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Her lips curved up to a smile as she admired him sleeping...he looks cute and adorable just like her son...of course their Aryan got the charm from his paa-paa, she thought...gently brushing away the ruffled hair out of her way, Khushi bent down to leave a quick peck on his forehead...coming down, she left another peck on the tip of his nose...she blushed when noticed the glint of smile on his lips as he gradually opened his eyes to see her beautiful face..."Good morning, sleeping beauty" Arnav greeted his wife with a warm smile..."Good morning!!" she smiled before making an effort to get off...like hell he would let her get away without finishing her work... "...where do you think you are going without completing your assignment..." Arnav brought her closer...

She felt her cheeks burning as his gaze was fixed on her lips...quickly placing a peck on his cheek she tried her luck to escape but he was faster than her as Arnav rolled over to come on top of her...trailed down her smooth arms with his fingers, his hands gripped hers, fingers crossed, palms against one another...taken her under his full control... "...nice...try!!!..." he appreciated her courage while she took a quick look at the crib, hoping her son was still asleep... " ...Arnavvv, please let me go, I have to take shower before your son gets up... " without meeting his eyes, she whispered... "...hmm, good idea...need some company then!!!.." she took a deep sigh of disbelief...trust him on not to miss a single chance to be with her... "...no thanks!!..." she gently declined his offer as she was damn scared of that smirk, symbol of danger... "...Oh no!!!...that was for me...I need a company..." Arnav winked, making her blush...

His heart skipped a beat when she lowered her gaze...leaning closer, his nose nuzzled against her red cheek...the desire of his love was driving her crazy as she closed her eyes...letting him explore her...coming down her face, he placed a kiss at the corner of her lips...as soon as those lips parted, he covered them with his...gently and slowly tasting her...his grip got loosened as his heart decided to slowly take over hers...his hands cupped her face while his thumbs were caressing her cheeks...his control was getting out of hands when he deepened the kiss...loving every moment of it...

The first word in the morning came out from his mouth was, "...paa-paa!!!..." ...the little one didn't know why, but he felt like starting his day with this name...and it really felt good...unknowingly feeling happy for the day, he threw both fists in the air before grabbing his right feet...then throwing the right feet in the air, he immediately grabbed the other feet while giggling...

Resting her hands on his chest, Khushi gently stopped him, when the word hit her ears...he did hear it too as Arnav moved his head over his shoulder with a smile...she couldn't help but tease him, "...there!!...your company is up..." she broke into a giggle when he rested his head on her heart, listening to her heartbeats while he too laughed at her answer...

Mrs. Bregenza laughed as she was enjoying the game between the father-son...even though she was asked to keep her eyes on Aryan, but she decided to team up with her little boyfriend in the game...feeding the little one the pieces of ripe banana, she was also supplying him the corn flakes from the jar to throw at his target, Arnav...like son like father, instead of reading the newspaper, he had rolled it up to stroke the flakes everywhere while enjoying the morning tea...the son was very enthusiastic as every time his paa-paa gets to hit the flake, he laughs and throws a fist on his flair high chair...

"...What in God's name are you two doing???..." stirring the warm baby food in the bowl, Heer demanded as she came out of the kitchen..."...aunty aap bhi??..." surprised to see the supervisor playing a role in the scene, Khushi shook her head, smiling... "...sorry beta...I didn't want to miss the fun..." Mrs. Bregenza defended herself..."...don't worry, I'll go ask OP to clean up the mess..." getting up from her seat, the older lady assured the girl, as she knew Khushi hates to see any mess around her...as soon as she left the dining hall, Arnav quickly got up from his seat to stand behind her...she was about to bend down to put the bib around Aryan's neck when she felt his arms around her...wrapping his arms around her waist, he pulled Khushi back towards him...

