Chapter 4

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Chapter 4:

Aman sat slumped into the couch as he heard each and every word out of Arnav's mouth.. Every syllable hitting him straight into his heart.. For the first time in hours, he felt blessed.. Blessed to have ever thought of an option like that.. Blessed to have called an agency like that.. Blessed to have asked for a woman.. Blessed to have got the woman.. The same woman his Boss had been searching for since ages.. He made a heart felt apology to Khushi for even having considered her as one of those women.. He wept as Arnav pulled him into a hug thanking him, and kept apologizing for making things go so stupid.. But, nevertheless, ASR being ASR warned him that he would be fired, if another sorry would come out of that mouth.. Smiling, Aman sat with the couple and diverted all of them from the weird situation that they all have been put through with a last sentence..

"ASR.. And Mam.. The last few hours din't happen in my life.. I know nothing about it.. I'm meeting Mam right now, for the first time.. Mam, I'm Aman Mathur, ASR's PA cum PB, as in, punch-bag.. Its an honor to meet you.. Finally, some one who'l keep ASR anchored to ground!!!"

Though it was 9:00 in the morning, Aman, Arnav and Khushi were sitting on the edge of their seats.. The entire force has been set in their places.. Half an hour more and Khushi would be free from the clutches as well as Payal.. But before that, one more step had to be taken..

"Mam.. I.. I need to talk to your.. I mean, to Him.. For a moment.. Just to make him sure that everything is fine here.. ASR, Be with her.. I want to track him pin point and for that, I need to be right here.. You guys may leave and be back when I inform you.."

Arnav nodded seriously and turned to Khushi.. She kept staring at ground..

"Butterfly?"

"I dont want to.."

A completely confused Arnav held her closer to him.. He brushed her hair and spoke softly..

"What dont you want, Butterfly?"

Khushi closed her eyes and leaned sideways onto his shoulder.. Clutching his arms tight, she spoke in a faint hoarse whisper..

"I dont want to go.. I want to see him being doomed, Arnav.. I want to see each and everything.. Please, Arnav.."

Arnav hugged her closer to him, crushing her in the process.. He dint want her to go through all this.. He gave a last try..

"Butterfly, you will.. You'l see each and everything.. Just this one.. Just a minor one.. Okay? Everything after this will be done as you see.. His every step towards his own destruction will be witnessed by you.."

Arnav felt his shirt getting wet and his own eyes began misting up.. He pulled her more into him and kissed her hair.. His heart bled at what all she had to go through.. And a moment later, he heard a faint 'okay'.. Kissing her hair once more, he pulled her out of his embrace and wiped her tears.. Holding her hands, he kissed her fingers, one by one and whispered softly..

"Ice-cream nahi khilaogi?"

Another set of tears made their way out of those hazel eyes as she smiled softly at him in a broken manner.. Kissing her knuckles, Arnav led Khushi out of the room not before motioning to Aman.. Once the couple made their way out, Aman rolled onto the number of the agency he previously called..

"Yes.. Your payment will be doubled.. We need her with us today and tonight too.. What?! Okay, fine.. As long as it is kept under covers, you'l get your demand! Yes, triple fold!"

Aman cut the line and gulped down the entire glass of water.. For the first time, he began hating himself as well as felt proud.. Never! Never will he ever indulge in something like this.. He would make sure that man would rot! Rot more horrible than he would in hell... With that resolution, he made his next call..

"Rehaan, pin point him.. 20 minutes, and I want our team to surround him.. At my signal, I need him to be caught red handed.. No mistakes.. No second thoughts.. Get it?"

"Did you hear ASR?"

Down stairs, Arnav asked for another scoop for Khushi.. He saw her smiling and digging herself into the ice-cream.. His eyes misted at the sight.. Both with love and pain for her and the rage against the Man.. Composing himself, Arnav spoke into the blue-tooth..

"I want his death to be slow, menacing and agonizingly painful.. So petrifying and terrifying that he would prefer death in a moment! And Aman, about this discussion.."

"She's my Bhabhi, ASR.. I know.. We'l do it together.. Everything's in order.. You have your Ice-cream and get back.. We'l begin the mission.."

"Ten minutes, Aman.."

