[Steel]

"You told me to update you if there were any big changes in her upcoming schedule," said Payal's soft, hesitant voice over the phone, "I know this one isn't a work thing, but I thought you might want to know."

Rakesh scratched his cheek pensively with one finger, staring into the distance. "You did exactly the right thing by calling, sweetie," he said thoughtfully. "Let me know about any changes like this in her schedule from now on."

"Rocky, I was thinking that maybe we could get together again sometime soon?" Asked Payal plaintively. "It feels like you've been so busy lately."

Rakesh chuckled. "Soon. I promise, sweetie. Speaking of busy, I'll have to call you back later. Night."

"Night, Rocky," said the cute little assistant with a clear tone of disappointment. Rakesh set down his phone and looked out the window of his bedroom into

So... Kusha and Sharath were going out on a date. It was an obvious counter move to Rakesh's strategy of frustrating and fascinating Kusha. But Sharath still didn't know who he was playing against.

The date was happening this coming Friday. Rakesh's schedule was quite flexible as his own boss. He could be free all day... Free to pop up wherever Kusha and Sharath went to try to get away from him, with a beautiful woman on his arm. Sharath wanted this date to take Kusha's mind off Rakesh, but he was about to discover how badly that plan could backfire. Rakesh was going to crash their romantic little getaway and make sure that Kusha had no chance to put him out of her mind.

But every detail needed to be perfect. Rakesh wanted to be there with a hottie on his arm who would get under Kusha's skin...

But why settle for just psyching out one member of the lovely couple? If Sharath had grown some balls and was attempting to fight back against Rakesh's plans, then it was time for him to learn how unpleasant it could be to fight a superior opponent like his former friend.

Rakesh had one slut in his contacts list that he knew was going to hurt poor Sharath's feelings and also make Kusha even more annoyed.

Rakesh grinned to himself as he looked up the right number to make the call. This was looking like it would be a fun day at the spa for them all.