Chapter 47

Pearl_Oyster

@Pearl_Oyster

Chapter 47

"See Arnav I am very sorry if I hurt you. I.. you should try to understand that I was scared. Isn't that natural? I needed to be sure, to see your reaction. I know you must be hurt but you'll forgive me no? I am sorry for being so hard...Now please speak something, shout, be angry, but don't remain quite" She said, tears welling up in her eyes.

When she was on the verge of crying those tears out when Arnav moved forward and pulled her into a big embrace.

"Just hear this, Khushi. I love you beyond any terms and conditions. I love you more than myself"

He broke the hug and placed his lips on her forehead.

She placed her hands on his waist. They had memorized each other, his lips on her forehead and her hands on his waist.

They stood for minutes, feeling each other in their arms, inhaling each other's scent and sealing them in their memories.

~~***~~

"Abhay Singh, I see that you're getting popular day by day" Khushi remarked as both of them sat in Abhay's room, discussing the wedding plans.

"I see that you realise things quite late. Yet what made you say this?" Abhay enquired without looking up from his laptop screen where he was booking clothes for him in an online store.

"Nothing much, I just happen to come across a few FFs and now a SS by Kiran where she's greatly exploiting your character" Khushi replied.

"What? Who Kiran? What FFs?" Abhay asked, raising a curious eyebrow.

"Ah, nothing. Forget it. We have more important matters to discuss" Khushi replied.

"Yeah okay, but what important matters? And before that, check out this Sherwani? How is it? Shall I order this for me?" Abhay asked, adjusting the laptop screen to Khushi's view.

"What? You're shopping a Sherwani via online stores?" Khushi said, giving him unbelievable' looks.

"So? What's the big deal? You know I shop most of my things via this store. Or do you expect me to go on a shopping spree like women do" Abhay said.

"Abhay, this is your wedding for god sake. How can you buy something without actually trying it? Forget it, why am I even explaining? Cancel all your orders. I'll call Arnav and Anjali and together we all will go for shopping." Khushi declared and took out her cell phone.

"No, I am not cancelling my orders and you can't dictate my wedding shopping." Abhay replied with stubbornness.

"What? I am dictating? Abhay Singh, you mind that big mouth of yours. You won't like it when I am angry" Khushi said in a stern voice, angered by his rude statement.

"You're already angry and I am very much liking it. See that red nose of yours. Looks like the nose of a clown" Abhay said, teasing his friend. It had been weeks since they hadn't had a needed dose of fights and so he wasn't going to miss the opportunity.

"A CLOWN? You're dead Abhay" Khushi screamed, grabbing a pillow and throwing at Abhay.

"What the?"

"Hey Devi Maiya..! What have I done?" Khushi bit out, as Abhay dodged the pillow and it landed on Arnav's head who had just entered in the room.

"The best welcome I ever received. Thank You, Khushi" Arnav said, lifting the pillow from the carpet and bouncing it at Abhay.

"No, I am so sorry, Arnav. It wasn't for you" Khushi said, glaring at Abhay.

"That's okay. I didn't mind. I'll gladly receive everything you bestow upon me" Arnav said with a smirk to which Abhay laughed.

"So, are you here to sweet talk Khushi?" Abhay butted in, taking a seat on the corner of the dressing table.

"You have got a problem?" Khushi replied for Arnav

"Surely not, until you two ruin my bed" Abhay replied, making Khushi's eyes go wide in surprise.

"That was funny and auda.." Arnav started but stopped as he noticed Khushi's glare getting to him.

"I mean that was cheap Abhay." He continued with fresh words and tried to sound offended but Abhay simpered at it.

"You both are perverts" Khushi stated with an air of finality and rose up from the bed.

"So, what brought you here, dude?" Abhay asked, ignoring Khushi's remark.

"I need to discuss a few things with Khushi" Arnav replied and the rest two occupants of the room gave him questioning glances.

"Okay" Abhay answered, waiting for him to start.

"In private" Arnav added, seeing the curiosity streaming on Abhay's face.

"Yeah sure, this would be private man. I won't go and spill out to anyone." Abhay replied with thumbs up sign.

"I know you won't Abhay but by private I mean me and Khushi, only" Arnav explained and Abhay portrayed hurt on his face.

"That was agonizingly painful, Arnav. I thought we're now Chaddi buddies'" Abhay said, getting up from his seat.

"Chaddi what?" Arnav asked, thoroughly confused while Khushi burst into peals of laughter, making Arnav even more confused.

"Ah nothing. That shows you don't understand even a bit of sentiments of your would be brother-in-law"

"It's now getting dramatic, Abhay. Leave" Arnav said with a frown.

"Whatever, I am leaving. But you two don't ruin my bed. It's meant only for me and Anj.."

