Unknowingly /On Hold/ Note on Page 1 - Page 9

When he reached, where he thought them to be, he only found his family sitting there in the lounge and Khushi and her two teammates were nowhere to be seen.

He looked around and NK's passing visage caught his eyes in the first floor veranda before he vanished into Akash's room.

"What the hell?" He muttered, before turning towards his now relaxing family and asked little confused and more angry, "What the hell they are doing in Akash's room?"

Shyam eyed his brother in law gauging him to understand the reason his sudden change in mode. Wasn't he the one who was lost for words after seeing the lady officer, Khushi? And now he is all but looked nothing less than a mad bull ready to pounce. Why?

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Akash answered his question "They said they want to get familiar with this Mansion?!" He looked confused as he was.

Arnav turned to where Di and Dadi sat and found them little miffed, he wondered why?

"Why do you guys look upset?" Arnav asked to both of them and heard a chuckling sound beside him.

He turned towards the source and found it was Shyam.

He turned his gaze towards Akash, who looked everywhere to hide his grin.

He cocked a brow in question.

**

Anjali fixed her husband with one shooting glare, which held a promise that if he didn't stop now, he would spend the night in couch and that instantly worked.

Whereas Dadi quietly glared at Akash and he went back to his poker face.

Arnav only watched amused. He now turned his questioning eyes towards Dadi and Di again.

"That girl, the lady officer, she doesn't even know how to speak like normal people." Anjali grumbled.

Arnav frowned.

"What does she think of herself? So much attitude!" Anjali continued her complaining.

Devyani nodded in agreement.

Arnav tried to grasp the situation that in ten minutes of his absence what happened that made Di and Dadi so crossed with Khushi.

He looked at his Shyam and Akash for some hint but they only shrugged and pulled the imaginary zip over their lips.

He sighed and asked the person who was doing the talking so far, "What happened Di? What did she do?"

Anjali scowled as she answered "You know Chotey, Dadi and I kind of liked her and wanted to get acquainted with her, you know little gap-shap over tea and all."

Arnav nodded. He could guess very well that what would have happened after that, knowing Khushi for some time now.

"And she simply declined and not just that she actually forbidden us from calling her with her first name saying that it sounds too personal and she is here for duty. She said that only her near ones call her with her first name and for the rest she is Miss Gupta or just Gupta." Anjali huffed and puffed.

Though Arnav felt his spirit lift up hearing that not all had the right to call her Khushi, but his nose flared next second as he remembered the way she had talked to his Di and Dadi. He stormed off in search of her, the need to set her straight more profound.

**

Seeing Arnav climbed the stairs in the speed of jet Anjali whispered apprehensively "I shouldn't have told Chotey."

"Hope he doesn't do something reckless." Dadi said worried, thinking that Khushi after all Shashi's recommendation.

"Yes you shouldn't have" Shyam said disapprovingly. "You don't know how they work and the people they deal with day and night. They are bound to be rough. And if you consider her like the other friends of your kitty parties then you are highly mistaken, because she might look like a girl but she feels anything but like a girl. Because her work doesn't permit her to"

"How can you say that damadji?" Devyani asked. She didn't like the way Shaym reprimanded Anjali making her face fell, that too for someone they hardly knew.

Shaym looked at Dadi and answered, "Because I am a lawyer Dadi and I deal with them more than often. Believe me they are not bad people. It is their circumstances what make them rough in their approach."

"Tell me Anju... he turned towards his wife, who was pouting cutely since. He smiled and said...when you spend time in shopping, make-up and parties, she chasses after criminals. Is it normal for girls of her age? Then how do you expect her to act normal hmm." He talked like he was dealing with a toddler and it worked.

They were going to cohabit with these people for how long no one knew; hence he wanted it to be peaceful and smooth.

Weren't they already in tumult? Then why increase the chaos more, when these people are here to help them?

Both Devyani and Anjali nodded in understanding but then worry line etched on Anjalil's face as she said gulping, "I am worried Shyam, what if Chotey misbehaves with her or talks harshly. You know how he is when he is angry. Doesn't think twice before acting. Hope everything be fine."

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The silent listener until, now spoke with a hint of mischief in his voice and a smug smile on his face, "It should be other way around Di. You should worry about Bhai."

Seeing Anjali's astonished face Akash added, "Remember what jiju said, she is not like other girls, who would get scared of ASR's wrath. So it may happen that she turns out to be the challenge ASR has never faced before." Akash smiled in glee.

Shyam smirked hearing his Chotey Salhe Sahib, because he was thinking the same.

