This is a Short Story related to Arnav and Khushi's contract/hate marriage track.
On their wedding night what if Arnav couldn't bear to let Khushi sleep outside in cold Delhi air? Can there be a different end to the torturous night? Can he really ha...
Khushi woke up with a blushing smile on her face. She noticed that Arnav was not on bed. Yawning she made to go freshen up, when she heard something which made her stop mid-yawn and gape wide-eyed.
"Good morning", said Arnav smiling to her. He was watching her sleep from sometime feeling tranquil today. He got up, walked up to her slowly and murmured in a honey laced voice-
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"Khushi..you okay?" came another sentence which made her jaw drop. She could only nod her head as she found herself without voice.
After getting his response, Arnav proceeded to walk to the poolside to tend to his plants turning mid-way he added understandingly "Aaj bathroom tum pehle use kar lo [You can use the bathroom first]". This just made her stagger back to the nearest wall for support.
Khushi entered the bathroom with trepidation. She checked for any mix-up in her belongings, double-checked the shower for running water, and basically was in the lookout for any bait that he might have put up.
In the shower she recalled Khushi..baby..come for me. *gulps*
"Baby...Gud Marning..you okay! aur subah se ek baar what-the bhi nhi kiya.. Hey Devi Maiyya ye aaj Arnavji ko ho kya gya hai". [Arnav is saying "Baby..Good Morning..You okay.. and he hasn't even muttered a what-the since morning.. DM what is wrong with Arnavji today].
Angry-Akadu-Khadoos Singh Raizada she can handle, but this Sweet-Caring-Flirty Singh Raizada she can't fathom. Because Laad Governer..and behaving so sweetly with her.. Unbelievable (*read in Arnav's voice peelleeejj*).
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Downstairs Khushi was serving breakfast to everyone, stealing confused glances at ASR, lost in determining what surprises await her today. When Nani asked her for water, she poured it into her milk glass and apologized to Mami instead when she realized the mistake. NK noticed her new style of kurta and complimented her,making her shriek as she realized she wore her kurta the other way round.She made jalebi instead of kheer leaving everyone mystified, surprised and worried for her.
But somewhere in the middle of all that, at a precise moment in fact, when Payal asked "Kya hua Khushi, tu kal theek se soyi nhi kya [What happened Khushi,didn't you sleep well]", Arnav realised what this was all about.
"yeh ladki bilkul pagal hai!"[this girl is completely mad] he murmured to himself.
That playfulness in his voice when he made the connection he realized and yes, yes he was in love with her Sanka too. That crazy element in Khushi Kumari Gupta (now very Singh Raizada) was always his undoing. He could never resist it and it pulled him more and more in... deep, sunk, gone, drowning in love. *Unbelievable*
She excused herself from the table to go change muttering "ye sab us laad governor ki wajah se hua hai, Hmph".[All this is happening due to that Lord Governor].
