#2 Safe in His Arms! Updt pg 74 22nd Jan - Page 30

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Geeta.R thumbnail
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Posted: 10 years ago
A beautiful pdate loved that riya and her dad sorted things out well...got things of their chests :-)
Awww poor ri crying... But boy is she in for a surprise as are we heheh please update soon xx
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Posted: 10 years ago
Awesome update
Wow so everyone knows arjun's surprise & working on it secretly
Aww poor riya is feeling so left out & crying badly
Loved the way arjun pacified her they are so cute love them
Loved everybody's concern for riya
Lovely update
Cont soon
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Posted: 10 years ago

I loved reading the comments and your guesses on what the surprise might be!! Some guessed it right...some are a bit off...but they were all fun to read!! :p

Thank you guys! It brought a smile on my face!!!

I can think of a few people who hit the like button on the updates but do not comment. If you are one of them, pleaseee do comment...I'd love to hear what you think of the story!!

Here is the next chap...hope you'll like it!!




Part 44...

Next day.

"Riya, aaj raat dinner ke liye baahar chele?" Arjun asked trying to sound as casual as possible. It was Sunday morning, they were on their way to the supermarket since Riya needed to buy the groceries.

"Aaj raat? Nahi aaj raat nahi ho sakta"

As soon a she said that, Arjun turned to look at her with a shocked face, "What? Why??"

Riya looked at him for a few seconds before laughing nervously, "Arjun calm down, mazzak kar rahi thi. Itna shocked kyun lag rahe ho??"

"Shocked? Nahi toh..."

"Oookay...if you say so..."

All through shopping she kept glancing at Arjun trying to analyse what was going on. Everyone's weird behaviour for the past few days, Arjun's nervousness, his and Anu's disappearance after work, she mentally slapped herself for not seeing all the clues before. But, she didn't want to come to any conclusions.

They quickly finished the shopping and headed home.

Throughout the day Arjun and Anu maintained a there-is-nothing-out-of-ordinary-going-on attitude. Although, Riya did catch the siblings exchanging a few meaningful glances every now and then, she did not probe into the matter. By the time evening came and it was time to get ready for this so called normal' dinner date, she was absolutely sure that she was going to get her much awaited surprise.

Riya did not however, think about what it might be. Every time her mind wandered towards guessing what the surprise could be, she started singing random songs in her head.

"Okay, mein jaake ready ho jaun??" she asked at around seven O' clock, no longer able to keep the growing excitement at bay.

"It's only seven...we have time" Arjun said looking at his wrist watch.

"What time did you reserve the table for?"

"Reserve nahi ki hain" came the answer immediately.

"Oh, table mil jaayega na? Kaha jaa rahe hain??"

"Yaar kitni sawaal pooch thi ho? Jaake ready ho jao na...waise bhi ready hone main time lagega..." Anu said before Arjun got a chance to reply. Riya stuck her tongue out at her and turned to Arjun again.

"Kya pehenu??" As soon as she asked that, she could see from the corner of her eye that Anu did a face palm. Riya had to try hard not to laugh out loud before Arjun responded,

"Ri woh dress pehen sakti ho...woh white and purple salwaar?"

Arjun had a smile and a dazed look as if imagining her in that dress. She smiled blushing and nodded before heading towards her room to get ready.

Somehow, she just knew that tonight was going to be a very special night.

~oOo~

"Ek minute, ek photo please!!" Anu literally screamed an hour later, as Arjun and Riya were about to head out.

"Photo? Yeh kis liye??" Riya asked frowning.

"Look at you two! You both look damn good yaar...ek photo banta hain"

Riya smiled and posed for the camera with Arjun. What started off as just one photo' soon became a session with different poses. About fifteen minutes later both Arjun and Riya had to stop Anu from clicking any more pictures and bid goodbye. Riya did not miss the happiness radiating off Anu, as if she was going to burst at any moment with all the excitement.

As they neared their car, Arjun ran in front of Riya and opened the door for her. She smiled flashing her dimples but did not get in,

"Aaj yeh special treatment kyun?"

