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Chapter 42 - The Love!
"Now where are we going? Khushi got curious...
"I have a suite booked at Oberoi, we will stay here tonight..." He took the elevator to get to 22nd floor...
"Wow, this is so beautiful... So roman...tic..." She suddenly remembered he said he has been planning for days...
"Arnav were you...? She just looked at him for some answers.
"Sshh Khushi, just come here..." He took her to the gazebo in the corner overlooking Delhi... It was decorated in beautiful fairy lights... She took her and sat on the chairs...
"Khushi, I have been planning this for long... I wanted to tell you something yesterday night itself, then you chose to go with your parents... But never mind..." Arnav took a long pause and took her hands in his...
"Khushi, it is so true that it was love at first sight for me... Your face lingered in my mind and in my dreams for the last two years after I saw you first time in the temple until I saw you again in red saree... You came with your parents to RM first time..." Arnav told her...
"You remember I wore red saree...?" She was surprised...
"Of course, I remember everything about you, Khushi... Always..." Arnav mentioned proudly...
"But then I did not realize why back then... In fact I was angry that I was affected by you so much... But I know now... Somewhere between our marriage that both did not want to go through, my arrogance, ignorance towards you in initial days and our decision to give this marriage another chance, I fell hard for you... I love you so deeply, crazily and possessively that it scares me at times... I have been wanting to tell you for a while now... Then I thought it would be better if I wait and tell you after you finish your Master Chef... I thought it would be distraction for you Khushi... But I was so wrong... I am so sorry I confused you, made you feel insecure and so stressed when all you needed to do was focus on your preps... But my love for you is true Khushi... I love you from the bottom of my heart... I just wanted to surprise you and sweep you off your feet... Never meant to tense you by any means..." Arnav professed his love in simple words... As is he was man of few words...
"Khushi, all I can say is I really love you so much..." He just opened his arms and she sprinted into his arms... Tears rolled down her eyes with his simple, honest and heartfelt confession...
He kissed her hard and she responded with equal passion...
"Did I completely spoil it for you? I am so sorry for misunderstanding you Arnav... I feel so awful..." She kept on murmuring while trailing kisses all over his face... They stayed in each other's arms for a long time...
"It's ok Khushi, we were both at fault I guess... Let's eat something... I saw you playing with food... You must be hungry..." Arnav was expecting her to respond to his love but he knew it was right now very overwhelming for her... He showed lot of patience with her... Her actions screamed how much she loves him but she didn't say anything yet...
They cut the cake together... They fed each other and also had some snacks...
It was late night and Delhi was almost quiet yet beautiful... Khushi stood watching the beautiful view and Arnav hugged her from behind...
"Are you happy Khushi?" He asked her...
"Of course, I won the show remember and you all were there for me and it was so much fun..." Khushi blabbered...
"That I know... Even I am so happy and proud of you... But I meant are you happy with me?" Arnav asked her genuinely...
Khushi was still looking at the sky with her back to him... She decided this was a good time to trouble him yet release the tension between them...
"Arnav, I do not totally believe in fairy tales, especially with my experiences after marriage..." She turned around and started talking to him...
"What the?" He was totally shocked. He was expecting a simple yes...
"Yeah, see in the situation we got married, I was not at all ready for marriage... In fact I had said no to Bakelal as well, even though he proposed to me the second time..." Khushi said politely...
"Who the hell is this Bakelal?" Arnav asked her clueless...
"My neighbor. His father also has a sweet shop much bigger than ours... He is my childhood friend and proposed me twice. But then I wanted to study further and was in love with someone else..." Khushi admitted sheepishly...
"What? Is that why you did not want to marry me? Who is he? Do I know him? Arnav fisted his palms in anger...
"Yeah I always dreamt of marrying him but you barged into my life out of nowhere... I guess he will have to remain unmarried for the whole life... I feel so guilty and sorry for him..." Khushi replied...
"Who is he Khushi? Are you still in touch with him? Do I know him?" Arnav could not control his anger anymore...
"Forget him... The point is now that we are married, we don't live in perfect happily married world but I will manage somehow..." Khushi concluded...
Arnav was really shocked and disappointed...
"It's getting cold. Let's get inside" Khushi stepped back and started walking towards the room...
"Khushi, who is he? I am asking one last time?" Arnav was adamant...
"Oh about him... You know him too... Salman Khan... He will end up staying bachelor for life now..." She smirked and entered the bedroom...
He realized she was pulling his legs all along and sprinted towards the bedroom raged...
"This isn't funny Khushi... Do you get it? You almost gave me a heart attack..." Arnav was mad at her...
"Says who? Mr. Raizada, you were in love with me for two years but ready to push me away by refusing to marry me and ignoring me after marriage... And you expect me to happy as soon as you tell me you love me?" Khushi asked him still pretending to be serious...
"Khushi, I didn't realize my own feelings for you first... Didn't realize not expressing my love to you will get us in so much trouble... But I will never forget it now... I will not only express but also show you my love..." He pulled her in a tight hug...
"Liar, go back to your Page 3 girls, contract marriage and what not? You mean, bad husband... I am not interested anymore..." She refused to budge...
