ArHi FF:Then you look at me...Thd2 - Page 52

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wow!!! beautiful dresses and arrangements...waiting for the update now 😊

Thanks for the PM and I loved Khushi's dress and accessories more then Sheila's dress. Update Soon and do PM me

Punita

This one's extra long!! I mean, the longest update I have ever given. . . 😉 😃

I've made it extra special, as it is my dear friend Kathrina, aka Dumas's birthday!!! Yayy!!! Happy birthday, once again, love. . . ❤️ 🥳 🤗

Kathrina!! Here you go!! As I promised!! A Kathrina special coming up. . . . 😆

Note : Thanks a ton to Shalu aka Sharneil92, for suggesting an awesome dress. The link for that is this. You can imagine either the dress that I suggested or the one she gave. 😊

I have used all the knowledge I have about a Christian wedding. If there's anything wrong, please do pardon me, and let me know about it. . . . . 😳

Chapter 27-B:

Khushi had started the bridal registry after the trials of dress had taken place and had chosen the honeymoon tickets as the gift from Raizadas. When she told this to Arnav, he seemed thoughtful for a second before asking her where she wanted to send them to. "How about a cruise to Europe?" she had asked. "Hmm.. 20 Days??" Arnav asked, to which Khushi replied, "Nah... That's too much of sea! I think 15 days will do..." Arnav had just nodded and said it'd be arranged.

A day before Sheila's wedding, Khushi and the other bridesmaids had decided to throw a bridal shower for Sheila. And later that night would be the bachelorette party. After much persuasion, and almost begging from Sheila's side, it had been decided that Khushi would be staying the night at Sheila's.

Arnav dropped Khushi in front of Sheila's place, and both of them got out of the car and stood gazing at the Khanna mansion. Khushi groaned as if she would be going through the biggest misery of her life, and earned a chuckle from Arnav. "You know you don't HAVE to do this!" he said, as he put an arm lightly around her shoulder. He had been waiting to talk to her, so that the remnants of their misunderstandings would be taken away from between them. But being the Maid of Honor, Khushi had indulged in every detail of Sheila's wedding, hardly sparing any time for him. But when she did spend some time with him, she always showed her love for him, in any which way she could. But the change in Arnav's behavior hadn't gone unnoticed by Khushi, who felt her life getting back to normalcy, as Arnav started warming up to her.

"No... I don't actually mind it. But why do I have to stay away from you. . ." Khushi was telling, when she was interrupted when Sheila screamed excitedly, "Khushi!!!!!"

"Oh! I hate her!!" Arnav muttered. Khushi put her hand on his chest, as he turned to him, and said, "It'll be over tomorrow..."

Arnav hugged her tight and murmured near her ear, "Be careful at the bachelorette party. If there's any trouble, call me immediately. . ." Khushi nodded, and Arnav gave a peck just below her ear before releasing her.

He handed her, her tote and kit bag. "Don't sit anywhere for too long! Or else your leg will start aching. You have the gift in your bag right??" Arnav asked. Khushi opened a zip to check whether the cruise tickets were there, and nodded once.

"I'll get your dress tomorrow. . . What will you wear with it? The diamond necklace that I had bought you??" Arnav asked, and Khushi shrugged, clearly not interested with the conversation about dresses. Sheila who had neared them said, "Wow!!! He takes care of alll this????"

"I'm a fashion designer! Of course I take care of all this!!!" Arnav said irritatedly. Sheila, oblivious to his irritation, was about to ask something else, when Khushi diverted her attention and took her away for her own good. As Khushi neared the door leading into the Khanna mansion, she turned to Arnav, and waved to him. Arnav gave her a loving smile, and nodded once, before he drove away.

The Bridal shower was a huge success, and Sheila was so excited with the idea of having her honeymoon on a luxurious cruise ship with her Adam. And after resting for a while, they all went to the venue of the bachelorette party, a posh discotheque. Khushi hated it the moment she set foot in it! Right from the dim lighting, to the "Dhik Chak" beats!! Or may be she felt irritated because Arnav wasn't there with her. But Arnav's thoughts seemed to ease her irritation a bit, and she somehow managed to go through with it.

