Chapter 50

Chapter 50: I Am Yours... Only Yours...

Chapter 50 Guys... 🥳 It's Party time... Love Love Love you all for this... Thank you so much everyone... I tried to make it long and I am sure you all will like it as usual...

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Khushi was definitely happy with the positive changes that were coming about in Arnav. She had started to see slight glimpses of his previous behaviour. Most importantly he didn't run away from her any more. In fact he tried to be close to her as much as possible.

Arnav on the other hand didn't know that Rohan was in a relationship now and Khushi and Rohan's friendship was making him very anxious and worried. He didn't want her to feel that he was trying to restrict her but at the same time couldn't tolerate to see her with anyone else and definitely not Rohan, who according to Arnav had feelings for Khushi.

Ever since the party preparations had started, Rohan was a daily visitor at Emerald and as a result of that Arnav had not been to AR and was working from Emerald making sure that at least he was present with Khushi when Rohan was around.

On Friday, the party arrangements were almost done and Rohan had gloomily agreed that a costume party was indeed a bad idea as some of the close business clients had to be invited. Khushi and Rohan were sitting in her cabin when Arnav came there.

Khushi knew why Arnav was hovering around her these days and she immediately got up to go near him. Though she wanted him to feel a little jealous and possessive, she didn't want to push her luck too much and make him lose his control. She wanted him to feel restless but not panic and do something extreme. That would definitely be dangerous because he would either get too possessive or too withdrawn and she wanted neither of that.

So she put her arm in his arm and brought him to sit on the sofa next to her. Her gesture made him feel better however, Khushi and Rohan continued with their chat and Arnav just sat with them.

"I think you should wear a blue Saree." Rohan said as they sat discussing about what they were going to wear.

"You are saying that just because blue is your favourite colour. I'm sure you are wearing blue too." Khushi teased him.

"Without a doubt..." Rohan confirmed. "And you should wear blue too. It would suit you."

Arnav's fist clenched thinking, How dare he tell my Khushi to wear his favourite colour? He stood up all of a sudden and Khushi held his hand to stop him.

"Arnav? Where are you going?" She asked.

"I remembered I have something important to do. Excuse me." He said looking at Rohan without any expression.

"I think I should leave too. I have a lunch appointment, can't afford to be late." Rohan got up smiling.

Arnav nodded at him curtly and left from there.

Rohan let out a long breath and pretended to wipe off invisible sweat from his forehead. "Phew! Khushi, it will be a miracle if I survive this without a scratch. Did you see how he stiffened when I asked you to wear blue?"

Khushi giggled. "Don't worry Rohan, if it comes to that, I'm here to save you."

"So what are you wearing tomorrow." Rohan asked more seriously.

"I don't know." Khushi shrugged. "All I know is that it's going to be Red. Now get going. Diya will be waiting for you."

"Oh yeah. See you tomorrow then." He said and rushed away.

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It was evening and Arnav and Khushi returned home together. Khushi was arranging ironed clothes in the wardrobe when Arnav hugged her from behind. Khushi was surprised but leaned back into him smiling.

"I have something for you." He said in her ear softly.

"Really? What?" She turned, putting her arms around his neck, her eyes wide with excitement.

He held her by the waist and took her to the bed where a shiny gift wrapped package was lying. He picked it up and gave it to her.

"What is it?" She asked happily.

"It's for you. Open it." He said.

She opened it carefully and he smiled seeing how her eyes twinkled with curiosity.

She unwrapped the parcel and gasped. Though she was already expecting it, she couldn't believe how beautiful the Saree was that Arnav had gifted her. It was breathtaking. The soft net material, with diamonds studded on it as if stars had been randomly sprinkled all over and crystals dangling along the lace border.

"Arnav this is so..." She looked at him speechless.

"You like it?" He asked nervously.

"Like it? I love it... it's amazing." She said caressing the material.

"I was hoping that..." He hesitated. "Maybe if you could wear it tomorrow."

She placed the Saree back on the bed and turned to put her arms around him. "You want me to wear it tomorrow right?" She asked and he nodded. "Then how could I not wear it? Anything that makes you happy makes me happier." She said resting her head on his chest. He hugged her back feeling nice that she cared for his feelings more than anything else. "Arnav?"

"Mmm?" He enquired.

"You designed it right?" She asked.

He stayed quite for a moment and then nodded. Khushi was touched by the gesture as she knew that her husband rarely designed these days and this Saree must have belonged to some exclusive collection.

"Thank you Arnav. I love you so much." She said hugging him tighter.

He smiled with satisfaction. "I love you too Khushi.

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"How do I look Arnav?" Khushi asked him after getting ready for going to the party next day.

"More beautiful than ever." He replied unable to take his eyes off her.

