A-a honeymoon?' Arnav asked
'Yes! A two-week trip to London for just you and Khushi' Anjali squealed, Arnav looked around and noticed how everyone was engrossed in a conversation of their own. He took the opportunity and grabbed his Di and led her to the kitchen.
'What is this Di?' Arnav questioned curiously
'What's what? You and Khushi haven't had much time together so we arranged a honeymoon for you guys' Anjali stated
'Di, you know I have work priorities. I cant just leave like that' Arnav told her
'Oh don't worry Chote, I spoke to Aman and he said he will change the dates for any major meetings and the minor ones he would easily be able to manage and take on for you, so its all good' His Di replied. Damit. His Di was good at this, if Arnav had an excuse not to do something then she would wipe out any chance of him using that against her. Arnav groaned trying to cook up another excuse before he looked at his Di.
'Di, well actually me and Khushi sort of just had an argument and I can assure you she wouldn't want to be going anywhere with me right now' Arnav said slowly, he was daring to tell Anjali a little bit of the truth but he didn't know that it would go against his favor.
'What did you do now Chote? But it doesn't matter, this trip would be a perfect way to pacify her then, so either way it's an advantage for you. Now here's the tickets go and start packing. You don't have that long, its an afternoon flight' Anjali said ushering him out of the kitchen. He groaned, this wasn't going to play out smoothly with Khushi.
Arnav walked into his bedroom to find Khushi curled up on the recliner lost in thoughts. Arnav flicked the two tickets onto the coffee table in front of her. She acknowledged them and looked up at him in question
'What's that?' She asked, a lot more coldly then he expected. Damn she was definitely mad and this was surely going to be difficult.
'T-two tickets to London, f-for our' honeymoon. Di gave them' Arnav stammered quietly, not daring to look at Khushi who was now staring at him wide-eyed with shock.
'Great. And did you tell her that we can't go, because this isn't a real marriage?' Khushi spat at him
'Listen Khushi, I'm not interested in going on a honeymoon with you okay but Di is demanding it and it's only for two weeks' Arnav answered in annoyance
'Well you go and celebrate your honeymoon by yourself. I'm not going' She said confidently before looking away. Arnav had to admit, she held her ground pretty well for someone who was angry. She was just as stubborn as he was, and romancing her was of course not an option available for the both of them making the job of pacifying her a thousand times more difficult. He sighed
'Khushi we have to spend quite a few months together yet and we're really not getting off on a good start. Look, things would be a lot easier for us and even the family if we just got on and at least tried not to fight while we maintain this fake relationship' Arnav explained, Khushi looked at him in disbelief
'Oh and that's coming from you is it? I don't need advice from you thanks, because I was already keeping peace from the beginning, but then you started accusing and blaming me. Who's the one fighting Mr. Raizada? You need to take your own advice and stop lecturing me' Khushi said angrily. Okay so she really knew how to shut him up because he had no idea what to say to that. All he could do now was accept his defeat.
'Alright fine, I'm sorry. Now will you please go on the honeymoon with me?' Arnav said, he bit his tongue when he realized how he had worded the question
'I mean... for Di?' He rephrased, Khushi glared at him before she let out a sigh
'Where are the suite cases?' She simply replied stating her acceptance of his apology. Arnav began to relax; never in a million years did he think he would be sitting before the character of his wife having to plead her to come on a honeymoon with him. Jesus, he had no control over fate like he believed he had.
The next morning Arnav found Khushi sleeping on the recliner with one of his shirts in her hands. There were three suitcases on the floor with two of them fully packed. The third one was almost ready but it was clear that Khushi had fallen asleep while packing the final shirt. He had asked her to go to sleep but she refused and demanded on finishing packing before dawn. He smirked at how stubborn she was. Arnav walked over and took the shirt from her hands and placed it in the suite case before zipping it closed. He took the three cases and placed them in front of the door, ready for when they leave in the afternoon. Arnav decided not to wake Khushi up, so he picked her up and he placed her on the bed knowing she probably didn't get enough sleep just yet. Arnav cleared the clutter around his room before he left for a morning jog, he hadn't jogged in a while and he was in desperate need of it.
