Part 41 Progress

Khushi rubbed Aranv's palm. Arnav smiled at her. Khushi looked at him and was dumbfounded.

"That's all... There is nothing to be nervous... sit..." Arnav pulled her next to him, clutching her hand.

Khushi looked at him perplexed. Arnav smiled lifting his brows.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked even though he knew the meaning of her look.

"You felt dizzy..." she stammered.

"Who said?" he chuckled.

Khushi was dumbfounded. Wasn't he supposed to fall?"

"I pretended like falling down to get you close to me... See, your nervousness is gone"

Khushi was speechless. Did he pretend?

"Neither I'm a ghost nor I'm going to swallow you... feel free, just like, how you were with me at the beginning"

"At that time you are just a collector... but now..."

"Now?"

"You became my husband..."

"Then you have to be more casual than before... you can do anything with me... that you hesitated to do before our wedding" he tried not to smirk.

Khushi parted her lips and looked down.

"Sleep... don't take tension. Ok?" he smiled and lay on the bed.

Khushi looked at him, sitting on the bed. Arnav looked at her and nodded his head like WHAT?

Khushi nodded her head from left to right and lay, looking at him. Arnav turned towards her and smiled. Khushi closed her eyes smiling. She opened her eyes, hearing,

"Khushi..."

"Haan?"

"Are you sleepy?"

She nodded NO slowly.

"Don't you have anything to talk to me?"

She stayed quiet as she didn't know what to answer.

"If you have nothing to talk to me, at least ask me, do I have anything to talk to you"

"You can talk to me if you want to talk. I will listen to you..." She said politely like a good student.

"I'm not a teacher but your husband...! You don't have to behave like a student" he smiled.

Khushi bit her inner lip.

"Would you be like this is in your school also?"

She nodded no hurriedly.

"then? Were not you obedient in school?" he chuckled.

She again nodded hurriedly but this time yes.

"Fine... Do you know what I like?"

She nodded yes. Arnav raised his brows and folded his hands.

"Really?"

"Jee..."

"What do you know?"

"You like loyal people and sincere workers"

Arnav rolled his eyes.

"I'm asking about my personal likes not professional..."

"What do you like?" she asked him giving up.

"If you think about it, you can definitely find one thing that I like"

She nodded her head from left to right sadly.

Arnav sighed.

"Ok, fine, tell me what do you like"

"I like Red Rose... jelabies... Devi Maiya... my parents, friends, trees and plants. That's all"

"Don't you like me?" he asked making her stuck.

Khushi was dumbfounded. Was this what he wanted her to think about? She looked at him who was waiting for her reply wearing a smile on his face.

"Who won't like you, Arnavji?"

"People like me as a collector. You are different"

"Mmm... you are my husband"

As she didn't expect, Arnav forwarded his hand towards her. Khushi waited for a second and was about to hold his palm, but she did that, he himself clutched her palm. Khushi blinked her eyes slowly.

"I like you..." he said.

"I... I too like you" She said smiling mildly.

Arnav smiled and moved towards her, making her heart thud. Khushi looked at him perplexed.

"I would like to give you something," he said, increasing her heartbeat.

He pressed his lips on her eye and said,

"I like your eyes... their expressions are so crazy" he smiled.

Khushi blushed. She wondered how he noticed a lot about her. He lovingly tucked her hair. She closed her eyes.

"Are you sleepy?" He asked again.

She looked at him without answering.

"Ok, sleep..." he immediately wrapped his hand around her and closed his eyes.

Khushi gazed at him. he opened his eyes slowly and raised his brows. She shook her head and closed her eyes. Arnav pulled her close to his chest and hugged her. Khushi gulped down on his chest with a wild heartbeat. She had no choice other than to put her hand on his waist. How long could she be keeping her hand with no balance? She slowly kept her hand on his waist. That made him smile. They tried to sleep, hugging each other but both of them didn't sleep. Again he looked at her and asked,

"Don't you sleep?"

"Going to..."

"Do you want to sleep?"

She gulped nervously and shook her head timidly. He looked at her silently for a moment and then lowered his gaze. Her pinky lips looked insanely fascinating. He leaned down. Their forehead touched. He could hear her raced breathing. The shiver was visible. He kissed her cheek and looked at her who was panting. He lifted her chin and pressed his lips on hers. Khushi felt as if she was going to melt into fluid. She clutched his nape to get balanced. Her authentic touch gave him the courage to go ahead. Before she could do anything, he seized her flowery lips. She inserted her fingers into his deep black hair when he deepened the art of kissing. Breaking the kiss, he uttered,

"I love you," he said with a slow and deep voice.

Those three magical words added extra flavor to the art. She looked at him gasping. His hair looked a little messed up. She bit her lip feeling aroused. His chocolate brown eyes and messed up hair played a role in arousing her.

His fingers brushed her cheek, making her inhale deeply. She pressed her lips together to conceal the effect his touch was having on her. She could not help but sense a flood of sparks running over her body.

Tilting his face sideward, he adjusted his lips and grabbed her lower lip between his. His mind went crazy and could not stop himself from kissing her again. So, he ended up kissing her. Their mouth tasted each other to the fullest.

He touched her waist while kissing. She had a small and thin waist. He could feel the curve. He became interested in exploring more. His hand slid down towards her thighs and found them thick. Flipping her on the bed, he came over to her. She gave him a feeling as if he was lying on a soft toy. He didn't feel her bones. Though she looked thin she was soft. He could not help but smile lazily. Her body ached with his mere touches. Her soft and smooth skin was dirtying his mind. He could not help but get into her.

After coming this long, there was no comeback. Arnav had no habit of giving up on anything. More than that, he didn't want Khushi to be hesitant with him. Until they became one, she would not be casual with him. So, he took the relationship to the next level without a second thought. Yet, he didn't hurry. He just started the process of wiping the distance between them. To his surprise, Khushi didn't even frown. She was so submissive. That made his process easy.

The opening ceremony was done! Arnav didn't force himself on her to complete it right away. He knew it would not be that easy. He didn't want to frighten her. He wanted her to have pleasant memories of their consummation. So, he didn't feel to intimate with her on day one itself. He detached himself from her and lay on her shoulder. Khushi was dumbfounded by his action. She didn't know why he stopped. Yet, she circled his head in her hands. Arnav smiled. That was the progress he expected from her. He raised his head and looked at her.

"Are you all right?" he asked.

She nodded yes.

"Why did you stop?" she asked an unexpected question.

"Not necessary to hurry. We can take it slowly"

Khushi smiled. She understood that he didn't want to make her scared.

"Don't you want to tell me anything now also?" he smiled.

She nodded yes.

"What?"

"I love you," She said, making his smile wide.

To be continued...