Arnav came back home all tired mentally and physically.

Vivaan's continuous crying hit his ear drum. He frowned walking towards the living room.

Arnav 'Where is Khushi?'

Anjali looked at him smiling 'Arnav how are you?'

Arnav 'I asked where is Khushi?'

Anjali looked at him with frown marring her face, Nani 'In her room'

He looked at Vivaan who is holding his hand up in air asking him to take in his arm. He walked towards Anjali and took Vivaan in his arm shocking both Anjali and Nani. Without waiting a second he strode towards her room.

Entering inside the unlocked room his eyes stopped at the woman sitting on the bed, restlessly rocking herself back and fro in tension.

Khushi swirled her head towards him, without waiting for a beat she came running to him taking Vivaan in her arms kissing him all over his face, who happily let her do with a happy noise of his.

Khushi 'DeviMaya I was so worried when he was crying continuously. My baby....Shona why were you crying like that. *looking in the innocent eyes* she is your Bua'

Arnav 'Why did you give her to him? You know he don't like to be with strangers and particularly now when you are not around'

Khushi gasped 'she is not a stranger, she is your sister'

Arnav 'yes she is but for him she is......this must be second time she would have visited after.......'

Khushi 'huh?'

Arnav 'and why did you not carry him up if you know he is crying'

Khushi looked down biting her lips; her gaze went to the little Angel now clinging to her neck. Arnav 'just because they did not like your presence you....*he sighed* Khushi who is important to you? Vivaan or what they think about you?'

Khushi not taking a second to answer 'of course Vivaan' cuddling the baby close to herself.

Arnav 'Then?'

Khushi 'I've no rights to take him away from your sister. She has a relationship with him but who I'm. I'm just your friend and I can't just go and bring him with me, can I?'

A knock interrupted their conversation. Arnav looked up to see his sister looking visibly enraged. Anjali 'I want to talk to you'

Arnav 'Then talk...'

Anjali 'Alone!!!'

Arnav 'No tell me now, here itself'

Anjali eyed Khushi who stood quietly with Vivaan in her arms 'not before her, a stranger'

Arnav 'She is not a stranger and if you want to talk to me then do before her'

Anjali looked at him annoyed 'how can you insult your sister before outsiders'

Arnav 'I think you have hearing problem I have clearly said there is no third person here other than my family, so cut the drama and out with it'

Anjali did not miss they way he mentioned Khushi as his family. Is she too late? She looked at Khushi who appeared hardly having ears on their conversation is busy with Vivaan.

Both looked at each other ready to get into fight mode....Khushi in low voice 'Arnav ji, voh...Vivaan is sleepy...So?' he looked at her and the baby in her arms....sighing he left for his room.

Anjali glared at Khushi before leaving behind Arnav, Khushi sighed in relief sitting down on the bed looking at drowsy baby who is yawning continuously 'baby your papa is so stubborn and does not wish to understand anything at all. Poor Anjali ji she would have felt bad. Why is he always picking up fight with his family....and that too for me? Is it right? You tell me, haan?'

Vivaan just smiled hearing Khushi's ranting as if he understood her. Khushi caressed his cheek, patting on his chest softly lulling him to sleep.

Anjali marched behind Arnav, stopping right before him 'What the hell you are doing Arnav? What is it between you and that girl? You know Nani does not like her at all even then you are keeping her here. What black magic she has done to you?'

Arnav looked at her with suppressing anger.

Anjali 'don't show me your eyes. I can see what is happening here. Don't tell me she is just a friend....you are so much possessive for her. I can't believe you changed so much'

Arnav 'I did not. I'm the same like before. It is you and Nani who were blind then and blind now. You both trust on wrong people and fail to see what and who is right'

Anjali 'Arnav!!!!'

Arnav 'Why are you even here Di? For you I was wrong in past and is wrong now then why are you here trying to tell me what is right? The right for you is wrong for me Di. Just don't interfere in my life anymore. I don't need it at all. Enough of everyone's interference let me live it on my own and however I wish. And for your kind information I've not given any right to speak anything against Khushi, not Nani and not you.'

She looked at him shocked.

Anjali 'you are telling me to get lost'

Arnav 'think whatever you wish Di' he left to freshen up taking his casual suite.

Anjali left his room; she was walking past Khushi's room when she stopped. The door was open, she entered inside making Khushi to get up in confusion, with a warning 'Stay away from Arnav and Vivaan. It will be better for you' glaring at her she left the room. Khushi visibly hurt looked at sleeping Vivaan.

Khushi walked to the poolside for fresh air and stopped short looking at Arnav lost in thought looking at sky. Dinner was eventful with Shyam Anjali's husband too joined them, Anjali and Nani had been giving disapproving look, Arnav almost murdering the food while she sat embarrassed, in this only one person was quite enjoying the feast prepared for him, Shyam.

She came and stood beside Arnav quietly, for few minutes both of the stood silent.

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Arnav 'Khushi!!!' she turned to face him

Arnav still not facing her said in low firm voice like knife cutting the chill air 'Vivaan's mother is alive'

Khushi looked at him shocked what? where? And why is she not here? and why Arnav ji said she is dead before? And what is happening?

