My Imperfect Mr Perfect - Chapter 50 (Part II) - LAST CHAPTER
The moment Arnav got into his bed in the guest room, he felt bereft.
Not because the room was small or because of the lack of AC... But because there was no Khushi.
After all, now that they were in Buaji's house, Khushi would go back to sleeping with Payal. And it would be extremely inappropriate if he asked Buaji to let her sleep with him - in fact she would be absolutely scandalised!
But what was he to do? Ever since Khushi had stayed with him, he had become accustomed to sleeping with her in his arms... And now, he had no idea how he was going to sleep without her...
He groaned as he realised that it was going to be a very long night ahead.
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He tossed and turned, unable to get even a wink of sleep.
Minutes felt like hours...
It was 2am and Arnav was still wide awake, and very irritable.
Cursing under his breath, he got out of bed and strode out of the room.
On the other hand, Khushi had enjoyed being back in her room with her sister...
Her Jiji had been the one person she had shared everything with, and it would be a total lie if Khushi said that she hadn't missed her all these days. So it was amazing for her to be able to spend time with Jiji and tell her everything that had happened since she'd left - leaving out the steamy moments between her and Arnav of course...
But the moment it came to actually sleeping... She suddenly craved for the warm pair of manly arms that she so badly missed.
Just like Arnav, she too had got used to sleeping in his arms all these days...
And now, at 2am in the morning, while Payal was fast asleep beside her Khushi lay wide awake, sleep seeming like complete impossibility.
Suddenly, she heard fast footsteps, alerting her...
Worse, the footsteps seemed to be coming towards her room.
Scared, she shut her eyes tight, hoping there wasn't a thief in the house or something.
Just then her room door creaked open...
She pretended to sleep as she felt the person come towards the bed...
Or more precisely, towards her side of the bed...
But then her fears were all swept away when she heard her name, "Khushi," in that husky whisper that she would never fail to recognise...
Her eyes shot open in panic.
"Arnavji?! What are you doing here?!" she whispered. What if they got caught?! That too by Buaji?!
Not replying, Arnav simply just took the blanket off her and took her into his arms, carrying her out of the door while Khushi struggled in panic.
He swiftly took her into his room and gently kicked the door shut behind him.
He sat down on the bed and placed her in his lap, hugging her to him before finally letting out a sigh, content to finally have her in his arms.
"What have you done to me Khushi?" he almost groaned as he buried his face in her tresses... "I can't even get a wink of sleep without you anymore... What magic have you done on me?" He tightened his arms around her.
All of Khushi's anxiety flew out of the window at those words. Just the sound of his voice was enough to get rid of her fear of getting caught by Buaji.
"And when was I getting any sleep without you?" she questioned back, letting him know that she felt the same... That she also had got used to sleeping with his arms around her...
"Stay with me tonight," he whispered.
At the back of her mind, Khushi heard alarm bells ringing, telling her to say no just in case someone caught them.
But she really didn't care in that moment. Her need for his presence overpowered her fears.
"Hmmm," she replied, agreeing as she snuggled into him in his arms.
Realising they couldn't stay like this the whole night, Arnav moved the blanket aside and adjusted their position so that they were now sitting up, with his back against the headboard and her back against his front, her legs stretched out in front of her between his own.
He wrapped his arms around her snugly, just below her breasts, while she lay her head back on his shoulder comfortably, making him rest his against hers.
They just stayed in that position in silence, feeling at peace, content to be in each other's arms...
After a long time of comfortable silence, Khushi asked hesitantly, "Arnavji?"
"Hmmm?"
"What happened to your father?" she voiced out the question that had been bugging her since his tiff with Dadi.
She felt Arnav stiffen behind her.
Placing her arms on his own which were hugging her to him, she said, "It's okay leave it. You can tell me when you feel more comfortable." She was sure he would open up to her another time when he felt it was right.
"No Khushi, it's okay. I'm going to tell you one day or another, so why not get it over with now?" Tightening his arms around her, he started, "He died shortly after Maa committed suicide. After those men found Maa dead, they all surrounded dad and asked him for their money back. They'd paid him for three days, it seemed." He closed his eyes painfully. He could never get over the fact that his father had so easily sold his mum just for a few notes... He hated that man so much!
