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Chapter 14 : The Bewitched Lawyer

Omkara tapped his fingers on his desk waiting for Gauri. Last night he wanted to drop her back home. Badly. However being the birthday boy he did not get to. Anika and Shivaay went to drop her. Well, those two always looked for opportunity to sneak time away. Dropping Gauri was their perfect excuse. He smiled, their romance was visible to everyone and yet they thought no one knew. 

"In a good mood today?" Her melodious voice brought him out of his thoughts.

"Hi!" He spoke nervously raising his gaze. Why was he nervous?

Gauri smiled. "So, how was yesterday?" 

"It was wonderful. Thank you." He looked up at her admiring her eyes. How on earth had he never noted before how pretty her eyes looked. 

"Your welcome." She smiled widely. "Um, so?" She spoke looking around.

"So?" He asked perplexed. 

"Aren't we supposed to get working? Which cases ?" She asked finding his behavior a little odd.  

"Oh, that, right. Umm, " he looked at his computer screen wearing his glasses. Cursing himself in his head for acting like a teenage boy.  But, she looked really gorgeous in that royal blue saree with that pink sleeveless blouse. Jeez, what was wrong with him?

Gauri couldn't help but let her eyes feast on his handsome face. How her fingers itched to run over that stubble and through that hair that was now tied into a sexy man-bun. This wasn't her. This certainly wasn't her. Gauri had never looked at a man like the way she looked at Omkara. It is like his sight reminded her of her feminine desires. She bit her lower lip looking down at the newspaper. Anywhere except at him would do. She was looking at the headlines but her thoughts were still at the man before him. Last night's dance wasn't leaving her mind. Like that wasn't enough, he was always there in her dreams. But last night was different. He wasn't in her dream like the cute lawyer busy in his files or like the sweet polite gentleman asking her out for coffee. Her dreams had gone wilder. Literally, wild and sexier. She couldn't forget that dream she had last night well technically, early today morning. It had him and her, and they were all over each other. She was seated on his desk and he was kissing her. 

"Gauri.." he looked up to find her staring at the paper. But he could say she was lost. He took the opportunity and let his gaze check her out. Fish no! He turned to the screen. He mustn't look at Gauri that way. She was his secretary and a good friend. Maybe it was okay to look at her like that if they went beyond friendship. Like his mother said... No. That was his mother's words messing with his mind and making him see Gauri that way. Yeah. That was it. He took a deep breath. Focus on work, Omkara! He looked up calling aloud her name. " Gauri.."

Gauri was jerked out of her thoughts. She looked up to find him looking at her oddly. She felt her cheeks grow warm. What on earth was wrong with her. She was standing before him thinking of that stupid crazy dream that had him and her..! Damn.

"Yeah." She replied nervously pressing her palm against her neck. He couldn't help but notice her small actions. Oh that palm! That neck! How badly his lips wanted to be there. Not again. Focus on work Om, not her! 

"The Rajeshwari Textile dispute. I want to.." Never had he been so hopelessly attracted to a woman. Like seriously, I want to? "I mean I want you to...umm, go through that case and just jot down the references." He completed quickly looking away from her. She nodded her head walking away to her table. Omkara sighed in relief. He removed his glasses and rubbed his palms on his face. What was up with his sudden attraction? Was he hormonally okay? What had changed overnight?