Not a single minute after Annika was done taking the interview of Sammer, she had gotten up to leave. It had been dreadful half an hour to sit there and not think about what had gone done minutes ago, she was flushed and her cheeks were tinted red to think that their small little secret wasn't a secret anymore. It was a kind of a relief to her to say that Shivaay was his boyfriend, a weird satisfaction it was.

Sammer was a polite and a gentle guy, she had known that much after taking his interview. Not only was he a gentleman but also a handsome billionaire who had donated half of the money last month to the charity. It was an admirable trait of his and Annika had penned down important words, not wanting to go this interview into vain. He deserved admiration and respect, she was glad to take his interview.

From what it sounded like, Shivaay and him were friends since college days, but they were now collaborating with each other after years. Annika shook hands with Sammer before grabbing her bag and recorded into her hands. "Tell Shivaay that he is lucky to have a girlfriend like you, if he messes things up, don't give a second thought before coming to me for help. I bet the newspapers will be on fire when they come to know you two are dating"

Annika's cheeks reddened at the last sentence, will people judge her for getting into a relationship with Shivaay Singh Oberoi, or will they accept the fact that the most eligible bachelor of India was dating a girl who was far from what he was, the rich and an Elite. But then, if it were revealed, they wouldn't stop throwing questions at her, follow everywhere she went and maybe shade her in the magazines, it was like a million problems arising from a confession.

"Thank you, Sammer for cooperating," Annika said with a smile and Sammer returned the gesture, watching her leave the next second from his office. When Annika had exited the room, she kept her head against the wall nearby, this was such a mess but in all she did not regret saying Shivaay was her boyfriend. Sucking a breath in, she took her phone out, dropping a message to Shivaay, asking where he was and his reply came sooner than she expected.

Following the directions he gave her, Annika found herself standing in front of an office room. Opening the door, she was met with the pair of blue eyes who was sitting there on the chair, smiling like a teenager at her. Annika kept her handbag down, he was twirling around on the chair, making Annika giggle, such a small child he was. "Isn't your world spinning by what you are doing?"

"No, my world only spins around one person" Shivaay answered, his voice deep and intoxicating, Annika watched him get up from his chair and move to where she was standing, gazing at the buildings from the glass windows, the skyscrapers almost touching the sky had Annika look up at them with astonishment. Shivaay stood next to her, what he found beautiful was not the view in front of him but at the women standing next to him, she was gorgeous.

"Don't you wanna the answer? Who that person would be?"

"It's simple" Annika shrugged her shoulders, eyes fixed at the sky above, even though the hair on her arms rose up with the way he stared at her, she refused to look at him, afraid she might not be able to control herself.

"It's me" Annika answered after one minute of complete silence, this time when she was sure he wasn't staring at her anymore, she looked at him and this time, he wasn't busy gawking down at her. When she saw him shook his head, a frown adored her face, this man was real, really hard to understand at times. Here she had thought it was about her but he seemingly had some other answer to it.

"It's maya - my car" Annika's jaws dropped at his words, was he kidding her? A car? Blinking her eyes, she gave him one weird look, did je forget to take his coffee this morning or did he lose some brain cells of his? Either way, Annika was really amused by him at this point, who knew Shivaay Singh Oberoi was capable of being a weird person too.

"I was kidding, seems like you didn't quite like my joke. So, Annika -" Annika watched him walk towards her, taking slow steps with steady legs, hands tucked in his pockets and his hair was not gelled today, making him look extra sexy. The way one of hair strand fell on his eye, it made Annika to grab it push it back or rather ruffle through his messy hair and pull them with her fingers gently, she was going crazy, he was driving her insane.

Nearing her, he trapped her between the glass window and himself, both his hands on either side of her head, she stared into his eyes and then down at his lips. His minty, fresh breath made her fingers grab hold of the collar of the shirt. "It's you, Annika. And I am not planning to change that anytime soon, never" Annika blushed at his words, even though he would say things like this to her every now and then, she couldn't help but be flustered.

Shivaay inches more closer, moving his lips towards hers, dropping a kiss near to her lips, at the corner, letting his lips linger there for some seconds, enjoying the way Annika reacted to his touch, her eyes shut closed tightly, her heavy breaths made him wonder what it would feel to make her breathless in several other ways and the way she clutched his shirt, it was all driving him crazy.