Anjali and Nani only exchanged a worried glance before joining their hands in silent prayer.

**

Arnav started peeking in every nook and corner of Shantivan in search of his wildfire named Khushi.

And he found her exactly where he wanted her to be, since last few days. In his room.

She was looking here and there, as if searching for something, though she didn't touch a thing in the room.

Her back was facing the door hence she didn't see him sneaking in the room quietly and locking the door behind without a sound, or so he thought.

He might have taken a step or two towards her, when all his assumption of her not aware of his arrival went down the drain as he heard her say "Who all were aware of your plan to visit the site yesterday, other than your family, Mr. Raizada?" infuriating him some more.

In two long strides he was behind her, who was looking out of the french window, which overlooked the backyard garden of Shantivan Mansion.

Grabbing her hand he turned her harshly to face him.

He yanked her shades out, which she had on till then and his red burning eyes looked straight in her impassive almond pair of eyes.

**

"How dare you?" He hissed.

She didn't answer, only quirked her eyebrows in question.

Arnav pursed his lips to keep him from screaming loud on her. His hold tightened on her hand more, but she didn't even flinch ones.

"You first hide things from me when you knew all about me. Then you dare warn me and ask me to stay in limits and of all, you dare to speak to my Di and Dadi rudely?"He fired one question after the other.

She just tilted her head a little to the right and asked in an even tone, "What are you so disturb of? I knew about you because it was hard to not know. But you cannot say I have hidden things from you because we never decided to share in the first place... Arnav looked away but turned to face her as she said... and to answer you last question, According to me I didn't say anything inappropriate to you Di and Dadi. I am here to work and I think I wanted to make myself clear, as I thought I did to you too." And she straightened her head and lifted a brow pointing to their proximity, but Arnav didn't budge.

He wasn't finished yet, though he couldn't argue any of her point.

**

Khushi saw his face expression change one of rage to a smirking smug one. His face descended closer to hers and near to her ear, "And what's with this Mr. Raizada darling?" he drawled.

"Have you forgotten my name Khushi?" he asked huskily his lips grazing her ear lobe, "...if so then I have an idea to remind you."

He pulled back a little so he could see her face and saw her eyes closed chest heaving. He mentally fist pumped watching how he affected her, though he couldn't deny that it was working wonder to him too somewhere south in his body.

To let her know what exactly he had in mind he pressed his lower body on her lower abdomen and heard her sharp intake of breathe.

Smirking wide he continued, "The bed is two steps away, sweetheart and I would make sure we wouldn't get disturbed until... he smelled her fragrance intently near her bosom and said huskily... I not only make you recall my name, but also make you scream it underneath me. So are you on babe?"

**

Khushi opened her glazed eyes and stared at his dark desire filled burning pair of molten orbs. She slowly tip toed to reach his ear and nibbled his earlobe making his breathe hitch. Kissing the spot behind the lobe she husked, "Well I remember your name alright Arnav, but I think you have forgotten something I know... she trailed off.

Arnav withdraw himself a little from her closeness and frown confused.

She leered at him and suddenly Arnav felt something graze over his bulging manhood over his tracks, something clod and metallic. Frowning he looked down only to get his eyes wide in shock and horror.

She had a gun stuck over it and he had no idea when and how it happened!

**

She followed his gaze down and up again. She simpered seeing his astonishment and put her other hand over his other shoulder and rested her chin on the right and whispered completing her sentence, "...I have this with me... always."

She caressed his bulge, with back of her hand which held the gun firmly still over his manhood. This was his time to inhale sharply.

She pulled back a little still holding his shoulder, "Don't mess with me Arnav, it's not good for your health you see." She pointed his erection with her eyes movement.

And with that she grazed her fingers one last time on him and stepped back breaking all contact and removing his hand, which was clutching hers in a death grip. In one swift motion she yanked her shades back from his numb, fingers and wore it.

**

Smirking over her victory and on his dumbfounded state she took a few more steps back towards the door.

She tucked the gun back in her jeans under her shirt and turned on her heels. In next moment she had the door opened and was walking out but before she vanished out of his sight she stopped and looked over her shoulder and spoke with a smile in her voice, "I guess you need a cold shower Mr. Raizada. You don't want to go like that before your family, do you?" and she was gone.

**

It was only after she left her words got registered in his head and he looked down only to find his painfully hard state and groaned loud.

So much for setting the scores clear!

"Indeed, He gritted out the word and swearing loud he stormed in the bathroom, thinking of ways to get back on her.

**