Part 45

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Khushi: Arnavji sambhalke.. (Arnavji. .Careful.. )

She immediately held his arm not allowing him to move much from the bed.

Khushi: Doctor has asked you complete rest. Why did you move? Is it paining? ( She caressed his arm slowly to make him feel better)

Arnav was lost in her. It had been 2 days that he got discharged from the Hospital and Khushi was taking care of him 24/7, without even bothering about her health. None other people in his life had ever shown so much concern for him. Everyone else were just responsible for his pain, no one ever gave him care the way Khushi showered upon him. The way he stared at her face made Khushi little uncomfortable. He would have further made her uneasy by his looks but the ring on his mobile stopped him from doing so. He read the caller's name and didnt wanted to speak before Khushi.

Arnav: Get me some soup.
Khushi: Okay.

She smiled and left the room quickly. She had no idea he purposely sent her out. Once she was gone, he then answered the call.

Arnav: ( on call): Didnt I ask you to delete my number forever? ( PAUSE..) Dont try to act smart. I know why you want to enter my life again. You are a selfish woman and I am not going to allow your shadow even in my house again. Stop calling me or else I will have to block this number forever.

He disconnected the phone. Sometimes it becomes so hard to have a control of your past from returning back into your present. He was in the same thoughts when Khushi came inside with his soup. He tried to be normal. She sat on the bed and tied a small scarp on his neck. A kind of bib which is usually been tied to little kids when the mother feeds them by spoon.

Arnav: Whats this ?
Khushi: Ssh.. Your T Shirt will get spoilt if the Soup spills. ( she replied with smile and started feeding him the soup)

He loved her attention. It felt so much nice to have someone of your own for whom only you are her priority. Does such woman exist on this earth? He kept drinking the hot soup while entwining his fingers in her other hand at times. She was very well aware of his actions but she didnt respond nor move back from it.

Arnav: I have handed the COntract Killer back to the Police, They are looking into the matter now.
Khushi was surprised and very happy to know that he listened to her advise.
Khushi: Humme pata tha aap humaari baat zaroor manenge.. !! ( I knew you will listen to my advise_
Arnav: Kaise pata tha? ( how did you know? )
He asked huskily.

Khushi: You are changing Arnavji.. I feel you are getting sober these days. You are not that arrogant Arnav SIngh Raizada who frightened me all the time. You are a dutiful husband now who wants everything smooth in his married life. (she proudly declared)
Her sentimental talks were making him mellow down all the more.

Arnav: Itna kuch kar raha hoon tumhare liye. Aur tum? Mere liye kuch nahi karna chahti.. ( I do so much for you.. But you dont wish to do anything for me)
He complained.
Khushi: (innocently): That Red Dress naa? You are talking about that?
Arnav: (sighed): Uss Dress se aage bhi bado Khushi..( Move ahead from that REd Dress topic Khushi).. I am no longer concerned if you want to wear it or not.

Khushi knew what he was pointing at. May be their married life should start, this was his wish. That mere thought brought a deep blush on her face. Suddenly the door knocked and the maid informed Gupta family have come downstairs. Khushi was excited. She asked the maid to send them to the room.

Arnav: Bunch of Disturbers. !!
Khushi widened her eyes.
Khushi: They came to see you Arnavji.
Arnav: But I dont want to see them. I want to see you.!

Now this talk was making her blush blush and blush.. She removed the Scarf from his neck and placed it aside with the empty soup bowl .

Khushi: See me full day and night after they leave. Now please concentrate on them Arnavji..
Arnav: Is that an order?
Khushi: Humaari aise zurarat ki hum Arnav Singh Raizada ko ORDER kare? Hum bus REQUEST kar sakte hai.( I cant have the audacity to ORDER Arnav Singh Raizada. I can only REQUEST) ( she mocked and that got a smirk on his face too )
The Gupta's came in and sat at the couch beside the bed. Khushi was sitting on bed with Arnav to ensure he doesnt speak anything odd and behaves normal.

Nani: You must be careful Arnav Bitwa.. Has that man been caught?
Arnav: Police are trying to find who did this through that Contract Killer. Very soon we will have a name.
Anjali: Its such a pain for you as well as Khushi. Afterall she has to look after everything.. The house and now an injured husband too.

Arnav never liked when this woman speaks. He fisted his fingers but Khushi soothed his arm from below the blanket..

Khushi: Di.. Its my Duty to take care of Arnavji.. JUst like you take care of Jeejaji when he falls sick.
Anjali sighed in disappointment seeing Khushi taking Arnav's side again.
Nani: You are right Khushi and I am proud of you both. But I have a request to make.
Arnav and Khushi both looked at each other and then towards Nani again.
Nani: I know Arnav bitwa's status is too high for us to even make this request but still. I want you both to come and stay with us for few days. We all want to take care of you with Khushi. This way, even you will get some change and Khushi will get our help.

Khushi was very excited for this. But will Arnavji agree? She didnt respond anything, she just looked at Arnav who was now waiting to see her reactions.. He read the confusion going in her mind. He didnt wanted to give any response at the moment. He will have to think.

Arnav: Khushi will inform you tonight on our decision. I hope thats fine?
Nani was happy that he didnt reject it directly.
Nani: No problem Bitwa. We will wait.

