Hey guys! I've been watching IPKKND all over again with mum and I keep getting ideas for One-Shots... Since I knew I wouldn't be able to finish MIMP update for the past weekend I decided I'll write this idea down... This is my first One Shot and I have no idea how it's going to be... It starts from the Holi episode by the poolside. Please assume that Khushi still hasn't been forgiven by her family. I really hope you like it:
Arshi OS - Believe Me...
"Arnavji..." she said, yearning evident in her voice. "Aapne ab tak... hamaare savaal ka javaab nahi di... (You still haven't... answered my question...)"
A lone tear escaped her eye, which Arnav wiped off tenderly, shaking his head at her, telling her not to cry...
"Main bathaatha hoon ki aisa kyun hota hai...(I'll tell you why it happens...)" he said softly, cupping a side of her face.
Taking her hand into his, he placed it on his chest right on top of his heart, which was beating fast, in sync with hers...
"Jab tum mere paas hoti ho, tho tumhaari dil di dhadkanon ke saath saath, mere dil ki dhadkanon bhi tez ho jaati hain, (When you're close to me, along with your heart beats, my heart beats quicken too)" he said, huskily.
"Hamaari dhadkanein, ek ho jaati hai, (Our heart beats become one)" he said with conviction, his eyes looking into hers... "Jo tum mehsoos karthi hu, voh main mehsoos kartha hoon... (Whatever you feel, I feel too...)"
"Hamaari dhadkanein... (Our heart beats...)" she said.
"Ek ho jaathi hain... (Become one...)" he finished.
Khushi couldn't explain her happiness as she heard those words... The effect of bhang mixed with her high emotions made her eyes tear up.
For a few moments the two just looked into each other's eyes, just relishing this feel of love' between them...
Though they hadn't confessed it yet, they both knew it was there... And the bhang in their systems was suppressing their egos, letting them express themselves to each other freely...
Khushi was the first one to break the eye-lock.
She was about to pull away when Arnav tightened his hold on her hand as well as her heart, telling her not to go...
Smiling, she leaned in and lay her head on his chest, feeling at peace.
And Arnav too couldn't help but feel the same, a feeling of satisfaction filling his heart.
In that moment, he knew that this was what he wanted from life.
Khushi... In his arms... Forever...
His business, his money, his fame... Nothing mattered in that moment... Because despite having all of that, he knew his life was incomplete without Khushi...
Just then, Khushi looked up at him, her eyes telling him a thousand things... But the most important one was her love... And a yearning which he didn't understand...
His sudden revelation along with her innocent face looking up at him, intensified his feelings, turning his attention to those soft, pink lips of hers which looked so alluring in that moment...
Throwing caution to the wind, he bent down and took her lips into a soft kiss...
It didn't last long, and neither was it a hot passionate kiss... It was just a tender expression of love which Khushi accepted and reciprocated the best she could...
Their lips moved against one another, both of them reveling the first intimate contact between them...
As they pulled back Khushi looked up at Arnav with longing... "Hum kyun hum nahi ban paaye Arnavji? (Why couldn't we become us Arnavji?)" she asked, her words tugging at his heart-strings.
They made him ask himself the same question...
"Dard hota hai, Arnavji... Yahaan, (It hurts, Arnavji... Here,)" Khushi said, pointing to her heart innocently. "Dard hota hai jab aap hume apne aap se alag karthe hain... Dard hota hai jab hum aapke aakhon mein apne aap keliye nafrat dekhte hain... Dard hota hai, yeh jaanthe hue ki humne aapko koi dukh ponchaye hain... (It hurts when you separate yourself from me... It hurts to see hatred in your eyes for me... It hurts, knowing that I've hurt you somehow...)" Khushi said, helplessly.
"Iss dard ko kaise mitta the Arnavji? Hume kuch samaj mein nahi aarahen hain... Kabhi kabhi aisa lagtha hai ki acha hota agar hum bhi apne amma babuji ke saath- (How do I stop this pain, Arnavji? I don't understand anything... Sometimes it feels as if it would have been better if, along with my mum and dad, I too-)"
Arnav placed his hand on Khushi's mouth, stopping her from saying those painful words as he swallowed the lump in his throat...
"NEVER. And I mean NEVER. EVER. Say that again..." he said, his eyes reflecting the pain in hers...
