Chapter 51

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Chapter 51: Resurfacing Desires

Khushi blinked her eyes a few times before opening them to adjust with the daylight only to look into magical honey gold orbs that were brimming with love for her. Arnav was lying flush next to her on his side raising up his head, supported by his elbow.

"Good morning!" He smiled, running his fingers through her hair.

She closed her eyes, a smile playing on her lips and turned to hug him snugly. "Mmm... why would I want to wake up if you pamper me like that?" She buried her face deep in his chest.

"You don't want me to pamper you?" He smiled taking his fingers off her hair.

"Nooo... don't stop." She complained tightening her grip around his waist and his fingers entangled back into her silky hair.

After a few minutes Arnav spoke, "You have an important client meeting today remember?"

Khushi looked up at him frowning. "Sometimes I wish Rohan was still working with me."

Arnav's smile instantly vanished and his eyes darkened.

Khushi sensed him tense and quickly added. "So that he can take care of work when I'm not in a mood to let go of you."

Arnav let out a long breath and the smile returned to his eyes as she kissed his chin. "Khushi you haven't let go of me for the past three days."

"Do you mind?" She asked smiling, knowing the answer.

"Not in the least..." He replied resting his forehead against hers.

"Good, because I'm not planning to let go of you at all." She said closing her eyes.

"As you wish..." He said hugging her again.

Khushi glared then as her phone rang and grudgingly answered it. It was her assistant calling to remind her of the meeting and Khushi finally got up making faces.

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Ever since Arnav had gone back to his possessive self, Khushi had started changing. Even Arnav noticed the change. She held on to him as much as she could as if he would disappear any moment. Sudden tears would appear in her eyes when He looked at her lovingly. She couldn't bear to be away from him and would run into his arms whenever she saw him after a gap of few hours.

When Arnav was around, Khushi would completely forget her surroundings, her entire focus on him. One might find it disturbing the way she was behaving but Arnav who had experienced the pain along with her to see this day when they were closer than ever, couldn't get enough of it.

Though he did slowly realize that there was something behind her behaviour and that was her insecurity. He would see her panic if she didn't find her next to him. He had seen the fear in her eyes when he would have to go away from her. He wondered why she would feel insecure about him when he was right here with her.

He wondered sometimes that somewhere he himself is the reason for her insecurities. The way he had been pushing her away from him these past weeks might have made her fears grow. So he didn't stop her for anything. Whenever she came close to him, he took her close. He didn't pull back when she kissed him, though she never tried to kiss on his lips again or in any way try to get intimate.

There was always a need for reassurance in her touch and he tried not to disappoint her again.

Khushi knew that Arnav still needed time and hence didn't try to be intimate with him. In fact at the moment she was satisfied with just his presence in her life. She was scared that if she pushed him too much, she might lose him again and that thought was simply unbearable.

Her close proximity however had surely started making an effect on Arnav; stirring feelings within him that he feared would hurt Khushi.

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One evening Khushi was busy with her work. Arnav had been busy all day at AR with meetings. Khushi was a little restless as she had called him a few times but he had barely spoken to her for two minutes every time. Around five in the evening, Khushi was in the production area checking the progress of the ongoing project when she got a message from Arnav and her face lit up but when she read it she was disappointed. He had just asked her to mail something work related. She sighed and started for her cabin.

However as she entered in, two strong arms wrapped around her waist from behind. "Hi!" He whispered huskily in her ears.

"Arnav!" She gasped and turned around to hug him. "I've been missing you." She said closing her eyes.

"I'm here now." He said caressing her back and she nodded into his chest.

"You have been busy all day." She said trying not to sound accusing.

"Yes. I'm sorry I couldn't talk to you much when you called but we are going out now for a party." He replied.

She looked up at him surprised, "Party?"

"Yes. One of my college friends called. There is a reunion party tonight." He explained.

"Oh ok." She said.

"I've come to pick you up. We have to get ready and start for the party by seven. Is that fine?" He asked.

"Of course. I'm glad we are going out." She smiled and raised herself on her toes to kiss him. Her lips pressed against his cheek, very close to the corner of his lips and all of a sudden he went rigid.

Khushi pulled back instantly shocked to feel him stiffen again after all this time. "Uh... I... I'll just wrap up everything..." She turned away from him with a sinking feeling.

Arnav on the other hand was quite stunned. When Khushi had kissed him, a strange longing had stirred within him. He had a sudden urge to turn and press his lips against hers. The desires that he had suppressed had surfaced in a flash after so long that he stiffened with shock and Khushi had pulled back making him long to take her back in his arms.

There was a raging conflict going on in his brain. On one side he wanted to never hurt Khushi again and on the other side he wanted to eliminate every distance between him and her. His heart told him that Khushi too loved him a lot and wanted the intimacy but his brain told him not to do anything stupid that would give her pain again.

They returned back home in silence. Arnav was quite because of the struggle going on in his brain and Khushi was quite because she was scared that maybe Arnav's insecurities are resurfacing again.

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Arnav just stared at the perfection that she portrayed.

