His Ex Wife - Misunderstandings Create Voids

Chapter 9

Ananya's POV

Have you ever felt the feeling of being dumped into a bucket full of ice, you can't do anything to get out of it. Your limbs freeze. Mind stops working. Your tongue betrays you to work for asking help.

Exactly!!

The same condition is of mine now.

The CEO marched towards the seat placed on my right side still taking on phone and his eyes lowered giving me the belief that he hadn't seen me yet.

His Secretary passes him a file which he tosses to open and removes the phone from his ears to give all of us direction.

"You may all have your seats." he spoke with eyes still lowered down.

Six years. Damn Six years and I haven't heard his voice. And now my ears seem to be pleased to hear his voice again.

All takes their respective seats, but I stood there staring at his clean shaved face.

He must have noticed my standing position with lowered eyes because he spoke to me this time.

"Please take your seat Miss." he said and concentrated on another file his eyes still not looking up

But what I did was just standing over there and reading his face. I felt someone tugging my sleeves down to make me sit on the chair.

"Please sit Ananya." Shaan whispered to me

But I just stood over there looking at him without blinking.

He again observed my body's standing posture with lowered eyes and starts them to lift them and spoke "I said please sit down miss..." his words got stuck in his throat and he looks at me with open mouth.

His phone drops on carpet from his loosened grip. To which neither of us cared.

"Ananya..." he whispered my name and tears rolled down my cheeks. At least he remembered my name.

"Arj... Arjun" I spoke even more feebly, sobbing quietly at the same time.

"Ananya, you okay?" Arun's voice came from behind. I felt a weight over one of my shoulder which was enough to disturb my balance, and I started to land on carpeted floor but didn't hit it as Arun's hands collected my body in the air.

As I was losing my balance, I saw Arjun instantly responding to caught me but stopped in midway as soon as Arun supported me.

Soon I was pulled up to my length and Arun pads my cheeks with his hands to bring me back to earth, but I refused to react.

All my attention was given to the man wearing suit and tie, who used to be my love. My life, my husband, everything

"Ananya… don't get zoned out. Please" Sakshi's voice appeared from her voice I could say she would be in tears soon but, I couldn't see her or anyone’s face as Arjun was straining my attention.

"Ananya talk... what happened?"

"You okay Ananya?"

"Look at me." I could hear the commanding voice of Arun, but my mind refused to abide by his orders like it usually does when I hear his commanding tone

"Someone please get a glass of water." Varun shouted at someone

"Ananya, speak." I could feel different hands patting my cheeks

Voices boomed into one of my ears and left from the other one my mind not registering any of them.

Only I and Arjun stood on our places, staring each other while others roamed around me in concern.

"I am lifting you Ananya now." Arun's voice catches my attention and before I could do anything, I was floating in the air.

Arjun's eyes glare at Arun’s hand over my body and then quickly captures my eyes and I felt there was a fire blazing in his eyes.

I was slowly drifted away from him, but my eyes didn't leave his. He stood over there in his position with his guards, secretary, and few of my co-workers.

I was brought in my cabin and Arun settled me on a chair.

Sakshi, Mr. Singh, Arun and Varun followed with worried faces.

A cold glass frame touched my lips and my eyes drifted to the one holding it for me.

Arun had kept the glass near my lips

His eyes soften when my eyes met his, he pushed the glass. I quickly dumped the water inside my belly in one go

Sakshi placed my head over her chest and I cried.

Shaan asks for privacy from Mr. Singh and he leaves the cabin

"What happened?" Sakshi asked and Shaan pulls a chair for her.

 “Sakshi sit." Shaan ordered. Sakshi left my face and grabs the seat pulling it more near to me and squeezed my hands in support.

"What’s wrong Ananya?" Shaan asked worried

"The... CE... CEO... is ... m... my Arjun." I managed to speak these between my sobs

"You mean the CEO of Building Dreams Mr. Arjun Malhotra is your ex-husband." Varun spoke in disbelief his eyes wide like saucers

I nodded and Sakshi stroked my hands followed by my hairs.

"Don't ruin my hard work for that man." Sakshi pouts to lighten up my mood and I couldn't help but smiled at her antics. She is going to be a mother, but she is behaving like a child itself.

"I need to go to washroom." I told them while standing up

"I will come with you." Sakshi said while standing up from her chair

"I need to pee." I tried to reason with her to be alone and away from everyone

"She needs space right now, Sakshi." Shaan supports me and Sakshi nodded her head in agreement and I left my cabin instantly. My heels click over the tiles gaining everyone's attention. I quickly rushed towards washroom, all the way rubbing my cheeks to remove the tears and their stain

When I was about to cross the conference hall's door, Arjun showed up from inside.

He instantly stopped on his spot after seeing me. His brown eyes quickly scanned me from top to bottom and then it rested on my face. Fresh tears well up in my eyes and I can practically see him shifting uncomfortable in his spot after witnessing my tears.

