ArHi FF: Checkmate!-T2 (completed) - Page 44

From the Author's desk: tada.. today's update... and haan one small clarification... Thanks for all your comments... And lol NO, I am not planning to make Kushi and Shyam bro and sis! Do keep commenting!

Sid switched off the light quickly plunging the whole room into darkness.

He pushed open the door quietly so as to not make any noise and noticed the security guard moving towards the patch of tiles leading towards the shack. He closed the door again. Shyam switched on the pen torch again. Arnav noticed that Shyam had also moved to the other side of the door.

"Its the security guard, he is coming towards this shack" Sid told with hushed urgency.

"May be he suspected someone is here.. we need to tackle him" Shyam whispered a reply

"Let me take care of him" Arnav told a little louder than the both men surprising them as he went forward to switch on the light

The security guard had by that time approached the door and was trying to open the door, noticing that it was locked not from outside but from inside.

"This could be a little embarassing Kushi, But this is the easy way out.. take cue from me and act accordingly" Arnav told Kushi as he opened the door from inside.

The baffled Security guard looked at his boss and his wife emerging out of the shack

"Sir you?"

"Hmm what are you doing here?"

"er..I..No sir, I .. I noticed some first aid box and empty ice tray on the portico..and then I heard some noise this way and then saw lights were on through the cracks in the windows and door.. I just came to check.. I .. sorry sir.. I ..I didnt know it was you and Bhabhiji.. Were you searching for something sir? do you want me to help? "

"Heard noise?" Arnav asked immediately trying to divert the topic.

"yes Sir, may be the other side.. I will make a quick round sir"

The security guard withdrew from there going the other way, little embarrased himself.

As soon as Guard went the other way, the other two men emerged out.

"Shyam, you havent told us about the change of plans yet.." Sid started

"We shall talk later, Sid" Shyam told making a quick exit.

"Careful" called out.

Sid, Arnav and Kushi went inside the house before the security guard came back again.

"That should have been quite embarasing to find out the boss and his wife emerging out of an old Shack...What Kind of noise did he imagine? My sympathies for that poor fellow" Sid drawled in his humorous tone

Kushi's eyes widened and Arnav threw an unbelievable look at Sid

"Poor guy, he was so lost for words wasnt he... imagine being in his shoes... " Sid couldnt stop laughing, and Arnav was looking annoyed... "hey its good you came with that plan quickly... to embarass that unfortunate fellow..."

"Shutup Sid.. that was a brilliant plan" Kushi replied with a laugh, Arnav didnt comment anything, but was happy inside hearing Kushi calling his plan brilliant.

"That was the only way to make him suspect less.. he wouldnt dare to question or investigate further..." Arnav explained..

"Come on Arnav.. Dont take it so seriously.. I was just pulling you legs" Sid grinned more...

"I will be back after putting this first aid box and tray back at its place" She moved from there smiling to herself as Arnav looked at Sid's audacity to tease him.

***

The three reached Arnav's room to find Arush peacefully sleeping next to Lavanya who was also blissfully asleep.

"wow! what an ideal bodyguard for Arush" Sid exclaimed " I pity my future children who will be mothered by this sleeping beauty"

Kushi laughed out loud
"yeah.. may be you might have to do the night duty" Kushi told him.

"As I did for your baby..." Sid added as he went towards the bed.

"You dont have to wake her up.. let her sleep here" Kushi told Sid raising two pairs of eyebrows in the room

Arnav looked at Kushi unbelievingly, Sid who was quick witted, smirked as he bent towards La and picked her up...

"Are you then suggesting me and Arnav to sleep together? I am sorry I am straight and so is he" Sid commented as the newspaper that Kushi threw at him hit him on his head... he grinned as he carried a sleeping La to the next room which Anjali had asked them to use.

Arnav moved towards his wardrobe, emptying his pockets off his wallet, mobile and car key and placing them on the Shelf.

"Sid can really get silly sometimes... But trust him to crack jokes at every possible situation" Kushi commented as she locked their bedroom door.

"What do you mean to say now?"Arnav asked gritting his teeth..

"I didnt mean to make you angry.. I just commented that Sid.." Kushi told quickly

"I heard what you said.. you dont have to repeat it.." Arnav told irritated.

"but..."Kushi started to say something then exclaimed "oh.." realising what might have angered him added timidly "Look there is no need to get jealous of him.. he is only a good friend thats all"

This comment really pushed Arnav to edge
"Did I tell you that I was Jealous? How dare you?" He yelled grabbing her arms and pushing her against the shelves the the wardrobe. Kushi's eyes watered as pain shooted up her arms.

Arnav realised that he was hurting her and released her pushing her against the wardrobe, removed his watch and threw it amongst his other belongings. He grabbed a towel and walked towards the bathroom

"Then.. then why are you angry?" Kushi asked him, clearly noticing that he was angry "dont you still beleive what Shyam told? " Kushi asked following him before he shut the bathroom door on her face.

Yet she kept on talking
"Please Arnav.. what ever he told is true.. I met Dadiji and and Gayathri Ji too.. they also came to see Arush when he was born.. Shyam is not plotting against us..." Kushi told as she heard the door open again and Arnav came out throwing the towel on the recliner

"And I saw the documents too.. Even I was reluctant to trust him at first.. but it was your own Dadi who introduced his good side to me.. please Arnav whatever Shyam and Sid told is true"

Arnav kept glaring at her
"I dont remember sharing my opinion with you on whether I trust Shyam or not.. Keep your gyans to yourself"

"What is the need to be so rude with me?"

