Three weeks later, on another Sunday, Arnav woke up to hear Khushi praying. After her prayers are over she comes to him and puts tikka for him and like the last weeks he puts sindoor on her.
"When you are up then why aren't you coming for the puja?" Khushi asked him.
Arnav shrugged. "I never thought about it.."
"Next time onwards, we will do it together. Okay?"
"Okay.." He kissed on her cheek and she blushed. He sighed, he has been kissing her for some time now but she never kissed him back..
"Go freshen up and come.."
"Why?"
"To have breakfast.." Khushi reminded him. Every Sunday, they had breakfast together..
"You want us to have breakfast together??"
"Why? What happen?" khushi asked confused hearing his strange question.
" If you kiss me then I'll have breakfast here." Arnav said smirking.
Khushi looked up at him in wide eyed shock. Seeing him cheekily grinning at her she told him, "Then you have from your house."
"You don't want me to eat with you?" Arnav asked shocked.
"I do.." Khushi shyly told him.
"But you don't want to kiss me.." Arnav said in a sad voice..
"No.." Khushi said in a panic. "No... I mean..."
"No, Khushi... I can understand. You never wanted to marry me... I just shouldn't have expected you to accept me so fast"
"No, Arnav jee... Nothing like that." Khushi told him that he was hurt because of her..
"It's okay, Khushi. I'll see you later." Arnav said and starts to get up from the bed.
"Arnav jee, don't go... it is not that I don't want to kiss.."
"I don't want to talk to you now, Khushi. I'll just see you later... or maybe it is best that we don't see each other today. I'll see you tomorrow.." Arnav said looking down..
"ARNAV JEE..!!" Khushi said holding his hand and then quickly kissed him on his cheek. "Now you believe that I like to kiss you?." Khushi asked him with teary eyes..
"Now you believe that I know which all buttons to press?" Arnav smirked. Khushi looked at him in shock and then she gasped in shock. "Arnav jee!!" She scolded as she hit him on his chest and he bursted out laughing.
"Did you know that my heart stopped beating seeing you upset?" Khushi asked him sniffing..
"Sorry, Khushi.." Arnav said full of regret and pulled her for a hug..
" I'll go make breakfast. You go freshen up and come.."
"Maybe I should keep some clothes her." Khushi happily smiled at him hearing that and turned to leave.
"Khushi..."
"Hmm?" she turned to him smiling.
"I'll never forget it..!!"
"What?" Khushi asked curiously.
Imitating Khushi full on he said, "That.. Now you believe that I like to kiss you?"
Khushi gasped in shock and seeing him grinning at her she ran away blushing.
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Arnav walked into his house to find Hariprasad dusting.. He is always cleaning or arranging things..
"Good morning, bhaiya."
"Morning, Neelu.."
"You went to mandir like that?" He asked confused seeing Arnav in his casual pant and shirt.
"Mandir?" Arnav asked confused then remembering his tikka he closed his eyes irritated at his blunder.
"Ah... I see.." HP said with a cheeky smile.
Arnav looked at him suspiciously, "What is it??"
"Nothing." HP said grinning cheekily.
Arnav suspiciously walked to HP staring her in the eye. "Why are you smiling??"
"Where?? No bhai." HP said contrite.
"Will you tell me or I'll fire you from your job.." Arnav asked all the while his heart slamming against his chest, HP knew about Khushi and him.
HP asked him in a whisper "She's your wife.. Isn't she??"
Arnav felt the ground slipping from under his feet. "How did you find out?"
"I have seen you go into the flat couple of times at night and then I once overheard Madhu di calling her bhabhi."
Arnav kept looking at her wondering what to do and HP had seen him? He had made sure everyone had slept but then he had always only checked on his family not the servants.
"I won't betray you, bhaiya. You might have some reasons to hide your marriage. I am happy for you, bhabhi is very nice." HP told him and walked off..
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"Do you think he'll tell any one?" Khushi asked Arnav over breakfast, they both were picking on the food.
"No.." Arnav told her..
"Are you upset?"
"I should have been more careful..." Arnav told her as he leans back on the chair..
Khushi held his hand, Arnav told her sighing "Leave it... There is no use crying over this matter."
"Will you... stop coming here??" Khushi asked him worried.
Arnav looked at her face and seeing her worried he told her, "I almost didn't come for breakfast..."
Khushi looked down at her plate and says in a whisper, "If you feel... that... it is not safe... to come here... anymore.." Then gulping she said "I will understand.."
Seeing her almost in tears, Arnav pushed his plate away and gets up from the table. "Arnav jee?"
"I'll talk with you later, Khushi.." Arnav told her as he angrily ran his hand through his hair.
"What happened?" Khushi asked shocked seeing the change in him.. First time she was seeing him angry and he looked downright furious, it was scary..
"I'll see you later.." Saying that he just walked out and Khushi ran behind him calling his name but he ignored her.. She stood there watching him walk back into his house.. She stood there hoping he would come back and then she saw him walking out of the house.. She started relaxing seeing him back.. He looked at her and then simply walks down, she followed him but he walked towards his car and getting in he drives off. Khushi came back to her flat and closed the door and sitting on the floor she bursted into tears..
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