Khushi woke up to the chirping sound of birds, she looked to her side to see her husband sleeping peacefully with a content smile, their love making last night where they became one came rushing to her mind and she blushed like tomato red. She pulling the sheet higher stretched her hand to get her lengha and blouse, once slipping into it she dashed for bathroom taking new pair of clothes which Arnav seemed to gotten for them already.

Once all ready looked up from the mirror to see he is still sleeping, without disturbing him went to make his black coffee, her tea and breakfast for them. Khushi went in thoughtful mode to Kitchen 'whether there will be stock kept in kitchen.' looking over the shelf and fridge sighed a relief to see them all filled with necessary items. She started preparing their breakfast and beverage.

She was rolling the dough to make poori when two arms snaked around her waist 'You left me alone there.' Khushi blushed and smiled. Arnav nuzzled her neck making her squirm 'Arnav ji leave me na, I'm making poori see.'

Arnav turning her around cupped her face with concern written all over his face and tone 'Are you all right? Did I hurt you?'

Khushi's face turned crimson red but looking at his worried face shakes her head negatively, Arnav kept his forehead on her's and breathed a sigh of relief, pecking her on her lips chirped 'Good Morning wifey.' Khushi 'good morning to you too Arnav ji.'

Arnav 'oh common, at least now drop that ji, just call me Arnav.'

Khushi 'But.....'

Arnav 'I don't want to listen to anything Khushi, I'll love to hear only Arnav from you, I know you respect me but it is not necessary to show me by calling my name with the suffix added ji. I'm feeling like old when you call me with ji, I'm just 26 for crying out loud. Samjhi now call me Arnav.'

Khushi 'Ar...nav....Arnav'

Arnav 'Good, just keep this up. Hmmm' Khushi nodded her head 'Achha now go and freshen up Arnav ji.' Arnav raised his eye brows 'I mean Arnav, our breakfast is ready.'

Arnav 'okay as you say wifey.' Pinching her cheeks went away to his room grinning, reaching there he took the phone to see 32 missed call from his Di, he checked for any other call but none. He called and on first ring the person picked up 'Nanav!!!'

Arnav 'Hey NK is everything alright there.'

NK confused 'yeah why are you asking this? What will happen over night? You are away for one day not a month'

Arnav 'no Di had given me 32 missed calls, since my phone is on silent I did not notice them. Is she okay?'

NK 'She is absolutely fine, and now having her breakfast with others. I had told her yesterday that you and Khushi ji will not come for night when she asked me about you. And Nanav why are you freaking out chill man, if she has any problem we all are here to take care of her and I would have called you if at all there is anything serious, right? So now leave all this and enjoy the time being away from all this tension.'

Arnav 'Thanks NK. We will be returning to Shantivan by evening.'

NK 'okay!!! I'll look after here don't worry.' Both of them cut the call and went to continue with their routine of day.

Arnav came all ready in his normal wear to see Khushi is setting up the table; he took a seat and made her sit beside him. Both had their breakfast in silence. Their breakfast all done Khushi started cleaning the table, Arnav moved to living room taking newspaper asking her to come there after she finished kitchen work.

Arnav looked up from his newspaper to see Khushi standing fidgeting with her pallu, he smiling hold her hand 'come sit here Khushi.' Pulling her closer to himself and caressing her finger in his hand he seemed thoughtful. Khushi 'What you are thinking?'

Arnav 'that how lucky I'm to get you in my life.' Khushi blushed.

Arnav looking in her eyes 'It is the truth Khushi, you came in my life as a light. I did not know what I'll be doing if not for you in my life.'

Khushi teasing 'you will be doing what the what the on everyone, aur kya.'

Arnav 'voh toh main ab bhi karta hoon.' {I'm doing that now too.}

Khushi 'May be you would have be still that Rakshas whom I met last year in Sheesh Mahal.'

Arnav 'yeah, but I'm still that Rakshas to other's only had become RajKumar for you.' Khushi lowered her eyes 'but I love both your Rakshas and RajKumar avtar Arnav. I love ASR as much as I love Arnav.'

