Chapter 8 - Lets go out.

Another week had passed since Arnav nearly kissed Khushi, he wasn't going to give up any time soon. Arnav in these 3 weeks of knowing Khushi had completely changed him into a completely different Arnav.

He wouldn't eat if he hurt Khushi in anyway, he wouldn't speak to his sister if he thought of her, he just wasn't the same Chotte his Di could call him for.

"Chotte!" Come here quickly!"
"Ok Di." Replied Arnav firmly.

Arnav went downstairs to the family and everyone was looking at him curiously, and some what mockingly as if they were hiding some sinister secret to laugh about, but he knew that wasn't the case, the case was that everyone realized Arnav has changed ever since he met Khushi. Just in 3 weeks, and somuch of change.

Khushi was showering while everyone called Arnav. They were discussing about him and Khushi, which also involved marriage.

"Naniji, me and Khushi? No...Naniji i've just known her for 3 week-"
"So what? Get to know her until you're prepared Arnav bitwa."
"Yes Yes Arnav bitwa PALEEEEEEJ get to know this chamkili, other wise me no accept her as a bahu." Mamiji said in a mean tone of voice, she didn't like Khushi from day one.

Arnav just listened and agreed.

Later on in the evening.

"I have to get to know her more...What am I going to do...?" thought Arnav. Khushi walked into his room to ask him about his files, but he thought it was one of the house boys and shouted harshly get out! Khushi thinking Arnav was shouting at her left the room sad. Arnav caught a glimpse of her dupatta.

"Oh shit! that wasn't HP, that was Khushi!" whispered Arnav and ran after Khushi to her room.

"KHUSHI!" Khushi froze right in her foot steps.
"Je-ee Sir..?"
"Will you go out with me for dinner tonight?"
"Uh-h, ye.." Hesitated Khushi.
"Sure."
"Ok Khushi, be ready at 7, and be next to the car by 7:30 to 7:45."
"Je-ee" Khushi was excited from the inside, but from the outside she had to keep her guards up, because like her last date, she didn't want things to mess up and hurt her all over again.
For a change Khushi saw hope in Arnav Singh Raizada, that he will change.

Meanwhile

It had become 6:00 and Shyam started to get ready, he was going to the same restaurant as Arnav and Khushi were, he knew Arnav and Khushi were going to the same restaurant, because he over heard their conversation the moment he came back from works, he started to think about Khushi more often and always kept himself away from Anjali.

"Arrey aap?!" Anjali joyfully squealed.
"When did you get back from work? Aur ab ap kahaan jarrey hai?" Asked Anjali sad and curiously.

"Rani Saheba, I came back an hour ago, and I'm going to a restaurant, would you like to go?"
"Oh ok! thankyou Shyamji I'll get ready very soon!"

Arnav and Khushi both got ready, Arnav was the first to get ready, so he waited for Khushi by the car.

Khushi walked right infront of Arnav wearing a red Saree beaded with red studs of all sizes and a half sleeves blouse which had a little pom pom hung to it.
"Wow. She looks gorgeous." Thought Arnav to himself. He loved the colour red, he once again found himself instantly attracted to Ms Khushi Kumari Gupta soon to be Ms Raizada.

"Imagine Khushi, my wife, my beautiful Raizada wife." Arnav talked to him self.
Khushi snapped him back to reality and they sat in the car and went to the restaurant, Shyam and Anjali were going to go in a matter of 10 minutes as well.

Chapter 7 - Lying love.

"Now what to do..? That laad gorvernor found out about my boyfriend, which I don't even freaking have!...I just hope I don't mess up just like my old sanka devi tricks do..." Nervously spoke Khushi to herself.

"Hi devi mayya raksha karna." Khushi said repeatedly. Arnav walked in also having something up his sleeve.
"Haan, hello Raju Baby! How is my cuchibear?" Khushi pretended to talk on the phone, when really she wasn't even talking to any Raj. Arnav became furious and immediately snatched Khushi's phone away and threw it on the floor."

"Kya?! What the?!" Khushi covered her mouth as she instantly said those 2 words. What. The. Arnav gave a smirk.

