Ana spent the next two days going through the files related to Shah group's Italian business deals. She was excited to learn new stuff and increase her understanding of the Shah business empire.

She had always been on the hospitality side, and never knew that Shah group had interests in various other businesses and this was her first opportunity to learn about them. She started making notes and noted in red, wherever she felt, she didn’t have enough information or no  understanding of the topic.

She realized, why Rahul was always  so busy, he had to deal with different kinds of people all across the globe.

At the same time, she was astonished that he had enough time to trap her in a contract.

"He must have wasted lot of his valuable time on me. I don't think, I rank anywhere in his top ten priorities, then why did he pay me so much attention."

The thought made her blush and she put the file down, closed her eyes and imagined Rahul being in love with her. The last time he touched her, he made up a reason."Why did he do that?" She thought, as a strange feeling to hug something tightly enveloped her. She took one of throw pillows and laid down on the sofa, hugging it tightly, day dreaming, if there was a chance for them and how their life might look.

Two days went by and Rahul texted Ana, that he was back from London and to be ready to go on next trip with him, in the evening. He asked Ana and prince to meet him at the airport. He didn't give the destination, even when Ana asked for it.

Same day, in the evening, Ana took prince and reached the airport. She and prince entered the corporate jet, where she met air hostess Gianna.

"Excuse me Maam, may I know your name?" Gianna asked.

"Hi, I am Ana and this is my son, Prince. I am Mr Shah's personal assistant." She introduced herself.

Gianna explained the seating to Ana, then asked her, "Are you sure about the kid? As per company rules, only employees are allowed to fly, unless they belong to the Shah family."

"Yep, Mr Shah is aware of it." Ana replied, trying to stow away the luggage in the overhead bin. Meanwhile prince took off and started running around, with Gianna trying to catch him.

After evading Gianna for some time, prince finally settled himself in the biggest seat on the plane. It looked like a captain's seat, with huge video monitors, keyboards and  surrounded by telephones.

"Miss Ana, can you please control your son. He cannot run around in the plane or sit there. Mr Rahul does not like anyone occupying his seat."

"I am sorry, he is excited. Prince come here!" Ana ordered prince. She knew Gianna was trying to do her job, but it was prince's first time on a plane and he was very excited.

"Noooo, here ... I am sitting here." He declared, gripping the seat tightly.

"Prince, come here now." Ana commanded prince, making a serious face.

Gianna heard Rahul's car come, so instead of waiting to convince prince, she picked him up and carried him to Ana. Prince tried to resist her, but she was strong enough to carry him to Ana, in spite of his kicking and screaming.

Rahul entered the plane as Gianna was handing over a kicking and screaming prince to Ana. He immediately rushed to them and took prince from Gianna.

"What are you doing? " He screamed angrily at her.

"Ss ...ir .. Sir, he wants to sit in your seat, so I am trying to move him to his mom." She stammered.

"So what? He can sit where ever he wants."

"Bu..t Sir, I am just following the rules. No one other than family is allowed to travel and sit in your seat."

"Exactly, check the docs, Ana and prince come under family." Rahul was fuming.

Ana put her hand on Rahul's arm, signaling him to calm down.

"Its okay Rahul, she was just following the protocol." Ana tried to defuse the situation.

"Ok Gianna, in future, remember, Charlie aka prince, is family and can sit wherever he wants. He will be traveling with us frequently, so make sure to stock up on his favorites." Rahul went to his seat and sat with prince in his lap.

"I am sorry sir, I will update my notes." Gianna spoke quietly and left to prepare for takeoff.

After takeoff, as the jet leveled up, Rahul got busy playing with prince, ruffling his hair and kissing his cheeks. He let him mess with all the pricey equipment, in spite of Ana's warning looks. Dad and son totally ignored Ana and were in their own World.

Prince was enjoying all the attention. Ana sat opposite to them and watched the surprise on Gianna's face as she passed Rahul and prince. After few minutes, Rahul moved over to Ana's side, leaving prince to play with the Captains chair.

"What are you doing? " Ana whispered to Rahul.

"What do you mean?" Rahul questioned, unable to decode her question.

"You and prince are the naughty ones - and poor Gianna, getting shouted for doing her job. You are spoiling him."

"Really, whose side are you on?"

"Ha! The way you are acting, she is probably wondering .. if .. something  ... is going on .. between us ..." Ana spoke with a quizzical expression.

"What do you mean by something? " He asked, trying to sound innocent.

"Really, you want me to define 'something'?" She asked glowering.

