ArShi FF : His Wife and Baby

Part 3 : Going Home

Two days passed very quickly. Khushi was still not in genteel talking terms with Arnav and her possessiveness for their baby amused Arnav. Lavanya had called from Paris both Khushi and Arnav.Khushi refused to talk anything related to Arnav while Arnav requested Lavanya to ask Khushi to let him pay the hospital bill. Khushi had fought with him the previous day about him buying her medicines and had asked him to stop paying,(or spending money uselessly according to her) for her and the baby,leaving Arnav again heartbroken.Though Khushi was stubborn at first,she gave in eventually after hearing a lecture from Lavanya where she told Khushi about Arnav's rights as a father and pleaded Khushi to atleast let him pay the bill. Khushi agreed Arnav to pay the bill for now,on a condition that she would repay him the money on the last day of her stay with him.She had really changed,Arnav had to admit that.

As Arnav entered the room,after settling the hospital bills and buying Khushi's medicines,he saw Khushi all ready,sitting on the bed with their baby in her arms.She still looked like the old Khushi and he felt she had become even more prettier after her delivery,the pink Kurti enhancing her beauty all the more.His frown turned into a brief smile as soon as he watchedthe two most important people of his life,while her smile turned into a frown as she spotted him.

"I guess it is time for us to leave." Arnav said and he moved to take the baby from Khushi but she turned quickly saying,"I can hold my baby.I don't need any help from you."

Sighing,Arnav whispered a soft okay.

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The journey to Arnav's apartment was very silent.Arnav didn't know what to say or how to start a conversation while Khushi didn't want to talk to him.The car stopped in front of a huge villa and it was only then Khushi realized that they have reached Arnav's apartment.

Arnav parked the car in their porch and got down from the car.Khushi had opened the door and got down before he could help her.Their baby however was in a deep sleep all these while.Arnav unlocked the main door and welcomed Khushi in.

"Come inside Khushi.I had asked the house help to clean all rooms.Our room is upstairs."

"Excuse me? Our room? For your information, I am never going to sleep in your room. Who knows, you might throw a blanket at me in the middle of the night and would ask me to sleep on the floor.Marbled floors are cold and hard you know, and I don't want that back pain again.." She said sarcastically,reminding him his past deeds.

"Okay then..You both stay in the room upstairs.I will use the one opposite to it.." Arnav said as he took Khushi's bags and led her to the room.

As expected by Khushi,it was a modern design luxurious room.But what surprised her was the huge portrait of her and the baby,which hung on the wall.She was smiling ,holding the baby while the baby was sleeping peacefully cuddled in his mother's warmth.Did he take the picture?But when?She didn't remember or better see him capturing their photo.She looked at him confused but instead of answering,he opened the cupboard and Khushi's eyes widened in surprise even more.She moved closer to make sure that what she saw was real.The cupboard was neatly filled with baby products;soft clothings,towels,baby powders,creams,toys and what not.Not giving her time to say anything,he opened another shelf of the cupboard which had innumerable maternity gowns,kurtis,salwars and sarees.

"I bought them online." Informed Arnav.

"Why?.." Asked Khushi.

"For you and our baby."

"Thanks..But FYI,we don't need it."

"Khu.."He tried to say something but she interrupted

"Why did you buy all these for me?As a tip for my services?I mean you know a middle class girl like me will not be able to buy such expensive things and you thought to help me,giving me all these as a tip? Like how you once bought me that lehnga as a tip?" She reminded him of another hurt that he had caused her in the past.Another incident where he degraded her to satisfy his ego.He now felt miserable for treating her like that in the past.She made sure that she used the word tip in each sentence,needing him to feel how that particular word he uttered hurt her an year ago.