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Avneet entered the office with a smile on her face. A genuine smile.

She wished some people on her way as the sound of her footsteps echoed around the corridor.

She couldn't help but think about Siddharth as she went in the elevator. She grinned to herself as she remembers the kiss.

His lips against her cheeks. The sensation that she felt when he brushed his lips against her skin.

A red color flew into her cheeks as she tried to hide her face with a notebook she was carrying.

At that moment, the doors of the elevator opened, revealing a man with broader shoulders and perfect muscles staring at her in disbelief.

"Do I look that bad? Or you always find the need to hide your face in front of me?" The husky voice of Siddharth made her flinch as he came closer to her.

She instantly recognized the voice while she slowly removed the notebook from her face.

He looked absolutely mesmerizing even in a casual Friday outfit.

Extra blush added on her face as she looked down on embarrassment.

"There was a fly here. I was just trying to make it go away." She replied, still trying hard not to meet his gaze.

"Really?" He asked as he pressed the button for the basement without looking away.

"I have some work. I need to go." She said in protest as the lift started going back downwards.

"Not today, sweetheart." He replied in his deep voice while caressing her cheek with his one hand. His other hand caged her between him and the wall as she clutched tightly on his shirt.

"You can't decide that." Her red lips desiring to be placed on his as she made an angry pout.

"Well, unfortunately I can." The left corners of his lips lift a bit as he takes his hand off her face.

The door opened as Siddharth made his way towards the car while Avneet stayed there for a moment to adjust her dress.
She walked towards him and stood still, unsure of what to say.

But he didn't put her in more trouble as he initiated the conversation, "Do you trust me?"

It was a hard question for her. She never thought about this before. She didn't know herself that whether she trusts him. One moment, he is a gentleman and the other when he is in office, he starts being a jerk.

According to her typical theory, he should be a jerk in this moment. But he isn't.

Instead he took her to the basement for god knows why. But that didn't make Avneet worry even a little.

Does that mean she trusts him? Or just she is being careless?

Still confused over her feelings, she slowly said, "I don't know."

The answer made him smile a little as he opened the door for the passenger seat, "Sit in the car."

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Avneet looked outside the window as she was bored after sitting in the car for 30 minutes and not doing anything.

The lack of conversation in the car made her realize that Siddharth was not a day person.

She already tried to draw a sketch of an Indian dress but failed miserably due to the movement of car. Whenever the car took a turn, she had to wait for a whole minute before restarting.

She sighed in defeat which brought the attention of Siddharth to her.

"Are you bored?" He asked still looking forward.

"Don't worry. We are almost there, sweetheart." He replied to her nod.

His attention went back on driving but hers didn't. Her attention stayed on him.
She observed the curves of his body, his jawline and his veins looking absolutely hot while driving.

She finally found something interesting to do.

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"Where are we going?" Avneet asked as she jumped over the stones while following Siddharth.

She couldn't stop herself from asking as she saw themselves going up the hill.

"Just wait, darling. I am sure, it's worth it." Even his casual sentences affected her in a way she doesn't understand.

She never felt like this before with anyone like she felt with him. As if the world ends right now, she would rather die with him than alone.

She just didn't know why. After all, he was her boss. They just shared a professional bond. Then what was this?

Why he chose her to bring here when there were so many better options for him? And in the first place, where was he taking her?

Little brunette hooked up in her thoughts didn't even realize that Siddharth has stopped. She collided with his back as her consciousness came back.

He backed up a little to make an appropriate distance between them while she bit her lower lip at her silliness.

"Close your eyes." He said in a soft yet commanding tone which she couldn't deny.

Even with a lot of questions and hesitation she slowly closed her eyes.

Suddenly she felt something on her hand. The warmth of his hand. He slowly took her hand and intertwined their fingers, making her smile a little.

His hot breath hit her shoulder as he whispered in her ear, "Follow me, sweetheart."

Avneet followed him wherever he was going as he led her by dragging her a bit.

The force of pulling stopped now as he left her hand. Avneet still preferred to close her eyes as she felt the close breeze blowing through her hair. Her shoulders relaxed as she lifted her arms a little.

Finally she opened her eyes a little. She was on a big hill, surrounded by thousands of trees, they all looked gorgeous under the sunlight.

The city looked absolutely beautiful and satisfying as she stood still on tons of rock on the top of the hill. She looked down a little and there she found him... staring deeply at her with hope in his eyes.

He stood near the ladders at the side of the tower of rocks as he smiled at her.

She smiled back at him, knowing that it was probably the best someone could do for her.

She loved being near the nature. She loved it. And maybe she loved him for this.

"Jump, sweetheart." He said in a low tone as he lifted his arms in a position to catch her. The tower of rocks wasn't that long so even if he failed at catching her, she wouldn't get that hurt.

But she has a phobia of heights. Even seeing down from that height scared her. Then how could she jump?

But she did.

She didn't know why but she knew that he wouldn't let her get hurt.

At that moment, she knew that she had the answer for his earlier question.

She trusts him.

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