"Chote go and change your clothes, I will serve for you.."

"Let it be Anjali ji, I will serve for him.." Khushi readily stood up heading to the kitchen side.

Arnav stood up also taking Aashi in his arms. He went to his room and let Aashi on his bed, and started unbuttoning his shirt, and taking his clothes from the closet.

"Papa.." Aashi looked at him.

"Yeah baby.. Tell me.." he walked till her and lifted her again leaving his clothes laid on the bed.

"Papa Aashi play a lot with Friend today.." Aashi smiled.

"Hmm.. Which friend? Arnav asked.

"Papa.. Aashi's friend.. Khushi!!!" Aashi pouted and her fingers who were playing with her father's shirt button in the name of unbuttoning them like her father was doing stopped to look at him.

Khushi came inside the room and saw Arnav almost shirtless, she hipcupped and faced her back to him.

"Chocolate boy came out of his wrapper.." Khushi thought biting her lips embarrassed.

"You.. I want to talk with you.." Arnav said glaring at her.

"First wear your chocolate wrapper.." Khushi said.

"What?" Arnav frowned.

"I mean your shirt.. Wear it. Otherwise I will not be able to control myself Chocolate boy!! I will eat your right now.." Khushi giggled silently. She's simple and respect everyone but only with him, she does these crazy things. Only with him, she feels like teasing him. Only with him, she goes out of control! Maybe because he's different from all people she met till now.

Arnav looked down and realized his chest was visible to her. He left Aashi on the bed again and buttoned his shirt.

"I'm going to change now, take Aashi to her room and make her sleep. After that I want to talk with you.." Arnav said going to the bathroom.

Khushi lifted Aashi and went towards her room, "You papa thinks too high of himself. He's going to test me all the time and he thinks I will fail and he will get a chance to taunt me for not being a good mother to you. But Aashi will make friend win na?"

Aashi just giggled at Khushi's funny angry expression.

They entered in the room and Khushi made Aashi lay on the bed and pulled the blanket to cover her.

Aashi looked at her sadly that Khushi was going to leave her and she wasn't sleepy now.

"Now Friend will make Aashi listen to Princess story. Do you like it?" Khushi cuddled. Aashi squealed in happiness, she yelled a "Yippee", and Khushi patted Aashi's head softly telling her a princess story. Aashi fell asleep instantly resting her head on Khushi's chest. Khushi kissed her forehead softly and gently placed her head on the pillow and left the room silently.

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Arshi's room:

"My Chocolate you called me and here I am.." Khushi blushed.

"I'm not chocolate neither I'm yours! You came here to be Aashi's mother right? Now why does she keep calling you her Friend? Get one thing clear, you didn't came here to play with her like her friends.." Arnav said with his famous anger.

"Look it's a slow process okay, I can't in one day say to that baby girl that I'm her mother from now on. She can accept it easily since that's what she has been asking you for, but she will not feel it that I'm her mother. That's why I decided to start with friendship only, I will do everything a mother does to Aashi and she will call me her friend, but there will come a day where she will realize that I'm different from her friends, that the relationship we share is of a mother and daughter and then she will call me with her own will as Mumma. It's like when a baby comes in this world, he doesn't call his mother or father on first day only, but as he start feeling the relationship between him and his parents, he utters his first words, Ma and Papa!! It's not by force Mr. Raizada.. It comes out naturally only.. And it's like also you, who keep calling me unwanted wife, one day when you truly accept me, you will call me wife only..it's like.." Khushi said only to be cut by him.

Arnav placed his palm on her mouth making her stop talking, "Shh! I already understood it.."

Khushi widened her eyes but calmed when he said that he understood her words. And his eyes expressed the same. Arnav also got lost in her big hazel eyes.

Rabba vee.. Rabba vee..

"Mmm.. Kmm.." Khushi tried to speak something.

Arnav was still lost in her, and Khushi frowned, she bite his palm with her teeth. Arnav hissed in pain, he left her glaring, "What the.. Have you gone mad?"

"You weren't listening, so I bit you.." Khushi pouted, "Come downstairs, I already served dinner for you MY Chocolate boy.." she went running giggling on the way.

Arnav rolled his eyes in annoyance, and then caressed his palm, "Jungli Billi..(Wild cat) "

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At the dining hall, Khushi served Arnav's food on his plate and sat beside him waiting for him to finish.

"Go and sleep. I don't need a wife for myself. And don't do these typical wife behavior like waiting for me, serve food for me or chose clothes. I can do that myself.." Arnav said.

