Chapter 35 - Surprise Guest

"Khushi Didi!", the surprise guest came running towards Khushi and embraced her in a warm hug.

Mona was amazed at the way both girls were screaming like teenagers who were cheering watching some kind of a game. But she thought, "After-all they are meeting after five years, no wonder they are so overjoyed".

"Oh my god, Priya! What are you doing here? What a wonderful surprise", Khushi said happily, after seeing her favourite younger sister in front of her, after five years.

Priya was Khushi's neighbor, when she was living in Lucknow before her parents died. Priya was 23 years old now. After her parents death, Khushi moved to Mumbai with her Chachu and Chachi. But she never forgot her neighbour, who was like her own sister, as she didn't have one. When they were young, they used to play together, go to school together and do all kinds of naughty stuff any small kid would do. For Priya, her Khushi Didi was like her guardian angel. Priya lost her parents when she was 17, and that's the last time she saw Khushi, at her parents funeral. Then she went to college in Delhi, where she was taken care of, by her Maasi. Both of them contacted each other whenever they were free, but as Priya was busy with her studies, they didn't get to talk much like they used to do during their good old days. 

But Priya had lost her Maasi three days back, when she realized that she was all alone in the world. So in hope of contacting Khushi, she called to her land number. As if God had heard her prayers, Mona had answered the phone. When Mona got to know the reason behind Priya's call, she realized that the best thing for her to do was, to give shelter to this poor girl. After-all she was a mother of two girls. So she had asked Priya to stay with them. Mona didn't inform Khushi, as she wanted this to be a wonderful surprise for her. Because she knew now much Khushi loved Priya, and she was sure that Khushi would jump with joy seeing the unexpected visit of Priya.

Priya explained the reason for her visit to Khushi, and after hearing that Priya was going to stay with her, she was so excited. She didn't have words to explain how happy she was.

"Wow, that's great. Now we can be sisters for real, as we will be staying under one roof", Khushi said with joy, while embracing Priya in another warm hug.

"Thank you, thank you Chachi", Khushi said, while placing a kiss on Mona's cheek. Mona smiled and caressed Khushi's cheek, as she was happy to see the innocent smile on Khushi's face.

"Khushi, you must be tired after the trip. Why don't you take a wash and then come for dinner", Mona said.

"Sure Chachi", Khushi said as she agreed with Mona. 

"I will be back", Khushi said to Priya, and ran towards her room.

After having a wash and refreshing herself, Khushi came downstairs to enjoy the dinner with her little sister. She was surprised to see there were only two people for dinner.

"Where is Chachu and Lav?", Khushi asked, while taking her place in the dining table.

"Both of them had to go and meet a client. They will be coming back tomorrow night", Mona said.

"Oh, okay. So tell me Priya, what are your plans? I mean, now that you're here what are you going to do?", Khushi asked, as she wanted to know Priya's future plans.

"Well, I want to become a model", Priya said.

Khushi and Mona were both surprised at Priya's answer. 

"But you have degree on Commerce, right? Why do you want to become a model?", Mona asked, as she felt that this was not a good idea.

"Yeah, I do. But those jobs are so boring Chachi. I want to be a model. I want to dress nicely, go around the world, meet new people, etc. Not sit in a cubicle and do accounts", Priya said, while enjoying her meal.

"Oh, alright", Mona said softly. After that, dinner was completed in a quiet surrounding. Khushi realized that her Chachi was not happy with the idea of Priya becoming a model. So she thought of talking to Priya after dinner.

After dinner all retired to their respective rooms as they were tired of the day's events. Yet, Khushi wanted to talk to Priya about her decision. Khushi went to Priya's room and knocked.

As Priya opened the door, she was surprised to see Khushi in front of her.

"Di, I thought you went to sleep. You know we could talk about ourselves tomorrow, because we have plenty of time as now I'm staying here", Priya said cheerfully.

"I know Priya, but I need to talk now", Khushi said seriously.

Priya was clueless as to why Khushi was looking serious, so she let her in without asking anymore questions. Khushi sat on the bed and made Priya sit beside her. She placed her hand on Priya's and asked, "Priya, why do you want to become a model? I mean with such a great degree, why do you want to enter a world like modelling?".

"You know Di, I always wanted to become a model. But Ma and Bauji didn't like the idea. But after their death, I thought of trying to pursue my dream career. But Maasi didn't like the idea as well. I couldn't go against her wishes as she was taking care of my every single need...", before Priya could continue, Khushi cut her in the middle of the sentence.

"So now that they are not with you anymore, you thought of acting according to your will", Khushi said firmly.

"Nahi Di. You know, I can't do a job that I don't want to do. When I'm not happy with what I'm doing, how will I become successful? You know about this, more than I do. This was my ambition since childhood", Priya said emotionally.

Listening to what Priya was saying, Khushi realized she was right. But she had seen the real world, and she knew what this kind of job could do to girls like Priya. After-all Priya was an innocent girl from Lucknow, and no one can change reality.

"But Priya, you do realize this fake world the models have built around them is different from the world we live in, right?", Khushi asked thoughtfully, as she didn't want her little sister to fall in to a pit and hurt herself.

"Don't worry Di. You will be there nah? I'm not scared. And as long as you're with me, you will protect me from all the dangers in this cruel world", Priya said assuring Khushi that she will be fine.

Khushi realized that Priya had made up her mind by now, and that it was useless to try to change her decision. Only thing Khushi could do was to take care of her little sister, and protect her in everyway she can.

"Talking about modelling, your working in the famous AR Designs right? Do you think you could get me a chance to model in one of their shows? I know they have a big name, but being the fiancee of the boss, surely you can pull few strings for me, right?", Priya said cheekily.

Khushi was alarmed after hearing Priya's request. Never in the period of time working at AR had Khushi asked for any favour from Arnav, even though he was her fiance. That was because she knew Arnav's nature. He always treated in the same manner for every employee working under him. He never favoured anyone, not even Khushi. He hated people who tried to ask for favours from him. And Khushi also never tried to get any attention from him, as she didn't want people to think that their boss was paying special attention to his fiancee. But as the request was from Priya, she didn't know how to handle the situation. She knew Arnav would deny her request at once, but she thought of giving it a try for her sister.

"Don't you think it's unfair to ask for any favors from your Jiju, when you didn't even attend our engagement", Khushi asked, as she wanted to lighten the air around her. Because when she was thinking about whether to ask Arnav or not, she saw the innocent eyes of Priya. They were filled with hope, that her Di would be able to make her dreams come true.

"I guess that's a yes then", Priya said, while suddenly taking Khushi in for a hug happily. After sometime she broke the hug and said innocently, "If I weren't in the campus I would have surely attended your engagement. But now that I'm here, I will be with you in every function".

