The Unbreakable bond - Page 66

10 months later

Delhi,

Shantivan, the Raizada house

Arnav Singh Raizada and Akaash Singh Raizada, stood at the changing table with the precision of surgeons about to perform a complicated brain surgery , each wearing aprons, latex glove over their hands and surgical masks on their handsome faces. As they looked at the two month old, little squirming bundle before them.

"She's going to start brawling any minute now, if you don't hurry." Said Khushi Arnav Singh Raizada. Calming laying a coat of hot red nail polish on her finger nails, lifting her hand to admire her handiwork. She blew lightly on the fingers. Then gave her husband a sidelong look, with a smug smile. "Why don't you just accept you can't do it, you lose." she jeered.

Wriggling her eyebrows at her sister Payal, who was nearly 6 months pregnant with twins who, sat on the couch stuffed with pillows to support her back and legs. Nani sat on the sofa knitting while Arush sat at her feet holding a large ball of buttercup yellow wool.

Arnav snorted "Arnav Singh Raizada never loses." He looked over his shoulder to see his beautiful wife who was lying on the bed painting her nails in hot red nail polish a reminder of the bet they had made, an enticing promise of things to come if his won the bet. He watched her, with warm deep honey brown eyes full of love and desire, as he ran his eyes over his wife's body.

Her body had become slightly fuller and rounded in all the right places, her trim waist only helped to emphasise her rounder hips and fuller breast making her look lush and drive him to distraction. He gulped as his mouth went dry.

"Yep, papa can to anything." Piped Arush in encouragement, he had just turned 4 and was enjoying being a big brother, though his baby sister was still too small for him to play with, but he liked watching over her.

"That my boy." Said Arnav "do you want to come and help papa and chachu?"

Arush looked at him with a look that clearly said 'I'm 4, not dumb,' but his lips said "Nope." Popping the 'p' "I'm helping badi dadi, err... she is old and needs my help."

Nani looked with astonishment and pride as he smartly wriggled out of performing the offending task with his father and uncle. Arnav low "traitor" was only met with Payals, Khushi and Nani's laughter.

Akaash gulped visibly "Bhai, I think Bhabi is right. This is way beyond our league." said a slightly green looking Akaash.

"No way Akaash I am not going to lose, Arnav Singh Raizada never gives up. And besides you need the practice , your going to have twins and you can't leave Payal to handle both babies." Arnav explained to Akaash. Turning back to look down at his daughter as she took a deep breath into her tiny lungs and gave a cry of furious indignation.

"Bhai!!!!!" cried Akaash

"Fast give her something in her hands to distract her." Arnav ordered.

A flustered Akaash picked up the bottle of baby talc, handing it to the child making cooing sounds to the crying child.

Immediately distracted, Arohi Singh Raizada promptly squeezed the soft bottle in her small fists spewing a cloud of talc into her father's face and hair, with talc splattered on his face Arnav went still looking down at the baby, as her cry turned in to gurgle of laughter. She shook the bottle in her hand squeezing again and squealed in delight at her little game.

"Really Akaash! That the best you could do."

Akaash just shrugged, grinning behind his mask. Arnav shook his head and put his hands on the baby's diapered waist undoing the tabs holding the garment in place. Taking a deep breath he removed the top flap to reveal a gooey mess, both men immediately began to gag, and Akaash turned even greener. "Quick, hold up the diaper disposal." Arnav yelled

"What me?" asked an alarmed Akaash.

"Of course, you, you idiot." Said Arnav yelled, folding the soiled diaper, and holding it away from himself and towards Akaash, who jumped back like it was a snake. "Akaash! hurry." Akaash picked up the diaper disposal bin lifting the lid, And closing it the second Arnav dumped the soiled diaper into it.

"Wipes" Arnav yelled and Akaash gave him a hand full of baby wipes, holding up the bin again as Arnav wiped the baby's bottom, gingerly holding up her legs as he cooed at his gurgling baby who was busy playing with the talc bottle and dumped the soiled wipes.

"Don't forget the diaper cream." Khushi reminded.

"Diaper cream." Arnav said to Akaash, who promptly handed the tube to him.

"Baby talc." Khushi said pouting

Arnav sighed, "Baby talc." Taking the powder puff from the bowl Akaash held out to him. He dabbed little Arohi generously with it, Arohi threw away the bottle of talc and tried to get her hands on the pretty pink powder puff. Once done Arnav put the puff out of her reach knowing very well that from her hands it would reach her mouth. She gave a cry of protest, Arnav pulled of the mask and rubbed his nose to her tummy blowing raspberries on it making her squeal in delight.

He made Akaash hold her tiny legs up while he place a fresh diaper under her bottom securing it firmly around her with the tabs, the them dressed her carefully in a baby pink frock and panties picking her up and carrying her in the nook of his arm. "There now my baby girl all clean and fresh." He kissed her soft baby cheek. And winked at Khushi, who was looking at him with pride in her eyes and a sweet smile on her lips only for him.

