Chapter 55
Chapter 54
Anjali looked at her brother while touching his cheek as she smiled at him.
Anjali: Chote when did you do all this?
Arnav: Actually Di, this was all Khushi's idea.
Anjali looked at Khushi who had been witnessing the whole scene looked towards Anjali with tears in her eyes. Anjali gestured her to come over which Khushi did. She went and kneeled right next to Arnav looking towards Anjali. Anjali with her other hand caressed Khushi's cheek.
Anjali: I am so lucky to have the best family in the world.
Everyone smiled at her comment except Shyam who had his eye on Khushi.
This however didn't go unnoticed by NK who was starting to wonder what the real story was behind Arnav wanting Shyam under investigation but as it was Anjali and Shyam's anniversary he avoided the whole subject.
Nani: So Anjali bitiya what would you like everyone to do.
Anjali: Nani. I just want everyone to enjoy themselves and it seems like everyone is.
Nani: Anjali today Chote has made you a director and I think you should take this as an opportunity to make people do what you want.
Nani spoke to her in a, this is your chance type tone which Anjali got instantly.
Anjali: Ummm'! Chote I would like you to also dress up as an actor.
Arnav suddenly stood up shocked.
Arnav: No di. I will do anything else but not that.
Khushi also stood up next to him, first looking at Arnav who was still looking shocked and angry, then at Anjali who was looking slightly upset.
An idea struck Khushi's mind.
Khushi: Rehne do di. In se nahi hoga. Darpok jo tthere. (Leave it di. He won't be able to do this. He's a coward.)
Arnav looked at his wife in shock.
Arnav: Khushi don't start with me and who said I am a coward.
Khushi: Kyu nahi? Hum to kahenge. Aap darpok hai isi liye to aap apne di ke liye bhi yeh chota sa kaam bhi nahi karsakte hai. (Why not? I will say it. You are a coward that is why you won't even fulfil a small job for your sister)
Arnav in a miffed tone: Khushi.
Khushi: Boliye Arnavji. Hum to kahenge aap darpok hai, darpok hai, darpok hai. (Say it Arnavji. I will carry on saying it. You are a coward, a coward, a coward.
Arnav angrier: Khushi.
Everyone witness Arnav and Khushi fighting again.
Anjali stood up and placed one hand each on both of their shoulders making them both look at her.
Anjali sounding slightly dejected: It doesn't matter Khushiji, don't force Chote. If he doesn't want to do it then it doesn't matter.
Khushi: Lekin Di yeah aap ka din hai or aap ke le bhi inhone nahi kiya. (But Di this is your day and he hasn't even done this for you.)
Khushi looks back at Arnav and in a miffed tone: Jaiye hum aapse baat nahi karte. (Go I am not speaking to you.)
Arnav watches as Khushi walks away from him and goes and stands next to Payal. He looks at her then at his sister and goes up to his room in a mood.
Anjali just sees this and gets upset.
Shyam had been quietly watching the whole scene gets up and stands next to Anjali while placing his one hand on her shoulder giving her a side hug.
Shyam: Ranisahiba, you know your brother, why did you have to ask him that? Now look at what has happened. He and Khushiji have had a fight.
Although from the inside Shyam was very happy about this. Khushi and Payal heard this and looked at one another while NK was looking at not only Shyam's expression when he clearly saw a slight hint of a smirk on his face but he also saw the worried look Khushi gave to Payal which was making him think all sorts.
Anjali: I know Shyamji.
Anjali then walked over towards Khushi.
Anjali: I am sorry Khushiji that I caused a fight between you and Chote.
Khushi: Nahi Di. Aap mat mafi maangye. Hum unhe manaalenge. (No Di. You don't need to apologise. I will pacify him.)
Anjali with a teasing tome: I am sure you will.
Khushi just blushed as she heard Anjali teasing her.
Khushi: Di.
Anjali giggled as did everyone else, except Shyam who didn't realise how much NK was watching him and his expressions.
