Rabba Ishq Naa Hove - Season 1

Part 43

Anjali, Shyam, Akash and Lavanya was still rejoicing the fact that finally everything had sorted out. Anjali was even discussing with Lavanya that she doesnt want to delay getting her in this house as a bahu. Nani also acknowledged the same.

Nani: Haan Bitiya.. Earlier Akash was waiting for Khushi to get married. Now even that has happened. Its high time we talk to your parents now before Akash starts another fight with you.
Lavanya smiled.
Anjali: You are right Nani.. Now let them fight only after they get married.
Shyam: Not everyone is like you Rani Saheba to fight with their innocent husband.

Anjali's jaw dropped whereas everyone else started laughing hard at this joke.
Nani turned around to see Khushi who was standing at the window and looking outside. Though she seemed busy staring at something, Nani knew she was actually lost in deep thoughts of her husband and his behaviour today which had left everyone in shock, not just her. Nani came to khushi and placed her arm on her shoulder.

Nani: Khushi?
Khushi immediately jerked and wiped her moist eyes.
Nani: You were crying? What happened?
Khushi (smiling): Kuch nahi Nani.. These tears are happy ones.. It is so strange Nani, that sometimes people from whom you dont expect anything, suddenly do everything for you.
Nani (caressing her head): You are talking about Arnav bitwa.. hai naa ?

Khushi weakly noded a yes.

Nani: Haan Khushi. He did a lot for us today which we really never imagined. He might be sharp in his talk and pitch, but the emotions he carries in his heart are very strong. I dont know much about his childhood, may be you do, but I only want to tell you Khushi, he needs a lot of love and care. And most importantly he is looking that from you... Only you..

Khushi suddenly felt her heart beating fast.. LOVE and CARE? Nani left her alone again and Khushi closed her eyes remembering what Arnavji just confessed before everyone today.

" If what you are doing to Lavanya is love then take my word Akash Gupta.. I LOVE MY KHUSHI more than you all can even comprehend. I wont leave my wife in lurch or make her shed tears infront of my family like a spineless man."

She opened her eyes again and this time she had a broad smile on her lips.. Unknowingly, Arnavji had really spoke a lot which had entangled her in the web of his Passion already. She slowly picked her phone and dialed his number. He didnt answer the call though she waited till the last ring. The call got diverted to a voice message. She thought of leaving a message for him.

Khushi ( on voice message): Arnavji.. Thank you... Aap ne aaj joh bhi kiya... woh hum kabhi nahi bhoolenge.. Aur humne soch liya hai ki humme kya karna hai.. Aap humme uss Red Dress mein dekhana chahte the naa.. Hum taiyaar hai..!! ( Arnavji.. Thank you.. Whatever you have done today, I will never forget.. And I have decided what I have to do. You wanted to see me in that Red Dress right? I am ready for it.. )

She suddenly zipped her lips.. Did she just say that she will wear that Red Frock for him? She felt shy and she immediately disconnected the call. Her voice message had got delivered to Arnavji already.

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Khushi spent the entire day at her Mayka with the family but all the time she was busy checking her phone again and again to see if he had replied back to her voice message or not.. No wonder, he was the most difficult personality for Khushi to understand. She thought after getting her voice message, he will quickly call her back in excitement that she agreed to fulfil his wish. But he didnt.. Why? Wasnt he happy about it? Did he even hear her Voice message or not? She had so many questions.. She heard a Car horn and thinking it's Arnavji who had come to pick her, she ran out to check. But her expressions became low as she saw their car but with a Driver inside who got down seeing her.

Driver: Maam .. ASR asked me to pick you.
Khushi: Arnavji kahan hai? Ghar pe?
Driver: No Maam.. Sir is at Office.
Khushi frowned. The family came out to see her off. Lavanya thanked her again.

Lavanya: Thank you Khushi for all the help. If you and ASR hadnt been here, I dont think it would have sorted out.
Khushi: Arnavji did everything.. Not me.. I am myself surprised he stood up for you so much..
Lavanya: I owe him something really nice.. Tell him that..
Khushi hugged La..
Khushi: I will.. Bye..

