It was evening,

Almost everyone had left as it was a bad weather,

Preeta was still working on some stuff,

Preeta - wuff...almost done...bas ye sir ke cabin me rakhdu!

She took the files and went to Karan's cabin,she opened the door without knocking as she thought he must have left but to her shock he was still there, sitting on his chair,

He startled as she opened the door,she looked at him shocked,

Preeta - I...I am sorry sir...mujhe laga aap chale gaye isiliye knock nahi kiya...mai...knock krke aati hu!

She turned to go but stopped listening him,

Karan - wait!turn!(she turned) koi jarurat nahi hai!its ok!come!

Preeta nodded slightly and went to him,

Preeta - sir ye files....

Karan - I told you to call me Karan!

Preeta - sorry...wo...(looking here and there)

Karan - go on...kya keh rahi thi!(looking at her)

Preeta - ye files complete hogyi hai!to bas aapko dene aayi thi!

Karan nodded and asked her to keep the files on table,she moved towards the table,

Her leg got stuck by carpet,she fell with the files on floor,Karan stood with jerk and went towards her tensely,

Karan - are you okay?tumhe lagi to nahi?(panicking)

Preeta - I..I am sorry...wo glti se gir gayi saari files...mai abhi utha deti hu...wo...

Karan - Preeta....

Preeta - really sorry sir..I know mujhe first day pe hi galtiyaan nahi honi chahiye but wo glti se...(he tries to say) par aap please mujhpe gussa mat kijiyega...(he again tries to say) aur mujhe job se bhi mat nikaaliyega please...aur...wo...

He keep his finger on lips,

Karan - shhhh!!!

She looks at him surprised while he was lost in her cute face,she for a second too gets lost in his eyes,his intense gaze was making her nervous,

She tries to say but was nervous as his finger was on her lips,

He looked at nervous face and came back to senses,

Karan(removing his finger) - s...sorry wo tum chup hi nahi ho rahi thi to...maine...

Preeta nodded,

Preeta - sorry sir wo ye files....

Karan - Preeta...itna panic kyu kar rahi ho itni choti baat par...mai khaa nahi jaaunga tumhe! it's ok!glti se gir gayi!

Preeta looks down and nodded,

Karan - tumhe lagi to nahi?

Preeta nodded in no,

Both collected the files and stood,he took files from her hand,

His eyes went on her hand where a slight cut was formed because of falling,

He took her hand in his hand,she startled,

Karan - tum...tumhe chot lagi hai!dekho khoon bhi aa raha hai!

Preeta looked at her hand,where just a slight cut was there and blood stain was there only a little,not even flowing,

But still his face looked so worried,

Preeta - sir...choti si chot hai...apne aap thik hojaayegi!

Karan(shouts) - are kya apne aap thik hojaayegi....dikh nahi raha kitna khoon nikal raha hai!

He dragged her and made her sit and started applying ointment on her cut,she looked at him confused,

Preeta's Pov

Why is he so concerned for me?itni concern...bas ek din me...wo bhi bina wajeh!

Inki aankhein...kuch aur hi baya kar rahi hai...kuch aisa jo bahot gehra hai...par kya?

Mujhe bas itni si chot lagi aur ye react to aise kar rahe hai jaise...jaise pata nahi kya hogya mujhe!

Mere liye itni concern kyu dikha rahe hai ye..I am just an employee for him...phir kyu?Why is he concerned?

Ahhh upar se....goddd....his breath fanning on my face,he is making so nervous right now!

I hear him calling me,

"Abhi thik hai?"

He still looked worried,I nodded at him slightly,he took a sigh and looked at me.

Pov ends

He looked at her who was confused with his actions,he too realized what he did being worried,

Karan - wo...wo actually...mai khoon dekhta hu to panic ho jaata hu! isiliye!

Preeta - thank you sir!