Anjali and Shyam went and sat back down as the other guests came over to congratulate them.
Nani, mami and mama also got speaking to friends.
Akash started speaking to AR's business associates while Payal and Khushi went to see if the food was ready.
Back in Arnav and Khushi's room Arnav was pacing back and forth. He was really mad not at his sister, nor at Khushi but himself. He knew he was in the wrong big time. He never normally gets mad at his sister nor does he ever say no to her then why did he do so now. He knew he had to do something to rectify the situation. He got his phone out and got busy.
Half an hour later HP went to open the door and was shocked when a lot of delivery people walked in with bunches of red roses, not one dozen, not two dozen but at least twelve dozen roses all bought and placed in on one of the tables before the delivery men went.
As HP went to close the door another set of deliveries arrived.
First were sweet boxes around half a dozen, followed by other food packages then several packages arrived with name tags. These were also placed onto the table.
Everyone had stopped to watch the whole scene. Anjali got up from her chair and went up to the roses which had a small card attached to them. It read:
Di,
Toffee se meethi hai, churan se khathi hai, kathi meethi hai teri kahani, Anjali di hai sab se sayaani. (Sweeter than a toffee, sour than medicine, sweet and sour is your story, my sister Anjali is the most intelligent). I'm sorry di. I shouldn't have done what I did and said what I did. Please forgive your papad ka tukda. Please except all these roses from me to you plus there should be one or two presents for you amongst all them.
Arnav (Chote for mostly you di)
Reading the note Anjali had a smile on her face and tears in hers eyes. Khushi went near Anjali and Anjali gave her the note to read. Khushi read it and also smiled. She handed the note back and went towards the sweet and food packages.
On opening the sweet packages she saw
Khushi: JALEBI'S
Everyone heard Khushi scream, turned to face her and looked at her. While Khushi had grabbed a jalebi and started devouring it.
Her whole family just laughed at her.
Arnav who had come out of his room and was at the moment standing at the top of the stairs had seen the whole scene and just smirked at his wife's antics but on noticing Shyam he wanted to go down and beat him to a pulp.
NK was also noticing Shyam's expressions and he didn't like what he was seeing. His mind was already starting to think things which he thought were wrong but he now needed to ask Arnav what was going on because what he was seeing and thinking he didn't like. Not one bit.
While everyone was watching Khushi another delivery had come as HP was again about to close the door. He took the package looked at the name on the package and headed up.
As he was going up he saw Arnav on the top of the steps and HP extended the package towards him. Arnav took the package and headed upstairs.
Flashback
Arnav: Aman order me twelve dozen red roses and send them to my house right now, plus also get me jalebi's about half a dozen boxes and chane, gol gape's from chandni chalk and get my design team to find me something that Salman Khan wore in one of his movies. Charge all this to the company account.
Aman: But ASR where are the team going to find something like that.
Arnav: I DON'T GIVE A DAMN IF THEY HAVE TO DESIGN IT AND GET IT MADE. I WANT IT IN AN HOUR AT MY HOUSE. YOU GOT IT. Oh and go and get my design team to select some latest designs from AR fashions for my sister and my wife. Pronto. I don't want any excuses. Plus name tag who's is who.
With that Arnav had put the phone down on Aman and on the other side Aman didn't know what he was going to do but he had to manage it.
Flashback ends
As Khushi was busy eating Jalebi's the front door was knocked again. HP went to open the door.
He led the guests towards the party who turned out to be none other than Meera (one of AR's designer), Seema (one of AR's make-up artists) and Riya (one of AR's hairstylists).
Khushi, Payal and Akash were shocked to see them there.
"Meera, Seema, Riya what are you doing here?" Akash asked. "Sorry Akash sir we can't tell you" Meera said while looking at Akash. "Umm' Khushi maam we need to have a word with you in private. Please" Meera pleaded towards Khushi. Khushi just stood there wondering why they would need a word with her. Khushi led them towards one of the downstairs guesthouses.