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After about 4 hours, Khushi balanced a drunk Sheila with her one hand, and called Arnav using her free hand. She really didn't want to go in a taxi at that hour of time. Arnav reached her as quickly as he could, and Khushi shoved Sheila to the back seat, before she sat next to Arnav, and snuggled closer to him, to ward of the cold. Arnav turned on the heater, and put an arm around her, before he started to drive.

"Khushi. . . You are getting married too!! Don't you think it sucks to depend on just one guy to get laid??!!" Sheila asked out of the blue.

Arnav gave a throaty chuckle, and Khushi looked at Arnav with disdainful eyes and turned to Sheila, "No Sheila. It doesn't bother me at all. . . . ."

"Then why were all my other friends bothered so much?!" Sheila asked again.

"Umm... May be because they were all jealous that they they couldn't catch hold of someone like your fiance. . ." Khushi tried to reason.

"Yeah!!!!! And aren't you jealous??" she asked, to which Khushi replied, as she patted Arnav's shoulder, "No Sheila. . . . I'm quite satisfied with this."

Arnav raised his eyebrows, and said, "This?? Oh.. Thank you so much!!!" Khushi gave a sheepish grin to Arnav before she returned back to her position, snuggling into him. "The first time I saw you, you had worn white too, you remember??" He asked, as he looked at the dress she was wearing. Khushi pulled back to look into Arnav's eyes, and she called his name softly, and when Arnav looked at her questioningly, she said, "Please watch where you're driving. . ." And she sat back in her seat, as Arnav turned to the road, shaking his head.

Once they reached the Khanna mansion, Arnav helped Khushi in taking Sheila in, and kissed Khushi good night, before he left.

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Soon, it was the wedding day of Ms. Sheila Khanna and Mr. Adam Carter. The wedding was to take place in the Khanna mansion, and the reception party was arranged outside, on the lush lawns, where a huge tent of sorts had been put up. They had planned the reception party to start at twilight. So that the lighting arrangements could be shown off. And the twinkling fairy lights seemed to convert the whole garden into a fairyland!

Khushi, who had nothing else to do from the past 3-4 days, had helped Sheila in the last minute preparations of her wedding. Arnav watched as she hustled and bustled, filling rose petals to a small girl's basket, who was supposed to be the flower girl, making sure the boy, who was to be ring bearer, had the pillow on which she'd place the rings later on. In between all this, she had been stealing glances towards him too, and had come to him, as she said in a husky whisper near his ear, "You look very tempting Mr. Raizada. . ."

Arnav held onto her shoulders, and said, "Get ready Mrs. Raizada! Now!!"

Khushi pursed her lips at his authoritative tone, feeling as if she was the happiest person alive as he had called her Mrs. Raizada, and said "On my way. . . ."

When Khushi entered the bride's room, after getting ready, Arnav turned to stare at her, taking every small detail of hers through keen eyes, and finally when his eyes met hers, he gave her, her favorite lopsided smile, his love clearly on display in his eyes. And it didn't help Khushi to see the desire in his eyes too. Arnav had taken all care to choose a perfect material, and finally opted for a satiny material which would fall off her womanly curves perfectly! All his effort seemed to pay him off as his eyes feasted on her petite body.

Khushi turned at the sound of a whistle. It was Sheila, who looked Khushi from top to bottom, and said, "I shouldn't have made ASR design your clothes!! You look prettier than me!!!" She looked flabbergasted.

"Oh. . . . I. . . I can go and change into something less ostentatious. . ." Khushi offered, and Arnav's mouth practically fell open. 'Ostentatious!!' he thought.

Sheila snorted before saying, "Are you kidding me?! I'm not a bridezilla!! So I'll leave your guy alive for you. . . Besides I have more gold on me than you!! So its okay. . ." she shrugged.

'Talk about being pig-headed!!' Arnav thought as he rolled his eyes.

Khushi took a quick peak through the door. The minister and the Groom had arrived, and so had the best man and all the other Groomsmen. She handed her clutch to Arnav, after she took out the rings and put the two rings on the pillow the ring bearer was holding on, and told him to walk slowly behind her, as they had rehearsed.

Arnav stared at the clutch with a raised eyebrow, clearly not knowing what to do with it, before he put it in his pocket.

All the other bridesmaids left one after the other and took the positions near the altar. Khushi then took a deep breath and went out of the room, with a hand around Arnav's arms. Almost every relative of both Sheila's and Adam's smiled at her, and Arnav couldn't help but feel proud as he saw that it was Khushi's nature which made her the life and soul of wherever she was.

