AR..

As soon as Arnav reached in the cabin with Khushi, he closed the door and turned to her.

"You should have slapped the truth on her face.." he said still burning in anger because of Sheena.

"What's wrong with you Khushi? You're not so weak to cry in front of her when she insults you. Are you that woman who knows how to answer me back?" he yelled.

Khushi didn't waste a second and threw herself on him.

She clutched his shirt crying, and rested her head on his shoulder.

"I would answer her, if she was wrong.. Whatever she told is truth only.. An orphan and poor girl like me doesn't deserve all I'm getting.." she sobbed.

"What the.. This is rubbish Khushi.. You shouldn't think like that.. Do you think my mother was rich that's why she married my father? She also wasn't rich, stil my father fell in love with her. There is no rule that rich people should get married to people according to their status. And if there is that rule, then rules are meant to break na!" he said trying to be soft and calm with her, his heart broke in pieces when he saw her teary eyes, but at the same time he didn't find any logic behind her explanation.

"Hmm.. But I'm not bad girl like you.. I don't break rules.." Khushi pouted still on his embrace.

"Ohh really! Who steals gol gappe from vendors? Isn't that breaking a rule called "You shouldn't steal from others" bolo?" he smirked.

Khushi broke the hug, and faced him giggling.

Arnav was contented that she smile now.

"I like that woman who said "Go and tell your parents, that the glass slippers didn't fit in you, and Arnav's Cinderella turned out to be a girl named Khushi Kumari Gupta" NOT this loser with Devdas uniform.." Arnav said with a scolding tone.

"Heyy I'm not Devdas because.." Khushi laughed.

"Because he drinks and that's yuck.." Arnav completed for her.

Khushi nodded chuckling.

"You still remember that day with Lavanya.. Even my dialogue Arnav.." Khushi said with a surprised tone.

"While you keep my things in your Diary, I keep yours in my heart.." he smirked and sat on his chair.

Khushi blushed. Can she beat this man with words?

"I really don't know how you manage to eat red chili everytime Khushi!" he teased her.

Khushi sat opposite of him, "Just shut up Arnav.."

"Ohh I see you stole it from the cafeteria when I wasn't with you. Do you love red chili that much?.." Arnav said concentrated on his laptop now.

"Yes I love red chili that much, that don't be surprised if you find your dinner hot today!" she grinned.

"What a come back! From Devdas to Dabbang Khushi! Keep it on.." he smirked teasing her while working.

He was just enjoying her company today.

Khushi rolled her eyes, "What am I going to do? Why are you looking at your laptop? Look at me na.."

"If you look at you, then who will work?" he asked.

"Look at me! I don't like to talk with someone when their attention is on something else.." she pouted.

Arnav closed his laptop, and stare at her.

"So I'm supposed to chat with you in my office instead of working?" he raised his brows.

"Didn't you said that we will work on our friendship in your office?" she shrugged her shoulders smiling.

Arnav was about to reply her, when his phone rang. Khushi frowned, "I will murder your phone one day!"

Arnav chuckled and answered the call, it was Aman who was outside for some work and wanted Arnav confirmation on something.

Khushi smiled when he cut the call, "Can we talk without interruption now?" "Yeah! We can.." he said.

A knock disturb them, Khushi face palmed.

"How could I forget? This is AR.. There one ASR and his minions who will never let me talk.." she made a crying face to him.

"Come in.." Arnav was having a hard time to control his laugh with the faces and comments she was giving.

Akash opened the door and came inside tensed.

He looked at Khushi, then at Arnav.

"Akash need something?" Arnav asked.

"Akash how are you?" Khushi asked smiling.

"I'm fine Khushi! And what about you?" he faked a smile on his face.

"I'm also fine.." Khushi smiled.

"Bhai actually.. I wanted to tell you that.. I.. " Akash gulped staring at both.

"What do you want to say Akash?" Arnav asked.

"How will I say to you that Di is married Bhai? It's like dropping a bomb here.. And you look so happy with Khushi now.. How can I spoil your mood now?" Akash thought.

"Akaaaash.." Arnav called him.

Akash: I only came here to greet Khushi.

Saying this he left the cabin disturbed.

Khushi turned to Arnav: He came to greet me! Even our relationship is changing now.

