Arnav stood near the window, dressed in a white kurta. He watched the people preparing everything for the pyre. His mind drifted to the moment they shared together. He smiled a bit thinking about their first meeting. The handful of time they had together, he will cherish those memories till his last breathe. His chain of thoughts were interrupted by Arvind who came to the room.

"Beta...come... It's time for the rituals to start." Arnav wiped a lone tear and went with Arvind.

Few minutes later he stood beside the burning pyre with moist eyes.

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Arnav and Arvind consoled Naniji and Renjini and sat with them. They weren't expecting the death of Ratnam's father all of a sudden.

One day, they got a call from Akash that Nanaji got hospitalised. He got well and moved back to home. One week after that, he peacefully died in his sleep.

Arnav and Arvind came to Lucknow for the funeral while Khushi and their 2 month old baby stayed back in Delhi along with Shashi and Garima.

After the funeral, Arnav and Arvind went to the airport to catch the next flight. Arnav looked at the pic he had of Khushi and their baby which brought a smile on his face. He rembered what happened on that day of Arish's birth.

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The doc told them that Khushi was still in critical conditions as she had lost a lot of blood. Arnav got angry on the doc and started shouted at him. NK and Khush somehow pulled him back before he make any mess.

On the next day around noon, they got to know that she is getting better and is stable. Lack of food and tension made Arnav faint.

When he woke up, he saw the iv drip attached to his hand while NK sat next to him.

"NK...how is Khushi???" Arnav asked as soon as he saw NK.

"She is out of danger....will be awake soon. Your Khushi is totally safe..."

Arnav removed the iv drip and went out.

"Nannav... you are not ok..."

"I'm ok NK...my wife needs me."

Khushi felt a kiss on her forehead and opened her eyes. She didn't find anyone near her and looked around. A nurse came near to her seeing her awake.

"Who was with me here now???"

"No one Mrs Raizada."
Khushi got confused and thought that it might be an imagination.

Khushi touched her stomach and looked at the nurse.

"Your had a baby boy...he is totally fine."

"Can you please call my husband?"

Arnav entered the room and held her hand tight.

"How are you baby???" He asked with moist eyes.

"Soo happy that I'm here with you, where I belongs to."

"I thought I lost you baby....I was going crazy without you...." Tears escaped from her eyes as she heard his confession.

"How is our baby??? Did you see him?"

"Yes....he is like you...so pure....so innocent...so beautiful."

"He is your baby too....what about your contribution hubby??? "
Khushi teased, while tears rolled down from her eyes.

"Yeah... May be his nature..." Arnav smiled with moist eyes

"I missed you baby....very much... Me and our baby's life is incomplete without you....thanks for coming back to us." He said dropping a kiss on her forehead as she cried.

"Shhh...baby.. They will shift you to the room soon... And bring our baby there... I don't want our baby to see his mother's tear stained face. Smile now.... Our baby deserve only that." Khushi smiled while he lightly squeezed her hand.

They shifted her to the room. He is very careful with her stitches and made her sit properly on the bed. The nurse brought the baby to Khushi. She held the baby in his arms and cried. She touched his fragile skin and dropped a kiss on their baby's forehead.

"He is sooo beautiful Arnav." She said drinking the sight of her baby who is born out of their love.

At this right moment, the baby opened his little hazel coloured eyes, looking at his mother calmly.

It is as if the baby know that she is the same person who carried him for nine months.

"Arnav....he have your eyes...." Khushi told Arnav and soon the room resonated with their baby's loud cry.

The nurse guided her how to feed the baby while Arnav kept telling the nurse to be careful. Khushi felt a wave of motherly feeling surging within her as the baby started to filled with little tummy. Arnav can't take his eyes of the sight, where his wife feeding their baby.

Garima and lavanya helped Khushi with her stitches by applying the medicines on it. Arnav couldn't stand with the sight of the freshly incision on her tummy.
It hurt him to see the pain she tried to hide due to the stitches. Arnav didn't get a good sleep for a few days. He tried his best to take care of her at nights. Khushi got discharged after a week.