Karan nodded,Preeta left his cabin,

Karan - panic khoon dekh kar nahi...tumhara khoon dekh kar hua mai!nahi dekh skta tumpar ek kharoch bhi!

Karan - par aaj shayad iss wajah se Preeta ko pata chal jaata ki mere intensions kya hai!!nahi..usse nahi pata chalna chahiye!

He too left outside,

He went to parking lot,he was about to sit in his car when he saw Preeta talking on phone there,

Preeta - ha mai ghar pohoch kar call karti hu!ya don't worry!ha baba!

Preeta - Love you too!bye!

Karan fisted his angrily listening her,he can't bear those words for someone else,

His fisted his hand so tightly that the car keys were getting irked in his palm,

Preeta turned and looked at him,

Preeta(smiles) - sir!

He came back to senses and looked at her and composed himself,

Karan - tum abhi tak ghar nahi gayi?

Preeta - wo actually meri car kharab hogyi hai!I was just going to book a cab!

Karan - uski jarurat nahi hai...come I will drop you!

Preeta - no it's ok!I will manage!

Karan - Preeta raat bahot hogyi hai!come!

Preeta nodded and sat with him in car,

He started driving,she was looking outside,while he looked at her,

His eyes were red due to anger,his grip on steering wheel was tight,her words were ringing in his mind,

Love you too!bye!

Karan(mind) - nahi...kabhi nahi...mai meri mohobat ko kisi aur ka nahi hone de skta!Preeta kisi aur se pyaar nahi kar skti!uspar sirf mera haq hai!mera haq hai usse Beyhadh pyaar krne ka!sirf aur sirf mera!

He looked at her who was smiling looking outside,

Karan - so...you have a boyfriend right?

Preeta - huh?(looked at him)

Karan - tum parking lot me kisi se baat kar rahi thi and tumne...love you and all bola...so he was your boyfriend!

Preeta thinks and starts laughing,he looked at her confused,

Preeta - no...he wasn't my boyfriend!mere bhai ka call tha!unse baat kar rahi thi mai!I don't have a boyfriend!

Karan - ohh!

He looks other side and smiles in relief,

Karan(mind) - agar boyfriend hota bhi to jyada din ka mehman nahi hota!(smirks)

On the way,he was continuously stealing her glances while she was looking into her phone or outside,

Preeta - bas...bas yahi rok dijiye sir!

Karan - Preeta I have asked you to call me Karan...not sir!

Preeta - sorry sir..(he glares her) I...I mean...bye!

She comes out of car,he was about to go,but stopped

Preeta - Karan!

His breathe hitched,he felt heavenly hearing his name from her mouth,in her voice,

He composed himself and looked at her,

Karan - ha?

Preeta - thanks for the lift!good night!

Karan(smiles) - good night!

She smiled,he left from there,

She went home and got freshened up, and laid on bed,

She was continuously thinking about Karan,his concern,

wo...wo actually...mai khoon dekhta hu to panick ho jaata hu! isiliye!

Preeta - wo sach bol rahe the kya?ha obviously...jhuth kyu bolenge mujhse...shayad mai hi jyada soch rahi hu!leave it!

She looked at her hand and smiled remembering how he was worried for her,

His concern was making her feel good,even she doesn't know why!

On Karan's side,

Karan was laying on bed with eyes closed and a wide smile,

Karan!

Karan - aaj se pehle mujhe mera naam sunke itni khushi nahi hui...jitni aaj tumhare muh se sunke hui babydoll!tumhari aawaj...tumhari muskaan...uff...pagal kardiya hai tumne mujhe!(smiles widely)

He lays on his stomach and looks at her photo,

Karan - bas...bas ek baar tum mujhse pyaar karne lago...phir dekhna...tumhari har muskan ki wajah mai banunga...hmesha tumhe apne pass rakhunga...hmesha!

He kisses her photo,

Karan - I love you Babydoll! Karan Luthra loves you so much!

He sleeps while staring her photo.

To be continued.