Sam called Rahul as soon as he got his message. "Hi Rahul, what's up? I am in DC to close the real estate deal."

"Hey Sam, I totally forgot about your trip. Just wanted to know if you managed to get any details about Ana."

"Wow! Someone's finally interested, but I was hoping you would never ask about it."

Rahul sensed a tinge of sadness in his voice."Why are you saying that? And for the record, I am not interested, just want to get some details about her. I am kind of intrigued by the way she looks at me. There is something hidden behind those lovely eyes and I am trying to figure it out."

"Ok Rahul, first thing, being one of the most eligible billionaire bachelors, every girl is going to look at you with dreamy eyes. So don't take it seriously. I have to caution you about her availability."

"Shit! ..... Don't tell me she's already in a relationship? " Rahul felt like he was on a sinking ship.

"I am sorry Rahul - from what I gathered from her friends, she has a boyfriend in Boston and also a baby boy, who stays with her. I don't think she is looking to get into any relationship."

"Damn! My bad luck again...why do these things happen to me. I know why she affects me, because her eyes remind me of my sweetheart." Rahul clutched his chest and slowly lowered himself onto the sofa. He could feel the pain in his heart and was overwhelmed by a sudden wave of sadness and disappointment.

"Dude, are you ok?" He could hear Sam repeating again.

"Sam ....meet me at Cantors ... use the jet."

Sam could understand his friends disappointment. "Sure bud, starting now, anything for you." Cantors was their favorite drinking hole.

Meanwhile Ana was also in the same state, talking to Sally, about her encounter with Rahul.

"Sally...I felt the same feeling...and I have this weird doubt, may be he is Prince's dad."

"Ana, stop this nonsense. Tell me .. how many men did you hug in the last three years?"

"Hmm...no one I think." Ana replied thinking loud.

"See ... you don't have any experience with men, hence the first time some hotshot guy hugs you, you think he is the one. You need to improve your social life and get a man." Ana rolled her eyes hearing Sally's usual speech.

"You know I can't do that. What if the guy doesn't like prince?"

"Stop doubting every guy and beware of the rich fancy guys. That CEO is not husband material, so don't waste time on him, he may be interested only in your body. Find someone who can take care of you and prince. You need to forget about the Halloween incident and move on with your life."

"I don't think he is interested in me. He is rich and handsome and is linked to many models in the gossip column. Moreover I heard rumors that he is soon going to be engaged to his long time girlfriend. I don't even have a long shot with him, but when he hugged me, I felt like I was in same hands before."

"Honey, you need to find someone who is in the same league as us. I don't want some rich guy to break your heart, so be careful and try to forget the past. Also get rid of that imaginary boyfriend and try to get a real one .. dear."

"Ok .. ok .. I need some time. I am so happy with prince and me right now that I don't feel the need to have anyone else in my life." Ana didn't want to discuss about Rahul with Sally anymore .

"You and prince are coming over for the weekend to my house. We can talk more about your situation. Also don't worry too much about your job. You can always get another job."

"Thanks Sally, I feel better now. See you on Saturday. Bye"

Ana felt better after talking to Sally and realized that she was thinking too much about Rahul and she needs to delete him from her system to avoid any future disappointment.

Next day Ana was running late to office again. She got out of the subway and ran towards her office building. As she was entering the building, she felt someone's hand on her shoulder pulling her back.

She turned around angrily to face the person pulling her, but came face to face with the lady whose life she saved.

"OMG honey! it's you. I have been looking all over the central park for you, hoping to meet you again. I didn't get a chance to thank you that day. What's your name?" She asked hugging Ana.

"Thank you so much. I am Ana. How are you doing now?" Ana didn't want to be rude to the lady, but looked at her watch as she was running behind her schedule.

"Do you work here?"

"Yes, I work for Shah group of companies. Hope you don't mind, I need to rush, else the monster is going eat me for breakfast."

"And the monster is ..?" She held onto Ana's hand as she was trying to leave.

"Oh! His name is Rahul. Can I catch up with you later." Ana's eyes were on the bank of elevators to her floor.

"Sorry about holding you up, but today there is a small party at my home and I want you to come." She wrote her address on a card and thrust it in Ana's hands.

"I will definitely try." Ana said trying to move into the elevator.

"Please promise me you will come" the lady held onto the elevator door stopping it from moving.

"Ok, sure I will." Ana had no choice but agree as she was trying to get to her office.

Jason was happy when he realized Ana was late again, so instead of waiting for her, he took the opportunity and went straight to Rahul to complain about her. He has been looking to get rid of her, since she rejected his advances and this was his opportunity. After hearing his grievances, Rahul requested HR to send him Ana's file and asked his secretary to call Ana to his office.

