Arshi sat their savouring the moment in each other's arms.
"Arnav, now let's move to our next destination."
They ride for about 45 minutes and reached the place
A small hill like area from where the lake is visible

[The same place where that kidnap scene happened in IPKKND]

"This is beautiful...I never know that such a place existed"
"We can watch the sunset from here." Khushi said standing in front of him facing her back to him. Arnav wrapped his arms around her and placed his chin on her shoulder.
"I loved these moments...Being with you... Carefree without the worries of world... It was such a beautiful day." Arnav threaded his hands on her.
"Yup... Now let's take some photos of us..."
Saying this khushi took her phone and started taking the photos. She walked towards the scooty and postioned the phone horizontally.
"Ok...arnav now it's the time for your gift."
"But you already gave me so many gifts."
"Consider this as the last gift"
"Ok"
"Close your eyes Arnav...Don't try to peep.in"
"I wont Khushi"

After a few seconds
"Arnav " He opened his eyes and found Khushi in a proposing position
"....when I met you...I had no idea that we would fell in love... You are more than everything I asked for a man... You are my lover...my best friend...my soulmate...my secret keeper and my everything...You are always there for to support me...encourage me..
motivate me...console me... knowingly or unknowingly you became my strength.. now can't imagine a life with out you... So for the man who have everything... I'm giving myself to you... Will you marry me and be my husband forever?" Khushi had tears when she asked him to marry her. Arnav was beyond shocked to see her in that position with a ring in her hand.
"Khushi...." Arnav lowered to her level
"I .... You...I'm surprised...shocked...Yes I will marry you...I'm the one who will be lucky to spend the rest of my life with you..." Arnav hugged her tight and stood up.
"May I???" Khushi asked
Arnav showed her his finger and khushi slide the ring on it.
"Khushi... It should be me....I mean..."
"Does that really matters?"
"No...I mean usually it will be the boy who will be proposing...so..."
"Arnav... When I thought about a gift for you...I couldnt figure out anything... I was sad... I prayed to Devi Maiyya to show me some path...That's when I noticed an old couple... They were in so much in love...They were taking acre of each other and the love between them were visible...Then I remembered about us, about our future and I felt that it is the best I can give you... 'Myself'..."
"I will always cherish this gift of yours..."
"I know...."

"Do you like the ring???"
"Yes..." Arnav looked at the ring
"This is beautiful"
"Take out the ring and check inside Arnav." Arnav did and found an inscription
'My everything'

When he saw that he could help himself from pulling her for a kiss. Arnav wrapped his arms around her waist, pulled her closer to his body while he nipped and sucked her petal like lips. He mumbled I love you to her as he explored her perfectly shaped lips. His hands made patterns on her bare waist, making her moan out his name in pleasure. She bite his lips hard as he dipped his finger in her bellybutton. Khushi felt her chest touching him very initimately. She ruffled his hair with her hands and rubbed his neck muscles. They parted away when they were unable to breathe.
"This is sooo beautiful... Perfect..." Arnav said to her looking at the ring on their entwined hands.
"I never thought that this day will turn out to be this  beautiful. Thank you Khushi..." He said hugging her.
They kissed again in the background of sunset.

"Khushi... Isn't it a platinum ring??? It would have cost a lot... I know that you earn a lot. But still."
"Arnav... This moment will be once in our life... Something which both of us will cherish for the rest of our life. So don't worry about these things... And I do earn a lot...not as much as u...but still I can afford a ring for my man."
Arnav hugged her and patted her head
"So forever it is"
"Yes...hamesha" Khushi replied
"Arnav...we should leave now... Papa asked me to come home earlier."
"Ok...Let's go...I will drop you" Arnav volunteered.
"No...you can't drop me...I mean we are going on my scooty...so I will drop you first then I will go home...and that's final."
"Hmm....then let's go to my home...I can drop you in my car. I'm not letting you go alone."
"Ok... So let's move to your home."
They reached his home
"As I'm here, I will meet uncle and go...is that ok?"
"Yeah...come."
Arnav entered the house and it was dark everywhere.
"What happened arnav...? It is sooo dark..." She commented
"Khushi you wait here...I will go and switch on the light..." Arnav moved forward calling arvind...
"Papa...where we're are you? Papa..."
When he switch on the light, along with it he heard 'happy birthday'
He saw his father along with Guptas, Jhas and Maliks standing in the middle of the decorated hall. He saw arvind and khushi giving thumb- ups to each other
"So you both planned it together?" Arnav asked them
"Yeah..." They said
"Do you like our surprise???" His father asked him.
"I never thought that you both will plan something like this."
Everyone wished him birthday.
"Arnav come...let's cut the cake made by my bitiya...." Arnav pulled him
"Papa... Please give me 5 minutes to get fresh....I will be back soon." Saying this arnav went from there.
After a few minutes,
Arnav came down.
"So let's cut the cake papa"

[Imagine a small model of AR, his car, house, an award and his Harvard degree attached on bottom of the cake along with a tag FIERCE FABULOUS THIRTY]

He was surprised to see the cake.
"Khushi this cake is sooo beautiful...Thanks for your efforts"
Arnav cut the cake and Arvind told him to feed the cake to nanaji first. Nanaji denied that and told him to feed Arvind.
Finally Arnav feed arvind first. Nanaji then told him to feed khushi as both of them comes first in his life.
Arnav cut the cake and they all fed each other.
Akash gifted arnav a watch. Anjali and renjini gave a photo frame which consist of Ratna's photographs from childhood to her life with Arvind and Arnav.