"Eventually they all beat him up and killed him. He couldn't do anything being one person against about 10/15 people. Before they could get me, I ran away..."
Khushi tightened her arms on his as she turned her face to place a tender kiss on his jaw. "I'm sorry you went through so much at such a young age... I wish I could have been there for you then..." she said, genuinely feeling terrible that he'd gone through so much so young... All alone...
Arnav managed to smile - it didn't seem to hurt as much as it used to now... Of course he still felt horrible that his Maa had gone through such horrible torture - and he would never ever forget that pain. But it was easier to breathe through it now, with Khushi and her love by his side.
Placing a kiss on her forehead he said, "It's okay... You're here now... With me... And that's all that matters..."
"Always..." she promised.
My angel,' he thought, smiling as he shut his eyes, laying his head against hers while silently thanking his Maa for sending this angel to him...
And that's how the two love-birds fell asleep that night... Locked in each other's warmth, free of any burdens at heart...
The next morning, Khushi woke up with a start as she heard Buaji yell, "Are Sankadevi! It's 9 o' clock and you're still not up! Get up now!"
Khush immediately sat up, suddenly aware that she was going to get caught having slept with Arnav the whole night.
But then she became confused as she took in her surroundings...
She was in her room!
And it seemed that Payal was already up.
Was it all a dream last night then? Arnav carrying her to his room... Their conversation about his dad... The way they slept together...
No ways! How could it all be a dream?!
But then how did she get to her room?
Her thoughts were interrupted by another wake-up call from Buaji.
With that she got out of bed to take a shower - otherwise Buaji would pull her ears off!
Just as she reached the breakfast table she saw Arnav sitting down in his suit, ready to leave for work while Payal was serving him his food.
"Aap office jaarahe hain? (You're going to work?)" Khushi asked.
"Haan Khushi. Saare kaam ghar pe karna chahta tha par bohot saara kaam pending mein hain isliye office jaana bohot zaroori hain. (Yh Khushi. I wanted to work from home but there's a lot of work pending so it's important that I go to office.)"
"Office?" Buaji asked. Even Payal looked confused.
"Arnavji, aap toh police mein kaam karthe hain na? (Arnavji, don't you work with the police?)" Payal asked.
"Oh, I guess I forgot to tell you guys yesterday! Well I worked for the police, but I'm also CEO of AR Designs," he said.
"Haaaiiin? CEO? Voh kya hota hai bitwa? (CEO? What is that son?)" Buaji asked.
"Buaji voh bade bade companyon ke maalik hai. (Buaji, he owns lots of big big companies.)" Khushi explained.
"Really?" Buaji asked, astonished.
"Yh, this is my main job Buaji. I became a police officer because I wanted to help punish criminals out there... It was something I felt very strongly about so I did it as a side job... But I resigned from that job two days ago..." Arnavji confessed.
No one needed any more explanation, as both Buaji and Payal could somewhere guess why Arnav had resigned. And in fact they were very happy that he had done that for Khushi... It only proved further, how much he thought about Khushi and their life ahead...
"But wait... CEO of AR Designs..." Payal mused... "Wait! You're THE ASR?!" she asked, shocked out of her wits!
Arnav just replied with a nod.
Payal almost cowered into her seat - but she tried not to show her feelings.
In these two days, although Arnav was a new person, after the initial hesitation, she found herself quite comfortable around him.
She could see that he was a genuinely nice person who loved her younger sister a lot.
And from the way he looked at herself and behaved with herself, she could see that he treated her almost like his sister. Of course they weren't anywhere near close yet, but she felt like he was protective of their family already... It was there in the way he looked at everyone including Khushi, Buaji and herself...
All these things had made her hesitation go out of the window just within one day - in fact, during breakfast she didn't feel any sort of nervousness around him and nor did she think twice about serving him food... She just felt like she had a brother now... Well that's what he'll be to her soon - brother in law...
But now, hearing that he was The ASR made her feel almost scared... She'd heard about him and knew that he was very powerful and rich. And it just didn't feel right to treat someone so big so... so... normally. Suddenly, she didn't see him as the simple man who her sister loved, but a powerful entity that they were no match for...