"Kabhi kabhi hi toh deta hoon special treatment, jab diya hain fayada uttalo!!" he said smiling and in return got one from Riya. As she was about to get into the car, Arjun leaned in towards her. His eyes lingered on her lips before moving up to her eyes,

"You look...very...nice"

Although he said it casually, Riya knew he was trying to emphasise something with the way he was looking at her. It took her a couple of seconds to understand what it was, and when she did, a huge smile adorned her lips.

He said the same thing to her on their very first date.

He mirrored her smile as he pulled her into a gently hug and spoke,

"Uss din mein kuch zyaada hi awkward tha Riya. Very nice' se zyaada tumhe kaise complement doon samajh nahi aa raha tha" he took a deep breath and parted from her before continuing,

"Par aaj keh sakta hoon. You look beautiful! Uss din bhi aur aaj bhi"

A rosy scarlet colour spread across her cheeks. She stood on her tiptoes and gave him a quick peck on the cheek before getting into the car.

~oOo~

It was pretty quiet in the car for a while, both were lost in their own thoughts. It wasn't until Arjun pulled over to the side of the road that Riya finally looked around, they weren't at a restaurant though. He stopped at what looked like a completely random place.

"Arjun, where are we?"

"You'll see"

They got out of the car. Riya stood by him in anticipation and started looking around only to find nothing out of ordinary. Arjun chuckled seeing her and took her hand in his,

"Could you do something for me?!" he asked casually.

"What?"

"Close your eyes and let me guide you"

"Yeh sab zaroori hain??"

"Haan"

She huffed and closed her eyes, "Fine...you better not let me fall down!"

"I won't!"

Arjun intentionally parked the car a little away from their destination, so that Riya doesn't guess where they were going. Though the walk felt like forever, it only took them a few minutes to get there.

"No peeking!"

"I am not!"

They finally slowed down and came to a stop. Arjun let go of her hand and walked around her so he could hug her from behind. Resting his head on her shoulder and wrapping his arms tightly around her waist, he took a deep breath,

"Okay..."

Riya could tell he was nervous, although why, she had no idea.

"...you can open your eyes now!!"





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Arjun waited with a bated breath. With no reaction whatsoever after a few minutes, he finally decided to ask,

"Umm Riya are your eyes open yet??"

No response.

"Riya??" He asked turning her around in his arms.

"Did...did you buy the house??" she asked, blinking her eyes rather quickly as if to keep the tears at bay.

He cupped her face and tilted it up,

"You bought it? You bought the house???" she asked again, this time a little more excited.

"Yeah..."

"You are kidding me!! Are you serious?!! YOU BOUGHT THE HOUSE??"

"Shhh Riya, unlike our house...baaki sab ghar main log rehte hain..."

"Our house?"

A soft smile spread across Arjun's lips seeing tears brim in her eyes, "Haan, humara ghar!"

With that Riya jumped up and down a couple of time before hugging him and letting those tears finally roll down her cheeks. She held him for a few seconds in utter silence. No words were needed to express how each was feeling at that moment.

"Ab andar chele??" he asked a few minutes later. He knew she was enjoying the moment but it was far from over. The house wasn't even the best part of the surprise.

"Haan" she replied, wiping the tears off her face.

He led her to the front door in three quick strides and held the key in front of her. Her smile grew wider at his small but sweet gesture. No longer able to contain her excitement, Riya took the key from him and opened the door. They held hands as they walked into the house only to be greeted with darkness,

"Oh no! Power supply hain kya? Maybe we should have come in daylig..." as she was about to finish her sentence, Riya felt Arjun leave from her side and suddenly the room filled with light. In the middle of the living room was a tent of sorts with a lot of pillows and two very comfortable looking huge beanbags. The inside of the tent of decorated with tiny fairy lights - overall giving it a very cosy as well as romantic look.

All there was in the house was that tent and nothing else.

"Ajrun this..."

"Do you like it??" He asked, coming to stand next to her again.

"Of course! I love it...how could I not like it?? This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me!!!"

He chuckled, "Well then, I am glad I broke the sweetest-thing-anyone-has-ever-done' record for you"

Riya leaned in just as Arjun finished his sentence, her intent clear on her face but the latter quickly held a finger up in front of his lips, stopping her in her actions.

"Abhi nahi...pehle ghar toh dekhlo"

"O-Okaaayy..." Unsure of why he stopped her, she leaned away from him and his apologetic looking face.