"Thanks and I'm glad that you are with me now. But don't keep your hopes up. Your Jiju is a very strict and grumpy man, so I'm not sure whether he will say yes or no. But I will give it a try for you", Khushi said with a slight smile on her face.

"Well, then I guess I will call him Grumpy Jiju", Priya said while giggling.

"If you don't want the job, you can call him that", Khushi said with a smirk, while standing up to leave the room. "Go to sleep now", Khushi said, while placing a kiss on Priya's forehead.

"Good night Di", Priya greeted Khushi, while tucking herself under the comfort of sheets.

"Good night", Khushi returned the greeting, while leaving the room as she switched off the lights.

Once Khushi returned to her room, she slipped under her duvet hoping that sleep would take over her fatigued body. But she was wrong. She was all stressed thinking how she would ask from Arnav about Priya's request, that sleep seemed to be faraway for her, today. It was nearly midnight and she didn't want to bother Arnav at this time of the day, because she knew he must have fallen asleep by now as he had a tiresome day just like she did. Just then her phone rang, and she was surprised to see the caller was none other than Arnav.

"Hello Arnav", Khushi answered the phone calmly. She was afraid as she felt that Arnav would read her mind. So she tried to speak as normal as possible.

"Hey Baby, how are you?", Arnav asked lovingly.

"I'm fine. But what are you doing in the middle of the night awake? I thought you would have fallen asleep by now", Khushi said thoughtfully, as she was worried about Arnav's health.

"You know that I can't go to sleep without hearing your voice, right? It has become a habit by now", Arnav said teasingly.

Khushi was blushing as Arnav's sweet words hit her ear drum. "Stop blushing babes. You know my family is kind of a mad family. They have missed me so much, that they wanted to hear all the details of our trip. They didn't even bother that I was tired", Arnav continued to complaint.  

"You know your lucky to have a family like that, right?", Khushi said emotionally, as she wished if she got the love Arnav was getting from his family.

"I do. Right now, I'm the luckiest guy in the whole world. I have a family that drives me insane with their love, and a fiancee who loves me so much, that I have become the sole reason for her existence", Arnav said happily.

Khushi's heart was filled with joy after hearing Arnav's words, and she had already forgotten what she was thinking about before his call.

"Leave me aside, what were you doing without sleeping all this time? A secret boyfriend whom I should worry about?", Arnav asked, as he felt like teasing Khushi again.

"Haha, very funny. Actually, yes. But not secret boyfriend, secret girlfriend" Khushi said with a chuckle.

"Oh, that's sad. I didn't know that you were into girls? Well, according to the way you seduced me, I have to say, you are good. But no problem. Your secret girlfriend and myself, will share you", Arnav said with a sly grin.

"Arnav!!!", Khushi shouted at him, through the phone. Arnav chuckled and asked Khushi about her secret girlfriend. "So tell me more about your secret girlfriend".

Khushi went on telling about Priya to Arnav without any pause. From the way Khushi was telling about the relationship of Priya and her, Arnav realized that "Priya" meant a lot to Khushi. After telling all that she had to tell about Priya and her relationship, Khushi felt that it was time to ask Arnav whether he could give Priya a chance.

"Arnav, I told you everything about Priya. Her relationship with me, our pasts, how hard she works, her talents, her ambitions, and what she wants to do in her future. Can you let her model in one of your shows? Just a small show would do, to give her a chance. Please", Khushi asked nervously, as she knew what was coming next.

When Arnav heard Khushi's request, he was shocked. She knew how he hated to favour anyone. How could she ask him to take a decision like that? His temper was rising by now. But he said what he wanted to say, while trying to control his anger. "How could you ask for a favour like that Khushi? You know I don't like to favour anyone. I thought you have understood me by now. Also you know that Rahul is dealing with the models. And now I have to ask for a favour from him as well? No way Khushi. And what do you think the other models will think? Priya is an amateur, right? They will wonder why we chose an amateur, when there are so many professionals? What if she fails, what will happen to the reputation of AR? What will you do then? So the answer is "No".

Khushi was really upset and she could feel her eyes welling up. She knew he was right, and she knew it was wrong of her to ask him for such a favour. But she was helpless. She loved him more than anything in the world, and the least thing she wanted to do right now was to upset him. But on the other hand, Priya was her little sister, and Khushi knew Priya needed her right now. But Khushi made up her mind to support Arnav, hoping that she would be able to make Priya understand the situation. So she thought of apologizing to Arnav.

"Arnav I'm...", Khushi couldn't complete her apology, as Arnav ended the call in anger. 

Khushi was so upset, as she couldn't control the tears that were trying to cascade down her face. So she let the tears roll down, hoping at least it could relieve the stress that was burdening her right now.

Will Arnav forgive Khushi? Even though if he forgives her, do you think that he would give Priya a chance?

Chapter 34 - Taking a Moment from their Busy Life

Next morning, Khushi's beauty sleep was disturbed by the radiant beams of sun that were trying to peep in through the slits of the drawn curtain. She opened her eyes lazily, and tried to move a little. Then only she remembered that she was not on her bed, but she was somewhere else. She could feel the strong hands of Arnav where she was being held in warmth. She looked at the sleeping figure beside her. She realized how childish and innocent her love looked when he was fast a sleep. She ran her fragile finger along his jawline and smiled when he made creases of irriation on his forehead, as if signalling he didn't want anyone to disturb his peaceful sleep. She slowly removed his hands from waist, being careful not to wake him up. Then she straight away headed to the washroom to freshen herself.

After freshening herself up, Khushi had changed into a grey coloured turtle neck top and a pair of black jeans(http://web233.revolveclothing.com/images/p/n/z/AUTU-WK146_V1.jpg). As Arnav was still asleep, Khushi didn't want to wake him up. She knew how tired he must be, as he had his handful yesterday, no time for him to breath. She took silent steps towards the balcony of the room and took in the fascinating view in front of her. The range of mountains faraway made her mind drift to a land of thoughts unknowingly. She felt the soft breeze touch her gentle skin, giving her a soothing effect. The sun was shining bright and the birds were chirping happily, as if they were glad that finally the horrible rain was over. Unaware of the person behind, Khushi went on admiring the nature of beauty silently. Because when she returns back to the city, she wouldn't have even a second to enjoy what was around her. Come to think of it, what was there to enjoy in her city. Just big buildings of concrete, cars with dark smoke, people rushing around having no time to enjoy the mother nature. How she wished if she could forget about everything in her real life, and go and live in the mountains in a small cottage with Arnav. They would be stress free, she thought to herself.

