Arhi: Self Arranged Marriage Book 1 Thread 1 - Page 44

NK left after a while but before leaving he invited both Khushi and Arnav in the evening. Khushi decided to check on Arnav and Ayesha . She was about to knock on his door when she heard him shouting on his Bluetooth.

" I don't work when I'm out of station with my daughter Aman and I thought you knew that pretty well."

Another ASR temper tantrum, she observed and pushed the door open.

Arnav was putting drops of milk over his mount of Venus to check the milk temperature and shouting at Aman at the same time.

What a contrast, she chuckled.

"Ask them to wait till I return, there's no way I can help you now."

He freed the Bluetooth from his ear and threw it on the bed angrily. He was about to get Ayesha when Khushi picked her up.

"I'll feed her"

"I am doing it Khushi", he still kept a tuff baritone.

"I heard what you were saying over phone. You finish your work and I'll feed Ayesha.", she suggested and his temper snapped.

"I have been managing Ayesha and work together till now and I can do it pretty well , all by myself" Khushi stumbled a step back, hurt and Arnav noticed it. He took deep breath and started

"Khushi"

"I know you can take care of her very well , its not that I an taking your place", she mumbled hurt and grabbed the feeding bottle from his hand.

"I'm going to my room , you can pick her up after you are done with your work" She took Ayesha away.

"Damn!" Arnav sat on his bed and cursed himself loud. He attached his Bluetooth to make a call to Aman.

"Your 'chottey' has huge temper problems you see", Garima was sarcastic. "Like grandfather", she mumbled.

"Excuse me?"

Garima gave a cold shoulder to Dharam.

"Garima I told you not to peek", he warned.

"You did not ask me not to peek Arnav's room", she retorted.

"Now I am"

"I don't care."

"Garima!"

"Here my daughter's love story is at stake and you are Garima-ing me?", she snapped.

"Now you drama couple, haven't Shashi and you fought during your marriage?"

"Yes we ..."

"So did he leave you then?"

"huh? Why?"

"Then you left him?"

"No ... why ?" Garima halted and looked at Dharam with a glint.

"You mean..." , she drawled and smiled.

"Yes I mean ...", Dharam mimicked her drawl as he let out a smile.

Arnav entered Khushi's room with the tab and saw Khushi and Ayesha hurled up on the bed with Khushi feeding Ayesha. It was the most precious sight for him. Khushi was making happy faces at Ayesha as she fed her and Arnav spoke.

"I'll work from your room", he noticed her smile vanishing and her back turning stiff. He sat on the couch and started scanning through the mails but his most concentration was on Khushi.

He saw her innocent face twisting and turning funnily while Ayesha enjoyed her meal. He saw how efficiently she placed her over shoulders and pat her to make her burp.

"Shi! Bu Bu Shu", Ayesha suddenly sang twisting her hands in the air and smiling.

"What are you saying baby?", Khushi laughed watching her while Ayesha repeated again , "Bu Bu Shu!" now she clapped.

"Aww what was that?", Khushi laughed.

"Ba ba black sheep", Arnav informed and Khushi stopped smiling. "She loves that song.", he said and he saw Khushi positioning Ayesha like a ball room dance partner and started waltzing around the hotel room.

"Ba ba black sheep,

Have you any wool...

Yes Sir! Yes Sir

Three bags full"

The unchecked mails lay long forgotten as Arnav watched Khushi intently dancing with his baby all over the room. He sneaked another click of both of them smiling and dancing and giggling. From day one, Khushi has been in sync with him, it was as if she was tailor made for him. He just loved to see her happy and he couldn't fathom the emotion he felt watching the only companions he has in his life at this juncture.

He stood up and made his way towards both of them when he felt Khushi collide with him.

Khushi's laughter instantly died and she was about to move away when he engulfed both of them from behind. Khushi closed her eyes as she felt his forehead at her crook. Their heartbeats were accelerated at an alarming rate.

"Sorry!", he mumbled.

"I am really sorry", he repeated and made her turn towards him.

"I have ..."

"...temper problems , I know", she finished it for him and both of them laughed.

"So am I forgiven?"

She nodded in consent and he took Ayesha from her.

"Khushi what are your plans for today?", he asked as he patted Ayesha for her nap.

"I have work till evening", she informed as she rummaged through her closet for her office wear. She continued to speak " and then ..."

Khushi's phone rang interrupting her and she put her phone in speaker mode continuing with her search inside the closet.

"Hello Jaan, where are you?"

Arnav heard the voice and the call. His forgotten temper reincarnated back to its original temperature.

"Ya NK, give me fifteen minutes", Khushi spoke unaffected and it pissed Arnav more.

"Its not good to make your boyfriend wait you know Princess!", NK's voice held flirt to which Khushi smiled.

Jaan, Princess, now what next, darling?

He was fuming.

"I know I know... but I need to get ready for that right?"

"All right Darling", NK started and Arnav was now boiling.

"I'll hang up but do inform your friend Arnav we are meeting in the evening"

"Ya sure", and the call was disconnected.

"Pagal!", Khushi commented as she arranged her dress for the day.

"Arnav this is what I was going to say to you, NK invited us in the evening. We have to go there", she was about to enter the washroom when she halted and turned.

"You will come with me right?",she asked, unsure and heard a clipped "Fine"

NK you are gone , he was determined.

"What are you two reading?", Dharam asked as Shashi and Garima jumped in fear and Garima hid the paper behind.

"What is it Garima?"

"N-nothing", she stammered.

"Show me", he commanded and she meekly extended the paper which he read.

"What the! This is?"

"Live transcript of Khushi's room", Garima finished.

"I told you...", he started.

"Yes you asked as not to peek in the room but that doesn't mean I cannot ask my fellow co-angles to help me and provide me with transcripts", she pouted and he huffed in defeat.

"Dharam ji, what do you think about this?", she asked referring to the transcript and saw his face turning to a smirk.

"Well ... Ghalib said , Love is a sea of fire and you need to drown in it to understand it"

"Yes so?"

"So ... enjoy the show!"

"Not again!", Garima muttered annoyingly.

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