SS: Anything Goes PART 11 *Last Part* (PAGE 15) - Page 9

SS: Anything Goes part 11

Khushi watched the back of Dev's head as the judge was giving the verdict. He was getting 30 years for human trafficking, 20 years for intending to kill a state cop, and 10 years for drug trafficking. Dev's head hung in defeat. He was done. He would breathe his last breath in jail and never breathe the air of freedom again.

Once everything was done, another cop prepared to take Dev in but Khushi quickly stopped them. "You remember Sunil?" She asked and he furrowed his eyebrows.

"I don't know who you're talking about!"

"You don't? Because he was very sure that you were his brother and he had a promise to fulfill before he threw himself off the ledge of a building and smashed every bone in his body."

Dev's eyes widened and he was ready to pounce at Khushi. "That's not true!" He roared but Khushi kept her distance. She stared at him with pity and finally shook her head. "You deserve what you're getting. Maybe now, you have something to feel guilty about for the rest of your life." She said and turned to leave while she heard the wailing voice of Dev behind her.

****

She left the courtroom and drove with Mohan back to the police station. Even though it was her day off, she liked to sometimes spend her day there since everyone there was like her family. Unfortunately, Khushi did not have a life sometimes.

She pulled her hair out of her tight bun and let it loose, allowing it to flow in a decent wavy way. She pulled up a chair next to Mohan's desk so she can spend her time on his computer. "Get off, Gupta!" He said, flicking her head as he came to sit next to her.

"I think I should just go home. There's nothing to do here." She said as she sat back in her chair and Mohan took over the computer. "Because you have so much to do at home?"

"I can sleep! I can actually get a good nine hours of sleep! And then I could do nothing but eat and watch movies."

Mohan stopped for a moment and turned towards Khushi, completely changing the subject. "We did it, Gupta. We brought an end to this crazy case. At least our bit is done. But seriously, I think you'd do well on squad."

"Aww! But I like to stay here right next to my good old buddy!" She said in a mocking tone and pinched his cheek.

"Don't you feel like…a weight has been lifted off your shoulders?"

"Actually no. I worked out with weights last night so right now my shoulders just hurt."

"Oh my God, Gupta you ruin every moment!" He said exasperated and focused on his work again.

"How's your boyfriend?" He asked and Khushi raised an eyebrow. "Why? You interested."

Mohan gave her an incredulous look then shook his head as he looked away. Khushi laughed out loud and someone even shushed her. She looked behind her and it was one of the rookies! "Are you guys ALWAYS at the computer? Are you never sent out?"

"We're interns. We're not even cops but that is our goal," one of them said and Khushi had a smirk growing on her lips. "Then go ask Deep and Vikram for some work to do! They're top of the line cops and not to mention, good looking!"

The two girls didn't know whether to giggle or remain quiet so they remained quiet. Khushi grimaced and looked away. "Interns?!" She hissed into Mohan's ear and he shrugged her away.

She sat there for sometime quietly, having nothing to say. Finally she got up to leave. "See you tomorrow, Mohan." She ruffled his hair and giggled as she walked away. She thought of heading out to the store to get some food for herself along with a movie.

She was looking at the movie section behind the counter where the shop owner was awkwardly staring at her. She wasn't even in her uniform so why was he staring? 'Because I'm beautiful that's why!' She gloated in her mind but nonetheless, she paid no attention to that and finally chose a few movies. She then moved to the back to the coolers to get some frozen food and a yummy kulfi for a hot day.

When she came back to the front of the store with a tub of ice cream, a kulfi and frozen parathas, she saw a gorgeous man in a pressed black suit standing at the cash. She looked at all the food she was carrying with vain. Mohan's words were running through her mind. Maybe she did eat a tad too much.

When the oh-so-gorgeous man looked at her, he immediately smiled and Khushi smiled back. He pointed at her things. "Do you need help?"

Khushi blushed and shook her head. She placed them all on the counter and was now standing to his left. He asked the shop owner for a pack of cigarettes. Khushi was obviously not going to gawk at the man so she kept her gaze down, but when he put his right hand out to pay, she stared terrifyingly at his hand.

His hand. That tattoo. His hand had the damn infinity tattoo! The very same place that Rahul had his! Her heart was beating so fast, beads of sweat started to form on her forehead. Or at least, that's what it felt like.

The man took the pack and gave one more smile to her before leaving the place. Khushi pushed everything else to the side and told the man she didn't want it anymore, except her kulfi, and quickly got in her car, dialing Mohan's number.

"There is a HUGE problem…"

****

Khushi hesitantly followed behind the black Benz but always made sure to keep her distance. Backup was being sent but she had to follow him otherwise there would be no other way to track him.

