That's it. I quit! she said and stormed out of his office. Rachna's patience had finally hit its limit. He had passed her over for yet another project. Without breaking stride she pulled out her phone and texted her recruiter: Tell them I'll take it. She exhaled and smiled to herself. She was free of this place and that damn Kabir Tripathi. Being hot and brilliant didn't give someone an excuse to be a jerk.
"Rachna, wait!" she heard him call out, but she ignored him and continued down the hallway toward the elevator. Upon reaching the elevator, she mashed the button and impatiently waited. Her text alert sounded. It was her recruiter: Congrats on your new job, Rachna. They are thrilled to have you. Rachna smiled. Finally, a boss that would appreciate her. Nothing had been the same at her office since that man had arrived.
The elevator dinged, the doors opened, and Rachna stepped in. She began to text a thank you message to her recruiter when a hand stopped the elevator doors from closing.
"Rachna!" she heard him call out.
"No need to shout. It's all settled," she said back, but she wasn't even angry anymore. She was so out of this place. Kabir pushed his way into the elevator.
"Settled?" he asked. His breathing was heavy. She wondered if he'd had to run to follow her. The thought made her smile, although she didn't want to admit to herself why it had.
"Just got a text from my recruiter. Agarwal Creations is thrilled' to have me," she told him.
"So that's it? You no longer work for this company in any capacity?" he asked.
"Not in any way, shape or form," she gloated.
"Then there's just one more thing," he said as he hit the stop button on the elevator.
"No, there isn't," Rachna snapped. She pushed him aside to get closer to the elevator buttons to restart the elevator, but he grabbed her hands. His touch was firm, but not too aggressive. She looked up at him. There was something about the way his eyes were fixed on hers that she couldn't turn away.
There's this," he said as he released one of her hands and used it to gently brush the hair from her face. Then, he kissed her.
The kiss surprised Rachna, but his strong yet tender lips were impossible to resist. She felt herself opening her lips to allow him in. His kiss became more impassioned, and she couldn't help but follow. She found herself against the wall of the elevator with her body pressed up against his. She tingled all over. The kiss ended, but he didn't let go of her.
"I've been aching to do that for months," Kabir said. His voice was husky and low.
"You've been an asshole for months," Rachna said, but her voice lacked the venom she had hoped for. She had been completely distracted by his kiss, and it was taking all of her will for her knees not to shake. His arms felt so good around her, and his lips felt like fire. She burned for more.
"I've been forbidden by company policy to touch you for months. I was up for that job at Agarwal Creations," he replied.
She couldn't help but smile. So this was why he hadn't let her work on any projects.
"So you couldn't handle being alone with me?" she teased.
Without letting go of her, he restarted the elevator.
"I can now," he answered.
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