Bound By Love [Completed]

shot 27

Janani walked gingerly up the red carpet ,her fingers gripping tightly to Armaan's rock hard biceps .

There was a huge crowd in the foyer and cameras were flashing in all the directions and she felt very uncomfortable

They paused to talk to a couple who seemed vaguely familiar .They are foreigners and she had no idea how she knows them.Relieved to see atleast two friendly faces and trying to work out where she knew them from ,Janani smiled and chatted ,finding them surprisingly approachable .She definitely knew them from somewhere

As Armaan led her away into the foyer, she was still smiling.

"They were nice. I know I've met them before somewhere ,I can't think where-. Do they work with you? What are their names? Which country are they from??"

When he told her, she stared at him in mortified silence.

"Right. Both of them Hollywood stars. The reason I know their faces is because I've seen them both in the movies. Now I'm embarrassed. Oh, my God-they must have wondered why I was grinning at them like an idiot." She cried in embarrassment

"You were charming and not at all star-struck. And you didn't ask for their autograph ,which is always refreshing "

"That's because I didn't recognize them. If I had I would have definitely asked for an autograph" Janani tightened her grip on his arms "Do you think they realized?? What if I offended them??"

"They enjoyed talking to you.There is no need to make holes in my arm" and she slackened her grip

Armaan gritted his teeth.

Finally he saw Janani Trivedi in action

This is how she does her magic around people

Janani was relieved when they moved into the event hall but the relief was short lived as she was forced to separate away from Armaan, the only person she knows here, by the hostess of the event

She became even more apprehensive when the hostess made her sit between two old men roughly in their early seventies who appears to have a poker face.

A while later Armaan was talking to Arjun Shastri the PRO of the hospital for which the charity event is conducted

"I thought you are off dating scene Armaan. I thought you would be coming alone for the event like you did for the last one year" Tabitha the hostess said as she approached them.

She stroked her long red fingernails on his sleeves and continued

"So tell me what's it about her that brought you out of your self imposed celibacy??"

"You need to ask??" Armaan asked raising his eyebrows

"Well, she's pretty, of course, in a slightly unsophisticated way that a man might find appealing-"

There was a flinty glint in Tabitha's eyes and Armaan turned his head and noticed Janani laughing uninhibitedly with the two South Indian billionaires, both known for their arrogant refusal to speak English at social events.

They were taciturn, remote and notoriously unapproachable and yet both appeared to be listening to Janani with rapt attention.

How was she making herself understood??

From across the table, Armaan tried to hear what she was saying. She was chatting non-stop, her hands moving as she illustrated her point. Occasionally she paused to sip champagne or listen to their response.

"Clever of you to find a woman who speaks both Tamil and Malayalam" Tabitha said "given your business interests with them. Is that how you met? Is she an interpreter or something?"