"Wh-hy are you laughing.." Khushi started to breath heavily.
"Why do you look so scared?" Arnav asked Khushi in a sarcastic manner, when he completely knew why she was breathing so heavily, it was because her heart beat was racing because he was walking towards her. Who knew Arnav Singh Raizada would become Mr Flirty Raizada.

"Toh...tell me Ms. Khushi Kumari Gupta, why were you all flushed the moment I started walking towards you? And also why are you walking backwards..?" Arnav asked still walking towards her.
"Meh, uh-uh woh, bus waiseech! Problem Mr Arnav Singh Raizada?"
"No, just asking..." And this time Arnav had successfully pinned Khushi against the wall. 
"Aa-aa-ap aisa nahi karsakte.."
"Kyun nahi?" Asked Arnav as he was swiftly making his first move ever on a girl he actually liked. 


Arnav got closer and Khushi got shyer and blushed way more than she usually does. Arnav was just 3 inches away from Khushi's lips. Those non-moving, nervous, lips always got Arnav into a certain mood which only he knew about. 


But just before he could kiss her, Khushi pushed him back. 


"What are you doing?!" Khushi asked nervously in the poshest accent she could come up with. 
"I don't know, what am I doing?" Arnav replied sarcastically.
"You're, you'-r-re trying to ki-i-i." stuttered Khushi.
"Ki-i-i" Arnav imitated.
"You're trying to kiss me!? Hello, Mr ASR have you forgotten than I have a boyfriend and you, well you can get any girl you want! So stop trying to scare me or-r or-r hurt me, because I have a boyfriend and this is just wrong!" 


Khushi just spoke all lies, but she had to do something or Arnav would know what she felt about him just by looking into her eyes, everyone is able to detect a lie from Khushi just by looking at her eyes. Before Arnav could figure out, Khushi quickly tried walking away, but Arnav grabbed her, and pinned her to the wall once again.


This was Arnav's second attempt to kiss Khushi, and he wasn't going to let go of her easily.
Arnav moved closer, and closer. Khushi once again felt her heart beat racing. dhak dhak dhak...Arnav knew Khushi wanted to kiss him too. Just 3 weeks in knowing Khushi, and he already wanted to kiss her. 


Arnav finally got the kiss he was waiting for. Khushi and Arnav's lips touched, no one was there to destroy the moment, Khushi's heartbeat went faster and faster like a rocket just dying to go in to space. There was no air, Arnav had his hands cupped around her face and she pulled on his collar like a baby would if she wanted something, Khushi lost sense about everything, she was just focusing on that kiss. Arnav carried Khushi and put her on the bed, she sprained her ankle but she forgot about that too. This was the longest and most delicate kiss Khushi had in 3 years! She missed a kiss like this, romantic yet so fierce, and also so passionate, their tongues were about to meet until Khushi broke away the kiss, but Arnav still had his grip on her, around her waist.


"Let me go!" Khushi was trying to fight her way out.
"No, not until I speak to your so-called Raj." Arnav said in his flirty voice.
"WHAT?! So-called?! You think I'm pretending Mr Arnav Singh Raizada?!" 
"Yes, now let me speak to him." Khushi finally got free of his grip.
"NO! Its my life! Why do you want to butt into my personal life! I'm going to go back to lucknow!" A angry Khushi blurted out. But she knew deep inside that what she was saying was not true, she doesn't have a boyfriend, and she does love Arnav.


Khushi walked away and Arnav was just staring at the wall, his love, his passion all went away, red anger in his eyes. No matter how much he would fail, he promised himself, he would get those feelings out.

Chapter 6 - A week already.

Right after everyone ate, Khushi went first to the guest room in her suit, once again she fainted on her bed, so when she woke up, she changed into her night gown - she had to go to the doctor she thought to herself. But she didn't, instead she just slept for rest. Arnav didn't force her to go to her job for a whole week, because of how ill she had become, finally Arnav got back home from his work on the 3rd day of knowing Khushi, and overheard a phone conversation between her and someone else. He ignored that, after 3 days he heard Khushi talking to someone again, probably the same person as so he did the next day, he heard lovey dovey words which angered him, so he just kept listening.

"Hello babyy! Kaise hai tum? Mai app ku itna yaad kari thi, kaash mai akey mil pa sakthi, liken yeh nayi naukri.." Arnav's face froze. He heard a faint voice of a man he didn't know, he got angry and barged into Khushi's room.

