(Backgroundof the story-shyams truth is out and he is out of the raizda mansion post the miscarriage of anjali,anjali become more dependent on arnav and repulsive towards khushi,along with shyam's truth the contract marriage of arshi is also out in the open..which strained arnav's relationships with payash and Guptas..now they are always on lookout for khushi against arnav.Shashi is not wheel chair ridden he is healthy and runs a successful sweet shop with Khushi's assistance.Shashi is the most affected by the things went wrong in khushis life and the way arnav treated her He almost wants to separate arshi but on nanis and Gupta ladies insistence given him a second chance not forgetting the fact that his 20 year old daughter had irrevocably fell in love with the ASR..payash move out and now they are residing in US )

Chapter 1

Khushi stirred awake in her sleep, the wait of a toned leaned and half naked dark handsome body of her husband pressing her further into the mattress.

"Arnavji"?
Let go off me ..I have to go down"

Getting no reply,she tilted her head sideways to have a look at her husband's face.His head tucked in the crook of her neck and shoulder,arms possesively around her waist,his even breathing suggesting that he is still in deep sleep.She smiled and ran her hand through that perfection of hair and bending her head dropped a kiss on the side of his cheek.He moved and scrunched his eyes closed for a second about to open his eyes.She watched with tilted head, every action of her husband with fascination.

How can someone be so cuutee and hmm.. hot first thing in morning??

He opened his eyes slightly lifting himself up moved his arm and holding her waist pulled her completely under him and placed himself on top her,his face above her cheek all the while without looking at her and as if she didn't said a word.

Hmph!

"Arnavji! "

She called out angrily even as her arms wound up around his frame hugging him to herself.

"Uthiye na..I have to go down..nani.."she paused and then said "you have to go to office as well"

She gasped when he started trailing open mouthed kisses from the side of her cheeks and then lifting himself up a little continued the trail of kisses on every part of her upturned face. khushi closed her eyes revelling on the moment.He stopped for a moment and looked at her face,his young little wife,in half naked state , breathing ragged ,her eyes mirroring the desire in his eyes.

The way he would be looking at her in their moments of passion always unarm her..but then each and every time the way he looks at her is different..even now it evoke weired reactions in her and she very well can differentiate it from acidity or black magic.

"You are not going anywhere"
he muttered and bending his head captured her lips in his.

All sane thoughts flow out of her head and she welcomed the feeling of lightheadedness and all the deep sensations his kiss evoke.she moved her hands on to his hair caressing and tugging at it gently.she felt overwhelmed with the love that is deep etched in her being for the man in her arms.As he continued to kiss her senseless sucking biting and exploring the nooks and corners of her mouth she tried to match him in actions , giving him whatever that he wants.

He lifted his mouth for the much needed air and then looked at her with a hint of a smile ,her eyes half closed and hands still in his hair.

"Good morning"

He said looking at her and continue to stare at her unbashedly

She opened her eyes and looked at him.

"Hatiye..let me go.."

he flicked her red nose and as if she didn't said anything bend his head to capture her lips again.The kiss was passionate and instantly numbed her senses.She forgot all other things.Her brain registered his hands getting urgent and rough all over her neck,breasts and naval.When he bite her rather harshly on her swells she came out of the spell and with a force pushed him off her. Caught unaware lost totally in the moment arnav stumbled slightly sideways and land on her side on his elbow his breathing irregular.she closed her eyes to balance her breathing and clutching the sheets to her chest scramble out of the bed.In an instant he caught her elblow but didn't pull her back.

"Baby??"

She closed her eyes.

She is a goner when he uses that endearment and when his voice dip in that characteristic husky way of his she can't deny him anything.Period.But when in moments like these she feels the urge to just do the opposite of what her heart says because well,to sometimes make him begg at her mercy and most of the other times other unspoken things between them.The never addressed shared past where he hurt her countless times and the present where all their other relationships are strained because of them.

He turned her around his eyes showing the adoration and affection and desire.

"Woh puja.."

She said keeping her gaze on bed.

He scooted closer to the side of the bed where she is standing and lifted her chin tenderly to look at his face.

"Ab bolo"

"Naniji doesn't like me not attending the pooja every other day arnavji..I don't want to make her more upset."