Anjali collected and restored the pics along with renjini. Both Arvind and Arnav were emotional seeing that.  Nana and nani gave him a document papers of property meant for ratna. Arnav was not ready to accept that, but couldn't deny it as it is a gift from his grandparents.
Gupta's gave him a gift which he never expected.
"Uncle...this...!!!"
"You once told me about it...and khushi told me that you like gardening
So ...thts why we found this for you."

"This is beautiful" Arnav said looking carefully at the orchids plants.
"I will take care of it uncle. Thank you for this uncle aunty...nani  khush and khushi... Thanks a lot."
Now it is Arvind's turn to gift Arnav.
"Arnav come with me..."
Saying this Arvind took him near to the lawn. Everybody is behind them.
Arnav is surprised s
To see the telescope.
"Papa, this!!!"
"Last month you complaints that you couldn't see the stars because of the clouds. So from now it won't be a problem. Now come here and look at the sky."
Arvind instructed arnav how to use it.
Arnav looked through the telescope and  found his mother shining brightly at them. Arnav lifted arvind so that he can see the star.
When Arnav was a child, Arvind and arnav used to gaze the star so that they can find ratna...arvind used to show the stars whenever Arnav missed his mom.
He doesnt trust in god, but prays to his mom.
Arnav made Arvind stand on the floor.
"Looks like your mom is too happy today..." Arvind told arnav
Arnav nodded and looked at Khushi.
Everyone was little emotional seeing the father and son. Nana understood the depth of arvind's love seeing all these.
"Papa I want to tell you something...But before that..."
Arnav walked upto khushi who is standing there without any idea of what is going to happen. He stood in front of her.
"Khushi... You have done the deed and now it is my time to do it in my way in front of everybody... You came to my life and then without my knowledge you found a way to my heart... I know that you are the one for me and I loves you a lot... I got your father's permission to do this...so will you, Khushi Kumari Gupta do the extraordinary honour of sharing your life with me by being my better half?"
Khushi and the Guptas looked at Shashi who smiled at Khushi. Tears formed in her eyes as she nodded her head...
"You already know my answer arnav...
Yes...I will be your better half."
"This is my mother's bangles which was waiting for its rightful owner... May I?

Khushi extended her hand and he slides the bangles on her arms which fits perfectly.
Arnav raised her hand along with his hand and showed everybody the ring.
Arvind was over the moon. Khushi already told her parents about the proposal...
"Shashiji...now you can expect us soon in your home for the roka..."
"Arvindji... You are always welcome"
Hearing this Arshi smiled at each other...
That's when they heard a voice...
"Am I late???" A half drunk nk asked Arnav
"Yeah....a little bit late but you are here that's matter."
Arnav fed nk the cake and NK smeared some cake on his face.
"Happy Birthday Nannav. I wanted to buy a gift for you... But I don't have my own money for it...and don't want to use that Hitler's money too...then I remembered that I have some money left with me and I couldn't get time to buy a gift. So here is it... You buy anything you want with this money."
Saying this nk gave him a box full of coins and notes.
"This is from my piggy bag... Its my own money..."
"Nk...no I can't take it...you keep this with you..." Arnav denied
"Nannav it is a gift ...you can't refuse it...take it or throw it away"
"You are stubborn... Just like your bua..." Arvind commented
"Buaji too was stubborn, chote papa???"
Except Gupta others were shocked to hear nk calling arvind chote papa.
"Yeah... She was stubborn and had a big anger too... Your nannav have both of them."
"Nannav... We are bros in stubbornness too..." Saying this nk hugged arnav
"Nk...go and take some rest"
"Isn't a ring on your finger nannav??? Omg... You and khushiji...got engaged..." Arnav nodded his head. He looked for Khushi and pulled her near to arnav...Nk looked at both of them
"I'm happy for you...."
Nk said taking their hands in his and saw the ring on Arnav's hand.
"Where is your ring Khushiji?"
"Your nannav give me this...maa's bangle instead of ring." Khushi showed him teh bangles.
"Both of you are lucky. I...have to...go..now nannav..."
"Nk...it is night...stay here today..." Arnav tried to stop him
"No...nannav...I have to go out... Or else I will do or say something which will hurt you both...I'm already a bit jealous so I should go now..." Saying this nk walked away while tears rolled down from his eyes.
Arnav called him but he didn't paid any attention. Arnav was about to go to him...but khushi pulled him
"Let him...go... Seeing us together... Will only give him pain... He need time Arnav." Arnav watched nk going out.
Nk walked away touching the ring on his chain...The ring which he brought to propose lavanya.

Arnav volunteered to drop the Guptas home.
"So...should I call you jeejaji from now..." Khush asked Arnav.
"You can call me whatever you want saalesahab..." Arnav said taking a glance at Khushi.
"But jeejaji  doesn't sounds cool...isn't di?? Jeeju... Khush ka jeeju...Jeeju and Khush. What a combination!!!" Khush commented.
"We are meant to be jeeju and saalesahab. But don't call me saalesahab jeeju.... Its makes me feel old."
"Ok....khush saalesahab...." Arnav teased him while Khushi laughed.
"Jeeju... Now you are acting like di..."
"Ok ...I.was just kidding khush...so Khush and Jeeju it is." Arnav said.
"Yup..."
"I can't wait for the wedding... Di, me and my friends gonna rock your wedding." Khush said to Khushi.
"Arre...let us find a day for the wedding...then you can rock shock badmash" Nandhini told to Khush.
"You are no fun Nani" Khush pouted.
Arnav looked at a shy Khushi and winked at her which made her blush a lot.

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