IPKKND FF - Where Happiness Lives Part 10 Pg 95! - Page 10

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Previous Chapter 1 - You Already Know

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This part isn't too fabulous, I wanted to get something up and I have been MEGA busy so it is a bit rushed, I apologise about that. Anyway, I hope you can look past that and just enjoy the update. Anyone wanting PM's please feel free to BUDDY me.

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Chapter 2 - Is it Love?

"This!?" she exclaimed, holding up what looked like a very elegant saree, adorned with intricately woven multicoloured beads travelling around the edge of the fabric, outlining the delicate black form of the remaining dress. She could imagine herself in it, but she felt like it was too much. This was Lavanya's and it looked expensive. She should just go home.

"Anjali ji, I can't..."

"Khushi ji, no excuses what so ever, you are the sister of my future sister in law, stop acting like you are not family" she said firmly, pushing Khushi down by her shoulders "Now please let me get you ready? I love dressing up!" she smiled widely, pulling out the hair tie holding her plait together.

***

Anjali looked at Khushi who struggled to pull on the beaded top of her saree, admiring how well she had put her together. Her hair fell in soft waves down her back, her pale skin eminent against the dark fabric that clung to her. Her bronze eyes stood out against the dark eye make up Anjali had applied, making her seem more beautiful than even Anjali had thought she could pull off. She wobbled as she stepped into a pair of high heels, complaining of how she would never be able to walk in those for an entire night and turned to catch a glimpse of herself in the mirror.

She stopped short, never having imagined that she could look this good. Blushing profusely as she saw Anjali watching her admire herself she turned around quickly and smiled at her.

"You look perfect, but...wait...just one more thing."

Khushi's eyes opened in fear of what was about to be done to her, her expression received by Anjali rolling her eyes. She stepped behind Khushi and fiddled in her wardrobe for a minute before turning back to face Khushi with something in her hands. They were bangles, gold bangles.

"This completes it" Anjali said, slowly slipping the loops of metal through Khushi's slender hand, letting them rest on her arm where they looked just right.

"Oh no, I could never take thi..."

"It's just for tonight, don't worry, I'll take them back from you tomorrow!" Anjali warned Khushi with her eyes, making her stop midway through her sentence and pulled her along behind her, towards the slow murmur of conversation in the hall where guests had arrived.

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She looked around fearfully, hoping that he wasn't there, yet at the same time, yearning to see him. She missed the warmth of his hands against her skin where they always seemed to hold her close to him.

Anjali excused herself to go speak to some guests, joined shortly afterwards by Shyam who wrapped his arm around her. Khushi watched as he did, feeling her stomach churn from queasiness, and she did a double take when he looked over at her, an infatuated expression on his face. Khushi stepped back, feeling uneasy on her feet having him watch her like that.

She had felt good having seen herself in the mirror, but she would give it all back to have Shyam look away from her. The lust in his eyes made her sick so she slowly eased out of the room avoiding his gaze and not looking back.

***

"Dammit" he scowled, pulling the tie he had been attempting to wrap around his neck off to throw it on the floor in frustration. He was so angry at everything but most of all, at her. She had an effect on him which he had boasted so long of not being possible. Now, she was breaking through all his barriers, all the protective walls he had meticulously built, making it as strong as could be. And she had walked in and broken it to pieces so small, he couldn't even attempt to put it back together, without even trying. How did she do it?

How did she find a way into his heart? The heart that he had kept so secretly hidden from the world.

He decided that he didn't have the concentration to put a tie together so he let it be, straightening out his Armani suit, he strode towards the poolside door and pulled it open.

When he saw her, his heart stopped dead in his chest. This couldn't be Khushi Kumari Gupta.This couldn't be the naive, innocent and sometimes irritating young girl he had a strange affection for. This was an angel. Fallen from heaven, stripped of its wings, clouded with eternal beauty of a level he could never comprehend.

This wasn't Khushi Kumari Gupta he decided, this was a fallen angel. But maybe, he thought for a second before his mind numbed completely, maybe, they were one and the same thing.

***

The steps he took towards her, were that of a lost man. He could see her in front of him, bending down placing the few remaining lanterns out into the water, lighting them along as she did. Watching so peacefully as they moved along with the water, playing against the light of everything else to cast a flittering shadow of yellow under it.

He could see the image of her, but that was it. It felt like his mind was only able to take so much, and the way she was looking crossed all his thresholds. He knew if he thought of anything, it would take his concentration off her. And he couldn't do that, he didn't want to.

How had he kept away so long? How had he not given up to the urges he had felt so long. Had she always looked like this?

He gulped, swallowing his fear as he approached her and crouched down on the floor next to her. She looked up at him and he took in a sharp breath, her eyes tearing his heart out from under his chest all over again.

She hadn't noticed him behind her, and he didn't usually catch her off guard like that from so close, so she froze, staring up at him, her mind doing a complete reversal after having being lost in thought over Shyam and Anjali and whether what she had chosen to do was the right thing. Those thoughts were catapulted to the back of her mind. There were much more pressing matters at hand, like Arnav right next to her, staring at her with a look that made her shudder.

