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17. Behind Enemy Lines

I woke up to bright sunlight shining through the trees. The jungle was filled
with the sounds of birds chirping. Suddenly, the previous night flashed
before my eyes and my cheeks turned red.
‘Hope Her Highness slept well on her cozy bed and here is your tea.’
I could sense Virat smiling behind his words.
‘Shut up!’ I stared at him with fake anger.
‘That hurts! I was expecting some poetry and a hearty smile first
thing in the morning after working the whole night,’ he said, his face
carrying a naughty expression.
‘Shut up! Stop being a jerk and now move, bring me some tea,
preferably coffee.’ I yawned and stretched my arms, folding my hands
behind my head as if I were on a chaise lounge.
‘Anything else, Your Highness? Toast? Doughnuts or juice?’ He
pretended to be a waiter.
‘Well, toast will do just fine,’ I replied sweetly.
‘Hello? Where are you? Last night we had a close escape from death,
and we are sitting here in this jungle with no one around for miles. My team
has not reached yet so I have to be on guard and you are behaving as if you
are on a luxury vacation?’ he replied.
‘Then stop being a jerk yourself. Okay? What do you mean by
working through the night?’ I mimicked him.
‘Ahhh! You pervert! Dirty mind! I meant I did not sleep the entire
night because I was guarding you while you slept like a baby elephant,’ he
teased.
‘Shut up! I know what you mean? Don’t lie.’ My cheeks were red
again.
‘Oh that! If you are insisting so much then I have even decided the
names of our kids too. We will have two kids—one boy, just like me, and
one girl just like you. We will name our boy Rahul and our girl Tina. We will
have two dogs and one cat too. Sweet! Isn’t it?’ His eyes gleamed, and there
was a broad smile over his face all the while.
‘Really? Are you not planning to keep pigs and horses along with
some hens around? And of course the farm, where you will work and I will