They agreed and left for the night, Arnav giving Khushi a goodnight kiss in secret while everyone else was outside waiting for him.
Arnav and Khushi slept happily that night all in smiles because they were now one. Avani making an excuse at home that she needed to discuss wedding issues with Barun and his parents managed to pry Arnav away from his mother and take him to meet Khushi. Khushi was ecstatic when Arnav came home. Arnav also felt a sense of pride when he saw Khushi had applied sindoor and was wearing her mangalsutra. He couldn't help but smile. He greeted everyone then went to Khushi who was sitting by her lonesome on the stairs. She spring up like a rocket, grabbed Arnav's hand and dragged him upstairs with a mischievous grin. "Khushi what are you doing?" Arnav asked as she dragged him down the passage. She opened her bedroom door and pulled him inside shutting the door. She spun him around to face the wall across from her bed. Arnav's jaw dropped and his eyes literally popped out of their sockets. There was a huge life size photograph of him with his guitar from yesterday's concert. "How? When? Why?" Arnav asked still in shock. Khushi turned him around to face her and closed his mouth. "I was missing you and you couldn't be with me so I got this made. That way I can see you," she said grinning.
Lamhe vele lamhe, vele pal yeh
Idhar udhar tehal rahe
Sehme sehme dil bhi
Keh rahe hai, bin tere
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan re
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan re
Spare moments, spare moments
Are walking here and there
Nervous, nervous hearts
Are saying that without you
I will die, without you I will die
I will die, without you I will die
I will die, without you I will die
I will die, without you I will die
"Crazy," Arnav said shaking his head and pulling her in for a hug. They both laughed at Khushi's madness. "Now that I'm married to you I have every right over you so technically you can't question this," she said pointing towards the photo and sticking her tongue out. She tried to run away from Arnav but he was faster than her. He grabbed her wrist, spun her around and pulled her against him holding her wrist behind her back. "And I can do anything I want," he said to Khushi with a naughty look in his eye. Khushi tried to move away from him but he pulled her closer. He leaned forward and whispered in her ear, "Whenever you're this close to me, my heart starts racing and I can hear my heart going dhak dhak."
Dil mein koi rug yun
Dhadakti hai, ki jaise bijli si daude
Saansein teri saansein
Jagaati hai bina tere
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan re
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan re
Any vein in my heart
Beats as if it's running through a current
Breaths, your breaths
Wake me up, without you
I will die, without you I will die
I will die, without you I will die
I will die, without you I will die
I will die, without you I will die
Khushi went red and Arnav smirked. He knew he had that effect on her but he didn't think he'd still be able to do it after they got married. Turns out Khushi is still as shy as she was before. She blushed some more and Arnav kissed her cheek. Khushi could feel her heart racing now and knew that Arnav always had that effect on her since the day she met him. Arnav let go of Khushi's wrist and she grabbed his collar pulling him towards her, "You have the same effect on me too," she whispered and kissed him but not on the cheek. Arnav was taken by surprise. He never thought that it would ever come from Khushi because he was always the one to kiss her first. It didn't even take Arnav a second to wrap his arms around her waist and kiss her back.
Girhon ko suljhaao
Tere bin kya jeena
Bata mujhe, bata mujhe
Girhon ko suljhaao
Tere bin kya jeena
Aa bhi jaa, aa bhi jaa, aa bhi jaa
Aa bhi jaa, aa bhi jaa, aa bhi jaa
Disentangle the knots
What is living without you
Tell me, tell me
Disentangle the knots
What is living without you
Come here, come here, come here
Come here, com here, come here
Khushi broke the kiss, out of breath. "What was that Ms Gupta?" Arnav asked catching his breath. Khushi smirked, "That was me exercising my right over you Mr Raizada and just so you know it's no longer Ms Gupta. It's Mrs Raizada." Arnav took Khushi's hand and led her to the bed where they both sat down. "I don't like being away from you now Khushi," Arnav said to her. "I don't like it either," she said resting her head on his shoulder in the crook of his neck.
Lamhe vele lamhe, vele pal yeh
Idhar udhar tehal rahe
Sehme sehme dil bhi
Keh rahe hai, bin tere
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan re
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan
Mar jaiyaan, tere bin mar jaiyaan re
Spare moments, spare moments
Are walking here and there
Nervous, nervous hearts
Are saying that without you
I will die, without you I will die
I will die, without you I will die
I will die, without you I will die
I will die, without you I will die
Arnav stroked Khushi's hair and they both fell back on the bed resting. Khushi had her head on Arnav's chest and Arnav put his arms around her holding her tight. They lay there like that, time passing not having a worry in the world because they were together and they had each other. Their eyes were closed and they were lost in each other. One moment everything was peaceful and the next the bedroom door flew open and Avani stormed in calling Khushi. She walked and saw the two lying on the bed in each other's arms and immediately turned around and closed her eyes, "Sorry," she said her eyes still closed holding her ears, "I didn't realise... I'm sorry I should have knocked first." Arnav was chuckling resulting in a very confused Avani. She turned around to see Khushi fighting with Arnav trying to get up because he still had his arms around her and didn't want to let her go. He finally let go and Khushi jumped up straightening her dress and dupatta. Her cheeks were burning red. "Should we go downstairs?" Avani asked suppressing a giggle. Khushi nodded and speed walked past her and down the stairs leaving Arnav behind. Arnav smiled at his wife's embarrassment and followed them downstairs.
Avani had come to call them for lunch and when they went downstairs they all sat at the dining table. Khushi, Richa and Avani served everyone then sat down to eat. Arnav was sitting on Khushi's right hand side so decided to take advantage of the situation. He got hold of Khushi's right hand under the table and held it tight. Everyone was eating including Arnav but Khushi hadn't touched her food yet. "Khushi, are you okay? Why aren't you eating?" Barun asked her. Khushi didn't know what to say and instead glared at Arnav. "Ya, Khushi. Eat. The last you had was breakfast and you haven't even snacked like you usually do because you've been with Arnav the whole day," Richa said and Khushi was forced to eat with her left hand. This didn't go unnoticed by everyone. They all looked at Khushi strangely. "Khushi, why are you eating with your left hand?" Ravi teased her knowing the answer because he too had done it just like Arnav once upon a time ago. "Actually Papa..." Khushi trailed off not knowing what to say. Just then Arnav let go of her hand with an I'm-a-boss smirk. They spent the rest of the day together until Arnav and Avani finally had to leave much to both Arnav and Khushi's disappointment but they knew that from the beginning it would be like this.
Chapter 13: Abhi Abhi
They joined their families downstairs and helped with wedding and sangeet preparations for the next day. Neither of them put their heart in it and were only acting happy and plastering a smile on their faces. They could never be happy if they were apart. They just didn't have it in them. Avani and Barun noticed Arnav and Khushi's sorrow and had immense respect for the two. Despite everything they had gone through and the separation they were going through their love only grew stronger with each passing moment.
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