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Akash went to his cabin, when he entered he found Anjali with his phone.

"Akash.." she whispered his name with a tensed face.

"Di what are you doing here with my phone?" Akash asked her suspiciously.

"Dekho na Akash. Your phone was ringing and no one was here, so I picked it and when I attend the call it was Payal. I don't know what's wrong with her! She was telling something like have you told Chote that Di is married! What is this? Doesn't she know that Shyam is my boyfriend?" Anjali asked faking anger.

"Di you don't need to lie to me anymore. We both know you're married.." Akash said disappointed with her, that even after hearing the truth from Payal, she still dares to lie to him.

"I'm not married Akash! Have you gone mad? Do you think I can get married without Chote's consent?" Anjali shouted to him.

"Di please stop this drama okay.. We both saw you with Shyam yesterday and heard your conversation too.." Akash frowned.

"What!" Anjali whispered with wide eyes.

"Yes! We know that you're married with him. That day we were having dinner in our room, and we were about to leave then we saw you secretly going to your room with Shyam, we followed you both and heard him telling you that he is your husband.." Akash said.

"You.." she turned her back to him, and shut her eyes desperate now.

"Come on Di! Why did you turn your back to me? Face me, say the truth that you're married to him.. And also kindly tell me why did you do this?" Akash shouted.

Anjali turned to him crying, "Yes..yes I'm married to Shyam.."

"Why didn't you tell this to anyone? At least to your Chote, you could share with him.." Akash said hurt.

"Akash please don't tell this to Chote.. Please I beg of you.." Anjali hugged Akash crying.

"Why Di?" Akash asked.

"Because I don't love Shyam.." Anjali whispered.

"What??? You're confusing me more Di.. Please tell me everything clearly.." Akash said shocked.

"Haan Akash! This is the truth. I don't love that man.. We both married not because we wanted to.. I was drunk that night, so was he.. And we went to mandir and married each other.. I wasn't even conscious of what I was doing.. Then the next day I told Shyam that I want divorce but he denied.. He said that he wants to fulfill this marriage.. He practically is forcing me to behave like his wife and I'm trying to solve his problem without letting Chote know.. " Anjali cried.

"Kyaa? He forced you to accept this marriage? How dare he.. And why didn't you tell anything to bhai? Bhai would handle this man.." Akash clenched his fist.

"Nahin Akash! The mistake was committed by we both.. I don't want Chote to think wrong about me, that's why I want to handle all this alone.. I will manage to get divorce from Shyam.." Anjali said wiping her tears.

"Is Shyam doing all this because he knows you're rich?" Akash asked.

"Hmm.. I also think like that! Anyways promise me you won't tell Chote about this.." Anjali looked at him.

"I won't tell him anything.. But if are in any problem, then don't hesitate to tell me.." Akash caressed her cheek.

She smiled and nodded.

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"Akash tell me what are we doing here?" Payal asked looking around the road.

Akash took his handkerchief and wiped the sweat beads that formed in her forehead.

"I'm sorry.. I'm giving you trouble.." he said in a lovely tone.

"No! What are you saying Akash? You don't give me trouble.. I just asked what are we doing here?" Payal smiled.

"This is Shyam's shop.. I want to ask him why did he got married to Di.." Akash said.

"But she already told us.." Payal raised her brows.

"She lied Payal.. Do you think a shopkeeper like Shyam would have dared to force Anjali Raizada, ASR's sister! Isn't this too strange?" Akash headed to Shyam's shop.

Payal followed him nodding, "Strange it is.."

"That's why I want to hear his side before telling everything to Bhai.." Akash said and both entered in Shyam's shop.

"Akash tum.." Shyam looked at him surprised.

"Hi Shyam.. We..actually we want to talk something with you.." Akash said.

Payal nodded: Can we go at that coffee shop there?

Shyam nodded confused.

At the coffee shop, Shyam sat on his chair, and Akash sat on his after pushing the chair for his lady love.

Shyam: What do you both want to talk with me? Something happened with Anju?

Akash nodded sideways: No! Relax she is fine..

Payal: Actually we want to tell you that we both already know what kind of relationship you both share.. You both are married, right?

Shyam shocked: How do you both know this? Anjali told you?

Akash: No, she didn't told us but we heard your conversation with her yesterday..