She was thankful that he remained on general streets where there were other cars. She looked in her rearview mirror with anger when someone honked at her. Her face relaxed when she saw Deep and Vikram in one car and in another Mohan. At a stop light she called her partner. "How many of you are there?"

"Too many to tell but we have a good number. What do you think about this situation?" He asked just as the light turned green. Khushi stepped on the accelerator and let out a sigh.

"I don't know, but we'll find out."

They followed to a certain point until they simply couldn't anymore in case of being caught. They got out of their cars and quietly walked around an empty old warehouse where there were several cars parked outside it.

There was the sectional door at the front that was completely wide open but the cops made sure to go in another way. Some took the back entrance door that was open and some, including Khushi, slipped in from the main one and tried to hide behind large objects.

Inching themselves closer to where they heard more voices, they saw something unbelievable. There were maybe a total of twenty men who were all dressed up in black suits and on one of the walls that they were standing in front of was a huge spray painting of the infinity sign.

'What the hell is this?' Khushi wondered. She turned her back towards the large boxes she was standing in front of in order to cover the light from her phone. She first made sure it was on silent before she messaged one of the dispatchers from the station to send as much backup as possible, and preferably the grand squad team.

Khushi turned around and looked at Mohan who shook his head at her, motioning for her to not say a word.

"Members of Infinity, welcome today. As you are all surprised, today is not a regular meeting day. Today we're here to discuss some very important issues. Rahul is taken and Sunil is dead. Dev is in jail for life. If any more of Dev's guys come here asking for help, it is a simple no. We are not anyone's dirty workers. We are Infinity! We work with class to help whoever but will never stoop low to getting our asses kicked…like Rahul. With that said, the fact that he failed so badly at his job is a big disappointment. His fate is most likely in prison too but should he ever come out, he is never welcome back. The recent events should be a wake up call but also motivation!"

Khushi heard the loud and deep voice of a man. She couldn't handle the suspense anymore. She lifted her head just a tiny bit over the boxes to see the group of men. Her view was not clear but she saw all of them standing in a circle. Their leader, it seemed, continued to speak.

"How could a man represent Infinity when he is caught within months? I know that many of our new young members are intimidated at this point, but quite frankly, you should be. We take you in under our wing because we have a purpose to serve. When people are too cowardly to do a job, that's where we come in to show our perseverance and strength. The fact is that WE CAN get the job done while they can't. And IF it wasn't for Rahul, our biggest client would not be drowning in thick mud right now. He's done, along with his business and along with everything else. And that's why, before anyone discovers us, we must leave right away. Wipe out any signs that we ever existed here and just move far away. It is time to get a new identity, and a new lifestyle. Now, I want to hear some positivity: Are we ready?"

"YES!" All the men yelled with strong voices in unison. Khushi rolled her eyes. 'I hope you're ready for this!' She thought before she looked at her phone screen that read that everyone was in their places. Khushi looked at Mohan then the other cop next to her. With a smirk growing on her lips, she took her gun out of her belt and held it to her chest for them to see. "Let's go," she whispered.

The group of men were all dumbstruck and shocked to the point that they were frozen in their places when out of no where cops started charging towards them, encircling their already made circle. The group of men were a lot and they certainly could have attacked but seeing the number of cops were twice their number, they thought again.

The good-looking man from earlier that day spotted Khushi and his eyes widened at her. "Hi!" She said with a smile. "Are you ready?" She asked and his lips curled in rage. He was about to take a step forward but then some of the cops who had their guns down instinctively put it up.

"Are your games done now? Because you have given me a bitch of events to take care of lately!" Khushi said in a mocking tone. When all the men were still silent and looking between each other, Khushi put her gun down. "Show's done boys. Take 'em all away!" She said and each man had two cops who would first pat him down then handcuff him.

Mohan came next to her as everyone was driving back, throwing his arm around her neck. "Gupta, you're absolutely outstanding. It's seriously a pleasure to have you as my partner."

Khushi turned her head towards him and gave him a cheeky smile. "Why thank you Mohan! You finally learned to respect your seniors." She quickly ran foreword and laughed hysterically as Mohan threatened to come after her. She walked to him after a few moments and gave him a side hug. "I'm also happy we're partners."

****

When Khushi entered the station with Mohan and all the others, everyone started clapping for the team. She went to fill in her report for the day when Chief came with a wide grin on his face but quickly wiped it off when Khushi looked at him. "Gupta I need you to run one last errand for me."

Khushi's eyes widened. 'You gotta be kidding me,' she thought. It was supposed to be her day off and here she was working as hard as ever.

"I have a special friend of mine who has important files for me. I know you might be thinking why he doesn't just bring it but he actually has a flight to catch in two hours so he doesn't want to be late in anyway. So I told him that it's okay and I'll send my most trustworthy cop."