"..Arnavvv...pleaseee!!!...aunty will be here any moment..." dropping the bib on the high chair, she quickly mumbled in a low tone while making an effort to get his hands off her...placing a series of kisses on the curve of her neck, he whispered, "...don't-care..." ... "...my goodness!!...atleast care about him..." pointing at their little bundle of love, she requested as she was having tough time fighting against his powerful passion...resting his chin on her shoulder, he winked at his son with a smile, "...hey dude!!!...you don't mind rite??!!..." ...the gesture of his paa-paa made him laugh as he threw another fist on the chair... laughing at his son's approval, he pressed a kiss on her cheek... shocked at the interaction, Khushi pitied herself for putting up with two kids at a time...hearing voices coming out of the kitchen, Arnav quickly loosened his grip to turn his left...grabbing the laptop case from the table, he bent down to place a kiss on top of his son's tiny nose...not giving her time to protest, he managed to steal a kiss from her lips before leaving for the office...

"...I'll go, take shower..." Khushi notified Mrs. Bregenza as she handed Aryan to her...the older lady nodded with a smile as she playfully pinched the little boy's lips before leaving the room...taking out a silk aqua-silver saree from the cupboard; she left for the washroom...

"...sh*t!!..." Arnav muttered under his breathe...mentally kicking himself for leaving the report at home, he took an U-turn from the street...first of all, he didn't want to go to office today...it was only because of the report that was supposed to be sent to their client by the evening...and now all he had to do was forget the damn report at home...good going Arnav...

Somehow tucking the pleats into her waist, she came out of the washroom, drying her hair with a towel...laying the towel on the chair across the dressing table, Khushi was untangling the long strands of hair with her finger...then throwing her thick tresses to her back, she flung the lower border of the pallu over her left shoulder...looking down at the disproportional pleats she huffed, then untucking them from her waist...she could not continue her task as soon as she felt him close to her...she closed her eyes, quietly praying it to be her dream...she knew she wouldn't be able to go with it if he was even 100 meters around her...

Walking into their room, his eyes refused to look anywhere but her...the silk fabric had complimented her slender figure in every aspect...he forgot about the purpose of his presence when she threw those wet long strands of hair on her back...he didn't realize when his heart made its way towards her...very tenderly brushing the tresses away from her back, he let them down over her right shoulder...then letting his hands trace hers all the way down to where they were holding the part of the cloth, Arnav placed a kiss at the bare side of her nape...he hid his face in the curve of her neck, as the fresh aroma of Jasmine against her smooth skin was driving him crazy...he was craving to be blessed by her purity and freshness...

His warm breathe against her skin, the blend odor of his cologne and after shave were doing magic on her...if he hadn't been holding her hand, then she would have been collapsed on the floor by now...as if God had blessed him with a special potential that made her go crazy for him...resting her head back on her right shoulder, she let herself take a ride in her dream, while using her fingers, he slowly completed her task...

After tucking the pleats into her waist, he whispered "...done!!!..."...his husky voice brought her back to reality...damn, he was for real !!!...turning her head to the left, she made sure, "...what are you doing here???..." ...Great!!...now she realized I exist!!...wrapping his arm around her waist, he pulled her back to rest his chin on her left shoulder, "...you see, my sixth sense alerted me to immediately come home as my wife needed my help...and as I mentioned earlier that, I will be always at your service before you know it...so here I am..." ... "...and after servicing you with the best, all I get from you as a reward is your suspicious question???..." he complained...

Lowering her gaze, she blushed, mentally kicked herself for getting carried away..."...thanks!!!..." she whispered...nuzzling his cheek against her, he controlled his laugh, "...my pleasure!!...so you did enjoy my service...hmm?!!!?."...crap, he was making it worse...what the hell was wrong with her???...why the hell did she even bother to open her mouth???...she decided to seal her mouth...NOT A SINGLE WORD until he leaves the room...Arnav understood her quietness, as he laughed before turning her around to face him...pulling her closer by her waist, he looked down at her flushed face...unable to meet his eyes, she kept her gaze down, the best way to avoid the eye contact was to play with his neck tie and that's what she did at that moment...

Good God!!...he fell head over heels in love with her all--over--again...with her smile, her shyness, her silky long hair, her cute nose, her beautiful almond shaped eyes...with her luscious parted tasty lips... "...never mind!!...I'll get the service charge by myself..." saying that Arnav didn't wait for her as he bent down to close the distance between them...capturing those lips with his...leaving the tie, she clutched onto his coat...heavenly tasting her...

