Arhi FF: Life is Beautiful. *ON HOLD* - Page 7

"You can take the bed."

It was the fifth day to their marriage and after the first day, it seemed like both of them had started to ignore each other. Today, Arnav had woken up to see Khushi massaging her back and muttering about the roughness of the recliner. He had not given it a thought until now that it was highly uncomfortable for her to sleep over there. And here he wanted to make things right! He had thought and so here he was standing and asking his wife to take the bed whereas she looked at him with narrowing eyes and was about to go and take her pillows when he spoke again:

"Khushi, I said take the bed. I'll sleep on the recliner."

"KYA!?" Khushi exclaimed and widened her eyes. Was this really happening or was she dreaming? She even pinched herself to confirm but no, it was really Arnav Singh Raizada standing there and asking her take the bed while he takes the recliner sacrificing the comfort that king size bed would provide him. She hadn't realizing that she was still staring at him with her mouth open when she heard him again:

"Ek dafa sunayi nahin deta?"

"Nahin sunayi toh deta hai laikin aap aisi baaten karen gey toh yakeen aane main thora toh time lage ga na?"

If she was expecting some kind of retort, or even a glare then she didn't get one. Certainly surprised at his suspicious behavior, she listened to him as he calmly said: "Ho gaya?" And when she nodded, he lied down and asked her: "Jao so jao ja ke."

Later that night, Khushi was enjoying the softness of the mattress and dreaming of jalebis when a thing started crepping on the inside of her palm and she stiffened. She dreaded opening her eyes when she sensed something different. It wasn't a thing, it was a hand, A FREAKING HAND! She slowly opened one eye and was about to get up but stopped dead in her tracks when she realized that the hand belonged to none other than her husband who was sleeping like a cute baby holding her with a little smile playing on his lips. She immediately shook her head to get rid of those thoughts and shouted at the top of her lungs: "WHAT THE HELL!?

That didn't wake him up and she started shaking his shoulder saying: "Oh hello! Kumbkaran! Raat ko toh bara gentleman bane the, ab kya ho gaya? Arnav ji? ARNAV JI?"

Arnav frowned at being disturbed from the peaceful slumber he was in and understood what might have happened so without opening his eyes said in a sleepy voice: "Chilao mat! Yahin hun main."

"Yehi toh main pooch rahi hoon ke aap yahan kyun hain?"

That did it because he opened his eyes and glaring at her said: "Do you seriously think ke 6 feet ka aadmi us chote se recliner pe so sakta hai? My back was really hurting and half of the bed was empty. Ab so jao aur sone do mujhe!" And with that, he turned around and went back to sleep when he again heard her muttering: "Pata tha mujhe! Ek poori raat bhi nahin so sake. Mera sochiye jo 5 raaton se wahan so rahi hoon."

"SO JAO KHUSHI" He shouted and was rewarded with the huff by an angry Khushi who said:

"Aapke sath? Kabhi nahin! Main hi chali jaati hoon wahan." She was about to get up when he said in a warned her in a serious voice:

"Don't!"

"I will!" She was about to get up but out of nowhere two hands shot up and pulled her down on the bed. Squirming in his hold she tried to shove his hands away but keeping a firm hold on her waist, he also placed his leg over her legs so she was fully trapped and couldn't even move an inch and said with a smirk on his face: "Ab ja ke dikhao."

Khushi again tried to get out of his strong hold which creating havoc to her senses and said: "Hum chilayen gey."

He meaningfully glanced at her lips with his face closer to her than ever and spoke in his low husky voice: "I know how to shut you up."

"Aap ab humare saath zabardaasti bhi karen ge?"

"Tum baat nahin maano gi toh haan."

"Laad governor!"

"Sunna main ne!"

"Good for you then."

Khushi smiled inwardly and making an annoyed expression closed her eyes thanking her devi mayyia for such a brilliant plan. Yes, the recliner wasn't as comfortable as this bed but she could manage it well. But seeing that there was no change in her husband's behavior, she decided to do something about it. And what else could be better than sleeping with each other on the same bed? It could at least be a start to something else. So very cleverly, when she knew Arnav was watching her from the corner of her eyes, she had rubbed her lower back making a pained expression just for him to understand that she wasn't comfortable in sleeping on the recliner. Though she wasn't sure how he would react but it had worked. At night, Arnav had offered her to sleep on the bed and though disheartened, she was encouraged when she heard Arnav twisting and turning on the recliner. And later in the midnight, her wish was granted. Way to go Khushi! First step done. She thought and gave herself a mental pat on the back.

And with that for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Raizada slept in each other's embrace and not to mention a very peaceful sleep.