"Tum ghar dekh lo..." he said again motioning her towards the bed rooms. With that Riya took a quick tour of the house. She loved the house at first sight and that was many months ago, it was exactly the way she remembered it to be. As she walked in and around the house again, she could visualise how it would look once it was totally set up with all the furniture and their personal items. Making it a home, their home.

Once she was satisfied and looked around to her heart's content she walked back into the living room where Arjun was waiting patiently. He stood at the large French widow, when she wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him from behind,

"It's perfect" she whispered after a few moments.

"Iss perfect se moment ko aur bhi perfect bananeka mauka dogi?"

"Matlab?"

He fidgeted for a couple of seconds, getting something out of his coat pocket. Then slowly turned around, immediately wrapping his arms around her waist so that whatever was in his hand, was hidden safely behind her back.

"Socha tha ki tumse shaadi karke...tumhe Mrs Riya Rawte banake naye ghar main le aaunga. Aur hum dono milke naye ghar main nayi zindagi banayenge.

Par phir yaad aaya ki...ek aur occasion hain jo bahut special hain...aur uske liye bhi ek special place ki zaroorath padegi...a place as special as this house"

"Kaunsi occasion?" Riya whispered nervously.

Arjun chuckled at her nervousness, the deep rumble from his chest sent a shiver down her spine. He rested his forehead against hers and took a deep breath,

"Shaadi karrogi mujhse??" He asked slowly, his voice low and husky.

It took her a couple of seconds to react. A huge grin spread across her lips as what he said sunk in,

"Say that again"

Arjun laughed and brought the ring in his hand forward so that Riya can see it.

"Mujhse shaadi karrogi, Riya?? Please!"

He asked her but the question might as well have been rhetorical. All he saw on her face was acceptance and a bunch of tears which were of pure happiness. She nodded her head, not able to say the word and hugged him.

Arjun's eyes closed in pure content as one hand caressed her hair and the other held her close by the waist. He prized every single moment and locked it all away in a special place in his heart, to be remembered and cherished for every living second of his remaining life.

When they broke apart, he instantly saw that something changed in her face. She looked concerned or even anxious about something.

"Kya hua Ri?"

"A-Arjun, dad..."

Understanding where she was going, he quickly added, "Dad se baat karli meine..."

"K-Kya?!"

"Haan! I talked to him for almost two hours over the phone...I had to convince him a little but by the end he agreed...he had to agree, I wasn't going to let him go otherwise..."

"HUH! Are you serious? Dad ne haan keh di?!"

"Haan!!" He said and leaned in, his eyes on her lips but this time she stopped him.

"Pehle mera ring do..." she said in a cute, bossy way making Arjun chuckle and finally put the ring on her finger.

"Hmm abhi say bossing around shuru, huh?"

"Aur nahi toh kya? Work main tum mere boss aur ghar main mein tumhare"

With their laughter still echoing through the house, both leaned in at the same time to seal the moment with a heated kiss.






Edited by Aukview - 10 years ago
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Posted: 10 years ago
It seems to be a really great surprise!!
Riya doesn't want to guess as she wants the surprise to be a real surprise and here we are so much curious to know what it is..
I have my own guesses for now but will wait for you to tell it..
Anu is so cute:) and that photo session also so sweet..
Great update..
Continue soon.
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Posted: 10 years ago

Originally posted by: riyaarjun


Agar sadi hi karni hoti to bata ke karta lekin kuchh or hi bat he esme
I,think we have to wait n watch


yup, waiting for the surprise..[:) ]
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Posted: 10 years ago
πŸ˜›πŸ‘πŸ‘Superb πŸ‘πŸ‘
Waiting for the surprise..πŸ˜›
Update soon...😊
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Posted: 10 years ago
Awesome!
But that was such an abrupt stop!!!!!
Do update soon!
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I mean the update was awesome...super cute!!!!! Riya and Arjun were super cute...arjun's nervousness was cute...anu was also Super cute...im eagerly awaiting the surprise that arjun is going to present it to riya πŸ˜Šβ€οΈπŸ‘πŸΌ
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Posted: 10 years ago
Awesome updates...
Continue soon...
Why didn't u PMed me...😑
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