"Hah, uhh baby, hum app ku badme pone karte hai." Arnav was loosing his patience, so before he could snatch away her phone Khushi realized, and immediately cut the call.

"Ji-ji-sir-r- app...?"
"Haan main mrs Khushi Kumari Gupta Sing-" Khushi's eye's widened to what Arnav was about to blurt out.
"Kya?!"
"I mean uh, You Khushi Kumari Gupta, Singing all night kept me awake."
"Uhh theek hai...app, app yahan kyun aye?"
"Who was on the phone?" Asked Arnav walking towards Khushi.
"Koi Nahi, ap se kya lena dena hai mere pone call se?"
"Lena dena hai, khon tha?"
"Hamara..." Khushi was thinking of an answer.
"Hamara....." Arnav was waiting impatiently for the answer until Khushi could think of nothing and just gave in.
"Hamara bo-boyfr-riend." Replied Khushi to a Red Faced Arnav.
Arnav just stood their, staring, in pain.
"Kya? Khushi tumne socha bi nahi muje bolne keliye?"
"Main app ku kyun bolo?" Replied Khushi.
"Kyunki main tumse-!" Arnav held Khushi's shoulder tight and was about to blurt out something she didn't expect at all.

Meanwhile...


 Shyam and Anjali were in their bedroom watching TV. 
"Hum itne naseeb walleh hai, jo app kai jaisa pati milgaya!" Said Anjali Joyfully. She was very dependant on her husband.
"Aur hum, hum walleh kum nahi, kyunki hum ko ek rani saheba milgaye hai!" Said Shyam hugging Anjali.
Shyam and Anjali had a love marriage, but no one knew, this marriage was going to go down hill in a matter of months, or lets say days.

Arnav was devastated about the news Khushi gave him. So him being Arnav Singh Raizada, came up with something, to get Khushi's feelings for him out, he somewhere deep inside knew Khushi was lying, but to prove it, he had to do something.

Chapter 5 - Khushi's Stories.

Nani ji and everyone were sat on to the table, but Shyam had left because he had some 'unfinished work' with one of his clients.
Naniji as being the head of the house started the conversations.
"Toh Khushi Betiya, humko bataye, app pehle kya karat ra he thei?
"Um, ji woh um.."
"Naniji bulawat ho betiya"
"Haaan, Naniji, hum pehle koi kam nahi kareh.."

When Arnav joined in.

"Naniji Khushi's first job is at AR designs."
"Achaaa! betiya, toh kaisa laga?"

Khushi looked at Arnav like she was afraid that he might shoot her on the spot, and just replied -
"Naniji, acha hai...liken..."

Arnav was halfway between his bite when he looked at Khushi worriedly.

"liken?"
"Haha Naniji liken kuch nahi, bohot achi naukri hai!" said Khushi confidently causing Arnav to swallow his bite in comfort.

Everyone kept questioning Khushi about her life and what she use to do, her birthday and other general things. Naniji also asked her about her parents and where there from which brought Khushi to tears.

"I don't have any parents...they died in a car accident when I was 7 years old. I thought they were going to come back, but ofcourse death doesn't let anyone come back, but my mama's aunty took me in, i call her buaji, and I have a cousin named Payal, but we treat each other like birth sisters, I miss my parents still, my mom was beautiful and my dad was a very smart ma-"

Arnav didn't know Khushi could speak fluent English but he was still concentrating on her story.

"Explains how beautiful you are." Arnav said under his breath, and everyone stared at him in shock and asked him what he just said, but he ignored them and just pushed away their questions.

"So as I was saying, he was a smart man, they both were coming back home from a marriage, and just..." Khushi's eye's welled with tears so Naniji just told her to take a rest and didn't force her on continuing on where she left off.

Arnav was sad upon hearing Khushi's life story, he didn't know she was an orphan, what annoyed him even more was the things he said yesterday with out even knowing what she's been through, because just like her, Arnav lost his parents long time ago too. Khushi and Arnav stared at each other sadly and just ate their food.

"I'm sorry Khushi I said that..." Arnav said to himself in his mind. He felt like he knew Khushi for years because of her stories, but he only knew her for a day and a half. 