Arnav came back to find his room perfectly spotless and his wife gone from the room. He left for the shower when his phone buzzed, he leaned over to check it and saw that it was a missed call from Lavanya. SHIT. Arnav slapped a hand over his forehead, he had completely forgotten to tell her about the last minute plans his Di had prepared for him. After a moment of hesitation, Arnav picked up the phone and called Lavanya, worrying at how badly this was going to play out
-'Hey ASR'
-'Hi Lavanya, did you call?'
-'Yes Arnav, I just wanted to say sorry about last night, I know I had over reacted and I should have been calm about it because you were doing it all for me. I'm sorry Arnav'
-'Its Okay Lavanya'
-'Great, so I was wondering if you wanted to come over later?'
-'I erm, I can't Lavanya'
-'Why not?'
-'Well, Di is making me erm, Di has forced me to go on a honeymoon with Khushi'
-'WHAT?'
-'Yeah, Khushi and I are leaving for London this afternoon for two weeks'
-'And you just agreed to this?!'
-'Of course I didn't! But you know Di, she's stubborn and she's forcing me'
-'Of Course she is! Because you don't have the freedom to reject the offer do you!'
-'But Lav-'
Lavanya angrily disconnected the phone to Arnav leaving him annoyed. This wasn't his fault, why did she never understand him. If she had the right to be angry at him for something he had to do for her then he could be angry at her for provoking him into this marriage in the first place. Sometimes Arnav questioned himself as to why he was even doing this, did he really like Lavanya or was she just a valuable business leader who he couldn't afford to loose? He shook his head in argument with himself as he walked over to the shower. Arnav really had a confusing and complicated mind.
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'I'm more then happy to drop the couple off at the airport' NK said looking at Arnav and Khushi from across the breakfast table
'That's not necessary NK, I know how to drive thanks' Arnav snapped
'Who's going to bring the car back idiot?' NK answered, Arnav scowled at him. NK, Arnav and Akash all had an unusual brotherly bond, they insulted each other like hell but were as close as any siblings could ever be.
'He must really be eager to get some alone time with his wife, just look at how frustrated he looks' Akash pointed out causing everyone to burst out laughing, Khushi flushed a perfect pink colour as she looked away. If only they knew how false that statement was. Arnav swore in his mind he would get his brother back for humiliating him like that.
'Its time to leave now, or you'll be late for the flight' Nani pointed out looking at the clock on the wall, the couple stood up instantly and nodded in unison. NK helped Arnav with the suite cases and placed them in the boot of his SUV. The couple turned back around to say their goodbyes to the family.
'Have a lot of,' fun you guys' Akash hinted causing giggles to spread through the family
'Don't worry Akash we will' Arnav said, Khushi looked at him as her skin begin to tingle with an unusual sensation
'But make sure you don't forget to call you're girlfriend Payal everynight and get her to sing you to sleep' Arnav blurted. He grabbed Khushi's hand and ran out of the door before his brother could rip his head off.
Arnav heard them all question Akash about Payal causing him to laugh out loud. Khushi stared at him in amazement, this was the first time she had seen Arnav laugh, in fact screw that. It the first time she had seen Arnav so happy and unknowingly it brought a smile to her face too. Arnav carried on laughing till he looked down at his hand wrapped around hers, he pulled away like it was a reflex.
'Oh erm sorry, I just.. Akash would have killed me so I ran out of the house with you...' Arnav started
'Its okay' Khushi said politely before she went and sat in the car. Arnav noticed how her tone had changed with him, he liked it. It would make everything so much easier if they were friends rather then enemies when living through this fake marriage. Arnav vowed to himself to make the situation between them reach a reasonable level of understanding and tolerance while on this trip, for the sake of everyone and the sake of themselves.
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Arnav and Khushi got off the plane to see how dull the weather was.