Shyam: And you want to know how we got married?

Akash and Payal nodded at the same time.

Shyam smiled: Thank God you both know it now! I'm much relieved that at least someone from her family knows about us, I don't like to lie but Anju forces me to. I even scared of Arnav's reaction when he gets to know about us.. He will be very angry..

Payal: Shyam ji please can you tell us the reason now? It's really urgent..

Shyam nodded: Haan we both got married because we love each other.. We were dating for one month and suddenly one day she told me that she wants to get married. I told her we will, but we have to tell our families first.. She started doing a drama telling me that I don't love her.. And if I do, I have to prove it by marrying her.. So I accepted because I can't lose her.. I love Anjali a lot, no matter how she is.. And then I told her to tell her family..she told me that they will never understand our love because I'm not rich as her, Arnav would never accept a man like me to her, I kept quiet.. But then my family also started talking to take their bahu home, and I again talked with her that we can't lie anymore about our marriage.. She said okay, she is waiting for the right time to tell her family, once Arnav ends with Khushi matter, she would tell him.. So here I am waiting for that day..

Akash and Payal looked at each other shocked.

Shyam looked at their faces: Kya hua? Is everything alright?

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Khushi and Arnav returned to the NGO.

Khushi: Go and change your clothes, I will serve dinner for you..

Arnav nodded and headed to terrace.

Khushi went to the kitchen and found Madhu with her friend.

"Namaste Sarla aunty.." Khushi smiled, and took the plate to serve to Arnav.

"Namaste bitiya. Nowadays serving your husband, you don't have time for us.." she giggled.

Khushi blushed: Nothing like that aunty.. I'm here..

Sarla: You're here, but your heart is upstairs on the terrace.

Madhu shook her head: Shup Sarla. Khushi doesn't love that man.. Didn't I told you why she married him? And after that she is going to divorce him, right Khushi?

Khushi stare at her mother talking about their separation, she became upset. Her heart pricked at the thought of living without Arnav now, she didn't want to leave him. Everything is so perfect now with him, but she also knows that there isn't love between them and just by being friends this marriage can't go on.

Sarla smiled: Madhu maybe you forgot how love is, but I don't. Whenever a girl smile alone, means someone is there in her life.. Hain na Khushi? You have fallen in love with him right? Tell us.. You're in love with him bitiya.. I don't see any hate between you both.. Why today morning were you cheering for him to win the push up competition? Why are you serving the food for him now? Don't you hate him like your mother is telling me? Is this hate when someone talks about him you blush? Bolo na Khushi..is Sarla: You're here, but your heart is upstairs on the terrace.

Madhu shook her head: Shup Sarla. Khushi doesn't love that man.. Didn't I told you why she married him? And after that she is going to divorce him, right Khushi?

Khushi stare at her mother talking about their separation, she became upset. Her heart pricked at the thought of living without Arnav now, she didn't want to leave him. Everything is so perfect now with him, but she also knows that there isn't love between them and just by being friends this marriage can't go on.

Sarla smiled: Madhu maybe you forgot how love is, but I don't. Whenever a girl smile alone, means someone is there in her life.. Hain na Khushi? You have fallen in love with him right? Tell us.. You're in love with him bitiya.. I don't see any hate between you both.. Why today morning were you cheering for him to win the push this hate?

Madhu: Tell her na Khushi.. You can never fall in love with that man. Who made you suffer so much.. Don't forget he ordered a man to molest you. He isn't worth of your love Khushi.. You deserve someone better than him, like my son Arjun.. who has always supported you in good and bad times..

Khushi nodded sideways crying: Nahin Ma.. He didn't even knew that man was trying to molest me.. He didn't do anything.. It wasn't his fault.. It was his Di's fault Ma.. Arnav never did that.. Anjali ordered that man to molest me, not Arnav..

Sarla clapped her hands once, "See I told you.. This is love and nothing else.. She can't hear wrong about her husband.. How much will I prove to you both that Khushi loves him? Look I have to go now.. But Khushi bitiya do think about my words..

Khushi smiled a little and the lady went from there.

Madhu: You didn't told me it was his Di who did that..

Khushi: I forgot Ma. I was also so shocked like you, but anyways I don't want to talk about that day..

Madhu nodded, then glanced at her: And do you love him?