Khushi stood nearest to the altar, and Arnav stood a few feet away from her. The ring bearer had come next, from whom the Best Man, Adam's cousin, took the ring which Adam was to put on Sheila's ring finger, and Khushi took the other ring. The flower girl entered next, making a trail of soft pink rose petals,

"All stand for the bride." announced the minister, and everybody stood up, as the Wagner's march started in the background. Everybody gasped as they saw the gold woven fabric that had been used for the Bride's gown. Sheila had eyes only for her Adam, as she almost ran to his side. Mr. Khanna had to grab hold of her hands to stop her from doing that. Arnav and Khushi looked at that and at each other, as they smiled. Khushi took the bouquet from Sheila, and winked at her once.

As everybody settled down, the minister started his work.

"Adam Carter, do you take Sheila Khanna to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

Adam without a moment's gap, answered, "I do."

"Sheila Khanna, do you take Adam Carter to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

Sheila gave a gooey look to Adam, as she replied, "I do."

"Do you promise to love and cherish each other, in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer, for better for worse, and forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto your spouse, for so long as you both shall live? Do you together promise in the presence of your friends and family that you will, at all times and in all circumstances, conduct yourselves toward one another as becomes Husband and Wife? Do you together promise you will love, cherish and respect one another throughout the years?"

"We do" Sheila and Adam answered in unison. Khushi whose eyes had filled up after listening to the vows, turned to Arnav and said, "I do. . ."

Arnav rushed to her, and stood behind her, his arms around her waist, and whispered in her ears, "Always have, and always will. . ." Khushi turned her head to look into his eyes, and everything else disappeared. At least for Khushi! Arnav moved his hand from her left shoulder to her hand and stretched it out and Sheila snatched the ring away from Khushi's hand. "Its MY wedding!!" she muttered, loud enough for Khushi to snap out of her trance. She chuckled as she leaned back to Arnav.

"For as much as Sheila and Adam have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and these witnesses, and thereto have pledged their faithfulness each to the other, and have pledged the same by the giving and receiving each of a ring. By the authority invested in me, I pronounce you are man and wife. You may now kiss the bride."

At this point, it became too much for Arnav to take, and he pulled Khushi out of the mansion. They neared the tent that was put up for the reception purpose, and Arnav pushed her against a tree, the trunk of which was almost cut off from view as it was hidden by its foliage. Arnav stroked Khushi's face as if she was a priceless thing in his world, and finally Khushi had to pull him close, and kissed him as she stood on her tiptoes.

Arnav bent a little, giving her more access, as her hands started to roam over his broad shoulders, and chest. In response, Arnav crushed her body in between his hard form and the trunk, deepening the kiss, as one of his hand went to her chest, and with his other hand, he started pulling the seams of her gown upwards.

As his fingers grazed her core through the thin fabric of the lacy underwear that she had worn, she gasped and pulled back from their kiss, and gazed into his eyes, with hooded eyes. His fingers increased their pace as he massaged her, and as his pace increased, her breathing became shallower.

He put his lips at the crook of her neck, and kissed the creamy skin that was exposed and had been enticing him the whole evening. Khushi shuddered against him, and he pulled back, and asked her, "Won't you stop me?"

Khushi sighed, before she shook her head. Arnav couldn't trust himself anymore, as he put some distance between them and stood facing away from her. He didn't want their first time to be here, out in the cold!!

As Arnav stood away from her, a wave of despair passed over Khushi. Why had he stopped?? Didn't he want her??!! Was he rejecting her??!!! Without even realizing, a sob came out of her, before she could stifle it. "Khushi???!!!" Arnav asked with a horrified face as he saw her tears. He cupped her face and whispered, "What is it child??"

On being called 'child' again, her sob turned into a full fledged crying. She flung her arms around his waist and hugged him tight, as she talked in between her sobs, "You. . . . don't want me. . . don't need me. . . anymore!!!" Arnav rolled his eyes, as he realized she had once again, successfully misunderstood him. He gently pushed her back to the tree and pushed his lower half to her. Her crying stopped, and she gasped when she felt his arousal against her belly, and her eyes went wide open. Her lips were a perfect "O" as she looked up at him.

