Arnav cracked the deal with Mr. Sharma on the phone and was about to toss it on the table,when it rang again. He immediately picked it up.
Anjali(in a hushed voice): Chhotey,listen carefully.I dont hav much time at hand. Nani may enter the room any moment.
Arnav: Ya di,tell me...
Anjali: U go to Gupta niwas tonight itself and seek forgiveness from Chhoti.Dont wait till tomorrow morning.
Arnav: But di,she doesnt even want to talk to me. So how..
Anjali(interrupts him): How will she b able to stop u in front of everyone?U just go there, Chhotey! Once u reach there,ur confidence level will b higher! Forget worrying about right-wrong! Just go, Chottey! And convince her!
Arnav: But di,will she agree?Will she even listen to me?
Anjali: Why wont she listen to u? Accepting one's mistakes increases the love!The moment she realizes how badly u r repenting,not only will she forgive u,she'll love u all the more!
Naniji: Anjali bitiya...!Come on,Aakash bitwa has come with the car...!
Anjali: Only 2 minutes,nani...!
Arnav: Hello. Di... r u there di?
Anjali: Ya.. a.. Chhotey. I hav to go to the temple with everyone right now. I'll call u after coming back,alright?
Arnav: Fine di. M also leaving for buaji's house.
Anjali: Right now?R u done with all ur work, Chhotey?
Arnav: a.. no di,there's a meeting at 8 ,but... thats ok,Aman will take care of that.
Anjali:No Chhotey! U must finish all ur work n then go to meet Chhoti.U r aware of her tuning with Amanji,right?The moment she comes to know that u've left work attended to meet her,she'll b all the more upset! U simply cant afford that at this point!
Nani enters the room.
Nani: Anjali bitiya,what r u doing?And... who's on the line?
Anjali: No.. nothing nani,a.. couldnt speak to Chhotey the whole day,so..
Nani: Then tell him to call after an hour or so.If v dont start now,v will miss the aarti.
Anjali: Ya,nani. Lets go.. Chhotey,I need to go now.U take care,I'll call u when m back.
Arnav ends the call and gets up and starts pacing the room.
He recalls what Anjali said about Khushi getting angry.
Arnav(thinks): Ya..di's right! Khushi's the one who's more upset if I ditch work for her.
A smile lines his lips as he recalls the first night of their honeymoon.
***
Arnav(sitting lazily on the bed,with legs stretched,arms folded and eyes on his paagal but cute wife):Khushi..! Baby u do realize,dont u,that its the first night of r honeymoon ?
Khushi(pacing the length of the room,twisting the ends of her saree in her fingers): Its all my fault! I should've known wen u said that ur mobile fell in the pool and got damaged! But I didnt get the point then! Niether did I get it when I didnt find ur laptop bag in the car! M a fool!Poor Amanji! He must b alone in the meeting with Kulkarniji. Today jeejaji has gone to Faridabad.How will he handle everything alone?
Anav: Khushi..relax!Calm down! Aman will handle everything! He has all the details ,he wil crack the deal! And besides,mamaji is there with him.
Khushi: Ha.. that... is... true..
Arnav(smirks): Dont u think u r wasting ur energy in pacing the room?I mean... u could save it.. for.. a ... something better?
Khushi(puzzled): For what?
Arnav(walks upto her and holds her from behind,arms around her waist and chin resting on her shoulder): For stuff that v r going to do post dinner!
Khushi(disgusted): Oh-ho Arnavji!U r still thinking about all this,even now?If u lose the deal,AR will lose crores of rupees! And u r just not bothered!How?
Anav(turns her around to face him): There'll b no loss,relax!Aman has the hotel's phone number.Had something gone wrong,he would have called me by now..And besides.. Arnav Singh Raizada never takes any deal lightly! U know that,ryt?
Khushi:Ya.. But.. Today u've crossed the limit! I dont like it one bit when u ditch ur work for me.And..
Anav(places his finger on her lips): Ssshh!U talk too much Khushi! Now I'll have to silence u!
Khushi's eyes go wide and despite having the finger placed firmly on her lips,she mutters something which sounds like: Oood..? (food?)
Arnav: No! Now I cant wait till dinner!
Without another word,he lifts her in his arms and takes her to the bed.
***
Arnav looks at Khushi's photo and unknown to him a tear trickles down his eyes.
Arnav:U care so much about me,dont u?About my work,about my health,(smiles)my car..
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Khushi: Arnavji,how r u driving the car? Please,be careful!
Arnav: Now will u tell me what I need to do?
