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The time seemed to have stopped after Shiv left. I was getting very bored in the hospital but because I was going through physio I felt better. I used to get up with the help of the physio people and they helped me walk around and exercise and it was helping my hip and legs a lot. The day the plaster came out, Shiv called. He sounded happy for me but I again annoyed him when I told him to concentrate on his work rather than calling me. I was tried of myself, tired of annoying him and I felt so useless. Though I annoyed him, early next morning Shiv was there to see me but there was no smile on his face. I wanted to see the smile he had for me when I opened my eyes but that smile had simply disappeared and I felt really bad but I could not say or do anything to get that smile back. The physio came and I walked around and was later told that I will be discharged in the next day.

I got up early next day, excited to get out of the place and see Paris. Shiv came around 10 to collect me. He as usual was very sweet and charming with me and had a sly smile on his face but I was so opposite him. His house was very pretty and the maid was very caring. I stayed in the visitor's room downstairs, as my leg was not strong enough to take me upstairs. Shiv arranged the room with help of the maid, Sue. Sue was a very sweet English lady and she spoke with great care and love. She called Shiv his baby as she took care of him when he was young. After lunch I went back to my room and after a while Shiv came in.

"You can stay here as long as you want, he said calmly."

"Thanks."

"If you need anything just let Sue or me know. I am here for a month or so and than I will go back and I don't know when I will see you next."

"Is everything ok."

"It's fine. I just have to launch a business for my younger brother, Vivek. He is bit lazy and I have to do a lot of running for him."

The whole month passed away in a flash. Shiv took time out and showed me the nightlife and some beautiful places in Paris. I loved the rose gardens the best, though winter was approaching and there was not much to be seen, I still enjoyed the gardens. He saw that I was comfortable with him and he too enjoyed my company. When I talked and laughed he would just stare at me and later he would laugh at the way I spoke about things. I loved his company and above all he was so caring. No one had ever been so kind to me. Time flew quickly and he had to go away. I was sad, very sad, as I didn't want him to go.

But I was missing Vick a lot. I thought about all the good times we had but later I hated him for the **** he gave me because of the scar on my face. I blamed myself for not telling him the truth about myself but again if he really loved me he could have done whatever Shiv did for me. I loved my new name, Shivani, and the new face I had. Sue loved me like a daughter and we would spend hours talking and doing things together. She would take me shopping and get me into all sorts of dresses and she would just stand and admire me. Shiv called me now and than and I would always get excited and tell him about what all I did with Sue. He would laugh and laugh and call me a child.

It was after two months that I saw Shiv again. During these two months I had changed a lot. I dressed up well, with Sue's help and I talked less like a child. I was so excited to see Shiv that I ran to him and I hugged him. He was surprised and I got embarrassed and I quickly went into my room. That afternoon Shiv took me out for dinner at an amazing restaurant. I was so happy and felt really good. After dinner we went for a drive to a mountaintop. We stepped out of the car and I ran to the edge and stood there with my hands spread out. It felt as if I was back home and standing on my favourite cliff. It was cold and I started shivering. We hurried back to car only to notice that Shiv had somehow locked the key inside. He had his mobile and he called for road assistance. I was shivering and Shiv felt sorry for me as in hurry I had left my jacket in the car.

He came and stood next to me so that he could block some cold wind but nothing was helping. He came close to me and held onto tightly. I turned around and held him tightly and he covered me with his jacket. He smelled lovely, something similar to what Vick smelled like.

"Hope you are warm enough," he whispered into my ears.

"You smell nice. What you wearing?"

"It's not the perfume, silly girl, he said. Since you touched me, you made me smell and feel nice."

I kept quite, still holding tightly to him. I could feel his heartbeat against my chest. I was breathing heavily and after a few moments of silence I gathered enough courage to look at him. We both were starring at each other and Shiv leaned forward and placed a kiss on my lips. Just as he did the road assistance car pulled in and we were in the car in no time. Shiv switched the heater on in the car and we both felt better. On our way back to the house we were very quite. I could feel that Shiv was watching me but I didn't want to look at him. He had done so much for me and I respected him a lot and under no circumstances I wanted us to have an affair. I didn't want his family or anyone to say that I misused his innocence.

As soon as the car stopped I hurried into my room and closed the door behind me. I sat against the door for a very long time. As I got up to change I heard a knock at the door. I opened the door only to see Shiv there.

"Change and come out for coffee," he said calmly.

"I am fine, I think I will just sleep."

"I am making it and I don't do that always."

There was so much love and care in his voice that I couldn't just say no to him. I smiled and closed the door. I quickly changed into my warm pyjamas and went outside. He was sitting next to the fireplace looking very nice as usual. We sat near the fireplace and sipped onto the coffee.

"Hope you like the coffee. I don't always make it but when I do, I put my whole heart in it."

"It's very nice, thank you, I said after a sip."

"You looking warm and pretty in those pyjamas."

"Sue got that for me. She drives me nuts when she takes me shopping."

"She loves you a lot."

"Yap she does."

"I will be going to Canada tomorrow and I will see you after a month."

"You going again, I said with some concern in my voice."

"But before I leave, I have something to say to you."

"Go for it, I said quietly trying not to look at him."

"Will you marry me?"

I sort of was expecting that question but I was too embarrassed to say anything. It took me a while but I finally said, "I need time to think."

"Take you time. I don't want to rush you into anything. And you don't have to feel obliged just because I have done so much for you. Whatever your answer will be I will respect you for that and nothing will change our relationship."

I took the cups and went into the kitchen. My cheeks and ears were burning hot. I was excited and extremely happy. I jumped with happiness and when I turned around I saw Shiv smiling at me. I brushed past him and hurried back to my room. I could not sleep, as I was confused, worried, happy and sad all at once. I had a mixed feeling about the proposal, as I was not sure whether he was serious or was just playing a silly joke on me. I got up early in the morning to say bye to him. His face enlightened with happiness when I walked out of my room and when I saw him smile I felt really good. The least I could do was make someone happy and this someone being Shiv as he gave me a new life. After breakfast he went upstairs to get his bags and I followed him there. When he saw me, he opened his arms for me and I just ran to him and he held onto me tightly. I don't know why I did that but seeing the happiness on his face made me happy.

"Don't go. I don't feel good at all about you leaving."

"I have to go, Shivani. I will see you soon and time does fly so quickly. So have you thought about what I said last night, he said after a pause?

I nodded no.

"That's fine, he said calmly. You take your time and I will see you later."

With these words and a small kiss on my forehead he left. I went back to my room and thought about what I had just done. Why did I run into his arms?  I told Sue about what I did and she laughed and laughed. She told me that I was in love with Shiv. When I asked her if Shiv loved me she fell on the bed laughing.

"What do you think, she said laughing holding her tummy. That silly Shiv fell in love with you when he saw you covered in blood on the road. You are so pretty that anyone would just fall in love with you."

"But I had such a scary scar on my face."

"He loves you for the person you are and not your beauty."

I often sat with Sue and we both talked about Shiv the entire day. I was completely in love with Shiv and I could not wait to see him again and tell him that I loved him and wanted to spend my entire life with him. It was Thursday and he called to tell Sue that Vivek was coming down with his friends to spend few days in Paris and they would all stay in the house. He told Sue to shift my stuff to his room so that his friends could use the visitor's room. When Sue told me, I was not happy at all as I didn't like strangers around but when Sue told me that Shiv was coming down early Saturday morning I got excited and forgot all about Vivek and his friends.

Keyword: Love Me Not My Beauty - Part II

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Posted by nyssrynn 2008-05-06 06:15:10 .... does something happen when vivek comes over?? + Report this comment

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