"How does the Saree look?" She asked turning around for him to get a better look.

"Wonderful. Much better now that you are wearing it." He replied honestly.

She smiled and came close to him putting her arms around his neck. "Anything else that is looking good on me?" She asked her eyes shining with hint.

He looked at her face carefully, there was nothing different. She hardly wore any make up and still looked stunning, her bindi was a small diamond one. He wondered what she was asking about. He looked at her neck and she was wearing just her Mangalsutra as usual and then his eyes fell on her ears and his heart skipped a beat.

She was wearing the Diamond Jhumkas that he had gifted her on their 3 month anniversary. The same ones that she had not wanted to accept and here she was actually wearing them. He stared at them with disbelief.

"Arnav..." She pouted waiting for his response.

"You... you wore them?" he asked uncertainly.

"Of course, you gifted them to me. They are mine." She said possessively. "How do they look? I think they went well with the Saree. What do you think?"

"You look lovely." He said looking at her eyes with a penetrating gaze making her blush.

She smiled and hid her face in the crook of his neck. "Thank you."

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Arnav and Khushi being the hosts left early for the party as they had to be there before it started. Akash was going to get the rest of the family a little later.

Rohan reached a few minutes after they reached with his girlfriend Diya and a couple of other friends.

"Wow Khushi, you look beautiful." Rohan complimented her.

"Thanks." Khushi smiled feeling Arnav stiffen as she was holding his arm. "Let's get in, the guests will start arriving any moment." She said changing the topic.

When all the guests arrived the cake was brought to cut which had been ordered by Rohan.

Khushi looked at it and smacked her forehead with the heel of her palm.

It was a large chocolate cake. But it had 'Happy Birthday Emerald' written on it.

"Rohan! It's not birthday, it's anniversary." Khushi glared at him as Diya giggled covering her mouth looking at the cake.

"Oh I know. I just thought it would be good fun." Rohan shrugged.

"Gosh Rohan! You are unbelievable. You did that deliberately?" She asked fuming.

Arnav too smiled looking at the cake amused. "Calm down Khushi, its no big deal." He said putting an arm around her.

She looked at Arnav for a moment and then smiled.

As they came forward to cut the cake, Khushi insisted on Arnav holding the knife and covered his hand with her own, both of them holding it together. Arnav smiled but then Rohan's hand covered Khushi's and an instant rage gripped him. Susie, Shaan and a few other people who worked at Emerald from day One came forward too but Arnav couldn't bear the fact that Rohan was holding his Khushi's hand.

He quickly cut a piece of the cake so that all hands that were holding the knife moved back. The first piece was fed by Arnav and Khushi to each other and then Rohan stuffed an entire piece in Khushi's mouth making Arnav fume. He was angrier when Khushi fed another piece to Rohan and he was so mad that didn't notice that she had fed half the piece from Rohan to Diya.

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As the party progressed with music and dance, Arnav, Khushi and Rohan became busy attending the guests. Khushi mostly stayed with Arnav knowing that the cake cutting incident must have been a little too much for him. He was possessively holding her hand with their fingers entwined, keeping her close to him.

A while later, Arnav was talking to some client and Khushi was chatting with the girls working at Emerald when he heard Rohan telling to someone that he would be asking Khushi for a dance in sometime. His jaw clenched and he excused himself and immediately walked to Khushi. From the corner of his eye he saw Rohan approaching them.

"Shall we dance?" Arnav asked taking her hand in his as soon as Rohan was within hearing distance.

Khushi's face brightened and she instantly agreed. "Sure."

"Uh-oh... I guess I am a bit late. I was going to ask you for a dance too." Rohan said pretending to be sad.

"Sorry Rohan." Khushi said and moved to the dance floor with Arnav.

As they faced each other, putting their arms around each other, Arnav asked, "Did you want to dance with Rohan? I mean if he had asked you before me..."

"I would have danced with you no matter who asked me first." She said caressing the hair on his nape.

"Oh so I get the first preference, do I?" He asked smirking.

"No." She replied and he raised one eyebrow. "You get all the preference."

He smiled and as the lights dimmed, moved her closer in his arms.

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Almost all the guests had left including the Raizadas and only Arnav, Khushi, Rohan, Diya and a few of the Emerald staff was remaining. Arnav came back in after seeing off the last of guests and stood rooted to his spot.

Khushi and Rohan were sitting next to each other and chatting and laughing. Actually Rohan was sitting between Diya and Khushi and they were surrounded by everyone else but Arnav could only see that Khushi was laughing at something funny that Rohan had said.