Chapter 4 - Whats going on?

It was 7am morning and Arnav had woken up, he forgot Khushi was staying in his house and barged into the guest room where all his office work was kept. Khushi was still fast asleep.
Khushi had a habit to roll around in bed causing which ever bed she slept on to squeak. She rolled to her right and Arnav heard the squeak just as he was about to take his briefcase out of the cupboard.
"What th-" whispered Arnav to see who was around him.
Khushi's head was covered with her duvet so Arnav still got confused, Khushi rolled around some more.
"What the...Yeh awaaz..?"
Arnav started to investigate what was going on, he still had no idea.
Squeak after squeak after squeak Arnav got closer to the source of the sound, until Khushi completely took her blanket off.
"What th-" Arnav cut of in mid sentence because Khushi rolled toomuch onto her left side and was about to fall from the bed, until he caught her while she was fast asleep.
Arnav stared at her for minutes together, he examined each feature of her face, her closed eyes, her rose pink arched lips, her cute nose, her hair when it was out of a plait, he examined every feature and wondered to him self.
"wow, what a beautiful girl..."
Khushi was going to wake up, Arnav completely forgot about work and put Khushi to bed again, but ofcourse, he remembered she was a part of his job too now, but he looked at that angelic face and decided
not to wake such beauty up.

"Chotte!" called out Anjali.
"Yes Di!" replied Arnav.

"Come quick! look who's back from their business trip!" cheered Anjali joyfully

Arnav thought it would be Akash, his little brother, but it wasn't, it was his brother-in-law - Shyam Manohar Jha.

"Oh good morning Jija ji, welcome home!"
"Thankyou Saleh sab! good morning to you too!"

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!" Every one heard a scream coming from the guest room, Arnav ran straight to it with everyone following.

"Khushi!"
"Sir app!" The whole family was staring at Khushi standing on the bed in her night dress pointing at a cockroach. Shyam came last to the room and saw Khushi, but Khushi didn't see him.
"Si-si- caackroach! humay maaf kardiye agar humney kisi ko utaya..." apologized Khushi.

Everyone went to the dining table for breakfast except Khushi, she thought she embarrassed herself toomuch already. Shyam and Arnav both were thinking about Khushi.

Shyam thought about Khushi's voice and hair.
while Arnav thought about her beauty and her humor.

Khushi came to the table when Shyam left to his room in her office suit and blazer, she looked like a business woman, and looked beautiful.
Arnav was gobsmacked by Khushi's appearance, and Khushi asked him like he was her little brother "Kya hua? Whats going on?" and sat down on the empty seat next to him.

Chapter 3 - No way.

"You think is a joke Miss Khushi Kumari Gupta? I know you've played these cheap jokes on people before because of your class, but you cannot do that with me, Arnav Singh Raizada, I donot accept crap from people especially like you, so don't you dare threaten me that you will leave this job, because if you do, I'll make sure you have no where to live with no job." Arnav threatened Khushi.

Khushi's eyes welled up with tears and just broke down, wondering how a man like him, who five minutes ago took care of her, became so rude instantly.

"MEH YEH NAUKRI CHOR DUNGI Mr. ARNAV SINGH RAIZ-." Threatened Khushi weakly. She was going to faint again.

Arnav driving, again got all worried, he regretted his words, he's never regretted anything before.
"Damn it." Arnav said regrettingly. "Why did I say that."

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He stopped the car few minutes away from Shantivan and looked at Khushi so he could take care of her, she needed water, she was de-hydrating and she was starting to get a fever. Its been a day he met this girl, and he was already killing from inside to more about her.

Khushi woke up with a shock and screamed while Arnav got shocked and worried more.
"Kya Hua?!"
"Ku-ku-kuch bi nahi, sardi lagri hai.."
So Arnav turned down the AC and continued driving, he reached home and gave Khushi the guest room, his sister Anjali came along and introduced herself too, Khushi couldn't believe that Anjali Jha was the sister of Arnav Singh Raizada, because of how sweet and helpful she was.

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Everyone told Khushi to make her self at home while Manorama, Arnav's Mamiji, was busy in doing heavy make up on her face, Khushi was about to sleep, it was 9:30 pm until Arnav barged in.

