FF:KMH2-Mohabbat restart ;) Pt27 Pg140 (22/12) - Page 54

Part 20

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU??!!" Arohi screamed at her reflection in the mirror.

Her eyes were wide in shock, her palms flat against her forehead and her entire body was pulsating as if she had run a marathon. This was not how it was supposed to be.

He was the one who was supposed to be flustered. He was the one who was supposed to be furious. He was the one supposed to lose his control. Not her!!!

And to top that she had Karan watching her every lovesick expression.

Splashing water on her face, she stared at herself. Shaking her head at the irrepairable damage, she wiped her face and made her way out of the ladies washroom.

How will she face Karan now? What will she answer him if he asks what happened to her? She was not ready to confess right now, and definitely not to a stranger. He was the last of her concerns anyway. Arohi was lost in her thoughts, walking down the corridor when she was pulled aside, inside a small dark alcove, hidden from the people passing by. She opened her mouth to scream but a hand clamped on her lips.

Light, hazel eyes stared in to hers, less than two inches away. Arjun knew that he would take Arohi by surprise, but her reaction had blown him away too. He had almost forgotten that he was putting up an act and had got sucked in to the emotions completely. The pride and satisfaction he felt on seeing Arohis response had lifted his heart in high spirits. He smiled seeing Arohi still visibly shaken, staring wide eyed at him.

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"Arju…" Rashi called out to her favourite brother as she opened his cabin door and peeped in. Not finding him inside she frowned. It was very unusual of Arjun to leave office early, especially without informing her, knowing that she was around.

Lost in her thoughts, she shut the door and turned around to crash into Billu.

"Sorry Rashi Di." Rashi smiled at him as he steadied her by holding her shoulders.

"Its fine Billu. Arjun se milne jaa rahe ho?" Billu nodded in answer. "Woh apne cabin mein nahin hai."

It was Billus turn to frown now. This was the third time he had tried to talk to him and failed. After his messages and phone calls last night, Arjun had called him in the morning to check on him. Billu thought that he would tell him in office in person. Then in the office, Arjun had been crazy busy, with all the meetings and appointments. At lunch he had disappeared. And now after the day was over, he wanted to sit with his Bhai and discuss the situation but he was again not around. Where was he???

"Billu… Kya soch rahe ho?" Rashis questioned brought him out of his thoughts.

"Kuch nai Di. Bas bhai se thodi baat karni thi. Isliye…"

"Anything urgent???" Rashi could read the anxiety and tension on Billus face. She also knew that he would not tell her the problem, and that worried her more. He and his Bhai, were very good at keeping secrets, especially if they thought it would tense her up.

"Haan… Nahi Di. Kuch khaas nahi. Mein baad mein baat karlunga. Waise aapko pata hai Bhai hain kaha???"

"Nahi. Mein bhi ussise milne aayi thi. I thought hum ghar saath jaayenge but woh aaj jaldi chala gaya."

"Achha? Phone bhi toh nahi utha raha hai." Billus thoughts kept returning to Natasha and Mikhail. He knew that they would not do anything so soon. But he still wanted to tell Arjun asap so that his heart would slow down a bit.

"Sab thik to haina Billu? Kaha khoye huey ho?"

"Kuch nahi Di. Chaliye mein aapko ghar chodke aata hu. Agar Bhai ghar pe honge to unse bhi mil loonga."

"Thik hai. Ruko mujhe mere cabin se mera bag le aane do." Billu nodded and Rashi walked down the corridor towards her cabin. She picked up her bag and phone and switched off the lights. As she opened the door, checking her phone for messages, she heard Mikhails cabin door open, which was on of the last cabins in that row. Expecting to see Mikhail, she looked up and stared at the young, newly appointed secretary walk out. Her coming out of Mikhails cabin did not shock her as much as her appearance did.

Her hair were dishevelled, lipstick was smeared, almost wiped off, her clothes were disarranged and her eyes held a skeptical look as she glanced down the corridor like a thief. Quickly tugging at her impossibly short skirt, she tried her best to tame her hair as she walked towards the washroom.

Disappointment and regret creeped into Rashis eyes as she witnessed this. That girl just gave her an entire picture of how well her brother was using the office. Slowly all other feelings were replaced by disgust as a few seconds later, Mikhail stepped out of his cabin with a satisfied smile on his face.

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If looks could kill then Arjun would've been dead and cremated by now! The fire raging in her eyes and the mental bullets that she was firing through them were totally fatal. All Arjun could do was stare at her. Arohi used all her strength to push his hand off her mouth and him off her. However, she managed to dislodge only the hand.