Arnav didn't fail to notice the change in Payal's expressions whereas Buaji and Khushi were completely unaware. And somewhere... Arnav didn't like it.
"Would you like to see my office Buaji?" he asked.
Buaji looked unsurely at Khushi, as though silently asking her what reply she should give him.
Khushi just replied in her bubbly manner and said, "Arre why are you looking at me?! This is between you and him. If he wants to show you his office then that has nothing to do with me - you guys can decide between yourselves!"
Indirectly she said that her aunt was not only hers, but also Arnav's Buaji now and they were practically family...
And Arnav didn't fail to notice this either.
Then, without a second thought Buaji said smiling, "Yes babua, I would love to see your office."
Arnav gave a slight smile in response, feeling happy inside. For the first time in years, he felt the need to impress someone from the family.
When he was young, he used to get 100% in every test just so that he could impress his Maa and see that big smile on her face...
After her death, he had the determination to achieve big - and he did that very well. But there was no one to be proud of him for it... No one for him to impress... No family to stand by him...
Dadi certainly hadn't...
But now with Buaji, he felt like he was that excited little kid again... He wanted to make her feel happy and proud of him...
"Okay Buaji, it's decided then. After eating you all can get ready. We'll leave together," he said.
"But babua aren't you getting late? It's okay if you have to go now - we can catch an auto and come," Buaji said, not wanting to delay him.
"No Buaji it's fine - and anyways I'm the boss. I decide when I want to go into office and there's no one to question me," he said.
Soon Payal and Buaji set off to change, so it was only Khushi and Arnav at the breakfast table.
Looking around cautiously, Khushi whispered to Arnav, "Was it real?"
Arnav looked at her confused and asked, "Was what real?"
"Last night!" she replied. "Was I really in your room?"
Arnav was about to reply yes before he thought he could have some fun with this.
"In my room? Last night? What are you talking about Khushi?" he asked.
Khushi's eyebrows were now raised.
Did I miss him so much that I dreamt of him? That too so realistically?' That must be it, she thought. Oh well, it was just one night, she thought. It's not like it's a crime to dream of your lover...
"Oh! So you dreamt of me," Arnav said huskily. Inching closer, he whispered naughtily, "What were we doing in your dream?"
Khushi blushed at the implications in his tone...
"N-nothing like you're thinking..." she said, still not able to look him in the eye. "We didn't even kiss," she said.
"Is that a complaint, I hear?" he asked.
Khushi shook her head rapidly, her eyes wide as she realised his intentions. She didn't want to do anything because she was scared her Jiji or Buaji will walk in on them.
"Guess I have to make up for it then," he said, inching closer. "Can't leave my girlfriend unsatisfied now, can I?" he said huskily, before taking her lips into a passionate kiss, making her eyebrows almost hit the ceiling.
She pushed at his chest, trying to get away as she was scared they would get caught.
But Arnav didn't relent - in fact he only pulled her closer.
With Arnav's lips and hands all over her, Khushi couldn't think straight for more than 3 seconds...
Khushi gave in and kissed him back with equal passion...
Aware that they were still sitting at the dining table, Arnav stood up, picking Khushi up too, making her wrap her legs around his waist. He held her up with one hand while picking up their plates with the other, still not breaking the kiss.
He walked to the kitchen, where they could get a little more privacy and placed the plates by the sink.
Just then, he pulled back slightly to murmur, "Don't worry. Tonight, I'll more than make up for what I didn't do yesterday night..."
Khushi's breath hitched at the promise in those words.
Wait! So that means it wasn't a dream?' Khushi wondered.
Because she could ask out loud, her lips were taken into Arnav's again...
Their hands were all over each other, clutching, tugging, groping...
They expressed their desperation for each other through the duelling of their tongues and their fight for dominance...
Arnav's shirt's top two buttons had somehow come undone, and both of them were ever so close to ripping the other's clothes off, completely forgetting their surroundings, when they heard footsteps coming towards the kitchen.
They broke apart, looking at each other in panic.
Khushi almost jumped off Arnav and tried to fix her clothes while Arnav did the same.