'How typical, the weather is always the same when I come here for conferences' Arnav muttered annoyed at the grey skies. Khushi smiled to herself, she loved the cold weather, the rain and the snow. Wrapping up warm and having snowball fights, she just loved winter but it was clear that Arnav's perspective of winter, like everything else was very negative...
Arnav and Khushi reached their hotel within an hour and began to settle in the room.
'Erm Khushi can I talk to you for a minute?' Arnav asked knocking on the door to her separate bedroom within the hotel suite
'What?' Khushi questioned
'Well, I know neither of us were very intrigued by the idea of a honeymoon because we're not really a couple but Di has set out a plan for us to follow. If you're okay with it, we can go sight seeing today. Im not too bothered but I want to do it for Di' Arnav explained calmly, he was remaining cool and polite to avoid any arguments during the holiday, it was only fair. Khushi silently groaned, she didn't want to spend time with him but she knew how much his sister meant to him, and Anjali also had made quite the place in Khushi's heart so she quickly agreed to Arnav's request.
'Great, get ready, we're leaving in twenty' Arnav replied walking off to his bedroom
Arnav sat waiting for Khushi in the main room for the sight seeing event, he had no idea how the day was going to turn out because he had never actually spent time with Khushi, if he had then it would always be for reasoning an argument. He really hoped that the holiday would just hurry by smoothly. Just then, the door of her bedroom opened and Khushi slowly walked out, Arnav lost any breath he had at that moment. Khushi wore a long frilly red dress that hugged her curves like it was made for her, underneath she wore thin black tights, thin enough for anyone to notice the milky colour of her skin, she finished off her outfit with a small cardigan covering her arms. Khushi looked absolutely stunning and for the first time out of three, Arnav was too helpless to look away, he gulped hard as he inhaled her scent of flowers once more.
''Arnav?' Khushi said, Arnav snapped his head up at her, his mouth completely dry
'huh?'
'I said, shall we go?' Khushi asked, giving him a confused look. Arnav simply nodded, knowing his voice would betray him as soon as any words left his mouth, Khushi smiled and led the way out of the room Arnav following her. He was more then embarrassed at how openly he just eyed her, where on earth did that come from?
Arnav and Khushi spent the rest of the day looking at landmarks. Arnav was quite interested while Khushi got bored in the museums and staring at statues, it definitely wasn't her thing. Little did she notice how Arnav had spent half of the time staring at her rather then the statues, he really couldn't take his eyes off her, even if he wanted too.
'That was really good' Arnav said, the couple walking out of the museum
'Yeah sure' Khushi said, trying not to sound sarcastic, she was definitely not having the best of days. As if on queue, rain began to pour out of the skies extremely heavily, soaking everything in minutes
'Crap' Arnav moaned, Khushi squealed excitedly gathering raindrops in her palms, the rain turned all her day upside down. Arnav watched her happily play with the rain till he saw her shiver
'Oh no, you are not getting ill again' He said worriedly before he grabbed her hand and headed towards the nearest shelter he could find, which was a telephone box. He swung open the door and pulled Khushi in with him, she was clearly shivering much more now. Arnav took off his leather jacket and placed it over her shoulders, with genuine concern, he couldn't let her fall ill again, especially after what happened last time. Finally breaking from his worries Arnav looked up at Khushi, the telephone box was extremely tiny and Khushi was practically resting on Arnav her chest raising and falling so close to his. Her hair was dripping on his jacket, it was all messy and wavy, her cheeks were even redder then usual and her skin paler now. Arnav couldn't help notice how beautiful she looked, trying to understand whether that was even possible. Her big hazel eyes looking into his deep brown ones, genuine innocence and pain hidden in them. He looked down at her which brought his lips dangerously close to hers. Khushi couldn't move even if she wanted to, the telephone box was too small and to top if all off, her stomach was erupting with butterflies and there was no way her legs were letting her walk out any time soon. She drew in a sharp breath as his gaze on her penetrated through her skin. And suddenly, with all the heat of the moment falling down on Arnav's shoulders, he began to lean in, slowly.
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