Darling, you have always been mine

Part 15

" I am sorry" 

Ina choked out the three words with difficulty before feeling the tears rushing down her face. No matter whatever had happened between them that didn't mean that she would want him to suffer any loss. 

" I am really ver-" Words died in her mouth when she felt herself getting enveloped in the arms of the man whom she claimed to hate. Tears started leaking out from her eyes, wetting Viraaj's shirt making him curse himself for not minding his volume.

His hands wrapped around her shoulder gently caressed her hair in an attempt to make her feel better who on the contrary, started crying like a baby as soon as she found herself cocooned his arms. 

The rational part of her mind had stopped working and guilt taken over an upper hand making her chant a number of sorrys that were just muffled when Viraaj pressed her head more into his chest saying 'it's okay'.

Ina felt sad for putting Viraaj in such a position when she herself had seen and heard that what a dedicated worker he was. And today because of her one careless mistake, things would have gone for a toss which she would never want for anybody, especially Viraaj. 

" I am really sorry. Yesterday, I was reading the file till late at night because of which I got up late. And then because of the whole tension that was building up in mind made me skip this important detail. I am really sorry. I won't repeat it again," Ina looked up from his chest and muttered in a crying voice which melted Viraaj's heart at the very instant. 

He smiled at the newfound innocence of his girl and bent down before brushing his lips on hers while slowly caressing her cheeks. Ina's posture went stiff at the softest and slightest touch of his lips but today she couldn't bring herself to yell at him. The expression that his eyes held just didn't let any of the harsh words come out of her mouth. 

Adoration, forgiveness and some strange emotion were swimming in his eyes which made her downcast her eyes while a pinkish hue started appearing on her olive-coloured skin. Viraaj bit his lip to stop the smile that was beginning to appear on his way seeing his tigress being a shy cat. 

He traced the pattern of the red hue that was formed on her cheeks before asking," Can I tell you something?" 

" Yes," Her croaky voice came out like a whisper to him and he was internally grateful that she hadn't pushed him away because to hear a voice like that he would have had to get an ear machine considering the volume at which she was whispering.  He curled his finger under her chin and made her look up at him, meeting his eyes. 

Viraaj internally smiled at the innocent yet cute actions of hers. " I don't like this sad version of Ms Ghosh. The tigress version who screams and tries to scare me with her eyes is much better"

Hearing him say that, Ina couldn't help but stop the smile by biting her lip and when she realised that her efforts were futile she slightly smacked the shoulder of now a smirking Viraaj who couldn't control her chuckle looking at her a shy self. 

" What no warnings or shoutings for me, today?"

She gave a slight push on his chest, making him slightly step away from her as he continued chuckling at her stunned shy expression. Shaking his head, he drew a struggling her in his embrace with a smile. 

" Don't worry. I will handle the clients. Now, will you tell me what happened in the morning?" Viraaj slightly whispered in her ears while keeping his head on her shoulder making her shiver at the touch of his beard on the side of her neck. However, hearing him ask about morning made Ina lose her smile as she slightly drew herself back from the hug and looked at him guiltily. 

" I was reading the file till late at night because of which I overslept and then my phone just didn't stop buzzing which made me forget about the file," Ina replied to his question, narrowing her eyes with accusation filling them. 

A naughty smile crept on his face as he took a few steps back and stared at her knowingly making heat rush to her face but this time, she was back to being Ms Ghosh he knew. It took a whole load of self-control to not just run out of his cabin as she stared back at his mischievous eyes who were teasing her just by the looks of it making her want to scream her guts

" Okay. Ms Ghosh. Fair enough. Now can we get back to work?" Viraaj asked with usual smirk making her want to wipe that expression off his face. Looking at him with narrowed eyes, she nodded at him in agreement and with a stiff expression she sat on the chair beside her making him stifle a laugh at her cuteness. 

Ina maintained her stiff posture though she was internally smiling at the man whom she saw sitting back on his chair. The way his eyes moved around her face, it made her palms sweaty and breathing uneasy but a warm yet a crazy feeling started empowering her mind. She could still feel his arms around her and the secure feeling they gave when they held her with such care that she couldn't help but cry like a baby in his arms. She knew some lines were again crossed between them but she couldn't bring herself to shout at him or scold him. I mean how could she be mean to a person whose work could jeopardise because of her.

On the other hand, Viraaj just tore away his eyes from her and diverted his attention to his apple desktop in order to ignore the indecent thoughts that were coming in his mind when he saw her looking at him intensely with a sort of hidden smile that she was trying very hard to cover. 

Fighting an inner struggle to look at each other, they both got back to work and spoke about what they will be telling for postponing the meeting. Viraaj discussing the same project details with her and was slightly amazed at the level of understanding that she had developed with respect to the project. 

She remembered the details of the file as if they were imprinted somewhere in her memory seeing the way she could easily explain it to him with such enthusiasm and zeel that somewhere he was lost in the light that was shining in her eyes as she explained it thoroughly to him. 

" I think we shouldn't cancel the meeting?" Ina looked in his dark eyes only to find a naughty glint giving a charm to his eyes. 

" Why is that?"

" Because the way you are explaining me the details, it feels as if you have given me the project and not the other way round," Viraaj leaned back and entwined his hands that were resting on the table with a small smile covering his face. 

Seeing him sitting like that, Ina felt her cheeks turning into a shade of blush red as she felt a sudden urge to go and sit on his lap and kiss the out of him. Her pupils dilated with the intriguing yet challenging man sitting in front of her who was looking at her with a very soft and carefree smile which somehow made her smile on her own accord, forgetting her resolution to maintain a strict posture. 

Viraaj could feel his heartbeat increasing at an abnormal speed when he saw her visibly blushing at his statement which just made him want to bite her cherry-like cheeks that were just calling out to him. Staring in her eyes more intensely, he found her lowering eyes after a few seconds when you felt a weird feeling in her heart. 

A feeling that made her want to blush like this. To have a shy smile on her face. To feel a continuous stare on her. And more importantly, to have a feeling of security that the man in front of her was providing just by looking at her with his hooded eyes. 

" Okay, so I guess I will reschedule the meeting and get back to work," Ina said, rising from the chair when she felt slightly awkward with the way her mind was playing with her.

" Okay," He said and leaned forward on the table while keeping his eyes on her departing figure. 

" Um... I am sorry for today morning," Ina's hand froze at the doorknob as she heard the words hitting her eardrum. She slowly turned herself to face him and found him looking at her with a very blank expression though his eyes were full of emotions. 

Ina controlled her smile when she realised he was apologising for his actions though she felt a cloud of confusion surrounding her because she didn't understand the reason for which he was apologising. Was it for his actions or was it for throwing harsh words on her?

However, his unclear apology made her feel nice at heart because this time, he didn't point out any fingers on her and that made her smile crazily at the newfound innocence of this devil. 

" I am sorry too, Sir. Next time, I will be more careful with official stuff," She said out with a smile to which he nodded with a blink of his eyes. 

I am sorry, Ms Ghosh. Not for saying harsh words or taking you In my arms. In fact, I am grateful that I said those things which gave me a chance to be near you without you looking at me accusingly. I am sorry for not regretting my actions though I know I should I can't bring myself to regret that. Seeing you crying like that made me feel like a weak person. A person who was losing his strength seeing you losing your tears and that's why I kissed you regardless of consequences. Regardless of what you would think about me post that. So I did that for myself, Ms Ghosh. Only for myself, Viraaj thought to himself looking at the glass door through which the girl of his thoughts just went.