SS: Unexpected part 15 (LAST PART)
Arnav held Shanaya in his lap and went over her lines with her. "You tell her that you want to meet her and then you say..." He tested to make sure he knew and indeed she did.
"Pleeease!!" She said just as she was supposed to and even added a cheeky smile and squinted eyes. Arnav laughed at her face and pulled her cheek in for a big kiss.
Arnav was about to dial the number when Shanaya stopped him with a question. "Mamu, will she be wearing a dress and a crown?"
"I'm not sure...I think she might wear regular clothes just because she doesn't want everyone to know who she is. We're the only ones who know after all," he whispered.
He put his phone up again but she grabbed his hand and stopped him again. "Mamu, what will I wear?"
"Shanaya! Wear whatever you want! She's not going to say anything."
"Mamu!" She said staring at him disbelievingly. "She's a princess! I can't stay like this! Chalo, help me pick out a dress first then you can call."
"Shanu, let's call first then you can get changed," he was growing impatient. Shanaya grabbed his cheek and looked at him with furrowed eyebrows. "Mamu, I have to look perfect! Please?" She asked with pouted lips and Arnav gave in. He rubbed his cheek when she let go. She had great strength for a three year old.
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"This one," he said pointing to a pink one but she shook her head no. "I don't want to steal her favorite colour! What if she gets mad at me?" She looked back down at the ten dresses laid out on her bed and Arnav sat back on his chair, about to pass out by the amount of time it was taking just for her to pick a dress.
Anjali came in and observed the situation in front of her. "Did you call her yet, Arnav?" She asked and he curled his lips in annoyance. "Does it look like I can? Your three year old is taking an hour to pick out a dress! Like mother like daughter, I guess."
"So go call her!" Anjali exclaimed taking offence to his insult.
"I can't Di! I need Shanaya..." He admitted embarrassingly. Anjali rolled her eyes and left the two to sort out their own problems. He looked back at his niece and smiled at the way she had her hands on her hips and was looking at each dress very carefully.
He got up and snatched her off the ground. He cradled her in his arms and nuzzled her again but clearly she wasn't in the mood when she started whining. He put her back down and kneeled behind her as he put his hands on her chubby tummy. "Shanu, can I choose a dress please? It'll be the one I think will make you look like a princess, okay?"
He chose an adorable red floral print and white sleeveless dress. He helped her into it and sat her on her bed as he pulled her shoulder length brown hair in a ponytail. To add the perfect touch he pinned a red flower right on top of the elastic. He placed her down in front of the full-length mirror and showed her how she looked.
"Do you like it?" He asked and she nodded her head positively. She looked up at him and raised her arms towards him. Arnav picked her up and went back to the upstairs living room.
"Okay Shanaya, get ready to work your cuteness," he said when he finally called Khushi.
"What do you want?" She asked ruthlessly and he looked down at his niece and gave her a nervous smile. "How are you?"
"The same as the past three days that you keep calling me!"
"Can you come today?" He asked, scared of her answer since she was clearly still angry with him.
"No." She gave a stern reply. He knew she would be reluctant so that's when his niece came in play. "Here talk to someone!" He said quickly as he passed the phone to Shanaya.
"Speak," he whispered to his niece and she started with a quiet, "Hello?"
He put his head forward to hear Khushi's voice which was silent on the other end. "Shanaya?" She finally asked which brought a smile to both Arnav and Shanu's face
"Yes..."
"Hi Shanaya! How are you?" She started speaking in a very kind and sweet tone.
"Good." She was back to one-word sentences making Arnav restless. "Say it," he probed and his niece just looked at him blankly.
"Tell her to come over!" He said as he held the speaker end with his thumb. "She'll say yes, you just have to ask."
He put the phone back next to her mouth and he let out a sigh of relief when she was actually following orders. Except Khushi was being stubborn as she tried to kindly decline.
"Cry and say please," Arnav whispered in Shanaya's ear and surprisingly enough she did. "Please princess, pleeease come. Pl-ea-ea-ssse," she said through her tears and Arnav now stared at her horrifyingly. He took the phone away and held it to his own ear. "Khushi, you better be here in an hour. You've made a child cry!" He didn't let her reply as he turned off the phone and tried to stop his baby from crying.
"She doesn't want to meet me, mama. She said no," she said as she continued to cry and Arnav held her to his chest and he made a guilty face for putting her in this state. After convincing her that Khushi would definitely come, he suddenly had doubts that she would.
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"Arnav, just because you're planning on carrying out this big decision does not mean you can totally go out with it until we approve," Anjali said and Arnav looked up at her with a conniving smile. "Well she is coming for your daughter so you better approve."
"And what if she says no?"
"There's not 'ifs,' she will say yes." He said confidently.
"You can't be so sure."
"Well then I won't stop until she agrees."
