Chapter 3

Arnav saw a goddess….she was beautiful; the candles made her beautiful face shine as she danced and swayed her curvaceous hips sensually. Her open hair danced around her face in beautiful waves and her laughter was musical to his ears.

Arnav stood there for a while wondering if this beautiful goddess was really Khushi. Khushi- the girl who was always dressed in her chooridars, kurtas and chappals with pom poms hanging off and her hair always in a plait. Khushi- who had trouble following her everywhere, who smeared besan all over her face. Was this the same Khushi? Arnav wondered.

Arnav stepped into the room and closed the door behind and walked up to Khushi. Khushi had her aback facing him and Arnav's hot breath tickled Khushi's back before she turned around and saw him. Khushi stopped dancing abruptly when she saw him and swayed a little before falling into his arms. Khushi looked up into Arnav's face and started giggling.

"Aap humesha itne gussa wala chehra bana ke kyun reh the ho?" Khushi said as she started touching his face.

"Maloom hai aap ko jab aap hasthe hai to aap kitne ache lag the hai?' she said while stroking his stubble.

Khushi then started to giggle and slightly bumped into Arnav. He was still shocked so he fell onto the sofa as Khushi put the music up again and started dancing to "Crazy Kiya Re" in a sensual way. Arnav's eyes were following Khushi's movements very carefully. Khushi suddenly tripped on the rug and fell right on top of Arnav. Arnav instinctively held Khushi's waist as she struggled to get up. Khushi stood up but while falling she had sprained her ankle so when she got up she fell back down in his arms again.

"Owww……Hai! Devi Maiyya! Humara paoon!" Khushi moaned while holding her foot.

Arnav quickly grabbed her foot and started massaging it as Khushi's eyes became moist with the pain.

"Arnav ji hume kamre mein jaana hai", Khushi said to Arnav.

They have an eye lock and without taking his eyes off Khushi, Arnav smoothly picks up her up and she melds into his body like she was always supposed to be there.

Arnav walks to the bedroom and lays Khushi onto the bed carefully while he sits down on the edge and starts to massage her foot.

"Khushi, tum he agar bohot dard ho raha hai to mein cream laga de ta hoon", Arnav says. When he receives no reply he looks up to see Khushi fast asleep with her eyes closed. Arnav smiles at her and goes into the bathroom to change.

Khushi opens one eye and smiles naughtily.

"Woh laad governor samaj tha hai ke main so gayi leking main nahi so rahi hoon!" Khushi laughs gleefully to herself still in an intoxicated state.

Arnav comes out of the bathroom with only tracksuit pants on and Khushi quickly closes her eyes. Arnav goes to the other side of the bed and lays down on it facing the roof. Remembering Khushi's antics he smiles to himself and quickly goes to sleep.

Khushi slowly rises up and pulls the entire blanket towards herself. In his sleep Arnav pulls the blanket back. Giggling Khushi pulls it back. Arnav grumbles and pulls it back so that now he is lying on top of it. Khushi tries to pull it back but in vain so she leaves it and gets out of bed. She goes to the vase in the corner of the room and pulls out a rose stem. She giggles to herself and walks back towards the bed she crawls on to the bed and starts tickling Arnav's face with it. Arnav twitches his nose but does not wake up. Khushi then strokes Arnav's exposed abs with the rose and Arnav turns over to face the roof. Giggling quietly Khushi leans over to tickle Arnav's ear when he suddenly wakes up and grabs her hand. Khushi falls on top of Arnav who is grumbling because his sleep became disturbed. Arnav switched on the side lamp and he saw Khushi lying on his chest giggling to herself.