Slowly breaking the kiss, she hid her face in his chest, breathless...holding her close to his heart, he placed a quick peck on her head...after a while she pulled back to excuse herself as Arnav thought she already had an overdose for today... "...wait!!!...not done yet..." she finally got the courage to look up at his face to witness that innocent smile playing on those lips... seeing her raised brows, he clarified, "...helloo!!...I still didn't forget about the bet..." his smile turned into a smirk... biting her lower lip, she surrendered herself for their own pleasures...

At night

Without bothering to change himself, Arnav went over to his wife, who by the way was too engrossed in her work that she did not even look up at his poor husband...resting his head on her lap, he grabbed her attention as Arnav gently took the almost completed woolen sweater from her hands, "...hmm...I didn't know, my wife has extra talents..."...not appreciating his sudden kiddish act, as she always feels annoyed when gets distracted in her work...rolling her eyes, Khushi asked, "...what 'other' talents do I inherit ???..."...hiding the smile, he looked up only to stop his gaze at her lips, "...you really wanna see what talents you inherit??..."..."...ok-never-mind..." she quickly responded, couldn't believe his wild mind...

"...hmm...don't you think it's a bit under-size for Aryan??..." as he examined the product his beautiful wife was knitting with stitches and multi-colored yarns...

"...It's not for him...he already got some..." Khishi notified as she rolled up the yarn into a ball...after doing some calculations, he laughed, "...then don't you think, it's a bit over-size for me??..."...irritated Khushi grabbed it back, "...ha-ha...very funny...it's not for you as well..."...she pushed his shoulders up from her lap to sit on the bed...then tenderly holding the tiny piece of the soft fabric, she quietly admitted like a little girl, "...it's for the upcoming member..."...

Not hearing any response she looked up to notice him glaring at her, perplexed...realizing him misunderstanding her phrases, Khushi quickly stopped him when she noticed him about to say something, "..Shut up!!..."... taken a back, he gave a laugh "...uhoh...I didn't even open my mouth..."... "...But you were about to..." ... "...No I wasn't!!..." he tried to justified... "...Yess!!...you were.." KHushi retorted back... "...fine...you win!!..." he closed the chapter to proceed..."...see!!..." she unknowingly blushed... "...so it's true??..." confused at her red face, he glared at her... "...what made you think that??..." she asked a little annoyed..."..then why are you blushing???..." demanded like a confused child...

"...it's not true..." dropping her gaze at the wool, she blushed again... "...yes you are..." he confided..."...I am not talking about that..." she got annoyed... "...then what???..." Arnav asked... "...I'm not pregnant..." she whispered..."...Oh that!!...so what's the big deal??..." he went back to his earlier position, "...may be not now but you never know right??!!..." looking up, he winked at her before taking back the sweater from her hand again to examine.. "..Impossible.."..she frowned like a child... "...ahhh...ma'am should I consider it as another challenge then???...however, you should be aware by now that I DO win my challenges..." he smirked..."...Ignore what I just said..." Khushi didn't want to push it further... "...so that means a 'yes'..." Arnav sat up to look at her..."...wait!!...when did I say that??..." she snatched the sweater from his hand..."...then say it now..." he sounded innocent... "...Arnavvv!!..." she sighed...

he loves it...whenever he hears his name from her mouth, he loves it...as if ONLY she makes it sound so musical through her soothing voice...there he goes again...he wanted to praise those lips with his...taste them and let them know how he loves their efforts...fixing his eyes on her lips, he initiated the move...

"...what are you doing???..." Khushi mumbled as she was lying back seeing his face coming towards her..."...pursuing you to agree..." he simply answered with the smirk still playing at the corner of his lips..."...listen Arnav!!...if he happens to wake up then my sleep is gone for tonight...ple----..." knowing the consequence of her son's disturbance in sleep, khushi softly pleaded when she noticed her shoulder is about to touch her son's hand..."...not to worry love...I'll accompany you the whole night...promise..." came out from his passionate yet determined voice..."...ok-done-back-off..." sensing things turning to a different angle, she quickly agreed to his whatever challenge-or-condition-or-proposal just to get rid of the current situation...brightly smiling at his victory, Arnav pulled her up by the nape of her neck to steal a passionate kiss from her as a prize for his victory...