Arnav grinning 'Sachh']

Khushi 'hmmm sirf mera Rakshas ho tum.' {You are solely my Rakshas

Arnav 'and.' Khushi 'aur mera RajKumar bhi' {and my RajKumar too.}

Arnav smiling 'Sanki ho tum.' {you are really a Sanki(crazy)}

Khushi laughing with him 'Voh toh hum hain hi bachpan se' {that I'm from my child}

Arnav 'aur ajeeb bhi' {and ajeeb(different) too}

Khushi 'haww nahiin, sir hum nahiin aap bhi ajeeb ho.' {No, not only me you too are ajeeb}

Arnav raising his eyebrow 'So toh hai, tumse joh mila hoon.' {I had to be, because I met with you.}

Khushi and Arnav cuddled up to each other sat in silence to be in each other's arm. A while later Khushi 'Arnav I want to see Amma, babu ji and bua ji.'

Arnav looking at her 'let's go then.'

Khushi brightening up 'really, you will take me there.'

Arnav 'yes.' Both set out to Laxmi Nagar to Khushi's house. Arnav had just parked the vehicle when his phone rang, listening to the caller on other end 'I'll be there.' Khushi looked at him, Arnav turning to her 'Sorry Khushi, an urgent meeting came up in office. I'll come and pick you up in evening. Give them my wishes.'

Khushi smiling 'it is okay Arnav, work is important too; I'll surely greet them on your behalf too.' Arnav kissing her forehead left for his office. Khushi skipped to her house all happy when halted in her stop on her track listening to the conversation going inside the house from the half closed door. Her smile fell,

Buaji 'Payalia don't cry.'

Payal 'how can I not buaji, Akash is not talking with me properly. Maa ji is taunting me every now and then.'

Garima 'everything will be alright soon. They all are worried for Anjali bitiya that's all.'

Bua ji lamenting 'What is the need for Khushi to say about Shyam in front of all?' Khushi's heart stopped at her words....Payal 'haan bua ji Khushi thinking not twice started accusing Shyam, at least she could have told me before hand.'

Buaji 'This girl always does something or the other to bring Shame on this family. Now all are thinking that we were behind their money.'

Garima lamented 'I asked the girl to never open her mouth about Shyam for Payalia's sake but she never listen's to me, at first because of her Abhishek rishta broken on wedding day and now even after my Payalia married she is going through so much because of that girl.'

Payal 'I never expected her to open her mouth about Shyam Amma, she should never have told about Shyam, now everything is toppled up.' Khushi entered just then with hurt visible on her face 'jiji how can you say something like that, Shyam tried to kill my husband even after that how can I keep quite.'

Payal 'Why is always for you Khushi, your husband, your happiness. On my wedding day too you eloped with Arnav ji na for your own happiness don't you.' Khushi 'jiji!!! You too think like that.'

Payal shouting 'that is the truth, you never considered us as your family, otherwise you would have never disgraced us all, first eloping with Arnav ji then accusing Shyam in front of all where now everyone thinks I too married Akash for money.'

Khushi staggered back 'you think I married Arnav ji for money.'

Payal 'so what do you want us to think, you both hated each other, right? What happened in a minute that you started loving him?'

Bua ji 'leave it Payalia now there is nothing to talk about, Khushi leave this house, it is enough for us what you have done.' Khushi looked at her babu ji to at least see some warmth in her eyes but all she got was hate in his eyes too, not able to stand there she rushed out wiping her tears. She is so heartbroken to see her jiji and her family thinking about her so low. She reached Devi Maya's mandir and sat there looking at the smiling idol. Looking at the smiling goddess 'Devi Maya did you here them, they think I married Arnav ji for only money. How can they think like that knowing well about me? I did everything for jiji's happiness, my family's well wishes but they said so low about me. I took all the verbal lashing from Arnav ji in the past whenever he called me gold digger because I knew he never meant what he said, his eyes spoke different from what he is saying, I knew he did not know me then but every time he was with me supporting in his own way, but jiji how can she say like this and her eyes accused me the same, even babu ji had hate for me.' She cried remembering all the words spoken by them few minutes back.

Arnav called her cell to inform about him coming to pick her up, she asked him to come to Laxmi Nagar temple, keeping the call she looked at the time to see it is past 4 pm and she did not even noticed time sitting here. She had promised herself that she will not forgive her family and her jiji, now all she had is her husband Arnav ji for whom she is going to live. She waited for him sitting on the steps, a car pulled up and Arnav got down running to where she is sitting. She stood seeing him standing in front of her, Arnav 'What happened Khushi? Why are you here and not in your house?'

Khushi smiling at him 'nothing Arnav, I was there till afternoon, then thought to visit DeviMaya temple so came here at the time when you called.'

Arnav 'oh I thought something was wrong.'

Khushi 'why would be? You are thinking too much Arnav.'

Arnav 'have you finished your pooja?'

Khushi 'haan!!! Now come let's go to our home.'