AN: Hello! I am back with a new chapter. I know thoda time lag gaya. But I am very busy with my college stuff. I hardly get any time to write. *sad emoji*Anyways thanks for all your wonderful reviews on the last chapter.Lets see what happens in this one...
"Aur Senior inspector abhijeet ke kya haal hai? " Asked ananya in a naughty tone.
Tarika and ananya had been best friends since their medical college days. Although their lives took them on a different journey after college, but that didn't in anyway get in the way of their friendship. True partners in crime as they say. They shared everything with each other. Including their crush on Abhijeet.
"Would you let that go already? Its been like a month since that happened... " Tarika said in an annoyed tone.
"Arre nahi yaar! Ek toh main abhi tak usi shock se baahar nahi aayi ki tune actually unse ye sab keh diya. Toh thodi bohot curiosity toh hogi na mujhe ki whats going on..."
"Actually maine bhi uss din waise hi socha tha ki this is probably the worst mistake of my life, telling him about it... lekin he is not that kinda guy yaar... dusre din he was just like nothing happened. Mujhe laga pata nahi ab sabke saamne chidhane na lage" Said tarika remembering the day after their "Dinner Date" .
She was nervous to see him, just like she was on her first day. Although he had promised to keep all of it a secret, she was still expecting a naughty smile from him sometime throughout the day. However embarrassed and annoyed she was on that night, she really enjoyed seeing his fun-loving side. But, nothing could change the fact that he is an extremely professional guy. He didn't even mention anything about the last night to her. Almost like it never happened.
"I actually respect him for that you know. Koi aur hota toh shayad bohot galat matlab nikalta iss sab ka. But he didn't. Such men are rare" She said coming back to the present.
Well from abhijeet's side, it would be bit of an overstatement to say that he didn't think about her at all. After dropping her home, he was all alone in the car still with a hint of smile on his face. Her smile, her occasional blushing on his jokes, her cute embarrassed look, all of it was just flashing in front of his eyes like a movie.
How come he had never noticed she was this gorgeous?
'wow! wait abhijeet what are you even thinking?! Junior hai wo tumhari. Abhi abhi join kiya hai ye kya soch raha hai tu uske baaremein and most importantly, wo dr. Salunkhe ke saath kaam karti hai... hosh mein aa jaa bhai' His brain reminded him
He just jerked his head in order to brush off her thoughts and concentrated on driving.
Back to present
"Hmm true... waise wo single hai bhi ya aise hi humlog uske baaremein baat karke time waste kar rahe hai? " Asked ananya quite excited.
"Arre! mujhe kya pata yaar! aur kitni baar batau main tujhe mujhe waisi koi bhi feelings nahi hai unke liye he is just my senior that's it. Wo crush wali baat to unhone bass chalaki se nikalwa li mujhse... I did not plan on telling him this at all..." Tarika snapped at her best friend
"Arre haan baba! itni defensive kyu ho rahi hai... mein to aise hi out of curiosity puch rahi thi yaar... I never said you were interested in him... tu hi bol rahi hai..."
"Whatever! Chal rakh ab der ho gayi hai. Good night" She said cutting the call. But now that she has asked, she started wondering, does he have a girlfriend? well, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY.
"Sir! I got something special for you" Said tarika handing over a small tiffin box to abhijeet during lunch break.
It was already past 3 pm. Abhijeet and daya somehow managed to come into the cafeteria for a quick lunch.
Things looked pretty hectic in the forensic lab as well. Tarika was reminded by her boss to have something as she was continuously working right from the morning. She was still thinking about work while eating. But then she was distracted with Abhijeet and daya walking in. She quickly remembered about the extra bhindi she had packed this morning just in case *someone* needs it. A smile crept up on her face when she walked towards him.
"Waah! I can guess what it is without even opening this" said abhijeet taking the tiffin box from her. He opened it and inhaled the aroma of bhindi inside it.
"Wow! smells amazing. Aap bhi aaiye na join us" He said smiling at her.
In the mean time, daya was looking at both of them with confusion clearly written over his face.
"Dr. Tarika? Aapne koi exclusively for abhijeet tiffin service start kiya hai kya?" Asked daya to tarika as she settled down with duo.
"Nahi sir wo actually..." She managed to speak not knowing how to explain the whole thing to daya.
"Arre yaar wo kaafi lambi story hai. Tu bas itna samajhle ki ab se jab bhi Dr. Tarika bhindi layengi thoda mere liye reserved hoga. Hai na? " Abhijeet said looking at tarika.
"Haan. Ab kuch aisa hi samajh lijiye " Said tarika in a slightly shy tone.