Khushi glanced at her, she took the plate from the table, stammering she told "Arnav.. is waiting for his..dinner.."

She went running from there escaping from this question.

"Why can't I say no now? Earlier it was so easy to say that I hate you Arnav.. Why today my heart is denying to say that words? Why today I don't want to answer that I don't love you? .. Wait.. Am I really in love with you?.. " she stopped on the stairs with wide eyes.

Arnav descended the stairs and found her frozen on the place.

He patted her cheeks, "Khushi which alien land are you in now?"

Khushi looked at him startled, "Main.. woh.. haan..dinner.. yes.. Your dinner.."

"Ohh you were bringing it to our terrace.. I thought we would have it with everyone.." Arnav said.

"If you want, we can have it with everyone.." she said and both went to the living room.

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Payal's home:

Akash was silent in the car, lost in his thoughts.

Payal cupped his face, "Akash don't worry.. We will surely find a solution for this.."

Akash sighed: How Payal? I don't know now who is telling the truth.. His story is so simple..

And her story way different from his..

Payal: To tell you the truth. I believe in Shyam's story.. He looks like a simple man..

Akash nodded, "Even I believe in his story.. But we can't conclude anything now.."

Payal planted a kiss on his forehead, "Don't take stress.. We will find a way to expose all this to Arnav ji.. We have to think of a plan now.. And how to make them tell the truth in front of Arnav ji.."

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Arnav stare at his wife sleeping peacefully, she was so close to him sharing the same pillow as him.

Unfortunately they won't be sharing the same space when they return home, she would be in her recliner and he on his bed.

They will return on Monday, and tomorrow is Sunday.. Which means he only has one more night like this with her.

A mosquito landed on her soft cheek, he quickly slapped her on her cheeks to protect her.

Khushi screamed in pain, "Aaaaaahhh.." she sat on the floor with caressing her cheek.

Arnav also sat, and looked at her red cheek shocked.

"I was.." he tried to explain to her.

"You wanted to kill me? Are you taking revenge on me or what? Aaah.. Do you know how much it's hurting? You're a man and you slapped me.. Are you paying me for that day when I slapped you? My slap didn't hurt you as yours hurt me.." she started crying badly.

Arnav felt guilty seeing her crying, he moved near her, and planted a kiss on her red cheek now.

Khushi widened her eyes, her dhak dhak started again, and her red cheeks turned more red if possible.

"I'm sorry Khushi.. I didn't want to slap you.. I was.." Arnav tried to explain her again.

She slapped him on his cheek, "You shouldn't kiss a girl without her permission.."

"What the.." Arnav looked at her shocked.

She leaned on the floor, and rested her head on the pillow, "Don't talk with me. Did you slap me to get a chance to kiss me? How cheap of you.."

"How cheap of you Khushi to think of me like that.. I didn't slap you because I want to kiss you okay.. There was mosquito on your cheeks, and I wanted to kill him, but I didn't realize that I slapped you so hard.. That's why I'M SORRY.." he frowned and moved far from her to sleep, he left her with the pillow alone.

Khushi opened her eyes and looked at him far from her.

She felt guilty for accusing him without even knowing the truth.

"I'm sorry.." she whispered with a sad puppy face.

Arnav looked away, and closed his eyes to sleep.

"Arnav I said I'm sorry! I didn't knew why you slapped me.. That's why I spoke like that.." she cried like a baby.

Arnav didn't respond to her. And after sometime, she saw him, he was sleeping now but she wouldn't get any sleep after doing wrong with him.

She moved with the pillow near him, and raised his head with her hands, she placed the pillow under his head, and then made him rest his head on the pillow.

She caressed his cheek where she slapped, and kept staring at his face.

"I'm sorry.." she whispered and placed a soft kiss on his cheek.

She rested her head on the pillow, close to him.

"If you smile, then my heart dances like Sachin won a match..

If you're sad, my heart cries..

If you cry, my heart break in pieces..

If you're hurt, I feel the pain..

If you're angry, I hate the person who spoiled your mood..

If you scold me, I will be shattered..

If you care for me, I will feel like I'm in heaven..

If you're away from me, I find no reason to live.. Finally you fell in love Khushi! .." she smiled staring at him, as she remembered the words once she said when her friends asked her what is Love for her!