There he was standing with a girl in his arms.
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Arnav had just entered his cabin. He couldn't stop smiling at Khushi's shocked expression when he had kissed her in front of his cabin.
He was going through some files, waiting for Khushi to come back with his coffee when he heard someone knocking his cabin door. He was surprised because he knew Khushi never knocks before entering.
"Come in." he said, waiting for her to enter.
The door opened and he saw a girl wearing a black dress which came upto her upper thighs. She had long legs and a slim waist. She was wearing red coloured heels which made her look taller than she already was.
He looked up to see her face and sighed, "Great, this is all I needed on a Monday morning." He thought.
He got up to greet her but was shocked when she threw herself on him, hugging him tightly.
"Arniee!" he heard her yell.
"Hi Shanaya, its nice to see you." He said when he heard his cabin door opening and saw Khushi entering.
He tried pulling away from Shanaya but she was holding him too tightly. He looked at Khushi, pleading her to believe him, to not think of anything wrong.
He had noticed how Khushi had frozen seeing him hugging a girl, she had refused to respond to him in any way.
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She stood there, looking at him, she saw how he was trying to speak to her through his eyes, but she didn't want to listen to him. She would talk to him later, but right now, she just wanted to believe what she was being showed. Wasn't this what she had always feared?
She cleared her throat, indicating her presence and saw a beautiful girl turning around to face her.
"Arnav, your coffee." She said, not meeting his eyes.
"Arnie, whos this?" Khushi heard the girl asking Arnav and then turning towards her, giving her dirty looks.
"Shanaya, this is Khushi, my PA and Khushi, this is Shanaya, the showstopper for our upcoming fashion show." Arnav finally spoke. He had seen the looks that Shanaya was giving his Khushi and that was rising his anger.
"PA? Arnie, why does she call you by your name?" Shanaya asked, turning around to Khushi, she spoke again, "And you, don't you have any manners? First you enter you bosses cabin without knocking and then you call him by you name."
"Shanaya that's enough!" said Arnav, loosing his patience. He wasn't going to let anyone point a finger at his Khushi. He had to clarify to Shanaya what Khushi was to him.
"Not that it bothers you, but Khushi is my'" he started only to be stopped by Khushi's "Arnav!"
She didn't want him to say anything in his anger.
"I think we should all get back to work." He said, taking a deep breath to control his fury. He had seen how Khushi had immediately stopped him from saying anything to Shanaya which had only added to his irritation. Why would she not let him say anything? He had promised to keep their relationship hidden from their families but girls like Shanaya needed to know where she stood in his life and what importance she had.
He saw Khushi and Shanaya turning around to leave when they heard him call,
"Khushi, could you stay back for a few minutes, I need to speak with you."
"Sure." She replied blankly.
Arnav turned towards Shanaya when he noticed that she hadn't moved an inch.
"Shanaya, why don't you move down. We would be with you in a few minutes." He said trying to sound unaffected while all he wanted to do was rip something apart.
When he was sure he was alone with Khushi, he turned towards his desk, picking up the remote he closed the curtains of his glass walled cabin.
He wanted a few minutes alone with Khushi. He turned back and saw Khushi still standing in the same place, looking down fidgeting with her fingers.
He went towards her, holding both her hands in his, he silently led her towards the couch and made her sit. He sat beside her waiting for her to look at him but she refused to look up.
He held her by her chin and raised her face so she would look at him but she refused to look up.
"Baby, wont you look at me?" he asked innocently, when he saw her pouting and nodding her head in negative.
"But I want to see my beautiful girlfriend." He pouted, imitating her. He left her hand and looked down, seeming sad but immediately felt her hands back on his and looked up to see her. She was looking at him with eyes that held a lot of questions. At that moment he knew he had to make a few things clear.
He looked into her eyes, taking a deep breathe, "Khush, Shanaya is my ex-girlfriend." He said and saw a flicker of fear. He saw how she tried to hide the uncertainty that crossed through her mind but he had caught it.