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It was a great idea to become retired...no wonder why people prefer spending time with their families whenever they get a break from work...he would say the last couple of two weeks were the most beautiful moments of his life after those precious moments with Gayetri...again he got to realize what he had been missing...Mr. Malik looked over to his proud grandson, who had become 1 year old today...that's why he threw a huge bashing birthday party for Aryan...his face lit up as he saw the smile on the little one's face, who was clapping at the face Mr. Singh was making wearing the teddy hat that he got out from one of the gift boxes...

Sitting across from him were Neev and Aman looking at some figures on their laptop screens, while Arnav was acting as their supervisor...beside them were Lavanya and Anjali made themselves comfortable on the floor, thoroughly enjoying themselves in opening the gift boxes, while Khushi sat beside them, lovingly combing Anjali's silky hair with her fingers...

"...Malik saab, I tell you, this little head is very smart..." Mr.Singh brought him back... "...you won't believe, the whole time he kept on tantalizing me in the party...that too with a heart shaped balloon...just imagine...a heart shaped balloon.....see!! even now he is managed to preserve my property..." he complained looking at the poor kid, who was sitting on Mrs. Singh's lap, exploring one of the new toys he got today... "...stop blaming him...you are just too jealous of him..." wrapping her hands around his chubby tummy the older lady cuddled onto the little figure...

"...Exactly...stop blaming him or else I will teach him to call you, 'Ganja'..." Mr. Malik smirked at Mr. Singh who laughed at the threat... "...perfect!!... hilarious..." sharing a high-five with Neev, both Aman and Neev cracked up, while Khushi and Lavanya hid their giggles...Arnav decided to take a sip from his drink in order to control his laughter...on the other hand, Anjali and her mother in-law already bursted out into a laughter... "...Sheyli, are you sure he is our son??!!!..." trying to look serious, Mr. Singh suspiciously asked his wife... "..come again??!!!.." raised an brow Mrs. Gupta growled... "...never mind..." turning his attention to his pal, he smoothed the imaginary hair on his bald head "...Oh please!!...you are simply jealous of my charms..." he proudly announced... "...correction!!!...that was supposed to be 'chaman' not 'charms'...and that too with a prefix of 'deserted'..." his wife giggled... "...you are too good Mom!!..." Aman kissed her hand while everyone laughed...

"...well, I need some hot coffee to energize myself, Mrs. Singh, my dear beloved lady, can you please ---???..." not letting her husband finish with the words, she warned him, "...don't even dare...can't you see I am busy??..."...smiling at the cute older couple, Khushi volunteered, "...it's okay...I'll get it..." ... "...you aren't going anywhere, sit..." the older lady scolded her like a mother... "...hitler!!..." Aman's father muttered... "...I heard that..." Mrs. Singh glared at him, trying not to laugh... "...I'll help..." Lavanya got up to support Khushi... holding her tummy, Anjali insisted while laughing, "...save me from them please, I can't laugh anymore..." she stretched out her hands to Lavanya and Khushi, who helped them get up on her feet...

"...Can I get a can of co--??..." before Neev could finish the word, the girls chorused, "...shut-up..."... "...that was the fourth one in an hour, and you are not touching that damn fridge..." Khushi warned him... "...Oh c'mon didz...the last one, I promise..." he pouted... "...NO!!!..." she repeated herself before heading towards the kitchen, followed by Lavanya, while Anjali looked back to wink at the poor boy, reassuring him to get one for him...appreciating her sweet gesture, Neev flew a kiss towards her while whispered, "...love you didz..."...the others just smiled and shook their heads watching the scene...