"Come on sweetheart, I have mended my ways and you know it... You want me to show you my love... I love you so much..." He leaned and pecked her realizing she was just being naughty...
"But I don't love you..." She said bluntly...
"That I know... And I know why you went to your parents' house yesterday... You must be complaining whole night to your Devi Mayya how she gave you a horrible husband and all that... How bad I am and how you hate me right? I remember you did that in the past too. And you must be touching your Salman Khan's pics and dreaming about him? Why would you need a bad husband anyways?" He pretended to be sad...
"No, I did not do any of that... In fact I..." She suddenly stopped and was embarrassed... She realized he had heard her complaining to Devi Mayya last time...
"In fact you what Khushi?" He asked her seriously...
"I prayed Devi Mayya that contract marriage is not true and I am still your wife..." She told him...
"Why, for your parents or because of the society? Why would you want to be married with me when you love your so called Salman Khan...?" He was determined to make her speak...
"Arnav" Khushi almost moaned and he was trying hard to control his desires for her...
"By the way your Salman Khan is 5 inches shorter than me... He is 5.6 and I am 5.11" Arnav boasted about himself...
"But he has such a toned body..." Spat came a reply... Khushi was ready to argue and not give up so easily...
"Really? How sure are you of that?" He simply removed his blazer and shirt in no time showing off his upper bare body...
"Arnav stop it..." And wear your shirt right now... She closed her eyes and hid her face...
"Why should I? No one is here, it's just me and my wife..." He pulled her hands down from her face and hugged her...
"So my dear wife, what do you have to say now?" He asked her smirking...
"You are shameless Laad Governor" She stepped back and he stepped forward...
"Oh I see... Loving your wife and expressing it is shameless... And what you call a wife who keeps telling her husband that she doesn't love him but loves someone else?" She hit the bed and fell on the bed... He leaned on top of her...
"Khushi, it's high time when I come towards you, you don't step back but come to me... Walk by my side with me or towards me..." Arnav politely warned her of new changes in their status now...
He knew he would make sure she tells him her true feelings too... Already they wasted so many days of their married life because of his stupidity... But not anymore... He pecked her again and her heart started beating so loudly with his such a close proximity... She lost her words... He looked so handsome, hot with a beautiful toned body... She unknowingly touched him on his chest... Arnav realized his effect on her and smirked...
"Like what you see? I am all yours baby... You can touch me and feel me... And can do much more..." Arnav pushed himself on her a little more...
Khushi did not know what to do next... She was so shy, she simply hugged him tight...
"But yeah, you don't like your husband and dream about someone else... right?" He asked her again...
"No, stop it Arnav please..." She was upset... She was trying to be naughty but it backfired now...
"I don't like anyone else..." She closed her eyes and whispered in his ears...
"Oh my god, you don't like any other man anymore and not even your husband... Have you started liking girls now?" He joked... It was his turn to take revenge...
"Shut up Arnav... I didn't mean that..." She turned red...
"Then what do you mean Khushi?" Arnav asked her raising his eye brow...
"Salman Khan was my young age crush and I never loved Bakelal or anyone else... I was just joking..." She admitted...
"I don't care about anyone else Khushi... No other names between us anymore... Never, when we are together... That's a rule from now onwards" He was straight forward...
Khushi knew what he wanted to hear desperately, her side of confession... Her love for him...
"I also felt weird when I met you first time and somehow remembered your face for a long time... You looked so handsome with your suit and black aviators... But then it was just one meeting for 5 minutes and that's about it... I knew it would be an arranged marriage for me because I always wanted my parents to choose groom for me and give them the happiness... I was happy to see you again and always loved Nani but you were so arrogant... Still Arnav, I always wanted to give 200% to my marriage... And I tried my best, rest is for you to decide... I only love you, my husband... You once accepted your mistake and decided to give our marriage a chance and never looked back... You are always there for me... You are so possessive about me, look at me with so much love that it makes me feel I am the most beautiful girl on the earth... Your anger at times confuses me but I can manage that because now I know how much you love me... You are becoming a close friend too... I feel so lost without you and can't even think straight... I love you way too much... You are my life and my small world revolves around you, what you like and your mood swings..." She poured her feelings without any shyness and Arnav fell in love with her one more time... He could see tears in her eyes...
"Khushi, my sweetheart I love you more..." He pecked her all over her face... He sucked in her tears...
"Do you have to cry for every occasion, Khushi?" He asked her jokingly...
"Shut up Arnav... They are happy tears... I love you so much" She slapped him lightly on his shoulder for teasing her...
"I know... But I love you more... I want to love you forever Khushi... May I?" He asked her and she nodded her head and hid herself in his chest...
"I am all yours Arnav... You don't need permission to love your wife... Make me feel your love Arnav... I have waited too long" She was emotional...
Did she think he would never accept her or love her? Was he that stupid and ignorant towards her? He would erase all her bad memories with love and his passion for her, he promised himself...
"Khushi, are you sure?" He whispered to make sure she understands what he is talking about...
She just nodded and hid herself in his chest... That was god enough for him to take their marriage forward with love and trust...
Soon he drove them to a passionate world of love...
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