"Tum samajhte kya ho apne aapko?!" Arohi was breathing heavily, anger replacing the initial surprise and shock.

"Arjun Singhania." Arjun continued smirking.

"Very funny! Hato yaha se aur mujhe jaane do" Arohi started wriggling in his hold to move atleast twenty feet away from him.

"Itni aasani se??? Tumne itni mehnat ki hai Arohi, usska fal to tumhe milna chahiye naa."

Now confusion was riding the highest among all emotions! What mehnat?

"Aur nahi to kya! Karan ke saath date set up ki… Fir you made sure ki mujhe maaloom pade tumhari date kaha pe hai… Fir normal rehne ki itni koshish ki. You deserve to relax a bit Arohi. Itni exhertion ek din mein achhi nahi."

"Shut up! Maine kuch make sure vake sure nahi kiya hai. Agar tumhe pata pada toh main kya karu? Mein… Mein kyu tumhe bataungi???"

"Mujhe jalane ke liye! Jaise maine tumhe jalaya, aaj dupahar ko caf mein…" Arjuns voice had reduced to a whisper.

Arohi gulped remembering the caf scene. She would not give him the pleasure of seeing her flustered. He had managed to make her look like a fool a few minutes back! Now she would make sure that he felt the same.

"Maine aisa kuch nahi kiya hai! Aur agar tumhe aisa laga toh tum yaha kyu aaye???"

Arjun brought his face closer to Arohis. "Jalne ke liye." His breath was warm on her face, bringing back the nerve tingling sensations that she had been trying to ignore. "Jalne ka mazaa to sirf parwane hi jaante hain." He moved his face back suddenly. "Jab tumne Shefali ko bataya, jisne Romit ko bataya, jisne Raj ko bataya, jisne Dadi ko bataya, jisne mujhe bataya… Tab mujhe laga ki tumhari mehnat waste nahi jaani chahiye. Issliye mein chala aaya. But next time please take the short cut, seedha mujhe phone kar dena."

"What rubbish! Maine sirf Shefali ko bataya, kyuki woh meri best friend hai. Agar woh apne pet mein kuch nahi rakh sakti toh its not my problem!!!" Arohi lifted her chin and turned her face away. Arjun shook his head, she was not going to accept it and that was anyways not his priority right now.

"Let me go! Mera date mera intezaar karraha hoga." Arohi started struggling again. "Itni bhi kya jaldi hai? Pehle tumhe jee bharke dekh toh lu…"

Now he was confusing her. This constant blow hot blow cold reacrtions from him were spinning her head now.

"Kyu??? Mein koi B-grade cheap movie hu? Jisse tum jee bharke dekhna chahte ho… Wohi wali movies, jo tum raat ko chup chupke dekhte ho! Gande ghatiya aadmi… Chodo mujhe!!!"

Arjun was shaking with laughter. Only Arohi managed to change his moods so quickly and so frequently.

"Cheap toh nahi… Lekin hot jaroor ho."

Arohi could not look at Arjuns eyes. Something dark and intense had replaced it with the laughter, that was bubbling out of his chest sometime back. She could feel the heat radiating from his body even though there was a good one inch gap between them.

"Sachme Arohi. Jis tarah se aaj tum mujhe dekh rahi thi… I felt like… I felt like grabbing you and kissing you right there."

Arohis mouth opened in shock as her eyes flew to his. She had never heard such a shameless confession from Arjun before. His eyes had always been shameless, expressing his every sinful desire, but his words were not. Until now.

Arjun left her shoulders and placed him hands flat on the wall behind her, next to her face. He started reducing the gap between their bodies very slowly.

"Yehhh… Yeh kya karrahe ho tum?"

He whispered only for her ears. "Tumhare paas aaraha hu. Yaha andhera haina, toh it must be difficult for you to stare at my lips." This was the third time in a span of ten minutes that he had managed to shock her. "Tumhe kya laga, tum mere hothon ko aise ghoorogi aur mein notice nahi karunga??? Jaise tumne uss din kiya tha…"

Blood rushed to Arohis cheeks making them warm and red at the memory. Arjuns nose was touching hers now and she was desperately trying to still her shaking body. She wanted to deny it but words would not come out of her mouth. Arjun brushed his nose with hers, looking into her eyes and then at her lips. Arohis lips had parted slightly to gasp at the warm but firm contact. Arjun angled his head and brought his lips nearer to hers. Arohi closed her eyes and waited holding her breath for the touch that she had been imagining for a couple of days now.