Khushi stuffed the paratha on his mouth making him mutter his "What the..", "I'm your unwanted wife, but you're my wanted husband na?

"Look I married you for Aashi. Don't expect anything from me.." Arnav argued.

"And I married for you only. Now shut up and eat your food.." Khushi faked anger cutely.

Arnav frowned but Khushi didn't let him speak more, she kept feeding him when he opened his mouth to say something. Arnav sighed in defeat and Khushi smiled in victory.

"Aww so sweet. Sale sahab you're so lucky Khushi is feeding you. Rani Sahiba whenever I ask her to feed me, she says I'm not baby anymore!" Shyam came at last and witnessed the scene.

"What the.. No! She's forcing me to eat.." Arnav said widening his eyes horrified that Shyam saw such scene between him and this mad woman.

"It's even sweeter, she cares for you Sale sahab! Is it love at first sight Khushi?" Shyam asked smiling.

"Love at first minute Shyam ji!" Khushi blushes looking down while Arnav glared at her.

"Woah!!" Shyam gasped smiling.

"Woah what!? Eww!! This girl is lying Jijaji and you believe in her.. Love at first minute what nonsense.." Arnav said making faces.

"See he doesn't value my love for him Shyam ji. My life is destroyed now..what will I do now?? My husband doesn't love me.." Khushi shed fake tears.

Shyam made a pity face and signaled Arnav to calm her down. Arnav shrugged and went from there to his room. Khushi and Shyam looked at each other and burst out laughing.

"Great actress you're!" Shyam said crossing his arms.

Khushi giggled, "Great director, you knew I wasn't crying! Actually, not only Aashi suffered-with the loss of her mother, he also turned like this because he lost his wife. Anjali ji told me, so I'm just trying to bring that Arnav back.."

"Thank you Khushi! Thank you for coming in our lives. I can see a hope again with you.. I can feel it you're the one!" Shyam smiled as he stood up, "Good night.."

Khushi nodded her head smiling, "Good night.."

She took the dishes and plates to the kitchen and washed them. Nani came inside in the kitchen, "Khushi bitiya leave all this, HP will wash this.. You don't have to do.."

"Nahin, I'm just finishing it Nani ji. I'm used to do all these works and you can't stop me.." Khushi smiled.

Nani smile and raised her hand as if surrendering, "Okay!! By the way, you cook very well Khushi. I just loved your food. And I forgot to gift you something at lunch time.."

"Nahin Nani ji. It's not needed.. I don't want anything.." Khushi nodded sideways.

"I obeyed your words. Now you have to listen to me, and you can't say no when elders give you something.." Nani said.

Khushi smiled and nodded her head accepting defeat. Nani gave her a pair of gold bangles.

Khushi was reluctant to accept it, "Nani ji I really can't accept it. It must be so expensive.."

"Khushi bitiya this belongs to Chote's mother. She always wanted that when Chote gets married, she will give these to her bahu. And now Chote got married, so it's my responsibility to handle this to you.." Nani said.

"She must have given to Arnav's first wife na?" Khushi asked sadly.

"No, she died when Chote was only 7 years old. Actually Anjali and Chote's father betrayed my daughter with another woman. Unable to bear this, she committed suicide and then their father couldn't bear the guilt inside him and also committed suicide. " Nani said with teary eyes.

"Oh! I'm sorry Nani ji.. I shouldn't talk about this.." Khushi gasped shocked. Arnav lost his parents at such an young age and then lost his wife. No wonder he's like this.

"No bitiya. It's your right to know after all you belong to our family now.." Nani smiled a little, she handled the bangles to Khushi who accepted it promising Nani that she would take care of Arnav's mother bangles properly.

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Khushi returned to their room and kept the bangles safely in her box. Arnav looked at her, "You better take care of these bangles because they belong to my mother. If you even try to sell it to get money, I won't spare you.."

"I'm not that cheap!!" Khushi said for the first time serious and clearly angry with him. She laid on the bed and closed her eyes to sleep with a hard sigh.

Arnav stare at her, first time he saw Khushi behaving like that, "If you behave like this everyday, no one will be more happy than me..trust me!" he mocked.

"Good night my chocolate boy! Sweet dreams.. Dream.. with.. our.. romance.." Khushi spoke sweetly and shyly.

Arnav groaned and shut his eyes frustrated, she's back to being mad!! Khushi shook her head smiling and hugged her pillow to sleep.