HIIIIIIIIII. I AM HAPPY. SO HERE YOU GO, AN UPDATE. ;)

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"So what happened after that? Are you guys dating now? Did you use the L word yet? Oh my god I am so excited." Nicki said excitedy after mom left to go shopping and we were watching Mean Girls 2. Its nothing compared to the original and so we found each other chit chatting and I ended up confessing about what happened last night.

"Nothing. No and No."

"Don't be so boring."

My phone rang just when I was going to reply. It was mark. Clearly, my face wore a panick expression because Nicki took my phone from me to see who was calling.

"Oh, I totally forgot about this guy." Nicki said. "What...nevermind. Pick up." She said while handing me my cell.

"Hey Mark." I said.

"Hi gorgeous. What are you upto?"

"Oh nothing. Just relaxing."

"Okay. Um listen, I am sorry about yesterday. I was extremely busy."

"Oh. Its completely okay Mark." I was quite preoccupied myself.

"Well, can I come by? I need to make it up you."

Is he trying to make me feel guilty on purpose?

"You don't have to."

"Please. I have cupcakes. And pizza." He said mockingly. "I will throw in some coke as well, if you want or a salad and diet  coke. You choose."

"Cupcakes will do. Nicki is here as well."

"Then ask her to leave."

"Why do I have to do that?"

"Because I am going to kiss you. A lot." He breathed into the phone.

"My mom lives here too, you know?"

"Nea. I was joking. But, it sounds like you don't want to see me."

"Heyyyy...of course I want to see you. I missed you." Which isn't a lie. So I did not feel guilty.

"I missed you too baby. Well, then. Your evening is mine then. Dinner with my mother. She has been nagging me since forever about visiting her and it sounds like a great opportunity to introduce you."

"Sounds like a plan!" I whispered. 

"Pick you up at 6. Bye, beautiful."

He hung up.

"Why do you look so scared?" Nicki wanted to know.

"He wants me to meet his mother!"

"But...you have been together for only a week. What is he thinking? And lets not forget that you have feelings for someone else!"

"Does not seem like there is going to happen much in that field."

"Why?"

"Because I have feelings for you too!" I said to a pleasantly happy and a bit shocked Amit.
"I am trying my best not to kiss you." He replied.
"I want you to kiss me."  I said to my own surprise.
"Nea. I want to win you but not this way."
"This way?"

We finally reached his place and his driver opened the door for me. I got out and Amit accompanied me to his building. It was a posh area no doubt. And he lived in a penthouse. Talk about living large.

In the elevator, he spoke again. "You are very confused right now. I am still trying to make my marriage work. I have a son. I cant change his life again with dating another woman, you know? What if it does not work  between us?  You don't know what you want."

"I know, I want you." 

"You were moments ago disappointed about Raven. You ARE dating Mark. Would you like to take your statement back?" 

"So thats it then?"

The elevator opened.  Five minutes later I found myself inside a huge living room. There was a mini bar in one corner. Swaroski crystal chandeliar in the centre. Beautiful, gold embroidered couches and a mahogony wood centre table. Utter perfection. Huge french windows bordered the entire place and silk drapes hung over them. In the midst pf this royal like room, entered a little boy ..about six and an old man right behind. The boy was chubby looking but not fat. He was extremely cute and I could immedaitely spot the resemblance between the three males. They all had the same eyes. However the two were wearing capes made out of towels and the boy was wearing a mask, which clearly he made himself. Crayon filled mask, that he made one for his grandfather as well.

"Who is she?" The boy asked.

"Manners,  Tarun. Manners."  His grandfather scolded him.  Little chubby Tarun walked towards me and held out his hand.

"Hi, I am Tarun. Who are you?" He wanted to know.

"Hi, honey. I am Nea. Its nice to meet you."   I bent and shook his little handle while his adorable eyes were gawking at me.

"Its Tarun. Not honey. T-A-R-U-N. But you can call me supawan! I am supawan right now." 

"Oh, superman. Well can you save me? I am all wet!"  

At this, Amit's father looked questionably at Amit. Amit mouthed "just a friend" to him. Well, that hurt.

"But its not pitter patting?" 

"Pitter patting?" I asked "supawan" . 

"He means rain."  Amit joined in.

"Yeah. Its a long story."  Amit's father added.

"Anna can save you!  Annnaaaaaa." The little boy called out and a woman walked in from what I presume was a kitchen. 

Amit asked her to get me some clothes which she did by taking me to a closet. It was closet in words and a huge room in words. "So this is Lara's wardrobe, I guess?" 
"Yes. Some of her things are here even though Amit and Her...."

"I know." I smiled at her.
But this was not  a few items left behind. The entire closet was full of highly expensive stuff. Full. It did look like she stayed here.
As always, I am thinking too much.
I changed into a peacock blue sun dress which was gorgeous and still had its tag on. When I was finally dressed and dried, I went back to the living room.
Tarun and his grandfather were watching television while Amit sat beside them and got up on seeing me.
"Wine?"
"Sure." I said. He took me to the minibar and poured me a glass of french wine.
"Listen, Nea. You don't know how much I want you and I to be together."
"I understand why you don't want to go ahead."

"Love is worth the risk, I guess. But..."

"I know."

"Thank you for understanding."

"Of course."  My heart sank.

"What idiocity is this? You both love each other and you would still not be together?"

"Nobody said anything about love." I rolled my eyes at Nicki.

"Its obvious!" Nicki said and threw a pillow on my face. I threw one back at her. Two minutes later, we were pillow fighting.

"Okay okay! Time out!" Nicki said.

"You lose." I said to her and heard the bell ring. I went to answer the door but got hit in my back with something soft. I rolled my eyes at a visibly laughing  Nicki and went to see who it was.

"Amit?"

"Yeah. Hi.
....I realised, you just  might be worth the risk."

I gaped at him. My heart was transisting from a series of emotions so quickly that I could not tell how exactly was I really feeling. Happy? Yes. Ecstactic? Yes. Turned on? Yes.

Scratch the last one, I am just kidding.
Maybe.
Isn't Mark going to take me to meet his mother today?
Panic? Yes.
Screwed?
Yes.