in making two presentations. It was decided that the real presentation will be made here at home while the fake one would be done in the office so that no one would see through our plan.

The next day, when we entered the office, everyone congratulated us for getting shortlisted & wished us all the best. Some people even came forward to help us if we needed any help. When we entered in Sameer's cabin, Kamya walked in with six cups of coffees for us & congratulated us. She added, "Sameer Sir, Naina... if you need any help in getting any information just let me know, I will help as much as possible."

We thanked her for the coffees & the help too. Once she left, Sameer called her on the intercom, "Inform all the departmental heads that I've called in an urgent meeting in the conference room in an hour. Tell them to cancel all their schedules till afternoon as this meeting is quite important."

I & our friends kept looking at him after he called for this sudden meeting. Before we could ask, he answered, "Main jo bhi kar raha hun, sab soch samajkar kar raha hun. Tum sab sirf aas paas sab acche se dekh lena. Samjhe tum sab???" We nodded & sat there sipping on our coffee.

In the conference room, Sameer started speaking to all the head of the departments, "Good morning everyone. Thank you so much ki aap sab itne short notice mein yeh meeting attend karne aa gaye. Aap sab ko pataa hoga ki hamari company shortlist hui hai toh main chaahta hun ki aap sab bhi apne inputs aur suggestions mujhe de, jisse hamara presentation best ho aur yeh partnership hume hi mile. Mittal Empire ka hissa banne ke matlab toh samajte hai na aap sab? Kaam ke saath saath sabki responsibilities bhi badh jaayengi. Toh kya aap sab iske liye taiyaar hai? Aur agar nahi toh mujhe abhi bataa dijiye taaki main aapki jagah kisi aur responsible person ko appoint kar saku. Aap samaj rahe honge main aisa kyun bol raha hun, isliye please koi mujhe galat mat samajna."

The departmental heads gave some suggestions, some were really good & some were ok. Rohan, Rudra & Siddharth too gave their suggestions. The meeting extended till the lunch time. Once we were back in the cabin, Sameer closed his eyes. "Chalo... Ek kaam toh ho gaya..." We didn't get the meaning of his words & we all shared a look amongst ourselves.

He opened his eyes & smiled. "Ghar chalke batata hun, kya kaam ho gaya. Ab chalo apne apne kaam par lag jao. Pata hai na kya karna hai???" We all left his cabin & got back to work. This time at least it was a relief that we all were in this together & would find that culprit soon.

How was the update???

The story would end in the next three chapters...

It has anyhow exceeded my own expectations...

Thanks everyone for giving so much love to this story...

What do you think who is the culprit here???

And will the super six be able to find that one person or the gang before time???

With Lots of Love,

Daksha...❤