Arnav felt like he never saw something as beautiful as Khushi in her night dress.
"Sir app!?"
"Haan main, blanket hai tumare pas?"
"J-ji haan.."
"Theek hai ab sojao, kal jaldi utna hai."
"Ac-acha sir. Good-niiight" Khushi exaggerated on the I which cause Arnav to stare at her as if shes weird.
"I mean, good night sir."

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Arnav left the room and Khushi was alone again. Now that they both were alone, they both were thinking about each other. They both felt an instant attraction to each other, which was weird because Khushi never liked any so called Laad Gorvernor but this one, this one man she only knew for 15 hours was going to change her life in the coming weeks, she knew that and so did Arnav.

Arnav thought about waking her up and apologizing to her, but he thought she was alseep, so he just ignored that feeling again, and went to bed thinking about her, thinking about the not so special moments, which ofcourse became special to him which happened all with in the 15 hours of knowing her.

Them both thinking about each other kept them awake, Khushi slept at 3 am and so did Arnav. They both were going to have to fight their selves to wake up in the morning, just cause of thinking of each other.

Arnav thinking about what Khushi said she'll leave the job made him said 2 words strongly in his thought process - NO WAY is Khushi Kumari Gupta leaving this job.

Chapter 2 - Arnav's feelings.

No matter how much the great Arnav Singh Raizada tried to ignore his feelings for Khushi, they always came back.
"Shes just a new co-worker, why am I becoming all weak when I think of her?" questions Arnav to himself and got back to work.
It was lunch time and Arnav and Khushi were starving,
Khushi didn't know where the canteen was so she went around trying to ask people, but they were already gone.
she was starving, she didn't have her breakfast or dinner from last night because she was so nervous of this job.
"hi devi mayya raksha k-..." Slowly everything was turning black.
"hi devi-..." and Khushi's eye's closed, her hand to her head, and she was going to fall. Until a hand grabbed her.
"Khushi! Khushi! Wake up! Uto Khushi! Get up!" screamed Arnav eagerly.
He's never done such a thing for anyone before, why for Khushi he wondered to himself and so did the other co-workers.
"Somebody get me a damn glass of water! right away please!"

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Arnav quickly threw water droplets over Khushi's pale face.
"Buaji..app..?" Said Khushi confusingly.

Arnav was glad to see Khushi was okay.
So he lifted her and took her to the canteen to eat, Khushi didn't expect this at all because of what she heard.
She order 1 masala dosa and many jalebi's from the indian cuisine, while Arnav stared at her eat from the corner of his eye.

Everyone finished eating and went back to their offices, Arnav being the business tycoon he is decided to do more work, but the thought of Khushi fainting scared him, so he let her off early, and everyone knows Arnav does not let any one leave early.

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"I'll drop you off Khushi, you need rest, where do you live?"
"Nahi, hum theek ha-" Arnav cut her off.
"Where do you live?"
"Right now I'm living in the movenpick hote-"
"What?! You're living in a hotel?! all alone?! No, you'll come live in Shantivan with me and my family, They'll take care for you until you find a place to live for good."
"Bu-"
"No but's you're going home with me."

And Arnav drove off with Khushi to the Raizada Mansion, all this concern coming from Arnav was worrying her, she didn't know what was going to hit her.

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While Arnav was driving, he braked the car so hard, that Khushi bashed her bangles onto the front, and a bit of her arm started to bleed.

"WHAT THE?! CAN'T YOU BE CAREFUL?! NO I DON'T THINK SO, THATS EXACTLY WHY YOU FAINTED IN THE OFFICE ON YOUR FIRST DAY?! I DON'T ACCEPT THINGS LIKE THAT KHUSHI KUMARI GUPT-"
"THEN WHY DID YOU HELP ME OR ARE TAKING ME TO YOUR HOUSE!?"

Arnav made one of his angry faces and kept driving, he ignored the last thing Khushi had said.

"Kya hua? itna chup kyun hogaye Mr Arnav Singh Raizada. App ka kam rulana hai yah kam karana hai? Sochileye, kyunki hum ye naukri chodey re hai."

Arnav let all hell loose right on the spot.