Daya still wasn't satisfied with abhijeet's explanation. How could he be? Since Tarika had joined, he had never seen abhijeet and tarika talk much except for work stuff and today suddenly, she has prepared something just for him? How?
"Achha! thik hai" Daya said shrugging his shoulders "Thoda main bhi toh dekhu itna kya khaas hai sabji main..." He proceeded to take a bite from abhijeet's dabba.
"Oye hatt! " Said abhijeet moving the tiffin out of daya's reach immediately. Almost like a reflex. "Tune hi kaha na exclusively for abhijeet? Toh tu kyu le raha hai? Kuch dusra khaa na"
"Arre! kaisa aadmi hai? ek bite hi toh le raha hu. Thodi na pura khatam kar dunga" daya protested.
'Arre ye banati hi itna achha hai... maine bhi uss din ek bite hi liya tha dekhte dekhte pura dabba main hi khaa gaya inka" Said abhijeet innocently.
"Hein? kis din?" Asked daya
"Wo... arre bataya na lambi kahani hai... woh chhod mujhe khaane de"
Tarika meanwhile was just smiling looking at duo's childish antics. Who would say that they are the same daya and abhijeet whose mere names scare the hell out of criminals.
"Daya sir aap ye lijiye na" said tarika offering her tiffin to daya "I am full already. Aap khatam bhi kar denge toh I won't mind" She said looking at abhijeet with a hint of naughtiness in her eyes.
Abhijeet couldn't help but give a shy smile at her on this.
Daya again passed a confused look seeing them smiling at each other. He took a bite from tarika's tiffin this time.
"Waah! Sachmein bohot achha bana hai ye toh" said daya his mouth still full.
"Dekho boss! seekho kuch inse. Tum itne saal se mere dost ho... lekin khana kabhi nahi share karte. Aur inhe dekho abhi abhi aayi hai fir bhi kaise bina kahe offer kiya mujhe" Daya teased his best friend
"Ye toh aisi hi hai. Inko sabko khana khilane main bohot maza aata hai" Abhijeet said smiling at her "Aur rahi baat meri, toh tu baaki kuch bhi maangle main share kar dunga... inke haath ki bhindi kabhi bhi nahi. Samjha?"
Daya just shook his head disapprovingly. Meanwhile tarika smiled at his comments. The moment was interrupted by her boss's call.
"Chaliye main chalti hu. Aap kariye enjoy" She smiled at both of them.
"Thanks for this Dr. Tarika" Said abhijeet pointing at the tiffin.
"My pleasure sir" She left giving him a smile.
Abhijeet just stared at her go.
'What a wonderful person! Maine daya ke saath share nahi kiya toh apna tiffin de diya!'
He finally shifted his gaze away from her as she disappeared from his sight just to find his best friend staring at him with the infamous mischievous daya smile.
"Kya hai? Aise kyu dekh raha hai?" Abhijeet asked pretending nothing just happened.
"Ye kya chal raha hai boss? Dr. Tarika tumhare liye khana laa rahi hai... tum wo khana kisike saath share karne se mana kar rahe ho. Main bhi toh khana banata hu tumhare liye kabhi kabhi. Mere khaane ki toh itni tareef ki nahi tumne kabhi... chakkar kya hai boss?"
"Abe! kuch chakkar nahi hai. Aisa waisa kuch bhi mat soch. Wo kuch din pehle mein lab mein gaya tab wo khana khaa rahi thi...unhone mujhe offer kiya toh main khaa gaya aur mujhe pasand aaya... toh unhone bola ki agli baar banayengi to mere liye bhi lekar aayengi. Bass"
"Achaa! itna hi? Chalo tum kehte ho toh maan leta hu. Lekin daal main kuch kaala toh hai... baat sirf khaane ki toh nahi lag rahi... wo to main bhi khilata hu tumhe...ye to mujhe koi aur chakkar lagta hai... koi nahi pata chal hi jayega thode dino main"
"Arre! kaisi baate kar raha hai yaar! Waisa kuch bhi nahi hai. Pagal hai kya? Khana kya laaya usne mere liye toh kuch bhi sochega kya? Junior hai wo humari bhul mat..."
"Haan haan! itne defensive kyu ho rahe ho yaar? Main toh ye jo tumhara chehra khila hai na achanak yaha aane ke baad wo dekhke keh raha hu. Ab wajah khana hai ya khana banane wali wo to pata nahi"
Abhijeet just couldn't resist smiling at this
"Woh chhod yaar. Jaldi khaa le nikalna bhi hai. Waise ACP sir kya keh rahe the subah uss case ke baaremein?"
"Haan haan! Ab toh tum topic change karoge hi...khair chhodo...toh..."
And the two cops got busy discussing the case.
AN : Both abhijeet and tarika getting teased by their best friends... because that's what best friends do right?
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