Arshi FF #2 - My Imperfect Mr Perfect (Chapter 34 on next thread) - Page 65

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My Imperfect Mr. Perfect - Chapter 33

Arnav sighed - as much as he wanted to argue with her, he knew that he would have felt the same if he were in her place. Only he wouldn't be bearing it like her - he would have already dug out the eyes of the man who had dared to look at his Khushi.

"Just remember Khushi - you are the one who made this stone feel again. You are the one who made this heart beat again. You are the one who showed me what love is again. And now, this little heart of mine belongs to you - no scratch that - I belong to you, body, heart and soul," he confessed.

Khushi couldn't help the smile that bloomed on her face...

"Arnav and Khushi -" he started.

"Forever right?" she finished for him.

"Forever," he promised, sealing the deal with a kiss.

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They spent the rest of the day kissing and cuddling, loving the feel of being so close to each other.

Even though neither of them had expressed the desperation they had felt without the other today in words, they both definitely tried to make up for it by spending every waking moment they had together.

They talked about everything and nothing - well it was mostly Khushi doing the talking and Arnav doing the listening, with him adding commentary here and there, but wasn't that how they always were?

And eventually the penthouse was filled with a soft silence... None of them spoke but the moment was just as beautiful as those filled with wordy conversations...

"Arnavji," said Khushi after a while, as they both sat on the sofa with his arm thrown over her shoulder and her arms wound round his waist as she leaned against his side.

"Hmm?"

"I miss jiji and Buaji..." she said, a slight wistfulness in her tone which pricked Arnav's heart.

Arnav didn't know what to say to make her feel better, so he just rubbed her arm up and down soothingly, trying to give her comfort.

"You know Arnavji, when Shyam took me this morning I only had two regrets," she continued, not seeming to mind his lack of words.

Arnav pulled her closer at the reminder of this afternoon, still rubbing her arm up and down.

"I was sad that if I was going to die then-" but she was interrupted when Arnav grabbed her shoulders at once and pushed her back slightly so that he could look her in the eye.

"Don't you DARE talk about dying!! I don't ever want to hear that word from your mouth - understood?" he said, his eyes blazing with anger. "You are mine! And nothing can ever take you away from me - not even death! Understood?"

Khushi saw the unsaid desperation in his eyes and berated herself for being so careless with her words.

She didn't know what exactly had happened to Ratna Maa but she had figured out that it had been horrible and a lot of Arnav's hidden insecurities stemmed from that... And her thoughtless words had brought those insecurities to the forefront.

"I-I didn't m-mean it that way Arnavji," Khushi stuttered.

"Then what did you mean?! Your words only had one meaning Khushi!" he said, exasperated.

She cupped his face in her hands and promised, "I'm sorry. I won't ever talk about death again..."

Her words seemed to calm Arnav - only by a little bit though.

"But Arnavji at that time I couldn't understand anything... All I knew was that one second I was sitting in the living room trying to figure how to talk to you and then the next second I was being kidnapped by strangers. I was so scared Arnavji," she said, wrapping her hands back around Arnav's waist. Meanwhile Arnav put both his arms around her securely, giving her the comfort she needed.

"And I only had two thoughts in my head at the time Arnavji. One was that I might never get to see Buaji or Jiji again - I wouldn't get a chance to say goodbye..." she said in a pain filled voice, as she recollected those awful moments.

Arnav placed a gentle kiss on her head and rubbed his arms on her back, trying to give her the assurance. "Don't worry Khushi, we're halfway there. Shyam is out of our lives once and for all, now it's just L75 we need to get a hold on. And then you can go back to your Buaji and jiji and everything will be the same as before..."

Khushi stiffened at those words.

"What happened Khushi?" he asked, frowning as he thought she would be happy hearing these words, but instead she gave the opposite reaction.

"Nothing," she mumbled.

"Khushi?"

"Nothing will ever be the same when I go back. I don't want it to be anyways..." she murmured.

"What does that mean?" Arnav questioned, genuinely confused.

"Forget that and answer a question of mine - what will happen when L75 is caught?" she asked.

"Obviously we'll punish him" he replied, shrugging.

"Other than that," she replied.

"You'll be freed and you will be sent back to your Buaji and jiji. You can carry on with your life as normal and I'll be assigned another case to handle," he replied, still not getting anything.

"Okay," she said, withdrawing her arms and moving out of his arms with the excuse of searching for the TV remote.

And Arnav didn't like that one bit. Because he knew something was up with her.

At once, he took the remote out of her hands to put it back on the table and then he caught hold of her to bring her down onto his lap, into his arms.

She tried to struggle a little but of course to no avail since he was so much stronger.

Once she stopped struggling and was settled in his embrace, he looked at her crestfallen face that was looking to the ground and said softly, "What's wrong Khushi? Talk to me."

She shook her head, not looking up.

"Khushi," he lifted up her chin and turned her face towards him before placing a tender kiss on her forehead. "You know I love you right? That you can tell me anything?"