"I am going to sleep"

"I wont let you" She stopped him from reaching his bed as she had streched on both sides of her body, stopping him from crossing to the bed.

"You have to tell me why you are so angry and upset? you are upset with me but if you believe in whatever Shyam told then why are you still angry with me?"

Arnav tried to push away her hands

"you cant go to bed with still being angry at me.. I want to know the reason.. "

"You want to know is it?" he gritted his teeth

He grabbed her arms again

"Whatever Shyam said was only to explain his actions and clear misunderstandings pertaining to those incidents... I didnt get any answers for your reactions, for your decision to completely cut yourself off from me"

"But isnt it the reason enough.. that I had to stay away to deceive Rana, and also that Arush can be safe.. you can be safe.. I cannot understand how my decisions and his decisions are different"

"cant understand?" Arnav asked her again pulling her closer and gripping her more harder "I too cannot understand, why you didnt even try to contact me in the whole of two years...I thought you loved me enough to not stay that way.."

"but I couldnt speak to you not when they suspected that your mobile lines and landline could be tapped..."

"Didnt it ever cross to you that you could have mailed me? or messaged me or sent letters? or didnt it even cross to you how much it would hurt me.. cut me when you would not even talk to me...every single time I tried to hear you speak? "

"I ..I couldnt... How will I explain you what I went through Arnav..."

"try me" Arnav spit back " I am not a dumbo not to understand what you went through"

"I couldnt... Not when I was pregnant with your child and I had to force myself to stay away from you... How do you expect me to live far away from you after hearing your voice? I was scared that my resolve will break... I couldnt have contained the news that I was pregnant...if I ever made any contact with you" She swallowed a sob that was raise on her throeat, trying earnestly to make him understand her position.

"yeah.. but still you had the resolve to stay away from me... driving me into a mad man...making me speak to the winds and your dupattas... hiding from me that you are pregnant... I dont think I know you at all Kushi...you didnt realise what I was going through...are you happy that you reduced me to this? "

"Arnav.. I didnt .." kushi started to speak but Arnav released his grip on her pushing her away

"How could you forget everything that we shared Kushi? How could let someone else decide for us? How could you let your fear for some monster to change our lives? How could you?"

"Arnav, Listen.. I didnt forget anything.. I wanted to make sure that.."

but Arnav didnt wait to hear her finish her speech, he dashed across her and got into the bed and pulled his blanket over him and turned off the lights .

She stood there for sometime in the dark wondering how to make him understand.. how can she make him understand that she loved him more than her life, All she wanted to do was to see him alive... to bear his child to safety... if her proximity to him would endanger his life, how could she not remove herself from being near him?

"Arnav? please trust me for this one time.. how could you judge me like that?"

No answer. But she knew he was still not asleep.

She thought sitting there for sometime thinking what to do next. She knew that he knew her fears but still he was angry with her, it was so characteristically him...she thought of the past.. during those times when he would be so angry or frustrated or pissed off with something and how she managed to calm him down She had two options now, to let him be angry with her until he cooled down by himself or let him take out his anger on her... He would feel sorry about it later.. but still she thought...this way he would surface soon...she hesitated for a moment then she got up from the bed deciding what to do.

Arnav realised that Kushi got up from the bed and moved away. He sighed. He couldnt digest that Kushi could stay away from him, stay without talking to him, seeing him, or sharing her deepest fears or utmost happiness with him.. All this time after she came back, he was hell bent on knowing the reason.. now that he knew, his anguish that Kushi could stay away from him came back to torment him- what ever be the reason, If he cannot live without her.. How can she be? How could she not tell him about Arush? Didnt she not think about him during those times? Did she not think how he would have taken care of her, during her pregnancy, her delivery.. Why didnt she give him his rights to be with her during those times? Why did she let someone else take care of her, while leaving him to lament for her?

He sensed some movement on the other side of the bed and then moments later he sensed soft hand encircling his waist.

He put his hand to stop it

"Did you think that I meant this when I meant how much I missed you Kushi? I am not that cheap!" he grunted angrily

"I didnt mean to offend you that way..." She told as she felt him pushing away her hands."Arnav I know you are angry.. why dont you ease it away?" She tried to turn him so that he could face her

"Leave me alone" came a curt reply, again her hand was brushed away.

She sat up. This time when the her hand was pushed away she sensed that the hand had gone a little cold and was slightly shivering against her warm hand. She knew how to make him ebbout his wrath. She quickly slipped out of her night dress and threw it down and slipped under his blanket as he groaned in annoyance.

"What the"

But she slowly inched her hands again dangerously near his manhood.

"What are you trying to do" He grunted angrily again getting annoyed with himself for wanting her to go on.

"helping you control your anger" she replied cheekily as he half turned. His hand accidentally came in contact with her body when he realised that she was out of her clothes and had completely laid herself bare for him

"Kushi? you are.." he whispered not believing his senses. She hadnt been this bold in the past.

"I am sorry Arnav.. Sorry for making you feel insecure, sorry for the anguish and agony that you had to go through because of me... Please forgive me..." she whispered back to him

"Ku..kushi.. I.. " he knew he was loosing his control and he couldnt trust himself to speak

"Shhh" Kushi told pressing her finger on his lips "Let it go Arnav ji..." she whispered.

To be continued...