ARHI FF: Master Class: Thread 2...part 32 thread 3 - Page 52

I have just read the story and loved it. How you have gradually built the relationship between the two, at times unsure and tentative, at times intense is a treat to read.

Beautifully treated update. I could almost visualize their interaction!

superb i just finish reading all ur update and it was waw i m speechless

Just finished reading part 24!

Haha, the infamous Rakshas Raizada gets told off by a Sanka Devi - even I don't like it when you interrupt me! Haha, too funny

I like Khushi's unfailing honesty, and the bit where Arnav told her to stop calling him arnav-ji...after all, she's now "his woman"!

All I can say is keep up with the great updates! ;)

Very exciting 😃 , dying to know what happens next.

Part 26

'How Arnav?' she asked as her lips trembled even though she already knew what was coming. A hair's breadth separated them. Khushi was afraid to inhale, her eyelids closed tightly. His warm breath fanned across her cheek as he whispered '...with food Khushi' into her ear and lightly brushed his lips against her cheek. Her eyes flew open as Arnav chuckled.

'You really are a Rakshas' said Khushi through gritted teeth as she struggled to get out of his arms but Arnav tightened his hold even further. Khushi glared at him. Arnav struggled really hard not to laugh aloud at her. 'Ok..ok Khushi, relax..come' he said as he released her from his arms but still held her hand as they walked to the marquee.

Khushi sat down and drew her knees to her chest. Arnav knelt opposite her and began lifting off the covers from the miniature bain maries which were keeping their dinner hot. An assortment of tempting aromas infused the air around them and Khushi's mouth began to water as her anger faded. Arnav had opted for a middle eastern menu. He had been slightly concerned thinking that she would probably have never eaten this sort of food before and he had contemplated ordering north indian dishes, but then decided to stick to the original plan; this was the sort of food he liked and Khushi ought to try it at least once he thought. So tonight they were dining on grilled eggplant with feta, tabouleh, couscous with lemon, mint and garbanzo beans, a shepherd's salad, baba ganoush, freshly baked pita bread with sun dried tomato hummus. Dessert was spiced puddings with saffron apricots and crispy baklava.The selection was unique and all new to Khushi. She listened as Arnav explained each dish to her.

Arnav watched Khushi as she assessed all the choices, her eyes slowly widening. 'Arnav-ji, you really need to stop ordering so much food for us...' she said.

'Ok Khushi-JI' said Arnav as he poured some non-alcoholic pomegranate punch for her.

Khushi's head shot up 'what??'

'I said ok Khushi...ji' said Arnav deliberately keeping his eyes focused on the drink he was pouring. He set the glass down in front of her and looked at her, 'see how weird that feels Khushi, when I call you 'Khushi-ji'...I don't want you calling me 'Arnav-ji' anymore... and definitely not when we are alone,' he said as he looked at her while raising his eyebrows to emphasize his point.

Khushi noted how cleverly he had just made his argument; it was strategies like these that she wanted to learn from RR...him...Arnav-ji...ARNAV...urrggghhh...what was going to happen with that now she wondered? Arnav clearing his throat distracted her. He was waiting for her to serve herself before he served himself. Should she bring it up now or later? Later she decided, now was not the time for that discussion.

Arnav cleared his throat, 'Khushi...food...I don't know about you but all this talking is making me really hungry... no wonder you need eat so often' he said trying to distract her. He wasn't disappointed.

'Are you saying that I eat too much?!' Khushi retorted obviously greatly offended.

Arnav chuckled... 'no...I meant that all the talking that you constantly do must make you hungry,' he said with an absolutely innocent expression while a glint of naughtiness appeared in his eyes.

Arnav Singh Raizada was cracking a joke with her!! Khushi started laughing and after a few minutes her infectious laugh grabbed Arnav and he joined her. The mood had instantly been lightened. They both began to help themselves to the food and then began talking about absolutely inconsequential things which slowly revealed little titbits of their personalities to each other. Neither realised as the hours ticked past.

Their hungry for food had been satiated and the conversation had been replaced by a comfortable silence as Arnav and Khushi reclined side by side against the comfortable cushions that surrounded them. Khushi shivered slightly as the temperature dropped. She sat up and grabbed her pashmina shawl which lay on the edge of the mat. Khushi glazed at Arnav who seemed to be deep in thought as he stared at the night sky. She moved closer to Arnav and leaned back into the cushion as she draped her shawl half over him and the other half over her.

Khushi draping her shawl over him so that he wouldn't be cold brought him back to the present. 'Khushi...' he whispered as she leaned over him.

The way he said her name in his husky whisper was enough to set off the butterflies in her time. She had never felt like this before. She smiled to herself as she settled back into her cushion. Who would have thought that she, Khushi Kumari Gupta, and Arnav Singh Raizada...would be in a relationship...together...wow...

'Care to share the joke Miss Gupta?' he said as he tucked her hair behind her ear.

'I was just thinking...about you and me...'

'What about you and me?'

'Just that... I never thought that you and I...ever...I mean think about it... did you ever imagine that this would be happening between you and me' she said she giggled.

'No I didn't Khushi'. Arnav smiled as turned towards her. He tucked that naughty stray strand of hair back into place again as he spoke quietly, 'Khushi this is as much a first for me as it is for you - I haven't been in a relationship since I was in university; if you can even call it that at that age, so there's a lot to learn for both of us. Plus there's a lot about me that you don't know about... so let's just take it one day at a time and see how it goes. How does that sound?' he asked gently as Khushi nodded her head in affirmation.

