IPKKND “Saving hearts“ C13 p37 23rd Feb conclude - Page 5

Hi I know you must be. busy but I really want to read the next chapter😜✌I hope u will update soon thk u

Originally posted by: nitrit9s

Hi I know you must be. busy but I really want to read the next chapter😜✌I hope u will update soon thk u

I’m writing opposites attract just now will post that in next couple of hrs Today then on to this

Welcome back !!!! For a very long time I kept checking for liability updates and didn't find them ... So I thought you discontinued all of a .sudden somehow I wanted to read bittersweet... I love that story and have read it a lot of times so surprise surprise I found your new one ...

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Also of possible work on liability and bring it back to us ...

Originally posted by: Greyasr

Welcome back !!!! For a very long time I kept checking for liability updates and didn't find them ... So I thought you discontinued all of a .sudden somehow I wanted to read bittersweet... I love that story and have read it a lot of times so surprise surprise I found your new one ...

Always enjoy your down to earth and warm stories please add me to your pm list

Also of possible work on liability and bring it back to us ...

Hi 👋🏽 it’s nice to see you here, yes I closed off liability first of its kind where I left one part way might try to pick it up again. But I have this and I also have “opposites attract” and “possession of love” which I’m trying to keep running.

So please have a read so good to have you back. I’ll collect a new list of those to pm. Keep in touch as I’ve got another instalment of bitter sweet in mind. I’d like to get the current three in a good place first.

Chapter 6

Feeling as if he was certainly disturbing something Arnav apologizes for interrupting.

“Nk it’s getting late, set up the guest room for Jenifer.” He asks of him.

“Ji bhai” NK leaves Khushi and Arnav in one space.

“Is everything alright?” He says based on the last few moments as he walks towards the kitchen

counter next to her for his meds.

Nahin, Who theek nahin hai” (She’s not right for this family)

He understands, he’d seen her reservations throughout the night.

“we’ll help her fit in “ he says gently with sure eyes.

And she gets only part way with her words “Dadi aur di kabhi..”

before she can finish he jumps in. “This will go my way Khushi because I’ve given them both my

word that they’re apart of my family. I’d choose NK over Dadi every time just like I chose you.

She heard him yet wasn’t sure he understood the implications of what he was saying..

“Aap Nahin samjenge” she throws out before walking off defeated by his conviction.

…..

As he walks into their bedroom watching the back of Khushi shuffling clothes around in a drawer he

knew keeping herself busy was what she did when she was unhappy with him.

“I’m sorry..” he says for sounding abrupt In the kitchen, her opinion did matter.

“Don’t be, aap vahin karenge joh aap chahte hai.” (you’ll only to as you please anyway.) she

responds closing the drawer and walking in his direction now but not to him.

“I thought we had a rule, we only talk about ‘us’ in the bedroom” he did enjoy seeing her

annoyed..when she looked at him she realized it was true. First thing they did after marriage was decide

some things and one of them was to only ever talk about each other and their marriage in their

bedroom. No family matters, no business, nothing.

Something about that little reminder made her smile.

She walked towards the French doors and looked outside at the poolside. That is where they had spent

most of their first night, making promises to each other, talking about their dreams.

He came over and held her hand, she looked down at her hand in his and then into his eyes. He was the

same man he had been that day and she loved him for it.

“Go on say It” he encourages as he knows she wants to say something to him.

A old moment comes back to the forefront of her mind:

Flashback:

“Arnav do you want more rice!?” Khushi says fairly loudly as she serves the family food on her very

first day in Raizada house. His fathers, Nani’s, Dadi’s eyes shoot up towards Khushi and look at one

another like something bad had just happened.

“Hamare yaha pati ka naam nahin leti, besharmi hoti hai. (we don’t address elders by their names)

“I’m sorry”, says Khushi looking at Arnav the once to ask him to help her and he does just not in the

way he had hoped.