She said looking at him and then dropping her gaze.She was about to move out when he again pulled at her hand gently making her sit on the side of bed.She sighed still clutching at the sheets.

He faced her and said

"Khushi we had discussed it already, I made it clear to nani that...that because of my work and all of that.. late sleeping habits you can't make it to the pooja and it is not your fault.I am sure she understood what I really meant.
Did she said anything to you?"

"No..it is not like that..she may not say but I can understand that she is upset with me...and...you won't understand arnavji.."

"Khushi what we both need at the moment should get more importance. And I know,we both know what we both wants ..then sighing continued
"I can't do without you in mornings and it is absolutely normal between a married couple "

He put her arm around her waist and lifted her off the floor before siiting straight with his back to the headboard and placing her on his lap.

"Besides I know you are doing evening pooja regularly,stil if naniji has any problem she can change the timings a little or else she would have told me.ok?and don't worry no one will say anything to you"

She looks at him for a second and then tries to wriggle out of his hold.

He held her tighter took her one hand and put it around his back caressing her cheeks.

"Ab Kya problem hai jaan?"

Of course it is not a problem to him cos no one will say anything to him.hmph!

Her thoughts were boken when he gathered her hair in his hands and nuzzled it and then started prepping kisses from her ear to her collar bone.

All Thoughts went out of her head .He changed their position and with uncharacteristic gentleness place her on the bed with her head on the pillow.

He tried to remove the sheets off her body but she held on to it tighter.He let go of the sheets and buried his head on her neck to place open mouthed languid kisses on her neck.He successfully remove her hand from the sheets without a protest from a lost in her husbands ministrations khushi and continued to trail kisses on each inch of the her body.Gentle kisses unlike last night.She gave in unarmed,in his arms.Soon the room gets filled with sighs,and inaudible moans.

She got ready in dark blue netted anarkkali and was applying the kajal in her eyes when he barged into the room back from the in built gym.sweating in his track pants and jogging t shirts with casual jackets.

He came closer to her and looked at her dress.

"Khushi this dress?"

She turned to him finishing the brushing of her already set hair.

Woh I told you na..babuji bought lot of dresses for me when he and Amma visited the lucknow mela last month.Amma had given all this for alterations.Yesterday only she got this.So I thought of wearing it today." She finished with the usual khushi like excited air.

"Alterations??where?

"In laxminagar tailoring shop near our street"she said as if it was the most obvious thing.

He advanced on her almost backing her to the mirror.

"Who is the tailor khushi?" He gritted out.

"Tailor?Kamala massi."aap ye sab kyun.."

He stepped away still visibly angry and open her side of the wardrobe he looked at all the designer suits and sarees hanging in rows most of them untouched,unused.The downside of the wardrobe is Filled with clothes bought for her by her family members,by payal and akash and by herself ,used regularly .

He took out a red colour anarkkali from the upper row and by looking at her straight in her eyes said

"Wear this today"

She looked at the suit in his hand pointed to her direction

"Can't you see I already changed"...
she paused when he saw his nostrils flaring and added

" I will wear it later.." .

she turned to move out of the room and find herself back in his arms by a not so gentle pull.

"When?"

She looked at him confused.

"Tell me exactly when you are planning to wear this.."

His voice dipping in that dangerous tone

"Not only this all those unused designer dressers hanging here why you find it very difficult to choose one from only these?"
he pointed to the upper portion of the wardrobe his voicing raising a bit.

That's it.Her head snapped up to him anger replacing the nonchalance.she pushed him and pulled out of his arms.

"When I feel like wearing one.You can't force me to choose what I wear or not"

He closed his eyes to reign his escalating anger. He don't want this to end up in an argument.He took a deep breath.

"Khushi I would like to see you in this...these all dresses I myself had selected for you..."

She turn the other side still in his arms .He pulled her closer to himself.
Then without leaving her turned sideways to put the anarkkali back into the wardrobe.He leaned closer to her his one hand raising to caress her cheeks.

She looked at him to see that the anger has been veiled with affection.

"You look beautiful in this dress too."

He bend his head to kiss her on her cheeks when she put her arm on his chest to stop him and tried to pull away.He looked at her and raised one eyebrow.

"Woh..you are back from the gym..take a bath.i will see to the breakfast preparation."

He learned in without touching her

"You don't like me sweating..do I stink.?That's why you are not allowing me to kiss you?"

