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love_iqbal_khan 2016-08-22 19:28:56
Chapter 37: A New Perspective (Part II)
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Behke behke nain, cheenay dil ka chain
Toh yeh pyaar hai
Koi intezaar karde bekaraar
Toh yeh pyaar hai
Toh yeh pyaar hai
Koi intezaar karde bekaraar
Toh yeh pyaar hai
The three couples surrounding them immediately cleared way, looking awed at the perfect sync in which the two of them moved. Every tilt was matched with a yaw; every pull was matched with an equivalent push.
Yaadein, dil ko tadpayein
Saansein, ulajti jaaye
Aankhein, sapne dikhlaye
Jab anjaane
Aankhon, se tu gabhraye
Raaton, mein so na paaye
Haathon, ko malta jaaye
Tu deewane
Saansein, ulajti jaaye
Aankhein, sapne dikhlaye
Jab anjaane
Aankhon, se tu gabhraye
Raaton, mein so na paaye
Haathon, ko malta jaaye
Tu deewane
With a gentle hand to her head and a hand on her hip, Khushi swayed her hips in a subtly seductive move, making NK grin.
Hote hote oh yeah
Ho jaane do na pyaar
Ho jaane do na pyaar
He closed the small distance and looped his arms around her waist, picking up the speed of their steps to match the increased tempo.
Sh sh shake that booty
Till I wanna get some of that goody
Everybody know you's a cutie
Everybody get a little bit moody
Now everybody knows you got fancy got style
girl got me wondering bout that all the while
She just fuse the way that you move
She got game cuz she got the grooves
Just move it, just move it
Till I wanna get some of that goody
Everybody know you's a cutie
Everybody get a little bit moody
Now everybody knows you got fancy got style
girl got me wondering bout that all the while
She just fuse the way that you move
She got game cuz she got the grooves
Just move it, just move it
Arnav found himself wide-eyed and awe-struck at what he had just seen. The speed of the turns, the complicated footwork all was done seamlessly.
It wasn't the first time he was seeing her immersed in her dancing but nor was it the first time he had realized just how good she was at it. Just how perfect they were as a dancing pair. Just how wonderful they looked together. He could feel the energetic chemistry between them.
The only difference in this experience was that there was not feeling of jealousy towards NK like the first few times.
Dhoondti hai nazar, ik haseen ko agar
Koi armaan leke
Toh prem nagar ki taraf hai safar
Dil ka sauda leke
Pighla sa pighla sa ho jo mann
Sulga sa sulga sa ho jo tann
Dil jo dhadakte hain shole bhadakte hain, hosh toh khota hai, pyaar jab hota hai
Hote hote oh yeah
Ho jaane do na pyaar
Koi armaan leke
Toh prem nagar ki taraf hai safar
Dil ka sauda leke
Pighla sa pighla sa ho jo mann
Sulga sa sulga sa ho jo tann
Dil jo dhadakte hain shole bhadakte hain, hosh toh khota hai, pyaar jab hota hai
Hote hote oh yeah
Ho jaane do na pyaar
Lavanya tore her eyes away and turned back to look at Arnav. She saw the expression on his face. He was impressed and that was that.
"It doesn't bother you?" The words escaped her before she could stop them.
Arnav unwillingly looked away from the dancing duo and focused on Lavanya. Her words reverberating blurrily in his mind. "What?"
"Them. The closeness they share. Doesn't it bother you?" Lavanya frowned, trying to tame the storm of envy rising within her.
Arnav's eyes skittered to Khushi and NK again where they were now carrying out a few sensuous steps. If he told Lavanya that he wasn't jealous at all, he'd be a liar.
Behke behke nain, cheenay dil ka chain
Toh yeh pyaar hai
Koi intezaar karde bekaraar
Toh yeh pyaar hai
Yaadein, dil ko tadpayein
Saansein, ulajti jaaye
Aankhein, sapne dikhlaye
Jab anjaane
Aankhon, se tu gabhraye
Raaton, mein so na paaye
Haathon, ko malta jaaye
Tu deewane
Toh yeh pyaar hai
Koi intezaar karde bekaraar
Toh yeh pyaar hai
Yaadein, dil ko tadpayein
Saansein, ulajti jaaye
Aankhein, sapne dikhlaye
Jab anjaane
Aankhon, se tu gabhraye
Raaton, mein so na paaye
Haathon, ko malta jaaye
Tu deewane
"It doesn't bother me in that sense." Arnav shrugged. "Do I envy him? Yes. Do I wish it was me there instead of NK? Yes. But with all that said, it remains that they broke off their engagement to be with you and me. I have no reason to see anything but friendship in what they share."
