After spending a good Saturday night at Ian's place, Pari thought her Sunday wouldn't be much different. She lazily woke up and prepared some breakfast only to find her boyfriend busy making some phone calls. After waiting for a long time, finally Ian was back in the dining room. "You looked busy.. " She was curious but didn't want to make it obvious. "Yeah. I'll be out on a trip" He curtly replied. “Is it important?" She asked him with a puppy face and he nodded in response. “Then why am I not travelling with you?" She didn't remember any of his schedules mentioning this trip. “Baby.. If we both travel, who'll take care of the office?" Ian wanted to travel alone this time, which was indeed a rare occasion. “Austin can. Actually he does it all the time" “He does. But I want my girlfriend to take her boyfriend's role. So please baby" Ian was trying hard to convince her to say yes. Though Pari wasn't really happy, she had no other options but to say yes. “I'll miss you"

Ian asked Austin to stay back with the driver and went ahead to ring the doorbell. He saw a lady in her early fifties opening the door slightly. That was Pari's mother, he had seen her in Pari's photos. “May I know who it is? " She asked him. “I'm here to meet Mr. and Mrs. Deshmukh." He tried to speak slowly and steadily. She let him in and called her husband and asked him to sit down. Ian sat there and glanced at the room. It wasn't a huge one but it was aesthetically decorated. Pari's father walked in and settled in the seat opposite to Ian. “I'm Ajay Deshmukh and this is my wife Shilpa. I heard you wanted to meet us?" Ajay asked, glancing at his foreigner guest. Ian looked at the man of the house who was now in his late fifties with a few grey hairs here and there. “Yes Sir. I'm here to talk something about your daughter Pari '' Ian replied. “So you're her boss? " His demeanour changed quickly. “Let me introduce myself to you. I'm Ian Evans, as you guessed I'm your

Pari's life was good, in fact extremely good and all credits to her love and loved ones. Autumn had just kicked in and her busy life had become more busy with all the auditing and stuff. Pari celebrated Sonu's birthday with her gang and Ian was with them though he isn't much of a social butterfly. Auditing was a tiresome time for Pari as she had to prepare a detailed report. Pari was still confused when Ian asked her to pack their luggage on the last day of auditing. Fortunately he had mentioned that they will be leaving for a short vacation to Rome instead of keeping it a secret. Rome was the city that Pari always wanted to explore, especially with her love. So she couldn't control her excitement after he announced the vacation plan. She voluntarily dragged Avery and Sonu shopping as soon as he mentioned about the trip. She wanted to enjoy this vacation to the fullest so she didn't mind spending some bills on her wardrobe. Her car trunk was filled with shopping bags by the end of t

"But there's something I want to give you and I want you to wear it" Ian picked up one more box and opened it, a floral pendant in a thin platinum chain was in it. Pari instantly nodded with a smile. He walked to her back and parted her hair towards her left shoulder and helped her wear the chain. The cold metal and his warm fingers brushed her neck and the feeling was overwhelming for her. "It's a wild rose pendant. For me, you're precious and special just like a wild rose. This is a promise from my end to always love and cherish our relationship. I love you Pari '' He looked at her with genuine affection in his eyes. Ian had planned this vacation not only to de-stress their busy life but also to execute his simple yet meaningful proposal. After meeting her parents, Ian decided not to further deny his plans of letting her know about his sincerity. He wanted her to know that she was the one for him. "I've never felt so lucky in my life, Ian. You're the reason I would love to live m

A week had passed since Pari spoke her heart out to him and Ian's willingness to wear her symbol of love made her fall deeper for him. She felt special seeing that ring around his neck all the time.It was a fine Monday morning and Ian and Pari were in his cabin having a discussion on his schedules and making the necessary changes in it. "Can you free up Wednesday evening please. I've things planned for the day" Ian requested and Pari shot him a quizzical glance. "Not to be nosey, but may I know the reasons please sir? " "A long pending dinner" Ian replied. "Ok.. You want me to make reservations? " "No thank you. I've made it already " Ian wasn't giving out much. "Fine. You don't have any meetings scheduled, so you're good to go" Though she wanted to know more about his dinner plans, she didn't want to probe his privacy. "You are not going to ask me the details? " Ian was curious about Pari's calm behavior. He thought she would be jealous. "If I'm invited you would have inform