Khushi looked into his eyes and carefully chose her words, "For how long?"

Arnav's brows furrowed. "How long what?"

Khushi just shook her head, "None of this is even going to last so I don't want to get used to it anymore."

"What are you talking about Khushi?" he questioned, getting a little bit frustrated for being kept in the dark.

"You're planning to leave me!" she blurted out.

"What the?!" Arnav was baffled.

Khushi finally let the tears that she had been holding in run free. "You don't want me the way I want you in my life."

"Khushi what the hell-"

"It was my fault for getting my hopes up. I was the one who misunderstood things here," she continued as if she hadn't heard him.

"But it's okay, I understand now so everything is going to be fine. We'll just get this case over with and then go our separate ways." She wiped her tears away in an attempt to show that she had found her courage.

He swiftly lifted her up and placed her back on his lap so that she was now straddling him, facing him. He then grabbed hold of her shoulders angrily, "Khushi what the hell are you saying?! Have you not been listening to a word I've said to you in the past few days?! I LOVE YOU DAMN IT!!! And I want to spend my whole life with you!!!!! You are NOT leaving me!!! Not now! Not ever!"

Khushi felt a glimmer of hope when she looked into his angry yet earnest eyes, but she crushed it immediately. She couldn't get her hopes up. Not yet.

Her tears were still cascading down her cheeks with no intention of stopping.

"B-but you just said that after L75 is caught, I will go back to Buaji and jiji and will carry on with my life as normal and you'll get a new case assigned," she sobbed.

"Yh so?"

"What do you mean so?" she cried, hitting his chest. "How can you expect me to carry on with my life as normal after going back? How can you expect me to spend the rest of my life as if I hadn't met a man called Arnav Singh Raizada who I'd fallen head over heels in love with?! How can you expect me to move on forgetting all my moments with you?! Is it that easy for you Arnavji? To send me away from your life? To never see me again? To forget everything we ever felt with each other?"

And finally Arnav understood what she was trying to say and why. He had definitely fallen for a crazy girl with a crazy brain, he decided.

"This is what you are upset about? You crazy crazy woman." He shook his head in amusement as he wiped her tears using both his thumbs.

He then cupped her face tenderly and said, "I said you can go back to your normal life and I will get a new case. But when did I say we would be getting separated?"

Seeing her child-like confusion he asked, "If I hadn't entered your life and none of this had happened, wouldn't your Buaji have eventually found a man for you to share your heart, body and soul with? Wouldn't you have had to eventually leave your Buaji and jiji but in a more proper way?"

Khushi nodded, still in confusion.

"So why didn't it occur to you that maybe when I said carry on with your normal life,' I meant that after you go back to your Buaji and Payal, I might just take you back with their proper permission? That too forever?" he asked, a small smile playing around his lips.

Khushi sobbed with relief as she threw her arms around Arnav's neck and burying her face in his chest, soaking his shirt with her tears.

Once her tears had subsided a little, she pulled back and started hitting his chest, "I hate you! I hate you!! You scared me so much! Do you even know what I was going through?! I hate you!!" she said, not wanting to stop her attack any time soon.

Arnav let her take her frustration out on him for a few seconds before he grabbed hold of her hands and pulled her forward to take her into his embrace.

She struggled, trying to push back but eventually gave up against his strength, sagging into his form reluctantly.

Arnav just kept hugging her to himself, placing a kiss on her shoulder occasionally.

After he knew that Khushi had calmed down fully, he spoke, "Khushi, I'm only going to clarify this once more and I want you to listen carefully okay?"

"Hmmm" was her reply as she laid against his chest.

He gently pulled her back and cupped her face, meeting her eyes.

"I love you Khushi. I love you. And I want to spend my entire life with you. Only with you. And this is NEVER going to change."

"Khushi I can't promise that your life will be a bed of roses with me. I'm arrogant, I'm impulsive, and my anger has no limits! We will have lots of fights Khushi, we will hurt each other, and knowing this world there will always be problems ready to separate us. But I can promise you that no matter what I will always always always love you, and I will always always always be with you at every step of your life - no, our lives. If there's anything you trust Khushi, trust this - Arnav aur Khushi hamesha saath rahenge. Hamesha! (Arnav and Khushi will always be together. Forever!)"

And trust Khushi did. She trusted him when he said he loved her. And she trusted him when he said he will never leave her side.

Feeling overwhelmed Khushi launched herself back at him, taking his lips into a passionate kiss which he responded to with equal vigour.

Both knew that this was where the real game begins... The game of love...

Falling in love is easy, but keeping that love alive and sticking to it forever is the hard part - this is the game of life.

And Arnav and Khushi were ready to face this game head on, and they were more than determined to win.

Buy will their love actually win? Or will fate have other plans for them...?

I hope you enjoyed this update - I know the teaser peaked your interest but that will come in the next update so do look out for it! And before that do let me know how this update was with your likes and comments.

And my thriller lovers, don't worry L75 is not forgotten - his story is also just about to start so watch out ;)