They finally got up to leave. Khushi went downstairs to drop them till the door and then came back in the room after some time.

Khushi : You shouldnt have given them false hopes. I know now Nani will keep waiting for my call and then also expect me to say a YES.
Arnav: I didnt give them any false hopes.
Khushi: (confused): Kya ?
Arnav: Give me some time to decide. What do you want ?

This was probably the first time he was asking her decision.

Khushi: As a daughter of that house, I want to go. But as your wife, I will choose your decision as mine, whatever it is.

She had no remorse in her eyes while saying that.

Khushi: You are equally important to me like they are.
Arnav cocked his eyebrows high.
Arnav: EQUALLY ? STILL ?
Khushi didnt respond.
Arnav: I SHOULD BE YOUR PRIORITY KHUSHI. (he stated clearly )
She was confused what to reply.
Arnav: ( making a raged face): Leave me alone.. I want to sleep.
khushi: You felt bad?
Arnav: I said leave me alone Khushi.

She felt a prick in her heart when he asked her to leave. Priorities are earned.. Not demanded like this. But she knew he was still arrogant to realise that. She left the room and he closed his eyes to sleep. The day he realises this, may be she will accept him fully as her husband too.

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Gupta House

Anjali: Par Nani, he will spoil the mood of this house even. Why did you call him?
Nani: Dont you know, Khushi wont leave him and come to stay with us even for a day. I had to do this. And this way we can also see how he treats Khushi.. Dont you all want to know ?

Nani had a point.

Akash: Nani is right.. We always think he ill treats her, misbehaves and Khushi keeps hiding these facts from us. Atleast if they both come here for few days we will get a chance to check if what we thinking is right or not.

The family finally agreed to this thought of Nani's.

Nani: Lets give them Khushi's room only.
Anjali: But the bed.. Its not a double bed like they have in Raizada house.
Nani: But its enough for two people to sleep peacefully. They will manage.

They all started preparing for the next day because Arnav Singh Raizada for them was not less than a celebrity.. !!

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Raizada house

At night when Nani called Khushi on her phone, Khushi hesitantly answered it. She had still not talked to Arnavji and asked what he had decided. What should she answer Nani then? But she could not ignore it, hence she finally picked the call.

Khushi: ( on call): Haan Nani..
Nani: Khushi.. I am very happy that you both are coming.
Khushi ( Surprised): Kya ?
Nani: Haan Khushi.. Arnav bitwa had called us few minutes back. He confirmed you both will be reaching tommorow by 9:00am.
Khushi was totally surprised. Arnavji agreed? why didnt he tell her? She immediately winded up the call and rushed to the bedroom . Arnavji was packing his bag.

Khushi: Arnavji? You agreed to go? Why didnt you tell me? And how did you agree for it?
Arnav packed the T Shirt in the suitcase and then very calmly looked at her.
Arnav: You might not consider, but for me you are my FIRST Priority Khushi. I know how desperate you are to stay in your house for sometime. And I am sure you wont go there without me considering my health. So I decided to join you. But only for a week.

Khushi was very happy and excited. She rushed to him and was about to hug him for his decision but suddenly she stopped herself realising what she was going to do. Arnav's eyebrows raised high and then a smirk appeared on his face. This was a nice change in her. Atleast she felt to hug him today, so what if she actually didnt do it? She wanted to.. Thats important..

Khushi ( fiddling with the ends of her Dupatta ): Uhh.. Thanks Arnavji.. I ..
Arnav: Lets pack. ( he didnt allow her to feel more nervous)
Khushi suddenly remembered she had left something on the gas burner to cook.

Khushi: Hey Devi Maiyaa.. I will just be back.. Meanwhile can you choose few dresses for me from the closet? I will pack them once I finish the cooking.

Was he asking him to make choice for her? That was again a wonderful change. He noded accepting to do her task and she rushed downstairs.. She purposely made him do that. She just wanted to make him feel she considers him as her husband now which is why she was assigning him such little tasks which might make their bond a bit more stronger...

Arnav opened the closet and started looking for her dresses. He was about to pick one pink dress when suddenly he stopped himself. A very cute and exciting thought alarmed his brain and thus he selected few sarees for her instead of dresses. Another thing he noticed there was the number of clothes his wife had. They were so less. She hardly had bought anything after marriage which is why almost 80% of the closet was filled with his clothes only. She never asks doesnt mean he should not look after her needs. Once they reach Gupta House tomorrow, he will take his wife out for Shopping.

Khushi came inside the room finishing her cooking task. She saw the Sarees being packed by him which confused her a bit.

Khushi: Arnavji, I asked you to pick dresses for me
Arnav: I prefer you wearing Sarees.. Not everytime but .. lets make it happen for a week atleast.. If you mind, you can make your own choice of dresses and pack your bag as you like.
Khushi ( interrupted): Nahi. .Let the sarees remain.. I will wear them if you like..!! ( she blushed again though she knew how much she hated to wear sarees.. They made her feel very uncomfortable )

Arnav smirked when she readily agreed and then zipped the bags which was fully loaded now to be carried the next day to Khushi's Mayka.

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