Arnav 'Almost two years back I got married to Naina on the continuous insistence and nagging of Nani and Di. Di used to live here in Raizada Mansion with her husband. It was really tough for me to accept someone in my life. I was not ready for getting married but at the end I had to with no choice left. I requested Naina for time to accept the change and time to understand each other. For me without understanding, trust, care, love....these things relationship does not work. I had seen it in my parent's married life and I wanted those to be in mine too. Did I expect anything wrong?'

Khushi shaked her head negatively even though she knew he is asking to himself. Arnav 'Months started to roll and I started to accept the change.....from being civil I and Naina had become friends. She had been so nice girl. That was only till the incident happened. One day waking up I found myself naked with Naina, she too in similar state. I could not believe what happened and don't know what really happened and how did we land up in such state. It was too embarrassing and awkward. I started distancing myself again. Then the news hit me she got pregnant. I don't know Khushi what should I do? I really don't know. Dekhthe hi Dhekthe eight months too passed quickly and she delivered Vivaan. Everyone was ecstatic but I....'

Khushi 'Is this why you could not accept Vivaan because he is not born because of love but a mistake?'

Arnav let out a dark bitter chuckle 'do you really think it is the matter? Do you know when I was struggling and fighting with the battle between my heart and mind? The heart which could accept him and mind which said logically for Vivaan's right on my love I got to know her true color. I saw her with Shyam'

Khushi gasped 'your jija ji?'

Arnav looked in her eyes 'Yes, they had been having affair behind my back and do you know from when, even before the accidental consummation between me and her. It was then I came to know that she actually drugged me and consummated our marriage. She bloody drugged me and....' Feeling disgusted of himself. She looked at him horrified....Arnav 'I felt myself disgusted. Khushi do you know what she said....she said I could not give her what Shyam was giving.....Khushi all I had asked from her is time to accept her. I was trying to come to terms but she first started having illicit relationship with him.... And then she drugged me and done that... I felt like a used material.... Who said a man has no dignity and only woman has? What if no one will know what happens with man? But they too will feel disgusted and hurt when they were used...when they are molested against their will their virtue is hurted a lot. And Khushi she herself doesn't know whose child Vivaan is? Mine or Shyam's? Or maybe she does but did not want to spill it. There was huge fight between me and Shyam. Di and Nani refused to believe me over Shyam. They thought I'm trying to put indecent blame and wanted to get rid of the marriage life. Di and Shyam left the house as she did not want to leave in the house where her husband has been insulted. I filed divorce and got divorced'

Khushi choking on her words, her eyes teary not able to imagine how much he would have suffered 'and she did?'

Arnav 'did you really think she would easily? She demanded alimony...a hefty amount to give me divorce. And I wanted to get away from that betrayal relationship as soon as possible'

Khushi 'Vivaan? How can she leave her child?'

Arnav 'She hardly was a mother to him anyway. And Nani did not want to part with him. I would have taken medical help but I'm too scared to know the result if I took medical help to know if he is really my son or not.....I'm unable to accept him Khushi' Khushi looked at him who smiled at her sadly, he narrated the whole past of his life as if it was not he suffered in a dead and dry voice.

Khushi 'you did not deserve it at all'

Arnav 'then you too....'

Her eyes rose to meet his....Arnav looked at her with his understanding one, he held her hand in his asking softy 'Khushi who is he? Tell me the name of the person and I'll make sure he pays heavily to hurt you'

Khushi taking deep breath sat on the lounge chair in the pool side 'He is my boss. I was working as his Personal secretary. It was hardly a month I was working under him. He used to make me feel uncomfortable, his gaze on me would make me feel very disgusting *Khushi closed her eyes* but I brushed it off thinking of my family and how much I need this job. I should have resigned and I could only if there was not a contract of six month. How will I pay hefty amount to resign from the job before the contract period? My family could not afford it. And I did not have the superstitious institution of what will happen with me. That day....that day he deliberately made me delay to return home giving lots of work, making me stay back. I did not know he would be having very bad intention and I would pay a hefty price. I was scared but could not even voice against him, he is my boss. And then.....after everyone left....when we were alone *she cried not able to say anything further*....' Arnav hugged her patting her head 'shhh....shh....no don't say further....no need to say anything'

Khushi 'I begged him to leave me but he did not....and he...*could not even utter the word* ....'

Arnav hugged her tight to himself wanting to absorb all her pain with in him, to relieve her from all the pain....to take her all pain away from her. Khushi 'why did he do that? Why did he? I did no wrong to others....then why did DeviMaya did not come to save me? Why Arnav ji? What was my fault? Why my family and others think it is my fault? All think I'm bad...Why?' he has no words to say...what should he tell her? The society is the same always......if anything goes wrong then it would be only girl's mistake.