"...Thanks Khushi!..." sitting at the stool beside the counter, Anjali expressed her heart-felt gratitude...she looked down at her, clueless... Anjali smiled at the lady, "...Arnav's life has changed a lot...in a good way...thanks for coming back to his life..." she repeated...Lavanya smiled as she got meaning now... Khushi smiled as she didn't know what to say in return...stretching her hand out to squeeze Khushi's, Anjali admitted, "...and sorry!!!..." looking down, she took a deep breathe, "...Arnav never meant to keep that condition for his own pleasure...your same helplessness used to be someone else's key to get into his life...so it was tough for him to believe you in the first place... I hope you understand...he never meant to hurt you at any cost..." Khushi kept quiet as she thanked the one above for blessing her with the best in life... it was a shock for her as Lavanya put the two and two together, "...so, that's why he called the doctor right after you left without the money??...I even got a bill from the same hospital at our office address after a month of uncle's death but didn't open it because it was written confidential...I got to witness his state the morning you called me before leaving...he was miserable..." looking down Lavanya whispered...

"...sorry dear...I kept quiet because I wanted YOU to realize his love yourself...and I'm glad you finally did..." Lavanya controlled her tears... "...he truly loves yo--..." she stopped when she noticed the figure at the door and by reading his face, it could be said that he wasn't expecting such truth... she wanted to go after him when she felt an arm stopping her, "...had always been protective over me...give him some time..." Khushi assured Lavanya while wiping the tear off from the corner of her eye...

That was a terrible phase of life...How could he be mad at Khushi for running away from her love when she was experiencing a multi-phase in life???...How could he be mad at Arnav when he went crazy to get his love back???...How could he be mad at Anjali or even Aman when they have accepted Khushi with open arms...He couldn't even be mad at Lavanya, who had always been a support to his sister...he found no-one but himself to vent all his anger...

Slipping his hands in pockets, Neev looked up at the sky when he saw Arnav leaning against the pillar..."...I--am--the--most--useless--brother--on--the--face--of--the--earth..." he tried to sound calm as his anger and tears were battling within himself...Arnav decided to be a quiet audience... "...since childhood, she had always been my support...even Gupta uncle had always considered me like his own son...if I was upset, she would cheer me up, if I was angry, she would pacify me... if I needed something, she would get for me, even before I ask her... although she is only 2 years older than me but always, ALWAYS been taken care of me like...like her own son...and look at me... such a bloody d*m*a**... I could not even give her a shoulder to cry on...shame on me...hate myself... " leaning against the pillar, opposite to Arnav, he closed his eyes as the tears finally rolled down his cheeks...

Arnav stopped from going over to Neev as he saw her coming...slipping her left hand into his right arm, Khushi gently hugged his arm while rested her head against his right shoulder... "...but I still love my brother...the one, who had always been protective over me...who had always brought a smile on my face whenever I was upset...the one who loves to irritate me about cockroach..." she laughed through her tears...wiping away the tears, he finally smiled, "...you are still scared of them???..." ..."...no?!?..." she tried to sound convincing... "...good cause there is one right here..." pointing at the floor close to her feet, Neev lied...she instantly moved away from her spot to look for the insect...sharing a down five, both Arnav and Neev cracked up laughing...lightly punching him on the shoulder, Khushi went into the opened arms of her brother...glad to have him back...

Epilogue:

'...Hellooo??!!!...do I exist or not???...can anyone please pay attention to me???...this freaking place is already creeping me out officially...and all I need right now is being ignored by my companies...' poor Aryan frowned, as he saw his parents going ga-ga over some tiny creature, while he was in the arms of his grandpa, who by the way was also not giving him any importance...that's enough...when he decided to start his act of grabbing attention..."...maam-maah..." it was a great achievement for him as he finally learnt to address his dear mommy...

It was the most memorable day for Anjali and Aman as they finally became the proud parents of a cute healthy baby girl...the whole gang was present in the hospital...holding the girl in her arms, Khushi looked at Anjali with a smile, as she whispered "...she is an angel..."...resting his left hand on her left shoulder, Arnav touched those tiny lips of the angel, as he too agreed, "...beautiful..."...hearing her beloved son's voice, she looked up to notice his frowned face, "...Oh oh!!..."...handing the new member to Lavanya, who was anxiously waiting for her turn to hold the baby, Khushi took Aryan in her arms with a smile, hoping to erase the frown away from his cute face...thankfully it did work...