"Sure, I would like to know." He leaned very close to her, making her blush.

"I am not going to spell it out for you.I know, you get it." She turned away, to hide her blushing face.

"I care about you and prince, not what others are going to think about it." He whispered in her ear. Her heartbeat went up and her body shook so hard, that she had to grip the chair.

"Are you going to tell me, about our destination and whom we are meeting? I didn’t prepare anything." Ana questioned him to change the topic, after recovering from his words.

"You will find out soon and believe me you will do fine." He answered looking at prince playing with the phones.

As soon as the pilot announced that they were landing, Rahul went over to prince and placed him on his lap for landing.

After the plane taxied to a stop, Rahul and Ana stepped out, holding prince between them. Ana looked in surprise as a car came in and stopped in front of the plane, Mandy and Neha, stepped out.

"Surprise! Surprise! " Neha screamed and hugged Ana.

Mandy hugged Ana and then took prince and turned around, so that Ana wouldn't see the tears in her eyes. She hugged prince many times before, but this was different. He is now her grandson and belongs to her. She can call him his own and as his grandma, she has rights. She knew, she has to wait few more days to declare her love publicly, but it was getting difficult to control her emotions.

On their way to Neha's home, Ana felt relieved. She felt tense the entire journey, unsure where Rahul was taking her and trying to figure out ways to handle prince. Even though she was unsure of the relationship between Neha and her, Neha always treated her like a friend, so she felt secure.

After dinner, everyone gathered in the living room. Prince was having a really great day. They hardly let him walk, since he arrived. Everyone was taking turns pampering him. He was like the  center of attraction for the entire family. After watching all of them pampering and playing with prince, Ana felt like the odd person there, so she stepped out into the balcony to get some fresh air.

"They are treating prince like family. I didn't have anyone to hug me or play with me. My childhood was lonely and sad. I am happy for prince, but also afraid of the future. Will everyone be friendly tomorrow? Will this last forever? Maybe they like prince and not me. What will happen to me, if they take prince away from me?"  Ana tried to control the negative thoughts, but she couldn't and thought of being the odd person in the group, scared her and she started crying. She turned away from the living room and stared into the darkness outside, to hide her crying.

Suddenly she felt two hands sliding around her waist. She knew it was Rahul, knowing the way her body reacted, the instant he touched her. She tried to wipe her tears, but Rahul caught her hands.

"Ana! why are you crying?" He almost shouted. Hearing his voice, everyone rushed out, into the balcony.

"Nothing .. I am .. okay." Ana stammered, trying to get out of his arms as everyone stepped in.

"Folks, she is feeling lonely, she needs some hugs and kisses." Rahul joked, pushing her towards Neha. Soon Ana was drowning in hugs and kisses from everyone. Even Neha's husband came forward and hugged her.

"Mommy  . . . Mommy " prince hugged her, demanding  his share of hugs.

Ana felt good again, the earlier negative feelings vanished. She looked at Rahul, who was watching her intently, smiled at him and said thank you with her eyes. She could sense the relief in his eyes, as the tension in his face eased. Ana wondered if there was anyway, she could thank Rahul's family, for the love and affection, they were showering on her and prince.

Next day, Ana woke up late and realized, prince already woke up and took off. She thought of searching for him, but heard his voice and realized, he was with Mandy. She quickly showered and after putting on a dress, rushed to make coffee for Rahul.

It was late and she started cursing herself for neglecting her duties. She was still responsible and contract bound to Rahul. The kitchen staff informed her that family had already gathered in the garden for coffee.

Ana went out and found everyone seated in the garden. Prince was running around and Rahul was chasing him. She proceeded to the coffee pot, but Neha was already making coffee and she handed Ana her cup.

"Sorry Neha, I woke up late ..." Neha interrupted her.

"Ana, you are a guest here, so don't worry about anything, just relax and have fun. Actually, you and me, are going out to spa today, girls outing. Mandy will take care of prince."

Ana got really confused, she didn’t know what to say. She was overwhelmed by Neha's hospitality and friendship. She was being treated like a queen. She mumbled "ok".

Two days went by so fast, that Ana didn't want to go back to New York. After they landed in New York, Rahul dropped Ana and prince at the mansion and informed Ana, that she would be going to office with him the next day.

Ana knew the moment would come soon. She was bit afraid to go back to office and face the people, especially Jason. She knew they would make fun of her or accuse her of sleeping with the boss.

Later Ana met with prince's new live in nanny, Marcela, and described to her, her expectations and responsibilities.