Background:- Redux

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Gauri was already late for college today. If she waited for water to come, she would be extremely late. She walked in the garden wondering if she could take a bucket full of water from the garden's tap. To her disappointment, the garden taps were dry as well. She was told that water would come only after two hours. Hell! She couldn't wait that long. She wanted to attend the guest lecture at any cost. Visits from eminent people in the industry could not be missed. But neither could she walk into the seminar hall without a bath. What if she smelled unpleasant? On spot, full stop to her establishing good contacts and image.

Only then did she here the old woman say that there was water in the gym's washroom. A bright smile lit up Gauri's face like the idea in her brain.

She happily got her clothes, towel and toiletries in hand. Suddenly the smile dimmed. If Anika came to know she would scold her. If she came to know! Smirking to herself she made her way to the gym.

Smiling again she hummed to herself as she made way to the gym. She peeped inside. Clear route. She turned to the left and then right. Clear Again. One two three, she sprinted across to the washroom.

She was amazed at the interiors of the washroom. If the washroom of the gym was as such, what would the washroom inside the mansion be like!

Realizing she did not have all the time in the world to appreciate the tiles and the fittings of the washroom she shut the door. What! It did not have a lock! Seems like they spent to much on other things that could not afford a lock for the door. Who would come there anyway? She had to just take a quick shower. To add there were three other bathrooms. Crossing the huge mirror she stepped under the shower, and pulled the translucent curtains.

She stepped out and dried herself. Humming all along. This was one of the best bath experiences for sure. The water was just right. Neither too cold nor to hot. She was amazed to find a hair dryer there as well. She quickly connected it and dried her hair roughly. Reminding herself she did not have all the time, she quickly got dressed and decided to leave. She quickly went over to the bath spot and wiped away the water. She was about to step out when she was jerked backwards.

She shrieked. There was another scream Soon she found herself pinned to the wall. She looked at the man dreadfully. He had long hair on his face, everywhere. What? She never knew people like that existed. With long hair all over nose, eyes and lips, everywhere.

As though to clear her confusion, the man jerked and ran his hand over the hair revealing his face. She slammed her eyes shut, as sprinkles of water freed themselves from his locks.

She opened one eye and then opened another. The man had beautiful yet intense brown eyes. Thick eyebrows. One day old stubble, perfect lips. She blinked as her gaze ran all the way back up to his eyes. What was she even doing? Checking him out? Oh no!

She had beautiful doe-shaped eyes that stared at him endlessly. He cursed himself as his eyes drifted down to look at her lips. He gulped. He was suddenly thirsty. He moved his gaze back to her eyes. She had the prettiest lashes he had ever seen.

He inched his face closer to hers while his hand pinned, her hands to the wall.

Her hazel brown eyes looked at him in anticipation and fear. But the second she parted her lips slightly to breathe, he knew what he wanted. He pressed his hard lips against her soft ones. He felt sparks not just on his lips but in every cell of his flesh.

He moved his lips against hers. She was inexperienced he could say. He left her hands and cupped her face, tilting her head to kiss better. Soon she was responding though steadily. Her hands clutched on to his shirt.

Breathless he broke apart. He had never kissed anyone like that. He had never felt so many things in one kiss. He had never felt those sparks and that need.

A minute of staring and gauging the situation and the two panicked. He had kissed a young pretty woman in his gym's washroom he did not know. She widened her eyes in shocked. For the first time in life she had kissed a man, a devilishly handsome man with intense eyes, in a washroom! Hell, she did not even know him. Her first kiss with a stranger in a gym's bathroom! All her dreams of the perfect kiss under the moon like the prince-princess type after finding true love, met a crashing death.

She jerked out of his proximity and grabbing her stuff from the marble slab, sprinted away.

"Hey listen!" He said behind her. He smacked his forehead. Why was he so blown away, to think? Hell, who was she? More importantly, why was she in his gym's washroom? Still more important, why was she kissing him back?

He should run and find out. Late thinking. Still he decided to run, but his decision met no action as his phone rang.

"Hello, yes..what? No..okay. Whatever. Only for you Shivaay. First and last time. " he ended the call.

Great, first the unexpected woman in the bathroom, next the unwanted guest lecture and workshop he had to attend to fill in for Shivaay!

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"Sir, my partner is late, she can explain on the call."

Omkara looked rather interestingly. "She will giver her presentation over the call?"

"Yes." The girl said hesitantly knowing that Gauri's this stupid idea would meet an embarrassing death.

"Cool. Let's see, how. Go ahead!"

Rita looked startled and quickly put the call on speaker after informing Gauri on the other end.

The presentation began. Since the two girls were well versed with the drill, all Gauri had to do was pick up the cues from what Riya said and she swiped the slide on her phone correspondingly, perfectly doing her part. Om was impressed. He had never seen someone present this way so well. Well he really wasn't into interviewing and all, Shivaay did that well.

"Miss Trivedi you did well, but the fact remains that you couldn't make it here." He said aloud into the mic of the mobile phone

"Sir, I am here, May I come in?" Gauri bit her lip slightly hoping he would let her in. Om turned to the entrance of the seminar hall and color drained down his face. She again!

Gauri walked inside and soon her face colored-up with hue of pink as she recognized the man from an earlier encounter that morning.

Riya's voice rang in their ears, "Sir. This is Gauri, Gauri this is Omkara Sir!"

Gauri blinked. Omkara stared. They could believe what just happened! Neither could they forget what had happened.

..................It Just Happened!

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