ARNAV

He was lucky I found him standing in a corner all alone because I wouldn't have thought twice before grabbing him in front of people either, I grabbed his collar and pulled him aside, he looked at me like I had gone insane, well I had.

No one touches Khushi anyhow, and learning about what he did to her even if it was long ago and I dint even know her then, I dint care, it still boiled my blood.

"What the hell!" He looked at me angrily.

"Oh yes, what the hell. Listen, if I had even the slightest idea of what you had done, I would have never hired you, my company doesn't have time to waste on people like you, but just because we're on a deadline and Khushi agreed to do this, I'm here to warn you.

While the shoot is on, dare you touch her inappropriately, I'll beat you up in front of the entire unit and the news about you being a cheap pervert would be all around, so better stay in your limits and do the shoot very professionally." I warned him.

He looked at me like he was scared as hell, she should be, no one dared to mess with Arnav Raizada because they knew they wouldn't end up well if they tried to mess up with me.

"Did you get what I said? Or should I give you a few punches to open your mind so it can accept the information?" I looked at him.

If it was in my hands, I would kill this man right away, how dare he make Khushi uncomfortable?

Jeez! Calm down Arnav, no violence needed.

"I am sorry, I'll make sure I remain professional." He stammered, it was good to know that he was scared of me.

"Good, let's finish the shoot then and after it's over, take your payment and never show me your face again, because I might just kill you." I warned him as I walked away from him.

I walked back to the Area where we were shooting and Khushi was already there waiting for us, I smiled at her as she smiled back at me faintly, and in no time the shoot began.

This time I made sure I was standing close enough just like she had told me to, they started posing and I couldn't stop looking at her.

Oh My God! She had just kissed me a while back.

I was so angry about this idiot guy I even dint think about the kiss, but now that I was thinking of it, it was shocking.

I couldn't stop wondering, did it happen in the heat of the moment? Did it happened because she had broken up with Aditya and she needed someone? Did it happen because of lust? I mean I knew why I kissed her back, because I liked her a lot, I was literally crazy for her and I wanted her to be mine, but I dint know why she kissed me.

Once the shoot was done, Aman walked towards Khushi with a huge smile on his face, he tapped on her shoulder and congratulated her for the amazing work, as for me, I couldn't stop noticing how his hand was still on her shoulder and it was creating a volcano inside me.

Aman, get the freaking hand off her!

Khushi said something to him and then looked at me as she started walking towards me, once Aman's hand was no more on her shoulder, my mind seemed to be getting back on track.

"What the hell was wrong with me? Aman was my best friend, he knew I liked Khushi so even if he liked her and touched her it dint have to mean a thing and neither did it have to make me feel this way.

This wasn't right at all, all the emotions I had been feeling since Khushi came into my life weren't right, it was like slowly I was becoming this person who was obsessed with her, who dint want any other man closer to her and would go insane if someone tried to get closer to her.

This wasn't who I was, I get it my family was all orthodox and stuff and they believed that it was their right to control women and treat them how they wanted, but I wasn't like them, I never wanted to be like them, but why was I becoming like them since I met Khushi?

"Thanks for handling the matter." Khushi said with a smile on her face, I just nodded, I dint know what to do or say anymore.

As much as I wanted to talk to her about the kiss and ask her if she did it because she was also interested in me like I was or was it because of pure lust or anything, I couldn't, because I was behaving so strange, I was literally getting angry on Aman for putting his hand on her shoulder, and even thinking about it was making me angry again.

There was no way I could be with her if I was going to be this man that I never wanted to be, the one that would control her entire life, I wasn't that person!

"It's my job to make sure the people that work for me are comfortable." I replied, she nodded end then kept on looking around awkwardly.

At least nothing was ever awkward before, now that we had kissed, this was going to be so awkward.

"I'll tell Aman to send your check at your place tomorrow, it was nice working with you Khushi. Anyway I have a meeting to attend so I guess I'll leave." I said as I tried to walk away but she called out my name just as I had taken a step away and when she called me, I couldn't walk anymore, her voice was like a command for me.

"Yeah?"

"Can we first talk about what happened in the dressing room?" She looked at me nervously.

"It's okay, we don't have to, I get it you just broke up with your boyfriend and you were overwhelmed with feelings, it happens." I said trying to avoid the conversation.

Before I really wanted to talk to her about it, but my own behavior was stopping me, because whenever it came to her, I became such a different person.

"I don't need your version of explanation for what I did Arnav, whatever reason I might have had doesn't matter, I want to know what your reason for kissing me back was, or for not stopping me was." She said, she looked angry and disappointed with me.

I wish I could tell her that I dint want to disappoint her, and I wish I could tell her that I kissed her back because I've wanted to kiss her since ages, because I really like her and now I think I'm falling for her too, but before I could do so, I had to come to terms with my own behavior regarding her.

"I am waiting for your answer Arnav, why did you do it?" She asked, she looked really angry.

What was I supposed to say? I was confused, I had no idea what was going on in my mind, I was like one different person without her and another different person with her and I dint know how to come to terms with it.

"I just dint want to stop you, I thought it would be rude." I said.

"Oh so you want to tell me that you did it just because I kissed you, there was no other reason for it?" she asked.

"Yeah, I guess that has to be the answer." I shrugged.

She looked at me in disbelief, as if she dint want to believe what I was saying, I dint believe I was saying it either. I mean all this while I had been acting desperate as hell for her, and now when we had the chance, I was doing this.

I was either a confused element or plain stupid.

"Okay, good to know. Anyway I guess I'll change and leave then, it was great working with you Arnav, I hope we would work together some time in the future again." She said as she turned around immediately and walked away, I did notice her moist eyes, and as much as I wanted to tell her the truth, I couldn't, because it dint feel right anymore.

When I turned to walk away, I found Aman standing behind me staring at me in shock.

"What?" I rolled my eyes at him.

"You are in love with her aren't you?" He asked.

"Are you stupid Aman? Dint you hear our conversation? None of it meant that I was in love with her or anything. I am Arnav Raizada, I don't do the love thing, and you know it." I shrugged. Was I really in love?

"I heard it Arnav that's why I am saying this. No one has known you like I have, and if there's one thing that I know about you is that you can be selfish as hell about something you want, I have noticed everything you've done to get Khushi Arnav, I am your best friend, I know things you do more than you might.

And now that you had the chance, the only reason you would let her go was if you were in love with her and thought there was something about you that wouldn't make her happy, isn't that the reason? Tell me the truth Arnav." Aman said as he walked closer to me and looked me into the eyes.

"I don't know what I feel for her Aman, all I know is that when you put your hand on her shoulder, I wanted the beat you up, imagine you, my own best friend. So I don't know what I feel for her but what I know is, I can't be this person, and if she's making me like this, it's good that I stay away from her, even when it's killing me. Even when everything inside me is telling me to rush to her, tell her that I dint mean anything that I said and that I am crazy for her, but I can't. I want to Aman, I just cant." I looked at him sadly.

"Oh God Arnav! What has she done to you?" Aman looked at me in surprise.

"I wish I knew." I replied, he just nodded as he walked closer to me and hugged me. I felt like something inside me was breaking, maybe my heart. My heart was breaking for her. What was I supposed to do now?