When Arnav woke up, he realized that Khushi had already woken up as the space beside him was empty. He got down from the bed silently and tried to check what Khushi was doing. He saw his angel enjoying the beauty of nature serenely. Without disturbing her peace of mind, he went to the washroom silently and refreshed himself. After changing into a navy blue long sleeved T-shirt and a pair of light blue denim, he guided his feet towards Khushi. 

Khushi gasped when she felt a pair of arms slid around her waist, pulling her more towards the warmth she was waiting to feel since she woke up. She leaned her head back and rested her head on his chest. 

"Good morning baby", Arnav said lovingly, while he placed a butterfly kiss on her cheek. He then rested his chin on her shoulder and breathed in the scent of Khushi that was already making him feel intoxicated.

"Good morning! Now I'm your baby?", Khushi asked while raising her eyebrows with a smirk.

"Of course. You are the most precious person in my life. And babies are considered to be the most precious gift given by gods to the humans. Since I consider you being a gift from the god and because you are precious to me, you are my baby", Arnav said with a wink while smiling.

Khushi smiled at his explanation, and continued to speak. "When did you wake up? I didn't even hear you coming here", Khushi said.

"Well, I saw you all immersed in a pool of thoughts, so I didn't want to disturb you. After changing, I thought of surprising you by breaking you from you thoughts. Why didn't you wake me up? And where were you all lost for so long?", Arnav asked, in a questioning tone.

"I didn't wake you, because I felt that you may be tired after the hectic schedule you spent yesterday. As for your second question, I was just enjoying the view. Look around Arnav. No harsh sounds. Just the chirping sound of the birds and sounds of nature. See the mountains. I really wish if I could just build a small cottage there and spend the rest of my life with you beside me. How wonderful would it be? Less stressed lifestyle. No big responsibilites, no competition to win over another project. Life would be like walking on a bed of roses.", Khushi went on revealing her true thoughts to Arnav.

"Yeah, it's really wonderful. Even I would love to spend the rest of the life with you alone, in a small cottage in the mountains. But is that the life you want? Would you be able to live without your family or Payal? No right? Khushi, both our families are a part of our lives now. So I'm sure we won't be able to live without them. I agree that our lives would be stress free. No projects, no going to work, etc. But do you think that you would be able to spend your whole life without taking use of your talent? No Khushi, you won't. Because we are who we are right now. No matter how much we think that we will be happy trying a different lifestyle, we won't be able to be happy. Work is part of our life. And we would die out of boredom, if we just spend the rest of our life on a mountain or wherever. I agree all these project work and stuff are stressful, yet if there weren't these kinds of challenges, our lives would be monotonous. And no matter what, I really love the way my time is being spent since last couple of months. I love to work, but it has become more enjoyable as you are working along with me. So I love the way my life goes on. I know it's not easy, but as long as we both are together, we can face all the obstacles successfully as we continue our journey towards our future", Arnav finished saying his point of view regarding Khushi's thoughts.

"Enough of your big talks, Boss. Point clearly understood. No wonder you win so many awards and specially the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award', Khushi said while laughing.

"See, I told you. No one can win by talking with Arnav Singh Raizada", Arnav said proudly, while pulling Khushi more towards him, embracing her in a warm back hug.

"I really hate your top. Not because it isn't beautiful or anything. Anything looks good on you. But it covers your swan like neck, so how can I place butterfly kisses on your throat?", Arnav said.

Khushi blushed at Arnav's words. She wondered how he could be so open, without any nervousness.

"Wow, look at you being all shy and coy. Am I with the wrong girl? As far as I remember the girl with me last night was all feisty", Arnav said teasingly.

"You really should be glad that this top has a high neck. Else everyone would get to know what we were up to last night", Khushi said. Arnav realized that she was hinting about the hickey. He smiled silently and turned Khushi to face him. He placed two butterfly kisses on both her cheeks and said, "So tell me something Khushi, where would you like to go for our honeymoon?".

"What?", Khushi was surprised at the question Arnav asked.

"Yeah Khushi. Didn't you hear me clearly? Where would you like to go for our honeymoon?", Arnav repeated the question.

"Why are we talking about our honeymoon right now, when we have plenty of time to talk about it later", Khushi said seriously.

"Oh no babes, we don't. There is only two and half months left for our wedding. And you and I both know that we both would be busy with the project, for the next two months", Arnav said thoughtfully.

"Well, since you seemed to be quite eager to know my choice, I would love to go to Maldives", Khushi said cheerfully.

"I would love to know the reasons for your choice, but lets leave that topic for our honeymoon. So then it's decided. We will go to Maldives for our honeymoon for one week", Arnav said with a full smile.

"One week? What shall we do there for one week?" Khushi asked with her quizzical eyes.

"Oh, there are lots of stuff to do. Infact at the end of seven days you would feel that the seven days were not enough. I would love to say what kinds of stuff, but why ruin the surprise. Intezaar ka pal meeta hota hai Khushi. So wait and see", Arnav said with his signature smirk.

Khushi knew that her rosy cheeks had now turned to hot red, as she felt the warmth of her blood on the skin of her cheeks. Arnav was once again mesmerized by the innocent beauty of Khushi. He slowly leaned his head towards her and placed a peck on her lips.

"As much as I would love to continue this peck until it becomes a passionate kiss, we can't. It's already 11.30am. We should leave now. After the rain the road must be slippery as well. So I don't think I will be able to drive fast as well", Arnav said thoughtfully.

"Yeah, we should leave now", Khushi said, while taking a final look at the range of mountains.

After thirty minutes, both Arnav and Khushi checked out of the hotel. Khushi was feeling sad as the time she got to spend with Arnav was less. But at the same time she was glad as she had added the special moments of the most romantic night she spent with Arnav in to her album called the "Golden Memories of Khushi Gupta", in her mind.

It was around 7.00pm when Arnav finally stopped his car in front of Khushi's house. As Arnav had predicted, the road was slippery. So it took more than the normal time, for their drive back home. Khushi got down from the car, while Arnav after getting down from the car came to her side.

"Last night was amazing Arnav. Thanks a lot. I really wish if we could have spent more time there", Khushi said, as she was feeling really grateful for giving her one of the most amazing surprises.

"Wow, look who is talking. Are you the same Khushi who was hell bent in returning home yesterday?", Arnav said teasingly. 

"Shut up", Khushi said, while silencing Arnav by smooching her lips on his. Both of them forgot where they were, as they continued to taste each other.

"Khushi, is that you?", Khushi heard her Chachi's voice. She took it as a warning sign to stop their short, passionate kiss.

"I guess you should go in", Arnav said, while touching her lips with his thumb.

"Yep. Good night Arnav", Khushi said, while smiling her sweet smile.

