Chapter 18

It had been four months since Lavanya and NK's wedding and Anjali was now five months pregnant. She had shifted back to Shantivan and because Payal had already started University in pursuit of her Masters, Khushi had accompanied her so that she could take care of her.

Arnav, though, was not complaining. It had been pure torture to try and get Khushi to sneak out and meet him secretly during these few months. To top it off, his Di had hawk like eyes which were constantly on the lookout for some juicy tidbits of news. Now it would be significantly easier to meet Khushi as she would be living in the same house as him.

Today was the first day the entire family was having dinner together. Mama and Mami were sitting opposite each other while Khushi sat next to Anjali with Akash on her other side. Payal was sitting next to Mami, opposite Akash and next to her sat Arnav which meant that he was facing Khushi.

Arnav was staring blatantly at Khushi and this was unnerving her greatly. His eyes held such intensity in them that she always found herself drowning in their chocolate brown depths. But today, they held a different hue. It was something new, a lighter shade, something almost naughty. Khushi wondered why that was. She suddenly felt something warm running up her leg and shivered at the touch. She moved her other leg to try and knock off whatever it was that was tickling her when she came into contact with it and gasped.

Arnav's foot!

He was currently running his foot up and down her bare leg and staring at her with a deceptively innocent look on his face. His eyes gave him away though. They had the most naughty look in them and Khushi blushed beet red as she realized exactly what he was doing.

"What happened Khushi? Why do you look so red?"

"N-Nothing Bhabhi. I-I-"

"It's nothing Di. Khushi's just feeling a little hot. Don't forget to turn on the air conditioner in your room tonight."

Anjali nodded, still a little confused about her sister-in-law's behavior. Maybe it was because she was five months pregnant or maybe it was because Arnav was getting too good at it. Whatever be the case, Anjali did not catch the mischievous looks her brother was sending along Khushi's way. Nor did she notice how every time her Chote shifted slightly in his place, Khushi went one shade redder.

...

Anjali's room was on the third floor, two rooms away from Arnav's. Between the two lay the library. Khushi was walking towards Anjali's room when a hand moved out and pulled her into a different room. She gasped lightly as she collided with a familiar strong, hard form.

His eyes were boring down on her and she squirmed slightly under his intense gaze. He held her by the waist and brought her closer but she was still miffed about the leg stroking incident at dinner so she refused to make eye contact with him.

Arnav realized that Khushi was upset so he brought his right hand up to her cheek and made her face him. As soon as she looked into his eyes, he understood the reason for her anger. He chuckled inwardly but remained impassive outside.

"I'm sorry about what happened at dinner."

"You're sorry? What would have happened if someone had found out? What would we have done then huh?"

"Khushi relax. No one found out. It's fine."

"Whatever."

She jerked herself away from him and attempted to walk out of the room but he was too quick for her. He grabbed her right hand and twisted her back, straight into his arms. Khushi struggled to get out of his embrace but it was all in vain. Arnav Singh Raizada was on a mission to make her forgive him and he wasn't going to stop until he tasted success.

He quickly went over to the door and locked it. He then picked Khushi up bridal style and dumped her slowly onto his bed. Her cheeks turned red as she wondered exactly what he was up to. He leaned in over her and smirked at her, sending her into a frenzy of blushing fits.

He picked up the remote and switched on the TV. A movie started playing and Khushi scrunched her eyes as she tried to get used to the bright lighting. As soon as she realized which movie was playing, she grinned widely and launched herself into Arnav's arms.

"You still remember?"

"Amma! Please can I watch the movie with Arnav, Akash and Payal! Please please please!"

"No Khushi. You should have thought about all of this before forgetting to do your homework."

"But Amma I really wanted to watch it! Plus Anjali di is treating all of us. And you know I don't have any pocket money left this month. The tickets are so expensive that I won't be able to buy them on my own. I'll come back and do the homework. I promise!"

"No means no Khushi. You have to finish your homework first. School comes first remember?"

Arnav, Akash and Payal looked on sadly as Khushi burst into tears and rushed out of the kitchen.

...

"Khushi? Are you free today?"