Taking his hand off hers, she said, "Hum kya kare, Arnavji? Nani, Jiji or Anjaliji ne hume maaf tho kiya hain par hum jaanthe hain ki humne unko bohot dukh ponchaayi hain. Upar se us Shyam humaare peecha nahi chodrahein hain... Baar baar hamaare kareeb aane ki koshish karrahein hain... Tab bhi... Or ab bhi... Ek hi ghar mein rehne ka poora fida uthaneki koshish karrahein hain voh. Or Amma or Buaji? Aapne dekha kitne aasaani se hume alag kardiya? Or... Or... Aap? Paas hokar bhi- (What do I do Arnavji? Nani, Jiji and Anjaliji have forgiven me but I know I've hurt them a lot. On top of that, that Shyam is not leaving me... He keeps trying to come close to me... Then... And now too... He's trying to take full advantage of the fact that we live in the same house. And my mum and Buaji? Did you see how easily they separated me from themselves? And... And... You? Despite being so close-)"
Khushi's words were cut off by Arnav's lips which were now on hers, hot and passionate...
If their earlier kiss was sweet and soft, this one was all-consuming...
It showed Arnav's desperation to let her know that he loved her... It showed his desperation to make her his... It showed his desperation to make them become us'...
He tugged at her lips, sucking it with all the passion that had buried deep within himself...
Khushi too reciprocated leaving all her inhibitions behind despite her lack of experience.
Maybe it was the bhaang, maybe it was their pent up emotions, or maybe it was just the kiss in itself, but everything just felt 10 times heightened in that moment...
The hands which had been intertwined on top of Arnav's heart were now busy touching and groping the other person...
Khushi who had been sitting next to Arnav was now sitting on his lap, straddling him.
As the kiss became more and more heated, both of them realised that this was it.
They didn't want to stop.
And they didn't.
Their tongues dueled and disputed for dominance...
Their hands were all over each other, touching whichever parts they could reach...
When they found it difficult to breathe, Arnav pulled back slightly, his nose still touching Khushi's, his breath falling against hers...
"Mein tumhaare paas hi hoon, Khushi... (I am close to you Khushi...)" he said, breathlessly. Then, looking straight into her eyes, he said with so much conviction, "Or hamesha rahunga... (And always will be...)"
Khushi tightened her hold on his collar as she heard the promise in those words...
And with that he slammed his lips on hers again, taking them back into the world of passion and desire...
Wanting more, Arnav started placing kisses on her jawline, then kissing his way down her neck...
As he bit and sucked her neck, his one hand snaked around her neck and into her tresses, pulling her head back slightly to give him better access, making her let out a low moan...
His other hand which had been holding her waist over her salwar now slid up towards her breasts, giving them a light squeeze...
Both of Khushi's hands grasped at Arnav's locks, pulling him closer as a load moan escaped her mouth with this new-found pleasure...
Knowing that they couldn't do this by the poolside anymore, Arnav placed his hands under Khushi's butt, picking her up as he stood up, making her automatically wrap her legs around his waist, his lips still ravishing her neck, her hands clutching him close...
Slowly, he took them into their bedroom, making sure to close the door and slide the curtains close.
He took them the bed, where he lay Khushi down before positioning himself on top of her...
He stopped for a moment...
He looked on as Khushi looked up at him, eyes hooded with desire and love... Her hair was sprawled across his pillow as she lay on his - no, their - bed, waiting for him to take her...
And that was the moment that Arnav lost all control.
He dove down to feast on this beautiful woman that was now going to be his... No! Scratch that! She was his!
He kissed his way down her neck when he reached her cleavage...
He tried to pull down the neckline of her salwar but it didn't budge...
Feeling impatient, he ripped the salwar down the middle and took her bra off in a heartbeat, not even giving Khushi time to react as he bent down and took a peak into his mouth, making her clutch the bedsheets in a fist as her body arched up, a loud moan escaping her, "Arnavji!"
Arnav loved every inch of Khushi, setting her body on fire while burning in the flames himself...
The room filled with moans and groans as their clothes got thrown across the room one by one, the two finally becoming one...
As Arnav thrusted inside her repeatedly, Khushi could only moan his name, her nails digging into his back as she pulled him closer, wanting more...