As soon as Ana reached her office, she noticed the message from Rahul's secretary. She saw Jason coming out of Rahul's office as she was about to knock on his door. As he passed her with a big smirk on his face, she realized he sabotaged her.

"Come in, have a seat" Rahul invited her.

"If this about me coming late, you need to understand that I am new to New York city and have a baby at home. I am still trying to adjust to this city and promise that it won't happen again." She pleaded her case hoping he won't fire her.

"I think your involvement in this project is not working for you or for the company. I just talked to your boss Jason and he is extremely unhappy with your performance. I reviewed your file and see that your ex boss in Boston gave you great reviews, so something is wrong here. I want to give you the benefit of doubt, so instead of taking any action, I am transferring you back to Boston effective immediately." Rahul managed to get it out without looking into her eyes.

"But this is not fair, I just moved here and spent considerable money on apartment lease and school for my kid."

"I will let HR know and they will try to compensate you depending on the company rules. Starting today, after handing over your responsibilities to Jason, you can go on vacation and prepare for your move to Boston. You can leave now"

Ana couldn't believe her ears. This was the first time someone criticized her work ethic and punished her for competence. It was true that she was late a few times, but she had valid reasons and her productivity was much higher than rest of the staff, so she was being punished for other reasons, she was not aware of. She tried to look into his eyes, but he was avoiding direct contact.

It was over for her. She slowly got up and walked towards the door. Just before leaving, she turned back and looked at him - "Are you getting rid of me because of the road rage incident? "

He immediately looked up and glared at her. How dare she accuse him of something like that, but he controlled himself and said "No, not at all. It was based on your performance."

He could feel the heat of her glare, but she turned around and left. Sam came in after she left and demanded justification for his actions.

"She has to go Sam. I know the reasons I gave her are not true, but it is better for her and me, to be in separate cities. She reminds me of my sweetheart . . . and . . and . .  everytime I see her, I feel the pain I might have caused to an innocent girl three years back. I would do anything to get her back, but she seems to be far away somewhere. Moreover I am afraid, I might loose control and do something stupid with Ana. She is in a relationship and has a child to take care off, I don't want to involve her in my troubles. Since her boyfriend is in Boston, I thought she would be happy to go back to Boston." Rahul replied slowly, as if he was justifying himself with the reasons.

Ana spent rest of the day handing over her responsibilities to Jason, who was glowing with joy for successful revenge. She was so angry that she wanted to slam both, Jason and Rahul, for messing up her life.

She picked up prince from his day care and reached home early than usual. When Cynthia figured something was wrong, Ana told her what happened.

"Ana...you don't have to go back to Boston. Stay here and find another job. You should have thrown something at that asshole for treating you like this. I recommend you go out and have some fun today. I will take care of prince."

"Thanks dear, but I am happy to be home. Actually I have a party invitation, but not in a mood to go."

"You should totally go. It will help you to forget this job fiasco and refresh you. From tomorrow you can start hunting for new job. Today you should have fun."

Cynthia almost pushed Ana out, to go for the party. Ana hailed a cab and gave the driver the card with the lady's address and closed her eyes thinking about the next job search.

Almost forty-five minutes later she woke up with a start as the cab took a sharp turn. She looked out of the window and it was totally dark. She was far away from the city. She got scared and asked the cab driver where he was going.

"We are almost there. Are you going to pay with cash or credit? "

"OMG! How much is it?"

"It would be around $120" he said.

She started digging into her bag for cash as all her cards got maxed out to pay for prince's daycare. She didn't realize the address was so far away from the city. She got out in front of a huge mansion with fancy gates and state of art security with guards everywhere.

She managed to pay the cab fare, but didn't have enough money to go back. She was sure there was no public transport nearby. If she had known the trip would cost so much, she would have skipped the party. Now she would have to borrow money from someone to get back. She should have paid more attention to the cab ride instead of getting lost in her thoughts.

She approached the gates fearing she was at the wrong address, as they checked her name against a list. Suddenly the gates opened and a guard on a golf cart appeared in front of her and took her to the main entrance of the mansion.

She moved slowly towards the main door still trying to digest the surroundings and entered inside as the doorman opened the door for her.
She entered the main hall and stood dumbfounded looking at opulence and luxury the hall was bathed in.

As her eyes went around the hall and up the stairs, she froze in her tracks as her eyes locked in with the eyes of a gentleman, who was being kissed on the cheek by a very fashionable good looking lady.