SS: Where Are You Khushi? A/N - pg41 *23/06* - Page 19

Arnav intertwined his fingers with hers as he pulled up to the farmhouse and parked the car. He turned towards Khushi, and in a soft voice said 'Come, shall we go inside?'

Khushi nodded, with a small smile on her face, the paleness starting to be replaced by a rosy blush.

As they walked towards the farmhouse, Khushi began to feel slightly embarrassed of herself today, and started fiddling with her dupatta.

'Khushi, kya hua?', Arnav asked, without even looking at her.

She turned sharply towards him and exclaimed 'Aapko kaise pata that something is wrong?!'

'Khushi, I don't need to see you to know when you are tense and worried. I can feel it. Humare dhadkanein ek hai,, na? Jo tum mehsoos karti ho, main bhi woh mehsoos karta hoon. Anyway, tell me, what happened?'

'Nothing Arnavji'hum bas'.aap humein maaf kardenge na?' she mumbled quietly

'What?! What for? Khushi you don't need to apologise for anything, ever, please, tumhe maafi mangne ki koi zaroorat nahin hai!'

'Nahin Arnavji..I must have worried you so much today by disappearing without telling you..and I spoke very rudely to you as well. I was just upset about everything that had happened'

'Khushi, trust me, I completely understand. Ab chalein?'

She smiled at him, her eyes sparkling as she felt a huge burden being lifted off her chest.

'It felt nice, to tell Arnavji about my past..now he can talk to them with me as well, and I can share him with them, and even he will feel happy' she mused.

He led her inside the farmhouse, and towards the master bedroom, and as she standed awkwardly inside the room, rubbing her arms, Arnav made his way towards her.

He stood before her, and brushed a lock of her hair behind her ear, and moved closer to her, leaning into her, as though he couldn't bare a fraction of space between them.

'Arnavji...Arnavji yeh aap kya kar rahe hain?' Khushi stammered.

'Kya Khushi?'

'Yeh aap..aap itne paas kyun aa rahe hain?'

'Kyun Khushi? Tum nahin chahti ki main tumhare paas aaon?'

'Nahin...matlab haan..matlab nahin' She continued stuttering, looking away and fidgeting with her dupatta.

'Don't worry Khushi. It's not like I'm going to eat you up or anything.' He smirked at her, as he cornered against the wall.

She looked away, for fear of her falling to the ground, as she felt her insides melt and her limbs go limp. Her chest heaved up and down, as she felt his heated gaze still on her.

'Arnavji, humein chod dijiye'

He brought his hand up and caressed her cheek softly as he replied 'Khushi, I'm never letting you go again'

Her eyes widened as he brought his mouth closer to hers, and she looked at him nervously, still fidgeting, and turned her head at the last moment, only to feel him drop a light kiss on her cheek as he chuckled against her.

'Khushi, ab toh humari shaadi hogayi! Do bar! You're still shy?'

'Nahin toh...I just...'

He didn't let her finish as he dropped another kiss on her forehead, and laced his right hand with her left. He led her towards the bed and sat her down, and said 'Wait here.'

'Arnavji, aap kahan jaa rahe hain?!'

'Khushi just wait, don't move' He called out from outside the room.

He returned a few minutes later, pushing a trolley cart, like the ones they used in the philms, and in the hotels, for food, she noticed.

He lifted the lid off the plate, and showed her what was inside it.

'Jalebi! Gol Gappe! Aloo-Puri!?' She squealed in delight.

Arnav grinned seeing the happiness light up her face, and folded his arms across his chest, amused by her childish antics.

'Yeh sab...humare liye?!' She exclaimed

'Yup Khushi, and you better eat up! You're going to need all the energy, because I have a very eventful night planned!'

Precap:

"Uff oh Arnavji, aap kya kar rahe hain?'

"Just wait Khushi, I promise you it will all be worth it!"

"But where are you taking me?!"

"Be patient, we will be there in 2 minutes!"

Khushi fiddled uncomfortably with the blindfold he had tied around her eyes, and even though she knew she would have been scared in other circumstances, she also knew that with Arnavji by her side, nothing would happen to her.

As she felt him stop, she stopped too and asked "Now can I take this blindfold off?"

She needn't have said anything else, because before she could reach up to untie it, he had untied it for her.

She let out a gasp, as her eyes grew even bigger in surprise and her mouth formed an 'O'. The sight before her had left her nearly breathless, and the tears welled up in her eyes, matching the joy that had filled her heart.

(Plot Twist: Arnav leads her to a lake and throws her in - I'm just kidding that's never going to happen - at least in my story it isn't!)