Page 28 of Let's Start with Forever

“And why are you whispering?” Raashi asked, getting more agitated by the second.

“You know that dream guy you described to me the other night, six feet tall, golden skin, chocolate brown eyes, ruffled dark brown hair. He is out here, waiting to meet you.”

Raashi’s head spun. There was only one guy in the whole world she knew that fit that description to the tee. With great difficulty she managed to get his name out of her mouth.

“Sameer Sehgal,” Raashi said.

“You actually know him!” Jiya remarked, stunned.

“Not now, Jiya. Tell him I am busy.”

“I did and he’s not listening.”

“Then tell him again and this time mean it!” Raashi disconnected the line and pinched the bridge her nose.

Damn, damn and damn! After complete silence from his office for more than a week, she had begun to believe he had let it go. But she should have known better than to believe that Sameer would back off so easily. She knew what he was like. He was relentless in the pursuit of something he wanted. Case in point his successful seduction of her. He saw her, he wanted her and he had seduced her. She cursed herself for letting her thoughts go there. She was not thinking of that right now. She was way too drained to face him and she just wished he would get the message and go away.

But her wishes weren’t coming true today as the next moment the door opened and Sameer coolly walked in, with Jiya following reluctantly behind, her hands raised up.

“I’m sorry, Raashi. He just won’t...”

“Take no for an answer,” Raashi completed for her. “Don’t worry, that’s so typical! Thanks Jiya. I’ll take it from here.”

Sameer whirled around to look at Jiya. She was cute with dark hair and naughty, dancing eyes.

He smiled at her, “You’re her sister, right?”

Oh! Bloody Hell! Now her kid sister looked fascinated by Sameer.

“I sure am,” Jiya chirped.

“No wonder you looked familiar. By the way, what are you doing working for Raashi? I thought you were studying in New York?”

Jiya gave her a pointed look that most definitely meant -I need an explanation on how this hot guy knows so much about me.

Then Jiya turned to Sameer and gave him a dazzling smile as she replied, “Yes, Economics. I have a semester break actually.”

“Wow and you agreed to work with your sister on your holiday? That’s awesome. Wish my sisters could be more responsible,” Sameer told her.

“You have sisters? How many?” Jiya asked him.

Raashi folded her hands angrily on the desk in front of her. Her sister had no boundaries. None whatsoever. She was interacting with Sameer, who was a perfect stranger to her, like she had known him for a long time.

“I have two sisters. They’re twins and about your age. But they’d never agree to work for me and definitely not on their holiday,” Sameer told Jiya.

This was all Raashi needed. As if it wasn’t enough that Sameer had appeared here unannounced, now his words would encourage Jiya to rebel against her.

Right on cue Jiya threw her hands in the air.

“Heard that, big sis? No one works during holidays. And how many times do I need to explain to you that this is not my cuppa...”

Raashi leveled her sister with an angry glare, disliking her boldness in front of Sameer.

Seeing her sullen expression, Jiya changed tactics.

“Anyway, since Raashi’s assistant is on leave for a few days, I decided to pitch in.”

And then Raashi’s mouth dropped in utter shock as Jiya gave Sameer a naughty wink before she said, “By the way, you are way too assertive for your own good.”