She waited… any moment she would be losing her mind now.

"Imagine agar tumhare uss Karan ne humey aise dekh liya toh???"

Arohis eyes snapped open the next second. Anger returned as she tried to lift her leg to kick him. But this time Arjun was prepared. He immediately trapped both her legs inbetween his, pressing his thighs on hers, such that she could not move or lift her legs.

Arjun had looked at her. She looked so beautiful, so innocent with her eyes closed and shivering lips. He had desperately wanted to kiss her. But he could not deviate from his mission. Very soon he will be able to taste Arohis lips unrestrained. Very soon.

Arohi placed her hands on his chest and pushed hard. Arjun placed his hands on hers, pulling her towards him.

"Kya hua? Uss Karan ke naam se gussa aya? Mujhe bhi aaya tha jab maine sunaa… Lekin jab maine ussko dekha toh mujhe laga ki darne ki koi baat nahi hai. Hes not your type!" Arohi continued wriggling, trying to pry her hands from under his.

"Tumhe kya pata mera TYPE kya hai? And for your information, woh bilkul mere type ka hai… Samjhey???"

"Achha? Toh phir tum usse haan kehne waali ho???" Arjun lifted an eyebrow in question. He loved riling her up.

"Keh bhi sakti hu… Kyu? Tumhe koi problem hai???"

Arjun released her and stepped back. Folding his hands on his chest he replied, "Nahi… Mujhe kya problem ho sakti hain. Lekin mein jaanta hu tum aisa kuch nahi karogi. Infact… Mein tumhe challenge karta hu to go ahead with this."

"Whattt? Tum? Mujhe challenge karrahe ho???" The desperate need to pound Arjun and squeeze his neck was growing larger in Arohis mind. Why was he confusing her??? What did he want??? His confident talks and stance was irritating her now.

"Yes. Woh kya haina Arohi… Mein ek bohat hi supportive husband hu! Mein jaanta hu ki 'how much you looove challenges'!" Arjun finished mimicking her.

Arohi was dumbfounded. What was this monster upto now??!! But she was never the one to back down from a challenge.

"Fine. Mein aajhi Karan ko haan keh dungi. Infact… next week hamari engagement bhi hojaayegi!"

"Sure! Mujhe engagement mein bulaana mat bhoolna. Waise bhi tumhari pichli engagement meri hi wajah se hui thi. Agar mein ring nahi lautata toh ceremony nahi ho paati. By the way, manna padega Arohi… tumhari choice kaafi sudhar rahi hai. From cheeku, to Dhondu, to Karan… I think aur thode mahino mein tum mere standard tak toh aa hi jaaogi!"

Arohi was boiling with fury now. She needed to shake him, disarm him, hurt him.

"Oh please! Mein apna standard uthana chahti hu… Girana nahi! Mujhe chor uchakkon ke level pe nahi girna!!!

Arjuns smile slipped. He instantly grabbed her shoulders and pulled her to him, his nose touching hers. "Kuch der pehle tum issi chor uchhakke ke haath mein haath rakhke khadi thi." Realising what he did, he relaxed and released her shoulders.

Shrugging out of his hold, Arohi glared at him. "Woh tumhari wajah se nahi… uss gaane ki wajah se tha! Aur woh grape juice piya tha maine, usska asar hoga! Lekin ab toh mein Karan se engagement karke rahungi… Dekh lena Mr Singhania!!!"

"Dekhlunga… Mrs Singhania!" In a flash Arjun leaned towards her, pressed a firm kiss on her nose and walked away whistling. Before Arohi could understand what had happened, Arjun was already out of her sight and she was standing in the corridor, all alone, with her fingers on her nose.

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Karan came back on his seat and sat down. He could not believe what he had just witnessed. He had heard of opposites attracting each other and couples being like fire and ice but to literally see one… And that too with the girl he intended to marry! Well if not intend but atleast think about. He could not deny that he did like Arohi, how much ever he had gotten to know her. But now that he knew that she would go ahead just because her ex-husband… or husband… or whatever had challenged her, he suddenly was not sure how to go about this. If he denied this engagement, then it will be like HE rejected her! And if he went ahead, he would never be sure EXACTLY WHY she said a yes. Should he talk to her? Probably they could discuss this as adults and solve the issue. Although after seeing what he saw, he doubted of having a adult mature conversation with this girl!

Karan straightened in his chair as he saw Arohi walk towards the table, back to normal… well almost! She sat down and gave him a small smile. Before he could say a word, she burst out "I want to talk to you!!!"

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