Arhi FF: Love Actually. PROLOGUE UP!

Settling herself rather comfortably, the first thing she did was take off her stilettoes while the other person silently chuckled at her. Glaring at him, she massaged her sore heels when she heard him speak in an amused tone:

"Why do you wear these things when you hate them?"

"Because these things make us look sexy and I won't compromise on that." Khushi winked and the latter feigned a look of astonishment before asking:

"Oh my! What have I created?"

"A monster, I must say."

"A pretty one that is." She threw him an I know' look and they drifted into a comfortable silence as he drove them to a very familiar location which they both loved.

Opening the back of his SUV, they sat down beside each other with their legs swinging. This was the place where they had their late night chats. It gave them a chance to clear off their minds. Though to some people, it was a small cliff top but to this was theirs, Arnav and Khushi's spot. Being best friends from almost five years, they had become accustomed to each and every single thing about one another. One didn't need words to tell the other how he/she was feeling, they just got it, which was surprising as well as soothing for both of them.

Cool breeze kissed their faces and they both took a deep breath enjoying their serene surroundings when asked something knowing that it would annoy her to the core: "So any improvements in the boys department?"

And as usual she made disgusting faces making him laugh out loudly: "Sometimes I seriously doubt about your gender."

"Too bad. I can't do anything about it.

They fell into comfortable silence but soon Khushi broke it by a hesitant: "Listen."

Raising his eyebrows in question, she took on the cue ad continued: "There's this guy..."

"You like? OMG!? Who is it!? WHEN? Did he hit on you? Tell me his name and I'll run a background check..."

"SHUT UP ARNAV!" She glared at her hyperventilating best friend and after getting the much needed silence from the other end, she went on: "He has been sending me flowers and chocolates and has been doing every cheesy thing possible to make me like him."

"And do you? Like him, I mean?"

"I don't know, it's hard to judge my feelings. He's a nice guy, works at a decent place and above all, he is ready to wait until I become comfortable with whole this thing. Lavanya has been biting my head off to give him a chance but I am confused. What if I say yes to him and it turns out that I don't like him that way?"

"Khush...I know you won't do anything which Lavanya or I tell you to do. You are a girl who makes her own choices and I love that about you. What I am trying to ask you is that, what do YOU want Khushi."

"I want to give this a chance. What if he's the right guy for me? I mean it's not like I'll be feeling butterflies in my stomach or my heart will go overdrive with dhak dhak or my toes will be curling. This is reality and I don't want to regret later on ke itna acha larka haath se nikal gaya."

"Tu nahin sudhre gi." He said shaking his head and grinning at this crazy girl who is his best friend and took her in a hug. "Now when am I meeting this future boyfriend of yours?" He asked.

"Soon, very soon."