She bid bye to everyone and got in the vehicle to get back to Shantivan..

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Even after coming back home, Arnavji wasnt here yet. Khushi paced in the living room thinking what best she could do to make him feel good apart from wearing that Red Dress. But how was she suppose to understand what to do? She hardly knew his likes. She never thought of knowing more about him ever. But today she was desperate enough to do something for him. She got an idea.. Aman must know. He stays with him all the time. She dialed Aman.

Aman: Hello Khushi Bhabhi..
Khushi: Aman.. Is Arnavji around?
Aman: Uhh.. yea.. Why?
Khushi fumed..
Khushi: And his Phone? Where is it?
Aman: Uhh.. Its with him only.. Just on the table Bhabhi... But why?
Khushi fumed even more.
Khushi:(angrily): Is his phone switched off ?
Aman ( confused): Switch off? No.. He just now took a call before me.. Infact the whole day his phone was busy .. But why Bhabhi? Why are you asking me all this?
Khushi: Does he know how to check Voice message?

Aman was still confused why she was asking him all this.

Aman: Bhabhi.. Tell me what exactly you want to say?
Khushi: I had sent him a Voice message.. Did he check that? Ask him..
Aman: Uhh.. Okay.. One minute... (Aman moved his mobile little away from his face).. Boss.. Bhabhi is asking if you got her voice message.. ?

Arnav: Kaun Bhabhi? ( he asked the most silliest question while typing some important email to his client)

Khushi heard that and she screamed aloud on the phone which was audible to both Aman and Arnav though Aman's phone was not on speaker mode yet..

Khushi: What do you mean "Kaun Bhabhi" Arnavji? Aur kitni shaadiyaa ki hai aap ne? Hum bol rahe hai.. Mrs Khushi Kumari Gupta.. Singh Raizada ( she added)

Arnav stopped typing and realised his mistake .. Aman was holding his laugh but he phone on speaker mode now so that Arnav can also communicate to his wife via Aman's phone.

Arnav: Ghar pahunchi tum? (Did you reach home?)
Khushi: Pehle aap yeh bataiye .. Humaara Voice message mila? Sunna aapne? ( First you tell me if you got my Voice message? Did you hear it?)

Arnav was surprised.. She sent him a Voice message? He didnt get any notification as such.. May be he should check his settings.

Arnav: Ek minute.. Let me check..

He immediately checked his phone and started looking for the message .He got it and without realising that Aman was still there and also Khushi on the speaker phone, he opened the message which was now audible to all the three.. Aman.. Arnav and Khushi on the other end.

Voice message - "Arnavji.. Thank you... Aap ne aaj joh bhi kiya... woh hum kabhi nahi bhoolenge.. Aur humne soch liya hai ki humme kya karna hai.. Aap humme uss Red Dress mein dekhana chahte the naa.. Hum taiyaar hai..!! " ( Arnavji.. Thank you.. Whatever you have done today, I will never forget.. And I have decided what I have to do. You wanted to see me in that Red Dress right? I am ready for it.. )
No wonder Arnav was shocked to hear that message. Aman was blushing hard hearing that... And Khushi was totally shy realising Aman had heard that message too... There was so much silence on the call and she suddenly replied..

Khushi: Hum rakhte hai.. (I will drop off)

She disconnected the call in a hurry.. Aman didnt reflect his blush at Arnav who was still re-thinking what Khushi just said. After few seconds he looked at Aman..

Arnav: Dont stare at me like that Aman.. !!
Aman: No.. No Boss.. I was just thinking since when did you start buying Dresses for Bhabhi? I mean I have never seen you buying anything even for yourself.. Its me who do it all for you.. Anyways.. You could have told me to buy it.. Why did you do the honors? ( he purposely teased)
Arnav: Khushi ke saath puri zindagi maine bitaani hai yeah tumne? Main manage kar lunga.. ( Who has to lead life with Khushi? You or me? I will manage it for her..)

He got up from the chair and quickly winded up his work. He wanted to reach back home where his Khushi was.. Even though he was tempted to see her in his gifted Dress, he had no plans to allow her wear it.