"Yeah why?"

"I have something for you."

"What is it?"

Arnav held out to pieces of paper for her and she squealed on seeing what they were.

"You got us tickets?! How? They're so expensive!"

"Don't worry about that. Just hurry up or we'll miss the show."

"Thank you so much Arnav!"

They both enjoyed the film immensely and came out of the movie hall with wide grins on their faces.

"The Lion King has to be the best movie ever made!! Thank you for bringing me to watch it Arnav! From now on, this is going to be our movie."

"How could I forget? This is our movie after all."

Khushi smiled at him as tears came into her eyes. He never failed to surprise her with his thoughtfulness. The fact that he remembered little bits and pieces from their childhood made it even more special.

The movie ended with Arnav lying down on the bed with Khushi wrapped in his arms. There were satisfied looks on both their faces and anyone who saw them would think that they didn't have a care in the world.

"You know Arnav, the first time I watched it I never realized that animals kissed by licking each other."

Arnav lifted his eyebrow at this weird observation of Khushi's and continued flicking through the channels. The hair on his body stood up straight when he felt an unfamiliar sensation on his cheek. He jerked his head to his left and saw a mischievous looking Khushi staring at him innocently. He lifted him his hand and checked his cheek. It was wet. Which meant that...

"Did you just lick me?"

"Yup. What are you going to do about it?"

"I'm going to show you just what you get for licking Arnav Singh Raizada."

Khushi's eyes looked fearful for a moment but then they registered Arnav's teasing glint and softened immediately. He slowly leaned towards her and Khushi closed her eyes, expecting his lips to land on hers any moment. But it never came. She opened her eyes and saw his ear near her nose. Suddenly she felt a strange feeling on her ear and yelped in surprise.

Arnav had just bitten her ear!

She looked at him scandalized and her mouth formed its signature o shape. He then proceeded to lick the place he had just bitten and his tongue on her ear made goose bumps erupt on her skin.

"Arnav stop..."

"Do you really want me to?"

His husky whisper sent a chill down her spine.

"No."

She could feel him smirk against her cheek and blushed as his stubble tickled her. He bit her earlobe once more licking it again. Slowly, he got up and looked at her with a strange hunger in his eyes. He leant in and slowly began kissing her. Khushi relaxed as a familiar sensation hit her and she kissed him back with vigor. But then he did something unexpected. He nipped her lower lip and she gasped in surprise. Taking his chance, he slipped in his tongue into her mouth and fully explored her. Khushi couldn't quite get used to the warmth of his tongue onside her mouth and tried pulling back. But Arnav wasn't going to let her. He bit her lip a few more times and quickly soothed it with his tongue, licking the red spots. Khushi's insides were burning and she gripped Arnav's hair and pulled him closer. This time she took the initiative and nipped his lip as he groaned in pain. She then thrust her tongue into his mouth and enjoyed her meanderings inside it. Soon there was a battle of tongues which ended in a draw.

They pulled back, flushed and breathless. Khushi's cheeks were pink and Arnav's hair was sticking out at weird angles.

"So am I forgiven?"

"Mm hmm."

Arnav smirked and placed his mouth on hers again. The game began once again as they both tried to keep each other's tongues out of their own mouth's. But Arnav won in the end and he continued exploring Khushi's mouth with renewed gusto. Success had never tasted so sweet.

The clock struck twelve and Khushi pulled back abruptly. Her hair was disheveled and she was a flushed a very interesting shade of red.

"Oh my god! It's so late. I was supposed to go and sleep in Bhabhi's room. What if she woke up and didn't find me there?"

"Khushi relax. Di won't wake up so easily. She's on sedatives remember?"

Khushi relaxed visibly but got out of the bed quickly none the less. They slowly crept out of the room and headed towards Anjali's room. Her light snoring ensured them that she was indeed asleep. Khushi pushed the door open and bit more and tiptoed in. She turned around and smiled slightly at Arnav.

"Goodnight."

"Goodnight Khushi."

He swooped in and placed a light kiss on her lips before moving towards his own room.

So what did you guys think? Too much kissing? 😕

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