"Why are you laughing at me??" Khushi pouted.

"Oh God.. My cheeks are hurting now.. How do you come prepared for Honeymoon??" Arnav laughed resting his back on the headboard.

"Mentally prepared.." she glared at him.

"Mentally?? Like you would chant "I'm going for Honeymoon in London" in your head?" Arnav laughed more.

Khushi sat on his lap and started beating him embarrassed.

"But such an innocent piece like you directly thought about Honeymoon?" Arnav wrapped his arms around her smiling.

Khushi stopped beating him, and leaned her head on his chest to hide her pink turning red cheeks.

"Mami said to me.." Khushi replied.

"Ohh so you were mentally preparing yourself at Mumbai itself, then how come you got so shocked here?" Arnav chuckled.

"Because I asked you na that day.. You told me that you're here only for business meeting.." Khushi said playing with his shirt button.

"That day you were asking about this.. Khushi unbelievable!!" Arnav shook his head smiling.

"Stop smiling!! I'm so embarrassed right now.. And why did you decorate our room like this? It means we really are here for.. woh.. that name you know.." Khushi frowned.

"I didn't ordered anyone to decorate our room like this.. I'm myself thinking who must have done this.. I'm a good boy, I came here to work.. while your intentions aren't so good.. you reached in Honeymoon itself.." Arnav smirked.

Khushi shut her eyes tightly, "It wasn't me!! Mami ji told me that, and I kept thinking about that. And this decoration made me believe that you brought me here for that.. That's it.. Nothing else.."

Arnav caressed her cheek with his thumb.

"Look at me.." he whispered.

Khushi opened her eyes and stare at him.

"I won't touch you when you're not prepared for this.. We will be one when you're prepared, when we reach in another level in our relationship.. Now only we started accepting our marriage, so we will enjoy it to the bits.. Did you notice now we share the same bed? Did I ask you to? Did you ask me to sleep with you? No right, it just happened because we both know that now we are comfortable with each other at the point of sleeping in the same bed.. the same will happen for other important things in our marriage.. okay?" he explained her.

Khushi nodded her head smiling, "Okay!!"

"But you're lying!! You touch me without permission, like you kissed here.." she showed her finger to him.

"You stole my heart, can't I steal kisses from you?" he smirked.

Khushi blushed, and buried her face on his chest.

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In a coffee shop..

"After knowing about my past.. Are you still ready to marry me?" Shyam asked to Preeta.

"Wow.. You had a terrible past.. I mean how can Anjali marry you just to clear the problems in her birth chart?! .. I'm shocked.. But coming to the answer of your question, yes I'm ready to marry you.. You weren't at fault, so why should I punish you?" Preeta replied.

"Are..are you sure?" Shyam asked astonished.

"Yes, I'm sure.. woh, my love for you is bigger than these things.." she blushed and sipped her coffee looking around.

Shyam nodded, "Okay then Preeta ji.. I'm ready for this marriage.. And please give me time to respond to your love.. Because I'm still in that trauma of my past.."

Preeta smiled, "Sure.. I will wait for you all my life.. But I just want you Shyam.."

Shyam smiled shyly, this woman was leaving him speechless.

Anjali sat on another table, and watched this with a heavy heart, tears left her eyes when she saw Shyam accept the marriage proposal.

Her heart suddenly ached and she didn't knew how to explain this kind of feeling.

Shyam's eyes landed on her staring at him and Preeta.

He gulped staring at her teary eyes, "Am I doing wrong? No, Shyam.. You're right only.. Anjali doesn't deserve you in any way.. Don't let her tears affect you.. And why is she crying when she is the one who doesn't love me? I suffered enough.. Now it's time to move on with Preeta, my new journey.. I shouldn't look back.."

He turned to Preeta and plastered a smile on his face for her, "Can I order my favorite burger for you? You will love it.."

Preeta nodded, "Yes! I would love to taste it.."

Her phone rang, and she excused herself.

"Haan Papa.. Shyam accepted to marry meee.. I'm so happy!!!.. I thought he would refuse.. But no.. Papaaaa.. I feel like jumping in happiness but I have to behave well na.. Otherwise he will cancel our marriage seeing that I'm mad!! But what to do.. I'm mad in love with him.. When I reach home.. I will party with you okay.. Bye bye.. Can't let him wait. Love you Papa.." she smiled.

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Raizada mansion..

Mami sat on the sofa with a sad face.

"What happened my Madhuri Dixit?" Mama asked her, leaving his newspaper aside.

"This mansion looks so empty now.. And I'm feeling lonely.. No one to joke with.. My sons and daughters are outside na.." Mami pouted.

"What am I here for?" Mama looked at her in disbelief.