Annika knew he was teasing her, testing her patience, but only if he knew how much she had wanted him to kiss her. No, she wasn't going to give in so easily, two could play this game. When Shivaay parted away, his hand tugged at her small waist, pushing her into him, hee bodies touching each other. Annika ran her finger down from his forehead to his lips, it took Shivaay by surprise but he let her, he wasn't complaining. Parting his lips, Annika leaned in to give him a kiss but she did not, she landed her lips on his cheeks.

"I thought you were about to kiss me" Shivaay pouted and Annika grinned, he was frustrated and it was evident. A victory smile hovered over her face and she was glad that he was getting to taste the frustration she had felt some minutes ago. Shivaay's mind clicked and he knew that his girlfriend was taking revenge, it made him chuckle.

"You know you are so cute that I might eat you" Annika pushed him away by the chest and gave him one glare, seeing a smile on his face, this made Annika grab the bag off the chair aggressively and turn around, leaving him behind. Little did Shivaay know that the tables were going to flip and break into two halves soon.

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Annika stretched her arms, she had been sitting with the recorded and her laptop screen open since long hours. She yawned, working on the interview she had just taken, she curled her finger around the pen, noting things down. She heard a knock at the door, it startled her. Turning around, she found Alisha standing with a bouquet full of roses.

The amused expression on Alisha's face did not not go unnoticed by Annika, with her cheeks tinted in red hue, she got up to see whether they were really for her or not. The past memories of them in the office, sharing intimate touches made her stomach explode with butterflies. She had wanted nothing more but to devour every part of him, she was going insane, there was no doubt.

"Girl, you are so lucky, I can't believe this anonymous boyfriend of yours could be so sweet" Annika heard him, this made her smile. He was more than just being a sweet boyfriend, he was everything she had ever wanted. And the thing was, she wasn't looking for him when he entered into her life. Neither way, she was glad to have him.

"He is a great person. I would love it if you meet him one day, I bet you won't really believe your eyes once you meet him" Alisha pressed her lips into a thin line, she so wanted to know who it was, he really seemed to be extra sweet. But if she wasn't comfortable enough sharing, she understood, she always did.

"Well, tell him that if he breaks your heart, he got someone to deal with" Annika giggled, Shivaay would never hurt her, intentionally, she trusted him. That human being couldn't even kill an ant without pestering over the fact who will carry his body back, if he knew that ants eats dead ants too, he would be terrified. Annika nodded her head, running her fingers over the roses that smelt really very nice.

"By the way, Raghav is taking me as an escort to the wedding" Annika looked up, raising her eyebrows, she smiled at that. She couldn't help but think how they would look standing beside each other, and she could picture the two together, they fought so much together but now, they were ready to give each other company. That was indeed a progression.

"You are going willingly, right?"

"Ofcourse. He is a nice guy, would love to see where this journey takes us to" Alisha's tone was soft, she was looking down at the marble floor, that reminded Annika of herself, she was in her shoes sone weeks ago. She did not regret saying yes to Shivaay and being his girlfriend.

Alisha's phone rang and she excused herself, leaving Annika behind with her thoughts. She took her own phone out to find five texts from Shivaay.

Shivaay ; 6:43
Where the hell are you, I have been standing outside looking like a shady guy outside your office.

Shivaay ; 6:45
Annika, come out already, I miss you.

Shivaay ; 6:50
Babe, don't test my patience, I will come up there.

Shivaay ; 6:57
Fine, I will just go.

Annika bit her bottom lip, why didn't she check her phone, now she had a task to do, persuaded her boyfriend. She shut her laptop down in haste, grabbing her bag and running off to the lift. It did not take her long to reach the ground floor, with fast steps, she looked for him. Huffing in annoyance, Annika found no trace of him. As she was about to grab her phone and dial his number, she was startled with the sudden force on her arm, being pulled into someone's arm.

"Now, time for punishment"

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Banner credits to silver_dustXX , I am in love with your editing Kripa. Thankyou so much for this one. My suggestion, open a cover/banner shop ;-)

Who was more cute in this chapter, Shivaay or Annika?