Arnav woke up, he sat on the recliner and looked at Khushi's side. It was empty!

He frowned not seeing his angel sleeping cuddling to her pillow, and stood up to use the bathroom but it was locked. Means she woke up earlier than him today.

"Strange.." Arnav murmured and went to the pool side.

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At the breakfast table..

Anjali came to him, to serve his breakfast. He frowned and held her hand stopping her, "Khushi?"

"Chote!! Let me serve you because your wife is busy making paratha.." Anjali smiled.

Arnav let Anjali serve him, even though his heart was feeling something wrong. Khushi didn't show her face to him till now, it seemed like she is avoiding him.

"Nannav doesn't need to buy clothes today.." said NK smiling naughtily.

"Why?" Akash asked.

"He will wear his suits na, like he wore on his wedding day.." NK giggled earning a glare from Arnav.

Khushi came after sometime, and joined them for breakfast. Her whole attention was on Aashi today.

Arnav didn't like this a bit, more over now that he realized his love for her and she is treating him like a stranger. She always ask him if he wants something more when she's feeding Aashi. She is always staring at his plate to see if he has finished his food or not and always crack some joke on him making the family laugh. But today, nor her glance neither her attention were on him.

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Arshi's room:

Arnav brushed his hair staring at her through the mirror.

"Dammit.. What's wrong with her? She never stays quiet with me.. Always talking nonstop.. Then why is she like today? I need to talk to her.." he thought.

Khushi was about to leave the room after getting ready to leave, when she felt someone's hand on her shoulder.

"Khushi.." he called her softly.

Khushi shut her eyes in pain, still facing her back to him, "Hmm.."

"Why are you doing this?" he asked.

"What?" she asked back in irritation. He really doesn't know what he did, he broke her hopes!

"You're ignoring me Khushi, do you think I'm blind? What's wrong?" he asked.

Khushi didn't reply, she just wanted to cry now itself. Arnav held her hand and made her sit on the bed.

"Tell me Khushi.. Is something bothering you? Did I did something wrong?" he asked as he sat beside her.

Khushi looked into his eyes, she wanted to say it to him but didn't had courage to.

"We are getting late.." she said and stood up ready to run away from him, but he was quick.

Arnav pulled her and she landed on his lap. Khushi gasped, and tried to get up again but Arnav wrapped his arms around her waist, tightening his grip on her to not let her go.

"Let me go.. Arnav.." she struggled on his hold.

"Husband and wife should never keep secrets from each other.." he said.

Khushi stopped and looked at him, "Do you even consider me as your wife?"

Arnav nodded, "I do.. I do see you as my wife!"

"You're lying!" she frowned cutely.

"ASR doesn't lie, I can hide the truth from you but I will never lie.." he said.

"It's same only!!" she crossed her arms.

"It doesn't matter now, what matters is you're my wife and I want to know why are you behaving strangely with me today.." Arnav said stroking her hair gently.

"Woh.. Yesterday..you.." she stammered still thinking if it's a good idea to let Arnav know about her feelings.

"Khushi.. Chote.." Anjali shouted calling them.

"We need to go.." she got up from his lap, and went running away from the room.

Arnav groaned in frustration, just when he convinced her to reveal the reason she's behaving strangely, Anjali had to call them.

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At the shopping, the boys accompanied the girls first for ladies shop.

The girls were so busy and excited showing them the sari, lehenga, chudidar and all. And boys yawned feeling bored. They like everything, but girls are always finding flaws in the dresses.

"Khushi take this one.. It will suit you.." Anjali said showing to her a red and green lehenga.

"No, Gudiya this one is just made for you.." said Nani showing another lehenga.

"Eww.. Old choices! Khushi takes this beautiful pink sari.." NK said placing it on her shoulder, "Isn't this the best?"

"Horrible NK! Khushi bhabhi just look at this one.." Akash showed a blue and white sari to her, smiling.

"Hello hi bye bye.. Princess look at this one.." Mami rushed to them, as she found a lehenga for Khushi.

The family kept fighting over their choices, making the people around smile at the love they had for their bahu. Other girls were so jealous of Khushi, for finding a loving and caring sasural.

Payal looked at them, she clenched her fist and looked away feeling angry and jealous. They came to shop for her engagement, but are giving more attention to Khushi than her.

Akash turned to her, as he saw her distancing herself from them.

"Payuu come here.." he held her hand pulling her near him, "Did you choose your lehenga?"

"If you could give some attention to me instead of your Khushi bhabhi then I will choose na.." she gritted her teeth.

"What.. What do you mean?" Akash looked at her confused.