“I’ve got no problem with it, infact I like it, carry on Khushi” he says proudly to which his fathers

voice silences everyone.

Traditions are traditions he says in a weighted tone.

Khushi upset by the upset she had caused walks into the kitchen.

A lone tear strays her eyes, it was so different here in his home. They were more sophisticated and

somewhat royal maybe she didn’t fit in and that was that.

A moment later she feels a touch upon her shoulder. Turns back to see Arnav, I’m so annoyed he

grunts madly, she stops him from getting angry.

“It’s okay I’ll just go back to calling you sir.. at least in front of others, Ma does it then I can

too.” She says with sadness.

“It’s a backwards step Khushi, we are making strides in our relationship and this is taking us

back.”

He was right but it was all so fragile she wanted to win hearts not break them.

End of Flashback

“Kya soch rahin ho khushi..?” (What are you thinking?) – Arnav calls her back into the present

moment before she can say anything he there is a knock at the door.

They both look towards the door and see Jenifer, ASR invites her in.

I was hoping Khushi could help me please. Khushi is a little surprised but nods.

NK says were all going to the temple tomorrow morning, I wondered if you would help me put on a

saari please.

Arnav was pleasantly surprised whilst she was just a surprised in general. Agreeing maybe not

wholeheartedly but because it wasn’t a bad thing she nodded her head.

Thank you said Jenifer and wished them goodnight.

Soon as she leaves Arnav takes Khushi’s mellowed down state to his advantage and pulls her closer for

romance.

She hesitates for a second and falls into the charming trap of his which reminds her that the nursery in

their new house needed children otherwise it was pointless.

…

Next morning, most of the family are preparing to go to the temple because today was a special day it

was Khushi’s birthday. Pari had her gift for her badima, as did Akaash and Nk, Anjali and dadi had

sent theirs through the post and the phone had rung a few times this morning whilst Khushi tired to

complete her morning prayers in Raizada prayer room.

Like one would Khushi wore a beautiful saari, their was a special touch to appearance today. She had

to light and relight a lot of candles for the phone calls to wish her good morning seemed non stop.

Her mother, her bua, Anjali, Dadi, Nani, Payal.

Once she gets through her prayer like every year she had asked for something personal, something for

her loved ones and something for the broader good of others. Today she prayed for NK’s happiness.

Walking out the puja room with her prashad thali she takes into the lounge before she reaches it Pari

runs up to her and grabs her .. she can only reach so far but she wants to wish her Badi ma happy

birthday.

Khushi squats to little pari’s level and thanks her. – Pari places a little kiss on her cheek something had

definitely learnt from her bade papa thinks Khushi and watches her run away.

NK, hugs his bhabi, Akaash passes her the present from himself and Pari.

It was always lovely to see loved ones gather around. Jenifer wished her happy birthday too.

All those that were important to her but Arnav had already greeted her.

He’d forgotten but she didn’t want to tell them that as they’d make a huge fuss.

“What did Bhai get you this year asks NK?” which is apt timing as Arnav walks down the staircase and

drawers their attention.

Him being on his phone and dressed in office attire makes the family suspicious but Khushi simply

watches him get to the bottom of the stairs and then call the driver.

She takes a few steps towards him even though he looks busy and most possibly late for something.

“Suniyey,rukiyey na ek minute”. (listen, could you wait a moment) she asks him with that Puja plate

to hand.

ASR’s mind is too busy to even notice shes dressed differently today. he focuses on listening to her

rather than seeing her as he’s checking his wallet for something important.

“I know aap ko yey sab pasand nahin hai par ghar ke baki bade sab bahar hai”

(“I know you don’t approve of all this you don’t like it but the rest of the elders are away”) she

explains, he looks at her a glance and then watches her bend to touch his feet .

That is when he realizes that he has obviously forgotten something important.

As khushi reaches his feet, Arnav looks towards the kids in the lounge who look at him angrily.