"What is it about her that you like so much?" Anjali asked and they both started walking from upstairs to downstairs to be prepared to welcome Khushi when she came.
They had just made their way into the livingroom when the doorbell rang. Arnav turned around to his sister and replied with a grin, "Everything."
He opened the double doors to her with furrowed eyebrows but broke out into a smirk when he saw she had the exact same expression as him. "Using your niece as bait is disgusting," she said callously.
"It worked didn't it?" He asked and welcomed her inside. He noticed her elegant looking navy blue long sleeve and knee length dress with hair was styled in waves. He couldn't believe it - she had dressed up just like a princess!
She greeted Nani, Anjali and Mami and awkwardly sat on a couch. Her eyes widened when Arnav plopped himself down next to her, and that too so close to her in front of his family. She felt very uncomfortable the entire time and it probably wouldn't have been as bad if Arnav hadn't put his arm around her waist. When everyone dispersed after an hour - because Arnav had already told them ahead of time to do so - Khushi gave him a severe look of warning. "How dare you put your arm around me in front of your family? Do you have no shame?"
"No, but I would be very embarrassed if they saw us making out. Come," he said taking her hand and leading her up the stairs to the second livingroom. His house alone blew Khushi away. It was so big and so posh and fancy that she couldn't imagine how it would feel to wake up to such extravagance every single day.
She sat on the beige loveseat and looked outside the large window that let the sunlight pour inside. "So where's Shanaya? You make her cry on the phone and now she's not even here?"
"Shut up, Gupta. She's asleep. You know how long it took me to calm her down?" He sat next to her and was about to put his arm around her when she got up. Out of annoyance and frustration, Arnav grabbed her wrist making her fall onto his lap. He could see she was about to start up a storm so he tried to quickly take her mind off it.
"One sec, you have an eyelash right there," he lied and pretended to remove it. "Please Khushi, I know I say sorry too much but I promise you I'll never do that again."
"Arnav, you say that all the time!"
"And I mean it every time but sometimes it slip! I'm trying to make my transition from a total jerk to a good boyfriend. It's like expecting a smoker to stop smoking within just one day. It's literally impossible."
Khushi sighed and let her shoulders slump forward. "Fine." She said and brushed his lips with her thumb. Arnav raised his eyebrow with his lips pulling up in the corners. "Have you missed me as much as I've missed you?"
She nodded her head yes and leaned in to place her lips against his. She hooked her arm around his neck and with the other one, cupped his cheek. She started breathing heavily when the kiss deepened and his hands started grazing her body. She pulled away and looked at the French doors that created a barrier between them and the rest of the house but she was nervous of someone walking in on them.
Arnav on the other hand was not worried since he knew his family would not be interrupting them at all. He pulled her towards him and kissed her exposed neck. Khushi was losing her coherence, as she was drowning in this ecstasy that he was putting her through.
His lips travelled between her neck and jaw line then finally went further down to kiss her collarbones. He kissed the hollow part and noticed how it became more prominent as Khushi gasped in some air. Wanting to return the tender love, she cupped his face and tipped it up. She leaned in and slowly but very lovingly kissed his forehead, then one eyelid at a time, kisses on both sides of his mouth and finally a soft kiss on his lips.
When she pulled back he opened his eyes and she saw them glistening. "What happened?" She asked a little stunned to see Arnav Singh Raizada get so emotional.
"I love you," he said without hesitation and Khushi's world started to spin around her. He loved her? She felt fireworks go off inside her and her heart swelled instantly with happiness. She let a little giggle escape her lips and bit her bottom lip before she looked eye level at him and smiled so big she was sure her jaw would hurt later. She leaned in to whisper in his ear, "I love you, too."
When she looked at him again, she had to wipe away his tear that escaped the corner of his eye. He had to readjust her a bit so he can reach into his pocket. He showed her the emerald ring and she stared dumbstruck at him.
"When did you buy this?"
"The first time you saw it." He took her hand to slip it on her finger but she jerked her hand back. "Arnav, what are you doing?" She asked with excitement in her eyes but also nervousness.
"Relax, Khushi! I'm not getting married to you with this ring!" He made it seem like he was frustrated and he kept his smile away when he saw the hope drain out of her eyes. She let him put on the ring but with less enthusiasm. "Thank you," she said wholeheartedly though she was just slightly disappointed since she was expecting something else.
"Sorry, can you get up for a sec?" He asked her and she immediately got off and went to sit on a chair instead. He went out for some time so she got up and stood by the extensively large window. She didn't hear when he came back so she jumped with fright when he suddenly showed up next to her.
"Why do you seem so disappointed?" He asked still looking out. She glanced at him quickly and shook her head. "I'm not. I'm very humbled. Thank you for the ring."
"You know I would never marry you with that ring."