Khushi was laughing hard when Rohan held her hand to tell her something more. Now that was the height of it. Already Arnav couldn't tolerate the fact that Rohan was hovering around Khushi, not to mention asking her to wear his favourite colour and now this was the second time that he was holding her hand in one evening and that was beyond tolerance.

Arnav had a strong urge to grab Khushi away from everyone and take her at a place where no one could see her... where she could only be with him... talk to him... smile at him... laugh with him... just HIM... She was his... HIS Khushi...

The urge was so strong that he didn't realise when his feet started taking him towards her. She was talking to Susie when he came close to her and held her hand. She smiled and looked up at him.

"I need to talk to you." He said.

"Now?" Khushi asked surprised by how serious he looked. "Arnav is everything alright?"

"Come." He said tugging at her hand and she got up to go with him.

He wanted to be alone with her as soon as possible, so he took her upstairs to his cabin. As they entered, he locked the door behind him. Khushi was about to ask him what he wanted to talk about when he pulled her in his arms and buried his face in her hair.

"Khushi..." He whispered huskily making her shiver slightly. "I Love You."

She stroked his back holding him closer. "I Love You Arnav."

Not letting her move out of his arms he pulled back a little to look into her eyes. "Khushi..." He said again caressing her face with one hand. "You are so beautiful, so good... Khushi..."

She looked at him searchingly trying to figure out what he was trying to say. She was about to ask but he placed his index finger on his lips. She became quite and he traced her lower lip with his finger tip. "You are mine Khushi... only mine... I don't like it when someone else touches you."

Khushi's heart swelled with happiness. Her Arnav was back... back with his possessiveness. This is what she had been waiting for. "Arnav?" She said pretending to not understand.

"I don't like it when Rohan is with you." He said firmly.

"Rohan? What has Rohan got to do with me?" She asked looking puzzled.

"Khushi I know he has feelings for you." Arnav said through clenched teeth.

"Arnav no," Khushi whispered. "Rohan is just a friend, nothing more. And he doesn't have any feelings for me. He has a girlfriend."

He looked at her surprised for a moment at this new piece of information.

"Girlfriend?" He asked.

"Yes, She is downstairs right now, Diya. Rohan and Diya are getting engaged very soon." She told him.

Arnav suddenly felt very light knowing that Rohan considered Khushi just as a friend but still he couldn't bear for anyone to be so close to her.

"Oh!" He said after a moment. "But... but I can't stop myself Khushi. I know I shouldn't behave like this and it's not like I don't trust you but I just cant control myself when someone else is close to you. You are mine... Just mine." He repeated urgently.

"Arnav..." She made him hug her again. "Of course I am just yours... always. And I like it that you are so possessive about me."

He looked at her again a little confused.

"I might sound a little sadist here but I have gotten so used to your possessiveness that last few days when you were so withdrawn and hesitant around me, it made me feel as if you don't love me anymore..."

"Khushi..." He protested.

But she rested her head on his chest and continued. "I like it when you come to me and hug me suddenly. I love to hear you say over and over again that I am yours... I know you don't like it when Rohan is with me. But that is okay, I would feel the same if someone tried to come close to you. You are mine too Arnav... only mine."

Arnav's arms tightened around her. Her fingers ran through his hair as she looked up at him still resting on his shoulders. He cupped her face looking at her with his intense gaze. Slowly he came ahead and pressed his lips on her forehead.

Khushi's eyes widened with surprise. This was the first time since that dark incident that he had voluntarily kissed her.

"Arnav..." She murmured her voice choking with emotions as she kissed him all over his face. For once he didn't back off or stiffen and let her do what she wanted. She kissed his cheeks, forehead, nose, chin, everywhere except his lips. She knew it would be too soon for that. She wound her arms tightly around his neck pulling him close. "Arnav, my Arnav."

Arnav caressed her back smiling as he relished the love of HIS Khushi.

"We should go down. Everyone must be waiting for us." He said after a while.

She smiled and reluctantly let go of him. He held her hand and was about to move towards the door when she stopped him, he looked at her puzzled and she giggled.

"Wait." She said and went to his desk and came back with a box of tissues. She pulled out one and stepped close to him. "There is lipstick all over your face." She blushed and began wiping his face. He smirked as she continued to remove the lipstick from his face shyly.

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Arnav readily took Khushi in his arms at night as she snuggled into him in the bed unlike previously when he used to just let her hold him without any response from his end. Khushi smiled as he pressed his lips on her hair.

Today their relationship had made a huge progress. Arnav had whole heartedly accepted her in his life. Any relationship was meaningless unless there was a feeling of belongingness and today that feeling was back. She felt like she belonged to him as he tenderly held her close to his heart. She could feel the love radiate from his body as she pressed herself against him and slipped off into slumber engulfed in his love.

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Chapter 51: Resurfacing Desires

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