Tej looks down at the woman in his arms. Her head resting on his chest but he didn't really mind it when Tara used him as a body pillow. She looked so utterly peaceful in her sleep. A woman who grew up sleeping on a king-size bed in a mansion was now sleeping on a lumpy mattress on the floor in his one-bedroom apartment. It wasn't a great house. It was way smaller than what Tara was used to. But she was happy, it was their happy place. But this would only be their first home. Tej kissed her hair, silently promising to give her a better home, to make her just as happy as she made him, and to always be there for her.
After Tara and Tej got married, they graduated from Army Special Forces Academy. They got transferred to different bases. They rose through the ranks and got a transfer to RAW, an Indian Intelligence agency, becoming RAW agents. Tej was a field officer, while Tara's knowledge of computers made her one of the leading data analysts at RAW. Though she was skilled in computers, years of service in the army and training from her dad made her equally skilled on the field. Tej and Tara worked within close proximities of each other, carrying out several successful missions together, making them one of RAW's most valuable operatives.
'Do you think about us having a family?' Tara asked while getting ready for work.
Tej didn't face her, still fixing his tie in the mirror 'I do'
'And?'
'Someday' he stated casually.
'What do you mean someday?' she asked as she got up from the dressing table, getting a little annoyed by her husband's vague answers.
'Nayan, are you pregnant?' he asked slightly scared, turning around to face her.
'No. What? Nooo. It's just that we have been married for seven years now and if not now then when' she asked desperately.
'I do want to start a family with you but there are a lot of factors to consider' he explained himself, getting back to fixing his tie.
'Like what?' she was really annoyed.
'Like our jobs, Nayan. Our life is very dangerous' he told her, turning to face her again.
'Life itself is a risk, Tej. We can handle it. They are three officers posted outside our house right now, nothing is going to happen.' She argued
'Alright! We will discuss this in detail tonight but right now we need to get to the briefing before your father fires both of us' he offered a truce.
She gave him a wide smile and kissed him.
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'Eye, that's the only name he goes by. International drug mafia. He doesn't deal in drugs like heroin, or cocaine, he is a mad genius. He makes and invents new drugs. Inventing new performance enhancers that can give a man superhuman strength, and selling them to terrorist organisations.' Shekhar explained the details on the giant screen.
'Why is he called Eye?' Tara asked curiously.
'I was getting to that. Drugs are not the only thing this man deals in. He has sensitive information against major policymakers of this world, using it to control governments and manipulate policies. He sees everything. That is why EYE'
'Do we have facial recognition?' Tej asked
'No one has ever seen him. He has no connection, no family. Absolutely nothing'
'What's our mission?'
'Your mission if you choose to accept it, is to eliminate the target and get his laptop. He carries it at all times. It is the key to his network. This could be the biggest mission of your careers. So, what's the verdict?' Shekhar asked.
Tej looked at Tara 'What do you think? Are you up for the challenge?' he teased.
'I love a good dare' she played along.
'Alright then! You two are going to pose as mafias who want to make a deal for his newest drug. Eliminate him and bring his laptop to HQ' Shekhar explained.
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Tara and Tej are disguised as Mafias. They were gonna make a deal with Eye for the formula of his newest drug, making payments in cash, bonds, and the rest in online transactions to an offshore bank account. They fix a bomb in the briefcase full of money. They met him at an isolated location on the borders. After the transaction was complete they activated the bomb killing Eye and his men. The laptop was not damaged in the explosion, they brought it to the RAW headquarters and Tara was able to hack into it, emptying all his bank accounts and dismantling his entire network over the course of the year.
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Tej walked into his house with a bottle of Champagne. It was Tara's day off.
'Nayan! I'm home' he called out.
She ran downstairs greeting him with a smile and a kiss.
'Champagne?' she asked looking at the bottle in his hand.
'The mission is over. We have dismantled Eye's network. What was left of his network was destroyed today. We successfully completed the biggest mission of our careers. So, celebratory champagne. Also, to mark the beginning of a new chapter of our lives' he explained.
Tara knitted her eyebrows in confusion
'Let's make a baby' he told her before picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder. She laughed as he took her to their bedroom.
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Tej walked into his house after a long day of work. He found his really pregnant wife walking around the house looking really annoyed.
'Shouldn't you be resting?' he asked.
'It's your daughter. She presses against my ribcage, uses my bladder as a squeeze ball, and won't stop kicking me' she complained. 'Stop it, are you choking on your cord or something' she scolded, looking down at her protruding belly.
He walked towards her, bending down he placed his hand on her growing belly. He smiled as he felt tiny nudges against his palm. 'Hey, Ayesha. Sweetheart, it's really late, and mommy is tired. Please calm down a little. Mommy really needs her rest' he spoke to his daughter, who seemed to calm down at the sound of his voice.
'After she is born, if your love for me fades away I swear I will kill you' Tara warned him. She was only kidding. She loved that her husband was already so attached to their daughter. She knew, even after everything she was doing to bring their daughter into this world, their daughter would come out a daddy's girl. Yet, she couldn't wait to meet their daughter.
'Never. My love for you will never fade. You are the love of my life, my first family. Nothing in this world means more to me than you' he said looking into her eyes.
With great difficulty she caught him in a warm embrace 'I love you, Tej' she whispered into his chest.
After dinner, they went to bed. It was a disturbing night. It was raining heavily, thunder and lightning in the sky.
Tara woke up and looked around. Something didn't feel right. She looked at her husband, sleeping next to her. She shook him awake. 'Tej get up'
'What? What is it? Are you okay?' he asked in panic, thinking his wife had gone into premature labor or a similar medical emergency.
'Ya, I'm okay. But I heard something' she said. He rolled his eyes at her and fell back on the bed.
'It's nothing, Nayan. Just go back to sleep' his voice muffled by the pillow
'Tej, I swear I heard something' she said, getting angry that her husband was not taking her worries seriously.
'Darling, look outside. It's raining heavily. It's probably just the branches' he told her. After the day he had had, he was exhausted and just wanted to sleep.
'It came from inside the house' she told.
'Nayan, you built our security system yourself. It is the best. We would've known, the HQ would've known, even your father would've known' he reminded, pleading her to let him sleep.
'Tej, please' she pleaded.
He gave up and went outside to check.
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