Arnav glanced at his watch; it was almost 1:30am. Arnav didn't feel like ending their date, but they had been together for almost 6 hours and they were due to have an early start back to Delhi. He turned his head to look at Khushi, there was still one thing left which he hadn't done earlier; it was time for it.

Khushi felt his eyes on her. She turned her head up to look at him. Her breath caught in her throat and she had to look away. His eyes seemed to be simmering, there was something there that she recognised. Khushi couldn't stop her eyes from rising back to his, seeing her reflection in his irises, she saw that her eyes reflected the same raw emotion that was evident in his. Arnav began to lean towards Khushi, his hand came to rest on the indent of her waist. She watched as inch by inch he came closer until his lips collided gently against hers. Arnav stilled. He knew she wanted this just as much as he did but still, he needed to give her a chance to pull away if she wanted to. He began to withdraw from her and her eyes instantly flashed open reflecting her confusion. Arnav tore his glance away from her eyes to her trembling lips and then back to her eyes. Her gaze locked with his. Khushi knew that she wanted more but he was giving her the lead. Her hand wandered up from his shoulder to his lips, tracing their firm outline. She cupped his face in her hands while she looked straight into his eyes, wordlessly giving him her permission.

It was all the signal that Arnav needed as his bent his head finding her mouth with his. Her reaction was immediate as he felt her moan, her fingers spearing into his hair. The power behind the kiss shifted as Arnav boldly took the lead, dipping his tongue into her mouth stealing the breath from her lungs. Khushi felt heat exploding through every cell in her body as Arnav's tongue duelled with hers whilst he gently coaxed her to respond. After endless minutes of deep kisses and gliding tongues, Khushi briefly broke the kiss and let out a ragged moan and whimpered against his mouth. Arnav drew back as he placed kisses on her neck, his mouth travelled her throat and stopped at her pulse at the base. He placed a gentle kiss on it. Both of them felt the intensity of the attraction simmering between them; if they thought that their second kiss was mind-blowing, then this was earth shattering because now there were no barriers between them, just acceptance and explosive attraction. Arnav placed his nose against her forehead. He knew he had to stop now before...before things got out of hand.

'Khushi...' he whispered...

'Arnav...' she smiled as she responded, her hand sliding to his chest feeling his heart thundering just like hers.

He pulled them both up into a sitting position. Khushi's eye slid to his lips. They were swollen. Had she done that??

Arnav's deep drawl broke her thoughts..' Khushi, keep looking at me like that and you're going to get yourself into a lot of trouble here..' he warned, his eyes blazing. Khushi shook her head and before she could take another wispy breath, his mouth was on hers again. He pulled back just as quickly and stood up, extending his hand to her.

'Come...'

Khushi took his hand and rose to her feet. Arnav caught her pashmina which had begun to slide down and wrapped it around her shoulders. Khushi couldn't help it as she gave in to an urge to hug him, her arms sliding under his, her hands resting on his shoulders. Arnav Singh Raizada had shut out emotions when his parents died and physical affection was something he didnt indulge in, but he smiled into her hair as he reciprocated. This was his tigress's first display of affection on her own accord. He found himself welcoming it.

'Khushi we should go, we've got our flight...by the way...did you have to book us a 5:00am flight? ' he whispered.

Khushi pulled back and hit his shoulder indignantly 'We have work to get back to in Delhi and you have a meeting with Akash sir at 10:00am' she said and proceeded to rattle off his schedule for the day.

Arnav groaned, 'Khushi you really know how to kill a romantic moment don't you?'

Khushi smiled and grabbed his hand as she led them to the elevator, pausing for a split second as Arnav picked up his jacket. Arnav punched her floor into the display. They silently rode the elevator and then walked through the deserted passages to her room. Khushi slid her key-card into its slot and opened the door. She turned to Arnav, placed her hand on his shoulder as she stood on the tips of her toes, her soft cheek against his stubble roughened one, her lips brushed against his ear as she whispered 'I have no idea what's going to happen with us, but that was the best date ever. Have sweet dreams Arnav..' and then placed a gentle kiss on his pulse point. Khushi pulled back and stepped into her bedroom and quietly shut the room leaving Arnav Singh Raizada wearing a half smile on the other side.

Hello darlings...hope everyone is having a good weekend (or at least trying to after Friday's episode!) 😕😕

So, first my apologies for the delay in posting this update. To be absolutely honest with you, I had written part 26 but when I re-read it, it just didn't appeal to me and I scrapped it. The reason - well these two have had more than enough drama over the last few days, so I decided that they need to have a normal date. Like it is in real life. The aim of a date is to get to know someone better and see if there's anything worth pursuing there...of course in Arnav and Khushi's case... as we all know, there is definitely something there. And its definitely worth chasing... and they're working that out too

(plus I needed LESS melodrama after Friday's episode...😕)

sooo... did you like it? 😳😳

now lets see what happens when they get back to Delhi...Chalo chalo chalo, chalo dilli!!!

p.s as you can see, this is the first time there's no cliff hanger!! 🥳

p.s.s I have pm-ed everyone on my buddy list... hopefully everyone will get an email... if it doesnt get to you, then I have no idea what's going on...maybe you just need to stalk the thread...

Naina xox 😳

Liked it I loved it!

I for one loved the normal date. And the kiss...my, my its a little toasty in here...

nice update, thanx...it lifted up my mood after friday's episode