"It's my engagement Akash, not of your Khushi bhabhi.. Everyone is supposed to be helping me and not choose clothes for her..they are so excited to help her like she is the one getting married.." Payal crossed her arms, disappointed.

"Woah Payal, why are you thinking like this? We all are family.. And I don't see any problem in helping each other.. Yeah, it's our engagement but they will also be a part na.." said Akash.

"Whatever.." Payal rolled her eyes, and went to see other dresses. Akash went behind her to help.

"This one will suit one Chipku.." Arnav said picking one lehenga for her.

Khushi looked at the lehenga, it was beautiful one. He has good choices!!

But yesterday events ran on her mind, she picked another one "I will try this one.."

"It's also beautiful... Whatever you take will look good on you.." he said putting a hair strand behind her ear gently.

Khushi looked down unable to meet his eyes.

Nani smiled warmly staring at both.

"Chote come here.." Anjali called him, and he went to her.

"Help your sister Mr. Fashion designer, she is saying I have bad choices.."Shyam put his hand on his hip sighing.

Arnav smirked, "She's saying truth!"

While on the other side, Khushi secretly picked the lehenga Arnav choose for her, and went to the trial room.

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Khushi was admiring herself on the mirror. She twirled around slowly twice but gasped in shock seeing Arnav staring at her with a smirk, that too inside the trial room!

"What are you doing here? Leave from here Arnav.. Aren't you ashamed to enter like this without my permission?" she pushed him, fuming.

"You're my wife and I have all rights to see you in the lehenga I choose.." he said huskily grabbing her by her waist, he pulled her more closer to him.

"Just leave from here Arnav.. This is ladies trial room.." she widened her eyes glaring at him.

"Then this is the wrong room for you too my Baby.. it's for ladies na, not baby!" he pinched her cheeks smirking.

"I'm not baby!!" she pouted pushing him away.

Arnav tightened his grip on her, "You're My baby.. And the conversation we were having in room, was interrupted by Di so I thought to end it here.."

"Don't call me baby because it hurts! It hurts a lot.. By choosing clothes for me, caring for me, calling me sweet names.. You're giving me false hopes Arnav.. It might not mean anything to you, but for me it does.. You're making me feel what I shouldn't feel for you.. I should have stopped myself from crossing the limits of friendship.." she said sobbing.

Arnav was somehow realizing where this was leading to.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Yesterday I heard you saying to Shyam ji that you don't love me.. If you don't love me, then don't all these things which will make my heart break more.. Please stay away!" she said with a low voice.

"So you heard everything yesterday.." Arnav said, and she nodded.

"It's bad thing to eavesdrop others conversation.." he said.

"I know.. I didn't had intentions to hear your conversation with Shyam ji, it's just I was coming to you and I heard it.." she said frowning cutely, "Otherwise I don't have bad habits.. My Dadu taught me everything ok!"

"And it's even more bad to misunderstand people without asking them.." he said pinching her nose.

"Aww.." Khushi mouth opened in big "O" shape, "You only said it.. I heard it well.."

"You also said to me that day, when I asked if you have started falling in love with me.. What did you say? I care for Akash, does it mean I love him also? Nahin na.." he mimicked her.

Khushi wanted to laugh seeing him mimicking her, but the situation she was in now, wasn't the best thing to do. She just stayed looking at him.

"Didn't you told me that you don't love me?" he asked.

She nodded, "I did.."

"Was it truth?" he asked.

Now she realized what he meant by that question, that day she said she doesn't love him but she does. Maybe he also said to Shyam that he doesn't but he does! She smiled a little at the possibility.

"What you said to Shyam ji wasn't truth then?" she asked curiously.

Arnav pinned her to the wall, Khushi blushed lowering her eyes.

He kissed her forehead lovingly, Khushi closed her eyes feeling butterflies on her stomach with his lips touch on her forehead.

He placed on more kiss on her left cheek, she turned red like a tomato. Clutching her duppata shyly.

He smirked seeing his effect on Khushi, he planted one more kiss on her right cheek.

"I hope you got your answer.." he said huskily and walked to leave the room.

Khushi held his hand softly, still blushing hard: What's the answer? Bolo na..

"Calm down! At right time I will say what you want to hear.. For now, manage with the kisses!" he winked and opened the door leaving her pouting.

"Arnav loves me like I do.." she thought smiling.

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Hospital..

"Ma'am I have to inform sir that you're getting discharged. He's the one paying the bills and everything for you.. he has the right to know.." the nurse said.

"No, don't say anything to him.. it's a surprise!!" the lady smiled brightly.

"I am coming Arnav.. again to you.." she thought biting her lips, "Even death could not separate me from you.."