Akaash sat down on the ground near the couch his wife was reclining on, "Wow Bahi and I did it." he beamed. Payal ran her fingers lovingly through his hair in comfort and pride. "You see, you will be a perfect Papa."

"You think so." He asked in awe, and he put his hand on her swollen belly.

Khushi walked to Arnav side and put her arms around his waist and placed her head on his shoulder looking at their daughter. Little Arohi had her eyes fixed on her father's face, her little fist holding tightly to his finger. She gave him a smile that made his already soften features softer.

"She adores you." Khushi whispered touching her daughter's soft cheek with the back of her fingers. "They both do." She smiled.

"And I adore you." Arnav said kissing Khushi's forehead. They rocked together with the baby in Arnav's strong arms. Slowly very slowly her tiny eyes began to close. The picture of her parents captured in her eyes as they close shut and she drifted off to dreamland. To dream, a little infants dream. Arnav gently place her in her cot tucking the pink baby blanket around her.

They stood arms about each other watching their daughter sleep. She's perfect Arnav thought. Arohi took totally after her mother, the almond shape eyes and the Rosebud mouth. But she had her father's deep dark honey brown eyes.

Everything had turned out perfectly. When the family had learnt about Khushi's pregnancy they had been delight and everyone took is as good omen, new life, a new beginning. One month later Akaash and Payal were married in a lavish style. With all the elite of Udaipur, and Delhi present at the wedding.

Arnav appointed Mr. Rajsingh as the General Manager to manage the resort. And moved back to Delhi with his family. Khushi events business was shifted to Delhi and Anjali joined, Khushi as a partner. While Khushi was confine to the house by Arnav edict due to her pregnancy. The times she was aloud out of the house was only if Arnav accompanied her. And he took her out whenever she wished to go or got bored at home. Arnav took perfect care of his wife, never allowing her to lift a finger to do anything. He worked from home while he left the running of the office in Akaash's capable hands.

Anjali took the reins of running the events business in her hands. It had give her a much need distraction from the Shayam fiasco. She involved herself in the business, and discovered that she had a knack for organising big events. Arnav had let Aman go so that he could help Anjali. And over time they had become close. Anjali divorce from Shayam had come through five months back. Making her a free woman, who with the help of her family and Aman had moved on in life. The old wounds had healed and Anjali was ready to start a new life.

Only just two weeks back Aman had proposed and Anjali had accepted. The entire Raizada family approved the match. Their wedding date was set for two months from now, before Payal's delivery.

When Arohi was born, Arnav stayed in the delivery room with Khushi and witness the birth of his daughter. That was the most exhilarating emotion he had ever experience, second only to him realising his love for Khushi.

The area that had once been the pool side, Arnav had had it renovated into a lawn garden with a water fountain in the centre, where the children could play without the fear of them falling in the pool. It was beautiful surrounded by plants Arnav had grown and nurtured himself. And in the evenings Arnav and Khushi would sit and relaxed in this area watching the stars and each other.

Arnav and Khushi lay on the double lounge bed in the garden under the stars. It was late in the night and the rest of the house was asleep. Their clothes discarded long ago, they lay entwined in each other arms, He caressed her cheek as he kissed her savouring her lips. Their bodies covered in a thin film of sweat and their breathing laboured in the aftermath of their love making.

"Happy?" She asked with a wicked smile.

"Can I have one more look." He pleaded, she shook her head no, her hair flying about her face and shoulders, making her look very sexy.

He caught the sheets at her thighs, which were covering her from breast to feet and pulled it upwards, she giggled as he slowly revealed the jimmy choo boots he had gifted her in palampur. Bunching the sheets high up on her thighs she lifted one sexy leg kicking slowly up wards in a sexy way to show off her led encased in the boot. He gave a low wolfish whistle as he watched her show off her legs.

Khushi in nothing but those boots was his reward for changing Arohi's diaper. And he thought he could happily change all his daughter's diapers to see Khushi in this sexy avatar. Not that he was going to tell her that.

He grinned. "Do you even know how absolute sexy you look." His body already steering with desire.

"Of course why do you think I agreed to the stupid bet, I know I'm irresistible to you and with these on." She lifted one leather clad leg to display. "You will be my slave." She said wickedly. "So I have a wager of my own to make, you change Arohi's diapers every second day and I treat you with me." She pointed to herself, "in these." She indicated the boots.

His eyebrows rose to his hairline, he chuckled and smiled he should have known she would never let go so lightly, she was his wife, Mrs. ASR. His equal in every way she would never let a good deal pass her by. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to him. Rising on his elbow he bend over her and kissed her deeply, "it's a deal." He said huskily. As he got down to sealing the deal he thanked every God in heaven for her and all the happiness she brought to his family, and his life She was truly his Khushi. And every breath he took was bound to hers, every heartbeat was bound to hers. Together they were bound not by silken treads, but by destiny's thick unbreakable golden cables. She completed him and he completed her.

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