He moved his hands from hers and cupped her face. Looking right into her eyes he said, "Khush, please hear me out first. I know you were already unsure about our relationship and that's why you had asked for time but you have to believe me."
He had to make her believe that there never was or going to be anyone else, except her. He had to tell her everything about his past relationships one day and decided that, that day was today.
"I had dated her 3 years back, actually I wouldn't even call it a relationship because I was never interested in her. At that time, we were good friends. One fine day, she started calling herself my girlfriend and I never objected. I never really cared to object. All she wanted was to be known as 'Arnav Singh Raizada's girlfriend' and she got that. The media had seen us together in many parties and had made up stories which confirmed that our relationship. She had stopped working for me 2 years back as she had gotten a better job offer from some international company. After she left, we had hardly ever contacted each other. But you know how important this show is for me and I wanted the best of everything and so I have hired her. Khushi, please believe me there is nothing going on between the two of us. She had just suddenly entered and thrown herself on me." He explained, looking down. He felt bad that she had to see any of it on the second day of their relationship. But today, if she asked him to find a new showstopper then he would do that. If she felt uncomfortable with the idea of working with Shanaya then he would find a new model, after all there would be many models ready to ramp walk for his show.
Khushi heard everything and looking into his eyes all she could see was sincerity. She could clearly see the love and truth that his eyes and voice held for her.
"Arnav, its not like I don't trust you, absolutely not. I trust you to the fullest. Its just that, at that moment, I had not expected to see a girl clinging to you when I enter your office. I just got taken aback. Please, you don't need to explain yourself. And we should get back to work. We have a lot of things to finish before the show." She said trying to not show the restlessness that she felt.
She trusted him, and there was no way that was going to change. She just could not help but feel like something wrong was going to take place. She could feel an anxiety that was building in her and as much as she tried, she wasn't being able to get rid off it. He had time and again assured her that he was completely committed to her and at that moment she knew that she had to trust him, just like she had in the past month. She knew that if there was something bad that was going to take place then she would have to stand by him and their relationship.
She had to keep her trust on him intact if she wanted them to work. She had to keep a watch on everything that was happening around her, especially where Shanaya was concerned. She had felt a negative vibe coming from her when they had been in the same room. She was not going to let something as petite as a misunderstanding break their relationship.
Taking a deep breath she looked back at him and gave him a smile. She got up to leave when she felt his hand on her wrist. She turned back when she felt him pull her towards himself. She landed on his lap and her hands automatically went around his neck while his arms went around her waist.
"Arnav, what are you doing? We are in your office. Let me go." She said trying to break free.
"Sugar, I wanted to spend some time with you, is that too bad?" he asked looking like a child who was denied his favorite candy. He looked adorable and she couldn't help herself from smiling when she realized how he had addressed her.
"Sugar?" she asked, not understanding why she was being called by that name.
"Well I have my reasons to call you that."
"And what may those be, Mr. Raizada?" she asked, her index finger tracing his face seductively until it reached his lips.
"Well, the first being that you're so sweet yourself and love jalebies and chocolates which are sweet as well" he said.
"And?" she asked.
"Well, the second being that you are the only kind of sugar that I am allowed." He finished, looking at her while her lips broke into a smile.
They looked at each other for a few moments and before they realized, they were approaching each other. Their lips met half way, touching each other softly. The kiss that had started slow and sensual had become passionate. He pulled her up so she was sitting on his lap while she adjusted herself there. She pulled him by his hair and dug herself deeper into his arms while he pulled her closer by her waist.
Never in her life had she imagined that she would crave for something as much as she craved for him. The hunger that had built in them since the time he had left her home last night was taking the better of them. She pulled him closer if that was even possible while his hands were roaming all over her body earning a moan.
Finally pulling apart they looked at each other smiling while Khushi gave into his warmth and rest her head on his shoulders while he held her close, providing her with his warmth and love. They stayed in each others arms for a while, seeking comfort and assurance that there was never going to be anyone who could pull them apart.
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Unknown to them, there she was, standing outside his office. She had heard and seen everything that he had said and promised to make sure that Arnav would be hers very soon.
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