"Sena" Eric nearly yelled.
Both were snapped out from their little argument.
All her frustration vanished in blink of an eye. Sena literally jumped in his arm and Eric sweep her off of her feet, resulting in round of squeal from Sena . Suddenly the tense atmosphere turned light and was filled with giggles, laughter and chuckles .
Eric landed Sena on ground with his hands still around Sena's waist. Eric still could not believe this eyes . She was here !!!! Here for real .
"When did you come .... and why didn't you informed me in advance..... Oh my god !!!! I can't believe you here ...." he stammered.
Emotion taking over his logic .
He was truly surprised and happy beyond limits.
The guy at the door was silently observing the whole scene.
Oh yes... that handsome hunk!!!!!
"Well, firstly I came a while ago, and for second question I wanted to surprise you which was unfortunately ruined."she Said glaring at the guy .
"Oh.... I think you guys didn't had the pleasant first impression" Eric stated sensing the tension of the situation.
"So Sena meet Elliot , my new intern and Elliot , she is Sena , my girl" he introduced.
"Pleasure meeting you Sena" Elliot offered his hand for a handshake.
"Nice meeting you too, Elliot " she took his hand in firm handshake.
"My apology for ruining your surprise" Elliot said with a glint of amusement in his tone.
Sena just gave a fake smile and retrieve her hand back .
She knew he was not even one percent sorry. All he was doing was a show-off . She focused her attention back to Eric as she did not want to spoil her mood over some dumb buddy and yes handsome too.
"Eric , I have so much to catch up with you and for starters I missed you so damn much" her voice was laced with excitement.
" I missed you too baby girl, but firstly go get freshen up , rest we will discuss over dinner" he said
" yeah ,I'm hungry as hell" she said & give Eric a hug before departing to her room with her mini suitcase.
" I never knew , you had a daughter." Elliot inquired
" technically she is not" was his short reply
Elliot threw a questioning look .
"Well, her parents were my friend and Unfortunately they died when she was eight, so I'm her legal guardian." Eric Explained
Elliot give a nod , deciding not to inquire further.
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Sena entered her room after a long , relaxing shower . A towel was wrapped around her , while her hair was tied up in a messy bun . She took in her surrounding , it haven't changed a bit . It is same as the day she left .
The room has a wardrobes and bed . There is a book shelf on the other side of room . There is a bed in the middle of the room - not a huge one but enough to accommodate two people. Walls are coloured in shades of blue with floral design. And best part is the window behind the hardboard of the bed , which directly let the sun rays to lighten the room in the morning. And give beautiful view of stars & moon in noon .
She changed into her Mickey Mouse pajamas and t-shirt.
While Eric and Elliot were busy setting the table .
The table was filled with all her favourites- chicken pasta, chicken soup , salad and choco cookie cake .
Sena entered the kitchen and her eyes got glued to the most delicious item . Elliot !!!!!! Yes , Elliot. His back was facing her and she could clearly see his well built body. Sena had hard time averting her gaze from him . She bite her lower lip to divert her attention but it didn't help .
On the other hand Elliot turned around to catch Sena red handed, making his lips curl up into smirk. Sena immediately look the other way but she knew very well that he caught her staring.
"Like what you see!!" Elliot said
" cocky" she replied
Before they could continue their little bickering , Eric entered kitchen " hey guys let's have dinner"
They took the sits around the six sitter table where Eric took the head sit while Sena and Elliot got sited on either side of Eric . Rest three chairs were vacant .
Dinner was peaceful with little talks and occasional teasing from Elliot , and how am can we miss the occasional glancing. Other than that Dinner went by smoothly .
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Darkness is the true form of universe, where as daylight is a myth . !!!! People often consider light to be permanent, whereas in reality darkness is invincible. This is the common mentality. Because people prefer beautiful lie over a harsh reality.
Star shining in the night sky seems like tiny lamps hanging in space . Stars navigate the direction too , to the destination . Only if you have any. !!
Sena is like lost soul. She might seem to be happy and outgoing person, who have clear idea of what-she-want!!! . But she is not . Yes !!, she is definitely sure about her career but she don't know what she truly desires from her life .
Although she pretends to be fine and jolly but still there is a void in her soul , which she don't know how to fill.
Sena was gazing at the sky while Eric and Elliot were busy noting down the observation , in the backyard . Currently they were observing the Saturn and its rings . Saturn is assumed to be slowest moving plant compare to others ,by ancient astrologers . Saturn takes 29.4 years to finish one revolution. So it is for time being that it is observable from earth .
It was their daily routine to note down the observation since last month. Saturn would be observable for two more days before earth over take it .
Sena once had great interest in astronomy and maybe she would have chose it as a profession, but life has it's own flow to guide people where they truly belong .
Elliot saw her gazing at the sky. The moon light outlining her face features. Nothing extraordinary but just a good face . But her greenish eyes highlight her feature to an extent that it can capture any damn guy's attention . Her mesmerising greenish orbs possess the capacity to captivate devil himself .
Sena was seated on a bench in Indian style , where as the light wind let few strain which are hanging from her messy bun , to move in random motion , giving her an angelic look .
Elliot had witnessed many beauty in his life , but the scene in front of him was breathtaking. He couldn't help but admire the beauty , which seemed pure and innocent yet strong and mysterious . Mystery , that attracts you but at the end you find yourself lost . Just like moth turn to a flam , knowing that at the end it will be destroyed.
Elliot had hard time averting his gaze from Sena , when Eric called him , breaking the trance he was in . During rest of the time, Elliot kept stealing glances of the beauty , on every opportunity he got .
Finally Sena stood up to leave, bidding good night to both Eric and Elliot. It was quite night for her , away from all assignment deadlines, exam pressure or college drama .
Elliot’s room was adjacent to Sena , while Eric's room was downstairs.
While Sena was peaceful asleep , Elliot was staring at the ceiling . Deep in his thoughts. He was trying to figure out what just happened downstairs. Because he knew that he cannot be attracted by a mere human . Or is it all the part of punishment!!!!!
With the conflicting thoughts, he doze off to deep slumber.
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Sena was making herself coffee , when Elliot entered kitchen, shirtless. !
Oh ,,, yes !!!!!! Freaking Shirtless !!!!!!
His chiseled chest and abs on full display.
As soon as Sena's eyes fall on him , she turned her face on other side .
Let me clarify this ; not out of courtesy but to hide her tomato like red cheeks.
Yes !!! She was blushing. I mean who would not ???? He was hot as hell .
"f**k !!! , what are you doing here .. all naked?" Sena cursed, biting her inner cheeks to prevent herself from blushing.
He never replied but did something unexpected.
He advanced toward her until he was too close to her . He instantly wrapped his strong arms around her waist, resulting in crushing her back on his chest . In there new position Sena could feel his warm breath on her nape . Her eyes widened by there close a proximity. Blood rush towards her cheeks, painting them in the dark shade of red .
" well, I'm not completely naked...... but if you want I can ...." Elliot hushed in her ear seductively, making her lose her senses . Her legs turned week , feeling his arm wrapped around her abdomen. Shiver run down her spin from his seductive tone .
Elliot smirked seeing the effect on her .