Both of them rushed to the sink to pretend as though they were washing the dishes but just ended up bashing into each other.
"Can't you see I'm going to doing the dishes?" Khushi asked, annoyed.
"Excuse me? I was here first," Arnav said.
"No I was!" Khushi retorted, hands on hips.
"No I was!"
And this was how Buaji found them. Arguing over who will wash the plates.
"Hai re nandkisore! You're both old enough to be parents of two children and here you yourselves are fighting like children? What do I do with the both of you?!" she said, her hand on her head.
Khushi just pouted in response to that, while Arnav was frozen.
"Go and get ready!" Buaji ordered Khushi, making Khushi scurry off to her room to change.
Meanwhile Arnav was still frozen.
Parents of two children
The words reverberated in his head over and over again...
He didn't even realise when Buaji told him that she'll do the plates and that he could go and sit in the living room.
Mechanically he walked to the living room and sat down.
Parents of two children
It's not that he hadn't thought of children with Khushi before. Of course he had. He wanted everything with Khushi... But it had been a distant thought that he hadn't given too much importance yet.
But when Buaji had said that a minute ago, a sudden image flashed in his mind...
He was carrying a baby girl in his one arm while his other arm was wrapped tenderly around Khushi's waist, whose belly was swollen with his child... Khushi's head was laying on his shoulder, her one hand caressing their daughter's cheek happily, while the other lay on her belly protectively...
He just couldn't get the image out of his mind...
And... And... He wanted that... He wanted it so bad...
He wanted a baby... A symbol of his and Khushi's love... Someone to call him Papa...' Someone to call Khushi, Maa...'
A family... A complete family...
Fu**! He wanted it so bad!
He felt oddly emotional as all these thoughts bombarded him...
Never had he ever thought about all these things so deeply. For many years he hadn't even considered the idea of having a woman in his life, let alone kids. But now... With Khushi... He wanted it all.
He really needed to see Khushi right now...
Just then Payal came into the living room after getting ready, meaning Khushi was alone in the room.
Getting up abruptly, he stormed off to the room, his heart in turmoil.
Payal was taken aback by his actions but something about his expression told her that he really needed some alone time with Khushi for his own peace... So she just sat down on the table, hoping that everything will be fine.
Arnav knocked on the Khushi's room door rigorously, feeling desperate to talk to her.
"Jiji the door is open! Just come through," Khushi said as she struggled to tie the dori of her salwar suit, standing facing the mirror.
Arnav burst through the doors.
Kicking the door close behind him, he strode up to Khushi and just threw his arms around her, hugging her from behind and burying his face in the crook of her neck, taking her by complete surprise.
Just from the way he was breathing, she could tell that something was wrong.
"Arnavji? Are you okay?" Khushi asked, holding his hands which were wrapped around her, concerned.
When he didn't respond, she turned in his arms and cupped his face, making him look at her.
"What's wrong Arnavji?" she asked him, her voice almost a whisper, her face etched with worry as she searched his eyes for answers.
"Kh-" Arnav struggled to even say her name as emotions choked his throat. "K-Khushi... I..."
Khushi nodded, encouraging him to speak.
He clutched her hands which were cupping his face. "Khushi I... I saw... A future... And I want it... So bad..."
Khushi nodded, not really understanding what he was talking about but more than willing to listen to his turmoil.
"I saw... You... Me... We were so happy...You were pregnant... We already had a baby girl... I had you both in my arms Khushi... I know it's stupid to imagine all this... But Khushi I-"
He was cut off as Khushi slammed her lips on his, her own throat clogged with emotion now...
It was a very brief kiss yet it was just as passionate as all their other kisses... And it showed how much they both yearned for that future together...
When they pulled apart, Khushi looked up into Arnav's eyes, her hands still cupping his cheeks, "Arnavji... Don't you dare call it stupid! It's your dream about our future... It's our dream about our future..."
Her hands slid down from his cheeks to clutch his collar, pulling him closer to her, their bodies plastered together as she rested her forehead against his...
