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Originally posted by: ohminfinite

I read all the chapters in one go. I really liked how you construct your scenarios with our beloved characters .

Now then, our jodi has sorted out all problems...still the intrigue about the future remains.

Thanks dear for this narration and waiting for more.

Thanks a lot for investing your time. Glad you ended up liking the fic!

I'll be putting up the next part soon.

Originally posted by: mjain31

its a fresh story on Arshi..a good one...update soon

Originally posted by: EchTee

Awesome updateThey started dating

How lovely..

Both on same board..

Thanks so much!

I'll be updating the next part soon :)

Originally posted by: MarySue

It’s been so long since I read something here. A year probably. I wasnt going to read today but I’m so glad I did and found this. Thank you for making me come back to my world. This is an interesting fanfic! Also I love the characters. CEO/Strong/Independent Khushi is all I need!

Can’t wait to read more.

-Z

Thanks a lot, Z. :) for taking time out to read and review

Happy that this fic could keep your intrigued. and that you like the characters esp Khushi :D

Originally posted by: bhavis

This FF is a breath of fresh air. The genuine mistake gave both the time to be away from the reality. What a coincidence to have read the ff on the date when Avengers-End game got released. Just like your Khushi sending her first text to Arnav.

Keep up the good work.

@bold - Thanks a lot for this wonderful comment! :)

what did you think of Endgame?

Originally posted by: CHUNNU99

Awesome. Continue soon

Thanks so much! :)

Originally posted by: amadea

when will you update

I'll be posting soon. :)

Hey! Found you 😎

This work of yours is also amazing like the one I finished reading today only. The story is intriguing and with not much of daily soapish drama and twists, which is very refreshing. 😃

And you are updating soon after a month.😲

Wow! I would love to compete for the first spot.

Chapter 14 - Luckiest Girl Ever

(Monday, 26th June - Friday, 7th July)

Come Monday, as Khushi was waiting for the elevator door to close and ascend to her office floor, Arnav made an entry. There were a few other people in the lift and Arnav moved past them to stand next to her.

"Hi," he greeted her with his biggest smile. Generally people suffered from Monday morning blues but this weekend, he couldn't wait for the day to arrive.

His buoyancy was deflated by Khushi's civil but cold response, "Good morning, Arnav."

He shook aside the thought and spoke, "How was your Sunday with Payal?"

Khushi moved her eyes around the compact lift and cleared her throat, "It was good. Thanks for asking."

"Erm... is everything fine?" he asked with a nervous chuckle as the elevator pinged indicating Magnolia's 33rd floor. Some of the people along with Khushi and Arnav exited.

A trail of "good mornings" erupted as Khushi headed to her cabin, with Arnav in tow. They responded to the greetings and once he reached her cabin, he asked solemnly, "What's the matter? Why is your behavior so... cold? Did something happen?"

Khushi placed her laptop bag on the coffee table and turned to face him. She had a smile on her face, "No, it's nothing like that. Actually... I was wondering if can we keep this," she gestured between them, "whatever this is, between us? I don't want the office to find out that we are... you know... dating."

Arnav mulled her words, "You want to keep us a secret?"

She nodded apprehensively, "Yes. You know how unprofessional it'll look. And we've just started this..." she again gestured to the space between them.

"Relationship?" he offered.

"-This relationship," she continued, "I don't want others to know about it till we are... I don't know... sure..." She let the words trail off.

Arnav understood her worry. "It's all right. I get it."

"Really?" she asked, slightly in disbelief, "I thought you might take offence."

He waved a hand at her and smiled, "Of course not. You are right. We should keep a difference between our personal and professional lives."

His response made her sigh in relief. "Am I the luckiest girl ever to get such an understanding boyfriend?" The moment those words left her lips she abruptly stopped talking.

The word made Arnav's ear perk up and he took a small step toward her, "Boyfriend?" he said taking another step, "Am I your boyfriend now?"

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Khushi tried to back off but the table behind her blocked her route. Arnav had come dangerously close to her.

"Ermm...." She stammered, tilting her head up to look at him.

"I like the sound of that," he whispered in a silky voice.

"Arnav," she breathed his name. The proximity to him had made her go weak in the knees. Both his arms were on either side of the table and he had her trapped between them.

"Arnav," she said again finding her voice, "The door's open, anyone can come in."

He didn't listen to her, instead brought his head down to near her face. Khushi's heart was leaping in her ribcage. Arnav's lips were so close to her...

The sight of her red face must have amused him since he smirked and said, "I'll see you later, girlfriend."

He stepped back allowing space between them. As he walked out of the office, he gave her one last mischievous grin.

