'What did you just say?' Khushi asked, incapable of hiding her astonishment
'I said I broke up with Lavanya' Arnav declared, a hint of proudness in his voice
'How comes?' Khushi replied full of confusion, Arnav let out a sigh as he planted himself on the edge of the bed so he directly faced her
'Khushi, Lavanya and I initially formed a relationship as an advantageous career move, but in all of this I seemed to have forgotten that. Purely out of anger and irritancy about you telling Nani I decided to marry you without thinking about the consequences and the impact it would create in the future. I played about with yours and my families feelings, and with the help of an intense desire and realization I knew that the most beneficial thing to do in this case was break up with Lavanya so that's exactly what I did. The funny thing about it though was that when I actually broke up with her, there was no trace of pain and desire in me at all, I guess the relationship didn't stand on any grounds but that's what it was meant to do' Arnav explained calmly, the maturity in his character finally beginning to show and impress Khushi. She could clearly sense the almost happiness in his answer.
'So does that mean I get to go home?' Khushi questioned, the plead in her voice betraying her calm attire.
'Well, no not yet' Arnav replied he really hadn't wanted her to ask him
'And why not?' Khushi asked curiously, folding her arms over her chest, Arnav sighed as he began playing with his fingers looking away from her
'I've already betrayed my family enough and I know they wouldn't exactly be able to handle the fact that you aren't my real wife. The whole family is very fond of you and they wouldn't want to see you leave, especially since you made a close bond with them before this marriage. But all I ask for is a little bit of time to break this to them. So they'll understand the circumstances and not judge the situation straight away' Arnav said, almost begging her to stay. Khushi remained calm as she sat down behind him, but on the inside she was beginning to feel a heated rage sparking somewhere in her stomach.
'And how long is 'some time' supposed to be?' Khushi asked, looking at him with her honey eyes that softened him every single time
'I need a couple of weeks to come to terms with this' Arnav answered softly, expecting her to get mad at him, but she didn't. Instead Khushi was caught up by her thoughts before she looked at him. For the first time since their wedding, Khushi smiled and all the more she smiled directly at Arnav.
'Okay Arnav, I'll give you two more weeks with this. But only because I dearly love your family and the bond I have made with them over the period of six months of knowing them means a lot to me. So for your family, I'm willing to stay the two weeks' Khushi replied honestly, but was this really only for his family? Arnav nodded in approval of her words. Khushi got off the bed and began to walk away when Arnav grabbed her wrist, she turned around and Arnav lightly pulled her forward making her stumble up to his face. Khushi looked straight at his face which was now not far from hers and noticed the smirk that appeared on his face.
'Thank You Khushi' Arnav whispered huskily sending electrifying chills through Khushi's body. Arnav smirked again and let go allowing Khushi to run out of the room, she hoped that this blushing business wasn't a permanent thing because it totally gave her away.
Khushi went downstairs and sat with Anjali and Nani having missed their company for a few days.
'So Khushi bitiya, how was the couple of days you did manage to spend in London?' Nani asked interestedly, Khushi smiled at her
'It was great Nani, we visited a few places that Di had planned for us it was really fun. The weather was beautiful too! I loved the rain!' Khushi exclaimed excitedly causing Nani to laugh and Anjali to smirk
'Hmm, rain is the perfect weather for romancing. Isn't it Khushi?' Anjali hinted, Khushi instantly remember the telephone box incident, wearing Arnav's jacket and the almost kiss. Anjali pointed at Khushi's flushed cheeks before laughing
'Haha, I wont say anymore Khushi, you're blush says it all' Anjali giggled pulling Khushi's cheeks
'Di!' Khushi moaned 'Its not like what it seems'
'OH, so there was no intimacy on your honeymoon?' Anjali said sarcastically raising an eyebrow
'Aren't you the prefect tease Di' Khushi joked shaking her head
'This is nothing Bhabi! You haven't witnessed Akash's and my teasing yet' NK said walking into the room with Akash, playful looks on their faces
'Oh yes I have, before we went for the honeymoon have you forgotten? Aren't my Devars a handful' Khushi said winking
'That's us Bhabi, so did you have fun then? Arnav had promised us if you remember?' Akash asked
'Well before we get to the honeymoon, I'd like to know exactly what went down after your sweet Payal got revealed to the family Akash' Khushi said smirking, giving the chance to someone else to blush now
'Oh that went down like hell' Anjali answered for him 'We totally got on his back for twenty four hours until he made it clear that they really are 'just friends' and it was a way for Arnav to get back at Akash for teasing him about you' Anjali explained
'I still need to get Bhai back for this, could you help me Bhabi? We could prank him together' Akash requested, Khushi smiled at him
'Of course Akash, a Devar is his Bhabi's best friend isn't he? So count me in' Khushi answered happily
'Me too!' NK said
'Great, because I have the perfect plan!' Akash said smirking, he placed himself next to Khushi and NK and explained the whole plan.
--
'Have you tied the thread to the pool yet?' Akash asked hurriedly 'Bhais going to be home soon!'