"Okay, I get it, Arnav!" She said, a hint of irritation evident in her tone. "Because, to marry you, it would have to be a ring that meets at least half your level of beauty." And with that Arnav held Khushi by the shoulders and turned her around to face him. She gasped with her hands flying to her mouth when he got down on one knee and held out a gorgeous diamond ring in front of her. "My past is definitely not an innocent one, but you're the only girl who've I've opened up my heart to. Khushi, will you marry me and keep this heart of mine beating?"
Hot tears were rolling down her cheeks as she said yes and he slipped on the ring on her ring finger. When he got up to hug her, she threw her arms around him and dug her face in the crook of his neck as she continued to let out her tears of happiness.
"Mama?" They both heard and quickly pulled apart. Shanaya was standing in front of them with a very confused look as she held her teddy bear in one hand. Arnav picked her up with a smile.
"Shanu, the princess has arrived," he said as he faced her towards Khushi, who was trying to smile through her tears. She put her hand out and shook Shanaya's tiny one.
"Mama, why didn't you wake me up sooner?" She said with a frown and Arnav rubbed her back to avoid any more cries from her. "Shanu, it's okay and do you know why? Our princess is going to live with us forever," he whispered in her ear.
Shanaya looked at Khushi with a shocked expression. "Forever?" She asked exasperated and Khushi nodded her head yes.
"Mama, what about her prince then?" She asked with genuine concern.
"Arre Shanu! I'm her prince!" He said and his niece's face created that expression again of complete shock with a smile growing on her lips. "Mamuuu," she said scrunching her nose up with a naughty smile - she obviously got it from Arnav - "You're getting married, you sneaky!!"
Arnav and Khushi burst out in laughter when Shanaya grabbed a chunk of his cheek again. He took her small and chubby hand and kissed it. "I am and after that Khushi won't be the princess anymore, you will!"
"Oh that's nice - degrading me before I even come into this family," Khushi said in a teasing way with her hands on her hips. "Honey, you can never be degraded as long as you're the love of Arnav Singh Raizada," he said squeezing her cheeks together. Khushi raised a brow at him before breaking into her million-dollar smile. "Chalo theek hai. I accept."
Shanaya struggled in his arms and he set her down. She threw her teddybear on the couch and made a lightening speed run for the door. "Mumma!!! Mamu is getting married!!!!!" Her screaming voice leaving a trail after her.
^^Where he proposed to her! 😳
THE END
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* Two Years Later *
Khushi ran around their penthouse screaming at the top of her lungs. "Arnav, stop it!!! Stop! Get that thing away from me!!"
Arnav was running after a hysterical Khushi with a spider in his hands. "Arnav, STOP! I thought you said you would be done with these stupid jokes! ARNAV!!" She shrieked as he threatened to throw the spider at her.
"Over your unborn child's life, you better get rid of that!!" She yelled and he suddenly stopped running. "What did you just say?"
"Yes you idiot! I was about to tell you over dinner and then you started this stupid game of yours again!"
"You swear to God you're pregnant?" He asked as he walked towards the sliding windows and threw the spider out on the balcony before coming back towards her. She let out a deep breath when she saw his hands were empty and lolled herself on the couch.
Arnav scooted her over before he lay next to her, hovering over her body. "You're pregnant?" He asked again, astounded by the possibility of having his own child, even though Shanaya wasn't anything less than his baby girl who was now a five year old sweetheart but with her occasional tantrums.
"Yeah, I am," she said breathlessly from all the screaming and running around then giggled at Arnav's expression. He smoothed away her hair before cupping the back of her neck and pulling her into an embrace. Khushi wound her arms around his back and held on tightly.
Getting over his emotional reaction, he decided it was just the time to make yet another joke. "If it's a girl, we'll name her Monica."
Khushi pulled away and furrowed her eyebrows. "Acha? Then if it's a boy, it's obviously going to be Harsh!"
"We will never name our child after a dog."
"And you think I'm going to name my child after a renowned s**t?"
"At least she's renowned!" He joked and laughed as Khushi tried to go for his nipple but he caught her hand.
"No, no, we're going to name them nice names. I've got perfect ones - listen to these: Khushi for a girl and Arnav for a boy!" Arnav said with excitement just radiating out of his eyes.
Khushi couldn't help but smile at him and tilt her head up to kiss his chin. "Are you happy, Mr. Raizada?" She asked quietly.
"Beyond happy, Mrs. Raizada" he said and kissed her lips in celebration of their child, marriage, and a truly unexpected life together.
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DONE!!
Phew! That took a LONG time to write! I tried to make it as perfect as possible so I hope you guys are happy with this final part!! Thank you so so so so so so SO much for reading my story and liking it. It meant SO much! And I really loved writing this story since it was a very easy going one with little drama and a very sarcastic and annoying Arnav.
If I could, I would hug each and every one of you!! But I can't...cause we all live in different places. haha. So accept this gif from me to you!!!!
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