"How do I look Arnav?" She asked a little loudly for the third time as he continued to admire her. Khushi was looking extremely beautiful in a Purple and Black Saree that she herself had designed.

"Huh? You... You look... Amazing!" He managed to say, catching his breath.

"Thank You." She smiled and rushed to him, putting her arms around his neck and was about to kiss his nose but stopped remembering the incident in her cabin. She just looked into his eyes and smiled.

Their lips were barely a centimetre apart and Arnav could hardly control himself, his desires growing by the second. His hand reached up to her face and caressed her cheek. He hardly realised what he was doing as her breath fanned his face. He was about to lean in and kiss her when she said, "Let's go. We are getting late."

He closed his eyes for a moment and then nodded. Hell! What was I doing? This can't be right. I cannot hurt her again. He thought after a while.

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Arnav came across so many of his friends as they got into the party hall. He introduced Khushi to everyone. Arnav and Khushi were talking to one of his friends Zaynah and her husband when someone called him from behind.

"Hi ASR!" A female voice called out.

Arnav turned back to look and smiled, "Hi Lavanya, how are you?"

Lavanya was a tall and beautiful woman. And Khushi was a little uneasy seeing her. Lavanya almost came forward to hug Arnav but Khushi was standing arm in arm with him and didn't let go so she stopped and shook hands with him instead. This didn't go unnoticed by Khushi though and her lips thinned.

" Khushi this is my friend Lavanya... Lavanya my wife Khushi..." Arnav introduced putting his arm around Khushi's waist.

"Hi Khushi!" Lavanya smiled and shook hands with her.

Khushi smiled back and mumbled a barely audible, "Hello"

"What are you doing here ASR? Everyone from our group is sitting there, come let's join them." Lavanya said.

Arnav hesitated for a moment looking at Khushi. She just nodded and asked him to go.

"But Khushi..." He said.

"I'll be fine Arnav." Khushi replied.

"Don't worry Arnav, I'm here with her." Zayna reassured him and he left with Lavanya. As soon as they turned to leave, Lavanya held his arm as they walked and Khushi's heart almost stopped beating for a moment and she looked away from them unable to bear anyone else touching her husband. She didn't wait to see that very politely Arnav freed his arm from Lavanya's grip.

She turned to Zaynah and asked, "You aren't joining them?"

"No, I wasn't in Arnav's group really. I used to be his project partner." Zaynah explained.

"Ok..." Khushi said shortly and looked in Arnav's direction and saw Arnav sitting right next to Lavanya among his other friends. She couldn't help but notice how Lavanya had all her attention mainly on Arnav.

Zaynah saw Khushi staring at Arnav and Lavanya and spoke, "Lavanya and Arnav were very good friends or at least that's what Lavanya said."

"What do you mean?" Khushi asked her confused.

"I mean during college years, Lavanya was interested in Arnav and had told him about his feelings too but Arnav had denied her. She was convinced that Arnav was just trying to be difficult but when Lavanya left for UK, Arnav never contacted her and she lost hope.

"Oh..." Khushi said. She tried hard but couldn't help but keep glancing where Arnav sat.

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It had almost been an hour now and Arnav was engrossed with his friends, recalling old times. He suddenly turned to check on Khushi but she wasn't where he had left her. He got up and turned to look but she was no where. He excused himself and went to Zaynah.

"Zaynah, where's Khushi?" He asked getting angry.

"She just wanted some fresh air so she has stepped out for a while." Zaynah replied.

"Okay." Arnav said but he was worried and rushed out. He checked everywhere but couldn't find her anywhere. He was panicking now, looking for her anywhere possible and was about to start calling out to her when he remembered that he had given her the car keys to keep in her clutch. He ran to his car to see if she was there. Surely she was sitting in the passenger seat with her eyes closed and listening to music.

Relief washed over him but it still took him a couple of minutes to calm down. He then knocked on the window and she opened her eyes and unlocked the doors on seeing him.

He pulled open the door and almost lifted her out into his arms. What are you doing here? I've been looking for you everywhere. Don't you ever scare me like that again." He said crushing her against his chest. "Couldn't you tell me before coming out?"

"I just wanted some fresh aur Arnav. You were busy with your friends, I didn't want to disturb you." She replied slowly.

"Khushi..." He protested. "You could never..."

"It's alright Arnav, you go back in I'll just wait here for some more time and join you." She said stepping back.

"You didn't like the party? We'll leave." He said cupping her face.

"No, no. You are meeting your friends after so long. Let's go in." She said holding his hand knowing that he would never go back in without her.

"I don't care about it Khushi. We are going." He said firmly and opened the car for her to get in. She tried to argue but he didn't listen to her.

The drive back home was a quite one. Arnav kept wondering about why Khushi looked upset while Khushi had completely different thoughts going on in her head. She had realised for the first time how Arnav must have felt seeing her with Rohan. But there was a whirlwind of thoughts that was growing by the passing second. Since a few days Khushi was getting restless as a new idea was taking root in her mind.

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