Arnav slid his arms around her waist and pulled her closer while she said, "I want all that too Arnavji... More than you can ever imagine... I want to be pregnant with your child... To carry a part of you inside me... First a girl. Then a boy... I want you to come home to your wife and children every day after a tiring day at work... I want you to play with the children and kiss me senseless as soon as you get home... I want to laugh at all their naughty antics with you... A complete family... That's what we will be... Something we both missed somewhere in our lives... Us and our small world... I want it Arnav... I want it all... So badly..."
She let him see into her dream, her raw emotions clear in her eyes...
Arnav felt tears stinging his eyes as he imagined everything she said... The idea of having a complete family with Khushi made him feel so... so... complete... There was just no other word for it...
And the fact that she wanted all this too, made him feel so overwhelmed.
Once again, he thanked his Maa in his heart for sending this angel in his life...
Unfortunately, their moment was interrupted by Buaji, yelling at Khushi for taking so long to get ready...
Arnav sighed looking towards the door before cupping Khushi's face to place a loving kiss on her forehead... then her nose... and finally on her lips...
It was a small yet loving kiss after which he broke away from her and left the room.
As he left the room, one word kept on repeating itself in his head.
Wife
Khushi probably didn't realise it, but she'd said, I want you to come home to your wife and children every day...'
He was extremely happy right now, but he couldn't push away that nagging feeling inside him...
Was he making Khushi sacrifice her dreams for his own selfish reasons?
Ever since he'd told Khushi of his reason for not believing in marriages, she'd just let the matter be. She hadn't tried to defy him and neither was she acting any differently with him. She'd just accepted his decision without a fight.
He hadn't realised it then, but now after he'd heard the word wife' from her mouth, he realised that this was her dream.
To get married... To be a wife... To have a happily ever after with her husband...
Was he doing the right thing by making her sacrifice her dreams for his fears?
Would it really be so bad if he married Khushi? Would they really fall apart the way his parents had if they did? Would this love that they had between them now vanish?
All these thoughts plagued his mind as he walked out of that room...
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About half an hour later Buaji, Payal, Khushi and Arnav were all standing in his cabin in AR Designs.
As Buaji looked through the glass walls, she gaped, "Hai re Nand Kishore! This whole office is yours?! Meaning all these people work for you?!"
Arnav smiled, "Yes Buaji. In fact, I have more branches all over India and I'm looking to expand internationally too."
In that moment, Buaji looked at him with this, I am so proud of you' look, and that was the moment he felt that all his hard-work all these years was truly worth it.
"I'm so proud of you babua. And to think that you built all this from scratch... Before I was sure that you would be a wonderful match for our Titaliya because I knew you loved her a lot. But now I know that you are hard-working too, and that you'll definitely keep her happy. Today, I'm proud to say that even if I myself searched up a groom for Titaliya, I couldn't have found a man as perfect for her as you," Buaji said, making Arnav smile.
"Thank you Buaji. I promise I'll never make you regret your words and I'll always keep Khushi happy," Arnav said.
After chatting for a bit, Buaji decided that it was best if they left. After all, Arnav had lots of work pending, and there was no way he would be able to finish it if they kept chatting with him and disturbing him.
Arnav insisted that he drop them off, but Buaji refused, telling him to finish his work and come home early. They will all wait for him to have dinner.
Arnav agreed, feeling very emotional. For years he didn't have anyone waiting for him at home... Even whilst having Dadi, he felt like he had no one at times because she didn't really care for him.
But ever since Khushi entered his life, he started to have someone to care about him and wait for him at home when he leaves the house. And now, he had Buaji and Payal added to the list. He had a whole family waiting for him at home... He couldn't even explain how happy and grateful that made him feel towards them all...
Not wanting to send them back by themselves, he called Akash to drop them off. He knew Akash would be happy to see Payal again. Although he wasn't going to try and set them up together, he decided that he'll give them enough chances to meet so that they can sort their feelings out for themselves.
When everyone started to leave his cabin, he called out, "Payal, can I please speak to you for a minute?"
Buaji and Khushi had already gone ahead so it was only her and Arnav in the cabin.
"Ji," she replied, hesitantly.