And his position was no less... He kept groaning her name as he increased his pace, feeling the pleasure build up higher and higher...
He thrusted faster and faster, sucking on her breast, until they both reached their peak, Arnav filling her with his seeds, as Khushi moaned repeatedly, "I love you, Arnavji!"
Arnav groaned, "I love you, Khushi!" before he collapsed on her, his head buried in the crook of her neck...
They lay like that for a few moments before Arnav pulled out of her and lay beside her, taking her into his arms, making her lay her head on his chest, to which she complied.
She wrapped her arm around his waist, while he wrapped his arms around her, cradling her head against his chest.
Finally feeling at peace, both drifted off to sleep...
***
An hour or so later, Arnav woke up to the sound of someone knocking on the door...
"Chote! Khushiji! Are you both in there?" Anjali called. It seemed that she'd been calling for a while now, so when she didn't hear a reply, she left thinking maybe they'd both fallen asleep.
Having slept for a little bit, Arnav felt the effect of bhang reduced somewhat...
It was only when he tried to get out of bed that he noticed the weight on his chest and the soft arm wrapped around his waist...
His Di's calls were forgotten as something registered in his mind.
Khushi and I had made love!!!' he realised...
His first thought was to push her away, get out of bed and pretend that none of this happened.
But then something stopped him.
Although he hated to admit it, he'd never felt happier...
Suddenly, everything came rushing back... Their words by the poolside... Her pain... Their kiss... The love-making that followed... Everything...
He started to see the possibility of a new perspective...
They'd both been drunk on bhaang...
Didn't people say that people speak the truth when they're on bhaang?
What if he'd been wrong all along?
What if Khushi was innocent in all this after all?
What had she said a while ago? He recalled her words, "On top of that, that Shyam is not leaving me... He keeps trying to come close to me... Then... And now too..."
He also recalled all her other words... Their confession...
That couldn't have all been a lie... Not when they were drunken out of their minds on bhaang...
What had she meant about Shyam?
There were so many questions, yet very few answers...
He didn't know what to believe and what not to believe...
But he decided that he'll give her the benefit of doubt... Maybe he needed to dig a bit more for the truth... The real truth. But before that, he needed to hear what she had to say... And for that they needed to talk.
He looked down at Khushi who was still peacefully sleeping in his arms...
She must be tired,' he thought. It was her first time after all...'
That's when it hit him.
She was a virgin! He'd noticed that she'd bled a little when he'd first entered her while making love...
For a few moments, the only thing that he could think of was the fact that the woman in his arms... His wife... Was his... In every way possible...
It gave him deep satisfaction to know that he'd been the first one to touch her - and he'd make sure that he was the only one to touch her...
But that also showed that she was pure...
He hadn't failed to notice that even whilst kissing, she seemed to have no experience at all... All this was new to her...
And that could only mean two things...
Either her and Shyam were together but he still hadn't touched her yet...
Or they weren't together at all!
Maybe she didn't love Shyam like that scum had told him?
Maybe he'd been punishing the wrong person this whole time?
His thoughts were interrupted as he felt her move in his arms slightly...
He knew she was awake when she let out a yawn...
Then as if she'd just realised where she was and in what state, she jerked, removing her arms from his waist as she moved away from him, towards her side of the bed...
He let her move away only to suddenly throw his hand and leg over her other side, effectively trapping her beneath him, his hands and legs either side of her...
Shocked, Khushi looked up at him, only to look away immediately, a blush colouring her cheeks as she couldn't bear the intensity in his eyes. She crossed her arms over her chest, aware that she was completely naked to his eyes...
Arnav watched in amusement, the play of emotions on her face...
He felt himself getting dangerously aroused as he watched that beautiful blush spread across her cheeks...
Khushi's eyes widened as she felt his arousal poking her stomach...
Seeing, her cheeks redden further, Arnav leaned forward and placed a kiss on each of her cheeks, then placed a tender kiss on her forehead.
That was his way of telling her that it was okay... That they would deal with what happened between them calmly... And that he didn't regret anything...
As much as he wanted to be inside her again, he knew they needed to talk like a mature couple...
Later,' he promised himself. A promise he knew he would keep at any cost - because he was now addicted to her...
"Get dressed," Arnav told her.