Nana informed Arnav his wish to see Arish. Arnav told him that they will come when Khushi and Arish will be able to travel. Nana was adamant to see his first great grandchild, so Arnav arranged a chopper for him, which brought him to Delhi.

Nana was so happy to see his first great grandson. He felt a sense of completeness. When Nana came to know about Khushi's condition, he prayed for her life in return of his life. He knew that his time is closer, he was a content man for getting a chance to redeem the wrong doing. A month after nanaji passed away in his sleep.

******

Arnavs chain of thought got interrupted by Arvind who told him that they reached Delhi.

Arnav and Arvind reached home. As soon as Arnav entered the room, he got
greeted with the sight of his wife feeding their baby boy. She is stroking the baby's hair while the other one is busy filling his small tummy. Khushi noticed Arnav standing near the door, watching them.

"When did you come arrived?" Khushi asked stroking Arish's little hand.

"When you started to feed my champ." Arnav replied.

"How's Nani and maasi?"

"They are coping up with everything." Arnav said unbuttoning his shirt.

"I will go and take a shower...." He took the towel and rushed into the bathroom.

These days he is soo careful with everything. He made sure that no germs get a chance to enter into their room or premises. He is a perfect husband and now imhe is all in for being the perfect father. He have noticed the dark circles around her eyes, as Arish usually kept her busy all night. He took care of the baby, making sure that she get adequate sleep. Khushi is amazed seeing how Arnav handled everything.

They had a small naming ceremony with their close relatives and friends as Arnav don't want to strain Khushi a lot and expose both of them to potential germs.

Aman was the one person who got the benefit from Arish's birth and their pregnancy. He got a good amount from Arnav as salary. He handled AR well in the absence of Arnav.

Khushi's cut got healed and is perfectly fine to resume her daily routines. From the 3rd month Arnav started going for work which felt like the hardest thing to do. Even when he is in AR, he used to call Khushi a numerous time asking about Arish and their health.

Navya got glued to Arish. She gets up in the morning and came to see her little brother as soon as possible. She sang for him and tried to help Khushi with the baby.

Lavanya and NK to gave them the good news of them being pregnant for two months when Arish was 3 month old.

4 months after the delivery, Khushi used to visit the restaurant thrice in a week.
They hired a nanny to look after Arish as Lavanya was pregnant too. Khushi started working full time after 6th month.

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Khushi stood in front of the mirror giving the final touches.

Arnav stood near the door, watching her with love and naughtiness filled eyes.

"Someone is looking sexy...." He said trailing his fingers on her arms while kissing her neck.

"Arnav..." Khushi moaned as he lightly nipped the crook of her neck with his teeth.

"I love you baby..."

"I love you too Arnav...."

He took her lips for a passionate kiss.

"Arnav you ruined my lipstick." Khushi complained as soon as they parted away from the kiss.

"Baby... you know that I always ruin your lipstick...then why are you taking the pain to applying it???" He asked her wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her closer.

"Even though I like the taste of it, but trust me it is not as good as you...." He shamelessly teased her.

"Shameless man... remember that you are a father of a three year old boy."

"Baby... What were you saying last night... Screaming and panting my name...wasn't that shameless???" Arnav countered her argument which made her blush remembering the passionate night yesterday.

"You are still blushing even after 7 years of marriage????" She smiled at him and gave the reply.

"Whenever you touch me kuch kuch hota hai (something) Arnav."

"I should continue to make this kuch kuch feeling often then." He said rubbing his thumb on her lips. He was about to kiss her when they heard a sound from behind.

"Papa... What are you doing????" Hearing her son's voice, Khushi pushed away Arnav.

"woh...champ...dust...dust...I was blowing away the dust from your mamma's eyes." Arnav made an excuse at his 3 year old son.

"Awww...my baby looks so handsome...." Khushi said kneeling down to reach Arish's level.

"Me and papa are same to same.... See..." Arsh pointed at their suit.

"Come here champ..." Arnav lifted Arish in his arms and kissed this cheek.

"My boys looks sooo handsome..." Khushi said looking at the son and father. She placed a kiss on Arish's cheek fondly.

