Damn, she was right.
"We all are scared of losing Arnav. But one day you will get past that fear. And despite the possibility of things getting wrong, you would want to marry me .. That is the day you will know you love me."
Arnav's lips quirked into his most beautiful smile.
"I love you, Khushi Kumari Gupta. Absolutely."
^^ And I love you F, for making the above happen so beautifully!
You are lucky I am pressed for time so I won't ramble away like I normally do but will tell you what you already know. And that is me loving every bit of this chapter, particularly the way Arnav and Khushi could understand eachother, how they could even hear the thoughts that weren't verbalised. Despite all the assurances Arnav got, he could still sense and hear what she told him a while ago. He could sense how easily the love of his life could be taken away from him, if it is not for Akash or Abhi it could be anyone else. Even if Khushi is willing to wait for him forever, he knows that there are external factors that could play a role in taking his Khushi away from him.
While Arnav started their telephone conversation in a questionable way of making his point what transpired next was an adult conversation, perfectly natural and REAL. And we have you to commend for that, loved the way Arnav asked Khushi about going public with their relationship instead of going on ASR mode and just announcing it without warning. And later the way she convinced him about the kind of pressures they will both be subjected to was another perfectly expressed argument that Arnav couldn't help but agree with. My heart did break for Khushi when she said "If and when we go our separate ways..", I could only imagine how much it hurt her to say that. Because we know that Arnav hasn't exactly given her any commitment or indication that he loves her so it is perfectly understandable for her to make a remark like that. Arnav on the other hand somehow understood this and more when she joked about everyone wanting to see her as a bride.
So much for being pressed for time, well F you bring this random rambling in me so I will stop here and again tell you what already know that I absolutely can't wait for the next chapter now. Will arnav finally verbalise his feelings, or will he somehow screw this up both for himself and for Khushi, or will Khushi surprise us by understanding what he hasn't verbalised again? Only time and you can shed some light into that with the next chapter! :-)
Can't wait!
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