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Raizada House

Khushi was looking at the Red Dress which was still in the box. She was just hoping she gets that courage to wear it before her husband. She closed her eyes sitting before the mirror.

Khushi ( to herself): Khushi.. Tu yeh kar sakti hai.. Haan.. Bus Devi Maiyaa ka naam le.. Aur pehan lena.. (Khushi.. You can do this.. Yes.. Take Devi Maiyaa's name.. And wear it.. )

She opened her eyes and was startled to see Arnavji from the mirror, standing at the door and watching her antics.. She immediately stood up dropping the dress box down unknowingly.

Khushi: Aaaa..aaapp?

Arnav always liked when she stammered like this after seeing him.. She looked more beautiful.. More cute.. He came forward without disturbing their eye lock. She started fiddling with her own fingers. He bent down and picked the dress box..

Arnav: Kya kar rahi thi tum? (What were you doing?)
Khushi: Hum.. Hum.. Kya kar rahe the? Kuch bhi toh nahi.. (I..What was I doing? .. Nothing. )

She very pleasingly waved her hands gesturing she wasnt nervous..

Arnav: Jhoot.. ( Lie)
Khushi gulped her tension and finally thought of revealing it all to him.
Khushi: Haan.. yaad aaya.. Hum bus yeh dress pehanne waale the.. Dijiye.. ( YEs.. I remembered.. I was going to wear this dress now.. Give)

She extended her arm to get that box from him but he moved it away from her not allowing her even to touch it.

Arnav: No need..
Khushi ( confused): Kya?
Arnav: I dont want you to wear it as a favour on me.. I had some feelings when I gifted this dress to you Khushi.. If you cant realise that, at least dont disrespect it..

Khushi: Arnavji I am not disrespecting it. I said I want to wear it.
Arnav: Only when I did a favour on you by patching up Akash and Lavanya?

Khushi became quiet. Her excitment had almost zeroed by now.

Khushi: I have learnt this from you Arnavji.. Its you who always do a favour on me and ask something in return, remember? (she complained)

Arnav's brows raised high at that direct hit on him.

Arnav: Who asked you to follow me?

She gulped moving a step behind seeing him coming forward.

Khushi: This.. this is so unfair.. If you do, its right.. If I try, its wrong? When you want me to do something, I should do it. Now when I want to do something, you arent allowing me to? When you wanted to take me out to Bali, I had to agree. And then you tore the tickets deciding not to go, I should agree too? Its like my world starts when you key in. My world stops when you want to. Am I a toy with whom you can just play around? I have my own feelings too Arnavji. I am a human, just like you.

She was confused he knew that but she still had some valid points to share. Arnav on the other hand was very admant to accept his defeat in argument so easily.

Arnav: ( stepping forward again): Who said I am human?
She again gulped down her nervousness.
Khushi: If you are not human then who are you? ( she almost hit her back to the wall behind)
He smirked at her uncomfortness and pinned his arms on the wall blocking her way out.

Arnav: A Psychopath.

She had immense sensitiveness in her eyes whenever he called himself that.

Arnav: I am good to be known this way Khushi. Makes me feel isolated from your human being's community.

She gulped .. gulped .. and gulped... looking intensely in his eyes. She didnt know where this conversation was leading them to. She just wanted to ask him something before he ends it here.

Khushi: Today.. when you said before everyone.. that.. that you.. LOVE ME... (she gulped again).. did you mean it?
He immediately broke his stance and their eye lock and turned away. She came and stood before him again.

Khushi: Boliya naa..
Arnav ( taking off his tie): I dont want to commit to anything which I myself dont believe in.

Khushi was stunned.

Arnav: The word "LOVE" carries a huge meaning for you Khushi, not me. I dont want you to take my passion for you in that route which I have never walked before. Let it stay away from our relationship. Okay?

He gently touched her cheeks as if trying to explain her with compassion . She shrugged his arms off.

Khushi: Sorry to say Arnavji, but you dont know your heart yet. You might have manipulated the whole world but not read your own insights. Do that some day if you get time.

She moved him away and went out to finish the rest of her household chores. Did she just advised him to put some strain on his mind and think what he really feels for her?