Chapter Four
Megha was taken aback by the confident man who was offering some strange services to her. She couldn't help feeling a thrill of pleasure sieving through her on hearing the sound of her name in Mohan's lips. It surprised her how easy he made it sound and as if he had known her all along. For a moment she forgot that she was with a stranger whom she had met just few minutes ago. A noise in the kitchen brought her back into her senses.
"Why do you think that I need help? And yours?" She asked
"I am in your debt!" He paused before adding "And I want to do something to fix my mistake"
"So do you want to pay me back for the damage?" Megha didn't understand Mohan's intentions
"How much were you paid for the painting?"
"That's a deal between me and the woman who owns the hotel"
"Paintings of this class aren't cheap! I have bought a few for my house last year. They charged hefty money for them"
"They must have been from some wonderful artists" She couldn't help sighing when she said that
"I think I am seeing one in front of me, as well" He smiled at her and took the darling' painting in his hands to examine it closely
She turned away, wondering what he would have bought for those heavy prices and where he lived to have them hanging around. Feeling sad for her own painting that was in his hands she said in a soft voice
"Actually, I didn't charge her much apart from the supplies. She was helping me to find a home here"
"Isn't this a nice place too?" He looked around Renu's house
"Yes it is. But with the baby coming, I need a place of my own" She gently touched her stomach
Unknowingly his eyes glanced at her stomach, sharing her bond with the unborn baby. When she continued to talk, he glanced away in embarrassment not wanting to know whether she found him staring at her stomach
"Actually the Taj Mahal hotel is the actual commission for my paintings. I wanted things to go well so that I can include it in my portfolio for future work"
She traced her fingers along her stomach feeling the baby. Mohan's eyes once again traced back there. With a proud smile she said
"I would like to be close to my baby and working from a home studio would help me in that. And I need my own place to get that"
He looked at her and asked "So, willing to take up my offer?"
She realized she had gone overboard with her information and shook her head
"No please. I can't. You can just pay for the supplies and we can close the deal" She was surprised on how less a deal she had asked for, in spite of being a raging bargainer on her own
"But I want to do more. You deserve it and hope you know it"
She thought of it and acknowledged that whatever had happened she didn't deserve that. All her hard work gone in vain with no big fault of hers but she didn't know how to make him pay for it when it was a mere accident on his part as well
"It would take three months and so I can't accept your offer" She said
"Three months!" He just thought over and did some mind calculation "So have you got your house?"
"Yes, the owner of the hotel would have done the down payment for my paintings. The house is down the street"
"Ok it's done then. I will take you to the hotel myself and will explain what happened. Then we will see how things go from there"
"On your bike?" She widened her eyes in shock and Mohan found them prettier than anything that he had seen
"That's the only offer I have now! Anything better that you have?" He took efforts to tear out his eyes away from hers
"I don't think..."
He cut her in and said "You think about it while I go keep this box inside"
She broke her gaze away from him and looked down to where her fingers were moving on her baby. She thought over the bitter days when she was abandoned by her ex-boyfriend or ex-husband or whatever he was to her. And the fact that she hadn't heard from him from the moment he walked out on her. She couldn't help reversing whatever happened with her but she wanted to start something fresh and new in her own way; with the comfortable surroundings that she had and wanted to have for her baby.
Is this man going to disturb my plans and comfort? She thought unsure whether it was a disturbance that she wanted then
"So, shall we?" He came back asking as if the decision was made as he had planned
"Why do you think I will trust my baby with you?" She asked directly without trying to be polite
"Because I can be a good home husband" He gave the sexy smile again to which Megha chuckled
"Ok I will wait outside for you" He walked out while Renu walked in
"You must be very brave. I will see to you later" She covered her cheeks and spaced out from him as smiled at her teasingly
"What do you think you are going to do now?" David asked him when he met Mohan at his bike
"I don't know! I am trying to convince her for something"
"Believe me! She is one hard bargainer and you got to give her the best deal to convince her" David patted him on his shoulders
They both turned to the sound on the porch and found Renu holding Megha in her arms
"I think we need to get to the hospital now" Renu announced
"I know this is weird timing" When Megha said, both the men noted the pale and anxious face on her
Edited by Senpoo - 12 years ago
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