He reached out towards her, an expression on his face that she had never seen before. He was at peace, and she loved the way he looked in that moment.

He traced her skin ever so lightly, as though it would tear if he kept his fingers on her for too long. Along the side of her cheek, brushing away a stray strand of hair from her eyes, he continued down her jaw, finally finding her lips. He felt her take in a small breath as he traced her lips with his fingers, warm and sticky from lip gloss. He wondered what it would taste like.

He leaned in towards her, slowly closing the distance between them until he could feel her lips quiver against his along with the dampness of her gloss.

"Arna..." she started, fearing she would not be able to control herself if he got any closer.

"Shhh" he breathed, not wanting to ruin the moment.

There was nothing tonight. No Lavanya, no mystery fiance, no family, no intruding cousin. Just his pride in the way, and he was more than willing to give that up if her could have her. Keeping still as stone he lifted his hand towards her cheek and cupped her face, pulling her in towards him so that her lips crushed into his.

He kissed her softly at first, careful of her reaction, but when she did not retaliate it turned desperate. He kissed her hungrily, unheedingly. Like he had waited for this from the moment he had laid eyes on her. The sweetness of her lip gloss and softness of her lips were more than he could take so he pressed against her even more, holding her face with both his hands so she could not get away even if she tried.

He didn't want to stop for breath, he didn't want to break away. But the small hand pressing lightly at his chest made him back away. He looked at her, taking her in. She was breathing heavily, as was he, with her features portraying a look of deep astonishment, as though this was the last thing she would have imagined happening.

He could see her lips begin to blister from the force with which he had held her, and it made him want to kiss her all over again. He leaned in towards her, about the catch her lips with his when she closed her eyes and turned faintly so that his lips pressed against the corner of hers instead, tasting the berry lip gloss spread on her skin.

"W...we..I mea...You...you can't" she stammered, wanting nothing more than to turn back around and hold on to him.

"Khushi, please" he pleaded, not being able to bear the loss of contact. He softly turned her chin with his fingers, bringing her lips to him once again so that he kissed her, with more passion than the first time.

She tried to hold back, but her attempts were in vain. Losing herself to his touch she held on to him, running her hands through his hair, pulling him in closer to her as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He travelled along her skin, places hot kisses along her jaw, slowly starting to make his way down her neck until his lips were placed between her neck and shoulder.

He leant over and pulled her long wavy hair across her back and over one shoulder, exposing the back of her neck. He started to make his way back up her neck, burying his lips just under her ear.

Khushi bit her lip to restrain from letting out a moan as Arnav caressed the skin at her neck.

Somehow, somewhere inside of her snapped. She gasped audibly and her eyes flew open as she swiftly stood up, leaving Arnav frozen in position.

"What are you doing?" she asked softly, not sure what was going on.

Arnav looked up at her for a long moment, before standing up and taking steps towards her until he cornered her against a tree near the edge of the wall.

"I don't know" he replied unconfidently.

He traced his fingers slowly up her arm hanging by her side all the way till he reached her shoulders, making her shiver from the coolness of his touch. She shook her head violently, stepping away from him as he reached out towards her again.

"This isn't right" she whispered, nervously avoiding his gaze by keeping her eyes shut tight. Before he could reach out for her again she went running, leaving the fabric of her saree floating along behind her in a daze as he only looked on.

***

He took a while to compose himself, fighting to urge to run after her and corner her up against a wall so he could do what he had wanted to do for so long. After a while of contemplation, reality dawned on him.

What had he done? He had promised himself after Diwali night that he would never become that weak again, not around her. It had ended in a disaster last time, he couldn't take that risk again. Closing his eyes in frustration he saw her eyes against his dark eyelids, causing them to fly open mere seconds later in fear.

What if he had ruined everything? What had given him the right to do what he had? He didn't know whether what he had done was right or wrong, but whatever it was, it felt perfect.

He thought back to the moment when he had taken her lips in his and his whole body shivered with desire and a feeling he had locked away for so long.

Love.

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"Khushi wait!" he called as she complied, stopping in her tracks and letting her dark saree sway around her body along with her hair.

"I need to talk to you" he called, waiting as she started to move away from him.

"DAMMIT KHUSHI JUST STAY PUT FOR A MINUTE!" he shouted, making her wince as she started to pray to her Devi Maiyya, stopping properly, she realised she didn't have a choice. He would find a way to talk to her someway or another, there was no point in running.

He caught up to her in the corridor.

"I need to talk to you about earlier tonight" he whispered against her as she looked up to finally meet his eyes, uncertain of what was to come.

Fab update...anxiously waiting for the next chapter,the precap is interesting,can't wait for it.

that was a beautiful kiss... will wait for the next update... it is always amazing to read your updates... thanks again..

oh I am like this already...😉