"Since it is dark outside, I guess I can give you your good night kiss", Arnav said, while giving a soft kiss on her cheeks. "Good night baby", Arnav said, while going towards the driver's seat of the car.

After Arnav left, Khushi was about to enter the house, when Chachi stopped her.

"You have a surprise", Mona said.

"Surprise?", Khushi asked, as she didn't know what her Chachi was talking about.

Just when she was about to ask what it was, she heard a loud squeal saying, "Khushi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!".

"Oh my god, you?", Khushi screamed with joy when she saw the person in front of her.

Who do you think is Khushi's surprise guest?

Chapter 33 - Refreshing the Memory

As soon as Khushi woke up she realized that the loud sound was non other than the thundering sound from outside. She ran towards the balcony, and that's when she realized it was raining heavily. The sky was filled with lightening bolts, as if the god of rain was angry with the humans for something. She came back in and checked the time. It was nearly 6.00pm and Arnav had not yet returned. She was a bit worried, as he left five hours before. So Khushi thought of trying to call Arnav. Although the phone was ringing, no one answered. She tried at least for five times, and finally threw the phone in anger, towards the bed. She was about to go to the reception to inquire about him, but stopped midway when she heard the door open.

Because Khushi was with mixed emotions of anger and worry at the moment, she started to spit out words angrily without a second thought.

"Why on earth didn't you answer the damn phone Arnav? I was worried".

Arnav was taken in by surprise, when Khushi started to roll fire balls towards him. He didn't know why she was acting so uptight suddenly, but he couldn't stop himself from being irritated by her irrational behaviour as well.

"I was in a meeting, remember? And the phone was on silent mode. Just when I was walking towards the room only you called", Arnav said, firmly.

"Whatever. We should go back now. It's already 6.30pm", Khushi said, as the only thing she wanted to do right now was go back as soon as possible. 

"Yeah, about that", Arnav said in a nervous tone and paused. Then after taking a deep breath he continued. "There has been a land slide on our route. So the road is blocked. And they can't do anything about that right now, as it is heavily raining outside. So I think we will have to spend the night here".

"What? You gotta be kidding me? I was thinking finally the worst part of the day was over, and here you are saying a far more worse news right now. This was all your fault, you know?", Khushi said angrily, as she was fuming from inside.

"Wow, now I'm responsible for this rain as well? Jeez, give me a break. What the hell is wrong with you dammit? Whatever. The clients asked us to stay tonight, and they have invited us for dinner. If you want, you can join us. I don't care if you want to or you don't. I'm going downstairs. Here is something for you to wear, in case you think of joining us. Also I informed both our families about the situation so you don't have to worry about that", Arnav went on saying what he had to say without any pauses, as he was trying very hard to control his anger that was burning him from inside.

After Arnav left, Khushi slowly took the box that was thrown on the bed and walked towards the bathroom. To speak frankly, she was feeling as if she would suffocate if she stayed in the room for another single minute, and at the same time she was hungry. So she thought of joining Arnav downstairs, although they were not on friendly grounds right now.

After having a shower, Khushi was feeling much more refreshed. She opened the box that Arnav had given her, and she was surprised to see what was inside. It was a one shoulder passion coloured short lace dress(http://web235.revolveclothing.com/images/p/n/z/BOUL-WD60_V1.jpg). To say it was beautiful would be an understatement. It was magnificent. She dressed quickly and looked herself from the mirror. She realized the dress was perfect for her. It seemed as if it was made especially for her. The dress touched her curves perfectly. At that moment a sudden thought struck her mind. She figured that it was wrong of her to come down hard on Arnav earlier. It was true that she was upset for him lying and acting without thinking, but at the end of the day all he wanted was to spend sometime with her. So she thought that the first thing she would do as soon as she met him was to apologize for being hard on him.

After about spending half an hour in the bathroom, Khushi finally stepped outside opening the bathroom door. She lifted her downcast eyes and was astonished by the sight in front of her. The whole room was dark and the curtains were drawn. The room was illuminated only by three candles that were used as decorating the small table in the lounge area of the room. As she moved forward, she saw Arnav as handsome as ever in his three-piece suit and the glow from the candles made him look like a knight in the shining armor in a dark lonely place. Khushi felt her eyes well with tears, but these were tears of joy. She slowly took few steps forward and finally she was standing in front of Arnav.

"I'm sorry", Khushi said in an innocent, soft tone.

Arnav was lost in her beauty. He felt as he was the luckiest person in the whole world, because he had the most beautiful angel in front of him right now. Her long black hair was left open and it seemed like a flowing waterfall. The colour of her dress gifted by him was quite contrasting with her skin colour, that she appeared to glow more in the candlelight. Although the room was darkened, it seemed as if the whole room was radiant due to the aura around this stunning girl. Finally when Khushi came and stood in front of him, he saw the tears that were impatient to roll down her soft cheeks. And if there was one thing Arnav hated to see on his angel's face, they were tears. He cupped her face with one hand and wiped away a tear that was about to roll down her face.

"Forget everything that happened Khushi. I'm sorry for lying to you. I just wanted to spend this special day with you", Arnav said thoughtfully.

"It's alright Arnav, I can understand. And I'm really sorry for acting like a maniac. But what's so special about today?", Khushi asked, because she was clueless as to why Arnav was acting in this way.

"You actually don't remember do you?", Arnav asked, with a lopsided smile.

Khushi was now feeling a little embarrassed as he made her realize that she had forgotten something, and to top it all she didn't know what it was. She nodded her head slowly, indicating a "no".

"It's been one month since we both confessed our love for each other. So happy one month anniversary", Arnav said while handing over a single red rose.

Khushi was now feeling guilty and she didn't know what to say.

"Oh my god Arnav! I really forgot. How can I forget such a special day. I'm really sorry", Khushi said, as she was feeling really upset.

"Hey, hey. It's alright. Here, first take my token of love and stop feeling guilty and upset. Anybody in this world is bound to forget, and that is human nature", Arnav said, while placing the rose in her hand with a wonderful smile on his face.

Khushi took the rose and looked at the man in her life. She realized how unique and special he was. She could read the love towards her from his molten brown eyes, and the love was as deep as the deep blue water of the ocean. She stood in her toes and placed sweet kisses on both his cheeks and whispered, "Happy one month anniversary to you too".

Both of them were silent for few seconds, absorbing the essence of their romantic surrounding. Then Arnav broke the silence.

"Okay, so now that you are in a good mood. Shall we continue?", Arnav asked with a smirk.

"Sure. What else is there in your surprise list?", Khushi asked with her childish chuckle.

"Next we will have dinner. I'm really hungry. And I'm sure you are too. Come on", Arnav said, while leading Khushi to her chair. Both of them sat down and Arnav opened the dishes revealing their meal. It was pasta. 

