SS- Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas... Tumhe Rehna Hai!! (Completed)

Finding My Solace..In Your Arms

Sleepily when he moved his hand towards the right side of his found it empty. He moved closer thinking she might be sleeping at the edge of the bed , still he failed to find her beside him. Finally his sleepy eyes opened a little only to find the emptiness around the room. He quickly glanced at the cot beside Khushi's side and found Muskan sleeping peacefully sucking her little thumb. Detangling himself from the blanket around his body, Arnav sat on bed and rubbed his eyes. Glancing at the clock on wall he knew it was too late for her to vacant the bed like this, even there was no noise from washroom which made him ensure that she was not there also. Wearing his slippers he moved to Muskan's side, the blanket did cover her face making her uncomfortable to breath, he quickly adjusted her blanket and made her wear her tiny shocks which were by now fallen from her feet may be then when she was trying to move in her sleep. After tucking her carefully, he left the room.

Light coming from kitchen dragged his feet there and when he stopped there finally spotted her trying to get something from the upper shelf of the rack. But she was unable to do with her growing baby bump as she was in her last month of pregnancy. A smile curved his lips when he found her exhaling with annoyance, keeping one hand at her back and other hand on her bulging stomach over the fabric of her night kurta!! She was caressing her stomach while biting her lower lip.

"Hey Devi Maiya, Is it possible that I can increase my height now??"

Arnav chuckled hearing her and stepped inside and walked until he reached just behind her, almost touching her back with his front. She gasped feeling the presence of someone so closely and tried to look around when felt a pair of arms stopping her move, he wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his hand above her which was caressing her tummy. He did that job on behalf of her and placed a lingering kiss on her collar bone from behind. She smiled, snuggling more into his embrace. She just fitted more than perfectly in his arms.

"What were you doing??"

"I was just trying to get the packet of fries from upper shelf."

"Can I get??"

"Yes..Please!!", she flashed a smile and pecked his cheek near her face and moved away from his arms. After getting the packet from upper cabinet, Arnav handed that to Khushi who smilingly moved to fry those packed fries. Arnav went, crossing his arms across his chest he just stood there staring at her unblinkingly. She was glowing, the bliss of motherhood was clear reflecting its effect on her face. Pregnancy did make her gain some weight and made her look chubbier and soft than before, these days he was noticing her lips becoming deep reddish in colour and her cheeks turning more pinkish. She had tied her hair up in a knot, a few strands of her hair were escaped from her bun hanging losing, attracting his eyes towards her neck as if asking him to feel her there, to touch her sensitive skin of her neck then southwards!! He could feel a rush of heat emitting his body and shook his head at his thought. Moving a little away he grabbed a water bottle from fridge to calm down his hyper nerve or to say NEED!!

Her eyes looked up, watched his back when he drank water from bottle!! Though she was standing there with her eyes focusing on hot oil container, she still knew by whom and by how she was being observed so leisurely!! This was true, she sometime feels it really tough to meet his eyes under the effect of deep intense and passionate look and tries to find excuses to look away..still she could never say she does not like the way his eyes worshiped her even without touching her!! Her lips curved, she found him turning around and quickly concentrated back and placed those fried fries in serving plate.

"Can you please get me ketch up from fridge Arnavji??"

"Hmm.."

She moved and took her seat. Arnav did not sit, nor left and she knew he would be there until she was done with whatever she was doing, not interpreting her!! That's how he behaves. Her mid night carving sometimes make her feel so vulnerable that if she did not get the thing she wished, she would die for sure!! She knew and understood the change she was feeling from inside, sometime cranky mood and some time demanding!! Sometime too emotional to even watch a scene of hero proposing the heroine and some time too weak on the verge of tears when finds toy building of Muskan being destroyed by her, she feels as if someone breaking her world and immediately rushes to Muskan to stop her doing so!!