"Abhay..! F*** off man or I am going to kill you right here" Arnav said, threatening him while Khushi was still trying to catch her breath after her laughing session.

"Bye. Take care Khushi, this man is getting psychotic" Abhay said, whispering in Khushi's ear before stepping out and closing the door after him.

~~***~~

"Abhay is gone" Khushi said.

"I see" Arnav said, smiling at her sudden yet prominent discomfort. Maybe she had guessed the reason of him being here.

"Come and sit here" Arnav said, patting the bed beside him

She nodded and walked up to him.

"Now sit" Arnav said, taking her palm in his hand and making her sit beside him, close to his body.

As his familiar scent invaded her olfactory lobes, she placed her head on his shoulder and he quietly threw his arm around her shoulder, taking her in a side embrace.

"Comfortable now?" He asked, sliding his palm along the length of her arm, caressing it smoothly with gentleness and softness.

"Hmm" she replied, completely giving into the feel and taking easy breaths.

"You know what I want to discuss about, don't you?" He asked in a slow voice, now drawing patterns on her arm with his index finger.

"I do" She replied, trying to hear his faint heart beats which sounded like music to her ears.

"Khushi, you know I love you, don't you? Even though I haven't gone on my knees and said aloud the three words like heroes do in movies, yet I do love you, Khushi. More than I had thought I was capable of, more than my life. Your presence is the source of my life, Khushi and now I want this source close to me, in my home, in my room. Every morning I want to wake up and see your face beside me. I want to feel your touch on me, my touch on you. I want to own your heart and soul Khushi. I want to own you like a husband does his wife. And at last, I want to belong to you, only you" he said out, all his pent up feelings, expectations, desires in one single line and Khushi withdrew her head from his shoulder.

"You don't need to say all of this, Arnav. I know it. I have read it in your eyes. And I want you to know that you do own me, in every possible way and we'll be always together. We do belong to each other and will always do in coming years, coming lives. I love you too"

The words from her, brought warm moisture to Arnav's eyes and he hugged her softly yet passionately. His hands went around her waist and moving closer to him, Khushi entwined her hands behind his neck, resting her head below his head, against his heart.

"Khushi, will you marry me and bestow on me the honour of calling you my better half?" He asked, whispering the sweet and ceremonial words in her ears and she nodded ferociously, happy tears spilling out of her eyes and soaking his coat.

"Thank you, Khushi. Today you have made me the luckiest man on the Earth otherwise after everything I had made you suffer, I deserved none of..." Arnav said, his own eyes moistening now but Khushi placed her palm on his lips.

"Shh. Don't mention the past, Arnav. Don't you remember my words? We have to overcome our past memories beca.."

"Because we have new ones to establish" Arnav completed the words, and together they smiled.

A happy and bright future lay ahead for them and they were determined to have it.

"I think we need a kiss to seal the deal and make this memory picture-perfect" Arnav whispered in her ears, and she blushed hard.

"What Khushi? I asked for a kiss and you're blushing? Come on, now be a good would-be-wife and kiss your would-be-husband" Arnav said naughtily.

"I am waiting Miss soon-to-be"Mrs-Raizada" He said while Khushi continued looking sideways, smiling profusely.

"I can't. I feel shy" She finally said, her cheeks burning red.

"Shy? Don't you remember our late night drive? I don't recall you being shy there" Arnav said with a notorious smirk.

"Okay fine, but you have to close your eyes" She replied.

"WHAT? Now don't tell me I'll have to follow this rule on our wedding night as well" Arnav said.

"Maybe" she replied cheekily and Arnav gave her an unbelievable look.

"Do you even know, Khushi what you're saying? Imagine our wedding night with my eyes closed. I'll be trying to have my way.." Arnav stopped as he noticed her leaning in towards his cheek and as she was about to kiss his cheek, he brought his face squarely to hers and she ended up pecking his lips instead of his cheek.

"Arnav..!" She screamed, looking around to grab another pillow to hit him while he laughed merrily at her expressions, leaving her mesmerized.

"What happened?" He asked as he noticed a smile forming at the corner of her lips.

"Know what? Haste hue tum bilkul bhi laad governor nahi lagte" She replied.

"Laad governor?" Arnav asked.

"Actually I used to call you Laad Governor when I worked in your office for a month" She confessed and laughed at his 'What the' expression.

"I hope you two aren't ruining my bed in there" Abhay's voice travelled in from the hall and Arnav laughed too.

"Want wits" Abhay shouted from the hall again, hearing the continuous peals of laughter.

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A late, highly late and short update 😛

There are several reasons so as to why the update was this delayed, yet I think explanations wouldn't compensate for anything so I'll just avoid giving reasons and making this A/N extra-long. 😳

Will try our best to update soon this time. 😊

so a big thank you to all of you for patient wait for the chapter. You guys are amazing. ⭐️

Love you ❤️

-Kiran