The moment he was out of the cabin, she exhaled deeply. She didn't realize but she had been clutching the corner of the table, hard. She shook her head and smiled. Arnav was teasing her. If this kept going on for long, she didn't know till when she would be able to control herself.

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For the next few days, unknown to all, a game of hide-and-seek was going on between Arnav and Khushi.

In conferences, she would notice that Arnav's eyes were on her even when she was not speaking. A blush would creep on her cheeks and she hoped no one else had taken notice. Sometimes, while in the elevator or at cabin meetings, his hand would brush against her and she would have a tingling sensation on the skin that he just touched.

She had never been in this kind of a secret relationship and to be honest, it excited her. For years she had focused on nothing but work so these small moments with Arnav were something she welcomed wholeheartedly.

Though she realized that she had been very cautious. It was always Arnav who would tease her, flirt with her. And she was always at the receiving end. A few days in this charade, she decided she would take charge- maybe make him taste his own medicine. The idea was thrilling.

On Friday the following week, she finally knew how she would get back at him. Towards the evening, a few hours before office ended for the weekend, Khushi entered the female washroom and ensured that none of the stalls were occupied. She had a small bag with her.

She took off her cream colored blazer that she had worn with a peach formal shirt and a cream colored pencil skirt. She undid the buttons of the peach top and put the shirt in the bag. From the bag, she took out a black chiffon sleeveless top and wore it.

The top hugged her body, accentuating her curves. The neck of the top was low and the straps very narrow. She tucked in the black sheen top at the waist and studied her reflection in the mirror. The body hugging top and slim-fit narrow skirt was too risqué for office but it would definitely succeed in what she had planned. She bit her lower lip in nervous excitement.

She put on the blazer and buttoned it. Her bare neck and partial chest were still exposed so she wrapped a light blue scarf around the area. She had to walk the distance from the washroom to Arnav's cabin. She couldn't risk anyone seeing her in a not-so-decent attire.

Arnav's PA, outside his office, was flipping through a magazine and before he could mutter a 'Good evening ma'am', Khushi had dashed in the cabin, greeting him in haste.

Once she entered Arnav's cabin, she closed the door and bolted it, pressing her back on the door and sighing in relief that she didn't goof up anywhere.

"Khushi?" Arnav's surprised voice boomed across the huge cabin, "What are you doing here?"

Regaining her heavily beating heart and her composure, she swiveled her body and leant on the door, "O... I just came to check on you." She slowly removed her scarf from around her neck and let it drop to the floor.

Arnav leant back on his chair, a very amused expression on his face. "That's very generous of you," he replied.

"Since you have been so generous to me these past 2 weeks," she spoke huskily, taking steps closer to him till she was right in front of him, "I figured it was high time I paid you back."

Arnav pushed back his leather chair and stood up, "What did you have in mind?" He asked her eagerly as he looked down at her. She was just a feet away from him, in his personal space.

Khushi smirked and slowly unbuttoned her blazer, as Arnav's eyes followed her fingers. She took off her blazer and set it on the table.

His eyebrows shot up and his jaw dropped open at the sight of her in a tight sheen top and skirt. His reaction satisfied her. This payback was good.

His eyes glanced over her body and he gulped. Finally he whispered, "O my God."

She pressed her lips to prevent from grinning.

Arnav ran his hand through his hair, "You... look heavenly."

Khushi closed the space between them till their bodies were lightly touching one another's, "Do I?" she whispered and ran her tongue along her lip line.

That pushed Arnav over the edge and the next moment, he grabbed her lips with his. There was so much urgency in the way he kissed her today, like he had been holding back since a long time and today, the dam of patience had broken.

His strong arms engulfed her tiny waist and he pulled her toward him even though there was no space between them. Khushi reciprocated by encircling her hands around his neck.

When they broke apart, their lips were red and their breathing, heavy. His arms were still wrapped around her.

On catching his breath, Arnav spoke, "If I don't stop now, I won't be able to control myself."

Khushi brought her lips close to his, till they were inches apart and whispered, "Then don't stop."

That was all the confirmation he needed. He lifted her and placed her gently on the tabletop. His mouth was on her, kissing her lips, and then moving down to her neck.

The contact of his lips on her skin, made Khushi whimper. She arched her back and ran her hand over Arnav's hair as he left a trail of kisses from her neck to her arm.

He broke apart and played with the strap of her top. Khushi took a deep breath- her mind fuzzy with excitement and arousal.

"Are you sure?" he asked her seriously. "I can stop if you-."

She placed a finger on his lips, "I am sure." Saying so, she took off the top and now dressed only in a peach bra and cream-colored skirt.

