Vikram was seated in his cabin going through the files, when Sneha arrived. She smiled at him sweetly in hopes that he could forgive her.

" You know, I don't tolerate being late for work." He snapped without even sparing a glance at her.

Her smile faltered but she still responded sweetly, " I'm sorry. You know how my husband is, he came home late and then we stayed awake till the early hours of..."

" Ok...ok spare me the details. " Vikram said raising his hands.

She smiled, " You are the boss!"

" Sometimes I feel you take undue advantage of my friendship." , he grumbled.

" I do, don't I?" , she replied cheekily.

When she was met with a glare, she cleared her throat and said, " Ok boss, your schedule for today is..."

He listened attentively to her. He frowned at the 7'o clock meeting and asked,

" Can my 7'o clock be free?"

" Yes, it can be shifted to tomorrow afternoon."

" Do that please." Sneha nodded and changed it, " Also could you make reservations at 'The Royal Root' for two?"

Now, Sneha was curious. She asked, "Going on date?"

Vikram glared at her.

She chuckled and made an entry in her log and started moving out of his cabin.

When she reached the doorstep, she turned and said, " By the way, don't forget to bring her flowers or a gift.", she went off amused at Vikram's expense. Oh how he nodded at her like a puppy and then snapped back to reality, by glaring at her, " Off to work, Sneha!"

Juhi was having difficulty working. Her thoughts were haywire. Instead of concentrating on her work, here she was thinking 'what did Vikram talk to her dad and were they really going out?'. She tried concentrating but failed a lot of times. Giving up she decided to go for a stroll.

She was about to get out of her cubicle. When she heard a knock, turning around, she saw the assistant of finance department head.

Without wasting time, he got to tell her the details of his visit. Juhi had to make a presentation regarding the new hotel in Jodhpur. This presentation was not only meant for department heads, but she also had to present them to their clients.

Juhi's plans of going for a stroll, were replaced by a mission. Mission to find out the details of Jodhpur project. The presentation was due after two weeks.

She hoped, she could make it worthy enough for her father to appreciate.

Vikram glanced at the door as it opened to reveal Sneha. She smiled and asked, "Lunch?"

" Yes, let's go", he got up from his seat and started towards the lunch spot for the day.

Sneha suddenly forwarded her hand to stop him, " Vikram.... I cooked lunch. We are sharing." , she smiled at the end.

Vikram smiled, " It has been long time since you brought lunch. Any special occasion?"

She shrugged, " I wanted to cook."

Vikram peeked around to find the lunch and Sneha noticed his movements." Wait I will bring it inside."

Vikram smiled gleefully. He casually opened his messages, when his sight fell on Juhi's contact. He smiled and typed,

He hastily kept the phone aside with the opening of the door.

Sneha got inside with their lunch. The phone was forgotten on the side.

Juhi walked down to the canteen for lunch. She was playing with her phone, when she saw Vikram's message. 'Oh, so he really wants to go out...' thought Juhi.

Now her concern was what should she reply.

' Shouldn't I ask dad first?', came a thought but was dismissed as soon as she remembered his words in the morning.

She sighed,

J: I would love to. But I will have to ask mom-dad first. I'll get back to you, as soon as I can.

She had reached their table and ordered food, waiting for Namrata.

Juhi was lost in her thoughts when Namrata came running to her, " I'm sorry, I'm late. I have so much work today, and I'm not even halfway done.", she said in a single breath.

Juhi offered her a glass of water and asked her to eat. Namrata had already started to decline the offer, saying she can't wait for so long, when food arrived.

She gave a grateful smile to Juhi and both had a quick lunch.

Namrata had already gone back to her department but Juhi had a few minutes to spare.

She thought let's just ask dad about this and got inside the elevator to go to his office.

As she got out, she was moving to her father's cabin, when the phone beeped. Opening it up her face alighted,

Juhi smiled looking at that and was about to turn back when her father who came out for a minute spotted her.

He asked her to come in. She went inside his cabin, he asked, " What's up?"

She fumbled with her clothes for a second, before sighing and answering, "Vikram wants me to go on a date...should I go?"

Her father got up from his seat and kept a loving hand on her head, " Yes, no harm in going. He has been well instructed.", he smirked in the end.

Juhi smiled back at him and said, "Okay! Bye dad!"

" Bye!", he waved his hand shaking his head at his daughter.

Once she got back to her floor, she replied,

J: Ok, We should go. Where shall I meet you?

Almost instantly a message came,

J: Home

Juhi smiled and got back to work. Still trying her best to concentrate.