Arnav saw Khushi looking at him with her full fledged smile.. It always amazes him how such small things bring out the brightest genuine smiles out of her.. Smiling back, Arnav moved to her and kissed her forehead.. He lifted his hand and wiped her plump lips taking his own sweet time.. Arnav felt a shiver run down his spine and he went through a shock realizing how her single touch was stirring his deepest desires.. If not for the present situation that they were in, given that Khushi was surrendering herself at his touch, he would have devoured her, right then, right there.. Composing himself, he kissed her closed eyes and whispered close enough to let his breath wash her lips..

"Time for some action, Butterfly.."

20 minutes later, Arnav and Khushi were sitting cuddled up as Aman showed them various screens displaying how their men along with Police force were swarmed around PS's house, his brot*el, Khushi's Buaji's hospital, Payal's school, Khushi's home and Khushi's office..

"At your command, Butterfly.."

Khushi turned to look into those chocolate brown eyes.. With her eyes turning blurred, she felt Arnav kissing her eyes.. He placed a peck on her lips and nodded at her.. Gasping in as much breath as she can, Khushi spoke in a cold and stony voice..

"Now!"

And the next half an hour was chaos!! Every single member of PS's gang were arrested and taken away.. It had been a hell of a chase.. PS however was going to be sentenced as per Arnav's wish, which of course, would be kept a secret.. Aman then asked Rehaan to show a live footage of Payal.. Khushi's eyes misted up as she saw Payal skipping her way to the canteen with her friends.. Khushi was thankful that Payal dint have the slightest idea of what was going on and what might have had happened.. Khushi turned around and hugged Arnav with all her might.. Aman smiled and moved out of the room, dispatching all the teams and congratulating them..

Arnav let Khushi take out all her fear, agony and pain.. He caressed her as she broke down against him.. He carried them to the couch and settled them comfortable.. After a few moments, Arnav pulled Khushi carefully away from him and stared deep into her hazel eyes.. Without a warning, he slammed his lips onto hers.. Yesterday's was as soft and gentle as a touch of rose but today's.. It was as hot and hard as a blazing fire.. Scorching her with his passion, Arnav let her know what it had been for him all these 12 years.. What it had bee yesterday, when she told him about her.. She let her know that no matter what happened or what will, he'l always need her.. He loves her to the core, till the last breath.. Period!!

Moving back for the much needed air, Arnav pecked Khushi's fished cheeks and red nose.. He cuddled her close to him and let the moments of silence of comfort pass through them.. Suddenly, out of the blue, Arnav's mind struck with something and he simply couldn't hold himself from asking her..

"Butterfly?"

"Hmm.."

"What did you say was your company?"

"B'sB Interiors.."

Arnav turned her to face him and cupped her face..

"I know.. I remember it till there.. I asked what it was?"

Arnav saw Khushi's face developing a very very dangerously dark shade of red.. Lowering her head, Khushi whispered in a faint voice..

"Barky's Butterfly.."

And the next moment, Khushi's eyes sprang open wide at being kissed mercilessly and outta breath by her Barky.. If not for Aman's sudden entry, she could sear that she would have died in his love!! Lost in her own bliss, Khushi din't notice the tension on Aman 's face.. Only when she felt Arnav stiffening in her arms did she realize that something was not in place..

"ASR, Anjali's back.. In RM.. We need to go.. NOW! She's fine.. She's strong.. Very very strong.. I'v sent Lavanya and Aakash there.. They are with her.. But, she needs you.. Lets move!!"

And the next 3 hours Khushi again became the Butterfly handling her broken Barky.. She held him to her.. Soothed him.. Comforted him.. Given him strength and console.. She kissed him occasionally on his head as he told her how his sister fell in love with some lawyer named Shyaam.. Who was nothing but a scum bag.. How he told his Di that her choice wasn't correct and that the man was a fraud.. And how she ended up eloping and marrying him 3 years back.. How that man constantly threatened to make his sister suffer if he wasn't paid heftily every now and then.. How his sister abandoned him when he asked her to reconsider about her marriage 2 years back.. How he couldn't make himself let his Di know the ugly truths of her husband.. How his demands reached a new height.. How Aman came up with the plan.. How he finally ended up meeting her, his Butterfly.. And how, now, his Di was back to him...

The moment they entered RM, It took a complete 4 hours of continuous guilt and forgiveness session between the Brother and Sister, tiring the hell out of every single person present there.. In these 4 hours, Khushi became close with Aman's Lady Love, Lavanya and Arnav's friend, Aakash.. It was during the snacks time that his Di finally saw Khushi.. Engulfing her in a bone crushing hug, Anjali wept with joy..