"Hmm." Lavanya twisted her fingers together. "But I haven't known him for as long as you've known Khushi."
"That doesn't matter." Arnav shook his head and frowned. "The Khushi you see today is different from the Khushi I've always known. You can know someone for years and still not really know them, Lavanya. All I can tell you is that if you claim to love NK...you have to trust him."
Hote hote oh yeah
Ho bhi jaane do na pyaar
Hote hote oh yeah
Ho bhi jaane do na pyaar
Hote hote oh yeah
Ho bhi jaane do na pyaar
Hote hote oh yeah
Ho bhi jaane do na pyaar
As the song came to a close and faded into another one, Lavanya simply nodded and stood from the table. Arnav paused and reflected on his words to see if he'd said anything harsh. As she walked away, he sighed and decided that he could only give her his opinion. She would have to deal with the jealousy and insecurities on her own.
He couldn't help but smile and shake his head when Lavanya politely interrupted the duo to take Khushi's place. Khushi, unassuming and friendly, smiled at them and took a step back to leave when Sam stopped her.
Arnav chuckled at the absence of any reaction from within. Now that he knew the truth about Sam and Danny, they were both safe in their appearing advances towards Khushi.
With a sigh, Arnav placed the empty bottle of beer on the table and stood.
Keeping at the edge of the crowd, he carried himself out the fenced door and onto the free, open sand. After taking a moment to roll up the hem of his pants, and slipping off his shoes, he began walking towards the shore.
He walked enough distance away so that the loud music was a mere echo in the background. Every now at then, cheers and whoops would catch his attention. At a comfortable distance, he sat in the sand with his feet resting on the wet compressed strip of sand where waves disappeared.
As he stared off into the dark, endless distance, the day recapped in his mind. His jealousy of Sam, his sullen mood because it. It was just dawning on him that despite the trust he had in Khushi, he had let another man--ultimately a stranger--ruin what could have been a great day with his friends and his...well, girlfriend.
The corners of his lips lifted in a smile. It was probably the first time he had referred to Khushi as his girlfriend.
He remembered how she had volunteered to skip the party to spend some time with him because she knew that he wasn't particularly excited about tonight. Not only had he ruined the day, but he had also dampened her spirits about the social event tonight. He was frustrated with himself for that more than anything else.
Jealousy came easily to him, of that he was aware. Especially when Khushi was in the picture. After having nearly lost her for good, how could he not feel this extent of possessiveness for her? He had to ensure, though, that he didn't let this possessiveness create issues between them.
It wasn't something she had dealt with well. Ever.
His possessive nature had pissed her off in the past and it was bound to piss her off now. Probably more so.
How to begin controlling these emotions, he didn't know. What he did know what this: when she went back to Australia, the possessiveness and the jealousy was going to increase.
"Feeling philosophical, are we?"
A small chuckle left him and he didn't need to turn his head to recognize her voice or presence. Her warmth engulfed him as she took a seat next to him, wrapping a hand around his arm. He breathed in deep, taking in a lungful of the salty air intoxicated by her scent.
"What's wrong?" She pressed gently.
He turned to look at her in the dim lighting of the moon; he could just barely make out her features. What he saw was enough for him to understand her worry and concern. He knew that she wasn't going to take nothing' or I'm fine' as an answer. His thought only solidified when she placed her other hand on his shoulder and said his name.
Arnav straightened up so that he now sat cross-legged on the sand and reached up to take her hand in his. He placed a gentle kiss on her slim fingers and covered her hand between both of his in his lap.
"I'm sorry I've been sulking for most of the evening." He admitted.
"I wish you'd tell me why..." Khushi spoke quietly, practically pleading him to tell her.
"Because I was jealous of Sam." There. He had said it.