'No not yet, I'll do it now' Khushi said taking the white thread from the table
'Quickly Bhabi, Bhai will be back from work soon! So we wont be able to stop him if he walks in at any time' Akash explained worriedly, Khushi nodded and jogged to her room for the sake of her Devar's prank. Khushi stopped at the pool and set two plant pots at either side of the pool. She tied the thread from one pot to another making sure it was somewhat distance off the ground, she plucked the sting to test the strength of the thread as she recalled the plan she had made with Akash. Arnav was meant to trip over the thread and land flat in the pool and Khushi was extremely tempted to see how this would play out, call it revenge if you must. Suddenly Arnav appeared at the French doors and walked towards Khushi who stood up forgetting she was on the wrong side of the thread. Arnav approached the thread and tripped over it, he stumbled forward and fell into the pool taking Khushi with him in the process. The couple landed in the deep pool full on. Arnav stood up in the pool causing ripples around him. Khushi had failed to rise as accurately so Arnav grabbed her waist quickly and pulled her into him to support her. Khushi's hair scattered onto his shoulders as she let out a breath. Her every eyelash defined with water, her cheeks red and skin pale, hazel eyes wide and her lips parted because of the cold. Arnav's hand absorbed the heat of her body under then thin layer of her now almost see through dress. Khushi's perfect face was almost molded to Arnav's their lips only a papers width apart. She rested her palms on his racing heart as she shyly looked away, trying to catch her breath. The intensity of the moment didn't help her in any way
'Are you okay?' Arnav asked in his husky tone, Khushi nodded and slowly pulled away from Arnav
'I'm fine' She whispered before she stepped out of the pool, dripping crazily. Khushi brought a hand over to her heart while walking back into the bedroom. Why did his every touch burn her so immensely? Why did she blush every time he was close? And worst of all why did her body long for it? Khushi trotted off to the bathroom to get changed while still questioning herself about her control.
Arnav stepped out of the pool straight after wondering very similar questions to Khushi. Why did those beautiful but pained eyes of hers weaken him into wanting to hold her in his arms? Why did he enjoy it when Khushi blushed? Why did he never want her to move away from him? Questions were filling Arnav's mind and he didn't have an answer for a single one of them. Only God knows what has happening to him he thought walking into the room attempting to shake it off all over again
--
'So how was your trip to your bedroom after work Arnav' Akash questioned as him and his wife appeared at the dinner table for lunch
'It was a very soggy trip' Arnav recalled
'So you fell in the pool hey?' Akash said, the whole room filled with groans and NK smacked Akash round the back of his head
'Way to make it obvious. Idiot' Nk said shaking his head
'What? I wanted to hurry up and claim credit for this' Akash said shrugging his shoulders
'You did that? Akash I swear I'm not going to spare you. Khushi and I were badly soaked after that' Arnav spat harshly, Akash began to laugh
'Bhabi, you were meant to quickly tie the thread and get away from the pool side! I told you he'd be here any second' Akash lectured sarcastically. Khushi's eyes widened at how easily her brother-in-law had exposed her in front of her husband. Arnav stared at her in shock
'Did you help him in this?' Arnav asked generally in shock at what Akash had just said. Khushi bit her lip and widened her eyes, looking just as guilty as beautiful. Great, so he couldn't be mad at her now. Arnav groaned aloud, and walked off to his bedroom, clearly very annoyed.
'Sorry Bhabi' Akash said holding his hears
'You better be!' Khushi said angrily
'Looks like it's your turn to do the pacifying now Khushi bitiya' Nani said smiling
'Oh no' Khushi said, learning how bad an angry Arnav can be
'Go on Khushi, you'll be fine' Anjali said as if she had read her thoughts. Khushi gulped but nodded, leaving the dining room straight away.
Khushi walked into her bedroom to find Arnav standing at the poolside admiring the stars. He did that too? The sight of it made Khushi instantly smiled. She walked over to him but stopped at the French doors, knocking on them to get his attention
'What?' Arnav said a little harshly
'Erm I just wanted to say sorry about that prank earlier' Khushi said quietly approaching him
'Well it wasn't funny' Arnav replied coldly while turning to face her
'I know and to show how sorry I am, you can get back at me?' Khushi proposed
'Yeah? And how?' Arnav tested, walking towards her
'Well, you can do anything you like' Khushi said uneasily
'Anything?' Arnav said with a smirk this time, Khushi hesitated at his behavior before she very slowly gave him a stiff nod. That was it for Arnav, he caught Khushi's slim waist and pulled her into him before he tucked his head in crushing his lips on top of Khushi's. The desire to kiss her had finally been fulfilled. Arnav brought her body closer and closer till it was perfectly molded against him. He finally came to terms with his feelings and he only had two weeks to obtain what he desired.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you for reading<3
buddy for pms
Lybah❤️
Previous Part: https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/iss-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doon/3247538/os-defeated-mistakes-chapter-seven
Writers Corner: Books, Stories & Poems
Cricket
Rules & Announcements
527