"Payal, I lost my family at a young age. It's only after Khushi's entry in my life that I started believing in the term love' again. During the time of the case, it was just me and Khushi. She's all I had. And now you and Buaji have been added to the list. You all are my family now. Payal, when I look at you, I see in you the younger sister I never had. I know that you feel intimidated by the fact that I'm the king of the Fashion Industries." Payal's head shot up at that, wondering how he knew.
Looking at her reaction, Arnav said, "Both you sisters are very similar. You wear your heart on your sleeves. Having learnt to read Khushi, I can read you a little as well. But I just wanted to tell you that all this fame, wealth, means nothing. I'm still the man I was yesterday and I want you to try and continue to see me that way. I know it will take time, but I would like it if you would look at me as your brother rather than ASR. I've just got a family, Payal. Please don't take away my dream before it's even begun?" He requested softly.
Payal let out a smile - a genuine full-fledged smile - as she nodded, agreeing to his words.
All her inhibitions flew out of the window after hearing words. She could really and truly see a good brother-in-law in him. And she would make sure that's the only things she sees about him in future.
Arnav smiled back at her, feeling happy that he'd accomplished what he wanted.
Khushi who had come back looking for Payal, had heard the entire conversation and felt proud of her man. Like Buaji had said, he was indeed perfect.
Her Imperfect Mr Perfect.
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The days that followed were filled with lots of love, joy and secret romance!
Now almost a month had passed since Arnav moved in, and he's become an integral part of the family. Actually, the right way to put it would be to say that he has become the man of the house.'
He may not be the son-in-law of the house yet, but he definitely took on all the responsibilities that came with it.
And not to mention that he was having the time of his life, stealing moments with Khushi in the house, hiding from Buaji and Payal. The nights especially had become more and more passionate for them - no, they still hadn't crossed the line yet, despite wanting to. But after spending most of the day apart, when they met during the night, their desperation for each other came across 10 times stronger. And that desperation only increased day by day as the distance became unbearable for them.
During the night, they just couldn't keep their hands off each other.
For the first two weeks, they had refrained from anything sexual except kissing, fearing that Buaji or Payal might hear their noise. But after those two painful weeks Arnav nor Khushi could control their desire for each other.
And during the day, they used every opportunity for romance.
Sometimes Arnav would come into the kitchen with one excuse or another, and when Buaji or Payal turned away to get something, he would steal a quick kiss from Khushi, surprising her.
Once they'd been so so close to getting caught - and that too in the most embarrassing place and situation!
*Flashback*
Buaji, Payal and Khushi had been in the kitchen that morning and Arnav had been sitting in the living room working on his laptop whilst thinking of ways to kiss Khushi.
And as though his wish was heard, Buaji told Khushi to go and retrieve a file from the cupboard and give it to Arnav.
Buaji's pension had been stopped and Arnav had said that he could get his lawyer to have a look at it. He had told her that he'll be seeing his lawyer today evening so he'd told Buaji to get the file ready yesterday. As she just remembered, she sent Khushi to retrieve the file.
When Arnav saw Khushi across the living room, going towards Buaji's room, he got up and silently followed her after having a quick look around to make sure no one was around.
Just as Khushi closed the cupboard after taking the file, she found herself abruptly spun around, her heart almost stopped with fear. As she made to scream, her lips were taken into a passionate kiss by Arnav.
She tried to push him away but the file in her hand was of no help. In the end, she dropped the file before pushing Arnav back, hard.
Arnav stumbled back the tiniest bit as Khushi whispered loudly, "What are you doing Arnavji?!! Buaji will come!"
"Then let her!" he said, pushing her against the cupboard roughly, placing kisses all over her neck as he interlocked their fingers, resting her hands on either side of her head, caging her between his arms.
"Arnavji!" His name had come out as a protest at first, but God knows how it managed to change into a moan by the time she finished uttering his name.
Arnav continued his assault, grinding against her, wanting to get closer to her... To consume her altogether...
"What have you done to me Khushi?" he groaned against her neck. "I never even used to look at girls, and now I'm acting like a fuc**** horny teenager around you," he complained as he sucked at her neck.
"Hmmm," was all Khushi could say - or I should say, moan - as she was lost in the intoxicating sensations his lips created...
As his hands loosened, she used the opportunity to free her hands from his and run them through his hair, pulling him closer.
