These are stand alone but also part of one story line Arnav and Khushi are celebrating their 30 wedding anniversary and they are watching a slide show and the memories leading up to that picture
Part IV
There came a slide a family dinner plus one - Rohans first dinner at Shantivan.
Khushi looked at Arnav silently laughing and then at Nisha. She came up and kissed her mum and then her dad three of them remembering what happened prior to the photograph.
Khushi and Arnav remembered even more.
Nisha looked at them - mum how exactly did you get dad into such a good mood before Rohan came round - Ewww no don't tell me !!
But Khushi and Arnav were lost in their world already - remembering
He glared
She glared back
He scowled
She scowled back
He was immovable
"Over my dead body"
"Would you like it to be quick and painless - I can help"
"She's my baby"
"She's our daughter"
"She's barely out of nappies"
"She's a practising doctor"
"What does he know about her?"
"What do you know about him?"
"He's a man!"
"And she's in love"
"What does she know about love?"
"Enough to say no until her father says yes"
"No"
"Arnav - yes"
"Arnav Nisha's heart will break"
Capitulation , Defeat ,
"NO! Thats my final word on the topic"
Khushi's ace - "Nisha"
A stoney faced father
He had not agreed
What was she going to do ?
Then she looked at her mother
That smile , that wink
Her mother, her friend ,her partner in crime.
"Nisha your father says No!"
She saw her father jaws clenched , hands clenched
Was he going to blow
Who was he going to kill
Good job Rohan was still at work.
Nisha spied his eyes look at her mother
The lower lip trembled
Her mum's eye's filled with tears
Tears flowed
Nisha's own eyes filled up .
"STOP IT" the voice thundered
"Invite him to dinner- he is going to need all the advice and help he can get to be able to cope with you and his mother-in law"
"Dad - I love you" She threw her arms around his neck.
"I love you too"
"When did you grow up ? Was I so busy at work that I missed it"
"Ring him"
Khushi he placed an arm round her waist - when did we get old ?
She kissed him.
"Still feel old ?- I swear there is still a lot of mileage left in us"
"mmm Khushi do we have time ?"
"She... will... be... talking... to... him... for ...about... an... hour"
Click -
Parent time !
Do I have to explain ??
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