"Well, since all the gifts are for you and as I knew that you had clearly forgotten this special day, this is my treat to myself. And as far as I know you love Italian food as well", Arnav said with a grin.

"You don't need to worry about that. I'm a fan of any kind of food. So I guess this is a treat for me too", Khushi said. Both of them laughed and enjoyed their pasta. It was simply delicious.

After enjoying the wonderful meal, Arnav placed a chocolate cake with strawberries (http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/324901/324901,1279365389,1/stock-photo-chocolate-cake-with-strawberries-57292570.jpg) in front of Khushi. The cake was really tempting. Although their tummies were full, both of them couldn't resist the urge within them to taste the cake. After cutting a piece, Arnav brought it near her mouth and said, "My jalebi girl, I know you love to eat jalebi more than you love to eat this cake. But under the circumstances, I couldn't find jalebi. So you will have to accept this".

Khushi smiled and had a bite. Then she took the piece of cake from him and was about to feed him, when she suddenly realized that he was a diabetic. 

"Arnav, you can't eat this", Khushi said, while pouting her lips.

"It's a special occasion Khushi and one bite won't kill me", Arnav said, while making her giving him a bite from the cake.

Then both of them enjoyed a movie that was going on the TV, while Khushi went on digging into the mouthwatering cake. As Arnav couldn't eat the cake, he finished all the strawberries after leaving two for Khushi. At the end of the movie both of them felt tired, especially Arnav. Khushi went towards the bed and was about to lie down, when Arnav stopped her by holding her hand. She gave him a questioning look, asking as to why he stopped her.

"Close your eyes", Arnav said, in his husky tone.

Arnav took out a red heart shaped velvet box and opened it. "You can open your eyes now", he said.

Khushi opened her eyes and her gaze stopped at the jewellery set that was shining due to the candle light. 

"Wow Arnav, this set is stunning. But don't you think you have given enough surprises for the whole day?", Khush asked, as she felt that his gifts were too much to handle.

Without answering Arnav went towards the bedside table and switched on the lamp. The room was now dimly lighted and Khushi was admiring the gift that was on her hand right now.

Arnav came back and stood in front of her.

"Seriously Arnav, you have showered me with enough love for the whole day. You don't need to give all these gifts to say how much you love me. I can clearly see it in your eyes", Khushi said, in her soft, melodious tone full of love.

"I know that you can see clearly my love towards you. But these are not to show how much I love you, these are to show you how special you are to me. I know these expensive stuff holds no importance in your life. But once in a while, every person should be reminded how special that person is to another person. And you are even more special among the special people I have met. Therefore you deserve all these gifts for what you have given to me. But remember, these gifts can't say how grateful or how happy I am to have you in my life. This is the least I could do to make you feel special", Arnav said, while pouring out his heart to the love of his life.

Khushi's heart was overwhelmed with joy after she heard Arnav's words. But she was still feeling guilty for not remembering their special day. 

"But Arnav, I didn't give you anything and I don't feel good about it", Khushi said, in a low tone.

"Well, as I said before you don't need to give anything to me. But since you are whining about it, I will tell what I want from you. Just promise me that you will always be with me in every step I take until the day I breath my last breath. I don't care whether you are angry, sad or happy with me, just stand by me and hold my hand forever", Arnav said, as he wanted her to be with him through out his lifetime.

"I promise", Khushi said, with her wonderful, sweet smile.

"So will you please let me do the honour of adorning your ears, neck and wrist with these gifts?", Arnav asked, with a slight smile.

(Slightly mature)

Khushi nodded agreeing to his wish. Arnav first took the silver diamond earring and adorned her ears. Then he nibbled both her ears, sending a sudden thrill along her spine. Next he turned Khushi around making her back face him and made her wear the silver necklace with the matching silver diamond pendant (http://www.warrenjames.co.uk/_assets/images/products/large/SETS019.jpg), while placing a soft kiss on her nape. Khushi gasped at the sudden touch of his lips on her soft skin. Arnav slowly turned Khushi around to face him again. He leaned his head towards her, and placed a kiss on the heart shaped pendant, while brushing his lips again against her skin. Khushi's heart rate was now at the maximum level, after the gradual increasing all this time. Finally Arnav took the heart shaped diamond bracelet(http://styleslooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Heart-Shape-Diamond-Bracelets.jpg) and slipped it through Khushi's fragile hand. The piece was adding more beauty to her fair skin. He lifted her hand and placed another sweet kiss on the wrist wear her bracelet was placed. Then Arnav couldn't resist his urge to place sweet kisses along her bear skin. After all he was a man with desires, and the night was still young. Starting from her fingers, he continued to place butterfly kisses along her hands. While continuing with his sweet torture, unknowingly both finally ended up on the bed. Arnav pinned Khushi under him and started to trail his kisses along her bear shoulder and the collarbone. Khushi felt as if her heart would pop out from the chest cavity, as Arnav was creating havoc in her body in every possible way. Khushi moaned his name, and Arnav bit her neck and licked her there. This was her first hickey, and their first mark towards the passionate nights to come in the future. Arnav was all lost in the pleasure he was getting from his angel, while Khushi took advantage by freeing her hands. She grasped from Arnav's hair and lifted Arnav's head towards hers. Then finally she brushed her lips on his, and started to kiss him passionately. Both of them were enjoying their kiss, while Khushi suddenly bit Arnav's lower lip while gaining access to his mouth. Both their tongues danced to their own musical notes and explored every corner. Arnav felt as he was the butterfly, who was being intoxicated by her sweet nectar. He was feeling dizzy with pleasure, but suddenly was shocked at Khushi's change of position.

Khushi had now pinned Arnav under her, and was continuing their passionate encounter. Khushi didn't know what came over her, but she had lost control due to the temptation she got while touching him. While placing soft kisses along Arnav's jaw line she continued the trail up to his neck. But suddenly she felt uncomfortable due to the barrier of clothes that had become an obstacle for her journey. She looked up with a little anger, and Arnav did not miss this expression on her face. She quickly unbuttoned his waistcoat and the shirt respectively. With a sigh of relief, she started to torture him again with her innocent kisses and torturous but sugar coated bites and licks on his chest. Arnav couldn't believe himself whether this was the innocent angel he had seen few minutes before as Khushi was quite the seductress right now. He smacked himself for this thought and allowed Khushi to continue without any interruption. After sometime Arnav felt Khushi trying to unbutton his trouser, and that's when he realized that it was time for them to stop.

"No Khushi", Arnav said softly.

Khushi was surprised when Arnav stopped her from continuing. She felt a little worried, as she thought may be Arnav didn't enjoy their encounter as much as she did.