When she looked on, he explained, "We need to talk. And if you stay naked even a minute longer, then I won't be able to stop myself from driving myself inside you again," he said, not even bothering to sugar-coat his words.
Khushi felt tingles in her stomach as she heard his raw words...
Biting her lips, she nodded.
When he got off her and she tried to get up herself, she yelped, feeling pain between her legs and abdomen.
"Sh**! Are you okay?" Arnav asked, concerned. "I was too harsh wasn't I? Damn me!" he berated himself, feeling bad for being the reason for her pain. He should have gone slow! It was her first time for God's sake!
"I'm okay, Arnavji," Khushi said, smiling seeing his concern for her.
"Sure you are," he said, not believing her even once.
As she was about to make a move again, "Stop!" he said.
Khushi almost got startled with the force with which he said that. She looked up at him questioningly.
Arnav got out of bed in all his naked glory, making her blush again, and picked up his shirt and pants.
He passed the shirt to her saying, "Put it on," while he put on his pants just for the sake of having this talk.
Soon, they were sat on the bed, side by side, their backs leaning on the headboard...
"Khushi..."
"Do you remember everything Arnavji?" Khushi asked. In these few minutes, she recalled everything that they'd said to each other, and she hadn't forgotten that she'd mentioned about Shyam to Arnav...
Arnav nodded. "Shyam." That's all he said.
And she understood what that meant.
It was time.
With that, she told him everything right from the beginning... How she met Shyam in Lucknow... How he'd stayed in Buaji's house as a paying guest... Their engagement... How she broke it... What happened on the terrace the day of their marriage... How she was going to tell him the truth but she found out Anjali was pregnant... How she thought maybe he will change for the child... The way he was still after her...
She didn't miss out a single detail as she told Arnav everything...
"So that's the truth... I know that it's hard for you to believe that your jijaji is not a good person, but I have seen his real face and it definitely isn't the one he is showing you all in this house," she said.
Arnav hadn't said a word in between all of this. He'd simply listened to what she had to say...
And now, his silence was worrying Khushi, so she said, "Please believe me, Arnavji... This is the truth... He's not a good man... He's a cheat... He cheated you... He cheated me... He cheated my family... He's not the man he seems... I swear I'm telling the truth - you can ask anyone in my family. They all-"
"Okay."
That was all Arnav said.
"Okay?" Khushi asked.
"Okay," he nodded.
"That's all you have to sa-" Khushi was cut off as he slammed his lips on hers, taking her off guard.
"Mmm-mmm!" Khushi struggled to push at his chest as she really wanted to finish this talk, but Arnav took hold of her waist and pulled her close, not letting go of her nor her lips.
It didn't take long for Khushi to melt into him, to get lost in the world of lust, passion, and desire... With the one man she'd ever loved and will always love...
When Arnav had heard her side of the story, at first, he didn't believe her. How could he, when he himself had seen her in the arms of that man, asking him to leave Anjali?
But then as she went more and more deeper into the story, things started to click into place for him... Like the way her fianc's name had been Shyam.' Like the way she had been upset that day during havan when she'd found out that Shyam was married. He remembered how she'd cried on his shoulders and had reacted when he'd asked if her fianc had done something... All those times her fianc had disappeared now made sense... And even what he'd seen at the terrace made sense when she explained everything in detail...
When she'd finished, he realised that he believed her. Every single word.
And that made him guilty.
Because he'd tortured the innocent soul so much since their wedding...
He'd punished her for no fault of hers...
He'd made a big mistake...
And now he wanted to rectify that mistake. And he would, he decided.
He would love her so much that she'll forget the initial days of their marriage...
And it was with that decision made in his mind that he took her lips into a mind-blowing kiss...
They'd made love all day, that day... If Arnav stopped, then Khushi would start... If Khushi stopped, then Arnav would take charge... They just couldn't get enough of each other...
Arnav still hadn't apologised for the way he'd treated her, and maybe he won't any time soon...
He was ASR after all...
But he promised himself that he will give her everything from now on...
He will lay the whole world down at her feet, including himself...
That night, around 3am in the morning when they finally decided that they should sleep, Arnav finally said 3 words she had been craving to hear...
"I believe you."
And this is where this OS ends. How was it guys? I've never written an OS before so I have no idea how this turned out! Please let me know if it was good/bad with your likes/comments.
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