Arnav gasped as he took in every inch of her exposed skin. "You are so beautiful," he murmured as he kissed her neck again, and then moved down, placing soft kisses on the top of her partially exposed chest. His other hand was fiddling with the bra straps on her back.

"So beautiful..." he murmured against her skin.

Khushi was experiencing an explosion of emotion. She wanted him to kiss every inch of her body. She tried to spread her legs so he could step between them but the pencil skirt that she was wearing, impeded her movement.

To get free of it, she unzipped the skirt at the side. "I have never done this before," she whispered as Arnav kissed the juncture of her neck and shoulder.

Her words made him stop abruptly. He pulled back to look at her. "What?"

She scrunched her eyebrows trying to understand what made him stop and then it hit her. "In an office," she muttered, with a small smile, "I've never done it... in an office."

Arnav let out a nervous laugh, "I thought you've never-."

"In the past..." She trailed off , "Though let's not talk about it."

"Right," he replied, feeling silly. His palms were lightly placed on her bare waist. Before either of them could do anything else, the intercom rang.

Khushi almost jumped and Arnav cleared his throat before receiving the call, "Yes?"

"Now?" he spoke at the receiver, in shock. "No no. Give me a minute."

He immediately hung up and turned to Khushi who was still sitting on the table. He muttered apologetically, "I have a meeting at 5 and the guys are already outside."

Khushi widened her eyes, "You have a meeting in your cabin?!" she exclaimed and looked at her wrist watch, "Now?" She jumped off the table and picked up her black top, quickly putting it on. "Why didn't you say anything earlier," she asked, wearing her blazer and hastily buttoning it.

"I...err... you came in dressed like that and it... it slipped my mind," he offered weakly, while fixing his hair and tie.

Khushi had already wrapped her scarf around her neck, adjusting it to hide the fresh love-bites that covered the crook of her neck and shoulder.

"Okay!" she spoke calmly and took a deep breath, "Both of us look fine. And we generally have meetings. You are the MD and I am the CEO, there is nothing wrong in being together in your cabin."

"Yeah," he agreed, picking up the files that had fallen on the floor and setting them back. "The guys will probably think that we were in a meeting."

"Yeah," she agreed, unsurely. She took one long breath before opening the door. Arnav was standing near his chair on the other side of the room.

A group of people- from the marketing department greeted Khushi at the door. She nodded back at them and turned to face Arnav, "I'll study your proposal and get back to you." She feigned a professional tone.

"All right," Arnav replied curtly and asked the marketing people to take seats.

Khushi nodded and walked out. On route to the washroom, her heart was beating rapidly. This was such a close call. She reached the washroom and bolted the door, swiftly changing back to her decent formal shirt.

Before shoving the black top back in the bag, she ran her finger through it. It brought back fresh memories of what had just happened- the way they kissed, the way her body ached to be in his arms. She wondered if they would have consummated if not for the interruption? A heat emanated in her belly.

She took out her iPhone and typed a message.

(Friday, July 7)

-Khushi- 5: 34pm || How goes the meeting? ;)

-Arnav- 5:35pm || Can't wait for it to get over... so that we can continue what we left off.

His reply made her giggle and excited at the same time.

-Khushi- 5:36pm || My place? After office?

-Arnav- 5:38pm || I'll be there soon.

Khushi put her phone in her bag and smiled. She couldn't wait for office to get over.

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It started as a cute romance and ended up as something different all together. They both are enjoying this period of being in a relationship.

I thought Khushi will take him to the edge and push him from there. Hmmm, she could not resist him at the end. Who schedules meetings at 5:00? Arnav needs to fire his PA ASAP.

Sheetal cloud is still looming large. Can they address it before she spills the beans please?

Cheers.....

Me 😊

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Writerji, super duper update.

The best part I have loved about your story is how Khushi has always taken the initiative in their love story whether be it revealing herself, or their first kiss, deciding to keep their love secret for some time and now initiating physical intimacy. I love this bold Khushi and thank you for writing such a female lead.

Also thank you for not showing Khushi as this stupidly blushing, virgin girl who runs away at the first sight of any kind of intimacy. Tired of so many stories where Arnav can be a womaniser and Khushi has to be a virgin.

This story is such a refreshing change and I am loving it. And you my dear writer is how a true feminist should be!!! 👏

Good call to keep their relationship under wraps for sometime. And this should give Arnav sometime to think about how to tell Khushi about his deal with Sheetal. And I really hope Khushi hears it from Arnav and not Sheetal.

Their make out session was super hot and now I can't wait to see what will happen next.

Thank you for another awesome update.

As much as I am enjoying their office romance, I have a tingling feelings.. Khushi shouldn't get to know about Arnav from Sheetal.. it will be disaster.. hoping that Arnav will tell her before he takes their relationship further..