Arnav continued to suck at her skin, his lips travelling lower and lower...
When she couldn't bear the heat, she pulled his face back up so that she could shower his face with kisses, going up on her tiptoes.
She kissed her way down his jaw and throat, making him groan out in pleasure.
As she unbuttoned his shirt to place kisses on his chest, unable to control himself he picked her up and placed her on the bed, coming on top of her.
He took her lips into a kiss which she happily reciprocated as she slipped her hands underneath his shirt to feel him while he caressed and squeezed her curves with his large hands...
As things got more and more heated, they completely forgot their surroundings and boundaries... As his hands explored her curves, they travelled further and further down till they rested on her core, above her salwar pyjamas.
He rubbed her down there, making her let out a load moan which was muffled with a kiss.
He continued to rub her, showing her a new kind of passion that would take her to heights of pleasure.
He continued to kiss her and pleasure her until his haze was broken by the sound of footsteps coming towards the room.
Arnav pulled away from the kiss muttering, "Shit!"
He couldn't believe that they were making love on Buaji's bed!!!
Khushi who had been annoyed with the loss of contact finally realised that Buaji was coming towards the room.
Her eyes widened as she realised what was going to happen in exactly 3 seconds - they were going to be caught in a compromising position ON BUAJI'S BED!!!
Arnav raked up his brain to try and escape the situation, when his police instinct kicked in.
Carefully yet hurriedly hugging Khushi to himself, he rolled off the bed with Khushi, landing with a thud, just as the door opened.
Khushi was about to scream but then got stopped as Arnav warned her with his eyes whilst placing a hand over her mouth.
Luckily for them, the loud creak of the door was enough to cover up the noise of their messy landing beside the bed, hidden from Buaji's view.
"Hai Re Nandkishore! She's not here! And what is that on the floor? Isn't that the file that I told her to give to Arnav babua? God knows where this Sanka Devi has gone leaving the file laying on the floor. Urrghh what do I do with this girl?!" Buaji talked to herself as she picked up the file and left the room, closing the door behind her.
"Phew! That was close!" Khushi sighed in relief as she leaned against Arnav.
*End of Flashback*
Even though they risked getting caught every time, they never did stop taking those risks. They just couldn't.
Sometimes Arnav purposely forgot his lunch-box behind so that Khushi had to come into office to give it to him...
Other times both Arnav and Khushi teased each other under the table with their soft caresses and light squeezes...
Overall, they made use of every opportunity to touch each other and spend time together - whether that was day or night.
However, despite spending all this time together, Arnav and Khushi were becoming more and more frustrated.
Yes, their relationship was accepted by Buaji, but they still couldn't be together.
Both of them were unhappy with the way their life was as a couple. Of course, they both liked being with Buaji and Payal. There was no doubt about that. But they didn't have the freedom of a normal couple...
They couldn't see each other whenever they wanted... They couldn't talk to each other whenever they wanted... They couldn't touch each other whenever they wanted...
It was only the nights that were truly theirs, but even that was only a few hours. They had to wait until everyone was asleep and Khushi had to go back to her room early morning. That only gave them about 5 hours together at the maximum.
As if the restrictions weren't enough inside the house, they had to completely hide their relationship when they left the house. After all, they didn't want the neighbours to talk badly of Khushi - which they would happily do given the first opportunity.
It was all just so frustrating.
A few more days passed like this when one evening, both Khushi and Payal were just returning from the market.
They were just a street away from home when they felt a group of boys leering at them, particularly at Khushi.
"Let's walk a bit faster, Khushi," Payal murmured, understanding their intentions.
Khushi nodded before picking up her pace a bit, while Payal did the same.
But then the group of boys came towards them and blocked their path.
"You are the one right? Who stayed with that officer all alone for months?" a boy asked Khushi, shamelessly eyeing up her body.
"We heard you are going to live in with him? Live in with me for one week - I promise I'm better than him in bed," another boy said, winking at her.
"Live in with me for a night. I'll show you pleasure like no other," another one said, staring at her breasts, making Khushi cross her hands across her chest to protect herself from their lecherous stares.
"Please let us go," Khushi pleaded.