Arnav made Khushi rest her chin on his chest and Khushi was staring at him with her hazel eyes. He realized she was worried, thinking that she was not up to his expectations.

"Hey, it's not that I didn't enjoy it. I really would love to enjoy your sweet torture until we reach the climax. But today is not the day", Arnav said, while caressing Khushi's cheeks with his thumb.

"But why Arnav? I want to. I know that it's not right, but I love you and I trust you. And that's all that matters", Khushi said in a soft tone.

"Come here", Arnav said. Khushi made herself comfortable beside him and nestled her small head near the crook of his neck. Arnav snaked his arm around her shoulders and held her hand from his other hand.

"I know that you believe in my love and that you trust me. It's not about love or trust. This is about my respect towards you. Even I need you, and you have got no idea how much I'm trying to control myself right now. But the virginity is the most important thing for a girl. And I'm sure if my mom was alive she wouldn't spare me if I consummated before marriage. So baby, I want you to wait until our honeymoon. Can you do that?", Arnav explained and asked lovingly, looking straight into her eyes.

"I can. And thanks Arnav. If my mom and dad were alive today, they would be proud to call you their son-in-law" Khushi said, with a smile on her face.

"What about you?", Arnav asked, while raising one eye brow with his signature smirk on his face.

"Words aren't enough to say how grateful I am to the gods, for making me fall in love with you. I never thought I would ever get a chance of being loved. But here I am today, being loved by the most amazing man on earth. To tell you the truth, you are my life now and my heart beats for you. I can never imagine a life without you anymore. I love you Arnav", Khushi said, pouring out her heart to the person responsible for her existence.

"I love you too baby", Arnav said lovingly, while placing another kiss on her forehead. Finally they drifted off together to a magical world in their dreams, while sleep took over their fatigued bodies. Both of them slept peacefully in each others arms, while Khushi cuddled more towards Arnav seeking the warmth of his body in this cold rainy night.

Once Khushi reaches home, there will be a surprise for her. What would be the surprise?

Chapter 32 - The Lie

It was Friday and Khushi had woken up early, as Arnav had asked her to be ready by 5.00am. They were invited to attend a special meeting with the clients related to their new project. Although Arnav was the only person invited, he had lied to Khushi saying that, they wanted to meet the designer of the collection as well. He knew Khushi wouldn't be very happy when she got to know the truth. But he wanted to spend some time with her alone, as both of them would be really busy from next week onwards. The journey was supposed to be a five hour drive. By 5.00am, Arnav had parked his car in front of Khushi's house, and he gave a ring cut to Khushi. When Khushi heard her phone ring, she realized that Arnav had arrived. Grabbing her hand bag she ran downstairs. She saw that her Chachi was already awake to bid her good bye. Khushi placed a good bye kiss on her cheek and waved her hand to Rama, while leaving the house.

As it was still dark outside, Arnav couldn't see Khushi clearly. After Khushi sat inside the car while wishing him good morning, he greeted her by placing a good morning kiss on her cheek. As usual Khushi's cheeks turned in to an adorable pink shade. He smiled and started to drive towards their destination.

During the drive, at the beginning Khushi was chattering non-stop. Then after about one hour, they parked the car and had breakfast. Rama & Hari Prakash had prepared an amazing breakfast for both of them, so they enjoyed it. After having breakfast, they continued their journey. In the next hour Khushi listened to some songs of Arnav's choice. She was so glad that Arnav had a good song collection. One hour later, Arnav realized that Khushi had fallen asleep. He smiled at the way Khushi was sleeping. The morning sun was peeping through the trees along the road, as if trying to wake her up. But she seemed to be enjoying herself in the dreamworld. For few seconds Arnav was mesmerized by the beauty of her face, with the rays of sun adding a radiant glow to her angelic face. He wished if he could just stop the time and immerse himself in her beauty, but the reality struck him. So he broke his trance and continued his drive.

At around 11.00am they reached the hotel where they were supposed to meet the clients. Arnav woke Khushi up, and informed her that they had arrived. Khushi lazily stretched herself, hoping that she could sleep more. But Arnav somehow managed to make her get down from the car. Both of them entered the hotel and went towards the reception area. Arnav left Khushi in the reception area, and went towards the lounge to meet the clients. The clients informed Arnav that the meeting would be starting at around 2.00pm after lunch. So they asked Arnav to rest in the room provided by them. Arnav agreed and returned to Khushi. He got the room key from the receptionist and walked together with Khushi towards the room.

Once both of them reached the room, Arnav asked Khushi to refresh herself first. Khushi agreed and went towards the bathroom. After sometime Arnav heard the clicking sound of the opening door. He saw Khushi come out of the bathroom. When Khushi was in the bathroom, Arnav felt that it was time for him tell the truth to Khushi about this trip.

When Khushi came out of the washroom, she saw that Arnav was thinking about something seriously. 

"Arnav, what are you thinking about?" Khushi asked, while sitting beside Arnav, on the bed.

"Nothing Khushi", Arnav said, in a low tone.

"You know that you can't lie to me. What is it?", Khushi asked, while placing her hand on his shoulder.

Arnav slowly turned his face towards her and said in a nervous tone, "Khushi I lied to you. Only I'm invited for this meeting".

Khushi was surprised at what Arnav said. "What? You lied to me?". She asked in an angry tone.

"I'm sorry Khushi", Arnav said, feeling upset.

"You knew that I had so much of stuff to do back at the office and yet you brought me here for no reason", Khushi said, worriedly.

"I'm sorry Khushi. I just wanted us to spend sometime together. We both know from next week onwards with all this project work we won't have time to be together", Arnav said thoughtfully.

"But we work together. We see each other every day", Khushi said.

"It's not the same. There, it is the office. But today, we are at least away from home and office", Arnav said, in a serious tone, hoping that Khushi would understand.

"I know what you mean Arnav. But this is not the right time to do this. Can't you understand? You are acting like a teenager. We both know that this project is so important for you. We can't just neglect work, just because we want to spend time together", Khushi said.

"I'm not neglecting work. I'm here for the meeting, remember? I just wanted to spend the rest of the time with you. That's it", Arnav said, with a slight smile on his face.

"This is not funny Arnav. I should have done so many useful stuff if I were in the office right now. But here I am, sitting in a hotel room with nothing to do. I have done nothing useful for the whole day. I just spent five hours in a car sleeping, and next few hours I will be in the room alone while you attend the meeting", Khushi said, firmly.