"...what's that??!!!..." Anjali finally took out her curiosity at the shopping bag that was kept on the small table in her cabin...picking it up, Khushi handed it over to her, "...for you!!..."...taken a back, she excitedly accepted the package...being impatient, she looked into the package when her eyes got moisten...gently taking out a colorful woolen sweater from a bag, Anjali held the little delicate sign of love in her fingers...for some reason, her heart knew that it was knitted by her...looking up at her sweet sister-in-law, she thanked her with twinkling eyes, "...thanks dear..."...that was a gesture between two mothers.....taking his spot beside her on the bed, Aman smiled at the gift...then wrapping his hand around her shoulder, he brushed away the tear from her eyes...

The older couple was also touched by the warm love...to lighten the situation, Mr. Singh cleared his throat, "...so!!...when is the wedding??!!!..."...confused at his sudden inquiry, Mr. Malik asked, "...what wedding???..."... gesturing at the new couple, he replied, "...yeh dono zindegi bhar kya latakte hue rehenge???..." ... "...Oh my God!!...Pritam, you ARE smart...I'm so proud of you..." Mrs. Singh praised her husband while winking at Lavanya, who looked down, embarrassed..."...yess!!! finally I won her back..." sticking his tongue out at Aryan, the older man almost screamed, only to be shushed by his wife...

"...Okay then, we will be from bride's side...and you can take the groom..." affectionately wrapping his arm around Lavanya, Mr. Malik proudly announced... "...done!!..." Mr. Singh accepted the deal... "...but atleast Khushi is..." Neev tried to interrupt when Arnav shut him up, "...shut up!!...you are not allowed to talk..." ..."...I get it!!!..." Neev laughed, totally aware of the reason behind Arnav's objection... "...smart boy!!!..." Mrs. Singh giggled as she got the hint...the other also followed her in the giggle while Khushi looked down, feeling embarrassed...

She was touched by the love, the attention she was getting from these families...it was true that God was never unfair to anyone...she quickly thanked her God for blessing her...Lavanya knew her parents from heaven would be happy to watch her in the safe hands...

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She couldn't refuse his father-in-law when he insisted to keep Aryan with him for the night...first she was concerned if Aryan would be a trouble for him but Mr. Malik reassured her that he will take care of him...even Aryan was having a good time with his grandpa, that she didn't get the heart to spoil the fun...after notifying him about all the necessities for the night, she left the team alone...

"...Can I ever expect a look from you, which doesn't imply that 'you are so in trouble' ??..." crossing her arms while leaning against the railings, she asked...he laughed, "...apparently, the answer is NO!!..."... "...excuse me for even bothering to ask that..." she looked away...walking into her room, she noticed him standing at the balcony, watching the stars like a child...but as soon as his eyes fell on her, his face had completely changed to an insane lover..."...No seriously!!...I was thinking, why don't we give a special gift to Aryan in his next birthday???...for example, a brother or a sister...however, I personally prefer an angel..." he innocently expressed his wish... her cheeks had already turned red "...Good idea...we still have time to think about it as his 2nd birthday is not coming before next 9 months...give your brain some rest till then..." she tried to dismiss the topic, when he pulled her closer by waist...

"..you are missing my point...see!! if we get start with our work from Today, then we would have his gift ready just in time...what say??!!!..." he teased her with a meaningful look...he loves it when her gaze lowers, cheeks become red, lips get clung together to hide the smile...lightly punching his shoulder she hid her face in his chest as she clutched onto him...not ready to let him go...cupping her face in between his palms Arnav held up her face...looking into her eyes with passion, respect and love, his face bent down to touch those lips...why is it every time he touches her, she feels her soul does the immediate response to it?...after stealing a passionate kiss from her lips, he gently picked her up in his arms, still holding their eye-contact, as both went to the paradise of love to introduce another star in their life...