Khushi simply had to give in after that. Chief handed her a piece of paper with the address of the place. Khushi's eyes bugged out again. The Imperial Hotel. 'Ugh, everyone just has to be so damn rich!' She thought internally. She nodded her head at Chief then left the place.

She asked for the name written on the piece of paper and the receptionist smiled making Khushi give her a confused look. She went up and took a deep breath. Not only was it a regular room in The Imperial Hotel, it was a suite! The best of the best. 'Oh God,' she thought before she knocked on the door.

Her jaw dropped open what she saw Arnav open the door for her. "What?" She said though it was barely audible. She was confused beyond words. Arnav smiled at her and pulled her in by her hand.

She gasped when she saw the shiny marble floor decorated with lit candles and rose petals making a path to some other room. Arnav couldn't wipe the smile off his face as Khushi hesitantly yet curiously walked down the path which took her to the living room. A squeal actually escaped her throat when she saw the words "Will You Marry Me?" written in petals on the carpeted floor.

She turned around and stared at Arnav, dumbstruck as ever. "Arnav? What is this?"

"Khushi, this might be soon but I couldn't be more sure of this. I love you Khushi Kumari Gupta and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?" He was on his knee and holding up the most fabulous diamond ring.

Khushi backed away a few steps. "Arnav, this is way too soon!"

Arnav's smile fell and he got up, advancing towards her. "This happens all the time! A lot of people get married without even seeing their life partner once but it's called a leap of faith!"

Khushi didn't know what words to use. She looked at those very words on the floor then back at Arnav. "We barely know each other," she said quietly. Arnav's face relaxed and he came closer to her to cup her face. "I want to spend the rest of my life getting to know you. Don't you feel the same?"

Khushi gazed into his eyes and saw the honesty there again. The love and the passion that she hadn't seen in anyone else. Her eyes suddenly started forming tears. "I don't have a family for you to ask my hand for."

"It doesn't matter. I want to be your family. I want to be your husband. Just say yes and I will give you anything and everything in this world."

"I just want to be loved."

"Then that's already in place," he said with a smirk. He quickly put his hand under her cheek and caught the tear that fell from her eye. He wiped the streak her tear created on her cheek and held her face again. Wanting to lighten the mood for her, he instead rested his forearms on her shoulders. "And anyway, don't you have a particular motto?" He asked with a naughty smirk.

Khushi chuckled and nodded. "Anything goes."

"That's it!" He said cheerfully then held her hands. "So, if I can please ask again; will you marry me Khushi?"

Khushi giggled and finally nodded her head yes. She swiftly jumped up and threw her arms around his neck and Arnav held her tightly too. She turned his face towards her and kissed him like the very first time again except this time it was with absolute love.

He picked her up, never breaking the kiss, and sat on the posh couch with her in his lap. She pouted when he pulled away. "To make things official," he said and took the diamond ring out of his pocked again. Khushi held her left hand out for him and he slipped it on her ring finger, fitting it perfectly. Although Khushi joked about liking luxurious places, the ring was not something she ogled over very much. Instead she hugged Arnav tightly and remained that way for a long time.

*****

When Khushi went back to work a couple days later, because she simply couldn't do without her day off, she was shocked out of her mind once again when she walked in and this time everyone cheered for HER and her only. There was a grand "Congratulations," sign across the room with helium balloons on either side.

"How did you guys know I got engaged?" She asked and everyone yelled, "WHAT?"

She was completely puzzled. What was going on? All the girls started running to her to give her hugs and looked at the ring while the guys waited their turn for the squealing girls to move out of the way. She got a bear hug from all of them then Mohan hooked his arm around hers and pulled her to the front where Chief was standing.

"Today is an extremely exciting day for your fellow comrade, Khushi Kumari Gupta. She is officially engaged!" Chief said to everyone and they all clapped for her once again. "AND," he said and waved his hand to one of the other guys to pull out something.

A cake was rolled out on a cart and brought in front of Khushi. Again, there was "congratulations" written on it. "I am very proud to announce that Ms. Gupta has been promoted in ranks as Lieutenant of 31."

Khushi gasped and covered her mouth with her hand and looked at Mohan as he gave her a tight hug.

"Ms. Gupta has been one of the most consistent and hardworking officers there is. She has always been ahead of the game and based on the events of the past few weeks, she has shown exceptional leadership therefore she only deserves this title."

Khushi shook the hand of her Chief and tried to remain formal in front of him. The cake cutting started and everyone fed her pieces of it. At one point when others started joking and feeding each other, Khushi stood back for a moment and took in everything.

Everything that had happened to her, all the love she had in her life, all the amazing people who filled up her life – she could never ask for more. She may have lost her family when she was a teenager but her heart was suddenly filled with the utmost love. She had the love of her to-be husband, and she also had the love of her brothers and sisters in Department 31.

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