She looked at him and understood he is back to his playful flirting and troubling and flustering khushi self and replied

"Not like that..we are late..Let me go and ran out of the room before he can catch her."

He looked at her back with a lopsided smile.

He finished dressing up and was setting his hair when there was a knock on the door.He turned to see it was anjali holding a file in her hand.

"Di good morning.come in"

She smiled and walked in to the room and sat on the bed.He sat beside her.

"Di did you had breakfast?"

"No I was getting ready.we will have it together. I just wants to show you the file of the singhanias that I was working on.I had some doubts so thought of clearing it here itself so that I can finish it without any delay in the office."

"Sure di"

For the next few minutes they discussed the accounts and he cleared her doubts.

She smiled at him and said
" ok chotte.Now I can clear this in a go. let's go down?"

"Haan di."

she got up to move out when he held her hand to make her sit on the bed.

"Di everyone in office has a lot of good things to say about your hardworking nature.I am so happy to hear it Di."

She smiled placing her hand on his cheek.

"I don't want to disappoint you..and everyone is so supportive..am glad I joined AR chotte..the work truly make me happy.."

"I am happy for you di.. but you don't need to exert yourself"

"Acha baba now don't go all di don't do this take rest drama..I am enjoying it chotte..engaged in work gave me a new perspective and I am peaceful now.You stop worrying about me.ok?chalein?"

He smiled and ushered her out of the room by keeping an arm around her shoulder .

Khushi was setting the breakfast on the table along with HP all the while chatting and laughing.

Nani and mami was sitting in the living room after the prayers spotting anjali and arnav coming to the dining room they joined them greeting good morning and sat down to have breakfast.

Khushi and HP stopped chatting and then they both move in and out of the kitchen to the dining room to keep some last items on the table,some unspoken communication working in sink between them.

Arnav observed khushi closely her active energetic self is always soothing vision to his eyes.Anjali served brekfast on his plate nani and mami served themselves as they like it and started breakfast.He looked at the kitchen to see that khushi has been disappeared into the kitchen and doesn't come out from there after setting the table.He waited for a few minutes scrolling through the phone.This has become a habit.She finds one or the other excuse to not to have breakfast with family.She does it in a subtle way so others don't get suspicious about it but he knew better.Anjali and khushis relationship is strained to that point where they both avoid each others presence if given a choice only that there is no choice because they are bounded by him.Nani is already upset with khushi for god knows what but he knew his nani well to assume that it is not permanent.In morning if he saw nani upset with khushi and in sour mood when he returns in the evening he will find them chatting and laughing over silly things like friends.

He got up and went in to the kitchen.One prakash brother is standing there doing some chores.

"Where is khushi?"

"Bhabhi..I mean madam.." he corrected himself when he saw the twitching of his boss nose
.."Is in the kitchen garden."

He went out to the kitchen garden outside kitchen towards the extreme backside of the house.Hp op and two other staff along with khushi is inspecting some plants and having some great discovery there it seems.They are facing the other side so they cannot see him.He went closer.Khushi is narrating some tale about the said plant which it seems everyone knows and sharing a laugh over it.

"Khushi?"

She turned around and all staff scattered away spotting him.

"What are you doing here?come let's have breakfast."

"Woh you have it arnav ji.. today bauji buaji and Amma are going for some function so they they inform me that shop will be open late.Babuji will pick me later.So I thought of having it later as I am not feeling hungry now."

"You can go later no problem but breakfast should not be delayed and I know you are hungry.Come with me now." He said holding her wrist.

"Arnavji"she held his hands to pry it away and stop him when he turned around and glared at her fiercely.

She went with him knowing that he has very less time to have breakfast and go to office.when they were half way through the garden she held his hand.
"Arnav ji"

He turned around and looked at her

"You go I will come"

He got angry instantly thinking that she is giving another excuse all ready to drag her to the dining table when she hurriedly added

"I will come now itself woh..what they will think if you take me like this..you go first I will come behind you."

He understood what she is trying to convey.Even though he didn't see any point of all what she is trying to do he knows his wife very well to see where to agree with her so he obliged.

"Ok.but come fast."

He stormed out to the dining room.

Ps-this is my first ever attempt at writing.Arshi and ipkknd is my sole inspiration.Ignore my flaws.