I rushed away from him, inside the washroom and locked myself only to find me crying badly.

It's over.

Flashback

I don't know how to feel now it's over. Construction work is over. Three months and it is finished now.

Do I have to feel happy for the floor to be ready?

Or do I have to feel sad, that Arjun won't be around me anymore?

Two weeks and four days.

Yes, you heard me out correctly. Eighteen days. We are officially dating each other for eighteen days.

Nothing big has happened. Our messages have been increased from 'good morning' to 'good night', all through the day, which we didn't do before. Coffee session continued after my first date.

Okay… my first officially date.

Our hands entangles together when we used to sit in silence to consume our coffee.  

A comfortable one though

"Ma'am we have reached your place." the cab driver disturbed my chain of thoughts.

I quickly nodded and paid him by cash before heading towards the gates.

Adrenaline pumped into my blood and I rushed inside after looking at Arjun's car parked outside.

I have reached till third floor and all my strength dumped.

Exhaling loudly and taking deep breaths I moved inside. The first scene that I witnessed was Arjun sitting on a bench, his head dipped in between his hands. As I made a way towards him, my heels announced my approach.

His eyes meet mine and we awkwardly smiled at each for few seconds. I broke first and went to sit beside him.

My eyes remains restricted to my hands which are placed on my lap.

God! Like they are most interesting thing in the world now

Soon a cold hand found its way over my hands and a shiver went through my spine. Goosebumps rose over my exposed skin.

This is not for the first time that he is touching me, but today everything is different.

"Come let's have a tour to the new floor" he spoke. I just nodded and stood up with him to do the same. Our hands were no longer touching, and I am missing his cold hand's warmth.

Getting my full strength, I reached for his hands and entangled our fingers.

My boldest move ever

His fingers squeezed my palm in order to provide me comfort and it worked as a miracle. All my fears went to drain, and I leaned towards his shoulder.

Hope he doesn’t mind

His hands left mine and I felt rejected. Before I could retreat my body from his, the same hand which was retreated traveled towards my shoulder and he pulled me towards him.

A smile made its way towards my lips and I snuggled more towards his body.

Soon the tour was over, I didn't even pay attention. In no time we were standing in front of his car. Slowly we pulled away.

I didn't know that I was crying until he cupped my face and his thumb swipes away the salty water droplets.

He then slowly presses his forehead to mine. Our eyes choose to shut.

"I will miss you." I admitted                                                                  

"I will miss you too." he instantly replied

"I will come here every day before heading towards home for our coffee session." he spokes while chuckling after few moments of silence

I couldn't help but laugh a little on his statement and nodded my head.

Soon our foreheads separated out and he kissed over there. After a stroke to my cheeks with his thumb, his eyes landed on my lips and at the same moment his thumb runs over my lower lip, which was enough to give me shivers and Goosebumps all over my body.

He gulped and withdrawals his hands only to stand a foot away from me.

"I should leave before unexpected happens." he says and rubs his back of neck.

I don't know what happened to my mind or what got into me because suddenly I rushed my hands behind his neck, pulling him closer to me and closing the gap between our lips.

MY FIRST KISS!!!

Of course! Initiated by me

Soon our lips moved in a rhythm. It started slowly but then he deepened the kiss by tilting his face to make a perfect angle. I gave everything to that kiss. I tried to match his pace but he dominated the kiss. His hand clutches my hairs in his palm, plugging my hair roots to bring me even more closer to him, if that was even possible. I found my hands doing the same job in his hairs.

Soon my back was rushed into something hard. His car and my lost mind came back to track. Then the realization hits me.

What I did?

But now nothing is in hands so I concentrated back to kiss.

Soon air became necessary for our survival, so we pulled away only to both of panting hard. I looked into his eyes only to find his pupils dilated and darkened by desires.

He quickly took a sharp breath to attack my lips again but this time maintaining the pace, followed by my neck. He sucked the flesh of my neck. Nibbling it, teasing it and biting it.

It surly has left the mark.

When I opened my eyes, which were closed due to his sweet torture, realization hits me hard this time.

"Arj... Arjun... please some... someone will....find... us ... like this" I half said, half moaned. As soon my words register in his mind he back off me.

"s**t!!" He cursed beneath his nose but I could hear that.

"I already told you that I should leave before anything unexpected occurs" he said and exhaled loudly ending up a small chuckle.

"Next time when you initiate at least try to give me some hint so that we may move to some secure area." he said and I turned into tomato.

He is right. We were kissing infront of the building and anyone could have seen us like this.

He takes my hands in his and kisses my knuckles, which brought a smile to my face.

Oh My God!! I love this ma…

"I love you, Ananya" he confesses looking straight into my eyes.

I couldn't be happier. Instantly I threw myself on him in a tight hug and kissed his clean shaved cheek before confessing my feelings out loud for him

"I love you too, Arjun."

His grip on my waist tightened and I snuggled more into him, inhaling his scent.

Flashback over