Arnav looked at her with an understanding look, as he said, "I guess that proves that I want you. . . And as for the distance part, it was necessary. You really didn't want our first time to be here! That too in somebody else's wedding, did you??"

Khushi felt a bout of shyness take over her, as she hid her face in his chest, and Arnav put his arms around her and chuckled at her innocence.

The reception party had started now, and a soft music flowed through the air, and Khushi started rocking, as she held on to his neck, and his arms around her waist.

Arnav finally felt all the pieces of his life, fall back together, as they swayed to a soothing music. "When you kiss me. . . ." by Shania Twain, was being played, and Khushi pulled back from the embrace, and they both shared a tender kiss. "Let's go home, child. . ." Arnav said, and Khushi nodded and noticed the Bridal bouquet on the ground, and picked it up.

She must have brought it with her, and it may probably have fallen when they were making out. A mischievous glint appeared in her eyes, as she decided that she would steal it. Arnav shook his head, his smile not budging from his face, as he muttered something about child being child always, to himself, when she voiced her plan. "Isn't the bride supposed to throw it and the one who catches it is the next in line to get married??" He asked. "Oh well!! I AM getting marr. . . . ." Khushi trailed off, as she blushed profusely and looked away.

Arnav smirked as she stopped herself from telling that she was to get married too. 'She already calls herself Mrs. Raizada!! What's the point in shying away??!!' he thought, as he saw her shiver once.

It was pretty cold, and he put his coat on her. Khushi put on his coat as she sat in his car. Rolling back the long sleeves, she took a deep breath, taking in the intoxicating smell of her Arnav, and all his male glory. . . . .

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Precap: "We're seeing our Khushi after a year. We would like to spend some time with her too, before we get her married. . ." Shashi said, addressing all the Raizadas. Arnav clenched his fists, as his body grew taut with tension. He knew Khushi's Bauji was right. But what about him?? What would he do if she left??!!

PS: Not being greedy here. But I send as much as 260 or 270 PMs. . . And get almost half of its number as the 'like's. I understand leaving a comment takes time. But you could at least 'like' it, right? Or should I assume that you didn't like it???? 😒

Res 😊

Edit: Finally read it!! Superb update harshi!! long, apt, sweet, ArHi filled.. awesome!! Loved it..

Finally, CHILD!! Arnie's back to calling her child.. which in the true sense meant his acceptance & forgiveness.. Khushi realised it when he called her that!! Gr8!!

Super loved red dress.. she would have looked angelic in it.. no wonder our lover boy was unable to resist her.. leave alone not staring her for even a second!! 😳😳 muaahhh!! Ur Arnav's definitely gonna be the end of me.. really!! can't stop thinking abut this sefless and lovable character u have created!! Hope to see this Arnie as our real Arnie in the show someday when Khushi finally changes him for good & love!! 😍

Ahh!! Precap!! Now.. Now!! Separation time.. But again, Arnie boy's smart.. he's understanding but he definitely can't let her go away from him once again.. so, taddaaa!! Let's get her the official title of "Mrs. Arnav Singh Raizada". That might be the ultimate plan for Arnie now.. 1 teer se 2 nishan!! with wedding celebration & all.. Shashi & co. can spent time with Khushi here in Delhi.. & she can be with Arnie too!! cool na,. 😉😆 Be a good girl harshi.. & no long separation.. no devil ideas now!! 😈 taki mujhe yeh na gana pade.. "lambi judai char dino ka pyaar ho rabba" 😭😆

Chalo waiting to see what's ur devil mind or angel mind's planning!! So, lets get on to the next chapter now!!

Btw.. sweety!! don't worry abut the number of likes & all.. Ur an amazing writer.. This is one of the FF's I impatiently wait every night to get updated!! I'm sure so are many other of ur FF fans!! It's truely one FF which after reading at night before sleeping, I dream abut ArHi that u have created rather than the show itself!! It's absolutely cute, sweet & wonderful!! So, keep writing, don't worry abut people who can't leave a single line of comment to appreciate efforts all u writers put into!! Alright!! Now chalo.. after giving us a bright big colgate smile 😃 give us another one of ur amazing updates 🤗

RES. Going to bed now 😭

Res

Wow Finally Khushi understands how much Arnav wants her