"OMG!! You are Khushi, right? Hain na Chotey? She is The Khushi, right Chotey?"

Bewildered, Khushi looked at Arnav who was standing beside them.. She saw him nodding fervently at her looking with all the love he had for her making.. Khushi colored up instantly.. And the teasing session of Arnav by his friends brought out the darkest scarlet on her cheek.. As if the embarrassment wasn't enough, Arnav made it a point that he kissed her sloppy and wet in front of everyone making them quiet for a moment before they made her their new target with added bonus of wolf-whistles..

It was night and the only question that haunted Khushi was MARRIAGE.. Arnav was going to spend the night with his Di.. She's with him after 3 long years.. She's his mother after mother.. Khushi sighed as she leaned onto the window.. She drifted back to the conversation she had with Anjali a few hours back..

"You know, Khushi... I used to pester Chotey to get married.. but everytime I came up with the word or even the idea of trying him to have a fling with some one, he literally used to shout till the roof came falling down.. It was one such day when he lost his cool and revealed that he's madly in love with his childhood sweet heart b y the name Khushi and that he'l love her till his last breath.. He made it clear that if at all he'd get married then it would be with you or else he's happy to be in love with your memories forever.. And that was the day I realized that, my Chote was truly ion Love.. I just couldn't ask God for more.. All I prayed was for you.. You to be found by him.. And today, even that has come true.. Thankyou so much Khushi.. For everything.. I'm sure you know Chotey to the T and I needn't ask you to take care of him.. I know you'l do it.. I'm so very excited for his marriage.. My dream's gonna come true!!!"

How she wished.. Oh how she wished it could be true.. How she wished if could be that simple.. She loved him? More than her next breath!! He loved her? More than his existence!! But she aint that Khushi anymore.. Is she? Not her Barky's Butterfly.. Sighing in defeat, Khushi wiped her tears and drifted to sleep..

"What do mean by you can't? What the fu*k are you talking? Are you even in your senses, Butterfly?!! Can't you get it? We are meant to b together!!! Even this God of yours wants us to.. Why do you think we cross our paths when we are the most broken and worst states of our lives? Coz no one.. NO ONE can fill us, uplift us like we do to each other!!! What the hell got into you, Butterfly?!!"

Khushi tried to stay strong.. She had to do it.. For him.. HE deserved better than her.. Much more better than a.. A.. Than someone like her.. True she hadn't done anything of such sort, but she was there.. She accepted the offer and went.. It makes her no less than.. Than them!!! No, it doesn't!! He deserves more.. After a moment of silence, Arnav pulled Khushi into him and looked dangerously deep into her hazel eyes.. Encasing her entire form in his steel grip, he read her mind.. With a dead cold voice, Arnav spat with utmost stony attitude..

"Don't tell me it is because of what happened a week ago.. Don't tell me it is because of that Man.. Coz if it is.. Then I'l kill myself and then I'l kill you!!"

Inspite of the hot situation they are in, Khushi couldn't stop herself from blurting out.. Her voice no less than a squeak..

"It's 'you'l kill me first and then kill yourself'.. You'v said it reverse.."

Arnav just wanted to pull his hair and bang his head on to the wall opposite him!!!! Out of everything he's been speaking, shouting, screaming and swearing since the past half an hour, that was the only part that made to her mind?!!! That was the only thing she felt that was needed to be responded?!!

"I appreciate your hard work behind enlightening me with correction in my grammar... But don't you think this is quite an odd a time for it, Khushi Gupta?!!"

Khushi could feel his pain behind the sarcasm.. She couldn't hold herself anymore.. Slumping onto him, she fisted the lapels of his coat and cried..

"Why? Why Arnav?! Why now?!!! Why couldn't you find me a week before? Or even better a month before?!! Why?!!!"

Arnav knew better than answering her dumb question.. He pulled her in for a rough kiss.. Not minding that he was biting her, he nibbled her lips and thrust his tongue to taste her sweet waters as she hissed in pain.. He let his tongue dance with hers, exploring every hidden treasures of her showing how much she is hurting both of them with her stupid assumptions.. He pulled out as he felt her need for breath and held her wrist and dragged her with him swiftly to his SUV..