Khushi(defiantly): Ya!I'll tell u!If u r wrong,u r wrong!I cant say u r right just to please u!
Arnav stops the car with a screech.
Khushi: U r spoiling ur car with ur own hands! One day when it'll stop working,u'll b left with nothing to do! U dont even know how to repair a car!
Arnav: Ya right!
He takes off his seatbelt,followed by Khushi's.
Khushi: What.. is.. this?
Arnav(leans very close to her): I may not know how to repair a car,but I know very well how to repair my wife's mood!
He kisses her passionately.
Khushi(wiping her lipstick off his lips with her kerchief): My mood is still the same!
Arnav(holds her hand and smirks): Really?
He brings his head closer to hers when she covers his lips with her palm.
Khushi: One minute! First u tell me,u'll drive carefully now,wont u?
Arnav nods and kisses her fingers.
Khushi(blushes and removes her fingers): Then its alright!
And they have a repeat telecast of the kiss.
***
Arnav: U take care of each n every member of my family! U do everything as per their needs! (sighs) Perhaps even I didnt look after di the way u did post her miscarriage. Nobody can handle di's sadness and my anger the way u can...
***
Arnav(shouts): Enough di! How long will u cry 4 that.. that.. Shyam ?And y?He will severely punished for all that he did! I... will.. destroy him!
Anjali(tears running down her cheeks): Chhotey,not just him,but even me and .. (touches her tummy) my baby have had to bear the punishment for what he did!
Khushi puts an arm around her and wipes her tears.
Arnav(frustrated): Di.. please! Now u need to forget what has happened n look ahead. If u keep crying this way,then how will u stand against him in court?Di,we have to win this case at all costs!
Khushi: Arnavji! Cant u see how upset di is?Its been hardly a few days since di had . (stops). Give her sometime to brace the reality. What is the point of talking about the case right now?
Arnav(directs all his anger on her): Khushi,now u dont teach me what I need to do!Whatever I'm saying is for di's welfare.V cant live in this world being sentimental all the time,Khushi!
Khushi: I know u r right. But there's a right time for everything and this is not the time to talk about all this.Y dont u understand?
Anjali: Chhotey,Khushiji,both of u stop now!Y r u fighting bcoz of me?Its ur engagement a week later,think about that. M alright..
Khushi: Di,what r u saying?After all that has happened,how can v get engagged next week?
An(shocked):Khushiji?
Khushi: No di... v wont get engaged next week!
Arnav: V will get engaged next week itself Khushi! That's final!
With that he leaves the room.
Anjali: Chhotey...! Listen to me...!
Khushi: Di..!U dont worry about him.I'll handle him.U lie down and take rest for a while.
She helps Anjali lie down and goes to Arnav' room,where he's sitting on the lounger,elbow resting on his knee and palm on his forehead.
Khushi stands beside him and places her hand on his head.
Arnav looks up at her,eyes brimming with tears.
Khushi(taking his hand in hers): I know u r worried a lot for di,or should I say u r the one who's most worried for her?And I also know that u want her to get out of the Shyam thing asap.But her wounds r fresh right now,Arnavji.U will have to give them the time to heal,else they will always give her pain.
Arnav sighs and nods.
Khushi(wiping his eyes): And I also know that u r very eager to make me ur own,but...
Arnav pulls her onto his lap.
Arnav: No ifs,no buts,Khushi! We r getting engaged next week,thats it!
He seals her lips with a long,hard and passionate kiss.
After the kiss,Khushi gets up and walks out of the room,without saying a word.
***
Arnav's thoughts are interrupted by an sms from Anjali.It reads:
"In a conflict between the heart and the brain,follow the heart"-Swami Vivekanand
Arnav smiles.
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No sooner did Arnav's brain feel that its importance is being lessened or ignored,it sent a signal to him,which his heart,too lost in Khushi's memories had not percieved.
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Arnav thinks of all the memories he just recalled and a thought comes to his mind.
Arnav(thinks): In all these incidents ,one thing was common - everytime we started with a fight and I ended it with a kiss or love..
His eyes go wide,much like his wife's when she's shocked, as his mind processes some other thoughts.
Arnav: Does Khushi think that I.. I.. u..use my love to shut her up?
Arnav breaks into a sweat at the thought.
***
Precap: Arnav(thinks):Everytime I kissed u or hugged u,I tried to express what my lips couldnt say to u.(tears well up his eyes)Did u take it in the wrong way every single time,Khushi? (swallows hard)Did u.. did u seriously think that I.. I used.. it to shut u up or to get u to do wht I wanted to do?
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