Everyone was wondering what was going on.
About half an hour later AR's employees immerged and left.
The Raizada's plus guests were left wondering what was going on until Khushi came out of the guest house completely changed. Gone was her look of Preity Zinta replaced with her looking like Bhagyashree. She wondered why in god's name she was asked to change into the gorgeous yellow sari she was with her hair half up but left open. She had looked in the full length mirror where she had noticed she was looking very different but she had no idea why although she did like the whole look.
Everyone bombarded her with questions but she had no answers as AR's staff would not answer any of her questions either.
In face they had been told not to say a word.
The whole party went back to doing what they were doing.
Around five minutes after this thinking his team of designers and staff need a raise he came downstairs to see Khushi about to take a photo with a model cardboard statue of Salman Khan when her eyes darted towards Arnav and instead of looking at the camera as the photographer had suggested her eyes were wide as saucers and her mouth was open in a perfect 'o'. Arnav looked at her looking at him and smirked as he realised she couldn't take her eyes of him.
Everyone who had been taking their photos mostly with each other and seen Khushi insisting on taking a photo with of course Salman Khan were watching as Khushi's expression had gone from having a big smile on her face to the apparent shock. They all turned to look at what she was staring at only to be shocked themselves.
There half way down the stairs Arnav had come down in a pair of blue jeans, a maroon coloured shirt which had his top two buttons open but there was no tie or neck tie around his neck which shocked everyone. He was also wearing what looked like a black leather jacket with a lot of different types of badges sowed on.
Khushi instantly knew who he looked like, what he was wearing and from what film.
(Note: If anyone doesn't know the look it's from Salman Khan's film Maine Pyar Kiya when he comes back home to find Suman has been thrown out and he leaves home to go after her. He is also singing the song Dil Deewana Bin Sajanaa Ke meaning my heart is crazy without my love. Actually I chose this as this is my favourite Salman Khan movie.)
Arnav walked down the stairs ignoring the looks everyone was giving him and walked right up to Khushi who was still staring at him eyes wide open. He places his fingers underneath her chin and whispers so that only she could hear.
Arnav: Khushi please close your mouth before I kiss you right here right now in front of all these people.
Khushi instantly came back to her senses, looks at their positions and back's away slightly turning crimson. Khushi then looked down at herself realising why she was wearing what she is wearing.
Arnav just watches her reaction and can't help but smirk at the affect he has on his wife. He then looks at the salman khan statue, goes and moves it comes back and stands beside Khushi, places his arm around her waist and looks at the photographer while Khushi watches what he does and shivers as his hand slides across the back of her waist onto her hip.
Arnav: So Jeff now you take the photo.
Khushi looked form Arnav to the photographer and then back at Arnav.
Khushi pouting: But I want to have a photo with salman khan.
Arnav slightly annoyed: Why I'm not good enough?
Khushi looked at Arnav and realised what she had said.
Khushi: No. No I don't mean'.
Then she looked at Arnav who was slightly smiling, she realised he was teasing her.
Arnav whispered so only Khushi could hear: What you don't want to have a photograph with your husband?
Khushi looked at Arnav again who was looking at her intently making her blush but neither of them had realised that Anjali had quietly gone over to Jeff and told him to take some photos on the sly.
The whole scene between husband and wife was being witnessed by everyone.
Shyam was the only one who was fuming.
Jeff: So ASR shall we get started.
Both Arnav and Khushi came out of their trance and gladly took photos. Khushi couldn't believe this was all happening.
Once the photo session was over Arnav went over to Jeff and said he wants the photos on his desk by at least the following week especially of him and his wife. Jeff knew what Arnav was like so just said they would be.
Khushi then went to help arrange the food with Payal and the entire guests were given their food before people were asked to dance.
