His stomach lurched at the thought of loving her. He didn't want to, but it came naturally. He wished his heart didn't become weak whenever she would shed a tear, or his hands wouldn't automatically catch her when she fell, or him feeling cold when she was out in the chilly weather. Whenever he would Try his hardest to stay away from her light brown eyes that brightened up everyone's day, he couldn't.
It was about a month since he had put that sindoor on her maang and it had been a month since he had laid out the rules for their "marriage" and for Kushi's comfort, Arnav had put a recliner by the pool so she could sleep a little more comfortably. It was in the middle of the night where he heard a desperate cry for help "ARNAV JI BAJAOOO" Arnav jumped out of his bed and followed the sound to the pool where he noticed Kushi was not in the recliner. "kushi?????!!!!!!" he screamed searching the area for his wife, why is she screaming at 3:00 AM, what's going on? What If she's hurt???? All of a sudden Kushi's head popped out of the water gasping for breath "ARNAV-" she was taken by the water again. "KUSHI?! SHIT!" he quickly dove in the water forgetting about the contents in his wallet which was in his pocket, all he needed to do was rescue his wife. He carried her just like he did when he caused her to pass out. "kushi, kushi???? " he asked laying her down in his bed. "arnav ji?" she asked as she slowly gained conscious. Arnav sighed a breath of relief. He caressed her cheek as he thought of all the things that could have happened if he hadn't arrived on time. When she shivered, he practically ran to get a dozen blankets. "Kushi, how'd this happen?" he asked. She remained silent. She didn't want to waste his time in telling her story. "forget it, I'm fine" she said getting up. "what the- kushi lay down your not going anywhere." he replied fast. She slowly kept moving back towards the pool. "kushi-" he said picking her up once again and putting her back on the bed. This time she didn't resist as he sat next to her and piled blankets on her. She slept on his arm. It felt like the safest place in earth. He couldn't go to sleep that night, he just stared at the sleeping beauty just centimeters away from him. Tonight, for the first time... It felt like they were married
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