"Fine. I'm sorry if I wanted to spend sometime alone with you. Seems like you are hell bend to be back in the office. What's your problem Khushi? Any other girl would have died to spend sometime alone with me. But here you are, wanting to be back in that boring office. Well, here is an idea. As I can't send you back to the office right now, you can stay in the room until I return from the meeting. I was planning to spend a romantic evening with you after the meeting, but since you are clearly not interested, we will go back soon after my meeting ends", Arnav said, as his anger also had reached the climax by now. He stood up and rushed out of the room.

Khushi was now alone in the room and she was feeling really bored. She was really angry at Arnav for not letting her be at the office today. "Why doesn't he understand?", Khushi thought to herself. She had so much of work to be done before Thursday. She had to interview hundreds of applicants for the post of the new designer. It was true that Aman was taking care of her stuff at the absence of her. But Aman also had his set of duties. While thinking, Khushi rested her head on the pillow. She felt as if she was on heaven, as she was feeling dead tired physically and emotionally. She was physically tired, because she had to wake up early in the morning and also due to the long drive. Emotionally she was tired, after trying to control her anger. Khushi didn't know when her eyes started to close, but few minutes after lying down, unknowingly she fell fast asleep.

With a loud sound that reached her ears, Khushi woke up from her peaceful sleep in horror.

What do you think the loud sound was? Will Arnav and Khushi make up after their fight? If so, will they spend some romantic time or will they return home as it was late?

Chapter 31 - Doubts

Although Arnav and Khushi were worried from inside wondering whether Lavanya had heard their conversation, they tried to hide it as they didn't want Lavanya to smell something suspicious. 

"Lavanya, what are you doing here?", Arnav asked, trying to act normal.

"Rahul told to take your signature for this legal document. It is for the upcoming project", Lavanya explained the reason for her visit.

"Oh yeah, right. After the way you talked to my fiancee, I thought we were not on friendly grounds anymore", Arnav said a little firmly, as he was not comfortable acting all friendly with Lavanya.

"Well, I'm sorry Arnav. But even you accused me of something I haven't done, didn't you?', Lavanya asked, hoping to remind Arnav the way he accused her of spending nights with other men. "I know that I was wrong to accuse Khushi, but I didn't know what I was saying at that moment because I was trying to fight the anger that was flaming within me. So I think we should leave behind what happened, and move forward with peace", Lavanya said, as she didn't want to fight anymore.

"Fine. I'm sorry for accusing you of something you have not done. I hope this kind of things won't happen again. Since you are working with me, I don't want us to be strangers. I guess we should forget what happened", Arnav said.

"Great. So can you sign here? I need to go quickly. I have to meet one of my friends", Lavanya said, while handing over the papers to Arnav as she was in a hurry.

Arnav signed carefully, and handed them back to Lavanya. 

"Ok then, I gotta go. Let me know whenever you need me again. Call me whenever you want, and if I'm not reachable tell Rahul", Lavanya said.

"Okay, I will. I think I will need you in the office next Monday, as we will be getting the new interns. You know they should sign the contracts, and other legal stuff. So can you come on Monday?", Arnav asked, as he wanted Lavanya on the office next Monday.

"Yeah sure. No problem. I will be here by 9.00am", Lavanya agreed with a smile.

"Okay then. You can go now. Rahul knows what kind of legal documents are required on Monday. I have given him all the details, as he is handling the legal issues and the selection of interns", Arnav said.

"Oh, don't worry. I will talk to Rahul and get the details. So I will leave now. Bye Arnav. Bye Khushi", Lavanya said, while leaving the cabin.

"Bye", both Arnav and Khushi said in unison.

Khushi hadn't said a word throughout the conversation between Arnav and Lavanya. One reason was that she was not all comfortable with being all nice to Lavanya again, after the way Lavanya accused her. But most of all she wanted to observe Lavanya's words, actions, expressions, everything. Because she still couldn't figure out whether Lavanya had really changed or not. After observation, Khushi realized that it was not easy to read Lavanya so easily, as she was clearly not an open book.

"What happened to you? Where was my chatter box lost while Lavanya was here?", Arnav asked, hoping to bring back Khushi from the world of thoughts.

"Nothing. I didn't feel like talking with her after what she had told to me that day", Khushi said.

"Really? Nothing? Oh come on, what have you figured out about her after observing her for almost 20 minutes", Arnav said, hoping that Khushi would tell him what she was thinking all this time. Arnav was fully aware that Khushi was observing Lavanya throughout the time she was present in his cabin. Arnav had observed Khushi so well, that he knew Khushi's silence meant that she was either sad, or trying to figure out someone, or trying to plan something. 

Khushi was surprised when she heard what Arnav said. "How did you know that I was observing Lav?".

"Oh, you might have thought I don't know about you. But I do. I know you so well, so it was easy for me to figure you out. You may be a closed book for the others, but for me, you are simply open", Arnav said, hoping to tease Khushi.

"Okay, okay. Enough of your big talks. I was just trying to figure her out. She is like a puzzle. I can't understand whether she is really trying to be nice or not. I feel as she is playing a game with us", Khushi said, telling what she felt about Lavanya. 

"I agree", Arnav said thoughtfully,

"Do you? But you seemed to move on pretty well with her, for a person who is doubting her actions? I have to say you are so unpredictable", Khushi said, with a smirk on her face.

"Well, what can I say? I'm glad that I played with her well. She is up to something Khushi. She have started a game. I know the main targets are you and me. That's why she is trying to be nice to us. And that too especially with me. I don't know whether this game involves my family, but I have to keep a close eye on her actions. She started the game, but I will finish it. You should be careful too", Arnav said, as he was now sure that Lavanya was up to something.

"Wow! No wonder your employees are dead scared of you. You really do have a mastermind", Khushi said, while lightening up the mood.

"What about you?", Arnav said, with a lopsided smile.

"What about me?" Khushi asked, while lifting her eyebrow.

"Are you scared of me? After-all you are also an employee", Arnav said, with his unique smirk.

"Haha. I'm not scared", Khushi said, while laughing.

"Really? And may I know the reason for that?", Arnav asked.

"Let me remind you. I didn't join as your employee, I joined because you were my fiance. And you didn't have much of a choice at that time, did you?", Khushi said, while getting down from the table.

"I gotta go. I promised Chachi that I will join her for tea", Khushi said, while turning her back towards Arnav hoping to leave.

Arnav quickly grasped Khushi's wrist and pulled her towards him. As a result, Khushi landed on his lap. Khushi was now feeling nervous and Arnav saw her blushing like a red opal. He was amazed at the way Khushi blushed whenever they tried to get intimate. The strong headed woman vanishes in just a matter of seconds, whenever they were close to each other.

"Arnav, what are you doing? Let me go, please. I'm getting late. Somebody will come. What will they think? The boss is romancing with the...", Khushi said, softly. Arnav cut her off, just before she could finish the sentence.