Khushi really wanted to dance but as Arnav had told her not to she was pouting and watching as all the couples were taken to the dance floor. Arnav while talking to some clients saw her pouting and looking envious at other people dancing. So he excused himself and walked over to Khushi. Khushi suddenly felt herself stiffen as she could feel Arnav walking towards her. He quickly came in front of her making Khushi look into his eyes where she saw only love, passion and desire making her whole body tingle. Arnav slowly placed his hand in hers and led her to the dance floor where alongside all the other couples they started dancing.
Background score: Dil Deewana Bin Sajanaa ke (female version)
As Arnav took Khushi's hand in his, placed an arm around her waist and bought her closer her breathing became erratic at the closeness that she felt between them. Arnav loving looked into her eyes as they started to slow dance making all the others couples stop in their tracks to look at Arnav and Khushi as they took to the floor without a care in the world, as though they were the only ones there at that time and no one else.
Except for Shyam the rest of the Raizada and Gupta households couldn't help but smile at the couple.
Once the song had finished only then did their trance break to find everyone clapping at them. Khushi had already turned crimson while Arnav looked at her and smirked.
As it was starting to get late everyone started to leave while Akash decided to take the Gupta's home.
Arnav went over to the gifts he had got, took the ones which said Anjali maam, walked over to his sister and handed them over to her.
Anjali opened them to find two beautiful sarees.
Anjali: Chote why did you buy these? You have already given me enough.
Arnav: Di, these sarees are from the latest collection at AR and as always my Di gets the first pick at them.
Anjali just placed her hand on his cheek and smiled before heading off to go to sleep.
Everyone else except Khushi and Payal started making their way towards their own rooms.
Akash came back after dropping the Gupta's home to find Payal and Khushi helping HP and the other workers that Arnav had hired for the night tidy up.
Arnav: Payal, Khushi leave all this. The workers will do all this plus HP is around.
Hari Prakash: Yes Khushi bhabhi, Payal bhabhi I will deal with all this. You all take some rest.
Khushi: But''
Arnav: Khushi no. We have all these workers helping.
Arnav saw Akash come towards them.
Arnav: Akash take Payal back to your room and Khushi go up I will be there in a bit.
Akash and Payal went up while Khushi looked at Arnav before she huffed and went to her room leaving Arnav who was busy smirking at his wife and her antics thinking unbelievable.
HP: Arnav bhaiyya all the workers are done.
Arnav heard and went to pay them before HP let them out as Arnav grabbed the other package of the table and headed towards his room.
Once he got to his room Khushi had already changed into her night suit and was getting ready to sleep. Arnav walked up towards to Khushi held her hand and placed the package on it. Khushi looked at it, then at Arnav and then back at the package.
Arnav: What? Open it.
Khushi opened the package to find a gorgeous red and maroon two toned saree with maroon bordering and gold intricate detailing along the border, the bottom and the pallu of the saree. Khushi slowly pulled the saree out of the box looking at it lovingly.
Khushi: Arnav it's beautiful but you have already given me so much.
Arnav slowly bought his hand towards her cheek and caressed it as Khushi closed her eyes at his touch.
Arnav: You deserve more than this.
Arnav slowly cupped her face and kissed her forehead before he headed towards the bathroom to change. Once he was out Khushi had put the saree away and was on her side of the bed. Arnav went over towards his side and before long the pair of them fell asleep.
The next morning everyone had gone back to their daily routine.
It was raksha bandhan in three days and everyone was getting ready for this but unfortunately they had bad news that day.
Mohan their driver had been involved in an accident and was in the hospital so Arnav had been arranging for not only the hospital bills to be paid for but also having to locate a temporary driver via Aman.
A new driver was appointed by the name of Harish.
Aman had managed to find someone very quick.
Once the new driver had got to RM Arnav told him he will mainly be driving his family around during the day when he, Akash and his mama are not at home. His duty was only during the times when they are not around. He then asked HP to show him where the cars are. With that Arnav had left for the office.
Harish had been looking at the cars when Shyam approached him.
Shyam: I see you didn't have any trouble getting the job.
Harish: Yes boss. It was as easy as pie.
With that Shyam left knowing full well his plan was starting to come together.
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