"You!! Every morning with newspaper.. Afternoon at TV to watch news channel as if morning news isn't enough for you and at evening instead of letting me watch my serials, you are glued to your boring cricket match and all.." Mami rolled her eyes pointing her index finger to Mama.

"Ohh.." Mama nodded, she was right.

"Ohh? Instead of saying sorry to me.. You just nod your head.." Mami widened her eyes.

"Sorry!!" Mama smiled sheepishly.

Mami smiled, "Sunno.."

"Hmm.." he looked at her again.

"I'm missing sasuma today.. But when I'm with Khushi bitiya, I feel like I'm with her only.. Khushi's thoughts are exactly like Sasuma and Ratna bhabhi.. She is strict and good hearted like Sasuma when it's needed, and sometimes lovable and always helping others like Ratna bhabhi.." Mami said.

"Yes, Khushi is just like both, my mother and my sister.. I miss both so much, when they left us.. It's like we lost those precious persons who don't think twice to help us.. We were such a happy family.. And see now, Anjali went far away from us.. Nisha also fell in love with Arnav and destroyed the bond of friendship with him.. What was the need of trying to separate Arnav from Khushi? She could have shared with him her feelings and he would explain her that he doesn't love her but his wife.." Mama said.

"He doesn't love his wife also.." a voice interrupted their conversation.

Mama and Mami turned to the door, and saw a strange face for them.

"Namaste.. Ji.. Do we know you?" Mami smiled.

"I think Khushi told you all about me but you haven't seen me yet.. I'm her mother, Madhumati.." Madhu said.

Mama nodded, "Yes she told us.. Come inside please.."

Mami stood up to receive the guest in their mansion.

Madhu sat with them on sofa.

"What would you like? Tea? Juice?" Mami asked.

"Nothing! I just came here to talk with Khushi.." Madhu smiled.

"Actually Khushi went to London with Arnav bitwa. He has some business deals so he took her with him.. Don't mind na.. Actually now Arnav has become dependent on Khushi bitiya.. He doesn't even drink coffee from anyone other than her hand.. He loves her handmade dishes.. And can you believe he says that if she serves him with her hand, then only food becomes tasty for him.." Mami giggled.

"He is making my daughter his maid.." Madhu said in a no nonsense tone.

"Ji maid? Why are you saying such harsh words?" Mama asked.

"Yes maid.. Because your so called Arnav bitwa, doesn't love my daughter Khushi.. He clearly told her that he will never fall in love with her or any girl, and he doesn't accept her as his wife.. He only considers her as his friend.. Now tell me! Making my daughter cook for him, and do all those things a wife should do for her husband, when he doesn't acknowledge her as his wife, isn't that a maid job he is making her do? My daughter will not live in such a relation, where she doesn't see any future.. And I never accepted this marriage, because Khushi wanted to fulfill Nani's last wishes, I accepted that.. Otherwise my son would have married her long ago and she would live happily.. Instead of destroying her life with such an arrogant man who only cares for his company and nothing else.. The one who couldn't unite his family, what can I expect for him?" Madhu said angrily.

Mami looked at Mama shocked.

"We didn't..knew that.. Arnav..told all these things to Khushi..we thought he loves her.. And both seem to be in love with each other.." Mami stammered.

"I only came here to ask Khushi if she already gave the divorce papers to Arnav.. That's it..

But if she is not here, I will come other day.." Madhumati said.

"Divorce????" Mama and Mami widened their eyes.

"After I explained everything, you still want Khushi to stay in this relationship? How can you be so selfish?" Madhu stood up.

"No. It's like, we are so shocked, we never thought the situation would come here.. Let us talk with Arnav and Khushi, then we will take a decision.. I don't think it's correct to jump to divorce like this.. Marriage is not a joke.." Mama also stood up.

"Exactly.. Marriage is not a joke, so my daughter isn't supposed to be with a man, who despite being her husband considers her only as his friend and tells her on her face that he will never fall in love with her.." Madhu gritted her teeth.

"But it's not possible.. I have seen it with my eyes that Arnav loves Khushi and vice versa.. Maybe you have some misunderstanding Madhumati.. I agree months ago they were like enemies, but now they bond well like husband and wife.. Please don't ask Khushi to separate from Arnav.. It will hurt him, now only he lost his Di and his friend, he will be completely alone if Khushi leaves him, she is the only one who can make him smile.. Please let's not jump into conclusions.. I will myself ask Arnav what are his feelings for Khushi.. He will clear all the confusion.." Mami pleaded with tears in her eyes.

Madhu nodded and went from there.

"What's this problem now? Khushi was planning to divorce Arnav, she didn't told us anything.. And is what Madhumati said is true?" Mama sat again tensed.

"I'm sure both love each other, this lady misunderstood Arnav because earlier they didn't like each other na.. What I'm scared is if Arnav gets to know that Khushi planned to divorce him!" Mami said clutching her sari nervously.