Chapter 54
Arnav called Khushi after the meeting was over, now that woman had been shown the door. He said as she picked up the phone, "I bought another company Khushi, we stalled the take over bid and did a counter take over. We bought the collaboration from the Swiss MNC and took the Mallicks apart."
"Arre saans toh le lijiye. Chalo achcha hai, ab toh bata rahe hain ki kya hua. Waise, hamein kyon nahi bataya tha ab tak?" Khushi now more confident about her husband, asked him.
After a few seconds of silence, he said in a low voice, "Jab wapis aaogi toh bataonga, abhi ke liye itna kaafi nahi hai ki tumhare husband ne jung jeet li?"
"Haan, soh toh hai. Congratulations. Waise, hum soch rahe the, ki Jiji ke shaadi ko ab sirf do hafte reh gaye hain, toh kya hum yahin rahe ki jaise hi woh naya manager train ho jaaye jo humne Friday ko appoint kiya hai, hum aa jaaye wapis?" Khushi asked.
"Ya aap aa rahein hain?" she added blushing at her boldness.
"Oh! tum chahti ho ki mein aa jaon? Waise bhi ghar waale toh mujhe joru ka ghulaam kehna shuru kar diye hain. Tum chaho toh mein aa jaata hoon.!" Arnav asked huskily.
"Nahi aisa, nahi hai. aap kaho toh hum aa jaaye." Khushi answered not wanting to inconvenience him.
"Arre nahi, meri rani, you stay there. I shall try and come over the weekend. Chaho toh kahin chaleinge. Nahi scratch that. We shall finish all the shopping. Buy Aakash and Payal some gifts. Waise, Mausaji ko koi madad chahiyegi, you know, money wise, should I offer'. what'" Arnav asked for Khushi's advise.
"Nahi, Arnav, Babuji is fine. Waise jo contract ke paise mujhe milte hain and my salary woh sab toh hai hi na help ke liye. So in a way you are helping me." Khushi told him.
"Waise that reminds me, meri rani, Jeejaji has made the necessary documents and I shall be sending them over to you for signing. You are to be one of the Directors in the company. So once you receive them, just sign and send them back so we can submit the application by this weekend." Arnav informed Khushi.
"Kya jaroorat hai inn sab ki. Hamein kya karna hai," Khushi tried to stop Arnav.
"Toh kya Arnav Singh Raizada ki biwi, uske yahan naukri karegi? Would that be fine? You are very important to me Khushi and you are going to be one of Directors just like Di, Nani and Jeeju. No arguments." He announced.
"Achcha, kitni important hoon mein?" Khushi asked softly.
"Tumhein pata nahi hai?" Arnav asked her in return.
"Nahin aap bataiye." Khushi, persisted.
"Jitna important mein tumhare liye hoon." Arnav answered obliquely.
"Oh! toh phir itni important nahi hoon mein aapke liye. Kyon ki aapki importance toh, Amma, Babuji, Jiji, Naniji, Di '" Khushi started counting and he stopped her with, "Haan par ye sab woh nahi de sakte jo mein de sakta hoon."
"Oh! aisa kya hai jo aap de sakte hain jo ye nahi de sakte' bataiye ' bataiye." Khushi challenged him.
"Arnav ' please ' yahan 'haan, haan, waise ' please ' there '. yes' yes ' yes ' " Arnav moaned throatily in the phone.
"ohhh! AAAp bhi'. chup kariye!" Khushi turned beet root as she heard him imitating her.
"Kyon ' ab kyon chup kariye? tab toh baal khinchti ho!" Arnav goaded her further.
"Hey devi maiyya'. " Khushi muttered as he was not sparing her anything.
"Nahi meri rani, tab aapki devi maiyya bhi kaam nahi aati, sirf' mein '" Arnav was on a roll.
"Arrrnav!" Khushi screamed. "hum phone rakhte hain." And cut the call as she heard him laugh at the other end.
She could not believe her husband would do these things to her. She felt aroused with just his teasing, she did not think it possible but she felt alive and happy. She closed her eyes reliving the moments with him putting her head back on the chair. She was jolted out of her reverie as the phone rang again and she picked up find a woman ask, "Khushi Arnav Singh Raizada?"
"Ji bol rahe hain." Khushi replied.
And the phone cut.
She just stared at the phone for a few seconds before shrugging and dismissing the call and getting back to work.
She had given the Manager his list of things to be maintained. He seemed a competent man with flair for understanding local tastes and have given ideas on how to bring some more designs that would add to the portfolio of AR Designs.
After a productive day, she went home and helped her parents in organising the menu for the wedding. She even told her father that she would make the sweets but she was dissuaded from handling everything herself. But she had put her foot down and had said that she would make some mithais for her Jiji's wedding and no one was going to stop her.
The next few days went with her husband calling often, teasing her, laughing with her, taking update on the preparation and work. She blushed as she remembered how last night he had called her in middle of the night and had asked, "Kya pehna hai?"
She had wondered aloud why he asked that when he said, "Mujhe pehen ne ki ichcha nahi hoti?
She had then said, "Pehna toh hai." running her hand on the mangalsutra.
"Budhu'" was the answer she had gotten.
"Toh ' kya ' matlab ' Oh!" Khushi had hit her hand on the head in understanding when it dawned on her what he meant.
"Haan, Bolo na ' kya pehna hai?" he had asked in a whisper.
"Arnav, nightie pehni hai aur kya?" Khushi asked.
"kaunsi wali?" Arnav persisted.
"Dekhiye '. aap' " Khushi now exasperated at him.
"Dikhaona." He said softly.
"Arrrnav' aap ko kya ho gaya hai?" Khushi now reprimanding him.
"Suno, mein Skype par phone karta hoon. I want to see you. Abhi." Arnav cut the call and after few seconds, her Skype ringer buzzed. She picked up the call to see and hear him.
"Can you see me?" Khushi asked.
"Haan, par aur nazdeek se dekhna hai." Arnav said.
"iss se nazdeek kahan se phone laayenge?" Khushi said, looking at him. He seemed to be walking.
"Aap kahan ja rahein hain?" She asked.
"Buddhu ' Darwaza kholo." Arnav ordered.
"kya?" She looked up and then at the phone. "Par aapne toh kaha tha aap kal aane waale ho." she said flustered now.
"toh kya mein chala jaon?" Arnav asked now irritated.
"Nahi ' " And she cut the call and ran to the door, to open it.
He stood there, hand against the door jamb, feet crossed at ankle and staggered when she flew into his arms. He had come home, to her, he thought, as he lifted her higher and twirled her. His Khushi.
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