"the employee? I thought you were working as my fiancee? You will have to choose one Khushi. Fiancee or employee?", Arnav asked, continuing his smirk that could make thousands of girls forget breathing.

Before Khushi could answer, Arnav's phone rang. It continued to ring, but Arnav didn't answer.

"Arnav, answer the phone", Khushi said, in a faint tone.

"Tell me Khushi, how do you want me to consider you in the office? Fiancee or employee?", Arnav asked again.

Khushi leaned towards his lips slightly smiling and Arnav was staring straight in to her eyes. He was lost in her hazel coloured eyes, that his grip on her wrist became weakened. Khushi realized that she was free, and she suddenly placed a sweet kiss on his cheeks and said, "Fiancee". She stood up and ran towards the door and turned around.

"That's not fair Khushi", Arnav said with a pout.

"Everything is fair in love and war", Khushi said with a wink and left the cabin.

Arnav smiled to himself while thinking about Khushi's antiques, and dialed the number from which he received the missed call.

While driving towards home, Lavanya was thinking about everything that happened in Arnav's cabin. When she entered she felt as if they had been talking about her, because both Arnav and Khushi had shocked faces. How she wished if she had heard what they were talking about. Then later she was surprised to see Khushi sitting on Arnav's table on his side. Frankly speaking, she was jealous of Khushi. At that moment she realized that Arnav was totally into Khushi. How she wished that it was her in Khushi's place? But it was too late, and she knew that it was useless to try and win over Arnav. So she thought of planning her own game. She had already won over the whole Raizada family, and now it was time to somehow make Arnav and Khushi realize that she had changed for good. Few days before, the goal of her game was to win Arnav. But after Arnav accused her for something she didn't do, she was hurt. So now her goal was to show both Arnav and Khushi, who she really was. 

After returning from the office, Arnav had a wash and refreshed himself. He was feeling as tired as a beaten boxer, but he wanted to talk to Nani about Lavanya. And he felt that what had to be done today, has to be done today. So he went to Nani's room before going to the dining room for dinner. 

Arnav saw Nani resting on the bed, while reading a book. He went and sat beside her.

"Arrey Chottey, when did you come?", Nani asked in a surprised tone.

"Half an hour before, Nani", Arnav said.

"Why Chottey? You look tired and upset. Did you want to talk about something?", Nani asked kindly. She could tell from Arnav's expressions that he wanted to talk about something and she wanted to know what he was upset about.

Arnav told to Nani about everything he had talked with Khushi about Lavanya. Nani was surprised at first. After sometime she started to calm his grandson down.

"I can understand Arnav. Khushi and Lavanya are different. Khushi is the ideal daughter-in-law for this family. I'm not going to say Lavanya is perfect, but she can manage. And what's important is Lavanya is Akash's type. Both of them love fun-loving people. Lavanya may go to clubs, but you yourself told that she hadn't crossed her limits. So I don't think there would be a problem. And according to what I have seen from my eyes, Arush seems to like Lavanya a lot as well. Also Akash seems to be back to his normal life style. Don't worry about Khushi. She is an intelligent girl, and I'm sure she will handle the situations well. With Khushi around in this house, Lavanya might change her habits as well".

Arnav felt that his Nani was right. He felt that if he panicked right now, everything would go wrong. He just had to calm himself down and watch what was happening. He thanked Nani for listening to him and left towards the dining room.

After having dinner, Arnav and Akash were left alone on either side of the table. Others had retired to their respective rooms. Just when Akash was about to leave, his phone rang. Arnav didn't leave, as he wanted to wish "good night" to Akash. So he waited until Akash  finished his call. After about 5 minutes, Akash hung up.

"Arrey Arnav, you didn't leave?", Akash asked.

"No, I wanted to say good night", Arnav said with a smile.

"Oh sorry. It was Lav. She told that she wanted to take Arush to the park tomorrow, so that she can get to know him better", Akash said.

Arnav realized that Akash was happy with Lavanya and he thought of supporting Akash for now.

"Hmmm... You like her, don't you?", Arnav asked.

"Yep. She is nice. She is not Chaya, but she is like me. No one can replace Chaya in my life, but I have to move on. Not for me, but at least for my son's sake. And the way Lav have bonded with him within such a short time shows that she would be a perfect step mother. I know she has her own flaws, like clubbing, selfishness, etc. But who is perfect in this world? After-all even I love clubbing, and even I like to have some fun once in a while. So I think she will be good as my life partner", Akash said, letting Arnav know what he felt about Lavanya.

"I'm glad that you are moving on Bhai. Just be careful, don't take any wrong decisions and don't act without thinking. I'm telling this because I care for you. You know what Sheetal...", Arnav was stopped in the middle by Akash.

"Don't worry Arnav. I know what I'm doing. Lav is not Sheetal", Akash said.

Arnav felt a little hurt by the way Akash tried to defend Lavanya. But he thought that he had worried himself enough by thinking about Lavanya. So he wished Akash good night and embraced him in a hug. Then after few minutes, both of them walked towards their rooms.

Later after returning to his room, Arnav was busy in his laptop. After replying an important e-mail he had received with regards to the new project, he dialed Khushi.

Khushi was on the verge of entering the dream world, when she heard her phone ring. Khushi cursed who ever the person who was calling her at the middle of the night, and checked the caller ID. When she saw who the caller was, she apologized to her Devi Maiyya and told that she wanted to take her curse back. 

"What the hell, Arnav? Do you know what time it is?", Khushi said a little angrily, as she was feeling tired and sleepy at the same due to the hard work she had done during the daytime.

"Sorry angel, but I wanted to tell you some thing?", Arnav said, feeling sorry for waking his angel in the middle of the night.

After she heard him calling her angel, she calmed herself down and she replied with a smile. "Okay, tell me what it is? This better be something good", Khushi said, in a threatening manner.

"I want you to be free on this Friday", Arnav said, hoping that Khushi would be happy after hearing what he said.

"What the... Are you kidding me Arnav? You know that I can't take leave on Friday. Today is Monday. And from Wednesday onwards I have to interview the applicants for the Fashion Designer post. And you of all people should understand that I can't take leave on Friday. We don't have much time. If you want this project, we need to work hard, 24x7", Khushi said, anxiously.

"I know Khushi. I understand. But it's just one day", Arnav said, softly.

"Arnav try to understand. I know I'm your fiancee, but I work for you. You can't keep on favouring me like this", Khushi said, in an upset tone.

"I know Khushi. But only for this time. Please. For me", Arnav said, in a pleading tone.

"Okay. Only for this time. So tell me, why you need me to be free on Friday?", Khushi asked, as she was clueless of why Arnav wanted her to be free on that day.

Why does Arnav want Khushi to be free on Friday?