They have no choice but to trace the words BIRTHDAY to him without Khushi hearing.

“Oh shit ..” – he thinks, and picks her up at once feeling terrible but not letting it look worse on his

expression.

His eyes however are expressive, expressive once they see his wife, beautiful, devoted loving.

“Happy birthday jaan ..” he says pulling her closer he kisses her on the cheek and then the forehead.

“Make a wish and its yours” he tells her .

Will you come to mandir with me?, She asks knowing he’d forgotten and so he probably had meetings

this morning.

“Sure he says with a smile”

At a distance the Kids look on, Jenifier astonished at how beautiful a couple the two of them were.

…

Not only the morning ASR took the day of as he ought to for her but before they could go to the temple

Jenifer needed help putting on Saari as promised Khushi couldn’t say no not today.

Jenifer stood in the middle of the guest from she was stopping in whilst Khushi wrapped her in a saari.

It was printed pink saari with floral patterns. It looks nice on her skin. Khushi was obviously a pro at

this, as she pleated the saari Jennifer was keen to make friends with Khushi.

“I hear you calling ASR “Sahab?” all the time, Jenifer’s use of Hindi was good but it had funny

nuances that sometimes were wrong.

“That’s because I used to work for him ..but also because tradition in this house is not to use your

husbands name it’s regarded disrespectful.”

“You respect him a lot don’t you as does he you,” says Jenifer.

“He’s a lot older than I am, he’s looked after me, loved me no matter what,I think that calls for

respect don’t you.”

Jenifer nods.

“How did you two meet, I asked him but he said I should ask you?”

Khushi looks at her with a smile, she thought she would never talk about such personal things to such

strangers but today she felt open.

“I would make his lunches, I did the catering for the office, he’d get a sugar free and health

conscious meal every day and I would deliver it.”

“I’d wait outside his office until he was finished, weeks past like that, he realized he didn’t like

eating alone so he invited me into the office to wait”

“We’d talk about food to begin with, then family.”

“He fell in love with me first I would say, I found thank you notes in the lunch boxes when

washing up and one time when I made something he hated he asked me out for lunch.”

Jenifer smiled as did Khushi.

The saari was nearly done, Khushi asked Jenifer to turn around to tuck in particular fold and continued

telling her their story.

“It got to a point where I wanted to ask my hand in marriage, he proposed in the office one lunch

time and I told him he had to ask my father.”

They both laughed.

“All else is history” – says a sound at the door, when the woman turn they see Arnav at the door

smiling.

Khushi..dips her eyes a second whilst ASR teases her with his gaze.

…

Next chapter: Arnav gets a call from Dadi whilst he waits outside the mandir for the ladies telling him

she is on her way home sooner than expected.

Note:

Thank you all for waiting for my updates, and sorry i've spent sunday writing for all ff's now so they all are updated. Moving forward after they are complete i will stick to short stories. Hope you liked this chapter please comment and like it as it feels like i've truly spent a day on all stories.

others are updated too so go see, now i've not been sending pm's so is there an easier way someone can tell me about where i can send mass pm's or can you watch or follow my threads.??

any ideas if i've missed a trick would be great right now i feel all i can do is send a pm to 20.. that takes long.

Great one...I like this Khushi very homely and understanding Arnav..

Originally posted by: Arshifan_priya

Great one...I like this Khushi very homely and understanding Arnav..

I know where I want to go with this story and the milestones are set however the little interactions aren’t and I love how this chapter has turned out really do. It just flowed when I started writing

Omg I love u irealy do 2updates wow thk u thk u so much read both n loved them both OK going to read again catch up with u later ✌💕

Originally posted by: nitrit9s

Omg I love u irealy do 2updates wow thk u thk u so much read both n loved them both OK going to read again catch up with u later ✌💕

love you back lol look forward to seeing what you make of them

Lovely! ❤️❤️

Glad that Khushi is trying to be cordial with Jennifer