"Are you going somewhere Di?"
"Khushi and I were planning on going shopping in a bit Chote."
"Khushi's upstairs?"
"Yeah she just went to get her purse."
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Khushi opened the door to her closet and grabbed her wallet. She was looking forward to spending some time her sister-in-law and looking around for some new clothes. She felt a hand going around her waist as she put her wallet into her purse. Leaving her purse in the closet, she turned around and looked at the man standing before her. Choosing to ignore her husband's "Hi" she wrapped her arms around Arnav's neck and slowly kissed him.
"I'm going shopping with Di in a bit."
"How about you cancel your plans and give me some company in bed?"
"I swear you're getting more shameless by the day!"
"I'm joking love but I wouldn't mind if you went into Victoria Secret for awhile."
Winking at her husband Khushi turned around and grabbed her purse out of the wardrobe but stopped when she saw her husband holding out his credit card.
"It's okay Arnav I have money."
"I know but just take this anyway."
"No Arnav I have enough."
Arnav run his hand through his hair and couldn't help but feel slightly annoyed. For some reason money always seemed to be a problem for them. He was so used to taking care of everyone and so used to the idea of his family openly spending his money that it bugged him that his own wife refused to do so. Shortly after their wedding, he made sure that Khushi's name was added to his bank account and credit cards were issued for her but when he had given them to her she had declined to accept them. She had told him that she preferred paper money over plastic so he given her his bank card which still to this today laid untouched in her wallet.
"Why?"
"What why?"
"Why can't you just take the credit card and use it for once? Di, Mami and everyone else don't mind spending my money. They don't ask for it or tell me what it's for...not that I care. They just spend it!
"Arnav why are you getting all worked up for?
"Your refusal makes me think that you still haven't forgiven me for those gold digger comments. It's like you're still trying to prove that I was wrong. I was an idiot Khushi! Everything I own is yours. I hate it when you separate it. I work hard for money and it would make me happy if my wife spent it once in awhile."
"I don't even think of that Arnav! I always have enough for what I want that's why I don't bother taking the credit card. I'm sorry I made you feel like that I really had no idea."
Khushi wrapped her arms around her husband and kissed his jaw and felt a sense of relief when he hugged her back.
Hearing her sister-in-law calling her name, Khushi took the credit card out of her husband's hand before leaving the room.
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Arnav sat on his bed surfing through the channels while waiting for his wife to come home. It had been 5 hours since she had left for the mall with his sister and except for a text he hadn't heard from her.
He heard his door opening and sat up straighter expecting his wife to walk in but was disappointed when he saw HP and JP walk in carrying 5 bags in each hand. Just as he was about to tell the brother off for not knocking he saw Khushi walking in behind them and smiled. Thanking HP and JP, Khushi closed the door and got into bed with her husband.
"I think HP and JP must have brought some of Di's bags into our room," said a laughing Arnav in an attempt to tease his wife.
"I had Arnav Singh Raizada's credit card today so obviously I had to go crazy. But don't worry I kept you in mind."
Arnav looked over to the bags lying by the recliner and felt a shiver run through his body.