Eifad opened a hand flip mirror and checked herself, she dabbed little nude lip gloss and combed her bangs with her fingers and then adjusted her hair. She asked Tansen to take the car home, her home is walking distance from here.

Eifad removed her sunglasses and entered the outlet. Any of the Starbucks outlet anywhere is always almost full. Eifad looked around and she found Farhan quickly. With his tall frame and handsome face, he is quick to spot.

Even at the age of 37, he seems like a 27, young and vibrant except of course those sad eyes.

He is hunched little, engrossed in his phone. Eifad walked towards him.

'Hey!' he looked up when she greeted him. She smiled at him, the frown on his face turned into a bright smile. He was to stand when Eifad stuck out her palm.

'No need for chair pulling formalities with me, you know me.' Eifad said and Farhan nodded slightly disappointed. She sat on the chair facing him.

'So? Happy?' Farhan smiled at her. Eifad nodded, her eyes twinkled.

'But that dude, you should have seen him...he was fish out of the water...' Eifad said happily.

'Obviously, there must be so much at stake for him.' Farhan said

'Are you sympathizing with him?' Eifad eyed him

'Of course not.' Farhan said matter-of-factly, he passed Eifad the menu.

'I am just.... Worried for you.' he said making Eifad look up from the menu card.

'He can't do anything. I am too powerful.' Eifad waved her hand. She stopped on looking at Farhan's serious expression. She shrugged. Farhan sighed.

'Just order something.' Farhan said looking back into his menu card. Eifad frowned, she is curious to know the reason behind that serious look. She leaned forward and grabbed his menu card startling him.

'Hey!' he protested

'First tell me the reason you made that face.'

'What face?' he shrugged cluelessly. Eifad rolled her eyes.

'That face you made just now...woh wala, serious like this.' She imitated his look.

Farhan smiled looking away for a second before looking back at her.

'See, Eifad never think of the other person as less powerful and yourself as "too" powerful... just.... Be careful....' Farhan warned.

Something about his warning made Eifad serious as well. Noticing her serious face, Farhan extended his hand placing his palm over hers. She looked at him

'Of course, you needn't worry much. Because whoever messes with the great Eifad Hooda will be squished.' He faked a small laugh. Eifad jerked her hand from his grip.

'Hahaha! So, funny. You are a pathetic joker.'

'Whatever you say, sweetheart.' He winked at her. She looked away feeling her cheeks burn little. Something strange indeed is happening to her.

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'How can someone have that?' Farhan made a face after the waiter had left with their order.

'What's wrong with having Espresso?' Eifad shrugged. Farhan shook his head and went on to narrate an incident when he had first tried Espresso and how he regrets the decision till date. The story was utterly boring and too long, yet Eifad tried her best to listen to him blabber. His voice and his face made the story bearable.

'One cold coffee and one Espresso. Anything else Sir, madam?' the young waiter asked them after placing their orders in front of them. Eifad was about to refuse him when Farhan interrupted, 'and one lave cake.' He said with a smile, Eifad gaped at him.

Once the waiter was gone, she frowned at him

'What?' he shrugged, 'in two years of knowing you this is the first time you are giving me a treat, I can't let you off so easily.' He smirked

'Whatever.' Eifad rolled her eyes.

As they had their drinks, Eifad felt Farhan nudge her hand. She looked up at him frowning, he tilted his head and gestured towards a young couple, in their mid-twenties, next to them. Eifad looked at them. The boy forwarded the girl a spoonful of chocolate delight, she blushed and took a bite and then with the same spoon she fed him, shying terribly.

'How romantic!' Farhan sighed

'Yuck.'

Farhan looked at Eifad baffled, she looked at him making a face.

'Sharing the same spoon isn't romantic. It is unhygienic. Imagine the salvia and the germs... and... what is the need to feed each other, can't they eat on their own.' Eifad vented.

Farhan rolled his eyes, 'You are impossible, Eifad.'

'I am practical, Farhan.' Eifad said

Farhan nodded raising his arms in defeat, 'Eifad Mata ki jai.' He said under his breath. Eifad's ears were sharp to catch that. But she chose to glare at him rather than say something. He forced a broad smile.

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Farhan watched leaning in his chair as Eifad opened her wallet and took out her card. She looked at him and he smiled. She shook her head placing the card in between the bill and handed it to the lanky young waiter. He smiled at her but Eifad didn't.

'I haven't seen more Besharam man than you, Farhan.' She said leaning forward resting her hands on the table.

'What Besharami did I do?' Farhan sounded genuinely confused.

Eifad smirked, 'Being the man, you are letting a woman pay your bills. Tsk... Tsk.' Eifad shook her head.

Farhan smiled leaning forward, 'It's your treat, why should I pay and besides there is no besharmi if my sweetheart is paying my bills.' He winked at her.

Eifad glared at him, always, always he manages to cut her happy moment. Just when she thinks she has butthurt him, he comes with something and she gets butthurt instead.

'Amazing treat.' Farhan complimented Eifad, who ignored him and wore her sunglasses.

'Come, Ma and Zara will be excited to see you.' Eifad said walking ahead of him. Few steps later she stopped realizing Farhan isn't walking with her. She turned and looked back, he stood at the entrance thinking something.

'What? Are you waiting for Santa Claus?' Eifad asked annoyed. Farhan looked up at her and shook his head. He then hurried towards her. Eifad read his expressions, he seemed to be little disappointed.

'Sorry, Eifad. I have to go back to the Rehab.' He said

'Oh!' Eifad couldn't hide her disappointment. Farhan smiled placing his palm on her shoulder.

'Next time I will stay longer, Pakka.' He assured her.

'Whatever.' Eifad tried sounding indifferent but Farhan knew she was upset. She walked away from him. She had hoped to spend her happiness with Farhan a little longer.

Farhan walked briskly catching up with her, 'Hey, I will walk you to your place.' He said.

'I am not a baby, Farhan.' With that Eifad walked away, Farhan simply watched her go.

Eifad doesn't know why this is affecting her, she wrapped her arms around herself and with her gaze fixed on the ground she walked briskly towards her home.

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