He turned to look at her just in time to see her surprised expression. The expression morphed quickly into one of annoyance and she opened her mouth to speak. Before she could utter a word, Arnav went on.
"I know it's stupid." He shrugged. "I didn't know that he was gay. I was too busy getting angered by his advances to notice any signs. When he invited us to the party and everyone agreed...the last thing I wanted was you near him."
"I gave you an option to not come, Arnav. We could have spent the evening at the cottage." The annoyance was now clear in her tone.
"Why should you have to miss out on something you were looking forward to because of my juvenile reactions that I can't seem to control?" He countered.
Khushi opened her mouth to speak but then closed it again realizing that she didn't have a response.
Silence befell them and Khushi stared out ahead, trying to calm herself before this conversation spun into an argument. She couldn't fathom why he was so jealous. So a stranger was being friendly to her...but it wasn't like she was flirting back. It wasn't like she was giving Sam any other ideas.
"Do you trust me?" She questioned after a few long moments.
He squeezed her hand. "With my life Khushi. My jealousy isn't because I don't trust you. My jealousy is...it's a primal, and like I said, a juvenile response. There is no excuse for it. There is no defense. It is what it is. I'll try to not let it get in our way though. And I don't want you to worry about it. It's my issue...something that I have to deal with."
"You have to accept the fact that nothing is just your issue or my issue. If anything concerns our relationship...it's our issue." She spoke sternly.
Arnav's didn't have a retort. How could she help him suppress these instinctive reactions? But he didn't want to argue. He could see that she wasn't impressed at the moment.
"Were you jealous of NK? When we were dancing?" Khushi questioned cautiously. She knew if he answered yes' to this question, she was going to lose it.
"No. I can see your friendship and I respect it. As dancers, you two have amazing chemistry. But I'm not jealous of him. You broke your engagement with him to be with me...I couldn't look you in the eye if I harbored jealousy of your relationship with him." Arnav spoke with utter honesty.
Khushi relaxed visibly and let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding. She rested her head on his should and swallowed a lump in her throat.
"I do envy his dancing skills though...and here I am. Mr. two-left-feet." He extended his legs in front of him and wiggled them for added effect.
Khushi chuckled in agreement and then fell quiet for a few moments. When she spoke again, her voice shook with nervousness.
"I love you...like I've loved no other." Khushi admitted, allowing herself to be completely emotionally vulnerable in that moment. "Just remember that if the jealousy gets out of control, you have to tell me. And Promise me that you'll come talk to me if something...anything starts to bother you."
"Talking's not my forte but I promise." Arnav kissed the top of her head.
"Not my forte." Khushi scoffed. "Yeah, right! This whole conversation we've had may as well be out of a book or a movie."
Arnav laughed, the sound was alien even to himself. "Well...Anjali's dramatics rub off on you eventually. But I promise. I promise that my jealousy won't get in the way. I promise that my juvenile reactions won't even leave a scratch in what we share. I promise that if anything starts to bother me, I'll tell you."
Khushi offered a smile in response, his confession of his jealousy still reverberating in her mind. She didn't know what else she could do to help him. To help ease that feeling of envy.
She knew what it felt like...she had the experience firsthand. She didn't want him to go through it even though he had deliberately put her through the same years ago.
It was almost as if he read her mind as he suddenly said, "I normally don't believe in these things but I can't help think this is karma at work. I'm going through what I put you through...the only difference is that you're not doing it to me on purpose...but I did."
On some deep level, the girl who had watched the man she loved with other women couldn't help but agree with his words. The woman who had moved on from that...the woman who was deeply in love with Arnav was wise enough to not voice her agreement out loud.
"We got through that phase...we'll get through this one too." She spoke quietly.
"I'll make sure we do." His words were more of a promise than a consolation. "Because I too love you...Like I've loved no other."
And there you have it. I know, I know...I'm late...Again! Honestly, I've realized that it all boils down to my horrendous time management skills. I dont have enough hours in my day (or maybe I'm just not using them efficiently).
Send all the curses and beats my way and I'll accept them graciously.
With all that said...I just want to reassure you all that I may fall off the 'punctuality' wagon every now and then but I'll be back each time until my stories are done. I will not leave any of my stories incomplete, and that's a promise from the bottom of my heart.
Love always,
Katie <3
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