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HBS-HBL 7

As it had become a habit, Arnav went to Khushi's room and found her still awake lazing on her bed and he joined her there.

'Still up?'

'Yeah, I'm too excited to sleep.'

'Why the excitement?' he knew it was because tomorrow she will be seeing her monkey, Virat.'

'Who wouldn't be excited Arnav ji, I'm going for a wedding and I will wear my new dress,' she jumped off the bed suddenly and twirled around in excitement. 'I'll dance and eat and can you believe it, this is the first wedding I will be attending as a guest. Before, I would attend as a worker or something. I wish I had done some mehendi on my hands don't you think?'

Arnav got off the bed too and took her hands in his for inspection trying to see what she was seeing. At the same time he just realised that Khushi had missed a lot in her life and he was going to try by all means to make it up for her. The simple things that people like him take for granted were the very things she yearned for.

'The wedding is in the evening, you can get your mehendi done in the morning.'

'Good idea, you are the best. I was going to worry about this till sunrise but now it's done.'

'My idea is not for free Khushi.'

'What do you want?'

Arnav looked at her surprised and put the back of his hand on her forehead as if checking her temperature. 'Are you Ok? Are you not going to fight me for this?'

She shook her head. 'I owe you...'

'You do not owe me anything; get that in your tiny head.'

'Sorry,' she said cutely touching her ears. 'So what do you want?'

'I want you to be my date tomorrow.'

'Me? What happened to the fake girlfriends you employ that's what they are for right?'

'Khushi, I'm attending with family so that's a big no. Apart from that, I thought I'd told you that I showed her the door.'

'OH, I forgot.'

'I wonder how you wanted to be a doctor if you can forget simple things so easily.'

'Are you doubting my intelligence Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada?' she pointed her finger at him, nose red with anger. 'And what do you mean by simple? The things you do are bizarre that's why I tend to forget.' She fumed.

I and bizarre, look who is talking, Arnav mused with a lop sided smile

'Your nose is red'

'What?'

'Khushi forget all this I had asked you something important.'

'No you didn't ask me, you demanded.'

He took her hand and pulled her hard on his chest. Her heart beats became erratic once again with this close proximity. Why did she provoke him always? She chided herself. She knows she is only a little bit safe when she is a distance away. How was she going to fall asleep now, what with his scent in her room, his touch fresh on her skin?

'Shall I go down on my knees and beg?'

'No Arnav ji, I will be your date tomorrow. Are you happy now?'

'Almost but this will make me very happy. Khushi, I can't hold myself any longer. Trust me I tried very hard but if I don't do this I will die.' Cutting whatever she was about to say, he slammed his lips on hers, taking her by surprise. Her eyes dilated but soon closed as she felt his warm lips playing havoc on hers. Instinctively she opened her mouth giving him a go ahead which his lips had been asking for and there was nothing stopping him. His kiss spoke of wonder, love, desire, passion and all other feelings he felt for her.