"Awww don't be scared. We won't hurt you - in fact we'll show you the heights of pleasure you can reach with that sinfully sexy body of yours!" the first boy said.
"Ahh look who else we have here! It's like an offer! Buy one get one free! You guys can take that one while I take this one - she doesn't seem so bad either."
They all started closing in on the girls so they tried to step back.
But the boys held their hands as they struggled, refusing to let them go.
Just as one of the boys' hand moved forward towards Khushi's breast, a hand came in out of nowhere to grab the daring hand and break it in one go.
Arnav had finished office early today and was on his way back with Akash tagging along when he saw a group of boys surrounding two girls.
It was only when they got closer that they realised that the girls were none other than Khushi and Payal.
Before Akash could even step out, Arnav was already almost by the boys ready to warn them off.
But then as he got nearer and he heard their words, he felt a rage so high that he was ready to kill them all!
After that no one could keep track of anything, because it all happened so quickly.
Arnav beat up all the boys single-handedly, ready to kill them for laying a finger on his Khushi.
If it hadn't been for Khushi who clutched his shoulder, yelling at him to stop, he probably never would have stopped until each one of those boys were dead.
Just then the police arrived as per Akash's call.
"Are you okay?" Arnav asked Khushi, cupping her face.
"Of course I'm okay, Arnavji. Now that you're here, everything is fine," she assured him.
"And you Payal?" he asked, looking at Payal now.
"I'm fine," she replied. "Thank God you came on time..."
After that, the girls got into Arnav's car as the four of them left towards Buaji's house.
Once they got there, the girls went into the house first. Once Arnav got out of the car and was about to go towards the house, he felt a hand on his shoulder.
He turned around to come face to face with Akash, and before he knew it-
*PUNCH!!!*
Akash had punched Arnav in the stomach.
"What the?!" Arnav gritted his teeth as he glared at Akash.
"Your completely deserved that! Whatever happened with Khushi today is only because of YOU!" Akash shouted.
"You love her right? Then why the hell can't you give her the respect she deserves and make her your wife?! Why???" Akash questioned Arnav.
"You're being a complete di** to her and she's bearing it because she loves you! But I'm not going to sit around and watch while my sister's life gets spoilt! She may not be my blood sister but my bond with her is strong enough for me to protect her from bad things. And I WILL do that even if I have to save her from YOU!" he shouted.
"What is your problem huh? You say you love her! You say you want to live your whole life with her! You say that you want to have kids with her! Then why the hell do you not want to marry her?! Why don't you want her to wear mangalsutra and sindoor in your name?! Why don't you want to wear a ring in her name?! Why don't you want to take vows of having a forever with her?! Do you think you're going to fall out of love? Do you think you're going to cheat on her?! Do you think she will cheat on you?!"
"No!!! Of course not!!!" Arnav denied that allegation instantly. Of course he didn't think that! He would never be able to look at another girl in that way, and neither will he ever be able to forget Khushi! And as for Khushi - cheating is not even in her dictionary! How could he ever doubt a pure soul like her?!
"THEN WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM???!!!" Akash yelled.
Arnav had no answer.
"I don't know why you're doing this Arnav, but let me tell you one thing. You're no less than a married man already! You're committed to her while she's committed to you. She cooks for you, she looks after your needs, you look after her, earn for her, live in her house with her family, you look after her family as your own, you're possessive of her, she's possessive of you... The only think lacking here is the mangalsutra on her neck and the sindoor on her forehead, Arnav. Other than that, you're basically a married man already. So why not make it official and finally give your relation a name. A true name that society will accept and respect?"
With that Akash stormed off into the house.
Slowly, Arnav too made his way into the house.
They all sat in the living room chatting while he walked straight to his room, their calls falling on deaf ears as he shut the door behind him.
For a long time, he didn't come out of the room, completely worrying Khushi.
And when he finally did come out 3 hours later, he said something that shocked everyone.
"I'm ready to marry Khushi."
Phew! Finally finished the last chapter of this FF!!! Now just the epilogue left! Please please please let me know what you thought of this chapter with your likes and comments - it took me aaages to write it. After all, it's triple the amount I normally write for a chapter! So please please please comment!
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