Khushi 'I....when my family came to know what happened with me they were more worried of societies taunt then me. I could not see their accusing eyes. I wanted to die....but I could not....not after what he had done to me.....I went to his guest house.....I followed him....he was waiting for someone....and when he saw me he tried to molest me again....but I took the broken glass of the alcohol bottle and stabbed him.....and ran away....that is when I collided with your car...'

Arnav looked at her shocked....Khushi 'I was angry...hurt...I could not let him get away with it......he took my most precious and dignity from me and I stabbed him.....'

Arnav 'Khushi...you...you killed him'

Khushi shaking her head 'I don't know....I stabbed him, it was blood everywhere and I ran out scared....I don't know what to do....but he took what was so precious to me than my life.....I could not leave him just like that....I was so angry...and I hit him'

Arnav 'shh...shhh tell me his name...'

Khushi 'Samrat Shergil, the owner of Shergil Steel and Iron rod Company' they sat their silently drawing out and giving strength to each other.

Khushi broke the silence after what felt like hour 'Will I go to jail for trying to kill him? I did not even know if he is alive or not'

Arnav 'he is very much alive and breathing'

Khushi looked up at him 'how do you know?'

Arnav 'it had been in news and you were in the hospital' she became stiff.

Arnav sensing her distress 'I will not let you go'

Khushi 'that will be inevitable if anyone would have saw me ran out of the place'

Arnav 'Shhh I said I'll not let anything happen now or never.'

Khushi 'Why? I'm a criminal'

Arnav 'I would say a victim.' What you could not finish it I'll finish it for you. I'll finish him. It is good thing that man is in coma and hence could not give out your name and I'll make sure no one is able to reach you.

It had been two days since that night where they laid everything bare open so to let the other to see their bruised heart. She never thought she would be able to open up to someone so soon but this is Arnav ji who had been with her from the start and did not run away, who believed she never was at fault, who had been standing with her supporting a mere stranger, who really believed and treated her as his family, who is always there for her in her every low time trying to erase the pain she is going through, who has done a lot in this nearly two months of she known him, he had been really a true Angel. But she did open up to him that night when he shared his past with her. He asked her and she could not refuse him not because out of gratitude of what he did but because his own miseries made her so emotional where she could not control herself and shared her own grief with him.

And today they are standing again at the same place looking at the sky; both knew they wanted to speak to each other but for some reason let the silent linger around them.

Arnav looked towards her 'you don't need to worry for anything, he is been dealt with'

Khushi 'Wha...'

Arnav shaking his head 'You are not going to leave us; me and Vivaan. I had made sure he is not going to come after you' he had made sure that man never able to speak, write ,or even move in his life anymore, he had made sure when he gets up from his coma then he lives a life of dead and would want every day of his life to end but he will not get his end. And he feverishly hoped that man wake up and soon sees his doomed life for he hurt his Angel.

Khushi 'but what did you do?'

Arnav 'You trust me?' Khushi nodding her head looked at him, Arnav 'then don't worry about it'

There was another long silence, Khushi 'Can't you accept Vivaan in your life? Not as a child but truly as your son by your heart.' She had known from start because of her he is soft towards the child. She doesn't know why she has become so important to him.

Arnav turned to her, Khushi seeing his eyes taking in the hurt and pain 'Please...I really did not want to impose my request on you. But it is not his fault in all the mess happened in your life. He is an Angel...a real Angel. An Angel who brought colors in my suddenly darkened life. An Angel who can bring color in your life if you will allow him to. Don't look at him anything beyond God's gift to you. It does not matter what is his real identity because since his birth his identity is attached with you. He has been your son and he could become really your son if you will take him under your wings'

He kept quiet, Khushi slowly took his hand in hers, it was the first time she initiated the touch, it would always be him who would hold her hands but this time she held his wanting him to understand what she is trying to say 'you said you don't hate me'

Arnav 'I really don't hate you and you believe it too, isn't it?'

Khushi 'then see Vivaan as my son'

Arnav 'What?'

Khushi 'this must be absurd, but see him as my son who I did not give birth to but I always looked at him as my baby from the time I held him in my arms and not yours. If I would wish anything in my life, that is Vivaan. I would wish him as my son.'

Arnav 'you love him lot, don't you?'

Khushi 'Love? What I feel for the little angel cannot be defined in the four letter world. I can't see you hating him. Would you have hated him if he was born to me due to the result of what happened to me? *he closed his eyes* I would not hate him because he is not at fault anywhere in what happened. God must have really thought something to send him to you'

Arnav smiling ruefully 'he is lucky to have got you. Maybe God thought an Angel will grace her presence later in my life who will need him the most then me and God'

Khushi 'See I'm the lucky one here, I got him in my life'

Arnav 'Marry me' shocked hazel eyes locked with molten warm eyes.

Does this happen in real life? Yes, Arnav's past is inspired from one of the episode of Savdhaan India. But I changed few things, in real life the husband killed his wife and the innocent 6/7 yr old child since because he is not his son. That was bad, he got betrayed by his wife when all he did is loved her but he did wrong in killing them, and the child did not deserve the punishment when he was not at fault. He had believed his father and loved him but at the end he got was death by the person who had been a loving father.