Khushi had a tough time taming her heart that night. She was still floating after the kiss and didn't know what went on after that. They had the dinner together after Nani had come. Khushi sneaked glances at Arnav now and then at the dinner table. Arnav caught her staring once or twice but she would quickly lower her eyes when he looked back at her. Nani noticed all this with an inward smile but she pretended to ignore it.
After speaking to Nani for a while all three of them headed to their rooms. Arnav asked Khushi if she wanted to sit along the poolside with some hot chocolate but Khushi declined the invitation. She feigned tiredness and almost ran into her room. Khushi knew she was putty in Arnav's hands and didn't want to play with fire any further.
Her Dhak Dhak hadn't stopped the whole time. Her color was still a little high. Every time she saw Arnav her tummy clenched, and a thousand butterflies would fly in her stomach. She lay down on the bed and replayed the kiss so many times. Finally exhaustion took over excitement, and she closed her eyes in sleep.
Arnav had been confused by his body signal. He had just broken up with Lavanya and didn't even know if he was ready for another relationship. He instinctively knew with Khushi it wouldn't be just another relationship. They were friends, partners in crime, their mutual support system. The physical intimacy will take their relationship to another level. It will not be a union of bodies alone. And that scared Arnav.
He didn't know if he was ready to give it all to Khushi. And was he ready to settle down finally? None of his questions were answered. Yet his body craved Khushi every minute. Lavanya had acted as a shield all along but with her out of the way, his heart refused to listen to the reasoning offered by his mind.
The kiss was going on and on in his mind. And what a kiss that was. Arnav was already possessive of Khushi but now he felt positively medieval of her. He wanted no other man to even look at his Khushi. He wanted to be with her, touch her, get to know her in new ways. So many contradicting thoughts were running in his mind. Finally he too slept with the conflicting thoughts still in his mind.
Arnav as usual got up by 6 and went for his jog. He came back, had his tea, and glanced through the paper. Khushi was still nowhere in sight. Usually she would be up and running. Wondering about her absence, he went in to have his shower.
Khushi had overslept since she had slept quite late after too much of thinking. Cursing herself for oversleeping, she hurriedly got up and had her shower. Khushi came out in her sky blue suit and her hair tied back in a messy pony tail. She wanted to have her breakfast before getting ready for work.
Khushi saw Arnav's room closed. She thought she would also take him for breakfast and as usual went in. Arnav had just come out from his shower and was wearing only a towel. He was in the process of taking his suit out from the wardrobe when Khushi barged in.
Khushi's eyes widened and her mouth formed a perfect O when she saw him. "Ar...Arnav, am sorry. I thought..." She was speaking in broken sentences, and her cheeks had turned a fiery red. Arnav was amused at her loss of words. He silently raised a brow and closed the door of the wardrobe.
"What happened Khushi? What are you trying to say?" He smirked, looking at her nervous stance.
"I was going down for breakfast. Wanted to call you too. You come after you change; am leaving." She turned around and was about to slip away when Arnav caught her wrist. He whirled her around and pulled her to his naked torso.
Khushi was positively hyperventilating. Her heart was loudly thudding and her eyes had widened comically. "Arnav, what...what are you doing? Leave me!" She was starting to fret in the impossible situation that she was caught in.
"Why Khushi, what's the hurry? You have come in so many times and have waited for me to come along with you. Why are you leaving so quickly?" His eyes were staring at hers all the time he spoke.
Khushi's eyes darted away quickly. She was at a loss for words. And this was the first time the chatterbox Khushi Kumari Gupta was silenced. Arnav smirked at the pseudo bold front that she was trying to put up. She looked so cute trying to be bold when she was quite clearly out of depth due to her inexperience.
He bent, his lips almost touching her ears. Khushi's spine stiffened at his action. "Anyone would think you're shy of me Khushi. Are you?" His voice husked in her ears. She shivered and almost lost track of what he was saying. And then his words came back to her. khushi pushed herself away.
"Na..nahin tho." Khushi's expression became indignant.
"Then why is your nose red?" She immediately touched her nose and he gave her a sexy smirk. Khushi just flapped his hand away and turned to go the second time. Again she was brought back.
"Finally I managed to do it." His lazy voice continued.
"Do what?" Her brownish grey eyes narrowed at his brown ones. Her lips had straightened into a thin line.
"Silence you." He spoke those words into her mouth and took her lips in a sweet kiss. Khushi instantly parted and went closer to him. Arnav was surprised at her immediate response. He too snaked his arms around her and pulled her closer to his semi naked form.
Their lips moved and tongues danced in co-ordination. Khushi closed her eyes with a sigh and felt his strong, muscular chest. She ran her hands over his biceps, his shoulder and then his chest. She caught his shoulder when he bit her lower lip.
He pulled her hair clasp and caused her long, silky hair to fall down. Arnav caught her hair and fused her mouth tighter with him. He pulled her hair and arched her throat. Arnav licked the long expanse of her neck, and bit the base of her throat slightly.
Khushi gasped at the sensation and bit her lip from crying out. Khushi continued to run her hands on his back and in his chest. She was lost in her exploration and caressed his flat board abs.
Arnav had stopped kissing her when he felt her hands run through his body. He was in fire at her innocent touch. He had a huge hard on and his body was demanding instant gratification. Only her innocent eyes in her face stopped him from acting on his body's demands.
"Khushi stop right away before I take you right here and right now."
Khushi gasped and her hand covered her mouth in shock. Her eyes had formed perfect O's and her expression was quite funny if he hadn't felt the frustration. She gulped and came down to earth in that single statement. Khushi was as usual lost in clouds and she didn't realize what was happening.
Thank God for Arnav. She stepped back from him deliberately and gave him a confused, desire filled glance before going down for breakfast. Khushi tied her hair and smoothed her dress as she went down. Her breath was stuck somewhere near her throat. Normalcy was a concept that did not exist anymore, especially not near Arnav.
She blushed at the remembered images of both of them together in Arnie's room. Her treacherous hands and body refused to co-operate. Why did she always have to fall for him this hard? Again she thanked her Devi Maiya that Arnav had had the sense to stop at the right time. Else...
His hard body was still complaining, but Arnav ruthlessly dressed himself fast and strode out quickly. Why the hell did his mind have to work and ask him to stop? One of these days he was going to find what heaven tasted like. In Khushi's arms!
Ufff Yeh Love Hai Mushkil
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