"Champ...don't you think papa too deserve a kiss from your mom... Only you got the kiss for being handsome." Arnav made a sad face which melted Arish's heart

"Mom... You kissed me because I'm handsome. Papa is handsome too, so kiss him like you kissed me." Arish said in his cute little voice. Khushi gave Arnav an angry glance and kissed his cheek...

"Champ...your mom looks beautiful... Isn't she???" Arnav asked his son to which he nodded his head. Arish touched Khushi's cheek and kissed her. Arnav didn't slip away the chance and kissed her cheek too.

"Arnav..." Khushi called his name as a warning and glanced at him.

"What??? My son kissed his mom because she looks so beautiful and kissed my wife for the same reason." Arnav put forward his theories of kisses.

That's when they heard something calling them. They turned to see a six year old Navya and her 3 year old sister Nivya in the room. Arish is elder to Nivya by 10 months. Arish and Nivya are always together and used to fight with each other. Navya is the one who act as the peace maker when they fight or argue with each other. Even though, they fight, they are together when it comes to pranking others.

"Chote... Come with me..." Nivya said to Arish.

"Nivi don't call me chote...I'm elder to you." Arish who don't like Nivya calling him chote, warned her.

"Chote...chote...chote..." Nivya screamed and ran from there. Arshi smiled at their antics and looked at each other.

"You look beautiful princess..." Arnav told Navya.

"Thank you tauji...."

"Yeah...indeed a princess..." Khushi said caring her cheek and kissed her

"Chote....you go with your Navya did...we will come down soon." Arnav told his son and let him go with Navya.

Arshi loved Navya and Nivya as their own children. Arnav don't want any more child after what he went through her pregnancy. When Arnav told her that they don't plan to have any more children, it created a huge fight between them. It was an herculean task for Arnav to make her accept the decision. He was totally terrified by their first pregnancy, and he don't have any strength to go through that again. After visiting the doctor and seeing the risk involved in another pregnancy, Khushi somehow accepted the decision.

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Raizadas and others reached the venue.
Khush is getting married to Jasmine. They will have a church wedding which will be followed by a hindu wedding.

Khushi wiped her tears as she saw her little brother getting married to his love.

At evening they had a hindu wedding with their close relatives and friends.
Arshi remembered about their wedding when they saw Khush and Jasmine getting married. Arnav held her hand and lightly squeezed her palms.

******
That night in their room, Arnav saw Khushi going through their wedding album.

"Why are you looking at this now???" Arnav asked taking a seat next to her.

"I felt like that.... I have changed a lot Arnav." Khushi said tracing the picture where Arnav was holding her by waist as they looked into eachother.

"Yeah...not only you, I also changed baby..."

"There is only a little change in you Arnav while in my case it is totally different." Khushi said mentioning about the changes happened in her body due to the pregnancy.

"That's true....you are not the same Khushi whom I'm married to...you are a mother now...a perfect wife...a very successful businesswoman... Overall an independent successful lady. These changes shows your transformations.... From an independent yet innocent girl to a strong woman. These changes in your body is the evidence of our love.... Our baby and I love those changes. It makes you soo beautiful and even more desirable." Arnav told holding her hand in his hand.

"You very well know how to make me feel good..."

"I'm not saying this to make you feel good baby...it is the truth baby. Even though there is changes... Deep inside you, you are the same girl I met in the restaurant seven years ago...who is passionate about whatever she does...who loves her family a lot and is selfless..who see the good in others. The changes that matters is our relationship and family, other things doesn't matter at all." Arnav placed a kiss on her forehead.

"I'm lucky to have you at Arnav. You accepted me with my every flaws."

"I can also say the same baby. Everybody in this world have flaws, nobody is perfect baby. Both of us are awesome not because we are perfect, but we have flaws.

"Yeah, we are just too FLAWSOME hubby." Khushi said hugging him tight.

"I love you a lot Arnav."

"I love you too baby." Saying this he placed his lips on her, taking her to their land of love.

Arnav and Khushi lived their life with lot of love and naughtiness, along with their big family.

The End

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